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Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop

2-2  Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop

Major Components of PhotoStudio’s Desktop

In this section, we’ll introduce PhotoStudio’s major desktop components and show how to customize the
desktop by displaying, hiding, "floating", "snapping", repositioning, and resizing the desktop components.

Once PhotoStudio is launched, the Main Menu, Quick Access Bar, Album Palette, Layers Palette, Tools
Palette, Status Bar, etc., are displayed on screen—providing a workspace to edit image files. PhotoStudio
can open several image files on the desktop at once with each image file displayed in its own image
window. 

The major PhotoStudio desktop components include: 

• Main Menu
• Quick Access Bar 
• Status Bar 
• Tools Palette 
• Layers Palette 
• Options Palette 
• Album Palette
• Navigation Palette

The illustration on the following page is typical of the way your screen will appear while you’re working
in PhotoStudio. 

Summary of Contents for 3000F - CanoScan Scanner

Page 1: ...Introduction 1 1 The most powerful photo editing tool for your home and office User s Manual PhotoStudio 5 0 User s Manual Win 98 ME 2000 XP Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 5 0 ...

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Page 3: ...opied 3 Limited Warranty ArcSoft Inc warrants that the software contained herein will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying documentation No other warranties are provided ArcSoft disclaims all other warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the Software the accompa...

Page 4: ...r service or ArcSoft please refer to the Main contact numbers below For questions relating to technical support issues visit the ArcSoft web site www arcsoft com as it contains helpful tips and hints FAQ s and downloads You may also contact Technical Support at the numbers listed below To give you the best possible technical support please make sure you have registered Then provide us with the fol...

Page 5: ...ands Correcting Errors 3 2 Interrupting an Operation 3 2 Restoring an Image 3 2 Repositioning a Selected Area 3 3 Cutting a Selected Area 3 3 Copying a Selected Area 3 3 Pasting a Selected Area 3 4 Deleting a Selected Area 3 4 Rotating an Image 3 5 Transforming a Selected Area 3 5 Changing an Image s Orientation 3 6 Cropping an Image 3 6 Using the Magic Cut Feature 3 7 Adding a Border 3 7 Changing...

Page 6: ... Working with Colors Changing the Active and Alternate Colors 7 2 Using the Color Selection Dialog Box 7 2 Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image 7 3 Chapter 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Choosing Brushes 8 2 Creating and Deleting Brushes 8 2 Using the Paintbrush Tool 8 3 Using the Spraypaint Tool 8 3 Using the Pen Tool 8 3 Using the Line Tool 8 4 Using the Eraser Tool 8 4 Using t...

Page 7: ...oStudio Special Effects and Enhancements Gallery 10 3 Chapter 11 Adding Text to Images Creating a Text Layer 11 2 Editing Text 11 3 Adding a Shadow to Text 11 3 Chapter 12 Working with Albums Creating an Album 12 2 Using the Find Feature to Create an Album 12 2 Opening Images from an Album 12 3 Managing Images in Albums 12 3 Chapter 13 Working with Layers Using the Layers Palette 13 2 Copying and ...

Page 8: ...pter 15 Saving and Printing Images Saving a File with a New Name or Format 15 2 Saving Image Files for the Web 15 3 Printing Image Files 15 4 Chapter 16 E mailing Images Sending Images as Email Attachments 16 1 Table of Contents ...

Page 9: ...ntroduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction 1 1 Contents 1 Welcome to PhotoStudio 1 2 2 About PhotoStudio 1 2 3 Highlights of PhotoStudio 1 2 4 About This Manual 1 4 5 Registering the Software 1 4 ...

Page 10: ...mages directly from the screen 2 Support for most commonly used image file formats and image exchange with other programs You can Open image files in PSF PhotoStudio File JPG BMP TIF PNG PCX TGA FPX PSD and PCD file formats Save files in PSF PhotoStudio File JPG BMP TIF PNG PCX TGA FPX and EPS formats Perform data format conversions between 8 bit Grayscale images 24 bit RGB True Color images and 4...

