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Inserting a single image




Specifying a frame onto which an image is to be superimposed

Using the current frame marker, select the frame onto which you wish to superimpose an image; the image will be inserted onto the selected frame.

If you drag and drop a file onto the timeline, the file is inserted where it was dropped.

When an image is inserted, it occupies only one frame, but you can pull the green band either right or left to widen the frame section (effective section) that will be displayed. For details, see "Editing the effective section".




Selecting the image

Click the Image tool on the Tool bar, or select [File]-[Insert]-[Image].
A dialog box specifying the image source appears as shown below.

Click the [...] button at the top of the image file selection dialog box to specify the directory in which the image you wish to insert is stored.If you double click a folder icon, a list of thumbnails of "Compatible image file types" for DRAGRI within the selected directory is displayed.

Click an image and then [OK]. A new layer is generated and the image is displayed on the canvas.




The state after an image is placed

Main window display

The superimposed image is placed at the center of the canvas. If the size of the image is larger than that of the canvas, the size of the image is reduced.

The Timeline display

- Specifying the frame in which an image is to be displayed (green band)
Right after an image is placed, the image will be displayed only on that frame. Drag the border of the green band right or left.By dragging the band you replicate the image into each of the succeeding frames.

If you wish to delete a green band (and its images), drag one end of the green band to the other end.

For details, refer to "Editing the effective section."

- Layer name
The layer name is displayed here. You can change the name using the image information palette.

Information palette display

- Image name
The image name is displayed here. To change the name, click the existing name and enter a new name from the keyboard.
- Position (x, y)
You can specify the position of an image using coordinates relative to the reference origin, which is the upper left corner of the main window.
The reference point of the image is the upper left corner of the video. Entering numeric values in these boxes can move an image.
- Size (width, height)
You can specify the size of an image in pixels. By entering values here, you can change the size.
- Source file name
The name of the source file of an image is displayed here.
- Open
If you press the Open button, the image file selection dialog box appears. If you select an image, it replaces the current image.



Moving and resizing an image

Select the Editing Mode () in the Tool Palette, a clock an image object to make it in the selected sate.ua clock an image...?v

If you place the cursor on the center of the image and drag it within the window, the image moves.

If you drag the handle in one of the four corners of the image, the image size changes.

If you change the size while pressing the Shift key, the aspect ratio of the image is retained.

You can also change the position of the image by entering values for the X and Y coordinates on the image object information palette. You can resize the image by entering values for the W (width) and H (height) on the same palette.

If you click the [Original size] button, the image size reverts to the original size.




Deleting an image

Select Edit mode () from the tool palette and select the image to be deleted on the layer or in the main window.

To delete an image, select [Edit]-[Delete] from the menu bar or press the Delete key on the keyboard.




Compatible image file types

.jpg International standard image format. Since this is a non-reversible compression format, image quality is deteriorated. However, this format provides a high compression ratio for natural images such as photographs and videos.
.gif UNISYS/CompuServe image format. Up to 256 colors can be handled. DRAGRI also supports transparent GIFs but not animated GIFs.
.png Free image format. Colors ranging from 256 colors to full color can be handled. Since this is a reversible compression format, there is no degradation of image quality.
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