User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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Viewing and using brush files ................................................................................. 67
Chapter 5: Editing........................................................................... 69
Using the undo/redo system .................................................................................. 69
Previewing changes to images ............................................................................... 69
Resizing an image ................................................................................................ 69
Rotating an image ................................................................................................ 71
Flipping an image ................................................................................................. 71
Cropping an image ............................................................................................... 72
Resizing the crop window ................................................................................... 72
Using selections ................................................................................................... 73
The selection tools ............................................................................................ 73
Combining the tools .......................................................................................... 74
Applying edits or effects to selections...................................................................... 77
Using Blend Modes and Opacity .............................................................................. 77
Opacity ........................................................................................................... 78
Blend modes .................................................................................................... 78
Using the Color dialog box ..................................................................................... 79
The color grids ................................................................................................. 80
The color palette and slider ................................................................................ 80
Selecting and adjusting colors ............................................................................ 80
Selecting part of an image ..................................................................................... 80
Adding text to an image ........................................................................................ 81
Adding a watermark to an image ............................................................................ 83
Saving edited files and restoring originals ................................................................ 83
Saving tool settings .............................................................................................. 85
Pixel resize options and resulting action .................................................................. 85
About blend modes .............................................................................................. 87
Repairing images .................................................................................................. 88
Removing flaws ................................................................................................... 88
Reducing red-eye ................................................................................................. 89
Straightening crooked photos ................................................................................ 90
Correcting perspective distortion ............................................................................ 90
Correcting barrel, pincushion, and fisheye distortion ................................................. 91