Page 11: ...lpool Spiral Ribbon Magic Mirror etc Design special filters using the powerful User s Filter 5 The customizable Album Palette allows you to access multiple images on your desktop You can Create and save an album with information for each image Store view sort reorder add delete and search through images Upload images into an album directly from digital cameras and scanners Batch process multiple i...

Page 12: ...io It outlines software installation on PC s along with instructions on how to use PhotoStudio s powerful tools and features This manual has been written with the assumption that the user has a working knowledge of the Windows operating system and its conventions including the use of a mouse standard menus and commands and how to open save and close files To find out more about PhotoStudio access ...

Page 13: ... in PhotoStudio provides a brief introduction of their functions and shows how to customize the desktop Contents 1 Major Components of PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 2 2 Showing and Hiding Desktop Components 2 9 3 Opening and Closing the Album Palette 2 9 4 Floating a Desktop Component 2 10 5 Snapping a Desktop Component 2 10 6 Repositioning a Desktop Component 2 10 ...

Page 14: ...ched the Main Menu Quick Access Bar Album Palette Layers Palette Tools Palette Status Bar etc are displayed on screen providing a workspace to edit image files PhotoStudio can open several image files on the desktop at once with each image file displayed in its own image window The major PhotoStudio desktop components include Main Menu Quick Access Bar Status Bar Tools Palette Layers Palette Optio...

Page 15: ... File Edit Select Layer Enhance Effects Convert View Window and Help Each menu group title has its own pull down menu where specific commands and options are found Some items in the pull down menu may also contain a submenu which once clicked will open a dialog box on the desktop Main Menu Quick Access Bar Status Bar Tools Palette Layers Palette Options Palette Album Palette sub menu pull down men...

Page 16: ... layered images add or delete layers or merge multiple layers of an image Image layers can also be modified by creating a soft edge or by adding a shadow The Properties command at the bottom of the drop down menu contains options for modifying the name and transparency of layers The commands in this group include New Delete Merge Selected Merge Down Merge All Soft Edge Add Shadow and Properties En...

Page 17: ...how Navigation Palette Window The Window menu contains commands for managing image windows With a single click a duplicate of the current image can be opened multiple images can be displayed simultaneously or all of the images on the desktop can be closed At the bottom of the drop down menu is a list of all of the image windows currently open on the desktop Clicking on the title of any window will...

Page 18: ...age Text Tool adds a text layer to an image Pen Tool simulates an ink pen Paintbrush Tool simulates a paintbrush Eraser Tool makes an area transparent or replaces it with the alternate color Spraypaint Tool simulates a can of spray paint Smudge Tool simulates the effect of a finger smearing wet paint Clone Tool reproduces pixels from a selected source Lighten Darken Tool brightens or darkens a bru...

Page 19: ...r samples in a grid Color Spectrum displays color samples in a spectrum Active Swatch displays the active color Alternate Swatch displays the alternate color Color Selection opens the Color Selection dialog box Select Tool Move Tool Freehand Select Tool Magic Wand Tool View Tool Pan Tool Red eye Removal Tool Text Tool Paintbrush Tool Eraser Tool Spraypaint Tool Smudge Tool Clone Tool Lighten Darke...

Page 20: ... Tool is selected The Layers Palette The Layers Palette is PhotoStudio s control center for layers It displays all of the layers of an image keeping the layers of the image organized Add move copy paste delete and merge layers and work on specific layers of an image without affecting the elements on any other layers The illustration on the left shows floating Layers Palette See Chapter 13 Working ...

Page 21: ...ust be displayed on the desktop in order to use them To show a hidden desktop component 1 Click View on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu click the component to be displayed i e Show Status Bar To hide a desktop component 1 Click View on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu click the component to be hidden i e Hide Status Bar Note Desktop components listed under the View command can be sh...

