PhotoFrame 3.1 PhotoFrame 3.1 - jfbdtp.comjfbdtp.com/onone/PhotoFrame 3.1 Professional Edition User Guide.pdf · users of PhotoFrame 3.1 are eligible for technical support, ... User

User Guide

PhotoFrame 3.1PhotoFrame 3.1 -

onOne Software, Inc.15350 SW Sequoia Parkway Suite 190 Portland, OR 97224 Main: 503-968-1468 Fax: 503-968-1469 http://www.onOnesoftware.com

Technical Supporthttp://www.onOnesoftware.com/support.html

Sales For sales please call 1-888-968-1468

CONTACT INFORMATION

© 2007 onOne Software, Inc. All rights reserved. onOne Software is a registered trademark of onOne Software, Inc. The onOne Software logo, PhotoFrame, and PhotoFrame 3.1 are trademarks of onOne Software, Inc. Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

ii

User Guide Contents

ContentsContact Information. ..............................................................................i

Introducing PhotoFrame 3.1 ................................................................1System Requirements ............................................................................2Installation .............................................................................................2Registration ...........................................................................................3Technical Support ..................................................................................3About This User Guide ...........................................................................3What is PhotoFrame 3.1? .......................................................................4

What’s New in PhotoFrame 3.1 .............................................................6Color RGB and Realistic Frames .............................................................6Frame Database on Disk ........................................................................6Internal Frame Browser ..........................................................................6Favorites.................................................................................................7Compare and Contrast Multiple Frames................................................7Random Frames Generator ....................................................................8Apply Frame as Layer Mask ...................................................................8

Getting Started ......................................................................................9Framing an Image ............................................................................... 10Working with the Layers List................................................................ 13Saving Frames and Settings ................................................................. 14Applying Frames Directly in Photoshop .............................................. 15Working with Palettes .......................................................................... 16

Tools & Palettes ....................................................................................17Preview Window .................................................................................. 17Control Bar (F11) ................................................................................. 18Frame Palette (F1) ................................................................................ 19

Choosing Frames............................................................................20Narrowing the Browser List ............................................................20Layer Tools .....................................................................................21Removing Frames From the Database ............................................22Replacing a Frame ..........................................................................23

User Guideiii

onOne PhotoFrame 3

Resizing, Repositioning, and Rotating Frames ..................................... 24Move Tool ......................................................................................24

Zooming and Panning .........................................................................25Hand Tool ......................................................................................25Zoom Tool ......................................................................................25Other Zooming Options ................................................................26Fit on Preview .................................................................................26Actual Pixels ...................................................................................26

Undo, Redo, and Reset ........................................................................27Multiple Undos and RAM ...............................................................27

Comparing Multiple Frames ................................................................28Importing Frames ................................................................................30

Missing Files ...................................................................................30Real Time Preview ................................................................................ 31Background Processing ........................................................................ 31View Composite Layers ........................................................................32Instant Frame Palette (F4).................................................................... 33

Ellipse .............................................................................................34Rectangle .......................................................................................34Polygon ..........................................................................................35Star .................................................................................................35Arrow .............................................................................................36Heart ..............................................................................................36

Presets Palette (F3) .............................................................................. 37Effects ..................................................................................................39Background Palette (F6) ......................................................................40Border Palette (F7) ............................................................................... 41Glow Palette (F8) .................................................................................42Shadow Palette (F9)............................................................................. 43Bevel Palette (F10) ...............................................................................44

iv

User Guide Contents

Texture Palette (F2) .............................................................................45Working with Textures ..................................................................46To remove a texture from the Textures List: ................................... 47

Edge Palette (F5) .................................................................................49Applying Color .................................................................................... 51

Menus ...................................................................................................53File ....................................................................................................... 53Edit ...................................................................................................... 53View .....................................................................................................54Options ................................................................................................54Window ...............................................................................................55Help .....................................................................................................55Photoshop(Mac only) ................................................................55Filter Menu ..........................................................................................56onOne Menu (Photoshop CS/CS2) ..........................................56

Index .....................................................................................................57

User Guide1

onOne PhotoFrame Pro 3

Welcome to onOne Software™ PhotoFrame 3.1. PhotoFrame 3.1 is a powerful and indispensable plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® that allows you to instantly create a variety of beautifully rendered image frames and border effects.

Choose from the thousands of included natural- and digital-looking frames to create a unique look all your own. The new randomize feature in PhotoFrame 3.1 allows you to instantly create interesting and unusual effects that you might never have imagined. Save your favorite frames for future use or even create your own frames from any JPEG image.

Experiment with edge effects, colors, blend modes, shadows, textures, bevels and much more to discover the perfect border or highlight for your photos. Real-time previews and interactive controls let you design as you go. View multiple versions of a framed image to compare and contrast different frames.

With PhotoFrame 3.1 it’s easy to create an unlimited number of stunningly framed images—effortlessly!

Introducing PhotoFrame 3.1

2

Chapter 1 Introducing

System Requirements

Macintosh•MacOSX10.4.8orhigher

•UniversalBinary-SupportsPowerPCadnIntelProcessors

•512MBminimumapplicationRAM,orhigher

•5GBofavailableharddiskspaceforplug-in,documentation,andframes

•DVDdrive

•AdobePhotoshopCS2(9.0.2),CS3,Elements4orhigher

•AdobeFlashPlayer9orhigher

•Internetconnectionforupdatecheckingandtutorialmovies

•AcrobatReader6orhigher

Windows•WindowsXPwithServicePack2,Vistaorhigher

•Pentium4classprocessororhigher

•512MBofRAM,orhigher

•5GBofavailableharddiskspaceforplug-in,documentation,andframes

•DVDdrive

•AdobePhotoshopCS2,CS3,Elements4orhigher

•AdobeFlashPlayer9orhigher

•Internetconnectionforupdatecheckingandtutorialmovies

•AcrobatReader6orhigher

AlthoughthePhotoFrame3.1plug-inmayfunctionwithotherapplicationsthatsupporttheAdobePhotoshopplug-inarchitecture,onlyAdobePhotoshopandPhotoshopElementsaresupportedbyonOneSoftwareforthisproduct.

Installation

To install PhotoFrame 3.1, double-click the installer downloaded from the onOne Software web site or provided on your CD.

Macintosh•Thedefaultinstalltioninstallsallnecessaryfilesinto

allsupportedversionsofPhotoshopfoundduringtheinstallationprocess.

• IftheselectedparentapplicationcontainsapreviousversionofPhotoFrame3,itisdeleted.

•ThePhotoFrame3.1plug-inisinstalledinthePlug-InsfolderinsidethePhotoshopapplicationfolder.

•ThePhotoFrameframes,textures,andsavedsettingsdatabasesareinstalledintothegeneralApplicationSupportfolder:/Library/Application Support/onOne Software/PhotoFrame.

All other required files and documentation are installed in the PhotoFrame 3.1 folder in the user’s Applications directory.

Windows•PhotoFrame3.1willlistallavailableversionsof

Photoshopwhentheinstallerisrun.SelectwhichversionyouwishPhotoFrametobeinstalledinto.TheinstallerwillinstallintooneversionofPhotoshopatatime.IfyouwishtoinstallPhotoFrameintomultipleversions,simplyruntheinstalerasecondtime.

• IftheselectedparentapplicationcontainsapreviousversionofPhotoFrame3,itisdeleted.

•ThePhotoFrame3.1plug-inisinstalledinthePlug-InsfolderinsidethePhotoshopapplicationfolder.

•ThePhotoFrame3.1frame,textures,andsavedsettingsdatabasesareinstalledintotheC:\Documents and Settings\<user directory>\Application Data\onOne Software\PhotoFrame directory.

All other required files and documentation are installed in the PhotoFrame Pro 3 directory in the user’s Program Files

User Guide3


directory.

RegistrationIt is important to register your copy of PhotoFrame 3.1 so we can provide you with the best possible service. Registered users of PhotoFrame 3.1 are eligible for technical support, information regarding new versions and products, discounts and special offers on new products.

Your serial number is located in the PhotoFrame 3.1 CD sleeve or was sent to you via E-mail if you purchased through our web site. You will need to enter that number to serialize your copy of PhotoFrame 3.1.

If you choose not to serialize your copy, PhotoFrame 3.1 will run in a demonstration mode that allows you to use the product for 30 days. You can purchase additional serial numbers from onOne Software. See the contact page at the beginning of this guide for contact information.

Technical Support

Technical Support is available directly through the onOne Software web site. Please fill out an online support form at http://www.onOnesoftware.com/support.html for the quickest response. See the contact page at the beginning of this guide for contact information.

When contacting technical support, please be at your computer and have the following information available:

•YourPhotoFrame3.1serialnumber

•Yourcomputerconfiguration

•Yourquestionoradescriptionofthedifficultyyou’reexperiencing–whatspecificallyoccursandwhen

Take note of any displayed error numbers or messages and any other information you think may be relevant.

For answers to frequently asked questions and trouble-shooting tips, you can also visit the PhotoFrame 3.1 page on our web site: http://www.onOnesoftware.com

About This User Guide

The onOne Software PhotoFrame 3.1 User Guide PDF makes extensive use of links that function only when viewing the guide with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software, version 7 or higher. The guide can be read in other PDF document readers such as Apple® Preview, but the navigational aids, bookmarks pane and live links may not exist or may not be usable. For these reasons, we recommend using Adobe Reader 7 or higher with all PhotoFrame 3.1 PDF documentation. A free copy of the latest Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://www.acrobat.com.

Live links in this guide include all page number entries in the Table of Contents and Index, and wherever text is displayed in this style elsewhere in this guide. In Acrobat Reader, the cursor will change to a pointing hand when over a link, and to a pointing hand with a ‘w’ or plus sign

when over a link to a site on the World Wide Web, or an E-mail address.

Within this guide, bulleted lists (•) contain alternate ways of performing the task being explained. Numbered lists (1) contain sequences of steps which should be performed in order.

For the purposes of this guide, the names PhotoFrame 3.1 and PhotoFrame are used interchangeably and refer to the same product.

Keyboard shortcuts, when given, are show in parenthesis next to the name of the item. For example: Frame Palette (F1)

4

Chapter 1 Introducing

What is PhotoFrame 3.1?

onOne Software PhotoFrame 3.1 is a powerful and indispensable plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® that allows you to instantly create beautifully rendered image frames and border effects.

Frame any image in three easy steps!

1. Select an image that you wish to frame or add edge effects to, then open the image in Photoshop.

2. Open the PhotoFrame 3.1 plug-in from the onOne menu or Filter menu. In PhotoFrame, select a pre-made frame from PhotoFrame 3.1’s extensive frame database, create a custom frame, or import frames from another source.

3. Apply the frame to your image.

The above steps show you how easy it is to add a simple frame to an image. For more complex frames you can use PhotoFrame 3.1’s unique effect tools to add your own special touches, such as using opacity to let some of the background bleed through, or creating unique borders. Your adjustments take place in real time so you can instantly see how your effect will look, and change it until you get just the right effect. Special effects include background, glow, shadow, bevel, texture and edge.

How much of PhotoFrame 3.1’s flexibility you use is entirely up to you.

WithPhotoFrame3.1youcan:

• selectanexistingframeandapplyitrighttoyourimage

• selectanexistingframe,thenaddmultipleeffectsusingtheeffectstoolsinPhotoFrame

•useoneofseveralavailableshapestocreateyourowncustomframe,andaddeffectstoit

• combineanynumberofpre-existingframesandcustomframeshapesuntilyouachievejusttherighteffect

•usetherandomeffectsgeneratortocreateuniqueandinterestingeffectseffortlessly.

2.OpenthePhotoFrame3.1plug-in,thenchooseaframe.

3.Applytheframetoyourimage.

1.InPhotoshop,opentheimagetobeframed.

User Guide5


onOne Software provides thousands of high-quality professionally designed frames, easily accessible within PhotoFrame 3.1. You can also create frames from scratch, starting with one of several standard shapes, then modify and add effects as you like.

