Topaz Lens Effects Lens Topaz 3

User Manual Contents I. Installation 11. About 31 A. How to Install 3334567B. Entering Your Key C. Host-Specific Installation 1. Paint Shop Pro 2. Photo Impact IV. Settings & Parameters A. Effects & Presets B. Bokeh - Center Focus C. Bokeh - SLR 32 33 36 39 44 46 50 54 55 59 63. Irfanview D. Bokeh - Selective E. Camera - Pinhole D. Uninstalling F. Camera - Tilt & Shift G. Camera - Toy II. Introduction A. About Topaz Lens Effects 1. Primary Functions 889H. Camera - Diffusion I. Filter - Dual Tone B. Program Features J. Filter - Fog K. Filter - Graduated Color L. Filter - Graduated Neutral Density M. Filter - Polarization N. Filter - Reflector III. New Features 61 A. Smart Brush 10 15 16 17 18 19 62 63 64 65 65 B. Effects Menu C. Apply Button O. Filter - Single Tone P. Filter - Streak D. Enhanced Sharpening E. Split Screen View F. Interface Style Q. Filter - UV/Haze 2R. Filter - Warmth 66 67 68 70 71 S. Lens - Creative Blur T. Lens - Dual Focus U. Lens - Fisheye IV. Work Area A. Interface 20 24 26 26 26 27 28 28 28 29 30 30 30 31 B. Preview V. Lens - Motion C. Effects & Presets W. Lens - Split Prism X. xF - Add Adjustment W. xF - Add Geometric Distortion Z. xF - Add Grain 72 73 74 75 75 76 76 78 1. Applying Presets 2. Adding Presets 3. Deleting Presets 4. Importing Presets 5. Exporting Presets 6. Sharing Presets AA. xF - Add Sharpening AB. xF - Add Vignette AC. xF - Add Vignette - Selective AD. xF - Add Vignette - Selective D. Tools E. Menu 1. Preferences VI. Work Flow 2. Check for Update 3. Enter Key A. Sample Project #1 B. Sample Project #2 C. Sample Project #3 79 86 96 4. What’s This? 5. User Guide 6. Tech Support 7. Product Info 8. Gallery 21 31 31 VII. Additional Resources A. Glossary 31 106 109 111 31 B. FAQ’s <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">9. MyTopaz </li><li style="flex:1">31 </li></ul>C. Connect 10. Tutorials 31 D. Company Info 112 User Manual Installation Topaz Lens Effects is a Photoshop plug-in, which means it won’t run by itself and requires a compatible host program. Entering Your Key Entering your trial key allows you to save your projects and print them during your evaluation period. Entering your license key allows you do the same, except without any time limitations. To Install 1. Close Photoshop or other image editing program if <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">you are using it. </li><li style="flex:1">1. Start by opening up an image in Photoshop. </li></ul>2. Go to Filters -> Topaz Labs -> Lens Effects -> Menu <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-> Enter key. </li><li style="flex:1">2. Double-click on the Topaz Lens Effects folder to </li></ul>access the installer, and then follow the on-screen instructions. 3. You can then copy and paste or type your key in. Important: To install the product on a second computer, you will need to download Topaz Lens Effects and then enter your same license key. Host-Specific Installation 3<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Mac Dmg </li><li style="flex:1">Windows exe </li></ul>Topaz Lens Effects is also compatible with Lightroom, Aperture and iPhoto. To use Lens Effects in any of these programs you will need to download and install the free Topaz Fusion Express compatibility add on. <a href="/goto?url=http://www.topazlabs.com/down" target="_blank">You can get it online at: www.topazlabs.com/down</a>- loads 3. Your Topaz Lens Effects plug-in will automatically be installed in your Photoshop plug-ins folder. 4. After the installation, you will need to enter your license or trial key. In Windows, Topaz Lens Effects is supported by most host applications that support Photoshop plug-ins. This includes Paint Shop Pro, Photo Impact and Irfanview, although there are additional host programs that may also support Topaz Lens Effects. Important for Mac Users: After installation, Topaz Lens Effects will be installed in the following folder: “ Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Topaz Labs -> Lens Effects”. If your Photoshop is installed in a customized location, you will need to manually create a shortcut (alias) link inside folder “<Photoshop install folder> -> Plug-ins” that links to “ Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Topaz Labs -> Lens Effects -> Plug-ins”. To install Lens Effects in either Paint Shop Pro, Photo Impact, or Irfanview first download Topaz Lens Effects to the default location. Then, to configure it into each program, follow the host-specific instructions on the next page. User Manual Installation How to install Topaz Lens Effects in Paintshop Pro 1. First launch PaintShop Pro / Photo Impact. 3. Choose C: \ Program Files \ Topaz Labs \ Topaz Lens Effects plug-ins and click “OK”. 2. Go to Menu file -> Preferences -> File Locations. Select “Plug-ins” from the “File Types” list and click “Add”. 