USER MANUAL 5.0
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1. If the serial number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX is not already there in the serial number text box then enter the number provided by the vendor on purchasing the pack or alternatively found on the software box pack Page 4 of 44 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt Click on the Generate DgKey button below the serial number text box gt The DgKey appears on the screen in the appropriate text box GH Registration Yun Passport xpress PRO Generate DgKey Register Offline Registration gt Next a registration key is required to complete the process There are three ways of obtaining this key O o Telephone Call 91 22 2968 68 68 and the support executive will provide you with the registration key corresponding to your DgKey o Email Email us at support dgflick com to receive your registration key via Email o Web Log on to www dgflick com to receive the key gt Once you have your registration key enter it in the corresponding text box gt Click on Register Oto activate the software Note To get a feel of Passport 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 Passport Xpress Some of the features may not be available in trial version Note If you are an existing user fill in details such as your email id and password The registration key is ge2. cccccccccssssssssssssseeees 2 44 i G Yd a NS nasaan 33 43 Lan Preferences sssssesesessesecesesssseo 2 6 8 9 PEN PA 3 9 37 38 PROS CUS soscrscssscosccsssesssssrosssocsnocosecssssvosi 21 Printing sccicedissnieediaustoeesieniees 1 3 6 41 PFODCIUUES pecscctscosgestaswadeasecesdewestasuentones 2 O a Page 44 of 44
3. own mix packages Its tools and options help one to manipulate and edit photos and packages to get the desired output The Top Tool Bar The tool bar at the top of the screen has a variety of options that makes Passport Xpress user friendly and easy to work with These options are explained below Can be used to lock or unlock the photos as per the requirement lt Arrange objects gt The four options in this tool Send to Back Send Backward Bring to Front Bring Forward help in moving objects forward and backward depending on the page layout Click on the object and then choose the option required to move the photo accordingly lt Page based alignment gt This option can be used to move the object around with respect to the page Click on the object and then select the option on the bar to apply the changes 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 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 and select either Vertical or Horizontal as per your choice Page 22 of 44 D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Helps to equalize the size of photos on a page Select the photos for which you wish to ES make size
4. Colorize option select the photo and double click on the preset required D of lick Passport xpress PRO Ae SA Presets tab Colorize Effect o Colorize Click on the photo to be modified and then click on the colorize preset to apply the effect to the photo To manually make changes or customize click on Custom Oana change the color opacity and level using Color Picker and sliders o Outline Select the photo and click on the preset of your choice to apply the outline To customize the outline click on custom Then create the outline of your choice by filling in the values in these fields Add Title gt Click on the Title tab Oio add or amend a title in design Page 21 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Create Design Window Add Title __ gt The empty white field can be used to type in the title you wish to add to your design gt You can change the following parameters for the title o Font from font dropdown menuQ o Font Color from color palette or color picker o Font size from size dropdown menu o Ready presets can be used from available options o Font Style from various style options gt inthis way you can add title to the design if you want Passport and beyond Passport Xpress is software that caters to those who require instant results and also to those who wish to create their
5. View page in full size HH The Bottom Tool Bar The tool bar at the bottom of the screen serves you to edit the photos according to your needs These are explained below Colors correct your photos as per your requirement Give Lasso cutting to the photo Add Props like Coat Blazer Spectacle etc on the photo Page 23 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging lt Change Background gt g Using this option you can change the background of your photo lt Touch Up gt With this option you can remove all the blemishes wrinkles spots and marks from the face Q or any skin area lt Select all photos gt a This option helps you to select all the photos inserted in the package at a time lt Deselect all photos gt EJ Deselect all the selected photos into the package lt Show Hide Face Area gt E Helps to show or hide the face area The Process Select Size gt On the select product window select the size according to your requirement 4 x 6 5 x 7 6 x 8 8 X 10 8 x 12 and 12 x 18 The sizes available are displayed in the Select Product window gt The size that you have selected is seen on the top right hand corner of the window gt Double click on the size or select the size and click on Next button on the lower right hand corner to select the size Select Product window Create Design gt You are now directed to the Create Design window along with the
6. finished set of passport photos on one page complete with safe area to make cutting easy Passport Xpress User Manual Table of Contents M OCGUCHIONN aon EE E EE EE E EE E E E 3 System Reg ire ments ccscicaccncucacecscenwaeeounsorecesduucieasncsteceasoustcuneereve NEEE EET OEE Ea 3 MACOV STEI asarre neire e E ERE EERE E EE AEE EEA 3 WAONE y I E E E EEE N E E E E E EE 3 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started sessesessssecescecessesessecessecessscesesoecesoeseecesesosoesoesessscessecesesoeceeoeoe 3 RO O E E E E EEEE E E E E AE E E E EEEE EEE 3 MERCE T OT ea E A E E E E E E E A E eer er 4 OME REE E e a E E E EE E gn cue E E E E E 4 ITO YOUNG S N E ronas A A E A E AE E E E A A 5 E ae elize 100 eee E E EE E E E D T E EA E E E E E en er 5 Controlsand NAVIES ATION scsssrsciesiniansipen niassa EA E ANE EEE 6 SNOrCUT TOONS serenega E E E EAR EAEE E EAE 7 FC CN E E E E E E A E E E 8 Getting Into the Job Using the Software s esessssessssesescecessecessecesoscesescecssoecsseoecesoecesoecessscessecesesoesseoese 9 PC TINS 912 E E O E E EA E EA E AE A N E EE E A E EEA A N A 9 Defining and Modifying Passport size and PAaSSPOFts ccssessccscossssecscossssccscesssscescesssscescesssscensessescessessessensessssensesssssensesssss 10 DE THANE and Modifying SIZES nscaracasasarsnpoansansumasedantecosnsedthenssmssinndncsastunsiiosgdamssionainswasonbaapeyteuibawseuntueoarsudbumsdnsamenecuienieaioaziunsiees 10 CAS eS cease
7. of the photo click on Level button on the options bar of the Edit Photo window Select the color for which the input and output levels need to be modified RGB i e red green or blue from the drop list under the Channel button Modify the Input and Output level values in the value boxes as required The Level option Crop To crop the photo to the desired dimensions and orientation click on Crop button on the Edit Photo window Change the aspect ratio by clicking on the Aspect Ratio box and select the required value Height 25 2 pixels hd The Crop option Page 31 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt Select the orientation you desire by selecting either Landscape Oor Portrait gt You can enter the values for the width and height after selecting the unit you want to work with gt Uncheck the Maintain Aspect Ratio checkbox option Air you would like to proceed with free hand cropping of the photo Cropping a Landscape b portrait Rotate gt Select the Rotate option on the options bar and then rotate the photo to the desired angle using the slider gt The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset O gt Uncheck the Show Grid box to remove the grid lines The Rotate option gt You also have the option of using grid lines on the photo to help a
