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1. RR USER MANUAL ZR RI SoftColor Oy SoftColor Oy Copyright 2011 SoftColor Oy All rights reserved The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of SoftColor software may reproduce this publication for the purpose of learning to use such software No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid for support services Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate SoftColor Oy is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Because SoftColor Oy frequently releases new versions and updates to its system software applications and Internet sites images shown in this book may be slightly different from what you see on your screen Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Adobe Adobe RGB Photoshop and PostScript are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the U S and or other countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation SoftColor Oy assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products CONTENTS A PhotoEQ Overview H2. you press shift key while drawing 2 Click Fix button to set red eye fix to selected areas Do red eye fixing to selected areas With PhotoEQ s magnifier tool you can zoom and navigate image views You can use magnifier s color picker tool to check and compare RGB values of pixels from 2 original and edited images Close magnifier window Shows actual pixel position and RGB LN EN NM NN RN a RN RM RN MN RM RN NM RN values of original and edited images If ar Pixel Color Values mouse cursor is over image views i x y 182 688 Original Edited R 95 R 93 G 71 Gi 35 B 56 Dp Zoom 119 far d Current zoom level of image views Navigator Move area which is visible on original and edited image views NM IDEE E acd E x s La Set image views zoom to fit images to Set 100 zoom value to image views 1 1 current window size Set view zoom values 1 500 V Color Management Convert Saved Image to Selected ICC profile With Convert to ICC Profile tool you can select icc profile which defines target color space for saved images You can also set rendering intent method which is used during conversion and usage of black point compensation Selected icc profile is embedded to the saved image If you are not using icc profile conversion original image s icc profile is embedded to the saved imag
3. related to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Support Services Any supplemental software code provided to you as part of the Support Services shall be considered part of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA f Compliance with Applicable Laws You must comply with all applicable laws regarding use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT 3 TERMINATION Without prejudice to any other rights SoftColor Oy may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA In such event you must destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT in your possession SoftColor PhotoEQ End User Licensing Agreement 2 2 4 COPYRIGHT All title including but not limited to copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and any copies thereof are owned by SoftColor Oy or its suppliers All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content which may be accessed through use of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties This EULA grants you no rights to use such content All rights not expressly granted are reserved by SoftColor Oy 5 NOWARRANTIES SoftColor Oy expressly disclaims any warranty for the SOFTWARE PRODUCT The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is provided As Is without any express or implied warranty of any kind including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability non infringemen
4. sharpness of the edited image e Automatic sharpening filter which enhances image by increasing the sharpness of detected objects contours e Traditional unsharp masking filter which increases the contrast of the edges between pixels of different colors in an image Select sharpening type Lock adjustments for new images Sharpen Reset sharpening Sharpening Type Automatic Sharpening d Unsharp Masking Sharpen Improved Image Automatically Do sharpening to the edited image Select sharpening type Lock adjustments for new images Sharpen Reset sharpening Sharpening Type B Automatic Sharpening O Unsharp Masking Add unsharp mask filter to the edited image Amount Si adius B E Threshold TEE Amount 0 500 76 Radius 250 pixels Threshold 0 255 5 De Noise With PhotoEQ you can use automatic noise removing filter or blur filter to remove unwanted noise from edited image Blur filter performs gaussian blur filtering Reset de noise adjustments Lock adjustments for new images E Apply noise removing Blur image R Adjust noise removing filter to the edited image Adjust blur filter to the edited image a Fix Red Eye Edited Image View You can use PhotoEQ fix red eye tool to reduce red tint in human pupils How to Fix Red Eyes 1 Draw selection edited image view Click center of pupil and drag mouse to set selection size You can draw multiple selection if
