 - Before/After Examples
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CodedColor PhotoStudio - Image Editing Tutorials
The following tutorials represent typical image editing tasks. While the first examples correct basic Color and Exposure errors, the Colorkey Effect poses much higher demands on an image editor. The Clone Brush is also a unique and versatile tool for some very surprising effects. In the advanced examples further below, we use many different tools in order to produce a perfect photo. Click on the images to compare the photos in 800 x 600 resolution.
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1. Correct Colors and Gamma
2. Remove Color Stains
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| · | Click on the white T-Shirt
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| · | Repeat above steps with other image areas
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3. White Balance
4. Highlight Shadows (Flash)
5. Highlight Image Areas (Reflector)
In the previous example, the flash simulation is very distinctive, causing the image to loose some of it's magic. The following tutorial will show you a more conservative approach, by highlighting only parts of the image, similar to using a reflector panel on location.
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| · | Deactivate Paint Over, Step ~10
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| · | Use Eraser Brush for corrections
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6. Copy Image Areas (Clone)
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| · | Set Radius to size of head
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| · | Pressing the SHIFT-Key, click into the sand above the surfboard
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| · | Paint over the surfboard
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| · | Set Radius to 1/4 size of head
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| · | Pressing the SHIFT-Key, click into the center of the right head
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| · | In the center of the left head, paint in circles towards the outside border
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| · | Use the Eraser Brush for corrections
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| · | Pressing the SHIFT-Key, click into a green area of the image (select source point)
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| · | Using different source points, replace houses with trees and shrubs.
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| Voilà, the shoreline 100 years ago.
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7. Washout Effect (Colorkey)
The Colorkey effect enhances a motive in a black&white or sepia colored image. Usually, this effect calls for layers - in CodedColor however you only need to follow a few simple steps, as you can see in the next three examples.
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| · | Saturation ~ -200 (minus)
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| · | Eraser Brush: restore the beef on the plate to the original color
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8. Enhance Objects (Colorkey with Mask)
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| · | Mark the person in the image with the Lasso
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| · | Invert Selection, Apply Selection Father
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| · | Correct the borders using the Retouch Brush: Desaturate with Amount ~100
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9. Pop Art Effects (Colorkey with Color Shift)
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| · | As in the above example, remove unwanted colors with the Pipette (reduce Saturation)
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| · | Now apply some Hue Shift to the bathing suit
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10. Blur background and retouch (advanced)
The following example unites many of the above editing tools in order to create a perfect photo. With a little practice, you can make professional improvements in CodedColor, that otherwise can only be achieved by much more expensive applications. Make sure to compare both images in full size!
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| · | Rotate on Horizon Line, with autom. Crop
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| · | Select 4:3 Format, und crop away the right part of the image
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| · | Mark the background & mountains using the Lasso; apply Selection Feather
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| · | Soften the selected area with the dialog Effects: User Filter: Blur
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| · | Repeat the softening, until the background appears out of focus (reduce focal depth)
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 More Information
| Note: All photos were shot with a Pentax Optio digital camera with 5 million pixels. The flash and exposure modes were set to fully automatic. No camera internal correction was applied, and the output format of the images was JPEG (not RAW). While the autofocus rendered mostly sharp images, different color and exposure errors occurred. The digital improvements were all done with the CodedColor PhotoStudio image editor, but were also compared to Adobe PhotoShop and Paintshop Pro. While these programs often had more options, the results were not significantly better in quality, but often took longer to accomplish. Picasa and IrfanView were not included in this comparison - since the few tools provide even less options, they cannot be considered classic image editors.
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