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1. Edit and Delete options e Click on EY to Add a new category Image 3 2 1 2 on the Select Category window D oflick Album xpress GH Image 3 2 1 2 The Select Category window with the Add Edit and Delete options e On the next window Create Category Image 3 2 1 3 Fill in the fields corresponding to the Name The name you want for your new Category Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Ref Image The image you want for your Category clicking on the icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it Description Give a description of the category you are creating D oflick Album xpress ene e p Image 3 2 1 3 The Create Category window on the lower right hand corner to save the category you created Image 3 2 1 4 Image 3 2 1 4 The New Category created Leaving either the Name or the Ref Image field blank will not allow you to save the Category The new category is created and can be viewed along with the predefined categories p a At any point during the process you could click on the back button KJ 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 to go back to the home page Creating an Album
2. D of lick Album xpress GB e Define the units and DPI from here e Set the parameters below the Page Details Page Details These are 5 Width and Height Margins Center Left Right Top Bottom Page start Left Right and Page style Page Spread Spread Split Number of pages Minimum and Maximum NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging e Select the cover type from Digital Cover Yes No e You could add your comments by clicking on the Comment button e Click on the lower right hand corner to save the changes you made to the size e The changes done get saved Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users 3 2 3 Deleting a Category and Size Deleting a Category in Create Album window Image 3 2 3 1 to view available Album categories and sizes D of lick Album xpress Image 3 2 3 1 Create Album window e Click on gt at the lower left hand corner of the screen to view the Add Edit and Delete options e After selecting the category you wish to delete on the Select Category window Image 3 2 3 2 click on E to delete it permanently NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress e A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete it appears on the screen e Clicking on Yes deletes the category permanently clicking on No aborts the operation D
3. lt d AP kd Image 6 2 1 The Lasso page with the tools a Before b After Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Select from the top tool bar to make the layer you would like to use The right click on your mouse helps you to go back in case of an error b Use to select the layer created Finally use Sh 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 ted This allows you to save a copy of the new file in the path Chroma On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Chroma Image 6 2 2 Image 6 2 2 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 wicker Wall 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 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 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
4. 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 Emerald You have the option of personalizing your cover and the layout follows a panoramic page design printed on offset paper Also 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 3 1 1 lists the specifications for all Album Xpress categories and subcategories Table 3 1 1 The details and specifications of each predefined categories and subcategories Topaz 9X2 Right Page Ready made 10X10 Right Page Ready made 10X14 Right Page Ready made o 12x9 Right Page Ready made 12x12 Right Page Ready made 12x15 Right Page Ready made
5. Blur You could give a blurred appearance to some photos to make the page more visually appealing Click on the photo you need to blur and then select the preset of your choice under this option Click on zs to increase or decrease the level or blurriness using the slider gt Opacity Add opacity to the photos by selecting the presets available under this option You could also manually choose the level of opacity by clicking PA custom gt Feather Apply the feather effect to your photos by clicking on the photo and then selecting the preset of your choice Click on custo to manually change the values of the feather using the slider gt Shadow To apply the shadow effect to your photos click on Shadow and then choose from the available presets You could customize your shadow by clicking on and then applying the shadow by doing settings manually gt Glow Apply the required presets under the Glow option by clicking on the photo and then clicking on the preset Apply your own settings by clicking on the button and changing your blur color and opacity values gt Outline Select the photo and click on the preset of your choice to apply the outline To customize the outline click Mo o Then create the outline of your choice by filling in the values in these field sfammmmmmm Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging LD Albuen X press D of lick Album xpres
6. From the 13 presets available you could choose and apply the preset of your choice to the photo by double clicking on the preset Image 6 1 2 3 Image 6 1 2 3 The Softlense effect applied Click on to modify the softness of the effect Use the slider to make the required change else enter the value manually in the value box Click on Ss to reset the settings Oil Painting To lend an oil painting effect to your photo click on Oi HE button on the options bar Select the effect you require by double clicking on the preset of your choice from the 10 made available on the options bar To customize your brush size click on Change the brush size by moving the slider or by manually entering the value in the value box Click on S to reset the settings Sepia To apply a sepia tone to your photo click on jin the options bar D E li k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Check the box corresponding to na to apply the effect to your photo Image 6 1 2 4 Uncheck the Sepia box to reset the setting Charcoal Drawing To add a charcoal drawing effect to your photo click on LEREM button on the options bar Check the box corresponding Ra Charcoal Drawing to apply the effect to your photo Uncheck the Charcoal Drawing box to reset the setting 6 1 3 Other Icons on Edit Photo window Apart from the options that are available under Basic filters there ar
7. 12x18 Right Page Ready made o 15X12 Right Page Ready made 18x12 Right Page Ready made D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Diamond 8X12 10X16 10 X 20 12 X 24 10 X 28 12 X 32 12 X 18 14 X 22 12 X 24 14 X 28 12 X 30 14 X 34 12 X 36 14 X 40 15 X 30 17 X 34 18 X 24 20 X 28 20 X 40 22 x 44 8X 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 20 X 40 10 X 20 Spread Split 14 X 40 10 X 28 Spread Split 14 X 34 12 X 18 Spread Split 14 X 28 12 X 24 14 X 22 12 X30 12 X 32 12 X 36 12 X 24 Sapphire 10 X 20 10 X 28 12 X 18 12 X 24 Spread Split Ready made 12 X 30 Spread Split Ready made 12 X 36 Spread Split Ready made 3 2 Creating and Modifying Categories and Sizes Album Xpress has a wide variety of predefined template sizes for Albums please refer table 3 1 1 However in case the Album size you have in mind is not among the standard sizes you could create your own category and size edit it or delete it as per your requirement You can define your own custom Album parameters such as Cover Pages Size Bind Spine and Safe Area NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 3 2 1 Creating a Category and Size Creating a Category on Create Album window Image 3 2 1 1 to view available Album categories and sizes D of lick Album xpress e Click on gt at the lower left hand corner of the screen to view the Add
8. A ee Crop Before Page Up Page Up Rotate X Decrease ALT CTRL X ALT COMMAND X Rotate Y Increase ALT Y ALT Y Rotate Y Decrease ALT CTRL Y ALT COMMAND Y Rotate X Increase ALT X ALT X Rotate Z Increase ALT Z ALT Z Crop Bottom Pan ALT Bottom Arrow key ALT Bottom Arrow key Rotate Z Decrease ALT CTRL Z ALT COMMAND Z i y A B Arrange Object Bring To Front SHIFT Top Arrow Key SHIFT Top Arrow Key A Crop After lI l Arrange Object Bring Forwar SHIFT Right Arrow ke SHIFT Right Arrow key lI d SHIFT Bottom Arrow key st Ate besed Toptom emesa eons A D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Align Page based Bottom CTRL 2 COMMAND 2 Center Aig ee TERRI CTRL SHIFT 6 COMMAND SHIFT 6 T Align Object based Bottom Left CTRL SHIFT 1 COMMAND SHIFT 1 PHEW OR thes Goro CTRL SHIFT 2 COMMAND SHIFT 2 Center Agh a TERON CTRL SHIFT 3 COMMAND SHIFT 3 Move Selection to Previous SHIFT TAB SHIFT TAB Object AGG MeN E E CEE CTRL TAB COMMAND TAB Selection AO A sii nO eure CTRL SHIFT TAB COMMAND SHIFT TAB fas Select All Onleds on page CTRL A COMMAND A gt Delete Delete Object s _ DEL Po DEL All Increase the size of Object from ALT 7 ALT 7 Top Left D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Increase the size of Object from ALT 8 ALT 2 Top Center Increase the size
9. Imaging D of lick Album xpress GI Image 3 3 4 6 The background with its ready tone changed You could also use a photo of your choice as the background for your Album page To do this click on the Phot l tab to view the photos Select the photo and click on Set Photo as Background at the top and then double click on the photo The photo now serves as a background to the page Image 3 3 4 7 Image 3 3 4 7 A photo as the background Photo Tab Fhoto Click on the tab on 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 47 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Date Modified Time Size Type Orientation Used Ascending Sort the photos by clicking on sort by button you will see following optionsL Dsscending To use a photo either double click on it or drag and drop it on the canvas Image 3 3 4 8 D of lick Album xpress GI Image 3 3 4 8 Design Album window Photos added 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 El is seen when you select a photo Once the hand sy
10. Other tools on Edit Photo window 6 3 Advanced Editing 7 Job s Done Saving and Exporting 8 Open Project 8 1 Open Saved Project 8 2 Open as Template 9 Troubleshoot 10 Support D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Album Xpress User Manual 1 0 Hello Congratulations on buying Album Xpress This Manual will guide you on how to use this software effectively 1 1 Introduction Life is full of colorful moments and Albums help 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 provide a user friendly interface even for the most amateur of 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 and decors ensure that Album creation is just a matter of a few clicks This manual explains the features and uses of Album Xpress in detail and will serve as your guide as you navigate the world of fast and high quality Album creation 1 2 Scope and System Requirements MAC System Windows System gt Mac Inte
