Image Editor

The Image Editor allows you to create images and text to display on your EV3 Brick. You can also edit existing image files. The Image Editor can open .rgf, .jpg, .png, and .bmp files.

Select Image Editor: on the Tools menu, click Image Editor.






The editing process has five steps:
1.Open your image
2.Change its size and placement
3.Adjust the contrast
4.Edit the image, using the tool palette to the left of the editing screen.
5.Save the image into your project.
Opening and Resizing the Image
Open your picture to begin editing.

Use the zoom buttons to adjust the size of the image. You can move the image by clicking and dragging it. The Preview window shows your image exactly as it will be on the EV3 Brick Display (178 pixels wide by 128 pixels high).



When you are happy with the size and placement of the image, click Next.
Adjusting the Contrast
Use the Threshold Slider on the left hand side to adjust the contrast of the image. Changing the contrast will affect how much detail there is in the final image.





Click Next when you are ready.
Editing the Image
You can edit your image further by adding lines, circles, and much more.

Open
New
Save
Cut: removes part of an image from the editing screen.
Copy: copies the selected image.
Paste: places the selected image onto your editing screen. You can click and drag the image into position. Pasted images can be moved while they are blue. Once they change to black, they cannot be moved around the editing screen.
Undo, Redo
Pencil: small, medium, or large free form line draw.
Rectangle: small, medium, or large rectangle.
Ellipse: small, medium, or large ellipse.
Select
Line: small, medium, or large width.
Fill
Erase: small, medium, or large eraser.
Text
Saving the Image
Save your image when you have finished editing. This will save the image into your Project folder for future use. The Project Properties Page lists all the images your project uses.


You can find and use your saved image in the Display Block by using Image mode.

Image Editor
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