Copyright: fCoder PhotoMix
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New
 New – creates new project. Shortcut – Ctrl+N.


File

Menu File – project files managing and exporting as one image.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


View

Menu View – program interface setting.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Page

Menu Page – page settings for current project.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Operations

Menu Operations – images managing and page settings.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Help

Menu Help – help file and information about program.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Introdactions
Welcome to PhotoMix

PhotoMix allows you to create a new image by mixing several images that you already have. PhotoMix supports most popular graphic formats that allow you to mix any pictures. Full-screen mode allows to facilitate work with the large size images. You can create mixed image of any size, and also can save in different graphic formats. Your pictures can be mixed on the basis of standard styles of the frame arrangement, and also you can change styles, create new styles and save new styles to disk and add to standard set.

Main program window in most cases looks as below:

Program function is to work with project, which consists of parts you can see at image above.

For details about any program component click on it with left mouse button. Choose corresponding part of current manual.


Context Menu
Context menus are used to simplify work with often-used functions. It can be accessed by right mouse click and depends on cursor position.

There are three types of context menu in PhotoMix. For details about any element click on it with left mouse button.

1. Images list context menu.

2. Page context menu.

3. Layouts list context menu.


Menu

Main program menu consists of five submenus: File, View, Page, Operations, and Help.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


About
 About PhotoMix… – shows information about program, program version and program developers.


CHelp
 Help – shows this help-file.


CCHelp
 Context help – disabled in current version.


Open
 Open... – opens existing project. Project must be previously saved. Shortcut – Ctrl+O.


Save
 Save... – saves all changes made to project. Shortcut – Ctrl+S.


SaveAs
Save as... – saves project under new name.


AddImage
 Add pictures to list... – adds pictures to project’s pictures list. The program reads 18 graphic formats (BMP, DIB, RLE, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PCX, DCX, TGA, DXF, EPSF, FPX, WMF, IMG, WPG, PCD and FMF). Shortcut – Ctrl+L.


SaveLayout
 Save current layout... – saves current layout.


Export
Export as image... – exports current page as a single image in one of the following formats: Bitmap, JPEG, and GIF.


PrintSetup
Print Setup... – printer settings dialog.


Print
 Print page – prints current page (if it is formed already).


Exit
Exit – exits the program.


Project
Project consists of picture list, which can be put on page and of page itself. You can change or create a new layout for page. Project can be saved to file. This file can be opened and changed only by PhotoMix. Project anytime can be exported as a single image, but after that you can change it only manually.


PictureList
Picture list contains images (files) that are used by a project in a varying degree. You can add images from this list to page.


Layout
Layout – a rule of project images mutual layout at page.


StatusBar
Status Bar – bar is displayed a short information about element under mouse cursor.


FullScreen
 Full screen... – switches to full screen mode.


ResizePage
 Resize page... – selects one of set page sizes or set a user defined size (Custom size...) in a Page Settings dialog.


PageBackgraund
 Page background color – selects page background color. (Calls standard system color dialog.)


PageSettings

Page Settings – changes settings for page.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Stretch
Stretch – proportionally changes image size if horizontal or vertical dimensions of its frame changes.


FullFrame
Fill frame – image fills whole frame destined for it.


OriginalSize
Original size – makes image appear on a page in original size (size set in file).


RemoveFrame
Remove frame – removes selected frame.


FlipRotate
Flip & Rotate – calls "Flip & Rotate" dialog, where you can flip or rotate image(s).


BringUp
Bring up – moves selected image one level up.


BringDown
Bring down – moves selected image one level down.


BringFront
Bring to front – makes selected image topmost.


SendBack
Send to back – makes selected image bottommost.


SetBackground
Set Background color... – selects page background color. (Calls standard system color dialog.)


CreateNewFrame
 Create new frame – creates new empty frame.


Flip & Rotate
Flip & Rotate – calls "Flip & Rotate" dialog, where you can flip or rotate image(s).


ToolBars
Toolbars are used to simplify work with often-used functions.

There are two toolbars in PhotoMix:

File list toolbar:

Page toolbar:

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


DelImages
 Delete items – deletes selected items.


FrameSettings

Frame Settings – changes settings for selected frame.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


IconFrameSettings
 Frame Settings – calls "Frame Settings" dialog, where you can change setting for selected frame.


IconTextSettings
 Text Settings – calls "Text Settings" dialog, where you can change text settings for selected frame.


