Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

Hi,
Can this be done?
- picture1 (will be used as backround) centered on page
- picture2 (smaller size) also centered on page
Better:
- picture2 centered on picture1

Wim

Yes you can, and the explanation sounds harder than to do it.

See the link here which will take you to one of the fun challenges we have posted on the forum.

Basics: All you do is place an image in the queue as if you were printing.

Not knowing exactly what you are trying to do, I will just use a basic setup.

Use Fit to Page for the size of the background pring with crop scissors on.
Now the page is covered with a background image.

At the upper right corner of the preview panel you will find a little red letter F
Click it. You can now enter freehand mode.

The top image should obviously have a smaller size and MUST BE DRAGGED FROM THE THUMBNAILS ON TOP OF THE BACKGROUND.

OK now you might find that the second image is below the first (depends on size and order). You go into the Page Editor screen and move the bottom image to the top.



http://ddisoftware.com/tech/qimage-ultimate-challenges/the-ultimate-challenge!!/msg13387/#msg13387

If you don't see your top image you can click on the PRINT QUEUE tab and using the keyboard arrow keys, swap places of the images.
If you would rather the alternate way:
Look closely at screen snap 093. You can see the red dots showing through; meaning that the underneath image is currently selected.
Click on the picture to change selections back and forth.
While the underneath image is selected (as shown), right click and click on BRING TO FRONT!
You will see 094 screen snap.

When you get it just right, do a Print to FILE and the creation will be made into an individual file for sending or printing easily.

That should get you started.
Holler if you need more help.

Fred

With the Full Page Editor you can center the bigger picture using the center button. Then when the smaller one is on top, click the button again and it will be centered within the big picture.
If the big picture is not central you have to use the print location figures from both photos and work out the position for the smaller picture.
I would center them both first, copy down their print locations, move the big one , note how far up and down and along it's moved then do the same for the small photo. Should end up in the center of the off center big photo.
You can also do it by counting the clicks on the up and down and along arrows as you position the big photo, then do the same for the other. (That's the quickest way)

The main purpose of this exercice: cutting lines on print
- prints to be mounted in a 30x45 cm frame
- to be printed on A3+ paper
My solution:
- picture1: pure white - 30x45 - small B+ border
- picture2: actual image - smaller than 30x45 - centered on picture1

Any other solution?

Wim

I know Qimage can do whatever it is you want to do, but at this point, I am lost as to what you really want.
Sorry, I can be dense at times.

As I read your short description (it would help if you explained more fully),   You are printing on a 13 x 19 sheet of paper. I switch to metric and I am on 323 x 477 mm.
OK Now I set a print size to 300 x 450 mm.

At this point I get lost.  You have white paper, I assume. Why do you need a white print background?
Where do borders go and why?

Wim, please see attached screen snaps.   096= That is a 300 x 450 mm print on a 323 x 477 mm printable area.

Please explain what you mean about cutting lines...   Qimage has a feature to put cutting lines in there for you.
I dont think that's what you want because you say B+ borders on the print. (no size mentioned). That would make the actual print size larger...

Snap 098 shows a 3 mm red border set to B+. That makes the print 306 x 456 mm.

Please help with more concise information.
Working in mms is tougher for me. Not used to it. ;D

Fred

[quote
My solution:
- picture1: pure white - 30x45 - small B+ border
- picture2: actual image - smaller than 30x45 - centered on picture1

[/quote]

Wim

I think this is the only way to do it in QImage as (as far as I know) you can't use uneven borders. If you use Photoshop or PS Elements you could use Image>Canvas Size (use it twice for uneven borders) set to 30 x 45 , then tick Edges>Mark Corners in QI. Using PS means you dont have to worry about lining up your picture in QI.

Brian

There was a QU challenge that I presented back in March 2013 that wss similar to what is required.
http://ddisoftware.com/tech/qimage-ultimate-challenges/challenge-4-make-a-book-page-with-multiple-borders-text/ (http://ddisoftware.com/tech/qimage-ultimate-challenges/challenge-4-make-a-book-page-with-multiple-borders-text/)
My final post there gives the details of the procedure to do it with tips. It's much easier than it sounds  ::)
Uneven borders are easy to create using a background plain image and positioning is easy and precise in the Page Editor becauser you can enter dimensions directly, no guesswork!
Finally, if a particular arrangement is something to be repeated, then making a template will make subsequent jobs very easy.  8)
Terry

Terry,
This is exactly what I had in mind and... it works.
I will make several templates: one for each available mounting frame size.
Thanks

Wim