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Dfx V4 User Guide • • Copyright• 2 • • • COPYRIGHT Dfx v4 User Guide • • Copyright• 2 • • • COPYRIGHT No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written consent of Digital Film Tools. Copyright © Digital Film Tools, LLC. 2014. All Rights Reserved September 16, 2014 • • • Dfx User Guide • • • • • About Us• 3 • • • ABOUT US Tiffen has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of photographic filters and lens accessories for the consumer/professional imaging and the motion picture and broadcast television industries for over 69 years. The company has a rich history of innovative product design, superior optical consistency and unparalleled quality. Tiffen has been recognized for its product and engineering excellence earning two Technical Achievement Awards and a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, as well as an Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The company's Special Effects optical filters, once an exclusive of the Motion Picture and Television industry are now available to still photographers and videographers through the Tiffen Hollywood F/X filter line and digitally through the Dfx line of software. The Dfx software is produced in collaboration with Digital Film Tools, a computer software company which is an off-shoot of a Los Angeles based motion picture visual effects facility. Their work includes hundreds of feature films, commercials and television shows. Together, our combined understanding of optical filters and computer software creates an unbeatable combination. • • • Dfx User Guide• • • • • About this Guide• 4 • • • ABOUT THIS GUIDE This User Guide is a reference for the Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite. You can read from start to finish or jump around as you please. This guide is available in Acrobat PDF format. Trademark Recognition Black Diffusion/FX®, Black Pearlescent®, Black Pro-Mist®, Black Satin®, Bronze Glimmerglass®, Color-Grad®, Glimmerglass®, Gold Diffusion/FX®, HDTV/FX®, HFX® Star, Nude/FX®, Pearlescent®, Pro-Mist®, Smoque®, Satin®, Soft/FX®, 812® Warming, Warm Black Pro-Mist®, Warm Pro-Mist® and Warm Soft/FX® are trademarks of The Tiffen Company, LLC. All other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged. All other references to trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. • • • Dfx User Guide• • • • • About this Guide• 5 • • • • • • Dfx User Guide• • • • • Table of Contents• 6 • • • Table of Contents • • • • • • Copyright.......................................................................................... 2 About Us........................................................................................... 3 About this Guide.............................................................................. 4 Table of Contents............................................................................. 6 Introduction...................................................................................... 23 Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite......................................................... 23 Dfx Features................................................................................. 25 Filter Categories ........................................................................... 26 Installation........................................................................................ 32 Photo Plug-ins .............................................................................. 32 Uninstalling ...................................................................................... 34 Activating, Deactivating and Transferring Licenses .................... 35 Activation Options ........................................................................ 35 Deactivation Options .................................................................... 35 License Transfer........................................................................... 36 General Tutorials ............................................................................. 37 Dfx Workflow ................................................................................ 37 Applying a Single Filter................................................................. 37 Tagging and Sorting Favorite Presets.......................................... 41 Adjusting Filter Parameters and Creating Presets ....................... 42 Applying Multiple Filters ............................................................... 43 Applying Multiple Layer Blend Modes .......................................... 44 Viewing Individual Layers............................................................. 45 Comparing Images ....................................................................... 46 Editing Multiple Filters .................................................................. 49 Creating Variations....................................................................... 52 Applying a Gradient Mask to a Layer ........................................... 54 Applying a Selection Mask to a Layer .......................................... 57 Applying a Path Mask to a Layer.................................................. 61 Applying a Snap Mask to a Layer................................................. 63 • • • Dfx User Guide• • • • • Table of Contents• 7 • • • Applying a EZ Mask to a Layer .................................................... 68 Applying a Paint Mask to a Layer................................................. 78 Applying Multiple Masks to a Layer.............................................. 79 Drag and Drop Layers, Filters and Masks.................................... 82 Setups .......................................................................................... 84 Filter Tutorials.................................................................................. 86 Ambient Light ............................................................................... 86 Auto Adjust ................................................................................... 86 Black and White ........................................................................... 87 Bleach Bypass.............................................................................. 87 Blur............................................................................................... 88 Borders......................................................................................... 89 Cartoon......................................................................................... 90 Center Spot / Warm Center Spot ................................................. 90 Chromatic Aberration ................................................................... 91 Close-Up Lens.............................................................................. 92 Color Correctors ........................................................................... 93 Color-Grad®................................................................................. 94 Color Infrared ............................................................................... 95 Colorize Gradient ......................................................................... 95 Color Shadow............................................................................... 96 Color Spot .................................................................................... 97 Cross Processing ......................................................................... 98 Curves .......................................................................................... 99 Day for Night ................................................................................ 100 Defog............................................................................................ 101 DeFringe....................................................................................... 102 Depth of Field ............................................................................... 103 Detail ............................................................................................ 104 Diffusion ....................................................................................... 106 Diffusion/FX® ............................................................................... 107 • • • Dfx User Guide• • • • • Table of Contents• 8 • • • Double Fog................................................................................... 108 Dual Grad ..................................................................................... 110 Edge Glow.................................................................................... 111 Enhancing .................................................................................... 112 Eye Light ...................................................................................... 113 Film Stocks................................................................................... 114 Flashing........................................................................................ 116 FL-B/D® ....................................................................................... 117 Flag / Dot...................................................................................... 118 Fog ............................................................................................... 118 Gels .............................................................................................
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