Corel AfterShot Pro 3 User Guide

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Corel® AfterShot® Pro 3

User Guide

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What is Corel AfterShot Pro?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What’s new in Corel AfterShot Pro 3? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Workspace tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Understanding non-destructive editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Understanding the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Understanding the export process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Supported cameras and file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Learning how to use Corel AfterShot Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Corel AfterShot Pro User Guide PDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Learning with video tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using Web-based resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Library and catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

About the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

About catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Importing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Managing your Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Portable catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

File System mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Image settings in File System mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Editing photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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About non-destructive editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

About adjustment tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Standard tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Histogram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Basic Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Color tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Tone tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Detail tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Metadata tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Selective editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Retouching with Heal, Clone, or Blemish Remover . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Straightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Working with Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Copying and pasting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Undoing changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

About default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using the History palette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Editing photos in an external image editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Corel AfterShot HDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Working with Corel AfterShot HDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Organizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Thumbnail indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Flags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Keywords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Effective use of keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Working with keywords and keyword sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Metadata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Types of metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Storing and sharing metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Working with metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Viewing metadata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Editing metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Managing metadata sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Finding photos by using metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Metadata in images that you output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Adding metadata in other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Watermarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Watermark settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Saving watermarks as presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Exporting images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

About exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Exporting without a batch preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Exporting with a batch preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using batches with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Pausing, resuming, and stopping batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Managing batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Understanding export settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Web Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Copying images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Adjusting the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Showing and hiding panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Viewing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Multi-Image View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Resizing panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Metadata viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

About slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Slideshow settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Playing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Printing with Corel AfterShot Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Printing a folder of images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Print settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Controlling print jobs and page breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Managing print batches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Print layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Application preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Accessing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

General preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Display preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Color Management preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Import and Cache preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Renaming preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Sequence preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Keyboard preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Soft Proofing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Copy Sets preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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Defaults preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Crop preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

External Editor preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Performance preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Hardware Acceleration preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Renaming formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Metadata tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

File locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Command line options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Custom print layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

About color management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Updating and extending the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Finding and installing downloadable content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Providing feedback for downloadable content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Restoring purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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Quick Start

This section introduces some of the basic tasks that you can accomplish in Corel AfterShot Pro. If you're looking for a quick way to start working with the application, take a few minutes to go through the steps below. The steps include handy shortcuts and tips that help you work quickly.

There are three main steps:

1.Open your photos in Corel AfterShot Pro.

2.Select and edit one or more photos.

3.Output your edited photos individually or as a batch.

Before you begin, see “Workspace tour” on page 16 for a quick overview of the workspace.

Step one: Open your photos

To get you started quickly, we're going t on your computer. After you're familiar with the application, you can choose to build a Library by importing photos into Corel AfterShot Pro. When you're ready for more information, see“About the Library” on page 35.

To navigate to your photos

• In Corel AfterShot Pro, click the File System tab, and navigate to your folder in the Directory View.

ork directly from the folders

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Quick Start 1

When you click a folder, the photos from the folder are displayed as thumbnails in the Thumbnail panel.

Thumbnail panel, displayed as a strip in Standard View

Step two: Selecting and editing photos

To view and adjust images, you need to

select them. The Thumbnail panel displays thumbnails of the photos that are in the active folder. When you select a thumbnail, the Preview panel displays a larger view of the photo. When you edit a photo, the original file (master file) is never altered — edit information is saved separately and what you see onscreen is a master version, a preview that shows your edits. You can edit the entire photo or a selected area of the photo. When you are finished editing a photo, you can simply move on to the next photo, or you can save your changes as a new version. This means that you capture the edits as a variation of the original file. The version can be viewed as a thumbnail or in the Preview panel. It can also be output.

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To preview and select photos

1 In the Browse panel, click the File System tab.

2 Navigate to the folder you want. The Thumbnail panel displays the

photos that are in the folder.

3 Click a thumbnail to display it in the Preview panel.

Before you start editing, you can choose between viewing the

directly on the master version of your file, or creating a new

edits version for editing by pressing Insert or by right-clicking the th

bnail and choosing Version > New Version from Defaults.

You can also

Scroll quickly through thumbnails

Compare two or more photos (or versions) in the Preview panel

Select all thumbnails

Deselect thumbnails Click a background area of the

[ or ].

Press

Click the

View

and click the thumbnails. The Preview panel displays the selected photos. This is a great way to select and flag the best photo in a series of similar photos. For more information about flagging and organizing your photos, see “Organizing images” on page 103.

Press

Thumbnail panel or press

Toggle Multi-Image

button (or press M),

Ctrl + click or Command-

Ctrl + A or Command-A.

Ctrl +

D or Command-D.

Note: The last image you select is called the active image. While

in Multi-Image View mode, metadata changes, adjustments, and other edits apply only to the active image.

Quick Start 3

To edi t a p hot o

1 In the Browse panel, navigate to the folder you want.

The Thumbnail panel displays the ph

2 Click a thumbnail to display it in the Preview panel.

3 Experiment by trying any of the editing actions in the following

table.

To Do the following

otos that are in the folder.

Flag or add keywords (i.e. add metadata)

• Flag — click a thumbnail and on the Top

toolbar click the Flag as Pick button or press . (period key). To mark a photo as a

reject, click the Flag as Reject button or press , (comma key).

• Keywords — on the Tools panel, click the Metadata tab, click inside the Keywords box, and type one or more keywords, separated by commas.

Crop a photo On the AfterShot Pro toolbar at the bottom of

the Preview panel, click the

Crop tool . In the

Cropping palette, adjust the settings that you

want, and in the Preview panel, drag the crop area over the area that you want to preserve. Click

Done in the Cropping palette.

Adjust the color, tone, or sharpness of the entire photo

In the Tools panel, click the adjust the settings you want in the

Standard tab, and

Adjustments section.

Basic

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To Do the following

Edit a selected area only

1 Click the the upper-right corner of the window. 2 In the button at the top of the palette. A new editing

layer is created. 3 Click a tool, click an area that you want to adjust, and adjust the bottom of the 4 In the panel, adjust any of the settings you want — the changes apply to the selected area(s) of the current layer.

Open Layer Manager button in

Layers palette, click the +Adjust

Region tool, such as the Circle Region

Size, Feather, or other settings at the

Layers palette.

Basic Adjustments section of the Tools

Tip: There are some handy ways to undo actions. Here are a

few you can try:

• To undo one action at a time, press Ctrl + Z or Command-Z.

•

To reset a Tools panel slider to its original setting, double-click the slider name.

• To clear all the changes that you've made to a photo, right-click the thumbnail, and choose Settings > Apply Default Settings from the context menu.

To show your edits on a new version

• In the Thumbnail panel, right-click or Control-click an edited

photo (master version), and from the context menu, choose

Version > New Version from Current.

Note: You can confirm that a photo has been edited by looking

for the Edit icon in the corner of the thumbnail.

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A new thumbnail appears next to the thumbnail of the master version. By default, versions use the following naming convention: original file name + version number (_v2, _v3, ...).

Three edited versions based on the same master file

You can now return to the master version and edit it in a new way and create another version. To start from the original settings, you can clear the edits made to the master version by right-clicking or Control-

lick

ing the thumbnail, and choosing Settings > Apply Default

ttings from the context menu.

Tip: Whether you choose to create a new version before or after

editing a master version depend

s on your workflow. For example, if you know that you want to make several versions from the outset, you can create a version before you start editing, so you can always see how the original master file looks. If you want to quickly fix a photo, you can simply edit the master version—you can create other versions later if you want. The non-destructive nature of editing in Corel AfterShot Pro gives you maximum flexibility.

tos, see “Editing photos” on

For more information about editing

pho

page 47.

Step three: Exporting photos for sharing and print

After you organize and edit your photos, you can share your work by

rting your photos. Exporting lets you save your photos to a

expo standard file format so that you can share your work on the Web, via email, or use your files in other applications. You can also output your

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files to print. There are a number of standard output choices, called batches, that let you output quickly, but you can also create a custom batch. For example, you can choose file type, quality, color space, and image size. You can also set a naming convention to rename the files when they are output and you can apply presets. For more information about outputting, see Exporting images.

To get you started quickly, let's use standard batches to save to JPEG and print a couple of 5 x 7 inch photos.

To output to a full-sized JPEG

1 In the Thumbnail panel, select one or more photos that you want

to output.

2 Do one of the following:

• • In the Browse panel, click the Output tab, and in the Batch Out

put section, drag the thumb

• • Press F (shortcut key assigned to JPEG Full Size batch).

3 In the Select a Destination dialog box, choose a folder where the

files will be saved.

nails to JPEG Full Size.

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After you select a destination folder, files are saved automatically to that folder for the rest of the session. You can change the destination and access other output settings by double-clicking a batch name in the Batch Output or Printing section.

To print to a standard print size

1 In the Thumbnail panel, select two photos that you want to print.

2 In the Browse panel, click the Output tab, and in the Printing

section, drag the thumbnails to a batch name, such as 5x7 Qty.2. Numbers appear ne nu

mber of photos printed and the total number of photos in the

xt to the batch name, (0 of 2), to indicate the

batch.

3 Double-click the batch name to preview the print job in the Print

Settings dialog box.

4 In the Print Layout section, enable the Scale crop or Scale reduce

option (matches the photos to the selected print ratio) and preview the results.

5 Choose your printer from the drop-down list in the bottom left

corner.

6 Click Print.

Moving on

Now that you have been introduced to the basics, here are some additional topics that will provide you with more detailed information:

• About the Library

• Managing your Library

• Editing photos

• Organizing images

• Exporting images

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Welcome

In this section, you’ll learn about

• What is Corel AfterShot Pro?

• What’s new in Corel AfterShot Pro 3?

• Workspace tour

• Understanding non-destructive editing

• Understanding the Library

• Understanding the export process

• System requirements

• Supported cameras and file formats

• About image size

What is Corel AfterShot Pro?

Corel AfterShot Pro is a fast, flexible workflow application for digital photos, including RAW formats, JPEG, and TIFF. Corel AfterShot Pro is designed to help you organize, optimize, and output your photos. You can work with individual photos or tap into powerful and flexible multi-image processing options that let you adjust and output your photos so you can print them or share them via email or the Web. Corel AfterShot Pro is completely non-destructive; your original image files are always safe. You can use Corel AfterShot Pro on its own, or with your favorite image editing software.

For a full list of learning resources, from the menu bar choose Help > Learning Center.

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How is Corel AfterShot Pro different from other imageediting software?

There are a few things that set Corel AfterShot Pro apart from traditional image-editing software. Let's take a look at these differences.

Action

Open files that you want to edit

Edit files Start editing each

Traditional imageeditor

File > Open File,

open one or more files.

open file, when finished, the editing information is saved to the file.

