Hello Kevin,

You can do that in the Edit module.

1. Select Start an empty project


2. Size the canvas so it's bigger than the target photo (maybe 200px on each side?)


3. Select a black or white background


4. Add your target photo


5. Resize & reposition


6. Save

[Step 1 above]



[Step 2 above]



Screenshot attached showing resized photo on black background.

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I neglected to mention, Kevin, that while you're in the Edit/Layers module you can also add & format your text

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Hi Pix,
Thanks for the reply, I will try that now.
I have used Cyberlink stuff for a long time, and had to upgrade due to new comp specs, and these newer versions are nice, but have a huge learning curve.

Again, Thanks!
Kevin R Saving the world, one goofy video and meme at a time.

Quote I neglected to mention, Kevin, that while you're in the Edit/Layers module you can also add & format your text

PIX

Hi Pix,
I did as you suggested, and it worked.
However, when I attempted to try and add a new layer, the program froze, and I had to use task manager to close the program.
When I attempted to restart it, I received some super fast error message which I am unable to read or capture, and the program will not launch. The launching circle on the cyberlink logo in the screen shot just continuously spins.
I of course went immediately to see if my patch was the most current, d/l'd a newer version, installed, and am still getting the same failure to launch.
I thought about deleting the program and reistalling it but am worried they will think it's someone else trying to use it because I already submitted the product key when I first bought the pkg.(PD 19 & PhD 12 combo.)

Please advise!
Thanks,
Kevin R. Saving the world, one goofy video and meme at a time.

Quote I thought about deleting the program and reistalling it but am worried they will think it's someone else trying to use it because I already submitted the product key when I first bought the pkg.(PD 19 & PhD 12 combo.)

There shouldn't be a problem. As far as I can tell, the program is linked to a "machine fingerprint" so you won't get dinged for trying to install the app on another computer.

Thanks for the DxDiag results, too. The crashes at the end show that you do need to update PhD from 12.0.1924 to build 2512 but there are many other crashes that point to some problems with Windows itself. I suggest you first try the diagnostic tool at the HP website. Click on the Or, let HP detect your product button and see what their troubleshooter finds.

You can also/instead run the two commands exactly as described here. Hopefully some or all of these steps will get your system into better shape and will let the latest version of PhD start up and run.

If it still won't start, unzip the attached file with a blank new PhD project and required folders and double-click on the NewProject.phd file to launch the app with a clean project file.

You can then try reopening your last project file from the File menu to see if you can recover it.

Hello Kevin R.

I'm glad you were able to get done what you needed to do, but I couldn't offer any better advice than that offered by optodata.

Resolving these system based issues can be painstaking & time-consuming, so beginning with the HP Diagnostic tool would be a good place to start.

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Thank you!
I wound up removing the program and reinstalling and the problem went away.

Kevin R.

Quote

There shouldn't be a problem. As far as I can tell, the program is linked to a "machine fingerprint" so you won't get dinged for trying to install the app on another computer.

Thanks for the DxDiag results, too. The crashes at the end show that you do need to update PhD from 12.0.1924 to build 2512 but there are many other crashes that point to some problems with Windows itself. I suggest you first try the diagnostic tool at the HP website. Click on the Or, let HP detect your product button and see what their troubleshooter finds.

You can also/instead run the two commands exactly as described here. Hopefully some or all of these steps will get your system into better shape and will let the latest version of PhD start up and run.

If it still won't start, unzip the attached file with a blank new PhD project and required folders and double-click on the NewProject.phd file to launch the app with a clean project file.

You can then try reopening your last project file from the File menu to see if you can recover it.