5. CC Profile p Save Imageto InputFolder Other m Image Editing PhotoEQ has tools and filters for resizing cropping rotating straightening sharping de noising and red eye fixing the original image Image editing in PhotoEQ is non destructive and layer based operation lmage editing tools and filters can be used together with PhotoEQ s color correction or separately Q Color Management PhotoEQ has support for standard ICC profile based color management and loading and saving embedded ICC profiles PhotoEQ can convert and render between different color spaces for example conversion from RGB to CMYK PhotoEQ s has support for v4 and v2 profiles SoftColor PhotoEQ makes color correction image editing and color management tasks simpler PhotoEQ can be used to process a single image file or for batch processing multiple image files and folders PhotoEQ has a lightweight single window graphical user interface PhotoEQ uses non destructive layer based processing for color and image adjustments PhotoEQ s automatic color correction algorithm corrects white balance exposure and contrast problems from original image in single step PhotoEQ reads multiple digital image and camera RAW formats PhotoEQ saves edited image to JPEG TIFF PNG BMP and PSD formats If PSD format is used PhotoEQ saves original and edited images into same file as separate layers PhotoEQ has full support for standard ICC profile based color ma
6. Folder Other zu C Users admin Pictures HPIM3351_sc a Color Correction Adjustments White Balance Exposure and Contrast Automatic Color Correction Automatic color correction fixes color balance Enable disable automatic Enable disable automatic exposure and contrast problems automatically in white balance correction exposure contrast correction single step Automatic color correction uses separate layers for white balance exposure and i Lock adjustments E ha arnie Reset adjustments contrast adjustments Layer based solution gives for new images TEE Automatic che Op Se E you a freedom to tune all color correction aus reen m Exposure Contrast Li adjustments as you want Exposure D Contrast Increase or decrease contrast in edited image n Increase or decrease ai E Automatic color correction is enabled by default si une for new images You can disable this feature by image zip Color Comectionintensity switching off Automatic White Balance ere Automatic Exposure Contrast and then locking Color Correction Adjustments If you disable automatic corrections you can still adjust white balance exposure contrast and correction intensity settings manually Adjust color correction intensity This intensity value adjusts how much pixel color values of color corrected image are mixed with original image Color correction intensity is the easiest way to tune automa
7. ave started PhotoE Registration from Start menu You can find more information at SoftColor Store www softcolor fi store photoeg Qi Automatic Software Updates for SoftColor PhotoEQ SoftColor PhotoEQ includes a tool for automatic software updates You can download and install latest version of software automatically with PhotoEQ Software Updates tool You can start software update from Help menu y Help PhotoEQ Help Keyboard Shortcuts Check for Updates or you can start it from Start Menu PhotoEQ Software Updates icon In Windows Vista and Windows 7 software update activates UAC controls You will need to have administrator rights to update PhotoEQ software with automatic software update tool If there is new version available release notes are shown You can start update process by clicking Update and Restart button Software update tool will restart PhotoEQ application automatically SoftColor PhotoEO Software Update Available A version 1 0 0 0 of SoftColor PhotoE0 is available Release Notes SoftColor PhotoE 1 0 Initial Release All PhotoEQ 1 X updates are free for registered users Acknowledgments SoftColor PhotoEQ software utilize the following copyrighted material the use of which is hereby acknowledged Some Icons are Copyright Yusuke Kamiyamane All rights reserved Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 license http p yusukekamiyamane com Tango Deskto
8. d adjust dots per inch DPI resolution If you changes images resolution new resolution is updated to output image metadata Resize tool retain aspect ratio automatically while resizing Image inside original image view is also resized Select typical pixel dimensions for edited image New pixel width and l l Set image s DPI resolution New pixel height values are calculated to fit current image to the selected pixel l i R R dimension are calculated automatically Lock adjustments for new images rei Adjust Custom Size or Fit into Pi Reset adjustments to the original width height and iS Custom S TE DPI values 1997 a Image s pixel width Image s pixel height Resize image to the selected pixel size Crop How to Crop Image Edited Image View 1 Draw selection to edited image view or set selection size from crop panel You can also move and change selection inside edited image view 1 2 Click Crop button to crop o f s du When cropping is done the cropped area outside selection will be removed from image Image s new pixel size is selections size Image inside original image view is also cropped Selection s pixel height Set selection size Reset cropping ic Draw selection or E set selection size Selection s pixel width Crop Image KE Sharpening Automatic or Unsharp Masking PhotoEQ s sharpening tool has two method to adjust