Corel AfterShot Pro

As a workflow application, you tend to work with folders, so click the and click a folder. You can then right-click to import the folder to the thumbnail and start editing.

Start editing, creating one or more looks (versions) for each photo. The edits are saved automatically to a sidecar file (XMP) so that your original file is never affected. You can really experiment, even between editing sessions.

File System tab,

Library or click a

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Action

Traditional imageeditor

Corel AfterShot Pro

Save the files

File > Save, usually

for each file that you want to output, save to the file format you want (such as JPEG). You either overwrite your existing file, or create a new file.

Select as many thumbnails (photos or looks) as you want, and to export to a standard JPEG, press

F. Want TIFF? Press

T. New files are created, your

original file is never affected. *Corel AfterShot Pro lets you export multiple files at one time, and offers a range of settings that let you customize your output. Choose

File >

Export or right-click any of

the batch presets in the

Output

section of the

Batch

Output tab to access the

settings.

What is photo workflow?

Photo workflow refers to all the activities that occur between the initial image capture and the final photo output. Photographers have very different workflows, depending on the volume of photos they take and what they do with the photos. Your workflow might be as simple as downloading images from your camera's memory card and printing them on a printer that is attached to your computer. A photo workflow might also include any of the following:

• Organizational tasks, such as adding keywords and star ratings so ou

can search and sort your images

• Editing and adjusting photos to correct, enhance, or creatively

manipulate photos

• Backing up and archiving photos

• Sharing photos through email or on the Web

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• Printing photos in-house, through online printing services, service bureaus, or prepress facilities

Corel AfterShot Pro supports a wide range of workflow options and workin

yles to ensure that you can get the best quality from your

g st

photos in the least amount of time.

Photo workflow: 1. Transfer photos from your camera to your computer, 2. Import the photos into Corel AfterShot Pro, 3. Edit your photos, creating one or more versions, 4. Export a version to a JPEG or TIFF file.

Corel AfterShot Pro is organized into three workflow areas: Asset management, Image editing, and Output generation.

Asset management lets you catalog your original digital photos as master files and view, add, browse and search photo metadata. As your photo library grows from hundreds to thousands of photos, maintaining a coherent, organized, searchable library becomes critical. Corel AfterShot Pro provides all the tools needed to catalog your current photographs, and makes it easy to add to your library.

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Image editing lets you adjust and correct elements such as exposure, white balance, detail, and distortions. You can get creative with a variety of editing features that you can apply to an entire photo or a selected area. For example, you can use selective editing to select one color area in your photo and apply a color to that area without affecting the rest of the photo.

Output generation lets you share the photos that you have worked on in Corel AfterShot Pro. Your photos can be output in a wide range of formats that you can print, email, or share on the Web. The powerful Batch Conversion feature lets you take advantage of multi-image processing.

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What’s new in Corel AfterShot Pro 3?

New! Comprehensive Watermarking

Protect and promote your work with versatile and quick-to-apply new

termarking features. Deter unauthorized copying, brand your

Wa photos with your logo or contact info, or add any text and graphics. Apply watermarks to individual photos or batches, and easily adjust size, rotation, position, transparency and more. For more information, see “Watermarks” on page 133.

Enhanced! Highlight Recovery

Regain more of the detail and tone from your overexposed photos with

hanced Highlight Recovery in AfterShot Pro 3. Powered by a new

en algorithm, this feature lets you access more of the data in your RAW files for superior image quality. A Highlight Recovery Range slider gives you finer control over specific areas to adjust within your image. For more information, see “Tone tools” on page 63.

New! Blemish Remover

Save time and edit faster by doing more touchups and photo

ns in AfterShot Pro 3, rather than jumping to Corel PaintShop

ectio

corr Pro or Adobe PhotoShop. The new Blemish Remover offers circle, brush, polygon and freehand tools for detailed editing, making portrait editing faster and easier than ever. Remove dust, spots, smudges and a variety of imperfections on any photo. For more information, see “Retouching with Heal, Clone, or Blemish Remover” on page 84.

New! Image Preset Library

Now it’s easier to tap into the power o

f presets to automate more of your repetitive processing jobs or quickly reproduce a look that would otherwise be tedious to replicate. The new Image Preset Library in

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AfterShot Pro 3 lets you browse, preview and download free and forpurchase presets. For more information, see “Finding and installing downloadable content” on page 219.

New! Lens Corrections

Update to Corel AfterShot Pro 3 for n

, sought-after lens corrections that build on the hundreds of lenses already supported by Corel AfterShot to quickly correct the different types of distortion introduced by various lenses. Join the AfterShot Pro community on Facebook to discover when new lens corrections are posted or to share your own. For more information, see “Lens Correction” on page 67.

Enhanced! See what’s new with Plugins

The new Plugin Manager lets you find and insta

ll plugins in a flash from within AfterShot Pro 3. Extend your software with free plugins from the community, purchase plugins and get updates. Want to try making your own plugins? Our unique plugin API and toolkit let you make pro-quality plugins that tap into the full power of the AfterShot Pro processing pipeline. A love of photography, a knowledge of C++ and the updated Plugin SDK are all you need. Share your plugins freely with the AfterShot community, or work with Corel to sell them. Want to learn more? Contact Corel via the Feedback Helper. For more information, see “Updating and extending the application” on page 219.

New! Camera profiles

Corel constantly delivers support for today's most popular, powerful

d creative cameras, including professional DSLRs, flexible and high-

a quality mirrorless cameras, and many more. A new dynamic camera profile updater notifies you when new cameras are added and a new feedback mechanism captures and prioritizes your requests with Corel.

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For more information, see “Updating and extending the application” on page 219.

Get involved!

Corel has built AfterShot Pro to give you, the photographer, control,

you make your own plugins, lens corrections and presets.

letting Similarly, a new feedback loop makes it easier for you to send your ideas and requests to the Corel Photo team—better helping us to meet your needs. Simply click ‘feedback’ and send us your comments. “Providing feedback for downloadable content” on page 220.

Workspace tour

The Corel AfterShot Pro workspace includes the following elements:

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1. Menu bar

The menu bar is used to acce

ss common functions and features. For

example, you can import folders, set your preferences, or access the Help.

2. Top toolbar

This toolbar contains a variety of search, metadata, layer, and viewing commands.

3. Preview panel

rsion o

The Preview panel lets you view a large ve

f the photo that is selected in the Thumbnail panel. When Multi-Image View is enabled, the Preview panel displays previews of

all the selected thumbnails. You can view image adjustments and zoom into or out of the selected images.

4. Tools panel

Like the Browse panel, the Tools panel

has tabs for pages that contain a number of sections. For example, the Standard page displays the Histogram, Basic Adjustments, and Presets sections. Sections can be pinned so they stay visible.

The Tools panel can be hidden so that more room is available for viewing your images. Just click the arrow

at the top of the Tools

panel tabs to hide or show this panel.

Included in the Tools panel is the Get More page. It is home to a collection of downloadable content that includes camera profile updates, plugins, and image presets. For more information, see

5. Status bar

The Status bar lets you view information about the current image and

cess

viewing controls such as Toggle Multi-Image View

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and Lock

Position and Zoom. Soft-proofing and Clipping Warning controls are also accessible here.

6. Thumb Zoom toolbar

This toolbar contains the Thumbnail Size control which lets you adjust

of the thumbnails in the Thumbnail panel.

the size

7. Thumbnail panel

At the bottom of the main Corel AfterShot Pro window, this panel shows th

umbnails for the folder, container, search or browse category selected with the Browse panel. All the images in the folder are initially visible in the Thumbnail panel, but you can filter the images to show only the thumbnails that match a specific set of criteria.

8. AfterShot Pro toolbar

wing options for the Preview

This toolbar contains editing tools and

vie

panel.

9. Browse panel

The Browse panel is your main access p

oint for your photos. The panel

has tabs for the Library, File System, and Output pages. Some pages

rther divided into sections. For example, the Library page consists

are fu of a Cat

alogs section and a Metadata Browser section. The Browse

panel can be hidden so that more room is available for viewing your images. Just click th

e left arrow at the top of the Browse panel tabs

to hide or show the panel.

There are many ways to adjust and customize the Corel AfterShot Pro workspace. “Adjusting the workspace” on page 159.

Understanding non-destructive editing

Corel AfterShot Pro is a non-destructive image editor, meaning that adjustments you make to your images in Corel AfterShot Pro will never

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alter the data in the original image. You are free to experiment as much as you want, knowing that you can always revert to the original version. As a non-destructive image editor, the adjustments you create are stored either in a sidecar XMP file, within the Corel AfterShot Pro catalog database, or both. This means that when you're ready to share or export your work, you need to output the versions you want to a standard file format.

All your edits are saved in a sidecar file (XMP)

When you edit a photo in Corel AfterShot Pro, a new version is created that contains the adjustments you've made. Corel AfterShot Pro allows more than one set of image adjustments to be made on a single photo, allowing you to efficiently make many versions of a single image. Creating a new version does not make a copy of the original master file, but rather just allows you to apply different image adjustments and metadata to the same Master file.

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Master version from original (left) and edited versions (center). The changes are committed only when you output to JPEG or TIFF.

XMP files

Corel AfterShot Pro stores its settings in an XMP file that is slightly diff

erent from other popular image editors and photo management applications. We do this to prevent Corel AfterShot Pro from overwriting settings created by other applications and to circumvent limitations inherent in the current XMP standard (such as only being able to export the metadata from one version at a time, or the inability to save different settings for a RAW file and a JPEG that were created in camera as a RAW+JPEG pair).

Corel AfterShot Pro uses a similar, but slightly different filename to

e this enhanced XMP data. The XMP filename is created by simply

sto adding ".xmp" to the end of the complete filename of the image file it describes (while many other applications build the XMP filename by first dropping the image file extension (like "jpg", "nef" or "cr2") before adding "xmp"). So a Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file would look like

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img_0000.jpg.xmp while an XMP from other applications for the same image would simply be img_0000.xmp.

Corel AfterShot Pro lets you create a standard XMP file that other a

plications will read, but this limits the settings to those officially

supported by the XMP standard (one set of metadata per image file).

Shared XMP data

Other applications store image a

justments in sidecar XMP files, and metadata added in other applications can be imported into Corel AfterShot Pro. These include:

• Star ratings

• Color labels

• Flags (called 'Picks' or 'Selec

' in other applications)

• Keywords and categories

• IPTC and EXIF data

Likewise, applying any of these settings to images in Corel AfterShot Pro will write this data back to the XMP file for

pplications allow you sync settings from XMP files with the settings

those images. Many

they hold in their internal databases. After the sync process is complete, adjustments made in Corel AfterShot Pro appear in those applications as well.

For more information, see “Organizing imag

es” on page 103.

