User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Using Scanners To Acquire Images 446
Choosing A Scanning Resolution 447
Changing Image Size 448
Changing Resolution 456
Auto-tracing Images 458
Image Adjustment & Correction 461
Applying Image-editing Commands 461
Consolidating Colors 462
Changing Color And Contrast 465
Color Balance 468
Levels 468
Adjusting Brightness Curves 470
Hue/Saturation 472
Color Equalization 474
Blur Filters 474
Sharpen Filters 479
Adding And Removing Noise 480
Selections & Channels 483
Selecting Pixels In Images 483
Selecting Areas Based On Color 487
Converting Paths To Selections 492
Working With Image Selections 493
Saving And Loading Selections In Channels 501
Using The Channels Palette 504
Customizing Alpha Channels 507
Channel Masks 509
Transparency Effects With Channel Masks 512
Image Filters & Effects 515
Applying Effect Filters 515
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