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1. E M MRR 102 Step 1 locating the photos oo Deere tint ont ved i eres ade a IN 103 Step 2 selecting the photos Ete etc taie ient tad eese ud ad cu socer ead etes dn agus 103 Step 3 adding the photos to the project selection cececeessssecececeseeseaececeeecuseeaaeseceeecesseseaeaeeeeeens 105 4 Oloneo PhotoEngine Step 4 creating a HDR ReLight project sesenta na asses sn tran nasse 106 HDR ReLight Editing a Project 2 ioter riore ooo na to pono Io onora o au nno eo Papua Ta sepan aoo NENON NEES 108 Editing light SOURCES iine tete ain e Det qe tUe ER a ER UIR qoe EE n pa TU EAE qua pen Peas eu n Earn reads 109 Editing image Setting S sire poer etie use ees oru aestu e e DR Pos RE MENTEM VEETUE 113 HDR ReLight the Timelitie 011 oo ooo oo ouo o nons oo sua oo unas oo assess oan agna oua ak Rs opu n a asa oan kan 117 HDR ReLight Saving and Exporting 2 1 eie oo perse eonun o eo onu u ic oo sua a ee e uu REO PU y a ER ESPERE ERES SERRE R EDU RR auda 121 HDR DeNoise Creating a Project oe oreet epe eene p o prex Le ton ER XR oo p EXE Adae RE REL epo NENN SOr ER ER SSE sN 126 WON VIGW 126 Step 1 locating the PHOTOS wii o d pete aet P ies e ee d ose Eee av eaa een e ded 127 Step 2 selecting the PNOtOS wi scewcseces
2. 163 Using tha poe Merere ara DD EO AO E ETEO O TEO 165 Plugz iri EXpOEt PESOS wsacccvyccscecevescccevy isn n ea naa eee T E RN a 170 Legal NOVICES E E OOE A O O EEO E E 171 Oloneo PhotoEngine Overview Main Features Introduction Oloneo PhotoEngine is a professional Raw Photo processing HDR creation Tone Mapping and advanced image editing software It is the result of over four years of research and development in Computational Photography Main features e HDR ToneMap HDR edition and Tone Mapping in real time e HDR ReLight photo relighting in real time e HDR DeNoise noise reduction without loss of details e Raw photo processing e Adobe Lightroom plug in and direct export to Adobe Photoshop HDR ToneMap high dynamic re exposure in real time A full real time high dynamic range HDR re exposure module to merge and edit single or multiple RAWS JPEGs or TIFFs Capable of creating a wide range of styles from realistic to artistic HDR ToneMap includes four tone mapping engines Natural HDR processing mode auto exposure correction with fine tuning auto contrast detail size and threshold controls halo control edge sharpening ghost removal tools auto align auto orientation batch processing with interactive mode over 40 interactive factory presets and user defined presets and more You also have the possibility to modify exposure the traditional way by turning off tone mapping while still benefiting
3. Selecting photos e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Click on the first photo in the set e Shift Click on the last photo in the set e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Control Click on each photo 128 Oloneo PhotoEngine A green frame is displayed around the selected photos Step 3 adding the photos to the project selection panel Add the photos selected at the previous step to the Project Image Selection panel Adding photos to the Project Image Selection panel e Select the images as explained in step 2 above e Click on the Add button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel Project Image Selection If the panel already contains photos from a previous project you have first to clear the Project Image Selection list Removing all photos from the Project Image Selection panel e Click the Clear button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel Removing one photo from the Project Image Selection panel e Click on one of the small thumbnails located in the Project Image Selection list e Click on the Remove button located at the bottom of panel 129 Oloneo PhotoEngine You are now ready to create an HDR DeNoise project Step 4 creating the HDR DeNoise project At this point PhotoEngine can create the HDR DeNoise Project The HDR DeNoise panel should display Ready to
4. F Number Remove Clear Adding photos to the Project Image Selection panel e Select the images as explained in step 2 above e Click on the Add button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel If the panel already contains photos from a previous project you have first to clear the Project Image Selection list Removing all photos from the Project Image Selection panel e Click on the Clear button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel Removing one photo from the Project Image Selection panel e Click on one of the small thumbnails located in the left column of the Project Image Selection list e Click on the Remove button located at the bottom of the panel Now that you have added your photos in the Project Image Selection panel you are ready to create a HDR ReLight project 105 Oloneo PhotoEngine Step 4 creating a HDR ReLight project At this point PhotoEngine can now create a HDR ReLight Project The HDR ReLight panel should display Ready to create HDR ReLight Project HDR ReLight Ready to create HDR ReLight Project Create HDR ReLight Project Creating the HDR ReLight project e Click on the Create HDR ReLight Project button located at the bottom of the HDR Relight panel PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photos Read the next chapter to learn how to edit an HDR ReLight project What to do when the HDR ReLight
5. e Click on Browse Using File Dialog e Or click on Browse Using Folder Dialog e Using the File or Folder Dialog navigate to your image folder e Close the dialog e PhotoEngine starts displaying the thumbnails Browsing K CSET RT Browse Using File Dialog Browse Using Folder Dialog DUCI Selecting a recent folder using the menu 14 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click on the Down Arrow button e Select one of the listed folders e PhotoEngine starts displaying the thumbnails Browsing C Users Antoine Documents Oloneo P Browse Using File Dialog C Users Antoine Documents Oloneo PhotoEngine Sample Files Editing the folder path e Clickin the address bar e Type or cut and paste the path to your folder e Press the Return or Enter key to validate e PhotoEngine starts displaying the thumbnails Browsing D3Photo 40D B Setting the thumbnail size e Click and drag the slider located at the right of the Browsing toolbar Browsing DAPhoto 40D B 2m The Thumbnail list After selecting a folder PhotoEngine displays the photos and project files contained in the folder There are two file categories e PhotoEngine Project files displayed on a blue background e Image files displayed on a gray background with the file extension displayed at the top left corner 15 Oloneo PhotoEngine Browsing its Oloneo PhotoEngine Sample Files iR e ince ReExpose1
