Corel PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate manual

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Contents i Contents Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in this user guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s new in Corel PaintS hop Pro X6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing and uninstalling Co rel programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ii Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Opening and closing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Saving images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Deleting images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents iii Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Controlling depth of field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Retouching and restoring images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Re[...]

iv Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Creating vintage-style ph otos with the Time Machine . . . . . . . . 160 Applying film and filter ef fects to photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Adding picture frames to images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Using the Pict ure Tube tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 1 We l c o m e t o Corel P aintShop Pro X6 For people with a passion for phot ography , Corel® PaintShop® Pro is an easy-to-use, professionally p owe red, image-editin g software that helps you achieve stunning photos and cr eative designs. This section presents the following topics: • What’s in this user gui[...]

2 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide about additional learnin g resources, see “Learn ing how to use Corel PaintShop Pro” on pa ge 15. What’s new in Corel P aintShop Pro X6 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 is built to give you all the power of 64-bit performa nce in a cleaner , sleeker wo rkspace that le ts you focu s on enjoying the creative journey . [...]

Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 3 New! Auto Selection T ool and Smart Selection Brush Selection tools are the starting poin t for many editing tasks. They let you isolate a specific area of your photo so you can copy and paste that part to a ne w image or s o you can edit or apply effe cts to the selected area. Creating selections is so metimes t[...]

4 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Installing and uninstalling Corel programs The Installer makes it easy to inst all Corel® programs and compon ents. Before installing • Close all open programs. Note that antivirus software and firewall applications may af fect installation. • Ensure that you are logged in to your computer as Adminis trator [...]

Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 5 T o uninstall Corel PaintShop Pro 1 Open the W indows® Control Panel . 2I n t h e Programs cate gory , click the Uninstall a program link. 3I n t h e Programs and F eatures window , click Corel P aintShop Pro X6 in the list of applications. 4 Click Uninstall/Change . 5 Follow the instructio ns on your screen. St[...]

6 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Membership When you sign up for membership, you register yo ur product and update your Cor el account. This is important beca use it ensures that you receive timely acce ss to the latest product upd ates as well as valuable information about product release s. Members receive access to free downloads, articles, t[...]

Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 7 To s i g n i n • Click the Sign in/Sign out button in the upper -right corner of the application wi ndow . T o check your corel.com account • In Corel P aintShop Pro, click He lp  Y our Account . Updating the program Y ou can check for product updates. Update s notify you of imp ortant new information abou[...]

8 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide About Corel Corel is one of the world's top soft ware companies providing some of the industry's best-kn own graphics, productivity and digital media products. Boasting the most compr ehensive portfolio of innovative software, we've built a reputation for delivering solutions that are easy to learn[...]

The digita l workflow 9 The digital workflow The digital workflow outlined belo w can help you understand how to best use Corel Pa intShop Pro. It suggests a sequ ence for working with your digital images. Whether you want to organize, retouch, p rint or share, you can use the workflo w described belo w as a guide. Bring photos into Corel PaintShop[...]

10 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide For mor e information, see “Getting photos into Core l P a intShop Pro” on page 37. Manage your photos Digital photogra phy gives you the freed om to experiment. The result is a large number of digital files, so photographers understand the need to manage those files by reviewing, culling, and identifying ph[...]

The digita l workflow 11 For mor e information, see “Reviewin g, organizing, and finding photos” on page 43. Adjust photos quickly The challeng e for many photographe rs is finding the time to edit photos, so the Adjust workspace lets you move from photo to photo quic kly and puts commonly-used editing tools at your fingertips. In som e cases, [...]

12 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Advanced editin g and RAW files Professional-l evel tools and feat ures are available in the Edit workspace. For example, you can apply effe cts, add text, and use custom painting tools. Y ou can also use layers to create high ly editable composite images, isolate image area s with selections and masks, and acce[...]

The digita l workflow 13 Share photos After you adjust and enhance your photos, yo u’ll want to shar e them. Along with printing, la yout, and e-mailing options, there are sharing options that let you post directly to popular sharing sites, such as Facebook , Flickr , and Google+. For mor e information, se e the following topics: • “Printing?[...]

14 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide For mor e information, se e the following topics: • “T aking photos for HDR proc essing” on page 12 3 • “Combining photos by using HD R Exposure Merge” on page 124 • “Merging batches of photos into HDR images” on page 132 • “Combining photos with Pho to Blend” on page 134[...]

Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 15 Learning how to use Corel P aintShop Pro Y ou can learn how to use Corel P aintShop Pro in various ways: by accessing the Help and videos, by using the Learning Center p alette, or by exploring the Corel Guide an d by visiting the Corel website ( www.corel.com ), where you can access tips, tutorials, and i[...]

16 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Using the Help system The Help that is available from within the program is the most comprehens ive source of inform ation for Corel PaintShop Pro . The Help system p rovides two ways to f ind information. Y ou can c hoose a topic from the Contents page, or us e the Search page to searc h for specific wo rds and[...]

Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 17 Online and local Help If you are connected to the I nternet, the applicat ion displays the online Help. If no I nternet connectio n is av ailable, the application displays the local Help that is installed on your computer . T o use the Help system 1 Do one of the f ollowing: • Click Help  Help topics [...]

18 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Using the Learning Center palette The Learning Center p alette contains helpful info rmation about Corel P aintSho p Pro tasks, comma nds, and tools to help first-tim e users as we ll as experience d users get th eir work done faster . Y ou can use the Learning Cent er in one of two ways: from the Home page, nav[...]

Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 19 T o use the Learning Center palette Edit workspace 1 From the Home page, click a task. The topics re lated to the tas k appear . 2 Click a topic. The procedure related to th e topic appea rs. • Fo r topics desc ribing a tool, the t ool becomes a ctive. The T ool Options palette and any o ther relevant pa[...]

20 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can also find video links within some topics in th e online Help and by visiting www.youtube.com/corelpaintshoppro . T o open the Discovery Center window • Choose Help  Video T utorials . Using We b-based resources From th e Corel P aintShop Pro Help menu and the Corel website, you can access a numb er[...]

Workspace tour 21 W orkspace tour Corel P aintShop Pro includes three main workspaces th at let you organize and edit your imag es: Manage, Adjust, and Edit. The availability of features de pends on the version of the software you have. This section presents the following topics: • Exploring the workspaces • Switching between worksp aces • Ch[...]

22 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can save the workspaces, inclu ding all open ima ges and their magnifications and screen positi ons, as well as positions a nd preferences of palet tes, toolbars, dialog boxes, an d windows. . For information about using cust om workspaces, see “Using custo m workspaces” in the Help. The Manage workspac[...]

Workspace tour 23 display the f olders on your compu ter , or you can sort photos by collection, tags, or ratings. • Preview area — lets you ch oose between two vie ws — a large single-image view or a multi-t humbnail view (expan ded Organizer palette). • Info palette — displays information about the selected image. It consists of a c ame[...]

24 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide A photo displayed in the A djust workspace The Adjust workspace includes the following compone nts: • Adjust palette — displays tool s and cont rols for adju sting ph otos • Preview area — displays the p hoto selected in the O rganizer palette • T oolbar — disp lays buttons for accessing c ommon savi[...]

Workspace tour 25 • Set Rating control — le t s y o u a ss i g n r a t in g s t o e a c h ph o t o , s o th a t you can quickl y find your favorite s F or more information about the Ad just workspace, see “Using the Adjust workspace” in the Help. The Edit workspace The Edit workspace lets yo u access in-depth editin g features. It includes [...]

26 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Menu bar — displays commands f or performing tasks. For example, the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images. • T oolbars — display buttons for common commands. F or more information, see “Using toolb ars” on page 30. • Pa le tt e s — display image information and help you[...]

Workspace tour 27 Choosing a workspace color Y ou can choose from a variety of work space colors — from d ark to light. T o choose a workspace color 1 Click View  W orkspace Color . 2 Choose one of the following colors: • Dark Gray (default) • Light Gray You can also change the ba ckground color by doing one of th e following: • In the M[...]

