Creating an Image with Field Data & A Picture

[BradDuns]

In one of my layouts I have created an ID Card like view that has a persons image and layered over the top of it I have some fields. 

Is there a way to export that composite as an image?

I was thinking something like if I grouped the composite and gave it a name I could export it as a script step but searching came up with mostly how to copy layout objects to a different layout...

Currently it works to screenshot the composite but I would like to automate the process a little bit.

Thanks for any help

Edited March 25, 2017 by BradDuns

[Fitch]

You could print it to a PDF, would that work for you?

[BradDuns]

A PDF isn't an allowed image format so I would need to convert it.

I ended up using a Shell/AppleScript to automate the screen capture and name it using: 

"do shell script \"screencapture -x -R11,221,490,413 ~/FolderPath/" & User::UserName & ".png\""

I put the part I wanted captured in the far upper left of the layout so it's always in the same spot. I got the coordinates using the numbers from Cmd+shift+4. 

Maybe there is a better way but this works pretty good.

Edited March 25, 2017 by BradDuns

[Lee Smith]

why can't you just print them out as labels?

[BradDuns]

The composite image I am creating is for posting to social media.

It has a User's picture with updated stats so I just need the composite digitally. 

[OlgerDiekstra]

Screencapture can be unpredictable. What if a user zooms in or out? Or they move the window? An alternative approach is to use imagemagick (open source) in a script. Export the image, then use imagemagick to overlay it with information and keep tight control. Imagemagick works on both OSX and Windows.

[BradDuns]

5 hours ago, OlgerDiekstra said:

Screencapture can be unpredictable. What if a user zooms in or out? Or they move the window? An alternative approach is to use imagemagick (open source) in a script. Export the image, then use imagemagick to overlay it with information and keep tight control. Imagemagick works on both OSX and Windows.

That's true. 

I have updated my script to use GetLayoutObjectAttribute to set the coordinates of the layout object I want to capture. This script won't work on PC but it will adjust if the user moves the window or zooms.

Thank you!