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1. You can resize this shape and place it on desired locations of the page to fill the page To rotate and flip shapes you can use various options Rotate Objects tab i D oflick to Insert a desired background from the Background tab if needed Template tab Select the page side from left right and both on which you want to apply template Go to the Template tab Here you will see the templates for the page The templates are categorized into various categories From the template bank you can filter your ES Template Filters search and get the templates as per your requirements by clicking on The categories are Orientation No of Photos Color Theme Style and the Default option Once the category is chosen the options under that category can be viewed in the drop down box to the left of the category icon Select your subcategory to further refine your search for suitable templates Album Xpress comes loaded with more than 2 000 ready to use templates and thus it gives you a wide variety of templates to choose from Select the category of your choice and insert the desired template by double clicking on it The template will be inserted and will appear on the page www dgflick com Page 92 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging bo D of lick Album xpress GD Template appeared on the page Now go to the Photo tab an
2. Sign Up to start an account with DegFlick On completion of the login process a textbox ES Share asking if you agree to the terms andiconditions of a template sharing appears he Sharing your template terms and conditions If yes accept the terms and conditions and then click on Share to share the templates you have created and selected for sharing If you do not agree to the terms and conditions close the textbox and quit the sharing process At any point during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous window Note Some features are available only for the Album Xpress PRO version users Note Same option is also available for themes 7 2 4 Delete Besides building and sharing Album Xpress also gives you the option of deleting any template that you no longer wish to retain in your template bank To delete a template select the template that you wish to delete Click on Delete Dat the bottom of the Template tab www dgflick com Page 119 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging A textbox asking for confirmation for deletion appears Click on Yes to proceed with the deletion else click on No to abort the process m Deleting Template Note Some features are available only for the Album Xpress PRO version users Note Same option is also available for themes Page 120 of 153 www dg
3. button on the Sort By button www degflick com Page 106 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Find Photo Decor After you are done with an Album if you need to return to it re edit later on you can find the a sn source photographs borders and mask by simply ne eid right clicking on the photo on the Album i copy eect Moreover all the photos appearing on an Album a can be identified by the blue tab on them as Effects described earlier se Align to Page Align to Objects Equal Spacing Equal Flip Page The Find option for finding the source of photos borders and masks Use Photo as Background Album Xpress provided you with many backgrounds with its ready tone for the photos Even you can add your own backgrounds from your hard disk However in some instances to personalize the Album you might wish to use a photo as a background for an Album This can be done in an instant using the software Just select the photo you want to use as background and choose the Set as Background option under the Photos tab on the option bar The photo iis now set as a background D oflick Album xpress A Setting a photo as background for the Album Swap Photos While working on an Album you might want to swap photos to achieve the desired effect on the Album Album Xpress lets you do this by just a single click Just select the photos to be swapped using the Ctrl
4. Q 2 rg a Q Q O f Select Photos window Select individual multiple or all photos or deselect selected photos with this Select button 9 Send the edited photos to the Facebook account or any hard disk folder from Send to option www dgflick com Page 101 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Select the required photos the selected ones have the green box around the photo oe 2 After selecting the photos and setting its arrangements click on Next button to go to Design Album window where you can view the Album ready with the selected parameters and can also make any changes if required with the help of various tabs available Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users www dgflick com Page 102 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 5 4 Resizing the Album Many a times after the Album is done or while it is being designed you might wish to resize it to another set of specifications This is where the Resize the Album function available in Album Xpress comes to your aid Album resizing to another size may help you to design parent album in no time without design cut or squeeze Let s say as an example that you have created Custom size size 20 X 40 for the Album D fli k _ gto xpress
5. lt Full size gt l Album Creation with Custom Sizes using Album Xpress is a fast and user friendly process with an interactive interface that gives you the flexibility of selecting sorting and sequencing your pages and photos Additionally you could swap pages and photos and view the Album you have created www dgflick com Page 53 of 153 Doflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging E D of lick Album xpress PRO Create Album window Once you open the Album Xpress software the first screen you see is Create Album window On this window you can create custom sizes of Album Maximum 10 sizes get stored in this option Here create size as per your need Refer section Creating a category and size Set cameo and jacket from Advance options If you want to design jacket for the album select the Yes option from Jacket option Set the parameters below the Jacket These are Width and Height Margins Left Right Top and Bottom Spine and Split Jacket Yes O Set the logo for Album from Logo option D of lick Album xpress PRO Adding cover and jacket for the Album After you add parameters for new custom size click on Next button to select style of Album creation www dgflick com Page 54 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress PRO C
6. s decor elements These can be saved as templates and themes for later use www degflick com Page 114 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging With increasing number of users comes the demand for more and more templates and themes You may Build your templates and themes in an installable format and these can then be shared with or sold to other users worldwide Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users www dgflick com Page 115 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin 7 2 Customize your Template amp Theme This section explains how templates and themes can be imported saved built shared or deleted in Album Xpress The versatility of Album Xpress lies in the fact that it gives you a wide range of ready to use templates and themes to choose from besides letting you create or modify templates and themes according to your choice Moreover templates and themes can be imported from other locations and built and shared with other Album Xpress users worldwide Save Build Share and Delete options are available in the PRO version 7 2 1 Get more amp Import Get More DgFlick adds new template collection on the website on regular basis You can add these templates to your software On Design Album window Click on Galleria Click on Get More Button to access more templates from the DgFlick w
7. Personalize Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left 8X1 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 12 X 36 15 X 30 18 X 24 20 X 40 8X12 left Spread Personalize 10x16 _ 10X20 Left Spread Personalize 12X24 10X28 Left Spread Personalize 12X32 _ 12X18 Left Spread Personalize 14X22 _ 12X24 left Spread Personalize 14X28 _ 12X30 Left Spread Personalize 14X34 _ 12X36 Left Spread Personalize 14X40 _ 15X30 Left Spread Personalize 17X34 _ 18x24 left Spread Personalize 20X28 _ 20X40 Left Spread __ Personalize 22X44 _ Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left 8X1 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 12 X 36 15 X 30 N Ready made Ready made Ready made Ready made Ready made Ready made Ready made Ready made Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread www dgflick com Page 18 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 18 X 24 Ready made 20 X 40 Ready made mera 10 X 20 14 X 40 10 X 28 14 X 34 12 X18 14 X 28 12 X 24 14 X 22 12 X 30 12 X 32 12 X 36 12 X 24 Sapphire 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 12X36 Right Spread Split Ready made www degflick com Page 19 of 153 D Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion ill amp Motion Imaging 4 2 Predefined Album Styles Album Xpress gives you five styles for album creation They are
8. Spread and Spread Split select any of the desired style to design the Album Single click to change template Easy template swapping Get new template on every click Save time of searching right template Just click and see which template looks best for the album you are designing Free Transform In Album Xpress borders and masks have on board transforming flexibility along with photos Center zoom in Album Xpress gives you advance feature of center zooming This helps you to align photo properly Template Creation and Alteration You can create new templates and themes or alter existing ones for the Album of your choice You may also create a completely new page design using your own Decor and save the template for future use Advance Photo Editing Album Xpress has features Lasso Chroma Touchup Highlight and Eraser for advance photo editing to enhance the quality of the photos that make up the Album While designing the album you may send the photo to Photoshop for editing and use it in album Multilingual Album Xpress is already loaded with multiple languages Album Xpress supports Unicode DgFlick keeps adding to its list of languages that Album Xpress works on You could download the latest dictionary which may include the language you are looking for Else you could add the language of your choice to DgFlick s dictionary for your own use www degflick com Page 10 of 153 Lo Flick
9. Units and DPI option You need to define the width and_height of the new size in the Width and Height textbox Save the size with Save button Once you save the size it will be added to the size list Size Presets New size saved oe e In this way you can add new sizes Add more sizes by clicking on Add option we Once you finish adding sizes close the window From the drop down menu select the size for the resizing www dgflick com Page 100 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging If you want to maintain aspect ratio while resizing check the Maintain Aspect Ratio checkbox After resizing the images click on Save O to overwrite the changes over the existing images Select the Rename option ea to rename the photos Manually change the photo name format from format option OR From Starts From potion you can change the count of the photos New file name 0 jpq Rename window O Click on Save to save the changes made Selected Photos Es number of photos selected e ere it indicates the position of highlighted photo Sort the photos in various ways from Sort By button D of lick Album x OE TA 4 ee reo a fi i k Kafr ih k a j Ae Pp eee Q Q F F x
10. You will get a Find option in which you will a Border sub menu Choose this option to find the Border in the Border tab The border will get displayed in Border tab Page 86 of 153 www dgflick com oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt D of lick Album xpress GD Finding border Select the photos to which you want to apply the border and apply the border by double clicking on it D of lick Album xpress GD Borders applied to multiple photos Mask Click the Mask tab on the option bar to select the mask of your choice You get different types of masks in Album Xpress You get masks of the abstract decorative halftone one side shape and simple style Just select the style of the mask from the E E D Select the photo to which you want to apply the mask and double click on the mask or drag and drop the mask on the photo to apply it You could even access the previous 15 paths www dgflick com Page 87 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin D of lick Album xpress PRO Design Album window Mask tab You can transform these masks freely on the page Additional Icons on Mask tab O Reset To reset the changes o Rotate cw270 O To rotate the border 270 o Rotate cwo0 To rotate the border 90 degrees degrees o Filip Vertical To flip the bor
11. o The Flip option to flip the page either Arrange b Blur Align to Page gt Opacity vertically or horizontally spins Dik a opens Equal Spacing gt Shadow Equal Glow o The Find option to find the source of the Naa Flip Page gt Outline Fe gt Find Rotation object Presets Blend Group Ungroup Right clicking on the photos Add one more photo resize it and place it according to the design Make the height of these two photos equal by using Height option in Equal Size tab www dgflick com Page 85 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging bo D of lick Album xpress PRO Height of two photos equalized Add two photos and resize one photo according to the design Now make another photo of the same size with Size option in Equal Size option D of lick Album xpress GD Photos added and size equalized Align the photos to the center right of the page by respecting the safe area To align them go to the Page Based Alignment tab and check the Respect Safe Area option Use the Center Right option and align the photos You may manually move the photos and place them D of lick Album xpress Betton Right Photos aligned with the help of Page Based Alignment tab If you want to apply the same border that is applied to another photo select the bordered photo and right click on it
12. oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Shape fill options Select font type and size for the title Effects and Opacity of the alignment of title shape fill Style Panel o Set the font type and size from Style Panel D of lick Album xpress GH Font type and size changed oO You can also apply the effects like bold italic and underline from the Style Panel The alignment of the title can also be managed E DofFlick Album xpress GH o The shape can be filled with solid color or any texture Let s fill the title with solid color o Use the color picker or color palette to select the color for the title www dgflick com Page 67 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt ry x D of lick Design Album ar 9 Album xpress GI 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket z Title tab title filled with solid color o If you want to fill title with any texture Title tab helps you with the texture tools o Click on the Texture icons You will see Browse option o Once you click on the option you will be redirected to a window where you can select the image you want to insert as texture o DgFlick provides you 50 ready textures Open t This PC Lo C DoFlick s Softwares Album ssPRO 6 0 Products DgAlbum Themes Texture 20 i eS TC term _ amp ie name G v Files gif png bmp jpg Re
13. on 2 Vee Ss ia L aR SH E oF Design Album window Album is ready www dgflick com Page 37 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging With Change Layout button you can change layout of the page With every click Album Xpress will automatically generate a new layout for your page You can also change the layout of individual left or right page You can apply the previous layout with the help of the Previous confi available just behind the Change Layout option In this way you are done with Perfect Album You can save and export it Refer section Saving and Exporting 5 1 2 ECO Album Creation In Eco Album the photos will be arranged in a traditional size on all the pages It gives you two options for selection of photo size i e small and medium size In Create Album window click on Ready Sizes button_at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for the Album or create custom size Refer section Create Perfect Album with Custom Sizes Readymade Cover Individual Page Design Giz Select Album window Select the category of your choice and select the album size You can choose no of pages for Album from No of pages drop down box Once you are done with category and size selection select the Album style Eco and continue the process with Next butt
14. 1 GB RAM 1 GB free disk space CD DVD ROM drive USB Port ae Note Please insert the Dongle into the USB Drive to register the software www dgflick com Page 4 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 3 0 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started This section deals with registration process and other tools like controls and navigations preferences and help 3 1 Registration 3 2 Re Registering the Software on another Computer 3 3 Know your Software 3 3 1 What is new 3 3 2 General Features 3 3 3 Controls amp Navigations 3 3 4 Preferences 3 3 5 Shortcut Tools www degflick com Page 5 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 3 1 Registration Once you have installed the Album Xpress software on your computer you need to proceed to Registration This ensures that all features of the software are made available to you Registration is very easy and the user friendliness of the software makes the process quick and simple On installation of Album Xpress the Registration window appears on your screen Relevant details such as the Owner Name Email and Phone or Mobile Number need to be entered all fields are mandatory Fill in the details and proceed as per the instructions in this section The software enables you to complete the registration process while you are connected to the Internet It also allows you to register at a later date T
15. 2 COMMAND ALT 2 Bottom Center Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 3 COMMAND ALT 3 Bottom Right Flip Page composition ALT H ALT H Page Horizontally Flip Page composition Vertically ALT V ALT V Fit to Screen CTRL F12 COMMAND F12 A Actual Size 1 1 CTRL SHIFT F12 COMMAND SHIFT F12 Zoom In a 5 Zoom Out 3 Screen Toggle Full Screen CTRL SHIFT F11 COMMAND SHIFT F11 www dgflick com Page 15 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 0 Getting into the Job Using the Software In previous section we learnt about software functionality Now in this section we will learn how to use this software to create Albums We will see various available categories and sizes and various ways to create Albums 4 1 Predefined Categories amp Sizes 4 2 Predefined Album Styles 4 3 Create Edit amp Delete Category 4 3 1 Creating a Category 4 3 2 Editing a Category 4 3 3 Deleting a Category 4 4 Create Edit amp Delete Sizes 4 4 1 Creating a Size 4 4 2 Editing a Size 4 4 3 Deleting a Size www degflick com Page 16 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 1 Predefined Categories amp Sizes Album Xpress is versatile software that lets you use its made to standard predefined categories and sizes or create your own categories and sizes the way you want to The ready to use Album types which conform to printing
16. Ctrl V bo D of lick Album xpress GI R Jocket Cover Manual Al E 2 ee ee ee All the contents are pasted and adjusted on jacket page You can insert desired background on the jacket of the album from the Background tab In this way you can design jacket You may create different design for jacket with the available designing options Navigate the page from the available navigator Insert a photo from the photo tab and align it to the desired place after resizing and zooming it x D oflick Design Album aa 9 Sinu xpress PRO 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket f we a Ree AA R eg gk Photo inserted and positioned www degflick com Page 73 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Photos can be made more attractive by adding different effects on it Apply desired effect from the Effects tab D of lick Album xpress Colorize effect applied Photo grid You can form a grid of photos in Album Xpress without any manual placement of photos Go to the Photo tab Now to insert multiple photos at a time keep the control key pressed and keep on selecting the photos you want to insert D of lick Album xpress GD Multiple photos selected to insert Use the Add Photos button to insert all the photos at once Fa Tee bare 4 i 7 van Ae pap wi Si ty Multiple photos inserted www dgflic
