Hello!

 

Two thoughts:

 

1. Digital Staircase wants to see your awesome SmartSplice creations!
We've been really impressed with what you've sent us so far. Keep them coming!
Please send your creations to: submit@digitalstaircase.com
(If you give us permission, we may feature it in a future blog post!)

 

2. SmartSplice Tip: Creating figures and diagrams.

With the new features in SmartSplice 2.0, it is now easy to create figures and diagrams using SmartSplice.  In this tip, we'll give a brief overview of some of these new capabilities. 

Step 1: Load an image from file (here, we chose a photo of a Malaysian marketplace). 

Step 2: Tap Extract/Insert, Insert object, and then Figure object.  Choosing Arrow will bring up an arrow to be inserted:

Step 3: Double-tap the screen to bring out options (e.g., flip, rotate, color,...).  Here we chose rotate.  The green circle with marked angles pops up to aid in precise rotations.  Drag your finger about the circle's center to rotate.

Step 4: Double-tap when done rotating; then drag the arrow and resize it as desired.

Step 5: Double-tap the screen again, and choose Color & opacity.  Use the sliders to choose the desired color and opacity of the object being inserted (here, an arrow). 

Step 6: Press OK when done.  Press the Insert button to insert the arrow into the image.

Step 7:  We'll now want to add some text.  Tap Extract/Insert, Insert object, and then Text.  Tap on the text box that appears and fill in the text you wish to insert.  Press Done on the Keyboard, and then OK to proceed.

Step 8: Choose the color, size, and position of the text (as you would for the arrow above).  Press Insert to insert the text into the image.

Step 9: Try adding other elements to the image, such as a speech bubble.  The bubble starts out opaque, but can be made semi-transparent by playing with the opacity slider.