Pinnacle Speakers DEKO500 - Manual (Page 17)

Opening Graphic Files 15
Deko500 User’s Guide
O PENING A G RAPHIC F ILE
To open a graphic file:
1. From the File menu, choose Open (Ctrl+O or F9).
2. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the drive and directory that
contain the file.
3. Choose the file from the File Name list box or type the file name in
the File Name text box, then click OK or press Enter.
Notes
The next time you call up the File Open dialog box, Deko500
will prompt you with the name of the next file in the current
directory. Use the cursor up and down keys to scroll through
other file names.
Deko500 can import several file types, including text files
(.txt), Windows Bitmap files (.bmp), TIFF files (.tif), Targa
files (.tga) JPEG files (.jpg), Graphics Factory stills (.gf)
videoDesigner stills (.tv), Kseries/ Presto ppic files (.20k), and
Pinnacle (.g) files created in FlashFile, Lightning or Genie.
Warning
Unlike many Windows applications, Deko500 does not always
open a new window when you open a file. If a graphic
(Program) window is already open, Deko500 will open a
graphic into that window, replacing the previous file. Be sure
to save any modified file before opening another file in the
same window.
To browse for graphic files to add to a sequence:
1. Activate the Sequence window (F11).
2. Do one of the following:
From the Sequence menu, choose Browse for Files (Ctrl+L).
Select Browser from the View window (Ctrl+L).
3. Double-click a thumbnail to enter it into the sequence
To open a graphic recorded under a different aspect
ratio:
1. From the File menu, choose Open (Ctrl+O or F9).
2. In the dialog box, choose Options.
3. Choose one of the following in the File Open Options dialog box:
For native (.dko) files of non-native aspect ratio:
Clip to fit.
Scales a 4 x 3 graphic to fit a 16 x 9 screen horizontally, but
chops off part of the top and bottom.