SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 8 - Viewing, Editing, and Annotating ImagesShow Image Date/TimeThe Image Date/Time feature pulls up the date and time associated with the capture of an image. When youcapture an image, the SPOT software remembers the date and time of the image capture. When you savethe image, even if this is many hours later, the program sets the Created date and time of the image file tothe date and time of the original image capture.When image files are transferred over networks, the Created date and time is sometimes reset to the dateand time of the transfer, making it an unreliable indicator of the image capture time. Because TIFF andJPEG format images have tags both for the Created date and the original capture date and time, they are notaffected by network transfers. If reliable image capture date and time information is important to yourwork, you should save images in either TIFF or JPEG format.When you select the Image Date/Time option from the View menu, a dialog box displays the date and timeassociated with the capture.• For non-TIFF, non-JPEG format image files, this is the Created date/time, as explained above.• For TIFF and JPEG format image files, this is the TIFF/JPEG tag date and time.• For SPOT Database images this is the original date and time that was stored in the database file.Show Image Acquisition SettingsThe Show Image Acquisition Settings feature, when selected from the dropdown menu, will display theimage capture settings that were associated with the open image file. The information displayed willinclude such settings as exposure time, gain setting, filter color (color cameras), binning setting, chip area,gamma setting, etc.Show TaskbarWhen you select this command from the dropdown menu, the taskbar will appear on the computer screen.If you have not yet developed a taskbar, the taskbar development window will appear along with a floatingtaskbar template without any commands. You may then decide to add functions to the taskbar. SeeChapter 12 – Taskbars for a complete discussion regarding taskbar development and use.Full ScreenView a full screen version of an image – i.e., without the SPOT menus or toolbars or theWindows navigation bar. This option allows you to utilize the entire window forpreviewing images. Press [F 7] to view a full screen image. Press [F 7] again to exit the full screen view.Alternatively, you can exit the full screen view by moving the cursor to the top of the window and clickingon the Exit Full Screen Mode button that appears. While working in Full Screen mode, Windows userscan access SPOT menu options using standard keystroke combinations, as illustrated in the table below:[Alt] + A = Attributes (Report mode) [Alt] + H = Help[Alt] + C = Camera [Alt] + O = Object (Report mode)[Alt] + D = Database (Advanced mode) [Alt] + Q = Sequence[Alt] + E = Edit [Alt] + S = Setup[Alt] + F = File [Alt] + V = View[Alt] + W = WindowUser Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 135