28 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide palettes appear only when you cho o se to open them. Y ou can eas ily turn a palette on and off by choosing View  Pale tt es . Some palett es are available only in specific workspaces. P alettes display info rmation and may contain both controls and command buttons. Like toolbars, pa lettes can be moved from [...]

Workspace tour 29 T o display or hide a palette Edit workspace • Choose View  Pal et te s , and click the palette name. Palettes that are currently disp layed are denoted w ith a check mark . You can display or hide a floating palette by pressing F2 . Layers Lets you view , organize, and adjust settings for image layers Learning Center Display[...]

30 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o resize a palette Edit workspace • Drag the corner or edge of a palette. You can also res ize a docked pa lette by clicking the Minimize palette or Maximize palette button in the upper-rig ht corner of the palette’s ti tle bar. Using toolbars All three workspaces c ontain toolbars with bu ttons that are u[...]

Workspace tour 31 T o display or hide a toolbar Edit workspace • Choose View  To o l b a r s , and click the toolbar that you want to display or hide. A check mark besi de the toolbar name in the menu indicates that the toolbar is dis played. To hide a specific toolbar, click the Close button on its title bar. You can display o r hide a floati[...]

32 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide For inf ormation about moving, hiding, and disp laying the T ools toolbar in the Edit workspace, see “Using toolbars” on page 30. The following table b riefly describes each tool on the T ools to olbar of the Edit workspace. Some of th ese tools are also availab le in the Adjust workspace. T ool Description [...]

Workspace tour 33 Straighten Rotates a crooked photo to straighten it Perspective Correction Squares the perspective of buildings or other objects that appear to be leaning Red Eye Quickly corrects the red-eye effect commonly seen in photos Makeover Provides five modes — Blemish F ixer , T o othbrush, Eye Drop, Suntan, and Thinify™ — which le[...]

34 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Smudge Smears pixels by picking up new colors as you drag, or pushes pixels by not picking up new colors as you drag with the right mouse button Push Pushes pixels by not picking up new colors as you drag, or smears pixels by picking up new colors as you drag with the right mouse button Soften Softens pixels as [...]

Workspace tour 35 Flood Fill Fills pixels of a similar tolerance leve l with the current foreground/stroke material when you click, or with the current background/fill material wh en you right-cli ck Color Changer Changes the color of an object while preserving the shading and luminosity of the original color Picture T ube Places picture tu bes, th[...]

36 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Crayon Simulates drawing with crayon on an Art Media layer Colored Pencil Simulates drawing with colored pencil on an Art Media layer Marker Simulates drawing with an ink marker on an Art Media layer Watercolor Brush Simulates watercolor brushstrokes on an A rt Media layer Palette Knife Simulates applying oil pa[...]

Getting started 37 Getting started Y ou can bring your images into Corel P aintSh op Pro in various way s: you can import photos that you hav e transferred to yo ur computer , scan images directly into the application, capture images from the computer screen; or you can create an image . After you bring your imag es into the application, you can ac[...]

38 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Although you can brows e to folders from any workspa ce, the Manage workspace is design ed to make it ea s y to re vi e w a nd manage multiple photos. F or more information about impor ting options, see “Browsing folders for phot os” on page 46. T o import your photos into Corel PaintShop Pro Manage workspac[...]

Getting started 39 T o open an image Edit workspace 1 Choose File  Open . 2I n t h e Look in drop-list, choose th e folder where t he file is stored. 3 Click the name of the file that you want to op en. If you want to open mu ltiple files, hold down Ctrl , and click the filenames. 4 Click Open . T o open an image from the Manage workspace Manage[...]

40 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Hold down Ctrl , and click the filenames or thumbnails to open multiple files. The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens. Th is dialog box lets you adjust the settings that are stored with the RAW photo f ile. T o close an image • Choose File  Clos e . In the Edit workspace, you can al so close an image by cl[...]

Getting started 41 To s a v e a n e w i m a g e Edit workspace 1 Choose File  Save . The Save As dialo g box appea rs. 2F r o m t h e Save in drop-list, choose the fo lder in which you want to save the file. 3I n t h e File name field, t ype a name for the file. 4I n t h e Save as type drop-list, choose a file format. The most commonly used form[...]

42 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can avoid o verwriting the current file by using the Save As command. Yo u ca n a l so sa ve y ou r w o rk by c li ck in g th e Sa ve button on the Standard toolbar. Deleting images Y ou can delete image files by using the Organizer palette. T o delete an image Edit workspace • Right-click a thumbna il in [...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 43 Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos The Manage workspace is a multifac eted digital image management feature that lets you preview , o rganize, and streamline y our photo- editing workflow . This section presents the following topics: • Setting up the Manage wo rkspace • Browsing folders for p[...]

44 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Setting up the Manage workspace When you star t up Corel P aintSh op Pro for the first time, the Manage worksp ace appears as yo ur main workspace with the following four com ponents: Navigation pale tte, Preview ar ea, Organizer palette, and the Info palette. For information about each of these palettes, see ?[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 45 Manage workspace i n Thumbnail mode Manage workspace in Map mode Thumbnails Organizer toolbar Preview area Navigation palette Info palette[...]

46 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o switch between Preview , Thumbnail and Map modes • In the upper -right corner of th e Manage workspace, c lick one of the following buttons: • Preview mode — displays a large preview area of a single image • Thumbnail mode — expa nds and locks the Org anizer palette content in the preview area • [...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 47 •T h e Collections tab is your library of virt ua l and physical folders. It offers an easy way to find and sear ch for favorite photo s because files that are accessed from the Colle ctions page are imported to the catalog (a type of indexing ). This means you can take full advantage of file manage m[...]

48 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Computer — displays a list of a ll fo lders and devices on your computer 2 Double-click a folder to displa y the su bfolders it contains. 3 Click the folder that cont ains the photos th at you want to vie w . The thumbnails o f all supported photo or video files in the selected folder ap pear in the Organi[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 49 3 Choose Remove From List . Images within the folder retain th eir file management data (tags, ratings, captio ns), but removing the folder from the Collections page removes the folder fro m the catalo g, so the photo s aren’t searchable by their data. T o view all cataloged photos Manage workspace 1 [...]

50 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide For more information about the tags that you can assign to images, see “Adding keyword t ags to images” on page 51. For more information about caption text and image metadata, see “Displaying and editing phot o information” on pa ge 70. T o do an advanced search Manage workspace 1 In the Navigation palet[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 51 To r u n a s a v e d s e a r c h Manage workspace 1 In the Navigation palette, clic k the Collections tab. 2 Double-click Smart Collections to open the list. 3 Click the Smart Collection you wa nt to use for your search. Adding keyword tags to images Key word tags let y ou assign des cri ptive, natural-[...]

52 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o assign a keyword tag to one or more images Manage workspace 1 In the Navigation palette, click the Collections tab. 2 Double-click Ta g s to open the list . 3 In the Organizer palette, select one or more thumbn ails of the images that you want to tag. 4 Drag the thumbnails on to a tag in the T ags list. You [...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 53 T o display photos by tags Manage workspace 1 In the Navigation palette, clic k the Collections tab. 2 Double-click Ta g s to open the list . 3 Click a tag. Photos associated with the tag display as thumbnails in the Organizer palett e. You can also type a tag name into the Sea rch box at the to p of th[...]

54 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • For a specific date a nd month, click the Previous (Y ear/Month) and Next (Month/Y ear) button s, and sele ct a date. • For a date range, use the Previous and Next buttons to select the month and year , hold down Shift , click the first date in the range, and then click the last date in the range. • For [...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 55 Importing your friends list from sharing sites Y ou can import your friends list from sharing site s, such as Facebook and Flickr , and link the names in yo ur phot os with names from the sharing sites. When the local tags in Corel P aintShop Pro are linked with the sharing site ta gs, the people who ap[...]