Page 22: ...desktop becomes cluttered space can be regained by snapping some of the floating desktop components to the edge of PhotoStudio s desktop To snap a floating desktop component 1 Click on the blue title bar of the floating desktop component 2 Drag the desktop component to an edge of the PhotoStudio desktop 3 Release the mouse button If the desktop component is released in an appropriate area it will ...

Page 23: ...Restoring an Image 3 2 4 Repositioning a Selected Area 3 3 5 Cutting a Selected Area 3 3 6 Copying a Selected Area 3 3 7 Pasting a Selected Area 3 4 8 Deleting a Selected Area 3 4 9 Rotating an Image 3 5 10 Transforming a Selected Area 3 5 11 Changing an Image s Orientation 3 6 12 Cropping an Image 3 6 13 Using the Magic Cut Feature 3 7 14 Adding a Border 3 7 15 Changing an Image s Size and Resolu...

Page 24: ...eration until the image is returned to its previous state 2 To redo a series of operations repeat the Redo operation until the image is returned to the state you like 3 To set the maximum level of Undo Redo click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Preferences from the drop down menu Interrupting an Operation Since PhotoStudio s sophisticated enhancements and special effects may take an extended per...

Page 25: ...the selection Cutting a Selected Area The Cut command will remove a selected area from an image and place it on the clipboard so it can be pasted back into the image or used by other applications To cut an area 1 Select the area 2 Do one of the following Click the Cut button on the Quick Access Bar Press Ctrl X Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Cut Note 1 When cutting consult the Layers Pale...

Page 26: ...enu then choose Paste Note 1 PhotoStudio s Paste command automatically generates a new image layer each time the command is executed When pasting consult the Layers Palette of the active image to see how the pasted image relates to the other layers of the active image See Chapter 13 Working with Layers 2 If the clipboard is empty i e no image area has been cut or copied in PhotoStudio or in any ot...

Page 27: ...ge Transforming a Selected Area PhotoStudio s powerful Transform Tool transforms part of an image or layer by resizing skewing rotating or distorting it Artistic perspective effects can then be applied to blend a pasted element seamlessly into an image To apply a specific transformation 1 Select the part of an image or layer to transform 2 From the Tools Palette select the Transform Tool 3 In the ...

Page 28: ...n image 1 Select the area of the photo that will remain 2 Click the Crop Tool on the Tools Palette to crop the image You can also select Crop from the Edit menu Note A selection must be made in order to use the Crop Tool You can also choose Auto Crop Auto Crop allows you to loosely define multiple photos on a single image The program will then crop out each photo and display them as new files This...

Page 29: ... image as a new layer on other images Adding a Border PhotoStudio is able to add pixels to the outside edge of an image which is ideal for creating more space for an object that s crowding the edge of the image To add a border around an image 1 Click Edit on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu choose Add Border 3 In the Add Border dialog box enter the number of pixels to be added to each side ...

Page 30: ...s Ctrl X 09 To copy a selected area press Ctrl C 10 To paste a cut or copied area press Ctrl V 11 To remove a selected area press the Delete key 12 To select the entire layer of an active image press Ctrl A 13 To invert a selected area press Ctrl I 14 To deselect the current selection press Ctrl N 15 To open the Brightness and Contrast dialog box press F3 16 To open the Hue and Saturation dialog b...

Page 31: ...s can be opened from disk drives and PhotoStudio albums or acquired from TWAIN devices like digital cameras and scanners Images can also be captured directly from the screen using PhotoStudio s Capture feature Contents 1 Opening Images from a Disk Drive 4 2 2 Opening Images from an Album 4 2 3 Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device 4 3 4 Capturing Images Directly from the Screen 4 3 5 Creating a New...

Page 32: ... the image files 3 Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking to select files 4 Click Open to open the files or press Cancel to abort the operation Note If image files are stored on removable media make sure the media is inserted in the drive before you attempt to open the files Opening Images from an Album The Album Palette is a convenient way to access large numbers of image files To open an...