Or you can create your own frame files, then manipulate them with PhotoFrame—simply save the image(s) you wish to use for the frame as a JPEG file, or use any existing JPEG file. PhotoFrame is also fully compatible with frame files from any Auto F/X™ Photo/Graphic Edges™ Volume.

Use the Frame Grid Previewer to view multiple framed versions of the same image, to more easily choose between them.

With PhotoFrame 3.1, the possibilities are unlimited!

6

Chapter 2 What’s New

Professional Edition

•PhotoFrame3.1isavailableintwoversions,StandardandProfessionalEdition.Bothversionshavethesameuserinterfaceandfeatures.

•TheProfessionalEditionhasover200additionalframesandpresetsfromsomeofthebestphotographersandPhotoshopeducatorsavailableincludingJackDavis,KevinKubota,VincentVersace,JimDiVitale,HeleneGlassman,RickSammon,DaveCrossandLaurieExcell

Updated Categories

•Thecategorieslisthasbeenupdated,makingiteasierto

findtheframeyouarelookingfor.

Color RGB and Realistic Frames

•Addsavolumeof“realistic”lookingframes—suchastraditionalwoodframes(oak,teak,ebonyandmanymore),distressedpaint,35mmfilm,andweatheredwoodtonamejustafew—andavolumeofMatteframestoPhotoFrame’salreadyextensiveframedatabase.

• IncludesnewcolorversionsofthepopularEmulsionseriesofbordereffects.

For more information, visit the online Frame Gallery at http://photoframe.ononesoftware.com.

Frame Database on Disk•NowincludesallPhotoFrame3.1framevolumes,installed

directlyonyourharddriveforquickandeasyaccess.

Framesfromthedatabasearedisplayedin PhotoFrame3.1’sinternalFrameBrowser—simplydouble-clickaframefromtheBrowsertoaddittoyourimage.

For more information, see Framing an Image and Frame Palette.

Internal Frame Browser

•AllframesinthedatabasearenowavailableinsidePhotoFrame3.1’sinternalFrameBrowser.Noneedtosearchthroughfoldersofimagestofindtheonesyouneed,justscrollthroughthelistontheFramepalette.TheBrowserlistincludestheframenameandthumbnailsoyoucanmoreeasilychoosetheone(s)youwant.

• FromtheBrowserlist,double-clickaframetoviewitonyourimage.

•BydefaulttheBrowserdisplaysallavailableframes—youcannarrowthelistusingoptionsfromtheFindmenuorSearchfield,bothlocatedjustabovetheBrowserontheFramepalette.

For more information, see Framing an Image and Frame Browser.

Toaddaframetoyourimage,double-clickitsentryintheFrameBrowser.

What’s New in PhotoFrame 3.1

Frame Browser

User Guide7


Favorites

•WithPhotoFrame3.1’snewFavoritesfeature,it’seasierthaneverbeforetofindandaddframes,textures,andPresetsthatyouuserepeatedly.

•PhotoFrame3.1providesaFavoriteslistindividuallyforFrames,Textures,andPresets.AddandretrieveyourFavoritesrightwhereyouneedthem—onthepaletteforthattype.

• It’seasytoaddanitemtoaFavoriteslist—simplycontrol-click(Mac)orright-click(inthepaletteBrowser)overtheitemyouwanttoaddtoFavorites,thenchoose“AddtoFavorites.”

•TodisplayyourFavorites,fromthepalette’sFindmenu,choose“Favorites.”Double-clickthedesiredFavoriteanditwillbeaddedtoyourimage.

Only“basic”(unaltered)framesandtexturescanbeaddedtoFavorites;ifyouwanttohavemultipleframesand/oreffectsasaFavorite,saveyoursettingsasaPreset,thenaddthatPresettoyourPresetFavorites.

For more information, see Favorites.

Compare and Contrast Multiple Frames

•UsingthenewFrameGridwindowyoucanviewanynumberofframechoicesappliedtoanimage,tobetterchoosebetweenthem.Resizethethumbnailsasyouwishtoseeevensmalldifferencesbetweenframestohelpyoudeterminewhichone(s)toaddtoyourimage.

For more information, see Comparing Multiple Frames.

Browser

Find Menu

8

Chapter 2 What’s New

Random Frames Generator

•Clickthediceicon ontheFramepalettetohavePhotoFrame3.1generate3to5randomlyconfiguredframestoviewonyourimage.Eachframewillincluderandomeffects,andthecombinationscanproducesomeinterestingresults.

Youcanlimittherandomselectionstoacategoryofframes,suchasfilmstripframesoryourpersonalFavorites,orallowPhotoFrame3.1tousethefulldatabaseofframesbychoosing“All.”

Tohavemorecontrolovertheresults,usetheRandomizerPreferencesdialogontheFrame palette Options menutosetlowerandupperboundsfordifferentframeoptions.

EveniftheRandomizerdoesn’tgiveyousomethingyouwanttouse,oftenyoucangetideasforeffectsyouhadn’tthoughtof.Youcanalsoremoveframelayersortweaktheeffectstoachievethelookyouwant.

For more information, see Randomizer button.

Apply Frame as Layer Mask

•Nowyoucanreallygetcreativewithlayermasks!PhotoFramePro3simplifiesLayerMaskingwiththeadditionofanewLayerMaskMode.LayerMaskModeallowsyoutoapplyaPhotoFrame3.1frametoyourblanklayermask—simplybringthelayermaskintoPhotoFrame3.1,enableLayerMaskMode,createyourframeoreffect,thenapplyittothelayermask.

UsePhotoFrame3.1’sViewCompositeLayerfeature[zL(Mac),Ctrl+L(Win)]alongwithLayerMaskModetoseeyourunderlyinglayerwhileyouworkonthelayermaskframe.

For more information, see Layer Mask Mode.

User Guide9


The PhotoFrame 3.1 Plug-inPhotoFrame 3.1 operates as a plug-in, inside Adobe Photoshop. Once launched from the Filter menu or onOne menu, the PhotoFrame menus and palettes appear, including the Preview screen where you can directly see the result of frames and effects that you choose. Changes occur while you work, in real time, though you can turn this feature off if you prefer.

A typical PhotoFrame desktop is shown below.

Preview Screen: Use this area to view frames and effects on your image as you add them.

Control Bar: Use the options here to control the size and placement of frames on your image, and to apply the frame to your image when you have achieved the effect you want.

Frame Palette: Use this palette to choose frames from the Frame Browser, and to view and hide frame layers.

Presets Palette: Use this palette to save effect settings for future use and to access previously saved frame settings.

Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, Bevel, Texture, and Edge Palettes: Use these palettes to add special effects to your frames.

Instant Frame: Use this palette to create a custom frame using PhotoFrame basic shapes.

Frame Grid: Use this window (not shown; menu accessible) to compare and contrast different frames on the same image.

Getting Started

Preview Screen

Frame, Texture,

and Presets Palettes

Effect Palettes andInstant Frame Palette

Control Bar

10

Chapter 3 Getting Started

Framing an Image

To create a frame or special edge effect using PhotoFrame 3.1:

1. Select an image.

Open your image in Photoshop.

You can work with the full image, or use a selection tool to select an area to work with.

2. Open the PhotoFrame 3.1 plug-in.

From the Filter menu choose onOne > PhotoFrame 3.1… or from the onOne menu choose PhotoFrame 3.1 > PhotoFrame 3.1… .

3. Locate the Frame palette.

If necessary, show the Frame palette by clicking its tab in the palette group, or by pressing its hotkey (F1).

4. View frames.

All available frames are pre-installed on your hard drive during the PhotoFrame Pro 3 installation. These frames are accessed from the Frame Browser on the Frame palette in PhotoFrame 3.1.

To view available frames:

•ExaminethemintheFrameBrowser.

Bydefault,allframesdatabasearedisplayedintheBrowser.Youcannarrowthelistinanumberofwaystoassistyouinlocatingtheframe(s)youwant.

Scrollthroughthelistusingthemousewheelorsliders.Enlargethepalettetoseemoreframechoicesatonetime.

Touseaframefromanothersource,seeImporting Frames.

TocreateyourownframestartingwithbasicPhotoFrameshapes,seeInstant Frame Palette.

To narrow the list of displayed frames:

•FromtheFindFramespull-downmenuontheFramepalette,chooseacategoryofframestoworkwith.

TheselectedframeswillbedisplayedintheFrame Browser.

Choosing“All”willshowalltheframesinthedatabase,includinganythatyouimportfromanothersource.

Formoreinformation,see“To find frames”.

Frame Category(Click to add all

frames in the category to the Frame Browser)

Frame Browser

User Guide11


5. Choose a frame.

To choose a frame:

•Double-clickitsentryintheFrameBrowser.

This displays the frame on your image in the Preview screen, and lists the frame on the Frame Layers list.

Frames automatically fit themselves to your image, and are applied to the image in the order in which they appear on the Layers list. You can move the frames up or down the list to vary the effect. You can add and remove frames from the list, up to 32 at one time.

Only frames that are enabled in the Frame Layers list (visible eye icon ) will be

applied to the image when you apply effects and exit PhotoFrame.

To show or hide a layer:

•ClicktheEyeicon forthedesiredframe.

NoEyeicon indicatesthattheframeishidden.

To remove a frame from the Frame Layers list:

•Selecttheframetoberemoved,thenclicktheTrashicon

beneaththelist.

RemovingaframeinthiswayremovesitfromboththeimageandtheFrameLayerslist.ThisactiondoesnotremovetheframefromtheBrowser,theframedatabase,ortheharddrive.

Frame BrowserDouble-click to add a frame to your image. The frame will also be added to the Frame Layers list.

Frame Layers List

12


6. Use the frame that you chose as is, or use the effect options available on the PhotoFrame 3.1 effects palettes (Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, Bevel, Texture, and Edge) to create the desired effect.

For a description of each effect palette, see Effects.

You can experiment with all kinds of effects for each frame, including the frame background, border, glow, shadow, bevel, texture, and bump maps, and immediately see your results on the image in the Preview screen.

To add special effects to a frame:

•Selecttheframethatyouwanttoaddeffectsto,thenopentheappropriateeffectpalette:Background,Border,Glow,Shadow,Bevel,Texture,orEdge.Usetheoptionsonthesepalettestoworkwithcolor,opacity,highlighting,andmore.

WhileyouareworkinginPhotoFrame,thechangesyoumakedonotaffecttheimageinPhotoshop.ToapplytheframeeffectstoyourPhotoshopimage,seestep7.

If you don’t like the effect you created, or want to try a different frame, you can turn the frame off or remove it from the Frame Layers list.

PhotoFrameprovidesmultipleUndo/Redo,soyoucanexperimentasmuchasyoulikeyeteasily“backtrack”toanearlierversionofaneffect.

Frame Browser

Preview screen

Find Menu

Frame Layers ListTo work with a frame, select it here.

User Guide13


7. When you are satisfied with the effect you’ve created in the Preview screen, apply the effect to your image.

To apply a frame or effect to your image:

•Clickthe“ApplytoNewLayer”buttontoapplytheeffecttoyourimageasaseparatelayer.Thisisthedefaultandrecommendedoption,asitallowsyoutolaterturnofftheframelayerinPhotoshopifyouwish.ThisactionclosesPhotoFrame3.1andreturnsyoutoPhotoshop.

•Clickthe“Apply”buttontoapplytheeffectdirectlytoyourimage.ThisactionclosesPhotoFrame3.1andreturnsyoutoPhotoshop.

•Clickthe“Cancel”buttontocancelyourframeeditingsessionwithoutmakinganychangestoyourimage.ThisactionclosesPhotoFrame3.1andreturnsyoutoPhotoshop.

IfyouaccidentallyApplytheeffecttoyourimagebeforeyouarecompletelyfinished(PhotoFrameclosesandyoufindyourselfbackinPhotoshop),youcan“undo”theeffect[zZ(Mac)Ctrl+Z(Win)],thenreopenPhotoFrame—theplug-inwillrememberanddisplayyourLastUsedsettings.

