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1. 2012 Corel Corporation All rights reserved Corel CorelDRAW Corel DESIGNER Painter PaintShop Roxio Roxio Creator Smart Carver Thinify Toast VideoStudio WinDVD WinZip WordPerfect the Corel logo and the Corel Balloon logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and or its subsidiaries All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners Contents Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 006 1 What s in this user guide nnna anaana aa 1 What s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5 0 1 ee 2 Installing and uninstalling Corel programs 005 5 Starting and exiting the program xs seve vake AGO aes 2 eS 6 Registering Corel products e cce ces SoG awidtx Peters is aoe ee 6 Updating tN OLOGt alm 2105 0 to eae Se ess Sav oe Se ee 8 7 Corel suppor SaNi ES sted onda nE wade Sole ee sashes 8 ADOURCOlel a ake Deal ee DRESS ee Waist en ies as 8 The digital workflow 0 0 0 0 0 ee 9 Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 15 Documentation conventions 2unveGen can BES eek ewe bee aes 15 Using the Help system ty fte eg oi Y os eit ge ee ee ES ee eee 17 Using the Learning Center palette nnana aana naaa 18 Using the Corel Guides errs tere ridis tegai eo raK A 19 Using Web based resources 0 ce es 20 Wo rkspac TOU asus eee ee eee
2. Sharpen Sharpens pixels as you drag or softens pixels as you drag with the right mouse button Emboss Creates an embossed effect by suppressing color and tracing edges as you drag P Saturation Up Down Makes colors more vivid as you drag or less vivid as you drag with the right mouse button Hue Up Down Shifts pixel hue values up as you drag or shifts them down as you drag with the right mouse button Change to Target Recolors pixels while retaining detail Ef Color Replacer Replaces the background fill color with the foreground stroke color when you click and drag or replaces the foreground stroke color with the background fill color when you right click and drag f Eraser Erases raster layer pixels to transparency Eri Background Eraser Erases around the edges of the areas you want to keep in a photo Flood Fill Fills pixels of a similar tolerance level with the current foreground stroke material when you click or with the current background fill material when you right click RS Color Changer Changes the color of an object while preserving the shading and luminosity of the original color g Picture Tube Places picture tubes theme based artistic elements in your image T Text Places text on your image 34 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Tool Description Q Preset Shape Adds predefined shapes such as callouts arrows an
3. i You can use the zoom control in the dialog box to set your view of the image in the Before and After panes Controlling depth of field You can control the depth of field to create an area of focus that draws attention to the subject in your photo For example in a photo of a person surrounded by a field of flowers you can defocus blur the surrounding flowers while retaining a clear focus on the person You can apply the Depth of Field effect to draw attention to the subject in your photo To create an area of focus by using the Depth of Field effect Edit workspace 1 In the Edit workspace select the area that you want to keep in focus For information about selecting image areas see Creating selections on page 179 2 Click Adjust gt Depth of Field Adjusting images 95 The Depth of Field dialog box appears 3 Move the Blur slider to adjust the amount of blur applied to the out of focus area You can also Invert the selected area Mark the Invert check box Control the aperture shape for the blurred area Click one of the following buttons e Circular Aperture Shape __ e Hexagonal Aperture Shape _ Adjust the transition between the area in focus and the blurred area Move the Feather edge slider Moving the slider to the right increases the feathering moving the slider to the left decreases the feathering Note that a setting of 0 produces a hard undefined edge which is
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5. The merge settings are applied and the Step 2 HDR Adjustments window appears If you want to tweak your merge settings click Back to return to the Step 1 window HDR Exposure Merge and Photo Blend are part of the same merge utility and therefore cannot be opened simultaneously If your photos were not taken with a tripod or steady rest there is likely some misalignment between shots If the misalignment is significant you may not be able to use the photos for HDR You can also add photos to or remove photos from the merge tray by clicking the Add Photos button lt 45 or Remove Photos button in the tray at the bottom of the Exposure Merge window To brush in or brush out artifacts in Exposure Merge In the tray that appears below the Step 1 Merge preview area click a thumbnail In the Custom editing area do any of the following Merging exposures and content 127 e Click Brush in and in the preview area drag over the area that you want to preserve You don t need to be exact e Click Brush out and in the preview area and drag over the area that you want to remove e Click Auto brush if you want the application to auto detect and remove ghosting Auto brush works well for removing ghosting along feature edges in photos taken without a tripod It is not recommended for larger ghost objects such as cars and people 3 Repeat the process for each of the photos that you want to edit You can also Change the
6. causes random movements of pixels under the brush e Iron Out removes unapplied warps This warp mode is time independent e Unwarp removes unapplied warps 3 Specify the brush options such as size and hardness Note Unlike other brushes the size of the Warp Brush tool can be adjusted only by using the control on the Tool Options palette not by using the keyboard Applying effects 167 168 Type or set a value in the Strength control to determine the strength of the warping effect Full strength is 100 minimum strength is 1 Choose settings tor the Edge mode Draft quality and Final apply controls Drag in the image Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Working with layers When you work with layers in Corel PaintShop Pro you can add elements to your images create artistic effects and illustrations and edit your images more easily You can add or delete layers rearrange the order in which they are stacked and blend their pixels in various ways Unless you merge the layers you can edit each one independently of the others This section presents the following topics e Understanding layers e Using the Layers palette e Creating layers e Renaming layers e Viewing layers e Changing the order of layers in an image e Setting layer opacity For more information about layers including promoting duplicating grouping linking and blending layers as well as information about using adjustmen
7. 4 Click Close to close the Calendar Search dialog box Finding people in your photos Sorting photos according to the people in them is a great way to organize your photos There are two ways to tag people in your photos e Face recognition analyzes facial characteristics and uses reference photos to build a list of possible matches People with similar characteristics are sorted into groups making it easier for you to look through your photos and identify people You can move photos between groups until all photos of the same person are in one group and then type a name for the group to automatically tag all photos in the group with the name of that person e Manual tagging lets you tag people manually in your photos You can add multiple tags to the same photo or tag objects or Reviewing organizing and finding photos 53 other areas of the photo with the names of people to make sure that they are notified when the photo Is uploaded Importing your friends list from sharing sites You can import your friends list from sharing sites such as Facebook and Flickr and link the names in your photos with names from the sharing sites When the local tags in Corel PaintShop Pro are linked with the sharing site tags the people who appear in the photos will be automatically notified when you upload the photos to the site No need to tag them again To sort photos by people 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections t
8. Choosing colors by using the Color Picker When you edit images in Corel PaintShop Pro you often need to choose a color before painting drawing or filling making manual color corrections or choosing a background for a new raster image The Color Picker is the most versatile tool for choosing colors The Color Picker appears when you click the Foreground Stroke Properties box the Background Fill Properties box or one of the two smaller Color boxes It also appears when you click a Color box found in other dialog boxes Hue wheel Saturation and Lightness box Basic Colors panel RGB values HSL values Link colors check box F Link colors HTML 000000 HTML color code 140 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The appearance of the Color Picker depends on the color depth of the active image 16 bits channel 8 bits channel 256 colors 16 colors or 2 colors The Color Picker offers many ways to select colors e The Color hue wheel and Saturation and Lightness box let you select and preview a color e The Basic Colors panel displays commonly used colors e RGB or HSL values let you choose a color based on its red green and blue values or its hue saturation and lightness values e HTML color code lets you enter HTML color values e The Color Picker lets you select a color from the active image By default Corel PaintShop Pro displays decimal base 10 numbers in the Color Picker You can also display hexadecima
9. Fo People d mat ba D A v 2 J E Andrew a Bil Places W Ratings No Rating After you type a name for a group the group is moved from the Unnamed folder to a new named folder in the Navigation palette To import a friends list from a sharing site Manage workspace 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab and click a name in the People list Reviewing organizing and finding photos 55 In the Link tags area click the icon that corresponds to the sharing site from which you want to import your friends list If you are not currently logged into the sharing site you ll be asked to log in and allow Corel PaintShop Pro to access the site To tag people manually In Preview mode select the photo that you want to tag Under the People tab in the Info palette click Tag Person A square frame appears in the center of the photo in the preview window Click in the Who is this box A name picker appears showing a local name list as well as the contacts from sharing sites that you have imported Do one of the following e Type a name in the box and click Add New Person e Choose a name from the local list of names e Click a sharing site tab and choose a name from the list Adding location information There are several ways to add information about the locations where your photos were taken 56 Automatically If your camera or smartphone has a GPS it automatically re
10. You can also type a tag name into the Search box at the top of the Navigation palette You can also display photos that have no tags by clicking the No Tags button in the Tags list Using the calendar to find images The Calendar Search lets you find photos according to the date they were taken You can search by a specific date or select a date range The image creation dates are highlighted on the calendar Note When you edit and save a photo the modification date is also captured in the Calendar Search To find images by using the calendar 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Click the Calendar button J 52 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The Calendar Search dialog box appears Dates shown in red indicate images created on those dates 3 Choose one of the following options e For photos taken today click the Today button Fal e For a specific date and month click the Previous Year Month ai g and Next Month Year amp c gt buttons and select a date e 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 e For multiple dates not in sequence use the Previous and Next buttons to select the month and year hold down Ctrl and click the dates When you click a date or a range the Organizer palette displays thumbnails of the photos that match the date criteria
11. and click Delete The location information Is removed from the selected photos Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace The Manage workspace makes it easy for you to preview and organize photos by using thumbnails For a larger view of photos use Preview mode zoom In and out on thumbnails or use Quick Review to view photos in full screen mode 62 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can sort thumbnails by criteria such as name rating or date You can also rotate photos by using thumbnails or delete and rename the files For multi image shooting you can use Auto Group and RAW JPG Pairs to group and view thumbnails according to bracketing settings or JPEG RAW file pairs Thumbnails let you edit multiple photos by using Capture editing and Apply editing For more information see Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos on page 67 In addition you can select one or more RAW file thumbnails to convert the files to another format For more information see Converting RAW photos to another file format on page 78 To preview an image in the Manage workspace e n the Organizer palette click a thumbnail If you are not in Preview mode click the Preview mode button E in the upper right corner of the application window The photo is displayed in the Preview area You can also Display the previous or the next Press the Left arrow or the Right image in the Preview area by using arrow keys
12. another layer in the image a merged image or a layer from another image The Clone Brush tool was used to remove the garbage bag from the photo on the left The Object Remover tool lets you remove objects when the surrounding area is fairly uniform in color and texture This tool is similar to the Clone Brush tool in that it lets you identify the area to remove and then choose a background for covering that area The Object Remover tool was used to remove one boat from the water 106 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide To clone a part of an image 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Clone Brush tool 34 2 On the Tool Options palette choose the brush tip size opacity and other settings If you want the Clone Brush tool to reset the source point each time you resume painting mark the Aligned mode check box You can continue dragging over the target area to fill in the source image Unmark the check box if you want every stroke to copy the same data from the original source point If you want to clone data from all layers merged together mark the Use all layers check box If you want to clone data from the current layer only unmark the check box 3 On the source image right click the center point of the source area If the image has more than one layer click the name of the layer on the Layers palette before you define the source area 4 Drag in the image where you want to paint the cloned area op a Whe
13. for preview button panes i Reset to Default Density 25 b ion Load Preset Mae Brightness j drop list p Cirdes Brightness i00 x Color box x ce J tee Resize handle An example of a dialog box for an effect Using the Instant Effects palette You can quickly apply preset effects by using the Instant Effects palette It is available in multiple workspaces and is an easy way to apply an effect when you don t want to adjust controls When you create a 146 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide preset in any effects dialog box your preset automatically displays in the Instant Effects palette in the User Defined category Instant Effects All Landscape Ss IS Aged yellow Contrast more oa Fela N we k T Contrast Darken slight Equalizer Infrared Film 1 Instant Effects palette Using the Effect Browser You can use the Effect Browser when you want to preview multiple effects before applying them to your image The Effect Browser displays the presets that come with Corel PaintShop Pro as well as any that you create To display the thumbnail previews that you see in the Effect Browser Corel PaintShop Pro applies an effect s default preset and any presets that you saved to the image The preset Is saved as a script in the file format for Corel PaintShop Pro PspScript Applying effects 147 To choose an effect from the Effects menu 1 From the Effects menu choose an effect c
14. i lets you create a selection of a specific shape Good such as a rectangle square ellipse circle or star Freehand Selection tool G lets you create a selection around the edges of an object such as petals of a flower or fingers on a hand You can make four types of selections with the Freehand tool e Edge Seeker finds the edges between two areas with color differences when you click on the edges of irregularly shaped areas e Freehand lets you quickly select an area by dragging e Point to Point lets you draw straight lines between points to create a selection with straight edges e Smart Edge automatically finds the edges of irregularly shaped areas when you click along the edges 180 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Magic Wand tool 4 makes a selection based on the color hue brightness or opacity of an object You can make a selection with one tool and then switch to another tool to add to or subtract from the selection For more information see Modifying selections on page 184 To create a selection by using the Selection tool 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Selection tool 2 Check the settings of the following controls on the Tool Options palette and modify them if necessary e Selection Type specifies the shape of the selection area e Mode specifies whether to replace add or remove an existing selection Replace is the default setting e Feather softens t
15. 7 j _ FortGreene 3 hsa i Dekalb a Liberty State Park N Se e S IOS le Terms of Use Map mode offers all standard Google Maps features You can 1 activate Street View by dragging the yellow pegman to the map 2 zoom in or out by dragging the slider 3 search for a location and 4 choose a map view You can also sort photos by location or delete location information from a photo Privacy Note Sharing sites use different methods to disable location information some sites delete the information some sites hide the information but it s still there You can use Corel PaintShop Pro to delete location information before you upload photos that may have home school or work locations that you don t want to make public To switch to Map mode Manage workspace e Click the Map mode button in the upper right corner of the Manage workspace If the selected photos already contain location information the map zoom level is adjusted to fit all existing location markers If Reviewing organizing and finding photos 59 T i no photos are selected the map displays all locations associated with the current folder If a single photo Is selected and the photo contains direction information the map shows Google Street View by default For more information about the different modes of the Manage workspace see Setting up the Manage workspace on page 44 You can click a location marker on
16. EN 72 Working with camera RAW photos 75 Supported RAW file formats See os F442 eve ed bes 75 Using the Camera RAW Lab 0 ce ees 76 Converting RAW photos to another file format 78 Adjusting images 2 0 0 cee eee 79 ROLAHMG Images us atusan a eG ee he hoe CoS eee Base 80 Cropping Mages co amye each A Goede Cases o 81 Straightening images ccs n anaana aaao 84 Correcting photographic perspective 2 0 eee 86 Making basic photo corrections automatically 87 REMOVING digital noise s aies ey satedee ee tee eats 90 Adjusting white balance 0 0 ccc eee 91 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Adjusting brightness contrast and clarity 00 93 Controlling depth of field 0 0 0 0 0 0 eee 95 Retouching and restoring images 0505 97 Removing red Cye eens 97 Applying cosmetic changes 0 0 ees 98 Removing scratches 0 cece ee ens 103 Removing flaws and objects 0 0 0000 106 Erasing image areaS 6 ee eee 108 Cutting out image areaS n n ens 111 Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect 05 113 Add DOGE s ata tetas Sereda a deh etre eth ee a SSE RS 116 Scaling photos by using Smart Carver 0000 000 117 Merging exposures and content 121 Understanding HDR 22 uite hehe memos Ae eee wanda teens 122 Taking photos for HDR processing 0000 cee ea
17. Formatting text in the Help To change font attributes 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Text tool T 2 Select the vector text characters you want to change by dragging over them Note You can also select the entire text by pressing Ctrl A 3 On the Tool Options palette perform a task from the following table and click the Apply changes button lt i To Do the following Change the font Choose an option trom the Font drop list Change the font size Choose an option trom the Size drop list Change the units of measurement From the Units drop list choose for the font Points for print output or Pixels for Web output 190 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Sharing photos Corel PaintShop Pro gives you options for e mailing your photos or sharing them on a sharing site This section presents the following topics e E mailing photos e Uploading photos to a sharing site e Creating Share My Trip projects E mailing photos You can e mail photos directly from any Corel PaintShop Pro workspace You can e mail items in the following ways e Embedded photos You can embed photos so they are displayed in the body of your e mail message This means that the person who receives your e mail can see the photos as soon as the e mail is open Embedded photos only appear in e mail that uses the HTML message format This is a standard message format but If you know your recipient uses plain text or Rich Te
18. To choose a color from the active image 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Dropper tool 2 On the Tool Options palette set the options you want e Sample Size drop list specifies the pixel area for sampling e Use all layers check box mark this check box to sample from all image layers 3 Click a color in the image to make it the foreground color or right click to make it the background color ig Fir You can also choose a color from the image while using brush tools such as the Paint Brush or the Eraser tool by holding down Ctrl and clicking in the image to choose a foreground color or right clicking to choose a background color When the Color Picker is open you can choose a color from any open image regardless of the currently selected tool Working with colors and materials 143 To choose a color from the desktop 1 Make sure that the color you want is displayed on the screen 2 Position your pointer over a color or properties box on the Materials palette or in a dialog box 3 Hold down Ctrl and position your pointer over the area of the desktop that has the color you want 4 Click to select the color The selected color appears in the color or properties box that you chose If you want to change the color selection continue to hold down Ctrl and click a different part of the desktop a a When positioned over areas that can be sampled a small window follows the pointer and indicates the
19. Trip button E In the Share My Trip dialog box click Type a title and type a title for the project If you don t type a title the project will be named My Trip Type a location for the project in the Save in box or click the folder icon to browse for a folder where you want to save the project Click Next Sharing photos 197 6 Click the Preview In Browser button amp to preview the project in your browser 7 Enable one of the following check boxes e Yes upload my photo map to a public Dropbox folder e No will share it later Choose the second option if you want to post the HTML output yourself for example in a blog If you choose to upload to Dropbox and want to post the Dropbox link on Facebook enable the Share the link on Facebook check box and choose a thumbnail If you are not currently logged into Dropbox and Facebook you will be prompted to log in before uploading and sharing the project If you are unable to upload to Dropbox please check the size of your project and review the upload and account size limit for your Dropbox account www dropbox com amp iir You can also click Add Photos or Remove Photos to add or remove selected photos 198 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Printing Corel PaintShop Pro provides extensive options for printing your work This section covers basic printing topics For more information about working with layouts and preparing files for profession
20. You can make layers layer groups or vector objects visible or invisible in the image The invisible layers remain in the image but are hidden from view To display or hide a layer e Click the Visibility Toggle button for the layer that you want to display or hide k Visibility Toggle button when the layer is displayed _ Visibility Toggle button when the layer is hidden Hiding a layer group hides all layers within that group KT FiA To show the selected layer only choose Layers View gt Current Only To show or hide all layers e Perform a task from the following table To Do the following View all layers Choose Layers View P All Hide all layers Choose Layers View gt None Changing the order of layers in an image The order of layers within an image Is critical to the appearance of the image To rearrange layers in the image you can easily change the stacking order of layers in the Layers palette If a layer or a layer group 176 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide has components such as vector objects or grouped layers all of the components move with the layer or layer group when its position in the stacking order is changed To move a layer or layer group e On the Layers palette select the layer or layer group and drag it to a new position in the stack A gray line shows the layer s position as you drag g When you drag a layer the cursor changes to a hand A cur
21. amp i You can open the Navigation palette from any workspace by clicking the Show Hide Navigation button on the Organizer palette Opening and closing images You can open most image formats in Corel PaintShop Pro You can open the images by using the menu bar or by using the Manage workspace You can associate specific file formats with Corel PaintShop Pro such as JPEG TIF or PNG so that these files will open in Corel PaintShop Pro when you double click them For more information about setting file format associations and supported file types see Setting file format associations and Files supported by Corel PaintShop Pro in the Help For information on RAW files see Supported RAW file formats on page 75 38 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To open an image 1 Choose File Open 2 In the Look in drop list choose the folder where the file is stored 3 Click the name of the file that you want to open If you want to open multiple files hold down Ctrl and click the filenames 4 Click Open You can also View information about an image In the Open dialog box click the filename and click Details View a thumbnail in the preview In the Open dialog box mark the area Show preview check box To open an image from the Manage workspace e Click a thumbnail to select the file To view thumbnails from another folder click Browse More Folders on the Navigation palette and from the Bro
22. an image with a canvas large enough to display a panorama and then copy each photo onto a separate layer Decrease the opacity of one layer so that you can see through it and use the Move tool to match up the edges of the next layer After all layers have been positioned return their settings to 100 percent opacity Using the Layers palette The Layers palette lists all layers in an image The order of layers on the palette is the order of layers in the image The top layer is listed first and the bottom layer is listed last You can change the stacking order of layers on the Layers palette depending on the layer types Layer Background Normal 100 4 Active layer settings saam P Layer type Layer nam indicator BYE TAME customizable Layer visibility a toggle a She S Background Layer thumbnail m New layer drop list The Layers palette 172 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can create layer groups to organize the Layers palette You can also link layers or groups so that they move together when you use the Move tool in the image By default a thumbnail view of the layer s contents appears to the left of the layer name You can set the size of the thumbnail or turn the thumbnail off By default the settings of the active layer appear above the topmost thumbnail preview but you can modify the appearance of these settings If an image has more than one layer you
