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Ulead Systems, Inc.
August 2005

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. August 2005...
  • Page 2 Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ©1995-2005 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Ulead, the Ulead logo, PhotoImpact, EasyPalette and Ulead GIF Animator are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Overview of the programs ........... 14 PhotoImpact ................14 Album ..................14 GIF Animator ................14 Photo Explorer ................15 Ulead COOL 360 ................ 15 What’s new ................. 15 The PhotoImpact difference ............15 Enhanced photo editing .............. 16 Complete creative suite .............. 16 Introduction to the workspace ..........
  • Page 4 4 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Modifying and adding Galleries thumbnails ........33 Using Variations in the EasyPalette galleries .........34 Basics .................. 35 Creating new images ..............35 Creating an image for DVD menus ..........36 Opening image files ..............36 Partially loading images .............37 Opening CMYK files ..............
  • Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Changing indexed image colors ............ 59 Making a screen capture ............. 60 Using plug-ins ................62 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING ..........63 Enhancing digital camera photos using ExpressFix ....64 Enhancing digital camera photos using RAW data support .. 66 Handling 48-bit images ............
  • Page 6 6 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Touch-up Tool ............104 Working with scanned images ........... 105 Auto-process - Batch ..............105 Stitching images together ............106 Automatic stitching ..............107 Manual stitching ..............107 Adding a frame and photo caption ..........108 CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS ......111 Working with selections ............
  • Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Match Background Color ............132 Adding a shadow to an object ............ 133 Separating a shadow from its object ......... 133 Copying and moving an object between images ......134 Duplicating an object ..............134 Deleting an object ..............134 Spacing and aligning objects .............
  • Page 8 8 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Setting a Gradient color ........... 165 Swatches tab ................. 165 Gradients tab ................. 166 Color Table tab ............... 167 Understanding Indexed color images ........167 Editing the Color Table ............. 167 Loading and saving color tables ......... 168 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS ....169...
  • Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 Adding 3D properties ............201 The Material dialog box ............. 203 Color/Texture ................. 203 Bevel ..................203 Bevel Settings ................ 204 Reflection ................204 Transparency ................. 204 Border .................. 205 Shadow ................. 205 Light ..................205 Shading ................
  • Page 10 10 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Turnpage .................233 DeInterlace ................234 Animation effects .............. 234 Frame-based animations ............235 Playing a frame-based animation ..........236 Storyboard-based animations .............237 Saving animations ..............239 Saving GIF animation options ........... 239 Kaleidoscope Fill ...............240 Texture Filter ................241 Creative Warp ................242...
  • Page 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS 11 Optimizing an image as a PNG ........... 270 Testing your files with different settings ........271 Objects for the Web ............271 Objects on a Web page ............. 272 Linking multimedia objects ............272 Editing Linked objects ............. 273 HTML Text objects ..............
  • Page 12 12 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Toolbox ...................306 Panel Manager .................307 Layer Manager and Selection Manager ........307 Document Manager ..............309 Browse Manager ..............310 EasyPalette ................311 Color Panel ................311 Quick Command Panel ............. 312 Tool Settings ................312 Histogram Panel ..............

  • Page 13: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED This chapter explains the concepts behind PhotoImpact's user interface, beginning with a walkthrough of the workspace and its various components, followed by detailed descriptions of the various panels and toolbars and ways on customizing your PhotoImpact workspace. You will also learn how to use the EasyPalette and some of the basic program functions.

  • Page 14: Overview Of The Programs

    Internet. GIF Animator Ulead GIF Animator is a powerful tool for creating high impact animation for Web pages, presentations, and multimedia titles. Composing, editing, and applying special effects can all be done in GIF Animator. The program also gives you total control over optimization and making animations compact and Web-ready while retaining excellent image quality.

  • Page 15: Photo Explorer

    WebCams, DV camcorders and scanners. Ulead COOL 360 With Ulead® COOL 360™, you can combine a series of photos into 360° or wide angle panoramic scenes. • Create 360° and wide-angle photo panoramas in just 3 steps.

  • Page 16: Enhanced Photo Editing

    20 customizable Ulead® DVD Workshop™ menu templates. • Lower-third graphics Now you can create customized lower-third graphics with the Component Designer for use with Ulead VideoStudio, Ulead MediaStudio Pro and other video-editing applications. • Soft Edge on objects* Add soft feathery edges for striking montages and smooth alpha-channel video overlays.

  • Page 17: Introduction To The Workspace

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 17 Introduction to the workspace The PhotoImpact workspace can be displayed in Basic Photo, Standard Photo, Graphics, Web, or Advanced Modes which contain specific sets of tools depending on what you want to do in the program. When starting PhotoImpact for the first time, you are prompted to choose your workspace mode, whether Basic A Welcome Screen, which displays basic...

  • Page 18: Overview: User Interface

    • Watch Tutorial Allows you to view the video tutorials that are on the content CD (that is, the second PhotoImpact CD). • Link to Learning Center Links to Ulead Learning Center on the Internet. • Help Opens the online help.
  • Page 19 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 19 Standard Toolbar (Basic Photo Mode) Redo New Image Product Updates Scanner Show/Hide on the Web Digital Camera Browse Manager ExpressFix Save Send E-mail Help Undo Print Preview Zoom Show/Hide EasyPalette Standard Toolbar (Advanced Mode) New Image Undo Product Updates New Web page...
  • Page 20 20 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Panel Manager Layer Manager Selection Manager Document Manager Browse Manager EasyPalette Color Panel Quick Command Panel Tool Settings Histogram Panel Pick Tool Selection Tools Toolbox Z-Merge Tool Path Tools Text Tool Crop Tools Transform Tool...

  • Page 21: Panel Manager

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 21 Panel Manager The Panel Manager, by default docked at the right side of the PhotoImpact window, allows you to open or close various panels. Just click a button to open the associated panel, and click again to close it. Layer Manager The Layer Manager displays all the objects present in your active document as individual thumbnails.

  • Page 22: Browse Manager

    22 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE • Move your cursor over a thumbnail in the Document Manager to display that document’s properties. • The Global Viewer icon opens a separate area at the bottom of the Document Manager, where documents can be magnified by adjusting a slider or using the zoom tools.

  • Page 23: Quick Command Panel

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 23 Quick Command Panel The Quick Command Panel gives you a fast way to access and apply commonly used commands and actions to your images. You can record a series of commands and actions as tasks, then apply them to your images at a single click. With the Quick Command Panel, you can also easily retrace or redo steps you have done.

  • Page 24: Floating And Docking Toolbars And Panels

    24 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Floating and docking toolbars and panels In the PhotoImpact interface, you can freely drag floating toolbars and panels around the workspace or dock them to the sides of the workspace. The Standard Toolbar can be docked either to the top or bottom, or the left or right side of the program window while the Toolbox can be docked to the left and right side.

  • Page 25: About Photoimpact Dialog Boxes

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 25 After adjusting the PhotoImpact interface to your own preferences, you can save your profile in the Profiles tab. This adds your profile to the mode choices in the My Workspace menu. About PhotoImpact dialog boxes Most of the dialog boxes in PhotoImpact that can be used to adjust or enhance images provide quick presets that be directly applied to your images.

  • Page 26: Split View And Dual View

    26 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Correction effects such as Blur and Sharpen under the Photo menu provide two levels of dialog boxes: a quick samples dialog box and a custom dialog box. The presets in the quick samples dialog box apply a single result only. Each time you click a thumbnail, the selected preset is applied to the original state of your image.

  • Page 27: Using The Easypalette

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 27 Tips: • You can add customized adjustments or effect settings to the EasyPalette for easy access in the future. Click Add this effect to EasyPalette in the dialog box to perform this function. • To preview the effect on the image document in the workspace, click Preview the result in the dialog box.
  • Page 28 28 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To use the EasyPalette: • Click to switch between galleries and object libraries. • Click to toggle between displaying the EasyPalette in the Tree or Tab view. • In Galleries, Try allows you to use your images as preview thumbnails.

  • Page 29: About Easypalette Galleries And Libraries

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 29 About EasyPalette galleries and libraries The galleries and libraries in the EasyPalette hold numerous preset effects and objects that you can directly use for your graphics. Creating and organizing your galleries and object libraries You can create your own galleries and object libraries to have easy access to your personal collection of effects and objects.

  • Page 30: Packaging Galleries And Libraries

    30 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Packaging galleries and libraries When exporting, it is best to select Package if you are sharing galleries and object libraries that contain your own original image files. This saves your active gallery/ object library as a new file in a specified folder, including all the linked files.
  • Page 31 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 31 In Tree view, click “+” before the name of the gallery/object library to display all the available tabs. You can create, delete, and arrange the order of tab groups in the EasyPalette. Note: You cannot edit a tab group in read-only galleries/object libraries. To disable this setting, right-click the gallery/object library in Tree view and clear Read- only (for Sharing).

  • Page 32: Using Your Images As Preview Thumbnails

    32 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using your images as preview thumbnails Try on the EasyPalette (for Galleries only) lets you use the current image, selected area or active object as a thumbnail representation. This way, you get an immediate preview of how your image will look with different effects. Select a gallery thumbnail and click Try.

  • Page 33: Customizing The Easypalette

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 33 4. Enter a name for the effect in the Add to EasyPalette dialog box. Select also the gallery to put the effect in. 5. Click OK. EasyPalette can also store settings that you apply to tools, such as paint brushes and stamps.

  • Page 34: Using Variations In The Easypalette Galleries

    34 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To change and add a Gallery thumbnail preset: 1. Select a Gallery thumbnail. 2. Click Thumbnail menu commands or right-click a thumbnail, then select Modify Properties and Apply. The dialog box for that effect appears.

  • Page 35: Basics

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 35 Basics This section gets you started on the basics of using PhotoImpact. Here you will learn to create, modify, and save images, as well as acquire them from imaging devices or the Internet. Aside from this, you will also learn about how to print images in different forms or layouts and how to recover from making mistakes while working on your documents.

  • Page 36: Creating An Image For Dvd Menus

    2. Select a preset which determines the dimensions of your DVD menu image. 3. Click OK. Notes: • A 16:9 DVD menu image is compatible with Ulead DVD MovieFactory 4.0 or above. • PhotoImpact provides a number of DVD menu samples in the EasyPalette.

  • Page 37: Partially Loading Images

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 37 • Double-click an associated image file name from Windows Explorer. • Use the Browse Manager to browse for image files on your computer and open multiple images. • Select File: Open Recent Files and choose a recently used file from the list. Tips: •...

  • Page 38: Opening Cmyk Files

    38 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 3. Click OK. The selected area opens in the workspace. Note: Once you have finished editing, save the image as usual. If you change the data type or dimensions of the partially loaded area, you must save it as a new image.
  • Page 39 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 39 To open files using the Browse Manager: 1. Select File: Browse or click Browse Manager from the Panel Manager to open the Browse Manager window. 2. Browse for image files on your computer or local network by manually entering their location in the Address bar or by clicking Show/Hide Tree View and...

