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Nero PhotoSnap

Table of contents

Table of contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3

Start Successfully
About the manual
About Nero PhotoSnap
Basic Steps

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5
5
6

Launching the program

User Interface

Program options

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5.1
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.2.5
5.2.6
5.3
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4

Image effects
General Effect Area
Main effects
Settings in the Lighting Region
Color Balance
Resolution Settings Area
Noise Settings Area
Sharpening Settings Area
Rotate Settings Area
Further Graphic Effects
Settings in the Aging Area
Median Settings Area
Canvas Settings Area
Duotone Settings Area

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6.1
6.2
6.3

Image formats
Compression Settings for the TIFF Format.
Compression Settings for the JPEG Format
Compression Settings for the PNG Format

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29

Overview of Data Information and Metadata

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8.1
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

Edit Picture
Autofix exposure
Correcting the Lighting with the aid of the Histogram
Lighting with Gradation Curve
Balancing the Color of a Picture
Red Eye Removal
Save Picture
Save Picture

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36

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9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4

Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
Program Interface
Full Screen
Configuration

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Table of contents
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10.1
10.2
10.3
10.3.1

Technical Information
System requirements
Key Combinations
Formats supported
Image formats

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Glossary

Index

Contact

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1.1

About the manual
This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero PhotoSnap. It is
process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.
To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions:
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1. Start …

The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action.
Carry out these actions in the order specified.
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Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface. They are shown in boldface.

(see…)

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and are shown in red and underlined.

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1.2

Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.

About Nero PhotoSnap
Nero PhotoSnap lets you edit your digital photographs. You can choose from a large selection of tools to improve the picture quality or to create special picture effects.
Nero PhotoSnap is supplemented by the Nero PhotoSnap Viewer viewing software. Your digital photos and photo files can be viewed with Nero PhotoSnap Viewer.
With the integrated database of Nero Scout and using the Select an Image File to be Opened window, you can search for files using various criteria and then directly edit them in Nero PhotoSnap.
With Nero CoverDesigner, you can create covers and labels for discs (CDs,
DVDs, etc.). Nero CoverDesigner is a part of Nero 9 Premium and is automatically installed with it. You will find further information in the Nero CoverDesigner
manual.
See also:
 About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer 38

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1.3

Basic Steps
Nero PhotoSnap lets you modify a picture and apply effects to it. Several tools and picture
effects are available to you in the right work area for this purpose.
The following basic steps are necessary in order to post-process a picture:






Load the picture in Nero PhotoSnap.
Choose the effect for the picture.
Undertake any required fine settings for the effect.
Save picture under a new name.

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Launching the program

Launching the program
To start Nero PhotoSnap via Nero StartSmart, proceed as follows:

1. Click the StartSmart icon.
 The Nero StartSmart window opens.

2. Click the

button.

 The list of Nero applications appears.

Nero StartSmart window

3. Select the Nero PhotoSnap entry in the selection list.
4. The Nero PhotoSnap window opens.
 You have launched Nero PhotoSnap via Nero StartSmart.

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User Interface

User Interface
The program interface of Nero PhotoSnap is where you begin to edit photos and pictures. In
one task bar Nero PhotoSnap offers file, display and configuration options, and in the Toolbox area it offers filters and effects for picture editing. The opened picture is displayed in the
editing area.

Program interface with opened picture

In the icon barthe following buttons are available:
Opens the Select a picture window, where you can select a picture to open. In
the drop-down menu you can select one of the most recently opened picture files.
Saves the picture. In the drop-down menu you can save the picture under a different name and set the options for compression if needed.
Undoes the last editing step.
Restores the undone editing step.
Fits the picture to the editing area.
Increases the view of the picture.
Displays the picture in its original size (100% zoom).
Decreases the view of the picture.

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Opens the Options window where you can configure the program. In the dropdown menu, file information can be displayed.
Prints the picture. You can configure the printer settings in the drop-down menu.
Closes Nero PhotoSnap.
Opens the About Nero PhotoSnap window to display information such as the
version number.
Opens the window Help Information which displays the Online Help.
Help can only be opened if it has been installed separately.
The following setting options are available in the editing area:
Tab

Displays the original picture as it is saved.

Saved
Tab

Displays the current editing state of the picture (not saved).

Current
Tab

Shows how the picture would look with the
current filter.
This tab is available only if a filter is selected.

Preview

Tab

Shows the current picture in the left pane
and in the right pane how the picture would
look if the current filter were applied.
This tab is available only if a filter is selected.

Split Preview

Button

Synchronizes the view of the left and right
pictures, i.e. if the left picture is enlarged,
the right picture is also enlarged and vice
versa.
If the button is deactivated, the views are
not synchronized. This button is available
when the Split Preview tab is displayed.

In the Toolbox area, effects are available that you can apply to pictures.
Other effects

Shows additional effects.

Back to main effects

Shows the main effects.

