ArcSoft 2000 Pro User manual

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Contacting ArcSoft
Main:
ArcSoft,Inc. M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST)
46601 Fremont Blvd. Phone:[phone]
Fremont,CA 94538 Fax:[phone]
USA Email: [email protected]
Technical Support:
Phone:[phone] M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST)
Fax:[phone] Email: [email protected]m
Websites:
www.arcsoft.com
www.photoisland.com
How to Register:
Mail or fax the built-in registration form to receive technical support and information on new products and
releases.
Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT users:Go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoPrinter/Register & Upgrade.
Professional Version
Windows95,98,2000 & NT
MacOS7.5-9
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Kodak and Digital Science are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
Avery and all Avery codes are registered trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation.
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Software License Agreement
The following is a legal software license agreement between you,the software end user,and ArcSoft,Inc.
Carefully read this license agreement before using the product. Using the product indicates that you have read this
license agreement and agree to its terms. If you do not agree to the terms, promptly return the package to the place
where you purchased it within 10 days of the date you acquired it for a full refund.
Grant of License. This license permits you to use one copy of the software included in this package on any single com-
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in use when it is either loaded into RAM or installed into the hard disk or other permanent memory.
A multi-seat license permit from ArcSoft is required ifthe program is going to be installed on a network
server for the sole purpose of distribution by other computers, or ifthe program is going to be installed on
and used by more than one computer.
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PhotoPrinter 2000 Quick Start Guide 2
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro...........................................................3
System Requirements.................................................................................. 4
Installing and Starting PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro ......................................... 4
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Quick Start Tutorial.................................................................................... 5
Navigation Diagram................................................................................... 5
WORKING WITH PHOTOPRINTER 2000 PRO
Main Preview Screen.................................................................................. 7
Associated Screens......................................................................................11
- Album Manager Screen (Get Photo)...........................11
- Crop Photo Screen........................................................12
- Edit Photo Screen..........................................................12
- Frame Photo Screen......................................................12
- Edit Text Screen.............................................................13
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and then click on your desired choice. To adjust the placement of your image,use the
Move, Resize and Rotate buttons.Or simply use your mouse to drag and drop your
image into position. When you are satisfied with what you’ve got, click OK. You will
return to the Main Preview Screen with the newly cropped image. See online Help to
learn more about frame options.
Edit Text Screen
Clicking the Edit Text button on the Main Preview Screen brings your selected image to
the Edit Text Screen, where you can instantly add text to images. You can choose the
font style,size, color and alignment of the text. In the Text Box in the lower left-hand
section of the screen, you can type your caption,heading or message.
As you type,the text will appear at the top of your image. With the cursor, you can
manually move and place the text anywhere on the image.Once finished,click OK to
accept the text or click New Text to start all over. See online Help to learn more about
edit text options.
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Crop Photo Screen
Clicking the Crop Photo button on the Main Preview Screen brings your selected image
to the Crop Screen. Here you can trim your image, keeping just the portion you want to
print. Simply use the Crop Menu arrow at the upper left-hand corner to choose between
Landscape and Portrait crop orientations. Use the scrollbar to browse the available choic-
es,and then click on your desired choice. Adjust the position and scale of the crop selec-
tion box with your cursor.When you are satisfied with what you’ve got, click OK. You
will return to the Main Preview Screen with the newly cropped image. See online Help to
learn more about cropping.
Edit Screen
Clicking the Edit Photo button on the Main Preview Screen brings your selected image
to the Edit Screen, where you can enhance your images. Just use the Edit Menu arrow
at the upper left-hand corner to choose between Enhancements and Effects. Use the
scrollbar to browse available edit and enhancement options,and then click on your
desired choice.Adjust the intensity of the selected enhancement or effect by holding
down the +/- button. When you are satisfied with what you’ve got, click OK. You will
return to the Main Preview Screen with the newly cropped image. See online Help to
learn more about edit options.
Frame Photo Screen
Clicking the Frame Photo button on the Main Preview Screen brings your selected image
to the Frame Screen, where you can "dress up" your image in a number of ways. The
Frame Menu arrow at the upper left-hand corner lets you choose between Frames,
Borders,Edges,Shapes or Calendars.Use the scrollbar to browse the available options,
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro
ArcSoft PhotoPrinter® Pro is a versatile printing utility that lets you quickly print multi-
ple copies of an image or several different images on a single sheet of paper. It’s as simple
as opening your image,selecting from an assortment of templates and clicking Print!
Special features include:
•Fun,easy-to-use interface screens to guide you through your projects
•TWAIN-compliance for importing images from digital cameras and scanners
•ArcSoft’s exclusive Album Manager for organizing your digital photos
•Image editing tools for cropping, rotating, color adjustment and special effects
•Tools for adding text to your images
•Tools for creating your own templates
•Customized frames, edges,calendars and more
•Support for KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Inkjet Photo Paper Templates
•Support for Avery products
•Support for popular image file formats including BMP, TIF, JPG,GIF,
PCD (read only),PCX,TGA and FlashPix
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System Requirements
For PC:
• Windows 95/98/2000/NT
• Pentium-based PC or equivalent
• 60 MB free hard disk space
• 32 MB RAM
• 16-bit (or higher) color display
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse
Installing and Starting PhotoPrinter® 2000 Pro
For PC users: To install: Insert the PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro CD in your CD-ROM drive.