23. brush size Drag the Brush size slider Refine or erase brushstrokes Click Eraser and drag across a brushstroke in the preview area Remove all brushstrokes Click Clear Change the color of brushstrokes Click the arrow beside the Brush in or Brush out color swatch and click a new color Hide or display brushstrokes in Mark or unmark the Show the preview area brushstrokes check box To adjust HDR images in Exposure Merge Step 2 1 128 In the Step 2 HDR Adjustments window do any of the following to achieve the look you want e In the Presets area click a preset thumbnail e Mark the White Balance check box click Auto or click the Dropper tool and click the image to set the white point Drag the Temperature slider to warm or cool the colors in the image and drag the Tint slider to fine tune the color e Drag the Contrast Highlights Midtones and Shadows sliders to adjust the overall tone and contrast Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Drag the Vibrancy slider to saturate or desaturate the colors e From the Detail drop list choose Natural detail or Creative detail and drag the respective sliders to adjust the amount of local detail If you want to focus on black and white processing click the B amp W tab below the presets area To re enable color processing click the Color tab 2 To save your HDR image for further editing click Create HDR file navigate to the folder you want type a fi
24. can resume your editing of the entire image To invert a selection Edit workspace e Choose Selections gt Invert The selection marquee now encloses the previously unselected image area and excludes the previously selected image area To clear a selection Edit workspace e Choose Selections Select None P Fi You can also clear a selection by right clicking in the image outside the selection marquee or by pressing Ctrl D 186 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Working with text Corel PaintShop Pro lets you add text to images and create interesting text effects This section presents the following topics e Applying text e Formatting text Applying text Corel PaintShop Pro lets you apply different types of text to your images You can apply vector text raster text and text as a selection The type of text you apply depends on the effect you want to create Vector text which is used in most instances is the most versatile type of text because you can edit the text characters at any time For more information about different types of text see Applying text in the Help Carus Maximus You can add text to your photos Working with text 187 You can delete vector raster or selection based text at any time To create text 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Text tool T 2 On the Materials palette click the Foreground and Stroke Properties box and choose a color for the text outlin
25. file close Exposure Merge and return to the workspace you were last using te Fi When the size of a zoomed in image exceeds that of the preview area you can click the Pan tool 4 and move the rectangle to choose a preview area Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect You can split a single RAW photo into three exposures and recombine the exposures to create an HDR effect Although this is not true HDR you aren t extending the tonal range by combining multiple photos you can still optimize the tonal range of a single photo with powerful HDR tools 130 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Single RAW Photo was used to create an HDR effect to optimize the tonal range of the photo To create an HDR effect by using Single RAW Photo 1 In the Manage workspace select the thumbnail of a RAW photo An orange outline appears around the thumbnail of the selected photo Click File gt HDR gt Single RAW Photo In the Step 1 Split Photo window choose a profile from the Camera response curve profile drop list If you are not sure what to choose select Auto Select Drag the EV Interval slider to set the simulated exposure interval This value is used to split the photo into three versions If you don t want the middle exposure to be set at 0 drag the Center Exposure slider to set a new value Click Split Photo to break the photo into three versions Three thumbnails appear in the tray If you re ha
26. flatten the image before adding the border however you can also add a border without flattening the image by changing the canvas size For more information see Resizing the canvas in the Help It s easy to add a border around your image 116 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To add a border to an image 1 Choose Image gt Add Borders The Add Borders dialog box appears 2 Do one of the following e To create an equal width border on all sides mark the Symmetric check box e To create borders of varying widths unmark the Symmetric check box and set border width values in the controls in the Size In Pixels group box UU Click the Color box to choose a color for the border Click OK N Fi You can change the units of measurement for the border by choosing an option from the drop list in the Original Dimensions group box 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 the picture that have little structural detail this feature lets you change the aspect ratio without noticeably changing the image You can also target a specific zone to remove from the photo regardless of its level of detail or preserve specific objects or image areas Retouching and restoring images 117 Smart Carver lets you selectively remove or protect areas when you scale an image
27. image Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Crop tool L By default the crop rectangle appears on the image and the area outside the crop rectangle is shaded 2 Adjust the crop area size by dragging any of the handles or edges To reposition the crop rectangle place the cursor inside and drag You can use a preset crop size by choosing an option from the Presets drop list on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool or from the drop list on the Tool Options palette 82 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide 3 When you re ready to crop the image click the Apply button 7 on the Tool Options palette or on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool You 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 rectangle on the Tool Options palette Specify the Pixel Dimensions values in the Width and Height controls or the Print size values in the Width Height and Units controls Constrain the crop area to its current proportions Mark the Maintain aspect ratio check box on the Tool Options palette This option is available only for custom defined crop rectangles Rotate the crop rectangle by 90 degrees Click the Rotate Crop Rectangle button on the floating toolbar Rotate the crop rectangle by a specific angle Specity the degree of rotation in the Angle controls on the Tool Options palette Freely
28. in rows and columns called cells Picture tubes may have any number of cells As you paint with the Picture Tube tool Corel PaintShop Pro paints one image from the picture tube after another Many picture tubes create discrete images such as zoo animals and others create the effect of a continuous image such as hh aR eta TEE FOAN EE At ap Each picture tube file contains a series of images To make picture tube elements easier to edit it is helpful to paint them on a separate layer Important You cannot use the Picture Tube tool on vector layers For more Information about picture tubes see Using the Picture Tube tool in the Help To ae al a picture tube 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Picture Tube tool f 2 On the Tool Options palette select a picture tube from the Picture Tube drop list Note Most picture tube previews show the first Image rather than all images in the picture tube To view all images select the desired picture tube and then paint with it or open the PspTube file in Corel PaintShop Pro Applying effects 165 3 If necessary adjust the settings on the Tool Options palette such as Scale and Step 4 Inthe image window click to paint with one picture tube image or drag to paint with multiple picture tube images pa fis You can make further changes to the behavior of the current picture tube by clicking the Settings button sb on the Tool Options palette and adjusting se
29. light and lens distortions controlling noise adding blur or sharpening images see Adjusting images in the Help Adjusting images 79 Rotating images You can rotate an image by 90 degrees to change Its orientation to landscape horizontal or portrait vertical If your camera contains sensors that tag photos taken in portrait orientation your photos are automatically rotated to the correct orientation You can rotate an image in Corel PaintShop Pro You can also rotate an image to any angle by specifying a degree of rotation or by rotating It interactively on the canvas For information about rotating an image to straighten it according to reference points within the image such as the horizon see Straightening images on page 84 You can also use the Manage workspace to apply lossless rotation to JPEG images while retaining all of the original image data To rotate an image e Select an image and perform a task from the following table 80 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To Do the following Rotate an image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise Choose Image gt Rotate Right or choose Image gt Rotate Left Rotate an image to a specific angle Choose Image P Free Rotate In the Free Rotate dialog box choose either the Right option or the Left option to set the direction of rotation In the Degrees group box choose the Free option and type or set a value in the control R
30. or more thumbnails 2 Right click a selected thumbnail and choose Revert Current Editing from the context menu Fi You can also undo the editing to multiple photos by selecting the thumbnails of the edited photos right clicking a selected thumbnail and choosing Revert All Editing from the context menu Displaying and editing photo information The Info palette in the Manage workspace lets you view add and edit information about your photos such as filename size and creation date as well as EXIF and IPTC metadata You can also add tags and captions and apply star ratings to photos Adding and updating photo information makes it easier to organize and search for your photos For example you can search by caption text At the top of the Info palette there is a camera style display that helps you quickly review the camera settings that were used for the selected photo CAMERA MODEL ES avs Les Custom 5 Flash Daylight Ps Overcast Reviewing organizing and finding photos 69 White Balance Symbols Fluorescent h Shade 6 Tungsten Partial metering on Auto white balance Metering Symbols Custom metering Spot metering Averaged metering Multi spot metering Center weighted metering Pattern metering To assign a rating to one or more images 1 Select one or more thumbnails 2 Inthe Info palette click a star starting from left to right to set a rating For exa
31. or to null settings by clicking the Reset to Default button W To use advanced settings of the Smart Photo Fix feature mark the Advanced Options check box Removing digital noise The term noise as it relates to photos refers to small specks of color that interfere with image clarity These specks are usually caused by poor lighting conditions or the limitations of the sensor in your digital camera For example when you zoom in on a photo of a clear blue sky you may see tiny specks of orange red purple green or other colors Corel PaintShop Pro gives you two fast powerful commands for removing noise from your photos One Step Noise Removal and Digital Noise Removal When you use a noise removal command the program 90 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide analyzes your photo identifies the noise artifacts and applies corrections based on these identified areas while preserving the important edge details of your photo 4 The image on the left looks grainy because of digital camera noise The image on the right appears smoother and less grainy after the noise has been removed You can automatically apply noise correction to your photo with the One Step Noise Removal command You can also control more precisely how the same corrections are applied by using the more comprehensive Digital Noise Removal command For more information about this command see Removing digital noise in the Help To remove digital noise
32. palette settings for Tolerance and Edge Softness and it updates the current recoloring as you modify settings on the Tool Options palette or modify the color in the Materials palette The Color Changer tool works best on matte objects such as clothing carpet and painted objects that are a solid color It may not work as well on shiny or reflective objects and is not designed to work with gradients or patterns One click can change the color of the girl s dress To recolor by using the Color Changer tool Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Color Changer tool R3 The Color Changer tool is grouped with the Flood Fill tool 2 On the Materials palette click the Color button on the Style drop list and choose a solid color If the Materials palette is not displayed choose View gt Palettes gt Materials 114 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide For realistic looking colors set the Saturation value in the Material Properties dialog box closer to 100 than to 255 full saturation 3 Position the Color Changer pointer over the color you want to change in the image and then click to recolor with the Foreground Stroke color or right click to recolor with the current Background Fill color 4 Click Apply to set the color change on the object You can also Use a color from the current Choose the Dropper tool click the Image color you want in the image and then choose the Color Changer tool to reactiva
33. press Delete The Delete File dialog box or Delete Multiple Items dialog box appears 2 Click Yes to send the images to the Recycle Bin amp Ii You can also delete photos by selecting thumbnails right clicking a selected thumbnail and clicking Delete in the context menu To rename a file in the Manage workspace 1 Right click the thumbnail of the file that you want to rename and choose Rename 2 Inthe Rename File dialog box type the new filename and click OK 66 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos In the Manage workspace you can copy the edits you make to one photo and apply them to as many photos as you want For example you can easily apply a lighting correction to multiple photos or apply the same border and resizing options to a set of photos that you re preparing for a website After you edit a photo in the Adjust or Edit workspace a small editing icon appears on the photo s thumbnail When you return to the Manage workspace you can access the Capture editing and Apply editing commands to copy the changes to other photos 7 Capture Editing and Apply Editing buttons x E f A y JE E eh F Auto Group fal M y Tr E y Places 41 ow ia ii an Se P o CGS31140 jpg Organizer An icon in the lower left corner of a thumbnail indicates that the edits to the photo can be copied and applied to other photos You can capture and ap
34. probably not what you want In general do not set this slider to less than 2 or 3 Fine tune the size of the area in focus Move the Focus range slider to the left to shrink the area in focus Move the slider to the right to expand the area in focus to the edge of the selection o If you don t have a pre existing selection you can select an area of focus using any of the selection tools in the Depth of Field dialog box Circular _ Freehand Rectangular _ or Raster Selection 96 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Retouching and restoring images Corel PaintShop Pro provides you with many ways to retouch your images Whether you want to remove a small scratch erase the entire background or simply correct red eye you ll find the tools you need This section presents the following topics e Removing red eye e Applying cosmetic changes e Removing scratches e Removing flaws and objects e Erasing image areas e Cutting out image areas e Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect e Adding borders e Scaling photos by using Smart Carver For more topics related to retouching images such as dodging and burning filling image areas with colors gradients or patterns flipping scaling or transforming images see Retouching and restoring images in the Help Removing red eye Red eye in photos is a common problem When light from the camera s flash reflects off the retina of a p
35. quickly Edit workspace e Choose Adjust One Step Noise Removal After a brief pause the noise is automatically removed Adjusting white balance You can often improve a photo dramatically by adjusting the colors Different types of lighting cameras and the processing that occurs inside the camera can cause incorrect coloring in photos Scanned images may have unnatural color casts To adjust white balance Edit workspace 1 Choose Adjust White Balance Adjusting images 91 4 SN ae The White Balance dialog box appears Mark the Smart White Balance check box This allows Corel PaintShop Pro to evaluate and make minor corrections to the image automatically Drag the temperature slider to the left for cooler colors more blue or to the right for warmer colors more orange Click OK If you know what color temperature the photo should be you can set precise tonal balance values by marking the Advanced Options check box and typing or setting the temperature values in the Temperature and Tint controls in the White Balance group box You can tweak the colors by adjusting values in the Temperature and Tint controls in the Enhance White Balance group box To correct faded colors Choose Adjust Color gt Fade Correction Drag in the Before pane to center an important part of the image such as a face Adjust the value in the Amount of correction control until the image looks the most natural The defau
36. rotate the crop rectangle Drag the square end of the rotation handle or a corner point This feature can be helpful when for example you want to straighten and then crop a crookedly scanned photo Move the rotation axis point to the center of the crop rectangle Click the Center Pivot button on the Tool Options palette Clear the crop area Click the Clear button 2 on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool Adjusting images 83 To crop an image for printing 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Crop tool a 2 Define the crop area by dragging within the image 3 On the Tool Options palette mark the Specify Print Size check box Note If the Specify Print Size check box is marked the image resolution changes when you change the values in the Height and Width controls of either the Pixel Dimensions or the Print size The current resolution appears to the right of the Units drop list 4 In the Units drop list select Inches or Centimeters Note The Pixels option is unavailable for this method of cropping 5 Type or set the dimension values in the Height and Width controls The final crop area is sized as specified and the image resolution is reduced or increased as needed 6 Click the Apply button 7 on the Tool Options palette or on the floating toolbar for the Crop tool Straightening images You can easily straighten crooked images by aligning a straightening bar with an image feature Corel PaintS
37. scaling results in the preview area To Do the following Set a photo width Type or set a value in the Width box Note The maximum width is double the width of the original photo Set a photo height Type or set a value in the Height box Note The maximum height is double the height of the original photo Retouching and restoring images 119 To Do the following Reduce the photo width by 1 pixel increments Click the Contract the image horizontally button 9 until the image is the desired width Reduce the phot height by 1 pixel increments Click the Contract the image vertically button until the image is the desired height ap Increase the photo width by 1 pixel increments Click the Expand the image horizontally button until the image is the desired width Increase the photo height by 1 pixel increments Click the Expand the image vertically button until the image is the desired height Reduce the photo width by automatically removing the areas to which you have applied the Remove brush Click the Auto contract horizontally i button to remove red painted areas Reduce the photo height by automatically removing the areas to which you have applied the Remove brush Click the Auto contract vertically button to remove red painted areas 120 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Merging exposures and content When you combine two or mor
38. the active tool To display or hide a palette e Choose View gt Palettes and click the palette name Palettes that are currently displayed are denoted with a check mark J Ea i You can display or hide a floating palette by pressing F2 To resize a palette e Drag the corner or edge of a palette sy Fi You can also resize a docked palette by clicking the Minimize palette EJ or Maximize palette button in the upper right corner of the palette s title bar Workspace tour 29 Using toolbars All three workspaces contain toolbars with buttons that are useful for performing common tasks When you position the pointer over a button its name appears in a tooltip and the status bar displays additional information about the command In addition in the Edit workspace the Learning Center provides advice on using the tool The Edit workspace is the main access point for the following toolbars e Effects displays commands for applying effects to your images e Photo displays commands for enhancing photos e Script displays commands for creating and running scripts e Standard appears by default toward the top of the workspace and displays the most common file management commands such as saving images undoing a command and cutting and pasting Items e Status appears by default at the bottom of the workspace and displays information about the selected tool e Tools contains tools f
39. the following Apply a Film Look Choose a style from the Film looks drop list Apply a filter Choose a filter from the Creative filters drop list Choose a custom Click the Filter color swatch and choose a color filter color from the Color dialog box Change the amount Type a value in the Density box Higher numbers of color applied by a increase the amount of color lower numbers filter decrease the amount of color Adding picture frames to images You can add picture frames to your images to provide an eye catching final touch You can choose square or oval frames modern or classic frames mats or photo edges or a variety of other styles The frame Is applied on a separate layer which can be edited like any other layer 162 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can add a frame around your image To add a picture frame to an image Edit workspace 1 Choose Image gt Picture Frame The Picture Frame dialog box appears 2 Inthe Picture Frame group box choose a frame from the drop list 3 In the Orientation group box choose one of the following options e Frame canvas sizes the frame to the canvas The frame layer is named Picture Frame on the Layers palette Successive frames reside on layers named Picture Frame 1 Picture Frame 2 and so on e Frame current layer sizes the frame to the current layer which may have a different size than the canvas For example if you are creat
40. the keyboard Preview an image in full screen Click View gt Full Screen Preview or mode double click a thumbnail to open Quick Review For more information see Using Quick Review to review photos on page 71 Reviewing organizing and finding photos 63 To zoom in or out on thumbnails 1 If the Manage workspace is not in Thumbnail mode click the Thumbnail mode button Gs 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 right to zoom in The Zoom slider is not available when the Manage workspace is in Preview mode To sort thumbnails 1 On the Organizer toolbar click the Sort by drop list 2 Choose a sorting option To group thumbnails according to shooting time e On the Organizer toolbar click Auto Group and set a time interval Photos that have been captured within the time interval are displayed as sets dividers appear between sets To control how RAW and JPEG pairs are displayed 1 On the Organizer toolbar click the RAW JPG Pairs button and choose one of the following options e ON Show JPG Versions shows the JPEG versions as thumbnails and hides the RAW versions e ON Show RAW Versions shows the RAW versions as thumbnails and hides the JPEG versions e OFF shows thumbnails for both the RAW and JPEG versions of the files 64 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide If you delete a thumbnail when
41. workspace Displays information about the selected image It consists of a camera style display of the settings used to take the photo and a tabbed area that lets you edit and view information such as tags and ratings EXIF and IPTC data and information about location and people Instant Effects Provides quick access to thumbnails of preset effects that you can apply to your photos Layers Lets you view organize and adjust settings for image layers Learning Center Displays information about workflow tools and commands to help you complete common tasks quickly and efficiently Materials Lets you choose colors and materials for painting drawing filling and retouching 28 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Palette Description Mixer Lets you place and mix pigments to use with the Oil Brush tool and the Palette Knife tool allowing you to create realistic strokes with oil paints on Art Media layers Navigation palette Lets you find and organize photos Organizer Lets you gather and display photos from various folders so that you can select edit e mail or print them You can add remove and rename custom trays within the palette to match your workflow Overview Displays a thumbnail of the active image lets you set a zoom level and displays image information Script Output Displays a list of your actions and results when you run scripts Tool Options Displays settings and controls for
42. your computer 2 Double click a folder to display the subfolders it contains 3 Click the folder that contains the photos that you want to view The thumbnails of all supported photo or video files in the selected folder appear in the Organizer palette Fi You can also hide the list of subfolders in a folder by clicking the minus sign next to its name To add a folder to the Collections page 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 In the Folders list click the Browse More Folders button 4 The Browse For Folder dialog box appears Reviewing organizing and finding photos 47 3 Navigate to the folder containing the images you want to view and then click OK The folder is added to the Folders list t WT You can also create a folder on your computer by clicking the Make New Folder button in the Browse for Folder dialog box To view all cataloged folders 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Inthe Smart Collections list click the All Photos button my Finding images on your computer When you import photos into Corel PaintShop Pro by navigating to them from the Navigation palette they are cataloged automatically Cataloged images can be searched for quickly real time filtering and easily from the Search box You can do a simple text based search use more advanced search options or use a calendar to search for images associated with a particular date or date range Whe
43. 8 photographic perspective 86 scratches 103 tone 170 Crayon tool 35 Crop tool 32 cropping 81 moving rotation axis to the center 83 straightened images 86 customer support 8 20 cutting objects from background 111 D darkening photos automatically 90 Index deleting images 42 66 details adjusting Clarity 94 dialog boxes displaying Help for 17 digital photos getting 37 removing noise 90 digital workflow 9 documentation conventions 15 Dodge tool 33 Dropbox uploading Share My Trip slideshow 196 Dropper tool 32 DSLR features 13 E Edge Seeker selections 182 edges adding borders 116 filling with background 86 sharpening 90 Edit workspace 25 205 editing applying captured editing 68 capturing image editing 68 images See adjusting images Effect Browser 147 effects applying 145 browsing 149 choosing from Effect Browser 149 choosing from Effects menu 148 choosing from Instant Effects palette 148 creating 171 modifying preset 150 Photo 150 resetting values 148 saving settings 148 types of See name of specific effect Ellipse tool 35 e mailing photos 191 embedding photos in e mail 191 Emboss tool 34 enhancing 94 206 Eraser tool 34 switching to 110 113 erasing background areas 110 111 image areas 108 111 117 lines from backgrounds 110 straight lines from images 109 EV settings for bracketing 123 EXIF information editing 71 expan
