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

Ch. 8 - Viewing, Editing, and Annotating Imagesthe area is not completely enclosed by the outline, the SPOT program automatically completes thepath by connecting the end point to the starting point with a straight line.When you complete a measurement, the drawing function is deactivated, and the cursor changes backto a standard arrow. At this point you can:−−Re-position the measurement number. When you position the cursor over the number, it changesto a four-point arrow. Click and drag on the number to move it to a new location.Erase the last measurement. Double-click anywhere on the image to erase the previousmeasurement. The cross-hair cursor re-appears for you to draw another measurementNote: Although you may reposition the measurement number, you cannot reposition the measurement lines orcurves.After you have completed steps one through six, you can modify the measurement as needed, using theAppearance options:−−−−Line Thickness – Select a line thickness between 1 (thinnest) and 5 (thickest).Decimals – Select the number of decimals that appear in the measurement. Choose from a rangeof zero decimals (1) to five decimals (1.00000)Color – Click on the Color button to define the color of the measurement. You can either choosefrom a palette of basic colors or define a custom color to provide the best display. If you areediting a monochrome image, you can select either black or white.Font – Define the font, point size, and appearance.7. Click on Stamp to incorporate the measurement into the image. The cross-hair cursor reappears foryou to add additional measurements to the image.Annotation - Custom Image AnnotationImage annotation is useful when you want to prepare captures for formal presentation, or inclusion in anarticle or reference work. Using SPOT’s image annotation features, you can:• Add text to an image.• Use an arrow, line, rectangle, or ellipse to emphasize a particular area in an image.• Add a graphic stamp such as a company logo to an image.• Add freehand lines to an image.When you select the Annotate option on the Edit menu, several changes take place in the SPOT imageediting environment:• The Edit menu options change to reflect annotation editing, as opposed to the image editing discussedearlier in this chapter.• The Object menu appears with options for inserting drawing objects, text, images, and image relatedinformation onto an image. Cursor functionality in SPOT reports varies according to which Objectmenu option is selected.− If None is selected, the cursor is an editing tool for selecting, sizing, and positioning objects.When creating new reports, None is the default option.− If a report object is selected, the cursor changes to a cross-hair icon for placing new report objectson the grid.• The View menu displays two options:−−Show Pan Window – Refer to the beginning of this chapter for a description of this function.Show Tools – This option displays the Tools dialog box, which contains shortcuts for insertingannotation objects. Refer to the Adding Annotation Objects to SPOT Images section (below) formore details on using the Tools dialog box,• The Attributes menu appears with options for specifying annotation qualities.User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera 163