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ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT 11 User Manual (323 pages)

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Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Getting Started

13
- 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
  
  17
  - The Welcome Screen
    17
  - Overview: User Interface
    18
    
    Document Manager
    21
    
    Layer Manager
    21
    
    Panel Manager
    21
    
    Selection Manager
    21
    
    Browse Manager
    22
    
    Color Panel
    22
    
    Easypalette
    22
    
    Histogram Panel
    23
    
    Quick Command Panel
    23
    
    Tool Settings
    23
    
    Toolbox
    23
- Personalizing My Workspace
  
  23
- About Photoimpact Dialog Boxes
  
  25
  - Using Quick Samples
    25
  - Split View and Dual View
    26
- Using the Easypalette
  
  27
Basics

35
- Creating New Images
  35
  - Creating an Image for DVD Menus
    36
- Opening Image Files
  36
  - Partially Loading Images
    37
- Opening CMYK Files
  38
- Using the Browse Manager
  38
- Digital Camera Wizard
  40
- Acquiring Images from Scanners
  41
- Acquiring Images from WIA Devices
  42
- Viewing Images
  42
  - Zooming on an Image
    43
  - Adding a View
    43
  - Using the Global Viewer
    43
  - Different Viewing Modes
    44
- Cropping an Image
  44
- Perspective Crop
  46
- Converting between Data Types
  46
- Resizing an Image
  47
  - Changing Resolution
    47
  - Changing Dimensions by Resampling
    48
- Using the Clipboard
  48
- Recovering from Mistakes
  51
- Saving Images
  52
  - Save for Mobile
    53
  - Autosave
    53
- Printing
  53
  - Calibrating Your Printer
    53
- Color Management
  54
  - Using Print Preview
    55
  - More Print Options
    56
  - Print Multiple
    56
  - Print Poster
    57
- Images and the Web
  58
  - Sending Images
    58
  - Acquiring Images from the Internet
    59
  - 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
  
  67
- Adjusting and Enhancing Your Images
  
  68
  - White Balance
    76
- Enhancement Effects
  
  77
  - Enhance Lighting
    77
  - Blur
    77
    
    Edge Preserving Blur
    78
    
    Motion Blur
    78
    
    Flatten Uneven Area
    79
    
    Zoom Blur
    79
  - Sharpen
    80
  - Noise
    80
  - Enhance
    80
    
    Beautify Skin
    81
    
    Diffuse Glow
    81
    
    Sunlight
    82
    
    Film Grain
    83
    
    Add Moon
    84
  - Lens Filters
    85
    
    Diffraction Filter
    85
    
    Multivision Filter
    86
    
    Star Filter
    87
  - Lens Distortion
    88
  - Correcting Chromatic Aberration
    89
  - Adding Vignette
    90
- High Dynamic Range
  
  91
- Using the Retouch Tools
  
  99
  - Using the Burn and Dodge Tools
    100
  - Removing Red Eye
    100
  - Changing the Colors of an Image
    101
- Cloning Parts of an Image
  
  103
  - 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
  
  112
  - Pick Tool
    112
  - Standard Selection Tool - Selecting Regularly Shaped Areas
    112
  - Lasso Tool - Selecting Irregularly Shaped Areas
    113
  - Magic Wand Tool - Selecting an Area Containing Similar Colors
    115
    
    Determining Color Similarity
    116
  - Extracting Objects
    117
    
    Step 1 of 4: Drawing the Boundary
    117
    
    Step 2 of 4: Extracting the Object
    118
    
    Step 3 of 4: Adjusting Degree of Extraction
    118
    
    Step 4 of 4: Refining the Object
    119
  - Mask Mode
    119
  - Layer Mask and Object Mask
    121
  - Moving a Selection Area Marquee
    123
  - Preserving the Base Image
    123
  - Creating Smooth-Edged Selection Areas
    123
  - Softening a Selection Edge
    124
  - Creating a Border Around a Selection
    124
  - Select by Color Range
    125
  - Adding to or Subtracting from a Selection
    126
  - Expanding a Selection Area
    126
  - Selecting on Objects
    126
  - Using the Selection Manager
    127
    
    Using a Selection
    127
- Working with Objects
  
  128
  - Managing Object Layers
    128
  - Hiding and Showing Objects
    129
    
    Using the Layer Manager
    129
    
    Using the Object Properties Dialog Box
    129
  - Sorting Objects
    129
  - Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
    130
  - Changing an Object's Layer in an Image
    130
  - Setting an Object's Properties
    131
  - Editing Objects
    131
  - Using Defringe
    131
  - 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
    135
- Using Object Libraries
  
