Photoimpact 5.0

Object-based Composition

Visually name, merge, hide and reorder objects with the Layer Manager.

Set object or individual color range transparency and edge blending.

Group, ungroup and perform nested groupings.

Lock objects to protect from unwanted edit decisions.

13 object merge modes: Always, Hue & Saturation, Hue only, Saturation only, Luminosity only, Subtraction, Addition, Lighting, If lighter, If darker, Difference, Multiple, Inverse of multiple.

Selection and Mask

Select areas with Rectangle, Square, Ellipse and Circle using the Standard selection tool.

Create and edit Bezier curve-based selections.

Lasso tool includes intelligent "snap to edges" seeking.

Modify static selections of a base image and the mask of an active object using a grayscale mask buffer.

Apply Fade out to a selected object or static selection using different fill type and colors.

Perform outside document operation.

Use the Magic Wand to compare by RGB and HSB.

Painting, Cloning and Retouching

Support for pressure sensitive graphics tablets, with erase awareness.

Paint, draw and clone with Paintbrush, Airbrush, Crayon, Chalk, Pencil, Marker, Oil paint, Particle, Drop water, Bristle and Color replacement pen.

Retouch tools include Dodge, Burn, Blur, Sharpen, Tonal Adjustment, Smudge, Saturation, Warping, Bristle Smear, Remove red eye, Remove scratch, Remove noise, Color transform pen.

Draw straight, freehand or connected strokes.

Set, save and load brush transparency, size, shape, fading, edge blending, angle, multi/single color strokes, wetness control, mode, saturation, brightness, spacing, fade in/out and pressure smoothness for tablet support.

Paint with paper texture with support for RGB24 and grayscale images.

Paint and clone as "object mode."

Cursor shows true brush shape.

3D Path Creation

Choose from a large range of custom shapes.

Create attractive 3D text and objects.

Choose from 5 different 3D-bevel modes: Round, Chisel, Trim, Pipe and Custom.

Enhance 3D text and objects with color, texture, bevel, bevel joints, reflection, transparency, bump map, lighting, shading, border and depth.

Add one-step drop shadows that can become object attributes and are fully customizable.

Use the Line and Arrow tool to draw different lines and arrow styles.

Use the Outline drawing tool to draw outlines of shapes chosen.

Draw multiple paths without rendering with the "continuous draw" function.

Convert object types between text, path and image.

Text Options

Create and edit text as 2D, 3D or path objects.

Fill with color, gradient, texture or imported image.

Add shadow, transparency and anti-aliasing to enhance readability.

Manually distort text using the Path Edit tool: just add and delete individual path points, or convert the selection from raster to vector.

Drag-and-drop Wrap and Horizontal/Vertical Deform styles from the EasyPalette for text or path distortions.

Changes are viewed in real-time

The EasyPalette�

A collection of visual sample galleries and objects libraries.

Save any object, selection, mask, effect, attribute, and new setting in the appropriate gallery, or create a new gallery using the Gallery Manager.

Re-structured to a tree-like listing with the EasyPalette folders on the left and visual thumbnails on the right, to providing faster and easier navigation.

Use the "SmartTry" button to preview the entire gallery using the current image.

Customize samples by adjusting parameters to achieve unlimited variations.

The EasyPalette Galleries

Fill Gallery: Preset gradient fills; natural, magic and artistic textures; images; and backgrounds.

Filter Gallery: Effects such as noise, camera lens, kaleidoscope, turnpage, light settings and more.

Style Gallery: Visual presets or color filters and tones.

Painting Gallery: Apply unlimited textured painting effects to images, objects and selections.

Brush Gallery: Painting, Retouching and Cloning brushes.

Particle Gallery: Add particle-based fire, rain, clouds, snow, smoke, bubbles, fireflies and stars.

Lighting Gallery: Create stilÜ¥e

Component Designer

Create Java rollovers, buttons, banners, separators, bullets, button bars, and icons from 800 ready-to-use templates.

Start-up Wizard guides through the Web component design process.

Intuitive, easy-to-use interface with tree-like listing of the components to the left, and visual templates to the right.

Customize attributes such as color, text, shadows and more. Changes are viewed in real-time.

To output, save to Image Optimizer for file compression or export to PhotoImpact for further editing.

For Java rollovers, additional export option to HTML.

Java Rollover Assistant

Create instant Java rollovers as the HTML script is generated automatically.

Add customizable mouseovers and mousedowns, Alt-text and the target URL.

Preview results from the Dialog box in real-time, or straight from the browser.

Perform background blending and image optimization to GIF, JPG or PNG.

Export in HTML format.

GIF Animator 3.0

Start-up Wizard guides through the animation creation process.

View all parameters simultaneously and view multiple frames.

Edit local or global palettes, and select browser "safe" palettes.

Optimization Wizard quickly and easily compresses file sizes.

View pre- and post-optimization file sizes and download times.

Open animations in PhotoImpact or in GIF Animator.

