| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. xxi |
| Use the PhotoImpact Tools | |
| Get to Know the PhotoImpact User Interface | p. 3 |
| Launch PhotoImpact | p. 4 |
| Get Acquainted with the PhotoImpact Window | p. 6 |
| Choose Options from PhotoImpact's Menus | p. 7 |
| Access Features with PhotoImpact's Toolbars | p. 9 |
| Get Information and Access Features from the Status Bar | p. 12 |
| Use the Tools on the Attached Panels | p. 16 |
| Access PhotoImpact Features from the Floating Panels | p. 21 |
| Control Which Tools Appear | p. 29 |
| Use the Document Window | p. 29 |
| Manage Document Windows | p. 29 |
| Create a New Document | p. 31 |
| Use the Ruler, Grid, and Guidelines | p. 32 |
| View Images | p. 37 |
| Save a File | p. 39 |
| Get Help | p. 41 |
| Use the Editing and Drawing Tools | p. 43 |
| Select Tools and Attributes | p. 44 |
| Use the Selection Tools | p. 44 |
| Use the Pick Tool | p. 45 |
| Select Image Areas | p. 47 |
| Use the Zoom Tool | p. 57 |
| Adjust and Select Colors | p. 59 |
| Adjust Image Tint and Brightness | p. 59 |
| Select Painting Colors | p. 60 |
| Use the Painting Tools | p. 70 |
| Paint with the Paint Tools | p. 70 |
| Use the Clone Tools | p. 76 |
| Use the Retouch Tools | p. 78 |
| Remove Effects with the Eraser Tools | p. 80 |
| Fill Areas with the Fill Tools | p. 83 |
| Use the Stamp Tool | p. 86 |
| Use the Path-Drawing Tools | p. 89 |
| Draw Solid Paths | p. 90 |
| Draw Outlines | p. 95 |
| Draw Lines and Arrows | p. 96 |
| Use the Path Edit Tool | p. 98 |
| Add Type with the Text Tool | p. 100 |
| Quick Access to Web-Optimization Tools | p. 103 |
| Use the Crop Tool | p. 104 |
| Use the Transform Tool | p. 104 |
| Position 3D Objects with the Z-Merge Tool | p. 106 |
| Correct Errors with Undo and Redo | p. 108 |
| Acquire and Manage Images | |
| Acquire, Import, and Export Images | p. 111 |
| Open Image Files | p. 112 |
| What File Formats Can PhotoImpact Open? | p. 112 |
| Open Files with the Open Dialog Box | p. 115 |
| Open Image Files from Windows Explorer | p. 116 |
| Use Visual Open | p. 117 |
| Insert Image Objects | p. 118 |
| Import and Export Images | p. 119 |
| Import and Export RAW Format Files | p. 120 |
| Export Images | p. 124 |
| Acquire Images from a Scanner or Digital Camera | p. 129 |
| Set Up Your Scanner or Camera | p. 129 |
| Acquire an Image from Your Scanner or Digital Camera | p. 130 |
| Work with Non-TWAIN Devices | p. 132 |
| Capture Computer Screens | p. 133 |
| Manage, Share, and Print Images | p. 137 |
| Duplicate Images | p. 138 |
| Convert Image Formats | p. 140 |
| Change the Data Type | p. 141 |
| Select an Image Format | p. 142 |
| Work with an Image Library | p. 148 |
| Use Images from the Object Library | p. 148 |
| Add an Image to the Library | p. 149 |
| Print Images | p. 152 |
| Print the Active Image Document | p. 152 |
| Print Multiple Images on a Page | p. 155 |
| Share Images Online with Friends and Family | p. 159 |
| Post Images to a Personal Web Site | p. 159 |
| Post Images to the iMira Web Site | p. 161 |
| Build Image Albums | p. 164 |
| Launch PhotoImpact Album | p. 164 |
| The PhotoImpact Album Window | p. 164 |
| Work with Album and Image Thumbnails | p. 168 |
| Create an Album | p. 169 |
| Add Images to an Album | p. 171 |
| Print an Album | p. 173 |
| Post an Album on the Web | p. 174 |
| View a Slide Show | p. 177 |
| Copy an Album | p. 178 |
| Create and Edit Images | |
| Retouch and Enhance Photos | p. 183 |
| Enhance and Correct Images | p. 184 |
| Use the Image-Adjustment Tools | p. 184 |
| Adjust Tonal Range | p. 188 |
| Adjust Colors | p. 195 |
| Other Image Enhancements | p. 202 |
| Adjust Image Size and Resolution | p. 206 |
| Adjust Image Resolution | p. 207 |
| Adjust Image Size | p. 208 |
| Flip, Flop, and Turn | p. 210 |
| Automate the Process | p. 211 |
