User manual ARCSOFT PHOTO FANTASY 2000

PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 1 Full Version Contacting ArcSoft Main: ArcSoft, Inc. 46601 Fremont Blvd. Fremont,CA 94538 USA Technical Support: Phone:1-510-440-9901 Fax:1-510-440-1270 Websites: www.arcsoft.com www.photoisland.com Internet Options: PhotoFantasy provides you with a direct link to ArcSoft's unique digital imaging w eb site at www.photoisland.com. Visit this website to learn more about ArcSoft's product line,make fun and exciting gifts with your digital images, get helpful tips and technical support,and access the main ArcSoft website. Just go to your Start menu and click on Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Web Services. This will automatically launch your web browser, linking you directly to these special "Web Services" options. PhotoFantasy can also link you directly to the PhotoFantasy web page at www.arcsoft.com/pftemplates.htm. This page offers you new fantasy backgrounds to maximize your PhotoFantasy entertainment. To access, click on the PhotoFantasy logo in the top left corner of any program screen and click on the online b utton that appears.Or, go to your Start menu and click on Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Wild New Fantasies. Both will automatically launch your web browser and link you to the PhotoFantasy w eb page. How to Register: Be sure to mail or fax the built-in registration form to receive technical support and information on new products and releases. This form is available in your Start Menu under Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Register & Upgrade. M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST) Phone:1-510-440-9901 Fax:1-510-440-1270 Email: feedback@arcsoft.com M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST) Email: support@arcsoft.com © 1999 by ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSoft PhotoFantasy is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc. All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION Welcome to PhotoFantasy...........................................................................3 System Requirements...................................................................................4 Installing and Starting PhotoFantasy..........................................................4 About This Guide........................................................................................5 Additional Documentation..........................................................................6 GETTING ACQUAINTED Main Screen..................................................................................................6 Get Fantasy Screen........................................................................................10 Create Fantasy Background Screen.............................................................14 Get Photo Screen..........................................................................................18 MAKING A PHOTO FANTASY(Tutorial) A. Select Your Fantasy..................................................................................21 B. Select Your Photo.....................................................................................22 C. Adjust Your Photo Fantasy......................................................................23 D. Save, Print or Send Your Photo Fantasy.................................................24 E. Create Your Own Photo Fantasy Background (optional).....................24 MORE FANTASY BACKGROUNDS.....................................................26 PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 5 3 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 4 INTRODUCTION Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoFantasy 2000, the imaging entertainment application that lets you turn your favorite photos into your wildest fantasies! This program gives you all the tools you'll need to send your boss on a white-water rafting adventure,place your face on the cover of a popular magazine,and even let your kids travel back to the time of dinosaurs.First choose your fantasy from over 200 included fantasy backgrounds. Then pick a photo of yourself or someone else. With just a few more clicks of a button, your chosen fantasy and photo will be combined together seamlessly. Finished photo fantasies make entertaining greeting cards, websites,calendars, posters,invitations,signs, buttons, banners and much more. Special features allow you to: · Choose from over 200 hilarious fantasy backgrounds included on your CD-ROM · Create customized fantasy backgrounds using your personal or scanned images · Use up to three photos in your photo fantasy · Make adjustments to your photo fantasy using the Flip, Rotate, Move, Resize and Zoom In/Out Tools · Instantly match the color of your photo with that of your fantasy background using the one-click Match Color Tool · Adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of your photo