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Foreword Introduction to DxO Optics Pro v5 The DxO Optics Pro menus A typical image enhancement session
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5 BasicConcepts Chapter The DxO Optics Pro menus Filemenu Editmenu Programpreferences:`General'tab ProgramPreferences:`Moduleambiguity'tab Workspacemenu Helpmenu Workspacetabs A typical image enhancement session ThePhotographicWorkflow Step1:Selectabatchofimagestocreateaproject Step2:Prepareyourproject Step3:Processingabatchofimages Step4:Reviewtheresults SuggestedDxOOpticsProWorkflows `Select' AddingYourPhotosfromVariousSources Adding(importing)images Importplug-ins TheProjectwindow Star-rankingandStacking Thethumbnailsandtheirbuttons Fullyautomaticmode Totakethingsfurther. . . Selecttabscreen FileSystemicon
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Windowsversion: Macintoshversion: Creatingaprojectfromseveralfolders ProjectDatabaseicon Contentwindow Projectwindow Choosingsettingsfortheimages Functionsassociatedwithprojects Thumbnailicons ModuleInformationicons Ranking Insertsymbolsfordotsandstars Stacking RightClickingonanimage The Prepare tab Adjustingthesettingsforeachimage Progressivecomplexity Controlandcorrectionspalettes Paletteoverview Totakethingsfurther. . . ThePreviewwindow Correctionpalettes OverallCorrectionPaletteworkspace Move/Zoompalette Histogrampalette EditEXIFpalette Correctionpalettes Lightpalette Colorpalette Geometrypalette Detailpalette MyPalette Automating the corrections
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DxO Optics Pro plug-in for Adobe® PhotoshopTM Lightroom 2TM Pre-requisites DxOOpticsProasExternalEditor ImportinganimageintoDxOOpticsPro DxOOpticsProinplug-inmode ImportingimagesintoDxOOpticsPro ImportingimagesintoLightroom. Keyboard shortcuts
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Discovering DxO Optics Pro v5
InordertofindoutallaboutDxOOpticsProv5andunderstandjustwhatitcando, pleasedo readthismanualcarefully. [. . . ] Force Parallel (Vertical) Thiscontrolisthesameasthepreviousone, except thatitletsyoucorrectverticalperspective, e. g. onabuilding.
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Note: When you first click on the anti-dust tool, two picture images will be displayed in the Preview window. The left hand image is the `before' image (where you will make your correction) and the right hand picture is the `after' image. The `before' image already includes the other corrections applied by DxO. You can use the zoom slider and `hand' tool to zoom in to the area of the image you want to work on.
aTTEnTIon:This tool can only be used at zoom settings over 75%; selectthe100%positionforadequateaccuracyforyourcorrections, or even200%forsmallerdustparticles.
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Horizon letsyoudrawalineacrossthePreviewwindowallowingthehorizon intheimagetoberealigned. Onceyouhavedrawntheline, releasetheleftmouse buttonandthepicturewillberotatedtoreflectthenewhorizon. Thisinstantcorrection maymeansignificantcroppingisneedediftheoriginalimagewasverytilted.
Force rectangle Thiscontrolcombinesthehorizontalandverticalcorrections andletsyoucompletelycorrecttheperspectiveofasubject, forexample, abuilding shotfrombelowandatanangle;buttakecare, asthismayentailotherdistortions anddemandsignificantcroppingoftheimage. ThenumericaltoolsintheGeometry palettegiveyoufinercontrol.
