For demonstration purposes we will walk through several examples of how configuration changes effect the processing of individual images. To do so we need a subject for those images and an appropriate website to work with. For discussion purposes, let us assume you are looking for stunning images of lightning storms. You have done a Google search and found the site RexWallpapers.com and specifically a page with lightning striking in the desert which has captured your attention...
Configuration #2 If the {Auto range when adding to the Collection} configuration is turned on, then Auto Range Fusking will occur when we process a direct image file. The second configuration Size of Range will be used to determine how many possible files are referenced. Here we have set the value to 25. The next four configurations determine what starting point for the range will be used. Since we have not selected either Always start with image number nor Search above and below added image, the Auto Range Fusking will begin with the image we added (lightning_20.jp) and look for "later" images in the sequence. |
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The IE display window now shows two images along with several missing file blocks so evidently there was a single image after the one we were looking at. The resulting file segment in the fusker collection tree is shown with a [+] symbol indicating it is fusked and looking closer we find the PreText now contains "lightning_" and there is a numeric fusk. The numeric range uses two digits, starts at 20, and ends at 44. The start value came from the image we added (lightning_20.jpg), the end value was chosen as 44 since there are 25 images contained in the range 20 to 44, and the number of digits 2 was chosen because the initial file used two digits to hold the number 20. |
Configuration #3 In this configuration we will investigate the use of the Always start with image number configuration. When this configuration is used, the text field is enabled to for you to set the value. In our case we will select 10 as the number to start from. Setting the starting point of the range essentially also sets the end point as well. The end point will always be the start point plus the range size minus 1 - such that the range includes exactly the number of images specified by the Size of Range configuration. |
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This time our display page starts with a lot of images we haven't seen previously. The bottom of the page again ends with missing file blocks Our tree segment is again numerically fusked with a start value of 10, and end value of 34, and uses two digits. The start value is clearly directly from the Always start with image number configuration and 34 is chosen as the end value to have the file cover exactly 25 images. The number of digits is chosen from the number of digits used in our initial file. |
Configuration #4 Rather than picking a starting point for the Auto Range Fusk we could simply ask Image Surfer Pro to center or initial image in the desired number of images. We do this by turning on Search above and below added image. We will leave Auto add zero in possible range of references turned off. |
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The IE display window now shows us images we had not seen before along with missing file blocks both before and after the images in the sequence (images 10 through 21 seem to exist while the others don't). The resulting segment looks very similar to that of our last example, but the numeric range is now 8 through 32. The starting value of 8 was chosen because it roughly centers our initial image (#20) in a range of 25 values (i.e. 12 images before and 12 images after or initial image for a total of 25 images). We are still using 2 digits to hold the numbers because our original image had 2 numeric digits. The first two images then are represented as "lightning_08.jpg" and "lightning_09.jpg". It is possible files "lightning_8.jpg" and "lightning_9.jpg" do exist. This can be determined by modifying the file segment's numeric fusk to use 1 digit and then using the button to redisplay the sequence. |
Configuration #5 After determining images "lightning_8.jpg" and "lightning_9.jp" do in fact exist we've decided to start with a direct reference to "lightning_8.jpg". This time we will turn on the Auto add zero in possible range of references configuration and investigate how that changes the result. |
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Again the IE display window starts and ends with missing file blocks for the file "lightning_0.jpg" and those after "lightning_21.jpg". The images between 1 and 21 are all present and we can scroll down the page enjoying each. The resulting file segment looks very similar to those of past examples but the numeric fusk starts with 0 and ends with 24 and uses only 1 digit. When we started with image 8 there were not 12 prior images so the starting point was limited. Because we told it to consider the 0th image in the sequence with our configuration "lightning_0.jpg" was used instead of "lightning_1.jpg". Once the starting point was chosen the end point was placed 25 images after the start based on the Size of Range configuration. The number of digits used to hold the numbers was set to 1 because our starting file used only one digit to hold the value 8. |