Working with the Layers List

In PhotoFrame 3.1, each frame that you add to your image is its own layer.

You can work with these layers in the same way that you work with Photoshop layers—you can add and remove them, enable and disable them, and shuffle the order.

To add a layer, you double-click the frame you want from the Browser on the Frame palette. When you do this, the name and thumbnail of the selected frame are added to the Frame Layers list at the top of the Frame palette.

The Frame Layers list will hold up to 32 frames, so you can experiment all you want—add frames to try, turn them on and off, shuffle them around, see how you like them, then remove whichever ones you are no longer interested in.

To work with a particular layer:

•SelectthedesiredframeontheFrameLayerslist.

Theselectedframe’sbasic(unaltered)thumbnailwillbedisplayedintheThumbnailPreviewareaoftheLayerslist.

To enable/disable a layer (make it visible/invisible):

•ClicktheEyeicon .

Whentheeyeisdisplayed,theframeisenabledandvisibleontheimage(thoughitmaybehiddenbyanotherframelayer).

To shuffle a layer (have it mask or be masked by another frame):

•ClickanddragthedesiredframeupordowntheFrameLayerslistanddropitinthedesiredposition.

To remove a layer from the list:

•Selectthedesiredlayer,thenclicktheTrashicon

belowtheLayerslist.

User Guide14


Saving Frames and Settings

Two features in PhotoFrame 3.1 allow you to have quick and easy access to frames and effects that you use on a regular basis. These are Presets and Favorites.

Presets are generally complex effect settings (often including multiple frame layers) that you save under a particular name so that you don’t have to recreate the effect each time you want to apply it. Whatever frames and effects are active (displayed in the Preview screen) at the time you create a Preset is what will be saved.

Additionally, Presets can be applied to images directly from Photoshop, whereas Favorites can only be accessed from within PhotoFrame 3.1.

Favorites are basic frames, basic textures, and/or Presets that you use often and want to keep readily available as you work in PhotoFrame. Think of frame Favorites as your own personal category of frames , texture Favorites as your own personal category of textures, and Presets Favorites as a subset of your all your Presets.

To save your frame(s) and effects as a Preset:

•Choose“SaveSettings…”fromtheFilemenuinPhotoFrame.EnteranameforthePreset,thenclick“OK.”

•OpenthePresetstab(bydefaultthispaletteisgroupedwiththeFramepalette),thenchoose“SaveSettingsasPreset…”fromthePresetsOptionsmenuavailablefromthegearicon

atthebottomofthePresetstab,or

byright-clickingorcontrol-clicking(Macintosh)inthePresetslistareaofthepalette.EnteranameforthePreset,thenclick“OK.”

When you create a Preset, all of the frame layers and effects active at the time you create the Preset will be saved.

Thelastsettingsappliedtoanimageareautomaticallyrememberedandavailableasthe“LastUsed”Preset.

To save a basic frame as a Favorite:

1. From the Browser, on the Frame palette, select the frame that you want to add to Favorites.

2. Choose “Add to Favorites” from the Options menu.

•ToopentheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Macintosh)overthedesiredframe.

•ToopentheframeOptionspull-downmenu,clickthegearicon

atthebottomofthewindow.

The frame does not need to be being used in the current effect to add it to your Favorites list.

To save a basic texture or Preset as a Favorite:

•Followtheprocedure“To save a basic frame as a Favorite”butdosofromtheTexturepaletteorPresetspaletterespectively.

User Guide15


To access your frame, texture, or Preset Favorites:

1. Open the appropriate palette for the Favorites that you want to display (Frames, Texture, or Presets).

2. From the Find menu, choose “Favorites.”

The list of Favorites associated with that palette will be displayed.

To use a frame, texture, or Preset Favorite:

•WiththeFavoriteslistdisplayed,(see“To access your frame, texture, or Preset Favorites:”)double-clickthedesiredframe,texture,orPresetfromthelistjustasyouwouldchooseanyframetouse.Thiswilladdtheframe,texture,orPresettoyourimage.

Applying Frames Directly in Photoshop

You can apply previously saved frame effects (Presets) to an image (even the “Last Used” effect, which is automatically saved when you leave PhotoFrame 3.1) directly in Photoshop CS/CS2.

To use a previously saved frame setting (Preset) without opening PhotoFrame 3.1:

•Opentheimagethatyouwanttoframe,thenselectthedesiredPresetfromthePhotoFrame3.1submenu(onOne>PhotoFrame3.1>[desiredPreset]).

To use a previously saved frame setting (Preset) from within PhotoFrame 3.1:

•OpenthePhotoFrame3.1Presetstab,thendouble-clickthedesiredPresetonthelist.

16


Working with Palettes

When you open PhotoFrame 3.1 for the first time, all of the palettes are open and available, and docked in their default groups. However, PhotoFrame 3.1 gives you complete flexibility in how you arrange the palettes on your desktop, and makes it easy to show only the palettes you need, when you need them.

Docking: PhotoFrame palettes can be docked and undocked just like Photoshop palettes.

To “dock” a palette:

•Dragthepalettebyitstabanddropitinablankareaofthedesktop(Mac)orwindow(Win).

To “undock” a palette:

•Dragthepalettebyitstabontoanotherpalette.

Showing and Hiding: You can show or hide any of the palettes using options on PhotoFrame 3.1’s Window menu, or by using the Function key shortcuts.

To show a palette:

•Choose“Show<palette>”fromthePhotoFrame3.1Window menu.

•Pressthedesiredpalette’sFunctionkey.

The show/hide command works like a toggle: If the palette is showing, pressing the appropriate Function key will hide it; if the palette is hidden, pressing the appropriate function key will make it visible.

If more than one palette is docked with the desired palette, all of the docked palettes are shown and the selected palette is activated. Likewise, when you hide a palette, all the palettes grouped with it are hidden.

User Guide17


Tools & PalettesPreview Window

This is the main window in PhotoFrame 3.1, where you can work with your frame and view frame effects in real time.

Menu Bar: Provides access to features and options on PhotoFrame menus. See Menus.

Preview Screen: Allows you to see the image and active frame effects. Tools on the Control Bar affect this area of the window.

Real-time Preview Progress: Displays screen redraw progress. See Real-time Preview.

Zoom Controls: Allows you to zoom in or out of the Preview screen. See Zooming and Panning.

Control Bar: Allows you to control the size and placement of frames on your image, and provides options for applying the frame to your image when you have achieved the desired effect. See Control Bar.

Frame Positioning Wireframe: Allows you to move, resize, and rotate the frame. See Resizing, Repositioning, and Rotating Frames.

Menu Bar

Preview Screen

Real-time Preview Progress

Zoom Controls

Control Bar

Frame Positioning Wireframe

18

Chapter 4 Tools and Palettes

Control Bar (F11)

The Control Bar is located at the bottom of the Preview window.

Tools on the Control Bar affect the image and frames displayed on the Preview screen.

ToshoworhidetheControlBar,pressF11.

Zoom tool

Layer Mask ModeHand tool

Apply to New LayerCancel Apply

Help Box

Move tool

Hand Tool: Allows you to reposition the image on the Preview screen. See Hand Tool.

Zoom Tool: Allows you to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) the image on the Preview screen. See Zoom Tool.

Move tool: Allows you to move, resize, and reshape the frame. See Move Tool.

Layer Mask Mode: Allows you to apply a frame to a blank layer mask, if you have created one for a layer in Photoshop. The option to enable this mode will only become active if you have opened PhotoFrame with the Mask Layer (not the layer mask itself) selected. See Apply Frame as Layer Mask.

Help Box: Displays a description of each tool or option as the mouse passes over it. Note: Disabling Hot Help has no effect on the information in the Help Box.

Cancel: Closes PhotoFrame without making changes to the image. You can also close PhotoFrame by pressing Command-“.” (Mac) Alt-F4 (Win), or by clicking the close box on the Preview Window.

Apply: Applies the frame directly to the image in Photoshop and closes PhotoFrame. Whatever frames and effects are active when this command is invoked are applied. See step 7 of Framing an Image.

Apply to New Layer: Applies the frame to the image in Photoshop on a new layer and closes PhotoFrame. Whatever frames and effects are active when this command is invoked are applied. This is the default apply option; pressing Return or Enter will activate it. See step 7 of Framing an Image.

User Guide19


Frame Palette (F1)

The Frame Palette is the most important and most frequently used palette in PhotoFrame.

Use this palette to find frames from the database to display in the Frame Browser, to activate, deactivate or remove frame layers from the image, to import frames, and to access the Instant Frame palette where you can create custom frames from basic PhotoFrame shapes.

Until a frame is selected on the Frame Layers list, all of the other palettes are inactive.

To activate the Frame palette:

•Choose“ShowFrame”fromtheWindowmenu.

•PresstheFramepalettehotkey(F1).

Frame Database (not shown): An internal PhotoFrame 3.1 database where the names, locations, and thumbnails of all frames known to PhotoFrame are stored. Use the Frame Find Menu and Search functions to determine which frames from the database to display in the Frame Browser.

Find Frame Menu: Accesses the frame database. Use selections on this menu to find frames to display in the Browser. Options are: All, Favorites, Search Results, Volume > Category, Realistic Frames, and Realistic Mattes.

Frame Search: Accesses the frame database. Type in the name or partial name of frames you would like to display in the Browser. Search results are immediate—as you enter more letters the resulting list is narrowed to match your entry.

Frame Browser: Displays name and thumbnail of frames chosen using the Frame Find Menu and Search functions. Double-click a frame in the Browser to add it to your image.

Currently Selected Frame: The currently selected frame is the one highlighted on the Frame Layers list. All Effect palette options, as well as changes made directly on the Preview screen, affect the currently selected frame. Click a frame on the Frame Layers list to select it.

Frame Layers List: Displays a list of all frames chosen for this image. Using options on the Frame palette you can show or hide a frame layer, invert it, or remove it.

Frame Tools: Randomizer, Trash, and Instant Frame buttons.

Frame Options Menu: Provides access to additional commands affecting the frame database and Browser. Also available as a contextual menu (accessed by control-clicking (Mac) or right-clicking a frame in the Browser). See Frame Options Menu.

Import Frames Button: Click to import frames from another source. See Importing Frames.

Frame Layers List

Currently Selected Frame(Highlighted)

Frame Search

Frame Browser(Double-click a frame

to add it to the image)

Find Frame Menu

Frame Options Menu

Import Frames Button

Layer Tools:Randomizer, Delete Layer, and Instant Frame Buttons

20


Choosing Frames

To choose a frame:

•Double-clickitsentryintheFrameBrowser.

YoucanreducethenumberofframesdisplayedintheBrowserusingeithertheFindmenuortheSearchfield.SeeNarrowing the Browser List.

The frame will be added to your image, and its name and thumbnail will be displayed in the Frame Layers list directly above the currently selected frame layer, even if the selected frame layer is turned off (no eye icon).

You can see how the frame looks on your image in the Preview screen.

You can add up to 32 frames to the Frame Layers list, turning them off and on as you like to see how they affect your image.

Formoredetailedinstructionsaboutchoosingandusingframes,seeFraming an Image.

Narrowing the Browser ListBy default, all available frames are displayed in the Frame Browser. Using the Find menu and the Search field, both located above the Browser on the Frame palette, you to can reduce the number of displayed frames.

To find frames:

•ChooseanoptionfromtheFindFramesmenulocatedabovetheBrowserontheFramepalette.

Optionsare:All,Favorites,SearchResults,Volume>Category,RealisticFrames,andRealisticMattes.

•EnterapartialframenameintheSearchfield.

Asyoutype,allframescontainingthosesequentialcharactersanywhereinthenamewillbedisplayed.Asyouenter

morelettersthelistisnarrowedfurthertomatchyourentry.

