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1. 5 2 Zooming In and Out 0 00000 0000 5 3 Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars 5 3 Showing Rulers and Grids 0 5 3 Using the Navigation Palette 0 0 5 4 Displaying Multiple Images 5 4 Opening a Duplicate Window 5 4 s Selecting a Regularly shaped Area 6 2 Making a Freeform Selection 6 2 Making a Polygonal Selection 6 2 Selecting an Area by Color 6 3 Modifying a Selected Area 0 000 4 6 3 ors Changing the Active and Alternate Colors 7 2 Using the Color Selection Dialog Box 7 2 Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image 7 3 Choosing Brushes 0000002 e eee 8 2 Creating and Deleting Brushes 8 2 Using the Paintbrush Tool 0 0 8 3 Using the Spraypaint Tool 0000 8 3 Using the Pen Tool 20000000 8 3 Using the Line Tool 0 0 00 0000 8 4 Using the Eraser Tool 00 0000 8 4 Using the Bucket Fill Tool 0 000 8 4 Using the Gradient Fill Tool 00 0 8 5 Using the Pattern Fill Tool 000 0 8 5 Using the Eyedropper Tool 0 8 5 Using the Stamp Tool 0 000 0 8
2. 3 5 11 Changing an Image s Orientation 3 6 12 Cropping an Image 00 0 3 6 13 Adding a Border 000 3 6 14 Changing an Image s Size and Resolution 3 7 15 Shortcut Keys sansan g aas pee eee ee eee 3 7 Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 1 Learning Basic Editing Commands Correcting Errors PhotoStudio s Undo and Redo commands allow you to correct errors by Undoing or Redoing the last executed command or action What s more PhotoStudio s multiple Undo Redo capability allows experimentation with painting tools and special effects without making irreversible mistakes To undo a command do one of the following e Click the Undo button on the Quick Access Bar e Press Ctrl Z e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Undo from the drop down menu To redo an operation just undone do one of the following e Click the Redo button on the Quick Access Bar e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Redo from the drop down menu Note 1 To undo a series of operations repeat the Undo operation until the image is returned to its previous state 2 To redo a series of operations repeat the Redo operation until the image is returned to the state you like 3 To set the maximum level of Undo Redo click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Preferences from the drop down menu Interrupting an Operation Since PhotoStudio s sophist
3. Creating an album is the first step for organizing photos using the Album Palette To create a new album 1 In the Album Palette select New Album from the drop down list 2 Click the Add button This brings up the Open dialog box 3 In the Open dialog box select the drive and folder where the images are stored then highlight the desired image files to be added to the New Album 4 Click Open to automatically add the selected images into the New Album 5 Click Save to save and name the album Using the Find Feature to Create an Album Generate an album of images by using the Find button on the Album Palette to locate and select all of the images stored on a drive or folder To create an album using the Find button Make sure the Album Palette is open on the desktop See Chapter 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio Desktop In the Album Palette click the Find button This brings up the Find dialog box Select or type in the image file s name location date type or size Click Browse to select a folder to search if Look In Folder is selected Check Include Subfolders if subfolders are to be included in the search Click Find Now to search for images and create a temporary album with the images found Click Save to save and name the album e SON Go 12 2 Working with Albums Working with Albums Opening Images from an Album Once an album has been created any or all of the images can be easily ope
4. If the Options Palette does not contain the desired brush create a custom brush using the Add button in the Options Palette All newly created brushes will be added after the last brush at the end of the palette and can be used in exactly the same manner as built in brushes Unlike built in brushes however newly created brushes are non permanent and can be deleted when no longer needed To create a brush Make black the active color Click the New button on the Quick Access Bar or click File on the Main Menu then choose New from the drop down menu This brings up the New dialog box Ne 3 In the Data Format field check 8 bit Gray 4 In the Unit field check Pixel 5 For Image Size type in 100 X 100 pixels 6 Select a painting tool to draw a brush in any shape or size 7 Save the brush to a disk in JPG format when finished To add newly created brushes to the Options Palette 1 Open the Options Palette 2 Click the add button 3 In the Open dialog box find the drive and folder containing the brush file 4 Highlight the file and click Open The brush will be automatically added to the Options Palette Note Custom brushes can also be created with an image or part of an image and can be used in exactly the same manner as built in brushes To delete an newly created brush While the Options Palette is open click on the newly created brush Click the delete button on the Options Palette Ne 8 2 U
5. To delete images from the album highlight the thumbnails then click the Delete button To save the changes to an album click the Save button If an unsaved album is closed PhotoStudio will prompt you to save it first To print thumbnails of an album click the Print button From the Print Thumbnail dialog box choose the thumbnail s to print then click Print To apply a macro to a group of images in the album click the Batch button See Applying a Macro to a Group of Images in Chapter 14 Working with Albums 12 3 Working with Albums 12 4 Working with Albums Chapter 13 Working with Layers Think of a layered image as a file made of multiple photos stacked one atop the other When viewing a multi layered image file the stacking order is viewed from above Therefore if a hole is cut in the top photo or if it s made partially transparent the layer below will be visible through that hole By changing the order of the photos moving them up or down within the stack the line of sight of elements may be affected thereby altering the overall appearance of the image This section shows how to use the Layers Palette and work with images with multiple layers Contents 1 Using the Layers Palette 0 13 2 2 Copying and Pasting Layers Between Images 13 3 3 Working with Multi layered Images 13 3 4 Merging Layers 0 R AEE 13 4 Workin
6. 2 10 Repositioning a Desktop Component 2 10 Chapter 3 Learning Basic Editing Commands Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Image Files Correcting Errors 0 0 eee eee eee 3 2 Interrupting an Operation 00 0 3 2 Restoring an Image 00000000000 3 2 Repositioning a Selected Area 0 0 3 3 Cutting a Selected Area 2 0 2 0 0000000 3 3 Copying a Selected Area 0 0000 3 3 Pasting a Selected Area 00 0000 3 4 Deleting a Selected Area 000 0 3 4 Rotating an Image 00 0000 000 0000 3 5 Transforming a Selected Area 0 0 3 5 Changing an Image s Orientation 3 6 Cropping an Image 00 0000 3 6 Adding a Border 0 0 0 0 02 eee eee eee 3 6 Changing an Image s Size and Resolution 3 7 Shortcut Keys 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee eee 3 7 Opening Image Files from a Disk Drive 4 2 Opening Images from an Album 4 2 Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device 4 3 Capturing Images Directly from the Screen 4 3 Creating a New Image File 0 4 4 Table of Contents i Table of Contents Chapter 5 Viewing Images Chapter 6 Making Selection Chapter 7 Working with Col Chapter 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Typical Image Display Modes
7. aaa ph O t O Stu dio LN 8 86 S6 UIM oIpNn So oyd a D SA 7 D 5 S t gt DARN The most powerful photo editing tool for your home and office Windows 95 98 2000 amp NT Software Licensing Agreement The following is a legal software license agreement between you the software user and ArcSoft Inc Carefully read this licensing agreement before using the product Using the product indicates that you have read this license agreement and agree to its terms If you do not agree to the terms of it promptly return the product package to the place where you purchased it within 10 days of the date you acquired it for a full refund 1 Grant of License This license permits you to use one copy of the software included in this package on any single computer For each software licensee the program can be in use on only one computer at any given time The software is in use when it is either loaded into RAM or installed into the hard disk or other permanent memory A multi seat license permit from ArcSoft is required if the program is going to be installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution by other computers or if the program is going to be installed on an used by more than one computer Copyright The software contained in this package is owned by ArcSoft and is protected by United States copyright laws international treaty provisions and all other applicable national laws Th
8. Flat An image is said to be flat when it lacks contrast Flatbed Scanner An image capture device that resembles a photocopy machine The object to be scanned is placed face down on a glass plate under which the CCD array passes Font A particular typeface in a specified typestyle Foreground A floated image or a painting operation over top of a canvas image FPO Acronym for For Position Only a low resolution image file used for placement in page layout programs Frame Grabber A specialized device that allows users to capture an image into a PC from a video source such as a television video camera or VCR Frame Processing The process of editing a single frame of a series or sequence of frames of a multi media movie desktop publishing document or slide presentation Full Color Another term for 24 bit images It is used interchangeably with True Color Full screen Image A digital image that takes up the entire monitor screen Gamma Term used to measure the contrast of an image or imaging device Gamma Correction A process of achieving correct reproduction of canvas image intensities by compensating for the non linear quality of the computer monitor and recomputing voltage signals used to represent certain intensity values Gamut The range of colors and tones a device or colorspace is capable of recording or reproducing The human eye can perceive many more colors than can be reproduced on a computer monit
9. Open the Options Palette From the drop down list select a gradient shape square rectangular circular or elliptical Choose a color model RGB or HSV Choose a transition mode soft or hard Drag the transparency slider to set the transparency level Drag the frequency slider to set the frequency level Drag inside the image to apply the gradient effect Note The direction the Gradient Fill Tool is dragged will determine the gradient s appearance Using the Pattern Fill Tool The Pattern Fill Tool fills an image or a selected area of an image with a pattern nABWN Re To use the Pattern Fill Tool Click on the Pattern Fill Tool in the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette Drag the opacity slider to set the opacity Check use clipboard to fill the image with a pattern resident on the clipboard Do one of the following e Check fill texture only to fill the image with a semi transparent pattern e Check mirror to reflect the pattern throughout the image e Check align to stack the pattern e Check brick to stagger the pattern Click in the image to apply the pattern Using the Eyedropper Tool The Eyedropper Tool selects a color from an area of the image making it the active color Colors can be sampled from either the active image or other opened images 1 To use the Eyedropper Tool Click the Eyedropper Tool in the Tools Palette Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 5 8
10. Using the Layers Palette 000 0 13 2 Copying and Pasting Layers Between Images 13 3 Working with Multi layered Images 13 3 Merging Layers 0 0 0 13 4 Chapter 14 Working with Macros Making a Macro 2 0 0 eee ee eee 14 2 Applying a Macro to an Image 14 3 Batch Processing 0 0 00 eee eee eee 14 3 Chapter 15 Saving and Printing Images Saving a File with a New Name or Format 15 2 Saving Image Files for the Web 15 3 Printing Image Files 000 15 4 Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Chapter 16 E mailing Images Sending Images as Email Attachments Appendices A File Formats B Digital Image Editing Glossary iv Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Contents 1 Welcome to PhotoStudio 2006 1 2 2 About PhotoStudio 0 0 0 2 eee eee 1 2 3 Highlights of PhotoStudio 1 2 4 About This Manual 20000085 1 4 5 Registering the Software 00 0 1 4 linttombletioon 1 1 Introduction Welcome to PhotoStudio Whether you re a novice or a graphics professional or whether the software was purchased for home or business use you ve made the right choice About PhotoStudio PhotoStudio is a powerful easy to use digital image editing program for PCs r
11. again 10 To limit the activity in certain elements on a layer such as filling text with a different color click the Restricted button before using the Bucket Fill Tool on the Tools Palette Otherwise the entire text layer will be painted 11 To merge all of the layers of a multi layered file into a single flat image file click the Merge All Layers button See Merging Layers in this chapter 13 2 Working with Layers Working with Layers Note 1 Some of these options are also accessible under the Layer command on the Main Menu 2 For Steps 7 and 8 change the Layers Palette into its floating state or click the Control button insert icon here on the snapped Layers Palette to access all of the controls Copying and Pasting Layers Between Images To transfer an element from one image to another copy the layer in one image and paste it into another image as a new layer Ne R To copy and paste layers between images Open two images on the desktop In one image select the area to copy then click the Copy Layer button on the Layers Palette or press the Copy button on the Quick Access Bar Click in the other image On the Layers Palette click the Paste As New Layer button The copied image component will appear in the Layers Palette as a new layer Note Instead of experimenting with various photo enhancements and effects on the original image test them using a duplicate layer Working with Mul
12. do one of the following e Press Ctrl R on your keyboard e Click View on the Main Menu and choose Rulers from the drop down menu To show grids e Click View on the Main Menu then choose Grids from the drop down menu Viewing Images 5 3 Viewing Images Using the Navigation Palette PhotoStudio s Navigation Palette allows efficient movement around an image while zoomed in at high magnification and is ideal for quickly switching between various zoom levels To use the Navigation Palette 1 Click View on the Main Menu then choose Show Navigation Palette from the drop down menu 2 Resize the Navigation Palette to display the image in the desired size 3 In the Navigation Palette drag the slider bar to adjust the zoom level of the active image 4 While zoomed in drag the blue navigation rectangle around to get a close up view of different parts of the image Displaying Multiple Images PhotoStudio offers two methods for neatly displaying multiple images on a single screen Tile which fits all opened images into the desktop area so each is visible and occupies an equal amount of desktop space And Cascade which stacks open images in an overlapping staggered fashion with the active image in front To display multiple images on the desktop 1 Open all required images See Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Files in PhotoStudio 2 Click Window on the Main Menu 3 From the drop down menu do one of the following e
13. 6 Using the Shape Tool 0 0000 8 6 Using the Smudge Tool 000 0 8 7 Using the Clone Tool 00 00 0000 8 7 Using the Red eye Removal Tool 8 7 Filling an Area with a Color 0 4 8 8 ii Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 9 Enhancing Images Using Auto Enhance 20000000 9 2 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 9 2 Adjusting Hue and Saturation 9 3 Adjusting Tones mir eek agle cts Jaa eee oe 9 3 Equalizing Color Distribution 9 4 Using Threshold rer renen nyaa e ra EN 9 4 Using Unsharp Mask 0000 000 9 4 Chapter 10 Applying Special Effects Making a Panoramic Photo 0 0 10 2 Applying an Oil Painting Effect 0 0 10 2 Applying a Motion Blur Effect 0 10 2 PhotoStudio Special Effects and Enhancements Gallery 10 3 Chapter 11 Adding Text to Images Creating a Text Layer sss cosi eisi i a 11 2 Editing Texts sews pt sea dls i aaas oaa a dds ae ees 11 3 Adding a Shadow to Text 000 11 3 Chapter 12 Working with Albums Creating an Album 0000000 12 2 Using the Find Feature to Create an Album 12 2 Opening Images from an Album 12 3 Managing Images in Albums 12 3 Chapter 13 Working with Layers
14. A mathematical definition of shapes lines color and space EPS is one of the most accurate ways to define a font or image EPS Rasterizer A feature of Adobe Photoshop that allows a PostScript illustration saved in the EPS format to be translated into pixels for special effect editing Eraser In a digital image editing program a tool that paints with a background color or redoes a previous state of a canvas Export To send a file out through a specialized mini application to print compress or translate to a specific file format Exposure The effect of the length of time and the intensity of the illumination on the emulsion of a photographic film FAQ Acronym for Frequently Asked Questions Feather A method used to soften the edge of a selection or effect on an image Fidelity The clarity of an image File format The way data is stored in a file EPS TIFF GIF JPEG and PICT are all file formats Fill A painting option that fills the inside of a selected area with a color or pattern Filter Software used by an application program for file format Appendices A 7 Appendix B conversion or special effects Filters can be either part of the main application or external programs commonly referred to as plug ins Firmware A micro program or instruction set stored in ROM commonly found in all computer based products from Cameras to Digital Peripherals It is a ROM based software that controls an unit
15. SPIFF Acronym for Still Picture Interchange File Format a standard proposed by ISO JTC 29 Subsampling To derive a lower resolution digital image from a higher resolution image using an algorithm See Derived Image Substrate A material on which images are reproduced e g paper or film Subtractive Color A process of printing colors with colored inks Sun raster image A file storage format used on Sun 3 computers Superimpose See Tint Surrogate image A representation of an image usually in photographic form used for study Swapper File A file created on your hard disk when Windows uses part of your hard disk drive as Virtual RAM System palette A color palette used by a computer system for all digital images A 14 Appendices Appendix B TGA TrueVision Targa file A storage format popular among people creating computer generated images Though large in size this file format renders accurate images and is easy to support Threshold A point of demarcation or change In digital imaging applications this is the limit beyond which adverse effects may occur Thumbnail A small iconized version of a larger graphical image See Browse Image TIFF Acronym for Tagged Image File Format an image file format developed by Aldus Considered an industry standard the TIFF is one of the most common graphic file formats for line art and photographic images capable of storing images color or black amp w
