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PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide

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PC System Requirements

MAC System Requirements

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT 

Power PC

Pentium-based PC or equivalent 

Mac OS 7.5-9.1

60 MB free hard disk space

25 MB free hard disk space

32 MB RAM

64 MB RAM 

(32 MB with vir tual memory)

16-bit (or higher) color display

16-bit (or higher) color display

CD-ROM drive

CD-ROM drive

Mouse

Mouse

Installing and Starting PhotoFantasy 

To install

, insert the PhotoFantasy CD in your CD-ROM drive. Click Start/Run and type

D:\SETUP.EXE (where “D” is your CD-ROM drive). Click OK. Follow the instructions 
on the Screen.

To start

, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/PhotoFantasy.

(To uninstall, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Uninstall.)

MAC users:

To install

,

1. Insert the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD in your CD-ROM dr ive.

A PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon automatically pops up on your screen.

2. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon.

A PhotoFantasy 2000 Installation window appears.

3. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 icon.A Readme File window appears. Use the

scroll bar to browse through the file. Press Print to print a hard copy of the file, click
Save As to save it, or choose Continue to open the PhotoFantasy Installation window.

4. Use the down arrow and the Switch Disk button to select a location for installing the

program. Press Install to start installation, or click Quit to abort.

PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoFantasy 2000

, the imaging entertainment application that lets

you turn your favorite photos into your wildest fantasies! This program gives you all the
tools you’ll need to send your boss on a white-water rafting adventure,place your face on
the cover of a popular magazine,and even let your kids travel back to the time of
dinosaurs.First choose your fantasy from over 200 included fantasy backgrounds. Then
pick a photo of yourself or someone else. With just a few more clicks of a button, your
chosen fantasy and photo will be combined together seamlessly. Finished photo fantasies
make entertaining greeting cards, websites,calendars, posters,invitations,signs, buttons,
banners and much more.

Special features allow you to:

Choose

from over 200 hilarious fantasy backgrounds included on your CD-ROM

Create

customized fantasy backgrounds using your personal or scanned images

Use

up to three photos in your photo fantasy

Make

adjustments to your photo fantasy using the Flip, Rotate, Move, Resize

and Zoom In/Out Tools

Instantly match

the color of your photo with that of your fantasy background 

using the one-click Match Color Tool

Adjust

the brightness, contrast and saturation of your photo fantasy, in real time

Personalize

your photo fantasy by adding a title or other text caption

Acquire

images from digital cameras,scanners and other TWAIN-compliant devices

Save

your photo fantasies in popular file formats, such as BMP, TIF, JPG,GIF, PCX,

TGA,EPS (write-only) and FlashPix

Capture live video

using any video-for-Windows device including camcorders,

VCRs  and digital cameras.

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Summary of Contents for PHOTO FANTASY 2000

Page 1: ... PhotoFantasy can also link you directly to the PhotoFantasy web page at www arcsoft com pftemplates htm This page offers you new fantasy backgrounds to maximize your PhotoFantasy entertainment To access click on the PhotoFantasy logo in the top left corner of any program screen and click on the online button that appears Or go to your Start menu and click on Programs ArcSoft PhotoFantasy Wild New...

Page 2: ...rotected by United States copyright laws international treaty provisions and all other applicable national laws The software must be treated like all other copyrighted materials e g books and musical recordings This license does not allow the software to be r ented or leased and the written materials accompanying the software ifany may not be copied Limited Warranty ArcSoft Inc warrants that the s...

Page 3: ...Soft PhotoFantasy 2000 the imaging entertainment application that lets you turn your favorite photos into your wildest fantasies This program gives you all the tools you ll need to send your boss on a white water rafting adventure place your face on the cover of a popular magazine and even let your kids travel back to the time of dinosaurs First choose your fantasy from over 200 included fantasy b...

Page 4: ... the first step being Select Your Fantasy Once this step is completed the Get Photo Buttons will appear on the Main Screen prompting you to complete the second step Select Your Photo Once this second step is completed the rest of the Main Screen options will become available 5 Once the installation completes a prompt appears onscreen Press Quit to finish installation or choose Continue to install ...

Page 5: ...ght or click on the button that corresponds to your desired photo A highlighted button shows you the mask photo that is currently selected Tip You may also highlight a button by clicking on the actual photo in the Main Display Area Live Video Buttons for Windows users only PhotoFantasy Live Video buttons allow you to capture your picture Live directly into a fantasy template using a desktop video ...

Page 6: ...ip flips your photo horizontally so it faces the opposite direction Move moves the photo up down left and right To move you can either keep clicking or click and hold your mouse until you reach the desired position Resize makes the photo larger or smaller To resize you can either keep clicking or click and hold your mouse until you reach the desired size Rotate turns your photo in a clockwise or c...

Page 7: ... Get Fantasy Screen In the Select Source dialog box that appears choose the digital camera or scanner you want to use and click Select Acquiring options specific to that device will appear For further instruction consult the manual that came with the device Once the image is acquired it will automatically appear in the Create Display area in the Create Fantasy Background Screen Use the Masking Too...

Page 8: ...y Tip To select multiple sequential slides click on the first slide hold down your Shift key then click on the last slide To select multiple non sequential slides click on one of the slides hold down your Ctrl key then click on all other slides Okay Button returns you to the Main Screen and places your selected fantasy in the Main Display Area Cancel Button returns you to the Main Screen without p...

Page 9: ...djust slide the bar to the right or left PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 15 Create Display Area displays the image you want to turn into a fantasy background mask the designated area in your fantasy background that will later contain your chosen photo Create Mask Button 1 2 or 3 lets you specify the mask 1 2 or 3 you want to create or edit To do this highlight or click on the button that corre...

Page 10: ... in your entire fantasy background To adjust slide the bar to the right or left Zoom In Tool gives you a more detailed close up look at your fantasy background Zooming in also gives you more precise control over the Masking Tools Zoom Out Tool returns the fantasy to the original view Okay Button returns you to the Get Fantasy Screen and places your newly created fantasy in the Fantasy Display Area...

Page 11: ...ick Start Guide 19 Photo Display Area displays your selected photo Photo Category Menu provides a list of available photo categories The Sample Photos category comes automatically installed with your program and contains sample images for you to use To make your own category of photos choose the New option from the list A new empty category to which you can add your own photos will be displayed Th...

Page 12: ...rea of your selected fantasy 5 To select a second or third photo click the Get Photo Button 2 or 3 and repeat steps 2 4 Capturing Live Video for Windows users only 1 From the Main Screen click the Get Fantasy button to select your fantasy Choose from a variety of templates included in the GET FANTASY pull down menu bar Browse through the current slides once you find your desired photo double click...

Page 13: ...ill appear in the Create Fantasy Display Area PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 23 2 Three Live Video Buttons will automatically appear across the top of the Fantasy Display Area Click the Live Preview button to turn on your desktop video camera A blinking green circle appears around the button The face mask in the fantasy template is automatically replaced by your live video 3 Manually aim your...

Page 14: ...s under the section Getting Acquainted Create Fantasy Background Screen Tip PhotoFantasy lets you create masks containing more than one enclosed area This is particularly useful when the person in your fantasy is wearing an item like sunglasses and you want the sunglasses to show through the mask One way to do this is to first create a mask for the top half of the face Then hold down your Shift ke...

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