6. 1 Oloneo PhotoEngine m e Select Display Preferences in the Edit menu Turning off display color management e Open the Display Color Profile Settings dialog e Check the Use sRGB Color Space button e Click the OK button Using a custom display color profile e Open the Display Color Profile Settings dialog e Check the Use Custom ICC Profile button e Click the Browse button e Select an ICC file e Close the file dialog e Click the OK button Restoring the default display color management e Open the Display Color Profile Settings dialog e Check the Use Monitor Color Profile button e Click the OK button 161 Oloneo PhotoEngine External Editor Preferences Oloneo PhotoEngine can export the edited image to an external image editing tool By default PhotoEngine exports to Adobe Photoshop Selecting an external editing tool e Select External Editor Preferences in the Edit menu e Click the Choose button e Select an application exe e Close the file dialog e Click the OK button Choosing the export file format e Select External Editor Preferences in the Edit menu e Click the File Type menu e Select TIFF or JPEG e Click the OK button 162 Oloneo PhotoEngine Adobe Lightroom plug in Overview Oloneo PhotoEngine includes a plug in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom The plug in allows you to select images in Lightroom and send them to PhotoEngine for editing The images can be pre pro
7. 4 creating the project File fda Took Hele gt Browse Image Info Browsing em Project Image Selection HDR ToneMap Sefxgcse td FO x52340 JPO Add one oc more mages to image Selecton above 1o create an HOR ToneMap Auto Align No Ghost Removes HDR ReLight Add two to sx mages to Image Selection above 10 eae ttn hea Peet Relarg tI PO Projec HDR DeNoise Auto Aion Step 1 locating the photos In order to create a new HDR ToneMap project you have to first display the photos needed for the project in the Browse Workspace Browsing D Photo 40D 6 uai ag nae en Selecting a folder and displaying the thumbnails e Return in the Browse Workspace e Click on the button located in the top Browsing toolbar e Using the File Dialog navigate to the folder containing your photos Oloneo PhotoEngine m e Click on the Open button The Browse Workspace now displays the photos contained in the folder you just selected Step 2 selecting the photos Browsing tts Oloneo PhotoEngine Sample Files iR leal Rr ReExpose 02 JPG ReLight 100 RL red Selecting photos e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Clickon the first photo in the set e Shift Click on the last photo in the set 40 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Control Click on each photo A green frame is displayed
8. Exit Direct export to JPEG e Press Ctrl J or select Export gt To Jpeg in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the JPEG settings 99 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click the OK button Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export To Photoshop Ctrl E ToJpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Exporting directly to an external editor e Press Ctrl E or select Export To My Tool in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the save settings e Click the OK button g Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W lel Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit By default PhotoEngine exports to Adobe Photoshop You can select a different external editor by selecting External Editor Preferences in the Edit menu 100 Oloneo PhotoEngine To learn more about export options read Image Export Options Oloneo PhotoEngine 101 HDR ReLight Creating a Project Overview An HDR ReLight project requires from two to six photos The photos must share the same exposure values shutter speed aperture and ISO and the same white balance Each of the photos should show the same scene under a different illumination Creating the project is done in four steps e Step 1 locating the folder containing the photos e Step 2 selecting a set of photos e Step 3 adding the set t
9. ToneMap Basic Image SettingS s cecccssssececcsssseeccessesnccsassesdceasssncceassencceesssnscbassesdsessssncccaszensces 70 Low Dynamic TONE SettlhBs 5 lt 22czitecs scvecce scteqesenecoacadantedadencsieguaencheteatacsoanadnateduveacdiogset accetmetedengsadestebunenetbeces 70 HDR ToneMap Advanced Image Settings ccccssssscessssssceccsssececcessececesscecsecesceceesessecessessesesessesesees 72 Photographic Print TONNE e onere ser ee tie s e ce Ese a ERE Ea EE ESEE EEEa 72 Brightness Curves eer Re Eme vetelusten ovata besten vail vtile ten Uv avia oe EE eve EE 73 erIBg pegeU c EE 74 COIOMEQUANIZEN 5 3 RE 76 HDR ToneMap Presets RM 79 HDR ToneMap Batch Processing iis ccssssseecccieecccscedeectsccbsescsectecsscusdesvesceteasestabeasssienassstuboasvesdebaccestbees 84 OWEN VIEW ces 84 Batch Creation es 84 R nning the Batch otto ett eco eres ee e er ee estos eee ea Reese aera URS 89 HDR ToneMap the Timeline 1 ooo oops oo nonu o uuu na oo nane c o sans ca oo passa e suas aa eo saa F aoa uana anco 93 HDR ToneMap Saving and Exporting eceee ee eene eee eene ene nennen nu nones n anon a na rohs sana sose sena soto sena no 97 HDR ReLight Creating a Project 1 ooi ee ees oo punto eonun et op suani o oaa a n E ee RR RR Eee RR RR EL Oo RR REL DERE a add eU Ra aa dd 102 o
10. a version e Click on a level in the Timeline list to select it e Click the Add Version button located at the top of the Timeline panel Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM This feature is especially useful for HDR ReLight projects Use it to record different light setups for a given photo 119 Oloneo PhotoEngine Re playing the Timeline e Click the Play button located at the top of the Timeline panel e Press the Escape key to stop the animation Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM You have worked hard on that project Enjoy seeing all you changes in one short animation 12 Oloneo PhotoEngine a HDR ReLight Saving and Exporting If you plan to work again on the current project it is critical to save the project as a PhotoEngine project file rcd file If you do not plan to work again on the project you can simply export the final image without saving the PhotoEngine project not recommended The PhotoEngine project file rcd file provides the following benefits e Full edition history Timeline is saved and restored at next load e Nondestructive edition The PhotoEngine project file contains a reference to your original photos your original photos are never modified by the application e Project files are small and are saved instantaneously Saving the project e Press Ctrl S or select Save in the File menu e The current project file is overwritten with the current settings e When the project file is n
