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• Quick-and-easy Image Cutouts
Image Cutout Studio makes light work of cutting out your placed
pictures, directly in PagePlus. Use brushes to discard uniform
backgrounds (sky, walls, etc.) or keep subjects of interest (people,
objects, etc.).
• A versatile Metafile Format
Import and Export Serif Metafiles (.SMF), a proprietary image format
with improvements to the Windows Metafile format (WMF). Better
line, fill, and text definitions make them ideal for sharing graphics
between Serif applications.
Creative
• Drawing Tools
Design stunning vector graphics with Pencil, Pen and Straight Line
tools, and add line endings like arrowheads, diamonds, and quills.
Alternatively, the array of fully-customizable QuickShapes let you
quickly create outlines for your designs, while Convert to Curves,
Crop to Shape, and curve drawing offer complete flexibility for
creating any shape imaginable! Mesh warp envelopes add
perspective, slant, and bulge to any object. Join object outlines to
create more complex outlined objects.
• Fills
Enhance shapes and artistic text with fantastic professional fills. Use
the Colour tab to change fill, line, or text colour with one click.
Choose preset fills (solid, gradient, or bitmap) from the Swatches tab's
palettes—even create stunning bitmap fills from your own images.
What's more, every colour used is added to the Publication Palette so
that you can easily re-use it again and again.
• Intelligent Colour Schemes
Choose from dozens of preset colour schemes to change the overall
appearance of your publications with a single click. You can
customize the scheme colours, create brand new schemes, and apply
any scheme to a "from-scratch" publication.
• Ready-to-use Styles
Choose various filter effects, glows, shadows, textures, and materials
from the Styles tab. Customize the preset styles or store your own!
