The User Settings section contains tabs that separate sections. Beneath each tab are one or more sections that further organize options available.
Select the tab first and then click the icon for the component.
General Tab
• Application
Double-Click on Record
1 Double-clicking on a record will open the Asset Information window.
2 Double-clicking on a record will open the Preview window.
3 Double-clicking on a record will open the asset for editing with the application used to create the asset.
NOTE: If the asset is under control of a version control system (e.g. Cumulus Vault), it will be checked out.
4 Double-clicking on a record will open the asset for viewing with the application used to create the asset.
Measurement
5 Selects preferred unit of measurement for heights and widths.
When Updating
6 Forces Cumulus to count assets before cataloging begins, so that it can display a progress bar (slows performance).
7 Records of newly cataloged assets will always be added to the current collection.
8 Users carrying out auto cataloging (via a directory category) will be informed of auto cataloging activities: the Metadata Editor window will pop up.
9 Activate to include the records of unchanged assets in an update process useful e.g. if catalog settings have been changed).
10 Activate to updated the records for contained assets (related sub assets).
11 Activate to additionally delete records of no longer contained sub assets.
Category handling when dragging and dropping records into a different catalog
12 If activated, a dialog is shown for each drag and drop action, allowing users to decide on the category handling individually.
13 Categories to which the dragged & dropped records are assigned in the source catalog, but are missing in the target catalog, will be created there.
14 Categories to which the dragged & dropped records are assigned in the source catalog, but are missing in the target catalog, will be ignored
Checkout
15 Users carrying out a version control (e.g. the Cumulus Vault Option) can define their general Checkout Location. That way they can avoid being asked for the Checkout Location for each check out they perform.
When Starting
16 At startup, Cumulus will open all catalogs and collections that were open when Cumulus was closed the last time. If this option is not enabled, Cumulus will always start without an open catalog or collection.
• WebAlbum
1 Automatically loads the Album Layout that was used last when the WebAlbum feature is started. (See “WebAlbum”, for a description on how to use the WebAlbum feature.)
Display Tab
The Display Tab provides access to general display options, options for transparency display and the display options for the different view modes.
• General
Thumbnail Size
1 Defines the sizes of small, medium and large thumbnails. The sizes defined here for thumbnails are those displayed when the respective size is selected.
Collection Window
2 When selecting another View Set the settings for all windows and panes will change to those of the newly selected set. If the option is not activated, the settings will change for the currently selected pane or window only.
3 Highlights the active sub-pane in the color selected in the field on the right. Click the button to select a color.
Color Management
4 Shows preview with color management profile used by asset and highlights any part of the image that is beyond the printable color spectrum of the printer selected in # 5, below.
5 Selects a color management printer profile - Mac OS: ColorSync; Windows: ICM. (Disabled if # 4 is not selected.)
6 Click to select a warning color for unprintable shades in an asset.
• Transparency
Some asset formats create transparent areas in an image’s preview or thumbnail. For these you can specify how the transparent areas are displayed. Such formats are: Portable Network Graphics (PNG), GIF Image, Photoshop (PSD, PSB), TARGA Image (TGA, TPIC), Windows Cursor (CUR) and Windows Icon (ICO).
Transparency Grid Display
1 If activated, the transparent areas of a preview are displayed as a grid and you can select the grid size. If not activated, the background color selected for the Record View Set is used for transparency display of a preview.
2 If activated, the transparent areas of a thumbnail are displayed as a grid and you can select the grid size. If not activated, the background color selected for the Record View Set is used for transparency display of a thumbnail.
3 Allows you to choose colors for the grid. You can either choose a pre-defined color combination or define your own custom combination. Click the buttons to select the colors for your custom combination.
• View Modes – Groups of Options
The options for the different view modes– that is, the Info View, the Asset Info Window, the Preview View, the preview Window and the Category Info Window – comprise one or more of the following groups.
Audio
1 When you open the view, the voice annotation in the first Audio field of the Information window will be played (only works on Windows).
Assets/Categories
Specifies what happens once you open an Information window
2 Cumulus opens a new Information window for each asset/category.
3 Cumulus uses one window to show information on all currently selected assets/categories. Displays and lets you edit common information for multiple records/categories.
4 The open window displays the records/categories currently selected in the Collection window and follows any selection changes.
5 The open window displays the values that are identical for all currently selected records/categories.
Window Position
6 Always displays the window on top of all other windows.
Preview Window Mode
7 Always opens a preview in fullscreen.
8 Always opens a preview in a separate preview window.
9 Keeps the Preview window always on top of the Cumulus main window (Default). – If deactivated, the preview window remains inside the Cumulus main window, as in earlier versions of Cumulus.
Preview View Size
10 Defines the sizes of small, medium and large preview views. The sizes defined here for preview views are those displayed when the respective size is selected.
Preview Image Size
You can select one of the following options:
11 Shows asset previews at the selected predefined preview view size.
12 Shows asset previews at the actual size of the asset. (For large images with high resolution, this could result in a very large preview.)