16. a macro it s easy to apply the same commands to other images with a single click To apply a macro to an image 1 Open the image 2 Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Play Macro from the drop down menu This will apply a macro to the image Note After a macro is applied to an image individual macro commands can be removed by clicking the Undo button Each click removes the last executed command in the macro To reapply the last undone macro command click the Redo button Batch Processing Batch x PhotoStudio allows macros to be applied to a group of images in m Macro an album using its batch processing capability Action History i To batch process images p Aines n abun 1 In the Album Palette click the Batch button This brings up the C Selected files in album Batch dialog box TARAA 2 From the Macro field highlight the desired macro In this case pe els files in PhotoStudio Desktop choose Fishey e B C Taciomaicaly Nto a fies 3 In the Source filed check All files in album to apply the macro ProteSudo Fie PSF z to all images in the album or check Selected files in album to apply the macro only to the selected images images must be selected before Step 1 In the Destination field do one of the following To open the images on the PhotoStudio desktop after the macro is applied check Open files in PhotoStudio Desktop then click OK e To save and close the images after the m
17. and TIFF compressed file format GIF Graphics Interchange Format a file format developed by Compuserve is based on an LZW scheme Magic Wand A selection tool that selects areas in an image based on color similarity Mega Pixel A million pixel image created with high end digital cameras and scanners The greater the pixel count of an image the higher the resolution of that image Megabyte Abbreviated as MB it is used to denote the size of a file or storage media such as a hard drive 1 Megabyte equals 1024 Kilobytes or 1 048 576 bytes Magenta A reddish purple color used in four color process printing it reflects blue and red light and absorbs green light Mask A function within image editing software that restricts image edits to only a part of the image Mezzotint An effect used to break an image up into a pattern that appears like extreme grain Midtone Colors halfway between light and dark colors in an image Moir A dot pattern in a printed image caused by incompatible screen angles or a pattern in the original image Monitor A computer display screen an RGB display device Monochrome The way to display or output an image using only shades of gray is referred to as a monochromatic representation of the image Montage To place more than one scanned image on a single canvas Morphing A way used to blend one image with another in such a way that the first image warps and twists so as to match the
18. and ellipses are often selected for various image editing and retouching operations WN Re as To select a regularly shaped area Click the Select Tool from the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette In the Options Palette choose one of the following e Rectangle to select a rectangular area e Square to select a square area e Ellipse to select an elliptical area e Circle to select a circular area Check all other features in the Options Palette that apply Click and or drag in the image to define the area to be selected Note To make a more precise selection refer to Modifying a Selection in this chapter Making a Freeform Selection To select a precise freeform or irregularly shaped area i e the outline of a human face trace the area using the Freehand Select Tool ee To make a freeform selection Choose the Freehand Select Tool from the Tools Palette In the image click where you want to start then hold the mouse button while dragging along the edgeof the area to be selected a contour line will indicate the selection path Double click to complete the selection Note 1 To make a more precise selection refer to Modifying a Selection in this chapter 2 To make a precise selection of an area that has both straight and freeform edges use the trace method in conjunction with the click release click method described in the following section Making a Polygonal Selection To
19. angled line in digital imaging The smaller the pixels and the greater their number the less apparent the pixelization of the image Plug In An extension to an application that adds functionality to the program First popularized by Adobe Photoshop the plug in architecture has become the de facto standard for all major imaging programs Unlike the TWAIN a plug in allows more flexibility in design such that acquire export and specific tasks can be performed within a software application However plug ins cannot function as stand alone applications Pop up Menu A menu of commands that pops up on screen when invoked Portrait An image that is printed with the longer side in the vertical direction is said to be in the portrait orientation as opposed to landscape Post Production A term from the movie industry that refers to all of the editing that occurs after the shooting of film Posterize To reduce the number of color shades in an image When broken down to fewer differentiations a image s tonal range will have breaks between individual tones This process is called posterization which often appears in smooth color gradients PostScript Created by Adobe Postscript is a page description language with powerful graphics capabilities and highly portable across a wide range of computer platforms and output devices PPI Acronym for pixels per inch a printing term See DPI Pre Press The process of preparing im
20. buttons on the Quick Access Bar When the cursor is placed over any of these buttons a tool tip will pop up on the desktop New Album Save Cut Paste Redo Effect Browser Open Acquire Print Copy Undo Play Macro Auto Enhance Stitch Help New opens the New dialog box to create new image files Open opens the Open dialog box to open existing image files Album launches PhotoStudio s Album Palette Acquire launches the TWAIN interface to acquire images directly from a scanner or a digital camera Save opens the Save As dialog box to save the active image file Print opens the Print dialog box to print the active image file Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 5 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Auto Enhance Effect Browser Stitch Play Macro Help The Status Bar removes the selected area s copies the selected area s pastes the last cut copied area s as a new layer undoes the last action redoes the last undone action quickly enhances an image browses through a variety of special effects stitches two images into one image applies a macro to an image launches PhotoStudio s online Help The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen is divided into three distinct sections each displaying specific information including the viewing ratio of the active image the name of the currently selected tool and a brief description of the tool The Tools Pa
21. copying a small area of an image and pasting it onto another area either to correct a defect or to add a new image element CMY Acronym for Cyan Magenta and Yellow These are the compliments of the RGB Red Green and Blue color model They are also called subtractive primaries since their effect is to subtract some color from white light CMYK Acronym for Cyan Magenta Yellow and Key where Key represents black Unlike CMY CMYK is not a color model It is a four color process ink model used to render color images in print Since an equal amount of C M and Y ink combines to make black the addition of K black ink is to save the total amount of ink consumed printing a particular color Coated Paper Smooth and or glossy printing paper normally coated with clay or plastic substance So made coated paper is typically more expensive and less absorbent of ink than uncoated paper Color A visual perception often defined in terms of different color models Color Balance On screen the term means that the red green and blue image color components displayed by the computer monitor match those of the original image On printed output however it means that the proportions of CMY inks are printed in such a way that red green and blue light as reflected from the reproduction matches those of the original A gray balance of CMY inks is usually required to print with proper color balance Color Cast An image is said to have
22. e W Note The background color of the new image is determined by the current alternate color To make white the background color for the new image select the white swatch from the Color Grid before following the above steps 4 4 Opening and Creating Image Files PhotoStudio provides several ways to display and view images Contents 1 Typical Image Display Modes 5 2 2 Zooming In and Out 0 0000 5 3 3 Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars 5 3 4 Showing Rulers and Grids 0 5 3 5 Using the Navigation Palette 5 4 6 Displaying Multiple Images 5 4 7 Opening a Duplicate Window 5 4 Chapter 5 Viewing Images Viewing Images 5 1 Viewing Images Typical Image Display Modes The following describes the different display modes of the image window 1 Actual View Displays the image on screen at a 100 ratio and allows the image to be edited and the image window to be repositioned and resized If the image is larger than its image window scroll bars will appear on the right and bottom sides of the image window making it easier to view different areas of the image To display the image in Actual View mode e Click View on the Main Menu then choose Actual View from the drop down menu 2 Fit In Window Automatically proportions the image file so it fits completely inside its image wi
23. format into a program such as ArcSoft PhotoStudio The process is commonly done through a TWAIN interface or a plug in mini application Adaptive palette Image specific set of colors that are chosen as the closest representation of those in the original source Additive Color A color model by which colored lights are combined to create colors RGB is an additive color system in which Red Green and Blue lights are combined to make white Aliasing When a line or any shape curve circle or font text character with edges that are not perfectly horizontal or vertical is painted some pixels are only partially covered The resulting jagged edged lines are said to be aliased Aliasing gives lines a stair step or jaggie appearance The greater the number of dots or pixels on your display the higher the display resolution the less noticeable aliasing is to the human eye Alpha Channel A mask channel in addition to the three Red Green and Blue image channels that can be used to isolate a particular area of an image in order for the computer to perform operations on that particular area Alpha channels are used to describe silhouettes that have soft edges See Clipping Path Angle of View Measured in degrees the term refers to the width of the area a lens can cover Animated GIFs A method of creating an animation in which a single GIF file contains all of the images used in the animation Annotation Data such as arrows poi
24. must be made in order to use the Crop Tool Adding a Border PhotoStudio is able to add pixels to the outside edge of an image which is ideal for creating more space for an object that s crowding the edge of the image To add a border around an image 1 Click Edit on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu choose Add Border 3 In the Add Border dialog box enter the number of pixels to be added to each side of the image 4 Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation Note The newly added border area remains transparent until painted or pixels are moved into it 3 6 Learning Basic Editing Commands Learning Basic Editing Commands Changing an Image s Size and Resolution Use the Image Size command to alter the physical size or resolution of an image so that its file size is small enough to fit on a floppy disk or to send via email or to increase a file s resolution so it s ready to print j lt D n To adjust the size and resolution of an image Click Edit from the Main Menu From the drop down menu choose Image Size From the Image Size dialog box check Keep Aspect Ratio to maintain the proportions of the original image Type in the new values for the width and height of the image and or enter a new value for the image s resolution to change its existing resolution Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation Note If Keep Aspect Ratio is checked en
25. 9 4 6 Using Threshold 000 0000 9 4 7 Using Unsharp Mask 000 9 4 Enhancing Images 9 1 9 Enhancing Images Using Auto Enhance t Auto Enhance E Before T Carosi The Auto Enhance command combines a series of enhancements into a single feature to remedy photos which are too dark out of focus washed out or all of the above To use Auto Enhance 1 n Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Auto Enhance from the drop down menu This brings up the Auto Enhance dialog box Click the arrows or drag the Intensity slider to fine tune the enhancement Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window Preview the effect in the After window before applying it Click OK to apply the enhancement or press Cancel to abort Adjusting Brightness and Contrast E Contrast x Before Brightness 0 ta m r Contrast 0 e A A J 4 r Channel DRE ORC GTR The Brightness and Contrast command enables you to adjust the brightness and contrast of an image To adjust brightness and contrast 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu and choose Brightness and AUN n 6 7 Contrast from the drop down menu This brings up the Brightness and Contrast dialog b
26. Choose Tile to fit images into the desktop area e Choose Cascade to stack images in a neat overlapping fashion Opening a Duplicate Window PhotoStudio can duplicate the active image window thereby creating a second view of the active image window for previewing while painting and or retouching is performed in the original window Both windows can be repositioned and resized to better accommodate your work To open a duplicate image window 1 Click Window on the Main Menu then choose New Window from the drop down menu 2 Resize the windows then reposition them in the workspace Note Open as many duplicate windows as your system allows by repeating Step 1 5 4 Viewing Images Chapter 6 Making Selections To modify a specific area of an image or apply a special effect enhancement or command the area must first be selected otherwise the entire image layer will be affected Some tools such as the Crop Tool and Transform Tool require a selection to be made in order to complete the operation Contents 1 Selecting a Regularly shaped Area 6 2 2 Making a Freeform Selection 6 2 3 Making a Polygonal Selection 6 2 4 Selecting an Area by Color 6 3 5 Modifying a Selected Area 00 0 6 3 Making Selections 6 1 G Making Selections Selecting a Regularly shaped Area Regularly shaped areas such as rectangles squares circles
27. M Center Title IV Center Photo Width 8 3 Inch Height 6 2 Inch Output 77 dpi Ta Copies fr Printer Setup if Cancel 15 4 Saving and Printing Images Chapter 16 Sending Images as E mail Attachments E mailing Images Sending Images as E mail Attachments PhotoStudio provides the ability to send images as E mail attachments directly from the PhotoStudio desktop It s a fast and convenient way to share image files with family friends colleagues and business associates To send an image as an E mail attachment Make sure your system has E mail capability and is connected to the Internet Click File on the Main Menu then choose Send from the drop down menu This brings up the Choose Profile dialog box if you haven t set up your mailbox In the Choose Profile dialog box set all of the parameters and press OK The E mail program window i e Microsoft Outlook will appear with the image attached to and below the message area 4 In the E mail program window fill out all of the fields and type in your message 5 Click Send when done Ne W Sharing Your Photos on the Internet 16 1 Appendix A Appendices File Formats PhotoStudio is able to open and save image documents in many formats A file format is the way information in an image is stored to a computer file The file formats supported by PhotoStudio represent the most popular formats and will allow information to b
28. Opening and Creating Image Files buttons and display more if not all of the images contained in a specific album 2 After an album is selected snap the Album Palette to make the desktop less crowded In this case click the up or down arrows to navigate through the album to find the images to be opened 3 To access all of the options on the Album Platte when it s snapped simply click the Control Button insert button here on the Album Palette Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device PhotoStudio supports image acquisition from TWAIN devices such as digital cameras and scanners When acquiring images from a TWAIN device make sure the proper TWAIN driver is installed and that the TWAIN device is properly connected p To acquire an image Click File on the Main Menu then click Select Source In the Select Source dialog box highlight the device driver then click Select Click File on the Main Menu then click Acquire or simply click the Acquire button on the Quick Access Bar Follow the on screen prompts and or consult the manual for the TWAIN device to complete the file acquisition Note Steps 1 and 2 are optional They re only necessary when setting up TWAIN devices or when changing to other TWAIN devices Capturing Images Directly from the Screen PhotoStudio can capture graphics interface elements icons etc directly from the computer screen which is especially helpful for capturing software screen
29. Using Painting and Retouching Tools a 2 3 4 5 Open the Options Palette Choose a color model RGB or HSV Set the number of pixels to be sampled Click in the part of the image to be sampled Using the Stamp Tool The Stamp Tool paints in the active color with a predefined piece of clipart or other design To use the Stamp Tool Click the Stamp Tool in the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette Check draw from center to start the design from the center of the area to be painted Check default size to paint the design with its predefined dimensions Drag the transparency slider to set the transparency percentage Click on the desired design Click or drag in the image to apply the selected clipart or design Note Once a design is applied in an image it cannot be repositioned Therefore it s recommended that you use the Rulers and Grids under the View menu to help position and align the design within the image Using the Shape Tool The Shape Tool crops the image using a predefined shape ADNBWNKE To use the Shape Tool Click the Shape Tool in the Tools Palette Open the options Palette Check draw from center to start painting the design from the center of the area to be painted Check default size to paint the design with the predefined dimensions Drag the transparency slider to set the transparency Click on the desired design Click or drag in the image to crop th
