Stitch
After Shot includes a stitch option. This is where you
can make large images by “stitching” together
several smaller images. Don’t expect a terrific stitched
image from this option. It works, but I don’t think
it will produce large pictures that you may want to display.
I had 8 pictures of a 360-degree view that I stitched
together. The process is simple, put your images to be
stitched into an album, click on the “stitch”
menu option, a new album entitled “Stitch 1”
will open and you drag the images into the new album and
then press the “stitch” button. However, if
you wish to change the order of the images or re-arrange
them so that the beginning image is different, there is
no insert function—you just have to redo the drag
and drop. The result after trial and error is found below:
Batch
The Batch menu item gives you many ways of working on
your images in batch mode: Rotate (Left, Right, or Exact),
Flip, Quick Fix, Rename, Resize, Save As, and Convert
to Grayscale. (as-018.gif) I found the Batch rename to
be very efficient when getting all the gif images for
this review to be renamed in sequence. Saved a lot of
time. Most of the batch operations cannot be undone, so
use it carefully or just copy the files into a new album.
Web Layout
After Shot will create a web layout of your images for
you. Under the Tools->Options->Web Layout menu you
will find the size of the image you will create and other
styling features.
Once those options are chosen you then click on the Web
Layout icon on the menu bar and you will create a web album
that can be uploaded to the World Wide Web.
Print Layout
Choosing the print layout menu option brings up a screen
in which the print options are on the left hand window
while in the right window is the actual layout.
If you select the Adjustments tab on the left, more options
will appear giving you tremendous flexibility in what
you will print.
You can even print a contact sheet of thumbnails.
Summary and System Requirements
A great value for the money and a program that digital
camera users should not be without.
Requirements:
- Pentium or equivalent processor
- Windows 98 or above
- 60 Mb hard disk space
- 64 Mb ram
- 256 color display adapter at 800x600
resolution (24-bit True Color recommended).
- Apple QuickTime – for movie support
and additional file format support
- Microsoft Internet Explorer –
for Web publishing options
- Adobe Acrobat Reader – to view
the User’s Guide