XMP data exclusive to Corel AfterShot Pro

Settings from image editing tools with

Corel AfterShot Pro and other applications are also stored within XMP files; however, these settings are not shared amongst applications from different manufacturers. This is due to the technical differences in implementing various image adjustment tools. These differences in how the various tools are implemented give each application its own image quality

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characteristics, and prohibit image adjustment settings from being shared between applications.

Using Corel AfterShot Pro in no way limits

t you can do with your

wha images or which applications you can use to edit or manage your digital photographic files.

How metadata is processed when you import files

s m

Corel AfterShot Pro reads and collect

etadata embedded in image files, in Corel AfterShot Pro XMP files and standard XMP files. The process and order of collecting metadata from these various sources is shown below.

1.If a Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file exists, metadata is

read from this file

and no other metadata is imported.

2.If no Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file is found, me

tadata is re

ad from

Standard XMP files.

3.If XMP content is embedded in the image file, this is read

next and is added to any previously found XMP data, but common fields found in any other source are ignored.

Understanding the Library

Your Library is where you store one or more catalogs of photos. It is a key part of the asset management system. It lets you access the master files (original photos) as well as all the versions that you create. You can read photo metadata, and search and browse for photos based on the associated metadata.

Review the information in th

is section, and when you're ready to start

importing, see Importing images.

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The Corel AfterShot Pro Library and catalogs

If you choose to use Corel AfterShot Pro's asset management features, you will start

by importing images into a catalog. This catalog is where data and metadata for your photos will be stored. The Library consists of one or more catalogs, which store data such as:

• Links to original master

files (path information and file

information)

• Metadata for image searching and browsing

• Image adjustment settings, and a complete editing history

• Previews and thumbnails

• Catalog-specific settings

Asset management is optional

Although importing your photos to the Library is recommended, it is not required. Yo

u can still view and edit photos and use the RAW file

conversion features without adding files to your Library. How? You simply click the File System tab and navigate to the photos in the Directory View.

When would I not want to import photos?

Here are some examples of cases where you may choose not to import

os:

• If you simply want to see what photos are on a memory card or

her storage device. For example, if you want to grab a few RAW

ot files from your friend's memory card, you can use the File System tab to find and view the photos. You can then copy only the photos that you want to your computer and import those photos.

• If you already have an asset management application and don't

want to

replace it. For example, perhaps you have third-party

software that copies and builds an image folder structure.

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• If you have many photos that you need to import and you simply want to get started quickly.

Features available after importing photos to the Library

After you import your photos to a catalog in your Library, you have full

cess to the following features:

• Browsing multiple folders — select multiple folders and view a the thumbnails in the folders and su

bfolders in one flat view.

• Full editing history — an editing log is maintained for every

ange that you make to photos and versions over time. If you do

ch not import your photos, the edit log is maintained only for the current session (the log is cleared when you exit the application).

• Image search — find images by searching for filename, EXIF

, IPTC

or other metadata.

• Metadata browsing — browse through your catalog using EXIF,

TC or other metadata.

• Image stacks — group versions from one or many master files together into stacks.

• Offline image browsing — find and manage images that are s

ored on offline media like CDs, DVDs or external hard drives.

• Initial image settings — Corel AfterShot Pro stores the first set of adjustm

ents found for every image when you import. This lets you

quickly revert to these settings at any time. The Initial Settings might be the same as the Default Settings, or they might be

fferent because they include any edits or adjustments made in

di Corel AfterShot Pro before importing.

Understanding the export process

Exporting takes the previews that you see in Corel AfterShot Pro and creates new image files that you can print, share on the web, or use in other applications. Since Corel AfterShot Pro is a non-destructive

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image editor, the image adjustments and optimizations you create in Corel AfterShot Pro are only accessible to other applications when exported to standard file formats, such as JPEG and TIFF.

A batch lets you export one or more images and lets you customize the outp

ut. For example, you can rename the files as they are processed and change the file type. There are two main types of batch operations:

• File Output batches — convert versions to a ne

w image file that

can be accessed by any other application.

• Copy Output batches — lets you copy the master files. This

option lets you copy or move files from one location to another. You can also perform many of the same actions as you can with File Output batches.

For more information about exporting, see “Exporting images” on page 139.

File Output batches

put presets to convert

Corel AfterShot Pro comes with several batc

h out the versions you create to standard file formats. You can customize any of these batches.

Examples of batch output presets:

• JPEG Full Size: JPEG Image type, 90% image quality Same Pixel

Dim

ensions as the master file

Converts to sRGB colorspace. Ideal for printing an

d general

output.

• JPEG Proof: JPEG Image type, 80% image quality.

Half Height,

Half Width of the master file

Converts to sRGB colorspace, ideal for sharing

on the Web

• 16-bit TIFF: TIFF Image type, with 16 bits-per-pixel color data.

Same Pixel Dimensions as the master file.

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Ideal when exporting images for editing in other applications (must support 16-bit images)

• 8-bit TIFF: TIFF Image type, with 8 bits-per-pixel color da

ta. Same

Pixel Dimensions as the master file.

Ideal for exporting images so you can use them in other applications

that do not support 16-bit images

Copy Output batches

A Copy batch does just that — it copies the master versions added to the b

atch to a predefined location or locations, optionally renaming the destination files. A Copy batch will copy all sidecar files that accompany the images added to the batch, ensuring that XMP and other sidecar files are kept together with the original files.

Copy batches are great for automating backups and for downloading images from camera

memory cards.

System requirements

*Corel AfterShot Pro 3 is 64-bit

Windows

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 with latest

service pack (64-bit editions)

• 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (multi-core processor

recommended)

• 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended for HDR)

• 400 MB of available h

• 1024x768 resolution with 16-bit color display (1280 x 768

resolution with 24 bit or higher color display recommended)

• Internet connection required for online help and program updates

ard-disk space required

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Macintosh

• Mac OSX 10.9 or later (64-bit edition)

• All Intel Macs model are supported

• 2 GB of RAM

• 250 MB of available h

ard-disk space required

• 1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit color display

• Internet connection required for online help and program updates

Linux

• Fedora19 or Ubuntu 14.04 or later (64-bit distributions)

• 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (multi-core processor rec

mmended)

• 2 GB of RAM

• 250 MB of available hard disk space required

• 1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit color

• Internet connection required for online help and program updates

• Dependencies: Glib 2.4, KDE or GNOME recommended (full list of de

ndencies in RPM & DEB packages)

• Enable desktop compositing and fr

eedesktop.org-compliant

window manager (KDE, Gnome, and others) recommended

• 64-bit distributions require 32-bit compatibility libraries (ia32-libs)

Supported cameras and file formats

RAW files from a wide array of digital cameras are supported as well as JPEG and TIFF files. Examples of RAW formats include 3FR, ARW, CR2, C R W , D C R, D N G , ER F, K 25, K D C, M E F, M O S , NE F, N RW, O RF, P E F, RAF, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F.

For a the latest list of supported cameras, visit www.aftershotpro.com.

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About image size

In film photography, understanding the size of an image was simple — it was simply the size of the print. With digital photography, things are a little more complicated. There are at least three different aspects to the size of a digital photograph:

• File Size — typically measured in megabytes (MB), this measures

to the amou image file.

• Pixel Size — measured in pixels or megapixels, this is meas

the number of individual pixels or colored dots that comprise the image.

• Print Size — measured inches, millimeters, or other physical

of measure. Any time a measure of length, like inches or centimeters, is used to describe a digital image, they are referring to Print Size.

Every digital photograph from a given camera will start out with the

same Pixel Size, which will be something like 6000x4000 pixels,

exact

about 24 megapixels and corresponds to the number of photo sites

or or pixels your camera's sensor has. However, the File Size for different photos from the same camera will vary. This is based on image content and is due to compression techniques used to make the file as small as possible. Generally speaking, a higher megapixel camera will produce larger files.

nt of disk or memory card space consumed by the

ures

units

Print size is determined by two things: Pixel Size and how many pixels to print in a

given physical size, commonly called DPI or dots per inch or PPI, pixels per inch. For example, the 6000x4000 pixel image from the example above, when printed at 300 DPI will be approximately 20 inches by 13.3 inches (6000 pixels / 300 pixels per inch = 20 inches). Changing only the DPI in no way affects the file size on the photo or

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the pixel size, it only changes the Print Size. For example, changing that same image to 600 DPI, which would yield a 10 inch by 6.6 inch print.

DPI and Print Size only matt

r when printing an photo; DPI is irrelevant

e to images on screen, in email, or otherwise viewed, edited or used on a computer. Pixel Size alone determines how much information or "quality" in stored in the image file.

Cropping and resizing

Cropping an image is used to recompose the shot to include only

hange the Aspect Ratio — the

portions of the original image, or to

c height relative to the width — of the photo. If you have several images from the same camera that you want to print the same size, some after cropping and some without cropping, then the DPI of those images must be different.

Resizing allows you to make the Pixel Size larger or smaller than the original image. To continue the example from above, suppose you cropped a portion of the image from the center of the frame, say 1500 by 1200 pixels. A "Full Size" output image from this cropped image would be 1500 by 1200 pixels — much smaller than your original image. You could print this image at 10 inches by 8 inches — but that would be at 150 DPI (passable, but lower print quality). If you wanted to make an image in Corel AfterShot Pro that had the same pixel dimensions as the original file, you would need to upscale — or stretch the image. Upscaling does not add information or quality to the photo, it is not generally recommended because it will not print significantly better results than before the image was upscaled.

Note: For more information

out cropping, see “Cropping” on

page 88.

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When DPI or Print Size matters

If you print from within Corel AfterShot Pro, then DPI and Print

Size will be handled for you automatically by our Print Output system. If your images are only shown on computer screens, in email or in other electronic forms, then DPI and Print Size are meaningless.

DPI and Print Size only matter when

you output images from Corel

AfterShot Pro to be printed by someone else.

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Learning how to use Corel AfterShot Pro

You can learn how to use AfterShot Pro in various ways: by accessing the Help or user guide PDF, by exploring videos, or by engaging with the Corel AfterShot Pro community.

This section presents the following topics:

• Using the Help system

• Corel AfterShot Pro User Guide PDF

• Learning with video tutorials

• Using Web-based resources

Using the Help system

The Help that is available from within the program is the most comprehensive source of information for Corel PaintShop Pro. The

lp system provides two ways to find information. You can choose a

He topic from the Contents page, or use the Search page to search for specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help.

To use the Help system

1 Do one of the following:

• Click Help  Help topics.

• Press F1.

2 In the Help window, click one of the following tabs:

• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help

• Search — lets you search the full text of

word or phrase (no quotation marks required). For example, if

the Help for a particular

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you are looking for information about a specific tool or command, you can type the name of the tool or command, such as Backlighting, to display a list of relevant topics.

Corel AfterShot Pro User Guide PDF

You c a n dow n loa d the Corel AfterShot Pro User Guide PDF to your computer or tablet, or you can print the pages you want. You can find the PDF on the Learning pa

ge.

