ArcSoft 3000F - CanoScan Scanner User manual

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The most powerful photo editing tool for your home and office
User’s Manual
PhotoStudio 5.0 | User’s Manual
Win 98/ME/2000/XP
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
5.0

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Welcome to PhotoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
About PhotoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Highlights of PhotoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Registering the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2. Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop
Major Components of PhotoStudio’s Desktop . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Showing and Hiding Desktop Components . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Opening and Closing the Album Palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
"Floating" a Desktop Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
"Snapping" a Desktop Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Repositioning a Desktop Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Chapter 3. Learning Basic Editing Commands
Correcting Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Interrupting an Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Restoring an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Repositioning a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Cutting a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Copying a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Pasting a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Deleting a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Transforming a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Changing an Image’s Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Cropping an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Using the Magic Cut Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Adding a Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Changing an Image’s Size and Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Chapter 4. Opening and Creating Image Files
Opening Images from a Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Opening Images from an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Acquiring Images from a TWAIN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Capturing Images Directly from the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Creating a New Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Importing Images from Removable Media. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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Chapter 5. Viewing Images
Typical Image Display Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Zooming In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Using the Pan Tool and Scroll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Showing Rulers and Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Using the Navigation Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Displaying Multiple Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Opening a Duplicate Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Chapter 6. Making Selections
Selecting a Regularly-shaped Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Making a Freeform Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Making a Polygonal Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Selecting an Area by Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Modifying a Selected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Chapter 7. Working with Colors
Changing the Active and Alternate Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Using the Color Selection Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Converting a Color Image into a Grayscale Image. . . . . . 7-3
Chapter 8. Using Painting and Retouching Tools
Choosing Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Creating and Deleting Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Using the Paintbrush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Using the Spraypaint Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Using the Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Using the Line Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Using the Eraser Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Using the Bucket Fill Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Using the Gradient Fill Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Using the Pattern Fill Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Using the Eyedropper Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Using the Stamp Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Using the Shape Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Using the Smudge Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Using the Clone Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Using the Red-eye Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Filling an Area with a Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

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Chapter 9. Enhancing Images
Using Auto Enhance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Adjusting Hue and Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Adjusting Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Equalizing Color Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Using Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Using Unsharp Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Chapter 10. Applying Special Effects
Making a Panoramic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Applying an Oil Painting Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Applying a Motion Blur Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
PhotoStudio Special Effects and Enhancements Gallery. . 10-3
Chapter 11. Adding Text to Images
Creating a Text Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Adding a Shadow to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Chapter 12. Working with Albums
Creating an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Using the Find Feature to Create an Album . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Opening Images from an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Managing Images in Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Chapter 13. Working with Layers
Using the Layers Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
Copying and Pasting Layers Between Images . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Working with Multi-layered Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Merging Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Chapter 14. Working with Macros
Creating a Macro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Applying a Macro to an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3

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Chapter 15. Saving and Printing Images
Saving a File with a New Name or Format . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Saving Image Files for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
Printing Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4
Chapter 16. E-mailing Images
Sending Images as Email Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-1
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Chapter 1
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Contents:
1. Welcome to PhotoStudio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
2. About PhotoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
3. Highlights of PhotoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
4. About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
5. Registering the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

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Welcome to PhotoStudio
Whether you’re a novice or a graphics professional, or whether the software was purchased for home or
business use, you’ve made the right choice!
About PhotoStudio
PhotoStudio is a powerful, easy-to-use, digital image editing program for PCs running Windows 98, ME,
2000 and XP. It enables full-color images to be acquired, managed, enhanced, retouched, and output for
publications, presentations, and the Internet. Regardless of your skill level or experience in digital image
editing, you’ll find PhotoStudio to be an extremely helpful tool that offers many precise ways to
manipulate and refine images.
Highlights of PhotoStudio
1. Multiple ways of opening/creating images. You can:
•Create new images.
•Open existing images from disk drives and card readers.
•Open images from PhotoStudio albums.
•Acquire images from TWAIN devices such as digital cameras and scanners.
•Capture images directly from the screen.
2. Support for most commonly used image file formats and image exchange with other programs.
You can:
•Open image files in .PSF (PhotoStudio File), .JPG, .BMP, .TIF, .PNG, .PCX, .TGA, .FPX, .PSD,
and .PCD file formats.
•Save files in .PSF (PhotoStudio File), .JPG, .BMP, .TIF, .PNG, .PCX, .TGA, .FPX, and .EPS
formats.
•Perform data format conversions between 8-bit Grayscale images: 24-bit RGB True Color images,
and 48-bit RGB images.
•Exchange images with other Windows applications such as Microsoft Word, PageMaker, and PC
Paintbrush via the Windows clipboard.
3. Truly user-friendly, robust GUI designs. You can:
•Access most commonly used tools, options, and commands right on the desktop.
•Optimize the desktop by showing, hiding, "floating", "snapping", resizing, and repositioning desktop
components.
•Open multiple images simultaneously on screen with a single-click or through drag-and-drop.
•Display images in different viewing modes (Actual View, Fit In Window, Maximized Window, and
Full Screen).
•Zoom in or out on images at different ratios and navigate through various parts of an image for
detailed, pixel-by-pixel editing, painting, and retouching.