fantasy, in real time · Personalize your photo fantasy by adding a title or other text caption · Acquire images from digital cameras,scanners and other TWAIN-compliant devices · Save your photo fantasies in popular file formats, such as BMP, TIF, JPG,GIF, PCX, TGA,EPS (write-only) and FlashPix · Capture live video using any video-for-Windows device including camcorders, VCRs and digital cameras. PC System Requirements · Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT · Pentium-based PC or equivalent · 60 MB free hard disk space · 32 MB RAM · 16-bit (or higher) color display · CD-ROM drive · Mouse Installing and Starting PhotoFantasy MAC System Requirements · Power PC · Mac OS 7.5-9.1 · 25 MB free hard disk space · 64 MB RAM (32 MB with vir tual memory) · 16-bit (or higher) color display · CD-ROM drive · Mouse To install, insert the PhotoFantasy CD in your CD-ROM drive. Click Start/Run and type D:\SETUP.EXE (where "D" is your CD-ROM drive). Click OK. Follow the instructions on the Screen. To start, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/PhotoFantasy. (To uninstall, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Uninstall.) MAC users: To install, 1. Insert the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD in your CD-ROM dr ive. A PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon automatically pops up on your screen. 2. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon. A PhotoFantasy 2000 Installation window appears. 3. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 icon.A Readme File window appears. Use the scroll bar to browse through the file. Press Print to print a hard copy of the file, click Save As to save it, or choose Continue to open the PhotoFantasy Installation window. 4. Use the down arrow and the Switch Disk button to select a location for installing the program. Press Install to start installation, or click Quit to abort. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 7 5 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 6 5. Once the installation completes,a prompt appears onscreen. Press Quit to finish installation, or choose Continue to install the software in a second location. Note: Upon installation, your computer will automatically create a PhotoFantasy 2000 folder on the location you've specified. To launch PhotoFantasy, 1. Double-click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop. 2. In the Macintosh HD window, locate the PhotoFantasy 2000 folder, and double-click to open it. 3. In the PhotoFantasy 2000 window, find the PhotoFantasy 2.0 icon and double-click it to open the program. 4. Start working in PhotoFantasy 2000.Enjoy! Additional Documentation In addition to this Quick Start Guide, you can learn more about PhotoFantasy by using online Help. Online Help provides easy-to-find information on specific commands and features,and is most helpful when printed out. To access online Help, click the "?" button at the top right corner of the screen. To use context-sensitive online Help, right-click on any item on the screen and you will go dir ectly to that particular topic in online Help. For important notices about the program,please review the ReadMe file. It is located in your Start Menu under Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/ReadMe. GETTING ACQUAINTED Main Screen The Main Screen acts as your "homebase" in PhotoFantasy. It contains controls that allow you to access the other program screens,as well as to make final adjustments and enhancements to your photo fantasy. From the Main Screen, you can also save, print and e-mail your finished photo fantasy. Please refer to Fig. 1 when reading this section. Note: Upon starting PhotoFantasy, you may notice that only the Get Fantasy Button is enabled in the Main Screen. This "start-up mode" is designed to help guide you through the st eps of creating a photo fantasy, the first step being "Select Your Fantasy". Once this step is completed,the Get Photo Buttons will appear on the Main Screen, prompting you to complete the second step, "Select Your Photo". Once this second step is completed,the rest of the Main Screen options will become available. About This Guide This guide is designed to get you quickly started in PhotoFantasy. The first section, "Getting Acquainted", introduces you to important terms,screens and controls. The next section,"Making A PhotoFantasy", is a quick tutorial that shows you how to make a photo fantasy as well as create your own fantasy backgrounds.Step-by-step instructions, pictures and helpful tips are provided throughout these two sections. This guide also includes a section titled "More Fantasy Backgrounds" to offer you additional ArcSoft fantasy collections. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 9 7 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide Main Display Area PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 8 Get Fantasy Button Get Photo Buttons Save As Button Print Button Send Button Start Over Button of its corresponding mask.) The Get Photo Buttons allow you to: 1. Open the Get Photo Screen to select the photo for your photo fantasy. To do this, double-click on the button that corresponds to your desired mask. In the Get Photo Screen,select your photo. You will return to the Main Display Area with your chosen photo. 2. Specify the photo (within a photo fantasy containing 2 or 3 photos) that you want to adjust. You will need to do this each time you adjust a different photo. To specify, highlight (or click on) the b utton that corresponds to your desired photo. A highlighted button shows you the mask/photo that is currently selected. Tip: You may also highlight a b utton by clicking on the a ctual photo in the Main Display Area. Live Video Buttons (for Windows users only) PhotoFantasy Live Video buttons allow you to capture your picture "Live" directly into a fantasy template using a desktop video camera or other Video-for-Windows compatible video device. Click the Live Preview button to toggle your live video camera on or off. If the selected fantasy allows for more than one photo, you can switch the live video feed among them by clicking directly on the desired mask in the fantasy. Click the Snap Photo button to capture a photo from your video camera or digital camera. You can then use the M ove buttons to position your image in the fantasy. Click the Select Video Source button to select from available Video-for-Windows drivers if you have more than one. You may also modify the settings for your camera.(Consult the documentation for your camera for more information on VFW support and drivers.) Adjustment Tools Fig.1 Main Screen Main Display Area - provides a preview of your selected fantasy or the combined photo fantasy. This area also allows you to view adjustments and enhancements that you make to your photo fantasy. Get Fantasy Button - opens the Get Fantasy Screen,so you can select the fantasy background for your photo fantasy. From this screen, you can also create your own fantasies. Get Photo Button 1,2 or 3 - Each of these buttons corresponds to a particular mask/photo in a fantasy background.(Notice the color of each button matches the color PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 11 9 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 10 Adjustment Tools - allow you to adjust the position,size and color of your photo to fit your fantasy background. These tools become available when your combined photo fantasy is displayed in the Main Display Area. Tools include: · Flip - flips your photo horizontally so it faces the opposite direction. · Move - moves the photo up, down,left and right. To move, you can either keep clicking, or click and hold your mouse until you reach the desired position. · Resize - makes the photo larger or smaller. To resize, you can either keep clicking, or click and hold your mouse until you reach the desired size. · Rotate - turns your photo in a clo ckwise or counter-clockwise direction. To rotate, you can either keep clicking, or click and hold your mouse until you reach the desired position. · Add Text - opens a text box so you can add t ext to your photo fantasy. Once selected, the Add Text button changes to an Edit Font Tool so you can select the font,size and color of your text. · Match Color - automatically adjusts the skin tone in your photo to better match the skin tone in your selected fantasy background. To revert to the original color, click again. · Brightness - lets you increase or decrease the brightness in your photo. To adjust, slide the bar to the right or left. · Contrast - lets you increase or d ecrease the contrast in your photo. To adjust, slide the bar to the right or left. · Saturation - lets you increase or decrease the saturation (intensity of the color) in your photo. To adjust,slide the bar to the right or left. · Zoom In - gives you a more detailed, close-up look at the photo in your photo fantasy. Zooming in also enables you to make mo re precise adjustments with the Move, Resize and Rotate tools. · Zoom Out - returns the photo fantasy to the original view. Start Over Button - clears the Main Display Area and takes you back to the "start-up mode" (see "Note" under the term "Main Screen"). Save As Button - opens the standard Windows Save As dialog box so you can save your finished photo fantasy under a specific path,file name and file format. (For more information on file formats and display quality, please refer to your ReadMe file.) Print Button - opens the standard Windows Print Setup dialog box so you can select your printer settings and begin printing your finished photo fantasy. (For more information on print quality, please refer to your ReadMe file.) Send Button - automatically launches your e-mail program so you can e-mail your finished photo fantasy. Note: If your email program is not MAPI-compliant, you will need to e-mail the photo fantasy image as an atta chment.