PDtoots 6 Cube - Photo Cutter
(PDt6C-PC)

User's Guide
By Joseph H. Cardana

Program Version
2016.0217.xxxx
Revision: 17FEB2016

Copyright © 2016, Anadrac Services
w/ PDtoots Distribution Authorization
Introduction
	Thank you for using PDt6C - Photo Cutter.  This software was designed for use with the PDtoots 6 Cube Title Effects in Cyberlink PowerDirector.  This software was created as a Windows 32bit executable application.  It's not an "app", so it will not work on the Windows Surface with the RT operating system or Apple products without a windows shell.
System Requirements:
	            O/S:	Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack2 and greater. 32 or 64bit systems.
	CPU/MEM:	1GHz w/ 1GB
	          HDD:	~13MB required
	Use on the Windows XP / 8 / 8.1 / 10 operating systems is untested. Working on it.
INSTALLATION:
	After extracting the files from the PDt6C-PC.zip file run the PDt6C_Setup.exe and follow the steps.
UNINSTALLATION:
	Run the unins000.exe
	or
	Open the Control Panel
		select Programs and Features
		select "PDtoots 6 Cube Photo Cutter (PDt6C-PC.exe)"
		Click Uninstall
Overview
Let's take a look at the user interface...

Photographer: Danist Soh (Wordpress Blog) https://danistdesgarcon.wordpress.com/

Section A:  Menu System
	FILE:	Open (Ctrl+O)		TOOLS:	4 Cubes (F4)	HELP: About
		Save (Crtl+S)				6 Cubes (F6)		User's Guide (F1)
		Preferences->Ignore Save Notice	1px Border		Updates ->Check for Updates (F12)
			      Ignore Not Cubed Notice	2px thru 4px...			      Auto-Check
		Exit (Ctrl+Q)				Custom Border
FILE MENU
	Open... opens a photo file	
		To open a photo in PDt6C - Photo Cutter, it must be in one of the following formats...
			BMP		Windows Bitmap
			GIF		Graphics Interchange Format
			JPG/JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
			EMF		Enhanced Metafile
			WMF		Windows Metafile
		A photo may also be opened by dragging a photo onto the workspace or the photo viewing area. 
Additionally, when using Explorer, you can Right-click on an image and select "Open with".  If "A photo Cutter for PDtoots 6 Cube Text Effects" is not listed, choose Browse and navigate to the folder containing PDt6C-PC.exe.	UNCHECK "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file." before clicking OK.
	Save... Saves a photo of 4 or 6 Cubes also called "cubing an image"
	When cubing an image, the Photo Cutter will use the original filename and add a numerical sequence along with the letters a thru f.  For example, if you load a file named "MyPicture.jpg" The filename will be modified to be "MyPicture-1.bmp"  When the photo is "cubed" the filenames will be "MyPicture-1a.bmp"  thru "MyPicture-1f.bmp". Please note that the Photo Cutter can ONLY save images in BMP format.
	Preferences...	Allows you to choose two options...
		Ignore Save Notice...  		This will turn off the notice which appears when saving. The Save Notice tells
						you where the files will be saved.
Ignore Not Cubed Notice...	This will turn off the Notice which appears when the image has not 
				been cubed (saved).
	Exit... Exits the application
TOOLS MENU
	4 Cubes... provides a 4 cube overlay
	6 Cubes... provides a 6 cube overlay
	1px Border... provides a 1 pixel gap between cubes.
	2px Border... provides a 2 pixel gap between cubes.
	3px Border... provides a 3 pixel gap between cubes.
	4px Border... provides a 4 pixel gap between cubes.
	Custom... provides a means to select a specific amount. The default value provided is Approximately 10% of 			the size of the photo
	With a photo open, pressing keys 1 thru 5 is equivalant to Border size 1 thru Custom.
HELP MENU
	About... 	Show a window containing info about PDt6C - Photo Cutter
	User's Guide... Opens this document.
	Updates...	Check for Updates (F12)...	This will check www.anadrac.com for updates.
			Auto-Check...			This option will automatically check for updates each time 								the software runs
Section B:  Photo Viewing Area
	This area will remain in the center of the workspace. If the loaded photo is too large, horizontal and vertical scrollbars will appear. 
	The background color of the window may be changed by right-clicking on the background and selecting Change Background Color.
Section C:  Cube Overlay
	This is the heart of your activity.  Any portion of the photo that is under and within this overlay will be included in the cubing process.  Any portion of the photo outside the overlay will not be included.
	Moving the Cube Overlay
	There are two methods to move the cubes...
1.	The entire 4 or 6 cube overlay can be moved by hovering the mouse over the upper-left corner. The mouse icon will change to a .  Then click and drag to move the cubes.  The cubes' upper-left corner will move with the mouse.
2.	The entire 4 or 6 cube overlay can be moved by holding down the CTRL key while moving the mouse over the photo.  The cubes' upper-left corner will move with the mouse.
	Sizing the Cube Overlay
	There are two methods to resize the cubes.
1.	All 4 or 6 cubes will be sized when you hover over the lower-right corner. The mouse icon will change to a .  Then click and drag to resize the cubes. The cubes' lower-right corner will move with the mouse.
2.	All 4 or 6 cubes will be sized as you hold down the SHIFT key while moving the mouse over the photo.  The cubes' lower-right corner will move with the mouse.
	Both methods will display the size of the cubes on the Window Title Bar.
	Overlay Out of Bounds
	If the cube overlay extends outside the photo area, they will turn RED. Due to problems in the math, converting twips into pixels and vice-versa. The cube overlay may turn red when sitting at the right or bottom edges, even though it's still visible. If you can see the edge of the overlay, those pixels under it will be included in the cubing process.
Section D:  Photo Dimensions Display
	This display will show the dimensions on the image in Width x Height in pixels.
Section E:  Mouse Position Display
	This display will show the mouse position over the photo in X: (horizontally) and Y: (vertically) in pixels.
Section F:  Status Display
	While a photo is loaded, this section will display the modified filename.  During the cubing process, this section will display the cubing progress in a percentage, time remaining and a pixels/sec.
Section G:  Border Size Display
	This section reminds you what border size you have selected. Custom is default based on the resolution of the image .
Section H: Zoom Level Display
	This section displays the current zoom level and has buttons to decrease or increase the zoom. You can zoom a large photo down to 10% of original or a small photo to twice it's normal size in increments of 10%.
Using the Photo Cutter
	The Photo Cutter has used images as large as 23,000 x 23,000 pixels successfully.
	You may view a 5min tutorial by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1_XlVwN7hY
	When you open a file, the cubes will be vertically and horizontally centered on the image and again when you change the number of cubes. If you need to adjust the location and size of cubes, select the number of cubes first.
	If your cubes are red but you can still see all the borders, it's ok to cube the image. Pixels under the borders are included in the cubing process.
	When the Photo Cutter is "saving the cubes" or "cubing the image" (both are correct), there is a Time Remaining display. It calculates the number of pixels processed every second so the time is an estimate. Better than Windows' Time Remaining estimates anyway.
	During the cubing process...
•	To Cancel, Click on the statusbar
•	To Pause, Press the "P" key to toggle the pause.
Support
	You may contact PDtoots via YouTube
	https://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots/discussion
		or
	Anadrac Services
		support@anadrac.com
		Subject: PDt6C-PC Support Request
		mailto:support@anadrac.com?Subject=PDt6C-PC%20Support%20Request