User guide

20 Getting Started
To create a new picture or animation (during your session):
1. If the Startup Wizard is disabled, click New on the Standard toolbar.
2. In the New Image dialog, set your canvas size (see above) and then check
Animation to create an animation or leave unchecked for a picture.
3. Click OK. The new image or animation opens in a separate untitled
window.
Opening an existing file
You can use the Startup Wizard to access files recently viewed in PhotoPlus or
any file on your computer. PhotoPlus opens all the standard formats for print
and web graphics, in addition to its native .SPP format and Adobe Photoshop
.PSD files.
Raw files open in a Raw Studio environment, which offers image adjustment on
the "undeveloped" image before opening. See Opening a raw image on p. 22.
Similarly, intermediate HDR images (OpenEXR and Radiance) can be opened in
a dialog at any time for readjusting your HDR merge results (see p. 84).
To open a recently opened PhotoPlus Picture or graphic (via Startup
Wizard):
1. From the Startup Wizard (at startup time or via File>New...), select your
SPP file or graphic file from the Open section. The most recently opened
file will be shown at the top of the list. To see a thumbnail preview of any
file before opening, hover over its name in the list.