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1. Alt Mouse Click Jouble clck Zoom Tool Increase Decreose Slider by Up Down Arrow Up Down reat Slider by 10 Shit Up Down A Shift Up Down Arrow Command Fl 13 Chapter 2 Corona Corona creates radiant solar flares glowing aurora and fills selections with goseous clouds Using one of two modes you can create linear or wavering solar flares You can also control the corona s expansion from the selection edge ORON Basic Tab Create Output In New Layer Below Current Creotes a layer below the working layer in Photoshop and Elements only and renders the effect to it This feoture allows you to view edit or turn off the effect without affecting the original layer If you switch filters from within a filter window the new layer feature will be disabled in the filter you ve switched to If you want to apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply Create Output In New Layer Below Current is unavailble when recording actions in Photoshop Clear this checkbox when recording actions Note This feature cannot be used on a background layer Corona Type Streaky Produces lineor flores 14 Turbulent Creates chaotic wavering flares Left Streaky Right Turbulent Glow Radius Controls the distance that the flores expand from the selection edge Higher v2. Create Output on New Layer Wispy Creates tendrils of Above Current Creates o layer smoke like a cigarette in an ash above the working layer in Photoshop troy and Elements only and renders the Billowing Renders puffy effect to it This feoture allows you to OESE SE fan view edit or turn off the effect without offecting the original layer If you switch filters from within a filter window the new layer feature will be disabled in the filter you ve switched to If you want to apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply Create Output In New Layer Above Current is unavailble when recording actions in Photoshop Clear this checkbox when recording actions 35 a smokestack in Elizabeth New Jersey or o forest fire Wispy Right Bilk Smoke Direction Controls the direction in which the smoke column travels Click and drag within the control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Column Length Controls the length of the smoke column Puff Size In Wispy mode Puff Size controls the overage width of the tendrils forming the smoke column Larger values yield wider individual wisps Left to right Increasing Wispy Puff Size In Billowing mode Puff Size controls the average size of the puffy clouds that form the smoke Left to right Increasing Billawing Puff Size Expansion Controls the growth of the column
3. Macintosh users will see the menus in place of their usual menu bar Windows users will see the menus at the top of the filter preview window Edit Menu This menu allows you an unlimited number of Undos and Redos If you experiment with the sliders and find thet you prefer a previous group of settings simply use the Undo command in the Edit menu or use Command Z Control Z on Windows machines to back up as many times as necessary The E copy cut paste and delete values from parameter fields menu also allows you to Filters Menu This menu allows you to switch between filters in the user interface Photoshop users should note that they switch between filters in the Filters menu the Actions History and Last Filter Used functions record the filter you initially selected View Menu This menu allows you to zoom the preview in and out To display the preview at 100 magnification select Actual Pixels See Keyboard Shortcuts on page13 Help Menu The Help menu leads to local documentation and online Web pages Clicking Help gt Filter accesses filter specific documentation The same assistance can be reached by pressing F1 Windows or Help Macintosh lt Fiter ep FL Contre Produet Home Page len Shin Have Page Span UpToDate Messages Erea To access a Table of Contents for the online help click Help gt Contents Common Tools To limit redundancy in the filter chapte
4. Several interface improvements appear in the Eye Candy 5 series Improved Settings manage ment settings are now accessed under the Settings tab You con create manage save share and backup settings See the Using Settings section for more details UpToDate a messaging system we will use to communicate with our users See the UpToDate Messages section for more details Intra product navigation switch from one Eye Candy 5 filter set to another from within the Nature user interface Changes to Existing Filters Besides the aforementioned user interface changes and new filters Eye Candy veterans will notice the following updates to pre existing filters Corona Corona can create a new layer in Photoshop then apply the effect there We ve also added a Photoshop style gradient editor so you can recreate perfect solar flares Drip Melt and drip have been combined They were so compli mentary we figured you were wasting your time jumping from filter to filter Fire Fire has an all new photo realistic look This one gets the gradient editor and new layer features too Smoke Smoke has also been rewritten for a brand new look and more versatility Like Fire you can apply smoke to its own layer from the filter itself Squint Squint has new streak ing features to imitate light refracted by water and more Water Drops Water drops is much more realistic Drops pool together more nat
5. Adjusts the level of brightness that the filter recognizes os bright enough to radiate streaks of light Low values allow virtually any area to emit streaks High values allow only the brightest areas to do so Left to right Increasing Streak Selection Threshold Streak Length Specifies the average length of the streaks Number of Streaks Controls the density of streak placement High values add more radial streaks which eventually overlap to render a brilliant glow Streak Variation Increasingly randomizes the direction in which individual strecks point Streak Rotation Controls the direction of the streaks Click and drag within the control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees 43 Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like 44 Chapter 11 Water Drops Water Drops creates a wide variety of liquid shapes spheres spurts spills spots and more You can select the color of the drops make them pool together and distort underlying images os if they had been rained on Basic Tab You can select any value between 1 Drop Size Controls the size of the 074 100 percent liquid blobs High valves yield fewer larger drops Low valves splatter the selection with small drops Coverage Controls the percentage of the selection covered with liquid Left to right Increasing Coverage Clumping Creotes g
