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The most powerful photo editing tool for your home and office
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
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  • Page 1 User’s Manual The most powerful photo editing tool for your home and office Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Introduction 1-1...
  • Page 2 ArcSoft Inc. Worldwide Customer Support Contacts N. America China 46601 Fremont Blvd ArcSoft Beijing Representative Office Fremont, CA 94538 No. 6 South Capital Gym Road Tel: 1.510.440.9901 Beijing New Century Hotel, #2910 Fax: 1.510.440.1270 Beijing 100044, P.R. China Website: www.arcsoft.com Tel: 8610-68491368 Email: support@arcsoft.com Email: china@arcsoft.com...
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 Copyright 1994-2002, 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Welcome to PhotoStudio ......1-2 About PhotoStudio ......1-2 Highlights of PhotoStudio .
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Chapter 5. Viewing Images Typical Image Display Modes ....5-2 Zooming In and Out ......5-3 Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars .
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Chapter 9. Enhancing Images Using Auto Enhance ......9-2 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast....9-2 Adjusting Hue and Saturation .
  • Page 8 Table of Contents 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 .
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Introduction Contents: 1. Welcome to PhotoStudio..... . . 1-2 2. About PhotoStudio ......1-2 3.

  • Page 10: Welcome To Photostudio

    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 running Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP.
  • Page 11 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. •...

  • Page 12: About This Manual

    Introduction 8. Multiple output functions. You can: • Print images in any size and anywhere on a selected paper, with customized titles and frames. • Send images as email attachments right from PhotoStudio. • Display images on screen in timed presentation sequences. 9.
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 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.

  • Page 14: Major Components Of Photostudio's Desktop

    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.
  • Page 15 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop Main Tools Palette Menu Quick Layers Palette Access Album Palette Options Palette Status Bar 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.
  • Page 16 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’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.
  • Page 17 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop Convert The Convert menu allows you to change between image formats. Format options include: To 8-bit Grayscale, To 24-bit RGB True Color, and To 48-bit RGB. Additional options are included in Separate To and Combine By. Images in the 48-bit RGB format generally have exceptional quality but are limited in how they may be edited.
  • Page 18 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop Print opens the Print dialog box to print the active image file. removes the selected area(s). Copy copies the selected area(s). Paste pastes the last cut/copied area(s) as a new layer. Undo undoes the last action. Redo redoes the last undone action.
  • Page 19 Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop Move Tool Select Tool Magic Wand Tool Freehand Select 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...
  • Page 20 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 tool that is currently selected in the Tools Palette.

  • Page 21: Showing And Hiding Desktop Components

    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 different 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.

  • Page 22: Repositioning A Desktop Component

    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.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3 Learning Basic Editing Commands This section will introduce some of PhotoStudio’s commonly used editing commands. Contents: 1. Correcting Errors......3-2 2.

  • Page 24: Correcting Errors

    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: •...

  • Page 25: Repositioning A Selected Area

    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.

  • Page 26: Pasting A Selected Area

    Learning Basic Editing Commands • Press Ctrl + C. • 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.

  • Page 27: Rotating An Image

    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 Background Layer is replaced with the currently selected transparency background.

  • Page 28: Changing An Image's Orientation

    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°...

  • Page 29: Using The Magic Cut Feature

    Learning Basic Editing Commands Using the Magic Cut Feature Using the “Magic Cut” feature is great for cutting out specific objects of an image for pasting into other images. 1. Click File on the Main Menu, and then click Magic Cut. 2.

  • Page 30: Shortcut Keys

    Learning Basic Editing Commands resolution to change its existing resolution. 5. Click OK to confirm, or press Cancel to abort the operation. Note: If Keep Aspect Ratio is checked, enter a value for either the width or height. Shortcut Keys 01.
  • Page 31 Chapter 4 Opening and Creating Image Files PhotoStudio can open existing files or create new 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.

  • Page 32: Opening Images From A Disk Drive

    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. To open an image file from a disk drive: 1.

  • Page 33: Acquiring Images From A Twain Device

    Opening and Creating Image Files 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 buttons and display more, if not all, of the images contained in a specific album. 2.

  • Page 34: Creating A New Image File

    Opening and Creating Image Files 5. Click OK to capture, or press Cancel to abort the operation. 6. Click on the screen element to be captured. 7. Return to the PhotoStudio workspace to edit and save the newly captured image(s) (See Chapter 15: Saving and Printing Images).
  • Page 35 Chapter 5 Viewing Images PhotoStudio provides several ways to display and view images. Contents: 1. Typical Image Display Modes ....5-2 2. Zooming In and Out ......5-3 3.

  • Page 36: Typical Image Display Modes

    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.

  • Page 37: Zooming In And Out

    Chapter 1 Introduction Viewing 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.

  • Page 38: Using The Navigation Palette

    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.

  • Page 39: Making A Freeform Selection

    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.

