This area is divided into three sections:
| Image Tools (Orientation, image format...) | |
| Image Size (Location and size of the image) | |
| Preview (Preview of the final poster and actions) |
Image tools
These tools are used to apply rotations or adjustments to the image placed on the poster. They are identical to the ones you can find in the page configuration of the print module.
Image orientation
This button can be unfolded to give you access to several traditional rotation options. Bellow all tools with examples using a portrait and a landscape-oriented image:
| Tool | Explanation | Portrait example | Landspace example |
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| Automatic orientation depending on the poster size | |||
| Portrait orientation | |||
| Landscape orientation | |||
| Original orientation of the image | |||
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Rotation at 90°right from the image’s original orientation |
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| Rotation at 180° from the image’s original orientation | |||
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Rotation at 90°left from the image’s original orientation |
Enlarge
This function allows you to increase the size of the image in the poster to its maximum (margins not included).
If the original proportions of the image (see below) are not preserved, the image is then stretched to cover the all poster.
250% of the image was then enlarged with the preservation of the original proportions (center) and without the preservation (right).
Center
This button centers the image on the page. When deactivated, the image can be placed manually on the poster.
Original proportions
Info
This button keeps the original ratio of the image, so it cannot be stretched on the poster.
Image with the original ratio preserved (left) and one without preservation (right):
Image Size
The following points allow you to change the size and the position of your image:
- X and Y: Position of the image relative to the margins
- W and H: Width and height of the image. If the image original ratio tool is activated, when you change one of these values, the second one will automatically move as well.
- X and Y: Scale of the selected image in percentage.
The padlock next to the area name locks the image settings when enabled, which means you cannot move or resize the image either with the mouse or with the fields described above.
Info
When you run Tiling+, the image is locked by default.
Background image
You can add a background image to use it as a reference and will not be part of the generated poster.
To add a background image to the poster, hold the Control key while dropping an image in Tiling+.
The following buttons allow you to select which of the background or foreground images will be modified by the Image tools and the Image fields.
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Foreground image selection (the one that will be tiled and printed)
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Background window selection
In the following examples, two images are placed on the preview, a landscape with thunder in the foreground and a bus in the background:
Preview
In this part of the main window, you can preview all the changes (scaling, addition of overlap, number of tiles…) applied to your poster and its image.
When it is possible to click on / modify part of the preview, the cursor of the mouse will take the shape of a small hand.
Tile section
The tile(s) selected on the preview are the tiles on which changes will be applied (overlap, gap, etc.).
By default, all tiles are selected, to deselect the picture or a tile, just click outside of the tiles in the preview area.
You can click and then draw a selection box to include several elements in the selection. Every tile that is touched by the box will be included in it. Keeping the Shift key pressed while selecting allows you to add or remove elements from the current selection.
A right-click on a tile allows you to open the Selection menu where you can add or remove a tile from the selection or select or deselect all tiles:
Bellow we have some examples of a poster fully selected, another one half selected, and no selection:
Manual tile changes
You can change the tiles directly in the preview. Be careful, though, if you do so, tiles won’t have identical sizes.
Select a line and move it to move or resize the tile. You can also move an intersection of lines to resize several tiles at the same time.
If you drag the edge of the poster, a new tile will be created.
To delete a tile, just drag its line towards the edge until it disappears (or drag it until reaching another line; both lines will become one).
Examples. The first poster was created using the tile configuration, then there is two examples of manual-edited posters:
If you use a manual method, you may encounter a slight resistance when trying to move a line, which means that one of the tiles that will be modified through your action has reached its maximum limit and that another tile is about to be created on the edge of the poster. The previous prevents you from accidentally creating additional tiles.
You might also experiment with the same resistance when a tile reaches a small size (in this case, it means that if you go on, then your tile will disappear).
If you have defined some print constraints, they will define the maximal size of your tiles.