Images

 

The Primary Image is the main image attached to a Work or Edition record. The Primary Image is utilized in reports and is the image viewed in the Works Detail Screen and Spreadsheet View (see also Basics>Display Toolbar ). Secondary Images are any additional images added to a Work record (e.g., work details, signature, installation views, other views for sculpture,etc.).

 

IMPORTANT: Artsystems Pro automatically duplicates your original high resolution image .TIF or .JPG, resizes and removes any illegal characters in the filename. This feature allows flexibility in the management of your high-resolution image files outside of Artsystems Pro. Do not place the original image in the Artsystems/Images folder before dragging onto Pro.

 

NOTE: Best practice image management is to ensure image filenames only have letters, numbers and underscores with no spaces. If you are converting images files from another system, or an older Artsystems program, we can provide instructions on how to correct your image filenames.

 

Illegal characters: ( ) , ' ! [ ] { } $ @ *

To Add a Primary Image

  1. Open a Works Detail Screen.
  2. Open the Apple Finder to locate the folder where images are saved.
  3. Position the Apple Finder next to the Works Detail Screen.
  4. Click and drag the image into the Primary Image field.

  1. The Primary Image has been added.

 

To Add Secondary Images

Additional images such as painting details, signature, or multiple views of sculpture can be added to the Work record.

 

  1. Click on the Arrow next to the Primary Image to open the Images Folder.

  1. Open a Works Detail Screen
  2. Open Apple Finder to locate the folder where images are saved.
  3. Position Apple Finder next to the Works Detail Screen.
  4. Click and drag the image into the first Secondary Image field.

NOTE:The Secondary Image Folder includes an Image Slider tool for adjusting the size of the Secondary Images. Scroll the slider down to enlarge the Image frames, scroll the slider up to make the frames smaller.

 

  1. The Secondary Image has been added.

 

 

The Image Menu on the Main Toolbar gives an alternative way to add and remove images. Choose Attach and browse to the image location. Many images are taken with smartphones or tablets and these devices store orientation information in the image file. As such, if you drag an image onto a Work record, the image may have an incorrect orientation. The Image Rotate feature allows the user to rotate the image by 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

 

 

Reports with Secondary Images

Select the Image Presentation with All Images report to print a report which includes both Primary and Secondary Images:

 

 

To Remove a Image

To remove an image from a Work record, simply click and drag it from the Image field under the Description field (grey area). The image will dissolve in a poof.