30. a color cast if its colors look unreal Normally color cast is described by the particular color predominant in the image i e The trees seem to have a yellow color cast See Cast Color Channel All of the color information on an image for a single primary color Color Component The individual color channel of a pixel as defined by a particular color model e g a pixel s color defined by the RGB model has a Red Green and Blue component Color Correction The process of altering colors as they appear in a digital image or in print to eliminate an unwanted color cast Color correction can be performed on an entire image global color correction or on just one part of an image local color correction A 4 Appendices Appendix B Color Mode The setting of the display pixel depth 8 16 or 24 bits per pixel in which an image editing program operates Color Management System A system that attempts to ensure consistency in the representation of color in image files across image capture display and output Color Models Different ways of defining colors both for on screen display and on a printed page As a conceptual spatial model showing color relationships and values each color model has different uses and limitations and is represented in a different way Color Palette A floating palette that displays 256 colors in many graphics programs It makes selecting colors quick and easy Color Separation The a
31. a value for the difference in color grayness between adjacent pixels Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows 6 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 7 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 8 Click OK to sharpen the image or press Cancel to abort AU n Note 1 The larger the Square Size value the stronger the effect 2 The larger the Effect value the stronger the effect 3 The smaller the Threshold value the stronger the effect 9 4 Enhancing Images Chapter 10 Applying Special Effects Though the results PhotoStudio s special enhancements and effects greatly differ the way to adjust and apply each effect is basically the same For a clearer understanding of how each special enhancement and effect will alter the image simply test each one Contents 1 Making a Panoramic Photo 10 2 2 Applying an Oil Painting Effect 10 2 3 Applying a Motion Blur Effect 10 2 4 PhotoStudio Special Effects amp Enhancements Gallery 10 3 Applying Special Effects 10 1 Applying Special Effects Making a Panoramic Photo PhotoStudio s Stitch command makes a panoramic photo by seamlessly stitching two images together To turn two images into a panoramic photo Open the images on the desktop then make one of the image windows a
32. acro is applied check Automatically overwrite original image then click OK e To automatically save the images in another file format thereby saving the files as new images check Save as button select a file format click the Browser button to select the drive and folder where the images are to be saved then click OK In folder Browse caa gt Working with Macros 14 3 Working with Macros 14 4 Working with Macros Chapter 15 Saving and Printing Images This section provides information on how to save and print images in PhotoStudio Contents 1 Saving a File with a New Name or Format 15 2 2 Saving Image Files for the Web 15 3 3 Printing Image Files 0 0 15 4 Saving and Printing Images 15 1 Saving and Printing Images Saving a File with a New Name or Format Once an image is modified and ready to save the file can either be saved overriding the previous file or be saved as another version of the file When using the Save As command a file format must be selected for the newly modified image p H R DN To save a file with a new name or format Click File on the Main Menu and choose Save As from the drop down menu This brings up the Save As dialog box From the Save in drop down list select the folder in which to save the file In the empty File name field type a name for the file From the Save as typ
33. ages illustrations and page layouts to be printed It includes scanning separations image manipulation retouching image setting and proofing Presentation Graphics Computer generated images arranged into sequenced slides for a presentation Primary Color See RGB Printable Color A color that falls within the gamut of a particular output device A printable color will output as expected whereas a color that falls out of the gamut will print as an unexpectedly different shade See also Gamut Proof A sample that intends to represent the final result A 12 Appendices Appendix B Proportional Keeping the dimensional relationship or aspect ratio of the height and width unchanged while making an image smaller or larger Protective Canvas Masking A method that allows only a certain area s of a canvas to be changed or manipulated QuickTime Originally designed for Macintosh computers it is now a compression scheme for dynamic and still images digital video standard RAM Acronym for Random Access Memory the volatile memory used to temporarily store information for data processing This is the fastest and most expensive type of computer memory RAM Requirement The amount of Random Access Memory that is needed to run a program effectively Rasterize To translate vector graphic artwork into bit mapped artwork Re sample an Image A function in image editing software that allows the user to change the re
34. an image Contents 1 Choosing Brushes 00 0 8 2 2 Creating and Deleting Brushes 8 2 3 Using the Paintbrush Tool 8 3 4 Using the Spraypaint Tool 0 0 8 3 5 Using the Pen Tool 0 0 0 000 0 8 3 6 Using the Line Tool 0 0000 8 4 7 Using the Eraser Tool 02 000 0 8 4 8 Using the Bucket Fill Tool 0 8 4 9 Using the Gradient Fill Tool 8 5 10 Using the Pattern Fill Tool 8 5 11 Using the Eyedropper Tool 8 5 12 Using the Stamp Tool 8 6 13 Using the Shape Tool 0 0 8 6 14 Using the Smudge Tool 8 7 15 Using the Clone Tool 0 0 8 7 16 Using the Red eye Removal Tool 8 7 17 Filling an Area with a Color 8 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 1 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Choosing Brushes Inside the Options Palette that accompanies each painting tool there is a collection of brushes in different sizes When working with a painting tool make sure the Options Palette is open on the desktop so the most suitable brush can be chosen for the work at hand To choose a brush 1 Open the Options Palette 2 Select a brush by clicking on it Creating and Deleting Brushes
35. and is a format ideal for images requiring a high compression ratio This format is commonly used for email attachments and for posting images to Websites However JPG compression is lossy which means that you will lose some image data once the image is compressed JPG files generally have the extension jpg EPS Encapsulated Postscript is a format developed by Adobe for printing to postscript devices such as laser printers image setters etc It s the most accurate way to define a font or vector graphic but creates a much larger file size because it embeds a preview all placed graphics and page description information into the file Files in this format are labeled as eps FPX is a trade name for a new multi resolution image file format developed jointly by Kodak HP Microsoft and Live Picture Files in this format are labeled as fpx PNG Portable Network Graphics pronounced ping is a new standard that has been approved by the World Wide Web consortium to replace GIF because the latter uses a patented data compression algorithm PNG is completely patent and license free Files in this format are labeled as png PSD Photoshop Data is an Adobe Photoshop s file format that supports multiple layers Appendices A 1 Appendix B Digital Image Editing Glossary Acquire To transfer an image from a TWAIN compliant device such as a digital camera or scanner to a computer or to import it from another
36. ands enhancements and or effects to the image For Instance e From the Effects menu choose Fisheye and apply a noticeable effect to the image e From the Enhance menu choose Brightness and Contrast and apply a noticeable enhancement to the image Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Select Macro from the drop down menu This brings up the Macro dialog box The first time that the Macro dialog box is opened the Macro name field has one entry Unsaved Macro The other area Commands in macro displays the series of commands that have just been applied to the image In this case Fisheye and Brightness and Contrast appear in the Command in macro area when Unsaved Macro is selected To save these commands as a macro highlight the Unsaved Macro then type in a name for the macro i e Fisheye B C Click Save then press Select A macro has now been created that consists of two commands Fisheye and Brightness and Contrast The macro may be applied to an image by pressing the F8 key or by clicking Edit on the Main Menu then choosing Play Macro from the drop down list Macro name Commands in macro Enhance Sketch Effect Hue and Saturation Fill C olor Rotate Soft Edge Add Shadow Save Selected macro will be assigned to shortcut key F8 Select Becord 14 2 Working with Macros Working with Macros Applying a Macro to an Image Once multiple commands have been turned into
37. arpness The crispness of an image Shockwave A technology used to embed animation files into a Web page Short Cut Keys Keys that are equivalent to the menu commands they represent Silhouetted Image A photographic image with its background erased appears to float on the page layout Simulation This refers to the Output Simulation Mode a feature color management software that allows users to accurately simulate on the monitor display what they will get on the printed page See Color Management Slide A 35 mm color transparency Slider Bar Controls that allow users to quickly set an option by moving its value up and down a scale of settings Slide Scanner A scanner with a slot to insert 35 mm slides SIMM Acronym for Single In line Memory Module a type of RAM memory chip used by most computers Smart A tool term that refers to a smart or soft fill function SMP Acronym for Symmetric Multi Processing See Symmetric Multi Processing Soft An image is said to be soft when it is out of focus or blurred Software Operating Instructions for specific task based applications Spatial Reduction The process of proportionally reducing an image s size Loss in image quality occurs whenever an image s size is reduced due to the reduction of the number of dots per inch used to construct the image Spin Button Controls that allow users to quickly set an option by moving its value up and down a group of settings
38. as do not work as well with significant displacements Distort The process of altering an image by deforming or contorting part or the entire image Dithering A process of combining groups of pixels or groups of dots on a printed page so as to increase color or gray scale resolution It is often used to expand the color capabilities of systems with limited color capabilities Dmax The maximum density in an image or a material or that an imaging system can reproduce Dmin The minimum density in an image or a material or that an imaging system can reproduce Documentation Textual information that describes a work of art or image recording its physical characteristics and placing it in context Dodge A traditional photographic technique used to lighten an image by adding light to a negative in a selective manner The opposite of Burn Dot Usually expressed in dots per inch dpi it is the smallest spot an image setter or printer can output A 6 Appendices Appendix B Dot Matrix Printer A printer that marks the page by impact of a mechanical print head Its resolution is typically less than that of laser printers Double click To press and release a mouse button twice rapidly DPI Acronym for dots per inch which is a measurement of the scanning resolution of an image or the quality of an output device It denotes the number of dots a printer can print per inch or a monitor can display both horizonta
39. ated without a loss in quality and are widely used for illustrations and typography See also Vector Graphics Vector Graphics See Vector Based Image VESA Acronym for the Video Electronics Standards Association Formed by a group of leading graphics component manufacturers in 1988 in an effort to promote compatibility between their devices The group has defined operating standards for many different graphics modes VGA Acronym for Video Graphics Array a video subsystem of the IBM PS 2 the PS 2 Display Adapter and compatible adapters Video Buffer The location in computer memory where data that appear on the video display are stored Video digitizer An image capture device that uses a video camera attached to a circuit board in a computer to convert video signals into digital files Also called a Frame Grabber Video RAM The RAM memory used by a video adapter The amount of video RAM determines the resolutions in a particular color mode that a video adapter supports Videodisc An Optical disk used for storing video images Normally it can store up to 108 000 still images Virtual Memory A process whereby hard disk storage space is borrowed and the system will then be able to perform more complex functions just as if it had the additional RAM memory actually installed It is a performance enhancing feature of some software See also RAM VLB Acronym for Vesa Local Bus a 32 bit specification for communication bet
40. channel in the top right hand corner of the dialog box If you know the RGB values of the color you want to select enter them into the R G and B value boxes then click OK to make it the active color To switch to the HSV color model click the radio button next to the H S or V If you know the HSV values of the color you want to select enter them into the H S and V value boxes The sliding scale at the top of the dialog box and the field below it provide a two part system for in depth color selection The button that is checked indicates the color characteristic currently being examined The scale always shows the range of possible values for that characteristic For example if the button next to R is selected the slider will indicate a range from black no red to bright red Clicking at different spots on the scale changes the amount of red in the current color selection and in the field 7 2 Working with Colors Working with Colors The field displays all possible colors available if the current red value is kept and the other two values green and blue are varied If the G button were selected the field will display varying levels of red and blue if the H button is selected the field will display varying levels of saturation and brightness Use the sliding scale to isolate the most important color characteristic and the field to vary the two remaining colors The resulting possibilities should make it easy to isolate the des
41. ck and white photographic image or a scanner setting It refers to the range of 256 gray tones that make up the image See also Dynamic Range A 8 Appendices Appendix B Gray Balance The balance of CMY inks that will produce a neutral gray and key to proper printed image reproduction Theoretically equal amounts of CMY inks should produce all grays or neutral tones However cyan ink absorbs less red light than it theoretically should In addition all three inks absorb some of the other two colors which in theory they should not do causing each ink to act as if it were contaminated with the other two Gray Levels The number of unique gray colors between 100 black and 100 white in a particular image A black and white or grayscale image typically has 16 64 or 256 potential shades of gray GUI Acronym for Graphic User Interface a term used to describe operating systems and applications that utilize images mouse control and WYSIWYG technology to make computers and programs user friendly Half tone The standard used in photo printing for books and magazines It breaks images into tiny dots described by a line screen Higher numbered screens render better looking images but also require high quality printing paper Hard Fill An area fill where only those adjacent pixels with exactly the same color as the starting pixel are filled It does not tolerate variance in color hue luminosity or saturation Hardwa
42. command will remove a selected area from an image and place it on the clipboard so it can be pasted back into the image or used by other applications To cut an area 1 Select the area 2 Do one of the following e Click the Cut button on the Quick Access Bar e Press Ctrl X e Click File on the Main Menu then choose Cut Note 1 When cutting consult the Layers Palette of the active image to make sure the Cut command is being applied to the correct layer See Chapter 13 Working with Layers 2 If no selection is made when the Cut command is executed the entire active layer will be cut Copying a Selected Area Copying a selected area of an image will place a duplicate of the area on the clipboard so it can be pasted back into the image or used by other applications To copy an area 1 Select the area 2 Do one of the following e Click the Copy button on the Quick Access Bar Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 3 Learning Basic Editing Commands e Press Ctrl C e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Copy Note 1 When copying consult the Layers Palette of the active image to make sure the Copy command is being applied to the correct layer See Chapter 13 Working with Layers 2 If no selection is made when the Copy command is executed the entire active layer will be copied Pasting a Selected Area The Paste command will place whatever is on the clipboard as a new layer in the active image To past
43. ct of converting an RGB color image into CMYK color image It is a technical function in which critical press specific settings such as GCR black ink limit and total ink limit are applied to the image A CMYK image would be described as being already color separated and therefore would not need to be separated again Color Value A mathematically calculated value of a pixel s color based on its color components Color Wheel A way of arranging colors for ease of understanding the color theory and the relationships between different colors According to this theory colors are arranged in a circle around which the primary colors are positioned at equal distances with the secondary colors located in between two primary colors Color Space A model used to represent or describe a specific color and tone e g RGB XMYK LAB and YCC Also written Colorspace Compositing An effect achieved by combining different images or parts of images into a single image Compressed An image once reduced in size is referred to as compressed Some compression schemes maintain the quality of the image and some are destructive Destructive also known as lossy schemes reduce the quality of the image in order to reduce file size See also Compression Compression A method used to reduce an image s file size by combining the pixel information of similar colors and storing that information in a smaller space Continuous Tone The gradual colo
44. ctive Click Effects on the Main Menu then choose Stitch from the drop down menu This brings up the Stitch dialog box From the drop down file list select a second image to be stitched to the active image Select a stitching mode Right Left Top or Bottom Use all of the controls buttons if necessary to align the two images Click OK to stitch the images or press Cancel to abort Ne NNW Applying an Oil Painting Effect The Oil Painting command can turn an image into a work of art in a matter of seconds by applying various effects to the image To turn an image into an oil painting 1 Click Effects on the Main Menu choose Fine Art from the drop down menu then select Oil Painting from the submenu The Oil Painting dialog box appears 2 Drag the Intensity slider to set the intensity of the effect to be applied 3 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 4 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 5 Click OK to apply the effect or press Cancel to abort Applying a Motion Blur Effect The Motion Blur effect turns photos into a blurry state alleviating detail by softening transitions between colors To apply the Motion Blur effect 1 Click Effects on the Main Menu then choose Motion Blur from the drop down menu The Motion Blur dialog box appears 2 In the Motion Blur dialog box click an arrow to indicate the direction of the movement 3 Drag the S