44. Topaz Lens Effectsis now available to use. Simply go to Effects -> Plug-ins and select “Lens Effects”. User Manual Installation How to install Topaz Lens Effects in Photo Impact 1. First launch Photo Impact. Then click on the Lens Effects plug-in folder located in: C:\Program Files\ Topaz Labs\Topaz Lens Effects plug-ins and click “OK”. button and browse to find the 2. Go to File -> Preferences -> General or use shortcut key F6. 54. Restart Photo Impact. Go to Menu -> Effect to access the plug-in. 3. Select Plug-ins from the Categories list. User Manual Installation How to install Topaz Lens Effects in Irfanview 1. Make sure that you have downloaded and installed the 8bf plug-in add-on, available on the Irfanview webpage. (http://www.software.com/irfanview-plugin) 3. In the screen that pops up, select “Add 8BF filters” and navigate to the C:\Program Files\Topaz Labs\Topaz Lens Effects \Plug-ins folder and click “OK”. You will then see “Topaz Lens Effects” in the Available/ Loadable 8BF Filters section. 2. Open Irfanview and go to Image -> Effects -> Adobe 8BF filters. 64. To use Topaz Lens Effects in the future, simply go to Image -> Effects> Adobe 8BF filters again and select “Topaz Lens Effects”. User Manual Uninstalling To uninstall Topaz Lens Effects follow these instructions: 2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel. 3. Select Programs, then Uninstall a Program. Mac 4. Select Topaz Lens Effects and click remove. 1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program). 2. Navigate to the Topaz Labs support files and frames located at: Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Topaz Labs. Windows 7* 1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program). 2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel -> <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Programs -> Programs and Features. </li><li style="flex:1">3. Locate the Topaz Lens Effects file and move it to the </li></ul>trash. You will need to enter your system password to <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">OK this change. </li><li style="flex:1">3. Select Topaz Lens Effects and click uninstall. </li></ul>4. Navigate to your Photoshop plug-ins folder located at: Applications -> Photoshop -> Plug-ins *Please note that if you also have the 64-bit version of Lens Effects installed, then you will need to first uninstall this version before you can uninstall the regular version. 75. Locate any leftover Topaz Lens Effects files and move it to the trash. Windows XP* 1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program). 2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel. 3. Double-click on Add / Remove programs. 4. Select Topaz Lens Effects and click remove. Windows Vista* 1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program). <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Before - Old School Haze </li><li style="flex:1">After - Old School Haze </li></ul>User Manual Introduction With Topaz Lens Effects, you can achieve a variety of camera, lens and filter effects and adjustments such as: Topaz Lens Effects About Topaz Lens Effects Topaz Lens Effects allows you to easily achieve the look of speciality cameras, filters and lenses without the need for additional, expensive equipment or longer Photoshop processing times. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">• Bokeh </li><li style="flex:1">• Vignette </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">• Dual Tone </li><li style="flex:1">• Single Tone </li></ul>• Graduated Color • Creative Blur • Dual Focus • Streaks • Graduated Neutral Density • Motion Blur • UV/Haze • Diffusion <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">• FishEye </li><li style="flex:1">• Toy Camera </li></ul>Some of the popular effects you can achieve with Lens Effects include blurred backgrounds, miniatures, old school camera style and more. The Primary Functions of Topaz Lens Effects Include: 1. Simulate realistic lens, filter & specialty camera effects 82. Change and emphasize focal point in your image 3. Create and adjust depth of field in images 4. Minimize distracting backgrounds and other elements by selectively applying bokeh and vignettes Before - Pinhole Effect 5. Balance, enhance and subtract color 6. Add creative effects like motion blur and distortion Visit the Lens Effects Gallery to see more examples: <a href="/goto?url=http://gallery.topazlabs.com/keyword/lenseffects" target="_blank">http://gallery.topazlabs.com/keyword/lenseffects </a>After - Pinhole Effect User Manual Introduction preset thumbnail (in preset preview window). Use Lens Effects Features the return (Enter) key to apply the currently selected preset. 15. Enable / Disable Tool Tips. Option to enable or dis- 1. Smart Brush. Use for easy selective adjustments. able the pop up tool tips. 2. Apply button. Stack effects and presets. 16. Quick Slider Reset. Double click on the slider name to reset default slider values. 3. Split Screen. Use the 2-screen split view for easy before and after comparison. 4. Effect Center. Single-click ability for selecting effect center. 