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4. Large collection of commands, options, tools, enhancements and effects offer a total digital image
editing solution. You can:
•Make selections based on shape and color.
•Cut, copy and paste selected areas within an image or between images.
•Seamlessly duplicate part of an image in another area of the image or in a separate image.
•Make a panoramic photo by stitching two images together vertically or horizontally.
•Remove "red-eye" (red glare) – a flaw common in flash photography.
•Modify the shape, size, orientation, and border of images.
•Draw and paint on images in any way.
•Add labels, captions, or titles to images.
•Modify part of an image by smearing color pixels in a specific direction, by smoothing/sharpening,
or by brightening/darkening.
•Fill images with colors, patterns, and gradients, or stamp images with predefined designs.
•Enhance images by adjusting their brightness and contrast, hue and saturation, tone and color, or by
using various filters.
•Apply various special effects such as Oil Painting, Sketch, Film Grain, Splash, Melting, Ripple,
Wrinkle, 3D Grid, Mosaic, Motion Blur, Emboss, Fish-eye, Cone, Sphere, Cylinder, Whirlpool,
Spiral, Ribbon, Magic Mirror, etc…
•Design special filters using the powerful User's Filter.
5. The customizable Album Palette allows you to access multiple images on your desktop. You can:
•Create and save an album with information for each image.
•Store, view, sort, reorder, add, delete, and search through images.
•Upload images into an album directly from digital cameras and scanners.
•Batch-process multiple images using a saved macro (See Chapter 14: Working with Macros).
•Open images by double-clicking the mouse or by dragging and dropping them onto the PhotoStudio
desktop.
•Print thumbnail images.
6. The Layers Palette displays all of the layers that comprise the image. You can:
•Create multi-layered images.
•Add layers to images.
•Copy and paste layers within an image or between images.
•Name and reorder image layers.
•Delete or merge layers.
7. The Macro command is a powerful feature that saves a complex series of Edit commands,
enhancements or effects into a single command (macro), which can then be reapplied to other images
with a single-click. You can:
•Create macros that apply Edit commands, enhancements and effects.
•Ensure consistency by applying the same Edit commands, enhancements and/or effects to other
images using exactly the same parameters.
•Save time by batch-processing multiple images in an album with identical enhancements and effects.

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8. Multiple output functions. You can:
•Print images in any size and anywhere on a selected paper, with customized titles and frames.
•Send images as email attachments right from PhotoStudio.
•Display images on screen in timed presentation sequences.
9. Comprehensive online-help system provides a quick and easy start for the program and ensures a
worry-free experience. You can call up simple, relevant help information by clicking Help on the
Main Menu.
About This Manual
This manual provides extensive, detailed instructions for using PhotoStudio. It outlines software
installation on PC’s, along with instructions on how to use PhotoStudio’s powerful tools and features.
This manual has been written with the assumption that the user has a working knowledge of the Windows
operating system and its conventions, including the use of a mouse, standard menus and commands, and
how to open, save, and close files.
To find out more about PhotoStudio, access detailed reference information online by clicking Help on the
Main Menu.
Registering the Software
Before learning and editing photos, please take a moment to register this software via the Internet.
Registered users receive technical support, information about important software patches, breakthroughs
and applications, and special "registered-user-only" software discounts.

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Chapter 2
Getting Acquainted with PhotoStudio’s Desktop
This chapter describes the major desktop components in PhotoStudio, provides a brief introduction of
their functions, and shows how to customize the desktop.
Contents:
1. Major Components of PhotoStudio’s Desktop. . . . . . . 2-2
2. Showing and Hiding Desktop Components . . . . . . . . . 2-9
3. Opening and Closing the Album Palette . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
4. "Floating" a Desktop Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
5. "Snapping" a Desktop Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
6. Repositioning a Desktop Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

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Major Components of PhotoStudio’s Desktop
In this section, we’ll introduce PhotoStudio’s major desktop components and show how to customize the
desktop by displaying, hiding, "floating", "snapping", repositioning, and resizing the desktop components.
Once PhotoStudio is launched, the Main Menu, Quick Access Bar, Album Palette, Layers Palette, Tools
Palette, Status Bar, etc., are displayed on screen—providing a workspace to edit image files. PhotoStudio
can open several image files on the desktop at once with each image file displayed in its own image
window.
The major PhotoStudio desktop components include:
•Main Menu
•Quick Access Bar
•Status Bar
•Tools Palette
•Layers Palette
•Options Palette
•Album Palette
•Navigation Palette
The illustration on the following page is typical of the way your screen will appear while you’re working
in PhotoStudio.