11. Shift Up Bring Forward Shift Right 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 aI 6 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 6 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 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging and they add value to the pages without much effort This sections deals with the additional features in Basic Filters and all the features included under Artistic Filters 6 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 tab on the options bar This section deals with the filters one by one BCG Brightness Contrast Gamma Color Correction To adjust the brightness contrast and gamma of your photo click on the EIS button o
12. Sort photos according to the required parameter Indicates the quality of the photo being used Al Photo is not of very good quality but can be used Photo is of bad quality but can still be used Al Photo is unfit for use Photo is locked Photo is unlocked and can be modified ce Lock unlock photos Arrange objects Page based alignment Object based alignment Equal spacing between objects ca Equal size photos arate E Photos Rotate photo And EA Edit Photo s Undo edit lel Redo edit Show hide margins ER Show hide gridlines Show hide Centerline KJ Zoom in a Zoom out El Fit to screen Actual size Full Screen View Save the work Save a copy of the changes iE Load original image Ss Reset all y KJ Helps you to move back to the previous window Helps you go to the next window A A EJ Rotate Borders and Masks in 90 180 270 n Flip horizontally lt Flip Vertically e By Lasso make layer Mi Lasso select layer GQ Create a new Category or Size for Album G Edit a Category or Size ry Delete a Category or Size Lu Left page UR Right page Noflick L R Page spread Swap photo Expand design collage Panning EH El Rotate clockwise Fit design photo collage p HH Crop design photo collage ra Rotate counter clock wise Change layout 2 2 3 Shortcut Tools Album Xpress Shortcut Keys e O Petons OO Wios O O e Type All COMMAND Bottom
13. and Bottom Spine and Split e Set the logo for Album from Logo option Browse from and set the logo Reset the logo from G e You could add your comments by clicking on the Comment button e Click Lal on the lower left hand corner to save the size you created Image 3 2 1 7 Image 3 2 1 7 The new size e 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 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 3 2 2 Editing a Category and Size Editing a Category in Create Album window Image 3 2 2 1 to view the available Album categories and sizes LD Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress GH SEE UT R Image 3 2 2 1 Create Album window e Click on gt at the lower left hand corner of the screen to view the Add Edit and Delete options e After selecting the category you wish to modify on the Select Category window Image 3 2 2 2 click on G to edit the category as per your requirements D gflick Album xpress Image 3 2 2 2 The Select Category window with Add Edit and Delete option e Onthe next page Edit Category Image 3 2 2 3 You can add your edits to the NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Name Edit the name as per your choice Ref Image Edit the Ref image as
14. and resize the shape or rotate it using oR the shape e To customize the shape according to your taste click M customize ef e Usethe sliders onf to modify the shape to suit your requirements e Use the color picker Ca to pick any color from the screen for your shape Image 3 3 4 16 Bae OE Sandeep and Purvi Image 3 3 4 16 Adding a shape to the canvas a On selecting the Shape tab b the customize option e Now we will add some more photos to Album page and use equal size tool to make two or more photos of a same size Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress GI 2 Image 3 3 4 17 Design Album window Photos added e Select the photo and adjust its width and height manually as per your desire Now select the same photo and select other photos which you want to bring to current photo size and use Equal size tool Image 3 3 4 18 Design Album window using Equal size option Effects e To apply effects to your Album pages click on the option bar e There are 10 different options under this category They are Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend gt Colorize Click on the photo to be modified and then click on the colorize preset to apply the effect to the photo 55 NofFlick To manually make changes or customize click on and change the color opacity and level using a gt
15. 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 box next to MASI D F ii 4 ging Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin You could optimize the quality or the file size by checking or per your requirement Click on Ok to 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 Exporting in PDF Format To save the project in a PDF format click on Low Res High Res in the lower right hand corner ref Layered Image 7 1 I The PDF file can be exported in three different formats Low res PDFs High res PDFs and Layered PDFs Low Res PDFs Select Low Res to save the file with a low resolution Such low res 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 The default path for saving the PDF file appears in the textbox that is now visible on screen The path is My Documents My Exported Albums However
16. medium D E li k 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 your Album D of lick Album xpress GI Image 3 3 2 3 Select Theme window Additional icons on the page clicking on ey allow you to alter the size of the thumbnails If you select 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 option then you will be redirected to design Album window for manual creation of Album After selecting theme continue the process with Next button 7 D oflick Album xpress OETA 4 o o X i p Image 3 3 2 4 Select Photos window You have the option of selecting the photos from the NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Hard disk CD DVD iis a USB a Facebook Bluetooth You can make changes to the photos using the options listed at the bottom of the page for details refer Section 3 3 5 Manage Your Photos Shows the number of photos selected Select the photos for your Album and move on to the next process with Next button When you click on Next button you will be able to see a confirmation window where following information will be displayed Image 3 3 2
17. the category for your Album Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress Image 3 3 3 1 Select Category window e Here we have selected Diamond Category e As you select category for Album continue the process with Next button e You will be redirected to Select Album window where you can select size for your Album D of lick Album xpress GH e Youcan choose no of pages for Album from e Once you select the Album size you can continue the process with Next button You will be asked to select the Album style Select the Album style Auto and continue with next button e You will be redirected to Select Theme window D F li i 4 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging LS Album Xpress o amp D of lick Select Theme ar 9 J Album xpress G9 Diamond 12x30 Image 3 3 3 3 Select Theme window You can see preview of cover and Album pages here Below preview you can see available themes templates for your Album You have different sorting option by which you can sort themes They are as follow gt Orientation You can sort themes orientation wise i e cover landscape panoramic portrait and square gt No of photos You can sort themes no of photo wise i e from one photo per theme till 16 photos per theme gt Theme You can sort templates theme wise i e wedding gt Style You can sort themes style
18. tool on the page You could change the brush and feather size by using the sliders or by entering the 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 to see how the picture will appear after the change is Before applied and to view the photo as it was before the change Save the changes by clicking a This allows you to save a copy of the new file in the path 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 and select the option Touchup Image 6 2 3 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Image 6 2 3 The Touchup option a before b after Highlighter e On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Highlighter e The highlighter option helps to make any subject of your wish stand out in color against a black and white background e Once the photo is selected and Highlighter option chosen the photo initially in color opens in black and white on the Highlighter page Image 6 2 4 Image 6 2 4 Highlighter a before b after e Adjust the brush size feather and opacity using their respective sliders or by entering the values in the
19. value boxes NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging e 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 Image 6 2 4 b e Keep the Ctrl key pressed to activate the correction mode in case you need to undo your highlighting e To see how the photo looked before and after the change clicks on respectively e You could save a copy of the photo with the changes by clicking on k or overwrite the original photo by clicking pT Eraser e On the Design Album window select the photo you wish to modify then click on and select the option Eraser e The Eraser can be used to erase the portions of the photo that you do not wish to retain in your Album Image 6 2 5 Eraser a before b after e Adjust the brush size the feather and the opacity by using the corresponding sliders or by entering the values in the value boxes Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Move the eraser over the segments of the photo that need to be erased Keep the Ctrl key pressed to reset the changes and the Shift key pressed to redo the erasing You could save a copy of the photo with the changes by clicking on kd or overwrite the original photo by clicking pT r 7 0 Job s Done Saving and Exporting Album Xpress not only supports Album creation but also allows you to save the file for fut
20. wise i e ancient classic creative filmstrip modern royal simple and traditional gt Color You can sort themes color wise We have provided 10 color options to sort gt Volume Your imported themes 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 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress 9 If you select 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 option then you will be redirected to design Album window for manual creation of Album Additional icons on the page clicking on Q allows you to alter the size of the thumbnails clicking on E displays the revised Album pages alternatively Hide my Abum hides them After you select themes click on gt to go to Select Photos window Now you are in Select Photos window Image 3 3 3 5 You can see that cover and page photos have been automatically allotted It means that photos having the tag name cover will go to the cove
21. you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Clicking on OK will create a low res PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box High Res PDFs Select to save the file with a high resolution A file saved with this option will be in a printable format D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The default path for saving the PDF file appears 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 Select to split the file while saving Clicking on OK will create a high res PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box Layered PDFs 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 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 Clicking on OK will create a layered PDF file Clicking on Cancel will abort the process Once the project has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box If you wish to share