Page 33: ...k Select 3 Click File on the Main Menu then click Acquire or simply click the Acquire button on the Quick Access Bar 4 Follow the on screen prompts and or consult the manual for the TWAIN device to complete the file acquisition You can also choose Acquire Acquire multiple photos from scanner to acquire multiple images in a single scan This will allow you to use the Auto Crop feature see the sectio...

Page 34: ...he new image 4 Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation Note The background color of the new image is determined by the current alternate color To make white the background color for the new image select the white swatch from the Color Grid before following the above steps Importing Images from Removable Media You can quickly import images from removable media such as some digita...

Page 35: ...l ways to display and view images Contents 1 Typical Image Display Modes 5 2 2 Zooming In and Out 5 3 3 Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars 5 3 4 Showing Rulers and Grids 5 3 5 Using the Navigation Palette 5 4 6 Displaying Multiple Images 5 4 7 Opening a Duplicate Window 5 4 ...

Page 36: ...nd resized To display the image in Fit In Window mode Click View on the Main Menu then select Fit In Window from the drop down menu 3 Maximized Window Maximizes the active image file within the PhotoStudio desktop providing a clutter free workspace In this mode switch to another opened image by selecting another file name from the Window drop down menu To display the image in Maximized Window mode...

Page 37: ... that extends beyond the boundaries of the image window In this case use the Pan Tool or image window scroll bars to reveal the hidden areas of the image To reposition an image with the Pan Tool while zoomed in 1 Choose the Pan Tool from the Tools Palette 2 Drag the image to navigate to the area of focus To reposition the image with the scroll bars while zoomed in 1 Choose the Pan Tool from the To...

Page 38: ... is visible and occupies an equal amount of desktop space And Cascade which stacks open images in an overlapping staggered fashion with the active image in front To display multiple images on the desktop 1 Open all required images See Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Files in PhotoStudio 2 Click Window on the Main Menu 3 From the drop down menu do one of the following Choose Tile to fit images into ...

Page 39: ...e selected otherwise the entire image layer will be affected Some tools such as the Crop Tool and Transform Tool require a selection to be made in order to complete the operation Contents 1 Selecting a Regularly shaped Area 6 2 2 Making a Freeform Selection 6 2 3 Making a Polygonal Selection 6 2 4 Selecting an Area by Color 6 3 5 Modifying a Selected Area 6 3 ...

Page 40: ...eeform or irregularly shaped area i e the outline of a human face trace the area using the Freehand Select Tool To make a freeform selection 1 Choose the Freehand Select Tool from the Tools Palette 2 In the image click where you want to start then hold the mouse button while dragging along the edgeof the area to be selected a contour line will indicate the selection path 3 Double click to complete...

Page 41: ...lor To select an area by color 1 Click the Magic Wand from the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 To select the pixels closest in color drag the RGB color slider to a lower value 4 To select more of the variation of a color drag the color slider to a higher value 5 To select connected like color areas check Contiguous Area Only 6 To select all like color areas connected or unconnected unch...

Page 42: ...button in the Options Palette or hold down the Shift key while the new button is selected To subtract area from the current selection check the subtract button in the Options Palette To reposition a current selection border choose the Select Tool click inside the selection border then drag it to a new location To reposition the contents of a current selection choose the Area Move Tool click inside...

Page 43: ...u ll learn how to select and change the active and alternate colors and how to convert a color image into a grayscale image Contents 1 Changing the Active and Alternate Colors 7 2 2 Using the Color Selection Dialog Box 7 2 3 Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image 7 3 ...

Page 44: ... the Color Spectrum 4 Click on the Color Selection button to bring up the Color Selection dialog box Use this method when using the HSV color model to select a color or when other color selection methods are imprecise Using the Color Selection Dialog Box The Color Selection dialog box provides many color selection options including the RGB and HSV color models By default the Color Selection dialog...

Page 45: ...t hand corner of the Color Selection dialog box the Old color patch shows the current active color and the New color patch displays the color selection made in this dialog box Note When browsing for a color it s helpful to click on the H button to see the rainbow of hues displayed in the sliding scale Click on the desired hue and choose a color from the field below the scale Converting a Color Ima...