| Use Auto-Process Commands | p. 211 |
| Run Multiple Automatic Image Adjustments | p. 212 |
| Use the Post-Processing Wizard | p. 213 |
| Retouch Photos | p. 216 |
| Remove Red-Eye | p. 217 |
| Soften Blemishes | p. 219 |
| Remove Scratches and Noise | p. 219 |
| Lighten and Darken Areas | p. 219 |
| Replace Distracting Elements | p. 220 |
| Edit Images with Effect Filters | p. 223 |
| Apply Effect Filters | p. 224 |
| Use Blur and Sharpen Effects | p. 226 |
| Use Noise Effects | p. 232 |
| Use Camera Lens Effects | p. 234 |
| Apply 2D Effects | p. 245 |
| Apply 3D Effects | p. 248 |
| Apply Natural Painting Effects | p. 250 |
| Apply Special Effects | p. 253 |
| Apply Video Effects | p. 259 |
| Apply the Warping Effect | p. 260 |
| Use the Fadeout Feature | p. 261 |
| Add Frame and Shadow Effects | p. 264 |
| Add Drop Shadow Effects | p. 264 |
| Add a Picture Frame Around Your Image | p. 269 |
| Assemble and Create Images | p. 271 |
| Resize the Canvas | p. 272 |
| Expand the Canvas | p. 272 |
| Cut, Copy, and Paste | p. 274 |
| Cut or Copy Image Selections | p. 275 |
| Use Image Data from the Clipboard | p. 275 |
| Work with Objects | p. 276 |
| Types of Objects | p. 277 |
| Create Objects | p. 277 |
| Edit Objects | p. 281 |
| Work with Selections | p. 288 |
| Create Selections | p. 288 |
| Use Selections for Selective Editing | p. 290 |
| Work with Masks | p. 290 |
| Applying a PhotoImpact Preset Mask | p. 291 |
| Create a Mask | p. 294 |
| Add a Mask to the EasyPalette | p. 295 |
| Work with Paths | p. 297 |
| Uses of Paths | p. 297 |
| Use the Material Options | p. 299 |
| Transform a Path into a Selection | p. 305 |
| Work with Layers | p. 305 |
| Control Object Transparency and Merge Effects | p. 306 |
| Use the Layer Manager | p. 307 |
| Set Object Transparency | p. 308 |
| Set Merge Modes | p. 309 |
| Stitching Together Panoramas | p. 310 |
| Work with Text | p. 313 |
| Text Versus Bitmaps | p. 314 |
| PhotoImpact Text Features | p. 315 |
| Create Text | p. 315 |
| Modify Text Attributes | p. 317 |
| Select Text | p. 317 |
| Change Text Attributes with the Attribute Toolbar | p. 318 |
| Change Text Attributes in the Text Entry Box | p. 318 |
| Use the Text Panel | p. 323 |
| Apply Color, Fills, and Effects to Text | p. 326 |
| Work with 3D Text | p. 327 |
| Apply Type Effect Filters | p. 328 |
| Apply Type Gallery Effects | p. 330 |
| Overlap Transparent Text | p. 331 |
| Reshape Text | p. 332 |
| Use the Transform Tool to Distort Text | p. 332 |
| Deform Text with Horizontal and Vertical Deform Modes | p. 336 |
| Create Text on a Path | p. 338 |
| Convert Text Objects to Other Object Types | p. 340 |
| Convert Text to a Path Object | p. 341 |
| Convert Text to an Image Object | p. 342 |
| Convert Text to a Selection | p. 342 |
| Work with Fills and Creative Effects | p. 345 |
| Apply Fills to Objects and Images | p. 346 |
| Apply a Solid-Color Fill | p. 347 |
| Apply a Gradient Fill | p. 348 |
| Apply a Texture Fill | p. 349 |
| Apply an Image Fill | p. 350 |
| Use Bump and Reflection Maps | p. 352 |
| Apply a Bump Map | p. 353 |
| Apply a Reflection Map | p. 355 |
| Add Creative and Magic Effects to Images and Objects | p. 356 |
| Work with Creative Effects | p. 357 |
| Work with Magic Effects | p. 368 |
| Create Web Components and Pages | |
| Create Web Components | p. 379 |
| Design a Web Background | p. 380 |
| Create a Simple Background Tile | p. 381 |
| Save an Image As a Web Graphic | p. 381 |
| Design a Seamless Tile | p. 382 |
| Use the Background Designer | p. 383 |
| Assemble Buttons | p. 386 |
| Use the Button Designer | p. 386 |
| Use the Component Designer to Create Buttons | p. 393 |
| Construct Navigation Bars | p. 399 |
| Build Banners | p. 401 |
| Create Separators | p. 403 |
| Optimize and Slice Images | p. 405 |
| Optimize Images for the Web | p. 406 |
