Getting Started

After starting LivePix, the Getting Started dialog box will prompt you to select one of the following options:

  Start with a ready-made or saved project

Begin with a LivePix template (a ready-made project) and customize it to your needs OR if you have already created your own projects, select one and continue to work.

  Start a new project from a blank canvas

Begin with an empty canvas or with a pre-existing photo in a new, untitled project.

  Add your photos to the Gallery

Begin by adding your own photos to the LivePix Gallery, so they are readily available as you work.

NOTE: If you do not want to see cue cards, which prompt you through basic steps, then deselect the Show All Cue Cards checkbox in the Getting Started dialog box.

At any point, you can also manually open the Getting Started dialog box:

• Select File -> Getting Started and select an option to begin.

• To close this dialog box and continue to work on your own, click Cancel.


Using LivePix Templates

The templates included with LivePix provide a head-start for creating personalized cards, notes, calendars, posters, flyers, t-shirts, and so on.

When you begin with a template, it opens in a new project window. You can then work with it as you would any other project.

To begin with a LivePix template, you can use any of these methods:

From the File Menu:

1. Select File -> Open.

2. Locate the LivePix CD and select the template you want to use.

3. Double-click the filename to open it.

From the Gallery:

1. Select the Projects tab.

2. Select the template album to use.

3. Double-click the template's thumbnail to open it.


Create a Project from the Gallery

You can use the Gallery as the starting point for creating a new project.

To create a project from the Gallery, use one of these methods:

• Double-click the first photo you would like to place in the project.

• Select a photo and click Open.

• Select a photo, drag it from the Gallery, and drop it into the LivePix workspace.


Add Photos to a Project

Once you've created or opened a project, you can add photos and other projects to it.

To add photos or saved projects to the current project:

1. Select File -> Insert.

2. In the dialog box, locate the folder and/or drive containing the item to insert.

3. Double-click the item's name, or select it and click OK.

You can also insert items into your project from the Gallery or from the desktop.

From the Desktop:

1. Select the desired file's icon.

2. Drag the icon onto an open project window.

3. Drop the file into the workspace.


Start a New Project From a Blank Canvas

One of the ways you can start working with LivePix is to create a new project from scratch. First, you start with a blank canvas. Then, you add photos, text and draw objects, even other existing projects. Alternatively, you can start a new project with a photo inserted into a canvas.

To begin with an empty canvas:

1. Select File -> New.

2. In the Set Up Canvas dialog box, type the project's title, and select its size, units, and orientation.

3. Click OK.

A new project window appears, according to your specifications.

To create a project with a photo inserted:

1. Select File -> Open.

2. In the dialog box, select the file format to open from the Files Of Type list.

3. Locate the folder that contains the photo you want.

4. Double-click the photo's name, or select it and click Open.

A new project window appears, with the selected photo placed on the canvas.

Related To:

Start with a Ready-Made or Saved Project

Create a Project from the Gallery

Add Your Photos to the Gallery


Add Your Photos to the Gallery

One of the ways you can use LivePix is to organize your own photos into albums in the LivePix Gallery.

You can use the Gallery to store photos by category, event, date, holiday, or anything you like.

Related To:

Organize the Gallery


Adding Photos or Projects to an Album

Once you've created an album in the Gallery, you can add photos or projects to it. You can also move items between albums.

NOTE: You can only add photos to photo albums and projects to project albums.  To populate your new albums, we recommend Selecting Multiple Files and Objects to expedite the process.

To add an item to an album:

1. Open the Gallery in Organize or Working mode.

2. Click the Photos or Projects tab for the type of item you want to add.

3. Click the album where you want to add the item.

4. Do one of the following:

• In Organize mode, click Add Photos or Add Projects.

• In Working mode, click Add Photos to the Gallery or Add Projects to the Gallery.

5. In the dialog box, locate the folder containing the item you want to add.

6. Double-click the filename, or select the filename and press Enter.

LivePix places a thumbnail of the new item in the selected album.


About LivePix Windows

Following are the LivePix windows:

• Application window

• Gallery

• Project window

You can arrange multiple project windows on your screen by cascading or tiling them.

Cascading positions all open windows in a staggered stack, so they overlap one another on screen. To view cascading windows, select Window -> Cascade.

Tiling resizes and positions all open windows in rows and columns, for simultaneous viewing.  To view tiled windows, select Window -> Tile.

NOTE: You cannot cascade or tile the Gallery.

Related To:

Pan Around the Workspace

Zoom in the Window


About the Application Window

The application window is the main LivePix window, including the menu bar.

The application window can contain one or more project windows as well as the LivePix Gallery along the right side.

You can resize, move, minimize (reduce to an icon), or maximize (open in full view) the application window.


About the Gallery

The LivePix Gallery has two distinct purposes:

• To organize your projects and photos into albums.

• To use items from the Gallery in your project (open, insert, and substitute photos and projects).

As a result, the Gallery works in two different modes: organize mode and working mode. The Gallery is preset to open in working mode.

When the Gallery is in organize mode, you can organize your projects and photos into albums. You can create albums, add projects and photos to albums, or scan or acquire photos directly into the Gallery.

The Gallery stores thumbnail copies of projects and photos, not their actual files.  As a result, your original images cannot be accidentally deleted while you are working on new projects.

When the Gallery is in working mode, you can:

• Open a project or photo in a new project window.

• Add a photo to the current project.

• Substitute a photo with your own photo.

The Gallery can contain two kinds of albums: project albums (for storing thumbnails of project files) and photo albums (for storing thumbnails of all other types of files). You can access each type of album by clicking the Projects or Photos tab in the Gallery.

Related To:

Open the Gallery

Organize the Gallery

Add Your Photos to the Gallery


Open the Gallery

To open the Gallery in working mode, select Gallery -> Open Gallery.

To open the Gallery in organize mode, select Gallery -> Organize Gallery.

If the Gallery is open but you are unable see it, you can reposition it.


Repositioning the Gallery

To reposition the Gallery to its preset location (to the right of the project window), select Gallery -> Reposition Gallery.

Related To:

Open the Gallery


Substitute a Photo

LivePix lets you substitute a photo in a project or template with another photo. After substituting, you can reposition the photo to your liking.

To substitute a photo stored in the Gallery:

1. If necessary, open the Gallery.

2. In your project, select the object or photo you want to replace.

3. In the Gallery, select the album to use.

4. Select the new item.

5. Click Substitute.

To substitute a photo not in the Gallery:

1. In the project window, select the photo you want to replace.

2. Select Photo -> Substitute.

3. In the dialog box, select the photo you want, and click Open.

Related To:

Reposition a Substituted Photo

Use Text as a Stencil


Closing the Gallery

To close the Gallery, select Gallery -> Close Gallery.


About the Project Window

Each project opens in its own project window. A project window contains:

• A toolbar along the left side of the window.

• A control bar in the upper part of the window.

• The workspace, which includes the canvas and the area outside the canvas.

• The canvas, the white area in the workspace, which is the project's printable area.

• The status bar, the area within the bottom border of the project window, which displays status information.


Fit Canvas to Window

To enlarge the canvas to its optimum viewing size in the current project window, select Window -> Fit to Window, or use the Fit to Window button on the Zoom tool palette.

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About the Pan and Zoom Tools


Pan Around the Workspace

To pan around in your project:

1. Click the Pan tool in the toolbar.

2. With the pointer, drag the workspace to pan to the part you wish to see.

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About the Pan and Zoom Tools


Close All Windows

To close all open project windows, as well as the Gallery, select Window -> Close All.

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Close a Project

Closing the Gallery


Exit LivePix

Before you exit LivePix, be sure to save your work!

If you try to close a project or exit LivePix without saving the changes, LivePix will prompt you to either save or discard your work.

To exit LivePix, select File -> Exit.

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About Saving


Create an Album

You can create photo albums and project albums. Then, you can store thumbnails of photos and projects by theme, date, event, or in any way you want.

You cannot store photos and projects in the same album. Project albums contain thumbnail copies of LivePix project files (LPI). Photo albums contain thumbnails of FlashPix files (FPX) or any other photo file formats.

To create an album:

1. With the Gallery open, click the Photos or Projects tab for the type of album you want to create.

2. Click Create Album.

3. Type a name for the new album.

4. Press Enter to finish.

If you decide you no longer want to store a photo or project in the Gallery, you can remove it.

