Topaz Labs LLC TP-CLE-C-001-GN User manual
User Manual
Contents
I. Installation
A. How to Install 3
B. Entering Your Key 3
C. Host-Specic Installation 3
Topaz Clean
D. Uninstalling 7
II. Introduction
A. Topaz Clean 8
B. New Features 9
III. Work Area
A. Interface 10
B. Preview 14
C. Presets 16
3. Deleting Presets 17
4. Importing Presets 18
D. Tools 19
E. Menu 20
3. Enter Key 21
4. What’s This? 21
1. Paint Shop Pro 4
2. Photo Impact 5
3. Irfanview 6
1. About Clean 8
2. Primary Functions 8
1. Applying Presets 16
2. Adding Presets 16
5. Exporting Presets 18
6. Sharing Presets 18
1. Preferences 20
2. Check for update 20
IV. Settings & Parameters
A. Clean 22
B. Edges 22
C. Texture 23
VI. Work Flow
A. Sample Project #1 24
B. Sample Project #2 31
VII. Additional Resources
A. Glossary 39
B. FAQ’s 41
C. Shortcut Keys 43
D. Connect 44
E. Company Info 45
5. User Guide 21
6. Tech Support 21
7. Product Info 21
8. Gallery 21
9. MyTopaz 21
10. Tutorials 21
11. About 21
1. Strength 22
2. Threshold 22
3. Radius 22
1. Accent 23
2. Radius 23
3. Sharpness 23
1. Strength 23
2. Boost 23
3. Size 23
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Installation
Topaz Clean is a Photoshop plug-in, which means it
won’t run by itself and requires a compatible host program.
Topaz Clean
To Install
1. Close Photoshop or other image editing program if
you are using it.
2. Open the Topaz Clean dmg or zip le, double-click on
the Topaz Clean installer, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
Mac Dmg Windows Zip
3. Your Topaz plug-ins will automatically be installed in
your Photoshop plug-ins folder.
Entering Your Key
Entering your trial key allows you to save your projects
and print them during your evaluation period. Entering
your license key allows you do the same, except without any time limitations.
1. Start by opening up an image in Photoshop.
2. Go to Filters -> Topaz Labs -> Clean 3 -> Menu -> Enter
key.
3. You can then copy and paste or type your key in.
Important: To install the product on a second computer, you will need to download Topaz Clean and then
enter your same license key.
Host-Specic Installation
Topaz Clean is also compatible with Lightroom, Aperture and iPhoto. To use Clean in any of these programs
you will need to download and install the free Topaz
Fusion Express compatibility add on.
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4. After the installation, you will need to enter your
license or trial key.
Important for Mac Users:
After installation, Topaz Clean will be installed in the
following folder: “ Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Topaz Labs -> Clean 3”.
If your Photoshop is installed in a customized location,
you will need to manually create a shortcut (alias) link
inside folder “<Photoshop install folder> -> Plug-ins”
that links to “ Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application
Support -> Topaz Labs -> Clean 3 -> Plug-ins”.
In Windows, Topaz Clean is supported by most host
applications that support Photoshop plug-ins. This
includes Paint Shop Pro, Photo Impact, Painter, and
Irfanview, although there are additional host programs
that may also support Topaz Clean.
To install Clean in either Paint Shop Pro, Photo Impact,
or Irfanview rst download Topaz Clean to the default
location. Then, to congure it into each program, follow the host-specic instructions on the next page.
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How to install Topaz Clean in Paintshop Pro
1. First launch Paint Shop Pro.
2. Go to Menu le -> Preferences -> File Locations.
Topaz Clean
Select “Plug-ins” from the “File Types” list and click
“Add”.
3. Choose C: \ Program Files \ Topaz Labs \ Topaz Clean
3 plug-ins and click “OK”.
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4. Topaz Clean 3 is now available to use. Simply go to
Eects -> Plug-ins and select “Topaz Clean 3”.
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How to install Topaz Clean in Photo Impact
1. First launch Photo Impact.
2. Go to File -> Preferences -> General or use shortcut
Topaz Clean
key F6.
Then click on the button and browse to nd the
Clean 3 plug-in folder located in: C: \ Program Files \
Topaz Labs \ Topaz Clean 3 plug-ins and then click
“OK”.
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4. Restart Photo Impact. Go to Menu -> Eect to access plug-in.
3. Select Plug-ins from the Categories list.
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How to install Topaz Clean in Irfanview
1. Make sure that you have downloaded and installed
the 8bf plug-in add-on, available on the Irfanview
webpage.
Topaz Clean
2. Open Irfanview and go to Image -> Eects -> Adobe
8BF lters.
(http://www.software.com/irfanview-plugin)
3. In the screen that pops up, select “Add 8BF lters”
and navigate to the C: \ Program Files \ Topaz Labs \
Topaz Clean 3 \ Plug-ins folder and click “OK”. You will
then see “Topaz Clean 3” in the Available / Loadable
8BF Filters section.