22. 5 Select Photos window Photos selected with confirmation window Confirmation window is showing the selected photos actually used photos and the required pages for your Album Set Maximum photos per page Change the selected pages according to the pages recommended Check or unchecks 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 your Album is ready with selected theme and photos Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress GB Image 3 3 2 6 Design Album window Album is created You can change photos or swap photos with each other button you can see preview of Album With this navigator C oes gt D you can navigate through pages of Album In this way your Album is ready You can save and export it refer section 7 0 3 3 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 d cors The Process In Create Album window click on at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for your Album or create custom size refer section 3 3 1 Create Album with custom sizes In Select Category window select
23. Clip arts any JPEG PNG e Frames any PNG e Masks any PNG Any d cor used in Album Xpress will automatically be generated in 18 shades You can also get your own templates while working on Album Xpress use Free PSD to Ax Template conversion utility 5 Can I color correct photos while designing my Album Ans Sure Album Xpress provides two types of photo editors which are a part of the software e Photo editing with RGB BCG Curves and Levels e Advanced editing with Lasso Chroma Touch up Highlighter Eraser and plug ins 6 I 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 your photos with your favorite plug in Besides you may import any other plug in of your choice within Album Xpress 7 How willl send the designed Album to the customer for his or her approval Ans Album Xpress lets you export your 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 h
24. Size To view the Album sizes under a category double click on the category Alternatively you could select the category and then click on gt in the lower right hand corner Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Click on F to Add a new size on the Select Album window Image 3 2 1 5 D of lick Album xpress GB Image 3 2 1 5 Select Album window with the Add Edit and Delete options On the next window Create Album Image 3 2 1 6 Fill in the fields corresponding to the Name The name you want for your new Size Ref Image The image you want for your Size clicking on the icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it D of lick Album xpress pown etree ene ence anne anne nen e ene ne ne eben nee n nner e ene n neon eee eneeen eens ees Image 3 2 1 6 The Create Album window e Define the units and DPI from here NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging e Set the parameters below the Page Details 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 e Select the cover type from Digital Cover Yes No e Set the parameters below the Cover details Cover Details These are Width and Height Margins Left Right Top
25. ackground Tab Click on the tab on the option bar to select the background for your Album or to fill it with any solid color 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 Click on m to apply the background on the left side of the page click on the to apply background on both the pages and click on R to apply it on the right side To delete the background on either side click on Image 3 3 4 4 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Image 3 3 4 4 Applying the background on the a left page b solid color on right page and c on both left and right pages e To use a background double click on it or drag and drop it on the canvas from the option bar Image 3 3 4 5 a D of lick Album xp xpress G9 Image 3 3 4 5 The page with the selected background e Uncheck the Fit to size check box on the Background tab to expand the background on the page e To fill the canvas with one single solid color click on A and place it on the color you wish to use as background for your Album The whole page now gets a background of that color Ready Tone e Click onthe button on the Background tab to select from a range of 18 ready tones available for each background e To change the tone double click on the chosen tone Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion
26. amp Motion Imaging with or sell them to other Album Xpress users worldwide Moreover more than 100 presets are also available along with the Album Xpress software These 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 don t need You can crop your photo to give it the desired height and width before incorporating it in your Album 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 Spread and Spread Split select any one the desired style to design your Album Free Transform In Album Xpress borders and masks are freely transformable i e when you transform borders and masks it will transform your photo together 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 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
27. ck Album xpress PRO Registration KXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Register Image 2 1 0 1 The Registration Window 2 1 1 Online Registration e The screen that you first see on starting the registration process Image 2 1 0 1 needs to be completed as a first step Here is how B LoFlick gt Enter your details in the relevant fields These are Name Address City Country State Zip Pin Email and Phone or Mobile number gt Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete gt Inthe last field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX if you are registering the Professional version PRO of the software then the Serial number will be automatically generated in the serial number text box You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack OR If you are registering the Standard version STD of the software then you will get the Serial Number inside the box as well as behind the box pack Enter this Serial Number in the serial number text box gt After ensuring that all the fields are filled correctly click on in the lower right hand corner gt The message confirming completion of the registration process appears on the screen Image 2 1 1 1 e You are now registered and can use the software T x Doflick l ne E gran xpress PRO Registration XXXXXX XXXXXX t XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX R
28. ck Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging lt p Pg S gt i Image 5 2 1 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 EA to activate the margins on the page Similarly click on to activate the centerline on the page Object Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos with Object based alignment Top Left Ctrl Shift 7 respect to other photos or elements on the es Bee Album There are multiple options for this sort oe Center Left Ctrl Shift 4 of alignment Select photos or other elements Center Ctrl Shift 5 you wish to align using the Ctrl key Then click oe ee Bottom Left Ctrl Shift 1 Bottom Center Ctrl Shift 2 p 2 on CE to select the alignment option you E on Top Ctrl Shift T wish to apply to your photos from the drop list Bottom Ctrl Shift B A A Left Ctrl Shift L Alternatively use the right click button and on ae ee the drop list click on the Object based Horizontal Center Alt Shif
29. collage with your photos click on on the options 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 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 Image 3 3 4 23 Image 3 3 4 23 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 After the photos are inserted on all your Album pages your Album is ready and you could make the final modifications to it before moving on to printing NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging My Album e As you design one page after the other you can view the Album page wise on My Album tab 16 i where you have the e You can alter the number of pages in the Album by clicking on choice of selecting Album pages ranging from 16 to 200 e For Custom sizes available Album pages are ranging from 16 to 500 e When yo
30. could swap pages and photos and view the Album you have created The Process Once you open the Album Xpress software the first screen you see is Create Album window Image 3 3 1 1 On this window you can create custom sizes of Album Maximum 10 sizes get stored in this option Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress GB Image 3 3 1 1 Create Album window Here create size as per your need refer section 3 2 1 Creating a category and size D of lick Album xpress a Image 3 3 1 2 Adding new custom size for the Album After you add parameters for new custom size click on to select style of Album creation Here we will go with Perfect Album creation style Album Xpress will try to create a perfect Album for you by automatically placing the photos on the pages in the order they were clicked 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 image 3 3 1 3 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress G3 e You can sort themes in following parameters gt Theme You can sort theme wise i e General gt Style You can sort style wise i e Artistic Heart Natural Pattern and Simple gt Color You can sort them color wise You have 9 colors to sort themes Additional icons on
31. d option to find the source of the object From the template bank you can filter your search and get the templates as per your requirements by clicking a 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 Border Click on tab on the Design Album window to select the border that you want for your photo You could select a border from the options Album Xpress displays for you or you could browse and Cut Copy Paste Delete Copy Effect Paste Effect Clear Effect Arrange Align to Page Align to Objects Equal Spacing Equal Flip Page Find Image 3 3 4 12 Right clicking on the photos select a border of your choice from the path in which you have saved it Double click on the border or drag and drop the border on the photo to apply to it Image 3 3 4 13 51 Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Del Dah rop n nE Y hd vr v Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets Blend Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress GB Border Image 3 3 4 13 The border appli
32. e few other aids on the Album that help you as you proceed with designing your Album These are discussed below Correction Tool The correction tool appears 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 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 reset correction D Eji k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Original and Before and After Images Original Image In the course of working on your photos you might decide to retain an original image or make a fresh set of changes In such cases you could load the original image once again by clicking on al Once the Load Original icon is clicked the software asks for confirmation by displaying a text box This text box warns that all changes made on ES Album Xpress _ z the photo so far will be lost You could click on Yes to proceed Clicking on No will take you back to your photo with changes change was made by clicking on 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 Album kd Clicking on thi
