Scarlet
Pirate Voyager's
Tricks
Of The
Trade

Using "Imagick Magick" Studios

Pirate Voyager Tools



IN THE MANY YEARS OF USING THE INTERNET
ESPECIALLY WITH WEBTV
AS I AM SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE ALSO RUN INTO SOME GLITCHES ALONG WITH DISCOVERIES
I DECIDED TO DOCUMENT THEM AS WELL AS I CAN REMEMBER AS I WENT ALONG. THIS PAGE WILL KEEP BEING UPDATED AS THINGS COME TO ME AS TO WHAT I DID AND FOUND...
**this page will constantly be updated as I remember/find things to add



#21 -- NEED A BLACK OR TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND

DON'T BOTHER DRAGGING AROUND EXTRA "URLS" THAT YOU DON'T NEED
YOU CAN USE A GRAPHIC THAT YOU INTENDED TO WORK WITH AND GET 2 IN ONE
ENTER "IMAGE MAGICK" WITH THE GRAPHIC
SCROLL DOWN TO "PAINT"
CLICK ON "RESET"
PUT PAINT COLOR IN COLOR BOX
(black, red,whatever you want to use)
CHOOSE "COLOR" IN DROP-DOWN BOX
TAKE POINTER, AIM IT AT GRAPHIC, HIT "ENTER"
FOR A TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND
CHOOSE "MATTE" IN DROPDOWN BOX
CHOOSE "RESET"
TYPE IN "TRANSPARENT" IN COLOR BOX
TAKE POINTER, AIM IT A GRAPHIC, HIT "ENTER"
(**if you want transparency for your image when you are done MAKE SURE you output as a "GIF")

#22 -- WANT A FRAME THAT IS RAISED

WHEN IN "DECORATE" AND YOU ARE SPECIFYING THE SIZE OF YOUR FRAME
ie. 15X15
IF YOU WANT IT "BEVELLED" (with edges)
THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT +?+? AFTERWARD THE FIRST 2 NUMBERS
(first placement for sides, second for top/bottom)
A "BEVELLED" FRAME WOULD BE SPECIFIED LIKE
ie. 15x15+3+3
(3 pixels high)
**you can choose any number for the Bevelling as long as it is less than 1/2 that stipulated for pixel size

#23 -- WANT DEPTH OR HEIGHT TO YOUR IMAGE
(with or without a frame)

WHEN IN "DECORATE"
USE NO COLOR AND SPECIFY HOW MANY PIXELS IN HEIGHT OR SUNKEN YOU WANT YOUR IMAGE
FOR A REAL EXTREME LOOK, TRY USING 20X20 OR 30X30
EVEN MORE EXTREME,
USE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 THE HEIGHT AND/OR WIDTH MINUS 20
(you can also add a frame to the perimeter afterwards if you like)

#24 -- DON'T KNOW WHAT SIZE TO MAKE YOUR IMAGE

A FULL SCREEN SIZE FOR WEBTV
without having to scroll
IS 370 PIXELS IN HEIGHT AND 540 PIXELS WIDE
ANYTHING HIGHER THAN THAT, BOTTOM OF YOUR IMAGE WILL BE CUT OFF OF SCREEN VIEW
ANYTHING WIDER THAN THAT YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE FITTING IT ON PAGE and/or EMAIL SIG

#25 -- CAN'T REMEMBER HOW TO NAVIGATE FONT IN "ANNOTATE" OR LOCATION IN "COMPOSITE"

THE AREAS OF
LOCATION
WHEN CHOOSING "GRAVITY" FOR "ANNOTATE" OR "COMPOSITE" ARE BASED ON COMPASS READINGS, NORTH BEING AT THE TOP

WHEN DETERMINING THE NUMBERS SPECIFIED IN
OFFSET
ARE THE SAME IN BOTH "ANNOTATE", "COMPOSITE" and "TRANSFORM/ROLL"
***THE OPPOSITE FOR "TRANSFORM/CROP"

#26 -- WHEN "ANNOTATING" ONTO SOMETHING, THERE IS NO SPOT FOR YOUR LETTERS TO COME OUT CLEARLY

THERE ARE TOO MANY DETAILS ON YOUR IMAGE TO SIGN YOUR NAME and/or YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNOTATE ONTO SOMETHING THAT HAS A GRAPHIC
USE "UNDERCOLOR" IN "ANNOTATE"
SPECIFY A COLOR THAT WILL BE THE BACKGROUND FOR YOUR LETTERING
YOUR FILLCOLOR WILL BE THE COLOR OF YOUR LETTERING
**if you specify a color in the "strokecolor" box, that color will form an outline around your background and, most often, make it more obvious than you want it to be
ANNOTATE VISUAL EXAMPLES

#27 -- "IMAGE MAGICK" DARKENS ITEMS ON "OUTPUT"