Page 46: ...7 Working with Colors 7 4 Working with Colors ...

Page 47: ...in PhotoStudio the painting and retouching tools can be applied either throughout an image or within a selected area of an image Contents 1 Choosing Brushes 8 2 2 Creating and Deleting Brushes 8 2 3 Using the Paintbrush Tool 8 3 4 Using the Spraypaint Tool 8 3 5 Using the Pen Tool 8 3 6 Using the Line Tool 8 4 7 Using the Eraser Tool 8 4 8 Using the Bucket Fill Tool 8 4 9 Using the Gradient Fill T...

Page 48: ...deleted when no longer needed To create a brush 1 Make black the active color 2 Click the New button on the Quick Access Bar or click File on the Main Menu then choose New from the drop down menu This brings up the New dialog box 3 In the Data Format field check 8 bit Gray 4 In the Unit field check Pixel 5 For Image Size type in 100 X 100 pixels 6 Select a painting tool to draw a brush in any shap...

Page 49: ...the Spraypaint Tool The Spraypaint Tool applies gradual color tones to an image with an edge more diffused than those created with the Paintbrush Tool To use the Spraypaint Tool 1 Click on the Spraypaint Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Choose the desired brush 4 Drag the slider to set the transparency percentage 5 Click and drag in the image to paint Using the Pen Tool The P...

Page 50: ...estricted layer or the alternate color for a restricted layer To use the Eraser Tool 1 Click the Eraser Tool in Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Drag the effect slider to set the erasing effect 4 Choose the desired eraser size 5 Click and drag in the image to erase the pixels Note To totally remove pixels with the Eraser Tool set the effect level to 100 Using the Bucket Fill Tool The Buc...

Page 51: ...ll Tool is dragged will determine the gradient s appearance Using the Pattern Fill Tool The Pattern Fill Tool fills an image or a selected area of an image with a pattern To use the Pattern Fill Tool 1 Click on the Pattern Fill Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Drag the opacity slider to set the opacity 4 Check use clipboard to fill the image with a pattern resident on the cli...

Page 52: ...y slider to set the transparency percentage 6 Click on the desired design 7 Click or drag in the image to apply the selected clipart or design Note Once a design is applied in an image it cannot be repositioned Therefore it s recommended that you use the Rulers and Grids under the View menu to help position and align the design within the image Using the Shape Tool The Shape Tool crops the image u...

Page 53: ...Palette then choose the desired brush size 3 To set the clone source hold down the Shift key while clicking within the image the point the Clone Tool uses as a starting reference point when painting 4 Click and drag elsewhere in the image or in another image to paint clone Using the Red eye Removal Tool The Red eye Removal Tool removes the red eye red glare caused by light reflecting off the inter...

Page 54: ...he Tools Palette and the Fill Color command on the Main Menu To fill a selection with a color 1 Select the area 2 Change the active color to the desired color 3 Do one of the following Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Fill Color from the drop down menu Press the Delete key to erase the selected area select the Bucket Fill Tool from the Tools Palette then click within the selection to fill i...

Page 55: ...ographs The following enhancement features can be applied to a selected image layer or to the entire image Contents 1 Using Auto Enhance 9 2 2 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 9 2 3 Adjusting Hue and Saturation 9 3 4 Adjusting Tone 9 3 5 Equalizing Color Distribution 9 4 6 Using Threshold 9 4 7 Using Unsharp Mask 9 4 ...

Page 56: ...or press Cancel to abort Adjusting Brightness and Contrast The Brightness and Contrast command enables you to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image To adjust brightness and contrast 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu and choose Brightness and Contrast from the drop down menu This brings up the Brightness and Contrast dialog box 2 Drag the Brightness slider to darken or brighten the image 3 ...

