2. Technical Requirements
| Supported Platforms |
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/SP,
MacOS 10.2+ |
| Memory |
Minimum: 128MB |
| Hard Drive Space |
60MB |
| Internet Connection |
Minimum: 56K modem |
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3. Obtaining a Username and Password
Students and Faculty may obtain a password sheet from the following locations:
- Information/Reference Desk, Brooklyn Campus Library (1st floor)
- Visual Resources Center, Brooklyn Campus Library (3rd floor)
- Circulation Desk, Pratt Manhattan Center Library (Room 410)
To obtain the Student password online, click here, and enter your Pratt email username and password.
The Luna Insight passwords will change at the beginning of each semester.
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4. Downloading the Luna Insight Software
A one-time download of the Insight software is required for full access to the digital image collections.
Instructions for PC:
1. Visit http://library.pratt.edu/digital_java.html
2. Click on Download
3. Enter your Pratt email username and password
4. Click on Download Windows Client
5. Do you want to run or save this file? press Run
6. Are you sure you want to run this software? press Run
7. At the WinZip Self-Extractor window, press OK
8. Press Setup; the installation will begin
9. From the Insight Installation window:
a. Introduction: press Next
b. Choose Install Set: press Next for Typical
c. Choose Installation Directory: press Next for default
d. Choose Alias Folder: Select and press Next
e. Upgrade Check: Select No and press Next
f. Pre-installation Summary: press Install
g. Install Complete: press Done
Instructions for Macintosh:
1. Visit http://library.pratt.edu/digital_java.html
2. Click on Download
3. Enter your Pratt email username and password
4. Click on Download Mac Client
5. From your desktop, double-click on the mac_client folder
6. Double-click on the installinsight icon
7. From the Insight Installation window:
a. Introduction: press Next
b. Choose Install Set: press Next for typical
c. Choose Installation Directory: press Next for default
d. Choose Alias Folder: Select and press Next
e. Upgrade Check: Select No and press Next
f. Pre-installation Summary: press Install
g. Install Complete: press Done
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5. Downloading the Luna Insight Software
After downloading the Luna Insight software:
1. Double-click on the Insight icon on your desktop 
2. Enter the Luna Insight username and password (see #3)
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6. Opening Collections
After logging into the Luna Insight software (see #5):
1. Select the collection you wish to view
2. To open multiple collections simultaneously, click on the check box next to each collection you wish to view
3. Press the Select button
4. The collection(s) you selected will open in the “Group Workspace”
NOTE: You can change collections during your Insight session from the File menu in the Group Workspace: File --> Open Collection.
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7. The Group Workspace
In the Group Workspace, image thumbnails appear on the right side of the window, with the Main Menu on the left:
Using the Group Workspace:
1. Select an image by clicking once on a thumbnail
2. Deselect an image that has previously been selected by clicking once on the thumbnail
3. View a large-size image in the “Image Workspace” by double-
clicking on the thumbnail
4. View the descriptive data for an image by selecting the thumbnail, and clicking on Data in the Main Menu
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8. The Image Workspace
Double-clicking a thumbnail in the Group Workspace opens a large-size image in the Image Workspace:
The Image Workspace Toolbar allows you to perform the following functions:
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Select |
Select an image |
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Close |
Close the selected image |
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Zoom Out |
Zoom in by clicking the image |
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Zoom In |
Zoom out by clicking the image |
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Show Data |
View descriptive information |
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Pan Tool |
Pan/scroll a zoomed image |
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Maximize Image |
Maximize image view |
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Minimize Image |
Minimize image view |
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Print Image |
Print the selected image |
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Help |
Access Luna's help pages |
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Create Annotations |
Create annotations/web links |
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Show Annotations |
Show annotations/web links |
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Measure / Scale |
Measure and scale images |
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Back |
Return to Group Workspace |
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Minimize Toolbar |
Hide the toolbar |
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9. Searching for Images
Keyword searching is the most effective way to locate images, and will retrieve images with the keyword(s) appearing anywhere in the descriptive data. From the Group Workspace:
1. Select Search in the Main Menu
2. Select by keywords
3. Enter artist and/or title keywords; DO NOT use “and,” “or,” or other boolean operators in your search
4. Click on the Search button
Tips for effective keyword searching:
- Truncate search terms with *
e.g., photo* will retrieve photograph, photographs, photography, photos, etc.