(For more information on sending attachments, please refer to the manual that came with your e-mail program.) Get Fantasy Screen Clicking the Get Fantasy Button in the Main Screen takes you to the Get Fantasy Screen. Here you can select the fantasy background for your photo fantasy and create your own fantasy backgrounds. Please refer to Fig. 2 when reading this section. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 13 11 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantays 2000 Quick Start Guide 12 Fantasy Display Area Fantasy Category Menu "fantasy slides" - small thumbnail images of your fantasy backgrounds. Slides make it easy for you to find and view your fantasies. To browse through the cur rently displayed slides, click the up/down arrows. To select a fantasy, click on the corresponding slide. The selected fantasy will appear in the Fantasy Display Area. Okay Button Cancel Button "fantasy slides" "My Fantasy" Buttons Fig.2 Get Fantasy Screen Fantasy Display Area - displays your selected fantasy background. Fantasy Category Menu - provides a list of available fantasy categories. This list includes categories contained on your CD-ROM and a "My Fantasy"category for adding your own fantasy backgrounds. To select a category from this list, click on the down arrow in the menu,then click on the desired title. Tip: Remember to insert your PhotoFantasy CD in your CD-ROM drive to access the full selection of fantasy backgrounds. "My Fantasy" Buttons - allow you to create, edit and delete your own fantasy backgrounds. To make these buttons available, choose "My Fantasy"from the Fantasy Category Menu. All created fantasies will be stored in this category. · Add Button - lets you create a fantasy ba ckground from one of your own images. (PhotoFantasy supports BMP, TIF, JPG,GIF, PCD, PCX, TGA and FlashPix file formats.) To do this, click the Add Button from the Get Fantasy Screen. In the Open dialog box that appears,locate the image you want to use and click "Open". The Create Fantasy Background Screen will open,along with your image in the Create Display Area. Use the Masking Tools to create your masks and enhance the b rightness and contrast. When you are done, you will return to the Get Fantasy Scr een with your newly created fantasy in the Fantasy Display Area. · Scan Button - lets you create a fantasy background from a scanned or acquired image. To do this, click the Scan Button from the Get Fantasy Screen. In the Select Source dialog box that appears, choose the digital camera or scanner you want to use and click "Select". Acquiring options specific to that device will appear. (For further instruction, consult the manual that came with the device.) Once the image is acquired, it will automatically appear in the Create Display area in the Create Fantasy Background Screen. Use the Masking Tools to create your masks and enhance the brightness and contrast. When you are done, you will return to the Get Fantasy Screen with your newly created fantasy in the Fantasy Display Area. · Edit Button - opens the Create Fantasy Background Screen,so you can edit the masks in your selected fantasy background and enhance the brightness and contrast. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 15 13 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 14 · Delete Button - deletes the selected fantasy slide(s) from the "My Fantasy"category. Tip: To select multiple sequential slides, click on the first slide,hold down your Shift key, then click on the last slide. To select multiple non-sequential slides, click on one of the slides,hold down your Ctrl key, then click on all other slides. Okay Button - returns you to the Main Screen and places your selected fantasy in the Main Display Area. Cancel Button - returns you to the Main Screen, without placing the selected fantasy in the Main Display Area. Create Fantasy Background Screen Clicking the Add,Scan or Edit Button on the Get Fantasy Scr een takes you to the Create Fantasy Background Screen. Here you can create a fantasy background from your own image or a scanne d image. You can also use this scr een to edit a fantasy you ha d previously created. Masking and color enhancement tools are provided. Please refer to Fig.3 when reading this section. Create Display Area Create Mask Buttons Okay Button Cancel Button Masking Tools Zoom Out Tool Brightness Tool Contrast Tool Saturation Tool Zoom In Tool Fig.3 Create Fantasy Background Screen PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 17 15 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 16 Create Display Area - displays the image you want to turn into a fantasy background. "mask" - the designated area in your fantasy background that will later contain your chosen photo. Create Mask Button 1,2 or 3 - lets you specify the mask (1,2 or 3) you want to create or edit. To do this,highlight (or click on) the button that corresponds to your desired mask.A highlighted button indicates the Masking Tools for that