13 Enables selecting whether previews are enlarged or reduced to fit the size of the preview window.
14 Enables selecting whether the width of previews is enlarged or reduced to fit the size of the preview window.
15 Enables selecting whether the height of previews is enlarged or reduced to fit the size of the preview window.
16 Selects a predetermined size for all previews.
Additional Preview Settings
17 Hides the toolbar when the preview is displayed fullscreen (only available with the Preview Window settings).
18 Shows an error message if a preview can’t be generated.
Use Mouse Wheel in Preview For
19 Toggle the mouse wheel function: Either use the mouse wheel to cycle between records, or between the pages of multi-page records.
TIP: Press Ctrl while using the mouse wheel to invert the way it works.
Search & Sort Tab
• Records
Category List Search
These options affect the way the Cumulus application finds records if you double-click on categories. – Note that these settings also affect the search results when the Categories field is included in a search request (e.g. with Quicksearch)!
1 Found records must match at least one selected category.
2 Found records must match all selected categories.
3 Found set includes records assigned to parent categories of the selected category. (Categories that have subcategories are called parent categories.)
4 Found set includes records assigned to subcategories of the selected category.
5 Found set includes records belonging to the original category of a related subcategory.
NOTE: Difference between finding files by Category List Search, or by Quicksearch The Category List Search performs an “is” search, the Quick search a “contains” search. If, for example, you search for a category called “test” with the Category List Search, the search result will contain only records belonging to that category (and, depending on the Preferences, records belonging to categories below and/or beneath that category). If you perform a (record) Quicksearch with the string “test”, the search result will contain not only records belonging to that category, but also records belonging to any other category containing that string in its name, such as “testcase” or “protest”. It is possible to obtain the same search result with the Category List Search. To do so, first select all categories containing the respective string (via Find > Show Categories Containing), then press Enter or perform a double click.
Quicksearch Fields
6 Activates the default setting for Record Quicksearch: a “contains” search in the record fields Record Name, Notes, Keywords, and Categories
7 Only with catalogs containing multi language record fields: If activated, the Quicksearch is extended to all language specific fields of the default field selection.
8 Enables an individual setting for the Record Quicksearch. If this option is activated, Quicksearch will search the fields displayed in the list. Click Add to get a list of all available record fields of the type String, String List and Integer. A “contains” search is performed for all included String and String List fields and an “is” search for all included Integer fields. Make sure the fields are correctly indexed for searching in the Catalog Settings of the catalogs where you want to use Record Quicksearch.
NOTE: To allow multi-lingual searching, you must add the required language specific fields explicitly. The exception of this rule is the Categories field (see below).
9 Activate this option to enable multi-lingual searching in the Categories field (only relevant it the Categories field is contained in your individual Quicksearch settings).
Additional Options
10 Selected records remain selected even when sort criterion or order is changed, or when a (new) search is performed and they appear in the search result, or when a filter is applied.
NOTE: After a search/sort/filter operation, the collection automatically scrolls to the first selected record, i.e. the first record displayed is not necessarily the first record in the collection (use the scrollbar to scroll to the top of the collection).
11 Sorting criteria are kept for the result of a search.
12 Drop-down list to select a record field’s contents as sorting criteria when a catalog is newly opened (aka, “initial sorting”). Additionally, select whether the sorting is performed in ascending (A-Z, 0-9) or descending (Z-A, 9-0) order.
NOTE: In the drop-down list, the fields are presented with their names and field types, which helps to select the proper field if there are fields with identical names, but different field type. For the rare but possible case that fields with identical names also have the same field type, just open the drop-down list with the CTRL key pressed. Then the fields GUIDs are displayed, too, in addition to name and field type, allowing for an unambiguous identification of the fields. The GUID of the currently selected field is also revealed by a tool tip.
• Categories
Category Search Also Finds
These options affect the way the Cumulus application finds categories using the Category Quicksearch.
1 If activated, category nested into the found categories are also found and displayed.
Quicksearch Fields
2 Activates the default setting for Quicksearch: a “contains” search in the category field Category Name,
3 Only with catalogs containing multi language record fields: If activated, the Quicksearch is extended to all language specific fields of the default field selection.
4 Enables an individual setting for category Quicksearch. If this option is activated, category Quicksearch will search the fields displayed in the list. Click Add to get a list of all available category fields of the type String, String List and Integer. A “contains” search is performed for all included String and String List fields and an “is” search for all included Integer fields. Make sure the fields are correctly indexed for searching in the Catalog Settings of the catalogs where you want to use category Quicksearch.
Printing Tab
1 If a Record View Set defines the layout for printing (and not the Advanced Print Settings), the records’ thumbnails will be printed in high-resolution so the printouts can serve as contact sheets.
Asset Handling Tab
1 You can preset one Asset Handling Set used for cataloging in all catalogs and one Asset Handling Set for the asset access done in all catalogs. Depending on your Cumulus configuration, you can also select a Permissions Template for cataloging. This template will then be applied to the cataloged asset. If you activate the Show dialog option, you can select an Asset Handling Set and Permissions Template when cataloging assets.
OR
2 You can assign different Asset Handling Sets to different catalogs (even different ones for cataloging and asset access).
NOTE: The Asset Handling Set selected for asset access also determines the asset processors offered when converting an asset.