See also:
 Main effects 13

5.2.5 Sharpening Settings Area
In the Sharpen area the picture can be sharpened or softened. The sharp effect is achieved
by the Mask Softening filter that wipes out unsharpness or softening effects with the Gaussian filter. The impression of sharpness in pictures is the result of as high as possible tone
value change, meaning from the contrast between two surfaces. The more edgy and contrasting these surfaces are, the sharper the transition seems to be.

Sharpen Area

The following settings are available on the Mask Softening tab:
Size

Defines how many pixels should be included in the sharpening calculation.

Amount

Defines the degree of contrast removal.

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Threshold

Defines from which edge contrast sharpening should occur.

The following slider is available on the Gaussian Blurring tab:
Defines how many pixels of an area should be included in the unsharpening calculation.

Size

There is no general regulator mixing for sharpening that applies to all picture.
The optimal regulator mixing must be determined by trial and error.
See also:
 Main effects 13

5.2.6 Rotate Settings Area
In the Rotate area you can rotate the picture or the picture content.

Rotate Area

The following configuration options are available in the Rotate area:
Option button

The picture is not rotated.

No rotation
Option buttons

Rotates the picture 90 degrees to the left or right.

Left/Right 90 degrees

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Option button

Rotates the picture 180 degrees.

180 degrees
Option button
Custom angle
Color space
Background Color
Button
Autorotate picture

Rotates the picture by any number of degrees. Enter the degrees in the input field or rotate the slider of the circle.
Defines a background color for unfilled areas that occur when
rotating.
Rotates the picture automatically by looking for edges; the picture is rotated so that most edges are horizontal or vertical.

The following items are available in the Size of the rotated picture drop-down menu:
No cropping

Does not crop the picture and fits the picture in an outer frame
with horizontal and vertical edges. The newly created area is
filled with the selected background color.

Crop picture

Crops the picture in such a manner that no background areas
can be seen. Here the largest possible cropping is used, although under certain circumstances picture content can be lost.

Crop but keep picture
size

Crops the picture like Crop picture but increases the size of
the crop so that the dimensions of the rotated picture are the
same as the original.

See also:
 Main effects 13
 Save Picture 35

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Image effects

5.3

Further Graphic Effects
When a picture is open, you can switch between main effects and other effects in the Toolbox area with the Other Effects and Return to Main Effects buttons. The other effects are
used for artistic editing and creative picture manipulation.
The following further effects are available, clarified by the comparison between the original
graphic at the left and the effects used on the right.
Shows the Median area where you can use a water color effect.

Shows the Color/Inverting area, where you can invert the colors of a picture and
create a negative of the picture.

Changes the gray scale conversion. This means that a colored picture is recalculated into gray scales.

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Reduce the picture to its edges, i.e. to the transitions between color areas.

Applies the vignetting filter. This means that the picture is elliptically shadowed toward the corners.

Mirrors the picture horizontally.
Mirrors the picture vertically.
Applies the relief effect. This means that edges of areas within a picture are highlighted as shaded and other colors are suppressed.

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Shows the Aging area where you can apply an aging effect.

Shows the Canvas area, where you can apply the canvas effect.

Shows the Glow area, where you can add a glow emanating from a bright surface area.

Shows the JPEG artefact removal area, where you can improve pixelated JPEG pictures.
Displays the Duotone area, in which a desired color scale can be set by means of
two particular contrasting color shades.

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Shows the Kaleidoscope area, where you can use a kaleidoscope effect.

Shows the Posterization area, where you can use the oil painting effect.

Shows the Solarization area, where you can apply the solarization effect.

Shows the Water area, where you can apply water effects.

See also:
 Main effects 13
 General Effect Area 12

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5.3.1 Settings in the Aging Area
A picture can be artificially aged in the Aging area.
The following sliders are available in the Aging area:
Intensity

Defines the degree of aging. As a picture ages, it becomes increasingly sepia toned.

Desaturation

Defines how faded the colors should be.

Noise

Adds noise to the picture, i.e. randomly distributed artefact pixels.

Scratches

Adds sepia scratches to the picture.

Lines

Adds vertical lines to the picture.

See also:
 Further Graphic Effects 22

5.3.2 Median Settings Area
In the media area the picture can be alienated with the help of median effects. This effect replaces an individual pixel with another pixel that possesses the median value of a neighboring pixel within a certain environment.
For instance, with a high median value you can alienate a photo to such an extent that it looks like a painting.
The following slider is available:
Filter intensity

Determines the amount of the median intensity.

See also:
 Further Graphic Effects 22

5.3.3 Canvas Settings Area
In the Canvas area, you can imitate a surface structure of a picture with the aid of texture.
The following setting options are available:
Drop-down menu

Selects a predefined surface structure.

Texture
Slider

Determines how visible a surface structure should be seen.

Intensity
See also:
 Further Graphic Effects 22

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5.3.4 Duotone Settings Area
In the Duotone area two contrasting color shades can be selected with which the picture is
to be colored.
The following buttons are available:
Dark color

Opens the Color window in which you can select the one predefined dark color or can mix the corresponding color.

Light color

Opens the Color window in which you can select the one predefined light color or can mix the corresponding color.