particular mask are now enabled. Note: When creating new masks, you must highlight the b uttons in order from 1 to 3. For example,if you want to create two masks, you will need to click on button 1 before you click on button 2. Tip: Create each mask in a consistent manner. For example, by creating masks from left to right, you will know mask #1 is always on the left,mask #2 in the middle and mask #3 on the right. This is helpful when you are rea dy to use the fantasy background and must select the appropriate photo for each mask. Masking Tools - let you create the mask (1,2 or 3) that you specified.Once created,the color of the mask will match the color of its corresponding Create Mask Button. · Add - lets you "draw" your mask. To draw, click the Add Tool to turn it "on". Position your cursor on any point on the outline of the mask,then click once with your mouse. A small square will appear to show you your starting point and ending point. By imagining the outline as a dot-to-dot drawing, move your cursor from the square and click once on the next c onnecting "dot". A line will connect the dots. Continue clicking until you reach the square again. Click on the square to close the area and generate the mask. Tip: To remove the outline that you are drawing and start over, press your Esc key at any time. · Subtract - lets you outline the portion of the mask you want to remove. To outline, use the same drawing technique as described under the "Add"masking tool term. The outlined portion will automatically be removed. Tip: To remove the outline that you are dr awing and start over, press your Esc key at any time. Tip: To remove your entire mask, press your Delete key. · Paint - lets you "paint" your mask,like a paintbrush. To paint, click the Paint Tool to turn it "on" and choose your desired brush size. Position your cursor on the area you want to mask,then click and drag the cursor. Release the mouse when you are done. · Blur - lets you soften the edges of your mask. To blur, click the Blur Tool to turn it "on" and click on your desired brush size. Position your cursor on the mask,then click and drag the cursor o ver the edges. Release the mouse when you are d one. · Erase - lets you "erase" parts of the mask,like an eraser. To erase, click the Erase Tool to turn it "on" and click on your desired brush size. Position your cursor on the area you want to mask,then click and drag the cursor. Release the mouse when you are done. Tip: To remove your entire mask, press your Delete key. · Brush Size - gives you different brush sizes to use in conjunction with the Paint, Blur and Erase Tools. Small brushes allow you to do more detailed work, whereas large brushes allow you to cover a bigger area. Brightness Tool - lets you increase or d ecrease the brightness in your entire fantasy background. To adjust,slide the bar to the right or left. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 19 17 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 18 Contrast Tool - lets you increase or decrease the contrast in your entire fantasy background. To adjust,slide the bar to the right or left. Saturation Tool - lets you increase or decrease the saturation (intensity of the color) in your entire fantasy background. To adjust,slide the bar to the right or left. Zoom In Tool - gives you a more detailed, close-up look at your fantasy ba ckground. Zooming in also gives you more precise control over the Masking Tools. Zoom Out Tool - returns the fantasy to the o riginal view. Okay Button - returns you to the Get Fantasy Screen and places your newly created fantasy in the Fantasy Display Area. Cancel Button - returns you to the Get Fantasy Scr een, without keeping your newly created fantasy. Get Photo Screen Clicking the Get Photo Button 1,2 or 3 in the Main Screen takes you to the Get Photo Screen. Here you can choose the photos f or your photo fantasy and create new categories of photos. Please refer to Fig. 4 when reading this section. Photo Display Area Photo Category Menu Okay Button Cancel Button "photo slides" Add Button Acquire Button Fig.4 Get Photo Screen Delete Button PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 21 19 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 20 Photo Display Area - displays your selected photo. Photo Category Menu - provides a list of available photo categories. The "Sample Photos" category comes automatically installed with your program and contains sample images for you to use. To make your own category of photos, choose the "[New]" option from the list.A new, empty category to which you can add your own photos will be displayed. The default name will be "Untitled-#". To rename the category, highlight and type over its title. To add photos to the current category, click the Add or Acquire button. Note: The "[New]" option will always be available so you can create new cat egories at any time. "photo slides" - small, visual representations of actual image files. The