  • Page 40: Digital Camera Wizard

    40 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Digital Camera Wizard Getting images directly from a digital camera or retrieving images from a flash memory card can be accomplished quickly and easily using the Digital Camera Wizard. To get images from a Digital Camera: 1.

  • Page 41: Acquiring Images From Scanners

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 41 Acquiring images from scanners You can import images from any image input device that is TWAIN compliant. TWAIN is an industry standard for image input devices, drivers, and software applications allowing TWAIN-compatible applications and devices to communicate with each other.

  • Page 42: Acquiring Images From Wia Devices

    42 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 4. If you select TWAIN without post- processing, the TWAIN driver appears. To acquire images, simply follow the directions for that device. If you select post-processing, then the Acquire Image dialog box appears. After making the desired settings, click Acquire.

  • Page 43: Zooming On An Image

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 43 Zooming on an image When you edit an image, you may want to see part of it in greater detail or more of it at a smaller size. You can do this in several ways: •...

  • Page 44: Different Viewing Modes

    44 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 2. While holding down the mouse button, drag the frame to the area you want to view. If you have used the shortcut method, simply move the mouse to the desired area. 3. Release the mouse button when you see the desired view in the window. If you used the shortcut, click once when you have the desired area.
  • Page 45 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 45 To use the Crop Tool: 1. Click Crop Tool in the Toolbox. 2. Make a selection on your image. By default, all areas to be cropped will be covered by a semi-transparent shield. You can make adjustments to your crop area by dragging the corners of the crop bounding box.

  • Page 46: Perspective Crop

    46 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Perspective Crop Cropping an image doesn’t have to be limited to rectangles or squares. Use the Perspective Crop Tool to diagonally stretch points of the traditional bounding box and create a shape that brings an illusion of change in angular view or perspective.

  • Page 47: Resizing An Image

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 47 To convert between data types: 1. Click Adjust: Data Type then select which data type to use from the submenu. You can also do this directly by clicking Data Type (image) from the status bar. Tip: To convert between data types while leaving your original file intact, select Adjust: Data Type –...

  • Page 48: Changing Dimensions By Resampling

    48 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Changing dimensions by resampling When you open images, their size on screen is determined by your screen resolution and the number of pixels the images contain. Image Size allows you to adjust the number of pixels in an image. As resampling changes the image’s number of pixels, the file size is modified correspondingly.

  • Page 49: Performing A Paste Operation

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 49 • Cut Deletes the selected area or object and places it onto the clipboard. When you cut a selected area, that area in the image is filled with the current background color. • Copy Places a duplicate of a selected area or object onto the clipboard. Note: When there is no selection area, both Cut and Copy apply to the entire image.

  • Page 50: Pasting Images To Fit Into A Selection Area

    50 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 3. Move your mouse around to position the clipboard image in the desired selection area. 4. Click to anchor the clipboard image in the selection area. Pasting images to fit into a selection area Select Paste: Fit into Selection when you want to paste the clipboard image inside a selection area so that the entire image fills the selection.

  • Page 51: Duplicating Images

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 51 Duplicating images As you work with an image, you may find the need to make copies of it. This can be useful because you can edit the copies without having to worry about causing any damage to the original image. Whenever you duplicate an image, a copy of it opens in a new window.

  • Page 52: Saving Images

    Saving images PhotoImpact is an object-based editing program. Any work involving objects can be saved in the Ulead File for Objects format (*.UFO) which consists of the original base image and any additional objects created. See “Working with objects”...

  • Page 53: Save For Mobile

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 53 Save for Mobile The Save for Mobile wizard lets you adjust images for transmission to your to your mobile device such as a cell phone or PDA. It lets you adjust the image for your mobile device’s screen size as large images might be distorted when viewed on a small-sized screen.

  • Page 54: Color Management

    54 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To calibrate your printer: 1. Select File: Print [Ctrl+P]. 2. Click Options for more detailed printer settings. 3. In the Calibration tab: • Clear Use printer’s default to manually adjust the calibration curve. • Click Apply enhancement and...

  • Page 55: Using Print Preview

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 55 To set up a Color Management Profile: 1. Select File: Preferences - Color Management. 2. Select Enable Color Management and select Basic if you want to match the color displayed on your monitor with that of the color gamut of a selected device such as a printer;...

  • Page 56: More Print Options

    56 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE More print options Let your creativity flow with PhotoImpact's unique capability to print CD labels, stickers, and even posters. Print Multiple Print Multiple is a convenient way to print multiple images on a sheet of paper using standard photo, card, tag, or CD label sizes, and provides you with preset layouts that make full use of paper space.

  • Page 57: Print Poster

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 57 8. Adjust an image’s location within the print preview window by dragging it. To resize the image while maintaining aspect ratio, drag the handles at the four corners of the image. To resize the image without maintaining aspect ratio, use the non-corner handles of the image.

  • Page 58: Images And The Web

    • If the active image is a 48-bit RGB or 16-bit Grayscale and Smart send is selected, PhotoImpact will convert the source image to 24-bit RGB or 8-bit Grayscale. • To send multiple images through e-mail, use File: Send in Ulead PhotoImpact Album.

  • Page 59: Acquiring Images From The Internet

    CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 59 Acquiring images from the Internet For Web designers and Webmasters, having direct access to images on a Web site makes it easier to modify and update them. PhotoImpact offers you two ways to get images directly from the Internet. First, use Select File: Open from Web - Image to open specific images from a Web page located either in your computer or on the Internet.

  • Page 60: Making A Screen Capture

    60 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 2. In the Color Table dialog box, double-click the color square you want to change. 3. In the Color Picker dialog box select the desired replacement color and click 4. When finished changing the colors of the color table, click OK to save the new settings and return to the image.
  • Page 61 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 61 To capture a selected area: 1. Select File: Screen Capture - Setup. 2. Under the Source options, choose Selected area. You can also modify other capture options, if necessary. 3. Click Capture Now to close the dialog box. 4.

  • Page 62: Using Plug-Ins

    62 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using plug-ins Plug-ins are small third-party programs that can be plugged into another piece of software to add functionality to it. Plug-ins for PhotoImpact usually come in the form of additional effects. To import plug-ins into PhotoImpact: 1.

  • Page 63: Chapter 2: Photo Editing

    PHOTO EDITING PhotoImpact has a wealth of tools that lets you refine and enhance your digital and scanned photos. Learn how to use ExpressFix to quickly repair and enhance photos taken using a digital camera. Learn also how to effectively use the High Dynamic Range feature, whether to combine same photos that were taken using different exposure settings, or even to remove moving objects in the images.

  • Page 64: Enhancing Digital Camera Photos Using Expressfix

    64 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Enhancing digital camera photos using ExpressFix ExpressFix is a timesaving tool that provides quick fixes to common digital photo problems such as improper color, unbalanced exposure, and out of focus conditions. Through a step-by-step interface, ExpressFix analyzes photos and presents various options to fix them.
  • Page 65 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 65 4. For finer adjustments, click Custom. Under Custom adjustment, the center thumbnail shows the current state of your photo and the surrounding thumbnails represent different changes that can be applied. Click the thumbnails to apply changes.

  • Page 66: Enhancing Digital Camera Photos Using Raw Data Support

    66 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Enhancing digital camera photos using RAW data support With RAW data support, you can directly edit raw image data from popular digital camera formats. PhotoImpact lets you decide how to open RAW files by using essential parameters such as color temperature and exposure compensation.

  • Page 67: Handling 48-Bit Images

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 67 Handling 48-bit images PhotoImpact supports 48-bit (16 bits per R, G, B channel) image processing and editing. This allows you over 280 trillion colors, tones and shades to work with in your images instead of the 16 million colors of 24-bit image editing. Working with more colors gives you smoother gradations between colors in your image.

  • Page 68: Adjusting And Enhancing Your Images

    68 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Adjusting and enhancing your images There are some issues to take into consideration when dealing with digital pictures and scanned images. Problems like overexposure, underexposure, poor lighting, or incorrect tint can be corrected by using the Adjust and Photo commands in PhotoImpact.
  • Page 69 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 69 • Invert Changes each pixel color to its complimentary color. This is similar to creating a photograph negative, only without the orange mask present in film. • Posterize Adjusts images by reducing the number of tones into a specific number, with each pixel remapped to the nearest specified level, producing a dynamic, posterlike effect.
  • Page 70 70 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To adjust an image using Levels: 1. Select Photo: Light - Levels. 2. Adjust entire color distribution through Input levels. The left anchor controls the distribution of black, the right controls white, while the middle adjusts the gamma.
  • Page 71 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 71 • The line shows how colors will be mapped to the image after clicking OK. • The horizontal axis represents the current image color values and the vertical axis represents the final color values. 4. Click OK to apply changes or Reset to reverse all previous actions and restore the image to its original state.
  • Page 72 72 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 3. Click the Desired color square to open the PhotoImpact Color Picker dialog box to specify the replacement color (right-clicking opens the Color Picker pop-up menu). Tip: To simultaneously apply the new settings to the image in the workspace, select Real-time preview.
  • Page 73 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 73 5. When you are satisfied with the results, click OK. To adjust hue and saturation in an image: 1. Select Photo: Color - Hue and Saturation [Ctrl+E]. 2. Select either Dual View or Split View tab to view the changes you make in the image.
  • Page 74 74 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Image with the hat selected. The color of the hat was changed after adjusting hue and saturation.
  • Page 75 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 75 To adjust Highlight, Midtone, and Shadow in an image: 1. Select Photo: Light - Highlight Midtone Shadow [Ctrl+Shift+H]. 2. Select either Dual View or Split View tab to view the changes you make in the image. Note: To simultaneously apply the new settings to the image in the workspace, select Preview.

  • Page 76: White Balance

    76 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE White Balance White Balance calibrates images to correctly display white under different lighting conditions. Once white balance is reached, other colors in the same image should also display properly. To adjust white balance: 1. Select Photo: Color - White Balance.

  • Page 77: Enhancement Effects

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 77 Enhancement effects The enhancement effects in the Photo menu allow you to accentuate certain features in your images to make images look better or simulate a certain effect. The following sections illustrate how to use some of these effects. Enhance Lighting Light and camera flash are two factors that affect image quality, as they control the amount of light in a given photograph.

  • Page 78: Motion Blur

    78 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Motion Blur Motion Blur adds life to your images by simulating movement. You can choose between applying Camera Shake, which simulates the unintentional movement when the camera is jiggled during shooting; Natural Motion, which copies the movement occurring when the photographers follows a moving subject;...

  • Page 79: Flatten Uneven Area

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 79 Flatten Uneven Area When working with a picture that is stitched or composited from two or more images, the area where the stitch or compositing occurred can sometimes look uneven. This results in stitch areas that are glaringly noticeable. Flatten Uneven Area helps smoothen overlapped images to create a seamless stitch.

