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9 Photo workflow: 1. Transfer photos from your camera to your computer, 2. Import the photos into Corel AfterShot Pro, 3. Edit your photos, creating

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10 White Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Fill Light/Clarity, Local Tone Mapping, High Pass Sharpening, and Digital Noise Removal. NEW! Workspace enhanc

11 Corel AfterShot Pro workspace The Corel AfterShot Pro workspace includes the following elements: 1. Menu bar The menu bar is used to access comm

12 7. Thumbnail panel At the bottom of the main Corel AfterShot Pro window, this panel shows thumbnails for the folder, container, search or browse c

13 Corel AfterShot Pro uses a similar, but slightly different filename to store this enhanced XMP data. The XMP filename is created by simply adding

14  Catalog-specific settings Asset management is optional Although importing your photos to the Library is recommended, it is not required. You ca

15 Batch Output presets File Type & Size Comments JPEG Full Size JPEG Image type, 90% image quality Same Pixel Dimensions as the master file Conv

16 Platform Requirements  2GB of RAM  250 MB of available hard-disk space required  1024x768 resolution with 16bit color display  Internet co

17 Panasonic DMC-GM1, DMC-GX7, L1, L10, LF1, LX1, LX2, LX3, LX5, FZ8, FZ18, FZ28, FZ30, FZ35, FZ38, FZ40, FZ45, FZ50, FZ100, FZ150, G1, G2, G3, G10,

18  File Size — typically measured in megabytes (MB), this measures to the amount of disk or memory card space consumed by the image file.  Pixel

1 Contents Quick start ...

19 Library and catalogs In this section, you'll learn about  the Library  creating catalogs About the Library Your Library is where you stor

20 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 folde

21 The Rename Versions dialog box has the following controls and features:  Format — choose from a list of existing formats.  New Name — lets yo

22 Managing catalogs You can create one or more catalogs in your Library. Although you may choose to use one catalog for simplicity, using multiple c

23 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

24 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 comput

25 Editing photos The image editor in Corel AfterShot Pro is completely non-destructive, so you are free to experiment and edit your images as much a

26 The Basic Adjustments section of the Tools panel Why are some tools and controls not available? Some tools and controls are not available under t

27 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 th

28 Straighten Straighten rotates your image to level a horizon or otherwise straighten your image. For more information, see Straightening. Exposure

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29  green — the keywords apply only to the active version  no color — the keywords apply to all selected versions Presets Presets are a great way

30  Reset All and Reset Current — Reset All restores the curve values to a flat curve. Reset Current resets the current RGB channel only. Color C

31  HSL/HSV — choose between correcting images in HSL (Hue / Saturation / Luminance) and HSV (Hue / Saturation / Value) color spaces. White Balanc

32  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 ima

33 Sharpening The Sharpening section lets you adjust how sharp or how soft the details are in your image. Amount adjusts the overall sharpness, while

34 Barrel and Pin Cushion distortion is commonly referred to simply as lens distortion. This is caused from nonuniform magnification of the image fr

35 on the data available. You can change incorrect guesses by selecting the correct manufacturer, camera model, and lens in the lists. These determin

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

37 Corel AfterShot Pro Black & White Plugin Corel AfterShot Pro includes the Black & White Plugin which lets you choose from a variety of col

38 The upper area of the Layers palette contains the main commands for creating and managing layers, including the Region tools. You can add, delete

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39 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 th

40 Tool Instructions Layers palette, adjust the Feather settings. Brush Region In the Layers palette, enable the Show Strokes check box. Adjust the

41 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 cr

42 4. After you finish creating your destination region, a source region is automatically created (outlined in red). Click and drag the source region

43 To crop a photo 1. Click the Crop tool on the AfterShot Pro toolbar or press C. 2. In the Cropping palette, do one of the following:  Choose

44 The Straighten tool lets you choose a reference point (emphasized above by a red line) for straightening Note: When you straighten a photo, the

45 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 setting

46 To copy all settings 1. In the Thumbnail panel, click the file that has the settings that you want to copy. 2. Click Edit > Copy Image Settings

47 1. Select an image of the same type as the defaults you want to save. This should be either a JPEG or TIFF if you want to save new rendered defaul

48 Editing photos in an external image editor You can edit photos in another image editor. At any point, you can open an image editor from within Co

4 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

49 Organizing, keywords, and metadata This chapter describes the metadata features in Corel AfterShot Pro. Photo metadata, or information about you

50 Many operations are possible with versions, and many of these are available on the context menu, found by right-clicking on a thumbnail and selec

51 Stacks Stacks are a visual means of grouping similar images together. Stacks are either Open — with all images in the stack visible, or Closed —

52 1. Select the versions in the stacks that you want to merge. 2. Right-click and select Stacking > Stack. Sorting stacks When sorting the thumbn

53 Sorting and filtering Sorting You can sort thumbnails by a wide range of attributes.  Name of the Version  Date the image was taken  Rati

54  Require all of the conditions above — requires that all Rating, Label, and Flag conditions match in order for those images to appear in the Thu

55  Press Ctrl + [1,2,3,4, or 5]. Flags You can use flags to pick (Flag as Pick) or reject (Flag as Reject) images. You can also clear flags that y

56 Now, you can quickly search for any image shot as part of "Smith Wedding", or you can find all of your "High Key" images. Or s

