RootsMagic 8:Editing Media Items

Navigation: RootsMagic 8 > Working With Media >

---

To edit a media item:

1. Select the medias page
2. Select the media you want to edit from the media list

RootsMagic will display the Edit medias panel on the right side of the page.

Edit media

From this panel you can:

You can enter the following information for the media:

• Edit the Name - the name that RootsMagic will display in the media List. This name is especially important for when you reuse an existing media.
• Edit the Start date - the date the media was started (or will start)
• Edit the Last edit date - the date the media was most recently worked on
• Edit the End date - the date the media was completed
• Edit the Goal/Details - This is where you can describe the goal of the media. Clicking this field will slide in the note editor to let you go into as much detail as desired.
• Edit the Results - This is where you document the results of the media. Clicking this field will slide in the note editor to let you go into as much detail as desired.
• Edit the Status - the status of the media. The options are:
  • New
  • In progress
  • Completed
  • On hold
  • Problem
  • Cancelled
• Edit the Priority - specify the priority of this media. 1 is the highest priority, while 9 is the lowest priority
• Edit the Ref# - you can enter an optional reference number here. This is solely for your own use.
• Edit the Filename - If you have an external file which holds more information about the media, you can add that filename here to keep it with the media.
• Edit the media type - lets you specify whether the media is a research media, a to-do item, or correspondence
• Click to open the Media list panel to see and edit all the media attached to the media
• Click to open the Source list panel to see and edit all the source citations attached to the media
• Click to open the Address list panel to see and edit all the addresses attached to the media
• Click to open the Repository list panel to see and edit all the repositories attached to the media
• Click to open the WebTags panel to see and edit all the WebTags attached to the media
• Click to open the Used panel to see all the people, families, facts, etc which use this media.

You can also see all the folders the media belongs in, and can click "Add to folder" to select another folder to put the media in.

Editing a Media Item:

Ø

View menu – provides controls to adjust the size to view the image in the Edit Media dialog. The settings are: Actual Size, Fit, Zoom..., Zoom in, Zoom out.

Ø

Image menu – contains the following menu items:

o

Color settings – opens a preview dialog showing the original and the resulting image, with six different controls to adjust the image – Contrast, HSV, HSL, RGB, Gamma correction, Sharpen – as well as other buttons and check boxes. Some of these image processing tools are advanced features. You might want to experiment with them if you are looking to improve the quality of an image. If you don't like the result just click the Reset button to return the settings to their original values.

Ÿ

Contrast – lets you change the contrast of the image. The contrast value may range from -100 to +100, where 0 is no change.

Ÿ

HSV – lets you change the Hue, Saturation and Value of the image. Hue is offset to add to the Hue channel, from -180 to +180. Saturation is offset to add to the Saturation channel, from -100 to +100. Value is offset to add to the Value channel, from -100 to +100.

Ÿ

HSL – lets you change the Hue, Saturation and Luminosity of the image. Hue is offset to add to the Hue channel, from -180 to +180. Saturation is offset to add to the Saturation channel, from -100 to +100. Luminosity is offset to add to the Luminosity channel, from -100 to +100.

Ÿ

RGB – lets you change the Red, Green, and Blue components of the image.

Ÿ

Gamma correction – lets you perform a gamma correction on the image. A value of 1.0 causes no gamma correction processing. Channel is the channel where to apply the gamma.

Ÿ

Sharpen – lets you "sharpen" the image. Amplitude (1..50) and window size let you specify the intensity of the sharpening.

Ÿ

Lock Preview – check this box to cause RootsMagic to instantly update the preview as you make the changes. If you uncheck this box RootsMagic will display a Preview button (shown in figure above) that you must press to cause the changed settings to be displayed in the Result window.

Ÿ

<< – After the settings have been applied to the Results image on the right, you can copy the modified image to the left (to replace the original image) by clicking the button with the double arrows between the images. Further changes can be made until you are satisfied with the results. At any point, you can click the Reset button to return the settings to the original values.

Ÿ

Reset – return the settings to the original values

Ÿ

Click OK to save the changes and close the dialog, or Cancel to exit and discard the changes.

o

Flip – lets you flip the image horizontally or vertically

o

Rotate – lets you rotate the image to 90, 180, 270 degrees, or to rotate to a custom setting. In the preview dialog, you can enter the number of degrees, drag a slider to rotate the image, as well as flip the image and see the results. There is a checkbox to Lock preview, and buttons to Reset the settings to the original values, OK to save the changes, and Cancel to close the dialog and discard the changes.

Ø

Toolbar – The customizable toolbar, by default has two buttons, Zoom in, Zoom out. Click the down arrow at the right end to customize the toolbar.

Ø

Zoom slider – The control lets you adjust the zoom level by dragging the slider with your mouse.

Ø

Click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to close the dialog and discard any changes.