PICTURES

Pictures are the backbone of any Performer presentation: they're what you see when the show plays!


Searching For and Opening Pictures

1) Clicking the Pictures button sets the Folder Browser to the default Gizmos pictures folder.

2) If necessary, use the arrow buttons to navigate through the folders on your computer. Most major file types (.jpg, .bmp, etc.) can be used in Performer.

3) When you find a picture you wish to use, double-click or simply drag the picture to the Show Bar to insert it into the current show.

4) The picture will then appear in the indicated place in the Show Bar.


Picture Options

To access the Picture Options, select the picture you wish to adjust and click the Options button.


Previous: Moves to the settings page for the previous object in the show.

Next: Moves to the settings page for the next object in the show.

Accept Changes: Returns to the main Performer screen, applying changes to the current show.

Cancel: Returns to the main Performer screen, canceling changes to the current show.

Filename: The name of the currently selected picture. When the mouse cursor is on the name, the name will expand to give the full path of the file.

Duration: Click to set the length of time (in seconds) the picture stays visible during the show.

Resize Pictures: Sets the size of the picture during the show.

1) Entire Screen stretches the picture to fill the entire screen, cropping the edges if necessary.

2) As Large as Possible sets the picture to fill as much screen space as possible without cropping the picture's edges.

3) Just Center puts the pictures in the center of the screen at their normal size.

Pause Until Mouse Click: Determines whether the show waits for user input before leaving the current picture and continuing the presentation.


Color Options

You may use solid colors as images during a show, but only the Pause Until Mouse Click and Duration options are available for them.



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