02 / FIRST EDIT

Your first PhotoCraft edit.
One file. A clear finish.

Follow our original 320 × 240 PNG through a small edit, a .pcraft working file and a PNG output. Tested in the macOS v0.7.0 desktop app on 12 October 2026.

Start with the same file

Download the practice PNG and keep the original separately. This walkthrough was run on macOS Apple silicon. Windows and Linux release files were checked, but these desktop steps were not run on those platforms.

Download the practice PNG ↓

01Make a working copySave a copy of first-edit.png in a new working folder. It contains a gray strip and colored shapes, with no private images or third-party artwork.02Open your fileChoose File → Open, or press Cmd+O on macOS, and select the practice PNG. Confirm that the canvas is 320 × 240 pixels. Read any warning before continuing.03Make a small, visible changeSelect the image layer and choose Image → Adjustments → Curves, or press Cmd+M. Keep Channel at RGB, add a point near the middle of the diagonal, and set Input to 128 and Output to 144. The gray strip should become a little brighter. Compare Preview off and on, then click OK to apply the change.04Save a PhotoCraft working fileChoose File → Save As, or press Cmd+Shift+S on macOS. Enter first-edit-ui.pcraft and save it in your working folder. Keep the original PNG separately. This example verifies this small working file; it does not certify preservation of every possible document feature.05Save a PNG, reopen and compareChoose File → Save As again and save first-edit-ui-export.png. Press Cmd+W to close the document, then Cmd+O to reopen first-edit-ui.pcraft. Open the PNG output in another image viewer and compare at the same zoom. Check the 320 × 240 size and the intended brightness change. If the working file fails to reopen or the appearance differs, keep the original and record the problem before using important files.

0 / 5 steps checked

The checkboxes record your own progress. They do not detect whether an edit succeeded in PhotoCraft. We used Save As for PNG output in this run; this is not a claim that other export commands are unavailable.

The recorded desktop workflow

These are actual PhotoCraft v0.7.0 screenshots from the sample run. Open an image for a full-size view. The sample files are original SailToWorld work, provided under CC0; PhotoCraft itself remains under its upstream license.

The original sample opened in PhotoCraft, before the Curves change.

The recorded Curves dialog shows the edited curve. No point is selected, so the inactive Input and Output fields display 0. Select the added midpoint to inspect the Input 128 and Output 144 values used in this walkthrough.

The saved .pcraft reopened in PhotoCraft. The document tab retains the original image name; the saved working file is first-edit-ui.pcraft.

Next: inspect the four PSD migration samples → · Read the verification scope

Your first PhotoCraft edit.One file. A clear finish.

Start with the same file

The recorded desktop workflow

Your first PhotoCraft edit.
One file. A clear finish.