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GetPixit is an innovative screen capture, share and management software. It enables to capture screens and images in a variety of ways and facilitates sharing them with cloud and non-cloud applications seamlessly and also comes with an editing tool for image annotations and manipulating images. This application lets user to capture high quality images, manage and organize them with different options such as Categories, Sub categories, Tags, etc., which will be helpful for searching a particular image among a number of captures.

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All features are available around the tool on four sides providing middle area for image display. All features are grouped into meaningful sections. Home bar on the left comprises of capture buttons on the top, management buttons with fly-out panels in the middle and user preferences in the bottom. File, Edit, Window and Help menus are in the menu bar on the top. In the bottom, captured image properties along with image navigation and drag me buttons are managed in status bar. Toolbar on the top below menu bar, consists of common buttons for annotation editing and changing properties in addition to grid view and smart pencil buttons on the top right. Image annotation and image editing tools are located on the right. These tools can be toggled using a toggle button on the right bottom. In the following, each of the sections are explained in detail.

Home Bar (1)

Home bar is the left most quick access bar that has options to capture, manage the captured images and user preferences.

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Button Icon

Name

Description

Cursor

Selects one or multiple objects, to move or resize the object.

 

Text

Adds any text annotation on the image and canvas area.

Text: Adds plain text without any box. This is useful captions and titles. 

 

Textbox: Adds text in a text box. Text is aligned inside the box.

 

Rich Textbox: Adds RTF annotation. By double clicking the annotation, it opens RTF editor for adding the content.

Message Callout: Message is displayed in a box with a pointer to the message source.
Arrow Callout: Message is displayed in a box with a arrow pointer to the message source.
Multi-line Callout: Message is displayed in a box with a multi-line arrow pointer to the message source.
Round Left Callout: Message is displayed in an ellipse with a left side pointer to the message source.
Round Center Callout: Message is displayed in an ellipse with a center pointer to the message source.
Round Right Callout: Message is displayed in an ellipse with a right side pointer to the message source.
Text Ellipse: Adds text in an ellipse. Text is aligned inside the ellipse.
Cloud Callout: Adds text in a clod shape. Text is aligned inside the shape.
Bam Callout: Adds text in an explosion shape. Text is aligned inside the shape.
Star Callout: Adds text in a star shape. Text is aligned inside the shape.


Arrow

Draws arrow on the image/canvas

Line Arrow: Draws a single/double pointed line arrow.

Edge Arrow: Draws an arrow with edged point in one end
Arrow: Draws a broad arrow


Freehand Lines

Allows drawing freehand lines on an image. If the smart pencil option is enabled, application tries to convert drawn shapes into geometric shapes.

Geometric Shapes


Allows drawing different geometric shapes on the image.


Line: Draw a single line. Press 'Shift' button to align line either horizontally or vertically while drawing. This helps to draw perfect horizontal and vertical lines

   

Lines:  Draw multiple connected straight lines using the selected points. 

   

Lines with Interpolation:  Draw an interpolated curve through a set of points. 

Rectangle:  Draws a rectangle with cornered edges. Press 'Shift' button to draw a square while drawing.

Rounded Rectangle: Draws a rectangle with round edges. Press 'Shift' button to draw a square while drawing.

Ellipse: Draws an ellipse. Press 'Shift' button to draw a circle while drawing.

Polygon: Draws a filled polygon connecting the selected points.

Polygon with Interpolation:  Draws a filled interpolated smooth edged polygon through the selected points.

Freehand Polygon: Draws a filled freehand polygon. If the smart pencil is enabled, application tries to fit a geometric shape if possible.


Highlight

Highlights a region on image. Highlight color can be selected from top toolbar or from the properties.

Blur Rectangle

Blurs a portion of image. This is annotation and can be moved and resized as required. 

EraserErases a part of the image with white color. Width of the eraser can be selected from the outline width in the top tool bar.


Sticky Note

Adds a sticky note annotation. This annotation is usually used to include a note on the image outside the image to make a note. 


Counter Rectangle

Adds continuous numbering on the image/canvas. Option to reset the numbering is also available.

Counter Circle:  Adds a non-editable circular counter.

Counter Rectangle:  Adds an editable rectangular counter that has options like cut, copy and paste on right click.

Embed Image

Embeds an image in an annotation from a selected image file. Annotation can be resized as required.

Timestamp

 Timestamp, Rubber stamp and Link annotations are grouped together.

  

Time stamp: Adds Timestamp along with image metadata like categories, creation time, dimensions etc.  User can modify the default template in user preferences. It is an editable textbox and is often used for adding image info to the image before sharing.

Rubber Stamp: Helps to add stamp on the image E.g. Approved by <User-name>. User can modify the default template in user preferences. Stamp is editable. 
Link: Helps to add an URL on image which when clicked directs to web browser in view only interaction mode.


Clipart/Images

Displays a list of defined web URLs. Click on the links to open images in a browser. Drag and drop Clip art/Images from browser to the canvas. These images will be converted into embedded image annotations. They can also be dropped on toolbar to import and open as a new image in a tab.

Vector Icons

Adds a selected vector icon on image and canvas. Recently selected icons along with a set of predefined icons are presented in a popup for selection. These are font icons. In order to change the color of an icon, font color needs to be changed. It acts as foreground color for icons. 

Vector Icon browser

A large collection of vector icons are displayed in Icon browser. Icons can be copied or dragged and dropped to the image/canvas. 

Image Toolbox (6)

Image toolbox provides options for image manipulation including Resize, Rotate, Flip, adjust Brightness & contrast and apply Effects etc. on the image. This toolbox can be selected by clicking on the toggle button below right hand toolbox.                                                  

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