Corel Paint Shop Pro X: The Official Guide

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ISBN: 9780072262629 | 0072262621
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/9/2006

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This step-by-step guide shows users how to get the most out of this highly affordable professional image editing software. Corel Paint Shop Pro 10: The Official Guide covers the entire product, including the suite of art mediafeatures, professional photo editing tools, and precision graphic design capabilities. Readers will learn to restore and revive images through editing, color correction, and other techniques designed to help achieve professionalresults. Step-by-step projects help readers practice the skills necessary to master Paint Shop Pro.The only Official Guide to Paint Shop Pro 10Corel recently purchased Jasc Software, makers of Paint Shop Pro, so this is the first official CorelPRESS guide to the productThe book covers scrapbooking-currently a $2 billion market and growing at 20% annually

Acknowledgments

xvii

Introduction

xix

PART I Getting Acquainted with Paint Shop Pro X

Meet Paint Shop Pro for the First Time

(26)

What Computer Hardware Do I Need?

(1)

Should I Upgrade or Replace My Hardware?

(1)

Installing Paint Shop Pro X

(2)

Changing the File Format Associations

(1)

Installing the Other Programs on the CD

(1)

Keeping Paint Shop Pro Up to Date

(2)

New Features of Paint Shop Pro X

(3)

A New Learning Center

(1)

New Photo Features

(1)

A New User Interface

(1)

What's New Under the Hood

(1)

Paint Shop Album 6

(1)

Video Tutorials

(1)

Special Effects and Picture Tubes™

(1)

Tour the Paint Shop Pro X Workspace

(15)

Windows and Dialog Boxes

(1)

Toolbars

(3)

Taking Control of Your Palettes

(6)

Auto-Hiding Palettes and Toolbars

(2)

Menus

(1)

Shortcut Keys

(2)

Set Up Shop

(26)

Discover the Toolbars

(8)

Customizing Paint Shop Pro

(2)

Customizing the Toolbars

(1)

Customizing the Menus

(1)

Additional Toolbar and Menu Options

(1)

Creating Your Own Workspace

(2)

Saving Your Workspace

(1)

Loading a Custom Workspace

(1)

Preferences

(13)

General Program Preferences

(7)

File Format Preferences

(1)

File Format Associations

(1)

File Locations

(1)

Autosave Settings

(1)

Resetting Application Preferences

(1)

Color Management

(4)

Getting Pictures into Paint Shop Pro

(30)

Bringing Images into Your Computer

(2)

Where Digital Pictures Come From

(1)

Connecting a Digital Camera to Your Computer

(1)

Moving Digital Camera Pictures into the Computer

(14)

Downloading with Corel Photo Downloader

(1)

USB Settings of Your Camera

(1)

Moving Pictures Without Photo Downloader

(1)

Using the Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard (XP Only)

(3)

Moving Pictures Using a Card Reader

(3)

Transferring Pictures Using My Computer

(2)

Using the Browser Palette to Move Pictures

(2)

Customizing the Browser

(1)

Picture Management Suggestions

(1)

Using Folders to Categorize Photos

(1)

Naming Pictures---A Real Timesaver

(1)

Scanning with Paint Shop Pro

(7)

Scanning Basics

(1)

Preparing to Get the Best Scan

(1)

Scanning a Picture into Paint Shop Pro

(6)

Capturing Pictures from Your Computer Screen

(5)

Setting Up Screen Captures

(2)

Using Windows' Own Screen Capture Capability

(3)

PART II Photo Editing

Simple Image Editing and Printing

(28)

Why You Need to Correct and Enhance Photos

(17)

Preparing Your Photos for Sharing

(1)

Rotating Your Photos in Paint Shop Pro

(5)

Straightening a Crooked Photo

(3)

The Effects of Rotating a Bitmap Image

(1)

The Importance of Photo Composition

(2)

Why You Should Crop Before Doing Anything Else

(1)

Setting the Zoom for Viewing

(1)

Cropping a Photo

(5)

Digital Pictures Have Their Limits

102

(1)

