PSP8 User Guide - Corel

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3 However, please be aware that errors may exist in this publication, and that neither the authors nor Jasc Software, Inc. make any guarantees concerning the accuracy of the information found here or in the use to which it may be in the United States of America First Printing2004iContentsChapter 1 Getting Started .. 1 What s New in Version 9 .. 2 System Requirements .. 6 Installing the Software .. 6 Learning Paint Shop Pro.. 7 Chapter 2 Getting to Know The Program .. 9 Starting and Exiting Paint Shop Pro .. 10 Exploring the user Interface .. 10 Using Shortcut and Function Keys .. 11 Using Toolbars and Palettes .. 12 Working with Dialogs .. 19 Viewing Images .. 22 Viewing Image Information .. 28 Chapter 3 Getting Images into Paint Shop Pro .. 29 Importing Images from Digital Cameras and Scanners.. 30 Opening Existing Images .. 33 Creating Images .. 35 Capturing Images from the Computer Screen .. 41 Opening Frames from Animation Shop.

4 43 Using the Paint Shop Pro Browser .. 44 Saving Image Files .. 49 Closing Image Files .. 52 ContentsiiChapter 4 Customizing Paint Shop Pro .. 53 Using Custom Workspaces .. 54 Customizing Toolbars and Menus .. 56 Setting General Program Preferences .. 59 Setting Autosave Preferences .. 67 Setting File Locations .. 67 Setting File Format Preferences .. 73 Setting File Format Associations.. 79 Resetting Application Preferences .. 80 Assigning and Viewing Shortcut Keys .. 81 Adjusting Monitor Display Options .. 84 Chapter 5 Improving Photographs .. 87 Basic Steps in Improving Photographs .. 88 Using the Digital Camera Noise Removal Filter .. 89 Using the Chromatic Aberration Removal Filter .. 92 Using the Fill Flash Filter .. 95 Using the Backlighting Filter .. 96 How to Approach Color, Contrast, and Saturation Adjustments . 96 Fixing Photos in One Step.. 97 Correcting Image Distortions .. 97 Improving Colors .. 100 Improving Contrast .. 106 Improving Image Clarity.

5 107 Improving Saturation .. 109 Removing Image Defects and Noise .. 110 Removing Source Defects .. 114 Retouching Photographs .. 117 Chapter 6 Making Color and Tonal Corrections .. 125 Key Points to Know Before Making Corrections .. 126 How Corrections Relate to Color Depth .. 127 Adjusting the Color Balance .. 128 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast .. 134 Replacing Colors.. 140 Reducing or Removing Colors .. 142 Using the Histogram to Analyze Images.. 145 ContentsiiiChapter 7 Editing Images .. 151 Adding Borders .. 152 Changing the Canvas Size .. 152 Combining Two Images .. 153 Correcting Image Perspective.. 155 Cropping Images .. 157 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting .. 160 Deleting Images .. 164 Flipping and Mirroring Images.. 164 Repeating Commands.. 165 Resizing Images .. 166 Rotating Images .. 168 Scaling and Transforming Images .. 171 Using Rulers, Grids, and Guides .. 173 Using Undo/Redo .. 177 Warping Images Using the Mesh Warp Tool.

6 178 Using the History Palette .. 181 Chapter 8 Making Selections in Images .. 191 Using the Selection Tools.. 192 Using Edit Selection .. 201 Adjusting Selection Borders .. 202 Converting a Selection into a Layer .. 204 Creating Custom Patterns from Selections .. 205 Modifying Selections .. 205 Clipping a Selection to the Canvas .. 212 Moving Selections within an Image .. 213 Saving and Loading Selections.. 214 Working with Standard and Floating Selections .. 218 Chapter 9 Applying Effects .. 219 Choosing Effects .. 220 Using Effects Dialogs.. 220 Adding Noise .. 225 Adding Picture Frames .. 226 Creating Your Own Effects .. 228 Using the Displacement Map Effect .. 228 Using the Radial Blur Effect .. 230 Mathematically Combining Two Images .. 231 ContentsivChapter 10 Working with Colors and Materials .. 233 Basics of Using the Materials Palette .. 234 Using the Materials Palette .. 236 Choosing Colors .. 239 Choosing Gradients.