Find Frames Menu

Search Field

User Guide21


Layer ToolsIn PhotoFrame 3.1, each frame you add to the image creates a separate layer. These layers are displayed on the Frame Layers list at the top of the Frame palette.

PhotoFrame layers work very much like Photoshop layers: you can show or hide frame layers, shuffle the order so that a frame will mask or be masked by other frames, add and delete layers, and apply effects to one layer without affecting the others.

To show or hide a frame layer:

•ClicktheEyeicon forthedesiredframe.

NoEyeicon indicatesthattheframeishidden.

To reorder frames on the Frame Layers list:

•Selecttheframetobemoved,thendragitupordownthelistandreleaseatthenewlocation.

To remove a layer:

•OntheFrameLayerslist,selecttheframetoberemoved,thenclicktheTrashicon

locatedbelowthelist.

RemovingaframeinthiswayremovesitfromboththeimageandtheFrameLayerslist.ThisactiondoesnotremovetheframefromtheBrowser,theframedatabase,ortheharddrive.

Toremovealllayersatonce,pressOption(Mac)orAlt(Win)whileclickingtheTrashicon.

Layer Visibility Button: Click the Eye icon off to hide the frame in the Preview screen just as you would hide a layer in Photoshop. Click the icon onto unhide the frame. Only visible layers are applied to the image when you exit PhotoFrame.

Invert Frame Button: Click to Invert the frame.

Frame Type Indicator: Indicates whether the frame is from a disk file (from the PhotoFrame database or imported from disk or CD) or an Instant Frame.

Randomizer: Click to generate 3 to 5 randomly chosen frames and random effects. See Random Frames Generator.

Remove Layer: Click the Trash icon to remove the

currently selected layer from the image and the Frame Layers list. Does not remove the frame from the frame database or Browser.

Create Instant Frame: Click the lightning icon to add a custom frame layer and activate the Instant Frame palette where you can create a custom frame from a PhotoFrame basic shape.

Layer Visibility Button

Randomizer

Invert Frame Button

Remove Layer

Create Instant Frame

Frame Type Indicator

22


The Invert Frame button toggles between a normal frame and an inverted frame. When a frame is inverted, the black and white pixels are reversed.

You might use invert when you want to stamp out an area rather than framing it, or if you’ve created a JPEG frame file and realize when you import it into PhotoFrame that it needs to be reversed.

To Invert a Frame:

1. Open the Frame palette.

2. Click the Invert button to the left of the frame that you wish to invert.

The icon will flip , and the frame will be inverted.

To restore the frame to normal, click the Invert button again.

Removing Frames From the DatabaseThe Remove Frame command allows you to remove frames from the PhotoFrame 3.1 Frame Browser and frame database. This is helpful when there are frames you know you won’t ever use and don’t care to see.

This action does not remove frames from your hard drive, but it does delete them from the PhotoFrame 3.1 frame database, which makes them unavailable to PhotoFrame.

If you decide you want frames back that were previously removed, use the Import Frames feature.

To remove frame(s) from the Frame Browser and database:

1. In the Frame Browser, select the frame(s) that you want to remove.

Shift-click to select frames contiguously, z-click (Mac) or Ctrl+click (Win) to select frames non-contiguously.

2. Choose “Remove Frames...” from the Frame palette Options menu.

•ToaccesstheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)overoneoftheselectedframes.

•Toaccessthepull-downOptionsmenu,clickthegeariconatthebottomoftheFramepalette.

3. When prompted to verify the removal, click “OK.”

To restore frames removed from the database you will need to import them from disk.

Inverted

Normal

User Guide23


Replacing a FrameReplacing a frame allows you to remove a frame from your image, but retain any placement, sizing, and effect settings that you created and have them apply to the replacement frame. Note: You cannot replace frames using the Frame Browser.

YoucanalsousetheFrameGridtoreplaceaframeandretainframeeffects,see“To replace a frame from the Frame Grid”.

To replace a frame:

1. On the Frame Layers list on the Frame palette, double-click the name of the frame to be replaced.

A dialog box will be displayed allowing you to locate and select a different frame file.

2. Navigate to the desired replacement frame and click “Open.”

The newly loaded frame will be displayed in the Layers List, already selected. Effects for the replaced frame will be applied to the newly loaded frame.

If you do not wish to keep the effects created for a frame being replaced, simply remove the old frame from the Layers list and add the new one

24


Resizing, Repositioning, and Rotating Frames

TheBackgroundpalettealsocontainsframesizeadjustmentandrotationcontrols,alongwithFlipHorizontalandFlipVerticalbuttons.

Move Tool Use the Move tool to resize, reshape, and reposition the frame on the image.

When the cursor is positioned inside the Preview screen and the Move tool is selected, a wireframe with eight handles, or hot spots, along the perimeter of the frame is displayed. These perimeter handles allow you to resize the frame on the image. Two other hot spots, one inside the wireframe box and the other outside it, allow you to position and rotate the frame.

As you pass the Move tool over the ten hot spots, the cursor changes shape to indicate the type of movement that will be applied when you click and drag from that spot.

The side handles (top, bottom, left, right) drag the frame from their respective side in any direction. The corner handles drag the image from their respective corner in any direction. The outside pointer allows you to rotate the frame, while the inside pointer allows you to reposition it.

To select the Move tool:

•ClicktheMove tool buttoninthePreviewwindow

KeyboardNudge:WhentheMovetoolcursorisinsidetheframe,youcanusethekeyboardarrowkeystoperformminoradjustmentstoframeplacement.

To rotate a frame:

1. On the Frame palette, select the frame layer that you want to adjust.

2. Select the Move tool.

3. Place the cursor outside the wireframe box; the pointer should look like a circular arrow.

4. Using the circular arrow cursor, drag the frame until it is in the desired position.

Sides(Resize)

Corners(Resize)

Inside(Move)

Outside(Rotate)

Rotate Cursor

User Guide25


To position a frame:

1. On the Frame palette, select the frame layer that you want to adjust.

2. Select the Move tool.

3. Place the tool inside the wireframe box; the pointer should look like an arrow and plus sign.

4. Using the arrow and plus sign cursor, drag the frame until it is in the desired position.

To resize a frame freehand:

1. From the Frame Layers list on the Frame palette, select the frame that you want to adjust.

2. Select the Move tool .

3. Place the tool on the desired handle of the wireframe box; the pointer should look like an arrow with a directional indicator.

4. Using the directional arrow cursor, drag the frame until it is in the desired position.

Toconstrainproportionswhileresizingfreehand,pressOption(Mac)orAlt(Win)whiledraggingtheMovetool.

IfthewireframeisnotvisibleontheimagewhenyoupositionthecursorinthePreviewscreen,oryoucan’tgetaccesstothehandleyouneed,usetheZoomcontrolstozoom out untilyoucanconvenientlyresizetheframe.

To resize a frame proportionately:

1. From the Frame Layers list on the Frame palette, select the frame that you want to adjust.

2. Open the Background palette.

3. Adjust the Size slider on the Background palette, or enter the desired size in the Size text field.

Zooming and Panning

PhotoFrame provides a number of easy ways to navigate and view your effects in the Preview screen.

Hand Tool The Hand tool is used to drag the image within the Preview screen, whenever the image size is larger than the viewable area.

•HolddownthespacebartemporarilytoactivatetheHandtoolnomatterwhattooliscurrentlyselected.

•Double-clicktheHandtoolintheControl Bartosettheimagetoamagnificationthatfitscompletelyinthecurrentwindowsize.

To pan (scroll) in the Preview screen:

•SelecttheHandtoolanddragtheimageuntilyoulocatetheareayouwishtoview.

•Withanyothertoolselected(Macintoshonly),pressSpacebarwhileyoudragtheimageinthewindow.

Zoom Tool The Zoom tool changes the magnification of the image in the Preview screen from 1% to 1600%.

WiththeZoomtoolselected:

•ClickinthePreviewscreentozoominandcentertheimageatthelocationclicked.

•ClickanddraginthePreviewscreentodrawarectangularmarquee—thescreenfillswiththeareawithinthemarqueewhenyoureleasethemouse.

•Double-clickinthePreviewscreentosetthePreviewscreento100%magnification.

•HoldtheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)andclicktozoomout(cursorchangestoaminussign).

IftheHandtoolisactive,holddownthez key(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)totemporarilyactivatetheZoomtool.

26


Other Zooming Options

To zoom in:

•Clickthe“+”buttonbeneaththePreviewscreen.

Eachclickmagnifiestheimagetothenextpercentage.Zoomingoccursfromthecenteroftheimage.Whenyoureachmaximummagnification,the“+”buttonisdimmed.

•SelecttheZoomtool ,thenclicktheareaoftheimageyouwanttomagnify.

•Pressz-“+”(Mac)orCtrl+“+”(Win).

•ChooseView>ZoomInfromthemenubar.

To zoom out:

•Clickthe“–”buttonbeneaththePreviewscreen.

Eachclickreducestheimagetothenextpercentage.Zoomingoccursfromthecenteroftheimage.Whenyoureachmaximumreduction,the“–”buttonisdimmed.

•SelecttheZoomtool .WhilepressingOption(Mac)orAlt(Win),clicktheareaoftheimageyouwanttoreduce.

•Pressz-“–”(Mac)orCtrl+“–”(Win).

•ChooseView>ZoomOutfromthemenubar.

Macintosh users: TomomentarilyswitchtotheHandtool,holddowntheSpacebar.

TomomentarilyaccesstheZoomtoolwhentheHandtoolisactive,pressz(ZoomIn)orOption(ZoomOut).

Note:Thesecommandsworktogether:Withanytoolselected,pressSpacebartoactivatetheHandtool,thenalsopressCommandorOptiontoaccessaZoomtool.

Windows Users:TomomentarilyaccesstheZoomtoolwhentheHandtoolisactive,pressCtrl(ZoomIn)orAlt(ZoomOut).

Fit on PreviewFit on Preview adjusts the zoom percentage to the largest size that can fit in the Preview screen and still contain the entire image.

Actual Pixels returns the Preview to the actual pixel size prior to invoking Fit on Preview.

To fit the image to the Preview screen:

•SelectView>FitonPreview.

•Pressz-0(Mac)orCtrl+0(Win).

•Double-clicktheHandtool.

UseFitonPreviewtogetaccesstothewireframeedgesfor resizing, repositioning, or rotating the frame.

Actual PixelsActual Pixels displays the image at its actual size, or 100 percent.

To display the image at 100%:

•SelectView>ActualPixels.

•Pressz-option-0(Mac)orCtrl+Alt+0(Win).

•Double-clicktheZoomtool.

User Guide27


Undo, Redo, and Reset

To undo or redo actions in PhotoFrame, select Undo or Redo from the Edit menu, or use the keyboard shortcuts.

The Reset button on each palette returns all settings for the selected frame to the default condition (resetting a frame does not remove the frame from the Frame Layers list). By resetting palette effects you can start over in a known state.

The Reset All command resets all settings on all palettes for the selected frame.

To undo an action:

•SelectUndofromtheEditmenu.

•PresszZ(Mac)orCtrl+Z(Win).

TheUndomenuoptionisdimmediftherearenooperationstoundo.

To redo an action:

•SelectRedofromtheEditmenu.

•PresszY(Mac)orCtrl+Y(Win).

TheRedomenuoptionisdimmediftherearenooperationstoredo.

To reset frame effects:

•OntheFramepalette,highlighttheframethatyouwishtoreset,thenclicktheResetbutton

onthe

palettethatyouwanttoreset.

Alleffectsettings,undos,andredosonthatpalette,fortheselectedframe,willberestoredtofactorydefaults.

To reset all effects on all palettes:

1. On the Frame palette, select the frame that you wish to reset, then:

•Choose“ResetAll”fromtheFilemenu

•PresstheResetAllhotkey:zR(Mac)orCtrl+R(Win).

Multiple Undos and RAMThe Undo/Redo feature allows you to experiment with effect actions, revert back to earlier actions, then move forward to later actions to compare different effects, or to change your mind without “losing” any work in the process.

