You can find frequently asked questions about PuzziPix Pro here
Pans around your document. Works especially good when zoomed in. Space Bar on your keyboard gives quick access to this feature.
PuzziPix Pro - Info Page Desktop
Videos
Watch these short videos to learn the basics.
Getting Started
Every photo placed in the app is automatically turned into a puzzle. Use Auto Generate to change puzzle styles, and the built-in Tools to Move, Size, Rotate and send pieces Front or Back.
Cutout Shapes
Use Auto Generate to get to the Library of included shapes or import your own using the custom button. Move and Resize Shapes then Apply to cut shapes out of the puzzle. Use the import Photo tool to change the photo on one puzzle piece or groups of them. This technique works great with Text and Logos.
Logo Cutouts and Custom Shapes
Use logos and custom shapes to create eye catching visual designs with puzzles. This video shows you how to Import Custom Artwork, Duplicate Layers and how to use Conform and Cutout to create a tree design with a logo cutout.
Buttons
Top Bar Buttons
- Get Photo - Load a photo from your hard drive
- Save Photo - Save your image to your hard drive
- Crop - Cut out an area of your image hiding the rest
- Zoom In - Zoom in to examine small details
- Undo - Undo the last edit
- Redo - Redo the last edit that was undone
- Zoom Out - Zoom Out to view a larger proportion of your image
- Original Button - Hold down to view the original image for a quick comparison.
- Info Button - Opens up this page
- Website - Takes you to our website
Menu
File
- Get Photo - Load a photo from your or hard drive
- Save Photo - Save the image to your or hard drive
- Save Preset - Once you've created an effect you can use this option to save all the attributes and reuse them on another picture
- Preferences - Change where the application will save your image and rebuild presets that came with the product
Edit
- Undo - Undo your last edit
- Redo - Redo your last edit that was undone
Window
- Zoom In - Zoom in on areas of the image
- Zoom Out - Zoom Out to view a larger proportion of the image
- Fit In Window - Fill the window with the image
- Actual Size - Changes the images size to its original size
Help
- Jixipix Info - Brings you to this page
- Jixipix Products - Takes you to our website where you can view all our apps
Tools
Tool Bar Buttons
Pan Tool
Selection Tool
Use this tool to move around the pieces. You can select all by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + A on your keyobard or drag over multiple tiles to select them or hold Ctrl/Cmd to select multiple pieces. (T) Selects Tool
Load in a custom image and apply it to the currently selected pieces.
Remove any custom image from the selected item.
Checking this box makes it so whenever you move a piece the image goes with it. Unchecking it does the opposite. Useful if you want to shift the image around and not the piece, or vice versa.
Move Image Tool
Use this tool to move and resize the image on each piece. This tool depends on what is currently selected on your document. If you have multiple pieces selected then this tool moves the images on those pieces at the same time. (P) Selects Tool
Resets the selected piece's image back to its original size and location
Light Source Tool
Loads the on-document light source with options to edit lighting and shadows.
Resets the light source to the default settings
Light Source
Opens the Light Source Settings
Removes duplicated light sources
Adds another light source
Light Source Settings
- Light Strength - Adjusts the strength of the surface lighting (Color Box) Changes light temperature and colorcast
- Shadow Strength - Adjusts the shadow darkness (Color Box) Changes the shadow color
- Shadow Height - Increases the distance of the shadow off the paper
- Shadow Softness - Softens the edge of the shadow making it translucent
Layers
Click to hide layers and settings
Add a layer
Delete the selected layer
Duplicate Layer - Duplicate the chosen layer
Reset Layers - Removes all added layers and resets the settings
Save Layer Preset - Save the chosen layer or layers as a preset
Click to hide or show the chosen layer
Click to change the layers name
Adjustments
The Adjust Tab changes depending on which layer and how many puzzle pieces are selected. To edit multiple puzzle pieces select the Selection Tool and either click and drag over multiple pieces or hold ⌘ (Mac) / Ctrl (Windows) on your keyboard and click each piece to add it to your selection
Puzzle Pieces - Adjust Tab
- Auto Generate - Go into the Auto Generate wizard. Anything you do in here will override existing settings and pieces.
