User manual ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT 11

[. . . ] August 2005 First edition for Ulead® PhotoImpact® 11, August 2005. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ©1995-2005 Ulead Systems, Inc. Ulead, the Ulead logo, PhotoImpact, EasyPalette and Ulead GIF Animator are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. [. . . ] This tool will be most useful when you want your images to appear in a different plane or perspective while at the same time retaining the proportions of the original image. To perform a 3D transformation: 1. Select the base image or create a selection area, then select Object: Convert Object Type - From Text/ Image to Path. CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 143 Tip: You can also right-click the object and select Convert Object Type - From Text/Image to Path. 2. 3D Virtual Track Ball appears with a focal point at its center named Object Center (also the Projection Center). Drag the object to rotate in 3D space. Tip: Double-click the Object Center to change it to Projection Center. Notes: · Moving the Object Center relocates its object handle, thus moving the entire image but retaining the Projection Center in its original position. · When you see a round path with a focal point at the center, that is the Object Drag the object to rotate it. Center and dragging anywhere within it transforms your object in a threedimensional effect. When you see two rectangular paths around your image with a focal point at the center, you are in the Projection Center mode. · The viewing angle is limited between 0 and 90 degrees. Object Center mode Projection Center mode 144 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE Working with Object Eraser Tools With Object Eraser Tools, PhotoImpact lets you directly and easily erase parts of an object to become transparent or semi-transparent. These tools let you create interesting layering effects (if your image in the document contains several objects), or you can also use them to refine objects that you have created using Mask Mode or the selection tools. The Object Eraser Tools are: · Object Paint Eraser Tool lets you erase parts of an object by painting it. · Object Magic Eraser Tool lets you erase parts of image based on color similarity. When you click on a color, colors similar to color clicked will be erased. Notes: · Object Eraser Tools can only be used on image objects. To use the Object Eraser Tools on a path and text object, base image, or selection area, it needs to be converted into an image object first. · Only 24-bit RGB, 8-bit Grayscale, Indexed color, and Black & White images can be edited with the Object Eraser Tools. To erase parts of an object: 1. In the EasyPalette - Image Library, select Rose 2 then drag it to the workspace. Click Object Eraser Tool in the Toolbox and select Object Paint Eraser. On the Attribute Toolbar, set Brush head to 10, Transparency to 10, Soft edge to 10, and Zoom to 200. Drag over the leaves to erase them. Tip: Click Trim to remove any space around the object that is completely transparent. The results of this will be apparent when you view the thumbnail in the Layer Manager. Note: Recover only works if you have already erased an area and have not yet applied Trim. Otherwise, you will have to use Undo [Ctrl+Z], which may result to going back more steps than desired. CHAPTER 3: SELECTIONS & OBJECTS 145 Using the Stamp Tool The Stamp Tool lets you paint ready-made objects onto an image. [. . . ] Click to open a dialog box where you can choose what EXIF tags to display in the EXIF pane. Toggles between maximizing the Browse Manager to occupy the workspace and restoring to its previous size. Opens a dialog box that allows you to search for specific image files within a folder. Opens the Digital Camera Wizard dialog box that allows you to import images from a digital camera to your computer. [. . . ]