iModeler tutorial – Annotating pictures
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Picture annotations are a unique feature at iModeler that is likely to change your way of sharing modeling pictures on the web.
iModeler makes it fabulously easy to add pictures to your postings, and mixing pictures with text is simple, too. But what if you want to point out or describe something on a picture? Like highlighting the spot that you've worked on or labeling the paints used for the different camouflage colors. Like here:
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- 1. The fit of this panel wasn't as good as the rest of the kit
...or here:
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- 1. Kit decals
- 2. Panel line wash
- 3. Black-basing
- 4. OOB cockpit
There wasn't any easy way of doing it on the web, right? Well... now there is. Starting today, iModeler will allow you to do just that, right in our post editor. In a way that does not affect your picture file so that it can also be viewed "clean" if desired.
Watch this video to learn how:
Thanks! Looks like a handy tip. Plus a new skill for this old dog to try...
Great idea Martin.
I post all my articles from my iPad.
I watched the video, but unfortunately I couldn't edit photos on my iPad.
Not sure if it's me or the operating system.
Hi Julian, unfortunately the editing part requires a mouse and so does not yet work on touch devices... hence the effect you describe.
Thank you for letting me know. I thought it was a problem my end.
I'll have to use my wife's laptop. It will be a very useful addition to anyone wishing to post models on iModeler. Thanks again for your help.
GREAT! thks soooo much
Very cool. It will be very handy for reviews and in progress builds
Very nice addition to the already great site!
Hello Martin,
Thanks for sharing this knowledge with us.
Never to old to learn something extra.
Regards,
Dirk
This is a very nice feature, thanks ! I just went back and added comments to a posting that I made last night. It worked great for me... This is the best site ever ! 🙂
Great feature!
Always wondered how [they] did that little addition. Thanks for this! 🙂
This is pure gold. A great addition. Been trying it on the laptop and although it's really easy to use, and works perfectly, it won't upload when I press post. I get a message "there's a problem with posting"
Fantastic work, guys.
'liked'
David @dirtylittlefokker, just tested it with your settings - worked. Could you try it once again? And thinking about it, did you use any special characters in the labels (like $, % or anything like that)?
Wow this is fantastic and great fun to do. Thanks for all the work involved just Great!
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1. Damage to tank replicated from original photo
2. Nuclear missile with finetuning
3. Mirage 2000N Heller 1/72
4. panel lines pinwash
Funny how the comments don't show up in thumbnails. I wouldn't guess anything was written there
On thumbnails it would be too cluttered, instead a speech bubble is displayed in the upper right corner when an image contains notes.
Thanks Boris. It was after I posted that I noticed the bubble
Just tried, Boris, nothing fancy in terms of characters - just keep getting the "There was an error when replying to that topic" message.
@raikisan
Testing (and hinting at my next stupid project 😀 )
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1. 'Tis ye olde bote
Wow! Very usefull and funny
Very cool and needed feature. I will definitely use it. Thanks!
Sweet. So easy that even I will be able to do it. Thanks!
Martin, I’ve always expressed my enthusiasm about iModeler functionality and easy going user experience, but this new feature sure pushes the envelope further.
Any plans to enable this update features to touch devices sometime in the future?
Thanks for making the best modelling website by far!
We certainly would like to, and it's definitely in our roadmap. However, supporting touch and small screens in editing mode are actually quite difficult to do in a good way, so we decided to skip these features in the initial release. Instead, we will be concentrating on gathering feedback from the users (everything is still in Beta) and hardening the functionality before adding support for touch.
Thank you for working on it and developing something that already is cool!
This is great. Good work to all involved with this. Big thumbs up.
Great feature @editor will definitely use it!
Oh. I like that - I'm going to be using that a lot, I think!
Excellent feature, just tried it. Though my photo editor feature does have a similar ability, its a more intense procedure, while this process now offered by Imodeler is very simple to use. Thanks for adding this ability to the site.
Wow, what an awesome feature. Once again Martin you have demonstrated why this is the best modeling site on the web. Keep up the good work.
Outstanding ! Thanks Martin & Boris. @raikisan And anyone else who worked on this !
Just tried it on my wife's laptop, and it worked just fine.
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Sweet!
Well, here's tryin'
1. It was my own fault I couldn't get it to work. I forgot to put the [pics] link in the article.
Glad that this has worked out 🙂
Me, too. Thanks, and kudos!
Here you go Martin @editor
and
David; @dirtylittlefokker
Looks like I'll have to retire this guy... Say "good by" to my red tipped tooth pick...
Looks like his job has been outsourced.
1. You won't be seeing much of me around here anymore........... I'm not needed......
1. So much for my job security....... and I've been at this job for two years now............. Gee thanks fellas
1. I guess it's time to pack everything up and head to Hawaii.............. I've been replaced. So long gents.
There it's official.
No more red tipped tooth pick.
Thanks for the improvements... 🙂
Martin, you're a wizard! Made simply a terrific addition! Bravo! But maybe instead of the circle on the pointer end to make the arrow? This will allow you to more accurately point to very small objects in the photo. In the attached photo I tried to show it for comparison. The arrows point to very small spots on the wing. But with the help of circles it can not be done.
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1. Very small spots on the wing
2. Technical mark
Dmitry,
I can clearly see your point. We'd need to think over how the editing part should work having an arrow rather than a point (which is a convenient drag handle), but we'll put it into our idea backlog.
Very handy feature! Much appreciated.
Love it!
That looks fun. Thanks for this
Bravo Martin & the team!
Haven’t tried it yet, but this looks to be one of those things everybody will wonder how we managed without. Internet watch out!
I would rate this almost better than Nutella… well maybe not better… if I had to choose one for the deserted island it would have to be Nutella, but still this is mighty good.
P.S. I would second Dmitry – make an arrow head at the tip instead of the circle. I mean we are modelers and should be able to handle sharp objects… right?
Cheers,
Aleks
1. Dude, seriously?
Seems like you hurt Mr. Nutella's ego...
Seems it is working after all!
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1. a table knife before spreading Nutella on the bread
1. a table knife AFTER spreading Nutella on the bread
Thanks for the upgrade. Great idea.
Here's a silly question. How can I accept a friend request. I'm sure it's just me messing up, but I went to the profile of the person who requested me as a friend and I clicked on the accept friend request but nothing happens. Like I said, it's probably just me doing something wrong. I'm really not the techie type. Thanks for any help.