NOTE: Removing items from the Gallery doesn't delete any files from disk. It only removes thumbnails from your album.

Related To:

Adding Photos or Projects to an Album

Rename an Album

Delete an Album


Scan Directly into a Project

You can use a scanner to add photos directly into a project.

To use this feature, you must first connect the device to your computer and install appropriate software according to the manufacturer's instructions. To use the device with LivePix you need only select the device once, then scan your photos.

To scan a photo into a project:

1. Choose from the File menu, and then select Single Scan from the submenu.

2. Scan according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

3. In the subsequent dialog box, choose a file format for your photo (FPX is recommended).

4. Type a filename, and click OK.

If a project is already open, LivePix inserts the photo into it. Otherwise, the photo appears in a new project window.


Scan or Acquire Photos Directly into the Gallery

You can use a scanner or digital camera to add photos to the Gallery.

To use this feature, you must first connect the device to your computer and install appropriate software according to the manufacturer's instructions. To use the device with LivePix you need only select the device once, then scan or capture your photos.

To scan or acquire photos directly into the Gallery:

1. Choose Organize Gallery from the Gallery menu.

2. Click the Photos tab.

3. Select the device you want from the list to the right of the Scan/Camera button.

4. Click Scan/Camera.

5. Scan a single photo or acquire multiple photos according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

6. In the subsequent dialog box, choose a file format (FPX is recommended).

7. Type a filename, and click OK.

NOTE: You can scan multiple photos without leaving the TWAIN interface if you select File -> Acquire Photos.

The photo's thumbnail appears in the current album, and is now available for use in any project.

Related To:

About Scanning

Add Your Photos to the Gallery


Move Items Between Albums

To move an item from one album to another:

1. In the Gallery, click the Projects or Photos tab for the type of item you want to move.

2. Click the album containing the item.

3. Drag the item you want to move to the target album, and drop it there.


Get Information About an Item

You can get the following information about any item in the Gallery:

• File type (LPI, FPX, IVUE, BMP, and so on)

• Size (KB or MB)

• Location (CD, hard disk, etc.)

• Date created

• Date modified

To get info about an item in the Gallery:

1. With the Gallery open, click the Photos or Projects tab.

2. Click the album containing the item.

3. Select the desired item's thumbnail.

4. Press the Info button [image] in the lower right corner of the thumbnail.


Remove Photos or Projects from Albums

If you decide you no longer want to store a photo or project in the Gallery, you can simply remove it.

NOTE: Removing items from the Gallery doesn't delete any files from disk. It only removes thumbnails from your album.

To remove an item from an album:

1. In the Gallery, click the Photos or Projects tab for the type of item you want to remove.

2. Click the album you want to use.

3. Select the item's thumbnail, and then click Remove.

Related To:

Adding Photos or Projects to an Album


Rename an Album

To rename an album:

1. Click the album name you want to change in the Gallery.

2. Type a new name.

3. Press Enter to finish.

Related To:

Create an Album


Delete an Album

To delete a Gallery album:

1. In the Gallery, click the Photos or Projects tab for the type of album you want to delete.

2. Click the album you want.

3. Click Remove.

NOTE: If a thumbnail is selected in the album, clicking Remove will remove the selected project or photo, not the album.


Start with a Ready-Made or Saved Project

LivePix comes with many templates to make it easy for you to create personalized cards, notes, calendars, posters, flyers, t-shirts, and so on.

All templates include photos and objects you can select, modify, or substitute. You can work with a template as you would any other project.

Related To:

Open an Existing Project

Open a Project From the Gallery


Reposition a Substituted Photo

After you substitute a photo in your project or template, you can:

• Resize it

• Move it

• Rotate it

• Skew it

• Apply perspective to it

• Flip it

To reposition a substituted photo:

1. To resize or move the substituted photo, use the Selection tool in the toolbar.

2. To rotate, skew, or apply perspective to the photo, use Rotate, Skew, or Perspective tools, respectively. (Rotate, Skew, and Perspective are Position tools .)

3. Click Cut to finish.

Once you've opened a template and replaced a photo with your own, you can work on the template as you would any other project.

Related To:

Substituting a Photo


Set Canvas Format

LivePix displays the canvas size in the lower right corner of the project window.

To set canvas format:

1. Select File -> Set Up Canvas.

2. In the Set Up Canvas dialog box, select a Canvas Size from the list.

NOTE: If you select a Custom canvas size, type values for Width and Height in the space provided.

3. To set up a greeting card, select a Card option.

4. Select a unit of measure.

5. Select Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal) orientation.

6. Click OK to finish.


Close a Project

To close a project, select File -> Close or click the project window’s close button.

If you try to close a project or exit LivePix without saving the changes to any open project, LivePix will prompt you to either save or discard your work.

Related To:

Save Your Project

Close All Windows


Open an Existing Project

To open a project:

1. Select File -> Open.

2. In the dialog box, locate the folder containing the project you want.

3. Select the file format you want from the Files Of Type list.

4. If the file you want has lost its extension association, select the format to use from the Open As list.

5. To preview the project and its file information, click Preview.

6. Double-click the project's name, or select it and click Open.

To open an existing project from the desktop, first select the project's icon, then drag it onto the LivePix application, and drop it there.


Open a Project From the Gallery

You can use the Gallery to open any of the projects stored in it, including any of the templates that come with LivePix.

To open a project from the Gallery:

1. In the Gallery, click the Projects tab.

2. Select the album containing the project or template you want.

3. Double-click the project's thumbnail, or select it and click Open.


Organize the Gallery

When viewing the Gallery in organize mode, you can:

• Create albums

• Add photos and projects to your albums

• Scan photos directly into the Gallery

• Move items between albums

• Get information about an item

• Rename albums

• Delete albums

To organize the Gallery:

1. Select Gallery -> Organize Gallery.

2. When you are finished organizing the Gallery, click OK.

The Gallery will then switch to working mode and appear to the right of your screen.

Related To:

Repositioning the Gallery


About Scanning

LivePix uses the industry-standard TWAIN technology to let you scan a photo or capture a photo from a digital camera directly into a LivePix project or into the Gallery.

NOTE: LivePix supports 32-bit TWAIN.

To use this feature, you must first connect the device to your computer and install appropriate software according to the manufacturer's instructions. To use the device with LivePix you need only select the device once, then scan or capture your photos.

Related To:

Scan Directly into a Project

Scan or Acquire Photos Directly into the Gallery


About Saving

LivePix gives you many options for saving your work. For example, you can save your project with a different name or save it in any supported file format.

NOTE: When you save a project as a photo, all of the objects in the saved file "collapse" into one image.  At this point, the objects in your project are no longer individually editable.

After saving a file to disk, LivePix automatically places thumbnail copies of photos in the My Photos album and thumbnail copies of projects in the My Projects album.  You can move thumbnails in and out of these preset albums or rename the albums at any time.

Be sure to save your work frequently!

Related To:

Save Your Project

Save in a Different Format

Save with a Different Name


Save Your Project

To save a project, select File -> Save.  If this is the first time you are saving a project, LivePix prompts you for a name and file location.

LivePix automatically saves your project as a LivePix project file (LPI), and saves a thumbnail copy of it in the My Projects album in the Gallery.

To save your project as a photo:

1. Select File -> Save As.

2. Select a photo file format from the Save As Type list.

3. In the Resolution Options dialog box, select the resolution option you want to use for the photo.

4. Click OK.

5. If the format you selected offers compression options, select the option you want, and click OK.

6. When you're finished, click Save in the Save As dialog box.

Related To:

Save with a Different Name

Save in a Different Format

Set Compression Options


Save with a Different Name

To save a projectwith a different name:

1. Select File -> Save As.

2. In the dialog box, locate the folder where you want to save the project.

3. Type a new name in the File Name box.

4. Click Save.

You now have two projects: the original project and the project with the new name.

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Save Your Project


Save in a Different Format

LivePix lets you save your project in a variety of file formats.

To save a project in another format:

1. Select File -> Save As.

2. In the dialog box, locate the folder where you want to save the project.

3. Select a file format from the Save As Type list.

4. Click Save.

NOTE: When you save as a project file (LPI), LivePix opens the new file. When you save in other file formats, LivePix just saves the new file to disk without opening it.

