Scatterlight Manual.pdf

ScatterLight

FILTER

USER’S MANUAL

Andromeda Software Inc.

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Series 1 Photography Filters, Series 2 Three-D Filter, Series Three-D Luxe Filter,

Series 3 Screens Filter, Series 4 Techtures Filter, Andromeda Shadow Filter,

Andromeda Velociraptor Filter, Andromeda Varifocus Filter, Andromeda Cutline

Filter, Andromeda Measurement Filter, Andromeda Lens Doc Filter, Andromeda

Perspective Filter, Andromeda Etch Filter, Andromeda PhotoTiler Plug-in,

Andromeda ScatterLight Filter, Andromeda Series and Suite Filters are trade-

marks of Andromeda Software Inc. Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe

Systems Inc. All other products are trademarks of their respective companies.

Andromeda ScatterLight Filter developed by:

Dave Dyer, Donn Gladstone, Lou Ann Barbeau, Sumeet Pasricha.

UI Design: Lou Ann Barbeau

Technical Completion: Lou Ann Barbeau.

Quality Assurance: Third Eye Consultancy, Guy McCool

Documentation: Guy McCool

Sales & Marketing Support: Jane Narramore, Lee Soriano, Jason Zazzi, Skylar

Brazell

Andromeda Software Inc.

699 Hampshire Rd, Suite 109

Thousand Oaks, CA 91361 USA.

www.andromeda.com

Tel No. (805) 379 4109

Fax No. (805) 379 5253

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.0 HELP & QUICKSTART TUTORIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.1 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2 Quick Start Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2.1 Scatterlight Novice Mode . . . . . . . . . . .

3.0 THE USER INTERFACES ANNOTATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1 The Novice Mode User Interface at a Glance . . . . 9

3.2 The Novice Mode User Interface Components . . . 9

3.3 The Expert Mode User Interface at a Glance . . . . .12

3.4 The Expert Mode User Interface Components. . . .13

3.5 Selection Mode User Interface at a Glance . . . . . . 14

4.0 THE SCATTERLIGHT FILTER SESSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.1 Embellishing a Portrait Photo by “Softening”. . . 16

4.2 Creating a Soft Focus Effect in a Landscape. . . . 20

4.2.1 Imaging Extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.3 Creating a “Twilight” Cityscape Effect . . . . . . . . 25

4.3.1 Preferred Method Using Selections . . . 29

4.4 Enhanced Soft Focus Effect using DreamOptics 30

5.0 GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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INTRODUCTION 1.0

The ScatterLight Filter is a Photoshop compatible “plug-in” that provides

the capability for the user to digitally create many different soft focus and

star lens effects by manipulating the light that occurs within the image. The

User completes variations of soft focus and star effects through the utiliza-

tion of a user friendly interface.

Real soft focus lenses create their softening effects by scattering a per-

centage of the light (which would normally be focused) in characteristic

ways. This scattered light is distributed to other parts of the image.

The ScatterLight Lenses produce a broad scope of realistic patterned and

diffusion lens effects ranging from subtle soft focus effects most often seen

in professional portraiture and landscapes to more dramatic effects that

scatter and focus light over the brightest areas of an image.

ScatterLight Lenses allow the user to apply and manipulate professional

lens effects using templates supplied within the filter. The templates define

the patterns used to scatter or focus the light from the image creating ef-

fects which are normally achieved using high quality specialty camera lens

filters.

Andromeda ScatterLight Lenses has 4 distinct lens effects categories:

o DreamOptic lens effects range from subtle to dramatic. They

refine the richness and texture of your images and add a soft dreamy glow

to landscapes and stills.

o SoftFocus lens effects provide a small degree of overall soften-

ing and refinement most often seen in professional portraiture.

o SoftDiffuser lens effects provide a larger degree of overall soft-

ening and refinement producing fog-like effects.

o StarLight lens effects focus light over the brightest areas of your

image to create starlight effects. The filter offers many different star pat-

terned templates. Most dramatic when used with images with focused points

of light.

Quick-Tip: For best StarLight lens effects use the magic wand to select the points

of light that you want to generate the star pattern and apply a 3-4 pixel feather

before entering the filter. Or, for a more random selection, use a color range selec-

tion, again with a slight feather. Larger selection areas create bulkier stars, keep

your selections relatively small for crisper stars.

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2.0 HELP & QUICK START TUTORIAL

2.1 Help

Installation Help: These instructions are in the README file accompany-

ing the product files.

Helper Window: A Helper Window is located at the bottom of the ScatterLight

Filter User Interface. As you pass the cursor over any User Interface con-

trol, the corresponding text in the Helper Text Window explains that item’s

function.

Technical Support: Technical Support is available online at

www.andromeda.com and via email at techsup@andromeda.com.

Web site: www.andromeda.com is a source of additional information re-

lated to the ScatterLight Filter product. Andromeda product demos are

available free for downloading as well as fully functional products for on-

line purchase.

2.2 Quickstart Tutorial

The ScatterLight Filter has both novice and expert modes. Novice Mode

provides the User with a simple user interface for basic ScatterLight Filter

functions. After the User becomes familiar with navigation in Novice Mode,

graduation to the Expert Mode provides capabilities for “fine tuning” set-

tings established in the Novice Mode.

The purpose of this Quickstart Tutorial is to guide the User through a brief

but effective “hands on” lesson to provide exposure to the primary features

of the ScatterLight Filter. The “fruit.jpg” image has been provided with this

Quickstart Tutorial.

NOTE: During this tutorial, be sure to take advantage of the convenient

“Helper Window” at the bottom of the User Interface. As you move the

mouse cursor over any control...the corresponding explanation automati-

cally appears in the Helper Window. Also, feel free to refer to Chapter 3:

The User Interfaces Annotated for clarification of specific user interface

controls.

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