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Having a digital image of a moulding profile or a piece of consignment art can be invaluable as a reference. Images can be stored in many different files in FrameReady.
You can import images of:
retail products,
customer’s artwork
pre, during, and post production images of the framing techniques,
moulding profiles. (This is especially helpful for mobile framers and galleries).
Images can be imported from any digital file or catalog.
Photos can be added from an iOS Device. See: iPhone and iPad Apps
Caution: FileMaker Inc has deprecated the "Store only a reference to the file" feature. This means it may be removed from future versions of FileMaker Pro.
Choose Store only as Reference to the file option. This checkbox is available when choosing Insert Picture and it saves a link to the photo instead of saving the actual photo in the database. This helps keep the database files lean. Alternatively, avoid importing large image files and/or resize before importing.
Many moulding companies have web sites where you may capture catalog profile images. Having them in your FrameReady program allows the cutter in the back room to double check the selection of a moulding on a certain work order.
Click Insert Picture/Image to import a JPEG or TIF file of your moulding sample.
You may use the Note field for things such as moulding is prone to flaws, wax finish is hand rubbed.
You may wish to reference an obscure component item, such as comp corners or security hangers, with a digital photo.
Click the Add to Photo button to import a photo.
Click the Add to Photo button to import a photo.
Picture File stores an unlimited number of digital photos. It is the same button that appears in the Shop tab of the Work Order screen. This would be where you would store photos of the step-by-step mounting or framing process of a complex or difficult order.
Print Bio is a document is for galleries wanting to produce a write-up about a certain contact (artist) for a gallery show or reception. The image prints onto this document.
The images in this file are not entered here, but drawn from the Products file.
There is an option to have a product picture print on the invoice under Invoice Options. Only pictures uploaded to the Products file will be printed, not images uploaded to the Work Order file.
To delete an unwanted image, click on the image and press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard.
How do I make sure I don’t lose my images when I move from my laptop computer to my desktop?
Images will be lost if the source is moved. You can store the entire image in FrameReady but this will greatly enlarge the size of your files.
When importing an image:
Check the box Store only a reference to the file.
This continues to show the image in FrameReady but actually keeps
the file where it is located.
Create a folder on your root directory (C: drive). Entitle the
folder “Images“.
Put all of your images in this folder. This way if you move your
FrameReady program and the Images folder to another computer, the
images will transfer over as well.
Caution: FileMaker Inc has deprecated the "Store only a reference to the file" feature. This means it may be removed from future versions of FileMaker Pro.