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Design
in an Instant
How to Use Furniture Images
from Websites
by Evan Marsh Designs
Creator of DreamDraper
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We often get asked how to save
furniture or accessory images from websites, so that they can be incorporated into
a DreamDraper design and used for a presentation to your client.
It's easy to do!
On the right is a depiction of a
typical webpage featuring chairs. Notice that the chairs
are shown as small thumbnail images. On most webpages you will
be able to double-click on the thumbnail to view a
larger image of the chair. Whenever possible it
is best to save the larger image, which will appear
sharper in your presentation.
This following procedure will work for
the PC on most websites, although occasionally
you will come across a site that has their images protected and
you will not be able to save the images using this
method.
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After you have found your
desired furniture or accessory item, place your mouse over the image and
right-click. A menu of options will appear,
similar to the illustration shown on the left.
Then left-click on the
option shown in the illustration: Save Picture
As...
At this point, a Save
Picture pop-up window will appear, similar to the
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The next step is to choose
the location on your computer where you want to save
the image. Most of our customers save their
information in client folders located under MY
DOCUMENTS. To quickly
go to that location, click on the MY DOCUMENTS icon (see
#1) on
the left side of the pop-up window. Or use the
"Save in:" drop-down box (see #2) that is located at the top of
the pop-up window, to navigate to the location on your
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Helpful tips:
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Remember the location on your
computer where you saved the image. A common problem is
that people will save files, and then they can't
remember where they are located!
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Remember the source of the image.
You may want to prefix the filename
to indicate the furniture company and model number, for your future reference.
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In general, get into the habit
of not including special
characters in a filename, other than underscores and dashes.
Some programs will not recognize files that contain special
characters as part of the filename. (Special
characters include items such as $ or %, etc.)
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A filename should only contain
one period, located between the filename and the extension,
such as "filename.jpg".
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Make sure that you are saving
the furniture or accessory image as a JPG file, with an extension of jpg.
Now that your image has been
saved to your computer's hard drive, you can insert it into the DreamDraper
program and incorporate actual furniture or accessory images into your
designs. Below is an example of a very popular technique
first introduced by DreamDraper - designing on a photo.
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Start with a bare window. |
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Create your DreamDraper
design - all to scale - and fill your design with actual
fabric. |
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The illustration on the
right depicts what normally would happen if you inserted
images from a website. Most furniture and
accessories have a background such as that white
block background surrounding the chairs, that obscures parts of the design or photo. DreamDraper
is the first design program to give you the ability to
remove that white background, with a click of your
mouse! |
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When you first insert your
furniture, the DreamDraper program will detect the
background border (see #1 in the illustration at left).
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With literally just a click
of the mouse (see #2 in the illustration at right - just
click on the box), you
can eliminate the background... and voila! See
the image below. |
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Nothing could be
easier or faster!
Present truly
professional, realistic renderings, all within a
single program - DreamDraper! The
ability to remove the unwanted background of a
furniture image, literally with a click of the
mouse, is another DreamDraper innovation! |
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The finished window
treatment is shown in the photo on the left.
Notice how similar it looks to the DreamDraper
rendering shown above.
No other design program can
match the capabilities of DreamDraper.
Click here to view a demo.
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In our next newsletter, we
will show you how you can design on a photo, and
literally tuck your window treatment sketch behind the
furniture in the photo - in a few seconds! Or you
can cut out the chaise lounge in the photo - in seconds
- and use it in a different setting. All done
within DreamDraper. No other program
required. All exclusive to DreamDraper.
For more information on other
features exclusive to DreamDraper, click
here
to view online demos. To learn how to use these
features, click
here and visit our tutorial
webpage to view easy, step-by-step lessons. DreamDraper is one of the best investments you can make for your
design studio. |
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