56 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide appear in only o ne photo are grouped t ogether in a group called Single Face Group. 5 Click in the titl e bar of a group and t ype a name for t he group. All photos in the group a re tagged with the name. If you want to in crease the accura cy of the face reco gnition results, you can select 10 c lear photos of[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 57 T o tag people manually Manage workspace 1 In Preview mode, select the photo that you want to ta g. 2 Under the P eople tab in the Info p alette, click Ta g P e r s o n . A square frame a ppears in the cen ter of the photo in th e preview window . 3 Click in the Who is this? box. A name picker appears, [...]

58 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • From F acebook ch eck-in points — If you use the Facebook check- in function, you can matc h your check-in location s to your photos. • Fro m a GP S d evi ce — If your camera does no t record location data, you can us e a separate GPS device o r a smartphone app , synchronized with your camera time zon[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 59 In Map mode, you ca n view location informati on on an interact ive map (ce nter), the Navigatio n palette (left), and the Info palette (rig ht). • Navigation palette — T agged ph otos are organized by loca tion in the Places folder , following the hi erarchy of country , district, city , and road. [...]

60 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Map mode offer s all standard Go ogle Maps features. You can 1) activate Street View by dragging the yellow pe gman to the map, 2) zoom in or out by dragging the s lider, 3) search for a location, and 4) ch oose a map view. Y ou can also sort photos by location, or delete lo cation information from a photo. Priv[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 61 no photos are s elected, the map displays all locations associated with the current folder. If a single photo is s elected, and the photo c ontains direction information, the map shows Google Street View by d efault. For more information about the diff erent modes of th e Manage workspace, see “S etti[...]

62 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide If more than twenty photos are selected, a c onfirmation dialog box appears. Click Ye s to tag all se lected photos. T o copy and paste location information Manage workspace 1 Select the ph oto from which you want to copy location information. 2 In the Info palette, click the Places tab, and click Copy . 3 Selec[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 63 override the existing informat ion and replace it w ith the imported data. If the KML data does not match the photos , a warning appears. When location information is added to RAW files, th e information is st ored in the application only, and the files are not altered. You can click the Details tab to [...]

64 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y o u can sort thumbn ails by criteria suc h as name, rating, o r date. Y ou can also rotate photos by using thumbnails, or de lete and rename the files. F or multi-image shooting , you can use Auto Group and RAW/JPG P airs to group and view thumbnails ac co rding to bracketing settings or JPEG+RAW file pairs. T[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 65 T o zoom in or out on thumbnails 1 If the Manage wo rkspace is not in Thumbnail mode, click the Thumbnail mode button in the upper -right corner of the Manage workspace. 2 On the Organizer toolbar , move the Zoom slider to the left to zoom out, or to the r ight to zo om in. The Zoom slider is n ot avail[...]

66 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide If you delete a t hum bnail when the RAW/JPG Pairs option is turned on, both versions of the files are sent to the Recyc le Bin. T o select more than one thumbnail Manage workspace • Do one of th e following: • T o select adjacent thumbnails, hold down Shift, and click the first and the last thumbnail in the[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 67 T o rotate one or more images in the Organizer palette Manage workspace 1 Select one or more thumbn ails. 2 On the Organizer too lbar , click one of the following buttons: • Rotate Right — rotates thumbnails 90 degrees clockwise • Rotate Left — rotates thum bnails 90 degrees counterclockwise You[...]

68 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Capturing and applyi ng edits to multiple photos In the Manage wo rkspace, you can copy the edits you make to on e photo and app ly them to as many ph otos as you want. For example, you can easily apply a lighting correction to multiple photos, or apply the same borde r and resizing option s to a set of photos t[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 69 T o capture edits Manage workspace 1 After editing an image in the Adjust workspace, Edit workspac e, or Camera RAW Lab, save the changes, and r eturn to the Manage workspace. 2 Select the thumbnail of the photo that you edited. A pencil icon or RAW icon appears in the u pper -left corner of the thumbna[...]

70 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o undo Apply Editing 1 In the Organizer palette, sele ct one or more th umbnails. 2 Right-click a selected thumbnail, and choose Revert Current Editing from the co ntext menu. You can also undo the editing to multiple photos by selecting the thumbnails of the e dited ph otos, right-click i ng a selec ted thumb[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 71 T o assign a rating to one or more images Manage workspace 1 Select one o r more thumbn ails. 2 In the Info palette, click a star , star ting from left to right, to set a rating. F or example, if you want to assign a five-star rating, click the right-most star and all stars will be selected. Fluorescent[...]

72 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o remove the rating of an image Manage workspace • Right-click a thum bnail, choose Set Ratin g , and click the number of stars that are currently assigned to the image. For example, to remove the rating of a th ree-star image, y ou would choose Set Rating  * * *. T o add a caption to one or more images M[...]

Reviewing, organizing, and findi ng photos 73 T o review images in full-screen mod e Manage workspace 1 In the Organizer palette , double-c lick a thumbnail in the folder or tray that you want to review . The Quick Review window op ens. 2 Perform a task from the follo wing table. You can also u se the mouse whe el to change the Zoo m level. Working[...]

74 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can add, remove, and rename tr ays to suit your workflow . For instance, you can create a tray fo r images you want to edit, use for a project, print, or e-mail. T rays ar e created in the Organizer palette . The default tr ay automatically display s the photos from th e folder or collection that you curren[...]

Working with camera RAW photos 75 W orking with camera RA W photos Most DSLR cameras give you the option to take photos in RA W mode. RAW mode records more image data than a typical JPEG. The RAW image data itself remains unc ompromised and unc ompressed, making it similar to a photo negative that you can print as yo u like. The Camera RAW Lab in C[...]

76 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 4I n t h e Search using keywords box, type P aintShop RAW . 5 Click the Search bu tton. A list of related Knowledgeb ase articles is displayed. Using the Camera RAW Lab The Camera RAW Lab lets you develo p a RAW image by saving a variety of processing set tings. After processin g a RAW image, you can leave it as[...]

Working with camera RAW photos 77 T o launch the Camera RAW Lab • Do one of th e following: • In the Manage workspace, select File  Open  Filename . • In the Edit workspace, dra g a thumbnail from the Organizer palette to the image windo w , or double-click the thumbnail. The Camera RAW Lab dialog box ope ns with the im age. T o adjust [...]

78 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Cancel — exits the Camera RAW Lab without adjusting the photo’s set tings Image settings f or RAW images are sa ved to a database. Changes to the file name or file location c an be tracked in the database only if yo u make the changes in Corel PaintShop Pro. Converting RAW photos to anot her file format [...]

Adjusting images 79 Adjusting images When you view your p hotos in Corel P aintShop Pro, you may notice problems that you want to c orrect. In some photos, the proble ms are obvious, such as whe n the subject is too dark. In o ther photos, you may sense the need for im provement but not know what to fix. W ith Corel P aintShop Pro, you can corre ct[...]

80 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Rotating images Y ou can rotate an image by 90 degr ees to change its orientation to landscape (horizon tal) or portrait (vertical) . If your camera contains sensors that tag ph otos taken in portrait orientation, your photo s are automatically rotated to the correct orientation. You can rotat e an image in Core[...]

Adjusting images 81 You can also rotate an image by clicking the Rotate Right or Rotate Left button on the Standard tool bar. If you want to change the center of rotation befo re you interactively ro tate the image , hold down Ctrl , and drag th e rotation pivot point (the circle at the center of the image) to a new position. Cropping images Y o u [...]

82 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide cropping and color correctio n, you should cr op the image first and then apply t he color correctio n. Important! Cropping perm anentl y removes the image area outside the crop rectangle. To preserve th e original photo, use the Sav e As command, and save the cropped ver sion of your image to a new filename. T [...]

Adjusting images 83 T o crop an image for printin g Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Crop tool . 2 Define the cro p area by dragging within the image. Y ou can also Apply the crop by using your mouse or keyboard Double-click inside the crop rectangle, or press Enter . Set the size of the crop rectang le on the T ool Options palet[...]

84 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 3 On the T ool Options palette, mark the Specify Print Size check box. Note: If the Specify Print Size check box is marked, the image resolution cha nges when you change the values in the He ight and Wid th controls of eith er the Pixel Dimensions or the Document size . The current resoluti on ap pears to the ri[...]

