This is a visual guide that is meant to help System Administrators understand the behavior of each sizing rule related to image layers for dynamically sized templates.
What are Sizing Rules?
Types of Sizing Rules
There are two types of sizing rules to control image layers:
- Translation sizing rules - how image layers shift in position within a document as the document enlarges
- Transformation sizing rules - how image layers themselves grow in size as the document enlarges
These two rules work together to move and re-size image layers in dynamically sized templates.
Types of Translation Sizing Rules
There are two types of translation rules:
- translation relative to the upper left corner of the document
- translation relative to another selected reference point
Translation Relative to the Top-Left Corner of the Document.
- No Slide
The top-left corner of the image layer does not move as the document resizes
- Slide Proportionately (to the New Document Size)
Moves the top-left corner of the image layer to the new X and Y positions, proportional to the document’s resized dimensions (default setting)
- Slide Width Proportionately (to the New Document Size)
Moves the top-left corner of the image layer to a new X position (proportional to the document’s resized width). The Y position of the image layer will not change.
- Slide Height Proportionately (to the New Document Size)
Moves the top-left corner of the layer to a new Y position proportional to the document’s resized height (X position does not change)
Translation Relative to a Selected Reference Point
- Keep Margin With ...
Maintains the original distance between a selected reference point of the layer you’re setting the sizing rule for and the selected reference point of another layer or container that you’re trying to maintain a relationship with.
- Keep Alignment With ...
Maintains alignment of the selected reference point of the layer you’re setting the sizing rule for with the selected reference point of another layer or container.
Types of Transformation Sizing Rules
There are two types of transformation sizing rules:
- Those that maintain the original aspect ratio of the image layer
- Those that change the original aspect ratio of the image layer
Translations that Maintain the Aspect Ratio
- No Scale
The dimensions of the image layer do not change as the document size changes.
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Scale Proportionately with Crop (to the New Document Size)
Scale Constraining Aspect (of the Original Layer)
The dimensions of the image layer are resized based on the new document size while maintaining the original aspect ratio. The image is cropped based on a set position defined by the Template Composer.
The image layer is resized and keeps the same aspect ratio as the original layer. This is one of the most-used settings for image transformation.
Translations that Change the Original Aspect Ratio
- Scale Proportionately (to the New Document Size) (stretches)
The image layer's width and height are resized proportionally to the document’s resized dimensions. Note the that image is stretched because the original aspect ratio wasn't maintained.
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Scale Width Proportionately (to the New Document Size)
The image layer’s width is resized proportionally to the document’s resized width. The image layer's height will not change. Note the that image is stretched horizontally because the original aspect ratio wasn't maintained.
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Scale Height Proportionately (to the New Document Size)
The image layer’s height is resized proportionally to the document’s resized height. The image layer's width will not change. Note the that image is stretched vertically because the original aspect ratio wasn't maintained.