45. dditional exposure Byte A measurement of image size 1 byte 8 bits Also a unit of measurement 8 bits for disks storage capacity 1 000 bytes 1 kilobyte 1 000 000 bytes 1 megabyte and 1 000 000 000 bytes 1 gigabyte Calibrate To adjust a device to produce accurate and predictable output Calibration The process of adjusting a monitor or scanner to a repeatable standard For instance a monitor is adjusted to a specific contrast Gamma brightness and white point color balance Cancel A button that closes a dialog box without making changes to its settings Canvas In an image editing application this refers to the work area where an image is placed Capture To take a picture using a digital camera Card Storage The memory chip used in many digital cameras to store images Cast The overall shift in color at any point in the process from photography to scanning and image processing There is a Appendices A 3 Appendix B tendency that the almost white and almost black areas of an image take on a color and display an unnatural appearance Oftentimes the color shifts towards red blue or yellow See also Color Cast CCD Acronym for Charged Coupled Device a light sensitive microchip that records light passing through red green and blue filters within a digital camera or scanner The resulting image can be downloaded to a computer for editing and storage CCD Array Acronym for Charge Cou
46. dow before applying it 7 Click OK to apply the adjustment or press Cancel to abort Adjusting Tone Tone Adjustment x ae The Tone Adjustment command brightens the dark areas of a photo m a 4 Without affecting the light areas or vice versa ie Midtone 0 re Ti Jaan Zl To adjust an image s tone 43 4 Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Tone pce CR CG CB Adjustment from the drop down menu This brings up the Tone Adjustment dialog box 2 Drag the Highlight slider to adjust the tone of the light areas of S cee ea el the imase Drag the Midtone slider to adjust the tone of the midrange values of the image Drag the Shadow slider to adjust the tone of the dark areas of the image Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows 6 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 7 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 8 Click OK to apply the adjustment or press Cancel to abort ee After W D n Note Tonal adjustments can be applied to individual color channels simply by selecting the R G or B color channel from the Tone Adjustment dialog box Enhancing Images 9 3 9 Enhancing Images Equalizing Color Distribution The Equalization command is used for enhancing an image s contrast and fine details To e
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48. e Options Palette e Album Palette e Navigation Palette The illustration on the following page is typical of the way your screen will appear while you re working in PhotoStudio 2 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Main Menu Quick Access Bar Album Palette Options Palette Sf ArcSoft PhotoStudio Eile Edt Select Layer Enhance Effects View Window Help _ Tools Palette C A a rll 5 c program files arcsoft phol He tostudio m Layers Palette __ Status Bar Eyedropper Tool The Main Menu The Main Menu contains commonly used commands and options grouped under different titles File Edit Select Layer Enhance Effects Convert View Window and Help Each menu group title has its own pull down menu where specific commands and options are found Some items in the pull down menu may also contain a submenu which once clicked will open a dialog box on the desktop Composite Stitch Fine Art gt Liquid Effects gt Tiling Emboss Motion Blur Fisheye Cone Sphere Whirlpool Spiral Cylinder Ribbon Magic Mirror Dil Painting Sketch Film Grain Displays color value and picks the active color sub menu pull down menu Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 3 Getting Acquainted with Pho
49. e a cut or copied image 1 Open the image in which to paste the cut or copied image 2 Do one of the following e Click the Paste button on the Quick Access Bar e Press Ctrl V e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Paste Note 1 PhotoStudio s Paste command automatically generates a new image layer each time the command is executed When pasting consult the Layers Palette of the active image to see how the pasted image relates to the other layers of the active image See Chapter 13 Working with Layers 2 If the clipboard is empty i e no image area has been cut or copied in PhotoStudio or in any other application the Paste command will not function Deleting a Selected Area The Delete command removes unwanted areas from an image layer revealing the underlying layer s To delete an area 1 Select the area 2 Do one of the following e Press the Delete key e Press Ctrl X e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Clear IMPORTANT If no selection is made when the Delete command is executed the entire image layer will be deleted If a layer is inadvertently deleted from the image use the Undo command to restore the layer 3 4 Learning Basic Editing Commands Learning Basic Editing Commands Note 1 When deleting consult the Layers Palette of the active image to make sure the Delete command is applied to the correct layer See Chapter 13 Working with Layers 2 The deleted portion of the Backg
50. e drop down list select the file format to use Click Save to save the file or press Cancel to abort Note Depending on the file type chosen the file may have to be compressed before it s saved To adjust the compression of the file format i e JPG chosen drag the Quality slider to set the compression level the higher the value the higher the image quality Open BE Look in great new photos x c Ea Eg i Puppies PSF i Mountains PSF 8 Buildings PSF i Friends PSF amp Graduation PSF File name Yelow Flowers Save as type Photos tudio File PSF x Cancel Quality 90 4 iif gt 15 2 Saving and Printing Images Saving and Printing Images Saving Image Files for the Web JPG is an image file format most commonly used for displaying images on the Web and includes powerful compression that yields very small image files Keep in mind that the more compressed the file the more the image will degrade To save an image file for the Web 1 Click File on the Main Menu then choose Save As from the drop down Menu This brings up the Save As dialog box 2 From the Save in drop down list select the folder in which to save the file 3 In the empty File Name field type a name for the file 4 From the Save as Type drop down list select JPEG File JPG 5 Drag the Quality slider to set the JPG compression level the higher the value the higher the image quality 6 Click Save
51. e image 8 6 Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Using the Smudge Tool The Smudge Tool simulates the effect of a finger smearing wet paint It picks up color pixels from the beginning of the stroke and moves them in the direction dragged To use the Smudge Tool 1 Click the Smudge Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Choose the desired brush 4 Click in the image where you want to begin and drag to smudge the pixels Using the Clone Tool The Clone Tool paints an area of an image directly onto another image or paints a part of an image over another area within the same image To clone an area 1 Click the Clone Tool from the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette then choose the desired brush size 3 To set the clone source hold down the Shift key while clicking within the image the point the Clone Tool uses as a starting reference point when painting 4 Click and drag elsewhere in the image or in another image to paint clone Using the Red eye Removal Tool The Red eye Removal Tool removes the red eye red glare caused by light reflecting off the interior surface of the human eye a flaw common in flash photography To use the Red eye Removal Tool Select the red eye in the image Click the Red eye Removal Tool in the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette Choose the desired brush Click in the red spot red eye to remove o
52. e transferred between PhotoStudio and virtually any other program available in the market Some file formats may compress files or provide options for compressing files There are basically two different types of compression lossless and lossy Using a lossless compression algorithm when saving an image creates a smaller file without losing any information Using a lossy compression will yield a higher compression ratio but some image information will be lost The JPG compression is an example of lossy compression The JPG format is an excellent way of storing final images to save disk space while retaining virtually all of the information contained within an uncompressed image The compression ratio can be varied depending upon the amount of image information that can be sacrificed The higher the compressed image quality the less the file is compressed If the image is going to be edited at a later date it is not recommended that the image be stored in a lossy compressed file format since some information will be lost each time the image is saved Over the course of several recompressions this may add up to the loss of too much information In addition compression and decompression takes time and may be cumbersome on a slow computer PSF is ArcSoft PhotoStudio s native multi layered file format BMP is the bitmapped file format that is widely used in Microsoft Windows and its applications A bitmapped file uses a Windows Device Ind
53. elect Tool Freehand Select Tool View Tool Red eye Removal Tool Pen Tool Eraser Tool Smudge Tool Lighten Darken Tool Bucket Fill Tool Stamp Tool Transform Tool Crop Tool Color Grid Active Swatch Alternate Swatch Gradient Fill Tool Line Tool Transform Tool Eyedropper Tool Crop Tool Trash Can Tool Color Grid Color Spectrum Active Swatch Alternate Swatch Color Selection Tools Move Tool Magic Wand Tool Pan Tool Text Tool Paintbrush Tool Spraypaint Tool Clone Tool Blur Sharpen Tool Pattern Fill Tool Shape Tool Line Tool Eyedropper Tool Trash Can Tool Color Spectrum Color Selection fills a selected area with a gradual color blend draws a straight line resizes rotates or distorts a selected area of an image displays a color value and picks the active color crops to the selected area deselects the current selected area displays color samples in a grid displays color samples in a spectrum displays the active color displays the alternate color opens the Color Selection dialog box Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 7 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop The Options Palette The Options Palette serves as a supplement to the Tools Palette and provides fine tuning options for the selected tool Information and controls that appear in the Options Palette are directly related to the to
54. ependent Bitmap DIB to store the data These files specify pixel color in a way independent of the way that a device represents color Files in this format are labeled as bmp TIF is the Tagged Image File Format This format works well for transferring images between different computers and is widely used in the printing industry Files in this format are stored as tif GIF is the Graphics Interchange Format developed by Compuserve This is an excellent format to use for transferring files between different types of computers or over phone lines because it minimizes transfer time This format only supports up to 8 bit resolution Images in 24 Bit RGB True Color cannot be stored in this format Files in this format are labeled as gif PCD is the Photo CD format developed by Kodak Images in this format are usually compressed on a CD ROM and have several different available resolutions This format is mainly designed for desktop publishing image transformation and can be read but not saved in PhotoStudio Photo CD files are labeled pcd PCX is a standard format used by many IBM PC programs and was specifically designed by ZSoft for its PC Paintbrush program Files in this format are labeled pcx TGA is a format developed by TrueVision a maker of video boards and is used by several painting and image enhancement programs Files in this format are stored as tga JPG was developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group
55. ernate color The active color is the color that is applied to the image by the various brush and function tools The alternate color serves as the background color and also makes a convenient on deck color because you can switch it to the active color simply by clicking its swatch Note If the mouse pointer is moved over the color swatches the Status Bar will display their names and respective color values To change the alternate color Click on the Alternate Swatch to make it the active color Select a color using one of the four methods described in the following paragraph Switch back to the original active color by clicking on the original active color Swatch There are four ways to change the active color Use the Eyedropper Tool to match the active color to a color in the image Click on the Color Grid icon to select a color sample from the Color Grid Click on the Color Spectrum to select a color from the Color Spectrum Click on the Color Selection button to bring up the Color Selection dialog box Use this method when using the HSV color model to select a color or when other color selection methods are imprecise ease oe Using the Color Selection Dialog Box The Color Selection dialog box provides many color selection options including the RGB and HSV color models By default the Color Selection dialog box is in RGB color model with the red spectrum selected This is indicated by the radio button next to the R color
56. ess and paper planned for the publication usually determine the proper black limit setting Bleed A picture is said to bleed when it runs off the edge of a page A full page bleed is an image that covers the entire page with no borders To allow the printer some leeway in trimming a page with a bleed image an image that extends beyond the crop marks is required The extra area also called bleed is usually 1 8 or 1 4 inch Blend To mix pixels of an image together smoothly reducing image contrast See Blur Blow up Slang for enlargement Blur To lessen an image s contrast See Sharpen BMP Short for Bit Map a graphics file format used by Windows Bounce Light Light bounced off from a reflective surface such as a white card wall ceiling or aluminized reflector etc Box Camera The simplest type of camera made up of a shutter film holder viewfinder and a lens BPP Acronym for bits per pixel Brightness A color s relative ability to reflect light It is one of the three major dimensions of color the other two being hue and saturation Browse Image A small image usually derived from a larger one that permits a user to view more images on a single screen See also Thumbnail Burn A traditional photographic technique used to darken an image in a selective manner Burn In Darkens a small area in an image It is done in the dark room by covering all but a portion of the print thus giving that area a
57. et the width of the line Check the anti alias box to draw a sharp crisp line Specify the direction of the line Click and drag in the image to draw a line ANAWNS Using the Eraser Tool The Eraser Tool erases pixels from an image and replaces them with transparency for an unrestricted layer or the alternate color for a restricted layer To use the Eraser Tool Click the Eraser Tool in Tools Palette Open the Options Palette Drag the effect slider to set the erasing effect Choose the desired eraser size Click and drag in the image to erase the pixels nABWN Note To totally remove pixels with the Eraser Tool set the effect level to 100 Using the Bucket Fill Tool The Bucket Fill Tool selects an area based on color similarity then fills it with the active color To use the Bucket Fill Tool 1 Click the Bucket Fill Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Drag the transparency slider to set the transparency 4 Drag the color similarity slider to define the selection tolerance 5 Click in the area of the image to be filled 8 4 Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Using the Gradient Fill Tool The Gradient Fill Tool fills an image or a selected area of an image with a gradual transition from the alternate color to the active color To apply a color transition to an image Choose the Gradient Fill Tool in the Tools Palette
58. ferent parts in just one window focus on specific areas of an image for detailed pixel by pixel editing or scan through the entire image by clicking and dragging The illustration on the left shows the Navigation Palette Showing and Hiding Desktop Components Most of PhotoStudio s desktop components can be shown or hidden as required To view a list of these components click View on the Main Menu By default some of these components may be hidden when PhotoStudio is first launched However these components must be displayed on the desktop in order to use them To show a hidden desktop component Click View on the Main Menu From the drop down menu click the component to be displayed i e Show Status Bar Ne To hide a desktop component Click View on the Main Menu From the drop down menu click the component to be hidden i e Hide Status Bar NR Note Desktop components listed under the View command can be shown or hidden in the same way Opening and Closing the Album Palette The most convenient way to open multiple image files is through the use of the Album Palette To open the Album Palette do one of the following e Click the Album icon on the Quick Access Bar e Click File on the Main Menu then choose Open Album from the drop down menu To close the Album Palette 1 Make sure the Album Palette appears in its floating state See Floating a Desktop Component in the follwing section 2 Clic
59. g Ripple Wrinkle 3D Grid Mosaic Motion Blur Emboss Fish eye Cone Sphere Cylinder Whirlpool Spiral Ribbon Magic Mirror etc Design special filters using the powerful User s Filter 5 The customizable Album Palette allows you to access multiple images on your desktop You can Create and save an album with information for each image Store view sort reorder add delete and search through images Upload images into an album directly from digital cameras and scanners Batch process multiple images using a saved macro See Chapter 14 Working with Macros Open images by double clicking the mouse or by dragging and dropping them onto the PhotoStudio desktop Print thumbnail images 6 The Layers Palette displays all of the layers that comprise the image You can Create multi layered images Add layers to images Copy and paste layers within an image or between images Name and reorder image layers Delete or merge layers 7 The Macro command is a powerful feature that saves a complex series of Edit commands enhancements or effects into a single command macro which can then be reapplied to other images with a single click You can Create macros that apply Edit commands enhancements and effects Ensure consistency by applying the same Edit commands enhancements and or effects to other images using exactly the same parameters Save time by batch processing multiple images in an album with identical enha
