QuickChange Background Maker User Manual
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1. Sedao Ltd QuickChange Background Maker User Manual Version 2 1 12 Sedao Digital Signage Software QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao What is QuickChange Background Maker QuickChange Background Maker creates Digital Artwork without the work Designer quality screen backgrounds can be created in a few minutes This application is ideal for people who don t have the time or budget to create their own background artwork The results help achieve maximum wow factor from your digital signage network QuickChange Background Maker includes a portfolio of professionally designed templates Templates can easily be edited to include your own logo images colours and text to give results that look as good as ifthey had been created by a graphic designer Background Artwork can be saved in industry standard formats bmp jpg to be used with digital signage systems QuickChange Background Maker Workspace untitled sqf QuickChange Background Maker 2 1 12 lelx File Settings Help gt bi Open Save Export Image Description Suggested Items Background Colour Background Image Middle Tint Text Area Bottom Text Area Top Logo Text Area Top Content Bottom Area Content Top Bar Content Area Insert some text here or remove this text to use the box for images or scrolling text Insert some text here2. QuickChange and QuicKcHaNgE are all different It is essential that the key is entered accurately Once the key has been entered correctly click UPDATE and restart the program as instructed V1 0 Page 7 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao V1 0 oO www sedao Further Information Your Sedao Representative Your Sedao representative will be able to assist you with any problems or queries you may have or put you in direct contact with a technical specialist Depending on your region it may be possible to book on site off site or remote log in training with Sedao through your representative There is also a range of artwork template and screen creation services available on request Software patches and updates are also available The Sedao Website Create an account here to gain access to the latest software and further information and assistance www sedao co uk Page 8
3. using the buttons in the object editor toolbar You can change the font font size Bold Italic and Underline or adjust the alignment 3 You can also change the colour of text using the colour tab at the bottom of the object editor window using the same method described above in CHANGE TEMPLATE COLOURS V1 0 Page 6 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao O K Export a Single Image Once you have edited the template to meet your requirements you can export the template as an image in an industry standard format ready for use with your Digital Signage system 1 Click the EXPORT IMAGE button in the toolbar Select the format of the image you wish to create by clicking one of the radio buttons You can select JPG GIF BMP PNG and JPG embedded in HTML 2 Click OK and then select your desired location for the image to be saved using the file browser that appears 3 Click Save You can now add the newly created image file into your screen presentations such as those powered by Sedao ImageFlyer software Reference Export Image File Formats Quick Change Background Maker can export finished templates in a number of industry standard formats The format you select will depend on the file format that can be read in your digital signage application as well as the quality of image that you wish to save e JPEG is a standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group This format
4. that it may be edited again later EXPORT IMAGE exports a template in an industry standard image format Suggested Items Panel This panel lists editable template elements that are related to your current selection For example if you have a colour selected then this panel would show other editable colours Object Hider QuickChange Background Maker Templates are built up by using a series of layers The object hider allows you to hide layers from the top down this makes selection of elements easier in complex layouts Art Board This is the main design area of QuickChange Background Maker used to display the template that you re currently editing V1 0 The template will scale to fit this area Page 3 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual Object Editor Panel The options displayed in this area depend on the media element that you have selected Image element selected OPEN allows you to replace an existing image with any compatible image that you can access from your PC ALIGNMENT This drop down control lets you choose how your image is positioned in the allowed space top left top centre top right centre left centre centre centre right bottom left bottom centre bottom right IMAGE DRAWING MODE lets you choose how to control the image in the event it is a different size to the frame it is being fitted within The options are STRETCH stretch the image to displ
5. utilises compression to optimise the disk space being used This can in some cases result in text blurring If your presentation is being transferred across low bandwidth connections this is the optimal choice e BMP or Bitmap is an uncompressed format that uses the most storage space and in doing so offers the best possible image quality e GIF or Graphics Interchange Format is a file type that is highly compressed which has the effect of reducing image quality and in turn takes less storage space Images are limited to 256 colours e PNG or Portable Network Graphic is very similar to the GIF format but has support for more than 256 colours e HTML is a JPEG image inserted into an HTML wrapper for instant use as a web page Licensing of QuickChange Upon installation QuickChange Background Maker offers a 30 day trial period Each time you launch the program a confirmation of the number of days left in the trial will be displayed Until you purchase QuickChange Background Maker please click the CONTINUE TRIAL button to use QuickChange Background Maker Once you have purchased a full version of the software you will need to enter the license key you received You can enter the key at any point within or after the 30 day trial Your license key will be located on a sticker within the CD case in which your software was dispatched All Sedao license keys are case sensitive For example QUICKCHANGE
