Manual 2 Introduction Introduction MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 is an image editing application, which helps you handle all necessary photo editing tasks quickly and easily. Import all common file formats or scan directly. The integrated browser enables convenient searching for image files on your PC. Images can be discreetly improved, retouched, distorted or transformed into an oil painting. The Task Assistant helps you with practical step-by-step user guidance. Specific image sections, such as people, can be removed from the image for moving or editing with effects. If you want to add them to the image again, they can be semi-transparent, from covering to invisible. You can assign various modes for combining these objects with the main image. All effects/filters can be applied either to the main image or the object or even selectively with the aid of a brush. At the end, the images can be printed flexibly or saved optimized and Internet-ready. www.magix.com Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents Introduction Support Brief Description Draw/Retouch with the brush Effects Mask Objects Tutorial Program interface Quick image optimization and multiple picture editing Detailed image editing Effects & Filters Change image format Working with the Browser The Folder View The File List The Status Bar Working with Images Show images Create, load and save pictures Import Images Print Images Create Panorama Pictures Deform pictures Working with the Mask Select all Remove mask Invert mask Create mask from object Mask > Expand/Reduce selection Vignette Loading/saving the mask The Mask Tools Working with Objects www.magix.com 2 6 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 15 17 28 32 36 37 38 41 42 42 43 44 45 47 48 50 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 53 4 Table of Contents Creating Objects Adjust shape Vignette Apply Shadow Include/include all Object order Copy objects from different images and programs The Object Manager Working with Text Objects Text effects Working with Batch Processing Input Actions Output Effects Plugin Filters Paint Color Filters Art Filters Focusing Filters Other Filters Stylising Filters Noise Filters Coarsening Filters Distortion Filters Video Filters Soften Filters The Toolbars Standard Effect bar Tools Zoom The tool settings Object tool setting The mask tools settings The Gradient Tool settings The brush/pen tool settings Configuration Monitor Gamma 53 53 54 54 54 54 54 55 58 58 60 60 60 60 62 63 64 64 67 67 68 69 69 70 71 72 72 74 74 75 76 78 79 79 81 82 83 86 86 www.magix.com Table of Contents Undo/Redo Slideshow Other MAGIX services in detail iPACE Online Services Catooh MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Community MAGIX Podcast Service If you still have questions... Task Assistant PDF manual Program Help MAGIX News Center Index 86 86 87 88 88 90 90 92 93 96 96 96 96 97 97 5 www.magix.com 6 Support Support If you experience any problems with your software, please get in touch with our support team: Support website: http://support.magix.net This website will lead you to the MAGIX user service page, which, among other things, contains the following free offers: · FAQs (frequently asked questions) and general tricks and tips. In most cases you'll find the solution to your problem here. If not, use the Email support form: · E-mail support form. Via the special form you inform our support staff about your system. This information is used to solve your problems quickly and competently. Simply fill out and send with a mouse-click! · Support forum: You are not alone. Perhaps other users had a similar problem and can help you solve yours. Our support staff are also regular contributors. · Download section: Updates, improvements and patches are likewise offered free of charge via download Many problems you may experience are well-known to us, and which can be solved by downloading the latest patch. Besides patches, there are also wizards for checking and optimizing your system · Links: In the links list you will find the contact addresses of all the most important hardware manufacturers. You can also reach our support team by telephone: UK: Denmark: Finland: Norway: Sweden: 0905 118 0888 (25p/min) (open Monday to Friday 9:00 - 16:00 GMT) 077345695 (open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00 CET) 0942597819 (open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00 CET) 021543223 (open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00 CET) 0852507027 (open Monday to Friday 10:00 - 17:00 CET) Email: info@magix.net www.magix.com Support Please have the following information at hand: · Program version · Configuration details (operating system, processor, memory, hard drive...) · Sound card configuration (type, driver) · Information regarding other audio software installed 7 www.magix.com 8 Brief Description Brief Description This section is a brief introduction to the functions of MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6. The following paragraphs briefly describe the basic functions, which will be described in more detail later on. Draw/Retouch with the brush Using the paintbrush or pencil tools you can draw or retouch a picture. To do this, select the corresponding tool and apply the selected colour with the left mouse key. With the tool parameters found at the top you can either select a preset brush or create a customised brush from the palette by selecting a tip and other parameters. There are various further paintbrush tools for special retouching work such as blurring, sharpening or redeye removal. With the fill tool you can quickly fill a selected area or a specific colour in the image with the set colour. Effects For retouching, please select an effect from the "Effects" menu or from the Effects browser. The effects window with the corresponding effect settings is displayed on the right. The effect is applied to the entire image, to a single object or to any mask selection. You can change all effect settings and immediately view the result. The selection mask can be changed at any time, and you can even "paint in" all effects with a brush. An effect can partially affect the image if you increase its transparency at the top of the effects dialog. This is where you can combine the effect with the image in different ways in combine mode. If you are satisfied with the changes, simply close the effects settings dialog and the effect will be permanently applied to the image. www.magix.com Brief Description Mask A mask can placed over the main image, which protects non-masked areas from changes or can be used to create objects. Five