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How to view examples of prepared templates?
After installation of this program select menu item File / Templates or click the toolbar
button  . You can
select any prepared template from drop-down list in opening dialog Templates.
Work steps.
- To create new image you must select menu item File / Load image or click the toolbar
button  . You can
load picture from BMP, JPEG (JPG), PSD, PCX, PNG and GIF- files. It is possible to change the
size of the loaded image in dialog Image size.
- If necessary rotate (menu item Image / Rotate) or flip (menu item Image / Flip)
source image, edit it and apply set of effects to it (menu item Image / Effects).
- Now all prepared templates can be used for your image. Select the most desired template. If
necessary edit the form, style, parameters of a frame and background around it. You can update
your image by pressing toolbar button 
to reflect the current state of editing parameters.
- Save received result.
How to create a frame outside of the source image?
You can make a rectangular frame outside of the source image.
- Select Frameless from drop-down list Frame Style.
- In spinedits Left, Right, Top, Bottom group Outside you
can set identical or different values for widths of outside frame in different directions.
- Fill this frame by color or texture (BMP, JPEG, JPG, PSD, PCX, PNG and GIF- files) using the
appropriate radiobuttons and buttons in group Background on Attributes Panel.
Note: You can apply several outside frames or
outside and inside frames to the source image simultaneously.
How to create a frame inside of the source image?
Unlike outside frames you can create frames with different forms and styles inside the source
image.
- In spinedits Left, Right, Top, Bottom group Outside set
zero values if you do not want to use outside frame.
- Select the frame shape (button Shape) and set frame parameters in spinedit Segments
(if frame shape has curved lines) and in spinedit Width.
- Around all frame shapes, except shape1, you can set a background (group Background:
Color, Texture) with a different value of a transparency (spinedit Transparency).
If opaque background color identical to background color of your web- page you will see your
picture inside an original frame.
- Select one of six styles of inside frame from drop-down list
Frame Style and set necessary parameters.
Note: you can apply several inside frames to the
source image simultaneously.
How to add outside frame to inside frame?
To add outside frame to inside frame it is necessary in spinedits Left, Right,
Top, Bottom group Outside (and usually in spinedit Transparency)
set nonzero values. See example (inside main window).
Note: only in single case use of outside frame is not possible (if you select
frame style Filled with unchecked flag Use Background Setting).
How to apply several inside frames to the source image simultaneously?
You can apply several outside or inside frames to the image step by step using clipboard
operations: copy (toolbar button  ) and paste
(toolbar button  ).
Styles of inside frames.
The choice of style for inside frame is performed with drop-down list Frame Style. After
selection you will see parameters of the style and can edit them. The detailed information
illustrated by examples you can find in the Help.
 Exact
The frame filled by opaque texture from BMP, JPEG (JPG), GIF, PSD, PCX or PNG-file exactly
follows the given form. For a choice of frame texture press the button Border. For a choice of
background use group Background. You can use the same or different textures for filling
of frame and image area around frame. Background (color, texture) around frame can have
different values of transparency.
Examples.
 Filled
There are several methods of image filling by rectangle and circle elements. Elements can have
different or identical sizes and colors, can be placed in grid points or chaotically.
- The elements fill only frame (flags Use Background Setting and Fill Background
are not checked).
- The elements fill a frame and background fill image area around frame (only flag Use
Background Setting is checked).
- The elements fill a frame and image area around frame (only flag Fill Background is checked).
- The elements fill a frame and image area with background around frame (both flags Use Background
Setting and Fill Background are checked).
Background (color, texture) can have different values of transparency.
Examples.
Note: all other frames (described below) are filled by background (color, texture) with
transparency values and with application of effects.
 Gradient
This frame gives smooth transition from a background to the image. For this purpose frame
width should be not too small. This frame style allows to create unique collages - the layered
images.
Examples.
 Pixel Dots
This frame is filled by background broken by pixel dots of the source image.
All pixel dots have the identical size. You can set size of pixel dots and change their color
on inverse.
Examples.
 Line
This frame is filled by background broken by lines of the source image.
You can set width, tilting angle of the lines and method of frame filling.
Examples.
 Bubble
This frame is filled by background broken by bubbles of the source image.
Bubbles can have the different or identical sizes. You can set their tilting angle and frequency
of frame filling.
Examples.
How to apply styles of inside frames to outside frames?
- Inside frame not is used (Frame Style: Frameless).
- Increase the size of source image (from different sides or at choice) at the expense
of outside frame.
For example, we add 8 pixels from each side and fill frame with yellow color.
- Use clipboard: copy (toolbar button ) and paste
(toolbar button ). Now all manipulations we shall make with this
new image.
- Clear outside frame (zeroize spinedits in group Outside).
- Add inside frame to the image (for example, Frame Style: Line) with parameters:
Angle=4, Width=48. Select rectangular frame (shape1) by pressing the button
Shape. Set frame width= 8 pixels (spinedit Width).
Fill frame by texture bg1 from folder background. It is possible to set
transparency for texture (spinedit Transparency).
Use of effects for source image or texture.
Dialog Effects you can see after selection menu item Image / Effects as well as
after pressing button  in group Background or in parameters of
Frame Style: Exact.
How to save created image?
- You can save created frame (composed of one outside frame and (or) one inside frame) as a
new template. For this purpose select menu item File / Templates or click the toolbar
button .
In the opened dialog Templates press the button
 to add a new template to
the list. In dialog Add template input name of your template and press خت.
- You can save created image (together with frames) as BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG- file with the
help of menu item File / Export or toolbar button  .
For JPEG- files you can set compression quality.
- You can save only frame. For this purpose hide your image (menu item Image / Hide / Show).
If necessary change frame size (menu item Image / Size) and background color (menu item
Image / Background color). Then use toolbar button .
- You can save image (texture) after application of effects from dialog Effects directly.
Localization.
Easy Frame Creator supports internationalization. Program interface may be seen in one of human
languages. It includes menus, screen messages, all texts used in interface. To change language
press toolbar button
 . Select a language and
press OK.
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