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How do I install a
tube? |
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Most tubes don't
need to be installed into the 'picture tube' tool but you will want to
add some. If you plan on using it a lot, or will be resizing quite a
bit, it's a good idea. You just need to open the tube, choose file
----> export ----> picture tube. A box will come up prompting you for
further instructions. The tube tool is mainly set up for multiple
graphics and places them as 'cells' in a table.
If
you're using a single image, cells across and down will be 1.
Placement options are for multiple graphics too, setting whether
they're accessed randomly or sequentially and how they're selected.
You can ignore these settings for a single image. Name & save. |
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How can I delete a
tube in the picture tube tool? |
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Open your PSP
browser and scroll to the folder where your picture tubes are stored
(in PSP 8 and up, you'll find a folder in your 'My Documents' called
My PSP8 Files, and a sub folder in there called 'Picture Tubes') - all the tubes will show in your view
screen. If you've created a separate folder for tubes you add, you'll
find the tube in there. Right click on the one you no longer need, and
select 'delete'  |
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Why doesn't my
PSP file open in Animation Shop? |
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Animation Shop
doesn't recognize PSP files saved as ver. 8 & up, so you must save
your images as PSP 7 compatible. When the 'Save' box opens, click the
'Options' button and save as PSP 7 compatible. |
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My transparent gif
has a background when I open it in PSP |
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PSP automatically
creates a background on files other than .psp or .tut images. To
retain the transparency in a gif file, open it in AS, right click on
the name bar and choose export frames to PSP. If the gif file is
for another project, it's a good idea to right-click the image again
in AS, break link with PSP and close & save the gif as is. |
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I can't export
from AS to PSP |
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You may not have
an updated PSP - you can check
the COREL site for patches to your program. If you have version 8,
you'll definitely need the 8.1 patch.
This could also be a
problem in your settings. Try opening file ---> preferences --->
general program preferences and checking your layered file
preferences. It should look like this:
If
this still doesn't work, you can copy the image from AS and paste it
on your PSP canvas. Or you can select ----> File ---->
Save
Frames As and choose psp image. If the gif has more than one frame,
make sure you 'select all' first and when the save frames as box comes
up, check the box that says save frames as layers.
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How do I do a
screen shot? |
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On your keyboard,
hit the 'prt scr' button (usually located across the top to the right
of your function keys) - here's a shot of my keyboard showing the
location:
Now on your PSP screen, hit edit ---> paste as new image, and your
screenshot will appear. You can format it just as you would any other
PSP image. (This will also work in Animation Shop)
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How do I install a
filter plug-in? |
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Bella's given
great instructions on installing plug-in filters on our tut thread
HERE
THIS SITE has downloads for almost all available PSP plug-in
filters. |
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My installed
plug-ins don't work! |
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Some filters are
created in photoshop format, and Windows requires a couple of special
driver files to convert and run them properly.
THIS SITE
gives you the driver downloads and how to install them. It also
contains a download link for the Plug-in Commander to manage plug in
files - not necessary but very useful! |
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Can I enlarge a
gif canvas in AS? |
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To resize an image
in AS, you go to Edit --> Animation Wizard and follow the steps ..
Set the size you want the finished image to be:
Indicate if you
want it to have a transparent or coloured background (and choose the
colour)
Indicate the
position you want the animation in the canvas, and what you want done
with 'empty space'
Adjust play
settings (if you do NOT have it set to loop indefinitely, when
displayed the animation will only play as many times as you set)
Click 'Add
Image' and a browser will open. Find the gif, and open ...
Now click
finish and you'll see you have a new animation on the larger canvas
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