Page 57: ...ens the dark areas of a photo without affecting the light areas or vice versa To adjust an image s tone 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Tone Adjustment from the drop down menu This brings up the Tone Adjustment dialog box 2 Drag the Highlight slider to adjust the tone of the light areas of the image 3 Drag the Midtone slider to adjust the tone of the midrange values of the image 4 Dra...

Page 58: ...sharp Mask The Unsharp Mask command sharpens images using fine adjustment controls and is often the preferred sharpening tool for digital image editing professionals To use the Unsharp Mask command 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu choose Sharpen Filters from the drop down menu then select Unsharp Mask from the submenu This brings up the Unsharp Mask dialog box 2 Drag the Square Size slider to dete...

Page 59: ...r the way to adjust and apply each effect is basically the same For a clearer understanding of how each special enhancement and effect will alter the image simply test each one Contents 1 Making a Panoramic Photo 10 2 2 Applying an Oil Painting Effect 10 2 3 Applying a Motion Blur Effect 10 2 4 PhotoStudio Special Effects Enhancements Gallery 10 3 ...

Page 60: ...nting 1 Click Effects on the Main Menu choose Fine Art from the drop down menu then select Oil Painting from the submenu The Oil Painting dialog box appears 2 Drag the Intensity slider to set the intensity of the effect to be applied 3 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 4 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 5 Click OK to apply the ...

Page 61: ...llery The images displayed below are sample results of the various special effects and enhancements used in PhotoStudio Special Effects Original Image Composite Cone Cylinder Emboss Film Grain Fisheye Magic Mirror Melting Mosaic Oil Paint Ribbon Ripple Sketch Sphere Spiral Splash Wrinkle Whirlpool 3D Grid ...

Page 62: ...ments Original Image Add Noise Average Blur Blur Heavily Blur Lightly Blur Despeckle Equalization Find Contour Gaussian Blur Logarithm Median Minimum Maximum Negative Sharpen Horizontally Sharpen Lightly Sharpen Vertically Sharpen Solarization Threshold Unsharp Mask ...

Page 63: ... PhotoStudio s Text Tool creates editable text using any installed font in different styles and sizes along with more sophisticated controls such as anti aliasing and wrapping Contents 1 Creating a Text Layer 11 2 2 Editing Text 11 3 3 Adding a Shadow to Text 11 3 ...

Page 64: ... brings up the Options Palette on the desktop 2 Click inside the image and start typing in the text field the text will start from the insertion point in the image and a text layer will appear in the Layers Palette 3 Choose the desired font style and size 4 Reposition newly added text by dragging it around in the image window Note 1 Check wrap to keep text within the border of the image 2 Check ne...

Page 65: ...ext box of the Options Palette where typing will begin 5 To add a new text layer click the new button Note 1 Paint or enhancements and effects can be applied to a text layer in the same manner as they are to an image However doing such effects will make the text uneditable 2 A text layer can be transformed by making a selection around the text first Adding a Shadow to Text PhotoStudio can add a sh...

Page 66: ...11 Adding Text to Images 11 4 Adding Text to Images ...

Page 67: ...way to access and organize photos Images can be stored displayed retrieved and organized or dragged and dropped onto PhotoStudio s desktop Contents 1 Creating an Album 12 2 2 Using the Find Feature to Create an Album 12 2 3 Opening Images from an Album 12 3 4 Managing Images in Albums 12 3 ...

Page 68: ...ing the Find Feature to Create an Album Generate an album of images by using the Find button on the Album Palette to locate and select all of the images stored on a drive or folder To create an album using the Find button 1 Make sure the Album Palette is open on the desktop See Chapter 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio Desktop 2 In the Album Palette click the Find button This brings up the Fin...

Page 69: ...the Description field 2 To search for images and create a new album click the Find button See Using the Find Feature to Create an Album in this chapter 3 To add images to an existing album click the Add button In the Open dialog box locate the drive and folder where the images are stored then highlight the files to be added Then click the Open button 4 To acquire an image from a digital camera or ...

Page 70: ...12 Working with Albums 12 4 Working with Albums ...

