Using ThumbFactory
Creating thumbs
The images to be thumbnailed are selected on the right of the product's interface
and the thumbnailing options are selected on the left. When the desired options and
images are selected then press the "Create" button to initiate thumbnail creation.
Selecting the images to be thumbnailed
The images can be selected in two ways. Either as a list of image names by selecting the
"list" tab or as an
arrangement of scrollable thumbnails by selecting the "images"
tab.
The loading of
all thumbnails may take time and this isn't recommended for viewing several hundred
images. There is a preset limit of 300 images above which ThumbFactory won't
allow scrollable thumbnails to appear. This maximum can be reset by going to the
"settings" menu option. Using the standard list view of the images there should be
no problem processing several thousand images.
Expanding images to full size
When an image file is selected either the "Expand" button can be pushed to show the
full size image or instead the selection may be double clicked (this works if you looking
at a list or the display of thumbs). After the full size image appears it can be made
to disappear by clicking anywhere on the image.
The destination directory
The HTML and images created will be placed in the directory currently specified at the top
right in the "Destination directory" box. When the product runs for the first time
this defaults to a directory called "thumbs" but can be set to any directory required.
Multiple selections
Multiple selecttions of image files can be made either by (on Windows) holding
down the "Ctrl" key while clicking selections or by using the "Select all" button.
During thumbnailing a progress box will display.
Overwriting of existing images with the same name is automatic.
Saving settings
The settings are always saved between sessions so their is no need to
re-enter all the options. This includes any watermark image. H2Omarker makes a copy of
the watermark image in it's own directory when the image is selected.
Resizing the GUI
You can resize the ThumbFactory window by dragging it however only changes in
the height of the window are saved from session to session.