8. packages for future use Existing packages can be modified and saved as new packages or new packages can be created from scratch using your own or DgFlick s decor elements These can then be saved as packages for later use With increasing number of users comes the demand for more and more packages You may Build your packages in an installable format and these can then be shared with or sold to other users worldwide Note Feature marked with mark is only for PRO Version users Customize Your Package This section explains how packages can be saved imported built shared or deleted in Passport Xpress The versatility of Passport Xpress lies in the fact that it D gives you a wide range of ready to use packages to choose from besides letting you create or modify V 2 packages according to your choice Moreover packages awe a can be imported from other locations and built and ae GB shared with other Passport Xpress users worldwide Import lt Delete ve Sic 7e Save Build Share and Delete options are available in the PRO version Get More and Import Get More DgFlick adds new package collection on the website on regular basis You can add these packages to your software To Get More packages on the Select Designs window click on Get More button to access the packages of Passport OR Page 37 of 44 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging On C
9. photos by clicking on Sort By button Add Border gt Click on Border tab on the left panel to select the border that you want for the photos OO Create Design window Border tab gt You could select a border from the options Passport Xpress displays for you on the left panel or you could browse and select a border of your choice from the path in which you have saved it the previous 15 paths are available gt Select the photo on which the border is to be applied and double click on the border or drag and drop the border on the photo to apply to it gt Borders are easily transformable i e they are expandable a a a Page 20 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt You could change the color of the border to better suit your photo by clicking on the Ready Tone button There are 18 ready tones available for use Ready Tones of the selected Border Additional icon on the Create Design Border tab O reser l To reset the ready tone o Rotate cw270 Q To rotate the border 270 degrees o Rotate cw90 To rotate the border 90 degrees o Flip verticar To flip the border vertical o Rotate cw1g0 Q To rotate the border 180 degrees o Flip Honzontal To flip the border horizontally Presets gt Click on Presets tab Bon the left panel to give colorize or outline effect to the photos gt Click on
10. the ID Card Double click on the desired size to insert it on the canvas area Click on Grid tab Oio insert the same size for multiple times Add photo and Text as required you may use Ruler to set it Add Photo Text Click on Photo Text tab Don the left panel to insert texts into the ID Card Insert the desired text into the respective text tab s Click on Font option Oio change the font font size and style Change the font color from Color Palette Page 26 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Photo Text tab Adding Photo Text gt Insert logo by Clicking on the Browse icon to the right of this field lets you choose the logo from the path in which you Saved it Photo gt Click on Photo tab on the left panel to insert the photos into the package or in ID Card gt Select the photo and double click on the photo to be inserted gt You can see your ID Card Design is ready 3A Passport Xpress D of lick Passport xpress Photo tab Photo inserted gt Inthis way you can create your ID Cards and export it Building the Framework Page Composition In previous section we learnt how to create designs and take output in Passport Xpress In this section we will learn how to align photos a aN Page 27 of 44 D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Basic Page and Photos While you are creating the pac
11. the desired height and width before incorporating it in your design Advance Photo Editing Passport Xpress has features Change Background Lasso and Touchup for advance photo editing to enhance the quality of the photos that make up your design Multilingual Passport Xpress supports Unicode DgFlick keeps adding to its list of languages that Passport 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 Passport Xpress works on both Mac and Windows systems The updates for both versions are released simultaneously by DgFlick Interactive User Interface Navigation through the software is simplified by user friendly controls and virtually no training is required before use Moreover all control panels are dock able and expandable and can be moved to the position of your choice Note Features marked with are available only for PRO version users Controls and Navigation E Preferences Show hide gridlines Fit to screen E Adjust size Photo is locked Actual size AA Go to the home page Photo is unlocked and can be Lock unlock photos modified View available Passport sizes a Arrange objects Zoom in Select path for browsing Page based alignment Zoom out Adjust thumbnail sizes Al Ss l l Object based alignment Photo is not of v
12. the given options You can also use ready presets for title from here From Shape tab add the shape on the photo Customize your shape from Customize option You can fill the shape manage the opacity of the shape and also give outline to it You can also give various effects to the props from Effects tab Colorize your props from Colorize tab Several other effects are also available in the tab like feather effect from where you can remove the sharpen edges of the props give shadow from Shadow effect give outline from Outline effect and from Rotation tab you can rotate the props easily in X Y and Z perspectives You can also flip the prop horizontally and vertically from the Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical option respectively available in the Rotation effect a i S a ie Edit Photo window a before b after This way you can edit the photo Once you done with all the changes o Save Clicking on this icon causes the old file to be rewritten and the new copy now exists for your reference o Save Copy Clicking on this icon will allow you to save a copy of your work A text box allowing you to name the copy appears and clicking on Ok after entering the name creates a new copy of your work Nuts and Bolts Packages This section deals with various available package related functions and features and guides you on how to get more import as well as s
13. 36 Software Packages and D COTF verssssaccssesnensceasneseserverssnedstoneneenkesceansausaxeancassnnmnduassatetussseandupeeusuiescqavsdesacwareassneosiudicanseedaneastessantabees 37 C stomize Your Package sessisursirsiini ioneina sansa EA E AEA E EE E E E ET 37 Get More and MOOIE serrr renra E E ENN 37 ec aee a e ka r E E AE E one E N A E E Sans E wad Onion A T E A TA 38 SI a E EAE I A P EATE T E E O EATE E A E EAE A E A EE I A AE 39 DeO E A E E E E A E E moms E E EEE 40 Saving Printing and Exporting ssesessesessscecesceseesecessecesoecessecessecoesescecescecesoesesoecesoecesoecesosceseecesesoesseoese 41 SEA US i Ol E A E E E E E E E EAA A A A EE E E A E E 41 PANN E e E r E NS 41 EON the PNG OG igre sderaege tay eniin roenn AREN EEES AEN RAEN ARAR EEA ieie 42 weon F Ce Oy ie E E EE E E E S 42 Open Saved PEO CCE inc saccie ste ceneanesacescavanecteausaciauesaneontun E A T A EE Ae 42 Trouble POOT see oemanecea es deeseecanatesacseseouesauaeaucusseeossseceensessesenusseumesucescseneseamaees 43 SUPPO esir E E E E E 44 Taole or INA K aa E E E O EA 44 Introduction Congratulations on buying Passport Xpress This Manual will guide you on how to use this software effectively System Requirements MAC System Windows System gt Mac Intel min 1 GHz gt Pentium 4 2 8 GHz Processor and above gt MacOSX 10 6 V Leopard and above gt 1GBRAM gt 1GBRAM gt 1GB free disk space gt 1GB free disk space gt CD DVD ROM drive gt CD DVD R
