User manual NERO COVERDESIGNER 9

[. . . ] Manual Nero CoverDesigner Copyright and Trademark Information Copyright and Trademark Information This document, like the software described therein, is provided as a license and may only be used or reproduced in accordance with the licensing agreement. The contents of this document, as well as the associated software, is subject to change without prior notice. Nero AG rejects any responsibility for the correctness of the contents of this document and rejects any claims that transcend the clauses of the guarantee agreement. This document and all of its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Nero AG. [. . . ] A preview of the picture is displayed in the Image area. The Name field displays the name of the file. Image Tab The following setting options are available: Button Effects Button Remove Image The following configuration options are available in the Picture Source area: Button File Button TWAIN Scans an image. This feature is only offered if you have a scanner installed. Displays the Open window, where a picture file can be selected. Opens a menu where you can select different effects to apply to the image. Removes the image. Nero CoverDesigner 41 Properties And Background Properties Window The following configuration options are available in the Stretch Mode area: Option button Adjust to frame size Adjusts the image to match the background or frame size. If the background or frame is larger or smaller than the image, the image is expanded or reduced in size accordingly. This means that the width and/or length of the image may be distorted. Adjusts the image proportionally to the background or frame size; the ratio of the width and length of the image (aspect ratio) remains the same. If the background or frame is larger or smaller than the image, blank areas may appear above/below or on the left/right of the image. The longest side determines how the image is resized. Option button Proportional, clip image Adjusts the image proportionally to the background or frame size; the ratio of the width and length of the image (aspect ratio) remains the same. If the background or frame is larger or smaller than the image, areas may be clipped above/below or on the left/right of the image. The shortest side determines how the image is resized. Option button Proportional, no clipping 9. 7 Image Effects There are several effects for pictures available in Nero CoverDesigner. Color Adjustment effect: Brightness Opens the Brightness window with before and after views of the picture. Move the Brightness slider left or right to darken or lighten the picture. Opens the Contrast window with before and after views of the picture. Move the Contrast slider left or right to increase or decrease the contrast of the picture. Opens the Gamma window with before and after views of the picture. Move the Gamma slider left or right to darken or lighten the midtones of the picture. Applies the Equalize effect to a picture. This effect distributes the brightness values of the colors uniformly. [. . . ] 11 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Set size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Transfer properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]