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Tosumup, then:thefirsttwokeystoningcorrectionoptionsactinsimilarways, exceptthatin thesecasesyouareaskedtodefineapairofverticalorhorizontallinesthatyouwishtobe parallel. Youcanmovetheendpointsyoudrawsoastopositionyourparallellineswithinthe image. Itdoesn'tmatterifyouresetthelinesinthesameorreverseorder, theendresultisthe same. Onlytherelativeanglesofthelinescount, theirlengthshavenoeffectonthecorrection. Ifyouchangeapairofhorizontallinestoverticalcorrection(orvice-versa), yourimagewillbe rotatedtoreflectthelinesyouhavedrawn. Ifyourpicturecontainsbothverticalandhorizontalkeystoning, youwillneedtousethethird option`Forcerectangle'. Thisallowsyoutosetfourpointsontheleft-handimagesoastodefine aboxthatyouwishtocorrecttoberectangular. Donote, however, thatthisismorepowerful thanasimplemanualcombinationofbothverticalandhorizontalkeystonecorrection, since itisalsoabletointroduceanelementof`skew'intothecorrection.
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aTTEnTIon:UsingthefasttoolsonlyopenstheGeometrypaletteatthe sametimeifyouhaveenableditwiththerelevanticonatthetoprightof theworkspace. An`AsShot'buttoninthispaletteletsyouresetthequick corrections.
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Multi-Point Color Balance Tool (MPCB) Thisicongivesyouquickaccessto the4-pointimagecoloradjustment. Youwillseeacolorwheelonthe`before'image, thecorrectionswillappearinthe`after'image. Thefineadjustmentsforthisoption areavailableinthe`Colors'palette(seepage44).
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After displaystheprocessed(corrected)imageinthePreviewwindow. Thisis anaccuratedisplayofhowthisimagewilllookwhenyouprocessitlaterduringthe `Process'phaseofyourDxOOpticsProworkflow. Pleaserememberthatsomecorrectionscannotbedisplayedatzoomfactorslessthan75%. Before / After This is one of the more useful features of the Prepare tab. Theleftimagewillbetheunprocessed, `AsShot'image. Therightimagewillbethe DxOOpticsProprocessedimage. Thiswillgiveyouaside-by-side, lighttableviewof bothimages. Youcanevenzoomintothesameareaofbothpicturestocompare results.
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aTTEnTIon:Multi-pointbalancefineadjustmentsandresetto`as-shot' valuesareonlypossibleifyouenabletheColorspaletteusingtherelevant iconatthetoprightoftheworkspace. AtthetopcenterofthePreviewwindowyouwillfindthenameoftheimagefileyouareviewing, andtorightandleftofthisarebuttonssimilartothosefoundonaVCRorDVDplayer. These buttons are useful if you select several different thumbnails in the Project window (multiselection). Youcanthenbrowsethroughthismulti-selectionusingthearrowseithersideof thecurrentfilename.
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White balance color picker LetsyouselectthepointinthePreviewwindow imagetobeusedasthewhitereferencepointforthatimage. Thefinewhitebalance adjustmentsareincludedintheColorspalette(seepage40), butjustclickinginthe
Ifyouclickthefarleftbuttonwithaleft-facingarrowheadandverticalline, OpticsProwilltake youtothefirstimagefileinyourmulti-selection. Thebuttonwithjustaleft-facingarrowhead willtakeyoutothepreviousimage(unlessyouarealreadyatthefirstimage, inwhichcase, boththeleft-handbuttonswillbegrayedout). Thebuttonsontherightofthefilenamehave similarfunctions, onlytheywilltakeyouaheadtoimagesthatarefurtherintothemulti-selection. ThesebuttonsmeanyounolongerhavetoclickintheProjectpanetobrowsemanually throughtheimages. Onthefarright-handsideofthebarabovethePreviewwindow, totheleftofthezoomslider arethreeicons(theorderisdifferentonMac).
