CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 5: Corel PHOTO-PAINT Basics | 57

Acquiring images

You can acquire photos from your digital
camera by connecting your camera or a media
card reader to your computer and using one of
the following methods:

• If your digital camera or card reader
  appears as a drive on your computer, you
  can copy images directly to a folder on
  your hard disk, and then open them in
  Corel PHOTO-PAINT.


• You can load images directly into
  Corel PHOTO-PAINT by using Windows
  Image Acquisition (WIA) or the TWAIN
  driver of your digital camera. WIA is a
  standard interface and driver for loading
  images from peripheral devices, such as
  scanners and digital cameras.


• You can use the software provided with
  your digital camera to save the images to
  your computer, and then open the images
  in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. For more
  information, see the documentation that
  was provided with your digital camera.

You can scan images and pages into
Corel PHOTO-PAINT by using WIA, the TWAIN
driver, or your scanner software. Sometimes,
scanned images contain lines, moiré (a wave
pattern), or noise (speckled effect). You can
remove these defects by using special effects
filters. For more information, see “Retouching”
on page 60.

For more information, see “Acquiring images
from scanners and digital cameras” in the
Help.

Cropping and rotating

Cropping lets you remove unwanted areas
from images to improve their composition.

To crop an image, click the Crop tool

in the toolbox, and drag in the image

window.

The selected area indicates the portion of the image that

will remain. The area outside the selection will be

cropped.

Often, you may need to rotate an image to

change its orientation to portrait or landscape.

To rotate an image, click Image ` Rotate,

and click a menu command.

Top: The image has been selected for rotation.

Bottom: The image has been rotated.