60. g with Layers 13 1 Working with Layers Using the Layers Palette Layers Ea oloo z I fet al foe m 1 100 j es photograph e 1 100 background iJ ___ U 100 The Layers Palette is PhotoStudio s control center for layers It can display all of the layers of an individual image file With the Layers Palette all the layers of an image can be viewed arranged and merged p wy OO N DAK To use the Layers Palette Open an image file The photo will appear as Layer 0 in the Layers Palette unless a multi layered file PSF or PSD format has been opened See Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Image Files in PhotoStudio To add a new transparent layer click on the New Layer button To copy a layer highlight the thumbnail representing the layer in the Layers Palette then click the Copy Layer button To paste the copied graphic or layer to the clipboard click on the Paste As New Layer button To delete a layer highlight its thumbnail then click the Delete Layer button To change the order of layers drag and drop layer thumbnails up or down within the Layers Palette To rename a layer highlight the layer name field then type in a new name To change the opacity of a layer adjust the slider that appears under the layer name field To hide a layer turn it off click the Visible button To turn the layer back on click the Visible button
61. ger than its current window without using scroll bars Panoramic A wide format image usually in a horizontal manner which renders a sweeping view of the subject such as the one created by ArcSoft Panorama Maker PCX A Windows paintbrush bitmap image standard PDF Acronym for Portable Document Format an Adobe Acrobat s native file format that makes fully formatted documents available seamlessly across all computer platforms with all characters and layout intact PhotoCD A popular digital image storage method The basic Kodak PhotoCD configuration allows five different levels of image quality to be stored for each image in an Imagepac Photo Retouching To correct defects in an image caused by errors in the original photographic process development or scanning PhotoShop A software program developed by Adobe for editing and processing digital images PICT A graphics file format designed for the Macintosh Pixel Acronym for picture element s the smallest continuous tone spots that make up a digital image The term is also used to measure image size and resolution i e 640 X 480 is the pixel resolution of most VGA Monitors Pixel Depth The term refers to the number of bits per pixel 8 16 24 or 32 used to store manipulate and display the data that represents the color attributes of a single pixel Pixelization Also known as the jaggies the term refers to the stair stepped appearance of a curved or
62. hite at any resolution the user requests Tint To apply a color or an effect at less than 100 opacity level Also superimposition Tonal Compression The process of compressing the original image tones to fit the range of an output device Tonal Range A term that refers to the full spectrum of brightness values from pure black to pure white Tone Change in apparent brightness of a color See Continuous Tone Tone Curve An adjustable line available in image editing software Starting as a 45 angle line running upward to the right it is adjusted into a curve shape by the user to effect color or tone correction Tool An implement used to select or work on an image Transfer Adjustment A command found in some image editing software that helps calibrate the image files to correctly output the image on an output device Transparent Transparency Any part of a floated image that is see through or does not overdraw the canvas See Tint True Color Often referring to 24 bit or better images Also see Full Color images True Color RAMDAC A type of RAMDAC installed on a 24 bit video adapter that allows for up to 16 776 216 simultaneous on screen colors in certain resolutions Twain A standard for communications between scanners imaging devices digital cameras and computer software Developed by a consortium of software developers TWAIN allows images to be directly imported acquired into your software Ty
63. hoose Open from the drop down menu From the Open dialog box choose the drive and folder containing the image files Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking to select files Click Open to open the files or press Cancel to abort the operation Note If image files are stored on removable media make sure the media is inserted in the drive before you attempt to open the files Opening Images from an Album The Album Palette is a convenient way to access large numbers of image files W NR To open an image from an album Make sure the Album Palette is opened on the desktop See Opening and Closing the Album Palette in Chapter 2 From the Album Name drop down list select the album containing the image to be opened Use the album navigation controls scroll bars or arrows to locate the thumbnail representing the image to be opened Double click the thumbnail image or drag it into the PhotoStudio workspace to open it To open multiple images from an album Repeat Steps 1 to 3 described above Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while clicking to select the images to be opened Drag one of the selected images into the workspace to open all the selected images Note 1 Images can be opened from an album whether the Album Palette is floating or snapped However having the Album Palette floating on the desktop will provide access to all of the control 4 2 Opening and Creating Image Files 4
64. icated enhancements and special effects may take an extended period of time for the computer to process and apply operations can be cancelled anytime during their progress instead of waiting until they re completed To interrupt an operation Press the Esc key on your keyboard Restoring an Image To remove all of the unsaved changes made to an image use the Restore command The Restore command will return the image to its last saved version or to its original state To restore an image 1 Click File on the Main Menu 2 Choose Restore from the drop down menu Note This command restores an image to its original state when no changes have been saved 3 2 Learning Basic Editing Commands Learning Basic Editing Commands Repositioning a Selected Area To reposition a selected area within an image drag it with the Move Tool When moving a selected area PhotoStudio will create a floating selection in the image window To reposition a selection 1 Click the Move Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Click inside the selected area then drag it to the desired position Note 1 The selected area can be repositioned as long as it is floating The selection border is visible 2 Once a selected area is deselected its content will become part of the underlying layer and will no longer be movable 3 Check retain original to keep the original image intact while repositioning the selection Cutting a Selected Area The Cut
65. ing Images Zooming In and Out PhotoStudio s zoom options allow you to view images from 6 to 1600 of their actual size To use the Zoom Tool 1 Click the Zoom Tool on the Tools Palette 2 To zoom in left click the portion of the image to be seen in greater detail 3 To zoom out right click in the image and choose Zoom Out from the shortcut menu To zoom in or out at a specific ratio 1 Click View on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu do one of the following To zoom in click Zoom In and choose a ratio from the submenu To zoom out click Zoom Out and choose a ratio from the submenu Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars When zooming in on an image you may want to focus on an area that extends beyond the boundaries of the image window In this case use the Pan Tool or image window scroll bars to reveal the hidden areas of the image To reposition an image with the Pan Tool while zoomed in 1 Choose the Pan Tool from the Tools Palette 2 Drag the image to navigate to the area of focus To reposition the image with the scroll bars while zoomed in 1 Choose the Pan Tool from the Tools Palette 2 Click the scroll arrows or drag the scroll bar to navigate to the area of focus Showing Rulers and Grids To align artwork in an image window use the Rulers and Grids commands PhotoStudio s Rulers and Grids enable the layout of multiple images precisely across the width or length of the image To show rulers
66. ins options for modifying the name and transparency of layers The commands in this group include New Delete Merge Selected Merge Down Merge All Soft Edge Add Shadow and Properties Enhance The Enhance menu provides a full line of advanced easy to use features for enhancing images Commands such as Brightness and Contrast Hue and Saturation and Tone Adjustment are the primary tools for color correction A variety of smoothing sharpening and special filters are provided for image enhancement While the Auto Enhance command offers novices a simple solution the User s Filter at the bottom of the drop down menu allows professionals to customize the level of enhancement applied to images The commands in this group include Auto Enhance Brightness and Contrast Hue and Saturation Tone Adjustment Color Reduction Equalization Negative Threshold Smooth Filters Sharpen Filters Special Filters and User s Filters Effects The Effects menu offers an assortment of special effects that can be applied directly to images Although these effects may yield different results the way to apply them is fundamentally the same The commands in this group include Composite Stitch Fine Art Liquid Effects Tiling Emboss Motion Blur Fisheye Cone Sphere Whirlpool Spiral Cylinder Ribbon and Magic Mirror 2 4 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Convert The Convert men
67. ints FAQ s and downloads You may also contact Technical Support at the numbers listed below To give you the best possible technical support please make sure you have registered Then provide us with the following information Your contact information name email or mailing address and phone number The name and serial number of the product A description of the problem A verbatim description of the error if any The operating system Windows 95 98 or NT Any other hardware devices installed Main ArcSoft Inc M F 8 30 AM 5 30 PM PST 46601 Fremont Blvd Phone 1 510 440 9901 Fremont CA 94538 USA Fax 1 510 440 1270 www arcsoft com Technical Support Tel 1 510 440 9901 M F 8 30 AM 5 30 PM PST Fax 1 510 440 1270 Email support arcsoft com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to PhotoStudio 0 200000 e ee 1 2 About PhotoStudio 0 0 0 0 0 00 cee eee eee 1 2 Highlights of PhotoStudio 0 1 2 About This Manual 0 0 0 0 0 0000 eae 1 4 Registering the Software 0000 1 4 Chapter 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Major Components of PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 2 Showing and Hiding Desktop Components 2 9 Opening and Closing the Album Palette 2 9 Floating a Desktop Component 2 10 Snapping a Desktop Component
68. ired color value In the lower right hand corner of the Color Selection dialog box the Old color patch shows the current active color and the New color patch displays the color selection made in this dialog box Note When browsing for a color it s helpful to click on the H button to see the rainbow of hues displayed in the sliding scale Click on the desired hue and choose a color from the field below the scale Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image Occasionally color images need to be converted into grayscale black and white images to make black and white print proofs create an artistic effect reduce file size or make a duotone etc To convert a color image into a grayscale image 1 Open the image 2 Click Convert on the Main Menu then choose To 8 bit Grayscale from the drop down menu Working with Colors 7 3 Working with Colors 7 4 Working with Colors Chapter 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools PhotoStudio offers a variety of painting and retouching tools which allow the creation retouching or modification of images in any way Each tool has its own customizable settings such as transparency or intensity plus a wide range of brushes in different sizes to choose from Custom brushes can also be created using graphics and images Like any other commands or options in PhotoStudio the painting and retouching tools can be applied either throughout an image or within a selected area of
69. k the Close button in the upper right corner of the floating Album Palette Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 9 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Floating a Desktop Component Except for the Main Menu the Status Bar and the Navigation Palette all of PhotoStudio s desktop components have two states floating and snapped By default each of these components appears to be snapped to the edge of the desktop when PhotoStudio is first launched Floating a desktop component repositions it on the desktop and in some cases gives direct access to controls which are not visible when the desktop component is snapped To float a snapped desktop component 1 Click and hold the upper left corner or the double parallel lines of the snapped desktop component 2 Drag the desktop component toward the center of the desktop then release the mouse button Note A blue title bar will appear across the top of the desktop component once it s floating Snapping a Desktop Component If the desktop becomes cluttered space can be regained by snapping some of the floating desktop components to the edge of PhotoStudio s desktop To snap a floating desktop component Click on the blue title bar of the floating desktop component Drag the desktop component to an edge of the PhotoStudio desktop Release the mouse button If the desktop component is released in an appropriate area it will ap
70. k the new button Note 1 Paint or enhancements and effects can be applied to a text layer in the same manner as they are to an image 2 A text layer can be transformed by making a selection around the text first Adding a Shadow to Text PhotoStudio can add a shadow to any text layer making the text more interesting and appealing To add a shadow to a text layer 1 After typing the text click the shadow button in the Options Palette This brings up the Add Shadow 2 3 dialog box Use the controls to set all of the desired parameters Click OK to add a shadow or press Cancel to abort Adding Text to Images 11 3 Adding Text to Images 11 4 Adding Text to Images Chapter 12 Working with Albums Creating an album is an easy way to access and organize photos Images can be stored displayed retrieved and organized or dragged and dropped onto PhotoStudio s desktop Contents 1 Creating an Album 0000 12 2 2 Using the Find Feature to Create an Album 12 2 3 Opening Images from an Album 12 3 4 Managing Images in Albums 12 3 Working with Albums 12 1 Working with Albums Creating an Album Album xi Album Sample z ee Release OL os Te r 4 4 7 sample0 jpg 8 sampleO8 jpg 9 sample09 jpg 10 sample 10 jpg Description yellow flowers Information Date 10 22 1999 File Size 62KB 640x 480
71. lette The Tools Palette consists of tools used for selecting editing viewing drawing painting and retouching images Positioning the cursor over a tool button displays its name and function in the Status Bar Select Tool Move Tool Freehand Select Tool Magic Wand Tool View Tool Pan Tool Red eye Removal Tool Text Tool Pen Tool Paintbrush Tool Eraser Tool Spraypaint Tool Smudge Tool Clone Tool Lighten Darken Tool Blur Sharpen Tool Bucket Fill Tool Pattern Fill Tool Stamp Tool Shape Tool selects regularly shaped areas such as rectangles and ellipses moves a selected area with its contents makes polygonal and or freeform selections selects areas by color similarity zooms in out on images navigates to areas of an image beyond the image window removes red eye from an image adds a text layer to an image simulates an ink pen simulates a paintbrush makes an area transparent or replaces it with the alternate color simulates a can of spray paint simulates the effect of a finger smearing wet paint reproduces pixels from a selected source brightens or darkens a brushed area blurs or sharpens a brushed area fills a selected area with the active color fills a selected area with a selected pattern paints a predefined shape with the active color crops an image into a predefined shape 2 6 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop S
72. lly and vertically A 600 dpi printer can print 360 000 600 X 600 dots on one square inch of paper Drag To move an object around on screen after pointing at it with the pointer clicking and holding down a mouse button Drag and Drop To select an object and move it to another location with the mouse Driver A program that translates data from software and or Windows for use with a specific hardware device Drop To release a mouse button after dragging an object to a new location Drum Scanner A high quality image capture device The image to be captured is wrapped around a drum that spins at a high speed while a light source scans across it to digitize the image DSP An acronym for Digital Signal Processor See Digital Signal Processor DuraTrans A large color transparency printed from a color negative It is often used in backlit displays such as trade show booths Dye Sublimation A thermal dye process used for printing color images in which the amount of heat determines the amount of dye transferred to the paper or substrate The hotter the element on the thermal printing head the darker the spot of color Dynamic Range The total range of visible tone Also referred to as Density Range Embossing Manipulating an image by rendering it a 3 D looking surface as if it were embossed EPS Acronym for Encapsulated Postscript a computer file standard set by Adobe commonly used for photographic and drawn graphics
73. make a polygonal selection such as a star use the Freehand Select Tool in a click release click fashion 1 2 To make a polygonal selection Choose the Freehand Select Tool from the Tools Palette Click in the image to set a starting anchor point for the selection 6 2 Making Selections G Making Selections 3 Click at another location to set a second anchor point As anchor points are added a dashed contour line will indicate each edge of the selection area 4 Continue to add new anchor points until the entire selection is outlined 5 Double click to complete the selection Note 1 To make a more precise selection refer to Modifying a Selection in this chapter 2 To make a precise selection of an area that has both straight and freeform edges use the click release click method in conjunction with the trace method described in the previous section 3 PhotoStudio will complete the selection by drawing a straight line between the first and last anchor points unless the finish point is double clicked Selecting an Area by Color To select an area by color similarity use the Magic Wand which selects color similar areas such as blue skies or white walls and is convenient for performing enhancements to areas of an image that are complicated in shape but uncomplicated in color To select an area by color Click the Magic Wand from the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette To select the pixels closest in colo
74. mponents Open multiple images simultaneously on screen with a single click or through drag and drop Display images in different viewing modes Actual View Fit In Window Maximized Window and Full Screen Zoom in or out on images at different ratios and navigate through various parts of an image for detailed pixel by pixel editing painting and retouching 1 2 Introduction Introduction 4 Large collection of commands options tools enhancements and effects offer a total digital image editing solution You can Make selections based on shape and color Cut copy and paste selected areas within an image or between images Seamlessly duplicate part of an image in another area of the image or in a separate image Make a panoramic photo by stitching two images together vertically or horizontally Remove red eye red glare a flaw common in flash photography Modify the shape size orientation and border of images Draw and paint on images in any way Add labels captions or titles to images Modify part of an image by smearing color pixels in a specific direction by smoothing sharpening or by brightening darkening Fill images with colors patterns and gradients or stamp images with predefined designs Enhance images by adjusting their brightness and contrast hue and saturation tone and color or by using various filters Apply various special effects such as Oil Painting Sketch Film Grain Splash Meltin