44. 9 Applying Photo effects You can apply different Photo effects to your images to simulate some traditional photo techniques and processes Time Machine The Time Machine lets you recreate some popular photographic styles from the past It lets you choose from seven styles which range from the year 1839 to the 1980s For information about the Time Machine see Creating vintage style photos with the Time Machine on page 160 Film and Filters Corel PaintShop Pro lets you experiment with effects that are inspired by different types of camera film and filters For information about 150 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide applying film and filter effects see Applying film and filter effects to photos on page 161 Black and White Film You can simulate taking a photo with black and white film To modify the effect you can apply a wide range of RGB values as well as adjust image brightness and clarity Filter color adjustments in the Black and White Film dialog box can create very different results from the original photo left most image in top tow Sepia Toning You can simulate the look created when you take a photo with sepia film Sepia toned images are similar to black and white photos also known as grayscale photos except the tones are brown instead of gray Selective Focus You can create a quick miniature effect also known as a tilt shift effect so that the scene in a photo resembles a miniat
45. For more information see Using Retro Lab on page 156 New Graduated Filter effect The Graduated Filter applies a semi transparent color gradient to your photos to simulate the effect of using graduated filters with your camera lens For example you can darken or tint a sky that appears washed out without affecting the rest of the image A range of gradient controls means that you can experiment with some creative ways of to use the effect For more information see Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect on page 158 Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 3 New Instant Effects palette The Instant Effects palette offers a variety of preset effects that are organized into categories such as Artistic Black And White Landscape and Portrait Each effect is illustrated by a thumbnail making it easy to choose the effect you want In addition to the default effects your own presets appear automatically in the User Defined category For more information see To choose an effect from the Instant Effects palette on page 148 New Share My Trip Your adventures come to life with interactive Share My Trip projects that map your photos so that you can follow your route on a map or zoom in to view each photo in detail You can share your photo map as a slideshow online by posting it on your blog or by using the built in sharing options that let you upload to your Dropbox account and share to Facebook automatically F
46. R high dynamic range 122 Batch Merge 132 208 Exposure Merge 124 taking photos for 123 Help training videos 15 Web based resources 20 Help system 17 high dynamic range HDR about 122 Histogram palette 28 History palette 28 HSL color model choosing colors from values 142 displaying values 142 HTML codes specifying colors with 142 Hue Up Down tool 34 image information 69 advanced 71 captions 71 creation date 70 in the Open dialog box 39 Info palette 69 rating 71 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide importing friends list from sharing sites 55 KML files 61 location information 61 Info palette 22 28 69 information image See image information installing applications 5 Instant Effects palette 28 146 choosing effects 148 inverting selections 185 IPTC data 40 editing 71 J JPEG files 40 K keyword tags See tags KML files 56 importing 61 Index L layers 169 adding text or graphics 171 collapsing groups 173 creating 174 expanding groups 173 mirroring 116 moving 176 rearranging 176 renaming 175 selecting 173 setting opacity 177 viewing 176 Layers palette 28 172 displaying or hiding 173 expanding or collapsing layers 173 selecting layers 173 learning 15 Learning Center palette 18 28 displaying or hiding 18 using 19 Lighten Darken tool 33 lightening photos See brightening photos 209 lines erasing straight from backgrounds 110 erasi
47. RGB value of the color you are sampling 144 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Applying effects Corel PaintShop Pro has many special effects that you can apply to your images including 3D artistic illumination reflection and photographic effects You can also add frames to your images paint with images or warp image areas to create unique effects This section presents the following topics e Choosing effects e Applying Photo effects e Using Retro Lab e Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect e Creating vintage style photos with the Time Machine e Applying film and filter effects to photos e Adding picture frames to images e Using the Picture Tube tool e Warping images For a complete list of the effects available in Corel PaintShop Pro see Applying effects in the Help Choosing effects You can choose effects by using the Effects menus the Instant Effects palette or the Effect Browser Applying effects 145 You can customize most effects by adjusting their settings in dialog boxes The dialog boxes for applying effects contain several common features e The Before pane shows the original image and the After pane lets you preview the image with the current settings applied e The Load Preset drop list is set by default to Last Used Presets let you apply the same settings to multiple images Show Hide Preview on Preview Image check button Hox Randomize Zoom control Parameters
48. To remove or preserve an object by using Smart Carver Edit workspace 1 Choose Image Smart Carver The Smart Carver dialog box opens To remove or preserve an object or area from a photo do one or both of the following e Click the Remove button Fi and apply the Remove brush to the areas of the photo that you want to remove e Click the Preserve button 3 and apply the Preserve brush to the area of the photo that you want to protect In the Object Removal area you can move the Brush Size slider to the left to decrease the size of the brush or to the right to increase the size of the brush Scale the photo by applying one or more of the Smart Carving options 118 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can also Delete brushstrokes Click the Eraser button lt and apply it to the brushstrokes that you want to erase Zoom in or out In the Zoom box enter a magnification level or use the Slider or the arrows to adjust the zoom level Pan to view hidden areas of the photo Click the Pan button and drag in the preview area Hide the brushstrokes in the preview area Mark the Hide Mask check box Reset the photo to its original state Click Reset To scale a photo by using Smart Carver 1 Choose Image gt Smart Carver The Smart Carver dialog box opens 2 Inthe Smart Carving area perform one or more tasks from the following table and click OK You can view the
49. a custom tray select the photo thumbnails and drag them to the custom tray tab in the Organizer palette To remove photos from a tray 1 In the Organizer palette click a tray 2 Select the photos that you want to remove 3 Press Delete To save your tray content to a folder 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Click Browse More Folders navigate to the location you want and click Make New Folder 3 Type a name for the folder and click OK 4 Inthe Organizer palette select all the photos in a tray you can use Ctrl A 5 Drag the photos to the new folder 74 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Working with camera RAW photos Most DSLR cameras give you the option to take photos in RAW mode RAW mode records more image data than a typical JPEG The RAW image data itself remains uncompromised and uncompressed making it similar to a photo negative that you can print as you like The Camera RAW Lab in Corel PaintShop Pro acts like a digital darkroom and lets you apply a personal touch to your RAW files After processing a RAW image you can leave it as a read only RAW file or export it to a JPEG GIF or PNG file so you can edit it This section presents the following topics e Supported RAW file formats e Using the Camera RAW Lab e Converting RAW photos to another file format Supported RAW file formats Camera RAW Lab works with common RAW formats from the major camera manufacturers You can f
50. a fun retro effect Sometimes referred to as a toy camera effect this photo style is often characterized by colors and contrast that are pushed beyond their natural appearance with blurred or vignette edges For a quick effect apply a preset Want to dig deep You can access a complete set of controls that let you create and save your own presets 156 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Original photo left photo after using Retro Lab right The Surreal preset was applied then the Range controls and the Saturation slider were used to customize the effect To use Retro Lab to create a toy camera effect 1 Click Effects Photo Effects Retro Lab If you want to apply a preset click a preset in the Settings drop list Click OK to apply and exit the dialog box or continue to the next step to create a custom effect To create a custom effect do any of the following e In the Range area click an Area of focus tool and drag in the Before pane of the Preview area to select an area of focus e Adjust the settings in the Range area to adjust the vignette effect For information about individual controls see To apply a Vignette effect on page 155 e In the Color Adjust area drag the sliders to get the color effect you want Applying effects 157 e In the Curves area click and drag the diagonal line to adjust the tone or choose a color from the Channel drop list and drag the diagonal line to adjust individ
51. ab 2 Navigate to the folder containing the images that you want to sort 3 In the Organizer palette click the Find People button KJ on the Organizer toolbar and choose one of the following options e Scan selected photos e Scan current folder e Scan subfolders If no photos are selected face recognition is applied to the whole folder After you run face recognition the photos are sorted into groups of people and placed in a folder called Unnamed 4 Ifthe Manage workspace is not in Thumbnail mode click the Thumbnail Mode button in the upper right corner of the Manage workspace to view the groups The group containing the most photos is listed first Within each group the most recent photos are displayed first People that 54 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide appear in only one photo are grouped together in a group called Ungrouped 5 Click in the title bar of a group and type a name for the group All photos in the group are tagged with the name If you want to increase the accuracy of the face recognition results you can select 10 clear photos of the same person and run face recognition on those 10 photos first These reference photos will increase the accuracy of future facial matches for that person Fc tc O Collections Computer a E gz ss na oY Pato Group Smart Collections Unnamed 56 My Tray Folders me Browse More Folders Thumbnails Unnamed EEE Ann x x x ax ShareMyTrip x m Calendar r
52. ages directly into the application capture images from the computer screen or you can create an image After you bring your images into the application you can access many basic commands that help you view images and image information You can perform basic actions such as cut copy undo and repeat For more information about performing basic actions see Getting Started with Corel PaintShop Pro in the Help This section presents the following topics e Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro e Opening and closing images e Saving images e Deleting images Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro After you transfer your photos to your computer by using Windows or the software for your camera you can Import your photos into Corel PaintShop Pro You import photos by browsing to folders The photos in the folders are then cataloged automatically in a database This makes it easy to find edit and update the information for your photos Getting started 37 Although you can browse to folders from any workspace the Manage workspace is designed to make it easy to review and manage multiple photos To import your photos into Corel PaintShop Pro 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab and click Browse More Folders 2 In the Browse For Folder dialog box navigate to the folder you want 3 Click OK The folder is added to the folder list and all the images are cataloged in the application database
53. al printing see Printing in the Help Printing images Corel PaintShop Pro offers many ways to print images You can print from the Manage workspace Edit workspace or Adjust workspace You can use a template or use a custom layout to meet specific size and layout requirements You can print contact sheets left print to standard photo sizes center or create custom print layouts right Templates help you simplify image placement and sizing You can use templates to lay out and print images in standard sizes including 4 x 6 inches 5 x 7 inches and 10 x 15 centimeters You can use a Printing 199 Corel PaintShop Pro template or you can create your own custom template from a page layout that you create Creating your own layouts gives you the flexibility to print images to any size and lets you create a custom page for projects such as scrapbooks For more information about creating layouts see Creating layouts in the Help To print the active image 1 Choose File gt Print 2 In the Printer group box click Printer The Print dialog box appears 3 Choose a printer from the Name drop list and click OK 4 Click the Placement tab and type or set a value in the Number of copies control 5 In the Orientation group box choose one of the following options e Portrait e Landscape 6 In the Size and Position group box set any of the following controls e Width and Height lets you specify wi
54. ance you can create a tray for Images you want to edit use for a project print or e mail Trays are created in the Organizer palette The default tray automatically displays the photos from the folder or collection that you currently have selected in the Navigation palette A custom tray called My Tray is a blank tray that is created automatically For more information about trays see Working with trays in the Help To add a tray 1 In the Organizer palette click the More Options button S on the Organizer toolbar and click Add Tray 2 Type a name for the new tray in the Name field and click OK To rename a tray 1 In the Organizer palette select the tray that you want to rename 2 Click the More Options button S on the Organizer toolbar and click Rename Tray 3 Type a new name for the tray in the Name field and click OK To remove a tray 1 In the Organizer palette select the tray that you want to remove Note Removing a tray does not delete the photos in the tray 2 Click the More Options button 2 on the Organizer toolbar and click Remove Tray nit ar ool The default tray My Tray cannot be removed Reviewing organizing and finding photos 73 To add photos to a tray 1 Inthe Organizer palette select the thumbnails of the photos that you want to add to the tray 2 Right click a selected thumbnail and click Add to Tray The photos are added to My Tray t Fi To add photos to
55. and added to the thumbnail of the tagged photo Location information also appears in the Navigation and Info palettes Reviewing organizing and finding photos 57 In Map mode you can view location information on an interactive map center the Navigation palette left and the Info palette right Navigation palette Tagged photos are organized by location in the Places folder following the hierarchy of country district city and road Photos that contain location information that cannot be matched to the map are listed in the Unknown Places folder You can tag these photos either manually or by importing and matching location data After the photos are tagged they are moved to a folder that corresponds to their location Info palette Location information appears under the Places tab Location markers can be viewed on a map and the names of the corresponding locations are listed in the Location box below The Info palette also displays editable latitude and longitude information Map mode is integrated with Google Maps and it offers a variety of viewing options such as zooming in and out or using Google Street View For more information about the available options refer to the Google Maps Help 58 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide a Historic z Downtown z The TB Downtown Waterfront Jersey City A Van Vorst Township o Brooklyn Willia J avy Yard ss X IR E Downtown Brooklyn Myrle Ave
56. ands and group on the Layers palette settings relevant to a specific tool or task mark and Terms that refer to enabling or To preserve the current print unmark disabling check boxes by size mark the Maintain clicking them Original print size check box Enter The Enter key on your To save this gradient as a keyboard swatch that you can access later click the Add to swatches button type a name and press Enter A tip related to photography For best results use a tripod when taking photos for HDR processing A video is available Watch a video about using Smart Carver os A note containing information Although you can apply the that is important to the Texture Preserving Smooth preceding steps It may command to the entire describe conditions under image the command works which the procedure can be best when you select the performed problem area QZ A tip containing suggestions You can also right click in the _ for performing the preceding image to set the source point steps It may present for the Clone tool alternatives to the steps or other benefits and uses of the procedure 16 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Using the Help system The Help that is available from within the program is the most comprehensive source of information for Corel PaintShop Pro The Help system provides two ways to find information You can choose a topic from the Contents page or use the Search page to search for specific words and phrases You
57. aning up noise that can result from merging photos High Pass Sharpen can help reduce blurred areas that may result from movement between photos Smart Photo Fix and White Balance let you tweak the colors To brighten the entire image try adjusting Brightness Contrast To brighten only the dark areas try Fill Light Clarity Local Tone Mapping and Fill Light Clarity can be used to further enhance details in the image To choose merge options for Exposure Merge Step 1 1 126 In the Manage workspace select the thumbnails for the photos that you want to merge An orange outline appears around the thumbnails of selected photos Click File gt HDR gt Exposure Merge In the Step 1 Merge window choose a profile from the Camera response curve profile drop list If you are not sure what to choose select Auto Select If the EV interval slider appears set the exposure value that you used between photos In the Alignment area choose an alignment type from the Method drop list Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Fi If you want to crop any edges that don t overlap mark the Auto crop check box Click Align To see the results enable the Preview Alignment check box near the bottom of the panel If you want to keep or remove specific areas from individual photos use the controls in the Custom editing area See To brush in or brush out artifacts in Exposure Merge on page 127 Click Process
58. area displays the photo selected in the Organizer palette e Organizer palette lets you select photos It includes a toolbar with a range of commands and options for managing photos e Set Rating control lets you assign ratings to each photo so that you can quickly find your favorites e Toolbar displays buttons for accessing common saving and viewing commands e Adjust palette displays tools and controls for adjusting photos 24 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Instant Effects palette displays preset effects that you can apply to your photo e Status bar displays information about the selected tool For more information about the Adjust workspace see Using the Adjust workspace in the Help The Edit workspace The Edit workspace lets you access in depth editing features It includes menus tools and palettes that you can use to create and edit images In addition to photo editing it lets you perform painting and drawing tasks Menu bar Standard toolbar W PaintShop Pm Tool Options palette Image window S Fe i a a Bul k POMII Li0Le22hl 21 fac d Quick Adjustments t Retouch and Restore Layers and Selections Print and Share i ip Tools toolbar Status bar Learning Center palette A photo displayed in the Edit workspace Workspace tour 25 The Edit workspace includes the following components Menu bar displays comman
59. ategory and choose an effect For example choose Effects Distortion Effects Twirl For most effects a dialog box appears 2 Specify the desired settings or choose a preset from the Load Preset drop list You can preview the effect in the After pane Note Presets are not available for all effects 3 Click OK You can also Save settings for reuse Click the Save Preset button type a name in the Preset name box and click OK Reset settings to default values From the Load Preset drop list choose Default Limit an effect to a specific area Make a selection before choosing the effect For information about creating selections see Creating selections on page 179 To choose an effect from the Instant Effects palette 1 148 In the Instant Effects palette choose a category from the drop list at the top of the palette If the Instant Effects palette is not displayed choose View gt Palettes gt Instant Effects Double click a thumbnail to apply the effect to the active image or the selected images Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide On Effects are cumulative each time you double click the new effect is added to the previous effect To undo an effect click the Revert Current Editing button that appears on the palette Manage workspace only or click the Undo button Adjust and Edit workspaces Note that the Revert Current Editing command reverts all unsaved effects In the Manage wor
60. can also print topics from the Help If you are connected to the Internet the application displays the Web based Help If no Internet connection is available the application searches the local Help system To use the Help system 1 Do one of the following e Click Help Help topics 2 In the Help window click one of the following tabs e Contents lets you browse through topics in the Help e Search lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase no quotation marks required For example if you are looking for information about a specific tool or command you can type the name of the tool or command such as Backlighting to display a list of relevant topics You can also Print a specific Help topic Open a Help topic and from the Internet Explorer menu choose File Print View Help for a dialog box Click Help at the bottom of the dialog box Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 17 Using the Learning Center palette The Learning Center palette contains helpful information about Corel PaintShop Pro tasks commands and tools to help first time users as well as experienced users get their work done faster The Home page of the Learning Center palette provides a task based workflow which begins with getting your photos into the program From there the workflow takes you through tasks such as organizing your photos adjusting and retouching photos using layers and selections ad
61. ce tour Corel PaintShop Pro includes three main workspaces that let you organize and edit your images Manage Adjust and Edit p Fi The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have This section presents the following topics e Exploring the workspaces e Switching between workspaces e Choosing a workspace color e Using palettes e Using toolbars e Using tools Exploring the workspaces Corel PaintShop Pro consists of three workspaces e Manage e Adjust e Edit Each workspace contains specific tools and controls to help you accomplish the task at hand quickly and efficiently Workspace tour 21 You can save the workspaces including all open images and their magnifications and screen positions as well as positions and preferences of palettes toolbars dialog boxes and windows For information about using custom workspaces see Using custom workspaces in the Help The Manage workspace When you open Corel PaintShop Pro the Manage workspace appears as your default workspace Navigation palette Preview area Info palette y Y z ia E of fe A a ar D EN 1 T l l Organizer palette Organizer toolbar Thumbnails Instant Effects palette The Manage workspace in Preview mode The Manage workspace consists of the following components e Navigation palette helps you find and organize photos You can use the Search box or click the Collectio
62. cords the latitude and longitude of each photo you take and the information is imported with the photo Manually You can add location information manually in Map mode by searching for a specific location or choosing a location interactively on the map Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide By copying location info from other photos You can copy and paste location information from one photo to another This is useful for example if you use your smartphone to take a photo and then copy the location information to multiple photos taken with your camera at the same location From Facebook check in points If you use the Facebook check in function you can match your check in locations to your photos From a GPS device If your camera does not record location data you can use a separate GPS device or a smartphone app synchronized with your camera time zone to keep track of the latitude and longitude as you travel and take photos Then you can Import the data from the GPS device by importing a KML file KML is a standard format for storing geographic data that can be displayed in Google Maps and other applications After you tag your photos with location information you can create an interactive slideshow and share it online For more information see Creating Share My Trip projects on page 196 Viewing location information After you assign a location to a photo a location marker is displayed on the map in Map mode
63. ction you can edit an area while leaving the rest of the image unchanged You can use drawing or painting tools to modify selected areas of your image You can also apply commands to flip copy crop or perform other actions on the selected areas The border of a selection is identified by a selection marquee which is a series of black and white dashes that outlines the selection This section presents the following topics e Creating selections e Modifying selections e Inverting and clearing selections For more topics about selections including moving and modifying selections and using feathering and anti aliasing see Working with selections in the Help Creating selections You can create a selection when you want to isolate part of an image For example you can use a selection to adjust or retouch one area of a photo or to copy a portion of a photo and paste it into another photo The way you make a selection depends on whether you are Working with selections 179 working on a raster layer or a vector layer For more information about raster and vector layers see Understanding layers in the Help primates tll You can create a selection by using a Selection tool shape left by creating a freehand selection center or by using the Magic Wand tool to select specific areas of color or opacity right The following selection tools can be used to create raster selections g Selection tool
