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RTV Viewer Annotations

The MARS RTV Viewers provide functionality for users to add explanatory notes, markups, and other types of annotations to documents electronically. These annotations function as an overlay, meaning they are typically stored separately from the original document content, thus preserving the source document's integrity while facilitating review and collaboration.

Annotation Capabilities (Primarily RTV Advanced Viewer):

  • Text-Based Annotations: Includes standard capabilities like adding text boxes, callouts, or basic notes onto the document view. This fundamental capability is available in both Light and Advanced versions.
  • Graphical Markup: The Advanced Viewer offers a richer set of tools for visual markup:
  • Drawing Tools: Lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses, polygons, and freehand drawing for highlighting specific sections or adding visual diagrams.
  • Stamps: Ability to apply pre-configured image stamps (like "Approved," "Confidential") or custom stamps, potentially including user signatures or standard symbols, useful for indicating status.
  • Sticky Notes: Allows users to attach collapsible comments, appearing as small icons that can be expanded to reveal the note content, reducing clutter on the main document view.
  • Measurement Tools: For certain document types (e.g., engineering drawings, maps rendered from formats like CAD), specialized tools might be available to measure distances, perimeters, or areas directly on the image.
  • Watermarks: While sometimes considered separate, watermarking (applying semi-transparent text or images across pages) functions as a type of document annotation, often used for indicating document status (e.g., "Draft," "Internal Use Only") or ownership. The Advanced Viewer typically supports this.
  • Multimedia Annotations: In the context of viewing audio or video files, annotations can be linked to specific timestamps or segments within the media playback, allowing for time-based commentary.

Interoperability with standard annotation formats (like Adobe's XFDF) or specific ECM platform annotation types (e.g., FileNet annotations) may also be supported to ensure compatibility across systems. The range of available tools can depend on the viewer version and the type of document being viewed.