11. and image settings on the right To edit the image simply click and drag the various sliders located in the right panels PhotoEngine 49 Oloneo PhotoEngine automatically updates the image in real time Oloneo PhotoEngine 20 HDR ToneMap Tone Mapping tools PhotoEngine offers four Tone Mapping tools e Auto Tone Mapper e Local Tone Mapper e Advanced Local Tone Mapper e Global Tone Mapper What is the Auto Tone Mapper The Auto Tone Mapper uses a single slider to control all the Tone Mapping effects It uses sophisticated algorithms that control Tone Mapping exposure contrast brightness and saturation parameters ina fully automated way Except setting the overall strength of the effect you have no additional controls If you are new to HDR and Tone Mapping it is probably where you want to start If you are experienced use the Local Tone Mapper tool which offers more detailed controls What is the Local Tone Mapper The Local Tone Mapper is a default Tone Mapping tool It offers a right balance between control and complexity What is the Advanced Local Tone Mapper The Advanced Local Tone Mapper is similar to the Local Tone Mapper but adds even more options It is the tool of choice for the advanced and expert users What is the Global Tone Mapper The Global Tone Mapper offers an entirely different approach to Tone Mapping Use it for medium dynamic range images and when you are looking for natural results Imag
12. can hide and reveal the contents of a Setting Panel High Dynamic Ton Mapping H Local Tone Mapper X Hiding the contents Oloneo PhotoEngine e Double click on the Title Bar located at the top of the panel e Double click again to unhide High Dynamic Tone Mapping H Getting help e Click on the Video Help button located at the top right of the panel High Dynamic Tone Mapping H The Slider The slider allows you to edit a setting using the mouse pointer the keyboard or by entering a value Oloneo PhotoEngine 29 Dragging the cursor e Click on the blue slider cursor e Drag to change the value Dragging the cursor with high accuracy e Hold the Control key e Click on the blue slider cursor e Drag to change the value Moving the cursor with the keyboard e Click on the blue slider cursor e Press the keyboard arrows to move the cursor Entering a value e Click in the numeric box located at the right of the slider e Type the value e Press the Enter Return or Tab key to validate E BIS Resetting a slider to default value e Double click the numeric box e The slider returns to its default value The Color Wheel Oloneo PhotoEngine The slider allows you to quickly select the tint and saturation of a color There are three parts in the color wheel e 61 Tint wheel e 2 Saturation bar e 3 Color preview Setting the color saturation e Click on the cursor located in the
13. current project file is overwritten with the current settings e When the project file is new a file dialog will appear to allow you to name the project file Edit Tools Help GF Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W ll Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Renaming and saving the project e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select PhotoEngine file rcd 150 Oloneo PhotoEngine 2 e Enter the file name e Click the Save button Tools Help Ctrl O Ctrl W Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit In order to further edit the image in another tool to publish it online or other tasks you need to export it in a standard format Exporting to TIFF or JPEG e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select TIFF tif or JPEG jpg e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF or JPEG settings e Click the OK button 151 Oloneo PhotoEngine Edit Tools Help B Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W id Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Direct export to TIFF e Press Ctrl T or select Export gt To Tiff in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF settings e Click the OK button Edi
14. displayed at the top of the Timeline list e The original image is displayed at the bottom of the list e Click anywhere in the list to restart from a previous step All steps above the selected level will be deleted at the next change in case of a mistake this can be undone by pressing Control Z e To restart from scratch select the first level at the bottom 117 Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM s It is worth spending a bit of time mastering the Timeline The Timeline can greatly increase your productivity later on PhotoEngine also works as a regular application with undo redo e Press Control Z or use the Edit gt Undo menu to undo a change e Press Control Y or use the Edit gt Redo menu to redo e Toundo several changes press Control Z several times Comparing images with the Timeline e Check the Interactive Preview checkbox located at the top of the Timeline panel e Move the mouse pointer without clicking over any Timeline levels e PhotoEngine immediately update the image with the previous settings e By moving the mouse pointer up and down along the Timeline panel you can visually compare different image settings e By moving the mouse pointer inside and outside of the Timeline panel you can visually compare the current settings with a previous one including the original picture last line at the bottom of the Timeline 118 Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM Adding
15. from a 32 bit ultra wide gamut and full resolution environment HDR ReLight take pictures then set up lighting An image based relighting tool using merged RAWS JPEGs or TIFFs to control in real time the settings of individual light sources after the photos are taken For each light source parameters include white balance brightness temperature tint and color Other features are the auto detection of ambient light and each light source s color temperature HDR DeNoise remove noise and Keep details A powerful image noise and grain reduction tool using stacked RAWS JPEGs or TIFFs with the added Oloneo PhotoEngine benefits of full detail preservation no smoothing and no artifacts even with low contrast and low light photos Complete high end RAW photo processing Oloneo PhotoEngine also features a complete RAW and image processing module including a customizable Color Curve Equalizer with hue saturation hue luminance and hue hue curves a brightness curve a unique color saturation curve a color toning tool an advanced white balance control and more PhotoEngine handles most RAW photo formats with thumbnail and preservation of key EXIF metadata fully supports color management and uses the ICC profiles generated by most colorimeters on the market today Oloneo PhotoEngine Overview the User Interface Introduction PhotoEngine uses a tabbed interface to allow you to focus on the task at hand There are three
