User manual ARCSOFT PHOTO IMPRESSION 3

[. . . ] Table of Contents PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide 2 Table of Contents: Software Installation . . 18 Software Installation: Installing Photo Impressions 3 Insert the Installation Software CD in the CD drive tray. Your System should automatically recognize the CD drive and start automatically. The Arcsoft Photo Impressions setup dialog box should appear on your Windows Desktop. [. . . ] Browse to select the desired drive or folder. One you select it, you'll see the images within the folder appear as thumbnails on the screen. Camera / Scanner - PhotoImpression accepts images acquired via standard TWAIN devices. Use the drop down list to select the device you want to use. Create New - Allows you to create a blank picture to color on. Screen Capture - Captures a windows screen for editing. Online Service 9 PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide 10 Soft Edge Slider - gives cropped edges a warm fade based on the position of the slider. Apply To All Layers - crops all layers to the selected area when checked. Crop - crops the image to only show areas that have been selected. Edit Screen Crop: Rectangle - allows you to select a rectangular area on an image. Circle - works the same as the Rectangle tool except a circle is drawn instead of a rectangle. Polygon - allows you to make a "freehand" selection by clicking and dragging over the image in a desired path or shape. You can select a polygonal area by clicking on the points of the desired shape in a connect-the-dots fashion. Magic - selects an area of an image based on color similarity. Inverse - inverts the selection on an image. For example, if you've created a rectangular selection and then used the Inverse tool, the area selected would be outside of the box instead of inside. Copy Selection As New Layer - creates a new layer out of the selected area. 11 PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide 12 Eraser - removes color on a layer, making it a transparent background (white). Clone - duplicates a selected area of an image to another location. Right-click (Windows) or Shift-click (Macintosh) to select the clone source, which will be indicated by a plus (+) sign. Then click and drag over the area of the image to be painted with the clone source. Smudge - simulates the effect of a finger smearing wet paint. Red Eye - reduces the red-eye effect common in flash photography. Retouch: Brush Palette - offers various sizes for certain editing tools. [. . . ] Blur - decreases the contrast between adjacent pixels, creating a fuzzy effect over the entire layer. Sharpen - pixelates the entire layer, eliminating smoother edges in the image. 15 PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide 16 Frames & Edges: Layers: The Layers Palette shows thumbnails of each layer. The currently selected layer will have a highlight around the thumbnail. Toggling the green light above the thumbnail on and off displays and hides the layer, respectively. [. . . ]