ArcSoft photostudio Manuale Utente

 

 

 

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Welcome to PhotoStudio!  PhotoStudio is an advanced image editing program.  That sounds 

scary, but don’t worry—it’s designed for use by general consumers just like you.  You don’t need 

to be an expert artist to enhance your photos or create neat graphic designs.  It’ll help if you 

read through this manual completely while you’re using the program.  The knowledge here is 

insightful, but it’s best absorbed if you’re working hands-on.  Plus, it’s more fun that way! 

 
This manual was written with the assumption that you understand basic Windows commands and 

features.  Again—don’t get scared off just yet…  If you’re new to computers or haven’t quite 

grasped what “files,” “folders,” “right-clicking,” “directories,” “saving files” and whatnot mean, 

don’t worry.  Viewing, enhancing, and sharing digital photos isn’t something that’s exclusively for 

computer savvy types… anyone can do it.  You’ll just need to have a little more patience.  Take 

your time and you’ll be just fine.  You’ll learn plenty, and a little knowledge never hurt anyone. 
 

We know, you want to get started working on your photos.  However, it’s fairly important that 

you understand some basic things.  At the very least, it’s important that you learn about the 

various components that you see when you run the program.  We’ll start by talking about these 

components, called “palettes.”  From there, we’ll talk about the “file browser” and various menu 

options.  The final section will be something of an index of various tips and tricks.  If you’re 
familiar enough with photo editing, feel free to skip back there to find what you need. 

 

It’s a good idea to understand these elementary terms.  You’ve probably already heard lots of 

words about computers and such that don’t make sense.  Here’s a small list that may help with 

regards to photo editing.  The definitions here are very broad, but at the very least, you can 
impress some friends by showing off your expanded computer vocabulary: 

 

•  Digital photo/image/picture: The words “photo,” “image,” and “picture” can be used 

interchangeably.  Basically, any photo that you have on your computer is considered 

digital.  Once you scan a photo and it becomes a file on your computer—bingo—it’s now 

a digital photo.  The same can be said for documents.  Text files are considered “digital 

documents.”  Once you print them out, they become “hardcopy.”  It works the same way 
with photos.  They’re digital photos on your computer or digital camera until they’re 

printed out, at which point they become “prints” or “posters” or whatever you print them 

out as. 

•  Thumbnail: A thumbnail is simply a small version of a photo, mainly used for 

previewing. 

•  RGB: This stands for “Red, Green, Blue.”  Your images can basically be separated into 

these three standard “channels.”  You’ll notice that when you use some of the 

enhancement tools in PhotoStudio, you’ll be able to separately modify each of these 
channels.  For example, if the reds in your image are too dull but the greens and blues 

look okay, you can increase the brightness of only the red channel.  The three combined 

make up your entire image.  There are other types of channel configurations such as 

CMYK and HSV, but you’ll primarily be concerned with RGB. 

•  Pixels: Pixels are the “unit of measurement” for screens such as your television or 

computer monitor.  Imagine a grid of hundreds or thousands of tiny squares covering 
your monitor.  Each individual square is a pixel.  You’ve probably noticed that when you 

zoom into a picture, it becomes blocky, with rough edges.  This is because you’re getting 

closer and closer to seeing the individual pixels that make up the image.