Controls to add text

The Text check box turns text on image on/off.

The Font... check box lets you select the size, the face and the color () of the text.

Use buttons to align text horizontally, use buttons to change the size of the text.

The Effect control lets you choose the style for the text inscriptions.

The Smoothing slider blurs the edges of the text to make it softer.

The Transparency slider defines the opacity of the text.

To position text by the drag&drop method, use left mouse button.

The Date/Time check boxes add date/time of the image which is automatically extracted from the EXIF information or the file date.
 

You can also can use the following placeholders in the text area which will be replaced by the actual data from EXIF.

[date] - the date when the image was created
[time] - the time  when the image was created
[filename] - the file name
[iso] - ISO sensitivity
[aperture] - Aperture
[shutter] - Exposure time
[camera] - Camera manufacturer

So the following text "[date], [time],"[filename]", [iso], 1/[aperture], [shutter],[camera]" will can result in this string on the image:

The Add new line button imprints the text into the image and lets you the possibility to add another text in some other place. You can even rotate the image to add second text vertically.
 

The Invert color check box lets you choose in which color the scale bar should be drawn (black or white).

The Select scale button opens the dialog with the list of all scale bars available.

If you need some other type of the scale bar you can send us your request or you can add it yourself.

If you want to create your own scale bar, please follow these rules:

1. Use PNG format to store the image with scale bar.
2. The size of the image should be about 1000-2000 pixels wide.
3. Do not use smoothing (antialiasing). The edges of the lines and text should be sharp. Otherwise the scale bar will have thin outline.
4. Place your file to "\images\Helicon Focus Scales"  subfolder.