different masking options are available: Box mask, circular mask, lasso mask, magic wand, and mask creation using a pencil. You can use the pencil mask to create areas with soft edges (vignettes). The magic wand is useful for "extracting" certain image elements from the background. If one of the mask modes is active, the tool settings will display the suitable configuration options for each respective mode. 9 Objects MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 allows you to work with objects. A mask is used to select and create a copy of an area that you can move freely over the image. The copy can be reshaped and edited using different colours and effects. www.magix.com 10 Tutorial Tutorial MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 is a high-quality image processing software package which is directly integrated into MAGIX photo and video software: First of all, this tutorial will introduce you to the software interface of MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 and demonstrate the practical functions of MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 using suitable examples on the following pages. The helpful Task Assistant will appear now and then, imparting useful tidbits of information where it can. You'll find all of the described functions in the Tasks menu or via the "1-click" button which starts the Task Assistant. The layout of our tutorial corresponds to the main points found there: Program interface MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 is a pixel-based image processing program that masters all basic photo operations and has a number of directly applicable effects, filters and distorters for use as presets for your photos. www.magix.com Tutorial 1. Menu bar 2. Toolbar 3. Toolbar + Option horizontal 4. Object Manager 5. Filmstrip view 6. Workspace (in the picture with the selected mask) General usage tips 1. Most functions are usually only selectable and usable once a picture has been loaded via the menu bar: "File" > "Open". So that you always open the correct picture, we recommend using the picture browser. It searches through your folders and automatically shows each photo in a thumbnail view including each title and filesize. Double-clicking on a picture is enough to open it. Furthermore, you can delete, sort or print directly from the picture browser of MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6. 2. Use the mouse wheel to increase or reduce the size of the view of the picture you opened. 3. Via "Window" in the menu bar you can hide or show the symbol bars and options, the Object Manager, the Effects Browser or the filmstrip view. This way you can create the working environment that suits you best. 11 www.magix.com 12 Tutorial 4. When saving a picture either a copy is created or the original is overwritten (see screenshot): Save picture via the menu list: "File" > "Save" or the Save symbol in the toolbar. 5. You can also choose to save pictures for the Internet, which results in them being compressed. Compression settings can be changed in the save dialog. Select "File" > "Save for Internet" from the menu. Object Manager In the screenshot graphic of the program interface you can see the Object Manager (4) to the right, which sorts the various objects or layers of a picture. You always work with the object selected there. Creating objects You can create objects by opening a mask. In the toolbar (3 vertical) you'll find two tools for this purpose: the square mask and the lasso mask for masks that are drawn freehand. You can transform a mask into an object simply by right-clicking on it. In the context menu that appears you'll find the "Object from mask" option. Another way to do this is via the keyboard shortcut for copying and inserting: Ctrl + C and then Ctrl + V. Scale objects You can scale objects proportionally by holding down the Shift key while simultaneously stretching your picture in or out. For this to work, the object's orange-coloured handles have to be active. www.magix.com Tutorial Toolbar Tip: Use the toolbar as a quick access area for all the most important tools, as soon as you're familiar enough with them all. Otherwise almost every option can be found under "1-click" or the "Tasks" menu anyway. These are always ordered in the most frequently used combinations and presets alongside the Task Assistant, which explains everything step by step. Function of the tools ­ select by clicking on the symbol. Select, move, scale or rotate objects. Clip or mask ­ Tool for creating objects & Lasso tool ­ For selecting freehand shapes & Mask with brush ­ Creates a freehand graphics layer Magic wand ­ For selecting sections of a colour Cut ­ For cutting a picture by hand Level horizon Text editing with comprehensive options for text layout Red eye removal Soft-focus effect & Sharpen Marking/Cloning Fill tool ­ Fills masks with the selected colour from the colour field Colour gradient (fade out borders and design backgrounds) Brush for applying effects onto selected areas & Colour pen for drawing freehand or drawing lines Colour dropper (select colours on the screen and the colour appears in the colour field) Magnifying glass ­ For zooming in and out and examining each and every pixel (should you wish to do so). Colour field ­ Here you can select a colour with which to paint Smart, practical and can be used straight away MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 has two excellent tools that really separate it from the rest of the image processing software out there. Even in earlier versions MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer 6 had the versatile "Effects Browser" and "Liquid colours" tools for freely designing and modelling your photos. Both of these applications can www.magix.com 13 14 Tutorial be opened from the menu bar. Both have been given extra functions and enhanced in the latest version. The Effects Browser mentioned can be opened via the "FX" menu. There are a number of effects, filters and other presets in it that can be applied to your picture with a single click. In the Effects Browser to the bottom of the screen you have all the picture effects at a glance and don't have to go searching for from within various other tools. If you select one of the options, an Assistant will open, which explains the individuals steps in detail. So as not to be experimenting around on the picture without having a clue what you're doing, you can work with a preview. The preview can be opened by clicking on the red button in the picture. It shows you what effect applying this particular action to your photo will have. To lock the effect, simply c ...