Arcsoft PHOTO FANTASY 2000, PHOTO FANTASY 2000 User Manual

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Contacting ArcSoft

Main:

ArcSoft,Inc. M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST)
46601 Fremont Blvd. Phone:[phone]
Fremont,CA 94538 Fax:[phone]
USA Email: [e-mail]

Technical Support:

Phone:[phone] M-F 8:30AM - 5:30PM (PST)
Fax:[phone] Email: [e-mail]

Websites:

www.arcsoft.com
www.photoisland.com

Internet Options:

PhotoFantasy provides you with a direct link to ArcSoft’s unique digital imaging web site at www.photoisland.com.
Visit this website to learn more about ArcSoft’s product line,make fun and exciting gifts with your digital images,
get helpful tips and technical support,and access the main ArcSoft website.Just go to your Start menu and click on
Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Web Services. This will automatically launch your web browser,linking you
directly to these special “Web Services”options.

PhotoFantasy can also link you directly to the PhotoFantasy web page at www.arcsoft.com/pftemplates.htm.
This page offers you new fantasy backgrounds to maximize your PhotoFantasy entertainment. To access,
click on the PhotoFantasy logo in the top left corner of any program screen and click on the online button that
appears.Or,go to your Start menu and click on Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Wild New Fantasies.
Both will automatically launch your web browser and link you to the PhotoFantasy web page.

How to Register:

Be sure to mail or fax the built-in registration form to receive technical support and information on new products
and releases. This form is available in your Start Menu under Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Register & Upgrade.

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PhotoFantasy 2000 Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to PhotoFantasy............................................................... . . . . . . . . . . ..3

System Requirements............................................................................ . . . . . ..4

Installing and Starting PhotoFantasy..........................................................4

About This Guide......................................................................... . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .5

Additional Documentation............................................................. . . . . . . . .. . . . .6

GETTING ACQUAINTED

Main Screen.................................................................................... . . . . ..........6

Get Fantasy Screen................................................................................... . . . . .10

Create Fantasy Background Screen............................................... . . . . . . . . .. . . . .14

Get Photo Screen................................................................................... . . . . . . .18

MAKING A PHOTO FANTASY(Tutorial)

A. Select Your Fantasy..................................................................................21

B.SelectYour Photo.....................................................................................22

C. Adjust Your Photo Fantasy......................................................................23

D.Save, Print or Send Your Photo Fantasy............................................. . . . .24

E. CreateYour Own Photo Fantasy Background (optional).....................24

MORE FANTASY BACKGROUNDS.............................................. . . . . . . .26

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to ArcSoft PhotoFantasy 2000, the imaging entertainment application that lets
you turn your favorite photos into your wildest fantasies! This program gives you all the
tools you’ll need to send your boss on a white-water rafting adventure,place your face on
the cover of a popular magazine,and even let your kids travel back to the time of
dinosaurs.First choose your fantasy from over 200 included fantasy backgrounds. Then
pick a photo of yourself or someone else. With just a few more clicks of a button, your
chosen fantasy and photo will be combined together seamlessly.Finished photo fantasies
make entertaining greeting cards, websites,calendars, posters,invitations,signs, buttons,
banners and much more.

Special features allow you to:

•Choose from over 200 hilarious fantasy backgrounds included on your CD-ROM

•Create customized fantasy backgrounds using your personal or scanned images

•Use up to three photos in your photo fantasy

•Make adjustments to your photo fantasy using the Flip, Rotate, Move,Resize

and Zoom In/Out Tools

• Instantly match the color of your photo with that of your fantasy background

using the one-click Match Color Tool

• Adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of your photo fantasy, in real time

•Personalize your photo fantasy by adding a title or other text caption

•Acquire images from digital cameras,scanners and other TWAIN-compliant devices

• Save your photo fantasies in popular file formats, such as BMP,TIF,JPG,GIF,PCX,

TGA,EPS (write-only) and FlashPix

•Capture live video using any video-for-Windows device including camcorders,

VCRs and digital cameras.

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PC System Requirements MAC System Requirements

•Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT •Power PC

•Pentium-based PC or equivalent • Mac OS 7.5-9.1

•60 MB free hard disk space •25 MB free hard disk space

• 32 MB RAM • 64 MB RAM (32 MB with virtual memory)

• 16-bit (or higher) color display •16-bit (or higher) color display

•CD-ROM drive • CD-ROM drive

•Mouse •Mouse

Installing and Starting PhotoFantasy

To install,insert the PhotoFantasy CD in your CD-ROM drive. Click Start/Run and type

D:\SETUP.EXE (where“D”is your CD-ROM drive). Click OK. Follow the instructions
on the Screen. To start, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/PhotoFantasy.
(To uninstall, go to Start/Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/Uninstall.)

MAC users:
To install,

1. Insert the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD in your CD-ROM drive.
A PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon automatically pops up on your screen.

2. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 CD icon.
A PhotoFantasy 2000 Installation window appears.

3. Double-click the PhotoFantasy 2000 icon.A Readme File window appears. Use the
scroll bar to browse through the file. Press Print to print a hard copy of the file, click
Save As to save it, or choose Continue to open the PhotoFantasy Installation window.

4. Use the down arrow and the Switch Disk button to select a location for installing the
program. Press Install to start installation, or click Quit to abort.

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5. Once the installation completes,a prompt appears onscreen. Press Quit to finish
installation, or choose Continue to install the software in a second location.

Note:Upon installation, your computer will automatically create a PhotoFantasy
2000 folder on the location you’ve specified.

To launch PhotoFantasy,

1. Double-click the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop.

2. In the Macintosh HD window,locate the PhotoFantasy 2000 folder, and double-click
to open it.

3. In the PhotoFantasy 2000 window,find the PhotoFantasy 2.0 icon and double-click it
to open the program.

4. Start working in PhotoFantasy 2000.Enjoy!

About This Guide

This guide is designed to get you quickly started in PhotoFantasy.The first section,
“Getting Acquainted”,introduces you to important terms,screens and controls. The next
section,“Making A PhotoFantasy”, is a quick tutorial that shows you how to make a
photo fantasy as well as create your own fantasy backgrounds.Step-by-step instructions,
pictures and helpful tips are provided throughout these two sections. This guide also
includes a section titled “More Fantasy Backgrounds” to offer you additional ArcSoft
fantasy collections.

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Additional Documentation

In addition to this Quick Start Guide, you can learn more about PhotoFantasy by
using online Help. Online Help provides easy-to-find information on specific
commands and features,and is most helpful when printed out. To access online Help,
click the “?”button at the top right corner of the screen.To use context-sensitive online
Help,right-click on any item on the screen and you will go directly to that particular
topic in online Help.

For important notices about the program,please review the ReadMe file. It is located in
your Start Menu under Programs/ArcSoft PhotoFantasy/ReadMe.

GETTING ACQUAINTED

Main Screen

The Main Screen acts as your “homebase”in PhotoFantasy. It contains controls that allow
you to access the other program screens,as well as to make final adjustments and
enhancements to your photo fantasy.From the Main Screen, you can also save, print and
e-mail your finished photo fantasy.Please refer to Fig. 1 when reading this section.

Note: Upon starting PhotoFantasy,you may notice that only the Get Fantasy Button
is enabled in the Main Screen.This “start-up mode” is designed to
help guide you through the steps of creating a photo fantasy, the first step being
“Select Your Fantasy”.Once this step is completed,the Get Photo Buttons will
appear on the Main Screen,prompting you to complete the second step,“Select
Your Photo”. Once this second step is completed,the rest o f the Main Screen
options will become available.

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Main Display Area

Get Fantasy Button

Get Photo Buttons

Save As Button

Print Button

Send Button

Start Over Button

Fig.1 Main Screen

AdjustmentTools

Main Display Area - provides a preview of your selected fantasy or the combined
photo fantasy.This area also allows you to view adjustments and enhancements that
you make to your photo fantasy.

Get Fantasy Button - opens the Get Fantasy Screen,so you can select the
fantasy background for your photo fantasy.From this screen,you can also create
your own fantasies.

Get Photo Button 1,2 or 3 - Each of these buttons corresponds to a particular
mask/photo in a fantasy background.(Notice the color of each button matches the color

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of its corresponding mask.) The Get Photo Buttons allow you to:

1. Open the Get Photo Screen to select the photo for your photo fantasy.To do this,
double-click on the button that corresponds to your desired mask. In the Get
Photo Screen,select your photo.You will return to the Main Display Area with your
chosen photo.

2. Specify the photo (within a photo fantasy containing 2 or 3 photos) that you want
to adjust.You will need to do this each time you adjust a different photo. To specify,
highlight (or click on) the button that corresponds to your desired photo.
A highlighted button shows you the mask/photo that is currently selected.

Tip:You may also highlight a button by clicking on the actual photo in
the Main Display Area.

LiveVideo Buttons (for Windows users only)

PhotoFantasy LiveVideo buttons allow you to capture your picture "Live" directly
into a fantasy template using a desktop video camera or other Video-for-Windows
compatible video device.

Click the Live Preview button to toggle your live video camera on or off. If the
selected fantasy allows for more than one photo, you can switch the live video feed
among them by clicking directly on the desired mask in the fantasy.

Click the Snap Photo button to capture a photo from your video camera or digital
camera.You can then use the Move buttons to position your image in the fantasy.

Click the Select Video Source button to select from available Video-for-Windows

drivers if you have more than one. You may also modify the settings for your

camera.(Consult the documentation for your camera for more information on

VFW support and drivers.)

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