57 1. In the Thumbnail panel, select the images to which you want to add keywords. 2. In the Tools panel, click the Metadata tab. 3. In the Keyword S

58 An entry box appears 3. On your keyboard, press the key or key combination that you want to use as a shortcut. If the shortcut has already been a

5 You can also Scroll quickly through thumbnails Press [ or ]. Compare two or more photos (or versions) in the Preview panel Click the Toggle Multi-I

59 Managing metadata sets Creating and editing metadata sets lets you view and edit the metadata you want quickly. Click the Manage button in the low

60 You can use the Metadata Browser section to quickly find images shot on a specific date, with a particular camera, or any combination of the most

61 Reloading metadata Adding metadata in other applications Corel AfterShot Pro will automatically import metadata that has been applied to images in

62 Exporting images Because Corel AfterShot Pro is non-destructive, the adjustments made to images within Corel AfterShot Pro must be written out to

63  Choose Folder — click the Browse button to navigate to the folder you want to save in. 4. Specify any other settings you want. For more informa

64 Pause/Resume Pausing a batch temporarily stops the processing of the batch. It will stop after the current versions finish processing. You can tog

65 To assign a shortcut key to a batch 1. Click the Output tab. 2. Right-click a batch name in the Batch Output section, and choose Set shortcut from

66  Ask Once Per Session — prompts you for a location the first time you export and uses the same location each time you export until you close th

67 Metadata settings This section provides control over the metadata included in the files that you are outputting. You can also set the DPI. Embed E

68 Single Row Thumbnails are presented as a single scrollable row on a single page of images. Selecting a thumbnail shows a preview image above the

6 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 re

69 On pages that show a single image, you can use the following keys:  Left / Right Arrow Keys — goes to the previous or next page.  Home — retur

70  Keywords — lets you add keywords that will be added to all the images as you import.  Apply Presets — lets you apply presets to the images as

71 Adjusting the workspace This section explains how to optimize and control the main Corel AfterShot Pro window and the other visual aspects of Core

72  Thumbnail View — hides the Preview panel to allow quick browsing through many thumbnails.  Standard View — reveals both the Preview pan

73 Magnifier and Metadata viewer Magnifier The Magnifier displays a circular window that shows a 100% zoom view (default magnification) of any image

74 Slideshows You can use Corel AfterShot Pro to create slideshows of your images. To open the Slideshow window  In the upper-right corner of the

75 Playing a slideshow You can preview a slideshow by auto-advances the preview image in the Slideshow Setup window, and lets you make adjustments to

76 Printing Corel AfterShot Pro allows you to print one or more images to any locally attached printer or a PDF file, and allows flexible layout cont

77 This mode allows you to process batches of images together and includes a page break at the end of each batch with more than one image on a page.

78 To duplicate a print batch 1. Click the Output tab. 2. In the Printing section, right-click a batch name and choose Duplicate from the context men

7 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 JPE

79 Print layouts Each Print Batch has one Print Layout, that defines where the images and optional image captions are placed on the page. These pla

80 After you change the paper size, the number of images that fit on a page and their placement on the page also changes. It is possible to select a

81 There are two custom layouts that are provided with Corel AfterShot Pro, which result in layouts like these:

82 Application preferences You can set a range of application preferences, some are very general and others apply to specific tools or controls. For

83  Display formats for dates — sets a default date format for the application.  Metadata viewer updates on mouse over — resets the viewer each t

84 Renaming formats are a simple way to apply flexible renaming schemes. You can create new formats using any of the renaming formats that Corel Afte

85 Defaults preferences This Preferences page allows you to view or remove custom default settings used when new images are imported or browsed to i

86 card running the latest driver from the manufacturer's website. The benefit is most noticeable when you output your images. The results depen

87 Additional information This reference section provides you with some detailed information about the following topics:  Renaming formats — variab

88 Using the same batch queue, you can also process images from the Jones wedding. When Corel AfterShot Pro prompts you for a job name, you can ente

8 Welcome to Corel AfterShot Pro What is Corel AfterShot Pro? Corel AfterShot Pro is a fast, flexible workflow application for digital photos, includ

89 Reference table of renaming variables Rename Item Variable Description Sequence Items Job name [jobname] The job name entered by the user Job sequ

90 Rename Item Variable Description Month [month] The month during which the image was exposed Day [day] The day on which the image was exposed Time

91 Rename Item Variable Description Metering Mode [meteringmode] Metering Mode Description [description] Image Description Exposure Program [expo

92 IPTC Core Corel AfterShot Pro XMP Path Title Title dc:title Priority photoshop:Urgency Category photoshop:Category Sup. Categories photoshop:Su

93 File locations When you first run Corel AfterShot Pro, it will ask where to store your Corel AfterShot Pro Settings Folder and a Corel AfterShot

94 Install Location /opt/Corel AfterShot Pro Settings Folder ~/.Corel AfterShot Pro Catalog Location ~/Pictures/Corel AfterShot Pro Command line op

95 Setting Value Comment x integer Distance from the left edge of the page y integer Distance from the top edge of the page width integer Width of th

96 Obtaining a Monitor Profile on Linux computers is more complicated, though it is possible. Corel AfterShot Pro cannot automatically determine the

97 Version When making image adjustments in Corel AfterShot Pro, you are editing versions instead of altering the master file. The initial thumbnail

98 IPTC An industry-standard set of metadata used to label and categorize digital photos. It was created by the International Press Telecommunication