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3. control where the grain will apply on an image based on the tonal values in the image Use this control to have the grain appear only in the darker areas of the image or spread naturally into the lighter areas exactly like real world film grain works on images The Channel menu allows you to target the creative tab options to work with a specific channel For example you may target and apply a different blur type to each channel using this menu to define the currently targeted channel 3 The Strength slider defines how much influence the Tonal blend ing mode has on an image 4 The Intensity slider control is available when you are targeting an individual channel RGB When used it controls how much of the channel information is used in the algorithm that controls the blending process 5 The Blur Type menu allows you to define the type of blur you desire to apply to the composite or individual channel as part of a Tonal blending mode Grain Grain 3 AutoEye Operations Manual Creative Guide Each image has a different look and feel to it and imparts a different message to the viewer AutoEye uses the advaned patented IVIT Intelligent Visual Imaging Technologies processing to generate some new creative looks for photographs Using AutoEye s IVIT technology you can now enhance images to further impart a unique visual tone or feeling Whether it is a soft semi grainy look or a
4. images are a fairly common problem resulting from a number of causes Typically color casts are caused by CCD input technology used in scanners and digital cameras incorrectly applying colors across a channel or set of channels when converting an image from analog real world to digital pixels In many cases you may not even know your image has a color cast problem as it looks fine to you until you see it with the color cast corrected Images tend to look more vibrant and color accurate when there are no color cast problems This is the same image with Automatic Enhancment default settings applied and the Remove Color Cast setting adjusted to 74 so as to completely remove the color cast 0 j Watt i 7 7 This is an unenhanced image from a professional digital camera When the Remove Color Cast control is set too high it overcorrects and can remove color assets from an image Notice how the red leaves color are dulled when the Remove Color Cast slider is moved to 85 too high for this image AutoEye Operations Manual Enhance Strength 2x setting is used in the image above Notice how the detail is pulled out of the dark areas while the white petals retail their proper balance F ni T E i LI Enhance Strength 4x setting is used in the image above Even at high settings AutoEye does not blow out detail in lighter areas while rebuilding dark areas AutoEye feat
5. the Largest Unused Block In the example above there is 127 1 MB of free RAM available Later versions of the Mac OS allow you to double click on the application name shown in the About This Computer Windows This will open up the Info window for the application and will let you adjust the memory Earlier versions require you to go to the finder and locate the application then press Command to open the Info window to set the memory parameters Memory Management on the Mac Making Sure There is Enough Free Memory Most graphics applications require lots of memory AutoEye is no exception to this rule You should provide AutoEye with as much available memory as you can to ensure fast and trouble free operations When using the application version of AutoEye you should adjust the memory settings as high as you can When using the plug in version of AutoEye you should lower the amount of memory your host application Adobe Photoshop for example is using This frees up more memory for AutoEye AutoEye uses free RAM that is not being used by any other program Freeing Up Memory Here are some ways you can free up memory on the Mac Quit all non essential applications that are running Reduce the amount of memory that essential applications are using Reduce the amount of memory Adobe Photoshop is using Photoshop can operate efficiently on 50MB of memory while you work in AutoEye ____ 80566 Phote hopa sdlin H FI Agobce
6. tool is clicked any where onscreen you will see a small black circle This circle represents the center point for the zoom Click onscreen with this tool active and the center point will jump there AS Tonal Soften Details 1 Channel Red Channel LJ 2 1 Strength The Tonal menu allows you to define blending modes that affect E the tone focus and feeling of your image Select from the differ The Blur Strength slider defines the amount of blur that is applied d ent Tonal Types Select a Channel this is applied to or apply it to 1 the composite Use the Strength slider to determine the influ ence the Tonal changes have on your image Applying a Blur to The Motion Direction control becomes active when you select the the image will expand your creative options when working with Motion Blur setting from the Blur Type menu This control defines different channels and Tonal blending modes the direction from which the blur originates and travel in A intensity 5 _ Blur Type Motion F Blur Strength 2 8 Motion Direction The Grain menu allows you to select and apply a realistic film grain to the image Each grain type provides a different look 9 The Size slider adjusts the visible size of the grain as it is processed and blended in with the photo 10 The Strength slider controls how predominantly the grain appears on the image 11 The Tonal Range slider allows you to