Learning with video tutorials

The Corel Discovery Center (English only) lets you find and view a range of videos that help you learn about the application and photogr

You can also find video links within some topics in the online Help and by visiting www.youtube.com/corelaftershotpro.

aphy.

Using Web-based resources

You can access a number of Web pages dedicated to customer support and communities. You can find resources such as downloads, tutorials, tips, newsletters, newsgroups, and other online resources. For a full list of Web-based learning resources, see Learning page for Corel AfterShot Pro.

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Here are a few resources to get you started:

• Corel Support — this link takes you to the Customer Support

b page

• AfterShot Community forum

• Facebook page for Corel AfterShot Pro

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Library and catalogs

Your Library is where you store one or more catalogs of photos. It is a key part of the asset management system. A catalog is a collection of photos and their associated image data. In essence, a catalog is a database that can be managed within Corel AfterShot Pro.

In this section, you’ll learn about

out the Library

• Ab

• About catalogs

• Importing images

• Managing your Library

• Portable catalogs

About the Library

A catalog is a collection o essence, a catalog is a database that can be managed within Corel AfterShot Pro. Catalogs contain master files, thumbnails and preview images, image setting preferences.

photos and their associated image data. In

, image adjustments, and catalog-specific

The Library can be accessed from the Browse panel. The Library page contains the Catalogs section

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which lists all the folders and photos that

you have cataloged by importing. For more information about importing to the Library, see “Importing images” on page 37.

The Library page in the Browse panel contains the Search box, the Catalog section, and the Metadata Browser.

About catalogs

When images are first imported into a Corel AfterShot Pro catalog, the initial settings used for that image are taken from a Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file if one exists. If no Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file is found, metadata settings (keywords, rating, labels, IPTC or XMP tags) are read from standard XMP files, or the image file itself.

Catalog versus XMP

After images have been imported into a Corel A

terShot Pro catalog, changes to any image or metadata settings are stored within the Corel AfterShot Pro catalog. The changes can be written back to the AfterShot Pro XMP files manually by selecting the thumbnails for the images you want, right-clicking one of the thumbnails, and selecting

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XMP > Write AfterShot XMP files. Alternately, you may choose to have Corel AfterShot Pro always keep the XMP files up to date. You can do so in the General preferences by enabling the Allow automatic

AfterShot .xmp creatio

n for photos in Catalogs check box.

Multiple catalogs

Most people can easily work with one cata

log. All photos are imported to the default catalog, and you can easily search and filter to find the photos your want in the catalog. However, if you take photos for different reasons, professional versus personal for example, you can create separate catalogs. Corel AfterShot Pro lets you build, open, and work with many catalogs from your Library simultaneously. This allows you to group, backup, and manage sets of files as catalogs, while preserving the ability to browse, search, and access any image in any open catalog. For more information about creating catalogs, see “Managing catalogs” on page 42.

Importing images

When you import images into Corel AfterShot Pro, they are added to a catalog. You can choose to import an entire folder, a folder and all the subfolders it contains, or you can selectively import one or more files within a folder.

Importing is a process that you control. If you add a new folder or subfolder to your computer, you must import the new folders if you want to add them to your Library. If you have added several subfolders or individual images to an existing folder structure, you can reimport from the root folder to ensure that you catch all the new items — duplicate catalog entries are not created if you import a photo from the same source location more than once.

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To im por t a f ol der

1 Do one of the following

• Click File > Import Photos from Folder. In the dialog box, navigate to the folder you want and click the Select Folder button.

• In the Browse panel, click the File System tab, and in the

Directory View, right-click the folder you want, and choose Import Folder from the context menu.

2 In the Import Photos dialog box, confirm that the Source Folder

button displays the name of your folder.

To include subfolders, enable the Include images from subfolders check box.

3 Confirm that the Import into Catalog button displays the name

of the catalog you want to use. If you want to create a new catalog, click the button.

4 (Optional) Enable the Apply Import Settings check box and enter

any keywords that you want to apply to all the photos within the folder. You can also apply presets in the same way.

5 Click Begin Import.

Note: All the photos in the folder are

catalog, click the Library ta b, an d nav igat e to y our f olders in the Catalogs section. Note that the files are not copied when they

ataloged — they are referenced from their original

are c location.

Tip: If you don't want to import all the photos in a folder, you can open the folder, and in the Thumbnail panel, select the thumbnails for the photos that you want to import. Click File > Import Selected Files, and choose the import settings you want in the

Import Photos dialog box.

cataloged. To check your

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Managing your Library

Your Library consists of catalogs and the files and versions that each catalog contains. You can move, copy, rename, and delete one or more files or versions at a time to get organized. You can also manage your Library by creating more than one catalog, and control which catalogs are accessible by opening or closing catalogs.

For more information about versions, see “Versions” on page 103.

Moving and copying versions

You can move or copy versions to a new location.

d all

Note: When you move or copy a version, the master file a related versions are copied or moved.

To move or copy versions

• Do one of the following:

• To move a version, drag the thumbnail from the Thumbnail panel to the folder of your choice in the Browse panel.

• To copy a version, hold Ctrl or Command while dragging the thumbnail from the T choice in the Browse panel.

Renaming versions

You can choose to rename your versions by using renaming formats if y

u want to rename several versions at one time with a consistent

format.

humbnail panel to the folder of your

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The Rename Versions dialog box has the following controls and features:

• Format — choose from a list of existing formats.

• New Name — lets you enter a renaming format. F

r example, if

you use [jobname] or [jobseq] in the New Name box, you can enter a job name in the Job Name. The sequence [jobseq] format remembe

rs the last number used in any previous renaming for this

job name, and will continue numbering where it left off.

• Next [rseq] — if you include [rseq] in the New Name box, that

text will be replaced with a unique, incrementing sequence number that will start ov

er the next time you rename versions.

This control allows you to set the number.

• Reset [jobseq] — restart the numbering for the job name

sequence selected.

• Rename all Versions derived from Master Versions — enable

check box to number the master versions sequentially and any

his related versions with the same name (adds "_v1", "_v2" etc to each version). If you do not check this option, each version is given a unique name.

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For more information about how to use renaming formats, see “Renaming formats” on page 193.

To rename one or more versions

1 Select the thumbnails for the versions that you want to rename.

2 Press F2 or right-click and select Version > Rename Version.

3 Edit the New Name field, using text or renaming formats like

[date]. Or, select an existing renaming format from the Format drop

-down list.

The Preview updates as you edit the New Name field to show you the results of the renaming format.

Deleting versions

You can delete a master version (which represents the original photo, or master file delete a master version versus other types of versions.

• Deleting a master version: When you delete a master version, all

associated versions are also deleted. moved to your computer's Recycle Bin. Review any messages that appear to confirm the action.

• Deleting non-master versions: When you delete versions which

are not master versions, there is no impact to the original master file — the version thumbnail and associated data is removed from the sidecar XMP file.

) at any time, but different things happen when you

The origina

l master files are

Note: When Multi-Image View is enabled, only the single active version is remov

ed, not the entire selection.

To delete a master file or version

• •Select the thumbnails of the master versions that you want to delete and do one of the following:

• Press Delete.

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• Right-click a thumbnail and choose Version > Remove Version.

If you have selected a master version, a messa

ge appears to warn you that the original file for the master version will be moved to the Recycle Bin.

Managing catalogs

You can create one or more catalogs in your Library. Although you may choose to use one catalog for simplicity, using multiple catalogs lets you create logical groups so you can search, browse, edit, store, and backup specific groups of images at a time without needing to access or open the rest of your Library.

You can create a new catalog at any time. You can open or close

talogs. When you close a catalog, it does not display in the Library.

cces s the Library, click the Library tab on the Browse panel.

To a

To create a new catalog

1 Right-click inside the Catalogs section of the Library, and select

Catalog > New Catalog, or click File > New Catalog from the

menu.

2 In the Create and Choose New Catalog Folder dialog box,

choose an empty folder or create a folder.

3 Click Select Folder.

The new catalog appears in the Catalogs section.

To ope n an exi sti ng ca ta log

• Right-click inside the Catalogs section of the Library, and select Catalog > Open Catalog, or choose File > Open Catalog from

the menu.

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To close a catalog

•In the Catalogs section of the Library, right-click the catalog that you want to close, and choose Catalog > Close Catalog.

Portable catalogs

Individual catalogs for Corel AfterShot Pro can be used in only one session at a time, but they can be accessed from a fast (local) network from multiple Corel AfterShot Pro applications. If the master files are accessed by two machines differently (mapped as different network drives on Windows, or mounted differently on Linux or Mac) then you'll need to edit the Catalog Preferences to select the proper root folder.

xample, assume that you access master files stored on a local hard

For e drive D: on your main desktop computer and store the AfterShot Catalog on that drive also, but have a second computer that accesses the same catalog and master files from the main desktop computer. On this second machine, the D: drive is mapped as X:. If you imported images into a Corel AfterShot Pro catalog on the main desktop computer and then opened that same catalog on the second computer, Corel AfterShot Pro would look for those master files on the second computer's D: drive instead of on X:.

To solve this, you can create movable that is shared by the two machines, and set the location of the movable catalog path differently to account for the different ways these two machines access the same catalogs and master files.

talog paths inside the catalog

To create a moveable path

1 On the main computer, click the Library tab and right-click the

catalog into which you have imported files from a shared location (if your catalog is open, you'll see a letter that represents the network drive your catalog is mapped to).

2 In the context menu, click Set Movable Paths.

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3 In the Set Moveable Catalog Paths dialog box, click Add.

4 In the Select a Local Directory dialog box, choose the drive that

holds the imported images that you want to share across the network. Try to stay as close to the root of the directory as possible

5 Click Select Folder to set this drive as a moveable catalog path.

This does not affect how Corel AfterShot Pro accesses master files on this first machine, but it prepares the catalog for updating on the second machine. Click the Add Note button to capture path in

formation related to where the folder is stored on the drive that

you selected.

6 Close Corel AfterShot Pro on the first machine. Now you can copy

your catalog to another computer.

7 Map the catalog drive of the main computer as a network drive.

8 On the second computer, open Corel AfterShot Pro.

9 Click File > Open Catalog, and import your catalog.

10 In the Library, right-click the catalog and choose Set Moveable

Paths from the context menu.

11 Click Set, and navigate to the drive where the cataloged files are

referenced.

12 Click Select Folder, verify the paths in the Set Moveable Paths

dialog box, and click OK.

Note: it is not necessary to set a movable catalog path before importing images, nor before opening the catalog on a second computer as long as you remember the original file locations.

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File System mode

File System mode lets you access and edit uncataloged photos. It is a quick way to access any supported image file on your computer, without needing to import images into a catalog. It's a good way to access photos that you may not keep, but when you don't import photos, you'll miss out on some features that are only possible when working on images in a Corel AfterShot Pro catalog. If you start working with photos in File System mode, you have the option of importing the photos to a Library catalog later.

