User manual NUANCE KAI S PHOTO SOAP 2

[. . . ] 1 User Guide for Windows and Macintosh® ® Trademarks Kai's Photo Soap 2 is a trademark of ScanSoft, Inc. "Macintosh" is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Incorporated. "Windows" and "PowerPoint" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names mentioned in the manual and other documentation are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ] Move it right to make the layer less transparent (more pronounced). Move the Transparency slider to adjust a layer's transparency. To adjust transparency for part of a layer: 1 2 Select a layer. Choose Layers menu > Hide/Show Transparency Brushes or click the brush icon at the bottom of the Layers tray. 100 COMPOSING IMAGES 3 Use the Transparency brushes to adjust the transparency of those parts of the layer that you want to fade. As you brush on transparency, you can see your changes right in the composition. Set brush size, change the opacity or softness of the effect you're adding. Adjust the flow of the transparency (or how much it builds up as you continue to brush over an area. Brush on Transparency. To create a layer cutout: 1 2 3 Select a layer. Reduce the overall transparency of the layer until you can see the rest of the composition showing through (to help with positioning. ) Move the layer until the part you want to keep is positioned correctly. For example, if your composition has a picture of aman and the layer you are placing on top is a picture of a cat, you could position the top layer so that the cat's head is on top of the man's body (obscuring the man's head. ) Choose Layers menu > Hide/Show Transparency Brushes or click the brush icon at the bottom of the Layers tray. This temporarily restores the transparency of the layer you are placing and allows you to brush on layer transparency. 5 Now, use the Transparency brushes (remember to use the eraser to fine-tune the area where the transparency is applied) to make transparent everything but the part of that layer that you want to keep (in the example--the cat's head. ) 4 101 The final result is a composition that shows a cat's head "transplanted" onto a man's body! Creating a layer cutout. For a more precise cutout effect, advanced users can drag an image with an Alpha channel into a composition, then use the Transparency brushes to adjust what is displayed--without affecting the Alpha information. Changing Layer Order - or What's in Front? The order that layers appear in the Layers tray is important. When you add a layer, it just gets added to the top of the layers list. A layer that's at the top is displayed "on top" or in front of everything below it in the list. Imagine again that each layer of your composition is drawn on a piece of clear plastic or film. As you lay each piece of "film" in place, you build a composition. When you get a few layers in place, to move one layer in front or behind another layer, drag it up or down in the list. 102 COMPOSING IMAGES To bring a layer to the front: 1 2 Select a layer in the Layers tray. Drag the layer up to the top of the Layers list in the Layers tray. To send a layer to the back: 1 2 Select a layer. Place it below anything that should be displayed on top (or in front) of the layer you're moving. Hiding and Locking Layers You can see what a composition would look like without a layer. You can always show it again. To hide a layer: 1 2 Select the layer (either click on it or select it in the Layers tray). When the eye is shut, the layer does not display. The eye hides or shows a layer. To show a layer after it has been hidden: 1 2 Select the layer (either click on it or select it in the Layers tray). If you know you don't want to show or edit a layer again, then just delete it. However, when you use Output menu > Build Image or print a composition, hidden layers are simply discarded as the image is flattened. Soap 2 also lets you protect the work you've done, by letting you lock layers. Locking some layers can also make it easier to select other layers, layers that might otherwise be difficult to click on in the composition. To lock a layer: 1 Select the layer (either click on it or select it in the Layers tray). 103 2 Click the lock icon next to the selected layer in the Layers tray. [. . . ] Repeated brushing applies additional layers of an effect so you can build it up. Pages Albums contain pages that display images and text. Palette (A controller for effects. It contains sliders, drawers, and other controls for working with an effect. Pan tool The pan tool allows you to moves a zoomed image around the working area. [. . . ]