  • Page 40: Selecting A Regularly-Shaped Area

    Making Selections Selecting a Regularly-shaped Area Regularly shaped areas such as rectangles, squares, circles and ellipses are often selected for various image editing and retouching operations. To select a regularly-shaped area: 1. Click the Select Tool from the Tools Palette. 2.

  • Page 41: Selecting An Area By Color

    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.
  • Page 42 Making Selections • To enlarge a selection by a fixed amount of pixels, click Select on the Main Menu, then choose Expand from the drop-down menu. • To round the corners of an angular selection, click Select on the Main Menu, then choose Smooth from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 43: Changing The Active And Alternate Colors

    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.

  • Page 44: Changing The Active And Alternate Colors

    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 alternate color. The active color is the color that is applied to the image by the various brush and function tools.
  • Page 45 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;...
  • Page 46 Working with Colors 7-4 Working with Colors...
  • Page 47 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.

  • Page 48: Choosing Brushes

    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.

  • Page 49: Using The Paintbrush Tool

    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.

  • Page 50: Using The Line Tool

    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: 1. Click on the Line Tool in the Tools Palette. 2.

  • Page 51: Using The Gradient Fill Tool

    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 1.

  • Page 52: Using The Stamp Tool

    Using Painting and Retouching Tools 2. Open the Options Palette. 3. Choose a color model: RGB or HSV. 4. Set the number of pixels to be sampled. 5. 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.

  • Page 53: Using The Smudge Tool

    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.

  • Page 54: Filling An Area With A Color

    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.
  • Page 55 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 ......9-2 2.

  • Page 56: Using Auto Enhance

    Enhancing Images Using Auto Enhance 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. Click Enhance on the Main Menu, then choose Auto Enhance from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 57: Adjusting Hue And Saturation

    Enhancing Images Adjusting Hue and Saturation The Hue and Saturation command adjusts the color makeup and intensity of an image. To adjust an image’s hue and saturation: 1. Click Enhance on the Main Menu, then choose Hue and Saturation from the drop-down menu. This brings up the Hue and Saturation dialog box.

  • Page 58: Equalizing Color Distribution

    Enhancing Images Equalizing Color Distribution The Equalization command is used for enhancing an image’s contrast and fine details. To equalize an image’s bright and dark areas: • 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.

  • Page 59: Making A Panoramic Photo

    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.
  • Page 60 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: 1. Open the images on the desktop, then make one of the image windows active. 2.

  • Page 61: Photostudio Special Effects And Enhancements Gallery

    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 Original Image Composite Cone Cylinder Emboss Film Grain Fisheye Magic Mirror Melting Mosaic Oil Paint Ribbon...
  • Page 62 Applying Special Effects Enhancements Original Image Add Noise Average Blur Blur Heavily Blur Lightly Blur 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...
  • Page 63 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 ......11-2 2.

  • Page 64: Creating A Text Layer

    Adding Text to Images Creating a Text Layer In PhotoStudio, a new text layer is created each time text is added to a normal image layer. To create a new text layer: 1. Click on the Text Tool in the Tools Palette. This brings up the Options Palette on the desktop. 2.

  • Page 65: Editing Text

    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. To edit text: 1.
  • Page 66 Adding Text to Images 11-4 Adding Text to Images...
  • Page 67 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 ......12-2 2.

  • Page 68: Creating An Album

    Working with Albums Creating an Album 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.

  • Page 69: Opening Images From An Album

    Working with Albums Opening Images from an Album Once an album has been created, any or all of the images can be easily opened. To open an image or images from an album: 1. Make sure the Album Palette is open on your desktop (See Chapter 2: Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio Desktop).
  • Page 70 Working with Albums 12-4 Working with Albums...

  • Page 71: Using The Layers Palette

    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.

  • Page 72: Using The Layers Palette

    Working with Layers Using the Layers Palette 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.

  • Page 73: Copying And Pasting Layers Between Images

    Working with Layers 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. To copy and paste layers between images: 1.
  • Page 74 Working with Layers 1. On the Layers Palette, turn on the two layers to be merged. 2. Click Layer on the Main Menu, then choose Merge Down from the drop-down menu. To merge all "on" layers: 1. On the Layers Palette, turn on the layers to be merged (green light on). 2.

  • Page 75: Applying A Macro To An Image

    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.
  • Page 76 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.

  • Page 77: Applying A Macro To An Image

    Working with Macros Applying a Macro to an Image Once multiple commands have been turned into 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.
  • Page 78 Working with Macros 14-4 Working with Macros...
  • Page 79 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.

  • Page 80: Saving A File With A New Name Or Format

    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.

  • Page 81: Saving Image Files For The Web

    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.

  • Page 82: Printing Image Files

    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: 1. Click File on the Main Menu, then choose Print from the drop-down menu. This brings up the Print dialog box.
  • Page 83 Chapter 16 E-mailing Images Sending Images as E-mail Attachments 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.

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