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Apply a Trim Filter
| Product: | SnagIt |
| Platform: | Win 98 and above |
| Version: | 7 and above |
Use the Trim filter options to cut the outside borders of images you capture. You can trim the top, bottom, and sides of your capture, or any combination of these. When the Trim filter is enabled, the number of pixels you specify will be automatically trimmed.
SnagIt gives you the option of creating a customized Trim capture filter. Using the Trim filter, you can set SnagIt to trim the specified number of pixels from any or all sides of your captures.
Within SnagIt, choose the Filters button, and then choose Trim. The Trim Image dialog box will display. Choose Enable Trimming, and then use the options in the dialog box to create your Trim filter. Choose OK when you are finished. You will be back at the main SnagIt view. Set your Input and Output capture options. Choose the Preview Window option from the Options toolbar. Click on the Capture button to invoke capture. Once the capture is taken, it will be displayed within the Preview Window with the customized Trim filter applied to it. Choose Finish to send your capture to the output source. Choose Cancel to delete the capture.
Tip: Once you have taken a capture and viewed it with the Preview Window to ensure that it is the exact filter that you desire; you can always disable the Preview Window option so you no longer have to view the capture in the Preview Window each time you take a capture.
Note: To disable a Trim filter, click the Filters button, and then choose Trim. Within the Trim Image dialog box, remove the checkmark from the Enable trimming option.
Trim Image Options
The following table summarizes the description and use of each option in the Trim Image dialog box.
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Enable trimming
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To make the image trimming fields available, place a check mark in the Enable borders box
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Automatic trimming
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To automatically cut blank areas from the edges of captured images, put a check mark in the Automatic Trimming box.
Note: A blank area on an image is one that has no change in the color.
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Specify the number of pixels to trim off the edges of the image
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To set a number of pixels to cut from the edges of captured images, first remove the check mark in the Automatic Trimming box, and then set the number of pixels to be trimmed from the Top, Left, Right, and Bottom edges using the adjacent arrow buttons.
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OK
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Choose OK to accept and save all changes and exit to the previous dialog box.
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Cancel
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Choose Cancel to exit this dialog box without making any changes.
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Help
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Choose Help to access the online help.
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