The amount of RAM memory available to Photoshop will impact how many times you can Undo and Redo your actions. Naturally, the more RAM the better, but even with Photoshop’s recommended RAM settings you’ll have access to dozens of levels of Undo.

Macintosh Users: For best performance, Photoshop recommends that you do not use virtual memory software when running Photoshop, but rather allow Photoshop to manage memory. Refer to your Adobe Photoshop User Guide for more information.

28


Comparing Multiple Frames

PhotoFrame 3.1 allows you to compare and contrast multiple basic (unaltered) frames on an image by displaying them side by side on a grid. This is helpful when you can’t decide between several styles or colors of frames, or when the frame differences are subtle and you’d prefer to compare the frames against each other.

When you have examined all the frames in your selection and decided which frame(s) you’d like to use on your image, you can either replace the frame currently selected in the Frame Layers list, or add frames to the Layers list right from the grid.

To compare frames:

1. In the Frame Browser, select the frames that you want to compare.

•Shift-clicktoselectframescontiguously,z-click(Mac)orCtrl+click(Win)toselectframesnon-contiguously.

2. Choose “View Frame Grid…” from the Options menu on the Frame palette, or press zF (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Win).

•ToaccesstheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)overoneoftheselectedframesintheBrowser.

•ToaccesstheOptionspull-downmenu,clickthegeariconatthebottomoftheFramepalette.

Frame Grid

Comparison Slider(Drag left or right to view a fewer or greater number of frames together)

Invert Background

Page Forward/BackReplace

AddCancel

Selection Indicator(Red outline)

User Guide29


Add: Clicking the Add button adds the frame currently selected in the grid to the Frame Layers palette, and automatically selects it there.

To add a frame from the Frame Grid to your image:

1. In the Frame Browser, select the frames that you are interested in comparing, then open the Frame Grid (see “To Compare Frames”).

2. On the Frame Grid, click the frame that you want to add to your image.

The frame is outlined in red indicating that it is selected.

3. Click the “Add” button at the bottom of the Frame Grid screen.

The frame you selected is added to the image and the Frame Layers list, the Frame Grid closes and you are returned to PhotoFrame.

Replace: Clicking the Replace button replaces the currently selected frame on the Frame Layers list with the selected frame from the grid. All effects associated with the frame being replaced are retained for the replacement frame.

To replace a frame from the Frame Grid:

1. Before opening the Frame Grid, verify that the frame that you want to replace is selected on the Frame Layers list.

You can replace a frame that is hidden (no Eye icon visible) as long as it is selected in the Frame Layers list.

2. From the Frame Browser, choose the frame(s) that you want to compare and possibly use as a replacement, then open the Frame Grid (see “To Compare Frames”).

3. On the Frame Grid, click the frame that you want to use as the replacement frame.

4. Click the “Replace” button at the bottom of the Frame Grid screen.

The Frame Grid closes and you are returned to PhotoFrame. The frame you selected is added to the image and the Frame Layers list.

Use“Replace”whenyouwanttoretainthesettingsfromaframethatyounolongerwanttouse.Use“Add”whenyouwantadditionalframestoworkwith,orwhenyouaren’tsureyetifyouwanttoreplaceapreviousframe.

Invert Background: Click to change the frame background from black to white, or white to black. This is helpful when you want to distinguish differences that may be hard to see using the normal frame background. Invert Background is restricted to frames that have a background—for example, Realistic Frames have no background, so clicking this button has no effect on them.

To invert the frame background:

•WiththeFrameGridscreenopen,clicktheInvertBackground

button.

Thebackgroundofallframesonthegridchangesfromblacktowhiteorwhitetoblack.Iftheframe(s)havenobackground,suchasRealisticFrames,clickingthisbuttonhasnoeffect.

•Torestorethebackgroundtonormal,clickthebuttonagain.

Inverted

Normal

30


Importing Frames

You can import frames that you have created or already own, such as those from Auto F/X™ Photo/Graphic Edges™ Volumes.

The name, location, and thumbnail of frames imported into PhotoFrame 3.1 are stored in PhotoFrame’s frame database and displayed in the Browser when “All” is chosen from the Find menu on the Frame palette, and when you use the frame Search function to search by name.

To import a frame:

1. Choose “Import New Frame…” from the Options menu on the Frame palette:

•ToaccesstheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)overoneaframeintheBrowser.


A dialog will be displayed allowing you to locate the frame to be imported.

2. Navigate to the desired frame, then click “Open.”

The name, location, and thumbnail of the new frame will be imported into the PhotoFrame 3.1’s frame database.

To import folders of frames:

1. Choose “Import New Frame…” from the Options menu on the Frame palette:

•ToaccesstheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)overoneaframeintheBrowser.


A dialog will be displayed allowing you to locate the frame to be imported.

2. Select the folder that you want to import, then click “Choose” (Mac) or drag and drop the desired folders from the folder navigation window into the Frame Browser on the Frame palette (Win).

The name, location, and thumbnail of the new frames will be imported into the PhotoFrame 3.1’s frame database. Folder hierarchies are not maintained.

Missing Files

If the frame file for an imported frame is moved from the location where it was stored during the import, PhotoFrame will not be able to display it. For example, if you import frames from a CD you will need to mount the CD each time you want to use those frames or PhotoFrame won’t know how to retrieve the them.

This will also happen if you remove frames from the PhotoFrame Browser (which also removes them from the frame database), then attempt to apply a Preset that uses those frames.

If PhotoFrame cannot locate a frame file, you will receive an error message and the Frame Type disk icon to the left of the frame name in the Frame Layers list will display a red “?”

over the icon.

This indicates that the frame file could not be found. To remedy the problem, re-import the frame from the hard drive, or mount the missing CD.

IfyouareimportingframesfromCD—particularlymultipleCDs—thatyouwillbeusingoften,foryourownconvenienceyoucancopythoseframefilestoyourharddriveandimporttheframesfromtheharddriveinstead.

User Guide31


Real Time Preview

The Real-time Preview feature allows you to view the results of effect changes as you make them. This means you get immediate feedback in the Preview screen as you adjust the parameters of an effect. One of the most striking examples is in the Paint Color Pop-up.

In a typical program, you would click-open the Color Palette, choose a color, release the pop-up, then wait for the preview to display the effect in that color. To try a different color, you would have to go through the whole color-selection process again. With PhotoFrame, you simply click-open the palette and drag the mouse over the color chips. Each time you drag the mouse over a different color chip, the preview updates immediately in real time.

For example, with Real-time Preview on, if you want to experiment with Background coloring, press and hold the Color Palette pop-up as you drag the mouse around—the Preview image immediately shows the frame background in the color you chose, and the color will change as you drag your mouse over the different colors. Try turning Real-time Preview off and see the difference!

Note: You can also preview colors interactively by selecting the Eyedropper and dragging it around the preview area.

To turn Real-time Preview on or off:

•ChooseOptions>Enable/DisableReal-timePreview.

“DisableReal-timePreview”onthemenuindicatesthatReal-timePreviewingisturnedon.

Whether or not you have Real-time Previewing turned on, the Preview image must be processed and redrawn when you change an effect option. This redraw is tracked on the top half of the dual progress bar located just underneath the Preview screen. The Preview is not completely finished until the progress bar reaches the end.

Background Processing

In a typical Preview scenario, when you are finished working on your frame and want to apply your changes to the image, more processing is required before the Preview screen reappears.

To speed things up, PhotoFrame uses the idle time between your image adjustments on palettes and in the Preview screen to begin final processing. As soon as you stop adjusting controls, final processing begins and a progress

bar is displayed just below the preview area.

If the progress bar is complete (indicating that processing is complete) when you Apply the

effect, the image screen will appear much more quickly when you return to Photoshop.

To turn Background Processing on or off:

•ChooseOptions>Enable/DisableBackgroundProcessing.

“DisableBackgroundProcessing”onthemenuindicatesthatBackgroundProcessingison.

Real-time Preview Progress

Background Processing Progress

32


View Composite Layers

With the View Composite Layer feature you can see all visible layers of your Photoshop image in PhotoFrame— not just the layer you want to frame. This allows you to see your frame effects in relation to the rest of the image without having to flatten the layers.

To view multiple image layers from Photoshop in PhotoFrame:

1. In Photoshop, verify that all the layers you want to see in the image preview area have been made visible (eye icon showing in the layers palette).

2. Select the image area that you want to create edge effects for.

3. Open PhotoFrame.

In the PhotoFrame Preview screen you should see all the layers along with the frame layer you will be working on.

4. If you do not see the layers along with your image, choose View > View Composite Layer.

This enables the View Composite Layer function. (This option is turned off by default when PhotoFrame 3.1 is installed.)

YoucantoggleViewCompositeLayersonandoffbypressingzL(Mac)orCtrl+L(Win).

About Viewing Composite Layers The View Composite Layer feature allows you to see all of your visible Photoshop layers while creating your effect, something only onOne Software plug-ins allow. This is an extremely powerful feature, but current limitations with

the Photoshop Application Programming Interface prevent it from working exactly as you might expect.

If you choose any layer other than the top-most layer as the target for your effect, the PhotoFrame 3.1 plug-in will display the selected layer as the top layer on the PhotoFrame Preview screen; the effect is applied to this selected layer.

When PhotoFrame is opened and the Preview screen appears, you would expect to see the image in the preview area exactly as it appears in Photoshop—with all layers in the correct relationship. In order for PhotoFrame to display any composite preview correctly in all cases, your selection layer must be the top layer. However, even if your selection is not the top layer, be assured that PhotoFrame is not actually rearranging the layers in your image, only as they are viewed on the PhotoFrame Preview screen. If you select the top layer before opening an effect, the preview behaves as you would expect.

Viewing Composite Layers with Transparent BackgroundIf you target a layer other than the background layer, then in PhotoFrame set the Background of that layer to transparent and the Border to zero, the PhotoFrame Preview will not look correct even if View Composite Layer is enabled—it will appear that there is no frame at all. However, when you Apply the frame effect, you will see that it was applied properly.

If you wish to make the frame Background transparent and still be able to view all the layers, set all other effect settings before selecting Transparency. Select Transparency just before you are ready to Apply the effect. This will allow you to see the background and the frame together as much as possible while you create the desired effect.

User Guide33


Instant Frame Palette (F4)

Instant Frame allows you to create a custom frame from a PhotoFrame 3.1 basic shape.

Each shape provides different Shaping Controls giving a wide range of flexibility in creating both common and unusual shapes. The following shapes are available and described on the following pages: Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, Star, Arrow, and Heart.

To create an Instant Frame:

1. Open the Frame palette.

2. Click the “Add Instant Frame...” icon located

below the Frame Layers list.

A new frame layer is added to the Layers list, and the Instant Frame palette is activated.

3. Open the Instant Frame palette.

4. From the shape pop-up menu on the Instant Frame palette, select the shape that you want to use. The shape’s default settings will automatically be selected.

You can manipulate the shape using the shaping controls provided for that shape. To revert back to the default shape, click the Reset button on the palette.

TheInstantFramepaletteallowsyoutomodifyorchangetheshapeofanexistingInstantFramelayer—youcannotcreateanewframefromthispalette.Tocreateanewcustomframe,clicktheCreate Instant Frame buttonontheFramepalette.

To modify an Instant Frame shape:

•SelecttheframefromtheFrameLayerslistontheFramepalette,thenopentheInstantFramepalette.Usethecontrolsonthepalettetoadjustorchangeshapes.

34


EllipseShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.

Shape Selection: Allows you to choose and change shapes.

Width: Varies the width of the ellipse, allowing you to create ovals.

Constrain Proportion: When checked, constrains proportions. When unchecked, the shape expands to fit the image. Watch the image on the PhotoFrame Preview screen to see the effect of this option.

Shape Selection

Width

Constrain Proportion

Shape Preview

RectangleShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.


Concaved: When checked, makes the corners of the shape concaved.

