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I've been trying a program by MediaChance, the maker of RealDraw Pro, called DCE AutoEnhance. It's for taking photos from digital cameras and enhancing them by applying various adjustments to brightness, contrast, sharpness, noise removal, etc. It seems to work well, but I have nothing to compare it to. Anybody know of a comparable program I can try?
.joroho.
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I've been trying a program by MediaChance, the maker of RealDraw Pro, called DCE AutoEnhance. It's for taking photos from digital cameras and enhancing them by applying various adjustments to brightness, contrast, sharpness, noise removal, etc. It seems to work well, but I have nothing to compare it to. Anybody know of a comparable program I can try?
.joroho.
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Picture Window Pro might be of interest
http://www.dl-c.com/
shaker
I've used ThumbsPlus for quite a while and have come to like it.
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Phillip
Hi joroho:
I purchased a remarkable and inexpensive digital camera (<$50 us) that came with all kinds of incredible software, makes avi's & edits etc. called Arcsoft see the URL below:
http://www.arcsoft.com/software/index.html
But after loading the driver I usually use "aquire" in Corel's PhotoPaint which allows use of all of the tools there. You can do this with Irfanview as well.
Bob C.
PS the camera URL is here: http://www.sipixdigital.com/
... but I think PhotoShop have all you need.
Some manipulations with Levels and maybe a couple plug-ins... thats all.
alexander http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
albodesign@narod.ru
ALBO Design
Seems that Phosothop can do everything what you ask for AND better http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Yes, PS is a durn good app indeed, but... for photo tweaking I would be more inclined to go with PhotoImpact... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
The latest version 8 of PI has a few new tools designed specifically with the photographer in mind... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Her's a shot showing the new Lens Distortion tool at work in PhotoImpact... also gives you a look at the PI user interface... anyways, there is no easier method that I know of to fix thos edge distorted photo's... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
If you have any questions regarding PhotoImpact and how to get up and running with it please post your questions in the PhotoImpact forum her at TG and someone will come along and try to accomodate your requests... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
http://talkgraphics.infopop.net/1/Op...&ul=9481979395
[This message was edited by gidgit on February 01, 2003 at 16:18.]
I was all set to just stick with DCE, and I already have Corel PhotoPaint 9, but I think I'll take a look at PhotoImpact.
Thanks for your feedback.
.joroho.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gidgit:
Yes, PS is a durn good app indeed, but... for photo tweaking I would be more inclined to go with http://www.ulead.com/pi/runme.htm... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
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A perspective tool is added and suddenly Photoimpact is more suited for photo tweaking http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Thanks for the laugh bud! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Photoshop has some weak points, but photo editing is definitely its strongest point http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Don't get me wrong, Photoimpact is a truly marvelous product, but it's important that we provide the members on the board with the correct information http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Even lens corrections can be done in Photoshop,
that is, in the hands of a user who knows how to use the program http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
This example took me 10 sec. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
has just been released by Harald Heim and may do a similar thing, I hope to try it out over the next few days. You can find it at http://thepluginsite.com/products/photowiz/
Jon
Thanks for the link Jon... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif Will have a look a bit later on today... back to bed for this kid... Flu season is upon us http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif
Ah Gauss... it is always nice to see someone enthusiastic bout their prefered app... within reason of course...
IMHO I have provided very accurate and correct information here... to whit...
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Yes, PS is a durn good app indeed, but... for photo tweaking I would be more inclined to go with PhotoImpact... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hey Gauss... there really was no reference that PS is a lesser app, but rather only that I would be inclined... personal preference...
nothing incorrect about this... It is but my opinion... and in my eyes a very valid one...
Now then... would you care to share with the members of this fine community, the steps involved in gaining this solution via PS... how many steps?
In PI you would... Open file... open filter... apply effect via sliding over a slider... simply done
Hi guys... was wandering around TG and thought i'd pop into this thread. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
I can't provide much in the way of app suggestions here, that's already been covered quite well.
But to add to what Gauss & Gidgit are "discussing"... i'd just like to first say... Gauss, everyone has their own prefs, as we've all heard before many times i'm sure, to each his own. And... use whatever works for ya.
Even though i've been using PS for a lot of years now, i'll be the first to speak about what i feel are its short-comings & limitations -- of which it has a few. But doesn't every program these days!?
As for comparing PI to PS and vice versa, that's not a fair fight IMO. Both those apps began as something which they are not today. They were both much weaker apps only a few years ago, and have gone in different directions today with respects to what types of abilities they're strong/weak in. Apples to oranges i believe the saying goes. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Gidgit...
For a 'perspective' distortion like in your example photo, it takes but a second to fix in PS. Just turn your grid on, and use the "Transform>Perspective" tool, til things line up visually in the photo. Pretty much equivilant to opening a filter and tweaking a slider.
Other types of distortions in photos however are more complex to correct. Perspective distortion appears to be the easiest to fix. But i think that would be the case for any program used, not just PI & PS.
Anywho... my 2 cents. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Hi Mark...
Thanx for the further info on this "perspective" http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Sounds like six of one, half dozen of the other... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
So there ya have it folks... take your pick and get down to some funky Photo Editing... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Sorry, a bit late into the thread.
My favourite, designed for one job only, application that I still use today (Though haven't checked to see if it runs under XP) is Kai's Photosoap V1.0.
It has the best clone brush I have ever seen (only three presets, but with the intelligent programming behind them, it has never failed me)and the slider controls for HSB and normal contrast adjustments are brilliant.
It is a terrific application for correcting, poorly exposed images or scans of old photographs that have been bleached and damaged.
I never got around to getting version two, but I would have like to have seen what the improvements were. I think it was sold to ScanSoft.
The thing is that despite having more powerful apps at my disposal, I still revert to this application, one that was designed for home use, when the need arises.
Only cost £15, one of my best buys ever in the software world.
Peter
The style challenged Pete'sCrypt