33. e 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 also 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 in Album on current page Number on the tab This indicates the number of times the photo has been used in the Album D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Besides these options photos can be sorted as used and unused by selecting the Used button on the Ag LoG F tab Find Photo D cor After you are done with an Album if you need to return to it re edit later on you can find the source photographs borders and mask by hoange simply right clicking on the photo on the Album Image 5 1 1 The Find option for finding the source of photos borders and masks Moreover all the photos appearing on an Album can be identified by the blue tab on them as described earlier Swap Photos While working on an Album you might want to swap pho
34. e terms and conditions and then click on 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 du At any point during the process you could click on the lt 4 tion to go back to the previous Album Note Functions marked with are only for PRO version users 4 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 at the bottom of the Template tab A textbox asking for confirmation for deletion appears Image 4 2 4 1 Click on Yes to proceed with the permanent deletion else click on No to abort the process Image 4 2 4 1 Deleting your template Note Functions marked with are only for PRO version users D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 5 0 Building the Framework Page Composition In previous section we learnt how to create Album in fast easy and smart way In this section we will learn how to align and decorate Album 5 1 Basic Page and Photos While you are designing your 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 th
35. ed size from gt Select the custom option from size tab if you want to give your customized size to the photo e Select the LRE ME option to rename your photos Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 2 we Tes File name New file name Photo 00 jp pg J gt Manually change the photo name from OR Startsfrom a From here you can change the count of the photos gt Click on to save the changes made Note Functions marked with marks are only for PRO version users e From button you can edit your photos individually as that of batch editor you can rotate resize rename and enhance e For Enhance option refer section 6 0 Photo Editing C Rotate photo clockwise In Rotate photo counter clockwise ay Edit photos Date Modified Time Name Size Type Orientation Selection Ascending e Sort the photos by clicking onl t NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Multiple Ctrl M Click on L haida tit J to select multiple photos all photos or individual photos Selected Photos i0 Shows the number of photos selected 22 5071 Indicates the photo highlighted Facebook Folder Select the required photos the selected ones have the green tick mark on the top left corner of the photo After selecting the photos and setting its arrangement click on gt to go to Design Alb
36. ed to the photo e You could change the color of the border to better suit your photo by clicking on the eae button There are 18 ready tones available for use e Choose the ready tone you want and double click on it to apply it to the photo border Image 3 3 4 14 PL LLL EL i O a a Image 3 3 4 14 Applying a ready tone to the border a The original border b the ready tones e You can transform these borders freely on the page e Additional icons on the Design Album Border screen Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging i To reset the changes iv To rotate the border 270 degrees ii oy To rotate the border 90 degrees v To flip the border vertically iii To rotate the border 180 degrees vi To flip the border horizontally Title Click the tab to add or amend a title for your photo The empty white field can be used to type in the title you wish to add for your photo Image 3 3 4 15 You can change the following parameters for the title i Font ii Font size iii Style v Font Color er v Ready presets can be availed from pppn D of lick Album xpress GB Sa ndeep and Purvi 1 PePPpLpjp o Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Shape e Click tab on the option bar to select a shape you would like to add to decorate the page e Double click on the shape or drag and drop onto the canvas e You can align
37. effect by moving the slider forward and backward or by inserting the value in the value box Image 6 1 1 10 Image 6 1 1 10 The Feather effect applied to the photo e To reset the changes click oe D Fli k on Imaging Digital World for Still amp Moti Opacity Click on KERERISAE to adjust the opacity of the photo Image 6 1 1 11 Adjust the opacity by moving the slider forward and backward or by inserting the value in the value box Image 6 1 1 12 To reset the changes click one Crop To crop the photo to the desired dimensions and orientation click on Crop button on the Edit Photo window Image 6 1 1 13 Change the aspect ratio by clicking on the Aspect Ratio box and select the required value Image 6 1 1 12 Applying Opacity to the photo Image 6 1 1 13 The Crop option Select the orientation you desire by selecting either Landscape or Portrait Image 6 1 1 14 ging Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Image 6 1 1 14 Cropping a Landscape b portrait You can enter the values for the width and height after selecting the unit you want to work with pixels pixels Uncheck the wi Maintain aspect ratio option if you would like to proceed with free hand cropping of the photo Rotate You also have the option of using grid lines on the photo to help align it better while rotating You could activate the grids li
38. egister Buy yy DUY vy Image 2 1 1 1 Successful completion of online registration 2 1 2 Offline Registration e lf you do not have Internet access on your computer you can proceed as follows gt Enter your details in the relevant fields These are Name Address City Country State Zip Pin Email and Phone or Mobile number D Eli k Digital World for Still amp gt gt Motion Imaging Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete In the last field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX if you are registering the Professional version PRO of the software then the Serial number will be automatically generated in the serial number text box You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack OR If you are registering the Standard version STD of the software then you will get the Serial Number inside the box as well as behind the box pack Enter this Serial Number in the serial number text box After ensuring that all the fields are filled correctly click on Register Offline at the lower left hand corner of the page after which you move on to the next page The next page Image 2 1 2 1 has boxes for Serial number DgKey and Registration Key In the first field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX if you are registering the Professional version PRO of the software then the Serial number will be automatically generated in the serial nu
39. eleting an Album Size e To view the available sizes under a category double click on the category Alternatively you could select the category and then click on in the lower right hand corner e On the Select Album window Image 3 2 3 3 select the size you need to delete and then click on B to delete it permanently D oflick Album xpress G9 Image 3 2 3 3 The Select Album window NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to A Album Xpress ce delete it appears on the screen Clicking on Yes deletes the category permanently clicking on No aborts the operation Note Features marked with marks are only for PRO version users 3 3 Creating your Album Once you have modified or customized categories according to your requirements Section 3 2 it is time to move on to the actual process of Album creation Album Xpress gives you the option of designing your Album either in Fast or Easy way You could also go in for advanced page composition i e Smart way for a wider array of options while creating your Album 3 3 1 Create Album with Custom Sizes 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 templates and photos It is supported by wizard which makes your task simpler Additionally you
40. ence you can be assured that for printing purposes the high resolution files for the Album can be sourced only through you D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Can I 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 allows you to save the photos and d cors as well However you might not be able to install Album Xpress in your home PC unless you have purchased three PC licenses and have an unused license with you or unless you have purchased the Pro version where a dongle is required to save the project Is it possible to 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 10 0 SUPPORT For additional technical support or clarification please contact DgFlick offices support via DgFlick Solutions Pvt Ltd 203 204 Shreeji Arcade M G Road Borivali E Mumbai 400066 Email support dgflick com Telephone India 91 22 2968 68 68 US 1 732 543 7676
41. ght hand corner of the Design Album window Image 3 4 4 In same way you Can resize any created Album in any category and size a D of lick Album xpress Image 3 4 4 The new category applied to the Album on At any point during the process you could click on the KJ button to go back to the previous page 4 0 Nuts and Bolts Templates and D cors This section deals with various available features of template and guides you on how to get more import as well as share Save and Build and delete templates D Eji k on Imaging Digital World for Still amp Moti 4 1 Software Templates and D cors Album Xpress has varieties of inbuilt templates and decor options which offer a wide range of choices in designing Albums The features are listed here Album Xpress has more than 2 000 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 your Album in a unique manner by applying templates to the right and left pages The templates 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 decor options for Album designing These include a variety of backgrounds clipart s frames masks and shapes that help you to present your Album pages in a more artistic and eye catching manner Be
42. h increasing number of users comes the demand for more and more templates You may Build your templates in an installable format and these can then be shared with or sold to other users worldwide Note Functions marked with are only for PRO version users Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 4 2 Customize Your Template This section explains how templates can be saved imported 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 to choose from besides letting you create or modify templates according to your choice Moreover templates 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 4 2 1 Get More and Import Get More DgFlick adds new templates on the website on regular basis You can add these templates to your software To Get More templates on the Design Album window go to the Template tab to access the templates of Album Click on Galleria Click on Button Image 4 2 1 1 to access more templates from the DgFlick Get More Image 4 2 1 1 The Get More button on the template tab website You are now routed to www dgflick com from where you can download the templates of your choice and proceed to creating your Album Import Album X