14. Align Object based Center Align Object based Center Right Align Object based Bottom Left Align Object based Bottom Center Align Object based Bottom Right Align Object based Top Align Object based Bottom Align Object based Left Align Object based Right Equal Spacing Horizontally Al Equal Spacing Vertically CTRL SHIFT V Move Selection to Next Object TAB All Move Selection to Previous Object Add Next Object to current Selection Add Previous Object to current Selection Select All Objects on page Cut Object s Copy Object s N Paste Object s Delete Object s DEL Undo Object s Redo Object s Show Photo Information Flip Page composition Horizontally Flip Page composition Vertically Fit to Screen Actual Size 1 1 View Zoom In Zoom Out ee ee Preferences Passport Xpress allows you great flexibility in usages while working on it You could COMMAND 8 COMMAND 9 COMMAND 4 COMMAND 5 COMMAND 6 COMMAND 1 COMMAND 2 COMMAND 3 COMMAND T COMMAND B COMMAND L COMMAND R COMMAND SHIFT 7 COMMAND SHIFT 8 COMMAND SHIFT 9 COMMAND SHIFT 4 COMMAND SHIFT 5 COMMAND SHIFT 6 COMMAND SHIFT 1 COMMAND SHIFT 2 COMMAND SHIFT 3 COMMAND SHIFT T COMMAND SHIFT B COMMAND SHIFT L COMMAND SHIFT R COMMAND SHIFT H COMMAND SHIFT V TAB SHIFT TAB COMMAND TAB COMMAND SHIFT TAB COMMAND A COMMAND X COMMAND C COMMAND V DEL COMMAND Z
15. COMMAND Y COMMAND SHIFT ALT H ALT V COMMAND F12 COMMAND SHIFT F12 Page 8 of 44 Vv V V WV NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Change to the language of your choice Select the units you wish to work with Select the desired Theme for your software After installation click on the Passport Xpress shortcut icon in your specified path to start the software The first screen shows the Passport projects saved by you Click on Preferences icon on the top right side of the screen to see the available options in the window Choose your preferred language from various available languages from Language tab click on Check for Updates to check the updated list of languages Select the units in which you want to work in canvas area from the dropdown list of Units Preferences window Select the color in which you want your software to be displayed from Theme BS cick on Get More to get more themes from Deflick website Save your changes by clicking on Ok You might need to restart your software for the changes to take effect Click on Help to get the help menu This has a complete list of shortcut keys that you will find useful while using the software Refer Section Shortcut tools 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
16. Center rl are multiple options for this sort of alignment Select Top Right teas photos or other elements you wish to align using the Center Left Ctri 4 Center Ctrl 5 Center Right Ctrl 6 Ctrl key Then click on I to select the alignment Se ae option you wish to apply to your photos from the drop Bottom Center Ctrl 2 Bottom Right Ctrl 3 Top Ctrl T Bottom Ctrl B Left Ctrl L Right Ctrl R Horizontal Center Shift H Vertical Center Shift V list You can undo the changes by clicking onl Arrange objects Passport Xpress allows you the option of changing the Arrange object s position of an object on the Passport i e send it Sendto Back Shift Down backward or forward or to the back or front Select the Send Backward Shift Left photo you wish to move backward or forward and click Bring to Front Shift Up Bring Forward Shift Right on to access the options under this function 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 onl Object Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos with respect to Object based alignment Top Left Ctrl Shift 7 other photos or elements on the Passport There are re ay multiple options for this sort of alignment Select a Ctrl Shift 9 photos
17. OM drive gt Microsoft Windows XP service pack 2 Microsoft gt USB Port Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 gt USB Port Note Topics marked with are for PRO users Opening the Tool Box Getting Started This section deals with online and offline registration process and other tools like shortcuts preferences and help Registration Once you have installed the Passport 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 Passport Xpress the Registration Window appears on your screen 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 O a ae a a Page 3 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Online Registration The screen that you first see on starting the registration process needs to be completed as a first step Here is how Enter your details in the relevant fields These are Name Address C
18. USER MANUAL 5 0 DgFlick Solutions Pvt Ltd 203 204 Shreeji Arcade M G Road Borivali E Mumbai 400066 Telephone India 91 22 2968 68 68 US 1 732 543 7676 www dgflick com support dgflick com Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging asspor xpress Ready amp Flexi Package Printing USER MANUAL 5 0 TOOU TIO ee E E E E E E E E 3 SVSTGHT REJUN eME GS sarrar EE aT 3 Opening the Tool Box Getting Started sessesesessesessesescecesoscessecessecesesoecesoecesoecessecesoesesescesseceseeoecsecese 3 Getting Into the Job Using the Software sesesesessssesesesssssoececesssseosoesesssseoecesssssosossesssssosossesssssoeoeseessee 9 Building the Framework Page Composition cecsccscscecsccscsceccccscsceccccccsceccccecscscescecscscescecscsceseececnces 27 Fine Tuning Photo Editing sesessssesessecessecessecessecesssoeceececssoecsssesesoecessesesoeceseecesescesesoessscesesoessssesesses 29 Nuts and Bolts Packages s sessesesesoesessesessecessecessecesseoecsscecssoessscesesoecesoesesoeceseececeececescessececesoessesesesees 36 Saving Printing and Exporting ssesessesesescesescesessecessesesoscescecesesoecescesesoecseoesesoecesoesesoeceseecesssceseeoesseoese 41 Open Saved Project ceninin EEE TE N TE E T E EA TE OE 42 TOUDIES NOO eese E E E E E E E E 43 SUPOTE e ensue edacdensedeeseucwsebecasecssvaiuscecienueGioscetedesuecceussvensecctiacsncusesee 44 Tapi
19. blank page to insert the packages with the photos and then send it for printing O eee Page 24 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging SH Passport Xpress D oflick Passport xprees PRO i 7 Create Design window Create ID Card With Passport Xpress you can create ID Cards too Let s see how to create ID Cards with Passport Xpress Shape tab Shape inserted and resized Click on Shape tab Don the left panel to insert a shape to create an ID card Double click on the required shape You can see the shape in the work area Resize the shape by left clicking on it and drag the mouse as required also you can align it as per your requirement SH Passport Xpress D of lick Passport xpress Gi Shape tab Shape filled and line added Page 25 of 44 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging You may add line from shape as per your design Fill the Shape with color and color the border if needed To customize the shape according to your need click on Customize option Use the sliders on Customize Sption to modify the shape to suit your requirements Use the Color Picker to pick any color from the screen for your shape Passport Click on Passport tab on the left panel to insert a passport size or double click on the size to be inserted into the ID card D Passport tab Passport size added to
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21. changes Then click on this tool and select the parameter for equalizing Width Height and Size Group and ungroup elements on the page Grouping select objects to be grouped and then click on the tool and select Group option ensures that the photos that are grouped move together as one unit with the spacing intact To move an element of a group individually you need to ungroup the elements click on the grouped photo and select Ungroup option 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 270 degrees and flip them lt Rotate object gt vertically or horizontally You could also rotate the image manually by using and entering the value of your choice or using the slide rm lt Edit photo gt Helps you to use enhance the photos lt Undo gt lt Equal size gt lt Group Ungroup gt To reset the change you made to the page lt Redo gt To redo a change you made to the page lt Show hide margins gt Shows hides the margins on the page B i lt Show hide gridlines gt a Shows hides the gridlines on the page J For zooming the page in A N O O 3 O cC et V For zooming the page out e lt Fit t O screen gt Adjusts the page size such that the page fits the screen lt Actual Size gt Cc Shows the actual size of the page D AN A A N O V