64. d starbursts to your image Rectangle Creates a rectangle or square Ellipse Creates an ellipse or circle Ww Symmetric Shape Creates symmetric or star shaped objects P Pen Creates connected or unconnected lines freehand curves and B zier curve segments A Warp Brush Shrinks grows twists or distorts pixels Mesh Warp Distorts a photo by dragging points along an overlay grid Oil Brush Simulates oil brushstrokes on an Art Media layer P Chalk Simulates drawing with chalk on an Art Media layer P Pastel Simulates drawing with pastels on an Art Media layer P Crayon Simulates drawing with crayon on an Art Media layer P Colored Pencil Simulates drawing with colored pencil on an Art Media layer E Marker Simulates drawing with an ink marker on an Art Media layer Fa Watercolor Brush Simulates watercolor brushstrokes on an Art Media layer ft Palette Knife Simulates applying oil paint with a knife instead of a brush on an Art Media layer Workspace tour 35 Tool Description Smears whatever pigment you ve applied to Smear iad an Art Media layer F Art Eraser Erases whatever pigment you ve applied to an Art Media layer 36 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Getting started You can bring your images into Corel PaintShop Pro in various ways you can import photos that you have transferred to your computer scan im
65. dding to images 116 bracketing 123 132 brightening shadows 94 brightness and contrast adjusting 93 Brush Variance palette 28 Burn tool 33 C Calendar finding images 52 Camera RAW Lab 76 and RAW photo settings 77 captions adding 71 deleting 71 203 Chalk tool 35 Change to Target tool 34 clarity 93 94 Clone tool 33 cloning images 106 closing images 38 collages creating from photos 171 collapsing layer groups 173 Color Changer tool 34 114 Color Picker 140 141 Color Replacer tool 34 Colored Pencil tool 35 colors adjusting balance 91 adjusting cast 92 changing 113 choosing 142 143 choosing from desktop 143 choosing from HSL values 142 choosing from HTML codes 142 choosing from images 143 204 choosing from RGB values 142 choosing with Color Picker 140 correcting 170 correcting faded 92 displaying values 142 swapping foreground and background 140 combining batches of HDR photos 132 images 171 photo content 133 photos with Exposure Merge 124 community sites 20 compressing images 40 constraining crop areas 83 contact sheets printing 199 201 contrast adjusting 93 converting photos to black and white 153 RAW files 78 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide copying location information 61 Corel Knowledgebase 20 Corel products updating 7 Corel Support Services 8 20 correcting color cast 92 colors 170 faded colors 92 images cosmetically 9
66. ders e In the Highlight recovery area click an option in the drop list Highlight recovery works particularly well on images that are overexposed it can help restore detail in blown out areas e Drag the Threshold slider in the Reduce noise area to smooth digital noise You can preview the changes to the photo in the Preview area If you want to keep the settings for future use check the Save image settings checkbox 2 Click one of the following e Reset resets the settings to their original values e Edit applies the settings and opens the photo in the Edit workspace When you edit a RAW photo you must save it to a JPEG TIFF or another writable file format e Apply applies the settings and exits the Camera RAW Lab Working with camera RAW photos 77 e Cancel exits the Camera RAW Lab without adjusting the photo s settings at ade Image settings for RAW images are saved to a database Changes to the file name or file location can be tracked in the database only if you make the changes in Corel PaintShop Pro Converting RAW photos to another file format The RAW file format is read only and the settings for a RAW file are stored as a separate header It is these settings that you can adjust in the Camera RAW Lab However to use the editing features in the Adjust and Edit workspaces you need save the RAW file to a different file format such as JPEG TIFF or the native format pspimage To quickly co
67. ding layer groups 173 Exposure Merge 124 extracting objects from background 111 Eye Drop mode 100 eye drops applying 100 F face recognition 53 Facebook 193 importing friends list 55 sharing slideshows 196 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide syncing check in points 56 tagging people 53 facial blemishes removing 99 facial wrinkles removing 101 features new 2 file formats choosing 40 files compressing 40 opening from the Manage workspace 39 Fill Light Clarity 94 filling cropped edges 86 properties for 137 film effects applying 150 161 Film Looks applying 162 filter effects applying 161 Index filters applying effect 150 Creative 161 Film 162 finding images 48 by location 56 by people 53 by tag 52 Smart Collections 50 using Calendar 52 fixing images in one step 89 images with Smart Photo Fix 89 flaws removing 106 Flickr 193 importing friends list 55 tagging people 53 Flood Fill tool 34 focus creating with depth of field 95 sharpening for photo edges 90 folders browsing for images 62 viewing all cataloged 48 207 fonts changing attributes 190 foreground swapping with background 140 formatting text 190 frames picture 162 Freehand Selection tool 32 creating selections with 182 Freehand selections 182 Full screen viewing 10 G Google importing friends list 55 tagging people 53 GPS data 56 graphics adding to layers 171 H HD
68. ding text graphics and effects and printing and sharing your creations Back button Home button S N A Reteueh and Aester D Makeover Teele el P Quick Adjustrvents fl Skin Smaathing amp Retouch and Aectore Hace Mia Ga jiu pA Makeover Tat the broek i our pote Layers and Selections Cot mutate ceme Fs Pa Serstch Remover b Text and Graphica R lamya phas iiaa done Brush b Effects b Advanced Adjustreents 1 coler Changer ia Fade Comeciien From the Learning Center Home page click a task and then click a topic To display or hide the Learning Center palette ae aarm dy Edit work ce e Choose View gt Palettes gt Learning Center 18 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide oy The Learning Center palette is displayed by default It appears along the right side of the Edit workspace To use the Learning Center palette 1 From the Home page click a task The topics related to the task appear 2 Click a topic The procedure related to the topic appears e For topics describing a tool the tool becomes active The Tool Options palette and any other relevant palettes appear e For topics describing a command associated with a dialog box the dialog box appears 3 Read the procedure for using the tool or command hp ace Some tasks and commands are not available unless an image Is open Using the Corel Guide The Corel Guide provides the most up to date information and conten
69. ds for performing tasks For example the Effects menu contains commands for applying effects to images Toolbars display buttons for common commands For more information see Using toolbars on page 30 Palettes display image information and help you select tools modify options manage layers select colors and perform other editing tasks For more information see Using palettes on page 27 Status bar displays information about the selected tool or menu command as well as information about image dimensions color depth and pointer position The status bar appears at the bottom of the workspace and unlike other toolbars it cannot be customized or moved For more information about viewing image information see Displaying and editing photo information on page 69 Switching between workspaces Corel PaintShop Pro lets you switch between different workspaces quickly and easily so that you can accomplish your photo managing and editing tasks in the most efficient manner To switch between workplaces 26 At the top of the application window click one of the following tabs e Manage e Adjust e Edit Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Choosing a workspace color You can choose from a variety of workspace colors from dark to light To choose a workspace color 1 Click View gt Workspace Color 2 Choose one of the following colors e Dark Gray default e Medium Gray e Light Gray
70. dth and height values to set the image size e Scale lets you resize the image by entering a percentage e Fit to page fits the image to the printed page e Center on page centers the image on the printed page e Upper left of page positions the image in the upper left corner of the printed page 200 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Custom offset lets you enter values in the Left offset and Top offset boxes 7 Click the Options tab 8 In the Print Output group box choose one of the following options e Color e Greyscale e CMYK separations If you choose the CMYK separations option you can print CMYK labels on each color plate or page by marking the CMYK plate labels check box in the Print Marks group box 9 Click Print To print a contact sheet 1 In the Organizer palette select the files that you want to print 2 On the Organizer toolbar click the Organizer menu button and choose Print Contact Sheet 3 Specify the settings you want in the Print Contact Sheet dialog box 4 Click Print ote ae For more information about printing options see Understanding printing in the Help To print images by using a template 1 In the Manage or Edit workspace select thumbnails in the Organizer palette 2 Choose File gt Print Layout Printing 201 N T Fi 202 The Print Layout window appears Click File gt Open Template The Templates dialog box appears In the Category group bo
71. e i You can add or remove edge effects for photos Unmark the Photo Edges check box below the Intensity slider to remove the edges or mark the check box to apply the edges Applying film and filter effects to photos Whether you are a novice or an experienced photographer you can experiment in Corel PaintShop Pro with effects that are inspired by different types of camera film and filters Film Looks Film Looks are inspired by the effects achieved when you use different types of film in a traditional camera Unlike the Creative Filters which apply a color to the entire photo Film Looks can change what is emphasized in a photo by making some colors more dramatic or more subtle Some Film Looks also change the contrast or softness of photos The Vibrant Foliage Film Look enhances blues and greens Creative Filters Creative Filters simulate the effect achieved when you use color filters on the lens of your camera Although the color is applied across the entire photo Corel PaintShop Pro maintains the luminance of the Applying effects 161 image to achieve a color toning effect You can use a preset color or choose a custom color The Sunset filter adds a warm orange tone to your photos To apply film and filter effects to a photo Edit workspace 1 Choose Effects Photo Effects Film and Filters 2 Inthe Film and Filters dialog box perform one or more tasks from the following table and click OK To Do
72. e If the Materials palette is not displayed choose View gt Palettes gt Materials If you want to create text with no outline click the Transparent button below the Foreground and Stroke Properties box 3 On the Materials palette click the Background and Stroke Properties box and choose a color for the text fill If you want to create hollow text click the Transparent button 5 below the Background and Fill Properties box and on the Tool Options palette set the Stroke width control to 1 0 or greater 4 On the Tool Options palette choose one of the following text types from the Create As drop list e Vector creates fully editable text that resides on a vector layer This text type is the default and is used in most instances e Selection creates a selection marquee in the shape of the text characters The marquee is filled with the underlying layer e Floating creates raster text as a floating selection The selection can be moved but the text characters cannot be edited 5 On the Tool Options palette choose a font font size units and font style Note The Units drop list offers two options Points for print output and Pixels for Web output 188 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide 6 In the image window click where you want the text to appear type the text and click the Apply button lt on the Tool Options palette A bounding box appears around the text 7 Do any of the following t
73. e 123 Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge 124 Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect 130 Merging batches of photos into HDR images 132 Combining photos with Photo Blend 000050 133 Working with colors and materials 137 Using the Materials palette 2 ee 137 Choosing colors by using the Color Picker 05 140 Choosing colors from an image or the desktop 143 Applying effects 0 0 00 ccc eee 145 CHOOSING CHeCS 02 a 5 os ask seat SF he Bee Rad ae eases 145 Applying Photo effects esee nran oo e ee a a en bed 150 Usma REUROSI ADS 23 sce cet tee cde sete eet Ge oh tte See Ay eed 156 Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect 158 Creating vintage style photos with the Time Machine 160 Contents iil Applying film and filter effects to photos 161 Adding picture frames to image S 2 0 eee 162 Using the Picture TUDE NOON os eon ene dee en eek ee ad 164 Warping IMageS ata244 20k et Sabo eid te Rd ke cere eax 166 Working with layers 00 000 e eee eee eee 169 Understanding layers 0 0 ee eee 169 Using the Layers palette 0 0 ee 172 CREAUING SVEN S restra hee fas eens 2 oa EEE RE EATER 174 Renaming layers 2 0 ee eee eae 175 VOwWng aV S ean E Honcho ee EARE ASS 176 Changing the order of layers in an image nnna nananana 176 Setting layer opacity aus hc
74. e Blue Using palettes Corel PaintShop Pro contains many palettes that organize information and commands to help you edit your images Some palettes appear automatically others appear when you activate certain tools and some palettes appear only when you choose to open them You can easily turn a palette on and off by choosing View gt Palettes Some palettes are available only in specific workspaces Palettes display information and may contain both controls and command buttons Like toolbars palettes can be moved from their default docked position Workspace tour 27 Palette Description Brush Variance Lets you set additional brush options when you use a paint brush or any other raster painting tool This palette is particularly useful when you use a pressure sensitive tablet or a four dimensional mouse For example you can vary the opacity of a brushstroke by applying pressure with the stylus Some options also work well with a mouse Histogram Displays a graph of the distribution of red green blue grayscale hue saturation and lightness values In an image You can analyze the distribution of detail in the shadows midtones and highlights to help you decide how to make corrections History Lists the actions taken on the active image lets you undo and redo adjacent or nonadjacent actions and lets you create a Quickscript that can be instantly applied to other open images Info palette Manage
75. e Layers palette click the layer above which you want create a layer From the drop list on the toolbar of the Layers palette choose a layer type e New Raster Layer e New Vector Layer e New Art Media Layer e New Layer Group e New Mask Layer e New Adjustment Layer Adjust the available controls for the layer properties Click OK Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide The new layer is added above the active layer It is named with the layer type and a number such as Vector 1 Si lt For more information about renaming layers see Renaming layers on page 175 Only grayscale and 16 million color images can have multiple raster based layers Vector layers are the only non raster based layers When you add a new raster based layer to an image of another color depth such as a 256 color indexed image Corel PaintShop Pro automatically converts it to 16 million colors Renaming layers As you add layers to an image you may find it convenient to rename them so that they are easy to identify on the Layers palette To rename a layer 1 On the Layers palette click the layer you want to rename pause a moment and click again The name appears highlighted in a box 2 Type the new name in the box and press Enter Ea i You can also rename a layer by double clicking the layer to display the Layer Properties dialog box and typing a new name in the Name box Working with layers 175 Viewing layers
76. e open in the image window e All selected items lets you send all the photos that you currently have selected 2 Inthe E mail dialog box choose one of the following options e Embedded photos displays photos in the body of your e mail message 192 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Attachments original file format sends photos as individual file attachments This option preserves 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 preview Sts ee Some e mail providers limit the size of e mails which could prevent large e mails from being sent or received You can reduce the size of the e mail by choosing a smaller Maximum photo size setting or by selecting fewer photos The Embedded photos option is available only for e mail clients that support extended MAPI such as Outlook You can review the items you are sending by clicking the playback arrows that appear under the Preview thumbnail Uploading photos to a sharing site You can upload your photos to sharing sites such as Facebook Flickr and Google directly from the application when you are connected to the Internet While uploading photos you can organize them into albums You can choose from a list of existing albums or you can create new albums Sharing photos 193 You can upload files to sharing sites such as Facebook Flickr and Google Choo
77. e photos you can achieve some impressive results What can you do e Use HDR high dynamic range Exposure Merge to create a perfectly exposed image e Seamlessly replace unwanted areas cars people birds that flew into your frame with the correct background e Creatively combine elements from multiple photos into one image If you have a DSLR camera you likely have features that can help you take multiple photos of the same scene This section presents the following topics e Understanding HDR e Taking photos for HDR processing e Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge e Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect e Merging batches of photos into HDR images e Combining photos with Photo Blend Merging exposures and content 121 Understanding HDR In photography HDR refers to high dynamic range Dynamic range is the range of luminance that can be captured in a photo from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights Unlike the human eye digital camera sensors or film in traditional cameras can only capture a limited dynamic range when photographing scenes with both very bright and very dark areas such as an interior with a large window HDR processing creates a 32 bit image which has twice as much information and therefore many more steps between tones than an ordinary JPG This HDR image is then evenly exposed resolving details in the darkest areas without losing definition in the brightest a
78. ears 2 Type or set a value in the Brightness control A positive number lightens the photo a negative number darkens the photo A value of zero preserves the original setting 3 Type or set a value in the Contrast control Adjusting images 93 A positive number increases contrast a negative number decreases contrast A value of zero preserves the original setting 4 Click OK amp i You can use the zoom control in the dialog box to set your view of the image in the Before and After panes To brighten dark areas and adjust clarity 1 Choose Adjust gt Brightness and Contrast gt Fill Light Clarity The Fill Light Clarity dialog box appears 2 Type or set a value in the Fill Light control A positive number lightens the darkest areas of the photo a negative number darkens the light areas of the photo A value of zero preserves the original setting 3 Type or set a value in the Clarity control A positive number increases detail a negative number decreases detail and focus A value of zero preserves the original setting 4 Click OK To enhance depth and clarity 1 Choose Adjust gt Brightness and Contrast gt Local Tone Mapping The Local Tone Mapping dialog box appears 2 Type or set a value in the Strength control Use the smallest value that produces a satisfying result Values that are too high cause unwanted artifacts to appear in the photo 3 Click OK 94 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide F
79. ecifying a fade width O to 200 pixels e Use all layers searches for matching pixels across all layers in the image e Contiguous selects only pixels that connect to the pixel you click Working with selections 183 e Anti alias produces a smooth edged selection by partially filling in pixels along the edge making them semitransparent You can use this option inside or outside the selection marquee 3 Click the image area that contains the pixels you want to match The selection marquee surrounds all matching pixels p Fi You can change the number of pixels you select by undoing the selection adjusting the Tolerance setting and making a new selection Modifying selections Selections can be modified in various ways You can modify a selection by adding image content to it or by subtracting image content from it For example in a picture of a person carrying a large sign you can select the sign by using the rectangular Selection tool and then add the person to the selection by using the Freehand Selection tool i i 1 1 i Li a L 1 I j L i J 1 I l i i Li E i i i eee After you create a selection you can add to it For more information about modifying color based selections and removing specs and holes see Modifying selections in the Help 184 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To add to or subtract from a selecti
80. eds a anaa 177 Working with selections 00000 cee eee eee 179 Creating selections 5 ccnv tere ke wente eiaa ithe eek ASKS 179 Modifying SeleCtiOns lt 20 2 24 69 6a oe ea eee Gee oe oe 184 Inverting and clearing selections 000 c eee eee 185 WOKING WITH TEX 6 2 5 2 5 2444445 2 e8etete hee ned es 187 APPT iiien a ne eee me 187 Formatting LOX es chet detect n a ents be Ea Soe 4 6 An tS eae ae 190 Sharing PROTOS a2 e ee Ee ene eee et ial 191 E amaling PROTOS ieena am Bach ideo ta Bam td 2 191 Uploading photos to a sharing site 2 ee ee 193 Creating Share My Trip projects n nnana cc ee ee 196 PATRI CHINO E 5c aca us tes ca ca ae A E A eee EEN ER tea 199 FILING Miia Cese sts ss eta edie gta et 2s tia te eae 199 MA se ee ete tose a N EE 203 iv Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 For people with a passion for photography Corel PaintShop Pro is easy to use professionally powered image editing software that helps you produce stunning photos and creative designs This section presents the following topics e What s in this user guide e What s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5 e Installing and uninstalling Corel programs e Starting and exiting the program e Registering Corel products Updating the program Corel Support Services e About Corel Fi The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have What s in this user
81. eee en eet 21 Exploring the workspaces 0 0 0c ce ee es 21 Switching between workspaces 0 0 0 cee 26 Choosing a workspace color naana aaau 27 Usma PEES eenaa ai a a ae RUA eee OES 27 WI SINGIGO Dal Sincere fie a woe ee ace ee re EATE 30 Veng TOO lS 2 5 5 gue tnt Sa te wm beeen he ed Beene oe 31 GETING started 4 can 5334s dee sa cee E E 37 Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro 000 37 Contents i Opening and closing images 0 0 0 0 eee 38 Saving MOS eena adh tana n d Ba ae eaa a Daaa ana e RE aE hal bent 40 Deleting images 6 eee eae 42 Reviewing organizing and finding photos 43 Setting up the Manage workspace 0 0 0 0 cece eee 44 Browsing folders for photos naana 00 cee ee 46 Finding images on your computer 6 auaa 48 Working with saved searches 0 000 eee 50 Adding keyword tags to images 0 0 00 eee eae 50 Viewing photos by TAOS vurk otras whe ea ewe ee EE ee 52 Using the calendar to find images 0 000 e eee eee 52 Finding people in your PNOLOS 2 6 veins ates BOS oe Shee 53 Adding location information ssaa wae dies ES elles BOR 56 Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace 62 Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos 67 Displaying and editing photo information 69 Using Quick Review to review photos 00000 71 Working AMIGO S s wart atin iss A GatthS E E EE
82. ent A line displays as you drag In the Preset drop list choose a type of blend In the Color area click a color swatch to set a color If you want to change the direction of the color or transparency click the Swap Colors button In the Settings area adjust any of the following sliders e Opacity specifies the transparency of the colors Lower values are more transparent e Blend specifies how gradual the color transition is Higher values produce a softer blend e Rotate specifies the angle of the gradient in degrees Applying effects 159 Ww TI If you want to fine tune specific areas of your photo you can paste your finished version as a layer over the original version You can then use the Eraser tool to reveal original colors and detail Creating vintage style photos with the Time Machine The Time Machine lets you recreate some vintage photographic styles It lets you choose from seven styles which range from the year 1839 to the 1980s The photo on the left is the original photo and the photo on the right has the Time Machine s Daguerreotype style applied to it To create vintage style photos with the Time Machine Edit workspace 1 Choose Effects gt Photo Effects Time Machine 2 Click one of the thumbnails above the timeline to choose an effect 3 Move the Intensity slider to adjust the appearance of the effect 160 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guid
83. er images 4 Depending on the selection type you chose perform a task from the following table To Do the following Make a Freehand selection Drag to select an image area Make an Edge Seeker selection Click precisely along the edge of the area you want to select and double click or right click to complete the selection 182 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To Do the following Make a Smart Edge selection Click along the edge of the area that you want to select ensuring that the rectangular cursor encloses the edge Double click or right click to complete the selection Make a Point to Point selection Click around the area you want to select and double click or right click to complete the selection ss Fi You can increase the accuracy of Edge Seeker and Smart Edge selections by clicking more frequently along the edge you are following You can delete a previous point by pressing Delete To create a selection by using the Magic Wand tool 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Magic Wand tool amp 2 On the Tool Options palette choose a Match mode option Check the settings of the following controls on the Tool Options palette and modify them if necessary e Tolerance controls how closely the selected pixels match the pixel you click in the image At low settings only similar pixels are chosen at high settings a wider range of pixels Is selected e Feather softens the edges of a selection by sp
84. f focus e Feather edge determines the softness of the transition between the area in focus and the blurred areas You can also adjust feathering interactively by dragging a feathering handle on the dotted lines in the Before pane e Saturation determines the intensity of the colors in the photo Increasing saturation can help simulate the vivid paint colors used for models and toys Interactive elements in the Before pane 1 Center line for Planar Selection Tool 2 Rotation handle 3 Sizing handle 4 Feathering handle p Fi You can use the Selective Focus effect to apply a quick depth of field effect Adjust the settings to achieve a natural look To apply a Vignette effect Edit workspace 1 Click Effects Photo Effects gt Vignette Applying effects 155 2 Inthe 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 e Blur determines the amount of blur outside the area of focus e Diffuse glow adds a luminescent brightening effect and softens details in the entire photo e Feather edge determines the softness of the transition between the area in focus and the edge effect Using Retro Lab Inspired by photos taken spontaneously with a vintage style pocket camera such as LOMO Diana or Holga the Retro Lab lets you apply
85. g palettes 29 resources learning 15 Index restoring erased pixels to background 110 112 erased pixels to images 109 images 97 retouching images 97 reusing effects 148 reversing foreground and background 140 RGB color model choosing colors from values 142 displaying values 142 rotating image thumbnails 66 images 80 images to specified angles 81 S saturation increasing or decreasing 90 Saturation Up Down tool 34 saving effect settings 148 images 40 213 scaling photos with Smart Carver 117 Scratch Remover tool 33 scratches removing 103 Script Output palette 29 searching for images 48 advanced search 49 quick search 48 selecting layers 173 multiple thumbnails 65 Selection tool 32 creating selections with 181 selections 179 adding to 185 clearing 185 creating 179 inverting 185 mirroring 116 moditying 184 subtracting from 185 Selective Focus 151 154 sending photos by e mail 191 214 Sepia Toning effect 151 applying 154 Share My Trip 196 sharing photos 191 sharing sites uploading photos 193 Sharpen tool 34 sharpening edges 90 Skin Smoothing feature smoothing skin tone with 102 slideshow 196 Smart Carver 117 Smart Collections searches 50 running 50 Smart Edge selections 183 Smart Photo Fix fine tuning basic corrections with 89 Smear tool 36 smoothing skin tone 102 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Smudge tool 33 S
