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User Guide
© 2008 Tony Corbell
Chapter 1
Introduction
Introduction to Nik Software Sharpener Pro
™
3.0 and the User Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
Sharpener Pro
™
3.0
User Guide
What’s in the User Guide
In addition to providing installation instructions, the User Guide
shows you how to choose, control, and selectively apply filters, both
with U Point powered control points and the updated Selective Tool.
The User Guide also points out differences between Sharpener Pro
3.0 and Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0.
The typographical conventions used in this manual are:
• Sharpener Pro 3.0 processes and user interface components
appear in Initial Caps, with first instances in
Bold Caps.
(In context-appropriate cases, later instances also appear
in
Bold Caps.)
• Specific control inputs appear in Bold
Italic.
Control inputs
can be menu items, buttons, or sliders. Where first instances
coincide with specific control inputs, the term appears in
Bold Italic.
© 2008 David Saffir
Introduction
Welcome to Nik Software Sharpener Pro 3.0, the most advanced and
powerful sharpening solution for photographers. Sharpener Pro 3.0
eliminates the guesswork typically required for achieving superior
printed results while providing the most control possible.
Based on continuous feedback from professionals in
Nik Software’s photographer community, Sharpener Pro 3.0 is
a suite of proven controls to help photographers save time, get
repeatable, professional results and de-complicate the mystery
of sharpening images.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 is a new generation of digital sharpening tools
for photographers, featuring on-image editing with U Point
®
powered control points, creative sharpening tools, as well as the
most advanced algorithms designed specifically for sharpening
digital photographs.
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© 2008 Janice Wednt
Chapter 2
What’s New in 3.0
New Features and Functionality in Sharpener Pro
™
3.0
Chapter 2: What’s New in 3.0
Sharpener Pro
™
3.0
User Guide
What’s New in 3.0
Sharpener Pro
™
3.0 offers many enhancements and improvements
over Nik Sharpener Pro
™
2.0, in four general categories:
• Interface
• U Point powered Control Points
• New creative sharpening features
• Selective Tool interaction
New Creative Sharpening Features
The new creative sharpening features offer photographers the
ultimate solution to enhance fine details and textures, drawing
attention to desired areas within the image.
(Please see Creative
Sharpening in Chapter 9.)
Selective Tool Interaction
Originally, the Selective Tool was used to specify when to apply a
Sharpener Pro 2.0 filter selectively to an image. As the popularity of
Sharpener Pro 2.0 grew, photographers discovered that the Selective
Tool offered more convenient access to filters than the Filters menu.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 makes this access more convenient by giving you
the choice of selectively applying the filter in the Filter Interface.
This lets you launch the Sharpener Pro 3.0 interface from either
the Selective Tool or the Filters menu.
(Please see Interaction with
Sharpener Pro 3.0 in Chapter 10.)
Interface
Sharpener Pro 2.0 users will notice the extensively reworked
interface in version 3.0, the result of both deep study into the
look and feel that professional photographers expect in modern
applications and requests from Nik Software users.
The new, completely resizable interface is a professional
photographic tool: color-neutral with a medium-gray background
and a strong focus on efficient workflow. Sharpener Pro 3.0 groups
major controls close together for greater efficiency, letting you
achieve excellent results in less time.
(Please see Chapter 7:
Sharpener Pro 3.0 Interface.)
U Point Powered Control Points
U Point
®
technology lets photographers achieve exactly what they
envision in an easy, fast, and intuitive manner. U Point-powered
control points in Sharpener Pro 3.0 let you easily and selectively
control where each filter is applied and to the images, without the
use of complicated selections or layer masks.
(Please see Control
Points in Chapter 5.)
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