Automatic Photo Correction

103

(3)

Applying One Step Photo Fix

103

(3)

Printing Photos

106

(7)

Sorting Out Today's Color Printers

107

(2)

Using the Media That Produces the Best Results for You

109

(2)

Set Paint Shop Pro Print Settings

111

(2)

Correcting Photographic Problems

113

(32)

Fine-Tuning Your Color

114

(2)

Color Casts and Their Causes

114

(1)

More Than Just the Blues

114

(1)

Before You Begin Any Correction

114

(2)

Using Adjustment Dialog Boxes

116

(5)

Dialog Box with a View

117

(1)

Changing How Your Preview Operates

118

(1)

The Proof Is in the Preview

119

(1)

Randomize

120

(1)

Saving Your Settings

120

(1)

Color and Tonal Correction for Raw Format Files

121

(1)

The Automatic Adjustment Tools

121

(14)

Removing Color Casts with Color Balance

121

(5)

How Color Temperature Works

126

(1)

Adding Some Zip to a Photo

126

(3)

Making Colors Richer

129

(2)

Fixing Red-Eye

131

(3)

A Quicker Way to Remove Red-Eye

134

(1)

Other Touch-Ups You Can Do

135

(3)

Making Eyes Brighter

135

(1)

The Makeover Tool

135

(2)

Why You Need Sharpening

137

(1)

Chromatic Aberration

138

(1)

Lens Distortion and Correction

139

(3)

Correcting Barrel Distortion

140

(2)

Dealing with the Noise

142

(3)

Removing Digital Noise from Pictures

142

(3)

Repairing and Restoring Photographs

145

(28)

Preparing Your Image or Document

146

(1)

Laying Image Flat on the Glass

146

(1)

Preparing to Restore Photos

146

(2)

Scanning for Restoration

148

(2)

Enlarging the Original

148

(1)

Using the Highest Quality Scan Setting

148

(1)

Scanning the Original, Warts and All

148

(1)

Saving Photos Using a Lossless File Format

149

(1)

Repairing Tears and Creases

150

(6)

Removing Large Stains

156

(4)

Cleaning Up Dirty Backgrounds

160

(3)

Another Way to Remove Stains

163

(3)

Recovering Old Color Photos

166

(7)

Bringing Back the Color

167

(6)

PART III Creating Original Images Using Paint Shop Pro X

Create a Photo Montage

173

(46)

The Power of Selections

174

(1)

Understanding Selections

175

(1)

Rounding Up the Selection Tools

175

(16)

Expanding a Photograph Using Selection

175

(11)

Feathering the Selections

186

(2)

Rounding Up the Selection Tools

188

(1)

The Freehand Selection Tool

189

(2)

Magic Wand Tool Magic

191

(1)

Making Selections with Stylus or Mouse?

191

(1)

Getting the Best Selections (in the Least Amount of Time)

192

(3)

Making a First Rough Cut Selection

192

(1)

Zoom and Move

192

(1)

Adding Some and Taking Some

192

(1)

Fine-Tuning Your Selections

193

(1)

Keeping Your Final Objective in Mind

193

(1)

Finding the Edge in the Dark

193

(2)

Let's Select Somebody

195

(3)

Saving and Loading Selections

198

(2)

Saving a Selection to the Alpha Channel

198

(1)

Using Other Sources of Selections

199

(1)

Creating Photo Montages

200

(8)

Making New Objects Appear Like They Belong

200

(6)

Recipes for Surrealism

206

(2)

Photo Montages Without Selections: Masks

208

(7)

Using a Mask to Make a Photo Montage

209

(2)

Using Masks Like Selections

211

(4)

Rearranging a Photo with the Clone Brush

215

(4)

Add Text to Your Images

219

(20)

Text, Plain and Simple

220

(10)

Text Tool Options

220

(5)

Using the Text Tool

225

(5)

Creating Special Text Effects

230

(9)

Transparent Text

230

(1)

Adding Picture Tubes to Text

230

(2)

Making Text Stand Out on a Complex Background

232

(2)

