| • | Remove moving objects, such as people or cars, from a photo — you can create an empty street in a busy city. |
| • | Fix a group shot in which one person blinks or looks away — simply swap in a better pose from another photo. |
| • | Get creative by showing the same person multiple times in a single photo. |
Photo Blend can be used to create perfect group shots.
Watch a video: Photo Blend (PaintShop Pro X4, X5, X6)
How do I take photos that work with Photo Blend?
Photo Tip: Use the manual setting on your camera to ensure that the photos have the same size, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
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| 1 | In the Manage workspace, select the set of photos that you want to blend. |
| 2 | Click File  Photo Blend. |
| 3 | In the Alignment area, click Align. |
| To see the results, enable the Preview Alignment check box (near the bottom of the panel). |
| If you want to crop unaligned edges along the borders of the photos, mark Auto crop. |
| 4 | Click a thumbnail in the tray. |
| The corresponding photo displays in the preview area. |
| 5 | In the Custom editing area, do any of the following: |
| • | Click Brush in, and in the preview area, drag over the area that you want to preserve. You don't need to be exact. |
| • | Click Brush out, and in the preview area, drag over the area that you want to remove. |
| • | Click Auto brush if you want the application to auto-detect the differences between the images. Leave the brushmarks as they are to remove ghosting and other differences, or use it as a starting point for custom brushstrokes. |
| • | Enable the Include moving objects check box, and click Auto brush to auto-detect and preserve the differences between photos (for example, if you want to create a multi-pose image). |
| 6 | Repeat the editing process for other photos by clicking thumbnails in the tray and applying brushstrokes. |
| 7 | Click Process. |
| Review the results in the preview area. If you want to adjust your settings or continue editing, click Back. |
| 8 | In the Step 2: Fine-Tune window, use any of the tools or adjustment controls to fine-tune the image. For more information, see Using the Adjust workspace. |
| 9 | Do one of the following: |
| • | Click Edit to open the file in the Edit workspace if you want to continue editing the photo. The Photo Blend window remains open. |
| • | Click Save and close to save the file, close the Photo Blend window, and return to the workspace you were last using. |
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Drag the Brush size slider.
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Click Eraser, and drag across a brushstroke in the preview area.
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Click Clear.
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Click the arrow beside the Brush in or Brush out color swatch and click a new color.
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Unmark or mark the Show brushstrokes check box.
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to use the selected image as background. To unlock the background, click the lock button again.