75. ncements and effects Introduction 1 3 Introduction 8 Multiple output functions You can e Print images in any size and anywhere on a selected paper with customized titles and frames e Send images as email attachments right from PhotoStudio e Display images on screen in timed presentation sequences 9 Comprehensive online help system provides a quick and easy start for the program and ensures a worry free experience You can call up simple relevant help information by clicking Help on the Main Menu About This Manual This manual provides extensive detailed instructions for using PhotoStudio It outlines software installation on PC s along with instructions on how to use PhotoStudio s powerful tools and features This manual has been written with the assumption that the user has a working knowledge of the Windows operating system and its conventions including the use of a mouse standard menus and commands and how to open save and close files To find out more about PhotoStudio access detailed reference information online by clicking Help on the Main Menu Registering the Software Before learning and editing photos please take a moment to register this software via e mail the Internet fax or regular mail Registered users receive technical support information about important software patches breakthroughs and applications and special registered user only software discounts 1 4 Introduction Intr
76. ndow This option is useful for quickly viewing the entire image and for hiding the image scroll bars Similar to Actual View mode Fit in Window mode allows the image to be edited and the image window to be repositioned and resized To display the image in Fit In Window mode e Click View on the Main Menu then select Fit In Window from the drop down menu 3 Maximized Window Maximizes the active image file within the PhotoStudio desktop providing a clutter free workspace In this mode switch to another opened image by selecting another file name from the Window drop down menu To display the image in Maximized Window mode e Click the Maximize button on the upper right corner of the image window To return an image from Maximized Window mode to the previous mode e Click the Restore button replaces the Maximize button 4 Full Screen This non editing display mode is used for presenting and previewing images In this mode images are displayed in the center of a black filled screen You can then zoom in and out on the image and advance through other opened images To activate Full Screen mode e Press Ctrl W e Click the left mouse button to zoom in and click the right mouse button to access the Zoom Out option from the shortcut menu e Press Enter to advance to the following image e Press Esc to return to an editing mode Note PhotoStudio s Slide Show feature runs in Full Screen mode 5 2 Viewing Images View
77. ned ee R ect ed To open an image or images from an album Make sure the Album Palette is open on your desktop See Chapter 2 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio Desktop Open the album that contains the desired image s Double click on a thumbnail to open a single image To open multiple images hold down the Shift or Ctrl key and click all of the desired images then drag and drop the thumbnails onto the desktop Managing Images in Albums The PhotoStudio Album Palette manages images in a number of ways For the following operations it s assumed that the Album Palette is open in its floating state on the desktop oo ANN Ke To view information about the date created file size and size of an image click on its thumbnail To add a note to the image simply type in the Description field To search for images and create a new album click the Find button See Using the Find Feature to Create an Album in this chapter To add images to an existing album click the Add button In the Open dialog box locate the drive and folder where the images are stored then highlight the files to be added Then click the Open button To acquire an image from a digital camera or scanner directly into the Album click the Acquire button in the Album Palette See Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device in Chapter 4 To sort images click the Sort button Album thumbnails may be sorted by name date file size etc
78. new image Mosaic A special effect used to break an image up into large chunks as if it were pieced together like tiles MPEG Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group an image compression scheme for full motion video developed by Motion Picture Experts Group Multi Media The integration of graphics text sound and sometimes video for a specific application or task Multi Tasking An application that performs many tasks simultaneously rather than sequentially Noise Random data or pixels picked up during scanning or data transfer that does not correspond to the original image Also refers to a filter in some graphics programs used for special effects e g ArcSoft PhotoStudio 3 0 NTSC Acronym for National Television Systems Convention the color television transmission standard used in the United States Offset Value A numeric value added to a calculated filter kernel color value before applying the filter to the pixels of an image Opacity A characteristic of painting and other tools within image editing software By adjusting opacity to less than 100 a color can be painted onto an image while allowing some of the image underneath to show through Optical Scanner A device that uses light to scan and convert text graphics or other images into digitized data readable by a computer Appendices A 11 Appendix B Overexposed An image that is too light See Exposure Pan To move around a canvas that is lar
79. nters words added to an image Annotations to a digital image might be stored in layers independent of the image Anti aliasing Removal or reduction of the rough and jagged edges around an image Aperture The diaphragm opening a term often used interchangeably with f stop Apply A button in a dialog box that closes the dialog box and applies the selected command s function Archival image An image meant to have lasting utility Generally kept off line in a safe place an archival image it is often of higher quality than the digital image delivered to the user Area Process A process usually an effect which requires additional pixel data other than that of the pixel being processed Most filters are area processes Array Camera A digital camera that uses a large CCD chip to sense the entire image at one time as opposed to scanning the image one row of pixels at a time Artifact Any glitch or blemish inadvertently introduced into a digital image in the course of scanning or compression It often appears in the form of color faults or line faults that visibly impact the image negatively Aspect Ratio The ratio or relationship between the height and width of an image usually measured as a pixel resolution A common aspect ratio is 1 5 to 1 which is that of a 35mm slide Auto Focus A feature of a camera that uses an infrared light beam or sonar to automatically set its own focus AVI File extension for Microsof
80. oduction Introduction 1 5 Introduction 1 6 Introduction Chapter 2 e Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop This chapter describes the major desktop components in PhotoStudio provides a brief introduction of their functions and shows how to customize the desktop Contents 1 Major Components of PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 2 2 Showing and Hiding Desktop Components 2 9 3 Opening and Closing the Album Palette 2 9 4 Floating a Desktop Component 2 10 5 Snapping a Desktop Component 2 10 6 Repositioning a Desktop Component 2 10 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop 2 1 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Major Components of PhotoStudio s Desktop In this section we ll introduce PhotoStudio s major desktop components and show how to customize the desktop by displaying hiding floating snapping repositioning and resizing the desktop components Once PhotoStudio is launched the Main Menu Quick Access Bar Album Palette Layers Palette Tools Palette Status Bar etc are displayed on screen providing a workspace to edit image files PhotoStudio can open several image files on the desktop at once with each image file displayed in its own image window The major PhotoStudio desktop components include e Main Menu e Quick Access Bar e Status Bar e Tools Palette e Layers Palette
81. ol that is currently selected in the Tools Palette The following illustration represents the Options Palette when the Fill Pattern Tool is selected Tool Options x use clipboard opacity u 100 filltestureonly mirror aligned C brick j add K delete The Layers Palette The Layers Palette is PhotoStudio s control center for layers It LO Oo co displays all of the layers of an image keeping the layers of the image organized Add move copy paste delete and merge layers and work eal fiert j on specific layers of an image without affecting the elements on any TEP J 100 other layers J photograph F s soon The illustration on the left shows floating Layers Palette See Chapter EJ u 100 13 Working with Layers e background J L 100 z The Album Palette The Album Palette is a unique image management feature of PhotoStudio Access store display retrieve and organize images right on the desktop See Chapter 12 Working with Albums The illustration on the left shows the Album Palette 2 8 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop The Navigation Palette The Navigation Palette is a powerful tool for viewing images in PhotoStudio Zoom in or out on an image or navigate to its dif
82. or in RGB colorspace GCR Acronym for Grey Component Replacement a color separation setting used on color photographs where cyan magenta and yellow inks are swapped out of an image in a balance that would yield a gray value and black ink is swapped in instead It normally results in reduction in overall ink usage consistency in press run and increase in image detail Geometric A shape defined by the mathematical discipline of geometry e g rectangle square circle and ellipse GIF Acronym for Graphics Interchange Format a graphic compression format developed by CompuServe that allows for images of up to 8 bits or 256 colors It is one of the graphic formats commonly used on the Web GifBuilder A shareware application used to create animated GIF files for distribution on the Web GIF 89 The most recent GIF standard that allows the selection of area for transparency It is primarily used for the Internet and other on line services Like its predecessor GIF GIF 89 is also 256 color or 8 bit imaging Gradient An even transition of intermediate shades between two or more different colors or a transition of painting opacity Also Gradation Graphics Board The software in the computer that controls the way information is displayed on the monitor Also called Video Board Graphic Converter A shareware application used to open and convert a wide range of image file formats Grayscale A term used to describe a bla
83. orbs red light Decompression A method that reverses the compressed image file and reconstructs the image back to an uncompressed state Default An option setting that is automatically loaded on program start up Appendices A 5 Appendix B Degenerative Compression See Reverse Compression Degradation The degree of fidelity or clarity loss incurred to an image by a filter an effect or a compression scheme Density The actual measurement of the light stopping ability of a tone area of a printed image reproduction Less light will be stopped by the brighter tones and conversely more light will be stopped or absorbed by the darker tones Derived Image An image that is derived from another image usually by eliminating part of the original Techniques used to generate a derived image include taking a detail sub sampling to a lower resolution using lossy compression and using image processing techniques to alter an image Also called Derivative Image Desktop Publishing The process of creating published documents by integrating all document text and graphics on a personal computer De speckle A filter in some advanced image editing applications that removes speckling or grains from an image Device Independence A program s ability to load edit and save an image in more colors than your hardware could support Digital The method of representing storing and processing information that has been conve
84. ose Merge Down from the drop down menu To merge all on layers On the Layers Palette turn on the layers to be merged green light on Turn off the layers that will not be merged Click the Merge All Layers button at the top of the Layers Palette This will merge all of the layers that have been turned on To merge selected layers Hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting and deselecting multiple thumbnail images on the Layers Palette Click Layer on the Main Menu and choose Merge Selected from the drop down menu 13 4 Working with Layers Chapter 14 Working with Macros A macro is a powerful timesaving feature allowing a complex series of tasks to be saved as a single click operation This feature allows you to turn some Edit commands all enhancements and most effects into a macro and apply it to other images Contents 1 Making a Macro oen apatiu ee eee 14 2 2 Applying a Macro to an Image 14 3 3 Batch Processing 2 0 0 00 00020 14 3 Working with Macros 14 1 Working with Macros Making a Macro For photographs that are too dark out of focus or washed out or to apply the same commands enhancements or effects to many images record and use a macro It not only saves time but also allows images to be edited or retouched more consistently To turn a complex series of tasks into a macro 1 Open an image file 2 Apply a variety of comm
85. ox Drag the Brightness slider to darken or brighten the image Drag the Contrast slider to increase or reduce the color contrast Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window Preview the effect in the After window before applying it Click OK to apply the adjustment or press Cancel to abort Note To adjust the brightness or and contrast of a single R G or B color channel simply select the channel to be adjusted before applying the enhancement 9 2 Enhancing Images 9 Enhancing Images Adjusting Hue and Saturation Hue and Saturation ba The Hue and Saturation command adjusts the color makeup and Before 7 ae i intensity of an image 5 y Saturation 0 To adjust an image s hue and saturation CERET 4 4 4 Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Hue and J Saturation from the drop down menu This brings up the Hue and Saturation dialog box Drag the Hue slider to change the image s color hue j 2 i 3 Drag the Saturation slider to adjust the image s color intensity 12 ance M E 4 Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows 5 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 6 Preview the effect in the After win
86. pe Style A variation within a typeface family such as normal bold italic underline etc Typeface The design of a set of characters such as Courier Helvetica Times Times Roman etc UCR Acronym for Under Color Removal a color separation setting used on color photographs where cyan magenta and yellow inks are removed from dark and neutral areas and black ink is swapped in instead The chief advantage of this process is a reduction in overall ink usage See also GCR Uncoated Paper Paper without a glossy finish It absorbs more ink than coated paper See Coated Paper and Dot Gain Underexposed An image that is too dark See Exposure Unfilled A painting option of geometric tools that does not fill the inside area of the drawn geometric Instead it applies the selected color or effect s to the outside edges of the geometric as defined by the current brush shape Unsharp Masking A process whereby an image s perceived sharpness is enhanced by increasing the contrast along the edges where different tones meet Considered the most sophisticated sharpening method it sharpens without the undesirable graininess that often occurs with other sharpening methods Appendices A 15 Appendix B Vector Based Image An image that is made up of vector description mathematical description of lines curves objects and type outlines rather than rows of colored dots Bit Mapped Vector based images can be scaled and rot
87. pear to be attached to the edge of PhotoStudio s desktop WNre Note The Quick Access Bar and Options Palette can be snapped to the top or bottom of the desktop the Tools Palette and Layers Palette can be snapped to the left or right side only and the Album Palette can be snapped to any side Repositioning a Desktop Component Except for the Status Bar all of PhotoStudio s desktop components listed under the View command on the Main Menu can be moved around in the workspace Customizing PhotoStudio s desktop creates a more efficient workspace To reposition any of the desktop components 1 Make sure the desktop component is in its floating state See Floating a Desktop Component 2 Drag it by its title bar to a new location 2 10 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio s Desktop Chapter 3 Learning Basic Editing Commands This section will introduce some of PhotoStudio s commonly used editing commands Contents 1 Correcting ETOCS oina s ae naa a ai a a 3 2 2 Interrupting an Operation 3 2 3 Restoring an Image 0 3 2 4 Repositioning a Selected Area 3 3 5 Cutting a Selected Area 2 0 000 0 3 3 6 Copying a Selected Area 0 3 3 7 Pasting a Selected Area 000 0 3 4 8 Deleting a Selected Area 0 3 4 9 Rotating an Image 0 000 3 5 10 Transforming a Selected Area
88. peed slider to set the speed of the movement 4 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 5 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 6 Click OK to apply the effect or press Cancel to abort 10 2 Applying Special Effects 10 Applying Special Effects PhotoStudio Special Effects and Enhancements Gallery The images displayed below are sample results of the various special effects and enhancements used in PhotoStudio Special Effects Emboss Film Grain Fisheye Magic Mirror Oil Paint Sketch Wrinkle Whirlpool 3D Grid Applying Special Effects 10 3 Applying Special Effects Enhancements Original Image Add Noise Average Blur Heavily Blur Slightly Despeckle Equalization Find Contour Gaussian Blur Logarithm Median Minimum Maximum Negative Sharpen Sharpen Lightly Sharpen Vertically Sharpen Solarization Horizontally Threshold Unsharp Mask 10 4 Applying Special Effects Chapter 11 Adding Text to Images PhotoStudio s Text Tool creates editable text using any installed font in different styles and sizes along with more sophisticated controls such as anti aliasing and wrapping Contents 1 Creating a Text Layer 2 Editing Text rpari der kai o 3 Adding a Shadow to Text Adding Text to Images 11 1 Adding Text to Images Creating a Text Layer In PhotoStudio a ne