Creating Text Carved into a Background

234

(5)

PART IV Getting Creative with Paint Shop Pro X

Add Dazzling Effects to Your Images

239

(36)

Enhancing Your Photos with Picture Frames

240

(6)

Creating Your Own Picture Frames

246

(6)

Adding Photo Borders with Masks

252

(4)

Using Picture Tubes

256

(4)

Creating Your Own Picture Tubes

260

(6)

Creating Art from a Photo

266

(9)

The Brush Strokes Effect

266

(2)

Posterize

268

(3)

``Painting'' with Noise Reduction

271

(2)

``Sketching'' with Find All

273

(2)

Understanding the Vector Tools

275

(38)

What's a Vector Object?

276

(1)

A First Look at the Vector Tools

276

(3)

Working with Preset Shapes

279

(1)

Mastering the Ellipse, Rectangle, and Symmetric Shape Tools

280

(8)

Ellipses and Circles

280

(2)

Rectangles and Squares

282

(3)

Symmetric Shapes

285

(3)

Drawing with the Pen Tool

288

(3)

Drawing Straight Lines

288

(1)

Drawing Precise Curves

289

(1)

Drawing Freehand

290

(1)

Getting Creative with Vector Text

291

(5)

Creating Vector Objects from Text

292

(2)

Text on a Path

294

(2)

Using the Pick Tool

296

(4)

Selecting an Object with the Pick Tool

296

(1)

Resizing and Repositioning with the Pick Tool

297

(1)

Deforming with the Pick Tool

297

(2)

Changing an Object's Properties

299

(1)

Editing Vector Objects with the Pen Tool

300

(11)

Repositioning Nodes

300

(1)

Deleting and Adding Nodes

301

(1)

Project: Drawing a Key

302

(9)

Using Vectors to Create Raster Selections

311

(1)

Converting Vectors to Rasters

312

(1)

Digital Scrapbooking

313

(30)

Adding Photos to a Scrapbook Template

314

(4)

Making a Scrapbook Page from a Kit

318

(5)

Creating Your Own Scrapping Components

323

(17)

Papers, Mats, and Frames

323

(5)

Eyelets and Brads

328

(6)

Ribbons and Fibers

334

(1)

Ribbons

334

(2)

Fibers

336

(4)

Plug-In Filters for Scrappers

340

(1)

Third-Party Sources of Components

340

(3)

Art Media

343

(20)

Art Media Layers and Tools

344

(3)

Drawing on Art Media Layers (Dry Media)

347

(3)

Painting on Art Media Layers (Wet Media)

350

(2)

Turning Photos into Art with Trace

352

(6)

Using the Mixer

358

(5)

PART V Customizing and Automation

Customizing the Paint Shop Pro Workspace

363

(16)

Modifying General Program Preferences

364

(3)

Changing File Locations

367

(1)

Rearranging the Workspace

368

(6)

Showing and Hiding Palettes and Toolbars

368

(1)

Docking and Undocking Palettes and Toolbars

369

(2)

Repositioning and Resizing Palettes and Toolbars

371

(1)

Using Rollups

371

(1)

Saving and Loading Workspaces

372

(2)

Modifying Toolbars and Menus

374

(2)

Changing Existing Toolbars and Menus

374

(2)

Creating Your Own Toolbars

376

(1)

Binding Commands to Keys

376

(3)

Scripting and Batch Processing

379

(16)

Running a Script

380

(4)

Running a Script from the Script Toolbar

380

(1)

Running a Script from the File Menu

381

(1)

Running a Script in Interactive Mode

381

(2)

Sources of Third-Party Scripts

383

(1)

Recording and Saving a Script

384

(1)

Modifying a Script

385

(6)

Using PSP's Script Editor

385

(2)

Editing a Script with a Text Editor

387

(4)

Binding a Script to an Icon

391

(1)

Renaming Multiple Files

392

(2)

Applying a Script to Multiple Files

394

(1)

Index

395

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Corel Paint Shop Pro X: The Official Guide

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