E Photohands Version 1.
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Contents Introduction ............................................................................. 4 ■ For first time users of Photohands ............................................... 4 ■ What Photohands does ................................................................ 4 ■ About This Manual ....................................................................... 5 About Screen Images ................................................................................. 6 Starting Photohands ..............
Introduction This manual is the user’s instruction manual for the Photohands retouching/ printing software. Photohands runs under Windows, and this manual does not include descriptions of Windows operations.
■ About This Manual All operations in this manual are described for Windows 98 using a mouse.
About Screen Images • Screen images illustrated in this document are for Windows 98. Views may differ if using other Windows versions. • Note that screen images in this document may differ slightly from the actual screens, but the contents are identical.
Starting Photohands Photohands can be started using any of the following methods. • From the Start menu • From the Task tray • From the Photo Loader menu screen • From the Photo Loader library index • From the Photo Loader image viewing screen IMPORTANT • Photohands must be installed on your PC before starting it. ■ Starting Photohands from the Start menu 1. Switch on your PC to start Windows. 2. From the Start menu, select [Programs] → [Casio] → [Photohands] → [Photohands 1.0E].
An image will be displayed in the window on opening the file. See “Displaying Images” on page 12. ■ Starting Photohands from the Task tray 1. Right-click the icon in the Task tray. 2. Select and click [Starting Photohands]. Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.
■ Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader menu screen 1. Click the [Print] button in the Photo Loader function buttons. Photohands starts up and the starting window appears.
■ Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader Library screen 1. Click the [PRINT] button in the Library screen. Photohands starts up and the starting window appears. The first image in the Photo Loader library is displayed. The second image in the Photo Loader library is displayed.
■ Starting Photohands from the Photo Loader image view screen 1. Click the [PRINT] button on the image view screen. Photohands starts up and the starting window appears. The image viewed in Photo Loader is displayed first. Other images, except for those in Photo Loader, are displayed in order. The image viewed in Photo Loader is displayed.
Using Photohands This section describes how to use the various functions of Photohands. ■ Displaying Images This section describes how to display images. IMPORTANT • The image file formats that can be handled with Photohands are: JPEG, BMP, PNG, and TIFF*. * Readable TIFF files are non-compressed RGB-TIFF files, and they cannot be saved in TIFF format. 1. Click the [Open] icon. A dialog box appears.
2. Select the image to be displayed. 3. Click the [Open] button. The selected image is displayed. The file information is displayed.
■ Editing Images This section describes how to edit images. Three operations are available. • Correcting the hue • Changing the size • Rotating/inverting an image TIP • Images can be edited while displayed in the Preview window. Preview the image to be edited first. See “Displaying Images” on page 12. IMPORTANT • Two or more images cannot be edited simultaneously. Save the current image to quit editing before starting to edit another image. See “Saving Images” on page 21.
1. Click the [Retouch] icon. • The retouch dialog box appears. • Set as described below. • Click the [Cancel] button to reset each setting. For re-drawing images in response to the settings. Preview the images by clicking the [OK] button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Adjusting contrast Move in the right direction to sharpen the image. Move in the left direction to soften the image. • Enter a value in the range –100 to +100, or • Drag the slider to set a value.
4 Adjusting sharpness Check the [Hard] button to sharpen the image, or check the [Soft] button to tone down the image. • Check the [Hard] button to increase the sharpness. • Check the [Soft] button to decrease the sharpness. • Check the [OFF] button so as not to adjust the sharpness. 5 Setting noise removal This function removes dust or scratches in an image. Click the [ON] or [OFF] buttons to select the function. • Check the [ON] button to remove noise. • Check the [OFF] button to not remove noise.
3. Changing the size, rotating/inverting, printing an image See “Changing the Size of an Image” on page 17, “Rotating/ Inverting an Image” on page 19, or “Printing Images” on page 22. 4. After retouching, save the image. If not saved, the retouching or modification will not be applied to the actual image data. See “Saving Images” on page 21. IMPORTANT • If you do not want to overwrite the original image, save the image on a different location on the computer’s hard disk.
2. Enter values (pixels) for “Height” and “Width”. • • • • The size can also be changed by entering a value in the % field. The enlargement ratio is maximum 200%. The aspect ratio is fixed. If the height is changed, the width is automatically changed accordingly. • If the width is changed, the height is automatically changed accordingly. • Click the [Cancel] button to go back to the previous screen before you click the [OK] button. The image is redrawn in accordance with the settings. 3.
5. After changing the size, save the image. If not saved, the changes will not be applied to the actual image data. See “Saving Images” on page 21. IMPORTANT • If you do not want to overwrite the original image, save the image on a different location on the computer’s hard disk. Rotating/Inverting an Image This section describes how to rotate/invert an image. TIP • An image can be rotated or inverted the Preview window. Preview the image to be edited first. See “Displaying Images” on page 12.
2. Click the button to select the direction to rotate. The image is redrawn in accordance with the selected direction button. 3. Click the [OK] button to save the rotated or inverted image. • The image is redrawn in the Preview window. • Click the [Cancel] button to go back to the previous screen before you click the [OK] button.
4. Correcting the hue, changing the size, printing an image See “Adjusting the Hue” on page 14, “Changing the Size of an Image” on page 17 or ”Printing Images” on page 22. 5. Save the image after rotating or inverting. If not saved, the changes will not be applied to the actual image data. See “Saving Images” on page 21. IMPORTANT • Saving the image updates the Photo Loader library. If you do not wish to overwrite the image in the Photo Loader library, save the image in another location on the PC.
• When saving with [Progressive DCT], the data displayed will gradually become clearer from a rough screen, when displaying on a home page. 3. Click the [Next >>] button. • Click the [Cancel] button to cancel the action. 4. Enter a new file name. IMPORTANT • If you do not want to overwrite the original image, save the image on a different location on the computer’s hard disk.
1. Click the [Print] icon. • The print dialog box appears. • Set as necessary. 1 2 3 4 1 Printer Select the destination printer. 2 Paper Orientation Select “Height” or “Width”. 3 Print Date • You can set to print the date or not. You can also print the date when the image was taken with the camera. • Depending on the printer, the date may be printed incorrectly. Be sure to read the printer’s manual and change the printer settings such as the printer’s printing range.
2. Click the [Print] button. • Printing starts. • Click the [Print Preview] button to show the print preview image. • Click the [Cancel] button to abandon the current action.
Getting Help 1. Click the [Help] icon. 2. Double-click the item to be viewed. The item double-clicked is displayed. Quitting Photohands 1. Click the [Quit] icon. Photohands quits.