6. Snow Drift Snow Drift adds piles of snow to horizontal sections of a selection You can pile snow on the top or bottom of the selection You can also control the thickness and lumpiness of the snow Optionally you can dust the surfaces of your entire selection or enti image with light snow By adding more dust to bright spots you can simulate snow piling on rooftops trees or any other bright surface Basic Tab Create Output on New Layer Above Current Creates a layer above the working layer in Photoshop and Elements only and renders the effect to it If you switch filters from within a filter window the new layer feature will be disabled in the filter you ve switched to If you want to apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply Create Output In New Layer Above Current is unavailble when recording actions in Photoshop Clear this checkbox when recording actions Drift Height Specifies the maximum drift height Higher values make taller piles Note The selection edge limits the maximum attainable snow height lumping Controls the lumpiness of the snow Higher values create 39 more lumps of increasingly random size ond height Top to bottom Increased Clumping Surface Roughness Adds o rough texture to the surface Low values render o shiny surface High values yield a textured surface like snow that has melted and refrozen Droop Expands
7. enable the gradient editor 20 Chapter 4 Drip Drip simulates liquid trickling from the bottom of a selection and optionally melis the original selection Drips flow from the bottom of the selection like paint dribbles Image features stretch along the path of the drips By tweaking melt features you can liquefy the entire selection RIPPY Drip Tab Density Controls the number of drips falling from your selection High values add more drips Drip Length Controls the average distance that drips run from the bottom of the selection Width Controls the average thickness of each drip High values reduce the number of drips in your selection Left to right Increasing Density 21 Taper Thins the area between the uneven edges and separate the drip bottom of the selection and the drip s from the selection teardrop end Low values look like liquid running down a wall High values look like drops falling from the bottom of the selection if Left to right Increasing Dribble Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like Left to right Increasing Taper Dribble Controls the irregularity of the drip edges High values make 22 Melt Tab Melt Length Controls how much the entire selection is stretched downwards in wavy distortions Left to right Increasing Melt Length Ripple Width Controls the average width
8. into a V shape High values widen the V 36 Waver Controls the amount of meandering in the smoke column Higher values increase the twisting Low values render smoke that travels along a linear path Roughness Controls the smoothness of the smoke High values render turbulent smoke Left to right Increasing Roughness Overall Opacity Controls the transparency of the entire smoke column High values make a more visible smoke column Layered Smoke Select this option to render a second layer of smoke in front of the original Left Non layered Right Layered Smoke sel Start From Bottom Select this option to cover the entire selection with smoke Mask Selection Select this option to make the effect appear to rise from the back of the selection Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like Color and Lighting Tab Smoke Color Tints the smoke any color Soot Darkens the edges of the smoke and adds contrast to the effect Light Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the smoke Click and drag within the 37 lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between Oand 360 degrees Light Strength Boosts the intensity of the light source It s like increasing the wattage of a light bulb Light Color Tints the light source You can make smoke in the red light district 38 Chapter 9
9. may not have enough physical memory RAM to handle the image that you re working with Macintosh users only This filer only runs on Mac OS X 10 2 or later Check the operating system requirements for this software in your user manual Nature only works with Mac OSX 10 2 or later 51
10. the bottom edge of the snow below the selection Higher values increase the distance that the snow sags beneath the selection Top to bottom Increasing Droop Start Snow Drift from Selection Bottom Select this option to place the snow on the lower horizontal areas the selection Dust on All Features Covers the entire selection with a uniform dusting of light snow Higher values increase the dust density Dust on Bright Features Places a thicker coating of dust on bright areas within your selection Higher values amplify the effect Note Dust on All Features and Dust on Bright Features ore disabled when Create Output In New Layer Above Current is selected 40 Bright Features Threshold Adjusts the level of brightness that the filter recognizes as bright enough to receive additional dusting Low values specify that only the brightest features get extra dust High values extend the added dusting into darker areas Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like Lighting Tab Light Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the snow surface Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Shadow Strength Controls the shadow darkness Higher values render darker shadows Shadow Color Choose any color for the shadows For more information on sel
11. Alien Skin Software 1111 Haynes Street Suite 113 Raleigh NC 27604 USA Phone 1 919 832 4124 Toll free in USA 1 888 921 SKIN 7546 Fax 1 919 832 4065 Email alien skinfo alienskin com For Tech Support support alienskin com On the Web hitp www alienskin com This manual is copyright 2004 by Alien Skin Software LLC All rights reserved Alien Skin is a trademark and Eye Candy is registered trademark of Alien Skin Software LLC All rights reserved The Eye Candy software is furnished under a license agreement found in the software installation progrom Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for ony purpose without the written permission of Alien Skin Software LLC Don t make us come after you we have more fun things to do Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Incorporated Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Fireworks is a registered trademark of Macromedia Incorporated Paint Shop Pro is a registered trademark of Jasc Incorporated All other product names mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Registered and unregistered trademarks used herein are t