22. during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous Passport Note Some features are available only for the Passport Xpress PRO version Share gt Packages that have been created can be shared with other users by means of the Share option available with Passport Xpress This option is available only to the users of the Passport Xpress PRO version gt Click on Share Qin Package tab in Create Design window to share the package that you have created gt Select the packages you wish to share and then click on the Share Package gt The packages are shared on DgFlick s website O ee U Page 39 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Share window Sharing your package You need to log into your account using your username and password to be able to share packages After entering your details click on the Sign In button to access your account If you do not have a username a Sian Up and password click on Sign Up to start an account with DgFlick Sharing your package login Passport On completion of the login process a textbox asking if you agree to the terms and conditions of package sharing appears Sharing your package terms and conditions If yes accept the terms and conditions and then click on Share to share the packages you have created and selected for sharing If you d
23. e changed from Color Picker or Color Palette O gt Adjust the feather and tolerance from Feather and Tolerance Qeiiders New Background option gt Select the new background from New Background button Change Background a Before b After gt Click on Save Copy to save the image with a different name Edit Photo tab The very new feature added to the newest version of the Passport Xpress 5 0 is an Edit Photo tab Through this tab you can various professional props to the photo like coat blazer Spectacles etc a a Ee Page 35 of 44 Vv Vv VV V WV NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging To add such props to the photo select the photo go to the edit photo tab on the top option bar and select the Edit Photo option You will be redirected to the Edit Photo window where you can add props to the photo On the left side you will see the Props tab In this tab you can see various props You can add any of it on the photo Resize the props and place it on the photo properly to make the photo look perfect Browse from Browse button in Props tab and bring in any props to the software For each selected Props software generates 18 ready to use tones To see the ready tones click on the Apart from the props you can also add the title from the Title tab You can change the font font size and style of the title from
24. e of MOE an is cw en essere rs tes we ee ces oe ee eeeee ne cairns eeeennccnemnewecenacn ce 44 www dgflick com India 91 22 2968 68 68 support dgflick com US 1 732 543 7676 Page 1 of 44 D Fli k on Imaging Digital World for Still amp Moti HELLO Passport Xpress is not just a passport photo making software but it s a Passport and beyond software The program makes passport packages in no time Now you can add properties like coat blazer spectacles etc on the photos easily They are designed perfectly and can be perfectly placed on the photo without much adjustment You can create mix packages with different photo sizes Software provides ready packages for all photo sizes You can also Create Wallet Print l Card Photo Labels Visiting Cards and Exam IDs You can put multiple photos in single package The option of face area will make your work easy as it automatically adjust the photo as well as allows you to do some manual adjustments if needed Software provides advance features like advance colour correction in which software will automatically adjust the colour of photo and instant retouching is also possible You can also change background of all the photos with a single click or use lasso cutting tool for removal or replacement of background Photo package can be saved to the hard disk drive or sent for printing or you can send the same on Facebook with Facebook option available in the software As a result you get a perfectly
25. eft Pan ALT Left Arrow key ALT Left Arrow key Crop Right Pan ALT Right Arrow key ALT Right Arrow key Crop Top Pan ALT Top Arrow key ALT Top Arrow key Crop Before Page Up Page Up Crop After Page Down Page Down Crop Full Screen CTRL SHIFT F11 COMMAND SHIFT F11 Crop Bottom Pan ALT Bottom Arrow key ALT Bottom Arrow key Arrange Object Bring To Front SHIFT Top Arrow Key Arrange Object Bring Forward SHIFT Right Arrow key Arrange Object Send to Back SHIFT Bottom Arrow key All Page 7 of 44 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging CTRL 8 CTRL 9 CTRL 4 CTRL 5 CTRL 6 CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 CTRL T CTRL B CTRL L CTRL R CTRL SHIFT 7 CTRL SHIFT 8 CTRL SHIFT 9 CTRL SHIFT 4 CTRL SHIFT 5 CTRL SHIFT 6 CTRL SHIFT 1 CTRL SHIFT 2 CTRL SHIFT 3 CTRL SHIFT T CTRL SHIFT B CTRL SHIFT L CTRL SHIFT R CTRL SHIFT H Align Page based Top Center Align Page based Top Right Align Page based Center Left Align Page based Center Align Page based Center Right Align Page based Bottom Left Align Page based Bottom Center Align Page based Bottom Right Align Page based Top Align Page based Bottom Align Page based Left Align Page based Right Align Object based Top Left Align Object based Top Center Align Object based Top Right Align Object based Center Left
26. ery good quality E Undo edit but can be used e ry Equal spacing between objects FL Redo edit Photo is of bad quality but can still m be used Equal size photos l Show hide margins Photo is unfit for use Group Ungroup Photos Page 6 of 44 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging eel g a Rotate photo Rotate Borders in 90 180 and Enhance photos Mana 270 led Edit Photo and 5 Change background Rotate clockwise and counter Save the work clock wise Touchup Ww e A Save a copy of the changes Flip horizontally and Vertically Lasso make layer Ld Load original image Swap photo ieee eet layer Reset all B Set face area Sort photos according to the Create a new category or Passport sect aipha required parameter size EY Deselect all photos Helps you to move back to the Edit a category or Passport size ra previous window ey Edit Photo Delete a category or Passport size Helps you go to the next window Shortcut Tools Shortcut Keys Move Left Left Arrow key Left Arrow key Move Right Right Arrow key Right Arrow key Move Top Top Arrow key Top Arrow key Move Bottom Bottom Arrow key Bottom Arrow key Move Left Snap COMMAND Left Arrow key Move Right Snap COMMAND Right Arrow key Move Top Snap COMMAND Top Arrow key Move Bottom Snap COMMAND Bottom Arrow key Crop Zoom In ALT ALT Crop Zoom Out ALT ALT Crop L
27. get saved At any point during the process you could click on the Back button located at the bottom left corner of the window to go back to the previous Window On clicking this button you are offered the chance to save not to save your changes or cancel the Back command You could also click on Home button to go back to the home page Deleting a Size gt Click on at the lower left hand corner of the screen to view the Add Edit and Delete options gt Delete any passport size permanently with the help of Delete button gt After selecting the size you wish to delete click on Delete button to delete Passport size on the Select Product Window gt Adialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete it appears on the screen gt Clicking on Yes deletes the size clicking on No aborts the operation Note Functionality marked with are available only for Passport Xpress PRO users Defining and Modifying Passport Passport tab gt Click on Passport tab on the left panel to create your own passport size The Passport tab Q H 3 Q A Q x o s Q a D x z x n Q Q x A x x x x x Page 12 of 44 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Creating Passport Size Click on Add button Oio create your passport size Insert Name for your size insert width a