9. e PhotoEQ reads automatically original image s embedded profile and uses it while images are presented on the display Select icc profile which is used in conversion elect ICC profile DAE sRGB Other Current icc profile Enable or disable conversion Browse icc profile files and select profile file Select if black point compensation is used or not Select rendering intent Current rendering intent Perceptual Relative colorimetric Saturation Absolute colorimetric Color management uses 32 bits precision for processing and support v4 and v2 profiles Keyboard Shortcuts Load amp Save Images Hide amp Show Todo Queue Alt gt Load next image from todo queue Alt lt Load previous image from todo queue Alt Y Hide Todo queue Alt A Show todo queue Zoom Image Views Rotate Image Ctrl 0 Set view zoom value to 100 1 1 Ctri R Rotate image 90 degrees right Ctrl L Rotate image 90 degrees left Show amp Hide Tool Panels Scroll Image Views Shift A Scroll image views up Shift Y Scroll image views down Shift gt Scroll image views right Shift lt Scroll image views left me Hee cre tier d Registering PhotoEQ Trial Version After installing PhotoEQ starts in 10 days fully working trial mode After O days trial PhotoEQ software will be locked and Register SoftColor PhotoEQ window is shown when you start the application Io continue working wit
10. e terms of this EULA do not install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold I GRANT OF LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed as follows a Installation and Use SoftColor Oy grants you the right to install and use copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT on your computer running a validly licensed copy of the operating system for which the SOFTWARE PRODUCT was designed Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 b Backup Copies You may also make copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT as may be necessary for backup and archival purposes 1 2 2 DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS a Maintenance of Copyright Notices You must not remove or alter any copyright notices on any and all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT b Distribution You may not distribute registered copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to third parties c Prohibition on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation d Rental You may not rent lease or lend the SOFTWARE PRODUCT e Support Services SoftColor Oy may provide you with support services
11. esize and adjust resolution Crop Fix red eye De noise filters Sharpening filters PhotoEQ Get Images 2048 1556 isme gga P Photosmart 735 150100 1335mm omw t71 1 465 000 5 Adjust Custom White Balance He Ee LL mm e um wm um oo E Q mar c m E Color Correction intensity EM E LI HE ll E amp Improved Original 6 o jao ee oe rja gt Color Correction and Image Editing Convert to ICC Profile N N Ta B 2 GN TIE o oke E o Special buttons II Reset current adjustments and load default or original values E Lock current adjustments values Locked values will be applied automatically to the new image E Values are locked Click to unlock adjustments values Indicators Tool s adjustments are active and locked Current e 6 adjustments will be applied automatically to the loaded image o Lb Tool s adjustments are not used and they are unlocked Processing is not done automatically for new images EDS How to Save Images PhotoEQ can save processed files to JPEG TIFE PNG BMP and PSD formats PSD files are saved with two layers original image and edited image inside the same output file If you have enabled Convert to ICC Profile option then you can only save JPEG and TIFF files When image is saved it is removed from the todo queue If In
12. files from bet Todo Queue the todo queue _ 1 images Batch process and save all files from the todo queue You can check selected settings before starting batch processing Batch Save All Images from Todo Queue Adjustments F EE Color Correction Resize Sharpen Convert to ICC Profile sRGB_IEC61966 2 1_no_black_scaling icc Rendering Intent PERCEPTUAL Save Images to H EH imm F rm Save to same folder where original image is located with sc prefix Start processing How to Batch Process Images from Todo Queue 1 Use currently loaded image to set image processing adjustments 2 Enable or disable Convert to ICC Profile settings 3 Select output format and folder for batch save 4 Click Batch Save button and check settings from the batch save window Then click Start button to start processing 99 If you open multiple image files or folders PhotoEQ places these images to todo queue You can batch process all files from todo queue by clicking Batch Save button Batch save operation uses currently selected image processing adjustments Batch processed images are saved by using currently selected output format and folder settings Saved files are named with _sc prefix Batch saved images are removed from todo queue after processing Convert to ICC Profile sRGB T Rendering Intent Perceptual Black Point Compensation E Save Imageto Input
13. h PhotoEQ software you need to buy a license key You can activate PhotoEQ trial version by buying license and registering your copy License can be purchased from our online store and it will be delivered immediately via email as soon as your payment is completed You can register you PhotoEQ by clicking Buy Now badge PhotoEQ i i Get Images Trial Expired Buy Now m or you can start PhotoEQ Registration application from Start menu How to Buy a License and Register PhotoEQ You can easily buy license code online by clicking Buy Now button Our secure store page will open to your default web browser Register SoftColor PhotoE0 Your frial Has Expired r2 1 Buy SoftColor PhotoE It is Fast Simple and Secure Buy online usin 1 your web browser More InFormation at SoftColor Store 2 Enter your serial number below to register SoftColor PhotoEQ eme The best way to add your serial number is to simply copy it from your e mail and paste it into the serial number section After adding serial number just click Register button to register your copy After registering with valid serial number this message is shown SottColor PhotoEG Registration Thank you for purchasing SoftColor PhotoEQ SoftColor PhotoEl is now licensed This license includes free updates For all 1 x versions of SoftColor PhokoEO This window is also shown when if you have already registered your copy and you h