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Ontheright-handsideofthePreparetabworkspace, eachpalettecanbeaccessedfromits blackheaderbarcontainingitsuniqueiconidentifierandname. Youwillalsofindtwoother iconsontheright-handendoftheheaderbarforeachpalette. Thefarrighticonisan`X', which hidesthepalettewhenclicked. Butdon'tworry, youhaven'tdeletedthepalette!Thebarcanbe redisplayedatanytimebyclickingonthepaletteiconatthetoprightofthescreen. Justtotheleftofthe`X'isaniconwithasquareandanarrow. Thisisthe`undock'icon, andif youclickonit, youwillundockthepalettesoitcanfloatonyourscreen. Noticethatyouare notlimitedtoplacingthefloatingpaletteonlyoverthePreviewwindow--youcanplaceit anywhereonthescreen. Clickingthepalettebarwillexpandanddisplaythetoolsassociated withthepalette. Clickingthebaragainwillcollapsethepalettetooldisplaybackintojustthe headerbar. Inthisway, thepalettescanstayontherightofthescreen, accessibleoneafter anotherusingthescrollarrows, orelsebeplacedanywhereonthescreenwhileyou'reusing them. TIP:Ifyouclicktheundockiconagain, thepalettewillautomaticallysnap backtoitsdockedposition.
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· Proof this allowsyoutoimmediatelyprocesstheimagecurrentlychoseninthe · Toggle Grid overlay superimposes and removes a grid over the image in the
Previewwindowtoassistyouwithcorrectinghorizonsandimagedistortions.
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· Toggle Image information overlay displaysandhidesprograminformationfor theselectedimage. ThisinformationwillappearinthePreviewwindow.
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Inthetopright-handcornerofthePrepareworkspacescreen, youwillseeiconsforeachofthe availablecorrectionpalettes. Ifyouhoverovertheseiconswithyourmousepointer, atooltip withthenameofthepalettewillbedisplayedforyou. Fromlefttoright, theiconsare:
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Move/Zoom palette
TIP:Ifyouhaveamousewithathumbwheel, itwillactasazoomin/out control, withinthesamelimitsasthestandardzoomcontrols.
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Thehistogramdisplayisagraphshowingthenumberofpixelsforeachtonalvalueinthethreecolorchannels, withblackontheleftsideandwhiteontheright. Youwillfinditveryhelpful tokeeptheHistogrampaletteopenwhileyou'reworkingwiththeothertools, sinceitwillvery oftengiveyouagoodideaofexactlyhoweachadjustmentisaffectingyourimage. Generally, wemayconsiderthatinaproperly-exposedimageexceptforsubjectsthatarenaturallyvery darkorverylightthevaluesoughttobedistributedacrossthefullwidthofthehistogram. When adjusting exposure compensation or color balance, it can be helpful to display the clippedhighlightsorshadows(i. e. whitesthataretootransparentorblacksthataretotally opaque)directlyintheimageitself, usingthethreebuttonsbeneaththeHistogramdisplay.
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TheMove/ZoompalettedisplaysasmallthumbnailofthePreviewwindowimage. Agreenbox onthisthumbnailindicatesthesectionoftheimagecurrentlybeingdisplayed. Totheleftofthe zoomsliderbarisaminussign(-), withaplus(+)signtotheright. Clickingoneitherofthese decrementsorincrementsthezoomfactorrespectivelyby1%. Themaximumenlargementis 1600%!Alsototherightofthesliderthereis:
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type in your own factor. To close the drop down, simply click again on the down arrow. dow. It'simportanttorememberthatthis`fit-to-window'previewimageonlyshowsan approximationofsomeofthecorrectionstobeapplied(i. e. WhiteBalance, Exposure, rough Demosaicing, Distortion, Vignetting, Tone Curve, Lighting, Hue/Saturation/ Luminance), whileotherkeycorrectionslikenoisereduction, lateralchromaticaberration, truede-mosaicing, andsharpnessprocessingarenotalwayspreviewed. This isparticularlythecasewhendisplayingatzoomfactorsbelow75%. Whileediting thesesettings, youwillprobablywanttofrequentlyzoomintochecktheeffectsof yourcorrectionsandzoomouttocontroltheimageasawhole.
