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Effects:
PhotoImpression includes a variety of special effects to transform images in a number
of interesting ways. Click on a desired effect to preview it on your image. You can use
the Intensity slider to adjust the intensity of the effect. To keep the effect, click Apply.
To cancel, choose any other effect or click a different button.
Layers:
The Layers Palette shows thumbnails of each layer. The currently selected layer will have
a highlight around the thumbnail. Toggling the green light above the thumbnail on and
off displays and hides the layer, respectively. The slider above the thumbnail adjusts the
transparency of the layer.
Note:
An image can have multiple layers. You can retain separation of the multiple layers of an
image only if it is saved as a PSF file.
Creative Project Templates
Click on the Create button on the Main Screen to see the create options.
Frames & Edges:
You can add a frame or edge to an image by selecting the option you wish,
and then clicking Apply. (You can preview different options before settling on
a particular one.)
Cookie Cutter:
You can "stamp" out a template of your image by selecting the shape you want
to use, and then clicking Apply.
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Gradient Fill
- fills the current image or layer with a gradient from the alternative
color to the active color. Select the desired colors in the Color Palette,
click at the point where you want the gradient to start, and drag to
designate the length and direction of the transition.
Text:
When text is added, a new layer will be automatically created. Settings include font,
style, size, and color. You can add a shadow to the text as well.
Enhance:
Auto Enhance
- applies a quick, overall enhancement to an image with one click.
Brightness/Contrast
- allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the
current layer.
Hue/Saturation
- allows all the colors on the same layer to be shifted by the same degree
(hue), and adjusts the intensity of the colors (saturation).
Tone
- can be used to adjust the highlight, midtones, and shadow of the selected layer.
It offers more control than Brightness/Contrast.
Blur
- decreases the contrast between adjacent pixels, creating a fuzzy effect over the
entire layer.
Sharpen
- pixelates the entire layer, eliminating smoother edges in the image.
Equalization
- evenly redistributes the grayscale or color values of the pixels in an
image. The effects are varied depending on the image, but in general, the
lines in the highlight and shadow areas will be sharpened.
Negative
- inverts the grayscale or color brightness values for the entire layer. This will
make your image look like a photographic negative.
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