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4. To use Topaz Clean 3 in the future, simply go to
Image -> Eects> Adobe 8BF lters again and select
“Topaz Clean 3”.
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Uninstalling
To uninstall Topaz Clean follow these instructions:
Mac
1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program).
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2. Navigate to the Topaz Labs support les and frames
located at: Macintosh HD -> Library -> Application Support -> Topaz Labs.
3. Locate the Topaz Clean le and move it to the trash.
You will need to enter your system password to OK
this change.
4. Navigate to your Photoshop plug-ins folder located
at: Applications -> Photoshop -> Plug-ins
3. Select Programs, then Uninstall a Program.
4. Select Topaz Clean and click remove.
Windows 7
1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program).
2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel ->
Programs -> Programs and Features.
3. Select Topaz Clean and click uninstall.
*Please note that if you also have the 64-bit version of
Clean installed, then you will need to rst uninstall this
version before you can uninstall the regular version.
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5. Locate any leftover Topaz Clean les and move it to
the trash.
Windows XP
1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program).
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2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel.
3. Double-click on Add / Remove programs.
4. Select Topaz Clean and click remove.
Windows Vista
1. Quit Photoshop (or other editing program).
2. Click on the Start Menu and select Control Panel.
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Introduction
Topaz Clean
About Topaz Clean
Topaz Clean
Topaz Clean is a texture adjustment program designed
to help you achieve a variety of texture, smoothing,
detail attening and edge enhancement techniques.
With Topaz Clean you can achieve advanced smoothing
and texture eects while increasing or decreasing the
appearance of detail depth within your images. Clean
preserves the contours and overall image integrity
while optimally removing the less desired details.
One of the most popular uses for clean is portraiture.
Clean only removes medium-sized discolorations and
blotches while preserving major facial features and tiny
but important skin detail. Use the included Skin Even
preset to quickly touch up skin.
The Primary Functions of Topaz Clean Include:
1. Adjust depth and intensity of texture and details.
2. Enhancement of well-dened edges and lines.
3. Remove undesired details or defects.
4. Create over-sharpened and stylized eects.
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After Topaz Clean
Visit the Clean Gallery to see Topaz Clean at work:
http://gallery.topazlabs.com/keyword/clean
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New Clean Features
Topaz Clean 3 Features
Introduction
Topaz Clean
1. Auto Updater. Get software updates instantly.
2. New user interface.
3. Snap / Recall buttons. Save up to 99 snapshot set-
tings for comparison.
4. Undo / Redo buttons.
5. Collapsible side panels. Expand and collapse the
preset panel and the tool panel for an adjustable
workspace.
6. Collapsible tabs. Open and close the parameter
tabs as you need them.
7. Preset Enable / Disable option. Option to enable
or disable the preset preview processing at program
startup.
8. Presets Layout. New preset format with single
preset preview window.
9. Preset Navigation. Use the up / down arrow keys
to navigate the preset list and display the selected
preset thumbnail (in preset preview window). Use
the return (Enter) key to apply the currently selected
preset.
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10. Enable / Disable Tool Tips. Option to enable or dis-
able the pop up tool tips.
11. Quick Slider Reset. Double click on the slider name
to reset default slider values.
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Work Area
Interface (Main View)
Although the Topaz Clean interface may look intimidating at rst glance, don’t worry: it’s actually quite simple and easy
to use. You’ll soon be a pro after experimenting with it for a bit. In order to make sense of the function of each of the
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various controls, we have divided the interface into a few sections:
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1. Presets Preview 5. Settings & Parameters2. Presets Panel 4. Preview Navigator
The removable preview window displays
preset previews.
Provides “snapshots”
of pre-dened eects.
3. Preview Window
Displays the preview of the
original and adjusted image.
Displays the region of the
preview image you are
currently focused on.
Controls the editing using sliders
to adjust the various eects.
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Interface (Tool Panel View)
Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the preset panel. You can click the white arrow or grab the
edge of the panel and drag it in or out.
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Interface (No Panel View)
Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the preset and tool panels. You can click the white arrows
or grab the edge of the panels and drag them in or out.
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Work Area
Interface (Preset Panel View)
Use the small white arrows to expand and collapse the tool panel. You can click the white arrow or grab the
edge of the panel and drag it in or out.
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Work Area
Preview Section
The Preview section is the main window that is cen-
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tered in the Adjust interface. The preview section
shows you the original image and the processed preview of the image. Click on the image in the preview
window (or use the Original and Preview buttons) to
switch between the Original and Preview tabs and
compare the ltered and un-ltered images.
To pan the preview image, click and hold the left
mouse button on the preview image and drag it
around. When you let go of the mouse button, the
new portion of the image will be processed and the
result will be displayed.
You can also use SPACE bar or your numbered shortcut
keys “1” and “2” to switch back and forth between your
ltered and unltered image in the preview window.
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