See also:
 Further Graphic Effects 22

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Image formats

6.1

Compression Settings for the TIFF Format.
Nero PhotoSnap has several compression processes available in the TIFF picture format.
You can set the desired process and the degree of compression in the Save As > settings
window.

The following settings options are available in the Compression area:
Option button

Uses no additional compression method.

None
Option button
LZW

Option button
JPEG
Option button
Group 3 fax
Option button
Group 4 fax
Option button
CCITT RLE

Performs non-lossy fast compression using the Lempel, Ziv and Welch
method. The file size can be reduced by up to 50%. The loading time in
editing programs can, however, be longer. This method is particularly well
suited for gray scale and color pictures.
Carries out a lossy JPEG compression. Using the JPEG compression
strength slide regulator you can define the degree of compression.
Performs a non-lossy compression by encoding isochromatic pixels and
saving the information separately. This method is used by all fax devices
and is well suited for black & white pictures.
Performs a non-lossy compression by encoding isochromatic pixels and
saving the information separately. The method is well suited for black &
white pictures.
Carries out a non-lossy compression using run-length encoding.
Isochromatic pixels are encoded using counters. This method is particularly suitable for black & white pictures or pictures with large areas of the
same color.

See also:
 Compression Settings for the JPEG Format 29
 Compression Settings for the PNG Format 29

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Image formats

6.2

Compression Settings for the JPEG Format
Nero PhotoSnap possesses several compression processes for saving in the JPEG picture
format.

JPEG settings window

The following setting options are available in the JPEG settings window for JPEG/JPG pictures:
Slider

Regulates the compression strength.

Compression quality
Check Box
Progressive compression

Compresses the picture progressively. When a progressively
compressed JPEG picture is accessed on the Internet, it becomes visible in layers. The user first sees an unsharp picture
which then becomes increasingly sharp.

See also:
 Compression Settings for the TIFF Format. 28
 Compression Settings for the PNG Format 29

6.3

Compression Settings for the PNG Format
When saving in the PNG picture format in Nero PhotoSnap, the color depth can be reduced
to save memory. The degree of compression can be set in the Save As > Settings window.
The following check box is available:
Convert current picture
to 256 colors (dithered)

Reduces the color depth to 256 colors and thereby reduces
the file size.

See also:
 Compression Settings for the JPEG Format 29
 Compression Settings for the TIFF Format. 28

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Overview of Data Information and Metadata

Overview of Data Information and Metadata
The File Information window provides you with information about the picture. If the photo
was taken with a digital camera, metadata is usually present, e.g. camera-specific EXIF information such as aperture and shutter time. You can open the File Information window
from Nero PhotoSnap or from Nero PhotoSnap Viewer.

File Information Window

The following information and setting options are available in the File Information window:
Picture format

Displays the format of the picture.

Picture size

Displays the size of the picture in height and width.

Resolution

Displays the resolution of the picture in dpi, horizontally and vertically.

Drop-down menu
Metadata

Defines the way the metadata is displayed. It can be displayed as a
Tree or a List.

Button

Copies the metadata to the clipboard.

Copy to clipboard

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Edit Picture

Edit Picture
Nero PhotoSnap allows pictures to be assigned pre-defined filters and effects. Picture effects
are available to you in the Toolbox area picture effects.
To edit a picture, proceed as follows:

1. Click the picture effect button you want in the Toolbox area.
 The corresponding area is displayed. The Preview and Split Preview tabs are displayed.
The effects Convert to gray scale to Embossing are applied immediately to
button lets you undo the effect you have applied.
the picture. The

2. To view both the current picture and the picture with the effect, click the Split Preview tab.
 The Split Preview tab is displayed. The

button is displayed over the editing area.

3. Enlarge or decrease the size of the picture to be able to better view the effect.
4. To close the Preview window, clear the Show preview check box.
5. Define the desired settings in the section.
 The picture changes in accordance with the settings.

6. To save your settings for the effect:
1. Click in the Presets drop-down menu.
2. Enter a name.
3. Click the Save button.


The settings are saved under the selected name. The next time you use the effect,
the saved settings are available to you in the Presets drop-down menu.
You can overwrite an existing preset with new settings by clicking the Save button when the corresponding entry is selected in the Presets drop-down menu.

7. Click the Apply button.
 The effect is applied to the picture. The Preview and Split Preview tabs are hidden.

8.1

Autofix exposure
8.1.1 Correcting the Lighting with the aid of the Histogram
With Nero PhotoSnap you can correct the exposure of the picture by adjusting the brightness
range of the histogram.
The histogram graphically shows the brightness distribution of the picture pixels. On the X axis are the hue values from 0 (light) to 255 (dark), on the Y axis
the number of pixels.

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A well-exposed picture has a histogram with different elevations spread from
left to right. In contrast, a picture which is underexposed or overexposed has no
elevations or only very flat elevations in the left and/or right areas. To correct
such a picture, you can move the lines accordingly until they achieve the elevations or you can have it done automatically. The hue values then cover the entire brightness range, and the exposure is corrected.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 The Exposure area is displayed.
Proceed as follows to adjust the lighting of a picture:

1. Click the Histogram correction tab.
 The Histogram Correction tab is displayed.

Exposure area, Histogram correction tab -- this picture is underexposed

2. To automatically adjust the brightness range, click the Adjust Automatically button.
 The two lines that define the brightness range are shifted.

