Photo Impact 6.0 Easy Leaning: 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

How to work with Histogram

To work with Histogram

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Histogram.

It allows you to display the color distribution of either the entire image or just the selected area of your image.

How to work with Level

To work with Level

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Level.

It allows you to change the number of color divisions for the image.

How to work with Invert

To work with Invert

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Invert.

Here you can change the image to display each pixel's complimentary color. This is similar to what you might see when looking at a photograph negative.

How to work with Tone Map

To work with Tone Map

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Tone Map.

It allows you to adjust the colors in an image based on the current distribution of colors in the image. Highlights, Mudstone, Shadow are expanding or compress the range of colors in the image.

How to work with Focus

To work with Focus

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Focus.

It allows you to make the image appear sharper or blurrier.

How to work with Hue and Saturation

To work with Hue and Saturation

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Hue & Saturation.

It allows you to adjust the colors in an image and adjusts the hue affects color. Adjusting the saturation makes the colors more intense or washed out However, adjusting the Lightness affects the brightness of the image.

How to work with Color Balance

To work with Color Balance

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Color Balance.

It takes all the colors in an image and adjusts them based on two colors specified by the user to make them appear more balanced.

How to work with Brightness and Contrast

To work with Brightness & Contrast

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Brightness & Contrast in the Menu.

It allows you to fine tune the brightness and contrast in an image. The Brightness and Contrast dialog box offers visual and slider controls for fine tuning the image to perfection.

How to work with Style

To work with Style

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Style.

IT allows you to select a custom mood for your image by adding a tint or replacing the tint of a selected color with another.

How to work with Auto-Process

To work with Auto-Process

Step 1

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Auto-Process.

Step 2

Single fixes

Select the Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Auto-process.
Select the fix command you want from the submenu.

Multiple fixes

Select Format tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Auto-process. After that click Batch.
Click on the fixes you want to apply. The sequence that they are performed appears along the bottom of the dialog box.
To change the sequence, drag the button at the bottom of the dialog box to the desired position in the sequence.
To remove an item from the sequence, click on their icons (not the ones in the sequence bar). You can also remove an item by dragging the icon out of the sequence bar.
Click Preview to check the results on the actual image before applying them.
Click OK to accept the settings. Then the Photo Impact will process your image.

How to work with Ruler

To work with Ruler

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Ruler.

When selected, displays a ruler along the top and left sides of the current image as a reference to determine image size or align objects.

How to work with toolbars and Panels

To work with toolbars & Panels

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose toolbars & Panels.

It allows you to customize, which features Photo Impact shows to help you work more efficiently. Click to show or hide a specific toolbar or panel.

How to work with Photo Properties

To work with Photo Properties

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Photo Properties.

Here you can see the Properties dialog box with statistics about the current file.

How to work with Fit in Windows

To work with Fit in Windows

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Fit in Windows.

Here you can resize the current image to the largest magnification that will completely fit in a window.

How to work with Zoom

To work with Zoom

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Zoom.

It shows submenus for zooming in or out on the current image. The submenus offer magnifications ranging from 1/16 x to 16x.

How to work with Maximize at Actual View

To work with Maximize at Actual View

Step 1

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Maximize at Actual View.

Before applying with maximize at actual view:

Step 2

After applying with maximize at actual view:

- Enlarges the current window to fit the whole workspace and adjusts the image to its actual size

How to work with Actual View

To work with Actual View

You can resize the image to 1x (100 %) magnification. It increases or decreases the magnification on the image to display it at its actual size.

How to work with Add a View

To work with Add a View

Select the View tab from the Menu Bar and then choose Add a View.

You can open and link a new window of the active image at the highest magnification that will fit in the current workspace. Any changes made in one window are shown simultaneously in both.

How to work with Elliptical Gradient Fill tool

To work with Elliptical Gradient Fill tool

Here you can fill the object with gradually changing colors starting from one point and extending outward.

How to work with Rectangular Gradient Fill tool

To work with Rectangular Gradient Fill tool

Here you can fill the object with gradually changing colors starting from one point and extending outward to the corners in a rectangular shape.

How to work with Linear Gradient Fill tool

To work with Linear Gradient Fill tool

Here you can fill the object with gradually changing colors starting from one point and extending along a straight line to another point. Anything beyond the start and end points for the fill within the selected area is filled with the start and end colors.