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Save Your Project


Set Compression Options

When you save your project in the JPEG or FPX file format, you can select compression options.

The JPEG and FPX compression options are:

• High quality/Low compression

• Good quality/Good compression

• Low quality/High compression

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Save Your Project


Set Resolution Options

When you save to a photo file format (FPX, IVUE, BMP, PICT, JPEG, or TIFF), you see the Resolution Options dialog box, which offers these resolution options:

• Screen Resolution

• Print Fast

• Print High Quality

• Custom DPI

Related To:

Save Your Project


Print Your Project

To print your project:

1. Select File -> Print.

2. If your project isn't the same size as the output page, specify the desired print option.

3. To change your printer's setup options, click Properties.

4. When you are ready to print, click Print.

When you print a greeting card, LivePix automatically prints and positions the project elements on the page so they appear correctly when you fold the card.

Related To:

Print Preview


About Printing

You can print your project on a printer connected to your computer. You can also print it to a file, which you can take to another output device.

Before you print your project, you can preview how it will look like on the page.

LivePix also supports double-sided printing.

Related To:

Print Your Project


Double-Sided Printing

If Double-Sided Printing has been selected in the canvas setup dialog box, the resulting printing process will be completed in two steps:

1. A cue card will prompt you throughout the process for your specific printer.

2. The instructions on the cue card will show you how to turn the paper, resulting in a successful print of your project.

Related To:

Start a New Project From a Blank Canvas

About Printing


 Print Preview

To preview before printing:

1. Select File -> Print Preview.

2. To zoom in or out of the preview, or to pan in the preview, use the Zoom and Pan tools along the left side of the dialog box.

3. To change your printer setup, click Setup.

4. If your project is a different size from the output page, click one of the options displayed at the top of the dialog box.

5. When you are finished previewing your project, do one of the following:

• To close the Print Preview dialog box, click Close.

• To print from this dialog box, click the printer icon (shown below)

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About Printing

Print Options

Print Your Project


About File Formats

LivePix allows you to open the following file formats:

• LPI	• PNG
• FPX	• TGA
• IVUE	• RAS
• JPG	• EPS
• GIF	• WMF
• BMP	• FAX
• TIF	• ICO
• PSD	• CUR
• PhotoCD	• WPG
• PICT	• DCX
• PCX
LivePix allows you to save as the following file formats:

• LPI	• E-Mail Print
• FPX	• PNG
• IVUE	• TGA
• JPG	• RAS
• BMP	• WMF
• TIF	• EPS
• PSD	• WMF
• PICT	• FAX
• E-Mail View


Print Options

If your project is a different size from the output page, you can specify print options in either the Print Preview or the Print dialog box.

If your project is larger than the output page, select one of these options:

• To reduce the project size to fit the page and maintain its original proportions, click Fit.

• To print the project exactly as it is, cropping anything that extends beyond the page, click Crop.

• To print the project in its original size, using as many pages as are required to print the entire photo, click Tile.

If the project is smaller than the page, select one of these options:

• To leave the project size unchanged and center it on the page, click Center.

• To enlarge the project to fit the page, maintaining its original proportions, click Enlarge.

• To leave the project size unchanged and repeat it as many times as possible to fill the page, click Repeat.


About the Selection Tool

To select objects, you use the Selection tool, shown here:

You can also use the Selection tool to move or resize objects.

Related To:

Select an Object


Select an Object

Before you can work with an object, you must first select it with the Selection tool.

To select an object:

1. Click the Selection tool in the toolbar.

2. In the workspace, click object you want to select, or click anywhere within its bounding box.

Selection handles surround the selected object.

Related To:

Select Multiple Objects

Deselect Objects


Select Multiple Objects

To select more than one object:

1. In the toolbar, click the Selection tool.

2. Drag around the objects you want to select in the workspace, or Shift-click them.

To select all objects in the workspace, select Edit -> Select All.

Related To:

Select an Object

Deselect Objects


Deselect Objects

To deselect one object, Shift-click the object.

To deselect all selected objects, click in the workspace where no other objects appear.

Related To:

Select an Object


About the Position Tools

To resize and position objects, use the Position tools in the Position tool palette, shown below:

The Position tools are (from left) the Rotate, Skew, and Perspective tools.

To undo any effect you apply with a Position tool, select Edit -> Undo.

To select a Position tool in the toolbar:

1. Click the second tool from the top of the toolbar to open the Position tool palette.

2. Click again to select the tool you want in the palette.


Skew Objects

You can slant or skew objects in your project, using the Skew tool:

To skew objects:

1. Select the objects you want to skew.

2. In the toolbar, select the Skew tool from the Position tool palette.

3. With the pointer, drag any selection handle vertically or horizontally.

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About the Position Tools


Apply Perspective to Objects

You can apply three-dimensional perspective to any object, including text, by using the Perspective tool:

To apply perspective to objects:

1. Select the objects you want to change.

2. In the toolbar, select the Perspective tool from the Position tool palette.

3. Click a selection handle and drag it up or inward or outward, depending upon the effect you want.

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About the Position Tools


About the Pan and Zoom Tools

The Pan tool looks like this:

Use the Pan tool to move the LivePix workspace so you can see other parts of it.

The Zoom tool palette contains (from left to right) the Zoom In tool, the Zoom Out tool, and the Fit to Window tool:

Use the Zoom In tool to magnify the display, and the Zoom Out tool to reduce it. Each zooming action magnifies or diminishes the workspace by a factor of two.  You can toggle the Zoom tool by pressing the Ctrl key.

Use the Fit to Window tool to display your project or photo at it’s optimum magnification for the size of your screen.

To select a Zoom tool in the toolbar:

1. Click the Zoom tool in the toolbar. The Zoom tool palette opens.

2. Click again to select the Zoom tool you want.

The currently selected Zoom tool shows in the toolbar.


Zoom in the Window

To zoom in the workspace:

1. 	In the toolbar, select the Zoom tool you want from the Zoom tool palette.

• To zoom into the workspace, select the Zoom In tool.

• To zoom out of the workspace, select the Zoom Out tool.

2. In the workspace, click where you want to zoom.

To zoom in or out of a specific part of your project:

1. Select the Zoom Out or Zoom In tool in the Zoom tool palette.

2. Drag a selection rectangle around the area you want to magnify or diminish.

To zoom into or out of a project window by a specified percentage, select Window -> Zoom, and then specify a zoom percentage from the submenu.  LivePix immediately zooms in the window by the percentage you chose.

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About the Pan and Zoom Tools

Fit Canvas to Window


About the Text Tool

You can add and edit text objects in your project by using the Text tool:

With the Text tool, you can:

• Specify font type, size, style, color, and alignment

• Scale, move, rotate, skew, and apply perspective

• Flip text horizontally or vertically

• Change opacity and edge settings

• Substitute a photo in its place (like using text as a stencil)

• Set a text object to act as a filter

• Add a shadow behind text

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Add Text


Edit Text in a Project

After adding text to your project, you may decide to change the words, font, font size, style, alignment, or color.

To edit text:

1. Open the Text dialog box by using one of these methods:

•  Select the text object you want to edit, and then click the Text tool in the toolbar.

•  Double-click the text object.

2. In the Text dialog box, edit the text or change any options you want.

3. When you are finished, click OK.

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About the Text Tool


Use Text as a Stencil

You can use text as a stencil by filling the text with a photo instead of with color. The photo then shows through the outline of the text.

To use text as a stencil:

1. In your project, select the text object to use.

2. Do one of the following:

• Select Photo -> Substitute, select the photo you want, and click Open.

• In the Gallery, click the Photos tab, select the photo you want in the appropriate

album, and click Substitute.

Related To:

About the Text Tool


About the Draw Tools

LivePix has two types of Draw tools: Outline tools and the Filled Shape tools. Using either of these tools creates a draw object.

The Outline tools (shown below) let you draw straight lines and outlined shapes. When an Outline tool is active, the control bar lets you view or change line width and color.

The Filled Shape tools (shown below) let you draw shapes filled with solid color. When a Filled Shape tool is active, the control bar lets you view or change fill color. You can also set a draw object to act as a filter.

To select a Draw tool in the toolbar:

1. Click the Outline tool or Filled Shape tool in the toolbar. The Outline tool palette or Filled Shape tool palette opens.

2. Click again to select the Draw tool you want from the palette.

The currently selected Outline and Filled Shape tools show in the toolbar.

