2. Basics of Image Processing

2.11 Document Mode And Picture Mode

PhotoLine has to basic working modes: the document and the picture mode.

Documents are used for creating greeting cards, labels and things like that. Pictures are used for web graphics or if the result will be used in another application.

Nevertheless documents and pictures are very similar. Both consist of layers and nearly all functions can be used on both.

The main differences are:

In this manual both terms are used synonymously. If documents and pictures behave differently, it is explicitly written.

To change the working mode of an existing document or picture see chapter 4.9 "The Document Attributes".