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Manipulating Images 27
This chapter will focus on ways of manipulating existing pictures,
especially photos. We’ll begin with a Hands-on Project using the “cat”
image you briefly opened in the previous chapter. Note that all of the
techniques described here can also be applied to images created from
scratch, and to animations.
There are many reasons why you might want to manipulate a photo,
including:
♦ Cleaning up an old, damaged photo
♦ Removing an unwanted item or slogan from the background
♦ Preparing an image for printing, use on the World Wide Web or in
another package
If you agree that it’s time to do something about that smug-looking cat
from the previous chapter, here’s a Hands-on Project that provides an
introduction to manipulating images. Remember, the bullet checkboxes
denote the actual steps you should complete; anything else is optional.
HANDS ON: Captioning a Cat
q Open CAT.JPG in the PhotoPlus PROJECTS folder, if it’s not
already open. (See the section “Starting PhotoPlus.”)