14. mm PPhotosmart 735 150100 i335mm ov zz wes Magnifier Convert to ICC Profile OFF a 7 n e Pr van i Ex l 14 images HPIM3351 JPG Holiday dolphins jpg Holiday Fiji jpg Holiday Fiji2 jpq Holiday Fiji3 jpg Holiday Madeira jpg Holiday outback jpg Holiday Sydney jpg ida Batch Save Supported digital image and camera RAW formats JPEG JPEG2000 TIFF PSD PNG BMBPGM PPM JPEG XR DNG CRW CR2 MRW NEF RAE ORE PEE SRE ARW Supported JPEG color spaces RGB GrayScale YCbCr CMYK YCbCrK Supported TIFF types Packbits JPEG LZW CCITT G 3 and G 4 ZIP with RGB CMYK B W CIELab How to Process Images with PhotoEQ You can do three type of image processing with PhotoEQ software e Color correction which adjust white balance exposure and contrast settings automatically or manually e Image editing by resizing cropping rotating straightening and red eye fixing e Image enhancement by sharpening and de noising filters PhotoEQ uses non destructive layer based image processing All adjustments and changes are calculated in realtime from original image You can lock current adjustments Locked adjustments are automatically applied to the loaded image PhotoEQ enables automatic color correction to the loaded image by default If you want you can disable automatic color correction manually PhotoEQ s Tools Color correction white balance exposure contrast Rotate and straighten R
15. nagement and it supports embedded profiles PhotoEQ manages embedded EXIF IPTC and XMP meta data Batch Processing PhotoEQ has todo queue for collecting multiple images to one by one processing or for automatic batch processing After selecting suitable image processing adjustments and output settings for one image file automatic batch processing will use same settings to process other images from todo queue O How to Load Images to PhotoEQ Application PhotoEQ reads multiple digital image and camera RAW formats You can open and process a single image file or add multiple image files and folders to PhotoEQ s todo queue to wait for processing PhotoEQ Get Images Drop Images or Folders Here Todo Queue If you load multiple files or folders the first image will be loaded automatically and rest images are placed to todo queue When you select image from todo queue selected image is loaded to the application You can batch process and save all files from todo queue by clicking Batch Save button Saved and batch processed images are automatically removed from todo queue Loading image files is easy You can just drag files or folders to the PhotoEQ application from Windows Explorer or from other applications You can also browse and load image files by clicking Get Files button This will open you regular Open Files dialog for folder browsing and file selection PhotoE Get Images 2048x1536 isme
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17. ow to Use TO Load Images E Process Images Ra Save Images it Batch Process amp Save Adjustments amp Tools Color Correction Or Rotate Tes Resize White Balance Exposure Contrast J Crop sa Sharpening DANIY Automatic Unsharp masking Blur De Noise Red Eye Fix e NEIST e Color Management Zoom Views Color Picker Convert to ICC profile B A Keyboard Shortcuts C Registering Trial Version LI Automatic Updates Acknowledgments License Agreement PhotoEQ Get Images HPIM3351 2048 x 15 12230 1 ic wou HPIM3351 JPG Holiday dolphins jpg Holiday Fiji jpa Multiple formats PhotoEQ can operate with multiple digital image and camera RAW formats PhotoEQ handles conversions between image formats and color spaces Embedded meta data is transferred between input and output images if output image format has support for embedded metadata Holiday Fiji2 jpg Gi SoftColor PhotoEQ Overview Tod Jean 7 Holiday Fiji3 jpg Holiday Madeira jpa Holiday outback jpg Holiday Sydney jpg iday Sydney Color Correction PhotoEQ s automatic color correction algorithm corrects color balance exposure and contrast problems from original image in single step White balance exposure and contrast adjustments are processed as separate layers This gives full control to fine tune automatic correction intensity and other color correction adjustments Convert to I
18. p Icons The color palette is public domain The icon theme is also available as public domain since the 0 8 90 release http tango freedesktop org Tango_lcon_Library JEDI Visual Component Library Mozilla public license http jvcl delphi jedi org Graphics32 Mozilla Public License http graphics32 org wiki LittleCms Copyright C 1998 2010 Marti Maria http www littlecms com lems is distributed under the MIT license agreement Inno Setup SoftColor Toolbox installer is built using Inno Setup free installer for MS Windows Copyright C 1997 2010 Jordan Russell All rights reserved Portions Copyright C 2000 2010 Martijn Laan All rights reserved http www jrsoftware org isinfo php http www jrsoftware org files is license txt DCRAW dcraw c Dave Coffin s raw photo decoder Copyright 1997 2010 by Dave Coffin Compiled without GPL code http cybercom net dcoffin dcraw JPEG http www ijg org This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group PNG http www libpng org PNG Development Group Copyright c 1995 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat Group 42 Inc Copyright c 1996 1997 Andreas Dilger Copyright c 1998 1999 Glenn Randers Pehrson TIFF LibTIFF http www libtiff org Copyright c 1988 1997 Sam Leffler Copyright c 1991 1997 Silicon Graphics Inc ImageEn VCL http www hicomponents com HiComponents All rights reserved ImageEn is free Now ImageEn and de