  136
  - Saving Selections to the Object Libraries
    136
  - Using an Image or Selection from the Object Library
    137
- Making a Lower-Third
  
  138
- Using the Measure Tool
  
  139
- Using the Transform Tool
  
  140
  - Rotating Images
    141
    
    3D Transformation
    142
    
    Straightening Images
    142
- Working with Object Eraser Tools
  
  144
- Using the Stamp Tool
  
  145
- Guidelines and Grid
  
  146
Chapter 4: Using the Painting and Fill Tools

147
- Using the Painting Tools
  
  148
  - Erasing
    149
  - Customizing Paint Tools
    150
    
    Using Paint Tool Presets
    150
    
    Using the Tool Settings Panel
    150
  - Special Paint Tools and Tricks
    151
    
    Using the Particle Brush
    151
    
    Painting with Textures
    152
    
    Using the Drop Water Tool
    152
    
    Painting an Outline or Border
    153
    
    Using Paint as Object Mode
    154
  - Editing Active Objects Only
    155
- Using the Fill Tools
  
  156
  - Choosing a Gradient Fill Method
    157
  - Filling an Area with a Texture
    159
    
    Performing Drag-And-Drop Texture and Gradient Fills
    160
- Working with Colors
  
  161
  - Using the Photoimpact Color Picker
    161
  - Picking Colors from an Image or Entire Screen
    163
  - Changing Foreground and Background Colors
    163
  - Using the Color Panel
    163
    
    The Color Tab
    163
    
    Setting a Single-Color
    164
    
    Setting a Gradient Color
    165
    
    Swatches Tab
    165
    
    Gradients Tab
    166
    
    Color Table Tab
    167
    
    Editing the Color Table
    167
    
    Understanding Indexed Color Images
    167
    
    Loading and Saving Color Tables
    168
Chapter 5: Working with Text and Paths

169
- Adding Text
  
  170
  - Tool Settings
    171
    
    Style
    171
    
    172
    172
    
    Options
    172
    
    Split Text
    172
  - Applying Text Effects
    172
  - Editing Text as a Path Object
    173
  - Saving Text Objects
    174
- Working with Paths
  
  174
  - Creating Paths
    174
  - The Path Drawing Tool
    175
    
    The Shape Menus
    176
    
    Creating Paths with the Path Drawing Tool
    177
    
    Customizing 3D Path Objects
    178
    
    Saving Custom Paths and Attributes
    178
    
    The Outline Drawing Tool
    179
    
    The Line and Arrow Tool
    181
    
    Drawing Curves and Custom Paths
    182
    
    Spline Tool
    182
    
    Bezier Tool
    184
    
    Freehand Tool
    185
    
    Drawing Multiple Paths
    187
    
    Importing Adobe Illustrator Files
    188
    
    Filling a Path with the Even-Odd Fill Option
    189
    
    Tool Settings
    189
  - Editing Paths
    190
    
    Deforming the Path Shape
    191
    
    Editing Basic Shapes or Line and Arrow Paths
    192
    
    Using the Path Edit Tool
    192
    
    Editing Polygon Shapes
    195
    
    Editing Multiple Paths
    197
    
    Grouping and Ungrouping Paths
    197
  - Using the Bezier Curve Tool
    198
  - Tracing and Converting Images into Paths
    200
- Adding 3D Properties
  
  201
  - The Material Dialog Box
    203
    
    Bevel
    203
    
    Color/Texture
    203
    
    Bevel Settings
    204
    
    Reflection
    204
    
    Transparency
    204
    
    Border
    205
    
    Bump
    205
    
    Light
    205
    
    Shading
    205
    
    Shadow
    205
  - Making the Surface of 3D Objects Smoother
    206
  - Creating Transparent Objects
    206
  - Using Bump Maps
    207
    
    Saving Material Properties to the Easypalette
    207
- Type Effects
  
  208
- Wrap Effects
  
  209
  - Applying Wrap Effects from the Easypalette
    209
  - Creating Your Own Wrap Effects
    210
  - Modifying Wrap Effects
    210
  - Bending Text Objects
    214
- The Z-Merge Tool
  
  215
Chapter 6: Special Effects

217
- Applying Preset Effects from the Easypalette
  
  218
- Applying Special Effects
  
  218
  - Lights
    219
  - Artistic
    220
    
    Brick Tiles
    220
    
    Cartoon
    221
    
    Contour Drawing
    222
    
    Engraving
    223
    
    Finger Paint
    225
    
    Impressionist
    226
    
    Mosaic Tiles
    227
    
    Pen and Ink
    228
    
    Screening
    229
    
    Custom Effect
    230
    
    Distort
    230
    
    Creative Transform
    231
    
    Crystal and Glass
    231
  - Magic Gradient
    231
  - Paint on Edges
    232
  - 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
  - Crystal and Glass
    243
  - Creative Lighting
    244
  - Particle Effect
    245
  - Creative Transform
    247
  - Type Effect
    248
Chapter 7: Batch Processing