Adjusting images 85 The Straighten tool lets you position a straightening bar within an image. T o straighten an image Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Straighten tool . A straightening bar with en d handles appears on the image. 2 Drag each handle of the straighten ing bar to align it with the part of the image that you want to [...]

86 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can also double-click the image to apply the command. Correcting photogra phic perspective When you take pic tures of tall or wide objects, the resulting photographs may have pe rspective distortion — that is, the o bjects may seem to be leaning or angled. This distortion oc curs when the camera is at an a[...]

Adjusting images 87 A bounding box with corn er handles appears on the image. 2 On the T ool Options palette, choose settings fo r the following controls: • Grid lines — lets you type or set the number of gridlines to display • Crop image — recrops the image to a rectangu lar shape after the perspective is applied Note: Marking the Crop ima[...]

88 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can use t he One Step Photo Fix command to improve th e exposure and white balanc e of images quic kly and easily. The Smart Photo Fix feature gives you con trol over the amount and type of correctio ns applied to an image. The advanced options of the Smart Photo Fix feature let y ou adjust white balance by [...]

Adjusting images 89 also let you modify the da rkest and lightest pixels of the photo without affecting the photo’s white balance. For informatio n about advanced options, see “T o use advanced options of Smart Photo Fix” in the Help . T o apply basic corrections with One Step Photo Fix Edit workspace • Choose Ad just  One Step Photo Fix[...]

90 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can reset all settings to th eir initial values by clicking Suggest Sett ings , or to null settings by clicking the Reset to Default button . To use adva nced settings of the Smart Photo Fix feature, mark the Advanced Options chec k box. Removing digital noise The term “noise” as it re lates to photos re[...]

Adjusting images 91 analyzes your photo , identifies the noise artifacts, and applies corrections bas ed on these ident ified areas, while p reserving the important edg e deta ils of your photo. The image on the le ft looks grainy becaus e of digital camera noise. The image on the right appears smoother a nd less grainy afte r the nois e has been r[...]

92 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide The White Ba lance dialog box appears. 2M a r k t h e Smart White Balance check box. This allows Core l P aintShop Pro to evaluate and make minor corrections to the image automatically . 3 Drag the tempe rature slider to the le ft for cooler colo rs (more blue), or to th e right for wa rmer colors (mo re orange)[...]

Adjusting images 93 The Red/G reen/Blue dialo g box appears. 2I n t h e Red , Green , and Blue controls, ty pe or set a value to change the percentage for each color . A value of 0% pr eserves the original v al ue . T o a d d m or e of a c o lo r , use a positive numbe r . T o remove some of a color , use a negative number . Note: Reducing the amou[...]

94 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide A positive number increas es contras t; a negative number decreases c ontrast. A va lue of zero pre serves the original setting. 4 Click OK . You can use th e zoom control in t h e dialog box to set your view of the image in the Be fore and After panes. T o brighten dark areas and adjust clarity Edit workspace 1[...]

Adjusting images 95 You can use th e zoom control in the di alog box to set your vie w of the image in the Be fore and After panes. Controlling depth of field Y o u can control t he depth of fie ld to create an area of focus th at draws attention to the sub ject in your photo. F or examp le, in a photo of a person surround ed by a field of fl owers[...]

96 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide The Depth of Field dialo g box appears. 3 Move the Blur slider to adjust the amou nt of blur ap plied to the out-of -focus area. If you don’t have a pre-existing selection , you can select a n area of focus using a ny of the select ion tools in the Depth of Field dialog box: Circular , Free hand , Rectangular [...]

Retouching and restoring images 97 Retouching and restoring images Corel PaintShop Pro provid es you with many ways to retouch your images. Whether you want to remove a small scrat ch, erase the entire background, or si mply correct red-ey e, you’ll find the tool s you need. This section presents the following topics: •R e m o v i n g r e d - e[...]

98 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide is captured in the ph oto. Corel P aintShop Pro has two methods of removing red-eye from a color photo. The fastest method of re moval is to use the Red Eye tool. A more powerful meth od is to use the advanced Red Eye Removal command, which lets you change the eye co lo r . F or more information about the advanc[...]

Retouching and restoring images 99 • removing blemishes — by using the Blemish Fixer mode of the Makeover tool • whitening teeth — by using th e T oothbrush mode of the Makeover tool • fixing bloodshot ey es — by using the Eye Drop mode of the Makeover tool • adding a suntan — by using the Suntan mode of the Makeover tool • thinni[...]

100 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 3 On the T ool Options palette , adjust the Size control to the smallest size that allows the inner circ le to enclose the blemish. The outer circle is for the ma te rial used to cover the blemish. 4 On the T ool Options palette, adjust the Stre ngth control. V alues range from 1 to 100. High er values apply mo[...]

Retouching and restoring images 101 2 On the T ool Options palette, choose the Eye Drop mode. 3 T ype or set a value in the Strength control. Higher values whiten more of the e ye area but may s pread the whitening beyond th e affected area of the eye. 4 Zoom in as necessary , and th en carefully click ove r the bloodshot portion of the eye. T o ap[...]

102 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 2 On the T ool Options p alette, choos e either the s quare edge or the beveled edge selection box. 3 T ype or set a value in the Widt h control so that the wrinkle fits inside the inner portion of the selection box you drag. 4 P osition the pointer ju st outside the w rinkle, and caref ully drag over the wrink[...]

Retouching and restoring images 103 The Skin Smoothin g command smooths skin t ones and diminishes the appearance of wrinkles and blemishes quickly. The Skin Smoothing command automatically detects and smooths skin tones with out affecting ey es or lips. However, if other areas in y our photo are af fected because t hey are similar in color to the [...]

104 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can repair indi vidual scratches by usi ng the Scratch Remover tool. Y ou can use the tool to enclose the flawed area and fill it with the surrounding co ntent that you want to keep . If the background is relatively smooth, the result is usually satisf ying. Scratches on a textured or mo re complex backgrou[...]

Retouching and restoring images 105 • square edge — corrects scratc hes that are perpendicular to object edges, in an open area, or of un iform color • beveled edge — corrects scr atc hes that are at an an gle to object edges 4 P osition the pointer just outside the scratch on o ne end, hold down the left mou se button, and dr ag to set a s[...]

106 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Removing flaws and objects Y ou can remove flaws and objec ts in your images by using the Clone Brush tool or th e Object Remover too l. The Clone Brush tool lets you remove flaws and objects by paintin g over them with anothe r part of the image. The paint source can be a par t of the same layer , another laye[...]

Retouching and restoring images 107 T o clone a part of an image Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Clone Brush tool . 2 On the T ool Options palette, choose the b rush tip, size, opacity , and other settings. If you want the Clone Brush tool to reset the source point ea ch time you resume painting, mark the Aligned mode check box.[...]

108 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o remove objects from a photo Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Object Remover tool . 2 On the T ool Options palette, choose the Selection Mode button . 3 Drag around th e object that you want to remove. 4 On the T ool Options palette, choose the Source Mode butto n . A rectangle is displaye[...]

Retouching and restoring images 109 You can quickly remove the ba ckground from an image by using the Bac kground Eraser tool. Y ou can use the Background Eraser too l to erase pixels se lectively . Fo r example, in a photo of a mountain range , you can erase the sky , or you can isolate an obje ct from the surrounding image area. For information a[...]

110 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide If you erase th e background layer, t he Eraser tool erases to transparency, and the layer is automa tically promoted to a raster layer. T o erase the background area of an image Edit workspace 1 On the Layers palette, click th e laye r that contain s the image element th at you want to is olate. 2 On the T ool[...]

Retouching and restoring images 111 saving your file in the following file formats: PSPImage, PNG, GIF. Cutting out image areas Y ou can use the Object Ext ractor to cut o ut an image area f rom the surrounding background. Y ou can then edit the cutout separa tely from the background, dis play it against a dif ferent background, or c ombine it with[...]