43. he parameters except the parameter according to which the template has been filtered These include No of Photos Orientation Color Theme Style and Custom Depending on the orientation and no of photos used in the template here the orientation and no of templates get detected automatically You can also enter a name for your template in the relevant box NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging e Click on Ok to proceed and on Cancel to quit the process k E a Image 4 2 2 1 Template information while saving your template e To proceed with the building of your templates click on Build LD Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress GH Image 4 2 2 2 Building your template 1 e On the Build window select the templates and then click on Build Image 4 2 2 2 e Inthe text box that appears next Image 4 2 2 3 specify the name of the folder in which you wish to Save it and the path where you want to place it Image 4 2 2 3 Building your template 2 e 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 next to I agree to the terms and conditions and proceed to click on Build Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging If you do not agree to the terms and conditions close the textbox and quit the building process e The following text box ap
44. hoosing the Paste ra 7 Equal O pti O n Flip Page Find Lock and Unlock Photos Album Xpress generally locks photo on the Album to ensure precise designing This ensures that changes do not happen on the photos by mistake while one is working on the Album Clicking on the B i oO lock icon unlocks 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 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 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 The photo can now be rotated in all three axis x y and z to give it a 3D effect Flip D cor Decors like border and mask can be flipped horizontally and vertically with the he
45. howing details about selected and used photos for cover page and right side is showing the selected photos used photos and the required pages for your 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 Once you done with page selection Click on Next button You will be redirected to Design Album window where you will see your Album is ready with selected theme and photos D oflick Album xpress With layout of the page With every click Album Xpress will button you can change layout automatically generate a new layout for your page And in this way you are done with Perfect Album You can save and export it refer section 7 0 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 3 3 2 Eco Album Creation In Eco Album your photos will get arranged in a particular size on all the pages It gives you two options for selection of photo size i e small and medium size Common Features Ea This lets you change to the path of your choice to select photos backgrounds clip arts borders and masks In most instances the last 15 paths accessed will be displayed for use and reference once this option is selected D Can be used for adjusting thumbnail sizes S Can be used to reset the changes done Ruler Horizontal and vertical rulers are available to help align
46. ill accept your choices but you might need to restart your software for the changes to take effect Click on OK when the following dialog box appears Click on to get the help menu This has a complete list of shortcut keys that you will find useful while using the software refer section 2 2 3 3 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 3 1 Predefined Categories and 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 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 Ruby Lets you personalize your 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 X12 12 X 15 12 X 18 15 X 12 and 18 X 12 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Topaz Gives you a ready made cover but lets you decide the individual page design printed on offset paper It comes in the following sizes in inches 9 X 12
47. ils such as your email id and password and the registration key is generated for your use 2 2 Know Your Software This section 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 2 2 1 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 and d cor and it is supported by Wizard You can even edit the photos and view the order in which they will appear in the Album Eco and Perfect Album creation In Album Xpress you can also create perfect and Eco Album Album Xpress tries to make perfect Album by arranging your photos in the order they were taken while Eco album arranges all the photos in same size Ready to Use Templates and Presets Album Xpress has more than 900 inbuilt templates in which 88 templates are inbuilt in software and others are available in three volumes available in DVD In addition new downloadable templates are released by DgFlick on a regular basis Existing templates can be altered as per your specifications and saved you could also build installable templates and share them D Eli k Digital World for Still
48. l min 1 GHz gt Pentium 4 2 8 GHz Processor and above gt MacOSX 10 6 V Leopard and above gt Microsoft Windows XP service pack 2 gt 16GB RAM Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 gt 16GB free disk space gt 1GBRAM gt CD DVD ROM drive gt 1GB free disk space gt USB Port gt CD DVD ROM drive gt USB Port Note Topics marked with are for PRO users NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 2 0 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started This section deals with online and offline registration process and other tools like shortcuts preferences and help 2 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 The Process On installation of Album Xpress the Registration Window appears as shown in Image 2 1 0 1 Relevant details such as the Owner Name Address City Country State Zip Pin Email and Phone or Mobile Number need to be entered some fields are mandatory marked by an asterisk 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 and also while you are offline It also allows you to register at a later date T x Dofli
49. lp 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 Image 5 1 4 Vertical Alt V b Image 5 1 4 Horizontal flipping a before flip b after flip Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Vertical flip Right click on the page and select the Flip page option on the drop list Select Vertical to flip the page vertically Image 5 1 5 Cut Ctri X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del Copy Effect Paste Effect Clear Effect Effects Arrange Align to Page Align to Objects Equal Spacing Equal b Image 5 1 5 Vertical flipping a Before flip b after flip 5 2 Advanced Page and Photos 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 your 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 Image 5 2 1 The grids on the page allow you to align the photos and other elements on the page accurately Nofli
50. mber text box You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack OR If you are registering the Standard version STD of the software then you will get the Serial Number inside the box as well as behind the box pack Enter this Serial Number in the serial number text box T x D of lick Album xpress PRO Registration XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX Generate DgKey Back Register DgFlick Solutions Pvt Ltd Image 2 1 2 1 Registering Offline Click on the button below the serial number text box The DgKey appears on the screen in the appropriate text box Next a registration key is required to complete the process There are three ways of obtaining this key B ofFlick o Telephone Call India 91 22 2968 68 68 and US 1 732 543 7676 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 gt Once you have your registration key enter it in the corresponding text box gt Click on to activate the software Note To get a feel of Album Xpress You can download the software from our website www dgflick com and use as Trial OR Click on the Buy Now button to buy the complete version of Album Xpress Some of the features may not be available in trial version Note If you are an existing user fill in deta
51. mbol appears use the mouse to rotate it in the direction of your choice 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 Image 3 3 4 9 O Pas C Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Image 3 3 4 9 Rotating a the photo in the frame b the photo with the frame Zooming In Out e While working on your 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 e 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 Image 3 3 4 10 Image 3 3 4 10 a Zooming in b zooming out Panning e Panning lets you view specific areas of the photo by moving the photo up or down and sideways in the document window This gives to access to the areas that would otherwise remain obscure given the size of the photo 49 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Place the cursor ae which then changes to Re 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 Swapping Photos Many a times you need to swap photos on a page as you go along to H
52. n Imaging 2 2 4 Preferences Album Xpress allows you great flexibility in usages while working on it You could Change to the language of your choice 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 Image 2 2 4 1 The Preferences Window After installation click on the Album Xpress shortcut icon in your specified path to start the software Clicking on the on the top right hand corner displays the Preferences Window click on Check for update to check for the Choose your preferred language from updated list of languages inches Select the units you want to work in from Select the different color themes in which you want your software to be displayed from Ae PLES Stone Gray Sunrise Yellow click on Get More to get more Themes from Dgflick website D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The history which was generated at the time of importing photos from Facebook will be deleted by clicking on the checkbox from Facebook option 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 Clicking on OK w
53. n the Edit Photo window Image 6 1 1 1 D oflick Album xpress GH E j Move the sliders for the three parameters Auto Contrast forward and backward to achieve the desired effect Alternatively you could enter the values for the parameters in the value boxes above the respective sliders ae Image 6 1 1 2 The BCG option Clicking on the Auto Contrast button at the top will adjust the contrasts automatically D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The changes can be reset by clicking on 5 RGB Red Green Blue Color Correction To adjust the color tones of your photos you Auto Color could use the Esi color correction option Image 6 1 1 3 Modify the color tone by altering the degree of Red Green and Blue on the color sliders Image 6 1 1 3 The RGB option 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 The changes can be reset by clicking M S Curve Ae button on the options bar of the Edit Photo window Image 6 1 1 4 Select the color to be adjusted RGB i e red green or blue from the drop list under the Channel button Image 6 1 1 4 The Curve option Adjust the intensity by clicking on the curve and moving it as per your requirement oflick n Imagi