Related To:

Draw Lines

Draw  Shapes


Draw Lines

Use the Line tool, shown here:

To draw a straight line:

1. In the toolbar, select the Line tool from the Outline tool palette.

2. In the control bar, click the line width sample, and then select the line width you want from the palette.

3. To draw your line, drag in the canvas. To constrain the line to a 45-degree angle, press Shift as you drag.

You can set the color of the line before or after drawing it.

Related To:

About the Draw Tools

Set Line Width

Change Drawing or Text Color


Draw Shapes

Using the draw tools, you can draw shape outlines or shapes filled with color.

To draw a shape outline:

1. In the toolbar, select one of the outlined shapes from the Outline tool palette.

2. Position the pointer to begin the shape, and drag at a 45-degree angle until your shape is the desired size.

To draw shapes filled with color:

1. In the toolbar, select one of the shapes from the Filled Shape tool palette.

2. Position the pointer to begin the shape, and then drag at a 45-degree angle until your shape is the desired size.

TIP: To constrain an oval to a circle or a rectangle to a square, press the Shift key as you draw the shape.

Related To:

About the Draw Tools

Set Line Width

Change Drawing or Text Color


Set Line Width

To set line width for the Outline tool:

1. Before you use an Outline tool, click the line width sample in the control bar.

2. Select a line width from the palette.

The line width setting affects straight lines and outlined shapes.

Related To:

About the Draw Tools


Change Drawing or Text Color

You can change the color of a text or draw object at any time. In addition, you can set text and draw objects to act as color filters in your project.

To change drawing or text color:

1. Select the object whose color you want to change.

2. In the control bar, click the color sample.

3. Select a new color from the color palette.

4. Click OK.

To set text or draw objects to act as color filters:

1. Select the object you want to use.

2. Click Filter in the control bar to turn it on.

To remove a color filter, click Filter again to turn it off.

Related To:

About the Text Tool


About the Cutout Tools

With the Cutout tools, you can cut out preset or freehand shapes in an object. You can also silhouette an object using either the Edge Detector or Edge Highlighter tool. After using a Cutout tool, you have an object called a cutout.

The Cutout tools, shown below, are (from left) Freehand Cutout, Edge Detector, Edge Highlighter, Rectangle Cutout, Oval Cutout, Heart Cutout, Star Cutout, and Edit Cutout.

NOTE: You can't use Cutout tools on text objects, but you can cut out draw objects .

To select a Cutout tool:

1. Select an object in the workspace.

2. Click the Cutout tool in the toolbar. The Cutout tool palette appears.

3. Click the Cutout tool you want from the tool palette.

The currently selected Cutout tool shows in the toolbar.

Related To:

Delete Cutout Shapes


Cut Out a Freehand Shape

You cut out a free-form shape using the Freehand Cutout tool, shown here:

This tool works by creating an anchor point each time you click, and then joins the points together to define the shape.

To cut out a freehand shape:

1. Select the object to which you want the freehand shape applied.

2. In the toolbar, select the Freehand Cutout tool from the Cutout tool palette.

3. In the workspace, click once to set the first anchor point.

4. Move the pointer to where you want the next anchor point, and click again.

5. Continue clicking to make your cutout shape.

TIP: When the Freehand Cutout tool is active, you can switch to the Edge Detector tool by pressing Ctrl. This is useful if you need to use more precision while making the cutout.

6. To close the cutout, click the first anchor point once, or double-click in the workspace.

7. When you are finished, click Cut in the control bar.

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About the Cutout Tools

Edit a Cutout


Cut Out a Preset Shape

You can cut out a preset shape from an object using the Rectangle Cutout, Oval Cutout, Heart Cutout, and Star Cutout tools, shown here:

The Rectangle Cutout can also cut out a square, and the Oval Cutout can cut out a circle.

To cut out a preset shape:

1. Select the object you want to cut out.

2. In the toolbar, select one of the preset Cutout tools (Rectangle Cutout, Oval Cutout, Heart Cutout, or Star Cutout) from the Cutout tool palette.

3. In the workspace, drag the cutout shape around the object to the desired size. (To make a square or circle, Shift-drag around the object.)

4. When you are finished, click Cut.

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About the Cutout Tools

Edit a Cutout


Silhouette with the Edge Detector

The Edge Detector tool appears as shown:

You use the Edge Detector tool for precision silhouetting, for silhouetting objects whose edges aren't clearly defined, or for silhouetting objects that you've distorted with the Distort tool.

As you move the Edge Detector pointer around the object you want to silhouette, LivePix detects the object's edges, showing you where to set each anchor point.

To silhouette with the Edge Detector:

1. Select the object you want to silhouette.

2. In the toolbar, select the Edge Detector tool from the Cutout tool palette

3. Click to set the first anchor point and move the pointer along the edge.

4. When the pointer detects the object's edge, click to set the next point.

TIP: When the Edge Detector tool is active, you can switch to the Freehand Cutout tool by pressing Ctrl. Doing so lets you simply create a straight line from the last anchor point to the current pointer position.

5. Click completely around the shape.

6. Click to place the last anchor point near the first one, or double-click the first anchor point. This completes the silhouette, and the Edit Cutout tool becomes available.

7. If necessary, use the Edit Cutout tool to refine the silhouette.

8. When the cutout is satisfactory, click Cut.

TIP: You may want to zoom in on the object you're silhouetting for more precise results.

Related To:

About the Cutout Tools

Cut Out a Freehand Shape

Edit a Cutout

Silhouette with the Edge Highlighter


Silhouette with the Edge Highlighter

The Edge Highlighter tool appears as shown:

You use the Edge Highlighter tool (one of the Cutout tools) to quickly cut around an object with a definite outline. The Edge Highlighter is for silhouetting objects more quickly but less precisely than the Edge Detector tool.

With the Edge Highlighter tool, you click the highlighter pen around an object's outline to "highlight" it. LivePix creates the cutout line with many anchor points.

To silhouette with the Edge Highlighter:

1. Select the object you want to silhouette.

2. In the toolbar, select the Edge Highlighter tool from the Cutout tool palette.

3. To adjust pen thickness, click the pen thickness sample in the control bar, and then thickness you want from the palette.

4. With the pointer, click to add points around the shape you want to silhouette.

5. Click all the way around the shape.

6. Click to place the last anchor point near the first one, or double-click the first anchor point. This completes the silhouette, and the Edit Cutout tool becomes available.

7. If necessary, use the Edit Cutout tool to refine the silhouette.

8. When the cutout is satisfactory, click Cut.

Related To:

About the Cutout Tools

Cut Out a Freehand Shape

Edit a Cutout

Silhouette with the Edge Detector


Edit a Cutout

To edit a cutout, use the Edit Cutout tool (shown below) to change the cutout shape or reposition the photo in the cutout.

Using the Edit Cutout tool involves adding, removing, or moving anchor points. You can add or move points on any shape.

To edit a cutout:

1. Select the cutout you want to edit.

2. In the toolbar, select the Edit Cutout tool from the Cutout tool palette.

3. Do one of the following:

• To add an anchor point, position the pointer, and then click.

• To remove an anchor point, drag it to its nearest neighboring point, and drop it there.

• To move an anchor point, drag it to its new position.

4. When you are done editing, click Cut.

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About the Cutout Tools

Reposition a Photo in a Cutout

Delete Cutout Shapes


Reposition a Photo in a Cutout

To reposition a photo in a cutout:

1. Select the cutout photo to change.

2. Click the photo's thumbnail in the upper left corner of the control bar.

3. Do one of the following:

• To rotate, skew, or apply perspective, select the appropriate Position tool and drag one of the photo's corner handles in the desired direction.

• To flip the photo, select Object -> Flip, and then choose Horizontally or Vertically from the submenu.

• To move the photo within the cutout, position the crosshair pointer within the cutout's bounding box, and drag to the new position.

• To resize the photo, select the Selection tool, and drag one of the photo's handles in the desired direction.

4. When you are finished, click Cut in the control bar.

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About the Cutout Tools


Delete Cutout Shapes

To remove all of an object's cutouts, use one of these methods:

• With the object selected, select Object -> Delete Cutout Shape.

• With the object selected, select the Cutout tool, and click Reset in the control bar.