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The Main Menu
The Main Menu contains commonly used commands and options grouped under different titles: File, Edit,
Select, Layer, Enhance, Effects, Convert, View, Window, and Help. Each menu group title has its own pull-
down menu where specific commands and options are found. Some items in the pull-down menu may also
contain a submenu, which, once clicked, will open a dialog box on the desktop.
Main
Menu
Quick
Access
Bar
Status Bar
Tools Palette
Layers Palette
Options
Palette
Album
Palette
sub-menu
pull-down menu

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File
The File menu contains a number of commands to manage and manipulate image files. The commands
in this group include New, Open, Restore, Close, Save, Save As, Open Album, Add To Album, Capture,
Acquire, Select Source, Print, Printer Setup, Send and Exit. Choosing a file name from the file list at
the bottom of the drop-down menu will directly open that file.
Edit
The Edit menu contains commands for editing images. Selections can be controlled by cutting them out,
copying them to or pasting them from the clipboard, or by filling them with other colors. The size,
resolution, orientation, shape, and data type of an image can also be modified. The Preferences command
contains controls for adjusting the monitor’s gamma values, setting the maximum level of multiple
Undo/Redo, and selecting a Transparency Background. The commands in this group include Undo, Redo,
Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear, Fill Color, Crop, Auto Crop, Rotate, Orientation, Add Border, Image Size, Select
Macro, Play Macro, and Preferences.
Select
The Select menu contains commands for making and modifying selections. The commands in this group
include All, Invert, None, Border, Expand, Remove Hole, Magic Cut and Smooth.
Layer
The Layer menu contains commands to manage multi-layered images, add or delete layers, or merge
multiple layers of an image. Image layers can also be modified by creating a soft edge or by adding a
shadow. The Properties command, at the bottom of the drop-down menu, contains options for modifying
the name and transparency of layers. The commands in this group include New, Delete, Merge Selected,
Merge Down, Merge All, Soft Edge, Add Shadow, and Properties.
Enhance
The Enhance menu provides a full line of advanced, easy-to-use features for enhancing images.
Commands such as Brightness and Contrast, Hue and Saturation, and Tone Adjustment are the primary
tools for color correction. A variety of smoothing, sharpening, and special filters are provided for image
enhancement. While the Auto Enhance command offers novices a simple solution, the User’s Filters, at
the bottom of the drop-down menu, allows professionals to customize the level of enhancement applied
to images. The commands in this group include Auto Enhance, Brightness and Contrast, Hue and
Saturation, Tone Adjustment, Color Reduction, Equalization, Negative, Threshold, Smooth Filters,
Sharpen Filters, Special Filters, and User’s Filters.
Effects
The Effects menu offers an assortment of special effects that can be applied directly to images. Although
these effects may yield different results, the way to apply them is fundamentally the same. The commands
in this group include Composite, Stitch, Fine Art, Liquid Effects, Tiling, Emboss, Motion Blur, Fisheye,
Cone, Sphere, Whirlpool, Spiral, Cylinder, Ribbon, and Magic Mirror.

Convert
The Convert menu allows you to change between image formats. Format options include: To 8-bit
Grayscale, To 24-bit RGB True Color, and To 48-bit RGB. Additional options are included in Separate To
and Combine By. Images in the 48-bit RGB format generally have exceptional quality but are limited in
how they may be edited. Many tools will be unavailable for these types of images. You can view, print, and
crop these images. You may also modify them using the Brightness and Contrast, Negative, and Threshold
enhancement commands. You cannot paint on them in any way, add text, or use layers. A strike icon will
appear when you move your mouse over a 48-bit RGB image while using a tool that is not supported.
View
The View menu offers commands for displaying and viewing images, and customizing the PhotoStudio
workspace. The workspace can be managed by showing or hiding various desktop components and by
changing the display mode and viewing ratio of images. The commands in this group include Actual View,
Zoom In, Zoom Out, Fit In Window, Full Screen, Rulers, Grids, Image Information, Hide/Show Tools
Palette, Hide/Show Layers Palette, Hide/Show Options Palette, Hide/Show Quick Access Bar, Hide/Show
Status Bar, and Hide/Show Navigation Palette.
Window
The Window menu contains commands for managing image windows. With a single-click, a duplicate of
the current image can be opened, multiple images can be displayed simultaneously, or all of the images on
the desktop can be closed. At the bottom of the drop-down menu is a list of all of the image windows
currently open on the desktop. Clicking on the title of any window will turn it into the active image
window. The commands in this group include New Window, Tile, Cascade, and Close All.
Help
The Help menu provides an index of general help topics available in PhotoStudio’s online Help and
version information by selecting About PhotoStudio.
The Quick Access Bar
Frequently used menu commands and options can be quickly accessed by buttons on the Quick Access
Bar. When the cursor is placed over any of these buttons, a tool tip will pop-up on the desktop.
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New opens the New dialog box to create new image files.
Open opens the Open dialog box to open existing image files.
Album launches PhotoStudio’s Album Palette.
Acquire launches the TWAIN interface to acquire images directly from a
scanner or a digital camera.
Save opens the Save As dialog box to save the active image file.
New
Open
Album
Acquire
Save
Print
Cut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Redo
Auto
Enhance
Effect
Browser
Stitch
Play
Macro
Help

