ToyViewer (Ver.3.2)


Clip

You can select a part of the image by dragging. Selected area can be clipped by "Operation / Clip" of the menu. Clipped images are displayed on newly opened windows.

Clipping and Copy

You can `copy' a part of the image selected by dragging as a tiff image. However, resolution and number of colors of the image depend on the environment.
Clipped image keeps same quality as original.

Clipping of EPS

Clipping an EPS image, only parameters of `BoundingBox' of the image are modified. So, all information out of the frame is still in the image file.

Rotate / Flip

Displayed images are rotated or flipped selecting sub-items of "Operation" of the menu. New windows are opened to display rotated or flipped images.
If you click "Operation / Rotate..." of the menu a panel is displayed, on which you can set any angle to rotate.
If check button "Smooth Image" is marked, newly created images are smooth, but it does not have alpha value.

Resize

Clicking the item "Operation / Resize..." of the menu, you can display a tool panel to make resized images.
Specify magnification with the slider, and then click "Bitmap -> Bitmap", "EPS -> EPS", or "EPS -> Bitmap". Where, Bitmap represents all image formats except EPS (Pixel based formats).
When you resize an EPS image, newly created images are always smooth. So, don't care "Smooth(DCT)" or "Simple Sampling".
When you shrink a bitmap image, as "Smooth(DCT)" is applied automatically, only pre-defined magnifications can be selected. Removing check from "Auto Select" and selecting "Simple Sampling", you can specify any magnification, but created image could not be smooth. When you enlarge a bitmap image, only "Simple Sampling" is available. Any magnification could be used. The new image is displayed on newly opened window.

Color Reduction

ToyViewer is able to make a new image with less colors from the original image that has more colors. However, this operation can not be applied to eps images.

Clicking "Effect / Color Reduction (256)" of the menu, you can make a new image with only 256 colors.

Clicking "Effect / Color Reduction..." of the menu, a tool panel is displayed. You can specify the method and parameters of reduction with it. There are several methods to reduce images; usually, "Dither + MCA(Median Cut Algorithm)" could make more beautiful images. Reduction by "Fixed Palette" uses the palette which is common to Windows and Macintosh. You can also cut off bits of each color value to 4, 2, or 1.
The new image is displayed on newly opened window.
If you want to make a monochrome image, see "Brightness / Monochrome".

Negative

You can make a negative image of the original one with "Effect / Negative" of the menu. If an area is selected by dragging, only the area is made negative.
The new image is displayed on newly opened window.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Brightness / Monochrome

Brightness, contrast, and gamma value of images can be changed. You can also make monochrome images from color images.

If you click "Effect / Brightness/Monochrome..." of the menu a panel is displayed. With three sliders on the panel you can set brightness, contrast, or gamma of the image newly created.
If you click "Brightness" button a new image is displayed, which is changed its brightness/contrast.
If you click "Monochrome" button, a monochrome image is newly displayed. Method and the number of steps are set by popup lists. The brightness/contrast is also controlled by the sliders on the panel. If you want to cut off pixels into 4, 2, or 1 bit without dithering, use menu of "Color Reduction".
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Color Tone

You can tune color tone (saturation and hue) of images.

If you click "Effect / Enhance Color Tone..." of the menu a panel is displayed, on which you can set the degree of enhancement. Large value of "Saturation" makes images brilliant. You can also control hue of images.
If you click "Doit" button an enhanced image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Enhance & Dull

You can enhance or soften edges in images.
If you click "Effect / Enhance & Dull..." of the menu a panel is displayed, on which you can set the degree of enhancement. If you click "Enhance & Dull" button an enhanced image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Embossing

You can give embossing effects to images. Embossed images look like lerief.

If you click "Effect / Enhance & Dull..." of the menu a panel is displayed. You can set how to emboss with the upper slider. If its value is positive, black areas will looks hollow, and if the value is negative, white areas will looks hollow. With "Color fot Emboss, Contour" slider, you can add color to the image. If you click "Emboss" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Contour

You can extract contour lines of the image.

If you click "Effect / Enhance & Dull..." of the menu a panel is displayed. You can set degree of sensitivity with the upper slider. With larger value, more lines could be extracted. With "Color fot Emboss, Contour" slider, you can add color to the image. If you click "Contour" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Applying "posterize" described below after this operation, you can get interesting effect.

Replace Colors

You can replace specified color in the image with other color or transparent color.

If you click "Effect / Replace Colors..." of the menu a panel is displayed, on which you can set replaced colors with the color-wells. The degree of exactness in comparison of colors is set by the slider.
If an area is selected by dragging, this operation will be applied to only inside or outside of the area.
If you click "Doit" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Remove Alpha Value

You can replace alpha (transparent) value in images with some color.
In previous "Replace Colors", check "Alpha" button in the frame of "Original" and specify some color (typically white or black) in the color-well of "Replace".

Noise

You can add random noise into the image data.

If you click "Effect / Noise/Mosaic..." of the menu a panel is displayed. With "Frequency" slider, you can set the ratio of pixels that is modified. And, with "Magnitude" slider, you can set the magnitude of noise added. If an area is selected by dragging, this operation will be applied to only inside of the area.
If you click "Noise" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Mosaic

Dull the selected area with mosaic-like pattern. Without selection, whole the image is dulled.

If you click "Effect / Noise/Mosaic..." of the menu a panel is displayed. With "Granularity" slider, you can set the size of blocks which form mosaic. If you click "Mosaic" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Soft Frame

You can add a foggy frame to the image.

If you click "Effect / Make Soft Frame..." of the menu a panel is displayed. With "Shape" button, you can select the shape of the frame added. With "Width" slider, you can set the width of the frame. And, with the color-well, you can set the color of the frame.
If you click "Doit" button a new image is newly displayed.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.

Posterize

The areas in which pixels have similar color are painted uniformly.

If you click "Effect / Posterize..." of the menu a panel is displayed. With "Degree" slider, you can select fineness of areas. "Color Control" slider specifies fineness in aspect of difference of colors.
This operation can not be applied to eps images.