16. high contrast and saturation When working with Raw photos of monochromatic scenes or with muted colors the Natural HDR Mode may apply too strong a correction How come the Natural HDR Mode has no effect on my photo The effect is highly dependent on the photo and the settings you are using PhotoEngine may find that the particular setting and photo you are using do not need a correction to look natural Also the effect can be quite subtle and imperceptible at first glance The Natural HDR Mode is usually more obvious on photos with saturated colors and fairly high Tone Mapping settings 69 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Basic Image Settings Low Dynamic Tone settings When you are done with Tone Mapping you can start working on general image settings Brightness Contrast Saturation and White Balance Editing key image settings e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Click and drag the Exposure Brightness Contrast and Saturation sliders e For high precision edition hold Control Key while dragging a slider Low Dynamic Tone Editing white balance e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Use the Temperature Tint sliders Color Wheel or the Illuminant local menu 70 Oloneo PhotoEngine Low Dynamic Tone Setting white balance with the Eye Dropper e Click on the Eye Dropper icon located in the top to
17. horizontal bar e Drag to change the value Setting the tint e Click on the cursor located in the circular part e Drag to change the value 31 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Curve Editor PhotoEngine uses a sophisticated curve editor for high accuracy image editing Brightness Brightness Adding a point e Click anywhere on the curve Brightness Brightness 32 Oloneo PhotoEngine You can add up to ten points to a curve Deleting a point e Click on an existing point e Press the Delete key e Right click on an existing point e Select Delete Selected Point in the menu Brightness Brightness Editing the curvature e Click and drag one of the displayed arrows 3 Oloneo PhotoEngine 1 Brightne Changing the curve mode e Right click the curve e Select Linear Catmull Rom or B zier Spline Mode in the menu Brightness Brightness Catmull Rom Spline Mode B zier Spline Mode Free Mode Vertical Lock Mode Add Point Delete Selected Point The Color Curve Editor The Color Curve Editor is similar to the Curve Editor By default the curve points can only slide along the vertical axis 34 Oloneo PhotoEngine Hue Luminance y t i a nc d Changing how points move e Right click the curve e Select Free Mode or Vertical Lock Mode in the menu Hue Lumin Linear Mode Catmull Rom Spline Mode B zier Spline Mode Vertical Lock Mode Add Point Delete S
18. images in the JPEG and TIFF formats Exporting to JPEG The JPEG should only be used when exporting an image for web publishing Use the TIFF format if you plan to archive your image or edit it in another tool Exporting to JPEG e Press Ctrl J or select Export gt To Jpeg in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the JPEG settings e Click the OK button Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export To Photoshop Ctrl E ToJpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Oloneo PhotoEngine During the export process PhotoEngine displays the JPEG Options dialog Jpeg export settings lt Add Artist Info Name Your name Copyright c 2011 Selecting the Color Space e Click the Color Space menu e Select the sRGB Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB option As JPEG is an 8 bit file format it is recommended to only use the sRGB or Adobe RGB color space Selecting the Resolution e Enter the resolution e Select the pixels inch or pixels cm unit The Resolution does not change the image pixel size the width and height remains unchanged The resolution sets the physical size of the printed image Selecting the Quality 156 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click and drag the Quality slider The Quality defines the level of compression of the JPEG file The lower the value the lower the file size will be It is recommended to use a value of 80 or higher for an adequ
19. imperceptible at first glance The Natural HDR Mode is usually more obvious on photos with saturated colors and fairly high Tone Mapping settings 136 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Image Settings Low Dynamic Tone settings The Low Dynamic Tone panel allows you to edit general image settings Brightness Contrast Saturation and White Balance Editing key image settings e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Click and drag the Exposure Brightness Contrast and Saturation sliders e For high precision edition hold Control Key while dragging a slider Low Dynamic Tone Editing white balance e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Use the Temperature Tint sliders Color Wheel or the Illuminant local menu 137 Oloneo PhotoEngine Low Dynamic Tone Setting white balance with the Eye Dropper e Click on the Eye Dropper icon located in the top tool bar e Click anywhere in the picture to set the neutral point e When done click again on the Eye Dropper icon to turn it off 1 138 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Advanced Image Settings Photographic Print Toning Photographic Print Toning simulates a chemical process that replaces the silver contained in the photo emulsion by a toner or another metal This process usually adds two tones to black and white photographic prints one for the deep shadows and
20. is displayed at the bottom of the list e Click anywhere in the list to restart from a previous step All steps above the selected level will be deleted at the next change in case of a mistake this can be undone by pressing Control Z e To restart from scratch select the first level at the bottom Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM s It is worth spending a bit of time mastering the Timeline The Timeline can greatly increase your productivity later on PhotoEngine also works as a regular application with undo redo e Press Control Z or use the Edit gt Undo menu to undo a change e Press Control Y or use the Edit gt Redo menu to redo e To undo several changes press Control Z several times Comparing images with the Timeline e Check the Interactive Preview checkbox located at the top of the Timeline panel e Move the mouse pointer without clicking over any Timeline levels e PhotoEngine immediately updates the image based on the level s settings e By moving the mouse pointer up and down along the Timeline panel you can visually compare different image settings e By moving the mouse pointer inside and outside of the Timeline panel you can visually compare the current settings with a previous one including the original picture last line at the bottom of the Timeline 94 Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM Adding a version e Click on a level in the Timeline list e C