28. hare Save and Build and delete packages O m U Page 36 of 44 D Fli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Software Packages and D cor Passport Xpress has varieties of inbuilt packages and decor options which offer a wide range of choices in designing Passports The features are listed here Passport Xpress has more than 150 ready to use packages which can be accessed by clicking on the Package tab on the option bar Moreover these packages come along with the software pack Passport Xpress also has a huge collection of decor options for Passport designing These include a variety of props and frames that help you to present your Passport in a more artistic and eye catching manner Besides the inbuilt decor options Passport Xpress also allows you to use your own borders and props Any PNG and JPG file can be used as props and borders can be designed or used directly on the design Borders and props are made available by a single click of the mouse Besides 18 ready to use color tones are available for each decor This option is available even for your own decors You could download utility from www dgflick com or buy relevant CDs DVDs DgFlick releases new package volumes at a regular interval to make Passport Xpress more and more versatile for the user These packages can be downloaded or they can be bought in the form of CDs DVDs The versatility of Passport Xpress enables you to create and save your own
29. ity Country State Zip Pin Email and Phone or Mobile number Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete In the last field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX will be automatically generated in the serial number text box You will also find the serial number inside the software box pack E Registration D of lick Passport xpress PRO Registration Register Registration Window After ensuring that all the fields are filled correctly click on Register in the lower right hand corner The message confirming completion of the registration process appears on the screen You are now registered and can use the software Offline Registration If you do not have Internet access on your computer you can proceed as follow Enter your details in the relevant fields These are Name Address City Country State Zip Pin Email and Phone or Mobile number Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory and cannot be left incomplete In the last field Serial Number XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX will be automatically generated in the serial number text box vou will also find the serial number inside the software box pack 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 has boxes for Serial number DgKey and Registration Key
30. kage you need flexibility in operations to help you manipulate the photos to achieve the desired layout Passport Xpress gives you this flexibility and more This section deals with the additional features in the software that helps you in page composition Used Photo Indicator Passport Xpress helps you sort the photos and manage them better by indicating the photos the number of time they have been used in Passport Blue tab on the photo This indicates the photos used in design on current page Number on the tab This indicates the number of times the photo has been used in the design Besides these options photos can be sorted as used and unused by selecting the Sort By button on the tab Swap Photos While working on a design you might want to swap photos to achieve the desired composition on the page or design Passport 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 This is particularly useful to fit a portrait photo into a portrait frame and vice versa Lock and Unlock Photos Passport Xpress generally locks the photo on the Design to ensure precise designing This ensures that changes do not happen on the photos by mistake while one is working on the Passport Clicking on the lock icon unlocks it and now you can move it or resize it as per your wish Flip Border Border can be flipped horizontally and verticall
31. lign it better while rotating You could activate the grids lines by checking the Show Grid hedha Using grid lines on the photo You could undo the changes by clicking on Reset Oor load the original image by clicking on Load Original Oat any point in the process Other Icons on Basic Filter Page Apart from the options that are available under Basic filters there are few other aids on the Passport Xpress that help you as you proceed with designing your Photos These are discussed below Correction Tool The correction tool spears with all options and can be used to correct any error that might happen while using the filters or add to the effects already created The brush size and feather tool can be altered by using the respective slider or by entering the value of your choice in the value box Remember to keep the Ctrl key pressed to activate the correction mode and to keep the Shift key pressed to undo the change NofFlick 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 Load Original Once the Load Original icon Ois clicked the software asks for confirmation by displaying a text box This text box warns that all changes made on the photo so fa
32. lines which highlight the face area Select Size gt On the Select Product window select the size according to the requirement from 4 x 6 5 x7 6 x 8 8 X 10 8 x 12 and 12 x 18 The sizes available are displayed in the Select Product window gt The size that you have selected is seen on the top right hand corner 3A Passport Xpress D of lick Passport xpress creer on on dada da eeeee peepee eeeeceo enenanende PPPE n edednan Select Product window Page 18 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt Double click on the size or select the size and click on Next button on the lower right hand corner to select the size Create Design gt You are now directed to the Create Design window along with the blank page to insert the packages with the photos and then send it for printing gt Clicking on Package tab Don the left most panels to insert the required package Create Design window gt Select the category and double click on the package to be inserted Package tab Inserting the package Add Photo gt Click on Photo tab Aon the left panel to insert multiple photos into the package Select the respective areas to insert multiple photos a a Page 19 of 44 D Fli Ig Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging D Doflce rt xpress Photo tab Photo inserted in the package gt Sort the
33. ll get various Passport package sizes Here you can create your own size D oflick Passport xpress 9 Select Product window gt Click on at the lower QS corner of the screen to view the Add Edit and Delete options gt Add button lets you add new passport size gt Click on Add button to add a new Passport size on the Select Product Window gt On the next Window Create Page window fill in the fields corresponding to o Name the name you want for your new size o Ref Image The image you want for your new size Clicking on the Browse icon Ato the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it o Fillin the parameters like width height units and DPO o Define the left right top and bottom arene o You could add your comments by clicking on the Comment button Page 10 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging a D oflick Passport xpress m9 Create Page Window Creating new passport size After adding all the details click on Save icon Oro save the created size Leaving either the Name or the Ref Image field blank will not allow you to save the size The new size is created At any point during the process you could click on the Back button located at the bottom left corner of the window to go back to the previous Windo
34. more For more details please Refer Sec Passport and beyond from Passport Xpress User Manual 5 0 gt Can lI create my own passport sizes Ans Yes you can create as many sizes you want Software gives you complete freedom to create save and share your creations Support For additional technical support or clarification please contact DgFlick offices support via DgFlick Solutions Pvt Ltd 203 204 Shreeji Arcade Mumbai 400066 Email support dgflick com Telephone India 91 22 2968 68 68 US 1 732 543 7676 Table of Index BCE ccecececossssesecscseseseseesssesesecerscsesess 30 43 Id Card ceccccscssecesesssssceees 6 16 25 26 27 WMD ONG PP 3 33 37 38 Change Background 624 355 450 0000007000000 ent eeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeseseeeeee Colour Correction c csccscsssccscscssceees 2 LASSO E 2 34 COFFECTION TOO ccsscinccoesciascassciescossetess 32 EE EE EEEE 30 31 Creating A Size sesesesesesesesesesesese 2 10 GOD oaa ANA 7 30 31 Serial Number cccsccscceccecceccesceces 4 COPO arrr 30 31 SAN E 3 37 39 40 42 Package 2 10 11 16 17 18 19 20 24 27 28 36 37 38 39 40 43 TOUCHUD eeisosncporiri aenn 6 33 34 Passport 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Face Area scccsssccccccccceceeeeeees 2 7 17 24 14 16 18 20 22 25 26 27 28 29 FACEDOOK csceccccscecsccscecsccsces 2 3 42 32 33 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Visiting Cards
