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Stitching with Paint Shop Pro
Below are instructions for stitching a 12 x 12 together layout using Paint Shop Pro (PSP).
- Scan each side of your layout. You should have two images open in PSP.
- Crop out any white space around the layouts using the crop tool.
- Resize each image to the same height. I recommend about 500-600 pixels high. Make sure that “Maintain aspect ratio of..” is checked so that your image will not be distorted.
- Go to File --> New. Make a new image that is the same height as your other two images and make the width slightly larger than that number. For example, 550 x 500 pixels. This allows extra space for not quite square layouts.
- Go back to the first side of your layout. Go to Edit --> Copy (or control-c on your keyboard).
- Select your blank image. Paste the first side as a new layer. Edit --> Paste as a new layer (or control-L on your keyboard). Position the image so that it is lined up on one side of your blank image.
- Go to the second side of your layout. Go to Edit --> Copy (or control-c on your keyboard).
- Select your blank image. Paste the second side as a new layer. Edit --> Paste as a new layer (or control-L on your keyboard).
- The new layer (second side of your layout) will be on top of your first side. Move that side around until it matches up with the other side. A good way to do this is to match it up the best that you can at full view, and then zoom in and match pixels to get a more exact match.
- Depending on the colors you used, and the bulkiness of the layout, there may be some color differences in the two sides. If this is the case, try adjusting the brightness and contrast of the darker side to match the other. Go to Colors --> Adjust --> Brightness/Contrast. You can play with the numbers and the auto preview to get the closest match. When you are satisfied, click on okay.
- When you are satisfied with the match (both color and alignment), you’ll need to merge the two layers together. Go to Layers -->Merge All (flatten).
- Use the crop tool to crop out any extra space around your layout.
- I like to sharpen the image since it’s been resized and changed in color to give it a little bit better clarity. Go to Effects --> Sharpen --> Sharpen. (In PSP 5.0 this is under Images --> Sharpen --> Sharpen)
- Save your image.
This same process can be used to put two pages together to show a two-page layout. Just be sure to accommodate for the size changes when you create a new image and change the pixels numbers appropriately. Download a free 30-day trial of Paint Shop Pro at http://www.jasc.com.
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