21. main tasks grouped in three Workspaces e Browsing files and creating projects in the Browse Workspace e Editing an image in the Edit Workspace e Getting help in the Help Workspace The Browse Workspace This is where PhotoEngine starts Use the Browse Workspace to e Display and browse your photos e Select photos e Create an HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise project Oloneo PhotoEngine gt Browse Project Image Selection Show Exposure Compensation only ReEx06s8 20 JPG HDR ToneMap Ready to create HOR ToneMap Project HDR DeNoise A enses must have the same Shutter Speed sed F vaes Auto Align The Edit Workspace PhotoEngine switches to the Edit Workspace after loading or creating a new project Use the Edit Workspace to e Edit your photos e Save the current project e Export the edited photo 1 Oloneo PhotoEngine d Timeline High Dynamic Tone Mapping 12 Local Tone Mapper e Tone Mapper ESSE Natural HDR Mode Low Dynamic Tone The Help Workspace The Help Workspace is where you get help on Oloneo PhotoEngine Use the Edit Workspace to e Watch tutorial videos e Read the user manual 1 11 Oloneo PhotoEngine gt Help Help ojioneo M Editing an HDR ReLight project Managing the Workspaces PhotoEngine automatically switches from workspace to workspace when needed You can also select which Workspace is displayed at any time Selecting the Workspa
22. of pixels with a given hue Hue Luminance Use the Hue Luminance curve to increase or decrease the luminance of pixels with a given hue Hue Hue Use the Hue Luminance curve to shift the pixels with a given hue to another hue such as orange to red blue to green etc Editing the Hue Saturation curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Hue Saturation curve 144 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Drag a point vertically to change the shape of the curve Hue Saturation 110 5520 255 1 L me ILL Losori I The Hue Luminance and Hue Hue curves work the same way To learn more about curve edition read User Interface Main Controls Comment The Color Equalizer is also a powerful tool to convert a photo to black and white The process is as follows e First set the Saturation slider to zero to convert to black and white e Use the Hue Luminance curve to increase or decrease the luminance based on the original color With this approach you can for instance darken a blue sky in a black and white photo 145 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise the Timeline As with all PhotoEngine projects everything you do is automatically recorded in the Timeline panel located at the left of the screen You can click on a Timeline level to go back in time and see the image at a previous step of the edition process Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM The Timeline is saved in the
23. other products the Natural HDR Mode is not just based on mathematical algorithms It is a mix of sophisticated algorithms and empirical corrections based on how humans perceive color brightness and contrast In order to get always the most natural results the Natural HDR Mode is actually built in PhotoEngine and always running The Natural HDR Mode checkbox allows you to turn the effect entirely on or partially off Using the Natural HDR Mode Enabling or disabling the Natural HDR Mode e Click on the Enable checkbox located in the Natural HDR Mode panel Natural HDR Mode When to use the Natural HDR Mode Most images can benefit from the Natural HDR Mode when you are looking for a natural result Natural HDR Mode and Raw processing The Natural HDR Mode combined with light Tone Mapping can have a dramatic effect on your Raw photos Try it you won t be disappointed When not to use the Natural HDR Mode Oloneo PhotoEngine Turn it off when you want to create images with very high contrast and saturation When working with Raw photos of monochromatic scenes or with muted colors the Natural HDR Mode may apply too strong a correction How come the Natural HDR Mode has no effect on my photo The effect is highly dependent on the photo and the settings you are using PhotoEngine may find that the particular setting and photo you are using do not need a correction to look natural Also the effect can be quite subtle and
24. panel you can visually compare the current settings with a previous one including the original picture last line at the bottom of the Timeline 1 147 Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM Adding a version e Click on a level in the Timeline list e Click the Add Version button located at the top of the Timeline panel Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM Re playing the Timeline e Click the Play button located at the top of the Timeline panel Oloneo PhotoEngine 148 e Press the Escape key to stop the animation Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM You have worked hard on that project Enjoy watching all your changes in one short animation 14 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Saving and Exporting If you plan to work again on the current project it is critical to save the project as a PhotoEngine project file rcd file If you do not plan to work again on the project you can simply export the final image without saving the PhotoEngine project not recommended The PhotoEngine project file provides the following benefits e Full edition history Timeline is saved and restored at next load e Nondestructive edition The PhotoEngine project file contains a reference to your original photos your original photos are never modified by the application e Project files are small and are saved instantaneously Saving the project e Press Ctrl S or select Save in the File menu e The
25. project PhotoEngine automatically detects the color temperature intensity of the scene light sources ambient light and shadows These values are displayed in the Light Sources panel The Light Sources panel provides unique features such as e Turning on and off light sources e Modifying the white balance of each individual light sources without affecting the other ones e Fine tuning the light intensity of each light sources e Turning a daylight scene into a night photo The Light Sources panel is divided into two to six sub panels one for each light source The number is equal to the number of photos used to create the project 109 Oloneo PhotoEngine Light Sources When PhotoEngine has detected that the scene has ambient light for instance coming from a window the sub panels are listed as follows e Ambient Light e Light1 e Light2 When no ambient light is detected the list of sub panels is e Light1 e Light2 e Light3 11 Oloneo PhotoEngine d To edit an individual light source select one of the sub panels and modify the settings Editing light source intensity e Scroll the Light Source panel to see one of the sub panels such as Ambient Light Light 1 Light 2 etc e Drag the top slider located at the right of the sub panel name e Avalue of 0 turn the light source completely off e A value of 100 restore the original light intensity Editing light source temperature and tint e Scroll the Lig
