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Paint.NET tools & their functions
This tool is used to define a rectangle or square selection region.
2. Move Selected Pixels
This tool can be used to move the currently selected pixels, after having used the various selection tools.
3. Lasso Select
The lasso select tool can be used to draw a freeform selection region.
4. Move Selection
The move selection tool can be used to move the selection without affecting the pixels that are selected.
5. Ellipse Select
An elliptical or circular selection region can be made using the ellipse select tool.
6. Zoom
This tool can be used to zoom in (left click), zoom out (right click), or zoom the whole canvas around a particular region (draw a rectangle).
7. Magic Wand
The magic wand tool can be used to select the areas of the active layer that are in a similar colour.
8. Text Tool
You can place text on the image usinf the text tool.
9. Paintbrush
The paintbrush is selected by default when you start using the program Paint.NET. It is useful to create many types of freeform drawings.
10. Eraser
The eraser can be used to erase any areas of the image. The transparency is automatically set to 0.
11. Pencil
This tool allows you to edit the active layer pixel-by-pixel.
12. Color Picker
The colour picker tool is used to pick up a colour from the active layer and set it as the current primary or secondary colour.
13. Clone Stamp
This tool is useful for copying regions of pixels between layers, or within the same layer.
14. Recolor Tool
This tool is used for replacing one color with another.
15. Paint Bucket
The paint bucket is generally useful for filling any enclosed areas of a similar colour with a different colour.
16.Line / Curve Tool
You can use the line/curve tool to draw straight lines and curved lines.
17. Rectangle
This tool can be used to draw rectangles and squares of any size.
18. Rounded Rectangle
The rounded rectangle tool can be used to draw rounded rectangles and rounded squares. (referring to the corners of the rectangles being rounded).
19. Ellipse
This tool is used to draw ellipses and circles.
20. Freeform Shape
Any shape with a freeform outline can be drawn using the freeform shape tool.
21. Tolerance Slider
The tolerance slider affects how the Magic Wand, the Recolor Tool, and the Paint Bucket operate. It controls how similar colors must be when being operated on by these tools. If this is set to 0%, then only the exact color specified will be considered. If this is set to 100%, then all colors will be included. The default value is 50%.
22. Color Display
This shows what the primary and secondary color are. It also allows quick buttons for resetting to black and white, and for swapping the primary and secondary colors.
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Graphic terms
animated gif: A single graphic file that contains a series of images which are displayed sequentially to give the illusion of movement or change over time.
Animation is best used sparingly on text intensive webpages. Movement may add a dynamic feel to content but also distracts the user from reading text on the page.
http://www.motive.co.nz/glossary/animated.php
crop: To cut out or trim unneeded portions of an image or a page is to crop. Cutting lines, known as crop marks, may be indicated on a print-out of the image or page to show where to crop. dpi: A measure of the resolution of a printer is called DPI or dots per inch. It properly refers to the dots of ink or toner used by an imagesetter, laser printer, or other printing device to print your text and graphics. In general, the more dots, the better and sharper the image. DPI is printer resolution. jpeg: –noun Computers . 1. a set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images.
2. an image file compressed in this format
mirror: To reflect an image as it wiould appear in a mirror.
resolution: In computers, resolution is the number of pixels (individual points of color) contained on a display monitor, expressed in terms of the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical axis. The sharpness of the image on a display depends on the resolution and the size of the monitor.
pixel: noun Computers, Television .
fps: Frames Per Second. A measurement of how fast an image, such as animation changes. Animations usually run at 24-35 frames per second convincing the brain that it is fluid action.
file extension: File extensions, for any computer files, are the three letters at the end of the filename. These three letters are preceded by a dot, to separate the filename from the extension. In the example mypresentation.ppt the file extension is ppt
Bmp:The standard bit-mapped graphics format used in the Windows environment. By
convention, graphics files in the BMP format end with a.BMP extension. BMP
files store graphics in a format called device-independent bitmap (DIB).
Frame: In graphics and desktop publishing applications, a rectangular area in which
text or graphics can appear.
crop: To cut out or trim unneeded portions of an image or a page is to crop. Cutting lines, known as crop marks, may be indicated on a print-out of the image or page to show where to crop. dpi: A measure of the resolution of a printer is called DPI or dots per inch. It properly refers to the dots of ink or toner used by an imagesetter, laser printer, or other printing device to print your text and graphics. In general, the more dots, the better and sharper the image. DPI is printer resolution. jpeg: –noun Computers . 1. a set of standards and file format for compression of digital color images.
mirror: To reflect an image as it wiould appear in a mirror.
resolution: In computers, resolution is the number of pixels (individual points of color) contained on a display monitor, expressed in terms of the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical axis. The sharpness of the image on a display depends on the resolution and the size of the monitor.
fps: Frames Per Second. A measurement of how fast an image, such as animation changes. Animations usually run at 24-35 frames per second convincing the brain that it is fluid action.
file extension: File extensions, for any computer files, are the three letters at the end of the filename. These three letters are preceded by a dot, to separate the filename from the extension. In the example mypresentation.ppt the file extension is ppt
Bmp:
convention, graphics files in the BMP format end with a.BMP extension. BMP
files store graphics in a format called device-independent bitmap (DIB).
Frame: In graphics and desktop publishing applications, a rectangular area in which
text or graphics can appear.
Compression: Also called data compression. reduction of the storage space required for
data by changing its format.
Flip: The flip function can be used to create a mirror image of the original image.
Morph: Short for metamorphosing, morphing refers to an animation technique in which
one image is gradually turned into another.
Frame Buffer: The portion of memory reserved for holding the complete bit-mapped image that is sent to the monitor.
Video Card: A piece of hardwood installed into the computer
CPU: The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the brain of the computer.
Colour Depth: The number of distinct colors that can be represented by a piece of hardware or software. Color depth is sometimes referred to as bit depth because it is
directly related to the number of bits used for each pixel.
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| The original image (completely to the left) ; flipped vertically (second from left) ; flipped horizontally (on right end). The third image appears as a copy of the original image because the original is symmetrical. |
data by changing its format.
Flip: The flip function can be used to create a mirror image of the original image.
Morph: Short for metamorphosing, morphing refers to an animation technique in which
one image is gradually turned into another.
Frame Buffer: The portion of memory reserved for holding the complete bit-mapped image that is sent to the monitor.
Video Card: A piece of hardwood installed into the computer
CPU: The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the brain of the computer.
Colour Depth: The number of distinct colors that can be represented by a piece of hardware or software. Color depth is sometimes referred to as bit depth because it is
directly related to the number of bits used for each pixel.
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