Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 66

CHAPTER 2
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Getting Images into Photoshop Elements
To open an EPS file:
Choose File > Open.
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Select the file you want to open, and click Open.
2
Indicate the desired dimensions, resolution,
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and mode. To maintain the same height-to-width
ratio, select Constrain Proportions.
Select Anti-aliased to minimize the jagged
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appearance of the artwork's edges as it is
rasterized.
Click OK.
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Opening Photo CD files
You can open Kodak
including high-resolution files from Pro Photo CD
discs.
Note: You cannot save files in PCD format from
Photoshop Elements.
To open a Photo CD file:
Choose File > Open.
1
Select the PCD file you want to open, and click
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Open. If the file does not appear, select the option
for showing all files from the Files of Type
(Windows) or Show (Mac OS) menu.
Select options for the source image:
3
Pixel Size to specify the pixel dimensions of the
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image. Keep in mind that the on-screen size of the
opened image depends on both the pixel size and
resolution you choose. (See "About image size and
resolution" on page 46.)
Photo CD (PCD) files,
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• Profile to specify a device profile for color
management. (See "Using color management" on
page 65.)
4 Select options for the destination image:
• Resolution to specify the resolution of the
opened image.
Color Space to specify a color profile for the
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opened image. (See "Using color management" on
page 65.)
Landscape or Portrait to specify the orientation
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of the opened image.
Click OK.
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Opening Raw files
The Raw format is designed to accommodate
images saved in undocumented formats, such as
those created by scientific applications.
Compressed files, such as PICT and GIF, cannot be
opened using this format.
To open a file using the Raw format:
1 Choose File > Open or File > Open As
(Windows).
2 Choose Raw from the file format list, and
click Open.
3 For Width and Height, enter values for the
dimensions of the file.
4 To reverse the order of the width and height,
click Swap.
5 Enter the number of channels.
Select Interleaved if the file was saved with an
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interlaced data option.