35. nd gamma of your photo click on the BCG button on the Edit Photo window Move the sliders of the three parameters 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 The BCG option Clicking on the Auto Contrast button at the top will adjust the contrasts automatically The changes can be reset by clicking on Reset RGB Red Green and Blue Color Correction To adjust the color tones of your photos you could use the RGB color correction option Modify the color tone by altering the degree of Red Green and Blue on the color sliders Page 30 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging 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 on Reset Curve Color intensities can be adjusted by clicking on Curve pbutton on the options bar of the Edit Photo window Select the color to be adjusted RGB i e red green or blue from the drop list under the Channel button Adjust the intensity by clicking on the curve and moving i The Curve option it as per your requirement Level To adjust the input and output levels
36. nd height and select the desired unit After inserting the necessary fields click on OK your size gets created Creating new passport size Editing Passport Size Select the size you want to edit and click on Edit button to edit the passport size Edit Name of your size edit width and height and select the desired unit After editing the necessary fields click on OK your size gets edited Editing Passport Size Window Deleting Passport Size Select the size you want to delete and click on Delete button to delete your passport size A dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete passport size will appear on screen Clicking on Yes deletes the size clicking on No aborts the operation Additional Features Rotate cwo to rotate size 90 degree gt Reset the rotation with the Reset btitton Rotate cw270 To rotate size 270 degree Double click on the created size to insert it on the canvas area Click on cid tab to insert the same size for multiple times Insert the rows and columns according to your need Insert one more passport size and also insert its grid O a U Page 13 of 44 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Create Design window The Grid option Create and Use Package Once you have modified or created size according to your requirements it s time to move on to the actual proce
37. nerated for your use Know Your Software This section gives you a basic understanding of Passport 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 optimal use of the software General Features Passport Xpress comes with several features which are discussed in this section gt Make photo perfect by adding various props you can do last moment correction to the photo by adding various props like Coat Blazer Spectacles etc on it It helps to make the photo perfect to meet the requirement of various authorities gt In built Standard Sizes Passport Xpress provides you the option of deciding the output size from several in built sizes predefined according to the printing industry standards O o mU Page 5 of 44 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging In built Packages Passport Xpress provides standard packages General ID Card and Mix Direct Printing Passport Xpress provides direct printing of the packages Create your own Passport Size and Package Passport Xpress provides you the facility of creating your own Passport Size as well as your own Package Direct Printing Passport Xpress provides direct printing of the packages 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
38. o not agree to the terms and conditions close the textbox and quit the sharing process At any point during the process you could click on the Back button to go back to the previous window Note Some features are available only for the Passport Xpress PRO version users Delete Besides building and sharing Passport Xpress also gives you the option of deleting any package that you no longer wish to retain in your package bank To delete a package select the package that you wish to delete Click on Delete Oat the bottom of the Package tab A textbox asking for confirmation for deletion appears Click on Yes to proceed with the deletion else click on No to abort the process Create Design window Deleting Package Note Some features are available only for the Passport Xpress PRO version users Page 40 of 44 NoFlick Saving Printing and Exporting Passport Xpress not only supports passport creation but also allows you to save the file for future use send a viewable copy to the customer and export it as required These features add to the versatility of the software and also simplify working on it to a great extent This section deals with the saving and exporting of files The Exporting and Saving Options Saving the Project After the project is done the next step is saving it by clicking ale The default path for saving the project is displayed in the textbox as My Documen
39. o the photos do not get swapped Page 17 of 44 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt Select the photos you wish to swap by keeping the ctrl key pressed When both the photos are selected the Swap icon appears Click on the icon to swap the photos Panning gt Panning lets you view specific areas of the photo by moving the photo up or down and sideways in the Create Design window This gives access to the areas that would otherwise remain obscure gt Place the cursor over MA which then changes to or the Hand Symbol Now use your mouse to take hold of the photo and move it around to get to the area you wish to work on Photo Quality Indicator The quality of photos used must be good to ensure clarity in the final product Passport Xpress has an in built quality indicator 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 the resolution is inappropriate for the desired output size The warning symbols and their interpretations are presented in Table Yellow The photo is unsuitable for printing Red More Personalized Packages with Passport Xpress Passport Xpress gives you the freedom of inserting multiple photos into the package One of the major advantage of using Passport Xpress is you can highlight the face area according to your requirement and also set the color of the dotted
40. o your requirement 4 x 6 5 x 7 6 x 8 8 x 10 8 x 12 and 12 x 18 The sizes available are displayed in the Select Product window O U Page 14 of 44 NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt The size that you have selected is seen on the top right hand corner Select Product window gt Double click on the size or select the size and click on Next button Don the lower right hand corner to select the size Create Design gt You are now directed to the Create Design window along with the blank page to insert the packages with the photos and then send it for printing The Create Design window Add Packages gt Clicking on Package tab on the left most panels shows the in built Packages type These are General ID CARD and Mix a mmm Page 15 of 44 Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging General Contains frame family photos and wallet packages By default the imported packages gets saved in General category ID Card Contains ID card packages Where ready to use ID card formats are given Mix Combination of Passport and Photo text Mix Category in Packages Tab gt Select the category and double click on the desired package to be inserted 3H Passport Xpress D oflic Passport xprees PRO wo rz i Create Design window Desired package inserted Add Photo gt Click on Photo tab Don the left panel to inse