5. Click to position. Click anywhere on slider to jump to that adjustment value. 6. Style user interface. Select from a light or dark color scheme. 97. Auto Updater. Get software updates instantly. 8. Snap / Recall buttons. Save up to 99 snapshot settings for comparison. 9. Undo / Redo buttons. Before - Bokeh Selective 10. Collapsible side panels. Expand and collapse the preset panel and the tool panel for an adjustable workspace. 11. Collapsible tabs. Open and close the parameter tabs as you need them. 12. Preset Enable / Disable option. Option to enable or disable the preset preview processing at program startup. 13. Presets Layout. New preset format with single preset preview window. 14. Preset Navigation. Use the up / down arrow keys to navigate the preset list and display the selected After - Bokeh Selective User Manual New Features When creating bokeh effects you will use the Smart NEW: Smart Brush Topaz Lens Effects includes new smart brush techology. The smart brush, used to create depth-maps, is designed to help you easily and effectively achieve selective adjustments during your workflow. This tool can be used in brush mode or gradient mode. Brush to create depth maps - allowing you to select any focal point within your image and put the emphasis where you want it. Use the depth map feature to indicate the relative distance of objects in the image. Nearer objects should be painted in black, middle objects gray and farthest should be painted white. Several tones of gray may be used to indicate relative distances. 10 Original Image Depth-Map (brush mode) User Manual New Features The Gradient Brush tool allows you to easily create smooth gradients in the Depth Map by simply brushing (click and drag) on the Depth Map. appropriate slider accordingly. Once your values are set you can set your brush size - using the selection buttons or the slider. Then go ahead and draw your gradient across your image. Refining Your Depth Map Selections If you switch back to the Brush mode (uncheck the Use Gradient Brush box) this will allow you to access the grayscale color picker. This tool makes it easy to pick the depth value based on the adjacent region’s depth value, eliminating the guessing game in both picking a desired depth value and in selecting the focus area based on the Depth value. 11 So, in short, if you want to paint an area in a certain tone, use the picker-tool (dropper icon) to click on the area, the correct depth-value will be selected. The depth map feature is accessible when you choose Bokeh SLR or Bokeh Selective from the Effects menu. Using the Smart Brush When using the Smart Brush feature it is best to first create gradient. After that you can make more defined selections in your image. To use the gradient feature, you will need to select your starting and ending values. The values range from 0-255 (near to far respectively). You can set the values using the default buttons or by moving the User Manual New Features 12 User Manual New Features 13 User Manual New Features 14 User Manual New Features As in the other Topaz programs, you also have a pre- NEW: Effects Menu Lens Effects introduces a new category called Effects which helps to manage your presets - there’s over 120 presets included in Topaz Lens Effects. sets panel. You can create and save your own presets. You also have the ability to export and import presets - allowing you to share with your friends. * Default presets that come with the program can not be deleted. Each Effect features a set of its own presets that can be applied to your image. During your workflow you can select the type of effect that you want and then choose from one of the included presets in that category. 15 Each Effect also featurs it’s own set of tools. So as you switch between effects, you will notice that the tools in your tool panel (on the right side of your program interface) will also change accordingly. Effects can Not be added. However, you are able to create new presets and add them to any of the default effects listed in the Effects Menu. User Manual New Features For this example we used the Bokeh - Selective effect first, to blur the back ground a bit, then clicked the Apply button to save this adjustment. NEW: Apply Button Lens Effects features a new Apply button which allows you to stack multiple effects and presets during the same workflow. Once you click Apply it can Not be undone. 