Corner: Allows you to curve the corners of the shape from 0 to 100%.


Shape Selection

Corner


Shape Preview

Concaved

User Guide35


PolygonShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.


Concaved: When checked, makes the corners of the shape concaved.

Number of Sides: Determines how many sides/corners the shape will have.


Corner Radius: Allows you to curve the corners of the shape from 0 to 100%.

Shape Selection

Number of Sides


Shape Preview

Concaved

StarShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.


Inset: Allows you to set the depth of the corners. A value of 0 indicates maximum depth; a value of 100% indicates minimum depth.

Number of Points: Determines how many sides/corners the shape will have.


Corner Radius: Allows you to curve the points of the shape. A value of 0% indicates pointy points; a value of 100% indicates maximum curvature of the points.

Shape Selection

Number of Points


Shape Preview

Inset

Corner Radius

Corner Radius

36


ArrowShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.


Arrowhead Width: Allows you to set the size of the arrowhead.

Arrow Base Width: Allows you to set the width of the arrow base, or tail.


Corner Radius: Allows you to curve all the points of the arrow. A value of 0% represents the minimum curvature, yielding a pointed arrow. A value of 100% represents maximum curvature, yielding a rounded, keyhole type arrow.

Shape Selection

Arrowhead Width


Shape Preview

Arrow Base Width

HeartShape Preview: Displays a thumbnail preview of the selected shape. Shows the impact of changes using the shaping controls for the selected shape.


Broken Heart: When checked, creates a broken heart.


Corner Radius: Allows you to curve the corners of the heart, from 0% to 100%.

Shape Selection


Shape Preview

Broken Heart

Corner Radius

Corner Radius

User Guide37


Presets Palette (F3)

PhotoFrame allows you to save frame layers and effect settings that you want to preserve for reuse, so that you don’t have to recreate them each time. These saved settings are called Presets. You can save, select, and search for Presets from the Presets palette.

A special Preset—named “Last Used”—is automatically created when you Apply settings and close PhotoFrame. When you open PhotoFrame again, your Last Used settings are automatically applied to the new image.

YoucanapplyaPresetdirectlytoyourimagefromPhotoshop(withoutopeningPhotoFrame)byselectingitfromtheonOnemenu(onOne>PhotoFramePro3>[desiredPreset]).

If you have a lot of Presets you can create a list of Preset Favorites. You can also use the Presets Find menu and Search features to narrow the displayed list and make finding the right Preset even easier.

Find Presets Menu: Allows you to narrow the list of displayed Presets by choosing options from a menu. Options are: All, Favorites, and Search Results. Default listing is All.

Presets Search: Allows you to narrow the list of displayed Presets by typing in the name or partial name of Presets you would like to display in the Presets list. This feature works like the Frames Search on the Frame palette: Search results are immediate—as you enter more letters the resulting list is narrowed to match your entry.

Presets List: Displays a list of all Presets chosen using the Presets Find menu or Search function. Double-click a Preset from the Presets List to use the layers and settings saved in that Preset on your image.

Preset currently in use: The Preset currently in use is the one last chosen to be used, and it is indicated by a green checkmark to the left of the name on the Presets List. If you are making changes to frames and settings with a Preset “in use” those settings will not be included in the Preset. To save changes, create a new Preset.

Presets Options Menu: Provides access to additional Presets options. This menu is also available as a contextual menu (accessed by control-clicking (Mac) or right-clicking a frame in the Browser). Options are: Add to Favorites, Save Settings as Preset, and Delete Preset(s).

Preset currently in use(Green checkmark)

Presets Search

Presets List(Double-click a Preset to use it)

Find Presets Menu

Preset Options Menu

38


To open the Presets palette:

•ClickthePresetspalettetab

•PressthePresetspalettehotkey(F3)

•Choose“ShowPresets”fromtheWindowmenu

To save settings as a Preset:

1. Open the Presets palette.

2. Choose “Save Settings as Preset…” from the Presets Options menu.

•ToopentheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)inthePresetsList.

•ToopentheOptionspull-downmenu,clickthegearicon

atthebottomofthepalette.

A dialog box is displayed, allowing you to name and save the effect settings.

3. Type a name for the Preset.

4. Click “OK.”

All active frames (eye icon visible for the Frame on the Frame Layers list) and any settings applied to those frames will be saved.

YoucansaveaPresetwithoutopeningthePresetspalettebypressingzS(Mac)orCtrl+S(Win)orbychoosing“SaveSettings…”fromtheFilemenu.

To use a Preset from within PhotoFrame:


2. From the displayed list of Presets, double-click the Preset that you want to use.

All frames and settings saved in the selected Preset will be placed on the image.

Presetsarenotadditive—youcanonlyhaveonePresetactiveatanyonetime.WhenyouuseaPreset,allframesandsettingssavedinthatPresetwilloverwritetheframesandsettingscurrentlyinuse.

To apply a Preset directly from Photoshop CS/CS2:

•Opentheimagethatyouwanttoframe,thenselectthedesiredPresetfromtheonOnemenu,PhotoFrame3.1submenu(onOne>PhotoFrame3.1>[desiredPreset]).

To display your Preset Favorites:

•Choose“Favorites”fromtheFindPresetsmenuonthePresetspalette.

To delete a Preset:


2. Select the Preset(s) that you want to delete.

•Shift-clicktoselectPresetscontiguously,z-click(Mac)orCtrl+click(Win)toselectPresetsnon-contiguously.

3. Choose “Delete Presets…” from the Presets Options menu.

•ToopentheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)inthePresetsList.



4. You will be asked to confirm the deletion: Click “OK” to delete the selected Preset(s).

User Guide39


Effects

With PhotoFrame 3.1 you can take ordinary frames and shapes and create unique, exciting edge effects using the options available on PhotoFrame’s Effects palettes. The Effect palettes are: Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, Bevel, Texture, and Edge.

The Border, Shadow, Glow, and Bevel effects are turned off by default. To turn any of these effects on, choose the appropriate palette and click the “on” button.

Each of these palettes, and the effect settings available on them, are described on the following pages.

Background

Border

Shadow

Glow

Texture

Bevel

Edge

40


Background Palette (F6)

The Background palette allows you to work with the frame background and frame positioning.

From the Background palette you can select a background color, or use the opacity controls to let a percentage of the image bleed through as the background. You can vary the size of the frame to show more or less of the background,

as well as rotate the frame, and flip it horizontally or vertically.

Blend Mode Menu: Selections on this menu produce the same effect as when applied in Photoshop, except that the effect is applied only to the frame background.

Color Pop-up: Sets the background color. See Applying Color.

Eyedropper: Allows you to extract a background color from the image. Click and drag the Eyedropper across the image to select a color interactively.

Blur: Determines how much the edge is softened. Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no edge softening.

Opacity: Determines the percentage of the image that shows through the frame. Uses a range from 0 to 100%, where 0 represents no opacity (the background is completely transparent).

Size: Determines the size of the background.

Noise: Determines the amount of noise in the background. Zero indicates no noise.

Orientation: Allows you to rotate the frame.

Flip Horizontal/Vertical: Click to flip the frame in the horizontal plane or the vertical plane .

Reset: Click to revert to the factory default settings for this palette.

Color Pop-up

Opacity

FlipBlend Mode Menu

Blur

Reset

Border

Background

Size

Noise

Orientation

Eye-dropper

User Guide41


Border Palette (F7)

The Border palette allows you to create a border for the selected frame. Border effects are applied at the edge of the frame where it meets the background, as either an inner or an outer border.

Border effects for the selected frame are disabled until the Border palette is turned on.

Blend Mode Menu: Selections on this menu produce the same effect as when applied in Photoshop, except that the effect is applied only to the frame border.

Color Pop-up: Sets the border color. See Applying Color.

Eyedropper: Allows you to extract a border color from the image. Click and drag the Eyedropper across the image to select a color interactively.

Blur: Determines how much the border is softened. Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no softening.

Opacity: Determines the percentage of the image that shows through the border. Uses a range from 0 to 100%, where 0 represents no opacity (the border is completely invisible).

Noise: Determines the amount of noise added to the border. Zero indicates no noise.

Width: Determines border width, from a minimum of 0% to a maximum of 100%, increasing from left to right

On: Enables border effects for the selected frame.

Inner Border: Activates the inner border, building the border from the frame edge toward the center of the image.

Outer Border: Activates the outer border, building the border from the frame edge toward the outer edge of the image.


Eye-dropper

Opacity

Blend Mode Menu

Blur

Reset

Background

Border

Noise

Width

On

Color Pop-up

Inner Border

Outer Border

42


Glow Palette (F8)

The Glow palette allows you to work with glow effects. Glows allow you to add color or highlights that can either soften a look, or add bold contrasts.

Glow effects for the selected frame are disabled until the Glow palette is turned on.

Blend Mode Menu: Selections on this menu produce the same effect as when applied in Photoshop, except that the effect is applied only to the glow.

Color Palette: Sets the glow color. See Applying Color.

Eyedropper: Allows you to extract a glow color from the image. Click and drag the Eyedropper across the image to select a color interactively.

Radiance: Determines how much the glow is softened.Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no softening.

Opacity: Determines the percentage of the image that shows through the glow. Uses a range from 0 to 100%, where 0 represents no opacity (the glow is completely invisible).

Noise: Determines the amount of noise in the glow. Zero indicates no noise.

Width: Determines the width of the glow, from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 100%, increasing from left to right.

On: Enables glow effects for the selected frame.

Inner Glow: Activates inner glow, building the glow from the frame edge toward the center of the image.

Outer Glow: Activates outer glow, building the glow from the frame edge toward the outer edge of the image.


Color Pop-up

Opacity

Blend Mode Menu

Radiance

Reset

Border

Glow(outer glow shown)

Noise

Width

Eye-dropper

On Inner Glow

Outer Glow

User Guide43


Shadow Palette (F9)

The Shadow palette allows you to create shadow effects for the selected frame. You can apply shadow effects as either inner or outer shadows, allowing you to create interesting shadow effects, including traditional drop shadows.

Shadow effects for the selected frame are disabled until the Shadow palette is turned on.

Blend Mode Menu: Selections on this menu produce the same effect as when applied in Photoshop, except that the effect is applied only to the shadow.

Color Pop-up: Sets the shadow color. See Applying Color.

Eyedropper: Allows you to extract a shadow color from the image. Click and drag the Eyedropper across the image to select a color interactively.

Blur: Determines how much the border is softened. Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no softening.

Opacity: Determines the percentage of the image that shows through the border. Uses a range from 0 to 100%, where 0 represents no opacity (the border is completely invisible).

Noise: Determines the amount of noise added to the shadow. Zero indicates no noise.

Shadow Offsets: Enter X and Y coordinates for the shadow offset, or click the Manual Offset tool to position the shadow by hand. Manual Offset works just like the Move tool in the Preview screen, but only affects the shadow.

On: Enables shadow effects for the selected frame.

Inner Shadow: Activates the inner shadow, and builds it from the frame edge toward the center of the image.

Outer Shadow: Activates the outer shadow, and builds it from the frame edge toward the outer edge of the image.

Reset: Click to revert to the factory default settings for this

Eye-dropper

Opacity

Blend Mode Menu

Blur

Reset

Noise

Shadow Offset Tools

On

Color Pop-up

Inner Shadow

Outer Shadow

Outer Shadow

Inner Shadow

44


Bevel Palette (F10)

Ten pre-defined shapes on the Bevel palette provide the basis for creating any number of 3D bevel effects on your frames: Flat, Round, Slope, Double, Half Pipe, Triangle, Ramp, and Picture Frames 1 through 3. To those shapes you can apply the following Surface Options: Chrome, Heavy Metal, Metal, Plastic, Rubber, and Matte. Use the other controls on the palette to manipulate the shape and surface of the bevel to achieve just the look you want.

Bevel effects for the selected frame are disabled until the Bevel palette is turned on.