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The Status Bar
The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen is divided into three distinct sections, each displaying specific
information including the viewing ratio of the active image, the name of the currently selected tool, and a
brief description of the tool.
The Tools Palette
The Tools Palette consists of tools used for selecting, editing, viewing, drawing, painting, and retouching
images. Positioning the cursor over a tool button displays its name and function in the Status Bar.
Select Tool selects regularly shaped areas such as rectangles and ellipses.
Move Tool moves a selected area with its contents.
Freehand Select Tool makes polygonal and/or freeform selections.
Magic Wand Tool selects areas by color similarity.
View Tool zooms in/out on images.
Pan Tool navigates to areas of an image beyond the image window.
Red-eye Removal Tool removes "red-eye" from an image.
Text Tool adds a text layer to an image.
Pen Tool simulates an ink pen.
Paintbrush Tool simulates a paintbrush.
Eraser Tool makes an area transparent or replaces it with the alternate color
Spraypaint Tool simulates a can of spray paint.
Smudge Tool simulates the effect of a finger smearing wet paint.
Clone Tool reproduces pixels from a selected source.
Lighten/Darken Tool brightens or darkens a brushed area.
Blur/Sharpen Tool blurs or sharpens a brushed area.
Bucket Fill Tool fills a selected area with the active color.
Pattern Fill Tool fills a selected area with a selected pattern.
Stamp Tool paints a predefined shape with the active color.
Shape Tool crops an image into a predefined shape.
Print opens the Print dialog box to print the active image file.
Cut removes the selected area(s).
Copy copies the selected area(s).
Paste pastes the last cut/copied area(s) as a new layer.
Undo undoes the last action.
Redo redoes the last undone action.
Auto Enhance quickly enhances an image.
Effect Browser browses through a variety of special effects.
Stitch stitches two images into one image.
Play Macro applies a macro to an image.
Help launches PhotoStudio’s online Help.

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Gradient Fill Tool fills a selected area with a gradual color blend.
Line Tool draws a straight line.
Transform Tool resizes, rotates, or distorts a selected area of an image.
Eyedropper Tool displays a color value and picks the active color.
Crop Tool crops to the selected area.
Trash Can Tool deselects the current selected area.
Color Grid displays color samples in a grid.
Color Spectrum displays color samples in a spectrum.
Active Swatch displays the active color.
Alternate Swatch displays the alternate color.
Color Selection opens the Color Selection dialog box.
Select Tool Move Tool
Freehand Select Tool Magic Wand Tool
View Tool Pan Tool
Red-eye Removal Tool Text Tool
Paintbrush Tool
Eraser Tool Spraypaint Tool
Smudge Tool Clone Tool
Lighten/Darken Tool Blur/Sharpen Tool
Bucket Fill Tool Pattern Fill Tool
Stamp Tool Shape Tool
Gradient Fill Tool Line Tool
Transform Tool Eyedropper Tool
Crop Tool Trash Can Tool
Color Grid Color Spectrum
Active Swatch
Alternate Swatch
Color Selection
Pen Tool

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The Options Palette
The Options Palette serves as a supplement to the Tools Palette and provides fine-tuning options for the
selected tool. Information and controls that appear in the Options Palette are directly related to the tool
that is currently selected in the Tools Palette.
The following illustration represents the Options Palette when the Fill Pattern Tool is selected.
The Layers Palette
The Layers Palette is PhotoStudio’s "control center" for layers. It
displays all of the layers of an image, keeping the layers of the image
organized. Add, move, copy, paste, delete, and merge layers, and work
on specific layers of an image without affecting the elements on any
other layers.
The illustration on the left shows "floating" Layers Palette (See Chapter
13: Working with Layers).
The Album Palette
The Album Palette is a unique image management feature of
PhotoStudio. Access, store, display, retrieve, and organize images right
on the desktop (See Chapter 12: Working with Albums).
The illustration on the left shows the Album Palette.