Applying Profiles to Images

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Let's say that you have created two profiles—ProfileA and ProfileB.

Suppose that some of the settings for Profile A are: red border, scale background to a setting of .8, and a shade factor of 3. On the other hand, the only unique setting for ProfileB is torn edges on each side.

If you initially use ProfileA when you capture an image, that image will automatically have the qualities associated with that profile (i.e., red border, scaled to a setting of .8, and shade factor of 3). Later, perhaps you change your mind and want to use the settings from ProfileB for that image. Instead of recapturing the image, you can simply apply ProfileB to the image. That way, you do not need to manually remove the old settings and specify the torn edges. When you apply the profile to the image, all of the settings are changed automatically.

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Let's say you have created hundreds of images and inserted them into a MadCap Flare project. Later, you might decide that you want all of those images to have a 1-pixel black border. Rather than opening each image and adding the border manually, you can add a profile with border settings, create a batch, and choose to apply that profile to the images in your folder.

1. Open the image and do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using.

   • Ribbon Select the Edit Ribbon. In the Profile section, click .

     Switching between ribbons and menus/toolbars… You can use the Options dialog to switch between ribbons and the classic menu/toolbar layout. See Switching Between Ribbons and Menus/Toolbars. 

     More about ribbon options… Keep in mind that the smaller the application window becomes, the more the options in a ribbon shrink. Therefore, you might only see a small icon instead of text, or you might see only a section name displayed with a down arrow to access the options in it. You can hover over small icons to see tooltips that describe them. You can also enlarge the application window or click one of the section drop-downs in the ribbon to locate a hidden feature.

   • Menu Select File>Apply Profile.
   • Local toolbar In the bottom toolbar of the Capture Editor, click .

   The Apply Profile dialog opens.

2. In the drop-down, select the profile that you want to use.
3. If the profile contains shapes, select any of the following options to determine how those shapes are handled.
   • Do not apply the profile shapes Even if the profile contains shapes, they will not be added to the image. Any shapes currently on the image will be left alone.
   • Add profile shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. Any shapes currently on the image will be left alone.
   • Replace profile shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. If the image currently contains any shapes that were previously added from a profile, those shapes will be removed. However, other shapes currently on the image that were previously added manually (rather than via a profile) will be left alone.
   • Replace all shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the image. Any shapes currently on the image will be removed (whether those shapes were previously added from a profile or manually).
   • Put profile shapes beneath other shapes By default, profile shapes are added to the top layer of the image when the process takes place. However, you can select this option to specify that the profile shapes are added to the bottom layer instead.
4. Click Apply.
5. Select File>Save or press CTRL+S.

1. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using.

   • Ribbon Select File>New>New Batch Job.

     Switching between ribbons and menus/toolbars… You can use the Options dialog to switch between ribbons and the classic menu/toolbar layout. See Switching Between Ribbons and Menus/Toolbars. 

     More about ribbon options… Keep in mind that the smaller the application window becomes, the more the options in a ribbon shrink. Therefore, you might only see a small icon instead of text, or you might see only a section name displayed with a down arrow to access the options in it. You can hover over small icons to see tooltips that describe them. You can also enlarge the application window or click one of the section drop-downs in the ribbon to locate a hidden feature.

   • Menu Select File>New Batch Job.

   A new batch file (CAJOB file) opens in the Batch Job Editor.

2. Next to the Folder to scan field, click Browse.
3. Find and select the folder containing the images that you want to work with. Click OK.
4. (Optional) If you want all images in subfolders to be scanned as well, click Recursive so that it contains a check mark.

5. (Optional) You can use the Include Pattern field to select the type of image files to be included in the scan. Click the down arrow and select the file type.

   For example, you might have a folder containing both BMP and GIF files. If you want only the GIF files to use the profile settings, you can specify this.

   You can also type the file types into the field manually, separating each of them with a semi-colon (e.g., *.gif; *jpg).

   If you want to scan all types of files, select All Images.

6. Click in the Profile To Apply field and select the profile that you want to use.

   In addition to all of your custom profiles listed, you can also select "No Profile." This option is useful if you are a newly registered user and want to remove the trial-mode watermarks on all of your images.

7. (Optional) If the profile contains shapes, you can make a selection in the Replace Shapes Option area to determine how those shapes are handled.
   • Do not apply the profile shapes Even if the profile contains shapes, they will not be added to the images. Any shapes currently on the images will be left alone.
   • Add profile shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the images. Any shapes currently on the images will be left alone.
   • Replace profile shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the images. If the images currently contain any shapes that were previously added from a profile, those shapes will be removed. However, other shapes currently on the images that were previously added manually (rather than via a profile) will be left alone.
   • Replace all shapes If the profile contains shapes, they will be added to the images. Any shapes currently on the images will be removed (wether those shapes were previously added from a profile or manually).
   • Put profile shapes beneath other shapes By default, profile shapes are added to the top layer of the images when the process takes place. However, you can select this option to specify that the profile shapes are added to the bottom layer instead.

8. (Optional) You have the option of specifying an output folder where the images are saved as a result of the process. To do this, next to the Output Folder field, click Browse. Then find and select the folder containing the images that you want to work with, and click OK.

   If you do not specify an output folder, the images are saved in the same folder that you selected to scan.

9. Select the Apply tab.

10. Click Scan. The folder is scanned for images that match your settings. When it is finished, the image names are listed on the tab.

11. Click Apply Profile. The profile you selected is applied to all of the images.

12. Click Save Files. The files are saved with the new profile settings.

13. (Optional) If you want to reuse the batch in the future, you can save it. To do this, press CTRL+S or select File>Saveto save your work. Then find a folder where you want to store the batch file, provide a name for it, and click Save.