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Articles in this issue

Busting blemishes

A blemish can be anything from a speck of dust to physical tears on an original photo you have scanned. A digital camera image shouldnt be so afflicted, but you may want to get rid of something you di

Colour filters

There are many ways of altering the colour in an image and you can change colours across the whole image or in selected areas. Corel Photo-Paint colour tools accessible from the Image | Adjust menu in

Colour, brightness and contrast

If the original photo was incorrectly exposed, contrast and brightness will be affected. Colour balance and saturation can be affected by incorrect exposure too. Other problems could include the photo

Filters

Photo-Paint makes extensive use of filter tools. These are pop-up boxes that feature image-processing adjusters for various functions, from brightness and contrast to colour balance or specialised fun

Flash 5 Virtual Classroom

Flash 5 Virtual Classroom

Formats

Before we move on to image re-touching, a brief word about file formats. Its a good idea to make security copies of your original image files, so if you happen to make a mess of it you can start from

Fresh Composition

One of the best ways to start processing your chosen image is to check and make any necessary adjustments to the overall composition of the picture. Does it need straightening? Photo-Paint has an auto

In the picture

Its relatively rare to come across an original image thats completely free of any imperfections. Even if it is, various enhancements will probably be necessary to refine an image at some stage.

Painting a picture

Ian Burley walks you through the process of making professional-looking digital pictures with the help of Corels Photo-Paint.


Having a super high-resolution digital camera or a fea

Point and shoot

It is really not that long since we have covered digital cameras in the PC Authority Labs, only a little over a year, and yet the technology has progressed in leaps and bounds in that time. Back then,

Samsung ML-3030

Workgroup Office Laser Printer

Sharpness

Sharpening tools are indispensable for enhancing digital photos, especially if theyre to be displayed on-screen in something like a presentation, Web page or an email. Sharpening can also be used to p

Size matters

Finally, a few words on image size. The general rule is that a digital image is best with as much of its original resolution as possible. If you crop a digital photo excessively, youre lowering the ov

Sony PFM-42B1 Professional Flat Panel Monitor

Almost all computer monitors and TVs use the same technology that first appeared in the 1940s: the CRT. How both consumers and manufacturers would love a viable flat panel display. LCDs dont make the grade: its too hard - and expensive - to produce LCDs larger than 20 inches diagonal.

The importance of masks

Many of the Photo-Paint 10 functions for tweaking images are designed to work with a selected area of the image or a mask, as well as the whole image. This means you can concentrate the effect of a fi

The Internet Companion

Joining the current popularity of book titles on all things Internet is The Internet Companion: The EASY Australian Guide. Both authors have been writing about computers for several years.

True colours

Colour is a very subjective value. Youd need very strict laboratory-controlled conditions to view the subject and the photograph of it side by side and achieve a perfect colour match. This applies to

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