17. Highlighter option chosen the photo initially in color opens in black and whiteon the Highlighter page Highlighter a before b after Adjust the brush size feather and opacity using their respective sliders or by entering the values in the value boxes www dgflick com Page 136 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Move the brush over the area you want to be highlighted That segment now appears in color and the remaining parts stay in black and white Keep the Ctrl key pressed to activate the correction mode in case you need to undo your highlighting To see how the photo looked before and after the change click on Before and After respectively You could save a copy of the photo with the changes by clicking on hed or overwrite the original photo by clicking oni 8 2 6 Eraser On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Eraser A The Eraser can be used to erase the portions of the photo that you do not wish to retain in the Album A Adjust the brush size the feather and the opacity by using the corresponding sliders or by entering the values in the value boxes PS O lt D et D D R re 7 D s O lt O s et F D 7 M ga 3 D 5 et N O ct SI D O et O et te et 5 D D Q et O o D D s
18. Page Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos and other elements on the page with respect to the page There are multiple options for this sort of alignment If you want the object should be aligned in respect of margins then check the Respect Safe Area checkbox Select photos or other elements you wish to align using the Ctrl key Then click on ae to select the alignment option you wish to apply to the photos from the drop list Alternatively use the right click button and on the drop list click on Page based alignment to access the sub options You can apply the page based alignment to left right or spread page as per your choice You can undo the changes by clicking on Mi www dgflick com Object based alignment Top Left Top Center Top Right Center Left Center Center Right Bottom Left Bottom Center Bottom Right Top Bottom Left Right Horizontal Center Vertical Center Ctrl Shift 7 Ctrl Shift 8 Ctrl Shift 9 Ctrl Shift 4 Ctrl Shift 5 Ctrl Shift 6 Ctrl Shift 1 Ctrl Shift 2 Ctrl Shift 3 Ctrl Shift T Ctrl Shift B Ctrl Shift L Ctrl Shift R Alt Shift H Alt Shift V Page based alignment Respect safe area Top Left Top Center Top Right Center Left Center Center Right Bottom Left Bottom Center Bottom Right Top Bottom Left Right Horizontal Center Vertical Center Ctrl 7 Ctrl 8 Ctrl 9 Ctrl 4 Ctrl 5 Ctrl 6 Ctrl 1 Ctrl 2 Ctrl 3 Ctrl T Ct
19. Perfect Auto Eco Ready Album and Manual Each style has its own features and functionality Let s have a look on how each style is unique and different When you define any custom size in Create Album window or when you choose any category and size from Ready Size option and then you click on Next button to go to the next process you see the below window appears on the screen This window gives you the choice to choose album style for the album Perfect Album Perfect album is for those who love to see their photos arranged in the same order they were clicked Due to this album narrates a story of the event In Perfect Album the software automatically selects the layout In this style the albums are designed near to perfect as you always wanted to see The photos get into the album without any cut You just need to select theme and photos and software will automatically design album for you Auto Album Auto Album is an automatic album creation wizard You can get a ready designed album with this option You can select different template for every page of the album You can do page wise photo selection Software indicates you by a tag on it that on which page that photo is going to be placed You can sort the photos accordingly Software automatically set the photo in the selected template Eco Album The main feature of Eco Album is all the photos get set in the same size chosen by you You get two options for ph
20. Q N D Q Eraser a before b after 2 Keep the Ctrl key pressed to reset the changes and the Shift key pressed to redo the erasing kual You could save a copy of the photo with the changes by clicking on or overwrite the original photo by clicking onk 8 2 7 Edit Photo in Photoshop You can edit any photo in Photoshop Select the photo and select Photoshop option in Edit Photo tab www degflick com Page 137 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging If you have defined the path of the Photoshop software in the preferences the selected photo will directly open in the Photoshop software If you haven t defined the path you will be asked to define the path now Give the path of the location folder of Photoshop and open the photo Until you are editing the photo in Photoshop the Album Xpress will be locked and you will not be able to perform any action in Album Xpress In Photoshop do the required editing and save the photo on the desired location The Album Xpress will be open up The photo will directly appear on the existing place If the photo isn t replaced browse and select new photo Alternatively if you want to automatically update the photo in Album Xpress with the edited photo enable the script in Photoshop To enable the script follow the path in tabs File gt Scripts gt Script event manager A window w
21. The photo can now be rotated in all three axis x y and z to give it a 3D effect Copy Paste and Clear Effects Album Xpress allows you to cut copy and paste photos and effects on the photos in the Album Right click on the element you want to copy and Copy Effect Paste Effect select the Copy option on the drop list Now Clear Effect paste it on to the location of your choice by right ame clicking on it and choosing the Paste option ee Align to Objects Equal Spacing Equal Flip Page Find www degflick com Page 108 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Flip Decor Decors like border and mask can be flipped horizontally and vertically with the help of Flip option provided at the bottom in the respective tabs Flip Page Album Xpress gives you the option of flipping a page both horizontally and vertically as per your requirements Horizontal flip Right click on the page and select the Flip page option on the drop list Select Horizontal to flip the page horizontally b Horizontal flipping a before flip b after flip Vertical flip Right click on the page and select the Flip page option on the drop list Select Vertical to flip the page vertically www dgflick com Page 109 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Copy Effect Paste Effe
22. Use the slider to alter the swirl value else manually enter the value in the value box as per your requirement Click on Reset button Oro reset the settings Illusion Click on Illusion button on the option bar to apply different illusion effects on the photo Of the 10 presets available under this category you could choose any one for the photo by double clicking on it e Click on Custom button OM alter the section count of the illusion effect You could increase or decrease the section count by using the slider or entering the value manually in the value box Click on Reset button to reset the settings 3dGrid Click on 3dGrid option to apply the 3d grid effect on the photos Of the 10 presets available under this category you could choose any one for the photo by double clicking on it To customize the cell size and line depth click on Custom button Use the sliders to adjust the cell size and line depth as per your requirements else insert the values in the value boxes www degflick com Page 130 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Click on Reset button Oro reset the settings Softlense Click on Softlense button on the option bar to apply the effects under the Softlense category From the 13 presets available you could choose and apply the preset of your choice t
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24. and Album pages here Below preview you can see available themes templates for the Album 5 x D of lick Select Theme a p 9 Album xpress GE Diamond 12X30 J a BS A ee a D r ey ide Sk Se a BA Bs r P j y nx 7 s aa i be y K OP or a ai k ice bd n j ve FRI ye ya T n ra Ww aU xe fi Bee 3 mi ae A Select Theme window You have different sorting options by which you can sort themes They are as follows o Orientation You can sort themes orientation wise i e cover extra panoramic landscape panoramic portrait and square o No of photos You can sort themes no of photo wise i e from one photo per theme until 13 photos per theme o Theme You can sort templates theme wise i e wedding o Style You can sort themes style wise i e creative and simple o Color You can sort themes color wise We have provided 7 color options to sort o Volume Your imported volume of templates can be seen under volume tab You need to drag and drop the themes on Album Cover and other pages to apply You can use different templates on different pages or apply the same template manually on all the pages if you want When you select the theme for any page you will see a Blue indicator on that theme The number in the indicator indicates number of times the theme has been used www dgflick com Page 43 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still a
25. and binding industry standards come in six major variants Each of these categories has multiple size options and you can choose the size that suits the Album you want to design Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users D of lick Album xpress GI gt w Select Album window Predefined Categories and their Sizes Ruby Lets you design personalized digital cover and choose your individual page design printed on offset paper It comes in the following sizes in inches 9 X 12 10 X 10 10 X 14 12 X 9 12 X 12 12 X 15 12 X 18 15 X 12 and 18 X 12 Topaz Lets you decide the individual page design printed on offset paper You can add ready cover on album pages after printing It comes in the following sizes in inches 9 X 12 10 X 10 10 X 14 12 X 9 12 X 12 12 X 15 12 X 18 15 X 12 and 18 X 12 Diamond You have the option of personalizing your cover and the layout follows a panoramic page design printed on photographic paper The available sizes in inches are 8 X 12 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 12 X 36 15 X 30 18 X 24 and 20 X 40 Opal Has a ready made cover but the page design is panoramic and is printed on photographic paper The available sizes in inches are 8 X 12 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 12 X 36 15 X 30 18 X 24 and 20 X 40 www dgflick com Page 17 of 153 D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Emerald You
26. dropdown AD o Style from various style options o Font size from size dropdown Ao J o Font Color from color palette In this way you can add multiple text if you want Lo D of lick Album xpress PRO Multiple texts added You can manage the angle of the text from the Rotate Objects tab located at the top of the window You can rotate text in 90 and 270 and in X Y and Z angle with the help of sliders easily www dgflick com Page 62 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging bo mre x Doflick Design Album aa 9 obo xpress I 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket A 2 E Rotate Objects tab text rotated You can add more shapes from the Shape tab according to the album design C x H Design Album Bofiick 10 x 12 inches Digita ar Jocxet a Album xpress GI Another shape is added and customized To align this shape at the left side of the right page the right page is selected and Left option from the Page Based Alignment tab is used to align shape C x Design Album morad 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket a 7 Album xpress GI Shape is aligned from the Page Based Alignment tab You can use other options in Page Based Alignment tab to align the selected objects according to your design Here one more shape is added and customized www degflick
27. exported in JPG format you will be redirected to the login widow where you are supposed to insert your login credentials of Facebook and share the book www degflick com Page 147 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 10 0 Open Saved Project Album Xpress gives you the great advantage of opening and editing the saved projects as many times as you want It also lets you use the saved project as a template where you just need to insert the photos This saves your time as well as your energy 10 1 Open Saved Project 10 2 Open Project as Template www degflick com Page 148 of 153 D Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 10 1 Open Saved Project To open a project that has been saved and exported click on the Home icon of Album Xpress You will be redirected to Home page where you can see Open option at left bottom side Click on Open option ae ical ha a e The projects you have saved are now displayed Ae al Sa J p on the screen Through Browse icon you can give path of the folder where you have saved your project Select the project you wish to work on and then click on Open The saved projects in the path www degflick com Page 149 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 10 2 Open Project as Template To open a project as a template that has been saved and exported click on
28. filters one by one D of lick Album xpress GH Edit Photo window Artistic Filters Mosaic Click on Mosaic option to add a mosaic effect to the photo You could apply the effect seen in any one of the 10 presets on the option bar to the photo by double clicking on the preset To customize the size of the mosaic blocks click on Custom button below the presets Click on Reset button Oio reset the settings Applying a Mosaic preset to the photo www dgflick com Page 128 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Ripple To adda Ripple effect to the photos click on Ripple button on the option bar Select the preset of your choice from the 20 available presets and double click on it to apply the effect to the photo You could customize your ripple by clicking on Custom button either adjusting the sliders for the amplitude and wavelength or entering Applying the Ripple effect to the photo values manually Click on Reset button to reset the settings Shift Click on Shift option to apply the shift effect to the photo Select and apply the effect you desire by double clicking on one of the 10 presets available on the option bar Click on Custom button if you wish to customize your shift value Move the slider or manually insert the value in the shift valu
29. freely on the page www dgflick com Page 83 of 153 Lo flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Additional icons on the Design Album Border tab O Reset E To reset the ready tone o Rotate cw O To rotate the border 90 o Flip Vertical 2 To flip the border vertical degrees o Flip Horizontal To flip the border horizontally Rotate cw180 To rotate the border 180 degrees o Rotate cw270 O To rotate the border 270 degrees Rotating Photos Rotating photos in an Album keeping the creative design in mind adds to the overall presentation of the pages Album Xpress gives you the option of either rotating the photo within the frame or rotating the whole picture along with the frame To rotate the photo within the frame keep your cursor on the rotate icon EJ is seen when you select a photo Once the hand symbol appears use the mouse to rotate it in the direction of your choice S To rotate the photo along with the frame Unlock the photo by clicking M G Now keep your cursor on and use the mouse to rotate the photo with the frame when the hand appears Rotating a the photo in the frame b the photo with the frame Right Clicking While working on Album Xpress you could use the right click button to get several options right then and there Right clicking outside photos As seen in image right clicking outside photos lets you a
30. have the option of personalizing your cover and the layout follows a panoramic page design printed on offset paper In addition you could export the pages individually The sizes in inches are 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 and 12 X 36 Sapphire Has a ready made cover but the page design is panoramic and you could export the pages individually printed on offset paper The sizes in inches are 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 12 X 30 and 12 X 36 Table The details and specifications of each predefined categories and subcategories Page size Page starts from Page style Cover Cover size Ruby Page 11 X 28 Page 12 X 24 Page 12 X 32 Page Personalize 14 X 22 Page 14 X 28 Page Personalize 14 X 34 Page 14 X 40 Page Personalize 17 X 28 Page Personalize 20 X 28 Topaz Page Page Page Page Page Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left 9X1 10 X 10 10 X 14 12X9 12 X 12 12X15 12 X 18 15X12 18 X 12 9X1 10X1 10 X 14 12X9 12 X 12 12X15 12 X 18 15X12 18 X 12 Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right Right O Page Ready made Page Ready made Page Ready made Page Ready made Diamond Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread Spread 10 X 16 12 X 24 12 X 32 14 X 22 14 X 28 14 X 34 14 X 40 17 X 34 20 X 28 22 X 44 Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize Personalize
31. key Then click on to swap the photos This is particularly useful to fit a portrait photo into a portrait frame and vice versa www dgflick com Page 107 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Swapping photos a Original photos b Swapped Photos c Swap Icon Lock and Unlock Photos Album Xpress generally locks photo on the Album to ensure precise designing This ensures that changes a do not happen on the photos by mistake while one is working on the Album Clicking on the lock icon r unlocks w it and now you can move it or resize it as per your wish Resize Photo Within border In the locked condition a photo can be enlarged within its frame by zooming it and adjusting it in the frame It can even be panned within the frame With border Once the photo is unlocked by clicking on the icon the photo can be resized according to your size requirements by moving the nodes Ensure that the photo stays within printable limits while increasing the size of the photo Refer the Photo Quality Indicator Rotation of Photo Within border A photo can be rotated within its frame when it is in the locked state However if a border or a mask has been applied to it it stays in its position while the photo alone rotates within it With border A photo can be rotated along with its border or its mask as a single unit when the photo is in an unlocked state
32. mask border clip arts backgrounds themes and so on Can I create Albums in sizes specific to My Album Company and my requirements Ans Yes Album Xpress allows you to customize the Album size Moreover you could define your cover and page size including margins You can also define the starting page in the Album that is whether the Album should start on the left page or on the right Album Xpress also allows you to save this ew Album size for future use Could I use my own collection of clip arts in place of the Album Xpress ones Ans Yes Album Xpress allows you to import any decor such as Background any JPEG Clip arts any JPEG PNG Frames any PNG Masks any PNG Any decor used in Album Xpress will be automatically generated in 18 shades You can also get your own templates or themes while working on Album Xpress use Free PSD to Ax Template conversion utility Can color correct photos while designing my Album Ans Sure Album Xpress provides two types of photo editors which are a part of the software Photo editing with RGB BCG Curves and Levels Advanced editing with Lasso Chroma Touch up Highlighter Eraser and plug ins Apart from these options a color correction tool is provided from where you can also do instant BCG and RGB color correction to match the photos with the page background www degflick com Page 151 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Is it possible t
33. multiple shapes and save them as one object Doflick Design Album aa yt ies xpress GI 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket A 5 Saving shape You will find a Save as option Once you click on it you will be redirected to a window where you will be asked to select the path to save the PNG file Browse and give the path Give a name to the PNG file and save the PNG by clicking on Save option www dgflick com Page 65 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Go to the defined path and view the PNG In this way you can save PNG files of titles slogans cliparts and even you can select multiple objects and save them as a single PNG Note Some features are available only for the Album Xpress PRO version users Like texts you can insert titles also from the Title tab Click on the Title tab to add or amend a title for the photo You can do several creative things with title Let s have a look First use the white space to insert the title on the page D of lick Album xpress GH White field to insert title Inserting the title Align the title with reference to the shape D of lick Album o rT PN D gt 00AN Aligning the title with reference to the shape There are three panels in the window o Style Panel This panel allows you to set the style of the panel www dgflick com Page 66 of 153