3. If you want to adjust the brightness range manually:
1. Move the left line.


The beginning of the brightness range is defined.

2. Move the right line.


The end of the brightness range is defined.

4. Click the Apply button.
 You have adjusted the exposure. The histogram of the picture being edited now stretches across the entire brightness range.
See also:
 Settings in the Lighting Region 15
 Lighting with Gradation Curve 33

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Edit Picture

8.1.2 Lighting with Gradation Curve
With Nero PhotoSnap it is possible to correct the lighting of the picture in that the gradation
curve is corrected.
The gradation curve defines the distribution of the brightness values. On the X
axis are the hue values of the original from light to dark, on the X axis the tone
values after the correction from light to dark. A straight curve with a 45° angle
means that the original values remain unchanged.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 The Exposure area is displayed.
To correct the lighting with the aid of the gradation curve, proceed as follows:

1. Click the Gradation curves tab.
 The Gradation curves tab is displayed.

2. If you wish to prevent a deformation in certain lightness areas, set the control points by clicking on the curve.

 A control point is set.

Exposure area, Gradation Curves tab -- drawn gradation curves with control points

3. Pull the curve upward or downward to lighten or darken the hue values of this area.
4. Click the Apply button.
 You have adjusted the exposure. The histogram of the edited picture then shows a
changed profile.
See also:
 Settings in the Lighting Region 15
 Correcting the Lighting with the aid of the Histogram 31

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Edit Picture

8.2

Balancing the Color of a Picture
You can perform a color balance or correct a color cast with Nero PhotoSnap. You can perform the color balance manually, semi-automatically, or automatically.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 The Color/Color balance area is displayed.
To correct the color of a picture with Nero PhotoSnap, proceed as follows:

1. To perform a manual color balance:
1. Click the RGB tab or the HSL tab.


The RGB tab or the HSL tab is displayed.

2. Slide the regulator as required.


The picture shows the changes.
You can perform the color balance with the RGB tab in RGB mode: colors are
defined with combinations of the three primary colors red, green and blue. The
color balance can be performed on the HSL tab in HSL mode: colors are defined by a combination of hue, saturation and lightness factors.

2. To perform a semi-automatic color balance:
1. Click the RGB tab.


The RGB tab is displayed.

2. Move the cursor over the picture.


The cursor appears as a pipette.

3. Click in an area of the picture with a neutral color, e.g. gray.


The regulators are moved accordingly and the picture shows the changes.

3. To perform an automatic color balance:
1. Click the RGB tab.


The RGB tab is displayed.

2. Click the Remove Color Cast button.


Nero PhotoSnap analyzes the color distribution. The regulators are moved accordingly and the picture shows the changes.

4. Click the Apply button.
 You have performed a color balance.
See also:
 Color Balance 16

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Edit Picture

8.3

Red Eye Removal
Nero PhotoSnap lets you remove red eyes. Red eye in photos usually occurs when a person
or animal is photographed with a flash in dark surroundings. The flash or light is reflected by
the retina and appears red in photos. The effect is even greater if the pupil is opened wide.
The red-eye effect describes a side effect in photography with a flash. It is visible by the wide opened pupils due to the bright flash passing unhindered
through the retina with its strong blood flow, which then reflects the flash in red.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 The Red eye removal area is displayed.
To remove red eye from the picture, proceed as follows:

1. Click the picture, hold down the mouse button, and draw a circle or ellipse around the pupil.
 The area is marked and the red pupil is colored dark.

2. Click the Next button.
 The marked area is defined.

3. Repeat the two previous steps for each pupil from which you want to remove red eye.
4. Move the Intensity of red eye reduction regulator.
5. The black color of the pupils will be increased or reduced, depending on the initial state.
The regulator changes all areas marked in the picture.

6. Click the Apply button.
 You have removed red eyes from the picture.
See also:
 Main effects 13

8.4

Save Picture
Nero PhotoSnap lets you rotate a picture. You can rotate manually, semi-automatically or
automatically..
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 The Rotate area is displayed.
To rotate a picture, proceed as follows:

1. To rotate manually:
1. Select one of the option fields or rotate the angle circle.


The picture is rotated by the selected angle.

2. To rotate the picture semi-automatically:

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1. Click the picture and draw a line.


The picture is rotated so that the drawn line is horizontally or vertically positioned.

3. To rotate the picture automatically:
1. Click the Autorotate button.


Nero PhotoSnap automatically rotates the picture so that the majority of edges in the
picture are horizontally or vertically positioned.

4. Select an item in the Size of the rotated picture drop-down menu to define the size of the
rotated picture.
1. If you selected the No cropping entry and unfilled areas were created by rotation, click
the Background color input field and select a background color.


The newly created picture areas are filled with the selected background color.

