"Edit Image" dialog box

Use this dialog box to apply Trimming, Rotate, Transparent (only for GIF format), and other special effects (only for JPEG format). Images captured from a digital camera or a scanner can be edited for use as Web page images.

[Cut] button

Used to trim or crop an image.

If you press this button, a square selection area is displayed.

The area can be resized with the square knob.

The area can be dragged with the mouse.

If you have determined the size and where to cut, double-click or press the [Cut] button again.

[Rotate] button

Used to rotate an image. Each time you press this button, the image rotates clockwise 90 degrees.

[Transparent] button

Used to make a GIF format image transparent for the selected color.

If you press this button, the mouse cursor becomes like a dropper. On the image, click the color that you want to make transparent. You can confirm on the screen whether the color has become transparent. To make another color transparent, repeat the same action. Only one color can be specified to be transparent at one time.

[Effect] button

Used to apply a variety of effects to an image.

[Blur]

Used to blur the whole image.

[Sharp]

Gives the effect of sharpness to the whole image. Emphasizes the outline.

[Emboss]

Gives the effect of embossing to the image.

[Border]

Gives the effect that a gradation from white to the transparent color has been applied to the border of the selected area

[Tile]

Gives the effect that the whole image has been divided into tiles.

[Mosaic]

Gives the impression that the whole image is a mosaic.

[Oil Painting]

Gives the effect that the image is an oil painting.

[Outline]

Detects those portions of the image where brightness changes significantly.

[Cross]

Gives the effect of reflected light on the image in the shape of a cross.

[Mirage]

Causes the whole image to have the appearance of a mirage.

[Center Focus]

Causes the center of the image to look more focused.

[Motion Blur]

Gives the effect of motion through blurring and moving of the image.

[Wind]

Gives the effect of an image being blown in the wind with lines painted along the outline.

[Zoom]

Gives the effect of a close-up the center of the image.

[Gray Scale]

Changes the image to a gray-scale image.

[Sepia]

Tints the whole image with sepia.

[Negative]

Reverses the image like a photographic negative.

[Dusk/Dawn]

Corrects the reddish hues of a photographic image taken at dusk or dawn into one taken under normal light conditions.

[Sun]

Corrects the slightly bluish hues of a photographic image taken in bright sunlight into one taken under normal light conditions.

[Shade/Clouds]

Corrects the slightly bluish hues of a photographic image taken in the shade or on a cloudy day into one taken under normal light conditions.

[Fluorescent Light]

Corrects the slightly greenish hues of a photographic image taken in fluorescent light into one taken under normal light conditions.

[Incandescent Light]

Corrects the reddish hues of a photographic image taken in incandescent light into one taken under normal light conditions.

[Undo] button

The processed image is returned to the original state. All operations are canceled.

[Save Options] group

[Save as GIF format] radio button

Used to save image as a GIF file.

[Save as JPEG format] radio button

Used to save image as a JPEG file.

[Save as Size Displayed] check box

[Detail Settings] button

Used to perform detailed adjustments of the image.

(When JPEG format is used)

[Progressive JPEG] check box

Used to change the JPEG format image into progressive JPEG.

[Image Quality]

Used to adjust the quality of the image. Moving the slider to the left increases the rate of image compression, creating a smaller file. However, image quality deteriorates. Conversely, moving the slider to the right decreases the rate of image compression, improving image quality. However, the file size increases. Note that the quality of an image will not be better than the quality of the original.

(When GIF format is used)

[Transparent] check box

Switches transparency of the GIF format image on and off.

Specify the "Transparent" button for the color that you want to become transparent.

[Interlace GIF] check box

Switches interlace GIF on and off.

[Color Depth] group

Used to specify the number of colors to be used.