Print Stereo Card...


The 'Print Stereo Card' option allows you to print a stereo card in 'Classic' format or your own custom-format.
'Classic' format presents your images in a curved-top frame(that was popular in Victorian times), a rounded-rectangle frame or no frame and displays the title and description on the left and right sides.
The entire stereo-card may be outlined in black and the text-font and background color chosen.
The resulting stereo-card image may be saved in a chosen file-format.
This is useful if you want a Photo-Lab to print your cards.
You may, optionally, convert the image to sepia-toned monochrome.
'Classic' format assumes a print size of 7x3.5 inches.
The image may be saved with a printing-size of 7"x4" (with a fullprint background color) to suit the standard print-sizes offered by photo labs.
A 6"x4" size may be specified to suit Argus/Loreo viewers.

Custom-format frames your image in the same way, but you may define the printing size.
The titles and descriptions may be at the top or bottom and the image may be converted to sepia-toned monochrome.

Making a Classic-style stereo-card


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Select the 'Free Cropping Option...' in the toolbar and then the 'for Stereo Card' button.
This sets a 21:23 aspect-ratio which is required for SPM's predefined 'Classic' stereo-card template.



Select 'Free Cropping' in the tool buttons.



After selecting 'Free Cropping' and using the guide-lines, position the cross-hairs at the desired top-left position for the crop-rectangle and then hold-down the Left mouse button.
KEEPING THE BUTTON DEPRESSED drag the cross-hairs to the desired bottom-right position for the crop-rectangle and release the button.
If the 'Two-stage cropping' option has not been selected in 'Edit/Preferences' the image is cropped-to-size immediately, although the user can 'Undo' the action.
Otherwise,the rectangles positions may be altered by positioning the 'move' cursor over either one and dragging the mouse with the left button depressed.
On releasing the button, the images will be immediately cropped.
If necessary, you can click 'Undo' to revert to the uncropped images.



After cropping, the images are in a suitable format for printing as Classic-style stereo cards.



Select Menu/File/Print Stereo Card...



Check 'Make classic stereo card(7 x 3.5 In) Option.
You can adjust the vertical position of the image, the 40 units of adjustment being divided between top and bottom margins



Set each option as required :-

Making a 6"x4" size stereo card


You make create a 6"x4" image of a stereo-card which may then be printed even if your printer does not support 6"x4" paper-size.
Select the 'Free Cropping Option...' in the toolbar and set a 3:4 aspect-ratio which is required for a 6"x4" size stereo card.
After selecting 'Free Cropping' and using the guide-lines, position the cross-hairs at the desired top-left position for the crop-rectangle and then hold-down the Left mouse button.
KEEPING THE BUTTON DEPRESSED drag the cross-hairs to the desired bottom-right position for the crop-rectangle and release the button.
Select Menu/File/Print Stereo Card...

Push 'Canvas Size' button.
Note ! 'Canvas Size' button is just for saving the stereo-card image.
For printing, you have to use 'Printer...' button for changing 'Paper Size'.

Set 6"x4" canvas size.

You can now save or show the stereo-card image.