19. put Folder selected then If Other selected then PhotoEQ saves PhotoEQ saves processed file processed files to the selected folder to same folder as original Ex Save Image to Input Folder Other Select other output folder for saved Set file name for saved file PhotoEQ s l images automatically adds _sc prefix to file name You don t need to add file extension to output filename It will be added automatically Save the processed file with current format and output folder settings Select the output format You can also change JPEG quality and TIFF compression settings Selected JPEG and TIFF settings are saved automatically ka mt Save Imageto Input Folder Other Convert to ICC Profile mt Save Imageto Input Folder Other jpg ti png psd bmp bmp Quality 95 b Optimized Progressive Compression L Uncompressed Convert to ICC Profile option enabled Convert to ICC Profile option disabled PhotoEQ saves image files to following formats JPEG TIFF PNG PSD BMP PSD files are saved with two layers Original Image Improved Image Supported JPEG color spaces RGB GrayScale YCbCr CMYK YCbCrK Supported TIFF types Packbits JPEG LZW CCITT G 3 and G 4 ZIP with RGB CMYK B W CIELab 4O Batch Process and Save All Images from Todo Queue Remove all
20. rived products like IEvolution ImageEnASP ImageEnCMD and ImageEn ActiveX is free for commercial and non commercial use It is still not possible to create derived components or libraries while creating final applications is granted for free JPEG2000 http www ece uvic ca mdadams jasper This software is based in part on JasPer library Copyright c 1999 2000 Image Power Inc and the University of British Columbia Canada Copyright c 2001 2002 Michael David Adams SoftColor PhotoEQ End User Licensing Agreement SoftColor PhotoEQ End User Licensing Agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTCOLOR PHOTOEQ IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THIS PROGRAM INSTALL SoftColor Oy s End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and SoftColor Oy for the SoftColor Oy software product s identified above which may include associated software components media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA This license agreement represents the entire agreement concerning the program between you and SoftColor Oy referred to as licenser and it supersedes any prior proposal representation or understanding between the parties If you do not agree to th
21. t or fitness of a particular purpose SoftColor Oy does not warrant or assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information text graphics links or other items contained within the SOFTWARE PRODUCT SoftColor Oy makes no warranties respecting any harm that may be caused by the transmission of a computer virus worm time bomb logic bomb or other such computer program SoftColor Oy further expressly disclaims any warranty or representation to Authorized Users or to any third party 6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY In no event shall SoftColor Oy be liable for any damages including without limitation lost profits business interruption or lost information rising out of Authorized Users use of or inability to use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT even if SoftColor Oy has been advised of the possibility of such damages In no event will SoftColor Oy be liable for loss of data or for indirect special incidental consequential including lost profit or other damages based in contract tort or otherwise SoftColor Oy shall have no liability with respect to the content of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or any part thereof including but not limited to errors or omissions contained therein libel infringements of rights of publicity privacy trademark rights business interruption personal injury loss of privacy moral rights or the disclosure of confidential information Thank you for using SoftColor PhotoEQ SoftColor www softcol
22. tic color correction results How to Tune Automatic Color Correction ColorEQ Adjust Custom White Balance E NNB EB B EB B I MN NN Lock adjustments for new images Reset adjustments If you are not satisfied with PhotoEQ s automatic color correction results you can easily tune results by adjusting Color Correction Intensity value 0 100 This value adjusts how much pixel color values of color corrected image are mixed with original image You can also increase or decrease exposure and contrast values for Use ColorEQ s sliders to adjust current white balance of automatic correction If you want to change edited image You can increase or decrease certain color white balance you can use ColorEQ tool tones by adjusting ColorEQ s sliders i 0 il L tele SD es O Be GA Rotate and Straighten Adjustments With PhotoEQ s Rotate tools you can rotate flip and mirror edited image You can also fix image s horizontal orientation by using Straighten and Crop adjustment Use of rotate tool also changes image inside original image view Flip image horizontally Flip image vertically Lock adjustments Reset adjustments for new images Rotate image 90 Rotate image 90 Current straightening value degrees to the left degrees to the right Straighten and crop image 0 20 degrees to the left or right Resize and Adjust Resolution With PhotoEQ s resize tool you can resize images an
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