LivePix deletes all cutouts you've applied to the object with any of the Cutout tools. The original object remains intact.

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About the Cutout Tools


Reset an Object

You can reset an object to the way it looked before making changes with any Cutout tools or with the Distort or Remove Red-Eye tools.

Resetting an object removes all modifications you've made to the object and restores the original image.

To reset an object:

1. Select the object you want to reset.

2. Select any Cutout tool or the Distort or Remove Red-Eye tool, depending on which tool you used to create the object.

3. Click Reset in the control bar.

NOTE: Reset is not available if more than one object is selected.

Related To:

Undo or Redo an Action


About the F/X Tools

Select the F/X tool [image] to access the F/X toolbar (shown below):

The F/X tools are (from left to right):

• Remove Red-Eye tool - remove the red-eye effect often caused by flash photography.

• Distort tool - deform selected objects.

• Shadow tool - create a shadow behind an object.

• Automatic Color Correction - adjust colors to create better results in print.

• Cloning - image sampling, which can then be applied over another image to touch up a photo.  This tool can be used to  remove scratches and dust from your photo.

To select an F/X tool in the toolbar:

1. Select a photo.

2. Click the F/X tool in the toolbar. The F/X tool palette opens.

3. Click again to select the tool you want from the palette.


Automatic Color Correction

The Automatic Color Correction tool, shown below, adjusts the colors in your photo to achieve a better result in print.

To correct the color in a photo:

1. In your project, select a photo.

2. In the toolbar, select the Automatic Color Correction tool from the F/X tool palette.

LivePix will automatically change the colors and saturation levels, to achieve optimum quality.

Related To:

About the F/X Tools

Sharpen/Blur


Cloning

The Cloning tool, shown below, allows you to sample an image, then apply it over another.

To clone an image:

1. In your project, select a photo.

2. In the toolbar, select the Cloning tool from the F/X tool palette.

The Cloning dialog box will appear.

3. Select the area you wish to clone by using the Select Source tool:

4. The pointer will change to the “target” icon.

5. Click on a source area in your project.

6. Select the Brush tool:

7. Hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse throughout the destination area (the area in which you want the cloned area to appear).

Three sliders at the top of the dialog box control cloning elements:

• brush size (20% - 100%, default is 30%) controls the size of the area in which you are cloning the selected source image.

• pressure (20% - 100%, default is 50%) controls the opacity of the image which you have cloned and are “brushing” onto another area of your project.

• scale (20% - 150%, default is 100%) controls  the scale of the image which you have cloned and are “brushing” onto another area of your project.

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About the F/X Tools


Sharpen/Blur

While Automatic Color Correction adjusts the image to optimum computer levels, the Sharpen/Blur feature allows for greater control over the changes being made.

To launch the Sharpen/Blur dialog box:

1. In your project, select the photo to adjust.

2. Select Photo -> Sharpen/Blur.

3. In the Sharpen/Blur dialog box, drag the Sharpen/Blur slider to the left (to blur) or to the right (to sharpen).

Compare the Before and After areas of the dialog box to see your changes.

4. To see different parts of the photo, use the Zoom and Pan tools in either the Before or After area.

5. When you are finished, click OK.

Related To:

About the F/X Tools

Automatic Color Correction


Distort Tool

The Distort tool appears as shown:

To distort objects:

1. Select one or more objects to distort.

2. Select the Distort tool from the F/X tool palette in the toolbar.

3. To set distortion strength, drag the slider in the control bar. (A weaker setting produces a narrow distortion effect, while a stronger setting produces a broader distortion.)

4. With the distortion pointer, click to set the distortion start point.

5. Drag in the direction and length that you want the distortion applied.

An example appears below:

Related To:

About the F/X Tools


Create a Shadow

You use the Shadow tool, shown below, to create a shadow behind any object in your project.

The shadow always remains the same shape and size as the object, but you can change the shadow's distance, direction, color, opacity, and edge.

To create a shadow behind an object:

1. Select the object you want to shadow.

2. In the toolbar, select the Shadow tool from the F/X tool palette.

The Shadow dialog box appears.

3. In the Shadow dialog box, do either one or both of the following:

• Choose a preset shadow type from the Presets pop-up menu.

• In the Direction & Distance area of the dialog box, drag the shadow to the desired position.

4. Set the shadow's opacity and edge.

A typical shadow Opacity setting ranges from 30% to 70%.

5. To select a color for the shadow, click the sample, and select the color you want from the color palette.

6. When you are finished, click OK to apply the shadow in your project.

An example appears below:

Related To:

About the F/X Tools

Change Opacity and Edge Settings

Remove a Shadow


Remove a Shadow

To remove the current shadow:

1. Select the object that's shadowed.

2. Select the Shadow tool.

3. In the Shadow dialog box, click Remove.

NOTE: Once you've shadowed an object, do not set the object to a filter and then move it off the canvas. Doing so will only show the shadow and not the object.

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About the F/X Tools

Create a Shadow


Cut, Copy, and Paste Objects

Cutting removes objects from your project and places them in the Clipboard .

To cut objects from your project, select the objects you want to cut, and then select Edit -> Cut.

To copy one or more objects in your project to the Clipboard, do one of the following:

• Select the objects you want to copy, and then select Edit -> Copy.

• Drag the object from the current project to the target project, and drop it there.

To paste from the Clipboard into your project, select Edit -> Paste.

NOTE: You can paste photos from other programs (such as paint programs) into your LivePix project. When you do, LivePix asks you to save the Clipboard photo as a FlashPix file, so that LivePix can keep its own copy. If you modify the original photo, the LivePix copy stays unaffected.

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Select an Object

Drag and Drop objects


Drag and Drop objects

LivePix supports a method of copying or moving items known as "drag and drop."  With this method, you select the item you want to move or copy, drag it to its destination point, and drop it there.

You can use "drag and drop" to:

• Start LivePix with an existing project or photo

• Create a project using the Gallery

• Add photos from the Gallery or desktop to a project

• Add a thumbnail from the desktop to an album

• Copy an object from one LivePix project to another

• Copy a photo from another application to a LivePix project

• Move an item from one album to another in the Gallery

Because LivePix supports OLE, you can copy and paste one or more objects from your LivePix project into other applications that support OLE, such as Microsoft Word. You can also select an object in LivePix, drag it to another application, and drop it there.

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Cut, Copy, and Paste Objects


Duplicate Objects

To duplicate one or more objects:

1. Select the object(s) you want to duplicate.

2. Select Edit -> Duplicate.

The duplicated objects appear on top of the originals.

NOTE: Because Duplicate doesn't use the Clipboard, you can only use it to make copies of objects within the same project.

Related To:

Cut, Copy, and Paste Objects


Delete Objects

To delete objects from a project:

1. Select the objects to remove.

2. Choose Delete from the Edit menu, or press Delete.

To reverse deletion, select Edit -> Undo.


Undo or Redo an Action

You can undo (reverse) or redo (repeat) any previous action in LivePix.

LivePix features "unlimited" undo and redo, allowing you to reverse or repeat multiple previous actions. For example, if you skewed an object, made a cutout, and resized the cutout, LivePix can sequentially reverse or repeat each step with the Undo/Redo command.

To undo one or more actions:

• Select Edit -> Undo.  For multiple actions, continue selecting Undo as many times as you want until you are done.

To redo one or more actions:

• Select Edit -> Redo. For multiple actions, continue selecting Redo as many times as you want until you are satisfied with the result.

Related To:

About the Selection Tool

Select an Object


Move Objects

You can move objects anywhere in the workspace, including out of the canvas. When an object is outside the canvas, it appears at 50% of current opacity.

To move objects:

1. Select the objects you want to move. (You may have to rearrange objects in the stack to select the object you want.)

2. In the toolbar, click the Selection tool, or select one of the Position tools from the Position tool palette.

3. Position the pointer in the bounding box, and drag it to its new position.

Related To:

About the Position Tools

About Object Arrangement


Resize Objects

To resize (or scale) objects, use the Selection tool.

You can scale:

• Proportionally - width and height at the same ratio

• Horizontally - width only

• Vertically - height only

To resize proportionally:

1. Select the objects you want to resize.

2. With the Selection tool, click any corner handle on the bounding box.

3. Drag the handle inward to reduce the object's size, or drag outward to enlarge it.

To scale horizontally, use the Selection tool to drag the right or left center handle of the bounding box inward to make the object thinner or outward to make it wider.