  • Page 80: Sharpen

    80 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 7. For Clockwise and Counterclockwise blur effects, you can specify a value for Twist which will determine the extent of the blur effect revolving around the focus. 8. For Breeze, Halo in and Halo out blur effects, specify the Direction (in degrees) that determines the path or course of the blur.

  • Page 81: Beautify Skin

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 81 Beautify Skin Beautify Skin helps smoothen coarse and uneven skin. Beautify Skin works best when applied on a selection instead on the whole image. To apply Beautify Skin: 1. Select Photo: Enhance - Beautify Skin.] 2.

  • Page 82: Sunlight

    82 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To apply Diffuse Glow Effect: 1. Select Photo: Enhance - Diffuse Glow. 2. Specify the area and extent of brightness adjustment in Threshold and Degree of glow parameters. 3. Set the noise level by adjusting...

  • Page 83: Film Grain

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 83 • Green Adjusts the G channel of an image. Apply this to enhance the greens of nature objects in landscapes and floral photographs. • Blue Adjusts the B channel of an image. Apply this to enhance the blues of pictures with skies and water.

  • Page 84: Add Moon

    84 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Add Moon With the Add Moon effect, you can add a moon to an image and customize its phase, appearance and location. To apply Add Moon effect to an image: 1. Select Photo: Enhance - Add Moon.

  • Page 85: Lens Filters

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 85 Lens Filters In traditional and digital photography, filters are placed over the camera lens for the purpose of modifying the appearance of a photo. Different filters are used to achieve different effects such as eliminating reflections on shiny surfaces, saturate colors, or deepen blue skies.

  • Page 86: Multivision Filter

    86 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 7. Under Streak settings, drag the red dot on the Angle dial to change the angle of the beams. Click + or – for more precise settings. To change the color pattern of the beams, adjust Hue Shift. You can also set the diffraction beams' Intensity, Length, Size, Spacing, and Glow size.

  • Page 87: Star Filter

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 87 Star Filter Star Filter creates brilliant, star-like points in areas of an image where light is noticeably bright. This effect adds a dramatic and brilliant accent to ordinary- looking images. To create Star Filter effects: 1.

  • Page 88: Lens Distortion

    88 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Lens Distortion In the Camera Lens range of effects, the Lens Distortion effect simulates the bending of an image through different shaped lenses, distorting the image in various ways. The lenses can emulate spherical and trapezoidal lenses as well as a combination of the two.

  • Page 89: Correcting Chromatic Aberration

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 89 Note: The left window of Dual View displays a preview of the Spherical effect on the original image with an auxiliary mesh overlay, and the right window will display a preview of the effect upon the image in the left window. 6.

  • Page 90: Adding Vignette

    90 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Adding Vignette Vignetting is a situation in photographic lenses causing the darkening of edges in an image. Add Vignette creates a framing effect by darkening the edges of an image, focusing the view on an image subject.

  • Page 91: High Dynamic Range

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 91 High Dynamic Range Dynamic range is the range of light that can be captured in a photo, from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlight. Digital camera sensors (or film in traditional cameras), unlike the human eye, can only capture a limited dynamic range when photographing in extreme light conditions or dark environments.

  • Page 92: Enhancing The Dynamic Range Of An Image With Smartcurves

    92 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Enhancing the dynamic range of an image with SmartCurves You can enhance the dynamic range of an image by directly applying a camera curve to an image (to make a camera curve, see “Creating and saving a camera curve profile”...
  • Page 93 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 93 • Take at least three shots (five shots or more is recommended) of the same scene with different exposures. • To capture large exposure differences when taking fewer shots (such as three to five shots), set the exposure in increments of at least +/- 1.0 Exposure Value.

  • Page 94: Composing An Hdr Image Using Multiple Images

    94 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Composing an HDR image using multiple images Create an HDR image by combining photos that have different exposure levels. Before composing the HDR image, you can also choose to fix differences between the different photos to eliminate blurred areas when the HDR image is composed.
  • Page 95 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 95 To fix differences in the photo: 1. Select Remove artifacts. 2. Choose a method, Auto or By Brush, how to fix differences in the photos. • Auto Automatically fixes differences in the photos. • By Brush Lets you manually define areas in your photos that you want to remove or retain.

  • Page 96: Optimizing The Hdr Image

    96 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 6. Click Done. Tip: Select Erase then drag over brush strokes to erase them. If you want to delete brush-in strokes, Brush-in must be pressed. If you want to erase brush-out strokes, Brush-out must be pressed.

  • Page 97: Editing The Hdr Image

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 97 Editing the HDR image Rotate, resize, crop, or save the HDR image. The Operations tab lets you make further adjustments to the HDR image. This is also where you can save the image as an HDR image file to retain the full tonal information of the image. To edit the HDR image: 1.
  • Page 98 98 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Note: Images without these data can also be used but the result may be limited. 2. There are two ways you can use SmartRemove: • Auto Automatically removes moving objects from the images (at least 3).

  • Page 99: Using The Retouch Tools

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 99 Using the Retouch Tools The Retouch Tools are used to enhance areas of an image by adjusting existing color pixels. PhotoImpact offers a variety of tools to help edit your images such as: Dodge, Saturation, Burn, and more. To select a tool, click the lower right corner of the Retouch Tool in the Toolbox;...

  • Page 100: Using The Burn And Dodge Tools

    100 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Burn and Dodge Tools The Burn and Dodge Retouch Tools let you darken or lighten areas of an image. On the Attribute Toolbar or in the Options group in the Tool Settings panel, select to modify only the Shadows, Midtones or Highlights when using these Retouch Tools.

  • Page 101: Changing The Colors Of An Image

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 101 To remove red eye using the Remove Red Eye command: 1. Select Photo: Remove Red Eye. 2. Select an eye of the subject. Tips: • To select the eye, must be pressed. • You can click to zoom in the picture.
  • Page 102 102 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To colorize old photos: Use the Colorize Pen to make old photos vibrant. 1. Scan an old photo then open it in PhotoImpact. 2. Select Photo: Enhance - Monochrome to change the image into black and white without changing the RGB data type.

  • Page 103: Cloning Parts Of An Image

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 103 Cloning parts of an image Cloning is the process of duplicating an object or parts of an image and "painting" it over another part of the same image or another image. Cloning is useful when you want to remove unwanted artifacts in a picture such as a bystander accidentally walking through a scene.

  • Page 104: Using The Touch-Up Tool

    104 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Touch-up Tool The Touch-up Tool is primarily used to correct blemishes on a person’s face or skin. Similar to the other Clone Tools, it copies pixels from one part of your image to another.

  • Page 105: Working With Scanned Images

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 105 Working with scanned images The Auto-process commands are used for automatic and intelligent control over image appearance. It automates the format process and lets PhotoImpact estimate and apply changes needed to enhance images accordingly. The commands under Auto-process include the following: •...

  • Page 106: Stitching Images Together

    106 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 4. Click OK to apply the Auto-process option(s) to the image. Note: Most of the options in the Auto-process dialog box can be accessed independently by selecting their respective commands on the Adjust: Auto- process submenu.

  • Page 107: Automatic Stitching

    CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 107 Automatic stitching Auto-stitch is a fast and easy way to combine two images together. This option is best used for images that show a lot of detail and are fairly clear. To stitch two images automatically: 1.

  • Page 108: Adding A Frame And Photo Caption

    108 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Adding a frame and photo caption Use Photo Frame to add a frame to your image or object. This feature also lets you insert EXIF information as text for photos taken using a digital camera, type in a caption, or insert a custom logo on the photo.
  • Page 109 CHAPTER 2: PHOTO EDITING 109 To insert EXIF data as text on a photo: 1. Select Photo: Photo Frame and click the Text tab. 2. In the Text tab, select Text then click EXIF to open the EXIF dialog box. Tips: •...
  • Page 110 110 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To insert a logo on a photo: 1. Select Photo: Photo Frame and click the Text tab. 2. In the Text tab, select Text then click Logo. Tip: Click Add to save the logo in Text to the currently selected item in the Element list.

  • Page 111: Chapter 3: Selections & Objects

    SELECTIONS & OBJECTS In this chapter, you will learn how to work with selections and objects. PhotoImpact provides you with a variety of selection tools to let you select parts of images that you only want to edit. Selected areas in your image are indicated by a selection marquee. Besides selections, you will also be introduced to objects.

  • Page 112: Working With Selections

    112 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Working with selections When no area has been selected in an image, any command that you apply affects the entire image. To restrict the command to a certain area of an image, you need to create a selection area. Click the Selection Tools in the Toolbox, then choose a type of selection tool to use.

  • Page 113: Lasso Tool - Selecting Irregularly Shaped Areas

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 113 To create a standard selection: 1. Click the Standard Selection Tool and select the desired shape in Shape. 2. Drag your mouse over the image. Once the dotted line area covers the area you want to select, release the mouse button.
  • Page 114 114 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 4. Click to mark the starting point then trace the subject you want to select by moving the mouse over the edges of the subject (no need to hold down mouse button). 5. While tracing, when you have made a desired edge selection, click on the selection path to add an anchor point.

  • Page 115: Magic Wand Tool - Selecting An Area Containing Similar Colors

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 115 Magic Wand Tool - selecting an area containing similar colors The Magic Wand Tool creates a selection area by selecting specific colors. This is particularly useful if either the subject of the image or the background is a distinct color.

  • Page 116: Determining Color Similarity

    116 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Determining color similarity To use Similarity, enter a value that you feel most closely reflects the range of colors you want to select. To help determine the color similarity range, consider the following: • As you move the Magic Wand over the target pixels in the image, the RGB, Hex and HSB color values are displayed accordingly on the Status Bar.

  • Page 117: Extracting Objects

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 117 Extracting objects Extracting is another method for selecting and drawing out a subject from your image or object for further compositing. Use Extract Object to extract an object from a selection. You can extract the object in 4 steps: Draw boundary, Extract object, Adjust degree of extraction, then Refine object.

  • Page 118: Step 2 Of 4: Extracting The Object

    118 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Step 2 of 4: Extracting the object Define the area of the image you want to extract. To extract the object: 1. Click the area outside the boundary of the subject you want to retain to remove it. You will notice that the area outside the boundary becomes a checkerbox.

  • Page 119: Step 4 Of 4: Refining The Object

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 119 Step 4 of 4: Refining the object Remove unwanted areas in the extracted object or recover parts of the original image to add to the extracted object. To refine the object: 1. Set the Size, Transparency and Soft edge of the brush.
  • Page 120 120 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Masking is particularly useful for selecting portions of the image that are not distinguishable from the background. A typical use for the Mask Mode is to select portions of images that you cut out and paste into another image to create a collage.

  • Page 121: Layer Mask And Object Mask

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 121 covering the image with the default mask color, while white subtracts from the mask so that the image appears clearly through the mask layer. 5. Paint on the image until you have the area you want. When you’re done, select Edit: Mask Mode or click Mask Mode on the Status Bar (or Exit Mask Mode in the Layer Manager) to exit.
  • Page 122 122 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To create a layer mask: 1. Click the object that you want to add a mask on. You can also select the object directly at the Layer Manager. 2. Make a selection using the tools available. Make sure the selection intersects with the object to be modified.

