• | To open a document |
• | To browse for a document (macOS) |
• | To place a file |
You can scale a file before placing it in a document.
For more information, see Working with reference layers.
Corel Painter lets you open the following file formats:
• | RIFF (RIF) — native Corel Painter format |
• | TIFF (TIF) |
• | PNG |
• | CMYK TIF (TIF) — Because Corel Painter works with RGB colors, the CMYK TIF files that you open or import in the application are converted to an RGB color profile. |
• | Windows Bitmap (BMP) |
• | PC Paintbrush (PCX) |
• | TARGA (TGA) |
• | GIF — Corel Painter does not convert GIF animations to frame stacks. |
• | JPEG (JPG) |
• | Frame stacks (FRM) — Corel Painter animation files |
• | QuickTime (MOV), Video for Windows (AVI), and numbered files. For more information, see Opening a Corel Painter movie or Importing and exporting numbered files. |
To open a document |
1 . | Choose File Open. |
Corel Painter displays the folder of the last file you opened. |
2 . | In the Open dialog box, locate the file that you want to open. |
For each image, Corel Painter lists the dimensions (in pixels), file size, and file format. Files saved in Corel Painter include thumbnails for browsing. |
3 . | Click Open. |
The File menu also offers you a shortcut to previously opened documents. You can find your file in the recently opened files list by choosing File Recent, and clicking the filename to open the file.
To browse for a document (macOS) |
1 . | Choose File Open. |
2 . | Click Browse. |
The Browse dialog box shows thumbnails for all the RIFF files in a folder. |
3 . | Double-click the filename, or select a file, and click Open. |
To place a file |
1 . | Choose File Place. |
2 . | Select an image file, and click Open. |
The Place dialog box appears. |
3 . | Perform a task from the following table. |
Click Ok.
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In the Scaling area, type a value in both the Horizontal and Vertical boxes.
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In the Scaling area, enable the Constrain Aspect Ratio check box.
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Enable the Retain Alpha check box. The image mask becomes a layer mask.
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If the placed image contains a mask and you do not enable the Retain Alpha check box when placing, the image mask is discarded.