Click Start/Run and type D:\Setup.exe (where “D” is your CD-ROM drive).Click OK.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
To start: Click Start/Programs.Go to the ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro folder and click
PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro. (To uninstall, click Start/Programs.Go to the PhotoPrinter 2000
Pro folder and click Uninstall.)
For Mac users: To install: Insert the PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro CD in your CD-ROM drive.
Click on the CD icon to bring up the ArcSoft window. In the ArcSoft window, click the
PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro Installer icon to start installation.
To start: Click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop. In the Macintosh HD window,
click the PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro icon to open the PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro program folder.
Find the PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro program icon,and click to open it.
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Other Screens
In order to move from the Main Preview Screen to other screens,and vice-versa, you will
need to have a good understanding of how to use the Save As,OK and Cancel buttons.
SaveAs - opens the standard Windows Save As dialog box so you can
save your image with the changes you’ve made.
Note: If you want to keep the original, be sure to make a copy
of the image under a different name before editing.
OK - returns you to the Main Preview Screen and places the
selected image (with changes you’ve made if any,) in the
Page Preview Window.
Note: OK will not permanently save the changes you’ve made to
an image. To keep the changes you’ve made, you must use Save
As.
Cancel - returns you to the Main Preview Screen without saving any of
the changes made.
Album Manager Screen
Clicking the Get Photo button on the Main Preview Screen takes you to the Album
Manager Screen where you can select images. Here you will find controls for creating
new photo albums,sorting photos, deleting thumbnails from your albums,and acquiring
photos from digital cameras or scanners. See online Help to learn more about creating
and naming albums.
Note:An Album contains thumbnails, which are miniature representations of
actual image files.
For Mac:
• Power PC
• Mac OS 7.5 - 9
• 85 MB free hard disk space
• 64 MB RAM (32 MB with virtual memory)
• 16-bit (or higher) color display
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse
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GETTING ACQUAINTED
Quick Start Tutorial
In addition to this Quick Start Guide,PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro provides you with online
Help which can be accessed by clicking the online Help ( ? ) icon at the upper right-hand
corner of the screen.Online Help includes a Quick Start Tutorial that leads you through
a sample project,as well as visual help to provide a quick viewing guide that makes
learning the program screens and controls as easy as the click of your mouse!
Navigation Diagram
The following diagram shows how each of PhotoPrinter’s five interface screens relate to
one another. As you can see,the Main Preview Screen acts as your “home base”. From the
Main Preview Screen, you have access to all of PhotoPrinter’s functionality.
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New Project
This button removes all images from the Page Preview Window, allowing you to begin a
new project.
Controls
These three buttons are displayed throughout every PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro screen.
Help - opens online Help. Click “Index” or“Search” to look up
specific PhotoPrinter functions. This is a great resource for learning
more about the program!
Minimize - leaves PhotoPrinter running in the background
so you can work in other programs.
Exit - closes PhotoPrinter completely.
Printer Control Buttons
The following buttons control your printer settings:
•Print Setup - gives you standard Windows printing options: printer type,
paper size and layout orientation (portrait or landscape).
•Copies (+/-) - lets you set the number of copies you want to print.
•Print - prints the image(s).
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Template Preview Window
This window shows the available templates (up to three at a time) for the selected tem-
plate category. To view more templates, click the up/down arrows. To choose a template,
simply click on it. The selected template will be highlighted and will appear
in the Page Preview Window.
Get Photos
This button takes you to the Album Manager Screen where you can manage image
files and select them for printing. See “Album Manager Screen” on page 11.
Crop Photo
This button brings your selected image to the Crop Screen where you can trim it
to meet your needs. See “Crop Screen” on page 12.
Edit Photo
This button brings your selected image to the Edit Screen where you can
enhance or modify the image with special effects. See “Edit Screen” on page 12.
Frame Photo
This button brings your selected image to the Frame Screen where you can place
it in a variety of artistic frames, borders, edges and calendar backgrounds. See “Frame
Screen” on page 12.
Edit Text
This button brings your selected image to the Edit Text Screen where you can add text to
each image.See "Edit Text Screen" on page 12.
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EditText Screen Frame Photo Screen
Main Screen
Get Photo Screen
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Page Preview Window
This window gives you a preview of how your printed page will look. It functions
as a page layout area where you can copy an image from one cell to another by
drag-and-drop.You can also right-click on an image to take advantage of the Rotate,
Cut,Copy and Paste options (for PC only).
Cell
A cell is one of the rectangular areas in a template that contains images.
SizeAdjuster
This tool,located at the bottom of the Page Preview Window, can be used for
adjusting the image size as well as the space between images.
Information Bar
When you put the cursor over a cell,the Information Bar will display the size of the
image contained in that cell.
Template Menu
This menu allows you to choose from a variety of template categories (e.g. Landscape,
Portrait,etc.). The up/down arrows let you browse and select a template category.
Once a category is selected,the corresponding templates will be shown in the
Template Preview Window. See online Help to learn more about template categories.
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Main Preview Screen
The Main Preview Screen is the introductory point to PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro. It contains
controls that let you quickly access the various screens of the program,i.e.,“Get Photo”,
“Crop Photo”, etc. It is also a place where you may select a print layout template,select
printer settings,and set the number of copies you wish to print.
Template
Menu
Crop Photos
Edit Photo
Frame Photo
Template
Preview
Window
Control Buttons
Page Preview Window
Print Buttons
cells
EditText
New Project
Get Photos
Information Bar
Size Adjuster Print Setup Copies
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