Shape Selector: Determines the type of bevel. Options are: Flat, Round, Slope, Double, Half Pipe, Triangle, Frame, and Picture Frame 1, Picture Frame 2, and Picture Frame 3.

Surface Options: Determines preset surface property parameters. Options are: Chrome, Heavy Metal, Metal, Plastic, Rubber, and Matte.

Softness: Determines how much the bevel is softened. Uses a range from 0 to 99.9, where 0 represents no softening.

Width: Adjust bevel width, from 0 to 100%.

Height: Adjusts bevel height, from 0 to 100%.

Light Direction Controls: Drag the highlight knob around the sphere to adjust the direction and inclination of the light source, or enter absolute values in the numeric fields.

Highlight Background: When checked, applies highlighting effects to the background.

Bevel Outer: When checked, applies bevel effects to the outer edge of the image.

Highlight Color Selection Tools: Sets the bevel highlight color. See Applying Color for additional information Photoshop color tools. Highlight Color

Selection Tools

Height

Shape Selector

Width

Reset

Light Direction Controls

Highlight Background

On

Round Bevel

Half Pipe Bevel

Bevel Outer

Surface Options

Softness

User Guide45


Texture Palette (F2)

The Texture palette allows you to add background textures and bump maps to the selected frame. A variety of textures are included with PhotoFrame, and you can import your own textures or any JPEG file to use as a texture.

Finding, choosing, and importing textures on the Texture palette is similar to finding, choosing, and importing frames on the Frame palette. For more information see Working with Textures.

Texture Thumbnail: Displays the basic (unaltered) thumbnail for the selected texture.

Texture Button: Click to enable a texture.

Bump Map Button: Click to enable a bump map.

Textures List: Displays a list of all textures chosen for this image. Only one texture and one bump map can be enabled at a time.

Find Textures Menu: Use selections on this menu to find textures to display in the Texture Browser. Options are: All, Favorites, and Search Results.

Texture Search: Type in the name or partial name of textures you would like to display in the Texture Browser. Search results are immediate—as you enter more letters the resulting list is narrowed to match your entry.

Texture Browser: Displays name and thumbnail of textures chosen using the Texture Find menu and Search functions. Double-click a texture in the Texture Browser to add it to your image.

Import Textures: Click to import frames from another source.

Texture Options Menu: Provides additional commands affecting Textures. Also available as a contextual menu (accessed by right-clicking or control-clicking (Mac) a texture in the Texture Browser).

Height: Adjusts bump map lighting to make the bumps look shorter, taller, more convex, or more concave.

Blur: Softens transitions in the bump map.

Background texture and bump map

applied

Texture Button

Texture Search

Texture Browser

Find Textures Menu

Texture Options

MenuImport

Textures

Bump Map Button

Textures List

Texture Thumbnail

Height Blur

46


Working with Textures Textures: Textures are two-dimensional images that you can use to create seamless backgrounds, bevels, or edge effects.

You can have up to 16 textures in the Textures List at one time, but a maximum of two can be used on the image: one as a texture and one as a bump map.

Textures appear in the background area of a frame. You can use options on the Background palette to affect your textures and add even more variety to your images.

Bump Map: A bump map is created from a texture and imposed on another texture or on a plain background.

Bump maps use the luminosity values of the image, creating raised bumps or depressed areas in the background or texture based on bump map blur and height values that you enter.

You can have only one texture and one bump map chosen at any one time, but you can use different textures, one for the bump map and one for the texture, or have a texture with no bump map, or a background with bump map but no texture. By combining textures and bump maps with different textures and backgrounds you can create interesting and unusual effects.

To open the Textures palette:

•ClicktheTexturespalettetab

•PresstheTexturespalettehotkey(F2)

•Choose“ShowTextures”fromtheWindowmenu

To choose a texture:

•Double-clickitsentryintheTextureBrowser.

YoucanreducethenumberoftexturesdisplayedintheTextureBrowserusingeithertheFindmenuortheSearchfield.

ThetexturewillbeaddedtoyourimageanditsnameandthumbnailwillbedisplayedintheTextureListatthetopoftheTexturespalette.

You can see how the textures looks in the background of your image by viewing it in the Preview screen.

You can add up to 16 textures to the Textures List, selecting different ones to enable, trying bump maps from the same or different textures, to see how they affect your image.

To add a texture to the selected frame:

•ClickitsTextureButtonintheTexturesList .

Thebuttonwillchangetothetexture-enabledstylebutton

.

To remove a texture from the selected frame:

•ClickitsTextureButtonintheTexturesList .

Thebuttonwillchangetothetexture-disabledstylebutton

.

•Enableadifferenttexture.

Whenyouenableatexture,thattexturereplaceswhatevertexturewasenabledpreviously,ifany.

User Guide47


To add a bump map to the selected frame:

•ClicktheBump Map buttonintheTexturesList totheleftofthetexturethatyouwanttouseasabasisforthebumpmap.

Thebuttonwillchangetothebumpmap-enabledstylebutton

.

To remove a bump map from the selected frame:

•ClicktheBumpMapButtonintheTexturesList totheleftofthetexturethatyouwereusingasabasisforthebumpmap.

Thebuttonwillchangetothebumpmap-disabledstylebutton

.

•Enablebumpmapforadifferenttexture.

Whenyouenableabumpmap,thatbumpmapreplaceswhateverbumpmapwasenabledpreviously,ifany.

To find textures:

•ChooseanoptionfromtheFindTexturesmenulocatedabovetheTextureBrowserontheTexturepalette.

Optionsare:All,Favorites,andSearchResults.

•EnterapartialtexturenameintheSearchfieldontheTexturepalette.

Asyoutype,alltexturescontainingthosesequentialcharactersanywhereinthenamewillbedisplayed.Asyouentermorelettersthelistisnarrowedfurthertomatchyourentry.

To reorder textures on the Textures List:

•Selectthetexturetobemoved,thendragitupordownthelistandreleaseatthenewlocation.

To remove a texture from the Textures List:

•OntheTextures List,selectthetexturetoberemoved,thenclicktheTrashicon

locatedbelowthelist.

RemovingatextureinthiswayremovesitfromboththeimageandtheTexturesList.ThisactiondoesnotremovetheframefromtheTextureBrowser,theinternalTexturesDatabase,ortheharddrive.

Todeletealltexturesatonce,pressOption(Mac)orAlt(Win)whileclickingtheTrashicon.

48


To save a texture as a Favorite:

1. From the Texture Browser on the Texture palette, select the texture(s) that you want to add to Favorites:

•Shift-clicktoselecttexturescontiguously,z-click(Mac)orCtrl+click(Win)toselecttexturesnon-contiguously.

2. Choose “Add to Favorites” from the Options menu.

•ToopentheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)overthedesiredframe.

•ToopentheframeOptionspull-downmenu,clickthegearicon

atthebottomofthewindow.

To display your Texture Favorites:

•Choose“Favorites”fromtheFindTexturesmenuontheTexturespalette.

To remove a texture from the Textures Database:

1. Open the Textures palette.

2. Select the Texture(s) that you want to delete.

•Shift-clicktoselecttexturescontiguously,z-click(Mac)orCtrl+click(Win)toselecttexturesnon-contiguously.

3. Choose “Remove Textures…” from the Texture Options menu.

•ToopentheOptionscontextualmenu,right-clickorcontrol-click(Mac)intheTextureBrowser.



4. You will be asked to confirm the deletion: Click “OK” to remove the selected texture(s).

This removes the texture from the Texture Browser and the Textures Database. The texture is not removed from the from the hard drive.

User Guide49


Edge Palette (F5)

The Edge palette allows you to distort the edge of your frame using one of eight pre-set distortion types: Wave, Triangle, Saw Teeth, Saw Teeth (Reversed), Brush Strokes, Random, Diffuse, and Clean.

You can combine different edge effects, up to four per frame, and vary the height and frequency of the peaks.

Rotation: Allows you to change the angle of the edge effect, between 180° and -180°.

Height: Allows you to change the depth or amplitude of the peaks in the edge effect. Uses a sliding scale from 1 to 50, where 1 is minimum effect and 50 is maximum effect.

Width: Allows you to adjust the width, or frequency of the peaks in the distortion.

Edge Visibility Button: Click to activate or deactivate this edge effect on the selected frame. Eye visible indicates that the edge effect is active.

Edge Type Pop-up: Displays list of basic distortions from which to choose. Options are: Wave, Triangle, Saw Teeth, Saw Teeth (Reversed), Brush Strokes, Random, Diffuse, and Clean.


Height

Edge Visibility Button

Reset

Rotation

Edge Type Pop-up

Width

Edge Effects Diffuse and

Wave

50


To open the Edge palette:

•ClicktheEdgepalettetab

BydefaulttheEdgepaletteisgroupedwiththeInstantFramepalette.

•PresstheEdgepalettehotkey(F5)

•Choose“ShowEdge”fromtheWindowmenu

To add an edge effect to the selected frame:

1. Open the Edge palette.

2. On the Edge palette, click the Edge Type pop-up menu arrow in one of the Edge effect slots.

The Edge Type menu will be displayed.

3. The menu works interactively: Pass the cursor over each edge type on the menu, and watch the Preview screen to see what effect each one has on your frame.

4. When you have decided which edge type you want to

use, click its entry on the menu.

This selects the edge type and adds it to your frame.

Follow steps 3 through 5 to add additional edge effects.

To remove an edge effect from the selected frame:

•ClicktheEyeicon totheleftoftheedgeeffectthatyouwanttoremove.

Noeyevisible

indicatesthattheedgeeffectis

disabledfortheselectedframe.

User Guide51


Applying Color

Color can be applied to the following frame effects: Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, and Bevel.

Paint Color pop-up: Provides access to the interactive Color Palette, the current Photoshop Foreground and Background colors, and the Color Picker. Color values are shown on the right side of the palette, reflecting both the current Color Mode (RGB, CMYK, etc.) and the color values of the highlighted color.

InRGBmode,theColorpop-updisplaysallandonly“web-safe”colors.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthefinalresultcolorwillbeweb-safe,sincecolorsmaybeblendedand/orfadedtothebackground.Whenblendingorblurringawebsafecolor,non-web-safecolorscanbeproduced.

Transparent: Transparent color. Value will always be 0% (opaque) except for the transparent color. This option becomes available when you are working on a layer with transparency. It can be used to “knock out” the background around the frames.

When working on a normal (not Transparent) layer, this feature allows the background image to “show through” a semi-opaque frame, allowing you to create stunning effects with textures, gradients, etc.

Photoshop’sbackgroundlayerdoesnotincludetransparency.ToaddtransparencytotheBackgroundlayer:BeforeopeningPhotoFrame,double-click“Background”onthePhotoshopLayerPalette(F7),thenhitReturnorEnter.

Color Modes: The following color modes are available in PhotoFrame 3.1:

•RGB

•CMYK

•Grayscale

•Duotone

To preview colors interactively using the Color pop-up:

1. From the Frame palette, select the frame that you want to work with.

2. Open the Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, or Bevel palette.

3. Click the current-color box to open the color

palette pop-up.

4. Move the cursor over the color swatches on the color palette and observe the changes in the effect’s color on the Preview screen.

5. When you see a color effect that you like, click the mouse on that swatch to select it.

•Toclosethecolorpalettepop-upwithoutchangingthecolor,clickanywhereoutsidethecolorswatches.Thisclosesthecolorpalettepop-upwithoutmakinganychangestoyourframe.

52


Eyedropper: Provides interactive access to colors in the Preview screen.

To preview colors interactively using the Eyedropper:

1. From the Frame palette, select the frame that you want to work with.

2. Open the Background, Border, Glow, Shadow, or Bevel palette, depending on which effect’s color you want to work with.

3. Select the Eyedropper tool on that palette.

4. Click and drag the Eyedropper around in the Preview screen and observe the changes in the effects’ color.

5. When you see a color effect that you like, release the mouse to select that color.

To select a color using the Eyedropper:

1. Select the Eyedropper tool on the palette you are working with.

2. In the Preview screen, click the Eyedropper on the color you wish to select.

The selected color will appear in the current-color box and on the image.