41. option bar to save the package In the textbox that appears enter the package information pertaining to the parameters These include Style and Package name By default the package gets saved in the General category you can also select the desired category to save the package Enter a name for your package in the relevant box Package information while saving your package Click on Ok to proceed and on Cancel to quit the process To proceed with the building of your packages click on Build Page 38 of 44 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Building your package 1 gt On the Build window select the packages and then click on Build gt Inthe text box that appears in next window specify the name of the folder in which you wish to save it and the path where you want to place it gt Ifthe path is not specified the built volume is saved in the following path by default My Documents My Galleria Passport Xpress Building your package 2 gt Check the box Onext to I agree to the terms and conditions and proceed to click on Build If you do not agree to the terms and conditions close the textbox and quit the building process gt One text box will appear which will inform you about successful buildup of packages Click on the OK button to continue with saving else click on Open to access the created package At any point
42. or other elements you wish to align using the cert ae PE Center Ctrl Shift 5 Center Right Ctrl Shift 6 Ctrl key Then click on to select the alignment SA EENG option you wish to apply to your photos from the drop Bottom Center Ctrl Shift 2 Bottom Right Ctrl Shift 3 list You can undo the changes by clicking onl i Cals ShateT Bottom Ctrl Shift B Left Ctrl Shift L Right Ctrl Shift R Horizontal Center Alt Shift H Vertical Center Alt Shift V Fine Tuning Photo Editing Passport Xpress has inbuilt photo editing tools You can do basic editing like adjusting brightness and contrast as well as advance editing where change Background touch up tools will come handy This section guides you with the functions available for photo editing O a Page 29 of 44 Yy V Yy V Y V Vv NofFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Normal Editing Features such as BCG correction RGB color modification Curve Level Crop and Rotation will be explained in detail in this section You could access these options by clicking on Basic Filters tab Bon the options bar This section deals with the filters one by one Edit Photo Window Basic Filters tab CO On the Create Design window click on Edit Photo option on the top of the photo to go to Edit Photo Window BCG Brightness Contrast and Gamma Color Correction To adjust the brightness contrast a
43. r will be lost You could click on Yes to proceed Clicking on No will take you back to your photo with changes Before and After Images After making a change you could view how the photo looked just before the change was made by clicking on Before and how the photo looks after the change by clicking on After This aids in better decision making Saving the Changes There are two Save icons on the lower right hand corner of the page Save clicking on this icon causes the old file to be rewritten and the new copy now exists for your reference Save Copy Clicking on this icon will allow you to save a copy of your work A text box allowing you to name the copy appears and clicking on Ok after entering the name creates a new copy of your work Advanced Editing Passport Xpress has several types of filters that helps in adding special effects to the photos Basic Filters have been dealt with in detail in previous section We now take a look at the advanced editing option in Passport Xpress the Advance Filters On the Edit Photo window click on Advanced Filters Mtab to access the advance filters Click on Import Plugins button Bon the page to import third party plug ins from the location in which you have saved it Edit Photo window Advanced Filters You could even download plug ins from the Internet Most of Photoshop plug ins are supported by Pa
44. reate Design window Click on Galleri Click on Get More Button Oko access more packages from the DgFlick website You are now routed to www dgflick com from where you can download the packages of your choice and proceed to creating your Passport Import Passport Xpress software provides you the facility to use your own created or downloaded packages in design creation For that you need to import your packages into the software To Import packages on the Select Designs window click on Import button to access the package for Passport On Create Design window Click on Galleri Click on Import Button to Import packages Access the folder containing your packages by clicking on the browse button and selecting the location The 15 paths accessed immediately before this instance are saved in the path list box and can be accessed by clicking on the path The Import packages window Now select the packages from the location and click OK to import them to the Package tab Now you can apply the Same in your Passport Save and Build Passport Xpress gives you the option of building packages of your own You can also share them with other users This option is available only to the users of the Passport Xpress PRO version To start with the building process you need to first save the package that you want to build Create the package and click on Save Oat the bottom of the
45. roject has been exported you get the confirmation in a text box You can view the output by clicking on Open button or can directly share on Facebook from Facebook button Share on Facebook If you wish to share it on your Facebook account then click M f Open Saved Project Passport Xpress gives you the great advantage of opening and editing the saved projects as many times as you want To open a project that has been saved click on the Home icon You will be redirected to Home page where you can see Open option at left bottom side The projects you have saved are now displayed on the screen Through Browse button Dau can give path of the folder where you have saved your project Page 42 of 44 D Fiy k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt Use the slider to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnail Open Project window gt Select the project you wish to work on and then click on Open button Troubleshoot This section deals with questions most commonly encountered by Passport Xpress users gt How fast can I create a Package Ans With Passport Xpress creating Packages in a matter of Seconds Once you select the package size and photos that go into the package Passport Xpress will do the rest for you gt Ido not wish to use Passport Xpress ready packages Can design my own package Ans Sure Passport Xpress has plenty of tools and options
46. rt photos into the package Double click on the photo to be inserted gt Sort the photos by clicking on Sort By button Page 16 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging As we know that in visa photos we need to highlight the maximum area of the face click on Show Hide Face Area icon Deo fit the maximum face area in the highlighted area Once you click on the icon you will some options for the face area appearance First option is Show checkbox If you want to make the face area indicator visible on the photos check the Show checkbox From Size option you can define the face area percentage on the photo The Color option lets you go to the color palette and decide the color of the face area indicator J Passport Xpress D of lick Passport xpress Create Design window Photo inserted into the package Zooming In Out While working on your Design you can focus ona 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 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 a Zooming in b zooming out Swapping Photos Many a times you need to swap photos on a page as you go along to However the borders if applied t
47. ss Passport Xpress gives you the option of simply using the readymade packages provided or you could even create your own packages with a combination of ID card and passport sizes Instant Passport Package Creation Passport Xpress is a fast and user friendly process with an interactive interface It is supported by wizard to make your task simpler Passport Xpress gives you the freedom of sorting your photos additionally you can also swap the inserted photos according to your need Common Features B This lets you change to the path of your choice to select photos and borders In most instances the last 15 paths accessed will be displayed for use and reference once this option is selected E Can be used for adjusting thumbnail sizes El Can be used to reset the changes done Any change can be undone or redone using kal and e respectively Ruler Horizontal and vertical rulers are available to help align 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 can then be dragged onto the page and photos can be aligned against them Photo Quality Indicator The quality of photos used must be good to ensure clarity in the final product Passport Xpress has an in built Quality Indicator which warns you whenever the photo quality goes below the required standards The Process Select Size On the select product window select the size according t