86. guide This user guide contains the information that you need to become familiar with the Corel PaintShop Pro workspaces and to get started with basic tasks and creative possibilities It is designed to accompany the more comprehensive Help which is available from within the program as well as other learning resources For more information Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 1 about additional learning resources see Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro on page 15 What s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X5 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 includes new ways to organize view and share your photos and designs In addition to new features that help you tap into your creativity we have included tool and workflow enhancements based on our users suggestions New Places Now you can instantly map your photos based on the location information they contain or add location information manually or by using GPS data or Facebook check in points The new Map mode with integrated Google Maps functionality provides an intuitive environment for viewing and organizing your photos by location You can also delete location data from photos to protect your privacy online For more information see Adding location information on page 56 New People Face tagging lets you identify the people in your photos making it easy to find and share photos of family and friends or sync with your social contacts on sharing sites In addition to manual tagg
87. he Navigation palette and Info palette e Inthe Organizer palette click any of the following buttons on the Organizer toolbar e Show Hide Navigation shows or hides the Navigation palette e Image Information shows or hides the Info palette amp Fi A convenient way to minimize the Organizer palette or any palette is to click the Auto Hide button EJ on the palette title bar For more information see To roll up a toolbar or palette in the Help Browsing folders for photos You can browse for photos on your computer by using the Collections and Computer tabs in the Navigation palette 46 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e The Collections tab is your library of virtual and physical folders It offers an easy way to find and search for favorite photos e The Computer tab displays a complete list of all folders on your hard drive and desktop When you select a folder in the Navigation palette the photos in this folder appear as thumbnails in the Organizer palette When you browse to a folder you are essentially importing the content of the folder into Corel PaintShop Pro For more information see Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro on page 37 To view the photos in a folder 1 In the Navigation palette click one of the following tabs e Collections displays a custom list of cataloged folders and a list of virtual collections e Computer displays a list of all folders and devices on
88. he edges of a selection by specifying a fade width O to 200 pixels e Anti alias applies a smooth edge to a selection by making the pixels along its edges semitransparent 3 Drag to make the selection As you drag a border indicates the selection When you finish dragging the selection s border becomes a selection marquee TEE Fi After you create a selection changes to the settings on the Tool Options palette apply to the next action not to the current selection You can modify the options for the current selection by choosing Selections Modify and choosing a command from the menu Working with selections 181 To create a selection by using the Freehand Selection tool On the Tools toolbar choose the Freehand Selection tool 2 On the Tool Options palette choose one of the following from the Selection Type drop list e Edge Seeker e Freehand e Point to Point e Smart Edge 3 Check the settings of the following controls on the Tool Options palette and modify them if necessary e Feather softens the edges of a selection by specifying a fade width 0 to 200 pixels e Smoothing specifies the amount of smoothing to apply to the selection border e Anti alias applies a smooth edge to a selection by making pixels semitransparent e Use all layers searches for an edge in all layers of the selected area This option is available when you use the Edge Seeker or the Smart Edge selection type on multilay
89. he text field type or choose a search term Click Preview The search results appear in the Organizer palette Reviewing organizing and finding photos 49 Working with saved searches After you save a custom set of search criteria as a Smart Collection you can run the search again simply by clicking it on the Collections tab You can also edit rename or delete a saved search To run a saved search 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Double click Smart Collections to open the list 3 Click the Smart Collection you want to use for your search Adding keyword tags to images Keyword tags let you assign descriptive natural language terms to images By creating tags such as family children or birthday you can identify specific photos and then simply click a tag from the list to view thumbnails of photos associated with the tag The tags that you create are stored in a tags catalog accessible from the Navigation palette You can create and assign as many tags as you like to an image To add a keyword tag to the tags catalog 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Double click Tags to open the list 3 In the Tags list click the Add Tags button amp The Add Tag dialog box appears 4 Type the tag text and click OK The new tag appears in the Tags list 50 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To delete a keyword tag from the tags catalog 1 In the Navigation pale
90. hop Pro rotates the image so that this straightening bar is perfectly horizontal and vertical This feature is especially useful when an image has a strong vertical or horizontal feature such as a building or horizon 84 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The Straighten tool lets you position a straightening bar within an image To straighten an image Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Straighten tool A straightening bar with end handles appears on the image 2 Drag each handle of the straightening bar to align it with the part of the image that you want to straighten 3 On the Tool Options palette choose one of the following options from the Mode drop list e Auto automatically straightens the image based on the position of the straightening bar e Make vertical rotates the image to make the straightening bar vertical e Make horizontal rotates the image to make the straightening bar horizontal 4 Click the Apply button You can also Choose a specific angle for the Type or set a value in the Angle Straightening bar control on the Tools Options palette Adjusting images 85 You can also Crop the edges of the image to Mark the Crop image check box on make it rectangular after the Tools Options palette straightening Fill the edge areas of your image Unmark the Crop image check box with the background color on the Tools Options palette QS You can also doub
91. hoto subject a red eye effect Retouching and restoring images 97 is captured in the photo Corel PaintShop Pro has two methods of removing red eye from a color photo The fastest method of removal is to use the Red Eye tool A more powerful method is to use the advanced Red Eye Removal command which lets you change the eye color For more information about the advanced red eye removal method see To use advanced options for red eye removal in the Help The Red Eye tool replaces the red color in the subject s pupil with a dark gray color restoring a natural look To remove red eye quickly Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Red Eye tool 2 On the Tool Options palette adjust the Size of Red Eye control so that the pointer is about twice the size of the red area needing correction 3 Position the pointer directly over the eye and click pa Fi You can zoom in on the photo if necessary for better control of the Red Eye tool You can size the pointer interactively by holding down Alt while dragging the Red Eye tool over the eye area Applying cosmetic changes You can quickly improve the appearance of the subjects in your photos by performing the following cosmetic changes 98 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide removing blemishes by using the Blemish Fixer mode of the Makeover tool whitening teeth by using the Toothbrush mode of the Makeover tool fixing bloodshot eyes by
92. ic photo corrections automatically If you are not sure what adjustments to make to a photo you can apply either the One Step Photo Fix command or the Smart Photo Fix command and see if you like the results The One Step Photo Fix command automatically applies a predetermined set of color balancing and sharpening corrections to your photo all you need to do is select the command If you want the option of fine tuning the same corrections before applying them you can use the Smart Photo Fix command Adjusting images 87 You can use the One Step Photo Fix command to improve the exposure and white balance of images quickly and easily The Smart Photo Fix feature gives you contro over the amount and type of corrections applied to an image 88 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The advanced options of the Smart Photo Fix feature let you adjust white balance by identifying the neutral areas in the photo black gray and white which are used as sampling points The advanced options also let you modify the darkest and lightest pixels of the photo without affecting the photo s white balance For information about advanced options see To use advanced options of Smart Photo Fix in the Help To apply basic corrections with One Step Photo Fix e Choose Adjust gt One Step Photo Fix After a brief pause several basic corrections are applied to your photo aS The corrections applied are identical to what would be app
93. in full screen mode For example after downloading photos from your camera you can use Quick Review to quickly review all photos delete the ones you don t want rotate photos and apply star ratings Reviewing organizing and finding photos 71 To review images in full screen mode 1 In the Organizer palette double click a thumbnail in the folder or tray that you want to review The Quick Review window opens 2 Perform a task from the following table To Do the following View the next photo Click the Next Image button gt View the previous photo Click the Previous Image button lt gt Apply a star rating Click a star below the photo starting from left to right to set a rating Change the Zoom level Drag the Zoom slider click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons or click the Zoom to 100 button i or the Fit to Window button Delete a photo Click the Delete button jj Rotate a photo Click the Rotate Right button or the Rotate Left button Exit Quick Review Click the Exit button JJ or press Esc t Fi You can also use the mouse wheel to change the Zoom level Working with trays You can use trays to gather images from various folders The images remain in their original location but are referenced in the tray and can be accessed by clicking a thumbnail 72 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide You can add remove and rename trays to suit your workflow For inst
94. ind an updated list at www corel com To find supported RAW file formats 1 Go to www corel com 2 On the corel com Web page click Support 3 On the Support page click Get Answers Working with camera RAW photos 75 4 In the Search using keywords box type PaintShop RAW 5 Click the Search button A list of related Knowledgebase articles is displayed Using the Camera RAW Lab The Camera RAW Lab lets you develop a RAW image by saving a variety of processing settings After processing a RAW image you can leave it as a read only RAW file or open it in the Edit workspace and save it to a different file format such as JPEG GIF or PNG Camera RAW Lab 76 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To launch the Camera RAW Lab e Do one of the following e In the Manage workspace select File gt Open gt Filename e In the Edit workspace drag a thumbnail from the Organizer palette to the image window or double click the thumbnail The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens with the image To adjust settings for a RAW photo 1 In the Camera RAW Lab dialog box do any of the following e Drag the Brightness Saturation or Shadow sliders for a quick overall image adjustment e In the White balance area adjust color by clicking a preset lighting option from the Scenario drop list or by clicking the preview area to set the white point with the Dropper tool You can also adjust or fine tune color with the Temperature and Tint sli
95. ing you can use face recognition to automatically analyze facial characteristics and help identify people in your photos For more information see Finding people in your photos on page 53 Enhanced HDR tools High dynamic range HDR photography can help you create photos that have stunning depth You now have more options when you create HDR photos with the Exposure Merge feature including 2 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide dedicated black and white B amp W controls and alignment preview Improved Auto Brush results help you save time in achieving the effect you want In addition the HDR Batch Merge feature provides more control over the results by letting you choose a preset before merging For more information see Merging exposures and content on page 121 New Single RAW Photo You can split a single RAW photo into three exposures and then recombine them selectively to create an HDR style effect This process lets you control the exposure of different areas of the photo to bring out more detail For more information see Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect on page 130 New Retro Lab The Retro Lab lets you apply vintage style color and contrast to your photos to achieve a distinctive look inspired by early LOMO cameras A variety of controls are available to help you create and fine tune your own retro style Then you can save It as a preset so you re ready for your next creative project
96. ing a collage of photos for a scrapbook and each photo Is on a separate layer you can frame each photo by choosing this option The frame layer is named after the original layer with the words Picture Frame appended to the name 4 Choose one of the following options Applying effects 163 e Frame inside of the image resizes the frame to fit within the image canvas e Frame outside of the image increases the canvas size to accommodate the 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 other layer the extra canvas is transparent 5 Mark any of the following check boxes e Flip frame reverses the frame along its horizontal axis e Mirror frame reverses the frame along its vertical axis e Rotate frame right lets you rotate the frame clockwise when the image is taller than it is wide 6 Click OK Using the Picture Tube tool You can use the Picture Tube tool to paint with a collection of objects For example you can add butterflies and beetles to a picnic setting or frame a picture with flowers You can use one of the picture tubes included with Corel PaintShop Pro or create your own The Picture Tube tool lets you apply various preset images to your photos to create unique effects 164 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Picture tubes are PspTube files Each picture tube file is made up of a series of images arranged
97. inify which let you apply cosmetic fixes to subjects in your photos 32 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Tool Description af dene Removes flaws and objects by painting over them with another part of the image Scratch Pemaver Removes wrinkles wires and similar linear flaws from digital photos and removes scratches from scanned photos ey Object Remover Covers unwanted elements of a photo with a neighboring texture in the same photo Fa Paint Brush Lets you paint on your image with colors textures or gradients Fd Airbrush Simulates painting with an airbrush or spray can E Lighten Darken Lightens areas as you drag or darkens areas as you drag with the right mouse button This effect is stronger than the effects produced by the Dodge and Burn tools E Dodge Lets you lighten areas of a photo by clicking or darken areas by right clicking Burn Lets you darken areas of a photo by clicking or lighten areas by right clicking E 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 Eal Soften Softens pixels as you drag or sharpens pixels as you drag with the right mouse button Workspace tour 33 Tool Description
98. kspace if you apply effects to an image that is in a RAW file format a JPEG version of the image is created Custom presets saved in any effect dialog box appear in the User Defined category in the Instant Effects palette the next time that you launch the application To choose an effect from the Effect Browser Choose Effects Effect Browser The Effect Browser appears From the hierarchical list in the left pane do one of the following e To preview all effects applied to the image click the Presets folder e To preview an effect category click a subfolder of the Effects folder for example 3D Effects Artistic Effects or Photo Effects Corel PaintShop Pro scans the selected folder and creates thumbnails of the image with each effect applied to it Click a thumbnail image to choose an effect preset Click Apply Applying effects 149 You can also Modify the selected preset Click Modify and adjust the settings in the dialog box for the effect Note This button is unavailable for effects that cannot be adjusted Resize the thumbnail preview Choose File gt Preferences gt General Program Preferences and click Display and Caching along the left side In the Effect browser thumbnails group box set a value in the Size Pixels control Limit an effect to a specific area Make a selection before choosing the effect For information about creating selections see Creating selections on page 17
99. l base 16 numbers the format of HTML color codes To choose a color by using the Color Picker 1 On the Materials palette do one of the following e To choose a foreground color click the Foreground and Stroke Properties box or the Foreground Color box e To choose a background color click the Background and Fill Properties box or the Background Color box The Material Properties dialog box or the Color dialog box appears If the Materials Property dialog box appears click the Color tab 2 Click or drag the hue wheel to select the approximate color 3 Click or drag inside the Saturation Lightness box to set saturation and lightness for the color you have selected Working with colors and materials 141 Move from left to right to adjust the saturation move from top to bottom to adjust the lightness You can also Choose a basic color by clicking a Click a color swatch in the Basic color swatch Colors panel that appears under the color wheel Choose a color by specifying its Type values in the R G and B boxes Red Green and Blue RGB values Choose a color by specifying its Type values in the H S and L boxes Hue Saturation and Lightness HSL values Specify a color by using its HTML Type an HTML color code in the code HTML box View each individual RGB or HSL Unmark the Link Colors check box to color value separately or in display the selected color in the combination with the other col
100. layers in the Help 170 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To Do the following Add text or graphics Create text and graphics such as lines and shapes on vector layers to make them easier to edit For more information about adding text see Working with text on page 187 For more information about vector graphics see Drawing and editing vector objects in the Help Create effects Duplicate the background layer apply an effect to the duplicate and then blend the two layers by changing the opacity or blend modes of the layers Create a painting Choose an Art Media tool from the Tools toolbar and mark the Trace check box on the Tool Options palette an Art Media layer is created automatically Use the Art Media brushes to create impressionistic effects Combine photos to create a photo collage Open the photos that you want to combine and decide which image to use as your base image Copy the other images into the base image by clicking an image choosing Edit gt Copy clicking the base image and choosing Edit Paste As New Layer Position each layer with the Move tool Use the opacity setting and blend mode to control how much of each layer shows through Use a mask layer to hide parts of a layer or to create soft edges around it Working with layers 171 To Do the following Create a panoramic Take a series of photos with overlapping subject photo matter Create
101. le click the image to apply the command Correcting photographic perspective When you take pictures of tall or wide objects the resulting photographs may have perspective distortion that is the objects may seem to be leaning or angled This distortion occurs when the camera is at an angle to the subject By using the Perspective Correction tool you can fix perspective distortion such as the angled sides of a building You can also fix photographic perspective in an entire layer by using the Pick tool Using the Perspective Correction tool changes the angle of the building To correct perspective in a photo Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Perspective Correction tool 86 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide A bounding box with corner handles appears on the image 2 On the Tool Options palette choose settings for the following controls e Grid lines lets you type or set the number of gridlines to display e Crop image recrops the image to a rectangular shape after the perspective is applied Note Marking the Crop image check box deletes the areas of the image that fall outside the rectangle 3 Drag each handle to the corner of the object that should be rectangular 4 Click the Apply button Fi You can also apply the command by double clicking the image To reset the perspective correction box to the original rectangle click Cancel 2 on the Tool Options palette Making bas
102. le name and click Save This saves the image content You can also save your adjustments as a preset 3 Click Process The settings are applied to the image and it is saved as a 16 bit file in preparation for the final output The Step 3 Fine Tune window appears To manage presets in Exposure Merge e Inthe Presets area of the Step 2 HDR Adjustments window perform a task from the following table To Do the following Save your adjustments as a preset Click the Save Preset button A and type a name in the Save Preset dialog box A thumbnail is added to the preset area Import a preset file Click the Preset Options button E click Load and navigate to the file Delete a preset Click the thumbnail for the preset click the Preset Options button and click Delete Merging exposures and content 129 To Do the following Restore the default presets list Click the Preset Options button and click Reset Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box All custom presets are deleted Hide or display presets Click the arrow gt on the Presets bar To fine tune and save an HDR processed image Step 3 1 In the Step 3 Fine Tune window apply any of the tools or adjustment options to adjust the final image 2 Do one of the following e Click Edit to open the file in the Edit workspace if you want to continue editing the photo The Exposure Merge window remains open e Click Save and close to save the
103. lied by accepting the suggested settings of the Smart Photo Fix feature Qs oN If you are not satisfied with the changes made to your photo choose Edit Undo Then choose Adjust Smart Photo Fix and adjust the available settings You can also try using other Adjust menu commands such as Brightness and Contrast gt Curves or Brightness and Contrast gt Levels To fine tune basic corrections with Smart Photo Fix 1 Choose Adjust gt Smart Photo Fix The Smart Photo Fix dialog box appears In the upper portion of the dialog box the Before pane shows the original photo The After pane shows how the photo would appear after applying the suggested set of basic adjustments 2 Perform one or more tasks from the following table and click OK Adjusting images 89 To Do the following Brighten or darken the photo In the Brightness group box type or set a value in the Overall Shadows and Highlights controls or adjust their corresponding sliders Note Positive settings brighten the photo and negative settings darken the photo Increase or decrease saturation Type or set a value in the Saturation control or adjust the slider Note Positive settings make colors more vibrant negative settings make colors less vibrant Sharpen the edges of the photo Type or set a value in the Focus control or adjust the slider T i You can reset all settings to their initial values by clicking Suggest Settings
104. llenge for many photographers is finding the time to edit photos so the Adjust workspace lets you move from photo to photo quickly and puts commonly used editing tools at your finger tips In some cases this will be all the editing your photos will need After you edit photos you can return to the Manage workspace to take advantage of multi photo editing features such as Capture editing and Apply editing Capture and Apply editing lets you copy edits made to a single photo and apply the edits to multiple photos Images photographed under similar conditions can be fixed with amazing speed no scripting required For more information see the following topics A Smart Photo Fix White Balance Brightness Contrast Fill Light Clarity Fill Light Local Tone Mapping High Pass Sharpen Digital Noise Removal The Adjust pane in the Adjust workspace gives you quick access to commonly used editing options e The Adjust workspace on page 23 e Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos on page 67 The digital workflow Advanced editing and RAW files Professional level tools and features are available in the Edit workspace For example you can apply effects add text and use custom painting tools You can also use layers to create highly editable composite images isolate image areas with selections and masks and access tone curves histograms and other advanced adjustment tools iel Pai
105. lso produce an unnatural appearance 4 Click directly over the teeth If the teeth are separated or partially obscured you may need to apply this tool to each tooth individually i ae N The Toothbrush mode of the Makeover tool works only with color photos To apply whitening eye drops 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool amp 100 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide On the Tool Options palette choose the Eye Drop a mode Type or set a value in the Strength control Higher values whiten more of the eye area but may spread the whitening beyond the affected area of the eye Zoom in as necessary and then carefully click over the bloodshot portion of the eye To apply a suntan U N On the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool On the Tool Options palette choose the Suntan ce mode Type or set a value in the Size control Type or set a value in the Strength control Higher values produce a darker tan Carefully drag over the skin of the photo subject To apply a thinning effect 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool On the Tool Options palette choose the Thinify ET mode Type or set a value in the Strength control Higher values compress more pixels in the horizontal axis Click the middle of the photo subject The pixels compress on either side of the point you click You can continue clicking to enhance the thinning effect To remove facial wrinkles 1 On the T