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Thesedisplaysareintendedtogiveatemporarypictorialindicationofthosepartsofanimage thatare`clipped'(i. e. darkareasthathavereachedminimumblacklevelorlightareasthathave reachedmaximumwhitelevel). Clickingonthe`highlightclipping'buttonwilldisplayanimage wheresmallareasshowupblack(=highlightswhereallthreecolorchannelsartatmaximum) orinothercolors(=onlyoneortwoofthecolorchannelsareatmaximum). Thereversehappensfortheshadowclippingbutton--inthiscase, thepicturedisplayedhas small white or colored areas that indicate clipping. The middle button restores the normal display. Usingthehighlightclippingdisplayallowsyoutomakeveryfineadjustmentswhenperforming highlightrecoveryonaRAWfile(seepageXX):allyouhavetodoismovethemanualslider slowlyuntiltherearenomoreclippedareasarevisible. For lowlights, the display lets you see the exact effect of DxO Lighting, Tone Curve, or the BrightnessandContrast(onanytypeoffiles).
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TheImageInformationsectiondisplayskeyEXIFinformationwrittenbyyourcameratothe imagebeingdisplayedinthePreviewpane. Thisinformationcannotbealteredandissaved whenyoucreateacorrectedcopyofyourimage. Itisanimportantreferenceandcantellyou if any EXIF data is missing that might affect DxOOpticsPro's ability to perform key optical corrections. TheEXIFEditorallowsyoutoaddAuthorandCopyrightinformationintheimagemetadata section.
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ThecorrectionenginesthatperformthemagicofDxOOpticsProareallcontrolledviafour palettes, eachofwhichconsiderstheimageina`photographic'way. `Light'coverseverything aboutlightingandcontrastinthescene;`Color'allowseverypossiblechromaticmodification; `Geometry'isallaboutglobalstructureoftheimage, while`Detail'goesrightdowntopixel leveltodealwithsharpnessanddigitalnoisecontrol. aTTEnTIon: Certain functions will only be available if the correction module for the lens concerned is available. When this is not the case, certain corrections will appear grayed out and hence disabled. By the same token, highlight recovery correction and precise white balance to °K accuracy can only be applied to RAW files, in which case additional controlsappear. [. . . ] viewport This`hand' tool lets you move the visible area around in the image. isreallythefinalimage, asithasbeensavedontheharddisk.
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Zoom Slider:NotethezoomsliderintheupperrighthandcorneroftheReviewwindow. By movingtheslidertotheleft, youcanreducethemagnificationoftheselectedimageinthe window. Movetheslidertotherightandthemagnificationoftheimageisincreased. Thereis alsoadownarrowtotherightofthesliderthat, whenclicked, willpresentadrop-downselectionofpredefinedmagnifications. Notethatasthisisnowasavedcopyandnotapreviewas underthePreparetab, itispossibletoseetheeffectsofthesharpnessandnoisereduction controlsatallzoomlevels. TIP:Ifyouhaveamousewithathumbwheel, itwillactasazoomin/out control, withinthesamelimitsasthestandardzoomcontrols.
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Appendix 1
DxOOpticsProplug-in forAdobe®PhotoshopTM
Installation
DxOOpticsProexternalmoduleforPhotoshopTMisinstalledwiththehelpoftheDxODownload Manager. Youcaninstallitatthesametimeastheapplication, orlater(forexampleafterhavinginstalledPhotoshopTMonyourcomputer). TheDownloadManagerautomaticallyplacesa foldercalledDxO(withthe`Import. 8ba'fileinside), inthe`Plug-ins'folderofPhotoshopTM. The programautomaticallyplacesaDxOfoldercontainingafilenamedDxOImport. 8ba, intothe PhotoshopTMPlug-ins(orexternalmodules, dependingontheversion)directory. It is possible that the installer may not place the plug-in in the correct folder, if you have severalapplicationscompatiblewiththePlug-ins(e. g. PhotoshopTMElementsTM). Inthiscase, youcanmovetheDxOfolderandcontentsmanuallytothePhotoshopTMPlug-insorexternal modulesdirectory.
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