"IMAGE MAGICK" STARTED DARKENING THINGS ONCE THEY ARE OUTPUTTED. THEREFORE, WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH AN IMAGE, I SUGGEST YOU GO TO "ENHANCE" AND USE "BRIGHT"= 130 IN ORDER FOR YOUR IMAGE TO LOOK LIKE IT DOES WHILE INSIDE THE STUDIO

#28 -- WHILE WORKING ON AN IMAGE, YOU FORGET HOW A "FUNCTION/EFFECT" WORKS
or
YOU NEED THE STEPS ON A SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE YOU ARE USING

I SUGGEST YOU KEEP THIS PAGE SOMEWHERE HANDY.
**TO REFERENCE HOW THINGS WORK/TUTORIALS/TECHNIQUES

THE WORLD GALLERY
TUTORIAL LIBRARY

**IT HAS BECOME SO BIG THAT PART 4 IS COMING SOON. I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU USE THE "SEARCH ENGINE" I BUILT FOR IT, LOCATED ON EVERY PAGE, IN ORDER TO FIND WHERE THE TOPIC YOU NEED IS LOCATED.

Search Engine

"EXTREME & FINE ART" IMAGING
Newsgroup for WEBTV users

GO THERE, POST A QUESTION ON THE BOARD.

#29 -- RESIZING SOMETHING ACCORDING TO "HEIGHT" ONLY

YOU KNOW WHAT SIZE IN "HEIGHT" YOU WANT YOUR FINAL IMAGE TO BE
***see recommended screen sizes
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WIDTH SHOULD BE.

GO TO "RESIZE"
THE PARAMETER BOX IS LAID OUT FOR
- "WIDTH" FIRST
- "HEIGHT" SECOND
ie. IF YOUR IMAGE IS 500 WIDE BY 360 HIGH, THEN YOUR PARAMETER WOULD BE 500X360.
***HOWEVER, IF YOU STIPULATE THE "HEIGHT" PRECEDED BY AN "x"
ie. x370
YOUR IMAGE WILL THEN RESIZE TO A "HEIGHT" OF 370 PIXELS AND AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST THE WIDTH ACCORDINGLY

SPECIFIC RESIZING
IF YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT PARAMETERS YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR IMAGE, GO TO "RESIZE"
IN THE PARAMETER BOX, PUT THE WIDTH, AN "x", THE HEIGHT
FOLLOWED BY AN EXCLAMATION MARK
FOR EXAMPLE, 540x370!

#30 -- EASY WAY TO RETRIEVE THE SIZE OF THE INITIAL GRAPHIC USED

YOU ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO IT
and/or
A TUTORIAL CALLS FOR YOU TO "RESIZE" YOUR IMAGE TO THE
INITIAL SIZE

YOU CAN DO ONE OF 2 THINGS:
TYPE THE SIZE IN YOUR "FIND" KEY BOX LOCATED IN "OPTIONS" KEY/BAR
THAT WAY, IT WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO USE WHILE IN THE STUDIO
or
CLICK ON "INPUT" TAB, RE-ENTER "IMAGE MAGICK" WITH THE "URL" THAT IS STILL SITTING THERE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST USED IT
AS SOON AS YOU ENTER, THE WIDTH AND HEIGHT SHOULD BE IN THE LEFT HAND CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN
**IF IT IS NOT, TAKE THE GRAPHIC THROUGH "RESIZE" TO GET PARAMETERS
BACK-UP TO WHERE YOU HIT THE "INPUT" TAB AND THERE YOU HAVE IT

#31 -- WHEN USING "F/X DISTORT" ON AN IMAGE, AFTER YOU CLICK "VIEW" IN "F/X" NOTHING SHOWS UP

AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ARE 2 DROPDOWN BOXES. BELOW THAT IS A PLACE FOR A CHECKMARK TITLED "RESET GEOMETRY".
CLICK ON THE CHECKMARK BOX AND THEN OUTPUT AFTER YOU CHOOSE YOUR "DISTORT" OPTIONS.
NOTE*** IT HAS ALSO BEEN THAT WAY FOR AWHILE NOW IN THE "TRANSFORM" FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THERE ALSO MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE IN THE DROPDOWN BOX TO THE RIGHT--"GRAVITY= CENTER'. THIS WILL AVOID UNNECESSARY BORDERS ADDED TO YOUR IMAGE.
Thanx to Lacey via Funlover for sharing the Distort information with everyone.

#32 -- HOW TO GET RID OF THE WHITE MATTE, WHEN USING "F/X WAVE", FROM IN-BETWEEN THE WAVES

UNFORTUNATELY, "BACKGROUND COLOR" DOESN'T GET RID OF THE WHITE MATTE IN-BETWEEN EACH WAVE THAT YOU CREATE IN "F/X".
TRYING TO "PAINT" THEM, AS IS, CAN BE PRETTY TRICKY IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

THEREFORE, AFTER YOU MAKE YOUR "F/X WAVE", GO TO "DECORATE". MAKE A BORDER/FRAME 10X10 WHITE
(EVEN IF WAVES ARE NOT ON ALL SIDES, MAKE THE BORDER/FRAME FOR ALL SIDES.)