106. lt value is 45 Note Use the minimum value that produces a good correction If you apply too much correction highlight and shadow areas may lose detail and objects may blend together Click OK To change color cast 1 92 Choose Adjust Color Red Green Blue Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The Red Green Blue dialog box appears 2 Inthe Red Green and Blue controls type or set a value to change the percentage for each color A value of 0 preserves the original value To add more of a color use a positive number To remove some of a color use a negative number Note Reducing the amount of blue adds a yellow cast to the image reducing the amount of green adds a magenta cast to the image and reducing the amount of red adds a cyan cast to the image 3 Click OK Adjusting brightness contrast and clarity Corel PaintShop Pro lets you adjust the brightness contrast and clarity in your photos Contrast is the difference between the photo s lightest and darkest pixels Clarity lets you adjust the level of detail in the image by analyzing contrast within localized areas For more information about adjustment filters in the Brightness Contrast group including Curves Levels and Histogram Adjustment see Adjusting brightness clarity and contrast in the Help To change brightness or contrast 1 Choose Adjust gt Brightness and Contrast gt Brightness Contrast The Brightness Contrast dialog box app
107. mple if you want to assign a five star rating click the right most star and all stars will be selected You can also Assign a rating by using the context Right click one or more selected menu thumbnails choose Set Rating and then click the number of stars that you want to assign Assign a rating by using keyboard Select one or more thumbnails and shortcuts press Ctrl the number of stars you want to assign For example if you want to assign one star press Ctrl 1 70 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide To remove the rating of an image e Right click a thumbnail choose Set Rating and click the number of stars that are currently assigned to the image For example to remove the rating of a three star image you would choose Set Rating gt To add a caption to one or more images 1 Select one or more thumbnails 2 Inthe Info palette click the General tab and type text in the Caption box To delete a caption from one or more images 1 Select one or more thumbnails that have the same caption text 2 Inthe Info palette click the General tab 3 Highlight the text you want to delete in the Caption box 4 Press Delete To view advanced image information e Inthe Info palette click the EXIF or IPTC tab The EXIF or IPTC data for the image appears Note You can edit only the EXIF or IPTC data that have entry fields Using Quick Review to review photos You can use Quick Review to review images
108. must select the layer that you want to work on Changes to the image affect only the selected layer also called the active layer You can select only one layer at a time For more information about layer types see Understanding layers in the Help To display or hide the Layers palette e Choose View Palettes gt Layers This command toggles the display of the Layers palette on and off To select a layer e On the Layers palette click the name of a layer To expand or collapse a vector layer or layer group e Perform a task from the following table To Do the following Expand the group On the Layers palette click the plus g sign 4 in front of the layer or layer group name Working with layers 173 To Do the following Collapse the group On the Layers palette click the minus sign in front of the layer or layer group name Creating layers You can create a layer from the Layers palette When you create a layer you can specify properties such as the layer type opacity or blend mode These properties can be modified as you work with the layer You can also create layers from selections vector objects or other images For more information see Creating layers in the Help Layers are created automatically when you use the Text tool Art Media tools or vector drawing tools such the Pen tool or the Preset Shape tool To create a layer from the Layers palette 1 174 On th
109. n box over the scratch 5 Release the mouse button The enclosed area is replaced with the surrounding pixels You can also Move the selection box starting Before releasing the mouse button point in 1 pixel increments press an Arrow key Increase or decrease the width of Before releasing the mouse button the selection box in 1 pixel press Page up or Page down increments Use surrounding pixels to fill the Before releasing the mouse button area perpendicular to the edge of press Shift the selection box This technique is ideal for photos in which the background contains areas with defined borders and lines such as a brick wall T D Fi To avoid removing important details from areas surrounding the scratch you can limit the correction by creating a selection For information about creating selections see Creating selections on page 179 If you are not satisfied with the result click the Undo button 69 reselect the scratch and try varying the width of the tool If the scratch extends over several different backgrounds you can try removing the scratch one section at a time Retouching and restoring images 105 Removing flaws and objects You can remove flaws and objects in your images by using the Clone Brush tool or the Object Remover tool The Clone Brush tool lets you remove flaws and objects by painting over them with another part of the image The paint source can be a part of the same layer
110. n leave it open while you work or you can display it only when you need it Working with colors and materials 137 You can also reverse the foreground and background colors or materials The Materials palette Frame tab Rainbow Swatches tab Foreground and Background color boxes Swap Colors button Transparent option Texture button Style Color Gradient Pattern 9 Set to Black and White button 10 Swap Materials 11 Background and Fill Properties 12 Foreground and Stroke Properties e UN c CON DD U Main components of the Materials palette e Frame tab displays an outer Hue rectangle and an inner Saturation rectangle as well as a strip containing white three shades of gray and black You can drag the vertical slider to adjust lightness and drag the horizontal slider to adjust saturation e Rainbow tab displays the Available Colors panel where you can click to select a color At the bottom of the tab you can click to select white black or three shades of gray e Swatches tab displays swatches which are materials you can save to use again 138 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Foreground and Stroke and Background and Fill Properties boxes display the current foreground and background materials which consist of the style color gradient or pattern and optional texture You can click either box to display the Material Properties dialog box in which you can se
111. n you clone an image area you must select a source area with data If your image contains a selection you must right click within the selection to set your clone source If you are using a pen tablet you can achieve the same result by holding down Shift You can also hold down Shift and click the image to set the source point You can resize the brush interactively by pressing Alt while dragging in the image window Retouching and restoring images 107 To remove objects from a photo 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Object Remover tool 3g 2 On the Tool Options palette choose the Selection Mode button 3 Drag around the object that you want to remove 4 On the Tool Options palette choose the Source Mode button _ A rectangle is displayed in the image window 5 Position the rectangle over the area that will replace the previous selection 6 Drag the handles on the rectangle to resize It or drag the rotation handle on the rectangle to rotate it It is recommended that you make the rectangle as large as or slightly larger than the area you are removing On the Tool Options palette click the Apply button Choose Selections Select None to deselect the selection amp Fi You can also create a selection by using any of the selection tools before you activate the Object Remover tool You can deselect the selection by pressing Ctrl D Erasing image areas You can use the Eraser tool to erase area
112. n you perform an advanced search you can save the search rules and results as a Smart Collection To search for images quickly e n the Navigation palette type a search term in the Search box Navigation r A The search results appear in the Organizer palette Note Search terms may be filenames including extensions names of folders in which images reside including letters 48 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide designating drives tags caption text or image metadata EXIF or IPTC data op ae For more information about the tags that you can assign to images see Adding keyword tags to images on page 50 For more Information about caption text and image metadata see Displaying and editing photo information on page 69 To do an advanced search 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Double click Smart Collections to open the list and click Add Smart Collection The Smart Collection dialog box appears 3 In the Find photos that match drop list select one of the following options e All searches for images that match all of the specified rules e Any searches for images that match any of the specified rules 4 From the first drop list on the left select a search option 5 From the next drop list select an option to refine the search further The options that appear in the drop list depend on the search option that you chose in the previous drop list 6 In t
113. ng images in the Help Important The Auto Preserve Original preference setting can help you avoid overwriting original images By default this feature is on For more information on this preference setting see Setting Auto Preserve preferences in the Help 40 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To save a new image 1 Choose File gt Save The Save As dialog box appears 2 From the Save in drop list choose the folder in which you want to save the file 3 In the File name field type a name for the file 4 In the Save as type drop list choose a file format The most commonly used formats are listed first If you want to change the default settings for the file format for example compression or color profile click Options and choose the settings you want 5 Click Save Fi You can also save your work by clicking the Save As button A on the Standard toolbar to avoid overwriting your current file You can save in the last used file format by choosing File gt Preferences General Program Preferences and clicking Display and Caching from the list on the left side In the Presentation group box mark the Re use last type in the file save as dialog check box To save your work e Choose File gt Save If the Auto Preserve Originals preference setting is enabled and this is the first time you ve attempted to save changes to this image you are prompted to save a copy of the original unedited image If Auto P
114. ng straight from images 109 loading images 37 Local Tone Mapping 94 location information 56 adding manually 60 copying and pasting 61 creating slideshow 196 deleting 62 importing 61 privacy 59 sorting photos 62 M Magic Wand tool 32 creating selections with 183 Makeover tool 32 applying eye drops with 100 applying suntans with 101 applying the Thinify effect 101 removing blemishes with 99 whitening teeth with 100 210 Manage workspace 22 43 choosing display mode 46 setting up 44 Map mode 59 Marker tool 35 marquee selection 179 materials 137 swapping foreground and background 140 Materials palette 28 137 displaying or hiding 139 menu bar 25 merging photos 121 Mesh Warp tool 35 Mixer palette 29 montages 171 Move tool 32 moving layers 176 N Navigation palette 29 new features 2 newsgroups 20 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide noise removing 90 removing quickly 91 O Object Extractor 111 Object Remover tool 33 objects cutting from background 111 image removing 106 118 Oil Brush tool 35 one step fixes noise 91 photos 89 Opacity setting for layers 177 opening application 6 images 38 images from the Navigation palette 39 RAW photos 39 Organizer palette 29 e mailing photos from 191 organizing images 43 Index Overview palette 29 P Paint Brush tool 33 painting with picture tubes 165 paintings 171 Palette Knife tool 35 palettes 25 di
115. ns pricing availability services and technical support For the most current information on available support and professional services for your Corel product please visit www corel com support About Corel Corel is one of the world s top software companies with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting creative and persuasive ways Through the years we ve built a reputation for delivering innovative trusted products that are easy to learn and use helping people achieve new levels of productivity The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation design and value Our award winning product portfolio includes some of the world s most widely recognized and popular software brands including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Corel Painter Corel PaintShop Pro Corel VideoStudio Corel WinDVD Corel WordPerfect Office WinZip Roxio Creator and Roxio Toast 8 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide The digital workflow The digital workflow outlined below can help you understand how to best use Corel PaintShop Pro It suggests a sequence for working with your digital images Whether you want to organize retouch print or share you can use the workflow described below as a guide Bring photos into Corel PaintShop Pro Bringing photos into Corel PaintShop Pro is as simple as
116. ns tab or Computer tab to 22 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide display the folders on your computer or you can sort photos by collection tags or ratings e Preview area lets you choose between two views a large single image view or a multi thumbnail view expanded Organizer palette e Info palette displays information about the selected image It consists of a camera style display of the settings used to take the photo and a tabbed area that lets you add information such as tags and ratings and access a full list of EXIF or IPTC data e Organizer palette available in all three workspaces this palette lets you select photos as thumbnails and includes a toolbar with a range of commands and options for managing photos e Instant effects palette available in all three workspaces this palette lets you select preset effects displayed as thumbnails and apply them to your photo For more information about the Manage workspace see Reviewing organizing and finding photos on page 43 The Adjust workspace Adjust is your workspace for quick edits It lets you fix and enhance your photos by offering a set of the most commonly used tools Workspace tour 23 Adjust palette Preview area Toolbar Instant Effects Palette A l Status bar Organizer palette Set rating Thumbnails A photo displayed in the Adjust workspace The Adjust workspace includes the following components e Preview
117. ntshop Prox Home 5054153 150lu2251 amp 21 fise Get Photos Quick Adjustments H Retouch and Restor Layers and Selectio Text and Graphics Effects t Advanced Adjustima Print and Share If you like the full control of working with RAW files you can use the Camera RAW Lab to process your photos For more information explore the following topics e Adjusting images on page 79 e Retouching and restoring images on page 97 e Working with selections on page 179 e Working with layers on page 169 e Applying effects on page 145 12 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Working with text on page 187 e Working with camera RAW photos on page 75 Share photos After you adjust and enhance your photos you ll want to share them Along with printing layout and e mailing options there are sharing options that let you post directly to popular sharing sites such as Facebook Flickr and Google Photos 23 i aF C m a i T D For more information see the following topics e Printing on page 199 e Sharing photos on page 191 Expanded creative options for DSLR photography Many DSLR digital single lens reflex camera owners are expanding their knowledge and looking for creative options HDR high dynamic range features in Corel PaintShop Pro help you take advantage of bracketing features on your camera You can also combine multiple pho
118. nvert the file you can use Convert RAW To convert a RAW file to another file type 1 In the Organizer palette select one or more RAW file thumbnails 2 Right click a selected thumbnail and click Convert RAW 3 In the Batch Process dialog box choose a file format from the Type drop list If you want to change the default conversion settings click Options and adjust the settings 4 Click Browse and choose a folder in which the converted file will be saved 5 Click Start amp i You can rename converted files by clicking Modify choosing an option from the Rename Options list and clicking Add 78 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Adjusting images When you view your photos in Corel PaintShop Pro you may notice problems that you want to correct In some photos the problems are obvious such as when the subject is too dark In other photos you may sense the need for improvement but not know what to fix With Corel PaintShop Pro you can correct specific aspects of a photo or allow the program to make basic photo adjustments This section presents the following topics e Rotating images e Cropping images e Straightening images e Correcting photographic perspective e Making basic photo corrections automatically e Removing digital noise e Adjusting white balance e Adjusting brightness contrast and clarity e Controlling depth of field For more information about adjusting images including correcting
119. o Blend Photo Blend lets you combine two or more photos of the same scene and choose exactly what you want to keep or remove from the scene Here are some examples Merging exposures and content 133 e Remove moving objects such as people or cars from a photo you can create an empty street in a busy city e Fix a group shot in which one person blinks or looks away simply swap in a better pose from another photo e Get creative by showing the same person multiple times in a single photo Photo Blend can be used to create perfect group shots How do take photos that work with Photo Blend From a tripod or with a steady rest shoot two or more photos a few seconds apart Use the same camera settings for all the photos Photo Tip Use the manual setting on your camera to ensure that the photos have the same size aperture shutter speed and ISO 134 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To use Photo Blend 1 In the Manage workspace select the set of photos that you want to blend Click File gt Photo Blend In the Alignment area click Align To see the results enable the Preview Alignment check box near the bottom of the panel If you want to crop unaligned edges along the borders of the photos mark Auto crop Click a thumbnail in the tray The corresponding photo displays in the preview area In the Custom editing area do any of the following e Click Brush in and in the preview area drag ove
120. o adjust the text position e Position the pointer in the centre of the bounding box until the pointer changes its shape to a four way arrow and drag the text to the desired location e Position the pointer over a corner of the bounding box until the pointer changes its shape to a two way arrow and drag up and down to rotate the text S For information about using the Materials palette to choose colors for the text outline and fill see Using the Materials palette on page 137 i You can also apply the text after you have typed it by double clicking the area outside the text object To delete text 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Pick tool R 2 Click the vector text you want to delete to select it 3 Press Delete EF Fi You can also use the following text selection methods double click a word to select it triple click a line to select it and quadruple click in the text or press Ctrl A to select the entire text Working with text 189 Formatting text The text formatting options in Corel PaintShop Pro let you control the appearance of text You can set these options when you create vector raster or selection text If you create vector text you can reformat the text at any time by changing your text formatting settings You cannot change the characters or formatting of raster text You can modify raster text only by using the Pick tool For more information about formatting options see
121. often tool 33 sorting image thumbnails 64 sorting photos by location 62 by people 54 special effects See effects Spraying images 164 starting the application 6 status bar 25 stitching photos 172 straight lines erasing 110 Straight lines erasing from images 109 Straighten tool 32 straightening angles 85 cropping images after 86 images 84 strokes setting properties 139 styles 137 Index suntan applying 101 support customer 8 20 swapping foreground and background 140 swatches choosing colors 142 Symmetric Shape tool 35 T tags 50 assigning to Images 51 creating 50 deleting from catalog 51 find nontagged images 52 find tagged images 52 removing from images 51 tagging locations 56 tagging people 53 tanning effect 101 Technical Support 20 teeth whitening 100 templates print layout See print layout templates 215 text 187 adding to layers 171 creating 188 deleting 189 formatting 190 Text tool 34 Thinify effect 101 thumbnails 62 browsing for folders 47 displaying in preview area 39 playing videos from 65 rotating 66 sorting 64 viewing for folders 47 zooming in and out 64 tilt shift 151 154 Time Machine effect 150 creating vintage style photos 160 tones adjusting balance 91 correcting 170 smoothing skin 102 Tool Options palette 29 toolbars 30 216 tools types of 31 Tools toolbar using tools 31 tooltips for toolbars 30 for tools 31 tra
122. okes Click the arrow beside the Brush in or Brush out color swatch and click a new color Hide or display brushstrokes in Unmark or mark the Show the preview area brushstrokes check box For best results in the tray of the Step 1 window click the thumbnail of the image that will change the least and click the lock button to use the selected image as background To unlock the background click the lock button again 136 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Working 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 describes how to choose colors and materials that you can use in your images for painting drawing and filling This section presents the following topics e Using the Materials palette e Choosing colors by using the Color Picker e Choosing colors from an image or the desktop For more information about working with colors and materials including using gradients pattern and textures see Working with colors and materials in the Help Using the Materials palette Corel PaintShop Pro lets you paint draw and fill with a variety of styles and materials e Astyle is a color gradient or pattern e A material is the style plus an optional texture Both styles and materials can be selected from the Materials palette You can display the Materials palette at any time You ca
123. on 1 On the Tools toolbar choose a selection tool Selection 3 Freehand Selection G or Magic Wand tool 2 Choose settings for the tool on the Tool Options palette Perform a task from the following table To Do the following Add to a selection From the Mode drop list choose Add and select the image areas that you want to add to the selection The areas do not need to be adjacent Subtract from a selection From the Mode drop list choose Remove and select the image areas that you want to remove from the selection 2 Fi You can also add to a selection by holding down Shift while clicking the image areas that you want to add or subtract from a selection by holding down Ctrl while clicking the image areas that you want to remove Inverting and clearing selections Sometimes the easiest way to make a complicated selection is to select the part of the image that you don t want and then invert the selection For example in a picture of a person against a solid color background you can select the background and then invert the selection so that the person is selected instead of the background Working with selections 185 By selecting a solid background left and inverting the selection you can isolate a complex multicolored foreground right You can also clear a selection which removes the selection marquee and integrates the selection back into the image After clearing the selection you
124. on the sharing site make sure that your privacy settings allow location information to be visible If you are unable to log in from a corporate network you may need to modify the Proxy Server settings on your computer Check with your Network Administrator to get the Proxy Server information for your corporate network Sharing photos 195 Fi You can add or remove photos by clicking Add photos or Remove photos Creating Share My Trip projects You can create an interactive slideshow of your photos and show them on a map The project that you create is saved as HTML output that can be posted on your blog or uploaded to Dropbox If you upload the project to Dropbox you can automatically post the link on Facebook For more information about mapping your photos see Adding location information on page 56 come With Share My Trip you can create interactive slideshows that map your photos by location You can click a photo on the map to view a larger version of the photo 196 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide In the Share My Trip dialog box you can add a title for your slideshow view location information and choose a folder where to save the project To create a Share My Trip project 1 W N iN In the Organizer palette select the photos that you want to include in your project You can select up to 200 photos Only photos with location information can be used in the project Click the Share My
125. ools toolbar choose the Scratch Remover tool Retouching and restoring images 101 2 On the Tool Options palette choose either the square edge or the beveled edge 2 selection box 3 Type or set a value in the Width control so that the wrinkle fits inside the inner portion of the selection box you drag 4 Position the pointer just outside the wrinkle and carefully drag over the wrinkle so that the wrinkle is enclosed in the inner rectangle The wrinkle is covered by the surrounding skin texture t i If you need to start again you can undo the correction adjust the Width control and redrag For wrinkle lines that are not straight correct just one portion at a time To smooth skin tone 1 Choose Adjust gt Skin Smoothing 2 Inthe Skin Smoothing dialog box adjust the Amount slider Moving the slider to the right applies more smoothing moving the slider to the left applies less smoothing 102 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The Skin Smoothing command smooths skin tones and diminishes the appearance of wrinkles and blemishes quickly Wy Fi The Skin Smoothing command automatically detects and smooths skin tones without affecting eyes or lips However if other areas in your photo are affected because they are similar in color to the skin tone you can use a selection to isolate the area you want to smooth For more information about selections see Creating selections on page 179 Rem
126. opening the application in the Manage workspace and navigating to your favorite photo folders on your computer The application automatically catalogs the folders that you navigate to essentially importing them into the application without duplicating any files Navigation a SS MB Desktop gt DJ Libraries l B Lori Kerfoot b amp Computer gt Gia Network amp 4 Laptop 4 m Folder Lori Kerfoot The digital workflow 9 For more information see Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro on page 37 Manage your photos Digital photography gives you the freedom 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 photos as early in the process as possible The Manage workspace lets you access all the tools you need to cull rate tag and prepare photos for editing or sharing Double clicking a thumbnail opens a full screen review mode called Quick Review Search options and collections make It easy to find and work with the photos that you currently store on your computer Quick Review is a full screen review mode that opens when you double click a thumbnail in the Manage workspace You can use arrow keys to zoom and navigate 10 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide For more information see Reviewing organizing and finding photos on page 43 Adjust photos quickly The cha