12. Let s start with the basics Take a long hard look at the illustration below Familiarize yourself with the elements of the gradient editor Grasi Srocihness A m Smoothness Slider A Use this slider to even out color and opacity transitions in gradients Opacity Stops B Opacity stops build a bridge between differing levels of opaqueness The midpoint diamond shaped buttons and smoothness controls establish where and how quickly opacity transitions take place Slide them around to get a feel for how they work Adding Opacity Stops Click above the gradient bar to add an opacity stop Modifying Opacity Stops Position the cursor over any opacity stop and click it Tweak the opacity slider Deleting Opacity Stops Click and drag the stop off the gradient bar Color Stops C Color stops add colors to your gradient and establish transitions to neighboring hues The midpoint diamond shaped buttons and smoothness controls establish where and how quickly the color transition will take place Slide them around to get a feel for how they work Adding Color Stops Use color stops to add a new colors to your gradient To add a color stop click below the gradient bar Editing Color Stops Once you ve added that color stop you ll want to choose a color for it 1 Position the cursor over any color stop and click it 2 Using any of the color picking tools choose a color and c
13. alues render o larger corona Left to right Increasing Glow Rodius Flare Width Controls the average width of the flares Higher values yield wider flares Stretch Controls the omount of flare elongation Higher values stretch the shorter flares towards the edge of the glow radius Waver Controls the random bending of individual flares Higher values yield curvier flares Left to right Increasing Waver 15 Blur Softens the edges of the flares Higher values yield softer edges Left to right Increasing Blur Overall Opacity Controls the transparency of the corona Low values yield a more transparent effect Underlying images remain more visible Higher values reduce the visibility of underlying images Gradient Controls For complete information on how to use Gradient Controls see Gradient Editor on page7 Radiate From Selection Select this option to expand the effect from the edge of the selection rather than radially from a single point inside the selection Mask Selection Select this option to make the effect appear to radiate from the back of the selection Note Mask Selection is disobled when Create Output In New Layer Below Current is selected Left Mask Selection disabled The white lines text outlines represent he original selection Right Mask Selection enabled Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click i
14. ckle the 29 surface with tiny ripples High values create large swells Left to right Increasing Random Wave Wavelength Note This value is linked to Ripple Wavelength Refraction Controls the strength of distortion in opaque selections Refracted selections look like they are under water To be visible Refraction must be used in an opaque layer Left to right Increasing Refraction Draw Outside Selection Select this option to fill the entire layer with ripples Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like Lighting Tab Lighting Controls Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the surface Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Inclination Controls the angle formed by the light and the page Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the inclination or enter a value between 0 and 90 degrees 30 Highlight Brightness Controls the intensity of the shiny highlights appearing on the surface Highlight Size Controls the size of the shiny highlights on areas facing the light higher values yield larger highlights Highlight Color Choose any color for the shiny highlights Reflection Map Controls None Choose this option if you do not want an image reflected on the surface of your liquid Select From File Selects a refl
15. code If you have the code Make sure that you are entering the 12 letter code and other registration fields correctly The Name field must contain at least three characters Make sure that you are using a valid code Product registration codes are not interchangeable For example an Eye Candy 4000 code will not work with any other product You will need to use the code that you received when you purchased the software This 12 letter code can be found on the web page from which you downloaded the software in an email invoice you received while downloading the product or on a sticker inside the front cover of the manval Problem When try to install get an error dialog saying that don t have 48 privileges or permission to install the software Solution The installer like most installation programs needs to write files to secure folders on your computer If you use OS X Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must have administrator privileges For information on configuring your user account for these privileges see your system administrator or your operating system manual Problem After installing the plug ins and starting the graphics host program the filters do not appear in the Filter or plug in menu Solution The filters were not installed in your graphics program s plug in folder Find out which folder your host program uses for plug ins With Photoshop you can determine this by going to Edit
16. d drag within the control box to change the direction or enter a value between O and 360 degrees Column Length Controls the length of the fire column 18 Flame Width Controls the average width of the smaller flames forming the fire column Expansion Controls the growth of the column into a V shape High values widen the V Left fo right Increasing Expansion Waver Controls the amount of meandering in the fire column Higher values increase the twisting Low values render fire that travels along o linear path Turbulence Adds twisting details to the tips of the flame High values resemble flickering Left fo right Increasing Turbulence Flame Intensity Brightens the inside color to simulate hotter flames Higher values appear white hot Soften Edges Blurs the edges of For more information on using the flames and elevates the fire above gradients see Gradient Editor on the selection High values soften the page7 tlame more Left to right Softened edges Start From Bottom Select this option to cover the entire selection with fire Mask Selection Select this option to make the effect appear to rise from the back of the selection Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get o result you like Colors Tab Natural Flame Colors Select this option to simulate common fire tinting like a match or campfire Cleor Natural Flame Colors to