  • Page 123: Moving A Selection Area Marquee

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 123 Moving a selection area marquee After you have created a selection area with one of the Selection Tools, you might find that the selection area is not positioned exactly where you want it. For example, the selection might include part of the image that you don’t want.

  • Page 124: Softening A Selection Edge

    124 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Softening a selection edge Click Selection: Soften (or right-click and select Soften) to make the edge of a selection area appear diffused, creating a “halo-like” effect. Higher values increase the diffusion of the edges. This effect will be apparent when you convert the selection to an object and move it to a different background.

  • Page 125: Select By Color Range

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 125 Select by Color Range Color Range is a useful method of selecting areas with similar color properties while the Magic wand selects all pixels that fall within the specified color range. Color Range creates a gradient selection mask based on a pixel’s color similarity to the specified colors.

  • Page 126: Adding To Or Subtracting From A Selection

    126 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Adding to or subtracting from a selection You can select multiple parts of an image at one time. In the same way, you can also exclude portions of existing selection areas. Follow these procedures: • To add an area, select from the Mode options on the Attribute Toolbar and...

  • Page 127: Using The Selection Manager

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 127 To select on objects: 1. Select the object or objects where you want to create a selection area. Tip: To select multiple objects, press Shift] or [Ctrl] while clicking on each object. 2. Click a Selection Tool then click Select on object on the Attribute Toolbar.

  • Page 128: Working With Objects

    128 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Working with objects Objects float above the base image in independent layers, allowing you to move and edit them without affecting other objects or the base image. There are several ways to create objects from selections: •...

  • Page 129: Hiding And Showing Objects

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 129 • Properties Identifies whether it is an image, text, path, Web object, or a group of objects. • Z-merge Shows whether an object has undergone Z-merge or not. Note: The Properties icon changes depending on the type of object. Hiding and showing objects Temporarily hide objects to view different variations of your image.

  • Page 130: Grouping And Ungrouping Objects

    130 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Grouping and ungrouping objects While editing an image, it may be convenient to group objects so that you can move them as a unit or edit them collectively. To group objects: 1. Press Ctrl] as you click the thumbnails of the objects you want to group in the Layer Manager.

  • Page 131: Setting An Object's Properties

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 131 Setting an object’s properties Setting Object Properties lets you further specify the attributes of image, text and path objects as well as Web component objects. Different options are available, depending on what type of object is selected. You can change an object’s name, size and position, set its transparency, merge attributes, specify its position and dimensions, and assign an image map (when the selected item is a normal object) or a hyperlink (when the selected item is a...

  • Page 132: Match Background Color

    132 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To apply Defringe on an object: 1. With a document open and an object active, click Object: Defringe. 2. In the Defringe dialog box, specify the range of pixels for removal by entering a value between 1 and 10 in Depth.

  • Page 133: Adding A Shadow To An Object

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 133 Adding a shadow to an object You can introduce depth to an image by applying a shadow to an object or a group of objects. To add a shadow, select Object: Shadow (or right-click an object and select Shadow).

  • Page 134: Copying And Moving An Object Between Images

    134 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Copying and moving an object between images You have the option of moving objects between images if you want. It is useful when you have created an object in one image and want to use it in another image.

  • Page 135: Spacing And Aligning Objects

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 135 Spacing and aligning objects To space objects evenly or align them within the document, use Object: Align. Aligning and spacing objects are useful when creating navigation buttons for your Web pages. To align objects: 1.

  • Page 136: Using Object Libraries

    136 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using object libraries You can store images and selections conveniently using Object Libraries. Click Object Libraries in the EasyPalette. All available libraries are listed below in a tree view. Click each library to see the thumbnails of any images, paths, and selections that are available.

  • Page 137: Using An Image Or Selection From The Object Library

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 137 Note: To export a selection as a new image in the workspace, or to save it as a file in a specific file format, choose Selection: Export Selection. To save the entire image to the Object Library: 1.

  • Page 138: Making A Lower-Third

    Use a video lower-third to add animations or text at the bottom third portion of the video. Add navigation buttons, frames, and bullets for your DVD menus as needed. Note: These objects can be used in other Ulead video and DVD applications as overlays with alpha channel transparencies. To create a lower-third: 1.

  • Page 139: Using The Measure Tool

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 139 Using the Measure Tool The Measure Tool is composed of a Measure Handle and a Baseline, which are adjustable points and lines used to take measurements of images, objects or selections. The Measure Handle is poled by a square node and a circular node, each positioned by points X1, Y1 and X2, Y2, respectively.

  • Page 140: Using The Transform Tool

    140 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Transform Tool The Transform Tool allows you to take an image, text, path object, or selection and manipulate it so that it changes shape and even perspective. To use the Transform Tool: 1. Select an object that you want to transform.

  • Page 141: Rotating Images

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 141 Rotating images With the available buttons on the Attribute Toolbar, you can rotate an image, text or path object by a specified number of degrees or freely move the object around its center. You can also easily straighten crooked images and even rotate them in 3D space.

  • Page 142: Straightening Images

    142 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Straightening images Rotate Using a Horizontal line and Rotate Using a Vertical line are useful when you have an image which is not quite straight. This is often the case with scanned images. To horizontally straighten an image: 1.
  • Page 143 CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 143 Tip: You can also right-click the object and select Convert Object Type - From Text/Image to Path. 2. Click the Transform Tool. 3. Select Rotate in Virtual 3D in Transform on the Attribute Toolbar. 3D Virtual Track Ball appears with a focal point at its center named Object Center (also the Projection Center).

  • Page 144: Working With Object Eraser Tools

    144 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Working with Object Eraser Tools With Object Eraser Tools, PhotoImpact lets you directly and easily erase parts of an object to become transparent or semi-transparent. These tools let you create interesting layering effects (if your image in the document contains several objects), or you can also use them to refine objects that you have created using Mask Mode or the selection tools.

  • Page 145: Using The Stamp Tool

    CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 145 Using the Stamp Tool The Stamp Tool lets you paint ready-made objects onto an image. Choose from the preset stamp objects or create your own objects. To use the Stamp Tool: 1. Click the Stamp Tool in the Toolbox. 2.

  • Page 146: Guidelines And Grid

    146 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Guidelines and grid Using guidelines or a grid is useful for accurately placing objects on your image. Guidelines are moveable lines that can be placed vertically or horizontally. A grid is composed of a set of lines that are fixed. Its size can be adjusted in the Preferences dialog box.

  • Page 147: Chapter 4: Using The Painting And Fill Tools

    USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS The Paint and Fill Tools in PhotoImpact allow you to decorate and enhance existing images or create original artwork from scratch. Once you understand the concepts of selections and objects discussed in the previous chapter, you will be able take advantage of the full power that these tools have to offer.

  • Page 148: Using The Painting Tools

    148 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Painting Tools PhotoImpact is equipped with an extensive assortment of painting tools that allows you to paint, draw on an image, or create your own image. To select a tool, click the lower right corner of the Paint Tool in the Toolbox; a drawer of painting tools opens, which lets you select the Paint Tool you want to use.

  • Page 149: Erasing

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 149 The procedure below introduces you to some of the common Paint Tool attributes. To paint your own image from scratch: 1. Click the Paint Tool in the Toolbox and select one of the Paint Tools. 2.

  • Page 150: Customizing Paint Tools

    150 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE For image objects, you can use the Object Eraser Tools to delete certain portions of the image object. To learn how these tools work, see “Working with Object Eraser Tools”. Customizing Paint Tools In addition to making basic customizations on the Attribute Toolbar, PhotoImpact gives you other options for fine-tuning Paint Tools in order to get the exact painting effect that you want.

  • Page 151: Special Paint Tools And Tricks

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 151 After you customize a particular tool, you can save its attributes to My Gallery in the EasyPalette. Simply click Add on the Attribute Toolbar. To use these settings at a later time, drag the thumbnail from the EasyPalette to the image you are working on, and start painting.

  • Page 152: Using The Drop Water Tool

    152 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Drop Water Tool The Drop Water Tool lets you smudge existing colors on an image. The example below shows you how to apply it to a photograph to transform it to a painterly masterpiece.

  • Page 153: Painting An Outline Or Border

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 153 Painting an outline or border The Paint on Edges command in the Effect menu allows you to easily, quickly, and accurately apply paint along the edges of a selection area or active object, using the Paint Tool that you have selected.

  • Page 154: Using Paint As Object Mode

    154 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using Paint as Object mode PhotoImpact provides two modes when using the Paint, Clone, and Retouch Tools (with the exception of the Color Replacement Pen). The default mode is Normal Mode, which allows you to paint, clone or retouch the base image directly. The Paint as Object Mode lets you do the same but on an independent layer on top of the base image.

  • Page 155: Editing Active Objects Only

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 155 Editing active objects only Sometimes you might have a project with many carefully positioned objects in it, and then you discover that you only need to edit selected objects. The Edit Active Objects Only mode allows you to edit selected objects that are overlapped by other objects without having to reposition them.

  • Page 156: Using The Fill Tools

    156 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Fill Tools The Fill Tools give you a convenient way to create backgrounds for your projects. In the Toolbox you can access the Bucket, Linear Gradient, Rectangular Gradient, Elliptical Gradient, and Texture Fill Tools. The Bucket Fill Tool is useful for quickly replacing solid colors, such as white to black.

  • Page 157: Choosing A Gradient Fill Method

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 157 Tip: Fill an image or selection area with your default background color without having to open the Fill dialog box. On the Toolbox, click or right-click the Background color square to select the color you want to use, and then press [Delete].
  • Page 158 158 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To make a Two-color gradient fill: 1. Click Fill in the Toolbox and select any of the gradient fill tools (except Texture Fill). 2. On the Attribute Toolbar, click Fill method and select Two-color. 3. Select the start and end fill colors in the Fill colors color squares.

  • Page 159: Filling An Area With A Texture

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 159 Tips: • Enter a value from 0 to 359 in Hue shift to adjust the hue settings. • Enter a value from 0 to 359 in Ring to adjust the rotation of the color ring. 5.

  • Page 160: Performing Drag-And-Drop Texture And Gradient Fills

    160 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE original size, Keep aspect ratio to resize the texture while retaining its original proportions, or Resize Freely to adjust the texture’s size as needed. Drag on the frame of the box to resize the texture.

  • Page 161: Working With Colors

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 161 Notes: • To adjust a preset, right-click a thumbnail and select Modify Properties and Apply. • When a Texture or Gradient Fill is applied to a selection area, the base image within the selection area is filled with the texture.
  • Page 162 162 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 256 colors, or 24-bit millions of colors for display on the Web, monitors or videos. This prevents color inconsistencies and dithering (color shift). PhotoImpact Color Picker for Grayscale image Hue Tab Brightness Tab Hue Tab, Brightness Tab, and Web Palette Tab with Web Safe mode selected...