127. or drop down slider for each RGB or values HSL value for example the Red slider displays only degrees of red from 0 to 255 Mark the Link Colors check box to display the current color in combination with the other two colors F Fir You can also choose a color directly on the Frames tab or the Rainbow tab of the Materials palette The Frames tab contains a more compact rectangular version of the color wheel and its controls The Rainbow tab presents every available color Click to choose the foreground color or right click to choose the background color You can access recently used colors by right clicking the Color box on the Materials palette In the Recent Colors dialog box click Other to display the Material Properties dialog box 142 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide To use the current colors with all tools mark the All tools check box on the Materials palette If you unmark this check box the current materials are used by the active tool only Choosing colors from an image or the desktop You can choose a foreground or background color from any open image or from any color within Corel PaintShop Pro such as a color on a toolbar This feature is useful when you want to use the color of a specific icon or when you want to match the Windows desktop colors If you have Windows 2000 or a later version of Windows you can choose a color from other applications such as a color displayed in a word processor
128. or more information see Creating Share My Trip projects on page 196 Enhanced Text tool The Text tool has been enhanced to give you more intuitive text selection and editing and improved interaction between the Text tool and the Pick tool For more information see Working with text on page 187 Enhanced Sharing options Enhanced social media integration lets you upload your photos simultaneously to your Facebook Flickr and Google accounts For more information see Uploading photos to a sharing site on page 193 4 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Enhanced Crop tool Crop tool enhancements offer greater flexibility and ease in cropping your images to achieve the image focus and dimensions you want You can also define your own crop area and save it as a preset For more information see Cropping images on page 81 Enhanced Layer Styles The Layers palette now has better access to Layer Styles such as Drop Shadow Reflection Glow and Bevel styles For more information see Using layer styles in the Help Enhanced Multi script support The new Run Multiple Scripts dialog box lets you run multiple scripts in sequence For more information see To run multiple scripts in the Help Installing and uninstalling Corel programs The Installer makes it easy to install Corel programs and components Before installing e Close all open programs Note that antivirus software and fi
129. or painting drawing cropping typing text and performing other image editing tasks e Web displays commands for creating and saving images for the Web To display or hide a toolbar e Choose View gt Toolbars and click the toolbar that you want to display or hide A check mark beside the toolbar name in the menu indicates that the toolbar is displayed 30 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide a Fi To hide a specific toolbar click the Close button 4 on its title ar You can display or hide a floating toolbar by pressing F2 Using tools You can use the tools to perform a variety of image editing and creative tasks When you hold the pointer over a tool a tooltip displays the tool name and shortcut key and the status bar displays hints for using the tool While the Adjust workspace contains a limited number of tools for quickly touching up your images the Edit workspace contains a wide selection of tools for advanced image creation and editing In the Edit workspace some of these tools such as the Crop Move and Text tools reside in their own space on the Tools toolbar Most tools however are grouped with other tools that perform similar tasks A group of tools is denoted by a small flyout arrow on the right side of the active tool Flyout arrow Some tools are grouped together in flyouts You can access all tools in a flyout by clicking the flyout arrow beside the active tool For information about mo
130. orel products Registering Corel products is important to ensure that you receive timely access to the latest product updates as well as valuable 6 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide information about product releases Registration also gives you access to free downloads articles tips and tricks and special offers You can register the program immediately after you install it or you can register at a later date You can register the program in one of the following ways e online If you are connected to the Internet when you are prompted to register you can launch the online registration If no Internet connection is detected you are presented with a list of options e by phone You can call the Corel Customer Service Center nearest you For more information about registering a Corel product visit www corel com support register Updating the program You can check for product updates Updates notify you of important new Information about your program To update your program e Choose Help Check for Updates Fi You can turn automatic program updates on or off by clicking Help Corel Guide In the Corel Guide click the Product information and preferences button Ea and choose Message preferences Mark the options that you want Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 7 Corel Support Services Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about product features specificatio
131. otate an image interactively On the Tools toolbar choose the Pick tool Jz Rotate the image by dragging the rotation handle the square connected by a line to the rotation pivot point The cursor changes to two curved arrows when it is positioned over the rotation handle Gigs Fi You can also rotate an image by clicking the Rotate Right or Rotate Left button on the Standard toolbar If you want to change the center of rotation before you interactively rotate the image hold down Ctrl and drag the rotation pivot point the circle at the center of the image to a new position Cropping images You can remove unwanted portions of an image to create stronger compositions or to draw attention to another area of the image Corel PaintShop Pro helps you crop by providing presets to common image sizes such as 4 x 6 inches or 10 x 15 centimeters Adjusting images 81 Cropping reduces the amount of hard drive memory required for storing the image In addition cropping can improve color corrections by eliminating extraneous areas of color If a photograph requires both cropping and color correction you should crop the image first and then apply the color correction Floating toolbar for the Crop tool Important Cropping permanently removes the image area outside the crop rectangle To preserve the original photo use the Save As command and save the cropped version of your image to a new filename To crop an
132. ou want and click OK Applying effects 153 To apply the Sepia Toning effect 1 Choose Effects Photo Effects Sepia Toning The Sepia Toning dialog box appears Type or set a value in the Amount to age control to determine the strength of the effect To apply a miniature effect by using Selective Focus 1 154 Choose Effects gt Photo Effects Selective Focus The Selective Focus dialog box appears You can maximize the dialog box to increase the size of the Before and After panes of the preview area In the Area of focus click one of the following tools e Planar Selection Tool the default tool for setting a linear area of focus It Is effective at setting an area of focus along a road bridge or other linear element that isn t along the edge of your photo e Half Planar Selection Tool lets you set a linear area of focus along the edge of a photo e Radial Selection Tool 3 lets you set a circular area of focus In the Before pane of the preview area when your pointer displays the move cursor drag the area of focus to the position you want Drag the rotation handle the box at the end of the short line to rotate the area of focus Drag a sizing handle on the solid lines to set the edges for the area of focus Fine tune the results by dragging any of the following sliders Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e Blur amount determines the amount of blur outside the area o
133. oving scratches The Scratch Remover tool lets you remove scratches cracks and other unwanted image areas from photos Retouching and restoring images 103 gt You can repair individual scratches by using the Scratch Remover tool You can use the tool to enclose the flawed area and fill it with the surrounding content that you want to keep If the background is relatively smooth the result is usually satisfying Scratches on a textured or more complex background may be more effectively removed with the Clone Brush tool For information about the Clone Brush tool see Removing flaws and objects on page 106 For images containing many small scratches you can use the Automatic Small Scratch Remover command For more information see To remove scratches automatically in the Help To remove scratches 1 On the Layers palette select the layer that contains the area you want to remove 2 On the Tools toolbar choose the Scratch Remover tool Z On the Tool Options palette choose one of the following options to define the shape of the Scratch Remover tool e square edge GJ corrects scratches that are perpendicular to object edges in an open area or of uniform color 104 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide e beveled edge 3 corrects scratches that are at an angle to object edges 4 Position the pointer just outside the scratch on one end hold down the left mouse button and drag to set a selectio
134. palette click the layer that contains the image area that you want to cut out 2 Choose Image gt Object Extractor Retouching and restoring images 111 The Object Extractor dialog box appears with the Brush tool 4 activated by default Adjust the brush size by moving the Brush size slider In the preview area draw a line along the edges of the image area that you want to cut out Ensure that the selection outline slightly overlaps the surrounding background and completely surrounds the area in a closed ring Choose the Fill tool 2 and click inside the area you want to cut out An overlay covers the image area that you clicked Note If the selection outline is not closed the fill covers the entire image If this is the case click the Eraser tool to clear the fill and then complete the selection outline with the Brush tool Click Process to preview the result If you are not happy with the result click Edit Mask to return to the previous view and touch up the cutout You can also Erase parts of the selection outline Choose the Eraser tool and drag over the selection marquee that you want to delete Refine the edge detail in the final Move the Accuracy slider to a higher result value if the object has an intricate or complex outline The Accuracy slider is available only after you click Process Revert to the original image Click Reset The Reset button is available only before you click P
135. ply edits to most file types but edits to RAW files can be applied only to other RAW files You can undo the edits you apply to one or more photos Reviewing organizing and finding photos 67 To capture edits 1 Ue FiA After editing an image in the Adjust workspace Edit workspace or Camera RAW Lab save the changes and return to the Manage workspace Select the thumbnail of the photo that you edited A pencil icon or RAW icon appears in the lower left corner of the thumbnail to indicate that the image has been edited Click the Capture Editing amp button on the Organizer toolbar You can capture the edits of both open or closed files for the current session only When you close the program all captured edits are automatically deleted You can also capture the edits by right clicking the selected thumbnail and choosing Capture Editing To apply captured edits UJ te Fi 68 In the Organizer palette select one or more thumbnails Click the Apply Editing 4 button on the Organizer toolbar Click OK in the Batch Progress dialog box For RAW files the saved settings from the Camera RAW Lab dialog box are applied When you close the program all captured edits are automatically cleared You can also apply the captured edits by right clicking the selected thumbnails and choosing Apply Editing Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide To undo Apply Editing 1 In the Organizer palette select one
136. ppy with the results click Process You can now optimize the photo using the HDR controls in the Step 2 and Step 3 windows For more information see To adjust HDR images in Exposure Merge Step 2 on page 128 and To Merging exposures and content 131 fine tune and save an HDR processed image Step 3 on page 130 Merging batches of photos into HDR images If you use auto bracketing on a regular basis you may accumulate many sets of photos that can be processed as HDR high dynamic range images You can use the Batch Merge feature to quickly merge each of your bracketed sets into HDR images You can then evaluate which sets make good candidates for the more powerful HDR tools in the Exposure Merge feature In some cases Batch Merge might be the only HDR processing you need to do Batch Merge organizes photos into sets based on the time between photos within a defined timeframe or a defined number of photos per set To merge batches of photos into HDR images 1 In the Manage workspace select the thumbnails for the photos that you want to merge An orange outline appears around the thumbnails of selected photos 2 Click File gt HDR gt Batch Merge The photos are sorted into groups of three by default In the Presets area click a thumbnail to set a processing style For more information on presets see To manage presets in Exposure Merge on page 129 If you want the application to perform the standard HDR
137. processing instead of applying preset adjustments skip this step 3 Click the folder icon beside the Save processed files in box and browse to the folder where you want to save the processed files 4 Choose a file type from the Save as drop list 132 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide If you choose JPEG drag the JPEG quality slider to set the file size and quality for the processed images If you want to save hdr versions of the processed files So you can edit them in Exposure Merge mark the Save hdr file check box 5 In the Group photos by drop list choose one of the following e Sets lets you choose a number in the Photos per set box This option works well if you consistently shoot bracketed photos in predetermined batches e Time lets you choose a time interval in the Seconds per group box This option works well if you vary the number of photos in a bracketed set 6 Ifthe photos were taken without a tripod enable the Auto align check box and choose an alignment option form the Method drop list If you want to crop unaligned edges along the borders of the photos mark the Auto crop check box 7 Click Process Processing might take a few moments depending on the size and number of photos You can now navigate to the location where you saved your process files and evaluate them Fi To remove thumbnails from the Batch Merge window select the photos and press Delete Combining photos with Phot
138. r the area that you want to preserve You don t need to be exact e Click Brush out and in the preview area drag over the area that you want to remove e Click Auto brush if you want the application to auto detect the differences between the images Leave the brushmarks as they are to remove ghosting and other differences or use it as a starting point for custom brushstrokes e Enable the Include moving objects check box and click Auto brush to auto detect and preserve the differences between photos for example if you want to create a multi pose image Repeat the editing process for other photos by clicking thumbnails in the tray and applying brushstrokes Click Process Review the results in the preview area If you want to adjust your settings or continue editing click Back Merging exposures and content 135 8 Inthe Step 2 Fine Tune window use any of the tools or adjustment controls to fine tune the image 9 Do one of the following e Click Edit to open the file in the Edit workspace if you want to continue editing the photo The Photo Blend window remains open e Click Save and close to save the file close the Photo Blend window and return to the workspace you were last using You can also Change the brush size Drag the Brush size slider Refine or erase brushstrokes Click Eraser and drag across a brushstroke in the preview area Remove all brushstrokes Click Clear Change the color of brushstr
139. reas And when pushed beyond the corrective boundaries HDR can produce an unreal plastic or even hyper real tone and as such has become a creative technique in itself Typically an HDR file needs to be converted back to a 16 bit image format for final output The photos along the top were taken with different exposure levels and then they were combined to create a single beautifully exposed image 122 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Taking photos for HDR processing If you are new to HDR processing the information below can help you get started What camera features work well with HDR You can use automatic exposure bracketing if your camera offers It or use the aperture priority mode and adjust the shutter speed to achieve different exposures Avoid aperture changes because the depth of field may shift enough to cause blurring in some of the photos Review the user manual for your camera for information about bracketing options and aperture priority mode How many photos should take for my HDR set Usually three photos is a good base minimum is two but to capture a very high contrast scene take five or more up to a maximum of nine What exposure settings should use Try an initial setting of 2 0 exposure value EV between photos If you are taking a greater number of photos you can set the exposure at lower increments but make sure that the number of shots is enough to cover a wide range of e
140. reserve Originals is not enabled the original image is overwritten by the modified image Getting started 41 You can avoid overwriting the current file by using the Save As command amp Fir You can also save your work by clicking the Save button on the Standard toolbar Deleting images You can delete image files by using the Organizer palette To delete an image e Right click a thumbnail in the Organizer palette and choose Delete from the context menu 42 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Reviewing organizing and finding photos The Manage workspace is a multifaceted digital image management feature that lets you preview organize and streamline your photo editing workflow This section presents the following topics e Setting up the Manage workspace e Browsing folders for photos e Finding images on your computer e Working with saved searches e Adding keyword tags to images e Viewing photos by tags e Using the calendar to find images e Finding people in your photos e Adding location information e Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace e Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos e Displaying and editing photo information e Using Quick Review to review photos e Working with trays Reviewing organizing and finding photos 43 When you start up Corel PaintShop Pro for the first time the Manage workspace appears as your main workspace with the following four component
141. rewall applications may affect installation e Ensure that you are logged in to your computer as Administrator or as a user with local administrative rights To install Corel PaintShop Pro 1 Close any open applications 2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive If the setup does not start automatically navigate to the DVD drive on your computer and double click Setup exe Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X5 5 3 Follow the Instructions on your screen To uninstall Corel PaintShop Pro 1 Open the Windows Control Panel 2 Inthe Programs category click the Uninstall a program link 3 In the Programs and Features window click Corel PaintShop Pro X5 in the list of applications 4 Click Uninstall Change 5 Follow the instructions on your screen Starting and exiting the program You can start Corel PaintShop Pro from the Windows taskbar or your desktop icon and exit the program from the File menu To start Corel PaintShop Pro e From the Start menu choose All Programs gt Corel PaintShop Pro X5 or use the Corel PaintShop Pro X5 application icon or tile on your desktop or Start screen ag Oe N If you associate specific file formats such as JPEG and TIFF with Corel PaintShop Pro you can double click the associated file to start the program For information about setting file format associations see Setting file format associations in the Help To exit Corel PaintShop Pro e Choose File gt Exit Registering C
142. rocess and clears both the fill and the selection outline 112 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can also Hide the fill overlay and the edge Mark the Hide Mask check box outline Specify an exact size for the brush or Type or set a value in the Brush size eraser nib box Zoom in and out Type or set a value in the Zoom box Display an image at Its actual size Click the Zoom to 100 button F Display an image in the entire Click the Fit Image to Window preview area button FR Pan to another area of the image Using the Pan tool drag the image until the area you want to see is visible The background layer is automatically promoted to a raster layer when you use the Object Extractor command 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 You can use the Color Changer tool to realistically recolor an object or a region in an image What sets the Color Changer tool apart from other tools and commands such as the Flood Fill tool some of the retouching brushes or the Colorize Hue Saturation Lightness or Hue Map commands is that it takes into account the shading of the specified color The Color Changer tool detects and analyzes variations in image brightness and applies the recoloring based on that illumination Retouching and restoring images 113 It lets you adjust Tool Options
143. rofile applies a curve adjustment to the image based on the known characteristics of the sensor in your camera e Alignment Choose between Feature based detects features in the photos or Edge based detects edges within the photos e Custom editing Choose which areas you want to keep Brush in or remove Brush out from each photo Often custom editing is applied to remove ghosting the semitransparent effect caused by merging photos that captured moving objects Step 2 HDR Adjustments After you merge your photos you can adjust the resulting HDR image by applying a preset customizing a preset or creating the look you want from scratch The key is to experiment You can save your custom settings as a new preset You can manage your presets by saving loading deleting or resetting them All the adjustment options in the HDR Adjustments window let you work on an HDR 32 bit file You can save the HDR file with all settings SO you can reopen and modify it again in the future When you are finished with Step 2 and move to Step 3 the final step the application prepares the image for output by saving it to a 16 bit image Merging exposures and content 125 Step 3 Fine Tune The final step Is fine tuning the merged image before you exit Exposure Merge The controls in the Fine Tune window are based on the controls in the Adjust workspace Some fine tuning tips Digital Noise Removal is a great tool for cle
144. rt location information 1 Select the photos for which you want to import location information 2 Click the Import Location Info button Ry 3 In the Add Location Info dialog box enable one of the following options e Import location info from your Facebook check in list e Import location data from a GPS tracker KML file If you choose to import data from a GPS tracker click Import and locate the KML file that you want to use Choose an option from the Time Zone list A Click Add a If the selected photos already contain location information a dialog box appears prompting you to choose whether to Reviewing organizing and finding photos 61 override the existing information and replace it with the imported data If the KML data does not match the photos a warning appears When location information is added to RAW files the information Is stored in the application only and the files are not altered amp Fi You can click the Details tab to view a map and other details about the selected location To sort photos by location 1 In Thumbnail mode click the Sort by drop list on the Organizer toolbar 2 Click the Place sorting option The selected photos are sorted by country district city and road with the most recent location listed first within each group To delete location information 1 Select the photos from which you want to delete the location tags 2 Inthe Info palette click the Places tab
145. s Navigation palette Preview area Organizer palette and the Info palette For information about each of these palettes see The Manage workspace on page 22 Navigation palette Preview area Info palette a ES eh pa A A ba i a ie p mrt Organizer palette Organizer toolbar Thumbnails Manage workspace in Preview mode Depending on your specific needs you can customize the Manage workspace by choosing the Preview Thumbnail or Map mode resizing moving or hiding the palettes and selecting display and file preferences For more information see Setting Manage workspace preferences in the Help 44 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Navigation palette Organizer toolbar Info palette L T i rE PE mr 2 oa abe i ine on N A T a Preview area Thumbnails Manage workspace in Thumbnail mode Manage workspace in Map mode Reviewing organizing and finding photos 45 To switch between Preview Thumbnail and Map modes e In the upper right corner of the Manage workspace click one of the following buttons e Preview mode displays a large preview area of a single image e Thumbnail mode EE expands and locks the Organizer palette content in the preview area e Map mode displays a map where photos can be matched to specific locations For more information on the geographic tagging of photos see Adding location information in the Help To hide or show t
146. s of a layer to transparency When you use the Eraser tool on a raster layer all pixels in the tool s path become transparent A gray and white checkerboard pattern indicates transparent areas 108 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide You can quickly remove the background from an image by using the Background Eraser tool You can use the Background Eraser tool to erase pixels selectively For example in a photo of a mountain range you can erase the sky or you can isolate an object from the surrounding image area For information about the settings available for the Background Eraser tool see Erasing image areas in the Help To erase an image area Edit workspace 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Eraser tool amp 2 On the Tool Options palette choose the brush options you want 3 Drag in the image to erase You can also Restore erased pixels Hold down the right mouse button and drag over the erased area Erase a straight line Click at the beginning of the line hold down Shift and click the end of the line To continue erasing the line move to the next point hold down Shift and click again Retouching and restoring images 109 a ne If you erase the background layer the Eraser tool erases to transparency and the layer is automatically promoted to a raster layer To erase the background area of an image 1 On the Layers palette click the layer that contains the image element that you want
147. sing output quality When choosing the output quality of your photos you have two options e Original preserves the image as It is and allows for maximum quality e Recommended decreases the file size and the quality of the image to optimize it for upload Smaller files can be uploaded faster To upload photos to a sharing site 1 In the Organizer palette available from any workspace select the photos that you want to share If the Organizer palette is not displayed click View gt Palettes gt Organizer or press Shift F9 194 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Click the Share button c8 In the Share Photos dialog box click any of the following sharing site buttons e Facebook e Flickr e Google Click the Album tab and do one of the following e Choose an album from the list to add your photos to an existing album e Click New Album type a name and description and click Create to create a new album for your photos Click the Photo tab and edit any of the fields If you have more than one sharing site selected the fields might not apply to all of the sharing sites only the information supported by a given sharing site is uploaded Choose an option from the Quality drop list Click Upload If you want to upload photos to a site that you are not currently connected to you will be asked to log in before you can upload your photos If you want location information about your photos to appear