TextSettings

Text Settings – changes settings for text.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Rotate
 Rotate 270° (-90°)

 Rotate 90°


SHHELP
Changes Context Help displaying status:

 Show context help

 Hide context help.


IncludePictoPage
Include selected to page – add all selected images from list to page.


SelectAll
Select All – selects all images.


FlipHor
Flip horizontal – flips horizontally.


FlipVer
Flip vertical – flips vertically.


RotateInConM2
Rotate – selects one of possible rotations (90°, 180° or 270°(–90°)).


ShowAsBackgr
Show as background – shows selected image as page background.


ApplyLayuot
Apply this layout to page – applies selected layout to current page.


RemoveLayout
Remove this layout – removes selected layout from the list.


TypeFrameSt
Type – frame type.

You can select from the following:

Solid – solid frame (one color).

Round Glass – frame is a half-transparent rectangle with rounded edges.

Linear Glass – frame is a half-transparent rectangle with sharp edges.

NONE – without frame.


Width
Width – frame width in pixels or per cent from image width.


Cencel
Cancel – cancel all changes.


OK
Ok – save changes and exit dialog.


ImageInFrameSetting
Image preview with selected frame settings.


Color
Color – calls standard system color dialog.


Text
Text – type your text here.


Align
Align – sets text aligning.

Horizontal and Vertical Align sections sets vertical and horizontal text align relatively to image.


SelectFont
Select font – calls standard system font settings dialog.


ImageInTextSettings
Image preview with text with selected text settings.


Page Settings

Page Settings – changes settings for page.

For details about any command click on it with left mouse button.


Scroll
Scrolling bar.


MainPage
Main window – results of work. It is combination of images from picture list added into project. This combination is made according to the rules set in page layout.


SHLayout
Shows or hides list of page layouts.


How to… Add images to the list
Add images to the list

1.	Click Add image to list… from menu File. Or click [image] from file list toolbar.

2.	Select image you want to be added to the list and see its preview. You can add several images at a time. To do it select images holding Shift key at you keyboard.

Note. You can use a shortcut for this function – Ctrl+L.


How to… Remove images from the list
Remove images from the list

1.	Select image you want to remove. You can select several images at a time. To do it select images holding Shift key at you keyboard.

2.	Click [image] from file list toolbar. You can also remove images from the list using Delete key rom you keyboard.


How to… Create a new layout
Create a new layout

1.	Click New from menu File. You can also use shortcut – Ctrl+N.

2.	Click [image] from page toolbar to add frames.

3.	Move and change frames sizes using mouse as you like.

4.	Click [image] from file list toolbar to save your new layout.

5.	New layout will be added to the layouts list at the bottom of program window and you can use it to arrange your images.


Supported formats

TIFF (Tag Image File Format): Images with LZW, PackBits, Modified Huffman encoding, CCITT Group 3 1D, CCITT Group 3 2D and CCITT Group 4 compression and uncompressed.

LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

Monochrome, 256 color, grayscale, 24-bit color and CMYK* color formats are supported.

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format): Animated and static, interlaced and non-interlaced images are supported. LZW algorithm licensed under US patent No. 4558302 from Unisys.

BMP, RLE, DIB (Windows Bitmap Format): All uncompressed and OS/2 Bitmap images are supported.

PCX and DCX (Paintbrush Format): Monochrome, 16 color, 256 color and 24-bit color images are supported.

EPS (Encapsulated Postscript Format): Encapsulated postscript files.

TGA (Targa Format): All 8, 16, 24, and 32 bit images are supported. Versions 1 and 2 of the file format are supported although compressed images in V 1.00 format may take longer to display than Version 2 images.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group Format): All CMYK, RGB and grayscale JPEG files in compliance with the JFIF standard are supported. Progressive JPEG images are supported, too.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics Format): Standard and interlaced PNG images are supported.

DXF (Drawing Interchange Format): 2 Dimensional DXF files are supported.

WMF (Windows Meta-File Format): Only metafiles that conform to the Aldus Placeable Metafile Format are supported. Most applications, which export or import metafiles support this format.

EMF (Enhanced Meta-File Format): Enhanced Meta Files are supported.

IMG (Erdas Imagine Format): All IMG files are supported.

WPG (Word Perfect Graphic Format): Word Perfect Graphic Format images are supported.

PCD (Kodak Photo CD Format): Kodak Photo CD images are supported.

FMF (FaxMan Fax Format): This is modified group 3 TIFF files.

ICO(Icons) Color and monochrome icons are supported.

CUR, ANI (Cursors) Static and animated color and monochrome cursors are supported.


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