LumaPix :: FotoFusion
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FotoFusion makes creating a composite image for school yearbooks or group portraits a simple process.
Note: YearbookFusion users will have a special set of automated tools to generate panel pages/composites using their PSPA cd.
Here are the basic steps to create a composite using FotoFusion Enhanced or Extreme.
1) Organize your images.
| • | If you need to add the name of the photo's subject beneath their image, then open Windows Explorer and rename your images to the names of the subjects of the photos. |
2) Open a new project. Set your canvas dimensions as required. Insert a single large frame on the canvas, to cover the whole canvas.
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3) Change the frame properties as required.
| • | Reduce the overall size of the frame to expose a border around the edge of the frame. Re-center the frame by clicking on the Toolbox Arrange icon. |
| • | Change the border thickness or color, or add a matte, if you wish. You can also wait until after you have added your images to make these changes. |
4) Divide the one large frame into a grid. Select the large frame, causing the Toolbox to appear. Mouse-down and drag up/down and side-to-side on the splitter icon to divide the one large frame into as many smaller frames as you require. |
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5a) If your image files contain the names of the portrait subjects, add text tags. Multi-select all empty frames. Click on the Toolbox to add text. Click on the TAGS> button, and select File Name from the list of options.
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5b) Change the text attributes as required.
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6) Import your images...
Select the images and drag them into the FotoFusion workspace, so they are loaded into the dropper.
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7) Click the AUTOPOPULATE button to fill the empty frames.
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8) Edit the composition as required. Multi-select frames to change the border color and width, the frame inset, or add a new matte. Multi-select text frames to change the color, font and size of the text. Add a background color or tile to the canvas, or use a textured paper. Add text-on-canvas to create a title for the composition. |
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9a) Save your project...
| • | as a project, to edit later... |
| • | and/or as a template, with no image content, to reuse with a new image set. |
9b) or Print it
9a) or Export it to a file.
This work flow represents the very basic operation for designing a composites. Once these steps are understood, you can become more creative in your presentation and style.
For example, here are a few basic interpretations of the collage just made ...