To scale vertically, use the Selection tool to drag the top or bottom center handle upward to make the object taller or downward to make it shorter.

Related To:

About the Selection Tool

Select an Object


Rotate Objects

You can rotate objects in your project freely or to a preset angle, using the Rotate tool:

To rotate objects freely:

1. Select the objects you want to rotate.

2. In the toolbar, select the Rotate tool from the Position tool palette.

3. With the pointer, drag any corner handle clockwise or counter clockwise.

To rotate to a preset angle:

1. Select the objects you want to rotate.

2. Select Object -> Rotate, and then choose an angle from the submenu.

Related To:

About the Position Tools


Flip Objects

You can flip an object horizontally (side to side) or vertically (top to bottom), respectively.

To flip objects:

1. Select the objects you want to flip.

2. Select Object -> Flip, and then choose a command from the submenu.

• To flip along a horizontal plane, choose Horizontally.

• To flip along a vertical plane, choose Vertically.


About Special Effects

Special effects are unique, customized ways in which you can modify photos and objects. You can apply the following special effects in LivePix:

• Change an object's opacity and edge settings

• Remove Red-Eye from a photo

• Distort objects

• Create a shadow behind an object

• Substitute a photo

• Apply Filters to a Photo


Change Opacity and Edge Settings

You change an object’s opacity and edge setting by using the Opacity and Edge sliders in the control bar.

Opacity is the visibility of an object, from 0% (object is completely transparent, or invisible) to 100% (object is opaque, or fully visible). The preset opacity is 100% for objects in the canvas, and 50% of current opacity for objects outside of the canvas.

The Edge setting is how clearly defined an object's edge is - soft (100%) or hard (0%). The preset edge setting is 0%; the object's edge is as clearly defined as it can be.

To change object opacity or edge setting:

1. With the Selection tool, select the objects whose opacity or edge you want to change.

2. In the control bar, drag the appropriate slider to its new setting, or type a number from 0 to 100.

TIP: To move the Opacity slider by increments of 10%, press the plus (+) key to increase or the minus (-) key to decrease.


Add Text

To add text to your project:

1. Click the Text tool in the toolbar. The Text dialog box appears.

2. In the Text dialog box, type the text you want to add.  To add a new line, press Enter. To cancel, press Esc or click Cancel.

3. In the Text dialog box, select the text options you want.

4. Click OK.

LivePix places a new text object in the center of your canvas. You can move it elsewhere in your project or modify it just as you would any other object.

Related To:

Edit Text in a Project

Change Drawing or Text Color

About the Text Tool


About Object Arrangement

When you insert a new object into your project, LivePix places it in front of the other objects in the project. This arrangement of objects is called a stack.

For example, in this stack of objects, the star is in front of the square, which is in front of the oval.

You can move one or more objects all the way to the back or the front of the stack. Or you can move objects backward or forward by one position only.

Another way you can arrange objects is to align them relative to one another along the horizontal plane, the vertical plane, or both.

Related To:

Move an Object Back

Move an Object Forward

Align Objects


Move an Object Back

To move an object to the back of the stack:

1. Select the object to move.

2. Select Object -> Send to Back.

Here, the star moves to the back of the stack and other objects shift forward one position:

To move an object backward one position:

1. Select the object to move.

2. Select Object -> Move Backward.

Here, the square moves back one position in the stack:

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About Object Arrangement


Move an Object Forward

To move an object to the front of the stack:

1. Select the object to move.

2. Select Object -> Bring to Front.

Here, the oval moves to the front of the stack and other objects shift backward one position:

To move an object forward one position:

1. Select the object to move.

2. Select Object -> Move Forward.

Here, the square moves forward one position in the stack:

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About Object Arrangement


Align Objects

You can align objects relative to one another. Horizontal alignment arranges objects along the horizontal plane either left, center, right, or none. Vertical alignment arranges objects along the vertical plane either top, center, bottom, or none.

Here is an example of objects center-aligned along the vertical plane:

To align objects with each other:

1. Select at least two objects to align.

2. Select Object -> Align.

3. In the Align dialog box, select a Horizontal or Vertical option, or both:

• To align objects from side to side, click a Horizontal alignment option.

• To align objects from top to bottom, click a Vertical alignment option.

• To remove alignment, click the appropriate None option.

The Preview area shows how your choices affect alignment.

4. 	When you are finished, click OK.

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About Object Arrangement


About Photo Touch-Up

LivePix offers several features for touching-up photos, a process also known as applying color corrections. Once you have a photo in LivePix, you can:

• Remove Red-Eye

• Increase or decrease color saturation

• Adjust contrast and brightness

• Automatically correct the color

• Sharpen or Blur Your Photo

• Clone Areas in Your Photo

NOTE: These features only work on photos and cutouts. You can't apply color corrections to draw or text objects.


About the Change Color Dialog Box

The Change Color dialog box is arranged like a color wheel. It shows the original photo (Current Pick) and previews with increased levels of green, yellow, red, magenta, blue, and cyan.

The previews on opposite sides of the "wheel" are opposites (or complements) of each other. For example, magenta and green are complementary colors.

When you add magenta, you subtract green. As a result, the More Magenta option is equivalent to "less green," and vice versa.


Remove Red-Eye

The Remove Red-Eye tool, shown below, lets you easily remove the red-eye effect that often occurs with flash photography.

To remove red-eye from a photo:

1. In your project, select the photo that has the red-eye problem.

2. In the toolbar, select the Remove Red-Eye tool from the F/X tool palette.

3. With the Remove Red-Eye pointer, click in the photo where you want to remove the red-eye effect.

LivePix senses the red-eye area and darkens it. If the correction is too much or not enough, adjust the correction by dragging the slider in the control bar. Slide to the right for more correction or to the left for less.

Related To:

About the F/X Tools

About Photo Touch-Up


Increase or Decrease Color in a Photo

You can enhance the color of an old, faded photo by increasing its color intensity, or saturation. You can also decrease a photo's overall saturation, reducing its colors to grayscale.

To increase color in a photo:

1. In your project, select the photo whose color you want to adjust.

2. Select Photo -> Increase/Decrease Color.

The Increase/Decrease Color dialog box appears. The Before and After areas show your photo. The After area updates as you make changes.

3. In the Increase/Decrease Color dialog box, drag the Intensity slider to the right.

4. To see different parts of the photo, use the Zoom and Pan tools in either the Before or After area.

5. When you are finished, click OK.

To decrease color intensity, drag the Intensity slider (in the Increase/Decrease Color dialog box) to the left.

Dragging all the way to the left has the effect of reducing colors to grayscale.

An example of Increase Color appears below:


Adjust Contrast and Brightness

You can increase or decrease the brightness and contrast of photos in your project. Contrast is the difference between the lightest and darkest areas of a photo. Brightness is the overall lightness or darkness of a photo, as shown here:

To adjust a photo's brightness and/or contrast:

1. In your project, select the photo to adjust.

2. Select Photo -> Adjust Brightness/Contrast.

3. In the Brightness/Contrast dialog box, drag the Brightness or Contrast slider to the left (to decrease) or to the right (to increase).

Compare the Before and After areas of the dialog box to see your changes.

4. To see different parts of the photo, use the Zoom and Pan tools in either the Before or After area.

5. When you are finished, click OK.

An example of Brightness/Contrast appears below:


Change Photo Color

You can adjust a specific color in your photo by increasing or decreasing its amount.

This example shows an increase in green throughout the photo:

To change photo colors:

1. In your project, select the photo to change.

2. Select Photo -> Change Color.

The Change Color dialog box appears.

3. To adjust color intensity, drag the Intensity slider right (to increase) or left (to decrease).

4. Click the color you want to increase. The preview with increased color becomes the Current Pick.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any additional colors you want to adjust.

6. When you are finished, click OK.

An example of Change Color appears below:


Undo Color Correction

To undo all color corrections:

1. Select the photo you want to reset.

2. Select Photo -> Increase/Decrease Color, Photo -> Adjust Brightness/Contrast, or Photo -> Change Color.

3. In the dialog box, click Reset.

The photo reverts to its original state. LivePix completely removes all color corrections that you've made in any of these three dialog boxes.


About LivePix and the Internet

You can use LivePix to prepare documents for use on the Internet and the World Wide Web, as well as access the Internet directly from the LivePix Internet menu.