34. of 153 Lo flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin To adda shadow effect to your photos select the option on the option bar Then click on to apply the shadow effect to the photos The shadow effect is now seen on the photos in the collage The Shadow option applied to the collage a before b after To colorize the photos in the collage select the checkbox of Colorize from Collage tab then click on to add the effect to the collage photos The photos in the collage now display the colorize effect After the photos are inserted on all the Album pages the Album is ready and you could make the final modifications to it before moving on to printing My Album As you design one page after the other you can view the Album page wise on My Album tab You can alter the number of pages in the Album by clicking on selecting Album pages ranging from 16 to 200 where you have the choice of For Custom sizes available Album pages are ranging from 16 to 500 When you choose to reduce the number of pages a textbox for confirmation of deletion of pages from the end appears Clicking on Yes will let you proceed as desired In this way the Album is ready to save and Export Refer section Saving and Exporting www dgflick com Page 96 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 5 3 Manage the Photos In this sec
35. of the software and simplify working on it to a great extent This section deals with the saving opening and exporting of files once the Album is created 9 1 Saving the Project 9 2 Proceed to Album Exporting 9 3 Exporting in JPG Format 9 4 Exporting in PDF Format 9 4 1 Exporting as Low Resolution PDF 9 4 2 Exporting as High Resolution PDF 9 4 3 Exporting as Layered PDF 9 5 Exporting in PSD Format 9 6 Exporting for Choice Xpress 9 7 Share on Facebook www degflick com Page 139 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 9 1 Saving the Project After the project is done the next step is saving the project by clicking onid The default path for saving the project is displayed in the textbox as My Documents My Name My Creation Albums You could either save the project in this Path C Users dgflick Documents My Albums path or provide the path of your choice to save Be Sie EN Dias Be Reyes PORIA MS the project Save the other elements used in the Album such as cliparts borders shapes and so on by checking the box against Also save my Photos Backgrounds Borders Masks Cliparts along with Project Click on Ok to save the projector on Cancel to abort the process www degflick com Page 140 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging q 2 Proceed to Album Exporting After an Album project is saved it n
36. outline Use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab and create the outline of your choice by filling in the values in these fields o Rotation The photos on the Album page can be rotated using the predefined presets under the Rotation option Use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab to change the values for the x y and z axis and give the photo a 3 D effect You could also flip the photo horizontally and vertically by using A andl respectively o Presets This option gives you certain in built effects that you could use for the photos Click on the photo and then click on the desired preset to apply it o Blend There are 12 blending modes that help you achieve the desired effect for the photo Click on the photo and then select the blend option of your choice to apply Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users www dgflick com Page 61 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Text Click on the Text tab on the option bar to insert text to describe the photos on your page if required 7 You could add text and change its look by using different options available on the tab The empty white field can be used to type in the text you wish to add for the photo Lo D of lick Album xpress GH Text tab O You can change the following parameters for the text o Font from font
37. pages If you select right option the number of spreads will change The spreads will bifurcate in three parts The indicator at the middle of the field shows total spreads and the indicators at the left and right side indicates the left and right individual pages that you need to design If you select spread style you will see the number of spreads you need to design in selected number of pages Number of spread will get updated automatically if you change number of pages Set cameo and jacket from Advance options Ifyou want cameo cover select Yes option under Cameo Browse from and set the cameo image Reset the cameo image from Here cameo image is selected and jacket option is kept off After you add parameters for new custom size click on Next button to select style of Album creation LS Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress PRO Choosing Album style www dgflick com Page 33 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Inthe Name space you can define the name which you want to display on the cover and the spine of the album Once you mention the name here it automatically appears on the place If you have kept Jacket option on the name will appear on jacket and cover as well Here we will go with Perfect Album creation style Album Xpress will try to create a perfect Album for you by automatically placing
38. the object first of which you want to give reference for alignment and then select the object which you want to align and go to the Object Based Alignment tab Lo D of lick Album xpress GJ Here several alignment options are given Use the option which suits your design Background Tab You can also design the page by adding backgrounds and photos Click on the Background tab on the option bar to select the background for the Album or to fill it with any solid color DegFlick offers you backgrounds based on various themes In the Background tab you can see various categories of backgrounds You can change the category of the background and access backgrounds of another category You get the backgrounds of Abstract Floral Heart Lights Pattern Scenery and Simple category Besides the in built backgrounds you could access and select backgrounds that you have saved elsewhere by clicking on the Browse button The last 15 paths used can be viewed www dgflick com Page 71 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin If you select the folder of background having sub folders the sub folders will appear in the place of categories In this way you can access multiple folders easily Select the page side from Left Right or Both on which you want to apply the background To use a background double click on it or drag and drop it on the canv
39. the page www degflick com Page 111 of 153 Arrange objects Album Xpress allows you the option of changing the position of an object on the Album i e send it backward or forward or to the back or front Select the photo you wish to move backward or forward and click on LS to access the options under this function Arrange object s Send to Back Shift Down Send Backward Shift Left Bring to Front Bring Forward Shift Right Shift Up LoFlick Wortd for Still amp Motion Imaging Alternatively use the right click button and on the drop list click on Arrange to access the sub options Select the object and click on Send to back or Bring to front to move the element to the last or the first position respectively Select Send backward or Bring forward to move the object either one step backward or one step forward You can undo the changes by clicking onkii Object Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos with respect to other photos or elements on the Album There are multiple options for this sort of alignment Select photos or other elements you wish to align using the Ctrl key Then click on to select the alignment option you wish to apply to the photos from the drop list Alternatively use the right click button and on the drop list click on the Object based alignment to access the sub options You can undo the changes by clicking on kal
40. the template In the textbox that appears enter the template information pertaining to the parameters except the parameter according to which the template has been filtered These include No of Photos Orientation Color Theme Style Type and Custom Depending on the orientation and no of photos used in the template here the orientation and no of photos get detected automatically You can also enter a i i name for your template in the relevant box Template information while saving your template Click on Ok to proceed and on Cancel to quit the process To proceed with the building of your templates click on Build in Galleria menu www dgflick com Page 117 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress Building your template 1 e On the Build window select the templates and then click on Build option K2 we e Inthe text box that appears in next window gt specify the name of the folderD in which you wish to save it and the path ier you want to 2 Uin place it Building your template 2 oe Ifthe path is not specified the built volume is saved in the following path by default My Documents My Galleria Album Xpress e Check the box nex to I agree to the terms and conditions and proceed to click on Build AC If you do not agree to the terms and conditions close
41. with selected theme and photos You will see album pages with album cover As you have set the cameo image for the cover the image will appear on the cover page of the album LS Album Xpress D oflick Album xpress GI E 3 a y Cu E amp in j ay ino 1 wah ee yaban oo Cameo image on cover of the album f while selecting the photos for the album if you have marked any photo for the cover of the album then it will appear on the cover of the page Select the photo and unlock it from Lock Unlock Objects tab www dgflick com Page 36 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging hk ith e oe ry Design Album D of lick 20 x 20 inches Digital Cover a ae ee Album xpress PRO i re PAGED ge EA hy A MAG N a Yq S a vis S el k My Alum D Unlocking photo from Lock Unlock Objects Move the image and bring it to the empty part of the cameo You can zoom and pan the image to set it within the available area k D oflick Design Album a 9 Album xpress PRO 20 x 20 inches Digital Cover j E MASKA a elie 2 a e o 5g GE y ies 2 My Aue a Image adjusted in the given area You may change or remove the background from the Background tab 2 You can view the other pages of the album by navigating the pages D of lick Design Album 9 gt ten xpress GH 20 x 20 inches Digital Cover a Sy
42. A ia ib Ka Em Fy Select Photos window Selected Photos shows the number of photos selected Select the required photos the selected ones have the green box on the photo To select the photo for cover click on the icon on the top right hand corner of the photo If you want to select a photo only for your cover and not for your inner pages of Album then deselect the photo The photo will appear like this Select the photos for the Album and continue the process with Next button You will see a confirmation window showing information about selected photos and pages Left side of confirmation window is showing details about selected and used photos for cover page and right side is showing the selected photos used photos and the required pages for the Album Set Maximum photos per page Change the selected pages according to the pages recommended Check the Respect safe area if you want to maintain safe margins around the page www dgflick com Page 35 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Select Photos a 0 Album xpress GH tO j EYAL oe he MR Al g E hea fe i i ry a lt ig X LI E E y ka AP ap ps ei l i i Select Photos window photos selected with confirmation window Once you done with page selection click on Next button You will be redirected to Design Album window where you will see the Album is ready
43. ALBUM XPRESS The power of endless creativity USER MANUAL 8 0 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Table of Contents LONOU ON areia re E EEE EEE E EEEE ENEA 3 2 0 System RequirementS sessescesoccescescesoccsescesocsoscescesocoescescesoeoescoescesosoesoeeceseeoe 4 3 0 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started ccccccccccceccccsccccscecccceccececcccsceccececes 5 SEREI AO e E E E E E E eeementienvatriuecenertic 6 3 2 Re Registering the Software on another Computer sssssssssseesessrrssrrrresrrresrreresrrresereresrrreserersserresene 8 PON E ON E e AE E E E E A E E 9 ILNA IS FCW ae A osceenaaenenueas osu sheessnecuatocsGnearseceeatoseacieessnseaneceesces 9 By oC IE dl AUN CS sates Se eter es agaitiseresiec ear nb acietosih tse an ings E E one utaviasad ee ostidneevaslaseaacoutseonsaeaeanbed 9 Be OVENS oe NIVO NS sosina a ea aa i E A aS iaa 11 EEN E T E E E EE EE A E A EA E E E E E E E 12 Di Ds OR TOO ea EEE E E ESE 13 4 0 Getting into the Job Using the SOftTWALEC csccsscccsceccececcececcccsceccececcecscecces 16 rls ON Predenned Categories amp ie SIZES en em ee rer ee ne ee 17 AD aPredefinec AIDUM Styles ccccssscrscrssssrercsseressersrseressererssss plies ssecsecaverenparsrsarsusarencavarssvarsrsaredfh EE 20 4 3 Create Edit amp Delete Categorics CRETE EE S E Wan 22 4 3 1 Creating a Category i A P oo A 22 413 2 Editing
44. Click on the Photo tab Aon the Design Album window to access the photos of your choice You could browse photos and even access the last 15 paths you have used Oo Bee D of lick Design Album as Album xpress E9 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jocket Design Album window Photo added Sort the photos by clicking on Sort By button www dgflick com Page 56 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Filter the photos by their used status from Filter option To use a photo either double click on it or drag and drop it on the canvas Resize and place the photo at the desired place by dragging it 4 Album xpress PRO D oF lick Design Album whe Digita Cover Jacket a amp Photo resized and placed Zooming In Out While working on the Album you can focus attention on a specific area of the page by zooming in or take a look at the larger picture by zooming out You can use a combination of these options to obtain the desired level of accuracy on the page a Zooming in b zooming out Click on the photo you want to work on and then use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom in or zoom out as per your requirement www dgflick com Page 57 of 153 Doflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Panning Panning lets you view specific areas of the photo by moving the photo up or down and sideways i
45. D Album Xpre Design Album using Custom Size 20 X 40 Click on Resize Project A On the Project tab to change the size of the Album You will be redirected to the Create Album window where you need to define the size for album Either define the size here or to resize the album in ready sizes click on the Ready Sizes option D of lick Album xpress PRO Create Album window On the next window Select Album to Resize select the category and size that you want to resize the Album into say Ruby and size 15 X 12 Page 103 of 153 www degflick com oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging bo D of lick Album xpress GH ap v Select Album to Resize Ruby and size 15 X 12 Click on Next button to resize the project The Album is now resized to category of your choice the resized category and size can be seen on the top right hand corner of the Design Album window In same way you can resize any created Album in any category and size ix D of lick Album xpress Z F ym Mey U The Album is resized At any point during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous page www dgflick com Page 104 of 153 oflick Digital Wortd for Still amp Motion Imaging 6 0 Building the Framework Page Composition In p
46. Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Available on Windows and Mac Album Xpress works on both Mac and Windows systems DgFlick releases the updates for both versions simultaneously Print Anywhere You could export your project in i JPEG format ii Low Resolution PDF for customer approval iii as a print ready PDF i e high resolution PDF and iv as a layered PDF to allow color correction before final printing You can also generate PSD files of the projects and get the layer wise PSD on which you can work in Photoshop software Easy Backup Once the Album is ready you can save the Album with the photos and decors i e backgrounds clip arts borders masks used in it for further usage Interactive User Interface Navigation through the software is simplified by user friendly controls and virtually no training is required before use Moreover all control panels are dock able and expandable and can be moved to the position of your choice Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users 3 3 3 Controls amp Navigations Meaning Meaning Meaning Show hide Centerline Save the work Preferences ie Lock unlock photos Info icon Help EE Arrange objects Py Lasso make layer Q Adjust size E Page based alignment gt Lasso select layer Go to the home page i i sana es Full Screen View Hel lt E PE ragga p
47. Flick Select Photos a p o Album xpress PRO Topaz 12X15 a y A f 7 Rae a eS CT he Select Photos window Select the photos for the Album and move on to the next process with Next button You will see a confirmation window where following information will be displayed Bo aie D of lick Select Photos as 9 a i T i WEA i m P i 14 ee Ye Oe i he B ie lt bey fl fig SE rag ad Bas 7 Ay bi Dy a RS mee ES CT hi Select Photos window Photos selected with confirmation window Confirmation window is showing the selected photos actually used photos and the required pages for the Album Set Maximum photos per page Change the selected pages according to the pages recommended Check the Respect safe area if you want to maintain safe margins around the photo Once you done with all the setting continue the process with Next Button You will be redirected to Design Album window You can see that the Album is ready with selected theme and photos You can change photos or swap photos with each other With Preview button Ore can see preview of Album e With this EE D you can navigate through pages of Album www dgflick com Page 40 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging E D gFlick Album xpress hel an ws om Design Album window Album is created With the Th
48. L Undo Object s CTRL Z COMMAND Z Redo Object s CTRL Y COMMAND Y Show Photo Information CTRL SHIFT COMMAND SHIFT Increase the size of Object from AIT 7 ALT 7 Top Left Increase the size of Object from ALT 8 ALT 2 Top Center Increase the size of Object from ALT 9 ALT 9 Top Right All Increase the size of Object from AlT 4 AlT 4 Center Left Increase the size of Object from ALT 5 ALT 5 Center Increase the size of Object from ALT 6 ALT 6 Center Right Increase the size of Object from ALT 1 ALT 1 www degflick com Page 14 of 153 NoFlick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for Bottom Left Increase the size of Object from AIT 2 ALT 2 Bottom Center Increase the size of Object from ALT Bottom Right Ante Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 7 COMMAND ALT 7 Top Left Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 8 COMMAND ALT 8 Top Center Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 9 COMMAND ALT 9 Top Right Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 4 COMMAND ALT 4 Center Left D he si j All a ieee a OL ech em CTRL ALT 5 COMMAND ALT 5 Center Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 6 COMMAND ALT 6 Center Right Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 1 COMMAND ALT 1 Bottom Left Decrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT
49. a text box www degflick com Page 144 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 9 5 Exporting in PSD Format To save the project in a PSD format click onat the lower right hand corner The default path for saving the PSD file appears Save as PSD in the textbox that is now visible on screen The path is My Documents My exported Albums However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Click on Ok to proceed with the exporting or on Cancel to abort the process If you have given the path of the Photoshop software in the preferences the project will automatically get exported in PSD format If you have not given the path earlier you will be asked to give the path now Give the path and export the project in PSD Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box View the PSD files with the help of Open button Note You will only be able to export project in PSD format if your computer have Photoshop software Note To export the project in Photoshop the Photoshop software should not be running in background It means the Photoshop software should be closed to enable the PSD exporting Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users www dgflick com Page 145 of 153 oflick Digital Wortd for Still amp Motion Imaging 9 6 Exporting for Choice Xpress If you are us