For more information about File System mode, see “Understanding the Library” on page 22.

In this section, you’ll learn about

ge settings in File System mode

• Ima

Image settings in File System mode

Since the File System mode does not maintain a persistent catalog, the image adjustment and metadata settings are written to a Corel AfterShot Pro XMP file after each adjustment. Each time you browse to a new folder, Corel AfterShot Pro will scan the folder, removing any files from Corel AfterShot Pro that have been deleted from your computer, adding any new images found, and refreshing the settings for all existing files with the latest settings found in the XMP files. This ensures that what you see in Corel AfterShot Pro in File System Mode matches exactly what is saved on your computer. This also means that

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the edit history (as seen in the History palette) is reset between each session.

Note: If you're editing in File System mode and Library mode, it can c

ause issues — edits to photos may not be visible if you

edit the same file in both File System mode and Library mode (the informat

ion is written to the file in a different way).

Therefore, it is recommended that after you import a file into a Library catalog, you always access

the file from the Library.

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Editing photos

Editing photos in AfterShot Pro can be a as quick and simple or as detailed and precise as you like. All your editing is completely nondestructive, so you can experiment with confidence.

In this section, you’ll learn about

• A

bout non-destructive editing

• About adjustment tools

• Standard tools

• Histogram

• Basic Adjustments

• Presets

• Color tools

• Tone tools

• Detail tools

• Metadata tools

• Plugins

• Selective editing

• Retouching with Heal, Clone, or Blemish Remover

• Removing red eye

• Cropping

• Straightening

• Working with Presets

• Copying and pasting settings

• Undoing changes

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• About default settings

• Using the History palette

• Editing photos in an external image editor

About non-destructive editing

The image editor in Corel AfterShot Pro is completely non-destructive, so you are free to experiment and edit your images as much as you want, knowing that you can always revert to the original version. All the edits that you make and metadata that you add is stored either in a sidecar XMP file, within a Corel AfterShot Pro catalog, or both.

To view or use your image adjustments in other applications, you need to export th see Exporting images.

e image. For more information about exporting your files,

The original file is always protected. The master version is based on the original file, but you can create as many versions as you like.

Because your original file is always protected (as a master file), when you edit a photo, your edits are viewable within Corel AfterShot Pro on a representation of the master file called a master version. You can

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create as many additional versions as you like. When you create a version, the application does not need to make a copy of the master file, the information is efficiently stored in the XMP file or catalog, so you can create as many versions as you like without taking up much storage space.

The application automatically saves each edit that you make

to a photo, so your editing workflow between photos is smooth. A complete history is kept for all the photos that you have imported into your Library, so you undo or redo changes at any time. Note, if you are working on photos that have not been added to the Library, the edit history is only retained for the current editing session. For more information, see “Using the History palette” on page 97.

About adjustment tools

Most editing tools and controls can be found in the Tools panel. When you click the Standard tab, you can access the Basic Adjustments se

ction, which contains the most common adjustment controls. Other

tabs, such as Color, Tone, Detail, and Metadata, let you access

ditional tools and more advanced controls and options. For

a example, the Basic Adjustments section includes Fill Light. Fill Light also appears in the Exposure section of the To ne page. In the Exposure section, there is an additional control, Fill Range, that lets you fine-tune the Fill Light adjustment. Adjusting Fill Light in one

place will update the Fill Light setting in all section different views of the same control.

The image below shows , and some com

on controls. The Tools panel

m can be resized, sections can be pinned, and you can choose to hide or show the panel. There are different ways to adjust the controls in the Tools panel. You can also reset controls to their original setting and hide or show the results of a setting.

— these are just

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The Basic Adjustments section of the Tools panel

Why are some tools and controls not available?

Some tools and controls are not available under the following conditions:

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• The file that you are trying to edit is not available (for example, the

files are stored on an external drive that is not currently connected to the computer)

• If you have a layer or selection and the tool or control can be

applied only to entire images

The tool is not compatible with the file format. F following tools can be applied only to RAW files:

• Custom White Balance (Te mp and Tint sliders)

• White Balance Presets (Sunny, Cloudy, Incandescent, etc...)

or example, the

To resize the Tools panel

• Position your pointer along the left edge of the panel, and drag

when your pointer changes to the resizing arrows.

To pin a section of a panel

• Display the section you want, and click the Pin icon pin in the

upper-right corner. To unpin the section, click the icon again.

A pinned section always displays, regardless of which page is active.

To hi de the To ols pa ne l

• Click the Toggle Right Panel button at the top of the panel.

To ad jus t a s etti ng

•Do one of the following:

• Drag the slider

• Double-click the corres a new value

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nding number for the setting and type

• Using a mouse with a wheel, position your pointer over the control name or slider, and roll the mouse wheel to adjust the setting

To reset a slider to its original setting

• Double-click the slider or control name.

To hide or show the results of a setting

• In the Tools panel, mark or unmark the check box to the left of the adjustment tool.

Standard tools

When you click the Standard tab on the Tools panel, you can access some of the most commonly used image editing tools. Grouping these frequently used adjustments together in one place means that you can perform basic edits quickly without switching between tabs. The controls are divided into three sections: Histogram, Basic

stments, and Presets.

Histogram

A histogram is a visual representation of the data that makes up your image. The left side represents the darker areas in your image, the right side represents the highlights, and the height of the colored curves shows you how many pixels of a given value are found in your image.

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Basic Adjustments

This section holds the most commonly used image adjustment controls. Many photographers will likely find most of the controls they need in this section.

AutoLevel

AutoLevel examines the tonal range of your image and sets the black and white points to be at points such that a fixed percent of the image will be pure black and pure white. There are two edit boxes in AutoLevel: the left box sets the percentage of the image to be set to pure blac white.

Perfectly Clear

Perfectly Clear, powered by Athentech Technologies Inc., is a simple way to quickly optimize your images. Perfectly Clear is award-winning tech every pixel while maintaining true color and zero clipping. Perfectly Clear also removes abnormal tint and restores faded photos. It also uses medical imaging tech

There are three settings within Perfectly Clear that control how much tint adjustment is performed when Perfectly Clear is enabled:

• Tint Max — applies the full range of tin

• Tint Min — limits the tint correction, allowing some tint change

• Tint Off — tint correction is turned off. All other aspects of

k and the right box sets the percentage to be set to pure

nology that automatically optimizes the lighting for each and

nology to improve contrast and sharpen.

correction

to oc

cur, but preserving some of the original tint

rfectly Clear are still applied. Use this setting to preserve the

color of your original image.

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White Balance

For RAW images, you can select among several preset white balance settings, such as As Shot, Click White, and Custom Kelvin.

Different light sources have different characteristics or warmth that af

how your camera captures images. White Balance lets you

fects

adjust the overa reproduced in your photos. You can select a White Balance preset, such as

Sunny, Shady, Tungsten, or Flash, or you can use the Click

White tool (on RAW object in your image (something that should appear as a neutral gray) which will adjust all the colors in your image to make the point that you clicked neutrally colored.

To set white balance with the Click White tool

1 In the White Balance section of the Basic Adjustments page,

click the Enable the Click White tool button

2 In the Preview panel, experiment by clicking a neutral area of your

photo. The ideal place to click is on a neutral grey that is not overexposed (pure white) or underexposed (pure black) on the image you want to adjust. Clicking different spots will result in different corrections.

3 To fine-tune the white balance, adjust this with the Tem p slider.

ll color in the image, ensuring that colors are accurately

, JPEG, or TIFF files) to se

lect a neutral colored

or press I.

Straighten

Straighten rotates your image to level a horizon or otherwise straighten your image. For more information, see “Straightening” on page 89.

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Exposure

Exposure performs an overall exposure correction, either brightening or darkening all portions of your image.

Highlights

Highlights recovers detail from apparently overexposed portions of the image. For more information, see“Tone tools” on page 63.

Fill Light

Fill Light brightens shadows and the darker portions of the image without overexposing highlights, and with minimal effect on midtones.

Blacks

Blacks controls the black point in the image. Values lower than zero remove black from the image; values higher than zero darken the image. The Histogram section displays the changes in the image.

Saturation

Saturation adjusts the intensity of the colors in the image. High saturation settings boost colors and provide rich, vivid color. Low saturation settings produce pastel and more muted colors. Setting Saturation to zero produces a pure monochrome image.

, black-and-white

Vibrance

Vibrance is a version of saturation that performs a more gentle correction to skin and other image areas that are already richly saturated.

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Hue

Hue changes the colors in an image, rotating the "color circle" by the amount indicated by the slider. For example, if the Hue slider is set to 60, then 60 is added to the original hues in your become cyan, blues become magenta, and reds become yellow.

image, so greens

Contrast

Increasing Contrast makes the dark areas in the image darker, and the bright areas brighter.

Sharpening

Sharpening an image makes the high detail portions of the image stand out more by making the edge details more pronounced.

Note: Fine detail control tools like Sharpening should be applied and evaluated while image, either in the Preview panel or by using the Magnifier.

looking at a 100% Zoom of the

RAW Noise

RAW Noise reduces noise in RAW files only.

Keywords

The bottom of the Basic Adjustments section includes a Keywords area that shows the keywords for all selected versions. When you have multiple versions selected, the following color coding is used:

• red — the keywords apply only to some of the selected versions

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• green — the keywords apply only to the active version

• no color — the keywords apply to all selected versions

Presets

Presets are a great way to help speed up your workflow. You can save your favorite adjustments to presets, create keyword presets, or combine a wide range of photo editing in a preset that can be applied with one click.

For more information, see “Working with Presets” on page 90.

Color tools

The Color tab in the Tools panel lets you access tools focused on color control. The controls are organized into five sections: Curves, Color Correction, Color Balance, White Balance, and Color Management.

Curves

The Curves section is an intelligent combination of standard Curves and Levels tools found in many image editing programs.

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The Curves section includes the following controls:

• Apply Curves — enables or disables Curves.

• RGB drop-down — allows selecting of individua

l color channels,

or the combined RGB mode.

• Before/After drop-down — switches the display from showing the histog

ram before curve adjustments are applied and after

adjustments are applied

• Left White Arrow — sets the input 255 (white) point. Dragging

this arrow down shifts t

e histogram left, making the image

darker.

• Bottom White Arrow — sets the output 255 (white) point.

agging this arrow to the left brightens your image, but it can

D clip highlight details.

• Left Black Arrow — sets the input 0 (black) point. Dragging this arrow do

wn shifts the histogram to the left, making the image

darker.

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• Bottom Black Arrow — sets the output 0 (black) point. Dragging

this arrow to the right deepens the shadows, and can clip shadow detail.

• Bottom Grey Arrow — sets the output 128 (gray) point.