User Guide53


File

Import Frame: zI (Mac) Ctrl+I (Win)

Allows you to import frames into the Frame Browser and frame database. Opens the Import Frame window where you can navigate to the frame(s) you want to import.

Save Settings: zS (Mac) Ctrl+S (Win)

Allows you to save your current frame layers and effects as a Preset. Enter a name for the Preset in the dialog box that is displayed.

Reset All: zR (Mac) Ctrl+R (Win)

Allows you to reset all PhotoFrame palettes and effects to their factory default settings.

Edit

Undo: zZ (Mac) Ctrl+Z (Win)

Reverses the last action. For example, the last 4 adjustments using the Move tool can be undone by choosing Undo 4 times.

Thedeletekey(Mac)orBackspacekey(Win)alsoinvokestheUndocommand.

Redo: zY (Mac) Ctrl+Y (Win)

Reverses the last Undo command.

Other entries on the Edit menu have no effect in PhotoFrame.

Menus

54

Chapter 5 Menus

View

Zoom In: z+ (Mac) Ctrl++ (Win)

Zooms in on the image in the Preview screen incrementally. Zoom range is 25% to 1600%.

Zoom In: z– (Mac) Ctrl+– (Win)

Zooms out on the image in the Preview screen incrementally. Zoom range is 25% to 1600%.

Fit on Preview: z0 (Mac) Ctrl+0 (Win)

Zooms the image on the Preview screen to the largest size that will fit on the screen (changes the magnification so that the entire image can be viewed with no scrolling).

Actual Pixels: z-option-0 (Mac) Alt+Ctrl+0 (Win)

Zooms the image on the Preview screen to 100% magnification.

Options

Enable/Disable Real-time Preview:Allows you to turn on or turn off Real-time Preview. When this feature is enabled you can view (in the Preview screen) the results of changes that you make as you make them, interactively. See Real-time Preview.

Enable/Disable Background Processing:Allows you to turn on or turn off Background Processing. When this feature is enabled, idle time between image adjustments is used to begin final image processing. See Background Processing.

User Guide55


Window

Show/Hide Frame: F1

Shows or hides the Frame palette.

Show/Hide Instant Frame: F2

Shows or hides the Instant Frame palette.

Show/Hide Edge: F3

Shows or hides the Edge palette.

Show/Hide Background: F4

Shows or hides the Background palette.

Show/Hide Border: F5

Shows or hides the Border palette.

Show/Hide Glow: F6

Shows or hides the Glow palette.

Show/Hide Shadow: F7

Shows or hides the Shadow palette.

Show/Hide Bevel: F8

Shows or hides the Bevel palette.

Show/Hide Texture: F0

Shows or hides the Texture palette.

Show/Hide Presets: F10

Shows or hides the Presets palette.

Show/Hide Control Bar: F11

Shows or hides the Control Bar.

Help

PhotoFrame Help: Opens the PhotoFrame 3.1 User Guide PDF in your default PDF application.

Enable/Disable Hot Help: Allows you to turn off or on the Hot Help (often called Tool Tips) when you mouse-over items in PhotoFrame. Help information displayed in the Control Bar under the Preview screen is not affected.

Show PhotoFrame Tutorials: Launches your browser to the movie tutorials page on the onOne software website. These are extremely helpful in learning both basic and advanced techniques in PhotoFrame.

About PhotoFrame 3.1: (Win only)Displays a dialog showing the PhotoFrame 3.1 version number, along with onOne Software contact information and your product registration number.

Photoshop (Mac only)

About PhotoFrame 3.1:Displays a dialog showing the PhotoFrame version number, along with onOne Software contact information and your product registration number.

Check for Updates:Contacts the onOne update server and checks for any updates for upgrades for PhotoFrame

56

Chapter 5 Menus

Filter Menu

PhotoFrame 3.1:

To open PhotoFrame 3.1, select an image layer or area to work with, then choose PhotoFrame 3.1 from the onOne submenu of the Filter menu in Photoshop.

onOne Menu (Photoshop CS2/CS3)

PhotoFrame 3.1:

Opens the PhotoFrame 3.1 plug-in. Select an image layer or select an area to work with before opening PhotoFrame. If nothing is selected, the PhotoFrame 3.1 entry on the menu will be dimmed.

Last Used:

Applies the frames and settings saved as the Last Used Preset to the image directly in Photoshop. Does not open PhotoFrame.

Presets:

Choose a Preset from the list of Presets to apply the frames and settings saved as that Preset to the image directly in Photoshop. Does not open PhotoFrame.

User Guide57


AAbout

Keyboard shortcuts 3PhotoFrame, accessing 55PhotoFrame 3.1 1this User Guide 3

Actual Pixels. See also Fit on Pre-view

Explained 26Using 26

Adobe Readerrequirements for 3

ApplyButton, described 18Button, shown 18Button, using 13Frame directly to image 15Frame to image, how to 13

Apply Frame as Layer Mask. See also Layer Mask Mode

Addition of 8Applying Color 51Apply to New Layer

Button, described 18Button, shown 18Button, using 13

Arrow Instant Shape 36

BBackground Palette

Options described 40Shown 40

Background ProcessingExplained 31How to turn on/off 31

Bevel PaletteOptions described 44Shown 44

Border PaletteOptions described 41Shown 41

Browser. See also Frame BrowserFrame, shown 10, 19List, narrowing 20Texture, shown 45

Bump MapButton shown 45

CCancel

Button, using 13Category. See Frame CategoryChoose a frame

How to 11Color

Applying 51Previewing, interactively 51

Color Modes. See also Applying Color

Listed 51Compare Frames

Using Frame Grid 28Contact Information iContents iiControl Bar

Defined 9Shown 18Tools on, explained 18Where located 9, 17

Copyrights i

DDemonstration mode 3Desktop

PhotoFrame, shown 9

EEdge Palette

Adding edge effects, how to 50Opening, how to 50Options described 49Removing edge effects, how to 50Shown 49

Edit Menu 53Effects. See also individual effect

palettes by nameAbout 39

Index

58

IndexUser Guide

Applying color 51Edge. See Edge PalettePalettes

Background 41Bevel 44Border 41Edge 49Glow 42Shadow 43Texture 45

Palettes, listed 39Resetting, all palettes 27Resetting, single palette 27

Ellipse Instant Shape 34Eyedropper

Applying color with 52Previewing color interactively

with 52Eye icon

Importance of, when applying frames 11

Using 11, 13, 21

FFavorites

Accessing 15Adding, how to 14Addition of 7Defined 14Texture Favorites 48Using 15

File Menu 53

Find MenuShown 20, 45Using, to locate frames 20Using, to locate Presets 37Using, to locate Textures 47Where located 12

Fit on Preview. See also Actual Pixels

Explained 26How to 26

Frame BrowserAddition of 6Finding frames in 20Shown 11, 12, 19

Frame CategoryShown 10

Frame DatabaseAddition of 6

Frame Effects. See Effects; See also individual effect palettes by name

About 39Frame Grid

Adding a frame from 29Addition of 7Shown 28Using, to compare multiple frames

28Using, to replace a frame 29

Frame Layers. See also FramesDeleting, from list 11List, shown 11Making visible 13Remove Layer button, shown 21

Removing 13, 21Removing all at once 21Reordering, on the list 21Selecting 13Similarity to Photoshop 21Visibility Button, shown 21Working with 13

Frame Layers List. See Frame LayersFrame Not Found message 30Frame palette

About 19Hotkey 19Opening 19Shown 19

FramesApplying directly to image in

Photoshop 15Applying to image in PhotoFrame

13Comparing multiple 29Deleting 11Effects

Resetting 27Favorites, accessing 15Frame Grid 29Frame Type indicator, shown 21How to show and hide 11Positioning

How to 25Tools explained 24Wireframe, shown 17

Removing, from database 22Removing, from image 21Replacing, from disk 23

User Guide59


Resizing 25Saving Settings 14Type Indicator, described 21

Frame Search. See also Search FieldDefined 19Field, shown 19

Framing an ImageHow to 10Three easy steps 4

GGetting Started 9Glow Palette

Options described 42Shown 42

HHand Tool

Using 25Where located 18

Heart Instant Shape 36Help

Accessing, in PhotoFrame 55Tutorials, showing 55

Help BoxShown 18

Help Menu 55Hot Help

Enabling and disabling 55

IImport Frames

About 30Button, shown 19How to 30

Installation 2Instant Frame

Button, shown 21Creating, how to 33Modifying, how to 33Palette 33

Introducing PhotoFrame 3.1 1Invert Background

On Frame Grid 29Invert Frame

Button, shown 21Function, described 22How to 22

KKeyboard shortcuts

about 3

LLayer Mask Mode

Activation box, shown 18Described 18

Layers, Frame. See also Frame Layers; See Frames

Linksin User Guide PDF 3

MMacintosh

files and settings locations 2Installing on 2PhotoFrame plug-in location 2Requirements for 2

Menu BarShown 17

MenusFunctions described 53

Missing FilesAbout 30

Move ToolWhere located 18

NNarrow frame list

How to 10

OonOne Software

contacting iSales, contacting iSupport, contacting iWebsite i

Options MenuContextual, opening 14Drop down, opening 14For frames, locating 19For Presets, locating 37PhotoFrame 54

60

IndexUser Guide

PPaint Color Pop-up

Described 51Shown 51

PalettesDocking 16Hiding 16Show/hide hotkeys listed 55Showing 16Working with 16

PhotoFrame 3.1Desktop, shown 9Features 4Getting Started 9Plug-in, about 9What’s New 6What it is 4

PhotoshopApplying frame directly in 38Applying Preset from 38Menu, in PhotoFrame 55Version required 2View Composite Layers and 32

Plug-infor PhotoFrame, about 9Where located

Macintosh 2Windows 2

Polygon Instant Shape 35Positioning Frame. See also Frames;

See Move ToolPresets

Applying directly in Photoshop 38

Defined 14Deleting 38Favorites, deleting 38Favorites, displaying 38Favorites, finding and using 15Find Menu 37In Use Indicator, shown 37List, shown 37Palette 37

Opening 38Saving, how to 14, 38Saving as a Favorite 14Search Field 37

Preview ScreenDefined 9Shown 12, 17Where located 9

RRandom Frames Generator

Addition of 8How to use 8

Randomizer ButtonShown 21

Real-time PreviewExplained 31Progress Bar, shown 17, 31Turning on/off 31

Realistic FramesAbout 6Addition of 6

Rectangle Instant Shape 34Redo 27Registering PhotoFrame 3

Removing Frames. See also FramesFrom the frame database 22From the Layers list 11, 13

Replace FrameHow to, from disk 23How to, from Frame Grid 29

Requirements 2

SSearch Field

Frame palette, shown 19, 20Preset palette, shown 37Texture palette, shown 45Using 20

Serial numberfinding 3

Settings. See also PresetsSaving 14, 38

Shadow PaletteOptions described 43Shown 43

Show/HideFrame layers, how to 11, 21Palette hotkeys given 55Palettes, explained 16

Special Effects. See Effectsadding 12

Star Instant Shape 35Support for PhotoFrame 3System Requirements 2

User Guide61


TTechnical Support 3Texture Palette. See also Textures

Opening 46Options described 45Shown 45

TexturesAbout 46Adding to a frame 46Bump Map

About 46Adding 47Removing 47

Button shown 45Choosing 46Favorites, finding and using 15Removing from a frame 46Saving, as a Favorite 14

Transparent BackgroundViewing all layers with 32

Transparent ColorAbout 51

Trash iconOn Frame palette, using 11

UUndo 27

And RAM 27

VView Menu 54

WWindow Menu 55Windows

files and settings locations 2Installing on 2PhotoFrame plug-in location 2Requirements for 2

WireframeShown 17

ZZoom

Controls, location 17Tool, where located 18Using 25

Zoom in 26Zoom out 26