  • Page 163: Picking Colors From An Image Or Entire Screen

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 163 Picking colors from an image or entire screen There are two ways to select a color directly from an active image: • Use the Eyedropper Tool, located in the Toolbox. • Use the Eyedropper command, located on the PhotoImpact Color Picker pop-up menu when you right-click a color square.

  • Page 164: Setting A Single-Color

    164 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE default colors whenever you use a tool. Click the arrow under Mode to choose between using a solid color (Single-color) or a gradient color (Two-color or Multiple-color). Notes: • Right-click the Hex field to open a pop-up menu where you can quickly copy the color's hex value or the color's HTML equivalent code to the clipboard to use in other programs.

  • Page 165: Setting A Gradient Color

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 165 Note: When in Web Color mode, if the color selected is not a Web-safe color, the warning mark and the closest Web-safe color that matches the selected color will be shown. Click the Web safe color square to use that color. Setting a Gradient color To set gradient colors, click the arrow below Mode and select either Two-color or Multiple-color from the pop-up menu.

  • Page 166: Gradients Tab

    Saving the current Swatch Palette, as a Ulead Swatch Library file (USL), allows you to use the same Swatch Palette for future projects or even share the palette to others.

  • Page 167: Color Table Tab

    CHAPTER 4: USING THE PAINTING AND FILL TOOLS 167 In this tab, you can also create custom gradient fills then save them as a Ulead Gradient Library file (UGL) which you can use for future projects. Tip: You can select multiple gradients by pressing [Ctrl] while clicking on the gradients that you want selected.

  • Page 168: Loading And Saving Color Tables

    168 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To edit the Color Table: 1. Click the arrow then select Color Table on the pop-up menu. Note: You can also access the Color Table through Adjust: Color Table. 2. The Color Table dialog box appears. Edit the Color Table by using the different functions available.

  • Page 169: Chapter 5: Working With Text And Paths

    WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS With PhotoImpact, creating and editing text and path objects is quick, easy, and effortless. This chapter shows you how to add text to your images and how to use the different Path Tools to create basic geometric shapes as well as complex polygon shapes.

  • Page 170: Adding Text

    170 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Adding text Adding text titles and captions to your images is a snap with PhotoImpact. It allows you to enter, modify, and customize 2D or 3D text directly on the work area. You can add gradients, textures, and fills as well as add shadows and dozens of other effects to your text.

  • Page 171: Tool Settings

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 171 Tool Settings The Tool Settings panel contains a comprehensive range of functions, properties and effects that can be applied to your text objects. You can show or hide the Tool Settings panel by clicking Panel on the Attribute Toolbar. Style Defines the font and character style for the text.

  • Page 172: 172

    172 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Determines the appearance of depth, and the extent of the border of a 3D text object. Lighting effects can also be determined. See “Light” for details. Split Text Text objects can be split by characters, lines, words, or styles. Even when text objects are split, each segment retains its properties as a text object.

  • Page 173: Editing Text As A Path Object

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 173 Editing text as a path object You can make extreme and slick changes to individual letters in PhotoImpact by converting your text into a path object. Each letter in the text will be converted to a closed path, which you can easily reshape using the Path Edit Tool.

  • Page 174: Saving Text Objects

    My Library folder and enter a name for the object. • Save as a UFO file To retain each text object's properties and be able to edit them, save them in a special Ulead File For Objects (UFO) format. Working with paths A path is an object that is composed of lines, curves, or a combination of both, which are interconnected by control points, or nodes.

  • Page 175: The Path Drawing Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 175 control over the nodes, lines, and curve segments that make up a path. See “Using the Path Edit Tool” for details. Examples of closed path and open path The Path Drawing Tool Everything from the most basic shape to the intricate and complex can be created with the Path Drawing Tool.

  • Page 176: The Shape Menus

    176 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE can tweak various characteristics of a shape, including its shape, color, surface textures and materials, lighting, 3D effects, and more. Show/hide Tool Settings Edit path object Border Material options Shape options options Gallery Sides or...

  • Page 177: Creating Paths With The Path Drawing Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 177 Creating paths with the Path Drawing Tool Use the Path Drawing Tool to create closed shapes with solid fill. A range of preset shapes is available, including standard geometric and more complex shapes, as well as freeform tools and polygon tools for creating entirely custom- made drawings.

  • Page 178: Customizing 3D Path Objects

    178 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Customizing 3D path objects PhotoImpact gives you many ways to customize the various aspects of 3D path objects. Choose from a large variety of presets, or customize individual aspects yourself. All aspects that you customize yourself can be saved for later use.

  • Page 179: The Outline Drawing Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 179 The Outline Drawing Tool The Outline Drawing Tool creates shapes similar to the Path Drawing Tool, but the shapes are hollow frames rather than solid filled objects. For more information about shapes, see “The Shape menus”.
  • Page 180 180 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To create an outline path: 1. Click the Path Tools and select the Outline Drawing Tool. 2. Select a shape from one of the three drop-down shape menus. Note: You can also import Adobe Illustrator (AI) files.

  • Page 181: The Line And Arrow Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 181 The Line and Arrow Tool The Line and Arrow Tool draws straight or curved lines and arrows, and renders them as a 2D or 3D object depending on the selected Mode in the Attribute Toolbar.

  • Page 182: Drawing Curves And Custom Paths

    182 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 6. Click Mode and make the path a 2D or 3D object. For further 3D properties, click Material. Samples of Line and Arrow path objects Drawing curves and custom paths Select the Spline Tool or Bezier Tool from the Freeform Shape menu on the Attribute Toolbar to draw curves and irregularly-shaped path objects.
  • Page 183 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 183 To draw a curved path: 1. Click the Path Tools and select a drawing tool. 2. From the Freeform Shape on the Attribute Toolbar, click Spline. 3. Click in the document where you want the path to begin. A start node appears. 4.

  • Page 184: Bezier Tool

    184 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Bezier Tool The Bezier Tool is especially convenient for drawing shapes that consist primarily of linear paths, although it can be used to create curved paths as well. To draw a path with the Bezier tool: 1.

  • Page 185: Freehand Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 185 Drawing a curve with the Bezier Tool Drawing an S-curve with the Bezier Tool Notes: • To restrict the angle between segments to 45 degrees, hold down [Shift] as you draw. • Press [Backspace] to remove the previous curve or line segment drawn. •...
  • Page 186 186 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE If you are drawing a shape using the Path Drawing Tool or Path Outline Tool, the path shape will be closed when you release the mouse. Notes: • By default, the Close smoothly option in the Freehand drawing group of the Tool Settings panel is selected.

  • Page 187: Drawing Multiple Paths

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 187 Drawing multiple paths With the Path Drawing Tool, you can create a single object with multiple path shapes. After drawing the first shape, click Mode on the Attribute Toolbar and select Continue Draw Mode, then draw the next shape. 1.

  • Page 188: Importing Adobe Illustrator Files

    188 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 4. Final path object Notes: • Press [Esc] while creating a shape to cancel it. • To move a path, click and drag it. • After drawing multiple paths in Continue Draw Mode, use the Path Edit Tool to group and organize the paths.

  • Page 189: Tool Settings

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 189 Tool Settings Commonly used path attributes can be accessed on the Attribute Toolbar as well as from the Tool Settings panel. To show or hide this panel, click Show or hide Tool Settings on the Attribute Toolbar. •...

  • Page 190: Editing Paths

    190 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE When the Even-Odd Fill option is not selected, the fill occupies the entire interior of the object whether paths overlap or not. There are instances, though, in which overlapping areas are still left unfilled, depending on how the path was drawn. If the path's inner curve or line segments were drawn in the opposite direction as the outer segments, overlapping regions will not be filled.

  • Page 191: Deforming The Path Shape

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 191 Deforming the path shape When any of the drawing tools (Path Drawing Tool, Outline Drawing Tool or Line and Arrow Tool) is selected, you can easily distort the path horizontally or vertically by changing the Mode in the Attribute Toolbar to Horizontal Deform or Vertical Deform.

  • Page 192: Using The Path Edit Tool

    192 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE control handles can be displayed by holding [Ctrl] and selecting one of the other nodes, or by clicking the canvas and dragging the mouse over the bounding box. To adjust the path shape, reposition the nodes or drag the control handles.
  • Page 193 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 193 To edit a basic shape or line and arrow path: 1. Click the Path Edit Tool, then click Toggle on the Attribute Toolbar, or click the path object itself. The path object is displayed as a wireframe structure. 2.
  • Page 194 194 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE • Free edit Moves one control handle at a time and reshapes a curve without affecting other path segments. 6. To change a curve segment into a line or vice versa, select the segment then click the Convert line button.

  • Page 195: Editing Polygon Shapes

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 195 9. When you are satisfied with the result, click Toggle or Editing (or, right-click and select Toggle Mode) to render your path object. Converting line to curve Editing polygon shapes Like the basic path shapes, polygon shapes can be edited by dragging nodes, adjusting node control handles, adding and deleting nodes, switching curved for straight segments and vice versa.
  • Page 196 196 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To edit a polygon shape: 1. Click the Path Edit Tool, then click Toggle on the Attribute Toolbar, or click the polygon object itself. The polygon shape is displayed as a wireframe structure consisting of nodes and segments.

  • Page 197: Editing Multiple Paths

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 197 Note: Paired-node sets cannot be added if you have already added a single node set to the polygon shape. 5. To remove a node set, click Delete node set on the Attribute Toolbar and click the node to delete.

  • Page 198: Using The Bezier Curve Tool

    198 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Grouping paths Using the Bezier Curve Tool Another alternative you can use to create complex paths or selections is the Bezier Curve Tool from the Selection Tools. This tool works in two modes: Path and Selection modes. It allows you to create a closed path or make the path into a selection.
  • Page 199 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 199 7. Finally, to convert the path(s) to a path object, click the Path Tools and select the Path Drawing Tool. Then click Mode and render as a 2D or 3D object. Note: After the path has been converted to a path object, nodes can be added using the Path Edit Tool.

  • Page 200: Tracing And Converting Images Into Paths

    200 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Tracing and converting images into paths The Edit: Trace Edges submenu contains commands that can convert any base image, selection area or object into a path. You can use these commands to trace a portion of an existing image and turn it into a path object. This saves you the time and the trouble of having to draw it from scratch.

  • Page 201: Adding 3D Properties

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 201 object becomes a path which you can distort using the Path Drawing Tool's deform modes or reshape using the Path Edit Tool. Tracing a selected area Adding 3D properties The Material dialog box is where you bring a text or path object to life. You can give it a 3D look by adding shadows, reflections, and other 3D properties.
  • Page 202 202 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Rounded 3D Round with Final edited shape Rectangle transparency Ellipse 3D Pipe with Duplicated shapes transparency Rounded 3D Round with Final edited shape Rectangle thin border Rectangle Continue Draw Final shape Final 3D path object...

