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Image Bank Control Window
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Image works with image banks, there are 8 of them in total, each one
can hold a picture of any size (within reason).
Most operations within Image will take an image in one image bank,
perform some function on it and place the result in another image
bank. The source bank is termed the 'Input Bank' whilst the
destination is termed the 'Output Bank'. This window allows you to
specify which bank is the input banks, and which bank is the output
bank.
The window contains an array of icons set in rows and columns. There
are 8 rows in total (although initially only the first 4 are visible,
use the toggle window size icon to the right of the title bar to see
the whole window), one row per image bank.
There are 5 columns, the first simply states the image bank number (1
to 8). The second column contains either the work 'blank' (if the bank
is empty) or the size of the image in that bank (eg. 800x600 means the
picture is 800 pixels wide and 600 pixels high).
The next three columns all contain radio icons (only one icon can be
selected in each column) and these define which banks are the input
and output banks. The first of these columns (column 3) defines which
bank is the current input image bank, the second defines the current
output bank, and the third defines a secondary input bank which is
used in merging operations.
You should note that you can not make the output bank to be the same
as either of the input banks (although the 2 input banks can be the
same, although the usefulness of this is not clear). If you attempt to
set the output bank to be the same as an input bank, then the input
bank in question will be altered to point to the old output bank (ie.
the input and output banks will swap).
When you start Image all banks are empty, and the input bank is set to
bank 1, the output is set to bank 2. When you load an image it is
placed into the current input bank (in this case bank 1).
When you perform an operation on an image the input and output banks
will then swap over automatically - thus ensuring that further
operations perform on the output of the previous operation. Thus if
you want to preserve the old input picture for later you will need to
set the output to point elsewhere.
If you move the mouse pointer over the first two columns (those giving
bank number and picture size) and press SELECT, the picture in that
bank will be displayed (unless the bank is empty). Note: this
operation will not update the input bank, so performing an operation
will take place on the input bank not the bank being displayed
(unless they are the same thing).
Create New Image
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It is possible to create a new picture of any size by clicking MENU over the
Image Bank Control Window. This brings up a small window which allows you to
create a new, blank, image of a user defined size in the current 'Input'
bank. Simply enter the desired size and click on 'Create'.