Processing an image
The current image can be processed either by:
- Clicking the button at the very bottom left of the SizeFixer user interface (marked ‘Process this image’).
- Choosing ‘Process this image’ from the Processing menu.
At this stage, the Processing Window will appear. It displays the filename of the image being processed, a progress indicator, the time currently taken and an estimation of time remaining. Typically this last measure will jump around in the early stages of processing, but will settle down. You can hide this window by clicking the small red cross in the top right, or by selecting ‘Hide’ from the menu. You can recall it by selecting ‘Show processing’ from SizeFixer’s Processing menu.
IMAGES CAN TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO PROCESS! This is especially true with images processed with super resolution. There is a phenomenal amount of processed being carried out. You should receive reasonably regular updates on progress, but don’t worry if you don’t see any progress for a minute or two - often the computer is busy doing something else, or SizeFixer may be precalculating some information. You should always receive the ‘Elapsed time’ update every second. If you do not, there is a problem. Initially, 'Time remaining' will start off artificially high - generally, 'Time remaining' will reduce rapidly until about 25% - 30% progress is completed, so don't worry if the initial estimate seems very high!
When processing is finished, you'll see something similar to above. You can see the output image's filename by holding the mouse over the 'Last job completed OK' text. You can also see this filename during processing by holding the mouse over the input filename displayed by the 'Processing:' label.
Cancelling processing
If you do not wish to finish processing, or are certain that SizeFixer is not processing your image, clicking the large red cross next to the image filename will cancel processing. This will not close the Processing Window.
What you can and can’t do during processing
- You cannot alter any parameters or the output size of the image at this stage, since it would interfere with processing.
- You can still open Views on the image, though they will be rendered much more slowly than usual.
- You can safely use other applications, though because SizeFixer needs a lot of memory, and is extremely processor intensive, other applications may be more sluggish to respond.
- You can Minimize SizeFixer by clicking on the left-most button in SizeFixer’s title bar.
- Selecting ‘Always keep this window on top of other applications’ from the Processing Window’s menu will cause it to hover over other applications, so you can still view progress. Clicking the small red cross at the top right of the Processing Window will hide it (but not cancel processing).
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