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Overview
In Kai’s Photo Soap 2, you can work with one photo, more than one photo, a folder full of
photos, or many folders full of photos. Digital photos are available from a wide variety of
sources. One way to get digital images is to just scan a printed photo, or you can use a
digital camera. Scanners and digital cameras are usually connected to your computer with
a cable. Pictures are moved (downloaded) from the camera directly into Soap 2. Another
way to get digital photos is to have a photofinishing lab or copy center scan and put your
photos onto a CD. Finally, you can download digital versions of your photos from a Web
site.
Once you’ve obtained digital photos, you can use the Soap 2 Organize area to:
• load photos into Soap 2
• look through your photos by spreading them out on a Soap 2 virtual desktop, creating a
contact sheet, or viewing them on a Soap 2 lightbox
• move photos around and pile them into groups
• look at full-size previews of one or more photos
• sort through photos, organizing them by name, date, size, color, how much you like
them, or by keywords that you’ve entered
• clean your computer’s hard-drive, by removing unwanted image files
Loading Photos
Use the following table to learn how to load photos into Kai’s Photo Soap 2.
To load photos from: Do This: Tips
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your computer or
removable media
Choose Input menu >
Open File or Input menu
> Open folder, select the
file or folder you want
to load, then click
Open.
Pressing ESC stops loading
photos (leaving only those
photos that have already
loaded).
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a scanner or digital
camera
Choose Input menu >
Acquire TWAIN, then
follow the onscreen
directions.
If you have more than one
device (like a scanner or a
digital camera), you can
choose Input menu > Select
Device to select the device
you wish to use.
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a device, using
a Photoshop
Acquire plug-in
Choose Input menu >
Acquire Plug-In.