50. ady textures by DgFlick o You may browse and use your own textures as well o Select the texture image and click on Open option o The texture will appear in the title You may set the texture in the Tile and Stretch style These options get visible after you click on Texture icon o You can manage the opacity of the shape fill from the opacity slider You can also insert the values manually o Shadow Panel you can give shadow effect to the title from this panel There are various tools in the panel to customize the shadow effect www dgflick com Page 68 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Reset shadow Color of the shadow Axis of the shadow Blur and opacity level of the shadow Shadow Panel o Use the color picker or color palette to select the color for the shadow o Axis of the shadow can be manipulated You have got X and Y sliders to manage axis You can either use the sliders or enter the values manually o The blur and opacity level of the shadow can be manipulated from the respective slider Lo D of lick Album xpress PRO Shadow panel o Reset the shadow with Reset con o Outline Panel Title can be given an outline with desired effect Color of the outline Reset outline Width and opacity of the outline Outline Panel o The color of the outline can be selected via color picker or color palette o Width and opacity of the
51. age 132 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin 8 2 Advance Editing Album Xpress has several types of filters that helps in adding special effects to the photos and Album to make for an eye catching end product Basic Filters and Artistic Filters have been dealt with in detail in previous section We now take a look at the advanced editing option in Album Xpress the Advance Filters 8 2 1 Import Plug Ins On the Edit Photo window click on Advanced Filters Arab to access the advance filters Click on Import Plugins button on the page to import third party plug ins from the location in which you have saved it You could even download plug ins from the Internet Most of Photoshop plug ins are supported by Album Lf Album Xpress D flick Album xpress GH Edit Photo window Advanced Filters Note Advanced Filters option is not available with MAC www dgflick com Page 133 of 153 Doflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 8 2 2 LASSO On the Design Album window select the photo Enhance E Lasso you wish to modify then click on EA on top oe option bar and select the option Lasso Touchup Highlighter Eraser Photoshop Edit Apress On the Lasso window the tools are available on the top left hand corner above the photo Select from the top tool bar to make the layer you would like
52. aine LI Left page do between objects Helps you go to the F l l EE AON Ea Equal size photos R Right page Select path for Group Ungroup Ar F m browsing Photos LRI Ee prcag E l is Undo edit 5 Rotate photo p i Fi i h lad Redo edit Ls ee FA Edit Photo EA L sei ote l l Crop design photo ci Show hide margins Split Photo oier Show hide gridlines Photo Gird Delete Photo Start masking Photo is locked Save a copy of the changes Exit masking Photo is unlocked and can be modified Load original image Clear masking Be ee Zoom in OH GEE Reset Save output as JPG www dgflick com Page 11 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging E ena Gui os A EJ Rotate Borders in 90 i 180 and 270 Fi al 5 Rotate clockwise and Swap enote and counter clock wise Save output as PDF Save output as PSD Export for Choice Xpress CS o g oerein A a Flip horizontally and and vertically Actual size ae Panning 3 3 4 Preferences Album Xpress allows you great flexibility in usages while working on it You could Change to the language of your choice Preferences Select the units you wish to work with Select the desired Theme for your software Choose your Facebook history storage options Select the layout for your software Set the path of Photoshop software for photo edit
53. amp Motion ill amp Motion Imaging 3 2 Re Registering the Software on another Computer The licensed version of Album Xpress is freely transferable to any other Computer In case you want to use the software on any other computer firstly install the software on the computer on which you want to use it After installation connect the dongle to the computer and fill the registration form While filling up the registration form enter the same email address you_used at the time of registering the software on previous computer Serial number will be automatically generated After filling up the form click on the Register button You will get an alert stating It seems the license is already registered on other system Do you wish to transfer the license to this system If you want to transfer the license to this system click on Yes or else to cancel the operation click on No When you click Yes you get an email on the registered email This email contains a link Click on the link to unregister the software from previous system Youwill be redirected to a web page where you will get a confirmation that license is ready to transfer to the new system Now you can register the software on new computer by clicking on Register option www degflick com Page 8 of 153 DoFlick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for 3 3 Know the Software This sect
54. as from the option bar D of lick Album xpress GH Ready Tone and Remove option The page with the Background tab Uncheck the Fit to size check box E the Background tab to expand the background on the page To fill the canvas with one single solid color click on Color Picker and place it on the color you wish to use as background for the Album The whole page now gets a background of that color IMD Aun kore IME Alter D of lick sign Album D oflick wolte Fal Brag ee ARE Semere ET tiem il i a a Albure aprese GI se fe on eT tT ll Ue m a I m wer yenent manent i b c Applying the background on the a left page b solid color on right page and c on both left and right pages Click on the Ready Tone button on the Background tab to select from a range of 18 ready tones available for each background To change the tone double click on the chosen tone You can remove the background with the Remove button As the cover page is designed and want the same design on the jacket of the album here all the contents are first selected with Ctrl A and then copied with Ctrl C www dgflick com Page 72 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt D of lick Album xp PRO Now going back to the jacket page by navigating back all the contents are pasted here with
55. ate option on the option bar and then rotate the photo to the desired angle using the slider The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset The Rotate option Uncheck the Show Grid box to remove the grid lines You also have the option of using grid lines on the photo to help align it better while rotating You could activate the grid lines by checking the Show Grid checkbox www degflick com Page 126 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Using grid lines on the photo Other Icons on Edit Photo window Apart from the options that are available under Basic filters there are few other aids in the Album Xpress that help you as you proceed with designing the Album These are discussed below Correction Tool The correction tool CO pears with all options and can be used to correct any error that might happen while using the filters or add to the effects already created The brush size and feather tool can be altered by using the respective slider or by entering the value of your choice in the value box Remember to keep the Ctrl key pressed to activate the correction mode and to keep the Shift key pressed to undo the change Original and Before and After Images Original Image In the course of working on the photos you might decide to retain an original image or make a fresh set of changes In such cases you could load the
56. bum Xpress you can also create Perfect and Eco Album Album Xpress tries to make perfect Album by arranging the photos in the order they were taken while Eco album arranges all the photos in same size Ready to Use Templates Themes and Presets Album Xpress has more than 2000 inbuilt templates In addition DgFlick releases new downloadable templates and themes on a regular basis Existing templates and themes can be altered as per your specifications and saved you could also build templates and themes and share them or sell them with other Album Xpress users worldwide Moreover more than 100 presets are also available along with the Album Xpress which can be used for quick Album creation in instances where no major customizations are required Online Cropping The online photo crop feature allows you to trim out any part of the source photo that you do not need You can crop the photo to give it the desired height and width before incorporating itin the Album Onboard layer masking Work onboard and apply flexible masking effects with various types of brushes Also apply multiple brushes on one photo Easy mask applying with desired opacity and brush flow In built Standard Album Sizes Album Xpress comes loaded with several in built Album types predefined according to the standard industry printing and binding specifications Page and Spread Base Designing In Album Xpress you will get three different page styles i e Page
57. ccess the following options directly o The Effects option Give effects like Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend o The Flip option to flip the page either vertically or horizontally o Ifyou have selected any object which is a group of multiple objects then you can ungroup it from www dgflick com Page 84 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Ungroup option o If you have selected multiple objects and right click then you get Group option to group selected objects Cut Copy Paste Delete Copy Effect Paste Effect Clear Effect Effects k Arrange 6 Align to Page Align to Objects gt Equal Spacing p RA Equal b A Horizontal Alt H Find b Vertical Alt V Group sg Ungroup 2 Right clicking outside photos Right clicking on the photos Using right click after selecting a photo lets you access the following options directly o Cut copy paste in case an element has been copied and delete o The Effects option Give effects like Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend and copy paste and clear effect o Arrange objects Send to Back Send ai E spe K 4 Copy Ctrl C Backward Bring to Front and Bring Forward PF Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Copy Effect o Align to page Top Left Top Center and so on H Paste Effect i Clear Effect ee 96 gt Colorize
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59. ck Album xpress GI MMS CAME Design Album window Photos added and arranged Swapping Photos Many a times you need to swap photos on a page as you go along However the borders if applied to the photos are not swapped Select the photos you wish to swap by keeping the ctrl key pressed When both the photos are selected a the Swap icon appeared Click on the icon to swap the photos Effects To apply effects to the Album pages click on Effects tab on the option bar There are 10 different options under this category They are Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend Apply the desired effect on the photo o Colorize Click on the photo to b modified and then click on the colorize preset to apply the effect to the photo To manually make changes or customize use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab and change the color opacity and level using Color Picker and sliders You can save the effect you just customized as a preset with the help of Save putton and delete any unwanted preset with Delete button Ml Reset the effect with Reset option All o Blur You could give a blurred appearance to some photos to make the page visually more appealing Click on the photo you need to blur and then select the preset of your choice under this option Use the Custom panel available at the right side
60. com Page 63 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging bo ry x Doflick Design Album aa 9 Cnn xpress PRO 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket A z E Shape added and customized Grid lines can be used to align the objects on the page with reference to the other object s position C x H Design Album wage 10 x 12 inches Digita Cover locket a Album xpress GI Shape aligned with the reference to the gridlines To add similar shape below the oval shape you can copy the shape by pressing Control C on your keyboard and paste the shape by pressing Control V on your keyboard Cc x Doflick Design Album a 9 Tian xpress I 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket a y Shape copied and pasted To place shape in flipped position select the shape and use the Flip Vertical option Za in Rotate Objects tab www dgflick com Page 64 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging E D oflick Album xpress GI Design Album 2 Coser Jacket a7 12 inches Digit D of lick Album xpress GI gt E Shape aligned with reference to other shape You may save the combination of shapes as PNG file and use in other projects It saves your time of adding and customizing shapes repeatedly You can just import this file and insert in design To save the shape first select it and right click on it YOu can select
61. ct Clear Effect Effects Arrange Align to Page A Align to Objects Equal Spacing gt Equal Alt V b Vertical flipping a Before flip b after flip www dgflick com Page 110 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 6 2 Advance Page Composition The following are the options available with Album Xpress for advanced page composition Grid and Guideline Album Xpress gives you the option of using grids and other guidelines such as ruler margins on the Album you are designing to help you align the Album better and design with ease Grids On the top right hand corner of the Album click on to activate the gridlines on the Album you are working on The grids on the page allow you to align the photos and other elements on the page accurately Gridlines activated on the page Click on the same icon again to deactivate the grids on the page Rulers On the Design Album window you can view the rulers at the top and on the left of the page Double click on the ruler to activate it and then drag and drop the green line that appears on to the page at the desired location to align an element against it You could work with multiple rulers simultaneously Select and delete the rulers to remove them from the page Margins and Centerline On the top right hand corner of the page click on to activate the margins on the page Similarly click on to activate the centerline on
62. d 12X36 fi Select Ready Album window You can see sample albums readily available in this window Each album consists of 40 designed pages with album jacket and cover Select the album of your choice by double clicking on it Once you select the desired album you will be able to see the preview of the pages of the selected album on the pages If you want you can browse from the Browse button ol and access your own designed albums too www dgflick com Page 49 of 153 Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Doflick Select Ready Album a p itum xpress OB Emerald 12X36 Aa Ta k Desired album selected 2 Once you select the desired album you can go to the next process with the help of Next button 2 Now you are in Select Photos window Browse button E Doflick Album xpress GH Cathal Sg A E TAG tska d yp Grey Dp a RS we Oe RETN al E SR Y A Select Photos window 2 You can browse from the Browse button ll and set the path of the photos you want to use in the album 2 You can select the photos for the album template wise and move to the next process with Next button yg een Lt a F toed ae Pi Bsa g s lt omy Wa key ie E JARAN ee Photos selected for all the album pages 2 Selected Pages D shows number of pages selected and Required Photos shows number of photos www dgfl
63. d insert the photos by double clicking on it The photos will automatically get into the design D of lick Album xpress GD fl CRE AA 7 Photos inserted into the template In this way you can insert templates and photos and design album pages Navigate the page from the available navigator Collage Album Xpress provides you the facility of creating a collage of your remaining unused photos in the Album Go to the Photo tab You can filter the photo according to their used status l e you can view used and unused photos only From the Filter drop down menu select the Used option The photos which are used in this album creation so far will be displayed Similarly you can view unused photos too This helps you to decide the use of the photos on remaining pages To view all the photos select All option in filter option www dgflick com Page 93 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress PRO bee ME A a i 2 E S Filtering photos Now to insert multiple photos at a time keep the control key pressed and keep on selecting the photos you want to insert Albur ess x D of lick Design Album a p 9 Album xpress 1P80 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover jacket S LIR Wh g i G a hia a A i Multiple photos selected to insert 2 Use the Add Photos button to insert a
64. der vertical o Rotate cw130 O To rotate the border 180 o Flip Horizonta Q To flip the border degrees horizontally Layer Mask In addition to the masks given in the Mask tab you can also give a layer mask to the photo Go to Layer Mask tab select the photo and brush from the available brushes Click on the part of the photo where you want to apply that brush The part of the photo will disappear The photo will get different look You can apply brush anywhere on the photo to apply mask Here layer mask is applied on a sample for user s knowledge ILS Atum Xpress D of lick A libum xpress Gi www dgflick com Page 88 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin You can manage brush size opacity and flow of the brush from the given sliders in Layer Mask tab You can apply correction by keeping control key pressed on your keyboard The corrected area will display the photo again Keep shift key pressed to create mask horizontally The mask will be applied horizontally Keep Alt key pressed to create mask vertically The mask will be applied vertically In this way you can apply different brushes and give attractive look to the photo Once you finish with applying the mask click on the Exit button M4 to exit from applying mask You can reset mask from the photo by using Clear button after selecting the
65. djust the brightness contrast and gamma of the photo click on the BCG button on the Edit Photo window Move the sliders for the three parameters forward and backward to achieve the desired effect www degflick com Page 122 of 153 oflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Alternatively you could enter the values for the parameters in the value boxes above the respective sliders Auto Contrast The BCG option Clicking on the Auto Contrast button at the top will adjust the contrasts automatically The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset RGB Red Green and Blue Color Correction To adjust the color tones of the photos you could use the RGB color correction option Modify the color tone by altering the degree of Red Green and Blue on the color sliders Alternatively you could enter the values manually in the value boxes above the respective sliders Clicking on the Auto Color button at the top will adjust the color automatically Ea The RGB option The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset Curve Color intensities can be adjusted by clicking on Curve button on the option bar of the Edit Photo window Select the color to be adjusted RGB i e red green or blue from the drop list under the Channel button Adjust the intensity by clicki
66. dy tone www dgflick com Page 77 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress PRO ema PEN PEE eSa P om Pn acm ea om Pret Pret Pt ea PE eds E GES SESEESEESESEEEESE ECE E i o se os 2 6 i a JO a a8 a D E gt 2 6 gt 3 G gt Design Album window Clipart added with ready tone options Inthe same way you can add cliparts on the page and manage their place You can apply various effects to the clipart from the Effects tab Here colorize effect has been applied from the Colorize option The color has been chosen with the help of color picker D of lick Album xpress GD oval eval eval aval sup QOPEEONEN Colorize effect applied to clipart and customized To align the clipart on the page you may use the grid which can be made visible with the help of Show Hide Gridlines coni The gridlines will appear on the page and you can align the clipart with the reference of it www dgflick com Page 78 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress PRO QEP PONANN oval eval eval aval e Aligning clipart with the reference of gridlines Insert background of your choice from the Background tab Your page is designed Navigate the page Insert the photo and resize it according to your design Plac