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9. a AutoEye 2 0 o P changes to selections and more Digimare ga QUI Automatically streamed interf AutoEye is actions aware and works with Photoshop 4 and higher dia nter 722 768 5 BlueCenter 783 7 actions You can create a new action using the Photoshop actions lt lt paletteandthengointoAutoEyeandapplyyoursettings and they will Adobe Photoshop 5 5 filter menu Record your favorite AutoEye adjustments be recorded as part of the action for playback at a later time as Actions Tr Fr F Y F F0 F F If you are working in a production oriented environment and you need to do batch processing the support AutoEye has for actions can be of great benefit To learn more about using actions please refer to your Photoshop user manual or visit the Auto FX website Last Filter Command AutoEye supports the PhotoShop Last Filter command functionality This means that you can apply an effect using AutoEye and then open another image and go to the Filter menu and at the top of the menu select AutoEye Windows Control F Mac Command F This will reapply the last effect to the new image Certain effects that are size dependant will varry if the image you have reapplied the effect to is different from the initial image Results may vary due to the way the effects are written Select Piler view Window Help Applying Image Adjustments Into Photoshop Cancel j 6 OK 4 AutoEve 2 0 Chrl F Once you h
10. ach program is different You may also need to contact the host application tech support department for assistance finding where to install plug ins in their software AutoEye Application Version The application version of AutoEye is installed in the same folder as the plug in A shortcut to the application version is included under the Start gt Programs gt Auto FX Software gt AutoEye menu The application version 5 automatically installed on your computer If you desire to use only the application version and not the plug in you can select any location for the install of the program Enter Your Name and Serial Number When you first start AutoEye you will be asked to enter your Name Business name if this software was purchased by a business and the serial number you were issued with this license For physical product purchases you will find the serial number on a sticker that is placed on the inside cover of the CD case Serial numbers for electronic purchases are issued as part of the purchasing process Review your paperwork carefully for the serial number Remember that the serial numbers are case sensitive where lettters are used and you must enter in the dashes at the appropriate location Adobe Photoshop Windows Version 4 Install Location C Program Files Adobe Photoshop 4 Pluglns Version 5 Install Location C Program Files Adobe Photoshop 5 Plug Ins Version 5 5 Install Location C Program Files Adobe Photoshop 5 5 P
11. ave created an image adjustment that you want to apply into Photoshop click the OK button If you decide that you don t want to apply any effects into Photoshop then click on the Cancel button Note the application version of AutoEye does not have an OK and Cancel button this is essen The Adobe Photoshop last filter command tially the only difference between the app and the plug in versions lets you reapply the AutoEye effect again on other images or layers Fade SuboEye 2 0 AutoEye Operations Manual AutoEye features a visual preset catalog that allows you to see small thumbnails of the presets you have saved Presets are displayed in alphabetical order Click on a preset and it will highlight Press the OK button and the selected preset will apply to your artwork Coral Harden Details Leaves V Automatically Enhance To select a preset press the Select Preset button and the Preset Catalog will appear onscreen To remove a preset you no longer want go to the Remove menu and select the preset name and it will be deleted Using Presets As you explore with different looks and styles you can save copies of your work to disk or you can save snapshots of the effect settings as a Preset that can be applied to other projects at a later time Presets are a great way for you to store your favorite settings or temporarily record something you like so you can go back to that point whenever you want Presets take
12. e CD case Serial numbers for electronic purchases are issued as part of the purchasing process Review your paperwork carefully for the serial number Remember that the serial numbers are case sensitive where lettters are used and you must enter in the dashes at the appropriate location Inalall Locali gt Macintosh HD Archived Graphics Geleci Folder Macintosh HO hee dik Hey HE Click Switch Disk to locate the right disk you want to install on Pull down the menu and choose the Select Folder command ap tilt Edit View Special Help About This Computer If you are new to the Mac here is how you SN AirPort find out how much memory is being used by Apple DVD Player your computer Go to the Apple menu in the 5 upper left corner of the monitor and choose Chooser the About This Computer menu item Ch Control Panels About This Computer Yersion Mac 05 9 0 4 Mac 05 ROM 5 2 1 Built in Memory 512 MB Yirtual Memory Off Largest Unused Block 127 1 MB 6 Apple Computer Inc 1953 1999 Adobe mageReady 3 0 27 9 MB EA Adobe Photoshop 6 0 151 7 ME Dragstrip 1 3 MB Taz FileMaker Pro 37 2 MB Mac os 72 1 ME A QuarkXPress 4 52 9 MB Ep Screen Catcher 2 3 1 4 5 MB Toast Deluxe 4 1 2 21 3 MB Once the About This Computer window appears you can see how much RAM each program is using You can also see how much free RAM there is by looking at
13. e Memory Dot control allows you to take a snapshot of your work while you are exploring different visual options When you click on a Memory Dot AutoEye remembers the exact way the adjustment looks Memory Dots are easy to use Click on a dot to take a snapshot and the dot turns gold Click on a gold dot and the Memory Dot loads back in the exact look from memory After reloading a Memory Dot it is cleared for reuse again Important Note Memory Dots are erased when you quit the application or exit AutoEye Pan Preview Using the Pan Preview Tool The area of interest is now enlarged in the preview This tool enables you to adjust the visible areas of the preview when you are zoomed in With this tool active you hold down on the mouse button and drag to pull the preview around Shortcut Keys Mac Windows Pan Tool Spacebar Spacebar Zoom Tool Memory Dots Control Pan Preview Tool AutoEye Control Tabs Enhancement Controls Color Controls and Creative Controls AutoEye features 3 seperate control tabs that enable you to adjust specific aspects of your image Each control tab is organized in its own section of the interface that is accessed by clicking on the associated icon located at the top of the control bar To switch between these modes click on the icon that represents the mode you want to work in 92 Enhancement Controls 29 Color Controls gt Creative Controls Enhancement Controls allow you to refine Color Controls allow y
14. hardened streaked tone you can find all different types of creative options using this control tab He a E Original unadjusted image taken with a professional digital camera Image after applying Tonal Harden to the Red Channel and then adding a medium strength Radial Blur AutoEye Operations Manual das Strength Slight Hue Shift Tonal Harden Green Channel Radial Blur Tonal Vibrancy High gra a x al 7 a ae ee Setting Creates Sharp High Contrast Black and Tonal Screen Radial Blur Composite Channel Tonal Vibrancy Zoom Blur Green Grain
15. ide the image information Saving Copies of Your Work While you are working on a project it may be helpful to save out copies of your work in progress Go to the File gt Save menu option and save your work using any of the following formats bmp Bitmap File Format Basic graphic file format for Windows e psd Photoshop Native File Format Includes full transparency layer support e tif Saves a standard Tagged Image File Format TIFF jpg Saves images to a default Best Quality JPG setting png PNG24 Includes transparency mask support and lossless compression i Latta La z Preferences Inverse Selection switches the currently selected areas Edit Menu Inverse Selection and Clear Selection Commands Use the Inverse Selection command to change a selected area from being the target of change to being exempt from change In other words Inverse Selection will select everything outside of the cur rent selection The Clear Selection command removes the selection while in AutoEye When you apply your effect back into the host application the selection is still there Many of the effects in AutoEye require a selection in order to work while other AutoEye effects ignore a selection if there is one Shortcut Keys Mac Windows Inverse Selection Command Control If you want to hide a selection from view go to the View menu and choose Hide Marching Ants or you can press the shortcut key to toggle selecti
16. ines Around Your Image Selection lines are hidden when they are first brought into AutoEye To turn selection line previews on or off use this menu control Show Hide Selection Lines This menu item toggles the selection line preview on or off Shortcut Keys Dimension 1 1 Zoom In Zoom Out Selection Lines Filter View Window Help AutoEye 2 0 Ctrl F Features of the AutoEye Plug in Fade putoEye 2 0 Artistic The plug in version of AutoEye can be assessed from within the host application wherever filters and plug ins are run from please Blur reference your applications manual for details on where to access plug ins Brush Strokes Distort In Photoshop open an image and go to the Filter menu You will see the Auto FX name at the bottom of the Filter menu Scroll Noice down to the Auto FX menu and a sub menu will appear showing you the AutoEye plug in All AutoEye enhancements are located under this one plug in Pixelate Render Using Photoshop Actions to Automate one AutoEye Effects Stylize 2 AutoEye Actions One of the most powerful features of Adobe Photoshop is the ability to Texture Digital Camera record and replay a series of steps while you work in Photoshop By Video Sn recording these steps you are able to produce powerful effects that can sn be reproduced again and again with minimal input during playback Re Actions allow you to combine different filters movement of layers etere
17. installed One additional item you should be aware of when installing plug ins many host applications allow you to set the preferences for where it will look for plug ins You can change the folder the host application looks to when loading up plug ins The application will not load any plug ins that are not in the location you have defined in your preferences Make sure your application is looking to the folder you have installed AutoEye into All install locations listed to the right show the default plug in folder locations the preference is set to Locating the Plug in AutoEye if properly installed into the plug ins folder should show up under the menu where the host application displays Photoshop compatible plug ins Photoshop for example will show the plug in you just installed at the bottom of the Filter menu under the Auto FX name If the plug in is not showing up in the host application you should take the following actions Verify that you installed the plug in into the correct folder Do this by opening up the folder you installed into and seeing if the plug in is there If the plug in is installed into the correct folder you should next check to see if the host application s preferences are set to load plug ins from the location you installed into Adobe Photoshop for example allows users to set the plug in folder from the Preferences menu Make sure this is pointing to the same folder you installed the plug in
18. into If you require personal assistance installing this software please call us at 205 980 0056 We will be glad to help you get up and running We do request that before calling you retry the installation instructions again and make certain you are placing the plug in inside the right folder and that you have restarted your host application after the installation process Adobe Photoshop Macintosh Version 4 Install Location Adobe Photoshop 4 Pluglins Version 5 Install Location Adobe Photoshop 5 Plug Ins Version 5 Install Location Adobe Photoshop 5 5 Plug Ins Version 6 Install Location Adobe Photoshop 6 0 Plug Ins Adobe PhotoDeluxe Macintosh Version 2 Install Location PhotoDeluxe 2 0 Plug Ins Adobe Elements Macintosh Version 1 Install Location Adobe Elements Plug Ins Select the installation folder Click the Select button to select the folder Plug ins Locate the plug ins folder and click once on the folder to highlight it Now click the Select button Install Location in the folder Plug Ins on the disk Macintosh HD Final install location Installing on Macintosh Launch the Installer Quit all running applications before running the AutoEye install program Insert the CD into your drive Go to your desktop and open the CD To install the AutoEye software double click on the AutoEye Installer that is found on the CD The installer software will launch and will displa
19. lug Ins Version 6 Install Location C Program Files Adobe Photoshop 6 0 Plug Ins Adobe Elements Windows Version 1 Install Location C Program Files Adobe Elements Plug Ins Adobe PhotoDeluxe Windows Version 3 Install Location C Program Files PhotoDeluxe 3 0 Plug Ins Corel Draw s Photo Paint Windows Version 8 Install Location C Corel Graphics8 Plugins Version 9 Install Location C Program Files Corel Graphics9 Plugins Version 10 Install Location C Program Files Corel Graphics10 Plugins Jasc Paint Shop Pro Windows Version 6 Install Location C Program Files Paint Shop Pro 6 0 Plugins Version 7 Install Location C Program Files Paint Shop Pro 7 0 Plugins Installing the Plug in Plug ins are software that run inside another application to enhance and extend the application s capabilities The application plug ins run inside is called the Host Application Each host application has their own location they require plug ins to be installed to in order for them to be used To the right we have listed the more common programs that use plug ins If your program is not listed we encourage you to read in the host application manual on where to install plug ins Once the plug in is installed you must restart your host application before the plug in will show up Most host applications have a filter menu where plug ins will show up under Check your host application manual for how to find plug ins that have been
20. nd under the Colors tab are easy to use and experiment with Part of the benefit of using AutoEye is that you can dynamically adjust your settings This allows you to adjust multiple settings and try combinations of settings to find the opima K look you are after T i 3 PE i This image has the default Enhance Tonal Range slider increases the depth of settings applied the tones in the image Contrast is increased in this image Slight shift in the Hue slider makes the sky darker blue This is the original unenhanced image taken with a digital camera AutoEye Operations Manual Le e WE ep Bad i m a pE e le L A a di g DI 1 pati sii 4 Saturate control makes the colors more No Tonal Range settings are applied Red 11 Green 15 Blue 15 Saturation 76 Satturation Max 255 Tone Max 120 vibrant and dramatic Hue 3 Tone 32 Contrast 90 Contrast Max 130 Brightness 22 Best overall vibrant colors and balance AutoEye Operations Manual Creative Controls The Creative Controls are located on the Creative Tab Click on the Lightning icon and you will be presented with these controls A 6 a hutoGye Use the Focal Point control when you have selected a Zoom Blur type The Focal Point control allows you to set the center point for the zoom to blur from When this
21. nition to images that need added clarity and sharpness As part of this rebuilding and sharpening process image pixels may be adjusted in such a man ner as to cause a slight noise pattern to appear Use the Smooth Noise slider to reduce and in most cases remove the noise from your image Image before Rebuild Detail adjustment is applied This is the unenhanced image Rebuild Detail Versus Unsharp Mask Many image editing programs feature an unsharp mask option Typically this yields acceptible results but will cause artifacts along contrasting edges as shown below in the example Notice along the edge of the iris of the eye how the yellow is introduced as a result of using the Unsharp Mask filter Original Image Unsharp Mask Artifacts AutoEye Operations Manual A Color Controls The Colors Controls are located on the Colors Tab Click on the Color icon and you will be presented with these controls Aut oye 1 The Red control slider adjusts the red attributes of the image by increasing or decreasing the amount of influence the Red channel has on the composite image 2 The Green control slider adjusts the green attributes of the image by increasing or decreasing the amount of influence the Green channel has on the composite image 6 The Tonal Range slider is used to add depth to the tones in The Blue control slider adjusts the blue attributes of the image an image This is a highly uni
22. on ants on or off Shortcut Keys Mac Windows Hide Selection Command H Control H 2 an HENECNN ee ee ce Preferences Dialog The Preferences dialog is activated by selecting the Edit gt Preferences menu option The Preferences dialog allows you to customize the way AutoEye looks and works General The General tab lets you control rendering and proxy options Render Button When the Render Button option is selected the AutoEye software will wait for you to make as many changes as you desire and will only update the preview when you press the render button After you select the Render Button option a Render button will appear on the control bar area After you have changed the effect settings press the Render button and the effect will update to the new settings Delayed Render The Delayed Render option allows you to select how long the AutoEye software waits before beginning to render the effect You can change controls and once you are through AutoEye waits for the delayed time before starting to ren der This delayed time allows you to adjust both slider and onscreen controls without the rendering process begin ning immediately after the control is adjusted Use the Delay Time menu to set the amount of time you want AutoEye to delay after the last control is moved before starting to update the preview If you do not desire a delay then choose No Delay under the Delay Render menu Note AutoEye features user in
23. ou to adjust and Creative Controls provide you with creative the automated enhancement settings enhance the color attributes of the image enhancement options for your image Image before applying AutoEye Image after applying AutoEye 6 Anti Moire A Moire is a distinctive optical pattern that is generated when a scanner records pre screened printed material The Anti Moire checkbox should be used when you are refining and enhancing scanned in printed material and desire to reduce the Moire effect that can occur when you scan in printed material Enhancement Controls Automatically Adjust Images The Enhancement Controls are located on the Enhancement Tab Click on the Eye icon and 1 Automatically Enhance When this checkbox is on AutoEye uses patented IVIT Intelligent Visual Imaging Technologies algorithms to analyze and rebuild detail and colors in your image You may turn this option off if you desire to see no automated changes occur 2 Enhance Strength The Enhance Strength menu allows you to set the strength of the sub pixel detail and color adjustment algorithms used with AutoEye The higher the setting the more alteration AutoEye applies to your image In most cases these alterations lighten the image and pull out more detail from darker areas 3 Remove Color Cast The Remove Color Cast slider is useful for removing general color cast problems found in most scanned and digital camera images A color cast can be be
24. provide us with the following information when you send in an e mail or call in requesting assistance Operating Platform Mac or Windows Operating Software What version of system software are you using Mac OS 9 1 or Windows 2000 for example system Memory How much system memory RAM do you have available to your machine Host Application If you are using the plug in version of our software you will need to tell us the name of the host application and the version i e Adobe Photoshop 6 0 1 Our Software Users sometimes forget to mention what Auto FX Software they are using Please be specific and name the effect and detail the specific nature of the problem a a 7 da Application Version File Menu File Menu Differences Between the Stand Alone and Plug in Version File Menu Both the stand alone and plug in versions of AutoEye allow you to save your artwork to disk The stand alone version of AutoEye allows you to load a mask that will be used as the selected area for an effect The plug in version automatically takes any selection you make on your image in Photoshop and uses this as the mask Choosing Exit while in the plug in version cancels the plug in and returns you to the host application without changing your image Choosing Exit while working in the application version will quit the program The application version allows you to open files while the plug in version does not as it relies on the host application to prov
25. que control that gives you exacting by increasing or decreasing the amount of influence the Blue control over the tones in an image By adjusting this setting you can channel has on the composite image enhance the tones without shifing the colors or contrast points Tonal Range 4 7 The Saturation slider makes the image colors become more The Contrast Slider works to broaden or reduce the differences vibrant and colorful by increasing the color intensity Unlike between light and dark areas in an image Use this control to make ian other saturation methods used by many image editing programs general contrast differences in your image AutoEye uses a carefully constructed set of algoritms to help 8 prevent over saturation and color burning that can result from reached and will not be exceeded so as to prevent possible over levels of your image Reducing this slider will cause the image to saturation darken on an even global basis Increasing this slider will lighten the image on a global basis 5 The Hue slider will carefully shift the compressed range of colors in your image across a color spectrum Minor adjustments to this control can help shift the colors in an image in the right direction or can be used to create visual effects at higher set tings The Hue range has been limited to work within practical boundaries so over shifting of colors is prevented AutoEye Operations Manual Colors Guide All of the controls fou
26. r Installing on Windows Launch the Installer Quit all running applications before running the AutoEye install program Insert the CD into your drive Go to My Computer on your desktop and open the CD To install the AutoEye software double click on the setup exe that is found on the CD The installer software will launch and will display a series of information screens and the license agreement Please take a moment to review the license agreement as it defines your rights to use of this software If you agree with the terms set forth in the license agreement click on Yes Carefully Select the Install Location For The Software The installer will automatically install both the application and the plug in version of AutoEye If you plan on using only the application version you may install the software anywhere on your computer usually the Programs Folder on your startup drive If you plan on using AutoEye as a plug in you need to install the software in a special location where the application AutoEye will run inside can find it Most applications have a folder that you install the plug ins into See the next page for a list of install locations for the AutoEye plug in you own an application that supports Photoshop plug ins and the install location is not listed on this page refer to your application s manual for the proper install location Typically you install plug ins into the host applications plug ins folder but e
27. reset AutoEye presets are designed to be version independent This means that you don t have to worry whether the preset will work with your version of AutoEye If the preset was created with a more advanced version you will get a result based on what features your version is capable of supporting In most cases this means that if you find a preset that is older it will be 100 feature compliant It also means that if you are working on an older version of AutoEye you will be able to load in presets created by users that are working in newer versions although not all features will be available to you All AutoEye presets are cross platform 50 you can share your presets between Mac and Windows Zoom Tool Using the Zoom Tool The zoom tool enables you to see your adjustments up close The zoom tool supports two types of zooming The first type of zooming is the basic type Click over the area of the image and the preview gets bigger This works with zooming out as well The second type of zooming involves dragging the zoom cursor over the preview to create a marquee area Whatever is inside this marquee when the mouse button is released will be shown in the preview window This type of zooming is the most efficient as it places exactly the area of interest in the preview window Shortcut Keys Mac Windows Zoom In Control Spacebar Control Spacebar Zoom Out Option Spacebar Alt Spacebar Memory Dots Using the Memory Dot Control Th
28. st described as a specific color channel that is overly strong in appearance and affects the way an images colors are displayed A green or red color cast is a common problem with scanners and digital cameras Adjusting this control will flatten and compress the color channels to remove general color problems If the colors in your image shift in an undesirable direction try adjusting this slider as the color cast algorithms may be compressing or expanding the colors too heavily in one direction or another 4 Rebuild Detail The Rebuild Detail slider is useful for enhancing the detail and sharpness of an image This is a refined control that will not oversharpen your image and has been specifically written to yield mild and controlable results to avoid over correction 5 Smooth Noise If the image you are enhancing appears to have a mild noise or grain in it after automatic color and detail rebuilding you can use the Smooth Noise slider to reduce and in most cases remove these artifacts from your image ene an ee WTN NI enti TT Anti Moir you will be presented with these controls Enhancement Guide Color images are make up of millions of individual pixels that are stored as grayscale values across several channels of color As you adjust the Enhancement controls AutoEye will run comlex enhancement algorithms on these channels to present you with a variety of refined visuals Correcting Color Casts Color casts in
29. supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements written or oral regarding such subject matter No amendment to or modification of this license will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of Auto F X Trademark and Copyright Notice The Auto FX Software name is a registered trademark of Auto F X Corporation The AutoEye name is a trademark of Auto F X Corporation The AutoEye logo brand identity software interface unique plug in and application design and graphical user interface visual and interactive concepts are Copyright 2001 by Auto F X Corporation All Rights Reserved Worldwide Destination Directory CAProgram Files 0000000000 Browse Click the Browse button to find the Plug ins folder Choose Directory Please choose the directory for installation Path Je program files adobe photoshop 5 5plug ing Directories fae Plug Ins 8 Cancel gt Adobe Photoshop Only gt Displacement maps Adobe ImageReady Only C Dreamsuite Drives E c Acer Network The plug in must go into the Plugins folder Destination Directory Je program files adobe photoshop 5 5 plug ns i After setting the directory location click the Next button Serial Humber Your Name ON our Company Name SA i Exact serial Number AS Printed i R Es Once you launch the AutoEye software you will be required to enter your name and serial numbe
30. terupts that allow you to update an effect that is already being processed If an effect begins to process and you decide to change a setting you can just make the desired change and the effect stops accepts the new settings and begins to process again Interupts prevent you from waiting on a process to complete before making changes Flavors Flavors allows you to change the color of the AutoEye interface to a color of your choice Click on any color in this dialog and the interface menus and all graphics will then change to the color of your choice Desktop Textures Desktop Textures define the pattern that is used on the desktop behind the preview window Click on any texture to see what it looks like onscreen Try mixing and matching Textures with Flavors Desktop Colors Desktop Colors fills the desktop area behind the preview window with a color Click on any color to see what it looks like onscreen Try mixing and matching Colors with Flavors Browser Dimension 1 1 Cirl 0 i Windows Ctrl 0 zero Ctrl Spacebar Alt Spacebar Ctrl H Mac Cmd 0 zero Cmd Spacebar Option Spacebar Cmd H View Menu Preview Size and Zooming Controls Fit in Window Resizes the preview to fit the maximum dimensions of your screen Browser Dimensions Resizes the preview to show actual pixels 1 1 as seen in a browser Zoom In Magnifies the preview in by one level Zoom Out Reduces the preview out by one level Viewing Selection L
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32. up virtually no memory so don t worry about using up valuable disk space You can save an unlimited number of presets in AutoEye gt 4 Creating a preset is easy Once you have an adjust Select Preset ment setting that you like click on the Save button located on the control bar This will activate the Save Preset dialog box Once you have given your preset a name it is stored in the presets catalog Save Remove f In most cases you will find the preset will rescale and adjust itself in a resolution independent manner so you can save a preset on a small graphic and get a predictable result on a larger graphic You can add presets or share presets that you find or create AutoEye stores each preset independently in a folder you can easily access The AutoEye presets folder is located wherever you installed AutoEye In most cases it will be located in the Plug Ins AutoEye AutoEye Effect Presets AutoEye directory If you have downloaded presets from the Auto FX website www autofx com or another source and wish to add these to your program all you have to do is locate the correct folder and drop it in The preset will appear in the AutoEye preset catalog next time you use AutoEye You can also share your presets with others by copying the presets from these folders All AutoEye presets have the iqp and matching thm file extension When sharing presets make sure to include both the iqp and the matching thm file for the p
33. ures sub pixel adjustments that allow you to set the strength of the algorithms that are applied to the image to produce some amazing results The Enhance Strength menu sets the overall sub pixel color and detail rebuilding strength The default setting is used unless you adjust this menu If your image is particularly dark or has dark areas that need specific enhancement try using the Enhance Strenght settings A great feature that AutoEye gives you is the automatic protection of lighter areas in an image Unlike other programs that globally shift colors around using levels and curves AutoEye rebuilds colors and detail on a localized basis This allows AutoEye to protect lighter areas of an image from getting blown out as darker areas are lightened pe This is the original image as taken by a digital camera Notice how the darker areas of the image are hidding details that you may want to show has a Rebuild Detail setting of 70 applied to it Notice how sharp the details in the image become Also not the noise introduced to the image a g A og Set This is the image with a Rebuild Detail settin gof 70 and a Smooth Noise setting of 50 applied to it Notice how the image detail remains but the noise pattern is removed Rebuilding Detail and Smoothing Noise AutoEye features highly advanced and intuitive image detailing algorithms that enhance the sharpness of an image Use the Rebuild Detail control to add extra defi
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35. website and register your software on our Product Registration page If you prefer to register when you call in for support we will log you into our database for future support calls Our Technical support hours are from 10 AM to 5 PM Central Standard Time Monday through Friday closed on major US holidays Before calling our technical support number we request that you be at your computer with all relevant software and documentation ready Our support staff appreciates this as it helps us serve you and other customers faster and more efficiently We also encourage you to first check on our website to see if there is information or updated software patches that will fix your problem Call 205 980 0056 if you need assistance using this product We request that you limit the questions you ask to those relating to the use of our product Our staff constantly gets questions on how to use host applications our plug in works in Questions relating to the use of Adobe Photoshop for example should be addressed to the support staff of Adobe and not to our support staff We appreciate your respecting this request Receiving Free Technical Support By e Mail You may also e mail your technical support questions to techsupport autofx com Please do not send any attached files with your e mail If we require seeing screenshot examples or original files of your work we will request this information in our reply Be Prepared To Provide Us With This Information Please
36. y a series of information screens and the license agreement Please take a moment to review the license agreement as it defines your rights to use of this software If you agree with the terms set forth in the license agreement click on Yes Carefully Select the Install Location For The Plug in After you have entered in your serial number information you will be asked to set a location where you want to install the software If you are using the software inside a Photoshop plug in compatible application you will need to carefully select the location for the plug in to be installed Failure to select the correct location for the install will result in the plug in not appearing in your host application Install locations vary by applications See the next page for a complete list of install locations for the AutoEye plug in If you own an application that supports Photoshop 4 0 plug ins and the install location is not listed on this page refer to your application s manual for the proper install location Typically you install plug ins into the host applications plug ins folder but each program is different Enter Your Name and Serial Number When you first start AutoEye you will be asked to enter your Name Business name if this soft ware was purchased by a business and the serial number you were issued with this license For physical product purchases you will find the serial number on a sticker that is placed on the inside cover of th
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