The Editing Photos screen is displayed when you click the Edit button in the photo browsing, a slide show or album screen. Here you can view, edit, and enhance your photos.
Click the back button in the upper left of the screen to return to the previous screen.
If you place the mouse pointer in the upper third of the content or editing area, a thumbnail strip will fade in. The thumbnail strip shows all photos of the respective album compilation or all items you selected in the photo browsing screen (check box selected). If you selected only one item in the photo browsing screen, the thumbnail strip shows all the photos of the corresponding group. You can navigate through the items of the thumbnail strip using the 
and 
buttons. Click a thumbnail to choose the respective photo and to display it in the content area.
and buttons. Click a thumbnail to choose the respective photo and to display it in the content area.Below the upper task bar of the main window, adapted setting options are additionally displayed. The following setting options are available:
|
Button
Photo strip
|
Turns the thumbnail strip on/off.
Not available for photos belonging to slide show compilations.
|
|
Button
Split view
|
Splits the content area into two screens to see e.g. the before (on the left) and after (on the right) effect of an applied modification.
A second click closes the split screen mode.
|
|
Button
Fit to screen
|
Fits the displayed item to the size of the content area. The aspect ratio is kept.
|
|
Button
Fullscreen
|
Displays an item in the full screen view. Double-clicking a photo in the content area also starts the full screen view.
|
|
Drop-down menu with slider
Zoom
|
Zooms into and out of the content view.
|
The following setting options are available on the lower task bar:
|
Button
Auto Enhance
|
Improves the quality automatically based on terms of reference.
The same function is available via the Auto Enhance button on the Enhance tab in the Modify window.
|
|
Button
Red Eye Removal
|
Opens the Red Eye Removal window. The mouse pointer changes into a cross.
Simply keep the left mouse button pressed to define a rectangle around the affected area on your photo. Release the mouse button to apply the effect. Red eyes are removed automatically.
|
|
Button
Skip back/Skip to next track
|
Skips to the previous/next item.
In contrast to the thumbnail strip that only shows the photos of a selection or group, you can use the skip buttons to display the items of previous/next stacks.
|
|
Button
Play
|
Starts playback of an instant slide show. The instant slide show is presented with default transitions and default background music. To avoid conflicts, any ongoing background music is suspended and the instant slide show’s own music is played. Slide shows are played in full screen view.
The instant slide show plays all the photos in the selected album or photo browsing screen. You can preselect the photos and movies you want to play back in your instant slide show. Select the check box displayed in the upper left corner to select the item.
Not available for photos belonging to slide show compilations.
|
|
Button
Modify
|
Opens the Modify window in which you can choose from several effects, adjustments and enhancements presented on three correspondent tabs.
|
|
Button
Crop
|
Opens the Crop window in which you can choose from several templates that are defining the aspect ratio of a crop frame. You can also change the size of your item manually.
To crop manually, move the mouse pointer from the Crop window to the content area. It changes into a cropping tool. Click, hold, and move the cropping tool to directly see which part of the photo will be cropped. The width, height and position of the cropped area can be adjusted after the cropping tool has been released. Once you are happy with the defined size, click the Apply button to cut down the item.
|
|
Button
Undo edited steps/Redo edited steps
|
Reverses/repeats the last editing step.
Independent of the number of process steps you already performed, you can always undo your previous editing until you reach the original again.
|
|
Button
Rotate counter-clockwise/ Rotate clockwise
|
Rotates a selected item 90° to the left or to the right.
|
|
Button
Additional functionalities
|
Displays more features.
|
The following tabs are available in the Modify window:
|
Enhance
|
The Auto Exposure button automatically improves the exposure of your photos based on terms of reference.
The Auto Color button automatically improves the color of your photos based on terms of reference. It offers an alternative to the manual color correction.
The Auto Enhance button automatically improves the quality based on terms of reference. The same function is available via the Auto Enhance button on the lower task bar.
|
|
Adjust
|
Displays various sliders. You can use these modification options to improve the visual impression of your photos.
A preview of your adjustments is displayed in the Editing Photos screen.
|
|
Effects
|
Lists color and editing effects you can choose from to modify your photos.
If you place the mouse pointer on an effect thumbnail, a preview of the result is displayed in the Editing Photos screen. Click the thumbnail to actually apply the desired effect.
|
The following entries are available in the additional functionalities pop-up menu:
|
Copy To
|
Opens the Copy Selected Files to window. Here you can choose a target device to copy the selected files to.
At least one item must be selected.
|
|
Add to Favorites
|
Adds a star icon to the lower right corner of selected items or whole stacks.
The rating may be useful in organization if you use the Show drop-down menu (sorting setting options) and display your favorites only.
You can remove items or stacks from your list of favorites again. When a favorite item is selected, the entry in the additional functionalities pop-up menu changes to Remove from Favorites. To remove an item or stack from your list of favorites, click this entry.
At least one item or stack must be selected.
|
|
Publish / Burn
|
Displays the Publish screen in which you can collect items or preselections and burn or export those.
At least one item must be selected.
|
|
Show Media Info
|
Opens the Media Info pop-up area that shows information about the metadata of the selected item. If available, you can see details like artist, title or duration.
The Media Info pop-up area stays open in the lower left of the window. The entry in the additional functionalities pop-up menu changes to Hide Media Info. To close or hide the pop-up area, choose this entry.
|
|
Delete
|
Deletes an item or a whole stack from Nero Mobile Sync and from its folder on your computer.
|
|
Open with Windows Explorer
|
Opens a Windows Explorer window that shows the respective browser path to the directory in which the selected item is stored on your computer.
|
See also