112 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide The Object Extractor dialog box appears, with the Brush tool activated by default . 3 Adjust the b rush size by movi ng the Brush size slider . 4 In the preview area, draw a line along the edges of the image area that you want to cut out. Ensure that the select ion outline slightly ov erlaps the surrounding bac[...]

Retouching and restoring images 113 The background layer is automatically promoted to a raster layer when yo u use the Obje ct Extractor comm and. You can switch from the Brush tool to the Eraser tool by right- clicking and dragging in the preview area. Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect Y ou can use the Color Changer tool to realistical[...]

114 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide It lets you adjust T ool Options pa lette settings for T olerance and Edge Softness, and it updates th e current recoloring as you modify settin gs on the T ool Op tions palette or modify the color in the Materials palette. The Color Changer too l works best on matte objects such as clothing, carpet, and painte[...]

Retouching and restoring images 115 For realistic-looking colors, set the Saturation value (in the Material Properties dialog box) closer to 100 than to 255 (full saturation). 3 P osition the Color Changer pointer over the colo r you want to change in the image, and then click to recolor with the Foregro und/Stroke color , or right-click to recolor[...]

116 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide To isolate the area you wa nt to recolor, you can create a selection. For more information about creating selections, see “Creating select ions” on page 179. To prevent th e Color Changer fro m affecting areas of t he photo that you do not want to chan ge, you can du plicate the layer on which the photo res[...]

Retouching and restoring images 117 It’s easy to add a border around your image. T o add a border to an image Edit workspace 1 Choose Image  Add Borders . The Add Borders dialog bo x appears. 2 Do one of the f ollowing: • T o create an equal-wid th bo rder on all sides, mark the Symmetric chec k box. • T o create borders of varying widths,[...]

118 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Scaling photos by using Smart Carver Smart Carver lets you make a photo narrower , wider , shorter , or longer without distorting the content. By automatically detecting and removing zones in th e picture that ha ve little structur a l detail, this feature let s you change th e aspect ratio w ithout notice ably[...]

Retouching and restoring images 119 In the Object Removal area, you can move the Brus h Size slider to the left to decrease th e size of the brush, or to the right to increase the size of the brush. 3 Scale the photo b y applying one or more of the Smart Carving options. T o scale a photo by using Smart Carver Edit workspace 1 Choose Image  Smar[...]

120 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o Do the following Set a photo width T ype or set a value in the Wid t h box. Note: The m aximum width is double the width of the original photo. Set a photo height T ype or set a value in the Height box. Note: The m aximum height is double the height of the original photo. Reduce the photo width by 1-pixel i[...]

Merging exposures and content 121 Merging exposures and content When you comb ine two or more photos, y ou can achieve some impressive results. What can you do? • Use HDR (high dy namic range) Exposure Merge to create a perfectly ex posed image. • Seamlessly repl ace unwanted areas (cars, people, birds that flew into your fram e) with the c orr[...]

122 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Understanding HDR In photography , HDR refers to “h igh d ynamic range”. Dy namic range is the range of luminanc e that can be captured in a photo, from the darkest shadows to the bright est highlights. Unlike the human eye, digital came ra sensors (or film in traditional cameras), can only capture a limite[...]

Merging exposures and content 123 T aking photos for HDR processing If you are new to HDR processing, the informa tion below can help you get started. What camera features work well with HDR? Y o u can use automa tic exposure brac keting if your came ra offers it or use the aperture priority mode and adjust the sh utter speed to achieve different e[...]

124 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Combining photos by us ing HDR Exposure Merge Y o u can use Exposure Merge to combine two or more ph otos by using HDR (high dynamic range) processing. Exposure Me rge (Step 1 win dow) For mor e information abou t taking photos that work well with Exposure Merge, se e “T aking phot os for HDR processing ” o[...]

Merging exposures and content 125 Please see the topics below for mo re detailed inform ation about each step. Step 1: Merge Merge settings includ e: • Camera response curve profile — applies a curv e adjus tment to the image, based on th e known characteristics o f the sensor in your camera • Alignment — Choose between Fe at ure - bas ed ([...]

126 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Some fine- tuning tips: • Digital Noise Re moval is a great tool for cleaning up no ise that can result from merging photos. • High P ass Sharpen can help reduce blurre d areas that may resu lt from movement between ph otos. • Smart Phot o Fix and White Balance let you tweak the colors. • T o brighten t[...]

Merging exposures and content 127 6 If you want to keep or remove specific areas from individual photos, use the controls in the Custom editing area. See “T o brush in or brush out artifacts in Expos ure Merge” on page 127. 7 Click Process . The merge settings a re applied and t he Step 2: HDR Adjust ments window appears. If you want to tweak y[...]

128 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide along feature edges in photos taken without a tr ipod. It is not recommende d for larger ghost objects, such as cars and people. 3 Repeat the proc ess for each of the photos that you want to edit. T o adjust HDR images in Exposure Merge (Step 2) 1 In the Step 2: HDR Adjustmen ts window , do any of the following[...]

Merging exposures and content 129 If you want to focus on blac k-and-white processing, clic k the B&W tab below the p resets area. T o re-enable colo r processing, click the Color tab. 2T o s a v e y o u r H D R i m a g e f o r further editing, click Create HDR file , navigate to the folder you want , type a file name, and click Save . This sav[...]

130 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o fine-tune and save an HDR-processed image (Step 3) 1 In the Step 3: Fine- T une window , apply any of the tools or adjustment options to adjust the fina l image. 2 Do one of the f ollowing: • Click Edit to open the file in the Ed it workspace if you want to continue editing t he photo. The Exposure Me rge[...]

Merging exposures and content 131 Single RAW Pho to was used to create an H DR effect to optimize the tonal r ange of the photo. T o create an HDR effect by using Single RAW Photo 1 In the Manage worksp ace, select the thumbn ail of a RAW photo. An orange outline appears around the thumbnail of the selected photo. 2 Click File  HDR  Single RA[...]

132 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can now optimize the photo using th e HDR controls in the Step 2 and St ep 3 windows. For more inf ormation, see “T o adjust HDR images in Exposure Merg e (Step 2)” on page 128 and “T o fine-tune and save an HDR-processed image (Step 3)” on page 130. Merging batche s of photos in to HDR images If y[...]

Merging exposures and content 133 3 Click the folder icon beside the Save processed files in box, and browse to the folder wh ere you want to save the processed file s. 4 Choose a file type from the Save as drop-list. If you choose JPEG, drag the JPEG quality slider to set the file size and quality for the processed images. If you want to s ave .hd[...]

134 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Combining photo s with Phot o Blend Photo Blend lets you combine two or more phot os of the same scene and choose exactly what y ou want to keep or remove f rom the scen e. Here are some examples: • Remove moving ob jects, such as peop le or cars, from a ph oto — you can creat e an empty street in a busy ci[...]

Merging exposures and content 135 Photo Tip : Use the manual setting on your camera to ensure that the photos have the same size, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. T o use Photo Blend 1 In the Manage wo rkspace, select the set of photos that you wan t to blend. 2 Click File  Photo Blend . 3 In the Alignment area, click Ali gn . T o se e the resu[...]

136 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 7 Click Process . Review the results in the p review ar ea. If you want to adjust your settings or continue editing, click Back . 8 In the Step 2: Fine- T une window , use an y of the tools or adjustment contro ls to fine-tune the image. 9 Do one of the f ollowing: • Click Edit to open the file in the Ed it w[...]

Working with colors and materials 137 W orking with colors and materials Whether you are applying color to an image or adjusting photographic colors , it’s important to understand how Corel PaintShop Pro works with color . This section de scribes how to choose colors and m aterials that you can use in your image s for painting, drawing, and filli[...]

138 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can also reverse the fore ground and backgro und colors or materials. Main components of the Materials palette • Fra me tab — displays an outer Hue rectangle and an inner Saturation rectangle, as well as a strip contain ing white, three shades of gray , and black. Y ou can dr ag the vertical s lider to[...]