5. Click the Apply button.
 You have rotated the picture.
See also:
 Rotate Settings Area 20

8.5

Save Picture
If you have applied effects, you can save the picture. You can overwrite the current picture or
save the changed picture under a different name. For pictures in the JPG or TIFF format you
have additional settings available for compression.
The following requirement has to be fulfilled:
 You have processed a picture or used a filter.
To save a picture, proceed as follows:

1. To save the picture and/or overwrite, click the

button.

 The picture is saved.

2. To save the picture at a different location, in a different picture format and/or under a different name:

1. Click the small triangle next to the

button.

2. Select the Save as entry.


The Save As window appears.

3. Select where you want to save the picture, select a picture format from the File type
drop-down menu, and enter a name.
4. If you want to define compression settings for JPG, JP2, TIFF or PNG, click Settings.


The corresponding window opens.

5. Define the settings you want and click the OK button.
6. Click the Save button.


The picture is saved.

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3. To save the current picture using the JPG, JP2, TIFF or PNG compression settings:
1. Click the small triangle next to the

button.

2. Select the Settings entry.


The corresponding window opens.

3. Select the settings you want.

 You have saved the picture.

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9.1

About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
With Nero PhotoSnap Viewer you are in possession of an easy to use and intuitive picture
viewing software with which you can very easily view all you digital photos.
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer supports the same picture formats as Nero PhotoSnap.
See also:
 Program Interface 38
 Configuration 40
 Full Screen 39
 About Nero PhotoSnap 5

9.2

Program Interface
The program interface of Nero PhotoSnap Viewer is where you begin to view pictures. It
consists of a menu bar, a toolbar and the viewing area.

Nero PhotoSnap Viewer program interface

The following items are available in the menu bar:
File

Options for opening and printing a picture. You can also configure the printer
and the program and register plug-ins (no plug-ins currently available).

View

Options for viewing the picture.

Start

Options for browsing pictures.

Toolbox

Options for rotating the picture. You can also have information about the picture
displayed and open Nero PhotoSnap.

Help

Offers options for displaying Online Help and the About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
window, where you can see the version number among other things.

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The following buttons are available in the toolbar:
Open

Opens the Select an Image File to be Opened window in
which you can choose a picture.

Edit

Opens Nero PhotoSnap. Nero PhotoSnap lets you edit your
pictures.

Zoom In

Increases the view of the picture.

Zoom Out

Decreases the view of the picture.

Full Screen

Full screen display of the picture.

Left/Right

Rotates the picture 90° to the left or right.

Information

Opens the File Information window, from which you can obtain
information such as the size of the graphic or the color depth of
the picture.

Help Topics

Opens the Online Help (if you installed it).

Previous Picture

Displays the previous picture in the folder.

Next Picture

Displays the next picture in the folder.

See also:
 About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer 38
 Full Screen 39
 Configuration 40

9.3

Full Screen
Clicking the Full Screen View button lets you view the picture full screen. The picture either
fills the entire screen or appears in its original size (100%) with a background. You can display the next picture by pressing the space bar.
You can open the context menu by clicking the right mouse button. The context menu contains the same entries as the toolbar on the desktop.
The following entry is also available:
Toggle full screen view

Exits full screen view and displays the picture again in
the viewing area.

See also:
 Program Interface 38
 Configuration 40
 About Nero PhotoSnap Viewer 38

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9.4

Configuration
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer lets you define the presets for displaying pictures. The presets are
defined in the Settings window, accessible via File > Presets.

Settings window (Nero PhotoSnap Viewer)

The following setting options are available:
Check Box

Fits the picture to the size of the viewing area or screen.
Increases or decreases the view of the picture if required.
If the check box is cleared, the pictures are displayed in
their original sizes (100%). If the viewing area is too small
to show the entire picture, the scroll bars are displayed.

Autosize pictures by default

Check Box

Opens pictures when double clicked in full screen view.
Double clicking always opens If the check box is cleared, the picture opens in the
viewing area.
pictures in full screen view
Check Box

Displays the picture name in full screen view.

Display picture name in full
screen view
Check Box

Displays the picture smoothly when enlarged. The picture is recalculated (interpolated) using a special calculation method that may take a while, depending on the
picture size. If the check box is cleared, the picture will
appear pixelated when enlarged.

Resample pixels

Check Box

Closes Nero PhotoSnap Viewer if you click Edit.

Close Nero PhotoSnap
Viewer when 'Edit' is clicked
Button

Defines the color of the viewing area and background.

Select color
See also:
 Full Screen 39
 Program Interface 38

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Technical Information

10.1 System requirements
Nero PhotoSnap is installed along with the Nero Suite. Its system requirements are the same. You can find more detailed information on the system requirements under
www.nero.com.

10.2 Key Combinations
The following key combinations for entering commands are available in Nero PhotoSnap and
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer:
[Ctrl+O]

Opens the file browser so that a picture can be selected for importing.

[Ctrl+P]

Prints the opened picture.

[Ctrl+S]

Saves the processed picture.

Ctrl + Z

Undoes the last action.

[ALT + F4]

Ends the application.

Number pad *

Zooms the whole picture in.

Number pad /

Zooms to 100%.

Number pad +

Zooms in.

Number pad -

Zooms out.