Drag

ging this arrow to the right shifts the midtones to higher values, brightening the image; dragging the arrow to the left darkens the image.

• Click inside the Curve tool — click inside the curve tool itself to

or adjust the curve. You can set multiple points and drag to

set fine-tune your tone control.

• AutoContrast — click this button to set the output white and

lack

points based on image content. It uses the AutoLevel values

b (highlight and shadow) to perf

orm a one-time adjustment to

increase contrast. The main difference between this tool and AutoLevel is that the output white and blac

k values can be more

easily adjusted than the AutoLevel values.

• Black Point tool

click a tool, then click the image in the Preview pane

, Gray Point tool , White Point tool —

l to set the

black, gray, or white point to the values of the pixel that you click.

• Reset All

and Reset Current — Reset All restores the

curve values to a flat curve. Reset Current resets the current RGB

nel only.

chan

Color Correction

The Color Correction section of the Color page in the Tools panel lets you adjust your image selectively based on colors that you sample from your image or colors that you set in the Color Picker. The colors you select are stored in color wells. The first six color wells (top row) are preset to the primary and secondary colors. The second set of color wells (bottom row) can be set to any color you choose.

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To pick a color as the starting point for a color correction

1 In the Tools panel, click the Color tab, and open the Color

Correction section.

2 Click any adjustable Color Well that isn't assigned a color

(white wells in the second row).

3 Click the Color Picker that appears next to the Hue slider and

click anywhere within your photo to select a color that will be used for colo

r adjustment.

After your starting color is selected, you can adjust the Hue, Saturation, or Luminance of that color within your image.

4 Adjust Range to control the color tolerance. A small range adjusts

only colors very close to your selected color; a higher range adjusts a larger color range in your image.

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In this example, Selective Color was used to sample the dress. The Hue was adjusted to change the color of the dress.

Tip: You can also assign a new color to a color well by clicking the color well that displays to the left of the Color Picker

. This opens a color selector window where you can pick a

color as your adjustment color.

Color Balance

This section in the Tools panel lets you precisely balance the colors in your image. You can use the following controls:

• Cyan/Red, Magenta/Green and Yellow/Blue — shifts the color

along the color axis.

turation — adjusts the intensity of the colors in the image.

• Sa

High saturation settings boost colors and provide rich, vivid color. Low saturation settings produce pastel and more muted colors.

• Vibrance — applies a gentle version of Saturation th

oversaturation of skin colors and image areas that are already richly saturated.

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at avoids the

• Hue — changes the colors in an image, rotating the color wheel by the amount indicated on the slider. For example, if the Hue slider is set to 60, this va

lue is added to the original hues in your image, so greens become cyan, blues become magenta, and reds become yellow.

•HSL/HSV — choose between correcting images in HSL (Hue / Saturation / Luminance) and HSV (Hue / Saturation / Value) color spaces.

White Balance

White Balance provides several preset white balance settings, such as As Shot, Click White, and Custom Kelvin.

Different light sources have different characteristics or warmth that eff

ts how objects appear to you camera. White Balance lets you

adjust the overa reproduced in your photos. You can select a White Balance preset, such as Sunny, Shady, Tungsten, or Flash, or you can use Click White to select a neutral colored object in your image (something that should appear as a neutral gray) which adjusts all the colors in your image to make the point that you clicked neutrally colored.

ll color in the image, ensuring that colors are accurately

To set white balance with the Click White tool

1 In the White Balance section of the Basic Adjustments page,

click the Enable the Click-White tool button or press I.

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2 In the Preview panel, experiment by clicking a neutral area of your

3 To fine-tune the white balance, adjust the Tem p slider.

Color Management

This tool controls the color management mode applied to the active version.

• Color Mgmt — enables color management when set to an ICC

profile. Switching manageme

this to None-Linear still applies color

nt, but leaves the image in a linear color space.

• Custom Input Profile — advanced users can choose to create an

input profile fr

om the linear data associated with a camera profile.

For more information, see “About color management” on page 211.

Tone to ol s

The Tone tab on the Tools panel lets you access controls that let you fine-tune image tone. All the tools are organized in the Exposure

ction.

Exposure

The Exposure section combines all the tonal adjustments into a single area. Many of the same controls can be accessed by clicking the Standard tab.

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• AutoLevel — examines the tonal range of your image and sets the

black and white points to be at points such that a fixed percentage of the image will be pure black and pure white. There are two edit boxes in AutoLevel: the left box sets the percentage of the image to be set to pure black and the right box sets the percentage to be set to pure white.

• Blacks — controls the black point in th

e image. Values lower than zero remove black from the image; values higher than zero darken the image.

ss o

• Exposure — adjusts the overall brightne

r tone of the image

• Highlights — recovers highlight details and color from

over

exposed portions of your image.

• HR Range — controls how much of the image is ad

usted by

j Highlights. Lower numbers recover detail and color from only the lightest areas; higher numbers expand the recovery to a broader range of light areas.

• Fill Light — recovers shadow details by selectively brightening

only the darkest portions of your image

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• Fill Range — controls how much of the image is adjusted by Fill

Light. A small range adjusts only the darkest image areas; a large number brightens more of the midtones.

• Contrast — controls the difference between the lightest and

darkest areas

of an image. Increasing the contrast makes the dark

areas in the image darker and the bright areas brighter.

• Enable Local Contrast — enable the check box to control

regiona

l contrast to improve overall image clarity or emphasize

texture. Tonal changes are applied according to the values set for Strength (amount) and Radius (size of areas sampled).

Local Contast was applied (right) to emphasize texture in the original image (left).

Detail tools

The Detail tab on the Tools panel lets you access controls that let you sharpen, blur, adjust noise, apply lens corrections or distortions, and add effects, such as vignette or color inversion.

Sharpening

The Sharpening section lets you adjust how sharp or how soft the details are in your image. Amount adjusts the overall sharpness, while Sensitivity limits what portions of your image are sharpened.

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A high Sensitivity value results in less of your image being sharpened. If sharpening your image makes noise or highly detailed areas too distracting or too sharp, then try raising the Sensitivity value.

Note: Fine-detailed control tools, like Sharpening, should be applied and evaluated while looking at the image at the 100% zoom level, either in the Preview panel or with the Magnifier.

RAW Noise

RAW Noise is an image improvement process that you can use very early in the image editing workflow to provide the highest quality final images. The feature can be applied only to RAW files.

• Raw Impulse Noise Removal — enables the automatic detection

moval of impulse noise (single black, white, or colored

and r pixels).

• Raw Noise — reduces noise. You can control the strength of the

ois

e reduction.

• Threshold — sets the level of sensitivity for noise detection in the

image.

Note: Applying RAW Noise enables RAW Impulse Noise Removal, but you can apply RAW Impulse Noise Removal

without en

abling RAW Noise.

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Perfectly Clear Noise Removal

Perfectly Clear Noise Removal uses Athentec Imaging Noise Removal to improve images by reducing noise, a graininess caused by color or luminance-related artifacts, without losing image detail. Noise occurs for a number of reasons, including low-lighting or limitations of the camera's sensors. Perfectly Clear Noise Removal includes the following controls:

• Enable Noise Removal — toggles noise removal on or off.

• Preset — lets you choose automatic noise reduction based on

some common noise-reduction options.

• Strength — lets you set how much noise reduction is applied (0-

100).

• Detail — lets you control how much detail is preserved (0

-10).

Lens Correction

Lens correction fixes lens distortion. While zoom lenses with a large range of focal lengths show the greatest lens distortion, even fixedfocal length, or "prime" lenses, can cause some types of distortion. The following types of lens distortion can quickly and easily be corrected in Corel AfterShot Pro: Barrel and Pin Cushion distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Vignetting.

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Barrel and Pin Cushion distortion is commonly referred to simply as lens distortion. This is caused from nonuniform magnification of the image from the outside of the image (perimeter) to the center. Barrel distortion refers to a rounded effect in an image caused by diminished lens magnification towards the edges. Pin cushion distortion refers to a pinched or narrowed appearance at the sides of an image. Each lens has its own Barrel and Pin Cushion characteristics, and by analyzing a set of images from a lens at all focal lengths, this distortion can be removed. Corel AfterShot Pro includes profiles for several hundred lens and camera combinations.

Chromatic Aberration distortion (known as CA d

stortion) is a result of the nonuniform bending of light as it passes through a lens. The result is a color fringe (often appears purple) and uneven colors around edge details in high contrast scenes, such as branches of a tree silhouetted against a bright sky. Zoom lenses, particularly at their

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widest and longest focal lengths, exhibit the most severe distortion. CA distortion can be removed by adjusting the data for the colors that show the most distortion.

Vignetting is the darkening of corners of an imag

e due to light fall-off, and can be caused by optics (the lens itself), the sensor (many sensors are less sensitive to light that hits the sensor at an angle), or from other causes like a filter or lens hood that shades the corners of an image. Vignetting can be corrected by brightening the corners of an image. In some cases, photographers chose to add a vignette effect to their photos to draw focus to the central subject. You can use Corel AfterShot Pro to remove an unwanted vignette or add a vignette. When you add a vignette, it is always performed on the cropped portion of the image, while correcting vignette is applied to the entire original frame.

Add a vignette

The Lens Correction section contains the following common controls:

• Enable correction — toggles Lens Correction on or off.

• Resize image — enable to automatically scal

e the image to fill the image frame. Do not enable if you want to fill the empty sections of your image manually.

rre

• Edit — lets you edit the currently selected lens co

ction profile

• Load — lets you open a saved lens correction profile (XML file)

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• Save — lets you save your changes to the current profile and save

a copy as an XML file that can be shared with other users.

• Reset — removes all changes made to the p

ofile during the

current session

The Database tab i s used when you want to corr ect you r images based

mera and lens profiles built into Corel AfterShot Pro.

on ca

The top section controls Barrel and Pin Cushion distortion, and contains two tabs: Database and Manual.

• Manufacturer, Model, Lens — these drop-down menus show

wha

camera and lens Corel AfterShot Pro assumes your image

t was taken with. Some cameras and lenses include data in the image file that allows the application to determine exactly what camera and lens was used, but other times the application "guesses" the closest option based on the data available. You can change incorrect guesses by selecting the correct manufacturer, camera model, and lens in the lists. These determine which Lens Distortion profile to use when removing distortion.

• Focal Length — shows the focal length setting for the lens a

t the time the image was taken. You can set the focal length manually if the image file doesn't include this information.

• Reload EXIF — click this button to have Corel AfterShot Pro re-

ad the EXIF data from the selected image, guess the camera and

lens type, and select the appropriate entries in the drop-downs.

The Manual tab lets you manually enter correction parameters instead of

using correction parameters from profiles built into the application. This is useful for lenses that are not yet in the lens correction database. You can save a lens correction that you create as an XML file and share it with the AfterShot community. You can load saved lens corrections and edit existing profiles in the Manual tab.