26. saturation vertical axis The shape of the curve determines how the input saturation is mapped to the output saturation 74 Oloneo PhotoEngine The bottom left of the curve controls the pixels with a low saturation the upper right portion controls pixels with a high saturation Here is an example e Click on the middle of the curve to add a point e Drag the top right tangent to an horizontal position e Drag the top right point to the bottom The shape of the curve see screen shot below now maps highly saturated pixels to de saturated ones This means that saturated pixels are now in black and white By editing other sections of the curve you can selectively saturate or de saturate portions of the edited image Editing the saturation curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Saturation Saturation curve e Click anywhere in the curve to add a new point e Drag a point or a tangent arrow to change the shape of the curve e To delete a point click on a point and press the Delete key or right click and select Delete Selected Point Saturation Saturation 75 Oloneo PhotoEngine Color Equalizer The Color Equalizer works just like an audio equalizer Instead of modifying bass or treble it acts on the various hues of the edited photo The Color Equalizer can create a large range of effects Here are a few examples e Decrease the brightness of a blue sky without affecting the other co
27. settings Source Directory not selected Use preset Batch Mode _ Interactive allow image review I 52 Running the Batch e Click the OK button to start the batch e The Batch dialog closes and the batch starts running Fully automated mode The batch runs without interruption You can cancel the processing by clicking the Cancel button that 91 Oloneo PhotoEngine appears at the top of the Edit Workspace Interactive mode The Batch loads the first set of images processes the project and waits for your input e Click the Continue button to save the image and process the next one e Click the Skip button to proceed to the next image without saving the current one e Click the Cancel button to stop the batch without saving Cmme 5e c JW 3 2 Oloneo PhotoEngine 3 HDR ToneMap the Timeline As with all PhotoEngine projects everything you do is automatically recorded in the Timeline panel located at the left of the screen You can click on a Timeline level to go back in time and see the image at a previous step of the edition process Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM The Timeline is saved in the PhotoEngine project files rcd Your changes are never lost By reloading the project file later on you will recover all your edition history Selecting a previous level in the Timeline e The latest change is displayed at the top of the Timeline list e The original image
28. shape of the curve see screen shot below now maps highly saturated pixels to de saturated ones This means that saturated pixels are now in black and white By editing other sections of the curve you can selectively saturate or de saturate portions of the edited image Editing the saturation curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Saturation Saturation curve e Click anywhere in the curve to add a new point e Drag a point or a tangent arrow to change the shape of the curve e To delete a point click on a point and press the Delete key or right click and select Delete Selected Point Saturation Saturation 142 Oloneo PhotoEngine Color Equalizer The Color Equalizer works just like an audio equalizer Instead of modifying bass or treble it acts on the various hues of the edited photo The Color Equalizer can create a large range of effects Here are a few examples e Decrease the brightness of a blue sky without affecting the other colors of the photo e Slightly de saturate a lawn that appears too green a common occurrence e Convert a photo to black and white except for objects with a red hue e Shift the color of car from blue to red The Color Equalizer is split into three parts e Hue Saturation e Hue Luminance e Hue Hue 143 Oloneo PhotoEngine Hue Saturation Hue Luminance Hue Saturation Use the Hue Saturation curve to increase or decrease the saturation
29. superior to Method 1 especially with photos containing many moving objects By default it is recommended to use Method 2 If Method 2 fails try Method 1 Enabling Auto Align e Click on the Auto Align checkbox located in the HDR ToneMap panel e Click again on the checkbox to turn it off HDR ToneMap Ready to create HDR ToneMap Project No Ghost Removal Y Create HDR ToneMap Project Enabling Ghost Removal e Click on the Ghost Removal menu located in the HDR ToneMap panel e Select Method 1 or Method 2 e Select No Ghost Removal to turn it off 43 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Ready to create HDR ToneMap Project No Ghost Removal Y After choosing the HDR ToneMap options you are ready to create the project Creating the HDR ToneMap project e Click the Create HDR ToneMap Project button located at the bottom of the HDR ToneMap panel PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photos What to do when the HDR ToneMap panel displays an error message When your photos do not contain Exif data or have missing Exif data the HDR ToneMap Panel will display an information message such as Shutter speed values are required to build an HDR ToneMap Project If this happens you can enter missing data by hand The Project Image Selection panel works like a small spreadsheet You can click in any cells to enter a missing value Manually setting missing data e Click in the cell with th
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31. value e Then drag the Detail Threshold slider back and forth e Examine the effect obtained and repeat the process by changing the Detail Size As you gain more experience you should be able to better understand how these settings affect an image A useful tip Detail Size and Threshold effect can be quite subtle In order to better see what you are doing do the following e Edit TM Strength and Detail Strength until you are satisfied with the image e Temporarily increase Detail Strength to a high value e Edit Detail Size and Threshold e Restore Detail Strength to its previous value Edge Sharpen Editing the Edge Sharpen setting e Drag the Edge Sharpen slider 63 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping Hi Advanced Local Tone Mapper M What is Edge Sharpen Edge Sharpen sets the local contrast around object edges A low value reduces the edge contrast Edge Sharpen also controls gradient reversal Gradient reversal is an excessive Tone Mapping effect appearing around objects with extreme luminance variations such as a window frame taken from the inside of a dark room How to edit Edge Sharpen As the Edge Sharpen acts at the pixel level it is recommended to zoom in the image before editing Panorama Mode When working on a 360 degrees equirectangular panorama the left and right borders of the image are the same Enabling the Panorama Mode forces PhotoEngine to keep the borders the same This feature allows