purpose of these slides is to make it easy f or you to find and view your images. By positioning your cursor over a slide, you can see the filename o f the image. By dragging and dropping a slide to a different location within the same cat egory, you can organize your slides. To create a new photo slide,use the Add and Acquire buttons. To browse through the slides, click the up/down arrows. To select a photo, just click on the corresponding slide,and the photo will appear in the Photo Display Area. IMPORTANT! By deleting a slide's corresponding image file or moving the image file to a new location, you remove the link between the file and the slide. This means you can no longer open the file by clicking on its original slide.Likewise,if you click on a thumbnail to o pen an image on a flo ppy, be sure the floppy is in the drive. Otherwise, your system will give you an error message stating it cannot find and open the image file. Add Button - opens the standard Windows Open dialog box so you can add your own images to the current category. To add,select one or more images from the Open dialog box and click "Open". Slides of these images will be automatically added to the current category. Tip: To select multiple sequential images, click on the first filename,hold down your Shift key, then click on the last filename. To select multiple non-sequential images, click on one of the filenames,hold down your Ctrl key, then click on all other filenames. Acquire Button - opens the Select Source dialog box so you can acquire images into the current category. To acquire images,select your digital camera,scanner or other TWAIN device from the Select Source dialog box and click "Select". Acquiring options specific to that device will appear. (For more information, consult the manual that came with the device.) Once the image(s) are acquired,they will be added to the current category. Delete Button - deletes the selected photo slide(s) from the current category. Tip: To select multiple sequential slides, click on the first slide,hold down your Shift key, then click on the last slide. To select multiple non-sequential slides, click on one of the slides,hold down your Ctrl key, then click on all other slides. Okay Button - returns you to the Main Screen and places your selected photo in the specified mask (1,2 or 3) in the Main Display Area. Cancel Button - returns you to the Main Screen, without placing the selected photo in the Main Display Area. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 23 21 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Quide 22 MAKING A PHOTO FANTASY(Tutorial) Optional: - To access the full selection of fantasy backgrounds contained on your PhotoFantasy CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. - To create your own fantasy backgrounds, see section E, "Create Your Own Fantasy Background". - To edit a fantasy that y ou have created, click the Edit Tool in the Get Fantasy Screen. The Create Fantasy Background Screen will o pen, giving you access to the same Masking Tools you used to originally create the fantasy. B. Select Your Photo. 1. From the Main Screen, click the Get Photo Button 1 to select your first photo. The Get Photo Screen will open. 2. Click the down arrow on the Photo Category Menu to list the available categories of photos. Select the category titled "Sample Photos". The corresponding photo slides will be displayed. 3. Click the up/down arrows to browse through the current slides.Once you find your desired photo, click on it. 4. Click Okay to bring your selected photo to the Main Display Area on the Main Screen. Your photo will be visible through the masked area of your selected fantasy. 5. To select a second or third photo, click the Get Photo Button 2 or 3 and r epeat steps 2-4. Once you've become familiar with the terms and controls in the "Getting Acquainted" section, you'll be ready to make your own photo fantasy like the one ab ove! Here's how: A.Select Your Fantasy. 1. From the Main Screen, click the Get Fantasy Button. The Get Fantasy Screen will open. 2. Click the down arrow in the Fantasy Category Menu to list the available fantasy categories. Click on your desired category. The corresponding fantasy slides will be displayed. 3. Click the up/down arrows to browse through the current slides.Once you find your desired fantasy, click on it. 4. Click Okay to bring your selected fantasy to the Main Display Area on the Main Screen. Capturing Live Video (for Windows users only) 1. From the Main Screen, click the Get Fantasy button to select your fantasy. Choose from a variety of templates included in the GET FANTASY pull-down menu bar. Browse through the current slides, once you find your desired photo, double click on it. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 25 23 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 24 2. 