Special Edition Video Tutorial PDF Ebook Image Processing Tools

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Special Edition HeliosPaint 1.4.3 AvPicFaceXmpTagger 1.7 HSL Plus 1.0 CombineZP PhotoAcute Studio 2.70 Luce 1.9a FastStone Image Viewer 4.2 Magic Enhancer Lite 1.0 FastStone Image Viewer Portable 4.2 Video Tutorial Noise Shampoo 1.0 Hugin 2009.4.0 Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Outliner 2.0 i-Fun Viewer 8.0 PaintStar 2.70 Image Inc. 1.2 PDF eBook PSPI 1.0.7 MobaPhoto 1.42 ShiftN 3.5 Panorado Flyer 1.2.1.19 Take Your Photography to the Next Level – From Inspiration to Image Sinedots II 1.03 Photomapper 0.7 SmartCurve 2.2 PhotoRec 6.11.3 Image Processing Tools The Works Plug-In Filters 3.1v PhotoWipe 1.20 Xero Freeware Plug-ins 5 Mac Windows Hugin 2010.0.0 Artweaver Free 1.1 Mac PhotoRec 6.11.3 Contrast Balance 1.0 Free Plug-ins 1.4 Displacement Map 1.0 Gimp 2.6.10 Linux DragonFly’s Sinedots Shader Gimpshop 2.2.11 Hugin 2010.0.0 Eraser Genuine 1.01 HeliosPaint 1.4.3 PhotoRec 6.11.3 Flat Median 1.3 Fotomatic 1.3v Linux Sample Images Free Plug-ins 1.9 Gimpshop 2.2.11 Manual Lens Test: c’t Studio Test Images Gimp 2.6.10 Manual Lens Test: Sample Outdoor Images Gimp Portable 2.6.10 Gimpshop 2.2.8 Photo Tools GML Matting 0.3 Windows Film Looks Harry’s Filters 3.01 AutoStitch 2.2 100+ Film Look Presets

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The DVD’s many highlights include a c’t special edition of PhotoAcute Studio 2.70, a four-hour video tutorial on Photoshop Elements 8, and the PDF eBook Take Your Photography to the Next Level.

PhotoAcute Studio Take Your Photography Video Tutorial: 2.70 Special Edition to the Next Level Photoshop Elements 8

PhotoAcute Studio 2.70 creates Don’t just take a picture of a truck. This four-hour video tutorial low-noise, high-resolution (HDR) Make an image of a truck!“ From by video2brain explains the images from multiple source images, inspiration to image—George Barr’s entire image manipulation removes unwanted objects from book helps advanced photographers and management workflow panorama overlaps, and corrects find ways to improve their technical using the Adobe Photoshop various types of lens distortion. and aesthetic skills. Elements software package.

ne way to significantly reduce digital uthor George Barr has been taking photos he tutorial begins by showing you how to Oimage noise is to take multiple shots Afor over 40 years. This book is the cream Timport, save, organize, and retrieve image of your subject and to merge them into a of over 500 articles written during that time on files using the program’s built-in tools. single, lower-noise image or to a single the process of becoming a photographer. The bulk of the tutorial concentrates on image with higher resolution than the original Barr recommends honing your seeing skills optimizing and adjusting images using pictures. The program can also produce still by studying the work of exceptional photo - the Organizer, Quick Fix mode, and Full images from multiple video frames. graphers. He discusses the individual elements Edit mode. The individual sections detail The program is easy to use: Simply drag of an image, and goes on to discuss more than highlight and shadow correction, noise your source files to the program window, click a dozen of his own shots, detailing why he reduction, and lens error corrections. There is the Start button, and choose which functions chose a subject and the kind of emotional also a section on working with Layers, and you want to apply. impact he wanted to achieve. The book also detailed tips on workspace configuration and You can choose between reducing noise, deals with finding subjects and choosing the image resizing. increasing resolution, or aligning and cropping ideal viewpoint. The author analyzes a real The tutorial discusses the principles and your images for processing using a different shoot, and shows us some of the intermediate practicalities of RAW image processing, inclu- HDR program. The program also includes results that led to a final print. ding white balance, color, and tone adjust- options for focus stacking, removing unwanted The section on composition uses sample ments. The Photomerge Panorama, Group moving objects, and adjusting the degree to images to detail the process of finding the right Shot, and Scene Cleaner tools are also discus- which images are rotated and cropped during lines and pinpointing the center of interest. sed in detail. A further section deals with using alignment. Barr is convinced that you should spend just as filters, layer effects and layer styles. PhotoAcute also corrects lens distortion for much time framing as you do composing your The final section covers the program’s out- a wide range of cameras and lenses. Once you image. put options, which include printing, mailing, have selected the appropriate settings, you can The author concludes by discussing how to and sharing on the Web. Users also learn how output the results to JPEG or DNG files. analyze your level of skill and your results, and to publish their creations in a photo book and The manufacturer is offering a 15 percent offers specific advice on how to improve how to create custom frames. discount if you purchase the latest version of those skills. He also gives tips on where to find The Flash-based tutorial is Windows and the program before 12/31/2010. The license expert advice and forums for exchanging Mac-compatible and includes material for includes updates for a 12-month period. (keh) information. (keh) playback on iOS and GP3-based devices. (keh)