148. sor displaying a null symbol amp indicates that the selected item cannot be moved to a particular position t i You can also move a layer or layer group by choosing Layers gt Arrange and then choosing an option Setting layer opacity To create interesting effects you can vary the opacity of a layer from the default of 100 percent fully opaque down to 0 percent fully transparent When a layer is partially transparent the underlying layers show through You can also change the opacity of a layer group The Opacity setting on the Layers palette determines the opacity of each layer The overall opacity of a layer and the opacity of individual pixels are independent of each other For example if a pixel starts at 50 percent opacity and the layer is set to 50 percent opacity the pixel appears as 25 percent opaque If the layer is in a layer group that Is set to 50 percent opacity then the pixel appears as 12 5 percent opaque Working with layers 177 To set the opacity of a layer 1 On the Layers palette select the layer or layer group 2 Drag the Opacity slider IFS to the desired percentage amp Fir You can also set layer opacity by double clicking the layer changing the Opacity setting in the Layer Properties dialog box and clicking OK 178 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Working with selections Selecting the parts of images to edit is an important step in your workflow By creating a sele
149. splaying 29 hiding 29 resizing 29 types of 27 using 27 Pan tool 32 panoramic photos 172 Pastel tool 35 Pen tool 35 people 53 perspective correcting 86 Perspective Correction tool 32 Photo Blend 133 211 Photo effects 150 Black and White Film 151 film and filter effects 150 Selective Focus 151 Sepia Toning 151 Time Machine 150 Vignette 152 Picasa 193 Pick tool 32 picture frames 162 Picture Tube tool 34 164 picture tubes 164 painting with 165 pixels restoring to background 110 112 restoring to image 109 places 56 playing videos 65 PNG files 40 Point to Point selections 183 preserving images 170 Preset Shape tool 35 212 Preview images 22 previewing images 39 images in the Manage workspace 63 print layout templates printing images with 201 print layouts 202 printing active images 200 contact sheets 199 201 cropped images 84 Help topics 17 images 199 images with templates 201 privacy when sharing photos 59 Push tool 33 Q Quick Review 10 Quick Review mode using 71 quitting 6 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide R rating images 70 71 RAW files 40 RAW photos 75 adjusting settings 77 capturing edits 78 converting to another format 78 opening 39 supported file formats 75 using the Camera RAW Lab 76 rearranging layers 176 Rectangle tool 35 Red Eye tool 32 red eye removing 97 with Red Eye tool 98 renaming files 66 layers 175 resizin
150. t for your program You can find tips and tricks download new content for your projects explore new ways to share your photos and access the latest updates for your program To access the Corel Guide e Choose Help gt Corel Guide Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 19 Using Web based resources From the Corel PaintShop Pro Help menu and the Corel website you can access a number of Web pages dedicated to customer support and communities You can find resources such as downloads tutorials tips newsletters newsgroups and other online resources To access Web based resources e From the Help menu select one of the following website links e Contact Information this link takes you to a Customer Support page listing customer service and technical support contact information e Online Support and Resources lets you access the Corel Support Services page to search for answers in the Corel Knowledgebase and newsgroups submit questions to Technical Support provide feedback or look for software updates e Check for Updates checks the Corel Update Service to see if there are updates to your copy of Corel PaintShop Pro amp i You can also visit www corel com and click the Support link to access the Support page To access Corel learning resources e Use your Internet browser to go to www corel com click the PaintShop Pro link and click the Resources tab 20 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Workspa
151. t layers see Working with layers in the Help Understanding layers When you create or import an image in Corel PaintShop Pro the image has a single layer Depending on the type of image you create or import the single layer is labeled as Background Raster Vector or Art Working with layers 169 Media When you open a photo scan or screen capture the single layer is labeled as Background on the Layers palette For most simple corrections and retouching you do not have to add layers to an image However it is a good practice to duplicate the single layer before making image corrections so that you preserve the original image on its own layer If you intend to do more complex work such as adding elements to the image creating photo compositions adding text or applying other effects the use of layers is highly recommended alU laximus Fema Layers are like separate sheets that you combine to create a final composition The following table provides examples To Do the following Preserve the original Make a duplicate of the background layer by image before making choosing Layers Duplicate To work on the changes duplicate layer make it the active layer by clicking it on the Layers palette Make color and tonal Use adjustment layers instead of changing the corrections image directly For more information about using adjustment layers see Using adjustment
152. t material options e Foreground and Background Color boxes display the current foreground and background color and let you set colors regardless of current material e Style button shows which style is currently selected color gradient J or pattern To change between the most recently selected color gradient and pattern you can click the Style button and select a new style from the drop list e Texture button amp turns the current texture on or off Set to Black and White button JF sets the foreground to black and the background to white This is helpful when you use the Edit Selection command e Transparent button 3 specifies whether the foreground or background material is transparent You use a transparent material primarily with vector objects and text A transparent foreground has no outline only the objects or letters are filled and a transparent background has no fill only the objects or letters are outlined e All tools check box specifies whether the selected foreground and background materials apply to all tools If the check box is unmarked the selected materials apply only to the active tool To display or hide the Materials palette e Choose View gt Palettes gt Materials Working with colors and materials 139 To swap the foreground and background colors or materials e From the Materials palette click the Swap Colors button Ei or click the Swap Materials button
153. te it Instantly change the color you Before clicking Apply click a color on want to apply the Materials palette Adjust the color application Before clicking Apply adjust any of the following controls on the Tool Options palette e Tolerance determines how closely the current color needs to match similar colors for recoloring to be applied Higher settings cause more pixels to be recolored e Edge Softness determines how pixels that border the recolored pixels are affected Higher settings cause more bleeding of the recoloring ra ee While using the Color Changer tool you can undo and redo actions such as adjusting colors or adjusting settings on the Tool Options palette Retouching and restoring images 115 F i To Isolate the area you want to recolor you can create a selection For more information about creating selections see Creating selections on page 179 To prevent the Color Changer from affecting areas of the photo that you do not want to change you can duplicate the layer on which the photo resides apply the Color Changer to the new layer and use the Eraser tool to erase the areas of changed color that you want to restore You can then merge the layers Adding borders You can add a colored frame or border around an image When you add a border to an image the dimensions of the image are expanded to the border For multilayer images Corel PaintShop Pro prompts you to
154. the RAW JPG Pairs option is turned on both versions of the files are sent to the Recycle Bin To select more than one thumbnail Manage workspace e Do one of the following e To select adjacent thumbnails hold down Shift and click the first and the last thumbnail in the sequence of thumbnails e To select nonadjacent thumbnails hold down Ctrl and click the thumbnails To play a video from a thumbnail Manage workspace 1 If the Manage workspace is not in Preview mode click the Preview mode button in the upper right corner of the Manage workspace 2 Inthe Organizer palette click a video thumbnail 3 Click the Play button below the Preview area 12345 win Example of a video thumbnail pa Fi You can extract a frame from a video and save it as an image by clicking the Pause button to stop the video on the frame that you want to save and clicking the Capture button 6J Reviewing organizing and finding photos 65 To rotate one or more images in the Organizer palette 1 Select one or more thumbnails 2 On the Organizer toolbar click one of the following buttons e Rotate Right rotates thumbnails 90 degrees clockwise e Rotate Left rotates thumbnails 90 degrees counterclockwise amp Fi You can also right click a thumbnail and choose Rotate Right or Rotate Left from the context menu To delete one or more photos in the Manage workspace 1 Select one or more thumbnails and
155. the map to display information about the photos tagged at that location To add location information manually 1 60 If the workspace is not in Map mode click the Map mode button in the upper right corner of the Manage workspace In the Organizer palette select all photos that you want to tag with a specific location If no photos are selected the location tag will be added to all photos in the current folder Do one of the following e Start typing the name of the location in the search box and choose a location from the list that appears e Click the Add location button and then click directly on the map to tag the selected photos with the chosen location e Type latitude and longitude in the boxes under the Places tab in the Info palette This option is available in Map Thumbnail and Preview modes A location marker is added to the map and a marker also appears in the lower right corner of each tagged photo Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Fi If more than twenty photos are selected a confirmation dialog box appears Click Yes to tag all selected photos To copy and paste location information 1 Select the photo from which you want to copy location information 2 Inthe Info palette click the Places tab and click Copy 3 Select one or more photos to which you want to add the copied location information 4 In the Info palette click Paste Location tags are added to the photos To impo
156. to isolate 2 On the Tools toolbar choose the Background Eraser tool gy On the Tool Options palette choose the brush options you want Drag around the edges of the image area that you want to isolate Slow careful strokes give you the best results Keep the center of the brush on regions you want to erase while keeping the edges of the brush on regions you want to preserve You can also Restore erased pixels Right click and drag Erase a Straight line Click once at the beginning point hold down Shift and click the endpoint To continue erasing the line move to the next point hold down Shift and click again Switch to the Eraser tool Hold down the Backspace key while you drag the mouse a im The background layer is automatically promoted to a raster layer when you work on it with the Background Eraser tool 110 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Cutting out image areas You can use the Object Extractor to cut out an image area from the surrounding background You can then edit the cutout separately from the background display it against a different background or combine it with other images Object Extractor workflow 1 Outline the edges of the image area 2 add a fill 3 preview the cutout and touch it up if necessary 4 bring the cutout into the image window 5 place the cutout against a different background image optional To cut out an image area Edit workspace 1 On the Layers
157. tos with Photo Blend For more information see the following topics e Taking photos for HDR processing on page 123 The digital workflow 13 Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge on page 124 Merging batches of photos into HDR images on page 132 Combining photos with Photo Blend on page 133 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro You can learn how to use Corel PaintShop Pro in various ways by accessing the Help and videos by using the Learning Center palette or by exploring the Corel Guide and by visiting the Corel website www corel com where you can access tips tutorials and information about training This section presents the following topics e Documentation conventions e Using the Help system e Using the Learning Center palette e Using the Corel Guide e Using Web based resources Documentation conventions The following table describes important conventions used in the Help Convention Description Example Menu gt A menu item followed by a Choose File gt Open Menu menu command command drop list A list of options that drops Choose an option from the down when a user clicks a_ Selection Type drop list on down arrow button the Tool Options palette Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro 15 Convention Description Example palette A window containing Double click the name of the available comm
158. tte click the Collections tab 2 Double click Tags to open the list 3 Right click a tag and click Delete To assign a keyword tag to one or more images 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Double click Tags to open the list 3 In the Organizer palette select one or more thumbnails of the images that you want to tag 4 Drag the thumbnails onto a tag in the Tags list You can also assign one or more tags to the selected thumbnails by typing the text in the Tags box on the General page of the Info palette and clicking the Add Tag button fg to the right of the text field To remove keyword tags from one or more images 1 In the Organizer palette select one or more thumbnails 2 Inthe Info palette click the General tab to view the tag information 3 In the list that appears below the Tags box click one or more tags that you want to remove and click the Delete Tag button that appears to the right of the tag name If the Info palette is not displayed click the Image information button on the Organizer toolbar Reviewing organizing and finding photos 51 Viewing photos by tags After you assign a tag to an image you can find the image simply by clicking on the tag To display photos by tags 1 In the Navigation palette click the Collections tab 2 Double click Tags to open the list Click a tag Photos associated with the tag display as thumbnails in the Organizer palette Ti i
159. ttings in the Picture Tube Settings dialog box Warping images You can distort image areas by using the warp brushes on image pixels to produce a warping effect You can twirl areas of images contract or expand parts of images and create many interesting effects The effect of the Warp Brush is often time dependent which means that the longer you hold the brush over an area the more the brush produces the effect The Warp Brush tool can be used to create caricatures 166 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide You can also warp images by using a grid When you use the Mesh Warp tool a grid or mesh is placed on the image The grid intersections have mesh points or nodes that you drag to create deformations For more information about warping by using a grid see To warp image areas by using a grid in the Help To warp image areas by using a brush 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Warp Brush tool 7 2 On the Tool Options palette choose the type of warp in the Warp Modes group box e Push pushes pixels in the direction of the stroke for an effect similar to smearing paint This warp mode is time independent e Expand ji pushes pixels away from the center of the brush e Contract 3 pulls pixels into the center of the brush e Right Twirl yi rotates pixels clockwise around the center of the brush e Left Twirl iy rotates pixels counterclockwise around the center of the brush e Noise 82
160. ual color channels For more information about Curves see To change color channel brightness in the Help If you want to save your settings click the Save Preset button H type a name in the Preset name box and click OK Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect You can apply a color gradient to your photos to simulate the effect achieved by using a graduated filter on your camera lens Graduated filters often consist of a single color that fades to transparent This lets you adjust the color in a specific area of the photo For example ina photo where you want an otherwise too bright sky to have more blue you can use a blue graduated filter to increase the blue of the sky without affecting the lower part of the photo If you want to push your creativity the Graduated Filter effect lets you choose from different gradient shapes and dual color options mawe w afisi kas The Graduated Filter effect was applied to the original photo left to create a sunset effect and to intensify the blue of the water To apply a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect 1 Click Effects Photo Effects Graduated Filter 158 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide The Graduated Filter dialog box appears Click a Style button to determine the shape of the gradient The default option Linear Graduated Filter best simulates traditional graduated filters Drag in the Before pane to set the size and direction of the gradi
161. ure model or toy The illusion Is created by adjusting the depth of field usually across a specified horizon line and increasing the saturation of the photo Applying effects 151 An urban scene left appears to be transformed into a miniature model right You can also use Selective Focus to apply a quick depth of field effect to any photo For general information about depth of field see Controlling depth of field on page 95 Photo tip Photos taken from high vantage points usually make the best candidates for a miniature effect Vignette You can fade the edges of a photo to create a vignette effect You can control the appearance of the edges by choosing a shape and color light or dark and adjusting the amount of blur glow and feathering 152 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Retro Lab Inspired by photos taken spontaneously with a vintage style pocket camera such as LOMO Diana or Holga the Retro Lab lets you apply a fun retro effect For more information see Using Retro Lab on page 156 Graduated Filter You can apply a color gradient to your photos to simulate the effect achieved by using a graduated filter on your camera lens For more information see Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect on page 158 i eo ue Black and White Film effect 1 ince Effects gt Photo Effects Black and White Film The Black and White Film dialog box appears 2 Modify the settings y
162. using the Eye Drop mode of the Makeover tool adding a suntan by using the Suntan mode of the Makeover tool thinning a photo subject by using the Thinify mode of the Makeover tool removing wrinkles by using the Scratch Remover tool smoothing skin tone quickly by using the Skin Smoothing command in the Adjust menu You can remove blemishes whiten teeth and apply a suntan To remove facial blemishes Edit workspace On the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool amp 2 On the Tool Options palette choose the Blemish Fixer mode The pointer changes to concentric circles Retouching and restoring images 99 3 On the Tool Options palette adjust the Size control to the smallest size that allows the inner circle to enclose the blemish The outer circle is for the material used to cover the blemish 4 On the Tool Options palette adjust the Strength control Values range from 1 to 100 Higher values apply more of the source material enclosed in the outer circle to the blemish area enclosed in the inner circle 5 Click directly over the blemish amp Fi You can zoom in on the photo for better control of the Makeover tool To whiten teeth 1 On the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool amp N On the Tool Options palette choose the Toothbrush mode 3 On the Tool Options palette adjust the Strength control as desired Higher settings produce more intense whitening but may a
163. ving hiding and displaying the Tools toolbar in the Edit workspace see Using toolbars on page 30 The following table briefly describes each tool on the Tools toolbar of the Edit workspace Some of these tools are also available in the Adjust workspace Workspace tour 31 Tool Description Ty pan Lets you control which part of the image is visible in the image window Q Foor Zooms in when you click or zooms out when you right click You can drag to define an area for zooming Moves rotates and reshapes raster layers and selects and modifies vector objects Moves a raster layer or a vector layer on the canvas peog i __ Selection amp Creates a geometrically shaped selection such as a rectangle ellipse or triangle gt Freehand Selection Creates an irregularly shaped selection aX Magic Wand Makes a selection based on pixel values within a specified tolerance level Fa Dropper Lets you choose the foreground stroke color by clicking or the background fill color by right clicking Crop Trims or eliminates unwanted edges E Straighten Rotates a crooked photo to straighten it Perspective Correction Squares the perspective of buildings or other objects that appear to be leaning gt Red Eye Quickly corrects the red eye effect commonly seen in photos amp Makeover Provides five modes Blemish Fixer Toothbrush Eye Drop Suntan and Th
164. wse For Folder dialog box that appears choose the folder you want The folder appears in the Folders list You can work with the file in the Manage workspace or click the Adjust tab or Edit tab to edit the file in another workspace To open a RAW photo image e Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open e Double click on a RAW image thumbnail Getting started 39 e Hold down Ctrl and click the filenames or thumbnails to open multiple files The Camera RAW Lab dialog box opens This dialog box lets you adjust the settings that are stored with the RAW photo file To close an image e Choose File gt Close T i In the Edit workspace you can also close an image by clicking the Close button BMJ above the image Saving images Before you save an image you need to consider the file format in which you want to save it and you must ensure that you don t overwrite an original image that you may need in the future The PspImage file format of Corel PaintShop Pro supports layers aloha channels and other features used in creating images It is recommended that you save and edit your images as Psplmage files You can then save the files to common file formats You can also use the Save for Office command if you want to optimize your images for placement in another application such as a page layout e mail or Web page design application For more information about options available when saving images see Savi
165. x choose a category from the list Thumbnails of the templates in each category appear in the window on the right Custom templates that you saved appear under the User Defined category If the custom template was saved with images the cells are filled with color Select a template and click OK Note If you previously saved images with the template the images appear in the template cells and in the thumbnail list Cells are grayed in the template thumbnail for templates with missing Images Drag images into the template cells If you want to fill the template with copies of the same image click a thumbnail and click the Fill Template with Image button i Click File gt Print You can remove an image from a template by selecting the image and pressing Delete You can also open images by choosing File Open Image Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide Index A Adjust workspace 11 23 adjusting images 79 automatically 87 in one step 89 with Smart Photo Fix 89 Airbrush tool 33 angles straightening 85 attaching photos to e mails 191 automating basic photo corrections 87 B background erasing areas from 110 111 erasing straight lines from 110 filling cropped edges with 86 restoring erased pixels to 110 112 swapping with foreground 140 Index Background Eraser tool 34 switching to 110 113 Batch Merge HDR 132 Black and White Film effect 153 blemishes removing 99 borders a
166. xposure If you re using auto bracketing your camera might limit the EV interval sometimes to a maximum of 1 0 Should I use a tripod Yes it s best to use a tripod but at the very least you need to ensure that you have a steady hand for example stabilized against a wall Using a tripod means that you are less likely to have alignment issues with the photos when you use HDR processing Merging exposures and content 123 Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge You can use Exposure Merge to combine two or more photos by using HDR high dynamic range processing Exposure Merge Step 7 window For more information about taking photos that work well with Exposure Merge see Taking photos for HDR processing on page 123 Exposure Merge uses a three step process e Merge Choose your merge settings and If required apply custom editing e HDR Adjustments After merging your photos you can adjust them and save the results to an editable HDR file before finalizing the merge and fine tuning e Fine Tune Refine your image with noise reduction and sharpening options along with some other familiar tools from the 124 Corel Paintshop Pro X5 User Guide Adjust workspace When you re done you can save to a standard file format and close Exposure Merge Please see the topics below for more detailed information about each step Step 1 Merge Merge settings include e Camera response curve p
167. xt Format RTF use the Attachments option e Attachments You can send photos as file attachments Each item is attached as an individual file the original file format is preserved and the e mail recipient can choose how to view the photos Sharing photos 191 Choosing a size for your photos You can resize your photos to reduce their dimensions or to reduce the overall size of the e mail For example you may want to reduce the size of a photo so you can send it to a mobile device The Maximum Photo Size setting lets you choose the maximum width of the photos in pixels without affecting the proportions of the image For example if your photo is 2048 pixels x 1536 pixels and you choose a maximum photo size of 640 pixels then your image is resized to 640 pixels x 480 pixels The dimension information for each image is displayed above the preview thumbnail in the E mail dialog box and the total e mail size estimate is displayed beside the preview thumbnail E mail application To send items using e mail you must connect to the Internet and your computer must have a default e mail application that supports the MAPI Standard such as Microsoft Outlook and be configured to use the MAPI e mail client To e mail photos 1 Choose File gt E mail and choose one of the following options e Active image lets you send the photo that is currently active in the image window e All open images lets you send all the photos that ar
168. ys 72 adding 73 removing photos from 74 renaming 73 saving tray content to a folder 74 tripod for bracketing 123 tutorials 15 U uninstalling applications 5 updating Corel products 7 20 uploading photos to sharing sites 193 V vector layers collapsing 173 expanding 173 Corel PaintShop Pro X5 User Guide videos playing 65 viewing layers 176 location information 57 Vignette 152 155 W Warp Brush tool 35 166 warping image areas 167 images 166 Watercolor Brush tool 35 Web based resources accessing 20 workflow 9 workspaces 21 Adjust 23 deleting current images 42 Edit 25 Manage 22 switching between 26 Z Zoom tool 32 zooming image thumbnails 64 Index 217

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