3. Three Live Video Buttons will automatically appear across the top of the Fantasy Display Area. Click the Live Preview button to turn on your desktop video camera.A blinking green circle appears around the button. The face mask in the fantasy t emplate is automatically replaced by your live video. Manually aim your desktop video camera towards the face of your subject. Click the Snap Photo button located to the left of the Preview button. This will automatically take the photo of the subject in the Preview window and place it in the fantasy template. Using the adjustment tools you can position and move your photo into place for the perfect PhotoFantasy. - To add text to your photo, use the Text Tool. - To automatically match the color of your photo with your fantasy, use the automatic Match Color Tool. - To adjust the brightness in the entire photo fantasy, use the Brightness Tool. - To adjust the contrast in the entire photo fantasy, use the Contrast Tool. - To adjust the saturation in the entire photo fantasy, use the Saturation Tool. Optional: - For more information about the tools in step 2, see the term "Adjustment Tools" in the section "Getting Acquainted - Main Screen". Optional: - To create your own categories with y our own photos, see the term "Photo Category Menu" in the section "Getting Acquainted - Get Photo Screen". D. Save, Print or Send Your Photo Fantasy. 1. To save your photo fantasy, click the Save As Tool. The Save As dialog box will appear, prompting you to select the filename,path and format. Click Save when you are done. 2. To print your photo fantasy, click the Print Tool. The Print dialog box will appear, prompting you to select your printer settings to begin printing. 3. To e-mail your photo fantasy, click the Send Tool. Your e-mail program will launch, allowing you to automatically send your finished creation as an e-mail attachment. C. Adjust Your Photo Fantasy. 1. Highlight the Get Photo Button (1,2 or 3) for the photo you want to adjust. (To highlight, click on the appropriate Get Photo Button, or click on the actual photo in the Main Display Area.) 2. Use the Adjustment Tools to adjust the position,size and color of the photo within its mask. - To adjust the placement of the photo, position your cursor over the photo and drag the hand cursor that appears. - To flip the photo, click the Flip Tool. - To move the photo in a specific direction,use the Move tools. - To enlarge or reduce the size of the photo, use the Resize tools. - To rotate the photo clockwise or counter-clockwise,use the Rotate tools. - To control the precision of movements,use the Zoom In/Zoom Out tools. E. Create Your Own Fantasy Background.(optional) 1. In the Get Fantasy Screen, click the down arrow in the Fantasy Category Menu and choose "My Fantasy" The "My Fantasy" Buttons will be displayed at the bottom . of the screen. 2. Select the image you want to turn into a fantasy. · To create a fantasy from your own image, click the Add Button. The Create Fantasy Background Screen will appear, along with an Open dialog box. Choose the image you want to o pen. The image will appear in the Create Fantasy Display Area. PFANTASY.200 3/14/01 10:28 AM Page 27 25 PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide 26 · To create a fantasy from a scanned image, click the Scan Button. The Create Fantasy Background Screen will ap pear, along with a Select Source dialog box that lists all your installed T WAIN-compliant devices. Choose your desired device. Acquiring options specific to that device will appear. (For more information, consult the manual that came with your device.) Once the image is acquired,it will appear in the Create Fantasy Display Area. 3. In the Create Fantasy Background Screen,specify the mask you want to create or edit by clicking on the Create Mask Button 1,2 or 3. 4. Create or edit the mask using the Masking Tools. (For more information on thes e tools, see the term "Masking Tools" under the section "Getting Acquainted - Create Fantasy Background Screen".) Tip: PhotoFantasy lets you create masks containing more than one enclosed area. This is particularly useful when the p erson in your fantasy is wearing an item like sunglasses,and you want the sunglasses to show through the mask.One way to do this is to first create a mask f or the top half of the face. Then,hold down your Shift key while creating a mask f or the bottom half. When the second mask is completed, release the Shift key. Both masks will be combined into one mask. Another way to do this is to mask the entire face and simply erase the portions covering the sunglasses. 5. To create a second or third mask, click the Create Mask Button 2 or 3 and repeat step 4. 6. Adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation in your entire fantasy by sliding the Brightness, Contrast and Saturation tools. 7. Click Okay to bring the newly created fantasy background to the Fantasy Display Area in the Get Fantasy Screen. It will automatically be saved to the "My Fantasy"category. 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