89. pled Device array which are light sensitive diodes used in scanners and digital cameras These devices sweep across an image and when exposed to light will generate a series of digital signals that are converted into pixel values CD ROM Acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory a form of write once disc based random access data storage Usually mass produced and distributed as a publication a CD ROM is capable of holding approximately 550 megabytes of data CGM Acronym for Computer Graphics Metafile an image file format designed to handle a wide range of image file types For the time being it is used primarily for vector graphics Channel Usually color channel It refers to color components of an image An image file is composed of different color channels such as red green and blue and possibly many alpha channels Character A single text symbol Character Mask A mask definition defined by using the Text tool Characterization The process of building a Look up Table LUT for a calibrated monitor By profiling the output of various key colors from a monitor a LUT can be set up allowing the computer to substitute corrected characterized colors to achieve consistent and accurate output Clipboard A temporary storage area in computer memory that holds the last cut or copied data Clipping Path A Vector defined outline used to mask areas of an image outside the path s borders Cloning The process of
90. posite ends of the brightness range and are 255 values apart Image Manipulation The process of making digital changes to an image using image processing See also Image Processing Image Merging The process of combining two or more images together Image Processing The modification or manipulation of images scanned or captured by a digital recording device It usually involves changing an image s size shape color contrast and brightness etc Index Color A type of color file that uses only one channel and assigns one of 256 colors to a pixel Despite its poor quality an Index color file is ideal for the Web because of its small size Inkjet A printer that sprays inks onto paper or substrates Interpolation A process used to resample images to a larger size and or higher resolution by adding pixels to an image Appendices A 9 Appendix B Iris An extremely sophisticated ink jet printer that sprays droplets of ink as small as red blood cells 1 2000 of an inch It is popular as a proofing device and for making fine arts quality limited editions on specialized papers such as heavy water color stock Jaggies Slang for the stair stepped appearance of a curved or angled line in digital imaging JBIG An international compression standard used for images with very little color or gray scale e g document page images JPEG Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group a lossy image file format developed b
91. qualize an image s bright and dark areas e Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Equalization Using Threshold The Threshold command transforms any image into a dramatic high contrast black and white graphic To use the Threshold 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu then choose Threshold from the drop down menu This brings up the Threshold dialog box 2 Drag the Threshold Level slider to adjust the black and white threshold value 3 Click the plus or minus sign under the Before window to zoom in or out on the image in both windows 4 View different parts of the image by dragging within the Before or After window 5 Preview the effect in the After window before applying it 6 Click OK to apply the adjustment or press Cancel to abort Using Unsharp Mask t Unsharp Mask E The Unsharp Mask command sharpens images using fine adjustment e Square Size 3 controls and is often the preferred sharpening tool for digital image 44 a editing professionals Ia ay LE EU EE a T To use the Unsharp Mask command After 1 Click Enhance on the Main Menu choose Sharpen Filters from the drop down menu then select Unsharp Mask from the submenu This brings up the Unsharp Mask dialog box T 2 Drag the Square Size slider to determine the size of the D eee sampling area around each pixel Drag the Effect slider to adjust the intensity of the sharpening Drag the Threshold slider to set
92. r drag the RGB color slider to a lower value To select more of the variation of a color drag the color slider to a higher value To select connected like color areas check Contiguous Area Only To select all like color areas connected or unconnected uncheck Contiguous Area Only Click the Magic Wand in the part the image to select it NAYNDNBWNR Modifying a Selected Area There are numerous ways to modify selections for precise and effective image editing The following provides an overview of how to use the various selection controls e To remove a selection press Ctrl N or click Select on the Main Menu and choose None from the drop down menu or click anywhere outside the selection e To invert or select the exact opposite area of the current selection press Ctrl I or click Select on the Main Menu then choose Invert from the drop down menu e To select the entire image press Ctrl A or click Select on the Main Menu then choose All from the drop down menu e To transform a regular selection into a border click Select on the Main Menu then choose Border from the drop down menu Making Selections 6 3 G Making Selections e To enlarge a selection by a fixed amount of pixels click Select on the Main Menu then choose Expand from the drop down menu e To round the corners of an angular selection click Select on the Main Menu then choose Smooth from the drop down menu e To start a new selection check
93. r Image An 8 bits per pixel image which is not acceptable for true color image editing A 16 Appendices Appendix B 32 768 32K Color Image See 15 bits per pixel image 32 Bit Image 32 Bit Video Mode An Image or video mode that normally refers to a 24 bits per pixel image or mode with an 8 bit Alpha Channel 640 x 480 The most common resolution size in pixels of the standard 13 computer monitor 65 536 65K Color Image See 16 bits per pixel image 72 DPI A common computer screen resolution 8 Bit Image 8 Bit Video Mode See 256 Color 8 Bit Masking Also known as Density Masking a technique used to control the opacity of painting operations to an image by using of an 8 bit mask file Appendices A 17 M ArcSoft Digital Imaging Internet Entertainment SOFTWARE FOR PEOPLE www arcsoft com PMPS0310
94. r desaturate it NABWN eR Note 1 To protect the adjacent areas of the image from being affected select the red eye area before applying the Red eye Removal Tool 2 Different brushes may need to be tested before finding the correct brush Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 7 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Filling an Area with a Color If a large area of an image needs to be filled with a single color there are two options the Bucket Fill Tool in the Tools Palette and the Fill Color command on the Main Menu To fill a selection with a color 1 Select the area 2 Change the active color to the desired color 3 Do one of the following e Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Fill Color from the drop down menu e Press the Delete key to erase the selected area select the Bucket Fill Tool from the Tools Palette then click within the selection to fill it with the active color 8 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Chapter 9 Enhancing Images PhotoStudio offers many ways to improve the overall quality of photographs The following enhancement features can be applied to a selected image layer or to the entire image Contents 1 Using Auto Enhance 000 9 2 2 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 9 2 3 Adjusting Hue and Saturation 9 3 4 Adjusting Tone 00 00 0 0022 ee 9 3 5 Equalizing Color Distribution
95. r transition from one color to another commonly found in photographs where the distinction between immediately neighboring pixels is slight Continuous Tone CT Device A device that renders images by using tone values of different densities without applying halftone dots Contrast The difference and distribution of light and dark tones in an image An image mostly made up of black and white tones is considered contrast while one composed mostly of middle gray tones would be flat Contrast is measured in terms of Gamma values Co processed Video Adapter A video adapter that speeds the display of graphics by using its own graphics specific processing capabilities for some painting tasks rather than using the computer processor Copystand Scanner An image capture device that sits on a copystand and can be raised or lowered to get closer to or farther away from the material to be scanned CPU Acronym for Central Processing Unit which is the brain of a computer Cropping The process of modifying an image by trimming off unimportant parts so as to highlight the subject Cropping permanently discards the unselected area from the file and reduces file size Cul Acronym for Common User Interface a set of rules and standards pertaining to application interfaces designed to ensure the ease of learning new applications Cyan A greenish blue color used in the four color process printing It reflects blue and green light and abs
96. re Pieces of equipment and or devices that make up a computer system as opposed to the programming or instructions sets for the system software High Color Term specifically refers to a 15 or 16 bit operating mode or an image with 32 768 or 65 536 colors See True Color High resolution Image A digitized image that has the greatest amount of pixels per inch Highlight The brightest area in an image Histogram A bar chart used to display the amount of color used in an image across the tonal range The horizontal coordinate represents the tonal value of the pixels 0 255 and the vertical coordinate shows the number of pixels having that tonal value HLS Acronym for Hue Luminosity and Saturation color model Hue A key attribute that distinguishes one color from another Technically hue is based on the wavelength of light reflected from an object or transmitted through it Icon A tiny graphics symbol representing a program option or command Image Assembly A process by which parts of two or more images are combined together to create a new hybrid image Image capture The process of creating a digital representation of an image with a device such as a scanner or digital camera Image Edge A measurement of the change in brightness between neighboring pixels in an image An edge of 0 means that the pixels share the same brightness value The maximum edge possible exists where neighboring image pixels are at op
97. round Layer is replaced with the currently selected transparency background To change the current transparency background click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Preferences from the drop down menu Rotating an Image If an image appears to be tilted use PhotoStudio s Rotate command to correct the problem To rotate an image 1 Click Edit on the Main Menu then choose Rotate 2 In the Rotate dialog box enter a value in degrees or drag the handles at the corners of the rotation frame to rotate the image in the Preview Window 3 Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation Note The Rotate command applies only to a whole image Transforming a Selected Area PhotoStudio s powerful Transform Tool transforms part of an image or layer by resizing skewing rotating or distorting it Artistic perspective effects can then be applied to blend a pasted element seamlessly into an image To apply a specific transformation Select the part of an image or layer to transform From the Tools Palette select the Transform Tool 3 In the Options Palette check one of the following e Resize to resize the selected area or layer e Arbitrary to distort the selected area or layer e Skew to skew the selected area or layer e Rotate to rotate the selected area or layer e Perspective to apply the perspective effect to the selected area or layer 4 Drag the handles at the corners of the transformation rectangle to manipulate
98. rted to binary codes Digital Camera A camera that directly captures digital images without the use of film Digital Densitometer Image editing software s ability to measure the values in pixels and read them out in RGB or CMYK These values are accurate when compared with the actual values stored within the files and will remain unchanged regardless of which computer display the file is shown on Digital Envelope A digital container that wraps an image with information or metadata Such information might be used to find the image guarantee its authenticity or limit its access to authorized users Digital Image An image made up of bits and bytes Digitize To convert an image into binary codes Dialog Box A window in an application program that opens to allow you to set program commands and options Diminishing Returns A rate of yield that fails to increase in proportion to additional application or expense of resources A typical case is Lossy Compression Diodes Light sensitive electronic components used in image capture Displacement A feature of large format studio cameras that allow the relationship between the film plane and the lens plane to be modified in order to alter and control the perspective of the image With displacements it is possible to look up at a building and keep the vertical sides of the building parallel without having the keystone effect normally encountered with a camera Digital camer
99. rth in subparagraph 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs 1 2 and 3 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52 227 19 as applicable and any amendments thereto The manufacturer is ArcSoft Inc 46601 Fremont Blvd Fremont CA 94538 If this product was purchased in the United States this Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of California otherwise local laws may apply Copyright 1994 1999 by ArcSoft Inc All rights reserved This manual and the software described within are subject to a Software Licensing Agreement The software may only be copied in accordance with the license and can only be used on a single computer at any point in time unless a multi user license has been purchased Copying of the manual is expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of ArcSoft Inc PhotoStudio is a registered trademark of ArcSoft Inc All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Credits for this manual Writing Jack Jie Zheng Graphics Edmundo Muyco Design amp Layout Huey Nguyen Nathalia Chayadi Contacting ArcSoft For questions relating to customer service or ArcSoft please refer to the Main contact numbers below For questions relating to technical support issues visit the ArcSoft web site www arcsoft com as it contains helpful tips and h
100. s for product descriptions illustrations or presentations WN Re ely To capture a screen image Arrange the screen elements the way that they will appear once captured Launch PhotoStudio click File on the Main Menu then choose Capture from the drop down menu In the Capture dialog box choose one of the following options e Window captures an entire window including its title bar e Client Area captures the content of the window without the frame e Desktop captures the entire desktop To capture a window in PhotoStudio deselect Hide PhotoStudio Window Click OK to capture or press Cancel to abort the operation Click on the screen element to be captured Return to the PhotoStudio workspace to edit and save the newly captured image s See Chapter 15 Saving and Printing Image Files Opening and Creating Image Files 4 3 4 Opening and Creating Image Files Creating a New Image File The New command on the Main Menu and the New button on the Quick Access Bar create blank untitled PhotoStudio image files To create a new image Select an Alternate Color from the Color Grid to set the background color of the new image file Click the New button on the Quick Access Bar or click File on the Main Menu then choose New from the drop down menu In the New dialog box set the data format unit and size parameters for the new image 4 Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation N
101. sing Painting and Retouching Tools 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Using the Paintbrush Tool The Paintbrush Tool creates soft edged strokes of color to blend edge pixels more naturally with surrounding colors To use the Paintbrush Tool 1 Click on the Paintbrush Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Choose the desired brush 4 Drag the slider to set the transparency percentage 5 Click and drag in the image to paint Using the Spraypaint Tool The Spraypaint Tool applies gradual color tones to an image with an edge more diffused than those created with the Paintbrush Tool To use the Spraypaint Tool 1 Click on the Spraypaint Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Choose the desired brush 4 Drag the slider to set the transparency percentage 5 Click and drag in the image to paint Using the Pen Tool The Pen Tool creates hard edged freehand lines To use the Pen Tool 1 Click on the Pen Tool in the Tools Palette 2 Open the Options Palette 3 Choose the desired brush 4 Drag the slider to set the transparency percentage 5 Click and drag in the image to paint Using Painting and Retouching Tools 8 3 8 Using Painting and Retouching Tools Using the Line Tool The Line Tool creates straight lines of any width and direction with the option of anti aliasing To use the Line Tool Click on the Line Tool in the Tools Palette Open the Options Palette S
102. software that allows an image to be rotated by any number of degrees Rotoscoping The process by which individual video frames saved on disk are edited using a graphics program and then recorded back to disk Rubylith A red film used to shield or mask objects in traditional print publishing Saturation A value indicating the amount of gray in a color The closer a color is to gray the less saturated it is and the further a color is away from gray the more saturated it is Scale To decrease or increase an image s size proportionally Scanner A device used for capturing a digital image Scanning See Image Capture Scanning Camera A digital camera that uses a single row of CCDs to capture images one row of pixels at a time Appendices A 13 Appendix B Scroll To use a slider bar to move an image within a window that is smaller in size than the image itself so as to reveal hidden areas of the image See Pan Scroll Bars Vertical and Horizontal control bars used to scroll a window Setting A program option that can be assigned or modified using controls to yield a different result Shadow The darkest area of an image Shadows in an image tend to lose details or take on undesirable casts Sharpen Sharpening To improve image clarity and edge definition A technique used to enhance image color and brightness and restore out of focus parts However too much sharpening will make images look grainy Sh
103. solution of the image Re sampling an image often leads to quality loss in terms of decreased image sharpness Also Re sizing an Image Re sizing an Image See Resample an image Redo To restore an image to its state prior to the last painting operation s Resolution image The number of pixels in both height and width that make up an image usually specified in DPI dots per inch PPI pixels per inch or LPI lines per inch Resolution output The number of dots per inch DPI used to display an image on a display device monitor or in print It is a major factor that determines the attainable output quality The higher the resolution of an image the greater its clarity and definition RGB Acronym for Red Green and Blue the primary colors used by computer monitors and digital cameras to create all the colors seen on the monitor and saved in files RGB primaries are known as additive primaries RIP Acronym for Raster Image Processing When RIP ed all of the elements typography photography Illustrations and Graphics in a page layout document are assembled and rasterized into a Bit Mapped image to be output Also Raster Image Processor a device used to translate digital data into physical output ROM Acronym for Read Only Memory a removable medium used for primary instructions in many computer peripherals and CPU s firmware Root Path The location of a file on a disk Rotate A function in image editing