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If you want more information about lens correction parameters in general, and how to determine them, you can visit the following thirdparty site: http://wiki.panotools.org/Lens_correction_model.

The Chromatic Aberration section contains the following controls:

• Chromatic Aberration Correction — toggles Chromatic Aberration Correction on or off. This control is independent of othe

r types of lens correction.

• R / C — controls the shift of colors alon

• B / Y — controls the shift of colors alon axis.

The Vignette Correction section contains the following:

• Enable vignette correction — toggles Vignette control on or off. This control is independent of other types of lens correction.

• Strength — controls how light (positive or right) or dark (n or left) the correction will be.

• Radius — controls how far into the image the correction should extend.

g the Red/Cyan color axis.

g the Blue/Yellow color

egative

Mirror and Invert

This simple tool allows you to:

• Mirror your image (from left to right).

• Invert the colors (like a film negative) when working with scanned negatives.

This option can be useful

Metadata tools

The Metadata tab contains tools that let you view and edit the me tadata associa te d with your images. Th is metadata i nc ludes camera data, EXIF and IPTC data, as well as information that you add to your files, such as keywords, star ratings, and captions. The controls are

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organized into three sections: Metadata, Keywords, and Keyword Sets.

Metadata

Th is tool shows EX IF and I PTC meta data assigned to the A ct ive Version , and allows you to add, remove or edit the IPTC data from all selected images.

You can select different metadata sets from the drop-down list at the top of the Metadata section, which changes the type is shown. Some metadata is read-only, like Shutter Speed and ISO

Rating, while other metadata is editable, like Caption, Rating, and Date.

of metadata that

Keywords

This section shows all keywords assigned to the active version and all selected versions. You can add and remove keywords from all selected images.

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Note: Adding or removing keywords from the Keywords section affects all selected images, while the keywords displayed in the section reflect only the active version.

Keyword Sets

This section provides a fast and easy way to assign multiple keywords to you photos. You can group similar keywords together in a set and show that set in the Keyword Sets section.

For more information about Metadata tools, see the following topics:

•Working with metadata

•Effective use of keywords

•Working with keywords and keyword sets

•Finding photos by using metadata

Plugins

The Plugin tab lets you access installed plugins, including plugins developed by third-party developers. These unique image adjustment tools are designed to work directly within Corel AfterShot Pro. The plugins are totally non-destructive, like all of Corel AfterShot Pro's built-

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in image adjustment tools, and are compatible with Corel AfterShot Pro's selective editing tools.

As you install other plugins, additional tools appear on the Plugins tab. Ad

nal tabs are created automatically as you install more plugins.

ditio

For more information about plugins available for Corel AfterShot Pro, visit www.aftershotpro.com/plugins.

Before and after showing the original photo (left) and the results from the Black-and-White plugin (right).

Installing and updating plugins

The easiest way for Windows and Mac OS users to install a plugin is from

the Plugin Manager available from the Get More tab. For Linux

users, and to ge

t general information about plugins, visit

www.aftershotpro.com/plugins.

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Plugins are distributed as Corel AfterShot Pro .bzplug files — a single file that contains all the files and information necessary for the plugin to run.

To install a plugin from the Plugin Manager

1 On the tools panel, click the Get More tab.

2 Open the Plugin Manager section

3 To the right of the content that you want to install, click the

download button.

By default, the download buttons display Install, Free, or a price.

4 Follow any instructions for downloading or purchasing the

content.

The content is installed. You might need to restart your application to activate some types of content.

To manually install a plugin (outside the Plugin Manager)

• Do one of the following:

• Double-click a Corel AfterShot Pro plugin bundle (which ends

with the .bzplug file extension).

• Drag and drop a .bzplug bundle into the Brow

• Click File > Install Plugin and choose the .bzplug bundle that

you want to install.

Note: Corel AfterShot Pro checks to make sure the plugin you ar

e trying to install supports your version of Corel AfterShot Pro and your computer type. In some cases, an updated version of the plugin will be installed. You must restart Corel AfterShot Pro to complete the installation process. You can restart immediately after installing or updating a plugin, or you can restart later.

se panel.

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Corel AfterShot Pro Black & White Plugin

Corel AfterShot Pro includes the Black & White Plugin which lets you choose from a variety of color mixing options and use an innovative spot color tool that restores one or two colors to your black and white image.

The original photo (left), black and white version (center), and

spot color version (right)

This plugin includes the following controls:

• Enable Black & White — turns the effect on or off.

• Channel Mixer drop-down list — lets you choose from several

olor mixe

• First Spot Color and Second Spot Color tabs — sets the spot

colo

• Enable — turns the spot color effect on or off.

• Hue — specifies the hue to be restored. You can also click the Color Well

• Fuzziness — sets the range for the restoration based on how close

s used to determine the black and white value.

r restoration optio

ns.

to choose a color.

the colors are to the selected hue.

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Selective editing

Selective Editing lets you isolate adjustments or edits to a specified area of a photo. For example, you can select and lighten an area that you want to highlight in a photo, or select an area that you want to edit by using Heal, Clone, or Blemish Remover. For more information

t Heal, Clone, and Blemish Remover, see “Retouching with Heal,

abou Clone, or Blemish Remover” on page 84.

Selective Editing has three main steps:

1 Create a layer — See “To create an adjustment layer” on page 80.

2 Select one or more areas to edit by creating regions — See “To

create a region” on page 81.

3 Apply adjustments — See “To adjust a layer” on page 82.

Review the information below to learn about layers, regions, and adjustments that can be used with selective editing.

Layers

Layers are collections of regions and adjustments. A layer can contain a single region and adjustment, or it can contain many regions and adjustments. All regions in a single layer will have the same adjustments applied. For example, if you want to brighten several faces in a photo, you can create circle regions over each face, and then adjust the Fill Light setting for the layer, thereby brightening the

hadows for all the selected faces at one time. You can apply other

s adjustments to the layer as well, but at the point where you don't want the adjustments to apply to all the selected regions, or you want to adjust a new region, you must create a new layer and select one or more regions that you want to adjust.

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The upper area of the Layers palette contains the main commands for creating and managing layers, including the Region tools. You can add, delete, duplicate, invert, and rename layers. You can also copy and paste layers — the selected areas and layer settings are copied.

The Name list on the Layers palette shows all the layers associated with the current version of the photo. You can choose a layer to view the selected regions in the Preview panel. You can also choose which layers and regions to show or hide.

The lower area of the Layers palette is context-sensitive. It displays

gs that you can use to control and fine-tune the active tool.

settin

Regions

Regions are selected areas of a photo that you create by using one of the Region tools:

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• Circle Region tool — creates a circular region.

• Polygon Region tool — creates a polygon region (triangle,

square, rectangle...). The enclosed shape is determined by clicking the image to se

• Curve Region tool

enclosed shape is determined by clicking

t points which are connected by straight lines.

— creates an irregular curvy shape. The

the image to set points

which are connected by curved lines.

• Brush Region tool

— creates a freehand shape. Brushstrokes determine the selected region. You can create the entire region with a brus

h, or use a brush to add to a region. For example, you can use the Polygon Region tool to select a large area of a background and then use the Brush Region tool to add small brushstrokes around the borders of the background to ensure that you have complete coverage.

Regions have two areas: the main area and the fe

ather area. The main area is the portion within the solid lines of a region, and this is where the full effect of editing applies. Along the edge of the main area is the feather area. This is the transition area where the selected area blends with the background — from 100% at the inside edge, to 0% at the outer edge of the dashed line.

To have a smooth, gentle fade between a region and the rest of the image, use a large feather size. To make sharp, crisp regions that affect only the selected area inside a region, use a very small feather size.

The main part of the region is enclosed by a solid black line. The feather area is enclosed by a dashed white line.

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Regions can also be inverted, so that the edits applied to the layer containing a region will apply to the portion of the image that is outside the selected area.

Adjusting regions

After you have created a layer with one or more regions that you want to edit, you can use controls in the Tools panel to apply adjustments.

Some adjustments and editing tools are designed to work on the entire image and cannot tools affect the entire image:

•Image Rotation

• Straightening

• Lens Distortion Correction

• Color Management

• AutoLevels

• All Metadata settings (keywords, ratings, labels, IPT

o create an adjustment layer

1 In the upper-right corner of the application window, click the

Open Layer Manager button .

2 In the Layers palette, click +Adjust button.

be applied to a layer. The following adjustments and

C data, etc)

A new layer appears in the Name list, below Main Layer.

To set layer opacity

•In the Layers palette, click a layer name, and adjust the Opacity

slider at the bottom of the palette.

To rena me a lay er

•In the Layers palette, double-click a layer name in the Name list,

and ty

pe a name.

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Tip: You can name your layer according to the type of adjustment you want to make. Later, if you want to make the same adjustment to another region, it will be easy to choose the existing layer and add a region.

To duplicate a layer

•In the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to duplicate

and click the Duplicate button

To hide or show a layer or region

•In the Layers palette, click the box to the left of a

layer or region

name in Name list.

A check mark appears in the box when the layer or region is visible

. The box is empty when the layer or region is hidden.

To delete a layer or region

1 In the Layers palette, click the name of the layer or region that

you want to delete.

2 Click the Delete button at the top of the Layers palette.

To crea te a reg ion

1 In the Layers palette, create or select a layer to which you want to

add a region.

2 Click one of the following Region tools:

• Circle Region

— In the Preview panel, click the image to set

the position of the circle. At the bottom of the Layers palette, adjust the Size and Feather settings.

• Polygon Region — In the Preview panel, click the image to

set each point of your shape (the points are connected by straight lines). Double-click to complete the p

olygon. At the

bottom of the Layers palette, adjust the Feather settings.

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• Curve Region — In the Preview panel, click the image to set

each point of your shape (the points are connected by curved lines). Double-click to comple

te the shape. At the bottom of the

Layers palette, adjust the Feather settings.

• Brush Region

— In the Layers palette, enable the Show

Strokes check box. Adjust the Size and Intensity settings for

rush, and drag in the Preview panel to apply your

your b brushstrokes. When you are finished, you can disable the Show

rokes chec

betwee

k box. To fine-tune your brushstrokes, toggle

n the Erase Brush and Normal Brush mode. If

you want to change the color of your brushstrokes, click the Color well and select a color.

To invert a layer

•In the Layers palette, click a

layer name in the Name list and click

the Invert button .

The outline for the main area of a region changes from black to white when you invert

To adjust a layer

•In the Layers palette, click a layer name in the Name list, and in

the T

ools panel, adjust the settings you want.

For information about which adjustme

nts can be applied, see

“Adjusting regions” on page 80.

Editing regions

Editing regions is just as easy as creating regions. You can edit a region by adding, deleting, or moving points on polygon and curved shapes. You can also move a region, adjust the size, or adjust the feathering.