With LivePix you can:

• Create Photos for Web Pages

• Send a Project via E-Mail

• Access the Kodak Picture Network

• Access Fujifilm.Net

• Access Pictra

• Access PhotoNet

• Access LivePix Online


Create Photos for Web Pages

Create photos for Web pages by saving your project in JPEG format.

To save a project for use on a Web page:

1. Select File -> Save As.

2. In the dialog box, select JPEG from the Save As Type list.

3. Click Save.

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About LivePix and the Internet

Save in a Different Format


Send Projects or Images via E-Mail

Send your projects or images via E-Mail to friends and relatives using the integrated E-Mail application, Novita LiveLetter.

You can access the E-Mail application from the main window or the Gallery by pressing the E-Mail button (shown below), or by selecting Internet -> Send E-Mail.

The Novita LiveLetter application will be launched.  This application has an extensive help system, found under the Help topic in the main menu.

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About LivePix and the Internet


Access the Kodak Picture Network
Access the Kodak Picture Network (KPN)

Select Internet -> Kodak Picture Network to connect via the World Wide Web to the KPN home page.

Once at the KPN web site, first-time users will be asked to join the Kodak Picture Network.

Joining the KPN is free to all users.  However, for a nominal fee, you may store up to 100 pictures on KPN.  Additionally, a small processing fee may be charged by your local retailer to have your pictures placed on KPN.

If you have already joined, simply provide your login information to access the KPN services.  After logging on to the network, you can:

• download pictures

• share pictures on-line

• order reprints

• store your photos

• and more!

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About LivePix and the Internet


Access Fujifilm.Net

Select Internet -> FujiFilm to connect via the World Wide Web to the Fujifilm.Net home page.

At FujiFilm.Net, you can create and distribute albums of pictures via the World Wide Web.

FujiFilm.Net is a fee-based network, and you must register to receive member services.  Once connected to the FujiFilm.Net web site, you can either register or receive more information about pricing and services.

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About LivePix and the Internet


Access Pictra

Select Internet -> Pictra to launch the integrated Pictra Share software.

Using Pictra Share, you select pictures, create albums, and publish your projects on PictraNet's web site.

PictraNet is a fee-based network.  Prices for PictraNet service shall be determined by Pictra's price list, as the same may be amended from time to time.

The Pictra Share application has an extensive help system, found under the Help topic in the main menu.

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About LivePix and the Internet


Access PhotoNet

Select Internet -> PhotoNet to connect to the PhotoNet server.

At this time, the LivePix Gallery will automatically switch to organize mode, so that thumbnails may be directly imported or exported.

PhotoNet provides consumers with a simple and convenient way to view, store, share, and enhance your photos on the Internet.  Prices for this service vary and are set by PhotoNet retailers.

You will be prompted for both a Name and a Film ID to complete the connection.  After these are verified, you will have access to the online images for your roll of film.

For more information on the process of importing or exporting rolls of film, please see “About PhotoNet” in chapter 7 of the User Guide.

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About LivePix and the Internet


Access LivePix Online

Select Internet -> LivePix Online to connect via the World Wide Web to the LivePix home page.

Access LivePix Online for the latest product news, developments, FAQs, tips and general support questions.

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Related To:

About LivePix and the Internet


Glossary of Terms

The following list of terms are used throughout the LivePix documentation.  Clicking on a word in the list below will provide you with a pop-up definition of that term.

• album

• align

• anchor point

• application window

• bounding box

• brightness

• canvas

• clip art

• Clipboard

• collage

• color correction

• color filter

• color palette

• color sample

• compression

• contrast

• control bar

• copy

• cut

• cutout

• distort

• dpi

• e-mail

• edge

• flip

• FPX

• Gallery

• GIF

• grayscale

• handles

• hard edge

• item

• JPEG

• object

• opacity

• pan

• paste

• perspective

• photo

• project

• project window

• resolution

• saturation

• scale

• selection handles

• shadow

• silhouette

• skew

• soft edge

• stack

• template

• thumbnail

• TIFF

• tool palette

• toolbar

• TWAIN

• workspace

• zoom

• zoom percentage


LivePix Credits and Contact Information

Copyright Information

© 1997, The LivePix Company.  All rights reserved.  Live Picture is a registered trademark of Live Picture, Inc. and LivePix is a trademark of The LivePix Company.  PhotoDisc © Copyright 1996, PhotoDisc. PhotoDisc is a trademark of PhotoDisc, Inc. FlashPix, PHOTO CD, and Kodak Picture Network are trademarks of Eastman KODAK Company.  Novita LiveLetter and LiveLetter are trademarks of Novita Communications Incorporated.  Pictra is a registered trademark of Pictra, Inc.  TIFF is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.  All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers.  The FlashPix format is defined in a specification and test suite developed and published by KODAK in collaboration with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Live Picture.  Only products that meet the specification and pass the test suite may use the FlashPix file format name.  This product is provided under an enclosed license agreement that defines what you may do with this product and contains limitations on warranties and your remedies.

Credits

Project Manager

Remy Sabiani

Development

Philippe Bossut, Guillaume Capblancq, Fabrice Dodo, Herve Hornung, Nicolas Romantzoff, Beatrice Saboret, Laurent Saboret, Xavier Stonestreet, Patrice Vallmajo, Adolfo Vide and also William Levra-Juillet

Product Management

Marc Morel and Stephane Giraudie and also Antoine de Kermel

UI Design

Carlotta Deganello and Pierre Fujiki

Quality Assurance

Sandy Tompkins, George Holz, Karine Perttula, Kelley Law, Product Quality Partners Team, Inc.

Publications

Julie Meloni and also Laurie Love, Jim Bourne

Creative Direction

Natasha Deganello and Anna Godfrey

Creative Team

Jennifer Nicolaides, Stephen McQueen, Ryen Partin, Chris Rossi

Manufacturing

Olivier Voirin

Release Management

Darrel Farris, Vince Quevedo

Technical Support Information

• Email: Send your inquiries to livepix@keanesea.com

• Phone: Call us at (425) 889-7041 from Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

• Mail: Send your questions to The LivePix Company, P.O. Box 192951,San Francisco, CA 94119-2951.

• Fax: You can Fax your inquiries to (425) 828-8715. Please include your name, address and fax number.


GIF

Acronym for Graphics Interchange Format, commonly used in Web pages.

In LivePix, you can open and scan in GIF format.  Files have a .GIF extension.


template

A ready-made project that comes with LivePix.

All templates include photos and other objects you can select, modify, or substitute, and are intended as starting points for your own projects.


project

A LivePix document, which is like a collage. Projects contain photos and objects created in LivePix (text, lines, shapes, and cutouts) that you can select and edit separately.

Project files created in LivePix are saved in Live Picture format and have an .LPI file extension.


canvas

The part of the workspace that represents the printable area of your project.

Initially, the canvas appears as a white rectangle in the center of the gray workspace.


Gallery

A feature designed to help you organize your projects and photos into albums.

The Gallery provides convenient access to photos stored in several places (such as a hard disk or CD).


thumbnail

A miniature copy of a photo or project. Thumbnails are like pointers to the real files, as icons on your computer's desktop are pointers to files on disk. The Gallery stores thumbnails in albums.

For example, typically a thumbnail will be in the Gallery even though the actual file is stored on a CD which may not be in the CD drive or on a server to which the computer isn't currently connected.


photo

An image that you add to a LivePix project. Photos can be scanned photographs, digitized line art, clip art, or the like.

Unlike projects, photos do not contain individual, selectable objects that you can edit.


workspace

The part of the project window that includes the canvas and the gray area around the canvas. Here is where you do all your work in LivePix, like you would use a desk or drafting table.


e-mail

Short for "electronic mail."

Refers to messages that people send to each other over the Internet or through a commercial service.


compression

The process of decreasing the size of a file on disk while maintaining essential data.

LivePix supports JPEG and FPX compression options, which determine compression quality and size for the resulting disk file. The higher the photo quality, the lower the amount of compression. Inversely, the greater the amount of compression, the lower the photo quality.


album

A user-created collection of thumbnail copies of related projects or photos stored in the Gallery.

There are two types of albums: project and photo.


FPX

An acronym for the FlashPix photo file format, the native file format for LivePix.