17. e filter window without applying the effect Mouseover Help String Area F Elements in each filter have mouseover help text Whenever you move your cursor over a user interface element a short description appears in the bottom left corner of the window Preview Window Area G Preview the effect on your image here The preview area can be resized by clicking and dragging any corner or edge of the filter window Progress Bar H The rectangle to the left of the magnification indicator displays the percentage of rendering completed Magnification Indicator 1 The current level of magnification is shown to the right of the render status bar at the lower right corner of the filter window Using Settings The Settings tab in each filter window allows you to create manage download share and back up your favorite filter recipes To use a setting simply click the Settings tab and highlight the desired setting in the list Saving Settings To save a setting 1 Adjust sliders to taste 2 Click the Settings Tab 3 Click the Save button 4 Type a name for your new setting into the Save Setting window Sava Setting ceting ares Sonna 5 Click OK Renaming Settings To rename a setting 1 Click the Settings Tab 2 Click Manage 10 3 Highlight the setting that you 2 Highlight the setting you want to want to rename export Click Export Navigate to the location where you want to store the se
18. ecting colors see Color Selection Tools on page7 Tip When adding dust to bright surfaces in your selection use an extremely low Dust on All Features omount A valve of zero typically works best 41 Chapter 10 Squint Squint imitates the blurring that might result from bad vision or a shaky cameraman Squint also creates bright light streaks and kaleidoscopic effects like you might see from oncoming traffic in a rainstorm Basic Tab original image A zero value results in Ghost Radius Controls the no ghaeitig expansion of the blur Low values render a thin visible holo the original image details though blurred are still visible High valves obscure the Lefi fo right Increasing Ghost Radius 42 Ghost Segments Breaks the halo into smaller pieces Higher values yield more pieces elt to right The subile effect of adding ghost seg Ghost Rotation Controls the direction in which the segments travel Click and drag within the control box to change the direction or enter a value between O and 360 degrees Draw Light Streaks Select this option to add rays of light that burst from bright oreas in the image Streak Brightness Enhances the whiteness of the streaks making them appear brighter Streak Opacity Controls the visibility of the light streaks Low values render imperceptible rays High values create visible streaks and smear colors like a motion trail Streak Selection Threshold
19. ection map file Reflection maps color the wave contours to simulate a shiny liquid surface Reflection Strength Controls the opacity of the reflection map Higher values yield a brighter more reflective surface Lower values allow more of the original selection to shine through 31 Chapter 7 Rust From crusty iron oxide to aluminum scaling rust recreates virtually any severe metallic corrosion You can control the size and color of rust spots the size ond sharpness of surface details and the density of coverage ee RUST Basic Tab Create Output in Layer Above Current Creates o layer above the working layer in Photoshop ond Elements only and renders the effect to it This feature allows you to view edit or turn off the effect without affecting the original layer If you switch filters from within a filter window the new layer feature will be disabled in the filter you ve switched to IF you want to apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply Create Output In New Layer Above Current is unavailble when recording actions in Photoshop Clear this checkbox when recording actions Feature Size Zooms the rust patches in and out High values yield a close up view the spots grow larger and the spacing between each patch increases Surface features such as flaking become more larger ond more detailed 32 Left to right Increasin
20. enu Solut Grayed out filters in the Filter menu occur if you are in certain color modes such as CMYK Lab or Bitmap that won t allow a specific filter to work properly Problem get a message that my software ran out of memory while rendering the preview Solution There are a few things you can do to free up more memory In Photoshop the history palette and other features take up a lot of memory You can free this memory by selecting Edit gt Purge gt All To free up even more memory in Photoshop select Edit gt Preferences gt Memory amp Image Cache Then increase the Maximum Used value If you routinely work with huge images we recommend that you have ten times as much physical RAM as the image size in memory Problem The preview seems broken It only shows the checkerboard pattern Solution Sometimes the preview begins in a transparent part of a layer Click an opaque area of your selection in the navigation thumbnail Problem A filter makes the graphics program or the entire computer crash or freeze up Solution Sometimes freezes or crashes occur when your computer runs out of available memory If you are using Photoshop you can sometimes free up large amounts of memory by selecting Edit gt Purge gt All Also make sure that your computer system meets the minimum requirements to run our software Shut down other programs before you run your image editing program as there
21. g Feature Size yield a transition from crusty inner rust to translucent surface rust Coverage High values fill empty space with more rust patches Left to right Increased softening with added water streaks Left to right Increasing Coverage Texture Variation Adds contrast and detail to the flaky surface features Edge Roughness Adds a jagged edge to spots Higher values render an uneven edge Low values make smooth edges Soften Spots Creates a transition of opacity in spots Low values create patches with defined edges and consistent surface detail High values Rust Color Selects the dominant rust color 33 Draw Water Streaks Select this option to smear rust downward from the main spots Streak Length Increases the distance that streaks are smeared from the patches Streak Opacity Controls the darkness of the smears The opaqueness tails off toward the end of the streaks Seamless Tile Select this box to create a repeatable pattern with no seams Note Selecting Seamless Tile disables streak controls Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like 34 Chapter 8 Smoke Using two modes Smoke simulates anything from pyroclastic eruptions to gentle wisps emerging from the end of a gun barrel You can control the direction of the smoke its color how high it rises and much more we Gp i Basic Tab Smoke Type