In addition, the following key combinations are available in Nero PhotoSnap Viewer:
[Enter]

Changes between full-screen and normal view.

[Space]

Jumps to the next frame.

[L]

Rotates the picture to the left or right.

[R]

Rotates the picture to the right.

Right/left arrow
keys

Navigates through several pictures.

You can also use the mouse wheel to navigate through the pictures.

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10.3 Formats supported
10.3.1 Image formats

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Bitmap (BMP)
Device Independent Bitmaps (DIB)
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF)
Joint Photografic Expert Group (JPEG, JPG, JPE)
Picture Exchange (PCX)
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
Portable Pixel Map (PPM)
Targa Image File (TGA)
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF, TIF)
Windows Media File (WMF)
Dr. Halo Image (CUT) - read only
Direct Draw Surface (DDS) - read only
Amiga Paint Image (IFF, LBM) - read only
JPEG2000 (JP2, J2C, J2K, JPC, JPF) - read only
Koala Paint C64 (KOA) - read only
Photo CD (PCD) - read only
Portable BitMap (PBM) - read only
Portable Bitmap Utility Formats (PGM, PNM) - read only
Portable Pixel Map (PPM) - read only
Photoshop Document (PSD) - read only
SUN Raster Format (RAS) - read only
Wireless Bitmap Image (WBMP, WBM) - read only
X BitMap (XBM) - read only
PixMap (XPM) - read only
X-Quiktime (QTI,QTF, QTIF) - read only

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Glossary

Glossary
DPI
The Dots per Inch give the number of pixels per inch (1 inch = 2.54 cm) and thus the resolution which an output device, such as a printer, can provide.

EXIF
EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format and is a standard of JEITA (Japan Electronic and Information Technology Industries Association) for metadata in picture files. Information such as camera type, aperture, exposure time, distance to object and the date
when the photo was taken can be stored in the metadata. The graphic formats JPEG and
TIFF are supported. The metadata is written in the header, thus in front of the actual picture
information.

Hot pixel
A hot pixel is a point in a picture, which in digital photography appears in strong additional
color in the background and occurs mostly when the image sensor of the digital camera gets
too hot while photographing or when the period of exposure to light is too long. It occurs due
to inaccuracies in chip manufacturing. Hot pixels can be removed from the photo by means
of special filters.

HSL
The HSL mode (Hue; Saturation; Lightness) determines a color by means of the hue, the saturation and the lightness.

Interpolation
The interpolation is a process in which pixel values known from analysis are shot on to unknown values. This procedure serves for the seeming enhancement of the resolution of
graphics, videos and photos.

ISO number
The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) number is a standard for defining
light sensitivity in the field of analog photography. The graininess increases with increasing
ISO number, leading to the picture becoming coarser. The greater the ISO value, the quicker
the film absorbs the light. Thus the lighting times become shorter. The sensitivity of CCD
chips is constant, but a higher ISO number can be simulated in that the sensitivity can be increased by an increase in the signal strength. An unwanted result of picture signal strengthening is an increase in picture noise.

JPEG
The Joint Photographic Experts Group-Format denotes a file standard for compression of
pictures with resulting losses. Pictures compressed with JPEG carry the file extensions *.jpg
or *.jpeg.

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Lens Aperture
A lens aperture is an arrangement on the camera which regulates the amount of light falling
onto the lens. It determines, on the one hand, the light intensity on the data carrier and, on
the other hand, the color sharpness of the photo.

LZW Algorithm
The Lempel-Ziv-Welch algorithm uses a standard of loss-free data compression that was
developed by Abraham Lempel, Jacob Ziv and Terry Welch.

Metadata
Metadata is particular additional information for data with the purpose of describing it better
and for making it easier to find. Metadata contains information on the artist, album, track,
running time, bit rate, resolution, and so on. As a result, it is possible to categorize files according to their type (audio, video or picture).

Picture Noise
The picture noise is an optical coarse graining which is disturbingly noticeable in a photo. As
all semiconductors, a CCD sensor chip possesses a certain basic electronic noise that is
triggered by signal superposition and interference frequencies.

PNG
A Portable Network Graphic designates a loss-free compression format for graphic files. It is
the successor to the GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) and serves mainly for the standardized exchange of graphics on the Internet.

RGB
Red, Green, and Blue designate the combination of primary colors for a new color combination. In RGB mode, all the different colors are characterized by their red, green and blue
components. The color produced is the result of adding the three color components to white.

Run-length process
The run-length process designates an algorithm for loss-free graphic compression. In this
process same-colored pixels are coded with the aid of counters. The method is mainly suitable for black-white pictures or pictures with large same-colored areas.

TIFF
The Tagged Image File Format designates the container of a graphic format in which picture
files can be saved. It is often used in the pre-print step as an exchange format.

