PhotoImpact Solutions : Create, Edit and Enhance Images and Web Graphics

by Dunn, Jason; Binder, Kate; Rodel, James

• ISBN13: 9781929685127
• ISBN10: 1929685122
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

A guide to using graphics and digital imaging at home, at work, and with the World Wide Web. Shows how to build an eye-catching Web site, how to E-mail and share images, why EasyPalette is a helpful tool, and how to create animations and other special effects. Contains full color illustrations and examples. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
An Introduction to Digital Imaging Basics	5	(10)
Terminology of the Trade	5	(2)
Bitmap	5	(1)
Vector	6	(1)
DPI	6	(1)
Resolution	7	(1)
Color Depth	7	(1)
Important File Formats	7	(2)
PhotoImpact: Where It's Been and Where It's Going	9	(1)
New in Version 6.0	9	(1)
What's Next for PhotoImpact	10	(1)
Using PhotoImpact Images	10	(5)
PowerPoint	11	(1)
Desktop Publishing (DTP)	11	(1)
Web Sites	12	(1)
Portable Computers	13	(1)
Desktop Wallpaper	14	(1)
Getting Around in PhotoImpact	15	(22)
A Brief Visual Tour of PhotoImpact 6.0	15	(6)
What You See on Your Screen	16	(1)
Getting to Know the Tool Panel	17	(3)
The Value Slider	20	(1)
Working with Files	21	(11)
Creating a New File	21	(1)
Cropping	22	(4)
Zooming	26	(2)
Moving Objects, Selections and Text	28	(1)
Resizing	29	(2)
Data/Image Type	31	(1)
Tweaking PhotoImpact for Maximum Quality and Performance	32	(5)
Making Sure You Have the Right Hardware	32	(1)
Setting Resolution and Color Depth	32	(1)
Customizable Settings in PhotoImpact	33	(1)
Setting Undo Levels	33	(1)
Setting Generation Quality	33	(1)
Setting Resample Method	33	(1)
Setting Your Scratch Disk	34	(1)
Setting the Plug-in Folder	34	(1)
File Associations	35	(1)
Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro File Settings	36	(1)
Objects and Selections: Built for Speed	37	(20)
Creating and Inserting Objects	38	(6)
Creating Your Own Objects	38	(2)
Inserting Objects from the EasyPalette	40	(1)
Adding Your Own Objects to the EasyPalette	41	(1)
Photo-Objects from Hemera	42	(2)
Manipulating Objects	44	(2)
Object Effects	46	(4)
Adding a Drop Shadow	46	(1)
Adding a Fire Effect	47	(2)
Applying Plug-ins and Filters to Objects	49	(1)
Object Properties	50	(1)
Saving Objects	51	(1)
Selections	52	(5)
Standard Selection Tool	53	(1)
Lasso Selection Tool	54	(1)
Magic Wand Tool	55	(1)
Bezier Curve Tool	56	(1)
Working with Words: The Text Tools	57	(30)
Fonts	57	(4)
Font and Typeface Terminology	57	(2)
Installing and Viewing Fonts	59	(1)
Getting New Fonts	60	(1)
Creating Type	61	(21)
Font	63	(1)
Size	63	(1)
Style	64	(5)
Color	69	(2)
Text Spacing	71	(2)
Mode	73	(4)
Material	77	(5)
Creating Special Type Effects	82	(5)
Creative Type Effects	82	(4)
Other PhotoImpact Effects	86	(1)
Type Gallery	86	(1)
Working with Shapes: The Path Tools	87	(26)
Creating New Paths	87	(1)
Drawing with the Path Drawing Tool	88	(5)
Drawing with the Outline Drawing Tool	93	(1)
Drawing with the Line and Arrow Tool	94	(1)
Tracing Objects and Images	95	(3)
Creating Paths from Text	98	(1)
Importing Paths	99	(1)
Creating Selections from Paths	100	(1)
Editing Paths	101	(5)
Selecting and Moving Paths	102	(1)
Reshaping Paths	102	(3)
Adding and Deleting Path Points	105	(1)
Creating Complex Shapes from Paths	105	(1)
Customizing Paths	106	(4)
Placing Text and Graphics along a Path	110	(3)
EasyPalette: Your New Best Friend	113	(26)
What Is the EasyPalette?	113	(1)
The Galleries	114	(16)
Fill Gallery	115	(1)
Filter Gallery	116	(2)
Style Gallery	118	(2)
Painting Gallery	120	(1)
Brush Gallery	120	(1)
Particle Gallery	121	(1)
Lighting Gallery	122	(1)
Animation Gallery	123	(2)
Material Gallery	125	(1)
Deform Gallery	126	(1)
Wrap Gallery	127	(1)
Type Gallery	128	(1)
Button Gallery	128	(1)
Frame Gallery	129	(1)
My Gallery	129	(1)
Applying Gallery Effects	130	(1)
Applying an Effect	130	(1)
Modifying an Effect Before Applying	130	(1)
Adding Effects to the EasyPalette	131	(2)
Using the Object Libraries	133	(6)
Image Library	133	(1)
Mask Library	134	(1)
Shape Library	135	(1)
Outline Library	136	(1)
Path Library	136	(1)
Template Library	137	(1)
My Library	138	(1)
Photo Editing Basics: Retouching and Enhancing Your Images	139	(24)
