Viewing images and image information
When you open an image in Corel PaintShop Pro, it appears in an image window. The title bar of the image window displays the image filename and the level of magnification applied to the image. An asterisk after the filename indicates that the image has been modified and that the changes have not been saved.
You can view basic image information, such the height and width of an image (in pixels) and its color depth. You can also view detailed information for the image, such as its resolution, color depth, layers and alpha channels, and EXIF data. You can also view the number of unique colors in an image.
You can also view and edit image information in the Info palette that displays in the Manage workspace. For more information, see Displaying and editing photo information.
The EXIF Information tab of the Image Information dialog box lets you view EXIF data for digital camera photos. When you take a photo with a digital camera, the camera attaches information to the image, such as the date and time that it was captured, the exposure, and the flash settings. When you load a photo from a digital camera into Corel PaintShop Pro, you can view this extra information.
You can expand the workspace to preview an image without the menus, toolbars, or palettes visible.
The Status bar, which is located at the bottom of the application window, displays the cursor position, height and width in pixels, and color depth for the current image.
| To view digital photo information |
 |
Edit workspace
1 |
Open an image.
|
2 |
Choose Image  Image information.
|
• |
Click the Image Information tab to view the filename, file
format, image dimensions, resolution, color depth, modification
status, number of layers and alpha channels, and the amount of
RAM and disk space used for the image. This page also displays
the image’s selections, masks, alpha channels, and Undo
storage.
|
• |
Click the Creator Information tab to view or edit the image’s
title, artist’s name, copyright, description, date of creation, and
date of modification.
|
• |
Click the Watermark Information tab to view and add
information about Digimarc watermarking.
|
• |
Click the EXIF Information tab to view information for images
taken with digital cameras. In the Section group box, mark the
check boxes for the information you want to display: Input
Device, Artist, Date, Image, Shot Conditions, GPS, or
Makernote. Some items are editable (as denoted by an asterisk).
To add customized text for an editable item, click in the Value
column, and then type your custom information.
|
 |
You can also add IPTC data to the image information by using
the Advanced Creator Information dialog box. This can be
useful for photojournalists, for example, who may need to
record IPTC data about when and where a photo was shot, and
how urgently the photo needs to be reviewed. To access this
dialog box, click the Creator Information tab, and then click
Advanced.
|
EXIF and IPTC data is also available on the Info palette in the
Manage workspace.
|
| To view image color information |
|
Edit workspace
• |
Choose Image Count Image Colors to display the number of
unique colors in the image.
|
| To view layer color information |
|
Edit workspace
• |
Choose Layers Count Layer Colors to display the number of
unique colors in the current layer.
|
| To view an image on the full screen |
|
Edit workspace
• |
Choose View Full Screen Preview.
|
The workspace disappears, and the image appears at its current magnification. |
|
To return to the Corel PaintShop Pro workspace, press any key.
|
