# 5009- General Notes on Corel PHOTO-PAINT™ 5

Masks
Masks are used to control effects used on an image by allowing you to isolate an area to apply the
effect to, or to protect an area from an effect.  There are many tools available for defining a mask
area.

There are three types of masks available in Corel PHOTO-PAINT™ 5; masks, Color masks and
Transparency masks.

Masks are areas defined for application of or protection from an effect and can be created using
the Mask tools provided.  Masks can be used to define areas for Transparency masks.

Color Masks are based on a color similarity throughout the entire file, and are invisible unless
previewed.  To create a Color mask, click Mask, Color Mask RollUp.   Color Masks can be
converted to a regular mask or a Transparency mask by clicking the To Mask button.

Transparency Masks are similar to regular masks, however, they allow the user to apply
different intensities of an effect to the area defined.


Plugins
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5 supports industry standard third-party Plugin filters such as KAI'S
PowerTools, Aldus Gallery Effects and Andromeda Software.  Follow the manufacturer's
instructions for installation, and perform the steps below to complete the installation of the
Plugins:

1.  In Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5, click Special, Preferences, Advanced. 
  
2.  Add the directory containing the compatible Plugin filters, and click OK.

3.  The new filters are now available from the Effects menu.





General Information
     •    Bitmap images require a large amount of free hard drive space.  The chart below describes
     the approximate amount of hard drive space necessary to save images of various sizes in
     an uncompressed TIFF format.  Note, while editing the image, Corel PHOTO-PAINT will
     require enough space to hold several versions of the file in memory for undo and filter
     functions.
     •    If some special effects are not available when editing an image, ensure that it is not a black
     and white image.  Black and white images do not have any color depth, therefore, most
     effects can not be performed on them. 
 
     •    Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5 allows you to work and save your files in CMYK color.  This
     gives you the ability to separate images before importing them into other programs, like
     CorelDRAW™.

     •    Before converting images from RGB to CMYK, the Color Profile should match the final
     output device.  This is necessary because the color information listed in the Printer Profile
     of the Color Manager, is used for this conversion process.

     •    Corel PHOTO-PAINT edits bitmap images, while CorelDRAW edits vector images. 
     Everything that you create in Corel PHOTO-PAINT is defined as a series of colored dots
     called pixels.  In CorelDRAW, all of the objects are defined as objects, making it possible
     to move, skew and size each individual piece easily and quickly.  To accomplish a similar
     move in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, each pixel must move simultaneously.

     •    In addition to Bitmaps, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 5 will now open Vector and Metafile files. 
     This allows the use of the effects and Color tools not available in CorelDRAW.  Corel
     PHOTO-PAINT determines the file type by the extension (*.CDR,*.WMF) and  opens the
     file into memory.  It converts the open image to a large bitmap as defined by the options
     selected in the Open Bitmap dialog box. 

Note:     Files originating in Corel applications must be saved with the Presentation Data Exchange
enabled so that they can be opened in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.