Learning Arcsoft PhotoStudio 5'5

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LearningArcsoft PhotoStudio 5.5
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How to Scan an Image

• Hook scanner to computer via the USB port
• Open PhotoStudio
• Click on the Acquire shortcut
• Click Preview (You may hit cancel after your
  pictures are in view)
• The picture should have a box around itNOTE If
  you have multiple pictures, resize the box to be
  over only one picture, then draw a box around the
  next picture, continue until all pictures have a
  box around them.
• Click Scan (If you have multiple photos, it shows
  the how many cropped)
• Once Scan is done, you must close out of this
  window

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How to Save Pictures to Student Drive

• Click on picture you are working on to make it
  active
• File, Save As (or the Save shortcut it looks
  like a disk)
• Route to your student drive and open any folders
  if needed
• Type in a filename (it will save as a JPEG file)
  

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Image Size and Viewing

• To view image size press F2 (or View, Image size)
• For our purpose, a width of 600 in normally big
  enough. If you change the width, the height will
  automatically change.
• NOTE
• The size of the picture you see on the screen is
  not the actual size.
• PhotoStudio automatically adjust view size to fit
  in the window.
• To see actual size go to View, Actual View.
• To get rid of scroll bars, go to View, Fit in
  Window

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Tool Palette
Selection
Move
Lasso
Magic Wand
Zoom
Magic Eye
Eraser
Paintbrush
Cloning
Smudge
Text box
Fill Bucket
Lighten
Sharpen
Shape
Stamp

• NOTE When using a tool and you dont like what
  happen, just press undo!

Line
Gradient Fill
Eye Dropper
Transform
Crop
Trash
Color Palette
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Color Palette

• Lets you choose an active swatch and alternative
  swatch of color
• Click on the active swatch to select it
• Click on the color grid on the Color Palette,
  choose color for active swatch
• Click on alternative swatch to select it
• Click on the color grid on again, choose color
  for alternative swatchNOTE Which ever swatch
  in on top of the other will become the active
  swatch.

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Eye Dropper

• Allows you to find a color and places it as your
  active color.
• Click on the Eye Dropper Tool
• Click on the color in the picture you want
• It is now the active color in your color palette.

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Fill Bucket

• Allows you to fill an area with a color or a
  pattern.
• Click on the Fill BucketNOTE You may change
  your bucket to a pattern fill (R click)
• Make sure the color in the Color Palette is
  correct
• Click to Fill

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Selection Tool

• Select all or a part of your image
• Click on the Selection Tool (right click to
  change shape)
• Click and drag over the part of the picture you
  want selected (you will receive dancing ant to
  show what is selected)

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Lasso

• The lasso will let you select object in any
  shape.
• Click on the Lasso Tool (If you R Click and
  choose Magnetic Lasso, it will make the lasso
  stick better)
• Outline what you want to keep, clicking will make
  the lasso stick, to finish come back to the start
  point and double click

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Magic Wand

• The Magic wand lets you choose something. It is
  kind of hit and miss of what it highlights.
• Double click over area and you will get dancing
  ant
• Use the tool options if needed
• Default is new but if you want to continue
  highlight choose add
• To take highlight away choose subtract

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Moving an Object

• You may move an object with the picture to a
  different spot.
• Click on the Move Tool
• Click on the part of the picture you want moved.
  NOTE If you want to move only part of the
  picture, use the Selection Tool and get your
  dancing ants. Now you can move this small part
  of the picture.
• Note If you have layers, you must click on
• the Layer to make it active before moving.

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Cropping

• Cropping will allow you to remove items out of
  your pictures that isnt needed.
• Select the part of the picture you want to keep
  with the Selection Tool, Lasso Tool, or Magic
  Wand Tool
• Select the part of the picture you want to
  KEEP!!! (you will receive dancing ant to show
  what is selected)
• Click on the Crop Tool (removes everything
  outside the dancing ants)

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Zoom

• Allows you to zoom in on an area of your
  picture.
• Click on the Zoom Tool (Default is Zoom in, you
  may also choose Zoom out or Pan)

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Magic Eye

• Magic Eye allows you to get the red eye out of a
  picture.
• Choose the Magic Eye Tool
• Click and drag over the red eye areaIt may
  switch to you manual if it can not auto detect
  the red eye area.