Getting Your Images into PhotoImpact	139	(2)
Scanners	140	(1)
Digital Cameras	140	(1)
Screen Captures	140	(1)
Post-Processing Wizard for Scanned Images	141	(1)
Painting	142	(4)
The Painting Tools	142	(2)
Creative Painting	144	(1)
Corrective Painting	145	(1)
Fills	146	(5)
The Fill Tools	146	(4)
Image & Texture Fills	150	(1)
Fixing Problem Photos	151	(5)
Out-of-Focus Images	151	(2)
Removing Red-eye	153	(2)
Brightness and Contrast	155	(1)
Fixing Damaged Photos	156	(7)
Cropping	157	(1)
Remove Scratch	157	(2)
Cloning	159	(1)
Retouch Sharpen	160	(1)
Hue & Saturation Adjustments	161	(1)
The Finishing Touch	162	(1)
Photo Editing: Advanced Special Effects	163	(26)
The Art of Digital Special Effects	163	(1)
Built-in Filters for Special Effects	164	(5)
Find Edges	165	(1)
Background Blur Effect (a.k.a. ``Depth-of-Field Effect'')	165	(2)
Mosaic Effect	167	(1)
Natural Painting Effects	168	(1)
Artistic Hue Shifting	169	(4)
Hue & Saturation	170	(1)
Monochrome	171	(1)
The Two-Color Effect	172	(1)
The Colorize Pen	172	(1)
The Stamp Tool	173	(4)
Using Stamps	173	(2)
Importing Paint Shop Pro Picture Tubes	175	(2)
Creating Your Own Stamps	177	(1)
Frames and Edges	177	(4)
Using Frames and Edges	178	(2)
Adding New Frames and Edges to the EasyPalette	180	(1)
Third-party Plug-ins	181	(8)
Kai's Power Tools (KPT)	182	(2)
Flaming Pear Software	184	(1)
BladePro	185	(1)
Designer Sextet	186	(1)
Flaming Pear and PhotoImpact	187	(2)
Graphic Design for the Web: A PhotoImpact Primer	189	(14)
The World Wide Web	189	(1)
The Basics of Graphic Design for the Web	190	(1)
The Browser-Safe/Web-Optimized Color Palette	191	(2)
Creating Web Graphics with PhotoImpact	193	(10)
Graphics from Scratch	193	(4)
Template-based Graphics: The Component Designer	197	(6)
The PhotoImpact Web Design Studio	203	(36)
The Image Optimizer	204	(10)
Understanding the Image Optimizer	204	(5)
JPEG Compression	209	(1)
GIF Color Depth	210	(2)
Transparency	212	(2)
The Background Designer	214	(2)
Image Maps	216	(2)
The Button Designer	218	(2)
Rollover Effects	220	(3)
The Slicer	223	(2)
Creating Seamless Tiled Backgrounds	225	(2)
Designing Entire Web Sites with PI 6.0	227	(8)
Other Ulead Web Design Tools	235	(4)
Cool 3D	236	(1)
SmartSaver Pro	236	(1)
Photo Explorer	237	(1)
Other Ulead Applications	238	(1)
Moving Pictures: GIF Animator 4.0	239	(30)
GIF Animator and PhotoImpact: Peanut Butter and Jelly	239	(1)
Making an Animated GIF Step by Step	240	(7)
Customizing Your GIF Animations and How You Work	247	(4)
Animation Studio and Lighting Effects	248	(1)
Artist Texture, Creative Warp, and Transform Effects	248	(1)
General Preferences	249	(1)
Getting to Know the Workspace	250	(1)
Adding Layers to Your Animation	251	(14)
The Layer Pane	252	(1)
Moving Layers	252	(1)
Deleting Layers	253	(1)
Duplicating Layers	254	(1)
Merging Layers	254	(1)
Attributes of Layers	255	(3)
Using the Work Modes	258	(2)
Palette Toolbar	260	(1)
Video F/X	261	(1)
Simple Transition and Text Effects	261	(3)
APS Plug-Ins	264	(1)
The Best Roads to GIF Animation Composition	265	(4)
Anybody got any tips? I know I do	265	(4)
PhotoImpact Album 6.0: A Digital Photographer's Dream	269	(26)
Storing Images in Albums	269	(10)
Viewing and Searching for Images	269	(6)
Adding Images	275	(2)
Retrieving Images	277	(2)
Creating a New Album	279	(1)
Adding Image Data to an Album	279	(4)
Creating and Modifying Fields	279	(2)
Entering Data in Fields	281	(2)
Exporting Data from an Album	283	(6)
Creating a Web Slide Show	283	(2)
Creating a Web Album	285	(3)
Exporting Text Data	288	(1)
Maintaining Albums	289	(2)
Editing Album Properties	289	(1)
Backing Up and Restoring Albums	290	(1)
Keeping Thumbnails Up to Date	290	(1)
Setting Up Album Preferences	291	(4)
PhotoImpact Album	291	(2)
System	293	(2)
Gearing Up: Printing, Sharing, and More	295	(13)
Quick Commands	295	(6)
Quick Commands vs. Batch Convert	296	(1)
Using Quick Commands	297	(1)
Creating Your Own Quick Command Tasks	298	(1)
Batch Task	299	(2)
Printing from PhotoImpact	301	(3)
Limitations of Bitmap Printing	302	(1)
Print Preview	303	(1)
Online Digital Print Services	304	(3)
Kodak PhotoNet Online	305	(1)
Shutterfly	305	(1)
Ofoto	305	(1)
iMira	306	(1)
Sharing Your Images with Others	307	(1)
E-mailing Images	307	(1)
iMira.com Web Album	308