- Narrow your search with more keywords
- Broaden your search with fewer keywords
Insight permits searching within individual data fields, such as Artist name, Date, Museum, etc. To search within individual data fields:
1. Select Search in the Main Menu
2. Select by data fields
3. Select the desired data field
4. Select a value from the provided list and click on Select; if a list does not appear, follow the prompts for a boolean search
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10. Exporting Images
Exporting images (saving them locally on your hard drive) is useful when you need to create presentations, manipulate images beyond the scope of the Insight software, or burn images onto a CD. From the Group Workspace:
1. Select the thumbnail(s) you want to export
2. From the Main Menu, select File, then Export Selected
3. Select a resolution; “up to 1536 pixels” is recommended for classroom use
4. Save the images, naming them either individually or
by field value:
a. To name images individually—
i. Navigate to the desired folder on your hard drive
ii. Enter a filename for the first image
iii. Click on the Save button
iv. Repeat steps i – iii for all selected images
b. To name images by field value (Title, Date)—
i. Select the field name Insight will use to name each of your selected images
ii. Navigate to the desired folder on your hard drive
iii. Click on the Save button
IMPORTANT: After exporting a selected image or group of selected images, you must clear your selections:
1. From the Main Menu, select Group --> Select None
2. You are now ready to search, select, and export a new set of images
NOTE: All items in the digital image collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.), and are provided to members of the Pratt community solely for the purposes of teaching and study. It is the responsibility of the user to utilize an item according to the terms governing its use.
To learn more about copyright and fair use of images, please visit the Library’s Copyright and Fair Use Resource Guide:
http://library.pratt.edu/help_copyright.html
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11. Creating an Image Group (Faculty Only)
Image Groups allow faculty members to bring together a select group of images for their students to review outside of class, and are the basis for building Presentations in the Insight software.
To create a new Group:
- Select File --> New Group from the Main Menu
- A new window will appear entitled “New Group 1,” with the Main Collection window now appearing on the far right
- Search for images in the Main Collection (see #9)
NOTE: You must click on the Main Collection Window before searching, or Insight will attempt to perform the search on
“New Group 1”
- Select images from the Main Collection Window
- Drag and drop the selected images into “New Group 1”
- Repeat Steps 3 – 5 as needed
- To delete an image:
a. Select the thumbnail
b.
>From the Main Menu, select Edit --> Delete Selected
To change the order in which images appear:
- Click the yellow button in the upper left of the “New Group 1” window
- Manual Ordering will be enabled
- Drag and drop images to the desired locations
To save your Group:
- Select File --> Save Group As from the Main Menu
- Locate your Department’s folder and click on it once
- To create a new subfolder for your class, click on New Folder; name the subfolder as follows:
Lastname_COURSECODE_SemesterYear
e.g., Jones_HA116_Spring2007
- Click once on your newly created subfolder OR preexisting subfolder
- Enter a name for your Group (upper left)
- Click on the Save As button (lower left)
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12. Viewing Image Groups
To open a Group:
- Select File --> Open Group from the Main Menu
- Locate the Departmental folder containing the Group
- Click on the + next to the Departmental folder to show saved Groups
- Select the desired Group, and click on the Select button
Faculty can add, delete, and reorder images in their preexisting Group. You must Save the Group after editing to keep your changes.
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13. Printing Study Images
To print images from a Group, OR to print images from the Main Collection:
- Select the desired images from the Group Workspace
- From the Main Menu, select Print
- Select Export as HTML
- Choose one of the four layout options, and click on the Select button
- Navigate to the desired folder on your hard drive to save the HTML file locally
- After saving, click on “View Exported HTML”
- Print the HTML document from your Web browser
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14. Insight Image Presentations (Faculty Only)
Insight Image Presentations can be a dynamic classroom tool, letting you view descriptive data and zoom in on images during your presentation. Insight Presentations can also be exported to PowerPoint and HTML.
Before creating an Insight Presentation, you must first create and save a Group (see #11).
To create a Presentation:
- Open the Group which will form the basis for the Presentation
- Select Group --> Create Presentation from the Main Menu
- The images in your Group will be loaded into the Presentation Builder
- Edit your Presentation—
a. To cut images, select thumbnails and click on the Cut button (this action will not remove images from the Group itself)
b. To change the order in which the images appear, drag and drop them to new locations
- Save your Presentation—
a. Click on the Save and Close button
b. Enter a name for your Presentation
c. Click on the Save button
- The Presentation icon will appear in your Group window, indicating that your Presentation has successfully saved.
To view a Presentation:
- Select File --> Open Group from the Main Menu
- Locate and expand your Group’s contents by clicking on the + next to your Group
- Double-click on the blue Presentation icon
- When your Presentation has opened, use the Presentation Toolbar to navigate forwards and backwards:
To export a Presentation to PowerPoint:
- From the Group Workspace, select your Presentation by clicking on the blue Presentation icon
- Select File --> Export Presentation to PowerPoint from the Main Menu
- Select a resolution of 1024 x 768
- Navigate to the desired folder on your hard drive
- Enter a filename for your Presentation
- Click on the Save button
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15. Further Assistance
For individual assistance or to arrange group training sessions, please contact Lorraine Smith, Visual Resources Curator, at (718) 636-3716, or email lsmith2@pratt.edu.
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