Print Stereo Card

Print Stereo Card...

The 'Print Stereo Card' option allows you to print a stereo card in 'Classic', 'Holmes', '6x13' or 'Cabinet' formats or your own custom-format.
You may surround the images with an arch frame, rounded-corners frame, arch with rounded corners or no frame.
'Holmes' and '6x13' format cards may be commercially printed on 6"x4" US Index Card size paper.
For Holmes cards, trim the top 0.5" and mount on 7"x3.5" card.
The entire stereo-card may be outlined in black and the text-font and background color chosen.
The resulting stereo-card image may be saved in a chosen file-format.
This is useful if you want a Photo-Lab to print your cards.
You may, optionally, convert the image to sepia-toned monochrome.
'Classic' format assumes a print size of 7x3.5 inches.
The image may be saved with a printing-size of 7"x4" (with a fullprint background color) to suit the standard print-sizes offered by photo labs.
A 6"x4" size may be specified to suit Argus/Loreo viewers and produce Holmes or '6x13' prints.

Custom-format frames your image in the same way, but you may define the printing size.
The titles and descriptions (for custom cards) may be at the top or bottom and the image may be converted to sepia-toned monochrome.
'Author' text is not available for the custom card option.

Making a Classic-style stereo-card

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Select the 'Free Cropping Option...' in the toolbar and then the 'Classic Stereo Card' button.
This sets and imposes a 21:23 aspect-ratio which is required for SPM's predefined 'Classic' stereo-card template.

As soon as the mouse is over the images, the crop-lines will appear.
For future cropping, simply select the 'Free Cropping' toolbar button.

After selecting 'Free Cropping' and using the guide-lines, position the cross-hairs at the desired top-left position for the crop-rectangle and then hold-down the Left mouse button.
KEEPING THE BUTTON DEPRESSED drag the cross-hairs to the desired bottom-right position for the crop-rectangle and release the button.
If the 'Two-stage cropping' option has not been selected in 'Edit/Preferences' the image is cropped-to-size immediately, although the user can 'Undo' the action.
Otherwise,the rectangles positions may be altered by positioning the 'move' cursor over either one and dragging the mouse with the left button depressed.
On releasing the button, the images will be immediately cropped.
If necessary, you can click 'Undo' to revert to the uncropped images.

After cropping, the images are in a suitable format for printing as Classic-style stereo cards.

Select Menu/File/Print Stereo Card...

Select 'Classic stereo card(7 x 3.5 In)' Option from the dropdown menu of card types.
You can adjust the vertical position of the image, the 40 units of adjustment being divided between top and bottom margins
The screenshot below shows 15 units of adjustment.

Set each option as required :-

'Sepia color' - Change the color image to a sepia-toned monochrome image for 'Classic-style' stereo-card.
'Stereo Card Title','Stereo Card Description' - Input your preferred text.
'Author', - Input your name and copyright information.
'Font' - Select your preferred TrueType font.

'Text color' -
The font color may be chosen from one of 48 predefined colors or 16 custom-defined colors.
'Text Size' - Change the font size to accomodate long text.
'Frame Style'
- None..
- Arch..
- RoundRect.
  When this option is chosen, you will be able to select the 'roundness' of the rectangle corners.
- Arch + Round.

'BG Color'..
The background color may be chosen from one of 48 predefined colors or 16 custom-defined colors.
'ShowRect'..
This option draws a black line around the image.
Full-page(BG color)
The chosen color is applied to the entire page, not just the defined card size.
This can eliminate or simplify subsequent trimming of the print.

'Show Card'

'Canvas Size'

'Printer'
If you want to change the paper-size or orientation, push 'Printer...' button, then set the options.

'Print'
After setting all the required options, push 'Print...' button for printing or 'Save As' to save the image in a preferred file-format.

Making Holmes, 6x13 and Cabinet cards

Making a custom-size stereo card

You will find with custom-card format the bottom ten percent of the image is cropped-off.
As a work-around, increase the height of the image by ten percent and use 'Add Text' to add a text-zone of that same amount:

You can save image in a preferred file-format.

Making a 6"x4" size stereo card

You may create a 6"x4" image of a stereo-card which may then be printed even if your printer does not support 6"x4" paper-size.
Select the 'Free Cropping Option...' in the toolbar and set a 3:4 aspect-ratio which is required for a 6"x4" size stereo card.
After selecting 'Free Cropping' and using the guide-lines, position the cross-hairs at the desired top-left position for the crop-rectangle and then hold-down the Left mouse button.
KEEPING THE BUTTON DEPRESSED drag the cross-hairs to the desired bottom-right position for the crop-rectangle and release the button.
Select Menu/File/Print Stereo Card...

Push 'Canvas Size' button.
Note ! 'Canvas Size' button is just for saving the stereo-card image.
For printing, you have to use 'Printer...' button for changing 'Paper Size'.

Set 6"x4" canvas size.

You can now save or show the stereo-card image.

Printing Multiple Stereo Cards

Multiple stereo-card images may be printed on a single sheet of paper.
After selecting the card type, margins, card size and entering the title and description, click the 'Add Image' button.
In the main programme, display the next image and again select 'Print Stereo Card'.
The previous image will be displayed and the new image will be added with the space specified in the 'mm' box between them.
You may click 'Remove Image' to delete the previous image.
All the custom cards will, by default, be the same size as the first custom-card image.
Alternatively, you may drag the image into position.
Again, set title and description and click 'Add Image'.
Repeat until all images are added and then apply font, text color,text size,frame style,sepia,rectangle and background color to ALL the images.
You may mix classic and custom cards if desired.

If you wish to mix ordinary stereo images and custom cards, after 'Add Image' select 'Print Setup'.

Commercial Printing of Stereo Cards

After setting-up the stereo-card using your preferred settings, you may click 'Save as...' to immediately save a high-resolution image or click 'Show Card' to preview it on the monitor.

If you are not satisfied with the result, select 'UNDO' from the toolbar and remake the card.

To make an image of the entire print page, check the 'Full Page' option and then the 'Show Card' button.

To print a 6"x4" Holmes card on 7"x4" paper, set the canvas size to 7"x4" :-

Press 'Show Card' to preview the stereo-card image :-

To print a 7"x4.25" Cabinet card on 7"x5" paper, set canvas size to 7"x5" :-

Check the 'Full-page' option :-

Press 'Show Card' to preview the stereo-card image :-