Using other graphic resources

Other graphic resources, such as scrapbooking kits downloaded from the Internet or purchased on a cd, or clip art collections, can be used in FotoFusion.

However...

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Materials acquired from other sources will not appear in the Marketplace, since these materials are treated as any other image you would import into the software. For example, a scrapbooking "kit" may be sold as such by a provider outside of FotoFusion, but FotoFusion will not recognize the collection as a "kit" as defined by the software, as they have not been coded as such in FotoFusion, and do not have the necessary thumbnail images to display in the Marketplace.

•	Outside materials will not contain "smart " elements -- meaning, there will be no resizable frames or multi-layered elements.

•	PSD templates cannot be imported into FotoFusion either, as the file format is not compatible. Only Photoshop can open psd files.

Scrapbooking graphics are most frequently saved as jpg and png file format types. Clip art comes in a variety of formats, most of which are supported by FotoFusion.

•	JPG files will drop as a solid image, as this format does not support transparency. JPG are often used for backgrounds for this reason. When dropped into FotoFusion, a jpg file will be placed into a frame, and will be resizable and rescalable (meaning , you can crop/zoom/pan).

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PNG files can display transparent regions, so this format is used to save graphics that are "cut out" from the background. When dropped into FotoFusion, png files can be made larger or smaller, but they cannot be stretched or shrunk out of their default proportion, and cannot be rescaled (ie, no zoom, pan, crop).

Enhanced & Extreme users with large collections of graphic elements may wish to keyword and categorize their graphics to make them easier to use in FotoFusion, to enable searching in the Create screen Search hovers and the Organizer. For instance, you can use the Organizer to find a collection of background papers you have collected on your computer. Select the papers, and then in the Keyword section of the Organizer, change the "Type" option to Embellishments >> Papers. These items will appear in the Create screen under the Paper hover's MINE tab. You can also add custom keywords (eg. colors, themes, events) or categories to allow you to use the generic Search hover to locate the materials more easily.