Paint Shop Pro Photo XI for Photographers

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Picture credits
7. Foreword
8. Introduction
   1. Why digital?
   2. Why Paint Shop Pro Photo?
   3. Why this book?
   4. Why me?
   5. About Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
   6. A note from Corel
   7. About Corel Corporation
9. 1 Digital Image-making: The Basics
   1. Introduction: basic tools and functions
   2. Paint Shop Pro Photo XI: advanced features
   3. Features new to Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
   4. Additional considerations for the digital darkroom
   5. Creating pictures using film, digital cameras and scanners
   6. Step-By-Step Projects
      1. Exploring the Learning Center
      2. Straightening an image
      3. Perspective correction
      4. Cropping pictures
10. 2 Simple Picture Manipulation: Improving Your Digital Photos
    1. One Step Photo Fix
    2. Smart Photo Fix
    3. Using the histogram
    4. Color Balance
    5. Other tools for correcting color problems
    6. Hue/Saturation/Lightness
    7. Other tools for correcting exposure problems
    8. Using Fill Flash and Backlighting
    9. Making photos (appear) sharper
    10. Adding soft focus effects
    11. Step-By-Step Projects
        1. Technique: sharpening photos using the High Pass Sharpen filter
11. 3 Simple Picture Manipulation: Moving Past the Basics
    1. Removing scratches and blemishes from scans
    2. Controlling digital noise
    3. Retouching using the Clone Brush
    4. Creating black and white pictures
    5. Tinting black and white photos
    6. Creating color overlay effects
    7. Using the Warp tools
    8. Scripting
    9. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: restoring badly damaged photos
       2. Technique: hand-coloring black and white photos
12. 4 Controlling Change: Using Selections
    1. Understanding selections: adding creative power
    2. What else can you do with selections?
    3. Using the Geometric selection tools
    4. Alpha channels and masks
    5. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: creating an artificial point of focus
       2. Technique: fixing an overexposed sky
       3. Technique: object cut-out
13. 5 Combining Images: Working with Layers and Layer Masks
    1. Understanding layers
    2. Combining pictures
    3. Advanced Layout tools
    4. Using Adjustment layers
    5. Creating Layer Blend mode effects
    6. Using Mask layers
    7. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: creating a photomontage
       2. Technique: layer deformations – creating the perfect shadow
14. 6 Using Text: Understanding Vector Graphics
    1. How text and vectors work
    2. Adding basic text
    3. Special text effects
    4. Vectors: learning the basics
    5. Working with the Pen tool
    6. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: creating a greetings card
       2. Technique: pasting text inside an image for effect
       3. Technique: combining text and photos to make a calendar
15. 7 Manipulating Images: Creating Special Effects
    1. Using the Materials palette
    2. Working with Brush tools
    3. About Deformation tools
    4. Applying filter effects
    5. Adding lighting effects
    6. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: creating a panorama
       2. Technique: creating realistic depth effects using displacement maps
       3. Technique: having fun with the Picture Tube
       4. Technique: how to add an edge or frame to a picture
       5. Technique: using the Color Changer tool
16. 8 Print Preparation
    1. Image resolution
    2. Resampling
    3. Choosing an inkjet printer
    4. Printing with Paint Shop Pro Photo
    5. Color management
    6. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: printing multiple photos with Print Layout
17. 9 Working with the Web: Optimizing and Uploading Images
    1. How the Web displays images
    2. Web file formats
    3. Special Internet graphics
    4. Animation Shop
    5. Output
    6. Step-By-Step Projects
       1. Technique: creating a rollover navbar
       2. Technique: uploading web files to a web server
18. 10 Snapfire and Photo Album: Organizing Your Pictures
    1. Corel Snapfire
    2. Corel Photo Album 6
    3. Finding your way around
    4. Keywords
    5. Finding photos
    6. Archiving photos
    7. Printing with Print Layout
    8. Enhance
    9. Create
    10. Share
    11. Step-By-Step Projects
        1. Technique: creating a web gallery
19. Appendix 1: Jargon Buster
20. Appendix 2: Keyboard Shortcuts
    1. General
    2. Paste
    3. View
    4. Image
    5. Adjust
    6. Layers
21. Index