104. t s Video for Windows i e MYVIDEO AVI Available Light The light available indoors or outdoors without using strobe or photoflood lights Background A canvas image underneath a painting operation or floated image Background Image A tiled image used as a background pattern on a web page Bit Short for binary digit the basic unit of computerized information Binary digits are 0 and 1 also known as on and off code A 2 Appendices Appendix B Bit Depth The number of bits used to display or store each pixel Bitmap The method used to store information that maps an image pixel bit by bit Bitmapped file formats include bmp pcx pict pict 2 tiff tif and so on Most image files are bit mapped This type of file gives you the jaggies when examined closely you can see the line of pixels that create edges Bitmap images are used by all computers The desktop or screen information for all Windows machines uses bmp files while the Macintosh uses pict files Bit Mapped Image Also known as a raster image It s an image composed of a series of individual bits and bytes that form pixels Each pixel can vary in color or gray scale value Bit Map Graphics Editor A graphics application used for editing bit mapped images Black Limit A color separation setting that allows for the maximum percentage of black ink in a CMYK image The setting is made before an RGB image is converted to a CMYK image The pr
105. ter a value for either the width or height Shortcut Keys To open an image file press Ctrl O To close an active image press Ctrl F4 To save your file press Ctrl S To print an image press Ctrl P To quit PhotoStudio press Ctrl Q To undo an operation press Ctrl Z To undo a series of operations repeatedly press Ctrl Z To cut a selected area or the entire image press Ctrl X To copy a selected area press Ctrl C To paste a cut or copied area press Ctrl V To remove a selected area press the Delete key To select the entire layer of an active image press Ctrl A To invert a selected area press Ctrl I To deselect the current selection press Ctrl N To open the Brightness and Contrast dialog box press F3 To open the Hue and Saturation dialog box press F4 To open the Tone Adjustment dialog box press FS To access the PhotoStudio online Help press F1 To open an image into Full Screen mode press Ctrl W To return to normal mode press the Esc key While in Full View mode Ctrl W press the Enter key to advance to the next opened image or click the right mouse button for more options To display rulers of an active image press Ctrl R Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 7 Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 8 Learning Basic Editing Commands Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Image Files PhotoStudio can open existing files or create ne
106. the new button in the Options Palette e To add an additional selection to the to the current selection check the add button in the Options Palette or hold down the Shift key while the new button is selected e To subtract area from the current selection check the subtract button in the Options Palette e To reposition a current selection border choose the Select Tool click inside the selection border then drag it to a new location e To reposition the contents of a current selection choose the Area Move Tool click inside the selection border then drag it to a new location Note 1 The options listed under Select on the Main Menu are applicable to all selection tools 2 The settings in the Options Palette are specific to each individual selection tool 6 4 Making Selections Chapter 7 Working with Colors In this chapter you ll learn how to select and change the active and alternate colors and how to convert a color image into a grayscale image Contents 1 Changing the Active and Alternate Colors 7 2 2 Using the Color Selection Dialog Box 7 2 3 Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image 7 3 Working with Colors 7 1 Working with Colors Changing the Active and Alternate Colors At the bottom of PhotoStudio s Tools Palette are two overlapping color swatches staggered one atop the other The top swatch represents the active color while the bottom swatch represents the alt
107. the selected area or layer 5 When finished choose another tool in the Tools Palette to deactivate the transformation rectangle 6 Click Select on the Main Menu then choose None to remove the selection border Ne Note 1 The Transform Tool only applies to part of an image or layer 2 A selection must be made in order to use the Transform Tool Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 5 Learning Basic Editing Commands 3 When transforming an area consult the Layers Palette of the active image to make sure that the Rotate command is being applied to the correct layer See Chapter 13 Working with Layers Changing an Image s Orientation PhotoStudio s Orientation option makes it easy to rotate images in 90 increments It also provides an option for applying a mirror flip to your image To change an image s orientation 1 Click Edit on the Main Menu 2 From the drop down menu choose Orientation 3 In the Orientation dialog box check Mirror to flip the choices optional 4 Highlight the preferred rotation option thumbnail preview 5 Click OK to confirm or press Cancel to abort the operation Note This command applies to the entire photo Cropping an Image Use the Crop Tool to remove extraneous outer areas from photos and to give images dramatic composition To crop an image 1 Select the area of the photo that will remain 2 Click the Crop Tool on the Tools Palette to crop the image Note A selection
108. ti layered Images Before working with layers it s important to understand the following rules of thumb 1 pal Nr D Ke On the Layers Palette the topmost layer represents the front of the image and the bottom layer represents the back of the image Therefore the top layer on the Layers Palette appears in front of all of the layers below it in the image window Work on a layer when it s active selected and is visible Only one layer can be activated at a time The active layer is the layer whose Layers Palette thumbnail is highlighted To activate a layer click on its thumbnail on the Layers Palette to highlight it Hide or show a layer by clicking the layer s corresponding Visible button on the Layers Palette If a layer is hidden its content will disappear from the image window but will remain visible in the thumbnail on the Layers Palette If the bottom layer Layer 0 is hidden cut or erased a color or grid representing the current transparency background will be displayed in the image window If any other layer is hidden cut or erased the layer s below will be visible Working with Layers 13 3 Working with Layers Merging Layers After modifying the image using multiple layers merge the layers into a single flat image file to reduce the file size Ne WN j lt To merge two layers On the Layers Palette turn on the two layers to be merged Click Layer on the Main Menu then cho
109. to save the file or press Cancel to abort 7 Open the saved file to examine its quality To try a higher or lower compression repeat Steps 1 to 5 until the desired result is achieved Saving and Printing Images 15 3 Saving and Printing Images Printing Image Files PhotoStudio provides sophisticated printing options to customize images Add titles and frames to images choose the desired dimensions and resolution and precisely position images on the page To print an image file Click File on the Main Menu then choose Print from the drop down menu This brings up the Print dialog box 2 Click the Print Setup button This brings up the Print dialog box Make sure that the printer is set up properly and click OK once the print set up is finished Click File on the Main Menu again then choose Print from the drop down menu In the Print dialog box perform one or more of the following e Check Add Title to add a title to the print e Double click the Double click to edit text box to open the text dialogue and type a title or message e Check Add Frame to add a thin black frame to the page e Check Center Title to center the title on the page e Check Center Photo to center the photo on the page e Drag the slider to adjust the size and resolution of the image to be printed e Enter the number of desired copies in the Copies box Click Print to print the file or press Cancel to abort ee AU n Iv
110. toStudio s Desktop File The File menu contains a number of commands to manage and manipulate image files The commands in this group include New Open Restore Close Save Save As Open Album Add To Album Capture Acquire Select Source Print Printer Setup Send and Exit Choosing a file name from the file list at the bottom of the drop down menu will directly open that file Edit The Edit menu contains commands for editing images Selections can be controlled by cutting them out copying them to or pasting them from the clipboard or by filling them with other colors The size resolution orientation shape and data type of an image can also be modified The Preferences command contains controls for adjusting the monitor s gamma values setting the maximum level of multiple Undo Redo and selecting a Transparency Background The commands in this group include Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Clear Fill Color Crop Rotate Orientation Add Border Image Size Select Macro Play Macro and Preferences Select The Select menu contains commands for making and modifying selections The commands in this group include All Invert None Border Expand and Smooth Layer The Layer menu contains commands to manage multi layered images add or delete layers or merge multiple layers of an image Image layers can also be modified by creating a soft edge or by adding a shadow The Properties command at the bottom of the drop down menu conta
111. tool that allows users to draw and select an area of any shape in an image Layer A way that separates image editing operations into levels that are independent of each other Layout A drawing displaying the typographic parts ads photos text in their proper positions LightJet A printer that uses Red Green and Blue lasers to write a continuous tone image onto photographic printing paper in a similar manner to a film recorder Line Art Typically a black and white image either drawn by hand or generated by a computer Linescreen The number of halftone cells per inch often expressed as lines per inch Ipi Loose Color Proofs Proofs of individual images before they are assembled into page layouts Lossless compression A process that reduces the storage space without loss of data Lossy compression A process that reduces the storage space needed for an image file with certain loss of data Low Resolution Image An image that contains only the information necessary to accurately display the image on the computer screen A 10 Appendices Appendix B LPI Acronym for Lines Per Inch it refers to the number of lines of halftone dots in an inch Luminance The brightness of a pixel s color as perceived by the human eye According to the HLS color model luminosity is measured between 0 and 100 percent from pure white to pure black LZW Acronym for Lempel Ziv Welch a proprietary lossless compression scheme
112. u allows you to change between image formats Format options include To 8 bit Grayscale and To 24 bit RGB True Color Additional options are included in Separate To and Combine By View The View menu offers commands for displaying and viewing images and customizing the PhotoStudio workspace The workspace can be managed by showing or hiding various desktop components and by changing the display mode and viewing ratio of images The commands in this group include Actual View Zoom In Zoom Out Fit In Window Full Screen Rulers Grids Image Information Hide Show Tools Palette Hide Show Layers Palette Hide Show Options Palette Hide Show Quick Access Bar Hide Show Status Bar and Hide Show Navigation Palette Window The Window menu contains commands for managing image windows With a single click a duplicate of the current image can be opened multiple images can be displayed simultaneously or all of the images on the desktop can be closed At the bottom of the drop down menu is a list of all of the image windows currently open on the desktop Clicking on the title of any window will turn it into the active image window The commands in this group include New Window Tile Cascade and Close All Help The Help menu provides an index of general help topics available in PhotoStudio s online Help and version information by selecting About PhotoStudio The Quick Access Bar Frequently used menu commands and options can be quickly accessed by
113. unning Windows 95 98 Me 2000 or NT It enables full color images to be acquired managed enhanced retouched and output for publications presentations and the Internet Regardless of your skill level or experience in digital image editing you ll find PhotoStudio to be an extremely helpful tool that offers many precise ways to manipulate and refine images Highlights of PhotoStudio ee Multiple ways of opening creating images You can Create new images Open existing images from disk drives and card readers Open images from PhotoStudio albums Acquire images from TWAIN devices such as digital cameras and scanners Capture images directly from the screen 2 Support for most commonly used image file formats and image exchange with other programs You can W Open image files in PSF PhotoStudio File JPG BMP TIF PNG PCX TGA FPX PSD and PCD file formats Save files in PSF PhotoStudio File JPG BMP TIF PNG PCX TGA FPX and EPS formats Perform data format conversions between 8 bit Grayscale images and 24 bit RGB True Color images Exchange images with other Windows applications such as Microsoft Word PageMaker and PC Paintbrush via the Windows clipboard Truly user friendly robust GUI designs You can Access most commonly used tools options and commands right on the desktop Optimize the desktop by showing hiding floating snapping resizing and repositioning desktop co
114. w ones Newly created files are labeled Untitled while existing files appear with their file names in the title bar Existing files can be opened from disk drives and PhotoStudio albums or acquired from TWAIN devices like digital cameras and scanners Images can also be captured directly from the screen using PhotoStudio s Capture feature Contents 1 Opening Images from a Disk Drive 4 2 2 Opening Images from an Album 4 2 3 Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device 4 3 4 Capturing Images Directly from the Screen 4 3 5 Creating a New Image File 4 4 Opening and Creating Image Files 4 1 4 Opening and Creating Image Files Opening Images from a Disk Drive PhotoStudio is able to open images stored on a hard drive or any removable media such as floppy disks CD ROMs and card readers ary ra W To open an image file from a disk drive Press Ctrl O Open click the Open button on the Quick Access Bar or click File on the Main Menu then choose Open from the drop down menu From the Open dialog box choose the drive and folder containing the image file Highlight the name of the file or type it in the File Name field Click Open to open the file or press Cancel to abort the operation To open multiple files from a disk drive Press Ctrl O Open click the Open button on the Quick Access Bar or click File on the Main Menu then c
115. w text layer is created each time text is added to a normal image layer To create a new text layer Click on the Text Tool in the Tools Palette This brings up the Options Palette on the desktop Click inside the image and start typing in the text field the text will start from the insertion point in the image and a text layer will appear in the Layers Palette Choose the desired font style and size Reposition newly added text by dragging it around in the image window Ne AY Note 1 Check wrap to keep text within the border of the image 2 Check new to start a new text layer c program files arcsoft photostudio Love You tite 2x nas Tool Options xl rectangle z J drawtrom center size fixed width E height j C new C add subtract Text Edit Screen 11 2 Adding Text to Images Adding Text to Images Editing Text Text that is created in PhotoStudio is fully editable its font type size and color can be modified and paint can be applied to it using the various painting and retouching tools E Sana Nn To edit text Highlight the layer containing the text in the Layers Palette In the Options Palette change the font type style and size To change the color of the text choose a new color for the Active Swatch To add or edit the existing text place the cursor inside the text box of the Options Palette where typing will begin To add a new text layer clic
116. ween a computer s processor and its video card Watermark Bits altered within an image to create a pattern that indicates proof of ownership White Point Adjustment An adjustment made to determine the amount of highlight detail in an image WYSIWYG Slang for What You See Is What You Get The term refers to the graphical interface that lets users see on screen the finished product Xerox A generic name referring to the output from a color laser copier CLC Zoom In To magnify a portion of an image for viewing and or editing It is opposite of zoom out a process used for viewing the entire image when it is larger than the display space 15 Bit Image 15 Bit Video Mode Images that can have up to 32 768 different colors 15 bits per pixel video adapters can display up to 32 768 different colors at a time which is the minimum acceptable video mode for near true color editing 16 Bit Image 16 Bit Video Mode Images that can have up to 65 536 different colors 16 bits per pixel video adapters can display up to 65 536 different colors at a time which is a video mode normally acceptable for near true color editing 24 Bit Image 24 Bit Video Mode Images that can have up to 16 776 216 different colors more than double the number of colors even a trained human eye can differentiate A 24 bits per pixel video adapter that can display up to 16 776 216 different colors at a time provides genuine true color editing 256 Colo
117. y the Joint Photographics Expert Group for still image compression It supports 24 bit color 16 7 million colors as compared to GIF which only supports 8 bit color 256 colors Kilobyte Abbreviated as KB the term is used to denote the size of a file i e the amount of information contained in a file 1 KB equals 1024 bytes Kodak Approval Proof A digital proofing technique used to accurately simulate a halftone proof from a digital file without making halftone separation films Kernel A matrix of pixel values used to apply an image processing filter to a selected area of an image Kerning The spacing between two neighboring text characters Lab Color A color model developed by the Centre Internationale d Eclairage CIE Like other CIE color models the Lab model defines color values mathematically in a device independent manner Landscape An image printed with the longer side in the horizontal direction is said to be in the landscape orientation as opposed to portrait orientation Laser print A process in which a laser is used to write an image on an electrostatically charged drum As the laser strikes the drum an electrostatic charge is created This charge attracts the fine toner powder which is then fused with heat onto the paper Laser Printer A printing device that creates marks on the page using an electrophotographic process Laser printers yield higher resolution printouts Lasso A freehand selection

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