67. e box Click on Reset button to reset the settings Splash Click on Splash button on the option bar to apply the splash effect to the photo Of the five presets that appear on the option bar you could choose any one for the photo and apply the effect by double clicking on it Click on Custom button to customize the density of the splash effect e Use the slider to change the value of the density or manually enter the value in the value box Click on Reset button to reset the settings Implode Click on Implode button on the option bar to apply the effects under implode to the photo Of the ten presets available on the option bar double click on the desired preset to apply the effect on the photo www degflick com Page 129 of 153 D Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion ill amp Motion imaging Click on Custom button hro alter the values for Implosion and Explosion based on your requirements Use the sliders to alter the values else manually enter the values in the value box Click on Reset button Oro reset the settings Swirl Click on Swirl button on the option bar to apply the swirl effect on the photo Of the 18 presets available under this category you could choose any one for the photo by double clicking on it Click on Custom button Oio alter the degree of swirl
68. e quotes clipart combinations and any object in PNG format in Album Xpress This way you can use any object in multiple albums and encash your creativity DPI choice for low resolution PDF file The low resolution file you generate through Album Xpress for customer approval can be saved in the multiple DPI Album Xpress offers you different DPI options like DPI 50 DPI 72 DPI 96 and DPI 150 Save the album in desired DPI to get the desired visibility of approval PDF 3 3 2 General Features Album Xpress comes with several features which are discussed in this section Auto Album Creation Album Xpress helps you to design and create the Album of your choice It allows you to sort select and sequence templates and photos while planning your page layout You can even edit the www degflick com Page 9 of 153 DoFlick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for photos and view them in the order they will appear in the Album The photo selection is template based and easier with orientation indicators for required photos Ready albums Get ready albums in Album Xpress to design instant albums Album Xpress comes with two ready albums in which you just need to insert photos and the album is ready in no time The ready albums consist of 40 designed pages with album jacket and cover The photo selection is template based and easier with orientation indicators for required photos Eco and Perfect Album creation In Al
69. e same way you can split photo and create a wonderful design Add one photo and resize it To place the photo at the exact center of the right page select the right page and select the photo From Page Based Alignment tab select Center option and align the photo www dgflick com Page 90 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Design Album a 0 Album xpress GD 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket J Photo added and aligned 2 Apply Outline effect from the Effects tab x D of lick Design Album a 9 Album xpress PRO 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket 7 r Outline effect applied To give attractive look to the page various shapes can be added and used at the background of the page Goto the Shape tab and insert a shape according to the design Use the Custom option to customize the shape Resize the shape and place it on the place according to the design of the page you want to create x D oflick Design Album a p 9 5 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket A 5 a Shape added and customized To send this shape at the back of the photo select the shape and from the Arrange Objects tab select the Send to Back option www dgflick com Page 91 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Album xpress PRO Shape sent to back of the photo
70. e the photo at the desired place D of lick Album xpress GH SA ACRE ER AA Photo inserted resized and placed Insert one more photo and to make both the photos equal in height select the first photo and then the second photo From the Equal Size tab select the Height option to make the height equal D of lick Design Album a p 9 Album xpress PRO 10 x 12 inches Digita i gs a R AE i A fan Sa iT AA Height equalized with Equal Size tab Manage the photo placement and add two more photos www dgflick com Page 79 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging To make the three photos equal in size select first photo and then the remaining two photos and from the Equal Size tab select Size option D of lick Album xpress Size equalized From Effects tab effects can be applied on photos Select the photo and apply effect from Effects tab D of lick Album xpress PRO Effect applied on one photo Right Clicking While creating the Album at any point you could select a photo and use the right click to access the Effects option directly You could also copy and paste effects from one photo to another and clear existing effects on a photo D of lick Album xpress GH DOOoooeon Effect copied and pasted on other photo www degflick com Page 80 of 153
71. ebsite You are now routed to www dgflick com from where you can download the templates of your choice and proceed to creating the Album Note Same option is also available for themes Import Album Xpress software provides you the facility to use your own created or downloaded templates in design creation For that you need to import your templates into the software On Design Album window Click on Galleria Click on Import Button to Import templates www dgflick com Page 116 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Access the folder containing your templates by clicking on the browse button and selecting the location The 15 paths accessed immediately before this instance are saved in the path list box and can be accessed by clicking on the path Now select the templates from the location and click OK to import them to the Template tab Now you can apply the same in the Album The Import templates window Note Same option is also available for themes 7 2 2 Save amp Build Album Xpress gives you the option of building templates of your own You can also share them with other users This option is available only to the users of the Album Xpress PRO version To start with the building process first you need to save the template that you want to build Create the template and click on Save Oat the bottom of the option bar to save
72. eeds to be exported so that it can be sent to the customer or printed as the final output Once the saving process is done click on Next button to start the exporting process On the next screen the Export My Creation page you can see all the pages of the Album with little green tick marks on them n Xpress 6 D Flick Export Auto Album Intemational 2 pt xpress GD 12X30 a 2 4 i PY a ang fee i aa rye amp Export My Creation window Incase you do not wish to include any page in the exporting process simply uncheck the page by clicking on it The green tick now disappears and the page will not be included in the final Album www degflick com Page 141 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 9 3 Exporting in JPG Format e To save the project in a JPG format click oni on the lower right hand corner The default path for saving the jpg file appears in the textbox that is now visible on screen The path is My Documents My exported pages However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Set the color profile by clicking on Browse button To split the Album while saving check the Split Checkbox You could optimize the quality or the file size by checking Optimize Quality or Optimize File Size aS per your requirement Click on Ok t
73. eme tab you can change the theme of the album In Theme tab you will find various options to apply the themes x D of lick Design Album aa 2 atone xpress GD Topaz 12X15 a i i ka E Create Design window Theme tab You can filter the themes from kid icon You will find various options to filter themes You can double click or drag and drop the theme to apply it on current page You can apply same theme on all the pages of the album To apply same theme on all the pages of the album select the desired theme and then click on Apply to all pages button You will see that the selected theme has been applied on all the pages of the album You can get more or import themes and can also save build and share your own themes from Theme tab refer section Customize your Template and Theme Color Correction tab helps you to color correct photos instantly The instant color correction feature helps you to color correct photos according to the background You can color correct multiple photos at a time Select the photos you wish to color correct www dgflick com Page 41 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging B D of lick Design Album 9 at xpress GD Topaz 12X15 a A Design Album window Color Correction tab From Brightness Contrast and Gamma sliders you can adjust the bright
74. ew of the templates selected by you There are some indicators on the templates which helps you to select the photos easily Let s learn the indicators on the templates first The template appears like this At the top left corner of the template the page number is indicated in a green box You can also know the exact photo requirement according to the orientation of the photo There are two boxes on the template First is horizontal box 3 This indicates number of photos 0 required of horizontal orientation Second is vertical box This indicates number of photos required of vertical orientation There are two numbers in the box The number before the I indicates the total number of photos selected by you The number after Il shows the number of photos required for this template Here for example it is indicated 013 means three horizontal photos are required Whenever you select any horizontal photo by double clicking on it the indicator changes to which means 1 horizontal photo is selected out of 3 As you go on selecting photos the indicator will keep on changing Once you select the required number of photos the indicator will turn green like mala It states that selection for horizontal photo is done Ifyou want you can select mores horizontal photos which you will see at the time of designing album If you select any excess photo the indicator will turn red like his aL You w
75. flick com id for Still amp Motion Imaging Digital Wor 8 0 Fine Tuning Photo Editing Album Xpress has inbuilt photo editing tools You can do basic editing like adjusting brightness and contrast as well as advance editing where chroma removal lasso cutting touch up tools will come handy 8 1 Normal Editing 8 1 1 Basic Filters 8 1 2 Artistic Filters 8 2 Advance Editing 8 2 1 Import Plug ins 8 2 2 Lasso 8 2 3 Chroma 8 2 4 Touchup 8 2 5 Highlighter 8 2 6 Eraser 8 2 7 Edit Photo in Photoshop www degflick com Page 121 of 153 Lg Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin 8 1 Normal Editing Album Xpress has Basic Filters and Artistic Filters that help in the editing of photos to be used in Albums Each of these filters includes several options that help you modify the photos to suit your requirements and they add value to the pages without much effort This section deals with the additional features in Basic Filters and all the features included under Artistic Filters 8 1 1 Basic Filters Features such as BCG correction RGB color modification Curve Level Crop and Rotation will be explained in detail in this section You could access these options by clicking on Basic Filters tab Orr the option bar This section deals with the filters one by one Edit Photo window Basic Filters BCG Brightness Contrast and Gamma Color Correction To a
76. from the Photo tab and resize and place it as per the design D of lick Album xpress GD Photo added and resized To make the space above and below the photo equal place the photo at the vertical center of the page with Vertical Center option in Page Based Alignment tab www dgflick com Page 82 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt D gFlick Album xpress PRO Border Click on Border tab Don the Design Album window to select the border that you want for the photo You can view different categories of border according to their style You get borders of Creative Ornamental Simple and Traditional style You could browse and select a border of your choice from the path in which you have saved it Ifyou select the folder of borders having sub folders the sub folders will appear in the place of styles In this way you can access multiple folders easily bo D of lick Album xpress GH The border applied to the photo Double click on the border or drag and drop the border on the photo to apply You could change the color of the border to better suit the photo by clicking on the Ready Tone button There are 18 ready tones available for use Reset the border with the Reset button Mil Choose the ready tone you want and double click on it to apply it to the photo border You can transform these borders
77. g Adjust the feather effect by moving the slider forward and backward or by inserting the value Feath OO A in the value box BOSAR ee t will help you to soften the hard edges of The Feather option photograph The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset The Feather effect applied to the photo Opacity Click on Opacity option to give opacity effect to the photo Adjust the opacity by moving the slider forward and backward or by inserting the value intthe value box The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset Applying Opacity to the photo Crop To crop the photo to the desired dimensions and orientation click on Crop button on the Edit Photo window Change the aspect ratio by clicking on the Aspect Ratio box and select the required value www degflick com Page 125 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Original 4256 eae 2832 pixels The Crop option Select the orientation you desire by selecting either Landscape Ovi Portrait You can enter the values for the width and height after selecting the unit you want to work with Uncheck the Maintain Aspect Ratio checkbox option O you would like to proceed with free hand cropping of the photo Cropping a Landscape b Portrait Rotate Select the Rot
78. he Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Edit option to edit selected size in the selected category On the next window Edit Album window you can make changes to the Name edit the name as per your choice Ref Image Change the image you want for your Size clicking on the Browse icon Ato the right of this field lets you choose the reference image fromthe path in which you saved it Define the units and DPI from nO Q D of lick Album xpress GI Page Details The Edit Album window www degflick com Page 28 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Set the parameters below the Page Details These are Width and Height Margins Center Left Right Top Bottom Page start Left Right Page style Page Spread Spread Split Number of pages Minimum and Maximum Select the cover type from Digital Cover Yes No Set the parameters below the Cover detai These are Width and Height Margins Left Right Top and Bottom Spine and Split You could type your comments in the Comment box Click on Save icon or the lower right hand corner to save the changes you made The Album size is edited Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users E 4 4 5 Deleting a Size Whenever you select any category available sizes are displayed in a drop down me
79. he changes applied The Quality tab indicates the quality of the images The quality of images used here must be good to ensure clarity in the final product Album Xpress has an in built Quality Indicator which warns you whenever the images quality goes below the required standards Goto Size tab if you want to resize the images size wise Inthe drop down menu you will see various available sizes Select any existing size in which you want to resize images If you want to resize in any new size click on Edit option A window will appear Here an Image size is been added to make you familiar with the process Size Presets Available sizes Adding size Add option To edit any of the available sizes click on the desired size The selected size will appear in the window www dgflick com Page 99 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Size Presets Selected size opened for editing Save option to save the size Editing available size Edit the desired parameters and save the changes with Save button You can add new size by clicking on Add option located below available size list Define the name for the new size in the Name textbox Size Presets Name of the size Units and DPI Width and height new size Adding new size Define the units and DPI for the new size from
80. he screen that you first see on starting the registration process needs to be completed as a first step Here is how Enter your details in the relevant fields These are Name Email and Phone or Mobile number Inthe last field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX will be automatically generated in the serial number text box You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack 2 Click on the Buy Now button to buy the complete version of Album Xpress Registration XPRESS The power of endless creativity www dgflick com Registration window e After ensuring that all the fields are filled correctly click on Register Din the lower right hand corner To register the software at a later date click on Register Later votion The message confirming completion of the registration process appears on the screen For any query and assistance feel free to connect with us via www degflick com Page 6 of 153 D Flick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for o Telephone Call 91 22 2968 68 68 and the support executive will provide you with the registration key corresponding to your DgKey o Email Email us at support dgflick com to receive your registration key via Email o Web Log on to www dgflick com to receive the key You are now registered and can use the software www degflick com Page 7 of 153 D Flick Digital World for Still
81. hoosing Album style Inthe Name space you can define the name which you want to display on the cover and the spine of the album Once you mention the name here it automatically appears on the place Here a name is defined for your knowledge Ifyou have kept Jacket option on the name will appear on jacket and cover as well Here we will go with Manual Album creation style You will be redirected to Design Album window where you can see blank pages of Album Album xpress GH BI Jacket Cover Manual Al i Jacket of the album The very first page displayed is of the jacket of the album Second page is the cover page of the album Let s navigate to the cover page of the album as want to design the cover page first Here the cover page opens up www dgflick com Page 55 of 153 LoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Design Album a as a o gt D of lick Album xpress PRO ndhes Digital Cover Jacket F me Jacket Cover Manual Al Kss AR icon a LIR icon Design Album window Album with blank pages There are three icons on the canvas area These icons are to define the insertion side of the template theme or background icon Icon selected Explanation a applied only on the left side of the page J Ee l applied on the whole page in spread style ao oa P applied only on the right side of the page Photo Tab
82. ich you saved it Description change the description of the category as per your choice s x Doflick Edit Category 9 gies xpress GI Ruby 15X12 LEA The Edit Category window Click on Save con on the lower right hand corner to save the changes www dgflick com Page 24 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress GH a2 wa The category edited At any point during the process you could click on the back button to go back to the previous window On clicking this button you are offered the chance to save not save your changes or cancel the Back command You could also click on Home to go back to the home page 4 3 3 Deleting a Category At the top of the screen yousee the available categories in the Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress GH Available 22 ww categories Edit icon Select Album window Predefined Categories You get an Edit icon at the end of the categories trail Select the category you want to delete permanently Click on the Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Delete option to delete selected category in the Select Album window A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete it appears on the screen Clicking on Yes deletes the category permanently clicking on N
83. ick com Page 50 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging required for the album Once you are done with photo selection process continue process with Next annon 2 You will be redirected to Select Album window where you can see the Album is ready with selected themes and photos a x hy A 1 Apress D of lick Design Album as 9 Sia xpress GD Emerald 12X36 a g Zl j we sAd gt ai A eM rs Boal af m w a ee ae f Design Album window with Auto Album www dgflick com Page 51 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 5 2 Manual Album Creation You could also go for advanced page composition i e Manual way for a wider array of options while creating the Album In manual Album Creation software provides you full control over designing You can give personal touch to the Album by adding your cliparts background shapes and decors The Tool Bar The tool bar at the top of the screen has a variety of options that makes Album Xpress user friendly and easy to work with These options are explained below Table The Tool Bar Use lt Lock gt Can be used to lock or unlock the photos as per the requirement lt Arrange objects gt lt Page based alignment gt lt Object based alignment gt lt Equal spacing gt pF lt Equal size gt lt Group Ungroup gt lt Photo Grid gt www dgflick com The four options in th
