[. . . ] 14 Chapter 6 16 Layer Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 iii Chapter 7 18 Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Keyboard Shortcuts for Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mouse and Keyboard Shortcuts for Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 iv Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction ImageFolio is a complete multimedia image-processing program with a sophisticated set of editing tools. It enables you to process photographs, graphics, and drawings captured from scanners, VCRs, a laser discs, digital cameras, video capture boxes, etc. [. . . ] ImageFolio. 4 Screen Layout Chapter 2 Screen Layout Toolbox Image Window Tool Bar Palette Control Tool Control Default Screen Layout 5 Tools Chapter 3 Tools The Rectangle Selector allows you to select a portion of the image. The Freehand Selector allows you to select an irregularly shaped portion of the image. The Magic Wand automatically selects an area according to a specified color range. The Move tool allows you to move a selected area to other parts of the image or to another canvas. In a multi-layer image, it can be used to rapidly activate the layer containing the object clicked. The Rectangle tool creates blocks filled with the pattern and color of your choice. The Ellipse tool creates oval blocks filled with the pattern and color of your choice. The Curve tool creates curving lines as you click and drag the cursor. The Paint Bucket fills the selected portion of the image with color. 6 Tools The Gradient tool creates a gradual transition from the foreground color to the background color, or a gradient of multiple colors with a linear, radial, or square shape. The Image Hose sprays a series of pre-defined images along your cursor path. The Eyedropper picks up the color from the image and makes it the foreground color. The Eraser replaces all selected areas it passes over with the background color. The Hue/Saturation Brush paints on your image using translucent shades of a color you choose. The Blur/Sharpen Brush enables you to create a blurred or sharpened image along the cursor path. The Brightness/Darkness Brush enables you to brighten or darken the image along the cursor path. The Rescale tool enables you to magnify or reduce the dimensions of any selected area of the image. The Rotate tool allows you to rotate a selected portion of image by any angle. The Slant tool distorts the image of a selected portion by extending it to a parallelogram irregular shape corners. Adjust the image by clicking and dragging the 7 Menu Commands Chapter 4 Me n u Co mman d s File Menu New: Create a new canvas. Acquire: Acquire images from a WIA or TWAIN source; choose Acquire for direct input, or Acquire with Auto Process to automatically correct color, orientation, etc. I-Compress: Preview the image and specify compression settings before saving it as a JPEG file. This is especially helpful when you need to scan a picture of that exceeds the size of your scanner. [. . . ] When you click on the Menu button, a list of commands for palette control pops up for your selection. RGB/HLS: Toggles between RGB and HLS color modes. 14 Palette Control Options Native and Appendix: These commands respectively hide or display the Primary Palette. Hide: Removes the palette control window from the screen. 15 Layer Manager Chapter 6 Layer Manager The Layer Manager lets you manage your images like a stack of transparencies. Layer Menu New View Group Trashcan Layer Name Mask Preview Layer Manager The following commands will pop up when you click the Layer Menu icon. Paste as New Layer: Place an image from the clipboard onto a new layer. [. . . ]