User manual TOPAZ LABS ADJUST V4

[. . . ] User Manual Contents 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 13 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 I. Company Info 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 28 33 35 37 38 39 Topaz Adjust 2 IV. Exposure 20 User Manual Installation Entering Your Key Entering your trial key allows you to save your projects and print them during your evaluation period. Entering your license key allows you do the same, except without any time limitations. [. . . ] This filter is generally good at detecting, so it is best to start off with a setting of 1 and gradually work from there. This is similar to the "Opacity" setting in Photoshop for the noise map. Topaz Adjust Saturation Standard parameter to increase or decrease the overall saturation of the image. Saturation Boost Increase or decrease the saturation of less saturated colors. Hue A convenient hue correction control. Noise The Topaz Adjust noise algorithms are intelligent and can detect the amount and type of noise in an image in most cases. This tab is designed with speed and usability in mind, and is extremely fast and snappy. However, you also have the option of using a slower but higherquality noise reduction algorithm by checking the checkbox "use Topaz DeNoise". For higherquality noise reduction tools try Topaz DeNoise 3. ) 23 Additional Noise reduction notes: 6. Preview zoom MUST be 50% or more or the Deblur feature will not be accessible and you will see the message below: Use Topaz DeNoise You will notice a check box option in the Noise tab that will allow you to process your noise reduction options using Topaz DeNoise. Disabling this feature will make your noise reduction process fast but simple, and will suppress more detail. If you enable this feature then it will use an advanced algorithm, similar to the one in the DeNoise 3 program, to remove image noise. This feature is slower but it will preserve more detail in your image. User Manual Workflow We will be using this under exposed scenic image for our example. The goal for this image is to correct the image exposure while brighten it up and recovering some of the color and details. In the following steps, we will show you how to achieve optimal results with your own photos, following this model. Right-click on your image layer in your layers and select "Duplicate Layer". You can also achieve this by selecting your image layer and dragging it down to the new layer icon. Topaz Adjust Sample Project #1 In this section, we will walk you through a sample project, step-by-step, to help you become more familiar with the Adjust program focusing on using a combination of presets and manual adjustments. 24 Before Topaz Adjust After Topaz Adjust User Manual Workflow We want to take correct the exposure of this image and recover color and detail to reestablish the character of the image scene. To achieve this we will be working with the presets and detail sliders for this example, but you can start any way you like. Topaz Adjust 3. To begin working on your image go to Filters -> Topaz Labs -> Adjust 4. Once your image loads, use the zoom tools to zoom in on a specific part of your image. Then you can click on the preview and drag it around until you find an area that you like. 25 User Manual Workflow 5. If you want to choose a default preset, scroll through the panel on the left side of the screen. To select it, just click on it and the sliders will automatically adjust to the pre-defined settings and parameters. For this example we will be using the Enhance Contrast preset. Topaz Adjust 26 If you are satisfied with the preset adjustments then you can click "OK" to process your image and save it back to Photoshop. [. . . ] You will then receive a license key to activate the plug-in, and the trial version will automatically become the full version with no time limitations. 35 User Manual Frequently Asked Questions there is nothing in the space beforehand. This means clicking, pressing Ctrl-A, and hitting delete to make sure that absolutely nothing is in that field before you paste in the key. If it doesn't work when you copy and paste, try typing it out, and vice versa. Please make sure that you are using a 8-bit or 16-bit image that is in RGB color mode. [. . . ]