84. ill be opened In this window check the Enable event to run scripts or actions checkbox Now whenever you will perform any editing in Photoshop and save the photo the photo will directly appear in place of selected photo This saves your time In this way you can edit the photo in external software and easily bring it in Album Xpress Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users 8 2 8 Edit Photo in Edit Xpress If you have installed Edit Xpress 2 5 or upper version in your computer you can edit photos in Edit Xpress directly from Album Xpress Select the photo and from the Edit Photo tab select the Edit Xpress option The selected photo will get opened in Edit Xpress directly Edit the photo and save it for use Once you save the photo the updated photo will appear in the place of selected photo In this way you can edit photo in Edit Xpress and easily get it in Album Xpress without browsing Note Before choosing Edit Xpress option through Album Xpress make sure Edit Xpress software is not running in background www dgflick com Page 138 of 153 td for Still amp Motion Imaging Digital Wor 9 0 Job s Done Saving amp Exporting Album Xpress not only supports Album creation but also allows you to save the file for future use send a viewable copy to the customer and export it as required These features add to the versatility
85. ill see the count of selected photos f any indicator is already green it means no photo of that orientation is required for that template Same indicators are available for vertical photos too Select the photo by double clicking on it The selected photo gets an indicator of the page number www dgflick com Page 45 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Lo D of lick Album xpress GH teed Pa E ANA a A A ETET FAR a wae i u Photos selected for first template 9 Whenever you select the photos for any template you can view the photos of each template For example if you want to see which photos you have selected for first template just double click on that template and you will be able to see the selected photos Load Path option D of lick Album xpress GQ nad Pe Delete option Viewing selected photos of the templates we If you want to delete any selected photo from this template use the Delete on located at the bottom of the window 9 If you want to view the photos in the source path use the Load Path button You will see all the photos www dgflick com Page 46 of 153 LoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion imagi Lo D of lick Album xpress GH ae Ml A el 4 a a fi WAA A e A f T amp a ae THLG Photos in the original folder Ifany photo is selected for multi
86. ing Preferences window After installation click on the Album Xpress shortcut icon in your specified path to start the software Clicking on the Preferences coral on the top right hand corner displays the Preferences yaua Choose your preferred language from various available languages from Language tab click on Check for Updates to check the updated list of languages Select the units in which you want to work in canvas area from the dropdown list of Units Select the color in which you want your software to be displayed from Theme tab click on Get More to get more themes from DgFlick s website The history which was generated at the time of importing photos from Facebook can be cleared by checking the Clear history everytime checkbox from Facebook tab OR If you want to work offline and want to access the photos from Facebook in future which are already accessed then keep the checkbox unchecked From Layout tab you can change the layout of Design Album window of the software You can align tabs to left right bottom and default style In Photoshop tab browse from the Browse button and give the path of Photoshop exe file in the location folder of Photoshop software The path will be set Once you set the path here you will be able to edit www degflick com Page 12 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging pho
87. ing Choice Xpress for approving photos and wedding album pages from client you can generate thumbnails of album pages to upload Click on the Export for Choice Xpress icon The default path for saving the thumbnails Export for Choice Xpress appears in the textbox that is now visible on screen The path is My Documents My Choice Albums However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Click on Ok to proceed with the generating thumbnails or on Cancel to abort the process www degflick com Page 146 of 153 oFlick ci Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging q 7 Share on Facebook If you wish to share the Album on your Facebook account then click M f You will be asked to save the project in JPG format Save the files in the JPG format The default path for saving the jpg file appears in the textbox that is now visible on screen The path is My Documents My exported pages However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Set the color profile by clicking on Browse button To split the Album while saving check the Split Checkbox You could optimize the quality or the file size by checking Optimize Quality or Optimize File Size aS per your requirement Click on Ok to proceed with the exporting or on Cancel to abort the process Once the project is
88. ing the Album in four auto ways Perfect Auto Eco and Ready Album 5 1 1 Create Perfect Album with Custom Sizes Album Creation with Custom Sizes using Album Xpress is a fast and user friendly process withian interactive interface It is supported by wizard which makes your task simpler Additionally you could swap pages and photos and view the Album you have created Drop Down menu a ee to access ready sizes of various types Create Album window The Process Once you open the Album Xpress software the first screen you see is Create Album window On this window you can create custom sizes of Album More than 10 sizes get stored in this option You will see two drop downs in this window Either you choose sizes from given printing sizes in first drop down menu Ifyou choose any predefined type from first drop down you will see the sizes offered by selected type in the second drop down By clicking on fel icon you can get the info about the selected type www degflick com Page 32 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging You can also create your custom size by choosing DgFlick type and defining your parameters Here create size as per your need Refer section Creating a category and size Album xpress PRO Adding new custom size for the Album Ifyou select left style you will see the number of spreads you need to design in selected number of
89. ion gives you a basic understanding of Album Xpress before you actually start working on the software Running through this section will enhance your understanding of the options available and will help you to make finest use of the software 3 3 1 What 1s new In new version of Album Xpress we have added some interesting features that enhance the workability of the software and serve you with the tools that add to your comfort while xyou work in Album Xpress This section makes you familiar with the newly added features Improvised interface Album Xpress hassome new interface developments that will give you more ease while working Textures to fill titles and shapes New feature to fill titles and shapes with textures Now filling of titles and shapes are not restricted up to solid color Besides Album Xpress provides 50 ready presets of textures which can be used or your own textures can be imported The texture can be filled in tiled or stretched style A brand new Title tab The Title tab has beemchanged and giving you newer weapons Now you can manage the size of the title by just dragging the title Fastest management of title Apart from the solid colors and ready presets you can fill the title with any texture Manage the fill in tiled and stretched way Customize title further with outline and shadow Experience real magic by exploring Title tab Make your own slogans cliparts and decors Now you can sav
90. is tool Send to Back Send Backward Bring to Front Bring Forward help in moving objects forward and backward depending on the page layout Click on the object and then choose the option required to move the photo accordingly This option can be used to move the object around with respect to the page Click on the object and then select the option on the bar to apply the changes This option can be used to move the object around with respect to the other objects on the page Click on the object and then select the option on the bar to apply the changes Helps to equalize the horizontal and vertical spacing between objects Select the object for which you wish to equalize spacing Click on the tool and select either Vertical or Horizontal as per your choice Helps to equalize the size of photos on a page Select the photos for which you wish to make size changes Then click on this tool and select the parameter for equalizing Width Height and Size Group and ungroup elements on the page Grouping select objects to be grouped and then click on the tool and select Group option ensures that the photos that are grouped move together as one unit with the spacing intact To move an element of a group individually you need to ungroup the elements click on the grouped photo and select Ungroup option Helps to form a grid of the photos It forms the grid of the selected photos where you just have to define rows and co
91. k com Page 74 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Select all the photos From the Photo Grid option ll define the rows and columns of the grid You may also manage horizontal and vertical spacing between two photos in grid After defining the grid parameters create the grid with the help of Create option The grid will be created D of lick Album xpress GD Grid created You may resize and move the grid on the pages to give the desired look Pan the photo and make the important part of the photo visible ry x D of lick Design Album 4 9 po xpress PRO 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket a a P q nu he ai n w Photo Grid resized and placed according to the design 2 Ifyou want you can merge two fields and place one photo in a grid first select the photos and click on the Merge option www dgflick com Page 75 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Grid a Before merging b After merging The field will be merged and a single photo will be placed on the place You may apply any desired effect like outline or shadow to the grid to highlight it You may break the grid with the help of Break option D of lick Album xpress GD Grid broken You can also add shape at the background of the grid to high
92. l World for Still amp Motion Imagin D of lick Album xpress GH The Create Album window Set the parameters below the Page Details These are Width and Height Margins Center Left Right Top Bottom Page start Left Right Page style Page Spread Spread Split Number of pages Minimum and Maximum Select the cover type from Digital Cover Yes No Set the parameters below the Cover detail These are Width and Height Margins Left Right Top and Bottom Spine and Split Set the logo for Album from Logo option Browse from and set the logo Reset the logo from Set cameo and jacket parameters from Advance options You could type your comments in the Comment box Click on Save icon OF the lower right hand corner to save the size you created The new Album size is created and can be viewed along with the other Album sizes Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users www dgflick com Page 27 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 4 2 Editing a Size Whenever you select any category available sizes are displayed in a drop down menu in the Select Album window Edit icon Select Album window drop down menu of the available sizes You get an Edit icon given in front of the drop down menu Select the size which you want to edit Click on t
93. light the grid Adda shape from the Shape tab and customize it from the Custom option D of lick Album xpress Shape added and customized Place the shape on the grid To send this shape to the backside of the grid select the shape and from the Arrange Objects tab select Send to Back option www dgflick com Page 76 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt D of lick Album xpress GD Shape sent at the back of the grid The shape will send to the back of the grid Align the grid at the center of the shape from the Object Based Alignment tab with the help of Center option gt x D of lick Design Album a 9 Album xpress GD 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket S Grid aligned at the center of the shape Clipart Click on the Clipart tab on the option bar for a listing on the available clip arts You get cliparts of different categories Double click on the clip art of your choice or drag and drop it onto the canvas to use it on the page You could even use your own clip arts by accessing them using where the last 15 paths accessed are available Click on Ready Tone button to access the ready tones for the clip arts There are 18 ready tones available for each clipart and you could use the color of your choice depending on your page setup by double clicking on the rea
94. ll the photos at once D of lick Album xpress PRO Wl A E kde heel E Multiple photos inserted To create a collage with the photos click on Collage tab on the option bar Expanded collage will be created with Expand option Here the photographs get overlapped that too with uneven sizes Click on to create the photo collage to see the expand effect www dgflick com Page 94 of 153 LoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin The Expanded Collage design with Collage tab Fit option in collage tab will help you to design collage page without much overlap Create Photo Collage button should be press to apply the changes Crop the photos and then form a collage with Crop The photos will set in the same size on the page The Cropped collage design Click on Background tab on the option panel to apply the background for the collage Double click on the desired background or drag and drop it You could alter the maximum and minimum angles of tilt for the photos by using the sliders for the angles or by manually inserting the values in the value boxes Then click on to create photo collage You could add outlines shadow effects and colorize the photos in your collage For adding outlines to the photos in the collage select the Outline option on the option bar Then click on to apply outlines Outlines are now added to the photos www dgflick com Page 95
95. lumns The grid is treated as one photo and different page compositions can be formed by just changing layout of the page The grids you formed can be breached and every photo can be treated as different photo Page 52 of 153 DoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging re while changing layout of the page a Helps to split the photo in grids The selected photo can be split into grids and each small part of the photo can be enhanced by giving different effects Rotates the object To rotate the object as per your requirements click on the tool l and alter the x y and z axis You could also rotate it by 90 or 270 degrees and flip lt Rotate object gt l l A E them vertically or horizontally You could also rotate the image manually by using E Sand entering the value of your choice or using the slider lt Edit w Helps you to use enhance the photos ane To reset the change you made to the page lt R gt To redo a change you made to the page lt View gt oo Shows hides tabs on the page E lt Show hide margins gt Shows hides the margins on the page lt Show hide gridlines gt Shows hides the gridlines on the page lt Show hide centerline gt Shows hides the centerline on the page lt Zoom in gt lt Zoom out gt al For zooming the page out lt Fitto screen gt N Bs Adjusts the page size such that the page fits the screen lt Actual Size gt Shows the actual size of the page
96. mp Motion Imaging Ifyou select Skip Wizard option you will be redirected to Design Album window where you will have to add photos manually into the selected templates OR If you haven t selected any templates and you choose Skip Wizard option then you will be redirected to design Album window for manual creation of Album Additional icons on the page clicking on Adjust Thumbnail Size icon allows you to alter the size of the thumbnails clicking on Show My Album option displays the revised Album pages alternatively Hide My Album option hides them z D of lick Album xpress G9 X ao a ry a a N a W mi TES maa laste 22 A aa eo m4 EI ni gl Ss Gee dace N of om YT a Ea T Select Theme window Themes applied After you select themes click on Next button Oro go to Select Photos window Now you are in Select Photos window Browse button E D oflick Album xpress GH Gara LT ae a on ej y bi Dy a RS Ree TS eT a amp Select Photos window You can browse from the Browse button il and set the path of the photos you want to use in the album www dgflick com Page 44 of 153 oflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging In drop down menu that appears before Browse button you can view last accessed 15 paths At the right side of the window you will see the previ
97. n the canvas area This gives access to the areas that would otherwise remain obscure given the size of the photo Place the cursor overall which then changes to or the hand symbol Now use your mouse to take hold of the photo and move it around to get to the area you wish to work on You can also use Page Based Alignment tab Page based alignment r v Respect safe area which is located at the top option bar to align the ar are photo according to the page While aligning the Top Center Ctri 8 F Top Right Ctrl 9 photo or any selected object from this tab you ae ee can also maintain safe area guideline and align Center Cirle Center Right Ctrl 6 the object inside the safe area Bottom Left Ctrl 1 Bottom Center Ctrl 2 Bottom Right Ctrl 3 Top Ctrl T Bottom Ctrl B Left Ctrl L Right Ctrl R Horizontal Center Shift H Vertical Center Shift V Page based alignment tab The photos can be color corrected with the help of Color Correction tab Color Correction tab Mhelps you to color correct photos instantly The instant color correction feature helps you to color correct photos according to the background You can color correct multiple photos at a time Select the photos you wish to color correct Album xpress GH Design Album window Color Correction tab 2 From Brightness Contrast and Gamma sliders you can adjust the brightness co
98. ness contrast and gamma of the photos To adjust the red greenand blue value of the photos use the Red Green and Blue sliders From Reset all button you can reset all the color corrections in single click In this way the Album is ready You can save and export it Refer section Saving and Exporting 5 1 3 Auto Album Creation Album Xpress helps you to design and create the Album of your choice It allows you to sort select and sequence templates and photos while planning your page layout and decors In Create Album window click on Ready Sizes button at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for the Album or create custom size Refer section Create Perfect Album with Custom Sizes In Select Album window select the category for the Album D of lick Album xpress GH Select Album window www degflick com Page 42 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Here we have selected Diamond Category Select the album size from the Size drop down menu You can choose no of pages for Album from No of Pages option Once you select the Album size you can continue the process with Next button ill You will be asked to select the Album style Select the Album style Auto You will be redirected to Select Theme window You can see preview of blank cover
99. ng on the curve and The Curve option moving it as per your requirement Level To adjust the input and output levels of the photo click on Level button on the option bar of the Edit Photo window www degflick com Page 123 of 153 D Flick Digital wi imaging i florid for Still amp Motion Imagin Select the color for which the input and output levels need to be modified RGB i e red green or blue from the drop list under the Channel button Modify the Input and Output level values in the value boxes as required The Level option Blur To give the photo a blurred effect click on Blur button on the option bar of the Edit Photo window Adjust the blur level from sider forward and backward to achieve the desired degree of blurring s The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset The Blur option Colorize To give a colour film effect to the photo click on Colorize option on the option bar under Basic Filters Select the color from Color Picker or Color Palette Adjust the opacity and level from slider The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset The Colorize option Feather Click on Feather option to give feather effect to the photo www degflick com Page 124 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin
100. ntrast and gamma of the photos K2 To adjust the red green and blue value of the photos use the Red Green and Blue sliders 2 From Reset all button you can reset all the color corrections in single click www dgflick com Page 58 of 153 ofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Shape Click on Shape tab on the option bar to select a shape you would like to add to decorate the page Double click on the shape or drag and drop onto the canvas You can align and resize the shape or rotate it using gt on the shape To customize the shape according to your taste use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab Manage the width of the outline from the slider or define width manually Fill the shape with color picker color palette or texture and manage the opacity of the color fill with slider or define the numbers manually Manage the color of the outline from the color palette and color picker and opacity of outline color from slider or define number manually Shape customizing options Same way you can add multiple shapes according to your design a Shape added from the Shape tab b Shape customized with the Customize option We will add some photos to Album page and place them on the shape www dgflick com Page 59 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin bo D of li
101. nu in the Select Album window D of lick Album xpress GJ a2 Edit icon Select Album window drop down menu of the available sizes Select the size which you want to delete permanently Click on the Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Delete option to delete selected size in the selected category www dgflick com Page 29 of 153 D Flick Digital Wort 1 forid for Still amp Motion Imaging A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete it appears on the screen Clicking on Yes deletes the size permanently clicking on No aborts the operation www degflick com Page 30 of 153 a D intse 5 0 Exploring the World of Designing Design Albums In previous section we learnt about managing album categories In this section we will learn N how to create Albums f 5 1 Auto Album Creation 5 1 1 Create Album with Custom Size 5 1 2 Eco Album Creation 5 1 3 Auto Album Creation 5 1 4 Ready Album Creation 5 2 Manual Album Creation 5 3 Manage the Photos 5 4 Resizing the Album www degflick com Page 31 of 153 Doflick id for Motion Imaging Digital World for Still amp Motion 5 1 Automatic Album Creation Once you have modified or customized categories according to your requirements it is time to move on to the actual process of Album creation Album Xpress gives you the option of design
102. o aborts the operation www dgflick com Page 25 of 153 D Flick Digital wi imaging i florid for Still amp Motion Imagin 4 4 Create Edit amp Delete Sizes Apart from the categories you can also create edit and delete sizes in Album Xpress You get a freedom of designing album in your own size You can define your own custom album parameters such as Cover Page and Size This section will let you know about creating editing and deleting the predefined sizes in detail 4 4 1 Creating a Size Whenever you select any category available sizes are displayed in a drop down menu in the Select Album window E D oflick Album xpress GH Edit icon Select Album window drop down menu of the available sizes You get an Edit icon given in front of the drop down menu Select the category in which you want to add new size Click on the Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Add option to add a new size in the selected category On the next window Create Album window fill in the fields corresponding to the Name Beit the name as per your choice Ref Image The image you want for your Size clicking on the Browse icon Ato the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it Define the units and DPI from O www dgflick com Page 26 of 153 Lo Flick Digita
103. o expand size of mask or free transform the mask on photos Ans Yes absolutely possible Here the software allows you to adjust mask size as well as the border size according to the height width and size of the inserted photo usually use Portraiture plug in available in Adobe Photoshop to correct photos Can I use photos corrected in this manner in Album Xpress Ans Album Xpress directly supports Portraiture as a plug in Hence you need not exit Album Xpress to correct the photos with your favorite plug in Besides you may import any other plug in of your choice within Album Xpress How will send the designed Album to the customer for his or her approval Ans Album Xpress lets you export the Album project as low resolution PDF files These files have the following advantages Low resolution PDF files are good to view in any size and require no special software Any PDF viewer can display such files and they can even be viewed on any mobile device Since it is in PDF format the customer can add his or her comments on any page photo A low resolution PDF file does not give a good output on printing and hence you can be assured that for printing purposes the high resolution files for the Album can be sourced only through you Can transfer my on going Album project to my home PC to ensure quicker delivery Ans Absolutely You could transfer Album Xpress projects to your home PC as while saving your project the software allow
104. o present the Album pages in a more artistic and eye catching manner Besides the inbuilt decor option Album Xpress also allows you to use your own backgrounds borders cliparts and masks Any PNG and JPG file can be used asia clipart orias a background and masks or borders can be used directly on the Album pages Backgrounds borders and cliparts are made available by a single click of the mouse Besides 18 ready to use color tones are available for each of these elements and you can change the color of your elements to match the page color This option is available even for your imported decor PSD templates can be converted to Ax templates for use while designing the Album DgFlick also provides PSD to Ax converter application free of cost To download visit www dgflick com This software can be used for layer by layer conversion of existing Photoshop templates to Ax templates You could download utility from or buy relevant CDs DVDs DegFlick releases new template and theme volumes every month to make Album Xpress more and more versatile for the user These templates and themes can be downloaded or they can be bought in the form of CDs DVDs The versatility of Album Xpress enables you to create and save your own templates and themes for future use Existing templates and themes can be modified and saved as new templates and themes or new templates and themes can be created from scratch using your own or DegFlick
105. o proceed with the exporting or on Cancel to abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box www degflick com Page 142 of 153 Doflick id for Motion Imaging Digital World for Still amp Motion 9 4 Exporting in PDF Format To save the project in a PDF format click on Eis in the lower right hand corner High Res Layered The PDF file can be exported in three different formats Low resolution PDF High resolution PDF and Layered PDF 7 4 1 Exporting as Low Resolution PDF Select Low Resolution to save the file with a low resolution Such low resolution files can be used only for viewing and are not suitable for printing Files are created in this format so that they can be sent to the client for approval or for general viewing purposes Besides the customer can add in comments for the photos or pages Fhe low resolution file can be generated with four different DPI options When you choose the low resolution option you are asked to choose DFI 72 the DPI you want for the PDF file DPI DPI 96 DFI The DPI options are o DPI50 o DPI 72 o DPI96 o DPI 150 Choose the desired DPI option A window will appear Give file a name The default path for saving the PDF file appears in the textbox The path is My Documents My Exported Albums However you could change the path and save it in any location of your ch
106. o the photo by double clicking on the preset Click on Custom button Oio modify the softness of the effect Use the slider to make the required change else A enter the value manually in the value box The Softlense effect applied Click on Reset button to reset the settings Oil Painting To lend an oil painting effect to the photo click on Oil Painting button on the option bar Select the effect you require by double clicking on the preset from the 10 presets made available on the option bar To customize your brush size click on Custom button Change the brush size by moving the slider or by manually entering the value in the value box Click on Reset button Oro reset the settings Sepia To apply a sepia tone to the photo click on Sepia option in the option bar Check the box corresponding to Sepia to apply the effect to the photo Uncheck the Sepia box to reset the setting The Sepia effect www dgflick com Page 131 of 153 D Flick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for Charcoal Drawing To add a charcoal drawing effect to the photo click on Charcoal Drawing button on the option bar Check the box corresponding to Charcoal Drawing to apply the effect to the photo Uncheck the Charcoal Drawing box to reset the setting www degflick com P
107. oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Adda shape from the Shape tab and customize it with Custom option D of lick Album xpress GD Shape added and customized Slogan Go to the Slogan tab Here you get various ready slogans You can insert the desired slogan by double clicking on it D of lick Album xpress GD Slogan tab Inserting slogan You can also generate 18 ready tones of slogan by using Ready Tones option To reset the ready tone use the Reset button il You can browse from the Browse s button and import any JPG or PNG file as slogan Ifyou want to apply any effect on slogan you can apply it on slogan from Effects tab Navigate the page from the available navigator You could also use a photo of your choice as the background for the Album page To do this click on the Photo tab io view the photos Select the photo and click on Set as Baroun 2 at the top and then double click on the photo The photo now serves as a background to the page www dgflick com Page 81 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress PRO i bee WO eS A photo as the background You can also add background in addition to the photo Add a background from the Background tab D of lick Album xpress Background added Insert a photo
108. of the tab and increase or decrease the level or blurriness using the slider www dgflick com Page 60 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Album Xpress a D of lick Yesign Album aa a n ra rl TE Album xpress Gi 10 x 12 inches Digital Cover Jacket 3 S i cli i Effects Custom GEER ee Design Album window Applying Outline Effect to the photo Available effects o Opacity Add opacity to the photos by selecting the presets available under this option You could also manually choose the level of opacity from the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab o Feather Apply the feather effect to the photos by clicking on the photo and then selecting the preset of your choice Use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab to manually change the values of the feather using the slider o Shadow To apply the shadow effect to the photos click on Shadow and then choose from the available presets Use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab and to apply the shadow by doing settings manually o Glow Apply the required presets under the Glow option by clicking on the photo and then clicking on the preset Use the Custom panel available at the right side of the tab for changing your blur color and opacity values o Outline Select the photo and click on the preset of your choice to apply the outline To customize the
109. oice Clicking on OK will create a low resolution PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box www degflick com Page 143 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 9 4 2 Exporting as High Resolution PDF Select to save the file with a high resolution A file saved with this option will be in a printable format The default path for saving the PDF file appears in the textbox The path is My Documents My Exported Albums However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Select to split the file while saving if you want to split the pages Clicking on OK will create a high resolution PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box 9 4 3 Exporting as Layered PDF Click on to save a layered PDF file Such layered PDF files are high quality files in which color correction can be done before printing The default path for saving the PDF file appears in the textbox The path is My Documents My Exported Albums However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Clicking on OK will create alayered PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in
110. on l When you select Eco style the software asks size for the photos You have two options to decide photo size small and medium www dgflick com Page 38 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Select the desired size and click on OK You will be redirected to Select Theme window where you can choose theme for the Album If you select Skip Wizard option you will be redirected to Design Album window where you will have to add photos manually into the selected theme OR If you haven t selected any theme and you choose Skip Wizard option then you will be redirected to Design Album window for manual creation of Album T gfFlick Album xpre E Oon Tile g Tite Title Tite Select Theme window Additional icons on the page clicking on Adjust Thumbnail Size icon allow you to alter the size of the thumbnails After selecting theme continue the process with Next button You have the option of selecting the photos from theA Hard disk CD DVD USB Bluetooth Facebook You can make changes to the photos using the options listed at the bottom of the page For details refer Section Manage the Photos Selected Photos option shows the number of photos selected www dgflick com Page 39 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging a 8 D
111. original image once again by clicking on Load Original Once the Load Original icon Ai clicked the software asks for confirmation by displaying a text box This text box warns that all changes made on the photo so far will be lost You could click on Yes to proceed Clicking on No will take you back to the photo with changes Before and After Images After making a change you could view how the photo looked just before the change was made by clicking on Before and how the photo looks after the change by clicking on After This aids in better decision making Saving the Changes There are two Save icons on the lower right hand corner of the Edit Photo window save Clicking on this icon causes the old file to be rewritten and the new copy now exists for your reference www dgflick com Page 127 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Save EO Clicking on this icon will allow you to save a copy of your work A text box allowing you to name the copy appears and clicking on Ok after entering the name creates a new copy of your work 8 1 2 Artistic Filters Artistic filters provide more options for editing the photo and adding more effects to get an eye catching end result Some of these options include Mosaic Ripple Shift and so on You could access these options by clicking on Artistic Filters tab Aon the option bar This section deals with the
112. oto size i e small or medium Album Xpress generates the album automatically The orientation of photos remained unchanged Vertical photos are set in vertical format and horizontal photos are set in horizontal format Ready Album In Ready Album style you get readymade album designs of various themes and they are event based You just need to select the album and photos and your album is ready Manual Album This Album style is unique in many ways Firstly you get full control over page design Secondly you can use ready to use templates You get various tools for page based designing like background masks shapes and cliparts and so on You can create or compose page with your own terms using your own backgrounds cliparts and even your own templates You can also do manual page composition in this style www degflick com Page 20 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Ready Album Manual Predefined Album Styles www dgflick com Page 21 of 153 Jgflick igital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 3 Create Edit amp Delete Categories Album Xpress has a wide variety of predefined categories for Albums refer section Predefined Categories and Sizes However in case the Album category you have in mind is not among the standard categories you could create your own category and save it for reuse edit it or delete it as per your requirement This section will let you know about crea
113. outline is customizable and can be managed with either sliders or value box www dgflick com Page 69 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick yt ten Ready presets for title Ready presets of the title o The outline can be reset with the help of Reset con DgFlick also provides some ready presets of the title which can be applied on one click If you want you can also save your own preset for future use Let s save the title which has been given effect just now as a preset Select the title and save it with Save button You may also delete any unwanted preset with Delete button Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users Inthe same way multiple titles can be added and placed at the desired place D of lick Album xpress GH Multiple titles added and formatted You can group multiple objects to move and align them together without any individual efforts for each object To group the objects select them all by holding control key on your keyboard and select the Group option in Group Ungroup Objects tab www dgflick com Page 70 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging E D oflick Album xpress GI Grouping titles There is an Object Based Alignment tab which you can use to align objects with the reference to other objects Select
114. photo Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users You can view the helping hands for layer masking from Helping hands for layer masking Navigate the page from the available navigator Inserta photo from Photo tab and resize it Split Photo You can split a photo in rows and column and can give a different look to the album page Insert a photo from the Photo tab D of lick Album xpress GH www degflick com Page 89 of 153 LoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Select the photo and define the rows and column to split the photo in Split Photo tab Manage the horizontal and vertical spacing between two parts of the photo Once you define all the parameters to split the photo and click on the Split Split Photo option The photo will be split You can resize the photo and place it at the place you want D of lick Album xpress PRO Photo split into defined rows and columns All the parts of the photo are in a group To break this group use the Break option in the Split Photo option You can apply different effects to the different parts of the photo Select the part of the photo by double clicking in it and give effect from the Effects tab D of lick Album xpress GD Effects tab with some part of the photos selected and effect applied Inth
115. ple templates then multiple indicators will appear on the photo 2 Select the photos you want for all the pages of the album Dgflick bum xpress PRO say T E a a A E bie ae mag gt hoa SS Ay b my s uit RS Ree TS Ce he amp Photos selected for all the album pages Selected Pages D shows number of pages selected and Required Photos shows number of photos required for the album Instead of selecting photos for each page you can select photos randomly by single clicking on them Once you are done with photo selection process continue process with Next potion You will be redirected to Select Album window where you can see the Album is ready with selected themes and photos www dgflick com Page 47 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin i A 1 Xpress x D of lick Design Album gy 5 9 Album xpress GD Diamond 12x30 j E al LR DAs wt Ea PA kA a ERY My Album E Design Album window with Auto Album Ifyou want to change the template you can use the Change Template button The template with similar number of photos will be applied D of lick Album xpress GH ao RAS ot Fake Od A aw EERE My Aare m Template changed You can apply the previous layout with the help of the Previous cona available just behind the Change Template option Now the Album is ready