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Index

Index
1
100% view............................................... 8
2
256 colors.............................................. 29
A
Adapt
Automatic......................................................... 13
Brightness........................................................ 14
Contrast ........................................................... 14
Font size .......................................................... 13
Pixel Dimension............................................... 13
Resolution........................................................ 13

Application
Exit..................................................................... 9
Start window ...................................................... 8
User Interface .................................................... 8

JP2................................................................... 37
JP2 picture compression.................................. 37
JPEG.......................................................... 28, 29
JPEG, progressive ........................................... 29
JPG .................................................................. 37
JPG picture compression................................. 37
PNG ........................................................... 29, 37
PNG picture compression ................................ 37
Progressive JPEG compression ...................... 29
Run-length compression .................................. 28
Run-length encoding........................................ 28
Run-length process.......................................... 28
TIFF ................................................................. 37
TIFF picture compression ................................ 37

Contrast................................................. 14
Adapt................................................................ 14

Contrast colors ...................................... 27
Conventions, manual .............................. 5
Correct
Exposure.......................................................... 33

Correction

Area
Aging ............................................................... 26
Canvas ............................................................ 26
Duotone ........................................................... 27
Median............................................................. 26
Noise ............................................................... 18
Rotate .............................................................. 20
Sharpen ........................................................... 19

Automatic color balance........................ 34
Automatic sizing .................................... 11
B
Background Color ........................... 11, 21
Balance
Colors............................................................... 13
Lens distortion ................................................. 14

Black-white............................................ 22
Brightness ............................................. 14
Browse .................................................. 39
C
Color
Adapt ............................................................... 13

Color balance
Carry out automatically.................................... 34
Implement manually ........................................ 34
Implement semi-automatically ......................... 34

Compression
CCITT RLE ...................................................... 28
Compression ................................................... 37

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Automatic ......................................................... 13

Crop ...................................................... 14
Current .................................................... 9
D
Decrease
View ................................................................... 8
Zoom out............................................................ 8

E
Edit
Color ................................................................ 13
Exposure.......................................................... 13

Edit Picture
Autofix exposure ........................................ 31, 33
Gradation curve ............................................... 33
Red Eye Removal ............................................ 35

Effects
Aging.......................................................... 24, 26
Canvas....................................................... 24, 26
Canvas effect ................................................... 26
Contrast colors................................................. 27
Duotoning......................................................... 24
Edge................................................................. 23
Emboss ............................................................ 23
Embossing ....................................................... 23
Gaussian Blur .................................................. 19
Glow ................................................................. 24
Gray scale........................................................ 22
Inversion .......................................................... 22
JPEG artefact remover ...................................... 24

Index
Kaleidoscope ................................................... 25
Main effects ................................................. 9, 13
Median....................................................... 22, 26
Median effect ................................................... 26
Mirror, horizontally ........................................... 23
Mirror, vertically ............................................... 23
Negative .......................................................... 22
Nostalgia.................................................... 24, 26
Oil picture ........................................................ 25
Other effects ...................................................... 9
Painting............................................................ 26
Posterize.......................................................... 25
Shadowing....................................................... 23
Solarize............................................................ 25
Surface structure ............................................. 26
Texture ...................................................... 24, 26
Texture effect................................................... 26
Vignetting......................................................... 23
Water ............................................................... 25
Watercolor ....................................................... 22

Enlarge
View................................................................... 8

Exit
Application ......................................................... 9

Exposure
Adapt ............................................................... 13
Correct....................................................... 31, 33

F
Filter
Aging ............................................................... 24
Black-white ...................................................... 22
Duotone ........................................................... 24
Edge filter ........................................................ 23
Edges .............................................................. 23
Emboss............................................................ 23
Embossing....................................................... 23
Glow................................................................. 24
Gray scale ....................................................... 22
Inversion .......................................................... 22
JPEG artefact remover...................................... 24
Kaleidoscope ................................................... 25
Median............................................................. 22
Mirror, horizontally ........................................... 23
Negative .......................................................... 22
Nostalgia.......................................................... 24
Oil picture ........................................................ 25
Posterize.......................................................... 25
Shadowing....................................................... 23
Solarize............................................................ 25
Vertical mirroring ............................................. 23
Vignetting......................................................... 23
Water ............................................................... 25
Watercolor ....................................................... 22

Full Screen ............................................ 39
G
Gaussian Blur........................................ 19

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H
Help information ...................................... 9
Histogram correction............................. 32
Hot pixel fixer ........................................ 15
J
JPEG
Compression.................................................... 29

JPEG compression ............................... 28
K
Key Combinations ................................. 41
L
Lempel, Ziv and Welch compression .... 28
LZW....................................................... 28
LZW compression ................................. 28
M
Main effects............................................. 9
Manual color balance............................ 34
Manual, conventions ............................... 5
Manufacturer information ........................ 9
Menu bar ............................................... 38
Mirror
Horizontal......................................................... 23
vertical.............................................................. 23

N
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
Full Screen....................................................... 39

Noise
Decrease.......................................................... 14
Increase ........................................................... 14

Noise levels........................................... 18
Nostalgia ............................................... 26
O
Open
Options............................................................... 9
Picture................................................................ 8
Settings .............................................................. 9

Options.................................................. 10
Original view............................................ 8
Other effects............................................ 9