  • Page 203: The Material Dialog Box

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 203 The Material dialog box This section briefly describes the different items in the Material dialog box. Color/Texture Lets you customize the object's appearance with either simple or gradient colors, or either a Natural or Magic Texture fill. Texture fills are applied to the area within an object's border whether the object is 3D or not.

  • Page 204: Bevel Settings

    204 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Bevel Settings Allows you to define the relative thickness of a 3D object, both in height (Depth) and beveled edge (Width). It also provides an option (Smooth spine) for removing sharp edges caused by the bevel effect on irregularly-shaped 3D objects and smoothen the object surface.

  • Page 205: Border

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 205 Border Lets you add a line border around a path object. The border color and width can be specified. Shadow Adds a drop-shadow to your object. It also gives you the option of having PhotoImpact render the backside of a transparent 3D object.

  • Page 206: Making The Surface Of 3D Objects Smoother

    206 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Making the surface of 3D objects smoother If you created a complex or irregularly-shaped 3D text or 3D path object, bevel edges can sometimes be visibly prominent on the object surface. If you want to make the object surface look smoother, select Bevel Settings then select Smooth spine.

  • Page 207: Using Bump Maps

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 207 Using bump maps Bump map is a term describing an image file that, when applied to a text or path object, creates the appearance of 3D grooves and extrusions on the surface. The darker a particular region is, the deeper the groove, while the lighter a region is, the higher the extrusion appears.

  • Page 208: Type Effects

    208 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To save Material dialog box settings to the EasyPalette: 1. Select a text or path object to make it active, then switch to its corresponding tool in the Toolbox, and click Material on the Attribute Toolbar.

  • Page 209: Wrap Effects

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 209 Wrap effects Wrap effects bend objects in unique ways by aligning them to the path of a shape. The EasyPalette’s Wrap gallery provides ready-to-use wrap effects which can be directly applied to text and path objects. In addition to these presets, PhotoImpact allows you to create your own wrap effects.

  • Page 210: Creating Your Own Wrap Effects

    210 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Creating your own wrap effects In PhotoImpact, you can create your own path object on which to wrap text and other path objects. In the Object: Wrap submenu, there are two commands that let you do this: •...
  • Page 211 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 211 • Modify a wrap effect in the EasyPalette before applying it. Right-click a preset effect thumbnail in the Wrap gallery then select Modify Properties and Apply. To change wrap properties: 1. Specify the number of times the object will appear in Repeat. •...
  • Page 212 212 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 5. Select Advanced style options to further adjust the objects. Objects at different sides of the baseline • Fit text position to path Places text strings so that the base of each character is parallel to the path.
  • Page 213 CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 213 • Click Add in the Wrap dialog box to save a wrap effect to My Gallery in the EasyPalette. Above: Mitre Joint Above: Distort text to fit path Below: Without Mitre Joint Below: Without distorting text Aside from modifying wrap properties, you can also adjust the path of a wrapped object.

  • Page 214: Bending Text Objects

    214 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Editing the path of a wrapped text object Editing the path of a wrapped path object Bending text objects The Bend effect in the Object: Wrap submenu is a special form of wrap effect for text objects.

  • Page 215: The Z-Merge Tool

    CHAPTER 5: WORKING WITH TEXT AND PATHS 215 Note: The bend effect simply deforms the text object. It does not add a path. Examples of text with Bend effect The Z-Merge Tool One of the exciting features in PhotoImpact is the powerful Z-Merge tool. Z-Merge introduces the third axis, enabling you to not only control the width and height of objects in your document, but also the elevation, or depth.
  • Page 216 216 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To assign a z-value to an object: 1. Select an object or group of objects to elevate. 2. Select the Z-Merge Tool in the Toolbox. 3. Select Z-Merge. 4. Assign a value to the elevation of the object or objects using the Z-Elevation slider.

  • Page 217: Chapter 6: Special Effects

    SPECIAL EFFECTS PhotoImpact categorizes effects into related groups, so you can easily locate and apply them to your images. Preset effects are grouped into galleries in the EasyPalette that you can just drag and drop to apply to your images. Customizable lighting, artistic, distort, and other special effects are grouped under the Effect menu.

  • Page 218: Applying Preset Effects From The Easypalette

    218 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Applying preset effects from the EasyPalette The EasyPalette provides numerous preset effects that are grouped into different galleries. You can directly apply these preset effects to your images. To apply an effect from an EasyPalette gallery: 1.

  • Page 219: Lights

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 219 Lights The Lights effect allows you to add a spotlight or soft ambient light to an image, selection area or object. It uses a combination of Brightness and Contrast adjustments to create the light and shadows effects. To add a Light effect: 1.

  • Page 220: Artistic

    220 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Artistic The effects under the Effect: Artistic menu transform your photos into works of art. Convert your photos into artwork such as cartoons, mosaic tiles, or pen and ink. Imitate different types of art media to produce painting effects such as impressionist, finger paint, oil paint, and more.

  • Page 221: Cartoon

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 221 Cartoon Cartoons are simplified sketches that have been popularly used in animation for decades, and also as still images to depict humor and satire. PhotoImpact’s Cartoon effect transforms images into stills in the style of contemporary cartoons. When this effect is applied to a true-color image, it detects and outlines the edges in the image, and paints areas of the image with smooth or flat colors.

  • Page 222: Contour Drawing

    222 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Contour Drawing This effect transforms a true-color image into an illustration drawing by outlining the detected edges in the image into simple brush strokes. Note: The best settings for this effect are greatly dependent on the image you are working with.

  • Page 223: Engraving

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 223 To draw more contours on the subject, drag the right clipping tab of the slider to the right. 4. Another setting that you can adjust to reduce background noise and draw more contours on the subject is the Edge length range. If you set a wide range, various lengths of contours will be drawn.
  • Page 224 224 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Note: Available settings depend on the chosen pattern. For instance, when selecting Line, you can only adjust the Line angle, Density, and Max. thickness. 4. Determine the Threshold range for the current layer. This is the tonal range (from 0 to 255) from the source image where the effect will be applied.

  • Page 225: Finger Paint

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 225 Finger Paint Finger painting is a painting style using the fingers instead of a brush to apply paint to the canvas. The result is a rustic and fun effect that conveys spontaneity and gives the image a dynamic sense of movement. To apply the Finger Paint effect: 1.

  • Page 226: Impressionist

    226 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Impressionist Impressionism began as a 19th century art movement, rejecting traditional painting techniques and embracing a fresh new perspective of depicting the world. Although diverse, the movement is generally characterized by spontaneous brush strokes and colors conveying movement and light. PhotoImpact's Impressionist effect applies this dynamic appearance to your images.

  • Page 227: Mosaic Tiles

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 227 Mosaic Tiles Mosaic art is an ancient design technique featuring an assembly of many tiny colored tiles to form an image or a pattern. The shapes and sizes of the tiles may vary as well as colors and surface texture, and often intricate detailed patterns can be seen nested in the larger design.

  • Page 228: Pen And Ink

    228 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Pen and Ink Pen and Ink is an illustration style using fine pen strokes that can be applied to portray entirely abstract forms as well as more photorealistic effects with depth and shadow. PhotoImpact’s Pen and Ink effect can transform your images with a range of pen and ink techniques into traditional drawings or contemporary art.

  • Page 229: Screening

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 229 With traced edges Screening This effect replicates a preset shape or a loaded image into multiple small, varied- size elements to form another image. These replicated elements show a single color to result in a two-tone effect, or they may reveal colors of the original image. The result is reminiscent of Pop Art images created from highly magnified printed artwork revealing the detailed and textured finish of newsprint.

  • Page 230: Distort

    230 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 7. If you converted your image to an object or made a selection in step 1, you can adjust the canvas Transparency to blend the resulting image well with the background that you will be compositing the object or selection to.

  • Page 231: Creative Transform

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 231 Tip: Show control points creates line segments for point-oriented curve adjustments. Specify a value in the points entry box to define the number of control points to add. 4. Click Add this effect to the EasyPalette or Save.

  • Page 232: Paint On Edges

    232 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 6. Drag the little red square to adjust the Slope dial (or click the + or –) which will adjust the position of the gradient. Note: The available attributes below the Mode list depend on the Mode selected.

  • Page 233: Turnpage

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 233 Turnpage The Turnpage effect gives your image the appearance of curling up from the corner as if it were a piece of paper or a page in a book. With this effect, you can ‘turn’ an image at any degree from any corner. To create a Turnpage effect: 1.

  • Page 234: Deinterlace

    234 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE DeInterlace A common problem among video captures is the inadvertent capture of two or more frames in one image, resulting in the presence of ungainly lines throughout. DeInterlace solves this problem by eliminating one overlying frame and smoothing out the remainder.

  • Page 235: Frame-Based Animations

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 235 Frame-based animations Frame-based animations are a sequence of images (frames) with incremental changes from one to the next, that create the illusion of movement when viewed in succession. Frames in the sequence that mark important visual transitions are called key frames.

  • Page 236: Playing A Frame-Based Animation

    236 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Frame slide Select next frame controller Select next key frame Select Assign as key frame previous frame Cancel as key frame Select previous Reverse key frame key frame Auto Reverse Total number of frames Current frame number...

  • Page 237: Storyboard-Based Animations

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 237 To use frame-based animation dialog boxes: 1. Select Effect: Creative then choose from Animation Studio, Particle Effect, or Type Effect. You can also choose Effect: Illumination - Creative Lighting, or Effect: Material Effect - Crystal & Glass or Effect: Material Effect - Texture Filter.
  • Page 238 238 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To use storyboard-based animation dialog boxes: 1. Select Effect: Material Effect - Artist Texture, or Effect: Artistic - Creative Warp, or Effect: Distort - Creative Transform. 2. Click Advanced to display the Storyboard. (Not necessary for the Transform dialog box).

  • Page 239: Saving Animations

    • Interlace Allows the image layer to open gradually as it downloads, simulating a 'fade-in' effect. This however may increase file size a little. • Open with Ulead GIF Animator Launches Ulead GIF Animator for viewing and further editing your GIF animation files. (This option is available only if you have a version of Ulead GIF Animator program installed on your computer.)

  • Page 240: Kaleidoscope Fill

    240 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Kaleidoscope Fill The Kaleidoscope Fill effect allows you to create wild, psychedelic patterns and semi-random animations using Palette ramps. It works in conjunction with GIF Animator when creating animations and lets you generate single image layers that can be applied to both selection areas and objects.

  • Page 241: Texture Filter

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 241 Texture Filter Artists express themselves using different types of drawing or painting media and surfaces. PhotoImpact gives you these creative options with Texture Filter. There are several textures that you can use depending on your desired image effect. •...

  • Page 242: Creative Warp

    242 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Creative Warp Creative Warp lets you create a kaleidoscopic effect, but rather than having an output of just a single frame, you can create an animation or an image sequence by using multiple kaleidoscopic effects simultaneously.