7 244 Choosing Patterns .. 246 Choosing Textures .. 247 Working with Swatches .. 249 Editing Gradients .. 251 Understanding Color and Color Models .. 256 How Monitor and Print Colors Differ .. 258 Working with Color Channels .. 259 Understanding Color Depth.. 260 Working with Image Palettes .. 269 Making a Palette Color Transparent .. 272 Chapter 11 Raster Painting .. 275 Setting Brush and Paint Options .. 276 Painting with the Paint Brush or Airbrush.. 278 Creating Brush Tips .. 280 Using the Brush Variance Palette .. 282 Filling Areas with Colors, Gradients, Patterns, or Textures .. 284 Warping Images With the Warp Brush .. 286 Erasing Parts of an Image .. 287 Cloning Parts of Images .. 290 Painting with Picture Tubes .. 290 Replacing Colors.. 293 Retouching Images .. 294 ContentsvChapter 12 Art Media Tools .. 297 Art Media Layers .. 298 Using the Mixer Palette .. 299 Using the Art Media Brushes .. 305 Using the Oil Brush .. 308 Using the Chalk Tool.

8 310 Using the Pastel Tool .. 311 Using the Crayon Tool .. 312 Using the Colored Pencil Tool .. 313 Using the Marker Tool .. 314 Using the Palette Knife Tool .. 315 Using the Smear Tool .. 316 Using the Art Eraser Tool.. 317 Chapter 13 Drawing and Editing Objects .. 319 Drawing Objects.. 320 Drawing Lines with the Pen Tool .. 321 Drawing Bezier Curves with the Pen Tool .. 325 Drawing Freehand Curves with the Pen Tool .. 326 Using the Rectangle Tool .. 328 Using the Ellipse Tool .. 329 Using the Symmetric Shape Tool .. 330 Using the Preset Shape Tool.. 331 Creating Custom Line Styles .. 334 Editing Vector Object Properties .. 336 Adding and Closing Contours .. 338 Aligning and Arranging Vector Objects .. 343 Resizing and Reshaping Vector Objects .. 347 Editing Paths and Contours .. 349 Editing Nodes.. 351 Chapter 14 Working with Layers .. 359 About Layers .. 360 Adding New Layers to Images .. 366 Editing Layer Properties.. 368 Modifying Layers.

9 378 Using Adjustment Layers .. 382 Using the Layers palette .. 385 ContentsviChapter 15 Working with Masks .. 389 About Masks .. 390 Creating Masks .. 391 Deleting Masks .. 396 Editing Masks .. 397 Loading Masks .. 399 Saving Masks .. 402 Chapter 16 Working with Text .. 405 Creating Text .. 406 Formatting Text .. 410 Editing Text .. 411 Moving Text .. 412 Applying Effects to Text .. 413 Converting Text to Curves .. 413 Creating Text on Object Paths.. 414 Creating Text with Image Patterns .. 418 Scaling and Transforming Text .. 418 Chapter 17 Automating Tasks .. 419 Using and Creating Presets .. 420 Processing Multiple Files .. 422 Renaming Multiple Files .. 424 Scripting Basics .. 425 Running a Saved Script .. 427 Stopping or Undoing a Script .. 427 About Restricted Script Mode .. 428 Recording and Saving a Script .. 429 Editing Scripts.. 430 Binding Scripts to Icons .. 433 ContentsviiChapter 18 Printing Images .. 435 About Printing.

10 436 About Printing Options .. 437 Printing Multiple Images on a Page .. 439 Printing a Single Image .. 446 Printing Images from the Browser .. 446 Printing Images Using a Template .. 448 Placing Text Captions on the Layout .. 451 Printing with CMYK Color Separations .. 452 Saving Images for Printing .. 456 Chapter 19 Sharing and Creating Images for the Web 457 Sending Images via E-Mail .. 458 Uploading Images to a Photo Sharing Service .. 458 Saving Images for the Web .. 459 Saving Images for Use In Animation Shop.. 470 Previewing Images in a Web Browser .. 470 Creating Image Rollovers .. 471 Mapping Images .. 472 Slicing Images .. 476 Using Digital Watermarks .. 480 Contentsviii1 Getting StartedPaint Shop Pro sets the standard for affordable, professional image editing. Version 9 builds on Paint Shop Pro s legacy of creative innovation with a new set of art media tools, professional photo correction filters, and precision graphic design capabilities to offer users limitless creativity.