Index
P
Picture
Adapt brightness.............................................. 14
Adapt color ...................................................... 13
Adapt exposure ............................................... 13
Adapt pixel dimension ..................................... 13
Aging ............................................................... 24
Aging filter........................................................ 24
Aquarel effect .................................................. 22
Aquarel filter .................................................... 22
Automatic correction........................................ 13
Automatic picture correction ............................ 13
Background Color............................................ 21
Balance colors .................................................. 13
Balance lens distortion .................................... 14
canvas ............................................................. 24
Canvas ............................................................ 24
Change Resolution .......................................... 13
Crop................................................................. 21
Customize font size ......................................... 13
Decrease ......................................................... 39
Duotone ........................................................... 24
Duotone filter ................................................... 24
Edge filter ........................................................ 23
Edges .............................................................. 23
Edit ............................................................ 31, 39
Emboss............................................................ 23
Embossing effect ............................................. 23
Embossing filter ............................................... 23
Enlarge ............................................................ 39
Font size .......................................................... 13
Glow................................................................. 24
Glow filter.......................................................... 24
Gray scale ....................................................... 22
Gray scale filter................................................ 22
Increase noise ................................................. 14
Inversion .......................................................... 22
Inversion filter .................................................. 22
JPEG artefact filter ............................................ 24
JPEG artefact remover...................................... 24
Kaleidoscope ................................................... 25
Kaleidoscope filter ........................................... 25
Median............................................................. 22
Median filter ..................................................... 22
Mirror filter, horizontal...................................... 23
Mirror filter, vertically ....................................... 23
Mirror horizontally ............................................ 23
Mirror vertically ................................................ 23
Negative .......................................................... 22
Negative filter................................................... 22
Nostalgia effect................................................ 24
Nostalgia filter.................................................. 24
Oil picture ........................................................ 25
Oil picture filter................................................. 25
Open............................................................ 8, 39
Posterize.......................................................... 25
Posterizing filter ............................................... 25
Print ................................................................... 9
Red Eye Removal............................................ 15
Reduce noise................................................... 14
Release picture section ................................... 14
Relief filter........................................................ 23
Removing 'hot pixels'....................................... 15
Resolution........................................................ 13

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Rotate ............................................ 15, 20, 35, 39
Select ................................................................. 8
Shadowing ....................................................... 23
Shadowing filter ............................................... 23
Sharpen ........................................................... 14
Solarize ............................................................ 25
Solarizing filter ................................................. 25
Texture............................................................. 24
Texture filter ..................................................... 24
TIFF compression ............................................ 28
Vignetting ......................................................... 23
Water ............................................................... 25
Water filter........................................................ 25
Zoom All............................................................. 8

Picture noise
Decrease.......................................................... 14
Increase ........................................................... 14
Noise................................................................ 14
Picture noise .................................................... 14

Picture section....................................... 14
Picture sharpness ................................. 14
Plug-in ................................................... 11
PNG
Compression.................................................... 29

Preview ............................................. 9, 31
Print
Picture................................................................ 9
Print.................................................................... 9

Program
Launching the Program...................................... 7
Startup ............................................................... 7

Program Interface
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer .................................. 38
Nero PhotoSnap Viewer program interface ..... 38

Program window ..................................... 8
R
Remove
Red Eye ..................................................... 15, 35
Red Eye Removal ............................................ 35

Removing 'hot pixels' ............................ 15
Restore.................................................... 8
Rotate.............................................. 15, 20
Rotation................................................. 20
S
Save .................................................. 8, 36
Save As................................................. 36
Save Picture.......................................... 36
Save preferences .................................. 31
Saved ...................................................... 9

Index
Semi-automatic color balance............... 34
Sharpen................................................. 14
Shortcuts ............................................... 41
Split Preview ......................................... 31
Startup
Program............................................................. 7

Surface structure................................... 26
Synchronization
View................................................................... 9

System requirements ............................ 41

Toolbar .............................................. 8, 39
Two contrast colors............................... 27
U
Undo........................................................ 8
V
View
Decrease............................................................ 8
Enlarge............................................................... 8
Synchronization ................................................. 9

W
Window

T
Tab
Current............................................................... 9
Noise ............................................................... 18
Noise reduction................................................ 18
Preview.............................................................. 9
Preview, split ..................................................... 9
Saved ................................................................ 9
Split Preview...................................................... 9

Threshold .............................................. 19
TIFF compression ................................. 28
Tint
Auto-removal ................................................... 34
Color balance .................................................. 34
Remove manually............................................ 34

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File Information ................................................ 39

Z
Zoom
Decrease.......................................................... 39
Enlarge............................................................. 39
In 8
Off ...................................................................... 8
Zoom in .............................................................. 8

Zoom All
Picture................................................................ 8

Contact

Contact
Nero PhotoSnap is a Nero AG product.

Nero AG
Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15

Internet:

www.nero.com

76307 Karlsbad

Help:

http://support.nero.com

Germany

Fax:

+49 724 892 8499

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Internet:

www.nero.com

Glendale, CA 91203-2335

Help:

http://support.nero.com

USA

Fax:

(818) 956 7094

E-mail:

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Help:

http://support.nero.com

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