Acquisition
Station		Search
Clients		Collection
Delivery Tools		Compound Object
Creator		Server
Admin		Collection
Admin		Plug-ins

Topics       

  
 

» Creating Projects

» Acquiring Items

» Entering Data

» Generating Thumbnails

» Editing Items

» Archiving Images

» JPEG2000

» Uploading

» Compound Object Creator

» Building a Collection

» About the Acquisition
Station

Tutorials

Site Map

Glossary

Contact Us

User Support Center
Optimizing Display Images

Use image optimization to generate higher quality display images in CONTENTdm.

Image optimization is available only when you import full resolution images and choose to have CONTENTdm automatically generate display copies. Image optimization enables you to specify settings and then preview the legibility and quality of display images presented to end-users.

Using image optimization you can:

  • Use the Display Settings pulldown list to specify maximum pixel dimensions of the bounding box that displays images within CONTENTdm.
  • Specify image rights settings to display copyright information (banding, branding, and watermarking). Note: Until you turn off or change your image rights settings, copyright information will be applied to all images you import to the project whether or not they are full resolution images.
  • Choose basic image processing functions (blur, sharpen, and remove noise).
  • Specify JPEG display image quality or change display images to GIFs.
  • JPEG2000 Acquisition Station users can convert display images to JPEG2000 and access JPEG2000 settings.

To optimize images during the Batch Add process:

  1. From the Full Resolution Setting dialog, click Advanced.

    Full Resolution Setting dialog

  2. The Image Optimization dialog opens displaying the first image in the directory you specified for import. To view a different full resolution JPEG or TIFF image, click Open, browse to and select a new image.

  3. Click Options to establish image settings.

  4. Click Preview to view images and see how the settings will be applied.

  5. Click Save if you are satisfied with the settings, and click Close. Or modify your settings by clicking Options.

  6. To exit Image Optimization without saving your settings, click Close.

To optimize a single full resolution image or establish image optimization settings before importing full resolution images:

  1. From your Acquisition Station project, click the Tools menu button Tools menu.

  2. Select Image Optimization. The Image Optimization dialog opens.

  3. Click Open. Browse to and select a full resolution JPEG or TIFF image.

  4. Click Options to establish image settings.

  5. Click Preview to view images and see how the settings will be applied.

  6. Click Save if you are satisfied with the settings, and click Close. Or modify your settings by clicking Options.

  7. To exit Image Optimization without saving your settings, click Close.

Image Optimization Functions

Display Settings—use the standard display options provided in the pulldown list or specify your own to control the maximum dimensions of the bounding box used to display images in CONTENTdm.

Display Settings

Image Settings—click Options button Options and select one of the tabs listed below:

  • Image Rights—use image rights to establish copyright settings. See Banding, Branding, and Watermarking.

  • Image Processing—blur, sharpen, or remove noise from images.

  • File Format—specify GIF or JPEG, and JPEG quality for display images.

Return to top of page

CONTENTdm® is a registered trademark of DiMeMa, Inc.
© 1997-2005 DiMeMa, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

 PreviousNext