116. r Page Down Page Down Rotate X Increase ALT X ALT X Rotate X Decrease ALT CTRL X ALT COMMAND X All Rotate Y Increase ALT Y ALT Y Rotate Y Decrease ALT CTRL Y ALT COMMAND Y Rotate Z Increase ALT Z ALT Z Rotate Z Decrease ALT CTRL Z ALT COMMAND Z Arrange Object Bring To Front SHIFT Top Arrow Key SHIFT Top Arrow Key All Arrange Object Bring Forward SHIFT Right Arrow key SHIFT Right Arrow key Arrange Object Send to Back SHIFT Bottom Arrow key SHIFT Bottom Arrow key Arrange Object Send Backward SHIFT Left Arrow key SHIFT Left Arrow key Align Page based Top Left CTRL 7 COMMAND 7 Align Page based Top Center CTRL 8 COMMAND 8 Align Page based Top Right CTRL 9 COMMAND 9 All Align Page based Center Left CTRL 4 COMMAND 4 Align Page based Center CTRL 5 COMMAND 5 Align Page based Center Right CTRL 6 COMMAND 6 Align Page based Bottom Left CTRL 1 COMMAND 1 www dgflick com Page 13 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Align Page based Bottom CTRL 2 COMMAND 2 Center Align Page based Bottom Right CTRL 3 COMMAND 3 Align Page based Top CTRL T COMMAND T Align Page based Bottom CTRL B COMMAND B Align Page based Left CTRL L COMMAND L Align Page based Right CTRL R COMMAND R Align Object based Top Left CTRL SHIFT 7 COMMAND SHIFT 7 Align Object ba
117. r correction options Dike BCG is to adjust the brightness contrast and gamma RGB is to adjust the color tones Level is to adjust the input and output levels of the photo and Curve is to adjust the RGB color Edit Photo window If you do not wish to apply the changes on the current photo click on Skip This mage To apply changes to all the selected photos click on Apply settings to all images Click on Reset all button Oio resetall the changes done Click on Save to save all the changes made Clicking on Save will create a folder for original image and will save the changes made on the copy of the image without affecting the original image Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users Select Resize option al to change the size of the photos A Resize window will open on the screen www dgflick com Page 98 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Resize File name OT NA GEL Quality nas aaee 7099 49CC 49Nnn TAO are AODA Resize window A Ifyou do not want to resize any selected image uncheck the checkbox Check the green checkbox of the images to be resized Select the desired percentage from Percentage tab if you want to resize the images percentage wise From the Original and New tab you can see t
118. revious section we learnt how to create Album in various Album creation styles In this section we will learn how to align and decorate Album a P a p 7 lj Am 6 1 Basic Page Composition 6 2 Advanced Page Composition www dgflick com Page 105 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 6 1 Basic Page Composition While you are designing the Album you need flexibility in operations to help you manipulate the photos to achieve the desired layout Album Xpress gives you this flexibility and more This section deals with the additional features in the software that helps you in page composition Used Photo Indicator While designing Album you may be dealing with a large number of photos and managing them might turn out to be a cumbersome task Album Xpress helps you sort the photos and manage them better by indicating the photos that have been used and the number of times they have been used in the Album This helps you plan the Album with the remaining photos and avoid using the same photos multiple times without being aware that you are doing so Green tab on the photo This indicates the photos used in Album on other page Blue tab on the photo This indicates the photos used imAlbum on current page Number on the tab This indicates the number of times the photo has been used in the Album Besides these options photos can be sorted as used and unused by selecting the Used
119. rl B Ctrl L Ctrl R Shift H Shift V Page 112 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 7 0 Nuts amp Bolts Templates Themes amp Decors This section deals with various available features of template and guides you on how to get more import as well as Save Build share and delete templates and themes 7 1 Software Templates Themes amp Decors 7 2 Customize your Template amp Theme 7 2 1 Get More amp Import 7 2 2 Save amp Build 7 2 3 Share 7 2 4 Delete www degflick com Page 113 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin 7 1 Software Templates Themes amp Decors Album Xpress has varieties of inbuilt templates Themes and decor options which offer a wide range of choices in designing Albums The features are listed here Album Xpress has more than 1900 ready to use templates which can be accessed by clicking on the Template tab on the option bar Moreover these templates come along with the software pack You can design each page of the Album in a unique manner by applying templates and themes to the right and left pages The templates and themes can be dragged and dropped on to the pages of the Album and this gives you unlimited possibilities in page design Album Xpress also has a huge collection of decors for Album designing These include a variety of backgrounds cliparts frames masks and shapes that help you t
120. s and Albums help to recreate the magic of those special occasions long after they are over Hence Albums for any special occasion or landmark in life such as weddings birthdays and so on should be created in a manner that helps one to relive and cherish those special moments This is where Album Xpress conceptualized and created by DgFlick comes into the picture The software is specially designed with numerous multi utility features which provides a user friendly interface even for the most amateur Album creators Its features also cater to professional Album makers and thus its scope and use are wide ranging The ready to use industry standard Album types and sizes and the in built templates themes and decors ensure that Album creation is just a matter of a few clicks Instant color correction with reference to background of the page helps the user to edit the photos in a better way This manual explains the features and uses of Album Xpress in detail and will serve as your guide as you navigate the world of easy and instant Album creation www degflick com Page 3 of 153 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 2 0 System Requirements Windows System Pentium 4 2 8 GHz Processor and above Microsoft Windows XP service pack 2 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 1 GB RAM 1 GB free disk space CD DVD ROM drive USB Port LN NNN AN MAC System Mac Intel min 1 GHz Mac OS X 10 8 5 and above
121. s you to save the photos and decors as well Note Some features are available only for the Album Xpress PRO version users www dgflick com Page 152 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging For additional support or clarification please contact DgFlick offices support via DegFlick LLC 30 Knightsbridge Rd Suite 525 Piscataway NJ 08854 Email support dgflick com Telephone India 91 22 2968 68 68 US 1 732 543 7676
122. sed Top Center CTRL SHIFT 8 COMMAND SHIFT 8 Align Object based Top Right CTRL SHIFT 9 COMMAND SHIFT 9 Align Object based Center Left CTRL SHIFT 4 COMMAND SHIFT 4 Align Object based Center CTRL SHIFT 5 COMMAND SHIFT 5 Align Object based Center Right CTRL SHIFT 6 COMMAND SHIFT 6 Align Object based Bottom Left CTRL SHIFT 1 COMMAND SHIFT 1 nl mle OD IECT OAS A EOLO CTRL SHIFT 2 COMMAND SHIFT 2 Center Agm ann norom CTRL SHIFT 3 COMMAND SHIFT 3 Align Object based Top CTRL SHIFT T COMMAND SHIFT T Align Object based Bottom CTRL SHIFT B COMMAND SHIFT B Align Object based Left CTRL SHIFT L COMMAND SHIFT L Align Object based Right CTRL SHIFT R COMMAND SHIFT R All Equal Spacing Horizontally CTRL SHIFT H COMMAND SHIFT H Equal Spacing Vertically CTRL SHIFT V COMMAND SHIFT V Move Selection to Next Object TAB TAB Move Selection to Previous SHIFT TAB SHIFT TAB Object All Add Next Object to current CTRL TAB COMMAND TAB Selection A Sop echt cUlrent CTRL SHIFT TAB COMMAND SHIFT TAB Selection Select All Objects on page CTRL A COMMAND A Cut Object s CTRL X COMMAND X Copy Object s CTRL C COMMAND C Al Paste Object s CTRL V COMMAND V Delete Object s DEL DE
123. the Home icon of Album Xpress K DE mn F9 7 You will be redirected to Home page where you can see Open option at left bottom side Click on Open option The projects you have saved are now displayed The Open Project window with Open as on the screen Template option Through Browse icon you can give path of the folder where you have saved your project Select the project you wish to use as a template and then click on Open as Template button at left bottom side to use the same design with other photos as many times as you wish to www degflick com Page 150 of 153 DoFlick Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for 11 0 Troubleshoot This section deals with questions most commonly encountered by Album Xpress users How fast can create an Album Ans With Album Xpress you have the option of creating Albums in a matter of minutes using various Auto Album Creation styles like Perfect Auto and Eco style Once you select the templates or themes and photos that go into the Album Album Xpress will do the rest for you do not wish to use Album Xpress ready templates or themes Can I design my own template Ans Sure Album Xpress has plenty of tools and options to help you with perfect composition and decoration They include Composition tools ruler grid guidelines auto resizing Page and Object based alignment and so on Decoration tools
124. the photos on the pages in the order they were clicked e After selecting Album style you will be redirected to Select Theme window You can see custom size details in top right hand corner of Select Theme window bo D of lick Album xpre 8E AZ oe Title Tite Tite Tide Tite Title Title T E m I Select Theme window You can sort themes in following ROD o gt Theme Youican sort theme wise i e Wedding o Style You can sort style wise i e General o Color You can sort them color wise You have 7 colors to sort themes Additional icons on the page clicking on Adjust Thumbnail Size icon allow you to alter the size of the thumbnails Ifyou select Skip Wizard option you will be redirected to Design Album window where you will have to add photos manually into the selected theme OR Ifyou haven t selected any theme and you select Skip Wizard potion then you will be redirected to Design Album window for manual creation of Album After selecting theme continue the process with Next button Now you are in Select Photos window www dgflick com Page 34 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin e Album Xpress 8 x Select Photos D of lick a FE Album xpress SE TA AL y i 3 J A q X 7 ov ied pe SaS rag EE Das p K A f Cir gt py ab i P
125. the textbox and quit the building process e One text box will appear which will inform you about successful buildup of templates Click on the OK button to continue with saving else click on Open to access the created template At any point during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous Album Note Some features are available only for the Album Xpress PRO version Note Same option is also available for themes 7 2 3 Share Templates that have been created can be shared with other users by means of the Share option available with Album Xpress This option is available only to the users of the Album Xpress PRO version Click on Share in Template tab in Design Album window to share the template that you have created Select the templates you wish to share and then click on the Share option in Galleria menu The templates are shared on DgFlick s website www dgflick com Page 118 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress GB Yy Fe AY Share window Sharing your template You need to log into your account using your username and password to be able to share templates Sharing your template login Album After entering your details click on the Sign In button to access your account If you do not have a username and password click on
126. ting editing and deleting the predefined categories in detail 4 3 1 Creating a Category Click on Ready Sizes button on Create Album window to view available Album categories and sizes Album xpress PRO Create Album window At the top of the screen you see the available categories in the Album Xpress gt D of lick Album xpress GH Available categories Edit icon Select Album window Predefined Categories www degflick com Page 22 of 153 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging You get an Edit icon at the end of the categories trail Click on the Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Add option to add a new category in the Select Album window On the next Create Category window fill in the fields corresponding to the Name the name you want for your new Category Ref Image The image you want for your Category clicking on the Browse icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it Description sive a description of the category you are creating bo Doflick Album xpress GH lt 0 The Create Category window Click on Save ea on the lower right hand corner to save the category you created Leaving either the Name or the Ref Image field blank will not allo
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128. tion we will learn how to manage the photos After selecting Category Size and theme we are redirected to Select Photos window On the Select Photos window select the photos of which you want to create the Album On the Select Photos window you have the option of selecting the photos from ihe Hard disk CD DVD USB Bluetooth Facebook Select any of the media where the photos have been saved x otos Pf K wa hel lt a he 4 fi ya vi T EE eo E ay Gi y ow Ghall gt CT fi Lo D of lick Album xpress GH a CIAL Select Photos window Go forward or backward from pare oe View your folders in list or icon style from here Re oe e This button on the top right corner of the window to zoom in out the photos e The top option bar heips you to view the photos in different ways we FA Thumbnail style O To get a full view of the photo kd Filmstrip view O z Get the photos list wise o Navigate the photos from W and gt O gt Starts the slide show www dgflick com Page 97 of 153 oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Select the photos to be rotated Here you can rotate the multiple photos Select Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise icons to rotate the photos Edit Photo button Gi the lower option bar helps you to edit multiple photos at a time On the Edit Photo window access colo
129. to in Photoshop without defining path each time It saves your time of defining path every time you edit the photo Save your changes by clicking on Ok You might need to restart your software for the changes to take effect Click on Help to get the help menu This has a complete list of shortcut keys that you will find useful while using the software Refer Section Shortcut tools Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users 3 3 5 Shortcut Tools Album Xpress Shortcut Keys Move Left Left Arrow key Left Arrow key Move Right Right Arrow key Right Arrow key Move Top Top Arrow key Top Arrow key All Move Bottom Bottom Arrow key Bottom Arrow key Move Left Snap CTRL Left Arrow key COMMAND Left Arrow key Move Right Snap CTRL Right Arrow key COMMAND Right Arrow key Move Top Snap CTRL Top Arrow key COMMAND Top Arrow key Move Bottom Snap CTRL Bottom Arrow key COMMAND Bottom Arrow key Crop Zoom In ALT ALT Crop Zoom Out ALT ALT Crop Left Pan ALT Left Arrow key ALT Left Arrow key a Crop Right Pan ALT Right Arrow key ALT Right Arrow key Crop Top Pan ALT Top Arrow key ALT Top Arrow key Crop Bottom Pan ALT Bottom Arrow key ALT Bottom Arrow key Crop Before Page Up Page Up Crop Afte
130. to save and export Refer section Saving and Exporting Photo Quality Indicator The quality of photos used in an Album must be good to ensure clarity in the final product Album Xpress has an in built quality indicator which warns you whenever the photo quality goes below the required standards Once the photo is placed into the frame the indicator warns you if the resolution is inappropriate for the desired output size 5 1 4 Ready Album Creation Ready album offers you some sample designs of album which you can use for your album designing In Create Album window click on Ready Sizes button at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for the Album or create custom size Refer section Create Perfect Album with Custom Sizes www dgflick com Page 48 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging In Select Album window select the category for the Album D of lick Album xpress GJ Select Album window Select the album size from the Size drop down menu You can choose no of pages for Album from No of Pages option Once you select the Album size you can continue the process with Next button ill You will be asked to select the Album style Select the Album style Ready Album You will be redirected to Select Ready Album window a x D of lick Select Ready Album aa 2 aE Emeral
131. to use The right click on your mouse helps you to go back in case of an error The Lasso page with the tools a Before b After F b Use to select the layer created Finally use to invert the layer At any point of the process click on to see how the picture will appear after the change is applied and to view the photo as it was before the change Save the changes by clicking onid This allows you to save a copy of the new file in the path 8 2 3 Chroma On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Chroma A www degflick com Page 134 of 153 Lo Flick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin The Chroma option a before b after The Chroma option is useful when you wish to change the background of a photo or conceal some part of the photo to suit your layout The color picker and Feather and Tolerance help in using this option Click on the color picker and click on the area on the photo that you want concealed Adjust the values for the feather and tolerance as per your requirement by moving the sliders for these values backward and forward or by manually entering the values in the value boxes To undo a change or to make corrections to the changes made use the correction tool on the page Youcould change the brush and feather size by using the sliders or by entering the
132. values in the value boxes Keep the Ctrl key pressed to activate the correction mode and the Shift key to reset the change At any point of the process click on After to see how the picture will appear after the change is applied and Before to view the photo as it was before the change Save the changes by clicking onid This allows you to save a copy of the new file in the path 8 2 4 Touchup You can remove all the blemishes wrinkles unwanted spots and marks with the help of Touchup tool On the Design Album page select the photo you wish to modify then click on LA and select the option Touchup www dgflick com Page 135 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The Touchup option a before b after Select a clone point by Alt click to copy the same area to remove blemish i e any spot mark select the brush size according to the area that needs to be given touch up and now take your cursor on the affected area and click mouse button Save the changes by clicking oneal This allows you to save a copy of the new file in the path 8 2 5 Highlighter On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Highlighter The highlighter option helps to make any subject of your wish stand out in color against a black and white background Once the photo is selected and
133. w you to save the Category The new category is created and can be viewed along with the predefined categories ks Doflick Album xpress PRO The New category added At any point during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous window On clicking this button you are offered the chance to save not to save your changes or cancel the Back command You could also click on Home to go back to the home page www dgflick com Page 23 of 153 oflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 3 2 Editing a Category At the top of the screen you see the available categories in the Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress GI Available categories Edit icon Ruby Personalize Cover Individual Page Design Select Album window Predefined Categories You get an Edit icon at the end of the categories trail Select the category you want to edit Click on the Edit icon You will see Add Edit and Delete option Select the Edit option to edit selected category in the Select Album window On the next Edit Category window you can add your edits to the Name edit the name as per your choice Ref Image Change the image you want for your Category clicking on the Browse icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in wh

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