Crop & Scale Images

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Need completely unbranded videos that you can use as support videos for your clients, your users or yourself?

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We’ve created our WordPress video tutorial series to include the following features:

  • Simple embed code, just copy and paste wherever you want
  • We host the video, so you get unlimited bandwidth, at no cost
  • HTML5 video, works great on all apple devices
  • Immediately and automatically updated with new versions of WordPress
  • High production standards, quality audio, scripts and captures
  • Saving you weeks, and weeks of work

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This short unbranded flash video from our video series introduces users how to crop and scale an image using the Image editor- for your clients, your users or yourself.

Cropping using the Imae Editor

This video introduces users to:

  • the Image Editing tools in the Image Editor
  • How to crop and scale an image
  • How to use use the Help link in the Image Editor
  • How to restore an image to its original state

It’s designed to be watched together with:

Simply embed it by grabbing the code
and following the instructions on the ‘Installation and Use Instruction‘ tab.

And here’s some info about cropping and scaling images that you can use to complement your videos — if you like!

Any image uploaded to your site’s media library can be edited using your Image Editor.

To access the image editor go to Media > Library in your dashboard and click on the name of an image you want to edit.  Now just click on the Edit Image link to reveal the advanced editing options.

Cropping an image is as simple as:

1.  Select the portion of the image you want to keep by clicking and dragging your mouse.
2.  Now click on the Crop button.
3.  If you are happy with the result, click Save.

How to crop with the image editor

Scaling an image is as easy as:

1.  Click on the Scale Image link to revea the editing fields.
2.  Change the width of the image.
3.  Click Scale.
4.  Choose which images to apply changes to then click Update Media.

How to scale with the image editor

You can restore an image to the original state by clicking on the Restore Image button.

Enjoy!

Usage

To embed our unbranded support videos into your sites, you must first
register their domains on our Support Video API page here.

To Embed:

1. Register your domains on our Support Video API page here.

  • Otherwise the embed code will return an
    error message.

Adding your domain to the Video Support API

2. Now download the text file which contains the embed code.

3. Copy the embed code from the text file.

4. Completely write your post or page including adding title, text, images, tags and categories.

5. Click on Save Draft, previewed your post / page and make all necessary edits.

6. Now click on the HTML tab to switch to the HTML editor and then paste the video embed code.

5. Click Publish.

Adding your embed code


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