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Equalization - evenly redistributes the grayscale or color values of the pixels
in an image. The effects are varied depending on the image, but in
general, the lines in the highlight and shadow areas will be sharpened.
Negative - inverts the grayscale or color brightness values for the entire layer.
This will make your image look like a photographic negative.
Effects:
PhotoImpression includes a variety of
special effects to transform images in a
number of interesting ways. Click on a
desired effect to preview it on your
image. You can use the Intensity slider
to adjust the intensity of the effect. To
keep the effect, click Apply. To cancel,
choose any other effect or click a
different button.
PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide
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Text:
When text is added, a new layer will be automatically created. Settings
include font, style, size, and color. You can add a shadow to the text as well.
Enhance:
Enhance includes tools for enhancing the overal appearence of your imaging.
Auto Enhance - applies a quick, overall enhancement to an image with one
click.
Brightness/Contrast - allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the
current layer.
Hue/Saturation - allows all the colors on the same layer to be shifted by the
same degree (hue), and adjusts the intensity of the colors (saturation).
Tone - can be used to adjust the highlight, midtones, and shadow of the
selected layer. It offers more control than Brightness/Contrast.
Blur - decreases the contrast between adjacent pixels, creating a fuzzy effect
over the entire layer.
Sharpen - pixelates the entire layer, eliminating smoother edges in the image.
PhotoImpression Quick Start Guide