Working with colors and materials 139 which consist of the s tyle (color , gradient, or pattern) and optional texture. Y ou can click either box to disp lay the Material Proper ties dialog box, in which yo u can set material options. • Fo reground and Background Color boxes — dis play the current foreground and ba ckground color and let yo u se[...]

140 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide click the Swap Materials button . Choosing colors by using the Color Picker When you edit image s in Corel P aintShop Pr o, you often need to choose a color before painting, dr awing, or filling, making manual color corrections , or choosing a backgr ound for a new raster ima ge. The Color Picker is the most ve[...]

Working with colors and materials 141 The appearance of t he Color Picker depends on th e color depth of the active image (16 bits/channel, 8 bits /channel, 256 colors, 16 colors, or 2c o l o r s ) . The Color Picker offers many ways to select colors: • The Color (hue) wheel and S atura tion and Ligh tness box let you select and previe w a color [...]

142 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Move from left to right to adjust t he saturation; move from top to bottom to adjust the lightness. You can also choose a color directly on the Fram es tab or the Rainbow tab of the Materials pale tte. The Frames tab contains a more compact, rectangular vers ion of the color wheel and its controls. The Rainbow [...]

Working with colors and materials 143 To use the current colors with a ll tools, mark the All tools check box on the Materials palette. If you unmark this check box, the current materials are used by the ac tive tool only. Choosing colors fr om an image or the desktop Y ou can choose a foreground or background c olor from any open image, or from an[...]

144 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o choose a color from the desktop Edit workspace 1 Make sure that the color you w ant is displayed on the screen. 2 Position your pointer over a c o lor or p roperties box on the Materials palette or in a dialog box. 3H o l d d o w n Ctr l , and po sition your pointer ove r the area of the desktop that has th[...]

Applying effects 145 Applying effects Corel PaintShop Pro h as many special effects that you can appl y to your images, including 3D, artist ic, illumination, reflection, and photographic effects. Y ou can also add fr ames to your image s, paint with images, or warp image ar eas to cr eate unique effec ts. This section presents the following topics[...]

146 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can customize most effects by ad justing their settings in dialog boxes. The dialog boxes for applying ef fects contain several c ommon features: • The Before pane sh ows the original image, and the After pane lets you preview the image with the curren t settings applied. • The Load Preset drop- list i[...]

Applying effects 147 preset in any effect s dialog box, your preset automatically dis plays in the Instant Effects palette in the User Define d category . Instant Ef fects pale tte Using the Effect Bro wser Y ou can use the Effect Bro wser when you w ant to preview mu ltiple effects before applying them to your image. Th e Effect Browser displays t[...]

148 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o choose an effect from the Effects menu Edit workspace 1 Fro m t he Effects menu, choose an ef fect category , and choose an effect. (F or example, choos e Effects  Distortion Effects  Tw i r l .) For most effects, a dia log box appears. 2 Specify the d esired settings, or ch oose a preset from t he Lo[...]

Applying effects 149 Effects are c umulative; each time you double-click, the new effect is added to the previous effect. T o undo an effect, click th e Revert Current Editing button that appears on the palette (Manage workspace only), or click the Undo button (Adjust and Edit wo rkspaces). Note that the Revert Current Editing command revert s all [...]

150 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y o u can access the Balls and Bubbles dialog bo x by choosing Effects  Artistic Effe cts  Balls and Bubbles . Applying Photo ef fects Y ou can apply different Photo effects to your images to s imulate some traditional photo techn iques and proces ses. Time Machine The Time Machine lets you recreate some [...]

Applying effects 151 Film and Filters Corel PaintShop Pro lets you experiment with e ffects that are inspire d by different types of camera film and filters. Fo r information about applying film and filter effects, se e “ App lying film and f ilter effects to photos” on page 161. Black and White Film Y ou can simulate taking a photo with black-[...]

152 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide illusion is created by adjusting the depth of field, usually across a specified horizon line, and increasi ng the s aturation of the photo. An urban scene (left) appears to be transformed into a miniature mod el (right). Y o u can also use Selective Focus to apply a quick dept h of field effect to any photo. F [...]

Applying effects 153 Retro L ab Inspired by photos taken sp ontane ously with a vintage-style pocket camera, such as L OMO , Diana, or Ho lga, the Retro Lab lets you apply a fun retro effec t. For mo re information, see “Usi ng Retro Lab” on page 156. Graduated Filter Y ou can apply a color gradie nt to your photos to simulate the effect achiev[...]

154 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o apply the Sepia T oning effec t Edit workspace 1 Choose Effects  Photo Effects  Sepia T oning . The Sepia T oning dialog box ap pears. 2 T ype or set a value in the Amount to age control to determine th e strength of the effect. T o apply a miniature effect by using Selective Focus Edit workspace 1 Ch[...]

Applying effects 155 • Blur am ount — determines the amou nt of blur outside th e area of focus • Fea th er ed ge — determines the softness of the transition between the area in focus an d the blurred a reas. Y ou can also adjust feathering interac tively by dragging a feathering handle (on the dot ted lines) in the Be fore pane. • Satura[...]

156 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 2 In the Area of focus, choose a selection tool and drag in the Before pane to set the edge for the effect. 3 Drag the Dark/Light slider to set an edge color . 4 Fine-tune the results by dragging any of the following sliders: • Blur — determines the amount of bl ur outside the area of focus • Diffuse glow[...]

Applying effects 157 Original ph oto (left); phot o after using Retro Lab (right). The Surreal preset was applie d, then the Range controls and the Saturation slider w ere used to customize the effec t. T o use Retro Lab to create a toy camera effect 1 Click Effects  Photo Eff ects  Retro Lab . If you want to apply a preset, clic k a preset i[...]

158 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • In the Curves area, click and d rag the diagonal line to a djust the tone or choose a color from the Channel drop-list and drag the diagonal line to adjust indivi dual color channels. F or more information about Curves, se e “T o change co lor channel brightness” in the Help. If you want to save yo ur s[...]

Applying effects 159 The Graduated Filter dialog box appears. 2 Click a Style button to determine the s hape of the grad ient. The default op tion, Linear Graduated Filter , best simulates traditional graduated filters. 3 Drag in the Befor e pane to set the s ize and direction of the gradient. A line disp lays as you drag. 4 In the Preset drop -lis[...]

160 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide If you want to fine-tune s pecific areas of your photo, you can paste your finishe d version as a layer over the original version. You can then use th e Eraser tool to reveal original co lors and detail. Creating vintage-style photos with the Time Machine The Time Machine le ts you recreate some vintage photogr[...]

Applying effects 161 You can add or re move edge effects fo r photos. Unmark the Photo Edges check box be low the Intensity slid er to remove the edges, or mark the check box to apply th e edges. Applying film and filter effects to photos Whether yo u are a novice or an exp erienced phot ographer , you can experiment in Core l Pa intShop Pro with e[...]

162 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide image, to achieve a c olor toning effect. Y ou can use a pre set color or choose a cu stom color . The Sunset filt er adds a warm oran ge tone to your photos. T o apply film and filter effects to a photo Edit workspace 1 Choose Effects  Photo Effects  Film and Filters . 2 In the Film and Filters dialog bo[...]

Applying effects 163 You can add a fr ame around your image. T o add a picture frame to an image Edit workspace 1 Choose Image  Picture Frame . The Picture F rame dialog box ap pears. 2 In the Picture Frame grou p box, choose a frame from the dro p-list. 3 In the Orientation group box, choose one of th e following options: • Fram e ca nva s ?[...]

164 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Frame inside o f the image — resizes the frame to fit w ithin the image canvas • Frame o utside of the image — inc reases the ca nvas size to accommodate th e frame. The added canvas uses the current background color if the frame is applied to the Background layer . If the frame is applied to any oth [...]

Applying effects 165 Picture tubes a re P spT ube files. Each p icture tube file is made up of a series of images arranged in rows and columns, called cells. Picture tubes may have a ny number of c ells. As you paint with the Picture T ube tool, Corel PaintShop Pro paints one image from the picture tube afte r another . Many pictu re tubes create d[...]

