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

Ch. 10 – ReportingInstant ReportsTo quickly preview and print a simple report, without first running a preview report or saving the report tofile, use the new Store Image in Report Template feature. The Store Image in Report Template featureallows you to view a Static Image report object in the report template: you do not need to run a previewreport to see what the final printed product will look like.Follow these steps:1. Open a new report template. From the File menu, select New Report.2. Add a report image that to the template. From the Object menu, select Images>Static Image. Leftclickand drag the cross-hairs cursor to size and position the Static Image box. When you release thebutton, the Static Image window appears.3. Select File for the Image Source. Click on the button to the right of the Name box to select an image.4. If you have selected a sequence file, specify the Sequence Index – i.e., the number of the image in thesequence.5. Ensure that the Store Image in Report Template box is checked.6. Click on OK. The Static Image appears in your report, where it can be sized, positioned, or annotatedas needed.7. Add additional static images as needed. Follow steps one through seven.8. From the File menu, select Run Report.9. For the Output Destination, select Printer.10. Click on Run.Distributing ReportsIf you intend to distribute SPOT image reports to people who do not have the SPOT program, werecommend that you purchase Adobe Acrobat. Using Acrobat, you can convert the SPOT report (.rpd) filesto PDF files, which can be distributed to users who do not have the SPOT software. They can view thereports with the free Acrobat Reader software, which is included on the SPOT software CD. The latestversion of the Acrobat Reader can also be downloaded from the Adobe’s web site www.Adobe.com.Mac users may be able to use the Acrobat writer feature inherent in the Mac OSX version of Apple’soperating system to generate PDF files without having to purchase Adobe Acrobat.File Compression ComparisonUsing JPEG2000 and various compression valuesThe following table indicates differences in image quality for image files saved in different compressionlevels using the JPEG 2000 format. Saved image file sizes are listed in the rightmost column.218 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera