ProEtching User Manual
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1. a corner of their inclination and so forth For use of this tool it 15 necessary to position the index in an index point to press the left key of the mouse and not releasing it to move the index in the necessary direction Not releasing the left key of the mouse to fix the index in the necessary point In the left part of a status line index point co ordinates width and rectangle height in which the spent line 1s entered a corner of an inclination of a line and distance between initial and final points will be displayed The tool Zoom Tool is intended for increase reduction in scale of the image in a working window A hotkey F6 For image increase it 15 necessary to click with the left key of the mouse in the necessary part of the image Thus the image will increase and positioned in a working window concerning a point in which has been made cliques For increase in any part of the image it 15 necessary to press the left button of the mouse and keeping it to pull establishing an increase zone For image reduction it 1s necessary to click with the left key of the mouse in the necessary part of the image keeping pressed a key Alt Everyone cliques reduces or increases image scale by 25 i we El The window of the falling menu Choose scale of viewing shows current value of scale For its change it 1s possible to enter numerical value manually it 15 direct in this window and to press a key Enter or to choose in th2. a working window will move synchronously allocated area QUEDA DD VAS Hm Ge Du qvx E LU Ec T SS ee s e ee tT V T gt mo m c dol m n S Wo LE E a a E wi SS ge eo ee eae Es FE rmm UA a El awm niniin ind m amagi ee oe c y rie rH mt E mu amp m g a Li JA J En m eT x LE eee x ee at m E T ns op a ms E o p T m mr es ee RUNS E al a T u am DE RON Pe a m m r r eae UIS m spam mcns ye m T 1 5 8 JS cu UR AAT m rm S a Ti Hn m mox Lj gt xt e mom cl 5 m n 38 pm wr eee en a 5 p a dl t us F ww paket mor E wr oe mr hat eut 5 F eui Te Ey i um LI 12 BSS Working window All actions which are spent over the image are reflected in a working window of the program The window can display only the initial image or only the resul
3. obligatory in a format BMP or TIF TIFF without a compression uncompressed BSS The program interface For convenience of using in the program panels of tools are provided The panel of tools for work with files Files The panel of tools for image viewing Zoom Preview The panel of adjustment of parametres of an engraving Hatching parametres The panel of adjustment of a zone of engraving Zones Splitting The panel of a choice before the kept options of engraving Etching Presets The program interface also has a window of the initial image a working window metric rulers and a status line Access to the most important functions tools and program options are available also in Hotkeys Hotkeys BSS_ The panel of tools for work with files Files u Ba x 23 The panel is intended for management of files of 1mages their adjustment and to access to the additional information Buttons Loading of the initial image or before the kept adjustment of parameters of engraving Load Picture Etch Style The Hotkey Hotkey Ctrl O m Preservation of options of parameters of engraving Save Etch Style The Hotkey Ctrl S Preservation of options of parameters of engraving under other name Save Etch Style as The Hotkey Shift Ctrl S Export of the ready image to a format TIF TIFF Export The Hotkey Ctrl E At preservation the standard windo
4. window Switching allows to look through the initial image and a corresponding variant of an engraving in current scale The button kind varies depending on the chosen mode of m viewing BSS The panel of adjustment of parameters of an engraving Hatching parameters The user has possibility to choose shading type Hatching method Racial xfo 4 vf A Hatching parameters uom feo pur ym r AE LEE pru cu E M a a 51 U 50 100 Bey xm The panel is intended for change of parameters of the engraving which distinct from are used by default or before kept options Presets Any parameters in fields of digital input can be changed to one unit at use of keys of the cursor upwards and downwards or on ten units at use of keys of the cursor upwards and downwards with simultaneous deduction of a key Shift Transition between fields Occurs to use of a key of tabulation Tab Parameters of options Lum feo i Frequency the parameter displaying quantity of strokes of an engraving on inch or centimeter To choose units of measure lines on inch or lines on centimeter it 15 necessary to click with the right button of the mouse on an icon of a lineature and in the appeared menu to choose necessary value 2390 zv Wave the parameter which is responsible fo
5. BSS PRO Etching Version 1 0 USER MANUAL BSS Contents OCU CUO 3 TAGPO amn MONICE E REMIT 4 The parnelortoolsS TOr WOK WITHTIINGS PICS 25 1 1 D The panel of tools for image viewing Zoom Preview pp 6 The panel of adjustment of parametres of an engraving Hatching parametres 6 The panel of adjustment of zones of engraving Zones Splitting 10 The panel of a choice of the kept options of engraving Etching Presets 11 Window of the initial image working window metric rulers and status line 12 aD ee 14 Mode of the manual task of areas of shading pp 15 Swiss 16 BSS Introduction Work in program PRO Etching begins with loading raster black and white Grayscale or colour Color images which will be used further for creation of imitation of an engraving For loading of the initial image it 1s necessary to take advantage of the button of fast access of the panel of tools for work with files or a combination of hotkeys Hotkeys Ctrl O The program gives to the user the expanded possibilities for choice shadings and management of layers with masks The loaded image should be
6. ameter Angle allows to change a corner of an inclination of these lines BSS The panel of adjustment of zones of engraving Zones Splitting ones Splitting C Level Gradient Color User s Zones Quantity E The panel serves for adjustment of zones of engraving Splitting into zones is necessary to avoid monotony of strokes of an engraving Thus in each next zone there 15 a change of a direction of shading Tools Level Gradient Color s Users n the program it is provided three kinds of splitting into zones Level Levels Gradient Gradient both Color Color and User s User At a choice Level splitting into zones will occur depending on quantity of the white image in this or that site At a choice Gradient splitting into zones occurs depending on a gradient direction 1 6 from a direction of transition from light to the dark At a choice Color splitting into zones occurs depending on presence of this or that colour in the given site of the image 2 iy hs M SERI H The parameter Zones Quantity is responsible for quantity of zones with a changing direction of lines of an engraving Bu 3 1 The parameter Blur serves for adjustment of smooth transition between zones 10 BSS The panel of a choice of the kept options of engraving Etching Presets Etching Presets Cross dash lines v Cross lines Etching 1 Etching z F I
7. e falling menu one of the reestablished values from 25 2o to 2000 At a value choice To Width the image will be increased or reduced on horizontal borders of a working window At a value choice To Height the image will be increased or reduced on vertical borders of a working window 8 7 The tool Actual pixels establishes image scale in a working window 1 1 The Hotkey Ctrl 1 The tool Fit to Screen allows increasing or reducing the image on the screen on borders of a working window A hotkey Ctrl 0 Th Tool Anti aliased the Hotkey F10 switches a mode of display with smoothing or without it The mode of display with smoothing is intended for more realistic display of result of work of the program It is necessary to remember that at the included smoothing the image BSS portrayal on the screen occurs more slowly than without smoothing On unproductive computers it can worsen comfort of work of the operator considerably In the program it 1s provided three modes of smoothing To learn a current mode it is necessary to click with the right button of the mouse button Anti aliased exe s In the dropping out menu the current mode is noted by a fat point To replace a mode it is necessary to choose simply the mouse other point of the menu The tool View Mode serves for switching of modes of viewing of the image in a working
8. eas in a manual mode is possible ones Splitting Level Gradient 7 Color User s zones Quantity 6 One if 0 ones 25 0 zz ones 25 0 45 one4 2H U br Ones 25 0 SU oneb 25 112 Zoner 25 0 135 One 25 157 Zoneg 25 0 150 zonell 25 0 202 eonel 25 225 zZonel2 25 n onela 25 0 eonel4 25 0 292 eonelh 25 0 315 Zonele 25 Jar 15 Shadings The linear Hatching method The radial the Corner 0 Hatching method Radial x a4 M al The radial the Corner 90 The radial the Corner 45 Points Hatching method sa IPLESAMPLES sA MPLESAMPLESAN sARMPLESAMPLESA SAMPLESAMPLESAM AHMPLESAMPLES The text Hatching method Text Font Arial Text SAMPLE Puantile n E a on dA A A F 8 la i Po ar Hatching method SAN NEAN T ASUNT Cows rm AN im T am Puantile M 13 aS om Sta LY M T 2 ae IE Db I rt iu pL Urbs ire Pc et E a i A L 1 ke i BSS 16
9. ehinn 3 i Displays kept before engraving adjustment Program Pro Etching 1s delivered with ten specially developed options simulating various styles of engraving e Cross dash lines crossing lines with dashes in light parts e Cross lines crossing lines e Etching I a version of chisel etching imitation e Etching 2 a version of chisel etching imitation e Etching 3 a version of chisel etching imitation e Mezzotint mezzotint etching imitation e One line line raster e Reticulation photographic reticulation photo typing e Stochastic stochastic raster imitation e Zinc zincography imitation For application of style it is enough to click twice under its name If in this folder the user keeps new options of an engraving they automatically will appear in the list Etching Presets In the course of work styles by default can be changed however there is a possibility to return to their initial installations For this purpose it is necessary to click with the right button of the mouse on any style and to choose Restore default Presets from the opened contextual menu Thus the additional styles kept by the user remain untouched 11 BSS Window of the initial image working window metric rulers and status line Window of the initial image Shows the initial image and also with a framework allocates on it the area displayed in a working window This allocation can be moved by means of the mouse Thus the image in
10. r amplitude of lines of an engraving Zero value displays a straight line A s Angle Degrees displays in degrees size of an inclination of primary lines of an engraving from a vertical BSS vut Tat ng m n r a Iu in ry Jung ir ee LEE r ML Tru dm Hp JF fre ba b 6 pu ey Ta uL LS Fa 5 F F 1 1 Ln LE E 3 L Ip J Li Type hatching In the given window in real time change of lines of an engraving on an example of a black and white gradient 15 visually displayed at current options of engraving The image in the field of viewing has the same scale as the image in a working window LU fo A eo 4 0 50 100 Light Tuning serves for adjustment of secondary white lines which are imposed on primary lines of an engraving actually transforming them in a dotted line For inclusion of these options it is necessary to allocate select the given option checkbox The toddler sets intensity white and the parameter Angle allows to change a corner of an inclination of these lines 0 100 1 l 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 E 7 a BH d Shadows Tuning serves for adjustment of secondary black lines which are imposed on primary lines of an engraving For inclusion of these options it 1s necessary to allocate select the given option checkbox The toddler sets intensity black and the par
11. t Display modes can be operated from the panel of tools Zoom Preview by means of the tool View Mode 9 Millimeters Inches nud C a 5 Ree i E B diet T E T 2 m QA a ic Metric rulers Display the sizes of the image and also a cursor position The program supports two systems of measurement metric and inch For switching between them it 1s necessary to click the mouse on the pictogram of the beginning of co ordinates of measuring rulers and in the dropping out menu to choose the necessary system of measurement Status line The line of the status shows the office information It is divided into three parts 1 Co ordinates of the cursor or data of measurements at tool use Measure Tool 2 The sizes and the permission of the initial image 3 A way to the initial image 13 Hotkeys Hotkeys combinations of keys to which the appendix in an operating time can react 9 on e Mer e Load Picture Etch Style Ctrl O Save Etch Style Ctrl S Save Etch Style as Shift Ctrl S Export Ctrl E Brightness AND Contrast Ctrl B Help F1 Pan Tool F4 Measure Tool F5 Zoom Tool F6 10 Actual pixels Ctrl 1 11 Fit to Screen Ctrl 0 12 Anti aliased F10 BSS 14 BSS Mode of the manual task of areas of shading In a mode of splitting into zones User s management of shading ar
12. w of a choice of the catalogue and the task of a name of a file 15 caused In the course of preservation the program requests the permission of a written down file The necessary permission can be chosen from the falling menu or to enter it manually 79 Serves for adjustment of brightness and contrast of the initial image Brightness and Contrast The Hotkey Ctrl B At use of this function there 15 a panel Adjust Image with toddlers for change of current values of brightness and contrast Adjust Image Brightness Do Contrast es W Preview The given values can be entered and in a manual mode manual mode At noted point checkbox Preview all changes can be observed in real time in a window of the initial image All options of brightness and the contrast distinct from initial remain together with options of parameters of engraving A call of the given inquiry Help The Hotkey F1 cH The information on the program About Pro Etching BSS The panel of tools for image viewing Zoom Preview The panel 15 intended for fast access to tools of scaling measurements and viewing modes Buttons The tool Pan Tool serves for moving of the increased image in a working window A hotkey F4 The tool Measure Tool the Hotkey F5 15 intended for various measurements in particular thickness of lines distances between them
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