166 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 3 If necessary , adjust the settings on the T ool Options palette, such as Scale and Step . 4 In the image window , click to pain t with one pictu re tube image, or drag to pain t with mult iple picture tube images. You can make further changes to the behavio r of the current picture tube by clic king the Setti[...]

Applying effects 167 Y ou can also warp images by usin g a grid. When y ou use the Mesh Warp tool, a grid or mesh is placed on the image. The grid intersections have mesh points, or no des, th at you drag to cre ate deformations. F or more information abou t warpin g by using a grid, see “T o warp image areas by using a grid” in the Help. T o w[...]

168 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 4 T ype or set a value in the Strength control to determine the strength of the warping effect. Full strength is 100%; mi nimum strength is 1%. 5 Choose settings for the Edge mode , Draft quality , and Final apply controls. 6 Drag in the image.[...]

Working with layers 169 W orking with layers When you work with layers in Corel PaintShop Pro, you can add elements to your images, create ar tistic effects and illustrations, and edit your images more easily . Y ou can add or delete layers, rearrange the order in w hich they are stack ed, and blend their pixels in various ways. Unless you merge th[...]

170 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Media. When yo u open a photo, scan , or screen capture, the single layer is labeled as Backgrou nd on the Layers palette. For most simple corrections an d retouching, you do not h ave to add layers to an image. However , it is a good practice to du plicate the single layer before making image corr ections, so [...]

Working with layers 171 Add text or graphics Crea te text and graphics, such as lines and shapes, on vector layers to make them easier to edit. For more informat ion about adding text, see “Working with text” on page 1 89. F or more information about vector graphics, see “Drawing and editing vector objects” in the Help. Create effects Dupli[...]

172 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Using the Layers palette The Layers palette lists all layers in an image. The order of layers on the palette is the order of la yers in the image. The to p layer is listed first, and the bottom layer is listed last. Y ou can chan ge the stacking order of layers on the La ye rs palette, depending on the laye r t[...]

Working with layers 173 Y o u can create layer groups to organize the Layers palette. Y ou ca n also link layers or gr oups so that they move toge ther when you us e the Move tool in the image. By default , a thumbnail vie w of the layer’s cont ents appears to the left of the layer name. Y ou can set the si ze of the thumbnail or turn the thumbna[...]

174 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Creating layers Y ou can create a layer from the Lay ers palette. When yo u create a layer , you can specif y properties such as the layer type, opacit y , or blend mode. These propertie s can be modified as you work with the laye r . Y ou can also create layers from se lections, vector obje cts, or other image[...]

Working with layers 175 The new layer is added above the acti ve layer . It is named with the layer type and a number , such as “V ector 1.” For more information about re naming layers, s ee “Renaming layers” on page 175. Only grayscale and 16 million–co lor images can have multiple raster-based layers (Vector laye rs ar e the only non ra[...]

176 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Viewing layers Y ou can make layers, layer groups, or vector objects visib le or invisible in the image. The invisible layers remain in the image but are hidden from view . T o display or hide a layer Edit workspace • Click the Visibility T oggle button for the layer that you want to display or hide. — Visi[...]

Working with layers 177 has compon ents, such as vec tor obje cts or grouped layers, all of the components move with the laye r or layer group when its position in the stacking ord er is changed. T o move a layer or layer group Edit workspace • On the Layers palette, select the layer or layer group, and drag it to a new positi on in the stack. A [...]

178 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide T o set the opacity of a layer Edit workspace 1 On the Layers palette, sele ct the layer or layer group. 2D r a g t h e Opacity slider to the desired perce ntage. You can also set layer op acity by double-clicking the layer, changing the Opac ity setting in the Layer Prop erties dialog box, and clicking OK .[...]

Working wi th selections 179 W orking with selections Selecting the parts of images to ed it is an important step in your workflow . By creating a selection, you can edit an area while leaving the rest of the image un changed. Y ou can use drawing or p ainting tools to modif y selected areas of your image. Y ou can also apply commands to flip, co p[...]

180 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide working on a raster layer or a vector layer . For more in formation about raster and vector layers, see “Und erstanding layers” in the Help. You can crea te a selection by using a Select ion tool shape (left), by creating a freehand selection (cent er), or by using the Magic Wand too l to select specific ar[...]

Working wi th selections 181 • Magic Wand tool — makes a selection b ased on the color , hue, brightness, or opac ity of an object. Y ou can make a selection with one tool and then switch to another tool to add to or subtract from the selection. F or more info rmation, see “Modifying selections” on page 186. T o create a selection by using [...]

182 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 2 On the T ool Options palette, adjust the Size setting. Y ou can also adjust any of the following settings: • Mode — specifies whether to replace, add, or remove an existing selection. Replace is the default setting . • Fea th er — softens the edges of a selection by spec ifying a fade width (0 to 200 [...]

Working wi th selections 183 Drag the Smart Se lection Brush ac ross the area that you want to select (left). If req uired, refine the selection in Add mode or unmark Smart Edge and brush over the areas precisely (center) to add or remo ve areas (ri ght). T o create a selection by using the Selection tool Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , ch[...]

184 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide After you create a selection, chan ges to the settings on the Tool Options palette apply to the ne xt action, not to the current selection. Yo u can modify the op tions for the curren t selection by choosing Selections  Modify and choosing a command from the menu. T o create a selection by using the Freehand[...]

Working wi th selections 185 You can increase the accu racy of Edge Seeker and Smart Edge selections by clicking more fr equently along the edge you are following. You can delete a previo us point by pressing Delete . T o create a selection by using the Magic Wand tool Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Magic W and tool . 2 On the [...]

186 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide • Use all layers — searches for matc hing pi xels across all layers in the image • Contiguous — selects only pixels that conn ect to the p ixel you click • Anti-alias — produc es a smooth-ed ged selection by partially filling in pixels along the edge, making them semitransparent. Y ou can use this o[...]

Working wi th selections 187 F or more information about modify ing color -based selections and removing spec s and holes, see “Mod ifyi ng selections” in the Help. T o add to or subtract from a selection Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose a selection tool ( Selection , Freeh and Selection , Magi c Wan d tool, or Smart Selection Br[...]

188 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide background, yo u can select the background and then invert the selection, so that the pers on is selected instead of the background. By selectin g a solid backgrou nd (left) and inv erting the selection, you ca n isolate a complex, multicol ored foreground (right). Y ou can also clear a selection , which remove[...]

Working with text 189 W orking with text Corel PaintShop Pr o lets you add text to images and crea te interesting text effects. This section presents the following topics: • Applying text •F o r m a t t i n g t e x t Applying text Corel PaintShop Pro lets you apply differe nt types of text to yo ur images. Y ou can apply vector text, rast er te[...]

190 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Y ou can delete vector , raster , or selection-based text at any time. To c r e a t e t e x t Edit workspace 1 On the T ools toolbar , choose the Te x t tool . 2 On the Materials palette, click the Foreground and Stroke Properties box, and choose a co lor for the text outline. If the Materials palette is not di[...]

Working with text 191 6 In the image window , click where you want the te xt to appear , type the text, and click the Apply button on the T ool Options palette. A bounding box ap pears around the text. 7 Do any of the following to adjust the text p osition: • Position the pointer in the cen tre of the bounding box u ntil the pointer changes its s[...]

192 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Fo rmatting text The text formatt ing options in Core l PaintShop Pro let you con trol the appearance of text. Y ou can set the se options when you c reate vector , raster , or sele ction text. If you cre ate vector text, you c an reformat the t e x t a t a n y t i m e b y ch a n g i n g y o u r text formatting[...]

Sharing photos 193 Sharing photos Corel PaintShop Pro gives you option s for e-mailing your photos or sharing them on a sharing site. This section presents the following topics: • E-mailing photos • Uploading ph otos to a sharing site • Creating S hare My T rip projects E-mailing photos Y ou can e-mail photos directly from any Corel P aintSho[...]

194 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Choosing a size for your photos Y ou can resize your photos to red uce their dimensions or to redu ce the overall size of the e-mail. F or example, you may want to redu ce the size of a photo s o you can send it to a mobile device. The Maximum Photo Size setting lets you choose the maximum width o f the photos [...]

