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Introducing the H.S. ProDigital Pager!
With a few easy steps you can design beautiful flush mount album pages, or
custom composite layouts, using the all new Pager. As an addition to H.S.
ProDigital you will find a “Pager Layouts” section within both the
Reprint and Package Products catalogs. Simply enter the design mode...with the
click of a button…and have immediate access to drawing image, text, and fill
nodes using any color in the spectrum, change opacity, add drop shadows or
strokes, and even apply masks to create special borders and vignettes.
With your
images and creativity, a powerful design tool, combined with the Highest
Standard in photo finishing…The sky is no longer the limit!
Click this icon to enable the “Pager Options”.
Currently available to all
Flush Mount Album Pages, or design your own templates with products from the
Pager Layouts category.
Feature
Overview
In order to use the “Pager”
feature, you must first select a “pager enabled” layout. Only Flush mount album
pages, and the layouts listed specifically under the “Pager Layouts” categories
can be used at this time. If you try to edit an item that is not “pager enabled”
your tools will be grayed out.
Once you have chosen a valid
layout, you will then see the Pager icon just above the “Rotate Layout” button.
 
After clicking this button
you will have a few options appear just below your main layout window, and just
underneath the thumbnail area.
These are the options that
will show up under the main layout window.
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This
button gives you the ability to save the templates that you create to your
computer so that you can easily use them again. |
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This
is the dialog that displays when you click the “Save” option. Simply type in the
name that you would like to give your new template and push “Enter” on your
keyboard. I would suggest using descriptive terms such as…3 Images, No Border,
with Text, etc…
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When
you click the “Image” button, you are exiting the template design mode, and will
only be able to make changes that effect the images you are using within the
template…like cropping, rotation, opacity and such. This basically locks the
template nodes so they can not be moved. |
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By clicking the “Edit” button you are
entering the template design mode. You will be able to use all of the
features available to create your new template…Draw image/text nodes,
arrange your layers, choose fill/stroke colors, add backgrounds and much
more. |
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This
is the “Draw Image Node” button. After clicking it you can draw on the template
you have selected and create places for multiple images to be printed together
on one page. After you have drawn an image node you can then drag and drop your
image into that area. You can put as many image nodes as you would like on one
page, and modify the appearance through the options provided by other pager
tools. |
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The
“T” in this Draw button stands for Text. So you will use this tool to draw text
nodes(boxes) where you would like to have personalized text appear on your final
print. There are choices for color, font, fill, and opacity explained further
below. |
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These
two buttons are used for arranging your image nodes when overlapping. The + will
be used to bring a node (layer) forward, and the – will send the node backwards. |
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The
two fields shown to the left give very specific layout information for your x
and y axis coordinates. The left box shows the current position of your cursor,
and the right box will give a description of location and size for a selected
node. |
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The tools shown below appear
beneath the thumbnails in your main window.
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The
“Grid” button will give you the option to “Snap” your node lines to a
predetermined grid spacing. First you will choose the spacing that works best
for you by typing in the number, or fraction, in inches that you would like the
grid lines to be spaced apart. |
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The
“Stroke” button will give you options (shown below) for Color, Opacity, and
width of a stroke (or line) to be placed around the image node. The 3 views
shown below are different ways to pick your color. To apply a stroke to a
selected node, just click the stroke check box and choose the options that look
best for your layout. |
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The “Fill” option will give you the ability to choose a color that will
cover, or fill, any node (text or image) that is available. The same
color choices as above will be available, as well as opacity. To apply a
Fill to a selected node, just click the Fill check box and choose the
options that look best for your layout.
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This
button will give you the same color choices as above to change the color of your
text. Simply click on the color you like best and you should see the change take
place within your layout.
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The
“Opacity” refers to how transparent an image is. The scale for opacity is shown
below with 1.0 being the original, 100% full color image, 0.5 would be 50%
transparent and so on. Slide the bar to achieve the desired effect. |
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The
“Shadow” button will display the options shown below to give you a custom drop
shadow underneath your image node. Shadow Blur refers to the mount of diffusion
within the shadow area. The less blur, the sharper the shadow…and with more blur
the shadow becomes less pronounced. Shadow Opacity will effect the transparency
of the shadow. Shadow X and Y will work together to offset the shadow to the
side of the node. |
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Both
the “Background” and “Mask” buttons will open up a browser window for you to
select a file stored on your computer (shown below). The background will be used
for selecting an image to be set behind all other nodes. A mask file is one that
can be used to change the appearance of an image within a selected node. Masks
can be applied to add vignettes, create shapes, produce rough edges, and much
more. |
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The
“Node” button consists of options that we have created to give you even more
design elements with your templates. This area will continue to grow…and
currently consists of Color Effects, Masks, and Font Choices. To use these
options, select the node that you wish to change and click the circle next to
the desired effect. |
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