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To add a point to a polygon or curved region

1 In the Layers palette, click a region name in the Name list.

2 Hold down the Shift key down and in the Preview panel, position

your pointer over the region outline where you want to add a point.

3 When a red circle appears at the correct position, click to add a

point.

To delete a point from a polygon or curved region

1 In the Layers palette, click a region name in the Name list.

2 Hold down the Alt key down (or Alt+Shift on some Linux

systems) and in the Preview panel, position your pointer over the point that you want to remove.

3 When a red circle appears on the point, click to delete the point.

To move a point on a polygon or curved region

1 In the Layers palette, click a region name in the Name list.

2 In the Preview panel, position your pointer over the point that you

want to move.

3 When a red circle appears on the point, drag the point to a new

location.

To m ove a re gion

1 In the Layers palette, click a region name in the Name list.

2 In the Preview panel, position your pointer over the region.

3 Drag the region to a new location.

To resize a region

• In the Preview panel, position your

inter over a region and roll

your mouse wheel to make it larger or smaller.

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Blending layers

Blending allows you to "cut out" sections of a region by creating new regions below the initial region and setting Blending to Subtractive. Th

is will subtract the lower regions from any areas where they overlap

with higher regions. A Subtractive region that does not overlap with Additive regions above it will have no effect. Yo

u can check layer order

by looking at the Name list in the Layers palette.

To use a Subtractive layer when blending layers

1 In the Layers palette, click the name of the layer that you want to

change to Subtractive or create a new layer.

2 Choose a Region tool, and from the Blending drop-down list,

choose Subtractive.

3 Create a region that protects lower regions from the Additive

layers above it.

Retouching with Heal, Clone, or Blemish Remover

Heal, Clone, and Blemish Remover let you remove small, distracting elements from your photos. They use layers and Region tools in a similar way to selective editing.

• Heal mode is best used for small blemishes in smooth, low deta

areas, such as a small blemish on skin, or a small bird in the sky. It is limited only to circular regions created with the Circle tool, and unlike cloning, it does not require that you to set a source.

• Clone mode is the process of copying a pa

rt of an image in order to cover up a distracting or unwanted feature in the picture. Cloning takes image content from a source region and places it in the selected area.

• Blemish mode combines smart healing with cloning. Because you can use the Circle, Polygon, or Curve Region tools and choose a

e, Blemish mode is more versatile than Heal. The source area

sourc

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you choose is analyzed along with the selected area to produce more seamless coverage. You can activate Blemish mode by choosin

g the Blemish Remover tool on the AfterShot toolbar.

Each version can have only one Heal/Clone/Blemish layer. Copying and pasting a Heal/Clone/Blemish layer replaces any existing Heal/Clone/ Blemish layer.

Switch between Heal, Clone, and Blemish

You can use the Circle tool in Heal, Clone, or Blemish mode. To switch

twee

n these modes, simply choose Heal, Clone, or Blemish from

be the Mode drop-down list in the Layers palette. The control is visible aft

er you select an area, and only the modes available for the region

type created are available in the drop-list.

To remove a spot with Heal

1 Click the Open Layer Manager button

2 In the Layers palette, click the +Heal/Clone button.

3 Click the Circle Region tool, and in the Preview panel, click the

spot that you want to remove.

4 In the lower-left corner of the Layers palette, choose Heal from

the

Mode drop-down menu.

If you want to adjust the size of the circle or how the edges of the

blend, drag the Size or Feather sliders at the bottom of the

circle Layers palette.

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The Heal mode was used to remove a small white spot from a flower

To cover or copy image areas by cloning

1 In the Layers palette, choose an existing Heal/Clone/Blemish layer

or click the +Heal/Clone button to create a Heal/Clone/Blemish layer.

2 Click a Region tool.

3 Select the portion of your image that you want to clone out. This

is the destination area for the cloning.

For information about using regions tools, see “To create a region” on page 81.

4 Ensure the Mode is set to Clone.

5 After you finish creating your destination region, a source region

is automatically created (outlined in red). Click and drag the source region to position it over the image content that you want to copy.

Tip: When cloning, you can click the Swap Source button at th

ottom of the Layers palette to swap the source region

e b

with the destination region. This is useful when you want to

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duplicate content in an image instead of using cloning to remove image content.

To remove an unwanted area with the Blemish Remover

1 On the AfterShot toolbar, choose a Region tool from the drop-list.

The Brush Region tool is the only option that is not available for the Blemish Remover.

2 Click the Blemish Remover tool .

3 Select the portion of your image that you want to remove.

4 After you finish creating your destination region, a source region

is automatically created (outlined in red). Click and drag the source region to position it over the image content that you want to use as a source.

5 In the Layers palette, ensure the Mode is set to Blemish.

6 Adjust the Feather and Size slider to blend the edges of the

selection and cover the area.

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Removing red eye

When light from the camera’s flash reflects off the retina of a person's eye, a red-eye effect is captured in the photo. You can remove the red eye effect with the Red Eye tool.

To remove red eye

1 In the AfterShot Pro toolbar, click the Red-eye Removal tool .

A circle appears in the Preview panel.

2 Drag the circle to the eye area.

3 Adjust the size of the circle to match the size of the red eye by

using the Size slider in the popup.

4 Click the mouse button to remove the red from the eye.

Cropping

Cropping lets you recompose your photo, remove unwanted edge areas, or change the aspect ratio to match a print output. For information about preferences related to cropping, see “Crop preferences” on page 189.

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To crop a photo

1 Click the Crop tool crop on the AfterShot Pro toolbar or press C.

2 In the Cropping palette, do one of the following:

• Choose a preset from the crop preset drop-down menu.

• Choose Aspect or Pixels from the Crop mode drop-down menu, and type values in the Height an

3 Drag the edges of the cropping grid that appears in the Preview

panel to adjust the crop area.

4 Click inside the cropping grid to reposition the crop area.

5 In the Cropping palette, click Done.

You can also

d Width boxes.

Automatically maximize crop reg

ion to the edges of the

the

Click the Fit button.

photo

Display or hide the cropping grid

Switch the orientation of the cropping grid

Lock the aspect ratio of the cropping grid

Add a crop preset to the preset drop-down list

Click the Enable Crop check box.

Click the Switch height and

width button .

Click the Lock button .

In the Cropping palette, enter the Aspect or Pixel values you want, and click the Add button .

Tip: You can use the scroll wheel on a mouse to resize the cropping grid.

Straightening

Straightening lets you correct tilted horizons or apply a creative tilt to your photos.

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To straighten a photo

1 Select the Straighten tool from the AfterShot Pro toolbar or

press S.

2 Drag in the Preview panel to draw a horizontal or vertical line that

you want to use as a reference for straightening the photo.

3 Release the mouse button to apply the changes.

The Straighten tool lets you choose a reference point (emphasized above by a red line) for straightening

Note: When you straighten a photo, the photo is not cropped automatically, so you will see white areas along the edges of the photo.

Working with Presets

Using presets is a great way to speed up your workflow. You can save your favorite adjustments to presets, create keyword presets, or combine a range of photo editing in a preset that can be applied with one click.

Presets are saved as XMP files in the Corel AfterSho

t Pro user folder on

your computer:

C [a main drive]:\Users\[User name]\AppData\Local\Corel\AfterShot

Pro\Presets

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This makes it easy to copy presets from one computer to another, or to share presets with others.

You can also import Presets by clicking the Get More tab and installing th

resets you want. For more information, “Updating and extending

e p

the application” on page 219.

Applying and managing presets

Applying a preset essentially applies all the commands and informat

ion

to the selected files. All the actions appear in the History palette, making it easy to remove any settings

that cause an undesired effect.

Many presets can be applied to an image, and each subsequent preset re

es the settings of previous presets with the settings contained in

plac

the last preset.

Corel AfterShot Pro includes quite a few presets, but you are enco

uraged to create your own presets.

Managing presets

You can manage your presets. When you open the Manage mode, you

create preset folders and move, rename, delete, and view preset

can settings. Corel AfterShot Pro includes several default presets. You can

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create as many additional folders as you need to categorize and organize your photos. You can also choose which presets display in the My Favorites list (the drop-down list on the Presets section title bar).

To apply a preset

1 In the Thumbnail panel, select the image or images that you want

to edit.

2 In the Tools panel, click the Standard tab.

3 In the Presets section, click a preset in the list. Presets are applied

to all selected images, except when in Multi-Image View mode.

To create a preset

1 Edit an image, using all the commands and settings that you want

to save to the preset.

2 In the Tools panel, click the Standard tab.

3 In the Presets section, click the Add Preset button .

4 In the Save Presets dialog box, pick a name for the settings, and

choose which settings you want to save.

5 Click OK to save the preset. The preset name appears in the preset

list immediately.

To access the Manage mode for presets

1 In the Tools panel, click the Standard tab, and open the Presets

section.

2 Click the Manage button in the lower right corner of the section.

To add or remove a preset to the My Favorites list

•In the Show in Menu column, mark a check box to display the corresponding preset in the My Favorites drop-down list; unmark the check box to remove the preset from the list.

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Corel AfterShot Pro 3 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Quick Start

Step one: Open your photos

To navigate to your photos

Step two: Selecting and editing photos

To preview and select photos

To edi t a p hot o

To show your edits on a new version

Step three: Exporting photos for sharing and print

To output to a full-sized JPEG

To print to a standard print size

Moving on

Welcome

What is Corel AfterShot Pro?

What is photo workflow?

What’s new in Corel AfterShot Pro 3?

New! Comprehensive Watermarking

Enhanced! Highlight Recovery

New! Blemish Remover

New! Image Preset Library

New! Lens Corrections

Enhanced! See what’s new with Plugins

New! Camera profiles

Get involved!

Workspace tour

1. Menu bar

2. Top toolbar

3. Preview panel

4. Tools panel

5. Status bar

6. Thumb Zoom toolbar

7. Thumbnail panel

8. AfterShot Pro toolbar

9. Browse panel

Understanding non-destructive editing

XMP files

Shared XMP data

XMP data exclusive to Corel AfterShot Pro

How metadata is processed when you import files

Understanding the Library

The Corel AfterShot Pro Library and catalogs

Asset management is optional

Understanding the export process

File Output batches

Copy Output batches

System requirements

Windows

Macintosh

Linux

Supported cameras and file formats

About image size

Cropping and resizing

When DPI or Print Size matters

Learning how to use Corel AfterShot Pro

Using the Help system

To use the Help system

Corel AfterShot Pro User Guide PDF

Learning with video tutorials

Using Web-based resources

Library and catalogs

About the Library

About catalogs

Catalog versus XMP

Multiple catalogs

Importing images

To im por t a f ol der

Managing your Library

Moving and copying versions

To move or copy versions

Renaming versions

To rename one or more versions

Deleting versions

To delete a master file or version

Managing catalogs

To create a new catalog

To ope n an exi sti ng ca ta log