16 After Bokeh Adjustment Next, we went to the Filter - Dual Tone Effect in the Effects menu and selected the Cool to Warm I preset . You can add and apply as many effects and presets as you’d like. Once you are satisfied with the changes, click “OK” to process the image and return to Photoshop. Original Image Using the new Apply button is simple and helps speed up your overall workflow. Here’s a quick workflow to show you how it works. After Filter Adjustment User Manual New Features NEW: Enhanced Sharpening Lens Effects includes an updated sharpening tool that feature a stronger more powerful algorithm that renders crisp, clear sharpening capabilities. Some of the Effects include Sharpening parameters. Or you have the option of selectively adding sharpening to your images use the xF Sharpening feature found in the Effects Menu. Before Topaz - xF Add Sharpening 17 For extended detail and sharpening control be sure to check out Topaz Detail and Topaz InFocus: <a href="/goto?url=http://www.topazlabs.com/products" target="_blank">www.topazlabs.com/products </a>After Topaz - xF Add Sharpening User Manual New Features NEW: Split Screen View Lens Effects features a 2-screen split view option for easy before and after comparison. Use the single screen button to see the full image preview. Use the 2-split button to see before and after comparison. Use the preview navigator (top right of interface) to pan the preivew or drag the images around in the preview. 18 User Manual New Features The next time you restart Lens Effects your program will feature the lighter-colored interface. NEW: Interface Style By default, Lens Effects uses the darker Topaz Style interface. However, you have the option in your Lens Effects preferences menu to change to a lighter color scheme. Simply go to Menu -> Preferences from within the Lens Effects program and uncheck the “Use Topaz Style” box. Go to Menu -> Preferences and check the “Use Topaz Style” box and restart Lens Effects to re-enable the darker color scheme. 19 User Manual Work Area Interface (Main View) Although the Topaz Lens Effects interface may look intimidating at first glance, don’t worry: it’s actually quite simple and easy to use. You’ll soon be a pro after experimenting with it for a bit. In order to make sense of the function of each of the various controls, we have divided the interface into a few sections: 4 1 3220 5<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1. Presets/Effects </li><li style="flex:1">2. Presets Panel </li><li style="flex:1">3. Preview Window </li><li style="flex:1">4. Preview Navigator </li><li style="flex:1">5. Settings & Parameters </li></ul>Preview Displays previews of the included presets & effects. Provides “snapshots” of pre-defined effects. Displays the preview of the original and adjusted image. Displays the region of the preview image you are currently focused on. Controls the editing using sliders to adjust the various effects. User Manual Work Area Interface (Tool Panel View) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the preset panel. You can click the white arrow </li><li style="flex:1">or grab the </li></ul>edge of the panel and drag it in or out - note that tool selections will change depending on which effect is selected. 21 User Manual Work Area Interface (No Panel View) Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the preset and tool panels. You can click the white arrows or grab the edge of the panels and drag them in or out. 22 User Manual Work Area Interface (Preset Panel View) Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the tool panel. You can click the white arrow edge of the panel and drag it in or out. or grab the 23 User Manual Work Area To pan the preview image, click and hold the left Preview Section mouse button on the preview image and drag it around. When you let go of the mouse button, the new portion of the image will be processed and the result will be displayed. The Preview section is the main window that is centered in the Lens Effects interface. The preview section shows you the original image and the processed preview of the image. Click on the image in the preview window (or use the Original and Preview buttons) to switch between the Original and Preview tabs and compare the filtered and un-filtered images. You can also use SPACE bar or your numbered shortcut keys “1” and “2” to switch back and forth between your filtered and unfiltered image in the preview window. 124 User Manual Work Area 25 The “Ctrl +” and “Ctrl –” keys zoom in and out of the <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">image, just like in Photoshop. </li><li style="flex:1">You can zoom in or out of the preview image by click- </li></ul>ing the “+”, or “-” buttons below the preview image. You can also resize the window as well by dragging the bottom right corner in and out. You can use the arrow keys to adjust the value of the slider that is currently selected. The “Fit” button will fit the entire image into the preview window. A complete list of the shortcut keys can be found in the Shortcut Keys section later in this manual. The “100%” button will zoom to 100% view. Photoshop and other host software support many Image Modes, such as Grayscale, RGB, LAB, CMYK, etc. Images can also be 8, 16, or 32 bits per channel. Topaz Lens Effects supports both 8 bits per channel and 16 bits per channel. Lens Effects supports RGB mode only. To work on blackand-white images, first convert them to RGB mode.

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