In the shape settings you can control the number of edges and rounding of the edges for the rounded type. There are no shape settings for this point type.Polygon and Rounded polygonĪ polygon with equal length sides. There are no shape settings for this point type.BoxĪ square box. The color of the pixel corresponding the point in the secondary source image.Ī circular point. The color of the pixel corresponding the point in the primary source image.Secondary source image
In this tab you specify what color the raster points will be by using the sliders to set a mix between three sources:Single colorĪ single color that you can set using the color well next to the sliderPrimary source image The Vary aspect ratio option sets the aspect ratio as a function of the point size. The aspect ratio setting controls the height/ width ratio of each point. You can also add a random value to each point to have them rotated randomly or add the raster rotation to align the points to the rotation of the raster pattern. Rotation sets the angle each point is rotated around its center. In this tab you can apply various transformations to the individual points. For more information about these settings, see the point types section below. In this tab you can change various shape parameters that are specific for each point type, so the content of this tab changes a lot. If the Incremental point size option is selected you can set a number of size steps to use. The units correspond to one pixel in the primary source image, but they are converted to either mm or points in exported rasters according to what preference is set of export units. The settings here are common for all point types. In this tab you set the min and max size of the points in the raster. There are four tabs with different types of point shape settings: Raster pointsThe shape of the points in the raster is defined in the Raster points panel. The Local average option generates a measured value by calculating a average of several local points. The Invert option inverts the measured value effectively inverting the raster. You can choose between a wide range of data from each of the source images as well as random values. Here you control what is measured in what image to set the size of the raster points. At any time you can choose to change a source image without affecting any other settings. This image can then be used if you want to use color and weight-information from different images. You can also set a secondary source image.
If you select a QuickTime compatible movie file you can also select a frame in the movie to use as a source image.
In Mac OS X 10.4 and later you can also cut and paste images from the imagewells directly. Paste in an image from the clipboard using the menu item Paste as Source Image in the Edit menu. Drag and drop an image or image file into the image-well on the panel.
Press browse and select an image file on your hard drive. There are several ways to set a source image: This is the image that will be used as the base for the raster and it is set using the Source images panel. The first thing you need to specify when creating a new raster is a primary source image. The rasters can be generated in different distribution patterns and the individual points can be of many different shapes to suit any purpose.ĬontentsSource images Primary and secondary image Measurement Raster points Size Shape Transform Color Point types Raster patterns Spacing Transform Distortion Color Raster types Display Primary display settings Draft mode Saving and Loading Embedding Exporting Copying to the clipboard File export Export raster size Batch export Shareware Example raster 1 Example raster 2 Example raster 3 Example raster 4 Distribution Credits Version history 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17
The resulting raster can then be exported to a file (EPS, PDF or TIFF) or copied straight into most layout and vector graphics software. IntroductionVectoraster is an application that allows you to create raster patterns in vector-based formats from an existing bitmap image.