48. ssport Xpress Note Advanced Filters option is not available with MAC Touchup You can remove all the blemishes wrinkles unwanted spots and marks with the help of Touchup tool Select the option Touchup icon Q located at the bottom option bar in Create Design window to give Touchup to the selected photo Page 33 of 44 Noflick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging The Touchup option a before b after Select a clone point by Alt click to copy the same area to remove blemish i e any spot mark select the brush size according to the area that needs to be given touch up and now take your cursor on the affected area and click mouse button Lasso Click ES on the bottom option bar of the window to give lasso effect Select the Layer with this Select Layer button To make layer click on Make Layer button Invert layer with this Invert Layer button Q Q F Q Fi a Q Q JE Pamport Xpress of DyFlick A E A DA h Edit Photo window Giving Lasso effect Page 34 of 44 D Eli k ging Digital World for Still amp Motion Imagin Lasso Effect a Before and b After gt Click on Save Copy button Dio save the image with a different name Change Background gt Click g on the bottom option bar of the Create Design window to change its background gt Select the color of the background to b
49. to help you with perfect composition They include e Composition tools ruler grid and guidelines and so on e Decoration tools borders shapes and so on gt Could I use my own collection of props in place of the Passport Xpress ones Ans Yes Passport Xpress allows you to import any d cor such as e Props any JPEG PNG e Frames any PNG Any d cor used in Passport Xpress will automatically be generated in 18 shades You can also create your own packages while working on Passport Xpress gt Can l color correct photos before printing packager Ans Sure Passport 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 Touch up Change Background and plug ins gt lusually use Portraiture plug in available in Adobe Photoshop to correct photos Can I use photos corrected in this manner in Passport Xpress Ans Passport Xpress directly supports Portraiture as a plug in Hence you need not exit Passport Xpress to correct your photos with your favorite plug in Besides you may import any other plug in of your choice within Passport Xpress O U Page 43 of 44 D Eli k Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt How can li create ID cards in passport xpress Ans Yes Passport Xpress is passport and beyond software which lets you create Wallet Print l Cards Photo Labels Visiting Cards and Exam IDs and much
50. to take output We will see various available Sizes and various ways to design Passport photos Predefined Sizes Passport Xpress software provides you six standard individual or packages for direct printing or lets you create your own packages Select Product window Predefined sizes O ee Page 9 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging After opening Passport Xpress the first screen you see is Select Product window In this window you can see all the Passports packages The available Standard page sizes are 4 X 6 5 X 7 6 X 8 8 X 10 8 X 12 and 12 X 18 These are available in inches but you may change the units from preference tab Defining and Modifying Passport size and Passports Passport Xpress has a wide variety of predefined package sizes for Passports However in case the Passport size you have in mind is not among the standard sizes you could create your own size edit it or delete it as per your need You can define your own custom Passport parameters such as Size DPI and Safe Area This section guides you for how to add edit or delete the given standard sizes in the software Defining and Modifying Sizes Passport Xpress comes with standard printing sizes if the size you want to use is not available amongst the provided sizes you could create your own size and also edit or delete it as per your requirement Creating a Size gt In Select Product window you wi
51. ts My Passports You could either save the project in this path or provide the path of your choice to save the project Click on Ok saves the project or on Cancel to abort the process Printing E Click on for direct printing of the project Message box for order number appears on the screen Change the Order Number if required the default format for Order Number is YY MM DD Order No Click on OK to save the order number Your project gets printed directly Be sure that your computer is connected to a Printer a a Page 41 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Exporting the Project To save the project in a jog format click on the lower right hand corner A message box for Order Number appears Change the Order Number if required the default format for Order Number is YY MM DD Order Number Click OK to save the order number 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 Passport However you could change the path and save it in any location of your choice Set the color profile color profile option You can browse from Browse button and select the color profile You could optimize the quality or the file size by checking or as per your requirement Click on OK to proceed with the exporting or on Cancel to abort the process Once the p
52. w On clicking this button you are offered the chance to save not to save your changes or cancel the Back command You could also click on Home button to go back to the home page Editing a Size In Select Product window you will get various Passport package sizes Here you can create your own size Click on at the lower left hand corner of the screen to view the Add Edit and Delete options Edit button Siew you to edit any existing passport size Click on Edit button to edit Passport size on the Select Product Window D oflick Passport xpress E9 Edit Page Window Editing passport size Page 11 of 44 NoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging gt On the next Window Edit Page window you can add your edits to the o Name the name you want for the size o Ref Image The image you want for the size Clicking on the Browse icon Ato the right of this field lets you choose the reference image from the path in which you saved it o Edit the parameters like width height units and DPO o Edit the left right top and bottom marein o You could add your comments by clicking on the Comment button gt After editing the details click on Save icon Oro save the changes made Leaving either the Name or the Ref Image field blank will not allow you to save the size gt The changes done
53. y with A the help of Flip option provided at the bottom in the Border tab Advanced Page and Photos The following are the options available with Passport Xpress for advanced page composition Grid and Guideline Passport Xpress gives you the option of using grids and other guidelines such as ruler margins on the page to help you align your design better and design with ease Grids On the top right hand corner of the window dnd click on W to activate the gridlines on the page you are working on The grids on the page allow you to align the photos and other elements on the page accurately Click on the same icon again to deactivate the grids on the page Gridlines activated on the page Page 28 of 44 LoFlick Digital World for Still amp Motion Imaging Rulers On the Create Design 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 On the top right hand corner of the page click on to activate the margins on the page Page Based Alignment This option allows you to align photos and other Page based alignment elements on the page with respect to the page There Eee nae op
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