32. 00 JPG ReLight 100 RL rcd Opening a project file e Double click on the Project file thumbnail e PhotoEngine switches to the Edit Workspace and load the project Opening a Single JPEG TIFF Radiance or Raw file e Double click on the file thumbnail e PhotoEngine switches to the Edit Workspace and load the image Selecting several image files e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use 16 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click on the first photo in the set e Shift Click on the last photo in the set e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Control Click on each photo A green frame is displayed around the selected photos You can create a new project after selecting the images Read the following chapters to learn how to create an HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise project from the selected images The Image Info panel The Image Info panel displays key Exif data of the selected photo image Info The project creation panels Several panels located at the right of the screen allow you to create new PhotoEngine projects Read the following chapters to learn how to create an HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise project 1 17 Oloneo PhotoEngine Project Image Selection HDR ToneMap Coo c c C Auto Align No Ghost Removal HDR ReLight Create HDR ReLight Project HDR DeNoise F Number values _ Auto Al
33. Autoalign and Ghost Removal Read the previous chapters to learn more about HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight and HDR DeNoise 1 Oloneo PhotoEngine BB Project type HDR ToneMap Image files to send Original files don t render with Lightroom v Selecting the files to send e Click the Image Files To Send menu e Select Original Files or Images with Lightroom Adjustments The Original Files option sends the files to PhotoEngine without any modification The Images with Lightroom Adjustments option applies Lightroom pre processing such as Raw processing noise reduction lens corrections and then sends the images to PhotoEngine 167 Oloneo PhotoEngine El Autoalign images Ghost Removal Set the stack option e Check or uncheck the Send Entire Stack Lightroom sends to PhotoEngine all the images contained in a selected Stack when this option is checked 168 Oloneo PhotoEngine Autoalign images Ghost Removal Sending the images e Click the Send Images button e PhotoEngine starts and loads the images Image files to send Original files don t render with Lightroom v B st E Autoalign images Ghost Removal Oloneo PhotoEngine 169 Plug in Export Presets To accelerate you work you can create export presets in the Lightroom plug in Managing Export Presets e Select Plug in Extras in the File menu e Select Send Exposures to Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click in the men
34. Batch Dialog is displayed Batch creation selecting the Source Directory e Click the Browse button located in the Source panel e Using the Directory Dialog select the directory containing your photos e Click OK 84 Oloneo PhotoEngine PhotoEngine Batch Batch settings Source F mo poetic 7 HDR ToneMap Settings 1 ij Number of exposures per project Auto Align Use preset Batch Mode Interactive allow image review Batch creation selecting the Destination Directory e Click the Browse button located in the Destination panel e Using the Directory Dialog select the directory that will contain the processed photos e Click OK e Click on the Image Format menu to select the file format of the saved images TIFF or JPEG e Select the file format options 85 Oloneo PhotoEngine PhotoEngine Batch L f X J Batch settings Source Directory not selected 1 ij Number of exposures per project _ Auto Align Use preset Batch Mode _ Interactive allow image review Batch creation file selection e Select the type of file to use in the menu located at the top of the HDR ToneMap panel e Set the number of exposures per project Example 86 Oloneo PhotoEngine Let s say that your Source Directory contains a mix of Raw and JPEG files and that the photos are series of three images bracket sets Select the following settings assuming you want to use the
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37. Oloneo PhotoEngine 1 Welcome to Oloneo PhotoEngine Additional Resources Along with this user manual there is a variety of other resources you can use to find out more about Oloneo PhotoEngine Oloneo Website For general information updates and technical support as well as the latest news on Oloneo PhotoEngine go to e http www oloneo com Inside the application Video tutorials can be found in the Help Workspace Flickr forum The official forum for discussing about Oloneo PhotoEngine is hosted on Flickr The forum is monitored by Oloneo so this is the place to easily interact with the development team Visit e http www flickr com groups oloneophotoenginetalk Oloneo PhotoEngine Table of Contents Oloneo PhotoEngite 1 5 12 tope orans ccsssscesssessssscsssscs sossscsccesssdssessssss scssssssssosssesscessscesssssies 1 Additional Resoutces utere ette e teen es chere Eu Ee per aru ese eur ER Eu E e ee ene a eects 1 Table of Contents icri materi EE E RENE REEL A SERES E EVER PREGA RARE EE AREE E UAS XXXR AP PESE PR ERA RS 2 Overview Main Feat fes eese orn oono ea eene or ka Ye en easy a eor aa EE Era EEDE PEES ESNA SAPESSI EENEN EON ENEK o SERES PER ERR ean 7 uiegefo U osfo a eee 7 HDR ToneMap high dynamic re exposure in real time ccssccccsssseceesecececeeeeeecseaeceeseaeeeesecaeeeesenaes 7 HDR ReLight take pictures then set up lighting esee 7 HDR D