54. nes by clicking on the box next to Show Grid below the rotation slider Image 6 1 1 15 Image 6 1 1 15 Using grid lines on the photo NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Uncheck the i Show grid box to remove the grid lines You could undo the changes by clicking aS or load the original image by clicking on at any point in the process 6 1 2 Artistic Filters Artistic filters provide more options for editing your 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 tab on the options bar This section deals with the filters one by one Mosaic Click on MEESI photo to add a mosaic effect to your You could apply the effect seen in any one of the 10 presets on the options bar to your photo by double clicking on the preset Image 6 1 2 1 Image 6 1 2 1 Applying a Mosaic preset to the photo To customize the size of the mosaic blocks click on below the presets Click on S to reset the settings Ripple To add a ripple effect to your photos click on WEES button on the options bar a LoFlick Select the preset of your choice from the 20 available presets and double click on it to apply the effect to your photo Image 6 1 2 2 Image 6 1 2 2 Applying the Ripple effect to the photo You could customize your ri
55. ng Level To adjust the input and output levels of the photo click onifa Edit Photo window Image 6 1 1 5 button on the options bar of the 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 Image 6 1 1 5 The Level option Blur To give the photo a blurred effect click on button on the options bar of the Edit Photo window Image 6 1 1 6 Image 6 1 1 6 The Blur option Move the slider button forward and backward to achieve the desired degree of blurring To reset the changes click M S Colorize To eve a colour film effect to the photo click on Sew button on the option bar under Basic Filters Image 6 1 1 7 Click on Ua to select a color from anywhere on the screen to be used as a film on the entire Image 6 1 1 7 The Colorize option photo D li k ging Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin e You could also select a color by clicking on the color bar next to the dropper icon Image 6 1 1 8 e To adjust the opacity move the slider on e To reset the changes click a Feather Click on ARMSA button to give the feather effect to a photo Image 6 1 1 9 Image 6 1 1 9 The Feather option e Adjust the feather
56. nterclockwise Enhance Resize Rename gt Select the photos to be edited and click on Batch Edit gt Here you can rotate color correct resize and rename your multiple photos gt Select _ Rotate Clockwise or _ Rotate Counterclockwise to rotate your photos clockwise or counter clock wise gt Select the photos to be edited and click on option to color correct your multiple photos Image 3 3 5 2 Note Functions marked with marks are only for PRO version users Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Image 3 3 5 3 Edit Photo window gt Ifyou do not wish to apply the changes on the current photo click MA Skip this image gt To apply changes to all the selected photos click on gt Click on hal to save all the changes made e 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 option to change the size of your photos Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging inches you can see the changes applied The EELSE tab indicates the quality of the photo The quality of photos 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 photo quality goes below the required standards gt Click on B inches gt gt Select the desir
57. oF lick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging ipum xpress USER MANUAL D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Album Xpress User Manual CONTENTS 1 Hello 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Scope and System Requirements e MAC System e Windows System 2 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started 2 1 Registration 2 1 1 Online Registration 2 1 2 Offline Registration 2 2 Know Your Software 2 2 1 General Features 2 2 2 Controls and Navigations 2 2 3 Shortcut Tools 2 2 4 Preferences e Language e Unit e Theme e Facebook e Layout 3 Getting Into the Job Using the Software 3 1 Predefined Categories and Sizes 3 2 Creating and Modifying Categories and Sizes 3 2 1 Creating a Category and Size 3 2 2 Editing a Category and Size 3 2 3 Deleting a Category and Size 3 3 Creating your Album 3 3 1 Create Album with Custom Sizes 3 3 2 Eco Album Creation 3 3 3 Auto Album Creation 3 3 4 Manual Album Creation 3 3 5 Manage your Photos 3 4 Resizing your Album 4 Nuts and Bolts Templates and D cor 4 1 Software Templates and Decors 4 2 Customize your Template 4 2 1 Get More and Import 4 2 2 Save and Build 4 2 3 Share 4 2 4 Delete D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 5 Building the Framework Page Composition 5 1 Basic Page and Photos 5 2 Advanced Page and Photos Fine Tuning Photo Editing 6 1 Normal Editing 6 1 1 Basic Filters 6 1 2 Artistic Filters 6 1 3
58. of Object from ALT 9 ALT 9 Top Right Increase the size of Object from AT 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 AT 1 AIT 1 Bottom Left Increase the size of Object from ALT 2 ALT 2 Bottom Center Increase the size of Object from ALT ALT Bottom Right D he si j ecrease the size of Object from CTRL ALT 7 COMMAND ALT 7 Top Left D ecrease 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 All A a yea el 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 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 AIT H Page Horizontally Flip Page composition Vertically ALT V ALT V Fit to Screen CTRL F12 COMMAND F12 View Actual Size 1 1 CTRL SHIFT F12 COMMAND SHIFT F12 Pp oomOut o O Screen Toggle Full Screen CTRL SHIFT F11 COMMAND SHIFT F11 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motio
59. on on the options bar to apply the swirl effect on the photo Of the 18 presets available under this category you could choose any one for your photo by double clicking on it Click on to alter the degree of swirl Use the slider to alter the swirl value else manually enter the value in the value box as per your requirement Click on 5 to reset the settings Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Illusion Click on RECUS button on the options bar to apply different illusion effects on the photo Of the 10 presets available under this category you could choose any one for your photo by double clicking on it Click on to 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 S to reset the settings 3dGrid Click on EKULEIE to apply the 3d grid effect on your photos Of the 10 presets available under this category you could choose any one for your photo by double clicking on it To customize the cell size and line depth click on Use the sliders to adjust the cell size and line depth as per your requirements else insert the values in the value boxes Click on S to reset the settings Softlense Click on EASIER button on the options bar to apply the effects under the Softlense category Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin
60. owever the borders if applied to the photos do not get swapped Select the photos you wish to swap by keeping the ctrl key pressed When both the photos are selected g the Swap icon sppearshea Click on the icon to swap the photos 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 3 3 4 11 right clicking outside photos lets you access the following options directly gt The Effects option Give effects like Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend Align to Objects Equal Spacing Equal gt The Flip option to flip the page either a ere ae vertically or horizontally Image 3 3 4 11 Right clicking outside photos Right clicking on the photos Using right click after selecting a photo Image 3 3 4 12 lets you access the following options directly gt Cut copy paste in case an element has been copied and delete gt The Effects option Give effects like Colorize Blur Opacity Feather Shadow Glow Outline Rotation Presets and Blend and copy paste and clear effect gt Arrange objects Send to Back Send Backward Bring to Front and Bring Forward gt Align to page Top Left Top Center and so on B LoFlick gt The Flip option to flip the page either vertically or horizontally gt The Fin
61. pears on screen e Click on the OK button to continue with saving else click on Open to access the created template p a At any point during the process you could click on the lt to go back to the previous Album Note Functions marked with are only for PRO version users 4 2 3 Share e 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 e Click on Share share the template that you have created e Select the templates you wish to share and then click 4 2 3 1 D of lick Album xpress CH Image 4 2 3 1 Share window Sharing your template e The templates are shared on DgFlick s website NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging You need to log into your account using your username and password Image 4 2 3 2 to be able to share templates After entering your details click on the Sign In button to access your account If you do not l Image 4 2 3 2 Sharing your template login have a username and password click on Sign Album Up to start an account with DegFlick On completion of the login process a textbox asking if you agree to the terms and conditions of template sharing appears Image 4 2 3 3 Image 4 2 3 3 Sharing your template terms and conditions If yes accept th
62. per your choice by clicking on the icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it Description Change the description of the Category as per your Choice a D of lick Album xpress GI Image 3 2 2 3 The Edit Category window e Save the changes by clicking hall on the lower right hand corner Aa At any point during the process you could click on the back button KJ 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 to go back to the home page Editing an Album Size e To view the available sizes under a category double click on the category Alternatively you could select the category and then click on gt in the lower right hand corner e On the Select Album window Image 3 2 2 4 select the size you need to edit and then click aD Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress GI Image 3 2 2 4 The Select Album window with Add Edit and Delete option e On the next page Edit Album Image 3 2 2 5 You can make changes to the Name Edit the name as per your choice Ref Image Edit the Ref image as per your choice by clicking on the icon to the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it
