Getting Photos Into FxFoto
You may import photos into FxFoto from a number of different sources – your camera, a scanner, a CD or from other places in your computer. So if you have photos in My Pictures, you may easily use them in FxFoto.
When you first install, FxFoto asks you whether you would like it to scan your computer and find all your photos. If you have a lot of photos, then this may take a long time and you may end up with thousands of photos in FxFoto. While you may eventually decide you want all your photos in FxFoto, it is sometimes better not to let it scan. You can always do a full system scan if you want later.
Importing from your Camera
1. First, take some pictures! If you are just learning to use FxFoto, just take some pictures around your house or yard so that you won’t have to worry about experimenting on them. After you have taken one or more pictures, connect your digital camera's cable to your computer. You must usually turn the camera on and may need to set the mode to transfer. Follow your camera's instructions and make sure that you have installed its driver software on your computer first.
2. In FxFoto, press the Import button (the one with the camera in the upper left pane.)
3. Choose a Target Folder Name (this is where you name the folder but don't worry about it too much - you can always change the name later) by typing a new name into the first dialog of the Import Pictures Wizard.
4. Make sure your Camera or device button is pressed. If needed, click on the camera in the associated list to highlight it. If it does not appear, make sure you have your camera turned on and have selected its transfer mode and then try Import again.
5. Press the Next button and FxFoto reads available photo thumbnails from the camera
6. Choose the camera photos to be imported. Photos with green tags in their upper-right corner will be imported. Click on a photo to show it enlarged on the right. Click as needed to turn off or on the green include tag. Once a photo has been selected and enlarged on the right, click Rotate Left or Rotate Right if needed. You can also choose Keywords to be remembered for the photo by clicking on the desired words or phrases. Press the New button to add a new phrase to list of available keywords. Press Apply All to apply the current photo’s keywords to all imported photos.
7. Press the Next button again and choose the photos to be erased from the camera. Photos to be erased are marked with red tags. Some camera interfaces do not allow the computer to erase photos and this step may be skipped.
8. Press Finish and the selected photos are copied from the camera to a new FxFoto left-pane folder.
Importing from My Pictures
Click on the Import button with the camera icon. Instead of Camera or device, click on Scan local folders at the bottom of the dialog box. Then click on Browse to locate the file that you want to import, then click Scan. Your pictures will be in a folder that has the same name as the one you scanned. Don’t worry you can rename and re-organize your folders later if you want.
When you first install, FxFoto asks you whether you would like it to scan your computer and find all your photos. If you have a lot of photos, then this may take a long time and you may end up with thousands of photos in FxFoto. While you may eventually decide you want all your photos in FxFoto, it is sometimes better not to let it scan. You can always do a full system scan if you want later.
Importing from your Camera
1. First, take some pictures! If you are just learning to use FxFoto, just take some pictures around your house or yard so that you won’t have to worry about experimenting on them. After you have taken one or more pictures, connect your digital camera's cable to your computer. You must usually turn the camera on and may need to set the mode to transfer. Follow your camera's instructions and make sure that you have installed its driver software on your computer first.
2. In FxFoto, press the Import button (the one with the camera in the upper left pane.)
3. Choose a Target Folder Name (this is where you name the folder but don't worry about it too much - you can always change the name later) by typing a new name into the first dialog of the Import Pictures Wizard.
4. Make sure your Camera or device button is pressed. If needed, click on the camera in the associated list to highlight it. If it does not appear, make sure you have your camera turned on and have selected its transfer mode and then try Import again.
5. Press the Next button and FxFoto reads available photo thumbnails from the camera
6. Choose the camera photos to be imported. Photos with green tags in their upper-right corner will be imported. Click on a photo to show it enlarged on the right. Click as needed to turn off or on the green include tag. Once a photo has been selected and enlarged on the right, click Rotate Left or Rotate Right if needed. You can also choose Keywords to be remembered for the photo by clicking on the desired words or phrases. Press the New button to add a new phrase to list of available keywords. Press Apply All to apply the current photo’s keywords to all imported photos.
7. Press the Next button again and choose the photos to be erased from the camera. Photos to be erased are marked with red tags. Some camera interfaces do not allow the computer to erase photos and this step may be skipped.
8. Press Finish and the selected photos are copied from the camera to a new FxFoto left-pane folder.
Importing from My Pictures
Click on the Import button with the camera icon. Instead of Camera or device, click on Scan local folders at the bottom of the dialog box. Then click on Browse to locate the file that you want to import, then click Scan. Your pictures will be in a folder that has the same name as the one you scanned. Don’t worry you can rename and re-organize your folders later if you want.
Ready for some serious fun?
When you first start using FxFoto Creative Edition, use some ‘junk’ photos – photos that you really don’t care about. That way you can try all sorts of things without worrying about losing a photo. But FxFoto Creative Edition keeps a backup of your original photos, so don’t worry too much!
When you first start using FxFoto Creative Edition, use some ‘junk’ photos – photos that you really don’t care about. That way you can try all sorts of things without worrying about losing a photo. But FxFoto Creative Edition keeps a backup of your original photos, so don’t worry too much!
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