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Eraser

• Allows to erase an area to a certain area. The
  erased area will be white.
• Click on the Eraser Tool
• You may wish to change brush size
• Click and drag over what you want erased

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Paintbrush

• Allows you to place color on a certain area of
  your picture.
• Choose color wanted
• Click on the Paintbrush Tool
• You may choose from paint brush, pencil, and
  spray can depending on you needs.
• You may choose round or shape for style
• Click and drag to drawIf shape, click where you
  want shape Note If shape is too small, you
  picture size can be made smaller to have the
  shapes appear bigger.

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Line

• Allows you draw a line on a certain area of your
  picture.
• Choose color wanted
• Click on the Line Tool
• You may choose from arbitrary, vertical, or
  horizontal.
• Adjust line width if needed
• Click and drag to draw

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Smudge

• Allows you to smudge an area of the picture.
• Click on the Smudge Tool
• You may wish to change smudge size
• Click and drag over area you wish smudged

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Text Box

• Allows you to add a text box to your picture.
  Be very careful that items are spelled correctly.
• Click the Text Box Tool
• Make sure the color in the Color Palette is
  correct
• You may change font style and size
• Type in text
• Use the Move Tool if needed

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Lighten

• Allows you to lighten or darken the parts of the
  picture.
• Click on the Lighten Tool (Default is lighten,
  you may also choose darken)
• You may wish to change brush size
• You may wish to change the effect
• Click and drag over area to be lightened

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Sharpen

• Allows you to sharpen or blur the parts of the
  picture.
• Click on the Sharpen Tool (Default is sharpen,
  you may also choose blur)
• You may wish to change brush size
• You may wish to change the effect
• Click and drag over area to be lightened

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Stamp

• Allows you to place a pre-made stamp on your
  picture
• Click on the Stamp Tool
• Make sure the color in the Color Palette is
  correct
• You may wish to change opacity (how dark the
  stamp color is)
• Click on the desired stamp
• Click and drag to draw the stamp on the picture

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Shape

• Allows you to edge your picture
• Click on the Shape Tool
• Click on the desired shape
• Click and drag over the area of the picture you
  want to keep this will give you a white
  edgingNOTE If you didnt edge the entire
  picture, you may need to crop out the extra white
  space.

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Shape to Colored Background

• Allows you to edge your picture but have a color
  in the edging versus white.
• Press F2 to determine image size (write down
  height and width)
• File, New and type in height and width
• Use the paint bucket, fill bucket, or gradient
  fill (see next slide) to recolor the empty
  picture
• Go to original image, R Click and Copy
• Go to empty picture, R Click and Paste
• Edge as normal and the coloring should show
  through, Crop if needed

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Gradient Fill

• Allows you to fill an area with a gradient fill.
• Choose the colors for your active swatch and
  alternative swatch
• Click on the Gradient Fill Tool
• If you dont want Linear, choose the style you
  wish from the collapsible list.
• Click and drag (center of picture) to see
  gradient fillNOTE Pattern of the fill will
  change depending on how big of little you click
  and drag. Smaller more repeat Bigger less
  repeat.

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Cloning

• Allows you do duplicate a part of a picture.
  You may also take part of one picture and clone
  it into a different picture.
• Click on the Clone Tool
• You may wish to change clone size
• Hold down the Shift key and click and drag over
  what you want cloned (source area)
• Let up on the shift
• Now click and drag over the area you want the
  cloned area to show up.NOTE IF you are cloning
  to a different picture, you may need to adjust
  image size to the clone source isnt too big or
  too small.