Pictures and images can also be changed or enhanced using Paint Shop Pro. Here is a picture of Signal Hill that you can download and use with this tutorial. This is the picture that will be used for these demonstrations.
NOTE:
Sometimes when you save an image, it will ask you to save it in 256
colors. When you Open this image again, you many need to
Increase the Color in order to get the Filter Browser
options back.
To do this click on the Colors menu, then select
Increase Color Depth then choose 16 Million Colors (24 Bit)
from the menu. This will allow you to use the Filter Browser again.
Now we can start.
Begin by selecting the Image menu and then
selecting Deformation Browser . Now the Deformation Browser
menu should appear. It looks like this
Now from the Deformation Browser menu, click on Circle
. Then click on the Apply button. Your image should look
like this, only bigger (you can save this image, if you want).
Now start with the original picture of Cabot Tower again. Double click on
the Color Icon from the Select menu.
The Color menu should look like this.
The color blue has been chosen in this picture. Now click on the
OK button.
Now go to the Image menu and select Add Borders . The
Add Borders menu should now appear. Change the borders to 6
and see what happens. There should now be a blue border around the
picture.
If a picture looks like this, a bit dark, it can be made brighter.
HERE is the image that will be used.
By using the Colors menu and selecting Adjust , the
Brightness/Contrast , the image can be made brighter.
Now the Brightness/Contrast menu should appear. To brighten up
the image, use the % Brightness . The picture on the right will
give you a preview of what your image will look like when you change the
brightness or contrast.
Now change the % Brightness to 25% , the press the
OK button as see what happens. Your picture should look similar to
this one.
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