Quicktrace - QuickShow FB3-QS User Manual

QuickTrace

The QuickTrace tool allows you to quickly trace graphic images such as bitmaps stored in BMP, JPEG
or GIF format.
The main features of the QuickTrace tool are shown and described in the picture below.
As shown, you simply select a image file, choose a trace mode, make a few adjustments, and then either
Show it now, or drag and drop the image to a cue for playback later.
Selecting the image file
To select an image file, click on the Open image button. This will display a standard Windows file
dialog box, where you can navigate to and select the image to trace.
Choosing a tracing mode
The QuickTrace tool offers three separate tracing modes:
Color separation mode (best for high-quality company logos and business card graphics)
Highlight separation mode (best for lower-quality images and continuous-tone photographs)
Centerline mode (best for line-art such as hand drawn images)
Applying Noise Reduction
The QuickTrace tool has a check box that will apply a Noise reduction filtering. This may be handy for
images that have small specks or severe JPEG compression artifacts. Just try checking and un-checking
the box to see which way provides the best looking output image.
Choosing a number of colors
When the tracing mode is set to Color separation, you can choose the number of colors that
QuickTrace will try to find in the image. The default is four. This is another control where you simply
can increase and decrease the number of colors until you get the best looking output image.
Adjusting the Separation level
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