249
- Using the Quick Command Panel
  
  250
  - Using Tasks in the Easypalette
    251
  - Using the History Tab
    252
- Applying Commands to Multiple Files
  
  253
  - Batch Manager
    253
  - Batch Convert
    254
  - Batch Test in Image Optimizer
    254
Chapter 8: All for the Web

255
- Images for the Web
  
  256
  - Opening an Image/Ufo File from a Web Page
    256
  - Opening a Web Page as a Single Image
    257
  - Creating a Web Background Image
    257
    
    Using Background Designer
    258
    
    Shifting a Web Background
    259
    
    Creating a Seamlessly Tiled Background
    260
  - Button Designer
    261
  - Slice Tool
    262
  - Image Map Tool
    264
    
    Creating Manual Image Maps
    265
    
    Creating Object-Based Image Maps
    265
  - Optimizing File Sizes and Quality for the Web
    267
    
    Basic Controls in Image Optimizer
    267
  - Optimizing an Image as a JPEG
    268
  - Optimizing an Image as a GIF
    269
  - 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
    274
  - Converting HTML Text Objects to Image Objects
    275
  - Component Objects
    276
    
    Rollover Button
    277
- Script Effects
  
  279
  - Advanced Rollover Button
    284
  - Web Slide Show
    285
- Web Pages
  
  286
  - Structure of a Web Page
    287
  - Creating a New Web Page
    288
    
    General Tab
    288
    
    Using the Web Properties Dialog Box
    288
    
    Background Tab
    289
    
    Image File Tab
    289
    
    Slice Tab
    289
    
    Adding Web Images and Objects to Your Web Page
    290
    
    HTML Tab
    290
- Exporting a Web Page
  
  290
  - Previewing in a Browser
    291
  - Saving for the Web
    291
  - Send Using Default E-Mail Program
    292
- Tutorial: Putting a Web Page Together
  
  292
- GIF Animator
  
  294
Chapter 9: Commands

295
- Command Descriptions
  
  296
  - Menus and Dialog Boxes
    296
    
    File Menu
    296
    
    Edit Menu
    297
    
    Adjust Menu
    298
    
    Photo Menu
    299
    
    Effect Menu
    300
    
    Selection Menu
    300
    
    Object Menu
    301
    
    Web Menu
    303
    
    My Workspace Menu
    304
    
    View Menu
    304
    
    Window Menu
    305
    
    Help Menu
    306
  - Toolbox
    306
  - Panel Manager
    307
    
    Layer Manager and Selection Manager
    307
    
    Document Manager
    309
    
    Browse Manager
    310
    
    Color Panel
    311
    
    Easypalette
    311
    
    Histogram Panel
    312
    
    Quick Command Panel
    312
    
    Tool Settings
    312
Index

313

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ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT 11 User Manual (323 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Overview of the Programs

What's New

Introduction to the Workspace

Personalizing My Workspace

About Photoimpact Dialog Boxes

Using the Easypalette

Basics

Chapter 2: Photo Editing

Enhancing Digital Camera Photos Using Expressfix

Enhancing Digital Camera Photos Using RAW Data Support

Handling 48-Bit Images

Adjusting and Enhancing Your Images

Enhancement Effects

High Dynamic Range

Using the Retouch Tools

Cloning Parts of an Image

Working with Scanned Images

Chapter 3: Selections & Objects

Working with Selections

Working with Objects

Using Object Libraries

Making a Lower-Third

Using the Measure Tool

Using the Transform Tool

Working with Object Eraser Tools

Using the Stamp Tool

Guidelines and Grid

Chapter 4: Using the Painting and Fill Tools

Using the Painting Tools

Using the Fill Tools

Working with Colors

Chapter 5: Working with Text and Paths

Adding Text

Working with Paths

Adding 3D Properties

Type Effects

Wrap Effects

The Z-Merge Tool

Chapter 6: Special Effects

Applying Preset Effects from the Easypalette

Applying Special Effects

Animation Effects

Chapter 7: Batch Processing

Using the Quick Command Panel

Applying Commands to Multiple Files

Chapter 8: All for the Web

Images for the Web

Objects for the Web

Script Effects

Web Pages

Exporting a Web Page

Tutorial: Putting a Web Page Together

GIF Animator

Chapter 9: Commands

Command Descriptions

Index

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