- Rotation Shift - Rotate all the selected items by a random amount. The higher the slider the more shift will happen. Change the slider and then hit 'Apply'. You can hit 'Apply' multiple times without having to change the slider. (Only available when multiple tiles are selected)
- Location Shift - Move all the selected items by a random amount. The higher the slider the more shift will happen. Change the slider and then hit 'Apply'. You can hit 'Apply' multiple times without having to change the slider. (Only available when multiple tiles are selected)
- Image Shift - Shift the image on all the selected items by a random amount. The higher the slider the more shift will happen. Change the slider and then hit 'Apply'. You can hit 'Apply' multiple times without having to change the slider. (Only available when multiple tiles are selected)
- Move to Front - Bring the currently selected item to the front. Only works if the item has been moved with something above or below it.
- Move to Back - Send the currently selected item to the back. Only works if the item has been moved with something above or below it.
- Grid - Organize the selected pieces and put them into place. This will be the same place the puzzle was originally located when you go in to generate it for the first time.
- Exposure - Adjusts the exposure per piece. This is the maximum each selected piece can achieve. Each piece will be random up to the maximum. ‘Select All’ pieces to change them at the same time.
- Exposure Color - Controls exposure color at the edge of each piece. This is the maximum each selected piece can achieve. ‘Select All’ pieces to change them at the same time.
- Colorize - Add a bit of color to each piece. Controls the maximum color allowed. Each piece will be a random amount up to this maximum. ‘Select All’ pieces to change them at the same time
- Saturation - Saturate or desaturate each piece. Controls the maximum saturation/ desaturation allowed. Each piece will be a random amount up to this value. Values to the left desaturate the puzzle piece and values to the right saturate the color. ‘Select All’ pieces to change them at the same time.
- End Curl - How much curl is added to the piece. This is the maximum that each selected piece can achieve. Each piece will be random up to the maximum. ‘Select All’ pieces to change them at the same time.
- Grain - How much film grain is added to the piece. This is the maximum that each selected piece can achieve. Each piece will be random up to the maximum. Select All pieces to change all at the same time.
- Texture - Controls how much texture is applied to the pieces. This slider is not dependent on any selected piece and will apply the same to all.
- Texture Scale - Controls how large the texture is on the pieces. This slider is not dependent on any selected puzzle piece and will apply the same to all.
- Item Background - Controls the background color of each piece. You should only see this if you have an item with a transparent image or the image is not sitting over the entire piece. Use the Image Tool to adjust the image to fill the piece.
Background Layer - Adjust Tab
- Background Style - Choose Image to use the loaded image as the background or choose Color to use a color and adjust its opacity or choose Paper to use one of the included papers with the option of adding a color tint
Puzzle Pieces - Generate Tiles Tab
- Puzzle Style - Choose a puzzle type
- Puzzle Size - Move left for smaller puzzle pieces or move right for bigger puzzle pieces
- Cutout Shape - Choose an image which will overlay on top of the puzzle, select custom to choose an image off of your computer.
- Conform Shape - Choose a shape and the puzzle pieces will only appear in the shape, select custom to choose an image off of your computer.
- Invert Shape - Switch out which part of the Conform Shape will be shown
Presets
Style Browser
Click t o hide the Style Browser
Randomize the effect using the chosen preset style
Create a Preset using your current settings
Delete a Preset
Saving Presets
Once you have applied a preset and modified it using the adjust tabs, you can save your own custom preset by clicking the Plus Symbol in the bottom right corner.
Saving and Loading Layer Presets
To save the settings for a specific layer as a preset select the layer and click the layer button in the top right corner of the app and select Save layer Preset. Once saved the preset will appear with the other presets with a layer icon in the corner of the preset, select the preset to load the Layer Preset
Favoriting and Deleting Presets
Favorite a preset to move it to the front of the presets list for quick access. To favorite or delete a preset click down on a preset thumbnail and hold until an X and heart appears, click the heart to favorite it or click the X to delete it.