  • Page 243: Crystal And Glass

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 243 Crystal and Glass Crystal and Glass places transparent, curved objects over your image, refracting light and simulating distortions seen when viewing images through a crystal. This effect can be applied to the whole image, a selection, or an object. The crystal’s shape, size, position and other properties can be adjusted in the Crystal and Glass dialog box.

  • Page 244: Creative Lighting

    244 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 8. Click Save to save the animation as a GIF file. After saving, the dialog box remains open so that you can continue modifying settings. 9. Click OK then choose whether to apply the current frame settings to the image or save to an animation file before creating a new object.

  • Page 245: Particle Effect

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 245 Lightning effect Light bulb and Comet effects Flashlight effect Particle Effect The Particle Effect adds the realism of fire, smoke, snow, and other natural effects to your images. Each effect has its own self-contained set of attributes which can be individually customized.
  • Page 246 246 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To add a Particle effect: 1. Select Effect: Creative - Particle Effect. 2. Select a particle from the Effect gallery. 3. Define the number of particles by specifying a value in the Density. 4. Using the Basic tab, define the other attributes of the elements in the Particle parameters panel.

  • Page 247: Creative Transform

    CHAPTER 6: SPECIAL EFFECTS 247 Creative Transform The Creative Transform effect turns your image into virtual clay, allowing you to push its pixels around in order to transform the surface. It differs from the Transform Tool on the Tool Panel in that it doesn’t allow you to manipulate the position of a selection or object, but rather manipulate its ‘consistency.

  • Page 248: Type Effect

    248 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Type Effect The Type Effect allows you to modify text or objects in ways beyond the capabilities of the Text and Path Tools. You can add fire, ice, neon glow and emboss effects among others to objects. Combined with the functions of other tools, this effect can be powerful.

  • Page 249: Chapter 7: Batch Processing

    BATCH PROCESSING Batch processing provides quick solutions to operating a series of commands. This is particularly useful when you are processing a large number of commands or images.

  • Page 250: Using The Quick Command Panel

    250 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the Quick Command Panel With the Quick Command Panel (QCP), PhotoImpact provides a fast way to access commonly used menu commands and toolbar actions, to retrace or redo steps you have done, as well as an easy way to record a series of steps (known as macros) that you can apply to your image or file and thus save precious time for more productive activities.

  • Page 251: Using Tasks In The Easypalette

    CHAPTER 7: BATCH PROCESSING 251 To record a quick command: 1. In the Task Tab, click Create a new task. 2. Enter a name for the sequence of actions that you want to record, then click Record. 3. Begin applying a series of commands to your image. For instance, you can firstly create several objects.

  • Page 252: Using The History Tab

    252 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using the History Tab The History Tab is a very useful tool when you often use the Undo/Redo commands, which are very important tools when you want to test the effect of a function applied to your image. After making a large number of changes to an image, the quickest way to return to a previous state is to select it from the list in the History Tab.

  • Page 253: Applying Commands To Multiple Files

    CHAPTER 7: BATCH PROCESSING 253 Applying commands to multiple files When working with a large number of files, you will often want to edit, save, or perform the same commands on some or all of them. To save time and effort, PhotoImpact provides you with a number of options that help you perform the same commands across a number of files.

  • Page 254: Batch Convert

    254 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Batch Convert Batch Convert offers a convenient way of converting image files (including an entire folder of image files) without having to actually open them one-by-one in any image editing program. To batch convert files: 1.

  • Page 255: Chapter 8: All For The Web

    ALL FOR THE WEB Not only is PhotoImpact the complete image-editing package, it is also a dynamic and creative Web design tool embraced by both professional and novice Web developers. This chapter explores the Web capabilities of the program, covering everything from creating basic Web pages, enhancing images, designing components, applying script effects, to assembling the entire site from scratch.

  • Page 256: Images For The Web

    256 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Images for the Web Images are a powerful means of communicating ideas and messages where words can only say so much. They can convey moods, thoughts, events, experiences; they can capture a moment. Photographs and graphics add flair, individuality and personality to Web pages.

  • Page 257: Opening A Web Page As A Single Image

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 257 Opening a Web page as a single image In addition to opening an image directly from a Web page, you can open an existing Web page as an image file. This image can be used as a template for designing a Web page.

  • Page 258: Using Background Designer

    258 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Using Background Designer Background Designer helps you create tileable backgrounds. The image that you want to tile can be of any size, but the smaller it is, the faster it will download. Also, the smaller the image is, the more frequently it will repeat itself in the background.

  • Page 259: Shifting A Web Background

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 259 Shifting a Web background Sometimes you might feel that an image is not laid out properly as the background, either sitting too far to one side or appearing in such a way that it becomes a distraction to the viewer.

  • Page 260: Creating A Seamlessly Tiled Background

    260 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Creating a seamlessly tiled background When tiling an image selection as a Web page background, you can create a tile that is “seamless”, or one that tiles in a way giving the appearance of a single texture.

  • Page 261: Button Designer

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 261 Button Designer Most graphics-oriented Web sites contain graphic navigational interfaces, usually in the form of buttons. These buttons are very useful for creating easy to understand and interesting navigational aids. In addition to the button presets in Component Designer (see “Component objects”), PhotoImpact provides Button...

  • Page 262: Slice Tool

    262 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 5. Select your preferred Bevel type, size, and smoothness. The size is measured in pixels, so, for an object 20x20 a bevel of 10 would be drawn to a central point. The lower the smoothness the more distinct the bevel.
  • Page 263 EasyPalette the same size Calculates download speed Prevents Web based on specified bandwidth Import or export a Ulead objects from being Slice Table file (USS file sliced, with certain extension). It is especially exceptions useful in applying exactly...

  • Page 264: Image Map Tool

    264 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE 2. Click the arrow accompanying Method on the Attribute Toolbar. Select a horizontal, vertical or rectangular slice tool. Alternatively, right-click an object then select Slice Around Object. This will automatically snap a cell around the object.

  • Page 265: Creating Object-Based Image Maps

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 265 Creating object-based image maps All types of PhotoImpact objects can have image maps assigned to them. Assigning hyperlink properties to an object creates an object-based image map. A semi-transparent shadow will be shown over the area to indicate the image map. To create an object-based image map: 1.
  • Page 266 266 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Image Map Attribute Toolbar To create an image map manually: 1. Click the Image Map Tool [U] in the Toolbox. 2. Select a Shape tool on the Attribute Toolbar. 3. Click and drag a rectangle or circle to mark out the area to be made clickable.

  • Page 267: Optimizing File Sizes And Quality For The Web

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 267 Optimizing file sizes and quality for the Web Once you’ve created the images for your Web page, whether they are backgrounds or navigational elements, you can save them in a Web-optimized format such as the two most common Web formats: GIF and JPEG, or a newer format named PNG.

  • Page 268: Optimizing An Image As A Jpeg

    268 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Crop Cuts away unwanted portions of the image. Display with/without preview windows Shows or hides preview windows of both original and compressed images. Whenever the optimization settings are changed, both the original file size as well as estimated download time and the optimized ones are displayed above the preview windows.

  • Page 269: Optimizing An Image As A Gif

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 269 3. Drag the slider or enter a value in Quality, or use Compress by Size to compress the image to a specific file size or ratio. Higher compression levels lead to lower image quality. 4.

  • Page 270: Optimizing An Image As A Png

    270 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE • To ensure all colors can be seen in browsers, select all cells (Click the first cell, and then click the last one while holding down [Shift]). Next, click Web snap. • If you already have a standard color palette, click Load a palette to locate the palette you need.

  • Page 271: Testing Your Files With Different Settings

    To perform a batch test: 1. Click Batch in the Ulead Image Optimizer dialog box. 2. For GIF and PNG, enter the lowest number of colors to test in Fewest colors. For JPEG, enter a percentage (0 to 100%) of compression in Lowest quality.

  • Page 272: Objects On A Web Page

    272 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Objects on a Web page All kinds of objects created in PhotoImpact can be placed on a Web page. You can create and incorporate many Web objects - Component Objects, Rollover Objects and HTML Text Objects in your Web page. Furthermore, PhotoImpact now allows you to link a wide range of multimedia files to your Web page.

  • Page 273: Editing Linked Objects

    Links can then be refreshed in PhotoImpact to reflect changes. Note: Linked JPEG and GIF objects will always be opened in PhotoImpact, while animated GIF objects will be always be opened in Ulead GIF Animator which is included with PhotoImpact.

  • Page 274: Html Text Objects

    274 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To edit and manually update a multimedia object: 1. Right-click the object’s placeholder then select Edit Linked Object (multimedia type). This opens the multimedia file in the application with which it is associated. Edit the file as required.

  • Page 275: Converting Html Text Objects To Image Objects

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 275 4. Select a Text color, then enter the text in the text entry box. After the body of text, add a blank row to ensure all HTML text can be properly displayed in browsers using different text size.

  • Page 276: Component Objects

    276 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Component objects Making buttons, banners, and other objects for your Web page is one of the fun parts of Web creation. PhotoImpact offers you a vast range of possibilities for creating these fascinating objects through Component Designer. It helps you...

  • Page 277: Rollover Button

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 277 4. Click the root layer or sub layers to modify their attributes in the tabs on the lower right pane. Clicking tabs switches to different sets of attributes. Notes: • Depending on the component object, available layers and their names vary. •...
  • Page 278 278 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To create a rollover button with Component Designer: 1. Select Web: Component Designer. 2. Click the plus (+) sign to expand the Rollover Button folder for template lists, then select one. 3. Click a rollover button then click Next, or simply double-click it.

  • Page 279: Script Effects

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 279 Script effects Harness the power of JavaScript to create dynamic elements in your Web pages with PhotoImpact’s Script Effects. With Image Map Script Effects, you can effortlessly create pop-up menus, status bar messages and swap images, while Slice Tool Script Effects creates not just these, but also an impressive range of text effects.
  • Page 280 280 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To get started with Script Effects: 1. Select either Slice Tool or Image Map Tool on the Toolbox. 2. Select the Slice cell or image map which will trigger the Script Effect. 3. In Script Effects of the Tool Settings panel, there are two options: •...
  • Page 281 CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 281 7. Select font and background color settings. 8. Select items in the window then click the up and down arrows to re-order menu items in the stack if necessary. 9. Click OK. The Script Effect will now be represented in the Script Effect dialog box window as a sub-menu of the type of Script Effect.
  • Page 282 282 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE To create a Swap Image effect: 1. Select the cell or image map that will trigger the Script Effect, then open the Swap Image dialog box. Note: Using an image map to trigger the effect requires the image to be sliced beforehand to ensure that there is a destination cell for the Swap Image effect.
  • Page 283 CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 283 Alternatively repeat steps 2 to 5. 6. To enter more sequences, click Add again. To edit an existing sequence, select it and then click Update. 7. Click OK. To create HTML Text Script Effects: 1.