22. gt Preferences gt Plug ins Then install the filters again making sure you select the proper plug in folder Also remember that after installing new filters you must restart your graphics host for the plug ins to become available With other host programs consult your user manual for more information about where plug ins need to be installed and how to access them Problem My software doesn t work with a graphics program that claims to use Photoshop plug ins Solution Some host programs claim to work with all Photoshop plug ins without testing thoroughly or strictly following the Photoshop plug in standard If you d like to use our software with a host not listed in this manual please visit our Web site for the latest list of compatible hosts Problem How do uninstall my software Macintosh Users Find the Nature folder in your graphics program s plug in folder and delete it Also delete the Users lt user name gt Library Application Support A Skin Nature folder Windows Users Run Add Remove Programs from your Windows Control Panel Select Nature from the program list and click the Add Remove button This will remove the program and most of its components To remove your settings navigate to the Documents and Settings lt user name gt Application Data Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Nature folder 49 Performance Issues Problem Some or all of the filters appear grayed out in the Filter m
23. he exclusive property of their respective owners Alien Skin Software LLC makes no claim to any such marks nor willingly or knowingly misused or misapplied such marks We will never wear suits Contents Getting Started Welcome What s New Eye Candy 5 Release Schedule Host Requirements System Requirements Macintosh Installation Registering Nature User Interface Common Tools Using Settings 1 Keyboard Shortcuts 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 Windows Installation 5 6 6 6 0 3 Corona Fire Drip Icicles Ripples Rust Smoke Snow Drift Squint Water Drops Troubleshooting Chapter 1 Getting Started Welcome Welcome to Eye Candy 5 Nature Nature a set of 10 plug in effects for Photoshop and other compatible graphics host programs This chapter explains how to install your software and provides an overview of the features common to each filter In this chapter you ll find the following sections What s New Eye Candy 5 Release Schedule Host Requirements System Requirements Macintosh Installation Windows Installation e User Interface Keyboard Shortcuts What s New This section lists the new filters features and improvements included in Nature New Filters Nature adds four new effects to the Eye Candy family of filters e Icicles Rust Ripples Snow Drift Interface Improvements
24. hough High values obscure underlying images Extremely high values render solid dripping goo like wax Low values allow Refraction Roughens the surface of the ice and underlying images Less refraction creates a smoother surface allowing a clearer view of objects under the ice High values create a Left to right Ice on entire selection is enabled an both stoplights Refraction is enhanced in the right frame Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get a result you like ighting Tab Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the ice Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Inclination Controls the angle formed by the light and the page Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the inclination or enter a value between 0 and 90 degrees 26 Highlight Brightness Controls the intensity of the shiny highlights appearing on the ice surface Highlight Size Controls the size of the shiny highlights on areas facing the light higher values yield larger highlights Highlight Color Choose any color for the shiny highlights Shadow Strength Controls the shadow darkness Higher values render darker shadows Shadow Color Choose any color for the shadows For more information on color selection see Color Selection Tools on page7 27 Chapter 6 Rip
25. il client is compatible with our settings manager a message will pop up like magic with the setting attached Yay 5 Eudora Outlook Microsoft Entourage Mac Apple Mail and Outlook Express work great Netscape Mail is not compatible with our e mail feature Resetting Settings to Factory Default Every filter hos a Factory Default setting Clicking this setting resets the current filter parameters You can also press the F5 Windows or Command R Macintosh key to reset the filter That s it for the opening section We ve designed this software to be both fun and easy to use We hope you enjoy using the filters 12 Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcut Function Macintosh Windows Ness Editable Tet Field Tob Tab Previous Editable Text Field Shit Tob Shit Tab Ok Return Rtn Cancel Escape Escape Undo Command Z Contol Z Redo Shit Command Z Contol Y Cu Commond X Control X Command C Comtol C Paste Command V Connal V Next Fiter 1 Control Previous Fiter Command Control Zoom In Control oom Ou Command Control Actual Pixels Option Command Zero Zero Restore Default Setings Command R F5 Load Last Used Seting Command L C Save Sein Commend 5 aes ita Move Toa han H H Switch to Zoom Tool z z Zoom In nith 200m enabled Mouse Click Left Mouse Click oom Out Option Mouse Click
26. lation program that you downloaded from the online store Double click the Setup exe icon Click Next Read the License Agreement Click Accept Enter your name company name optional and your registration code Note The registration code is a 12 letter sequence inside the front cover of your manual If you purchased an electronic version of Nature you ll find the 12 letter code in the e mail invoice sent with your downloaded software Store this e mail in a safe place for future installations Click Next Our installer will search for all compatible graphics programs on your computer and display them in a list Highlight one program you can only install into one graphics program at a time and click OK Rerun the installer if you wish to install Nature into other graphics hosts Registering Nature You must register your software to receive technical support and critical product updates Registration also qualifies you for product discounts and upgrade pricing on future versions of Eye Candy If you purchased Nature directly from Alien Skin Software you are automatically registered with us You only need to register if you purchased Nature elsewhere You can register online at hitp www alienskin com register If you don t have access to the World Wide Web mail in the registration card included with your software User Interface Menus Command menus are accessible when you launch any filter