Sharing photos 195 • Attachments (original file format) — sends photos as ind ividual file attachments. This option pr eserves the original file formats. 3 Choose a size setting from the Maximum photo size drop-list. The total size of your e-mail is displayed beside the previe w . Some e-mail providers limit the size of e-mails, which could pre[...]

196 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can upload files to shar ing sites, such as Facebook , Flickr, and Google+. Choosing output quality When choosing the outp ut quality of your photos, yo u have two options: • Original — preserves th e image as it is and allows for maximum quality . • Recommended — decreases the file size and the qua[...]

Sharing photos 197 2 Click the Share button . 3 In the Share Photos dialog box, click any of the f ollowing sharing site buttons: • F acebook • Flickr • Google+ 4 Click the Album tab, and do one of the following: • Choose an album from the list to add your photos to an existing album. • Click New Album , ty pe a name and descrip tion, and[...]

198 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide You can add or rem ove photos by clicking Add photos or Remove photos . Creating Share My T rip projects Y ou can create an interactive slideshow of your photos and show them on a map. The project that you create is saved a s HTML output that can be posted on your blog or upload ed to Dropbox. If you upload the[...]

Sharing photos 199 In the Share My Trip dialog box, you can add a title for your slideshow, vi ew location inform ation, and choose a fo lder where to save the pr oject. To c r e a t e a S h a r e M y Tr i p p r o j e c t 1 Select the ph otos that you want to include in your proje ct. Y ou can select up to 200 photos . Only photos with location inf[...]

200 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide 7 Enable one of the following check boxes: • Y es, upload my photo map to a public Dropbox folder . • No, I will share it later . Choose the second option if you want to post the HTML output yourself (for examp le, in a blog). If you choose to upload to D ropbox and want to p ost the Dropbox link on Faceboo[...]

Printing 201 Printing Corel P aintShop Pro provides extensive options f or printing your work. This section covers basi c printin g topics. F or more information about working with layouts and preparing files for professional printing, see “Printing” in the Help. Printing images Corel P aintShop Pro offers many ways to prin t images. Y ou can p[...]

202 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Corel P aintShop Pro template, or y ou can create your own cust om template from a page la yout that you create . Creating your own layout s gives you the flexibilit y to print images to any size an d lets you create a cu stom page for projects such as scrapbooks. For more in formation about creating layouts, s[...]

Printing 203 • Custom offset — lets you enter values in the Left offset and To p offset boxes 7 Click the Options tab. 8I n t h e Print Output gro up box, choose one of the following options: • Color • Greyscale • CMYK separations If you choos e the CMYK sep arations option, you can p rint CMYK labels on each color plate or pa ge by marki[...]

204 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide The Print Layout wind ow appears. 3 Click File  Open T e mplate . The T emplates dialog box appea rs. 4I n t h e Category group box, choose a category from th e list. Thumbnails of the te mplates in each category appear in the window on the right. Custom te mplates that you saved appear under the User Define[...]

Index 205 Numerics 32-bit 4 64-bit 2 , 4 A Adjust wo rkspace 11 , 23 adjusting images 79 automatically 87 in one step 89 with Smart Photo Fix 89 Airbrush tool 33 angles, straightening 85 Auto Selection tool 32 , 181 automating basic photo correctio ns 87 B background erasing areas from 110 , 111 erasing straight lines from 110 filling cropped edges[...]

206 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide captions adding 72 deleting 72 Chalk tool 35 Change to Target tool 34 clarity 93 , 94 Clone tool 33 cloning images 106 closing images 38 collage 170 collages, creati ng from photos 171 collapsing layer groups 173 Color Changer tool 35 , 114 Color Picker 140 , 141 Color Replacer tool 34 Colored Pencil tool 36 co[...]

Index 207 Corel Support Services 7 , 20 corel.com account 7 correcting color cast 92 colors 170 faded colors 92 images cosmetically 98 photographic perspe ctive 86 scratches 103 tone 170 Crayon tool 36 Crop tool 32 cropping 81 moving rotation axis to the center 83 straightened images 86 customer support 7 , 20 cutting objects from ba ckground 111 D[...]

208 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide images. See adjusting images Effect Browser 147 effects applying 145 browsing 149 choosing from Effe ct Browser 149 choosing from Effect s menu 148 choosing fr om Instant Effect s palette 148 creating 171 modifying pres et 150 Photo 150 resetting values 148 saving settings 148 types of. See name of specific eff[...]

Index 209 file formats, choosing 40 files compressing 40 opening from the Manage workspace 39 Fill Light/Clarity 94 filling cropped ed ges 86 properties for 137 film effects, applying 151 , 161 Film Looks, applying 162 filter effects, applying 161 filters applying effect 151 Creative 161 Film 162 finding images 49 by location 57 by people 54 by tag[...]

210 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide GPS data 57 graphics, adding to layers 171 H HDR (high dynamic range) 122 Batch Merge 132 Exposure Merge 124 taking photos for 123 Help training videos 15 Web-based resourc es 20 Help system 16 high dynamic range (HDR), about 122 Histogram palette 28 History palette 28 HSL color model choosing colors from value[...]

Index 211 J JPEG files 40 K keyword tags See tags KML files 57 importing 62 L layers 169 adding text or graphics 171 collapsing groups 173 creating 174 expanding groups 173 mirroring 116 moving 176 rearra nging 176 renami ng 175 selecting 173 setting opacity 177 viewing 176 Layers palette 29 , 172 displaying or hiding 173 expanding or collapsing la[...]

212 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Makeover tool 33 applying ey e drops with 100 applying su ntans with 101 applying the Thinify effect 101 removing blemishes with 99 whitening teeth with 100 Manage workspace 22 , 43 choosing display mo de 46 setting up 44 Map mode 60 Marker tool 36 marquee, selection 179 materials 137 swapping foregrou nd and b[...]

Index 213 RAW photos 39 Organizer palette 29 e-mailing photos from 193 organizing images 43 Overview palette 29 P Paint Brush tool 33 painting with picture tubes 165 paintings 171 Palette Knife too l 36 palettes 25 displaying 29 hiding 29 resizing 30 types of 27 using 27 Pan tool 32 panoramic photos 172 Pastel tool 35 Pen tool 35 people 54 perspect[...]

214 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Preview images 22 previewing images 39 images in the Manage workspace 64 print layout templates printing images with 203 print layouts 204 printing active images 202 contact sheets 201 , 203 cropped ima ges 83 Help top ics 17 images 201 images with templates 203 privacy when sharing photos 60 Push tool 34 Q Qui[...]

Index 215 images 97 reusing effects 148 reversing foreground and background 139 RGB color model choosing colors from values 142 displaying values 142 rotati ng image thumbnails 67 images 80 images to specified angles 81 S satura tion increasing or de creasing 90 Saturation Up/Down to ol 34 saving effect setting s 148 images 40 scaling photos with S[...]

216 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide sharpening edges 90 signing in 7 signing up 6 Skin Smoothing feature smoothing skin tone with 102 slidesh ow 198 Smart Carver 118 Smart Collections searches 50 running 51 Smart Edge selections 185 Smart Photo Fix fine-tuning basic co rrections with 89 Smart Selecti on Brush 32 , 181 Smear tool 36 smoothing skin[...]

Index 217 T tags 51 assigning to images 52 creating 51 deleting from catalog 51 find nontagged images 53 find tagged images 53 removing from images 52 tagging locations 57 tagging people 54 tanning effect 101 Technical Support 20 teeth, whitening 100 templa tes print layout. See print layout templates text 189 adding to l ayers 171 creating 190 del[...]

218 Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide U uninstalling applications 4 updating Corel products 7 , 20 uploading photos to sharing sites 195 User guide 17 V vector layers collapsing 173 expanding 173 video tutorials 20 videos, playing 66 viewing layers 176 location information 58 Vignette 152 , 155 W Warp Brush tool 35 , 166 warping image areas 167 ima[...]

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