  • Page 284: Advanced Rollover Button

    284 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Advanced rollover button In addition to the rollover button presets in Component Designer, PhotoImpact maximizes your creative potential with tools for developing unique rollover buttons (objects) from scratch. Once created, the rollover object will be placed onto your current PhotoImpact document directly.

  • Page 285: Web Slide Show

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 285 Web Slide Show Web slide shows are a popular way of presenting images. However, creating them usually requires intensive coding and programming knowledge. With PhotoImpact, you can now incorporate slide shows into your Web pages without worrying much about the tediousness task of coding.

  • Page 286: Web Pages

    286 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Web pages A Web page is a hypermedia document coded with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). HTML forms tag elements such as text and graphics so browsers like Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator can recognize and display a Web page properly on the World Wide Web.

  • Page 287: Structure Of A Web Page

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 287 Structure of a Web page Just what exactly is a Web page? Creating one is simple in PhotoImpact because you are spared the pain of having to code everything manually. However, because HTML code is involved, creating Web pages is not as straightforward as creating images.

  • Page 288: Creating A New Web Page

    288 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Creating a new Web page When creating a Web page, start out in one of two ways: • Create a blank document already set up with basic Web properties. • Create a blank document first, and then set up a more extensive range of its properties before designing the layout of the page.

  • Page 289: Background Tab

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 289 • Encoding Determines how a browser will interpret the Web page source code. The default encoding set is the same as the user’s operating system. For example, the default encoding is Western European for users with English Windows.

  • Page 290: Html Tab

    290 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE • Inline Outputs a <DIV> tag in which style elements are declared and determine the position of slices. • Slice naming pattern Customize the system for assigning default names of all slices. HTML tab • Formatting Determines the appearance of HTML tags and attributes in the code.

  • Page 291: Previewing In A Browser

    CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 291 Previewing in a browser Whether the current Web page or image is completed or still in progress, you can always preview it as an entire Web page in a browser of your choice. In the File: Preview in Browser submenu, by default, Internet Explorer is already listed for quick access.

  • Page 292: Send Using Default E-Mail Program

    292 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Send using default e-mail program PhotoImpact can be set up to open up your default e-mail client to send images as image files or as Web pages. To send an image: 1. Select File: Export - Send.
  • Page 293 CHAPTER 8: ALL FOR THE WEB 293 4. Finally, select File: More Save Options - Save for Web - As HTML. This outputs the Web page as an HTML file (HTM or HTML) along with its associated image files. By default, the images are stored in a subfolder labelled “images”, within the folder where the HTML file is saved.

  • Page 294: Gif Animator

    PhotoImpact CD. For further information and tutorials, visit Ulead’s Web site at http://www.ulead.com. To prepare images for animation: Before switching to Ulead GIF Animator to create your animated GIF, follow these steps to streamline the process. • Resize all your images to a similar size.

  • Page 295: Chapter 9: Commands

    9: Appendix COMMANDS...

  • Page 296: Command Descriptions

    PhotoImpact OLE object. Save/ Save As Saves your work as a new or existing image or Ulead (UFO) file. More Save Options Include advanced save options. You can use these options to save your project for videos, mobiles or webs.

  • Page 297: Edit Menu

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 297 File Menu Import - Raw Import Opens a RAW file, and then uses the Import RAW File dialog box to create an image. Export Use your image to create wallpaper, send it by e-mail, or export it to an SVG or RAW file.

  • Page 298: Adjust Menu

    298 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Edit Menu Paste Shows a submenu offering options for pasting clipboard data into an image. Clear Permanently removes the selected area or object from the active window. Duplicate Shows a submenu for creating a new image consisting of elements in the current image.

  • Page 299: Photo Menu

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 299 Adjust Menu Invert Changes every pixel in the image to its complimentary color. This is similar to what you might see when looking at a photograph negative. Posterize Changes the number of divisions for the color channels in the image. Threshold Separates the image pixels into black or white extreme values.

  • Page 300: Effect Menu

    300 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Photo Menu Remove Red Eye Removes the "red eye" effect created by camera flashes, as well as "yellow eye" and "green eye" effects with animals. Blur These effects smoothen images by reducing fine image details and noise.

  • Page 301: Object Menu

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 301 Selection Menu Border Creates a border around the current selected area which becomes the new selected area. Expand/Shrink Increases or decreases the size of the current selection area. Similar Selects other pixels whose values fall within a range of those already selected.
  • Page 302 302 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Object Menu Select All Objects Selects all the objects in the active image. Deselect All Objects Deselects all the objects in the active image. Defringe Blends the object’s edges with the background by removing unnecessary pixels.

  • Page 303: Web Menu

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 303 Web Menu Provides commands for Web page use such as HTML text object, Component Designer, and so on. Web Menu HTML Text Object Adds HTML text to your Web image, which will appear as a Web object in your image.

  • Page 304: View Menu

    304 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE View Menu Provides commands for viewing options such as Zoom, Show Ruler, and so on. View Menu Add a View Opens and links a new window of the active image at the highest magnification that will fit in the current workspace.

  • Page 305: Window Menu

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 305 My Workspace Menu Attribute Toolbar Shows/Hides Attribute toolbar Status Bar Shows/Hides Status Bar. Toolbox Shows/Hides Toolbox. Advanced Mode Displays a complete set of PhotoImpact functions on the workspace plus the time-saving toolbars and panels hidden in other modes. Basic Photo Mode Features a simplified workspace that contains larger buttons and the most common functions mainly used for photo editing.

  • Page 306: Help Menu

    306 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Help Menu Provides commands for online help options such as Ulead Web site info, Smart Download, and so on. Help Menu PhotoImpact Help Opens an online help file where you can search for assistance. Product Updates on the...

  • Page 307: Panel Manager

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 307 Toolbox Paint Tools You can use the Paint Tools much as you would use real paintbrushes, pens, and other art media to create stunning artwork. Clone Tools Duplicate areas of an image and paint it onto the same image, or onto a new image with the Clone Tools.
  • Page 308 308 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Layer Manager Thumbnail/List display Thumbnail mode displays only thumbnails, while List mode displays mode detailed object properties, such as the type of object, object name, dimensions, and more. Show/Hide Global Viewer Opens the Global Viewer at the bottom of the Layer Manager. Click again to close the Global Viewer.

  • Page 309: Document Manager

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 309 Selection Manager Save current selection Stores the current selection in the document in the Selection Manager. If there no selection is made, the function is disabled. Update stored selection Replaces the stored selection with a new or modified selection made on the image.

  • Page 310: Browse Manager

    310 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Browse Manager Browse for image files on your computer using the Browse Manager. Image files are represented as thumbnails for easier identification. Double-click on the thumbnail to open the image as a new file. Drag the thumbnail into the document to paste the image as a new object in the active document.

  • Page 311: Easypalette

    APPENDIX: COMMANDS 311 Browse Manager Sort Opens a menu where you can choose to arrange files by name, file type, size, or date in ascending or descending order. Thumbnail Size Click to change the display size of the thumbnails in the Browse Pane. EasyPalette The EasyPalette contains preset effects, masks and objects that you can easily access and use in your images.

  • Page 312: Quick Command Panel

    312 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Quick Command Panel The Quick Command Panel gives you a fast way to access and apply commonly used commands and actions to your images. You can record a series of commands and actions as tasks, then apply them to your images at a single click.

  • Page 313: Index

    INDEX 313 Index Numerics DeInterlace 234 3D 142 Adjust an image using Curves 70 3D path objects 178 Adjust an image using Levels 70 3D properties, adding 201 adjust effects using Variations 34 Adjust Highlight, Midtone, and Shadow in an image 75 Adjust hue and saturation in an image Acquiring images from scanners 41 Acquiring images from the Internet 59...
  • Page 314 314 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Apply Edge Preserving Blur 78 Batch Manager 21, 253 Apply Film Grain 83 Batch processing 249 Apply Moon effect to an image 84 Batch Task 22, 251 Apply Motion Blur 78 Batch test in Image Optimizer 254...
  • Page 315 INDEX 315 Changing dimensions by resampling 48 Continue Draw Mode 187 Changing Foreground and Background Contour Drawing 222 colors 163 Contrast 105 Changing indexed image colors 59 Converting between data types 46 Changing resolution 47 Converting HTML Text objects to Choosing a Gradient Fill method 157 image objects 275 Clipboard 48...
  • Page 316 316 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Create Multivision Filter effects 86 Create New Image 17 Deforming paths 191 Create Star Filter effects 87 Defringe 131 Creating a border around a selection 124 DeInterlace 234 Creating a new Web page 288 Deleting an object 134...
  • Page 317 INDEX 317 Editing Linked objects 273 Editing multiple paths 197 Fill a selection or object 156 Editing objects 131 Fill Tools 156 Editing paths 190, 192 Filling an area with a texture 159 Editing polygon shapes 195, 196 Film Grain 83 Editing text 173 Find 28 Editing the Color Table 167...
  • Page 318 318 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE High Dynamic Range 91 Levels 68 Highlight Midtone Shadow 68, 75 Lights 219 Histogram clipping 96 Line and Arrow Tool 181 Histogram Panel 23 Linking multimedia objects 272 History Tab 252 Load 29 HTML Text objects 274...
  • Page 319 INDEX 319 multimedia object 274 Web 267 Multiple files 253 Optimizing the HDR image 96 Multiple paths, editing 197 Options 24 Multiple-color 157, 165 Organizing your tab groups 30 Multivision Filter 86 Outline Drawing Tool 179 My Workspace 17 Package 30 Natural Texture fills 159 Package a gallery or object library into a Node sets 195...
  • Page 320 320 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Paths, adding 3D properties 201 Print Poster 57 Paths, bump maps 207 Print Preview 55 Paths, Continue Draw Mode 187 Printing 53 Paths, creating 174 Process images with Batch Manager Paths, custom 182 Paths, deforming 191...
  • Page 321 INDEX 321 RGB color type 66 Set up a Color Management Profile 55 RGB/HSB 164 Setting a Gradient color 165 Rollover button 277 Setting a Single-color 164 Rotate 97 Setting an object’s properties 131 Rotate by degree 140 Shadow 133 Rotate in Virtual 3D 142 Shadow Tab 205 Rotating images 141...
  • Page 322 Ulead COOL 360 15 Text 170 Ulead File for Objects 52 Text effects 172, 208 Ulead Gradient Library file (UGL) 167 Text objects, bending 214 Ulead Swatch Library file (USL) 166 Text objects, saving 174 Use Auto-process - Batch 105...
  • Page 323 INDEX 323 Using the Touch-up Tool 100 Variations 34 Variations in the EasyPalette galleries View HDR Image 96 Viewing images 42 Vignette 90 Visible Thumbnails 32 Web Mode 17 Web pages 286 Web Properties dialog box 288 Web Slide Show 285 Welcome Screen 17 What’s new 15 White Balance 68, 76...

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