PosterArtist 2007High-Quality Poster Design Package

PosterArtist 2007

Introducing PosterArtist 2007, an easy to use, template driven poster creation software that helps users of all levels to create professional-looking posters, banners,

and signage easily and quickly.

FEATURES• Auto Design• Ambient Light Adjustment• Variable Printing• Page Capture • Add Custom Text• Frames• Text Graphics• Quick Copy • Images/Clipart• Image Tilt correction• Opacity Blending

Poster Creation4 Easy Steps

• Step 1: Select Template• Select or Create Template

• Step 2: Paper Options• Choose media source, size, type

• Step 3: Edit• Photos, Clip Art, Text, Shapes,

Backgrounds, Variable Data

• Step 4: Print• Test Print and Preview

Any skill user can create posters:

PosterArtist is an in-house design assistant to help create posters for a variety of markets as well as applications

PosterArtist help users:• Create posters with ease• Create posters quickly• Save money• Save time

MarketsHospitalsOfficesLaw FirmsRetail StoresSchoolsAgencies

TravelPrint for PayPhotographyFirehouseFactoriesAnd much more

Markets

• Auto Design – Canon’s Dynamic Layout Engine (DLE) will design posters based on users needs

• Ambient Light Adjustment based on Kyuanos, the next-generation color management system

• Web Link - get information, new templates, and images from the new PosterArtist website

www.usa.canon.com/posterartist

PosterArtist 2007

What’s new?

FeaturesAuto Design

Auto design allows the user to follow a few simple steps to quickly and easily create personalized templates.

1. Text(four categories)•Title

•Sub-title

•Main text

•Organization details

2. Images(up to eight)

User input

1. Design images(11 categories)

•Seasons(summer, autumn, winter, spring)

•Pop

•Chic

•Natural

2. Color palette(four types)

3. Standard designs (18 designs)

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Automatic creation of a variety of draft poster designs

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FeaturesAuto Design

With Auto Design, the user chooses and inputs the following data to create a template:

① Design image

② Title

③ Sub-title

④ Content

⑤ Images

The benefit of Auto Design is that the user will not forget any small details because there are fields that prompt entries for each detail.

Features

Advantage of Kyuanos（ correct environment light)

Design room Presentation room

Ambient Light Adjustment

A high-precision color management system that delivers consistent and accurate color for select media,* under different viewing conditions such as fluorescent lights, incandescent lights or sunlight.

*For a list of up-to-date media types, please visit www.usa.canon.com/imageprograf

FeaturesWeb Link

Template downloads

The new web button jumps directly to the new PosterArtist website, making it faster and easier to obtain in-depth information and download templates.

www.usa.canon.com/posterartist

Poster InterfaceSteps to create a poster

1. 4 Poster Creation Steps 2. Submenu-Select amount templates, poster formats,customizing options, and print options

3. Poster window – move and resize objects, edit images and text. Add finishing touches on posters

Poster CreationStep 1: Select Template

User Options:

• Open template library

• Auto Design – Create poster

through Dynamic Layout Engine

• Browse through all templates

• Find a specific template

• Add own templates

Poster CreationStep 1: Select Template

Create your own from a blank templateFind templates

Template ChoicesEducation Food and Beverage Information Photo Frame Presentation Retail Shows and Events Signs and Notices

Poster CreationStep 2: Paper Options

Create your own custom sized posters!

Choose the printer, media source, media type, etc.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit

Add and edit:

• Photos

• Clipart

• Text

• Shapes

• Backgrounds

• Variable data

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit

PosterArtist comes with hundreds of images or you are given the optionto bring in your own images.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit - Photo

Retouch your photos with a variety of options.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit - Photo

Original Auto Color Correction

B&W Sepia

Retouching options allow for simple auto correction and various other alterations.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit - Clip art

Alter the color, size and orientation of the included clip art or your own

clip art quickly and easily.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit - Text

Edit text options:

• Font• Size• Shape• Color• Fill and stroke

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit - Shapes

Shapes can be created to add an element of design to your

poster.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit Backgrounds

Choose and customize from a variety of backgrounds.

Poster CreationStep 3: Edit Variable Data

With variable data printing, you can incorporate various data from one spreadsheet and incorporate it into several posters with the same look

Ex. Locations/Dates/Times can all be changed in a poster with a click of a button to create several posters with the same look and feel

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Click the “Connect to” tab to link your data file to PosterArtist

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Poster CreationStep 4: Print – Preview Screen

The user is given the option to preview the

poster prior to printing.

Additional FeaturesStep 4: Print - Ambient Light Adjustment

This Print Chart displays four different sample images on one print out; each one created for a specified light source.

Choose the column that looks best under the light source where the final document will be displayed.

This ensures the image looks the best it can in its environment.

Help Function

The help function is easy to navigate and provides detailed explanations of how to accomplish different tasks within the program.

QuickCopy

PosterArtist 2007

Simple method to create posters by scanning an image directly into PosterArtist from a Canon CanoScan scanner.

• Gives the ability to add text into template• Allows the user to scan photos and enlarge them• Ability to enlarge letterhead documents into posters

Image Import ScreenCanoScan Scanner

The Market

Office Use - It is generally troublesome and expensive to order

large-format posters from an outside supplier. But with

PosterArtist, in just a few simple settings, you can quickly produce

large-format prints of presentation files created in Microsoft Word

or PowerPoint, as well as charts plotted in Excel showing data for

intra-departmental displays, such as the progress of a project and

sales results.

The Market

Schools - Whether it's timetables, number charts, geography

maps, teaching materials or a poster for the school field day,

PosterArtist is the answer. In just 4 easy steps you can create and

print your own large format displays to use as posters or teaching

aids.

The Market

Stores - A versatile large-format printer is the ideal tool for coping

with modern-day demands. In-store posters need to provide up-

to-date information that reflects rapidly changing requirements,

such as new products, new additions to an existing item, special

pricing, information on discount offers and seasonal products.

With PosterArtist you can quickly and easily create and print your

own large format displays to use as tools to boost sales.

The Market

Hospitals - Patients demand the most up-to-date and accurate

medical information. The waiting rooms at hospitals and clinics

are important information-gathering spaces for patients. In just

four easy steps you can create your own large format posters

providing the latest medical information, whether it be disease

updates, examination options, charts or educational tips on

disease prevention.

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