6. ay the whole image in the allowed space This will cause the image to distort but there will be no areas that are empty space AUTO CROP crop the image from the centre to fit the area BEST FIT scales the image to fit the area this will cause any space not used to be transparent Colour element selected SELECT gives you a choice of colours from a pallet or allows you to enter your own RGB value Define custom colors to exactly match the colour required PICKER lets you pick a colour from anywhere on the screen to help you quickly match any colour to your logo or images Click Picker then click the colour on screen that you wish to match CURRENT displays the current selected colour RECENT COLOURS provides the last 4 colours that you have used within QuickChange Background Maker Text element selected This option will apply your chosen text format changes to all text that has the same style as the text you have selected e Text Tab e FONT select your chosen font from the drop down list e FONT VARIANTS use the buttons to apply bold italic or underline to the text e TEXT ALIGNMENT allows you to align the text within the given area the options available are top V1 0 left top centre top right centre left centre centre centre right bottom left bottom centre and bottom right FONT SIZE use t
7. he drop down list to select the required size of your text Colour Tab This tab offers the same options as the Colour Element Selected section above with the exception that the colour selection applies to the selected text Page 4 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao Cc www sedac c Simple Artwork Creation QuickChange Background Maker is used for creating a single image using a single temple Open a Template 1 From the file menu select the OPEN TEMPLATE option and select a template that you would like to customise 2 Select the desired template and Click OPEN 3 The template will now occupy the art board section of the screen 4 You may now edit your template using the tools described elsewhere in this document Change Template Images and Logo QuickChange Background Maker automatically resizes your image files to fit the area into which you are inserting them 1 Click anywhere on the image or logo you wish to change and verify that a thumbnail of the selected image has appeared in the object editor window located in the lower portion of the screen 2 Double click on the thumbnail of the image or click on the OPEN icon to open the file browser window Browse to the new image you would like to use and select Open 3 QuickChange Background Maker will automatically scale your image to fit the design 4 Ifthe way in which the image has been aligned is not appro
8. o existing colours then you will be able to select one of the four colours displayed in the RECENT COLOURS box e The SELECT option will display a standard colour pallet that can optionally be expanded to show a full colour spectrum To see the full spectrum click DEFINE CUSTOM COLORS gt gt Click within wither the colour palette or the colour spectrum to select the desired colour Alternately you can manually type the values for Red Green and Blue or you can manually type values for Hue Saturation and Luminance Click OK when finished e The PICKER option allows you to select any colour already present on screen Click the Picker button then click anywhere on your screen to select the new colour TOP TIP Use the colour picker to grab an exact copy of your logo colour Note that QuickChange Background Maker adjusts all related colours in the template based on your single original colour selection Change Template Text Any formatting changes that are made to the text will be applied to the entire text box it is not currently possible to apply formatting to individual words or areas within a single text box 1 Select the text that you want to change by clicking it in the template Verify that the object editor window has updated to display the text that you have selected 2 Edit the text in the text window as required You may also make any formatting changes you require
9. or remove this text to use the Dox fonan RSS feed Object hider d Aral E fis Insert some text here or remove this text to use the box for an RSS feed Text al Colour V1 0 Page 2 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao Cc www sedac c Menu Bar File Menu OPEN opens a Background that you have saved previously OPEN TEMPLATE opens a new background template ready for customisation SAVE saves a customised template so that it may be edited again later SAVE AS saves a copy of a customised template as a new name to preserve an original copy EXPORT IMAGE exports a template artwork in an industry standard format such as BMP or JPG EXIT closes QuickChange Background Maker Settings Menu REMEMBER LAST TEMPLATE allows QuickChange Background Maker to open the last used Template automatically when the program loads Help Menu MANUAL opens this QuickChange Background Maker User Manual in the Default PDF document reader ABOUT opens a window containing version and license information PRODUCT REGISTRATION opens the license input dialogue where you may upgrade from a trial version to a full version Toolbar Buttons OPEN Opens a Background that you have saved previously SAVE Saves s customised template so
10. priate to your design you can change how the image is aligned within the image area using the ALIGN button Select from top left top centre top right centre left centre centre centre right bottom left bottom centre bottom right 5 If you would like to change the way in which the image is scaled please use the IMAGE DRAWING MODE to ensure your image is displayed as intended You may select from the following options e Stretch stretch the image such that the whole image fills the allocated space This will cause the image to distort in order to fill the entire area e Auto Crop crop the image from the centre to fit the allocated area e Best Fit scales the image to fit the area this will cause any space not used to be transparent V1 0 Page 5 QuickChange Background Maker User Manual sedao Cc www sedac c Change Template Colours QuickChange can dynamically change the colour scheme of a template to match your corporate colours Simply select one base colour and any patterns or variations of that colour will automatically update to reflect your choice 1 Select the colour that you would like to change by clicking it on the template 2 Once you have chosen a colour the object editor window will display your selected colour in the CURRENT box 3 There are 3 methods for changing colours e f you have already made changes t
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