Supports FLC, FLX, FLI, AVI, MOV, HTML, PSD, and standalone EXE applications.

Background Designer

Create background tiles from any rectangular selection with PhotoImpact's powerful texture engine.

Generate unlimited seamless backgrounds.

22 built-in texture groups and 110 customizable palette ramps offer unlimited variations.

20 background types with density and frequency ranges to select various background tones.

Advanced Button Designer

Create rectangular or custom-shaped 3D buttons.

Choose from a wide variety of attractive 3D bevel styles.

Control light color, angle, elevation, depth, border, transparency, smoothness and more

Add custom shadows and create glow effects.

Warp applied textures to emulate the curve or slant of the bevel for a more realistic 3D look.

Image Optimization Integration

Create bandwidth-efficient images with real-time previews, size calculation and download times using Ulead's acclaimed SmartSaver technology.

Image Optimizer integrated "everywhere" so at any possible instance, PhotoImpact is able to invoke Image Optimizer.

Easily switch among PNG, GIF and JPEG to save for optimal results.

Create transparent GIFs by a selection area, mask file or color selection.

Blend the image with the background for a smoother appearance.

Option to interlace GIF files, and smooth or dither images.

Specify "browser safe" palettes.

Test multiple settings for easy comparison.

Image Slicer

Output images into sliced image files or in ready-to-use HTML tables as the HTML code is automatically generated.

Easily erase sliced lines and instantly preview the data.

Copy and paste cell attributes via the clipboard.

Assign the URL, Alt-text, and the target URL for individual sliced segments.

Save sliced segments into either JPEG, PNG or GIF formats with Image Optimizer.

Image Maps

Automatically generate image maps from selection areas, and single or multiple objects.

Easily export HTML code.

Generate maps for objects with pre-assigned URL addresses.

HTML Assistant

Automatically generates the HTML code for adding backgrounds and images to Web pages.

Create pre-loading, low-resolution image bitmaps.

Preview results without a browser.

Easily copy the HTML code to the clipboard.

Change text link colors.

Guidelines and Grids

Segment an image into a grid of objects.

Grids can be purely for visual reference or the "snap to" option can be used for aul and animated Lightning, Bulb light, Fireworks, Meteor, Comet, Halo, Spotlight, Lens flare, Laser and Flashlight effects.

Material Gallery: Controls over 3D and path enhancements.

Deform Gallery: Horizontal/vertical deforms on text and objects.

Wrap Gallery: Wrap single/multiple lines of text and paths.

Type Gallery: Add gradient, transparency, hole, glass, metal, emboss, emboss-outline, emboss-texture, sand, concrete, lighting, fire, snow, neon and seal effects to text, selections and objects.

Button Gallery: Rectangle and Any-shape button formations.

Frame Gallery: 2D, 3D, edge, classic and magic frames.

My Gallery: A folder for the user to save customized thumbnails from various galleries.

Object Libraries

Image Library: A wide range of ready-to-use objects.

Mask Library: Preset soft and sharp masks.

Shape Library: Shapes for use with the Frame Designer, or when creating custom shaped path objects.

Outline Library: Presets of outlined shapes.

Path Library: A selection of fully customizable path objects in these category folders - 3D Objects, Useful Shapes, and Call-outs.

Web Library: A large selection of the most commonly used Web graphics including arrows, bullets, buttons and titles in a variety of different styles.

My Library: A folder for the user to save customized thumbnails from various libraries.

Post-Processing Wizard

Guides users through the image correction process of an acquired image.

Attains the best image quality by Straightening, Cropping, Focusing, adjusting Brightness, modifying the Color balance, Removing red eye and adding Frames in the wizard.

Screen Capture

Capture an active window, workspace, full screen, selected object or area, and the menu under the pointer.

Bring the captured image into PhotoImpact, to a file, or to the clipboard.

Use a "hotkey" to trigger the capture, which the user can specify.

Customize the pointer and perform multiple captures.

Change the resolution of images as they are captured.

Convert images to another data type as they are captured.v

PhotoImpact Album

Visual file manager with database capabilities that integrates with the desktop.

Folder monitoring links an album to a system folder and displays up-to-date thumbnails of all files in the folder using "Smart Relink" to search folders.

Annotate each thumbnail with text, voice, or multimedia.

Powerful, easy searching and sorting tools to find the correct files instantly.

Create and play HTML slide shows for sharing images over the Internet with associated field data.

Instant in-browser previews for HTML thumbnail pages and slide shows.

Assign URL addresses to images for direct access to Web sites.

Perform Pack-and-Go Slide Shows that is, a number of images may be selected and saved as screen shows or thumbnails in HTML format.

Visually select thumbnails of files before inserting into Album

System Requirements

Intel ® Pentium ® or above compatible system

Microsoft ® Windows® 95/98/NT4.0 (or above.)

32MB of RAM.

180 MB of available hard disk space.

CD-ROM Drive.

True Color or High Color display and monitor.

Mouse or WinTab Compatible pressure-sensitive graphics tablet