SCROLL DOWN TO "PAINT". CHOOSE THE PARAMETERS:

COLOR (FROM THE DROPDOWN BOX ON YOUR RIGHT)

FLOODFILL (FROM THE DROPDOWN BOX TO THE RIGHT OF THAT)

PARAMETER NUMBER "2000" IN "FUZZ" TEXTAREA

CHOOSE WHAT COLOR (USUALLY YOU WOULD WANT BLACK SO THAT WAVES SHOW UP) AND PUT THE NAME OF THE COLOR OR HEX NUMBER (PRECEDED BY A POUND SIGN) IN THE "COLOR" TEXT AREA.

IF YOU WANT TRANSPARENCY, CHOOSE "MATTE" INSTEAD OF "COLOR", TYPE THE WORD "TRANSPARENT" INSTEAD OF A COLOR AND
***DON'T FORGET TO OUTPUT AS A GIF

BUT.....NOT UNTIL YOU
NOW GO TO "TRANSFORM"
"CROP" OR "SHAVE" OFF 10 PIXELS FROM ALL THE SIDES.
YOU WILL NOW HAVE YOUR WAVES WITHOUT WHITE IN-BETWEEN

#33 -- HOW TO STORE A GRAPHIC/IMAGE IN "PAGEBUILDER" AND THEN RETRIEVE IT

PAGEBUILDER IS NOT THE EASIEST TOOL TO USE BECAUSE THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC FILEMANAGER TO DO THE WORK YOU ARE USED TO IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT.
THEREFORE, YOU BECOME YOUR OWN FILEMANAGER.

FIRST, YOU NEED TO GET A GRAPHIC/IMAGE INTO YOUR SCRAPBOOK
***SEE TIP #4 PAGE 1 OF THIS SITE EXPLAINING HOW TO DO THAT.

CREATE A PAGE IN PAGEBUILDER
(LOOK FOR MESSAGE PROMPTS LEADING YOU TO CHOICES FOR STYLE YOU WANT)
PICK A STYLE OF WEBPAGE AND THEN CREATE IT.

NOW, WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN YOUR SCRAPBOOK YOU WANT TO GET ONTO THE PAGE AND

*****VERY IMPORTANT*****

THE PAGE HAS TO BE
PUBLISHED
IN ORDER TO VALIDATE THE NEW "GIF/JPG"

CLICK ON "ADD ITEM TO PAGE"
CLICK ON "FROM SCRAPBOOK
YOU WILL THEN BE IN SCRAPBOOK. CLICK ON "PICTURE" THAT YOU WANT ON WEBPAGE.
NEXT, YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN OPTION TO "VIEW THIS PICTURE"
DO SO, BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED THE NAME THAT PAGEBUILDER GAVE IT.
(IT WILL BE mailedD01_jpg OR importD01_jpg, DEPENDING ON WHERE IT CAME FROM)
j***A GOOD TRICK IS TO THEN TYPE THAT TRAILER NEXT TO THE PICTURE ON THE PAGE SO THAT YOU WON'T FORGET IT.
(UNDERSCORE BECOMES A PERIOD
IE. mailedD01.jpg)

CHOOSE PLACEMENT ON PAGE WHERE YOU WISH YOUR GRAPHIC/IMAGE
(IF 7 ITEMS, YOUR CHOICE WILL BE 1 - 7)

HIT DONE.

***MAKE SURE YOU NOW
PUBLISH
THE PAGE.

THE GRAPHIC/IMAGE IS READY TO BE USED AND/OR TRANSLOADED.

GET THE BEGINNING URL OF THE PAGE
ie. http://community.webtv.net/scarlet09/TEST
NOW,,,,, AFTER THE NAME OF THE PAGE IN THE URL YOU MUST TYPE
scrapbookFiles
THE "F" MUST BE CAPITAL THE OTHER LETTERS, scrapbookFiles IS SMALL LETTERS.

THE NAME THAT PAGEBUILDER GAVE YOUR GRAPHIC/IMAGE, THE ONE THAT YOU TYPED ON THE PAGE SO THAT YOU WOULD NOT FORGET
ie. mailedD0.jpg
COMES NEXT...

http://community.webtv.net/scarlet09/TEST/scrapbookFiles/mailedD0.jpg

AND THERE YOU HAVE YOUR JPG OR GIF.

***HOWEVER, AGAIN, IN ORDER TO BE VALID YOU MUST PUBLISH THE PAGE AGAIN.
(LOOK FOR WORD PROMPTING)

YOU CAN USE IT LIKE THAT OR TRANSLOAD IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, IN FACT EVEN CHANGING THE NAME TO SOMETHING YOU WOULD RATHER PREFER.



Pirate's "Tricks of the Trade" Part 1

Pirate's "Tricks of the Trade" Part 3

Pirate's "Tricks of the Trade" Part 4

Pirate's "Tricks of the Trade" Part 5

Te Namaste,
Scarlet Pirate Voyager


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