| Use Image Optimizer Controls | p. 408 |
| Set Matte and Mask Options | p. 409 |
| Optimizing in JPEG Format | p. 410 |
| Optimizing in GIF Format | p. 411 |
| Optimizing in PNG Format | p. 412 |
| Testing Your Images with Batch | p. 412 |
| Slice Images | p. 414 |
| Set Slice Tool Attributes | p. 415 |
| Specify Slice Information | p. 416 |
| Slice Images Automatically | p. 417 |
| Slice Images Manually | p. 417 |
| Save the Sliced Images | p. 418 |
| Create Image Maps | p. 419 |
| Save Your Image Map | p. 419 |
| Create Manual Image Maps | p. 419 |
| Create Object-Based Image Maps | p. 422 |
| Add Script Effects | p. 424 |
| Create a Pop-Up Menu | p. 426 |
| Create a Status Bar Script | p. 427 |
| Create a Swap Image Script | p. 429 |
| Create a Vertical Scroll Script | p. 430 |
| Create Web Pages | p. 433 |
| PhotoImpact Tools for Creating Web Pages | p. 434 |
| Web Page Components | p. 435 |
| Create a Web Page Document | p. 435 |
| Create a New Web Page Document | p. 435 |
| Set the Web Properties | p. 438 |
| Add Text to Your Web Page | p. 442 |
| HMTL Text Versus Text Tool Text | p. 443 |
| Add HTML Text | p. 443 |
| Edit and Position HTML Text | p. 445 |
| Add a Hyperlink to HTML Text | p. 446 |
| Work with Text Images | p. 446 |
| Add Images to Your Web Page | p. 447 |
| Add Static and Animated Images | p. 447 |
| Add an Image from the Web | p. 448 |
| Add a Hyperlink to an Image | p. 449 |
| Add Buttons, Banners, and Other Web Components | p. 450 |
| Add Media Objects to Your Web Page | p. 451 |
| Slice Your Page | p. 452 |
| Preview Your Web Page | p. 452 |
| Open the Page in Your Browser | p. 452 |
| Add a Browser to PhotoImpact's List | p. 452 |
| Save Web Pages | p. 454 |
| Build Animations | |
| Create Animation and Special Effects in PhotoImpact | p. 459 |
| What Makes Animation Move? | p. 460 |
| Key Frame Animation | p. 461 |
| Storyboard Animation | p. 461 |
| Use PhotoImpact's Animation Effects | p. 462 |
| Prepare Images for Animation | p. 462 |
| Animate with Key Frames | p. 462 |
| Create Animation in the Animation Studio | p. 463 |
| Finding Photos and Objects for Animation | p. 463 |
| Create Crystal Animations | p. 476 |
| Create Animated Text Effects | p. 486 |
| Animate with Lighting Effects | p. 488 |
| Create Storyboard Animations | p. 501 |
| Create a Creative Warp Animation | p. 502 |
| Animate with the Transform Filter | p. 504 |
| Create an Artist Texture Animation | p. 507 |
| Build Animations with GIF Animator | p. 515 |
| Get to Know GIF Animator | p. 516 |
| The Startup Wizard | p. 517 |
| The GIF Animator Window | p. 518 |
| Open Files in GIF Animator | p. 523 |
| Open Static Images | p. 523 |
| Open Animated Images | p. 524 |
| Build Animations from Scratch | p. 525 |
| Plan Your Animation | p. 525 |
| Create a New Animation | p. 527 |
| What About Using Web-Safe Colors? | p. 529 |
| Individual Frame Speed--A GIF Animation Bonus | p. 536 |
| Save Your Work | p. 538 |
| Use GIF Animator's Editing Power | p. 539 |
| Add Images to GIF Animator | p. 539 |
| Add Video or Animated GIFs to GIF Animator | p. 540 |
| Change an Animation's Dimensions | p. 542 |
| Undo and Redo Changes | p. 545 |
| Manipulate Objects | p. 546 |
| Manipulate Frames | p. 549 |
| Add Adobe Photoshop Filters to GIF Animator | p. 550 |
| Edit in Another Image Editor | p. 550 |
| Optimize Animations for the Web | p. 552 |
| Compare Optimizations on the Optimization Tab | p. 552 |
| Use the Optimization Wizard | p. 553 |
| Some Final Words on Optimization | p. 561 |
| Export Your Animation | p. 562 |
| Export Images | p. 562 |
| Export Videos | p. 563 |
| Export Flash Animations | p. 563 |
| Export an HTML File | p. 564 |
| Export an Active Desktop Item | p. 565 |
| Export an Animated Package | p. 565 |
| Index | p. 567 |
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