The FlashPix format is defined in a specification and test suite developed and published by Kodak in collaboration with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Live Picture. Only products that meet the specification and pass the test suite may use the FlashPix file format name. FPX files have an .FPX extension.


JPEG

Acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group.

A standard compression scheme used to compress photo files. JPEG files have a .JPG extension.


control bar

The upper part of the project window that shows information and lets you change settings for certain functions. The settings you can change include opacity, edge, color, filter, line width, Highlighter pen thickness, red-eye selectivity, and distortion strength. The control bar also lets you work in cutout mode and lets you reposition a cutout or substituted photo.


project window

The window containing an open project .

A project window includes:

•  A toolbar along the left of the window.

•  A control bar in the upper part of the window.

•  The workspace, where you work on projects.

•  The canvas, the white area where you create a project or the project's printable area.


zoom percentage

The percentage at which your project magnifies (zooms in) or diminishes (zooms out) when you choose a command from the Zoom submenu in the Window menu.

LivePix lets you zoom at these percentages:

•  25% (one-quarter original size)

•  50% (one-half original size)

•  75% (three-quarters original size)

•  100% (original size)

•  150% (one-and-one-half original size)

•  200% (twice original size)

•  400% (four times original size)


TIFF

Acronym for Tagged Photo File Format.

A file format used primarily for paint-type photos, originally developed by Aldus Corporation for PageMaker.

TIFF files have a .TIF extension.


TWAIN

A protocol developed by leading hardware and software manufacturers to make it easier to integrate input peripherals (such as scanners) and applications.

LivePix supports 32-bit TWAIN for scanning and getting photos from digital cameras.


object

An item in a project that is created by LivePix itself, including text, cutouts, lines, outlined shapes, and filled shapes.


bounding box

A rectangular outline with selection handles that appears around an object when it is selected. Use the bounding box to resize or position an object.


selection handles

The anchor points at the corners and sides of the bounding box that you drag to scale, skew, rotate, and apply perspective to an object. Also referred to as handles.


scale

To resize. To change dimensions (width and height).

LivePix lets you scale proportionally (width and height change at the same ratio), vertically (height changes only), or horizontally (width changes only).


opacity

Specifies the transparency of an object, from 0% (object is completely transparent, or invisible) to 100% (object is opaque, or fully visible).


stack

Arrangement of objects on the canvas in a project, where the first object you add to the project is at the back and the most recent one is at the front. You can move objects all the way to the back or front, or forward or backward by one position only.


skew

To slant an object at an angle.


perspective

The visual appearance of objects with respect to their relative distance and position to other objects. When you see a picture of a road going off into the horizon, with the road narrowing from bottom to top, the road is in perspective.

An example of an object with perspective applied appears below:


pan

To move the LivePix workspace so you can see other parts of it.


silhouette

To cut out an object away from its background by following its outline. In LivePix, you silhouette objects using the Edge Highlighter or Edge Detector tool.

Here is an example of a car silhouetted from its background:


distort

To deform a photo using the Distort tool.


anchor point

A control point along a cutout shape. Multiple, connected anchor points define a shape.


cutout

The part of a photo or object that is visible after you use one of the Cutout tools.


color filter

The Filter function in LivePix works like a filter on a camera. When you set the Filter on in the control bar , LivePix intensifies some colors. You can use the Filter function with any object in LivePix.

For example, if you put a red filter over a photo, some parts of it - the whitest areas in the photo - take on a very red highlight, while the darkest areas show no sign of red. In the color range between the two extremes, the color filter heightens contrast and brightness.


contrast

The difference between the lightest and darkest areas of a photo. If you increase the contrast, there is more difference between the lights and the darks. The light areas get lighter, and the dark areas get darker. If you decrease the contrast, there is less difference between the lights and darks.


brightness

The overall lightness or darkness of a photo. If you increase the brightness, all colors get lighter. If you decrease it, all colors get darker.


copy

To place a copy of the selected item in the Clipboard without removing the selection from its original location.


paste

To place the contents of the Clipboard in the same or different location. You can paste into LivePix or another application.


cut

To remove the selected item from the workspace and place a copy of it in the Clipboard.


Clipboard

A temporary storage area in computer memory where LivePix places the most recent selection you have cut or copied. You can then paste the selection into a LivePix project or another application.


align

To arrange objects in relation to each other and the bounding box. You can align objects vertically (top, center, bottom) or horizontally (left, center, right), or distribute the space between aligned objects.


application window

The main LivePix window that includes a title bar and the menu bar. It contains any open project windows, plus the Gallery.


clip art

A collection of graphic photos, usually in PICT, BMP, or EPS format, that isn't protected by copyright.


dpi

Acronym for dots per inch, a resolution measurement.


edge

A setting that applies to the level of hardness (0%) or softness (100%) of the edge of an object. With a hard edge, an object has a clear boundary that separates the object from the background. With a soft edge, the object's boundary gradually blends into the background. You set the level you want with the Edge slider in the control bar.


grayscale

Any of a series of neutral colors ranging between black and white. A grayscale photo has no color.

An example of a color photo turned to grayscale appears below:


soft edge

An edge setting in which the object’s edges blend gradually into its background. Compare to hard edge.


hard edge

An edge setting in which the object’s boundary stands out sharply from its background. Compare to soft edge.


shadow

The effect of an object casting its own shadow. The shadow is the same shape and size as the object. But you can change the shadow's color, opacity, edge, and distance and direction from the object.


color correction

To change the color attributes of a photo. Specifically, to increase/decrease saturation, adjust brightness and contrast, or change color.


saturation

One of the attributes of color, which you can set using the Increase/Decrease Color dialog box (Photo menu), the intensity of color in a photo. More accurately, you are setting he amount of gray in a color. The more gray, the lower saturation; the less gray, the more saturation.


color sample

A box in the control bar that displays the currently selected color for text and draw objects. You open the color palette by clicking the color sample.


color palette

An onscreen palette that displays available colors from which you can select for text and draw objects . You open the color palette by clicking the color sample in the control bar.


resolution

The number of dots per inch (dpi) in a photo file.


item

A general term used to refer to a photo or an object, when the distinction between them isn't significant.


collage

A composition made of various photos and objects positioned on a canvas . Working on a LivePix canvas is like working on a collage.


toolbar

The area along the left side of the project window that shows all of the LivePix tools.


flip

To turn over an object so you see its mirror image. You can flip objects horizontally (side to side) or vertically (top to bottom).


handles

The points at the corners and sides of the bounding box that you drag to scale, skew, rotate, and apply perspective to an object. Also referred to as selection handles.


tool palette

A palette that appears to the right of the toolbar showing the available tools when you click the Position, Zoom, Draw, Cutout, or F/X tool.


zoom

To magnify (zoom in) or diminish (zoom out) the way your project looks on screen.


Using Filters

Filters allow you to apply additional special effects to your images.

To apply a filter to your photo:

1. In your project, select the photo you wish to modify.

2. Select Photo -> Xaos Tools -> Paint Alchemy Lite.

The Paint Alchemy interface will launch.

3. Select one of the preset filters.

4. Compare the Before and After areas to see the filter as applied to your photo.

5. Click Apply when you are satisfied with the changes, or Cancel to reset the image.

To select another plug-in for use in LivePix:

1. Select Photo -> Select a Plug-ins folder.

2. Browse your file system to select a folder containing additional plug-ins.

3. Click OK.

LivePix will undo any filters applied to your original photo, just as you can undo any action such as skewing, cutting, or resizing.

To undo changes applied by filters:

• Select Photo -> Reset Filtering.

Related To:

About Special Effects


Select Multiple Files and Objects

In LivePix, you can often select multiple files and objects.  There are several ways to achieve this:

• Select Objects: In the workspace or in the Gallery, use the Selection tool to click the object you want to select, or click anywhere within its bounding box.

• Select Multiple Objects: In the workspace or in the Gallery, use the Selection tool as above, then hold down shift-ctrl while selecting another object. You may also use the Selection tool to draw a box around all of the objects you wish to select.

• Select Files: While browsing a file system dialog box, use the mouse to highlight a file, then double-click or click Open.

• Select Multiple Files: While browsing a file system dialog box, use the mouse to highlight a filename, then hold down ctrl while highlighting another filename. You may also draw a box around a list of filenames. When you have finished selecting files, double-click or click Open.