63. photos on the page The rulers can be seen on the top and left of the page and can be activated by clicking on them The rulers that can be dragged onto the page and photos can be aligned against them Number on the photo On clicking the Photo tab on the Design Album window the photos to be used for the Album is displayed The number on the photo in the tab indicates the number of times the photo has been used in the Album The Process In Create Album window click on at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for your Album or create custom size refer section 3 3 1 Create Album with custom sizes Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress GJ Image 3 3 2 1 Select Category window Select the category of your choice and continue with Next button Note Eco Album option is available in following sizes only 18 X 12 15 X 12 14 X 10 and 16 5 X 11 in page style and 36 X 12 30 X 12 28 X 10 and 33 X 11 in spread style You will be redirected to Select Album window from where you can choose Album size You can choose no of pages for Album from Once you are done with category and size selection select the Album style Eco and continue the process with Next button When you select Eco style the software asks photo size for your photos You have two options to decide photo size small and
64. pple by clicking on and either adjusting the sliders for the amplitude and wavelength or entering values manually Click a to reset the settings Shift Click on FEM to apply the shift effect to your photo Select and apply the effect you desire by double clicking on one of the 10 presets available on the options bar if you wish to customize your shift value Move the slider or manually insert the value in the shift value box Click on S to reset the settings Splash Click on splash button on the options bar to apply the splash effect to your photo Of the five presets that appear on the options bar you could choose any one for your photo and apply the effect by double clicking on it Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Click on to customize the density of the splash effect Use the slider to change the value of the density or manually enter the value in the value box Click on kA to reset the settings Implode Click on PESEM button on the options bar to apply the effects under implode to your photo Of the ten presets available on the option bar double click on the desired preset to apply the effect on your photo Click on your requirements to alter the values for Implosion and Explosion based on Use the sliders to alter the values else manually enter the values in the value box Click on S to reset the settings Swirl Click on ENUM butt
65. press software provides you the facility to use your own created or downloaded templates in Album creation For that you need to import your templates into the software NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging To Import templates on the Design Album window go to the Template tab to access the template for Album Click on Galleria Build Share Get More Click on Button to Import templates Image 4 2 1 2 Image 4 2 1 2 The Import button on the Template tab Access the folder containing your templates by clicking on the browse button By and selecting the location Image 4 2 1 3 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 your Template tab Now you can apply the same to your Album Image 4 2 1 3 The Import templates window 4 2 2 Save and 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 you need to first save the template that you want to build Select the template and click on at the bottom of the option bar to save the template In the textbox that appears Image 4 2 2 1 enter the template information pertaining to t
66. r page and photos containing the number tag on it will go to that page number respectively You can manually sort your photos Select the photo and drag and drop wherever you want In this way you can sort as many photos as you want Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging LD Albus Xpress i k n 2 D gflick Select Photos a Bm wt OT Ty iki iy a Hay S iA we a Album xpress GB SETA 4 o o n ME oF at se Peers ee fh Ws ma va G ofa Ai w KA A p E ik J s a By Image 3 3 3 5 Select Photos window A picture selected for the cover The cover indicates this A picture chosen for a page The page number at the top indicates this Shows the number of pages selected and the number of photos required for the Album Here select photos you want for your Album You can use select all option to select all photos Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Image 3 3 3 6 Select Photos window photos selected Clicking on Show My Alburn displays the revised Album pages alternatively Hide My Album hides them Once you are done with photo selection process continue process with gt option You will be redirected to Select Album window where you can see your Album is ready with selected themes and photos D of lick Album xpress Image 3 3 3 7 Design Album window with ready Album Now your Album is ready to save and e
67. s GI Sandeep and Purvi 2 gt are A i FA 4 4 4 5 q 1 1 i i i i Image 3 3 4 19 Design Album window Applying Outline Effect to the photo gt Rotation The photos on the Album page can be rotated using the predefined presets under the Rotation option Click on custom 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 AA andl respectively gt Presets This option gives you certain in built effects that you could use for your photos Click on the photo and then click on the desired preset to apply it gt Blend There are 12 blending modes that help you achieve the desired effect for your photo Click on the photo and then select the blend option of your choice to apply 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 Clipart Click on the tab on the option bar for a listing on the available clip arts 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 where the last 15 paths accessed are available NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Click on _ReadyTone_ j to acce
68. s 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 hal Clicking on this icon causes the old file to be rewritten and the new copy now exists for your reference 6 2 Advanced Editing Album Xpress has several types of filters that help in adding special effects to your photos and Album to make for an eye catching end product Basic Filters and Artistic Filters have been dealt with in detail in section 6 1 We now take a look at the advanced editing option in Album Xpress the Advance Filters On the Edit Photo window click on to access the advance filters Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick A TE Image 6 2 0 1 Edit Photo window Advanced Filters Click on a 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 is supported by Album Xpress Note Advanced Filters option is not available with MAC Lasso On the Design Album window select the photo Enhance Chroma you wish to modify then click on A on top Touchup option bar and select the option Lasso Highlighter Eraser On the Lasso window Image 6 2 1 the tools are available on the top left hand corner above the photo m ajj
69. same design with other photos as many times as you wish to Image 8 2 1 The Open Project window with Open as Template option 9 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 Auto Album Creation Once you select the templates and photos that go into your Album Album Xpress will do the rest for you D fli k Still amp Motion Imaging Digital World for 2 Ido not wish to use Album Xpress ready templates Can design my own template Ans Sure Album Xpress has plenty of tools and options to help you with perfect composition and decoration They include e Composition tools ruler grid guidelines and so on e Decoration tools mask border clip arts and so on 3 Can I create Albums in sizes specific to My Album Company and my requirements Ans Yes Album Xpress allows you to customize your Album size Moreover you could define your cover and page size including margins You can also define the starting page in your Album that is whether the Album should start on the left page or on the right Album Xpress also allows you to save this new Album size for future use 4 Could use my own collection of clip arts in place of the Album Xpress ones Ans Yes Album Xpress allows you to import any d cor such as e Background any JPEG e
70. sides the inbuilt decor options Album Xpress also allows you to use your own backgrounds borders clipart s and masks Any PNG and JPG file can be used as a clipart or as backgrounds and masks or borders can be designed or used directly on the Album pages Backgrounds borders and clipart s 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 own decor PSD templates can be converted to Ax templates for use while designing your Album DgFlick also provides PSD to Ax converter application free of cost To download visit www degflick com This software can be used for layer by layer conversion of existing Photoshop templates to Ax templates You could download utility from www dgflick com or buy relevant CDs DVDs DgFlick releases new template volumes every month to make Album Xpress more and more versatile for the user These templates 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 for future use Existing templates can be modified and saved as new templates or new templates can be created from scratch using your own or DgFlick s decor elements These can then be saved as templates for later use Album Xpress users in India alone number more than 20 000 Wit
71. ss 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 ready tone Image 3 3 4 20 D of lick Album xpress GH Text Click on the button on the option bar to insert text to describe your photos on your page if required Image 3 3 4 21 You could add text and change its look by using i Font type j Font size k Font style I Font color colors Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Sandeep and Purvi lt Image 3 3 4 21 Inserting text Mask Click the tab on the option bar to select the mask of your choice 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 Image 3 3 4 22 You could even access the previous 15 paths You can transform these masks freely on the page You could rotate the mask by 90 decrees ll 180 degrees MAI or 270 degrees and can flip it horizontally and vertically by using the andl respectively Image 3 3 4 22 Applying a mask to the photo NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Collage Album Xpress provides you with the facility of creating a collage of your remaining unused photos in the Album Insert the photos you want to include in your collage by going to on the options bar Collage To create a
72. t H Vertical Center Alt Shift V alignment to access the sub options You can undo the changes by clicking a 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 Select photos or other elements you wish to align using the Ctrl key oFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Page based alignment Then click on B to select the alignment oe at Top Center Ctri 8 option you wish to apply to your photos from Top Right Ctrl 9 the drop list Alternatively use the right click neue cai Center Ctrl 5 button and on the drop list click on Page based Center Right Ctrl 6 Bottom Left Ctril 1 i alignment to access the sub options E E Bottom Right Ctrl 3 Top Ctrl T Bottom Ctrl B Left Ctrl L Right Ctrl R Horizontal Center Shift H Vertical Center Shift V You can undo the changes by clicking on gt 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 to access the options under this function Alternatively use the right click button and on Arrange object s the drop list click on Arrange to access the sub Send to Back Shift Down Send Backward Shift Left options Bring to Front