27. lick OK Deleting Color Stops Eosy Just click and drag the stop off the gradient bor The Preview Window Slider Controls A Slider controls Click the hand to enable the Move and radio buttons appear along the tool then click and drag to move left side of the filter window These around the preview image controls perform most functions in our filters Refer to the filter chapters for detailed slider descriptions Click the magnifying glass to enable the Zoom tool Click in the preview window to zoom into your image Thumbnail Navigation B Command click to zoom out Alt Click and drag the movable red box click for Windows users Double to move the preview to any spot in the clicking the Zoom tool at any time selected layer resets the preview window to 100 magnification Move Zoom and Show Original C The Move hand K Zoom magnifying glass ond Show Original buttons are found obove the preview window The Show Original bution toggles the preview between filtered and unfiltered versions of your image Click and hold the button to view the unaffected image Release the button to preview the effect UpToDate Message Indicator D When you see this visual cue you have a new message from Alien Skin Software See the UpToDate Messages section for more details OK and Cancel Buttons E Clicking the OK button applies the filter with the current settings Clicking Cancel closes th
28. might be a conflict between another program and our software If you notice such a conflict we will love you very much if you try to identify the problem program and inform us of the conflict at support aliens Problem 1 can t switch between filters inside the Eye Candy user interface Solution The feature only works in Photoshop CS and Elements Other hosts don t 50 support the necessary parts of the filter you ve switched to If you want to Photoshop plug in specification Also if you switch filters using the menu on the filter dialog the new apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply layer feature will be disabled in the Error Messages Error Message User Remedy This host application does not support enough of the Photoshop filter specifi cation for this filter to run Sorry Your host graphics program is incompatible with our software Consult the list of compatible host programs in the Host Requirements section of the Getting Started chapter This filter requires editable transpor tency Please turn OFF Preserve Trans porency in the Layer palette In the Layers tob deselect theLock Transparent Pixels button The filter ran out of available memory while rendering the preview image The history palette and other features take up a lot of mem ory In Photoshop you can free up this memory by selecting Edit gt Purge gt All You
29. of the distortions in the selection If you go too small you ll get speckles In small selections a value too large might result in little visible distortion Pooling Controls how much the affected area sags toward the bottom of the selection High values compress the selection downward Left to Right Increased pooling ighting Tab Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the surface Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Inclination Controls the angle formed by the light and the page Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the inclination or enter o value between 0 and 90 degrees Highlight Brightness Controls the intensity of the shiny highlights appearing on the surface Highlight Size Controls the size of the shiny highlights on areos facing 23 the light higher values yield larger highlights Highlight Color Choose ony color for the shiny highlights Shadow Strength Controls the shadow darkness Higher values render darker shadows Shadow Color Choose any color for the shadows Lighting Coverage Controls how for the shiny highlights climb up the dribbles Left to right Increasing Lighting Coverage adds three dimensionality tothe drips 24 Chapter 5 Icicles Icicles renders dripping ice from ony selection You can specify the leng
30. ples Ripples three modes create anything from perfect concentric waves to the random surface waves of a pond on a windy day You con add reflection maps to create a shiny surface ond use refraction controls to make images look like they are underwater You con use the Time control to make GIF animations Basic Tab Ripple Generator Choose one of three modes Raindrops Creates circular waves emanating from distinct points Adding more than one raindrop crectes overlapping rip ples Raindrops mode 28 Expand from Selection Creates concentric waves radiat ing from selection edges ple Wavelength Controls the average distance between wave crests Time Chooses o moment in the timeline of ripple formation and dissipation Early in the timeline wavelengths ore small and radiate directly from the selection or raindrop In the latter stages of wave development the ripples move away from the selection and dissipate Random Wave Amplitude Adds random ripples to the surface of your selection Higher values crecte taller waves Expond from Selection mode None Covers the entire selec tion with random waves Left to right Increasing Random Wave Amplitude Random Wave Wavelength Controls the average spacing Random waves in None mode Number of Raindrops Selects the number of rain impact points in your selection between random wave crests Extremely low values spe
31. ravity between the drops At higher values the liquid 45 pools together forming large irregularly shaped blobs Left to right Increasing Clumping Focus Shorpens the edges of drops and boosts the brightness of the liquid color Left to right Increasing Focus Refraction Controls the amount that the selection is warped by the water drops Higher values increase the distortion Opacity Controls the transparency of the liquid High values obscure any underlying images Tinting Chooses the amount of Liquid Color revealed by light passing through the blobs Low values show less of the liquid color Liquid Color Choose any color for your water drops For more information on selecting colors see Color Selection Tools on page7 Lighting Controls Direction Controls the direction from which the light falls on the drops Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the direction or enter a value between 0 and 360 degrees Inclination Controls the angle formed by the light and the page Click and drag within the lighting control box to change the inclination or enter a value between 0 and 90 degrees Highlight Brightness Controls the intensity of the shiny highlights appearing on the drops Highlight Size Controls the size of the shiny highlights on areas facing the light higher values yield larger highlights Highlight Color Choose any color for the
32. rs we ve adopted the policy of documenting common tools in one section of the manual Conveniently you have arrived at this magical place Here you ll find explanations for how to use the Color Picker the Color Cube and the Gradient Editor Color Selection Tools Color Picker Using the Color Picker you can select colors based on any reasonable color model RGB CMYK etc You can also specify colors by hexadecimal values if you re a nerd or use Web safe colors To launch the Color Picker click the color swatch next to any color control If you don t know how to use a color picker consult your host program s documentation Color Cube To the right of the color swatch you ll notice a color selection tool which offers the following four options Ceo Eyedoper I Fregoundcoor lesekaraind Caer He whe E Hao Hitoy 2 hios Hitoy 4 Hitoy 5 Dritews Eye Dropper Select the Eye Dropper to sample a color from anywhere in the preview window Foreground or Background Color Choose either of the iwo Black or WI these timeless colors Choose either of Six Previous Colors You can choose any of the six most recently chosen colors which is good you probably chose them for a reason Gradient E Use the Gradient Editor dialog box to create custom gradients by modifying old ones You can add colors to the gradient to blend more than two colors or
33. shiny highlights For more 46 information on selecting colors see Color Selection Tools on page Random Seed Controls the random elements of this filter Click it until you get o result you like 47 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting We ve documented the most commonly asked tech support questions here A regularly updated troubleshooting guide can be found in the Support section of our Web site If you get really stuck send E mail to support alienskin com Include in the E mail your 12 letter registration code whether you are using Mac or Windows and your graphics host program Photoshop Paint Shop Pro etc This chapter covers the following troubleshooting issues e Installation Problems Performance Issues Error Messages Installation Problems Problem The installer won t accept my 12 letter registration code or can t find my code Solution Lost registration code The product registration code serial number is a 12 letter code located in one of the following three places Your user manual physical ver sion On the CD jewel case physical version On the download page and in an email invoice electronic ver sion If you ve registered the software with us by purchasing directly from us registering online or sending in a registration card we ll have the code in our database If you didn t register with us contact us at support alienskin com to receive a new registration
34. shop plug ins folder and install Nature there Fireworks MX 2004 users Highlight lt Drive gt Applications Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 Plug ins and click OK to install Nature The installer will find the Photoshop plug ins folder and install Nature there Photoshop users can check for the plug in location by selecting the Plug In option under the Preferences sub menu of Photoshop s Edit menu find the plug ins folder Click the Choose another install location button Locate your plug in folder If you do not choose the proper folder the filters will not show up in your 3 Filters menu Note If you are not sure where to install Nature consult your graphics program user manual Highlight the folder and click the Choose button to return to the main installation screen The Noose installer copies the files to your hard disk Rerun the installer if you wish to install Nature into other graphics programs Windows Installation Use the following instructions to install Nature 1 Shut down your graphics host program Photoshop Fireworks 8 Elements or Paint Shop Pro Note To install Nature your Windows 2000 or XP user account must have administrator privileges For information on configuring your user account for administrator privileges talk to your IT guy or consult your user manval Insert the Nature CD into your computer If you purchased an electronic version of Nature locate the instal
35. t until you get a result you like Corona Offset Tab Offset Corona Center Select this option to enable the offset controls Offset Corona Center is only available when the Radiate From Selection check box is cleared Horizontal Offset Shifts the center of the corona right or left Zero produces no shift Positive valves shift the corona right Negative values shift the corona lett Vertical Offset Shifts the center of the corona up and down Zero 16 produces no shift Positive values shift the corona up Negative values shift the corona down 7 Chapter 3 Fire Fire simulates a wide variety of flames and flame like effects Using direction controls you can simulate effects far beyond simple fires like rocket exhaust Color controls allow you to simulate anything from blue propane flames and to white hot blast furnaces Basic Tab Create Output on New Layer Above Current Creates a layer above the working layer in Photoshop and Elements only and renders the effect to it If you switch filters from within a filter window the new layer feature will be disabled in the filter you ve switched to IF you want to apply a filter in a new layer make sure you start with the filter you plan to apply Create Output In New Layer Above Current is unavailble when recording actions in Photoshop Clear this checkbox when recording actions Fire Direction Controls the direction in which the fire column travels Click an
36. th width pointedness and color of the icicles You can also manipulate opacity and refraction to reveal images under the ice As you might imagine Icicles compliments Snow Drift nicely i fi P Basic Tab Higher values increase the uniformity of these three features Maximum Length Specifies the maximum length to which icicles can grow Width Specifies the average width of icicles Note Extremely wide icicles which fill the breadth of a selection limit the effectiveness of the Density slider Density Controls the number of icicles rendered in the selection Higher values insert more icicles packing them together closely Pointedness Shorpens the tips of icicles Left to right Increasing Icicle Regularity Icicle Regularity Randomizes the Ice Height Controls how for the ice length width and spacing of icicles grows upward from the bottom of the 25 selection Larger values cover more of the selection with a solid sheet of ice rough surface mangling images beneath the ice Left to right Increasing Ice Height Ice on Entire Selection Selecting this option covers the inside of the selection with a sheet of ice Ice Color Selects the color the ice is tinted The higher the Opacity slider the stronger this color appears For more information on selecting colors see Color Selection Tools on page7 Opacity underlying images to shine t
37. tructions to install Nature 1 NOOR Shut down your graphics host program Photoshop Fireworks or Elements Note To install Nature your OS X user account must have administrator privileges For information on configuring your user account for administrator privileges talk to your IT guy or consult your OS X user manual Insert the Nature CD into your computer If you purchased an electronic version of Noture locate the Nature installation program that you downloaded from the online store Double click the Install Nature icon Click Continue Read the License Agreement Click Accept Enter your name company name optional and your registration code Note The registration code is a 12 letter sequence inside the front cover of your manual If you purchased an electronic version of Nature you ll find the 12 letter code in the e mail invoice sent with your downloaded software Store this e mail in a safe place for future installations Click Register Our installer will now search for Photoshop 7 CS Elements or Fireworks MX 2004 Photoshop users Highlight lt Drive gt Applications Adobe Photoshop 7 or CS Plug ins and click OK to install Nature The installer will find the Photoshop plug ins folder and install Nature there Elements users Highlight lt Drive gt Applications Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 Plug ins and click OK to install Nature The installer will find the Photo
38. ttings file Browse for Folder Bogert Stina O My Documente 5 2 Wy Comaser EE 4 Click Rename ye BQ ADOBEAPP 5 Type in the new name 1 E cetepbadken seamen and setings 6 Exit the Manage Settings dialog Grats BS Iago Docter E y ooaniads Deleting Settings See To delete a setting 1 Click Manage 2 Highlight the setting you wish to 5 Click OK delete 3 Click Delete Importing Settings There are two ways to extract and route settings to any installed Eye Candy 5 filter set The first method is the simplest way to import shared or archived settings 4 Confirm that you want to delete the setting by clicking Yes Exporting Settings When you export a setting the plug in Find the setting that you want to packages the recipe in a tiny file add which you can share with friends You can also use the export feature to 2 Double click it back up settings that you can t live without To export a setting w Click OK 4 You re done 1 Click Manage 1 5 Ifyou prefer doing things the hard way use the following method 6 From within the user interface click the Settings tab 7 Click Manage 8 Click Import Em 9 Navigate to the location where you ve stored the setting 10 Click Open 11 Exit the Manage Settings dialog E mailing Settings To email a setting 1 Click Manage 2 Highlight the setting you wish to e mail 3 Click E Mail If your e ma
39. uld only be used for specialized jobs such as desktop wallpaper Web backgrounds or 3 D graphics Don t use this feature unless you have to To get the best results when creating seamless tiles you should follow a few simple guidelines Always create seamless tiles in rectangular selections Don t use tiny tiles Small tiles create obvious repetitive pat terns If you intend to use seamless til ing select the Seamless Tile option before you tweak the effect If you don t the filter may need to stretch the texture dispro portionately Eye Candy 5 Release Schedule Eye Candy 5 is being upgraded in three collections Textures was the first and Nature is the second set in the series Each set contains 10 filters The final upgrade to Eye Candy 5 Impact will be released by the summer of 2005 Host Requirements This is a plug in you must use it with a compatible host program Macintosh Hosts Adobe Photoshop 7 or later Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or later Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later Windows Hosts Adobe Photoshop 7 or later Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or later Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 or later System Requirements Macintosh Systems 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor 256 MB RAM Mac OSX 10 2 6 or later Windows Systems e 1 GHz Pentium Ill processor 256 MB RAM Windows 2000 or Windows XP Mac Installation Use the following ins
40. urally and the lighting tools have improved UpToDate Messages The UpToDate messaging system keeps you informed about the latest Alien Skin Software products special offers software updates and other news When you receive a message an unobtrusive visual cue announces Click here for new messages from Alien Skin Software Click this link to read your new messages See the interface example below TT RFS Customizing UpToDate Preferences Receiving messages is optional You can specify the intervals at which your UpToDate system checks for messages To customize your UpToDate message preferences use the following instructions 1 In any filter Click Edit gt Preferences 2 Select the frequency at which you would like the UpToDate system to check for new messages If you don t want to receive messages select Never Windows users If you have a diol up Internet connection you should select the Ask me before making an Internet connection option If not your computer will make unexpected phone calls Macintosh users If you hove a dial up Internet connection deselect the Ask me before making an Internet connection option You must establish an Internet connection before receiving UpToDate messages Seamless g Some filters feature a seamless tiling option Seamless tiles are rectangular images that fit together like a puzzle when lined up next to each other Note Seamless tiles sho
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