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ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- TABLE OF CONTENTS -SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2INTRODUCTION 3VIEWING PHOTOS 4ENHANCING PHOTOS 6CREATIVE OPTIONS 9PHOTO PROJECTS 11PRINTING PHOTOS 12SHARING PHOTOS 13TECHNICAL SUPPORT 14- 1 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -Windows:• Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP• Pentium III 450 processor or equivalent• 500 MB free hard disk space• 128 MB RAM• 16-bit or higher color display at 800 x 600Macintosh:• Macintosh OS 9/X• Power PC G3 or equivalent• 400 MB free hard disk space• 96 MB RAM• 16-bit or higher color display at 800 x 600- 2 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- INTRODUCTION -Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5! This tutorial will walk you through the six program“modules.” Each module offers you commands to perform various imaging tasks. The six modulesare:Get Photo - Locate photos on your computer within various folders or ArcSoft albums.Enhance - Quickly touch-up and modify your photos.Create - Add text, frames, special effects, and more to any picture.Project - Make your own calendars or “PhotoBooks.”Print - Print out single or multiple photos in a variety of ways.Send - Share your photos with friends and family.Don’t forget about the built-in Help file. You can access it from the Help menu along the top ofthe program screen. It will explain each button and option. This tutorial will show you how toperform the most common operations and may not cover every individual command. Use thetutorial and Help files together and you’ll be fine.GETTING STARTEDWhen the program initially starts, you’re prompted with a window that offers you various ways toacquire photos. This window will appear each time you start the program or go to the Get Photomodule.Note: Graphics and procedures may vary slightly between Windows and Macintosh versions.- 3 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- VIEWING PHOTOS -To view photos stored anywhere on your system, go to the Get Photo module. Here you can alsoacquire photos from cameras, scanners, or other photo-centric devices.THE MINI BROWSERNavigation is fairly simple. Use the MiniBrowser on the left side to choose a folderor album (use the pull-down at the top tochoose; you can also choose to acquire aphoto from a camera/scanner). The photoswithin the selected folder or album willappear.VIEW SINGLE OR MULTIPLE PHOTOSTo the right are the View Mode buttons. Here you can view photos in a number of ways.- 4 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start GuidePHOTO VIEW OPTIONSWhen viewing a single photo, use the set of tools along the top of the screen to zoom in/out,skip to other photos stored in the same location, and rotate the current picture left or right.- 5 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- ENHANCING PHOTOS -When you’re ready to edit a photo, bring it up on the screen and then proceed to the Enhancemodule. From there, you can perform various types of modifications.ADJUSTING PHOTO ORIENTATIONUse the tools along the top of the screen to rotate and flip a photo in a variety of ways. You canalso save and delete a photo by clicking on the respective icon.CROPPING A PHOTO (FREEHAND CROP)To crop a photo:1. Click the Crop button in the upper-right corner.2. Click and drag on the photo to draw a crop box that encloses the area you want to keep.If you make a mistake, simply single-click anywhere outside the crop box and start over.3. Keep the “Apply to all layers” box checked.4. When you’re ready, click Crop. Everything outside the crop box will be removed.If you’re not satisfied with the crop, click the Undo button.- 6 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start GuideMAKING PHOTOS BRIGHTERUse the Brightness/Contrast option under the Fix button for total control over photo vibrancy.Drag the sliders until your photo looks vivid and crisp. You may also want to fiddle with theHue/Saturation and Sharpen/Blur options to further touch-up your picture.REMOVING RED EYEYou can choose between “Auto Detect” and “Manual.” When using “Auto Detect,” simply movethe mouse over the red part of the eye and click. The manual option lets you define the size ofthe affected area by moving a slider.- 7 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start GuideRESIZING A PHOTOTo resize a photo, simply enter in the pixel values that you want. It may be easier to change bypercentage instead of pixels. For example, if you enter in “50%,” the photo will be resized to halfthe original size. Leave the “Keep Aspect Ratio” box checked to prevent distorted photos. Whenyou’re ready, click Apply.- 8 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- CREATIVE OPTIONS -A variety of tools can be found in the Create module that let you touch-up and liven photos withthe addition of various frames, borders, edges, and effects. The Help file describes each tool indetail, but we’ll walk you through some of the more engaging procedures here.CLONINGCloning lets you effectively paint over damaged areas of a photo by copying--or “cloning”--another part of the photo over the damaged section. You can also duplicate objects.To clone:1. Choose the Clone tool from the Paint section.2. Move your mouse over the area you want to clone. Hold the Shift key and then singleclick.This sets the “clone source.”3. Move your mouse to the area that you want to paint over. Click and drag (don’t let go ofthe mouse button!). As you paint, you will see the paint from the clone source appear.ADDING CLIP ARTAn entire library of clip art is included, allowing you to add fun and humorous images over anyphoto. You can move, resize, and rotate any clip art image.• Click and drag a piece of clip art to move it.• Click and drag a corner to adjust the size.• Click and drag the top anchor to rotate.- 9 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start GuideADDING TEXTFreely add titles, captions, quotes, orcatchphrases to your pictures. All of the textediting options are consistent with mostword processors. You can change the font,size, style, alignment, and color. You caneven add multiple text layers (click “NewText”). Text can be modified just like clip art(you can resize, move, and rotate).- 10 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- PHOTO PROJECTS -In addition to simply editing photos and including various creative templates and effects, you canalso create calendars and “PhotoBooks.”CREATING A CALENDARWith just a few clicks you can create a yearly, monthly, or 12-month calendar.1. First, choose the type of calendar you want to create.2. Set the month (if applicable) and year.3. Choose your calendar template/design.4. You can click/drag your photo to move, resize, and rotate it within the calendar.CREATING PHOTOBOOKSA “wizard” walks you through the setup of a PhotoBook. Simply follow the instructions and you’llbe fine. Once the design and template have been set, all you need to do is click and drag photosto the empty spots on each page. You can add and edit clip art, too.- 11 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- PRINTING PHOTOS -ArcSoft PhotoImpression lets you print photos in a variety of ways. You can print single photos ormultiple images across multiple pages.• From the Page Layout tab, choose “Standard Printing” to print photos at standard sizes,such as 5” x 7” and 8” x 10”.• Choose “Custom Printing” to alter the number of photos printed per page, as well as thespacing between the various photos.• Keep the “Auto Crop Photos” box checked to have the program automatically crop andsize your photos so that they fit optimally within the print template.• Some of your photos may have a low resolution, and may not print very clearly. Whenapplicable, check the “Resize All Photos for Best Print Quality” box. ArcSoftPhotoImpression will resize your image to a size that yields a higher quality.- 12 -

ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 Quick Start Guide- SHARING PHOTOS -You never again need to worry about your friends and family receiving photos that are too bigand take forever to download. ArcSoft PhotoImpression makes it easy to send your pictures toany email address.1. Choose your email application from the pull-down.2. Select the photo size. If you’re sending a photo that’s only going to be seen on acomputer, choose “Small.”Today, megapixel cameras are common and almost everyone can take high-quality pictures.However, these pictures are often very large, and only need to be so when you’re printing them.So if you’re sending pictures through email, you’ll probably want to always use the “Small” optionunless you’d like the recipient to print the photo as well.- 13 -

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