73. tabs on the page Shows hides the margins on the page Shows hides the gridlines on the page lt Show hide centerlines gt TI Shows hides the centerlines on the page For zooming the page in For zooming the page out Adjusts the page size such that the page fits the screen Shows the actual size of the page NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging lt Full size gt View page in full size The Process In Create Album window click on at bottom right hand corner of the window to select standard categories and sizes for your Album or create custom size refer section 3 3 1 Create Album with custom sizes You will be redirected to Select Category window D of lick Album xpress Image 3 3 4 1 Select Category window In Select Album window select size for Album D of lick Album xpress G5 You can choose no of pages for Album from Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Once you select the Album size you can continue the process with Next button You will be asked to select the Album style Select the Album style Manual and continue with next button You can either select Album style from Next button or directly double click on desired size to go for manual creation You will be redirected to Design Album window where you can see blank pages of Album LD Album Xpress D of lick Album xpress B
74. the OO option required to move the photo accordingly lt Page based alignment gt This option can be used to move the object around with respect to the Es page Click on the object and then select the option on the bar to apply the changes lt Object based alignment gt 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 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging lt Equal spacing gt Helps to equalize the horizontal and vertical spacing between objects Select the object for which you wish to equalize spacing Click on the tool Bhill and select either Vertical or Horizontal as per your choice lt Equal size gt 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 Rotates the object To rotate the object as per your requirements click on the tool and alter the x y and z axis You could also rotate it by 90 or lt Rotate object gt a my 270 degrees and flip them vertically or horizontally You could also rotate the image manually by using and entering the value of your choice or using the slider sd o Helps you to use enhance the photos To reset the change you made to the page To redo a change you made to the page Shows hides
75. the Album on your Facebook account then click M f 8 0 Open 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 your photos This saves your time as well as your energy 8 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 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The projects you have saved are now displayed on the screen Image 8 1 1 Through button 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 Image 8 1 1 The saved projects in the path 8 2 Open Project as Template e To open a project as a template that has been saved and exported click on the Home icon of Album Xpress e You will be redirected to Home page where you can see Open option at left bottom side e Click on Open option e The projects you have saved are now displayed on the screen Image 8 2 1 e Through button you can give path of the folder where you have saved your project e 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
76. the page clicking on Q allow you to alter the size of the thumbnails e fyou select option you will be redirected to Design Album window where you will have to add photos manually into the selected theme OR e If you haven t selected any theme and you choose option then you will be redirected to design Album window for manual creation of Album e After selecting theme continue the process with Next button e Now you are in Select Photos window Image 3 3 1 4 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress PRS bE TA j Image 3 3 1 4 Select Photos window Shows the number of photos selected Select the photos for your Album and continue the process with Next button You will see a confirmation window showing information about selected photos and pages Select the required photos the selected ones have the green tick mark on the top left corner of 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 uncheck theu The photo will appear like this Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D of lick Album xpress PS 8 B Image 3 3 1 5 Select Photos window photos selected with confirmation window Left side of confirmation window is s
77. to enhance the quality of the photos that make up your 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 Available on Windows and Mac Album Xpress works on both Mac and Windows systems The updates for both versions are released simultaneously by DgFlick 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 Easy Backup Once your Album is ready you can save your Album with the photos and decors i e backgrounds clip arts borders masks used on 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 D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 2 2 2 Controls and Navigations Preferences Help Adjust size Go to the home page View available Album sizes C Select path for browsing Adjust thumbnail sizes Ess
78. tos 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 key Then click on to swap the photos Image 5 1 2 This is particularly useful to fit a portrait photo into a portrait frame and vice versa Image 5 1 2 Swapping photos a Original photos b Swapped Photos c Swap Icon Use Photo as Background Album Xpress provided you with many backgrounds with its ready tone for your photos Even you can add your own backgrounds from your hard disk However in some instances to personalize your Album Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 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 zit aoa option under the Photos tab on the options bar The photo is now set as a background Image 5 1 3 D oflick Album xpress CB Image 5 1 3 Setting a photo as background for the Album Copy Paste and Clear Effects Album Xpress allows you to cut copy and paste Cut Copy Paste Delete Copy Effect Right click on the element you want to copy and saris photos and effects on the photos in the Album Clear Effect select the Copy option on the drop list Now Effects Arrange paste it on to the location of your choice by Mno Fa A s i Align to Objects right clicking on it and c
79. u choose to reduce the number of pages a textbox for confirmation of deletion of pages from the end appears e Clicking on Yes will let you proceed as desired e In this way your Album is ready to save and Export refer section 7 0 3 3 5 Manage Your Photos In this section we will learn how to manage our 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 your Album Image 3 3 5 1 T H D of lick Album xpress GB SETA 4 oo z IRR TE Pe t bi HF ny i D R ji FOY Be Ro Ko re amp Ta Image 3 3 5 1 Select Photos Window e You have the option of selecting the photos from the USB Ei Hard disk NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Bluetooth Facebook e Select any of the media where your photos are been saved Go forward or backward with GE J e View your folders in list or icon style o wi The button on the top right corner of the window to zoom in out your photos e The top option bar helps you to view the photos in 5 different ways O be Thumbnail style O Gi get a full view of the photo ser O Filmstrip view O get the photos list wise o Navigate the photos from and O IE starts the slide show at the lower option bar to edit mutilple photos at a time Rotate Clockwise Rotate Cou
80. um 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 Functions marked with marks are only for PRO version users 3 4 Resizing Your 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 Your Album function available in Album Xpress comes to your aid The Process Let s say aS an example that you are using Custom size size 18 X 24 Image 3 4 1 for your Album Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress GB e Click on the template tab to change the size of the Album e On the next window Select Category for Resizing select the category that you want to resize your Album to say Diamond Image 3 4 2 and then click a gt D oflick Album xpress Image 3 4 2 Select Category for Resizing Diamond e Next select the size you require on the Select Album to Resize page for example size 12 X 18 Image 3 4 3 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D oflick Album xpress GI Image 3 4 3 Select Album to Resize size 12 X 36 Click on gt 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 ri
81. ure use send a viewable copy to the customer and export it as required These features add to the versatility of the software and also simplify working on it to a great extent This section deals with the saving opening and exporting of files once the Album is created Saving After the project is done the next step is saving the project by clicking id The default path for saving the project is displayed in the textbox as My Documents My Albums You could either save the project in this path or provide the path of your choice to save the project Click on Ok to save the project or on Cancel to abort the process Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Exporting After an Album project is saved it needs 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 to start the exporting process On the next screen the Export My Creation page Image 7 1 you can see all the pages of your Album with little green tick marks on them D of lick xpress Image 7 1 Export My Creation Window In case 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 Exporting in jpg Format To save the project in a jog format click on LIT on the
82. xport refer section 7 0 Photo Quality Indicator The quality of photos used in an Album must be good to ensure clarity in the final product Album Xpress al has an in built quality indicator E which warns you whenever the photo quality goes below the required standards Once a photo has been placed into the frame the indicator warns you if oflick n Imaging the resolution is inappropriate for the desired output size The warning symbols and their interpretations are presented in Table 3 3 3 8 Table 3 3 3 8 Photo Quality Indicator The photo quality is not good however the final output will be satisfactory The photo quality is poor and will not yield good results on printing The photo is unsuitable for printing 3 3 4 Manual Album Creation In manual Album Creation software provides you full control over designing You can give personal touch to your 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 3 3 4 1 The Tool Bar Can be used to lock or unlock the photos as per the requirement The four options in this tool Send to Back Send Backward Bring to lt Arrange objects gt Front Bring Forward help in moving objects forward and backward depending on the page layout Click on the object and then choose

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