Adobe PhotoDeluxe for Dummies - --For Dummies

For Mac and Windows Users!

Discover New Ways to Have Fun with Your Photos! Make the most of your best shots — with a few clicks of the mouse. Graphics pro Julie Adair King shows you some simple techniques and fun tricks for enhancing photos from digital cameras, touching up scanned images, and creating exciting collages. So why wait? Get your camera out — and join in the fun! Let These Icons Guide You!

• Offers techniques and shortcuts for creating better images in less time
• Alerts you to potential problems and explains how to avoid them
• Points out information to keep in mind as you edit images

Practice the PhotoDeluxe Tricks Explained in the Book with the Files Included on CD–ROM. Plus:

• Trial versions of Dreamweaver, Photo Recall, Presto! Photo Album, and Presto! Page Manager 98
• An evaluation version of Paint Shop Pro 5.0

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Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Remove red–eye, scanner dust, jaggies, and other flaws from your images
• Get a grip on baffling issues such as resolution, compression, and resampling
• Perform image–editing miracles — correct color balance and enhance focus
• Create exciting text effects using a special editing technique
• Prepare images for use in a Web page or multimedia presentation
• Bend and twist images and create antique–photograph effects
• Expand your creative possibilities using layers, photo stitching, and other cool tools