Page 71: ...rtially transparent the layer below will be visible through that hole By changing the order of the photos moving them up or down within the stack the line of sight of elements may be affected thereby altering the overall appearance of the image This section shows how to use the Layers Palette and work with images with multiple layers Contents 1 Using the Layers Palette 13 2 2 Copying and Pasting L...

Page 72: ...ge the order of layers drag and drop layer thumbnails up or down within the Layers Palette 7 To rename a layer highlight the layer name field then type in a new name 8 To change the opacity of a layer adjust the slider that appears under the layer name field 9 To hide a layer turn it off click the Visible button To turn the layer back on click the Visible button again 10 To limit the activity in c...

Page 73: ...epresents the front of the image and the bottom layer represents the back of the image Therefore the top layer on the Layers Palette appears in front of all of the layers below it in the image window 2 Work on a layer when it s active selected and is visible 3 Only one layer can be activated at a time 4 The active layer is the layer whose Layers Palette thumbnail is highlighted 5 To activate a lay...

Page 74: ...n on the layers to be merged green light on 2 Turn off the layers that will not be merged 3 Click the Merge All Layers button at the top of the Layers Palette This will merge all of the layers that have been turned on To merge selected layers 1 Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting and deselecting multiple thumbnail images on the Layers Palette 2 Click Layer on the Main Menu and choose M...

Page 75: ...ture allowing a complex series of tasks to be saved as a single click operation This feature allows you to turn some Edit commands all enhancements and most effects into a macro and apply it to other images Contents 1 Making a Macro 14 2 2 Applying a Macro to an Image 14 3 3 Batch Processing 14 3 ...

Page 76: ... Select Macro from the drop down menu This brings up the Macro dialog box 4 The first time that the Macro dialog box is opened the Macro name field has one entry Unsaved Macro The other area Commands in macro displays the series of commands that have just been applied to the image In this case Fisheye and Brightness and Contrast appear in the Command in macro area when Unsaved Macro is selected 5 ...

Page 77: ...atch process images 1 In the Album Palette click the Batch button This brings up the Batch dialog box 2 From the Macro field highlight the desired macro In this case choose Fisheye B C 3 In the Source filed check All files in album to apply the macro to all images in the album or check Selected files in album to apply the macro only to the selected images images must be selected before Step 1 4 In...

Page 78: ...14 Working with Macros 14 4 Working with Macros ...

Page 79: ...apter 15 Saving and Printing Images This section provides information on how to save and print images in PhotoStudio Contents 1 Saving a File with a New Name or Format 15 2 2 Saving Image Files for the Web 15 3 3 Printing Image Files 15 4 ...

Page 80: ...ain Menu and choose Save As from the drop down menu This brings up the Save As dialog box 2 From the Save in drop down list select the folder in which to save the file 3 In the empty File name field type a name for the file 4 From the Save as type drop down list select the file format to use 5 Click Save to save the file or press Cancel to abort Note Depending on the file type chosen the file may ...

Page 81: ...enu then choose Save As from the drop down Menu This brings up the Save As dialog box 2 From the Save in drop down list select the folder in which to save the file 3 In the empty File Name field type a name for the file 4 From the Save as Type drop down list select JPEG File JPG 5 Drag the Quality slider to set the JPG compression level the higher the value the higher the image quality 6 Click Sav...

Page 82: ...er is set up properly and click OK once the print set up is finished 3 Click File on the Main Menu again then choose Print from the drop down menu 4 In the Print dialog box perform one or more of the following Check Add Title to add a title to the print Double click the Double click to edit text box to open the text dialogue and type a title or message Check Add Frame to add a thin black frame to ...

Page 83: ... attachment 1 Make sure your system has E mail capability and is connected to the Internet 2 Click File on the Main Menu then choose Send from the drop down menu This brings up the Choose Profile dialog box if you haven t set up your mailbox 3 In the Choose Profile dialog box set all of the parameters and press OK The E mail program window i e Microsoft Outlook will appear with the image attached ...

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