AndreaMosaic is a little program for to create mosaics made with photographs. To create such kind of mosaic you need a collection of images to use for the tiles of the mosaic and you also need an image to use for the original, as a matrix for the mosaics. Then you can set the parameters of the program for to create very different kind of mosaics.

1.    Create a collection of Images

First of all you need a Directory where to story all the images to use as tiles of the mosaic. You can use Windows Explorer for to do this or also any other program. The images have to be JPG files, it is the most used format for photographs. You can also place the images in subdirectories for to organize better your images.The next step is to tell AndreaMosaic where is the collection of images to use. The program will then analyze all the images and the result will be stored in an AMC File (Andrea Mosaic Collection). This file contain the basic information of every image (the name of the image, the size, in which directory/subdirectoy it is stored)

2.    Set the parameters of the Mosaic

After creating the Image collection (or loading an existing one), it is necessary to set all the parameters of the mosaic. But for your first experiment you can leave the default values. Later with more experience and after reading the chapter ‘The Parameters of AndreaMosaic ‘ you can try different values.

3.    Select the Original Image

The third step is to choose what image you want to use for the Matrix of the mosaic. The program will then create a mosaic as close as possible to this original image.

4.    Create the Mosaic

The last step is to create the mosaic.You only have to press the button Create the Mosaic’s.Now you need only a little patience.The final mosaic will be saved in output file. At the end of the creation you can see a window with a preview of the mosaic. But I suggest to use a graphical program to open the mosaic and view all its details

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