LearningArcsoft PhotoStudio 5.5

How to Scan an Image

1. Hook scanner to computer via the USB port 2. Open PhotoStudio 3. Click on the Acquire shortcut4. Click Preview (You may hit cancel after your pictures are in view)

5. The picture should have a box around itNOTE: If you have multiple pictures, resize the box to be over only one picture, then draw a box around the next picture, continue until all pictures have a box around them.

6. Click Scan (If you have multiple photos, it shows the how many cropped)

7. Once Scan is done, you must close out of this window

How to Save Pictures to Student Drive

1. Click on picture you are working on to make it active

2. File, Save As (or the Save shortcut – it looks like a disk)

3. Route to your student drive and open any folders if needed

4. Type in a filename (it will save as a JPEG file)

Image Size and Viewing

1. To view image size press F2 (or View, Image size)

2. For our purpose, a width of 600 in normally big enough. If you change the width, the height will automatically change.

NOTE: The size of the picture you see on the screen is not the actual

size. PhotoStudio automatically adjust view size to fit in the window. To see actual size go to View, Actual View. To get rid of scroll bars, go to View, Fit in Window

Tool Palette

Selection

Lasso

Fill Bucket

Stamp

Gradient Fill

Crop

Move

Paintbrush

Cloning

Shape

Eye Dropper

Trash

NOTE: When using a tool and you don’t like what happen, just press undo!

Color Palette

Color Palette

Lets you choose an active swatch and alternative swatch of color

1. Click on the active swatch to select it2. Click on the color grid on the Color

Palette, choose color for active swatch3. Click on alternative swatch to select it4. Click on the color grid on again, choose

color for alternative swatchNOTE: Which ever swatch in on top of the other will become the active swatch.

Eye Dropper

Allows you to find a color and places it as your active color.

1. Click on the Eye Dropper Tool2. Click on the color in the picture you

want3. It is now the active color in your color

palette.

Fill Bucket

Allows you to fill an area with a color or a pattern.

1. Click on the Fill BucketNOTE: You may change your bucket to a pattern fill (R click)

2. Make sure the color in the Color Palette is correct

3. Click to Fill

Selection Tool

Select all or a part of your image1. Click on the Selection Tool

(right click to change shape)

2. Click and drag over the part of the picture you want selected (you will receive “dancing ant” to show what is selected)

Lasso

The lasso will let you select object in any shape.

1. Click on the Lasso Tool (If you R Click and choose Magnetic Lasso, it will make the lasso “stick” better)

2. Outline what you want to keep, clicking will make the lasso stick, to finish come back to the start point and double click

Moving an Object

You may move an object with the picture to a different spot.

1. Click on the Move Tool2. Click on the part of the picture you want

moved. NOTE: If you want to move only part of the picture, use the Selection Tool and get your dancing ants. Now you can move this small part of the picture.

Note: If you have layers, you must click on the “Layer” to make it active before moving.

Cropping

Cropping will allow you to remove items out of your pictures that isn’t needed.

1. Select the part of the picture you want to keep with the Selection Tool, Lasso Tool, or Magic Wand Tool

2. Select the part of the picture you want to KEEP!!! (you will receive “dancing ant” to show what is selected)

3. Click on the Crop Tool (removes everything outside the “dancing ants”)

Paintbrush

Allows you to place color on a certain area of your picture.

1. Choose color wanted2. Click on the Paintbrush Tool3. You may choose from paint brush, pencil,

and spray can depending on you needs.4. You may choose round or shape for style 5. Click and drag to draw

If shape, click where you want shape Note: If shape is too small, you picture size can be made smaller to have the shapes appear bigger.

Stamp

Allows you to place a pre-made stamp on your picture

1. Click on the Stamp Tool 2. Make sure the color in the Color Palette is

correct3. You may wish to change opacity % (how

dark the stamp color is)4. Click on the desired stamp5. Click and drag to draw the stamp on the

picture

Shape

Allows you to edge your picture1. Click on the Shape Tool 2. Click on the desired shape3. Click and drag over the area of the

picture you want to keep – this will give you a white edgingNOTE: If you didn’t edge the entire picture, you may need to crop out the extra white space.

Shape to Colored Background

Allows you to edge your picture but have a color in the edging versus white.

1. Press F2 to determine image size (write down height and width)

2. File, New and type in height and width3. Use the paint bucket, fill bucket, or gradient

fill (see next slide) to recolor the empty picture

4. Go to original image, R Click and Copy5. Go to empty picture, R Click and Paste6. Edge as normal and the coloring should

show through, Crop if needed

Gradient Fill

Allows you to fill an area with a gradient fill.1. Choose the colors for your active swatch

and alternative swatch2. Click on the Gradient Fill Tool3. If you don’t want Linear, choose the style

you wish from the collapsible list.

4. Click and drag (center of picture) to see gradient fillNOTE: Pattern of the fill will change depending on how big of little you click and drag. Smaller – more repeat; Bigger – less repeat.

Cloning

Allows you do duplicate a part of a picture. You may also take part of one picture and clone it into a different picture.

1. Click on the Clone Tool2. You may wish to change clone size3. Hold down the Shift key and click and drag

over what you want cloned (source area)4. Let up on the shift5. Now click and drag over the area you want

the cloned area to show up.NOTE: IF you are cloning to a different picture, you may need to adjust image size to the clone source isn’t too big or too small.