38. PhotoEngine project files rcd Your changes are never lost By reloading the project file later on you will recover all your edition history Selecting a previous level in the Timeline e The latest change is displayed at the top of the Timeline list e The original image is displayed at the bottom of the list e Click anywhere in the list to restart from a previous step All steps above the selected level will be deleted at the next change in case of a mistake this can be undone by pressing Control Z e To restart from scratch select the first level at the bottom 14 Oloneo PhotoEngine B Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM s It is worth spending a bit of time mastering the Timeline The Timeline can greatly increase your productivity later on PhotoEngine also works as a regular application with undo redo e Press Control Z or use the Edit gt Undo menu to undo a change e Press Control Y or use the Edit gt Redo menu to redo e To undo several changes press Control Z several times Comparing images with the Timeline e Check the Interactive Preview checkbox located at the top of the Timeline panel e Move the mouse pointer without clicking over any Timeline levels e PhotoEngine immediately updates the image based on the level s settings e By moving the mouse pointer up and down along the Timeline panel you can visually compare different image settings e By moving the mouse pointer inside and outside of the Timeline
39. Raw photos e Image files to use RAW e Number of exposures per project 3 PhotoEngine Batch Batch settings u2 V Use preset Batch Mode Interactive allow image review Batch creation project settings e Click the Auto Align checkbox to enable Auto Align 87 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Select the Ghost Removal option Read the HDR ToneMap Creating a Project for more info PhotoEngine Batch i Batch settings Source Directory not selected Batch creation selecting a preset e To use a preset click the Use Preset checkbox located at the bottom of the HDR ToneMap panel Oloneo PhotoEngine Es e Select the preset to use in the Preset list located at the right PhotoEngine Batch Batch settings Running the Batch The PhotoEngine Batch offers two modes e Fully automated mode Oloneo PhotoEngine 89 e Interactive mode In fully automated mode PhotoEngine loads one image or a set of images applies the settings save the image and then moves to the next set of images The cycle is repeated until all images in the source directory are processed In interactive mode PhotoEngine waits before saving the photo to allow you to review the image settings before proceeding to the next one Selecting the mode e Click on the Interactive checkbox located in the Batch Mode panel 90 Oloneo PhotoEngine PhotoEngine Batch Batch
40. Shift S To Tiff CueT Export To Photoshop Ctrl E To Jpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Direct export to JPEG e Press Ctrl J or select Export gt To Jpeg in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the JPEG settings 123 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click the OK button Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export To Photoshop Ctrl E ToJpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Exporting directly to an external editor e Press Ctrl E or select Export To My Tool in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the save settings e Click the OK button g Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W lel Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit By default PhotoEngine exports to Adobe Photoshop You can select a different external editor by selecting External Editor Preferences in the Edit menu 1 124 Oloneo PhotoEngine To learn more about export options read Image Export Options 12 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Creating a Project Overview HDR DeNoise analyzes and merges photos of a scene to reduce the noise level while keeping the details including details in deep shadows HDR DeNoise is perfect for low light photos and still life photos under natural light An HDR DeNoise project requires two or more photos The photos must share the same expo
41. approach you can for instance darken a blue sky in a black and white photo 78 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Presets PhotoEngine includes over 40 factory presets Use this preset library to quickly modify all the settings of an image The Preset panel is located at the bottom left corner of the screen Using presets is also a good way to learn how to use PhotoEngine Apply a preset and then look at the various image settings Presets The Preset panel allows you to e Preview a preset e Apply a preset e Adda new preset e Delete a preset e Edit a preset e Sort presets 79 Oloneo PhotoEngine Previewing a preset e Move the mouse pointer without clicking over any preset located in the Preset panel e PhotoEngine immediately updates the image with the preset settings e Move the pointer away to restore the current settings Presets Applying a preset e Click on a preset located in the Preset panel 1 80 Oloneo PhotoEngine Presets Natural More Details Adding a new preset e Click on the Add button located at the top of Preset panel e The New Preset dialog opens e Enter the Preset Name e Select the Category e Click the Favorite checkbox to add the preset to your Favorite list e Click the Locked checkbox to protect the preset against deletion e Click the OK button to create and save the preset 1 81 Oloneo PhotoEngine Presets wm New preset from current 3 Preset Name My Pres
42. around the selected photos Step 3 adding the photos to the project selection panel Add the photos selected at the previous step to the Project Image Selection panel Adding photos to the Project Image Selection panel e Select the images as explained in step 2 above e Click on the Add button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel Project Image Selection If the panel already contains photos from a previous project you have first to clear the Project Image Selection list Removing all photos from the Project Image Selection panel e Click the Clear button located at the bottom of the Project Image Selection panel Removing one photo from the Project Image Selection panel e Click on one of the small thumbnails located in the Project Image Selection list 1 41 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click on the Remove button located at the bottom of panel You are now ready to create an HDR ToneMap project Step 4 creating the HDR ToneMap project At this point PhotoEngine can create the HDR ToneMap Project The HDR ToneMap panel should display Ready to create HDR ToneMap Project HDR ToneMap Ready to create HDR ToneMap Project Auto Align No Ghost Removal v Create HDR ToneMap Project HDR ToneMap projects have two options Auto Align and Ghost Removal What is Auto Align If you are not using a tripod the camera may move when bracketing The Auto Align feature attempts to align the
43. ate quality Setting the Artist Info e Check the Add Artist Info checkbox to add your name and copyright to the image file e Enter your name e Enter your copyright The copyright and artist name data are stored in the relevant image Exif fields Exporting to TIFF The TIFF format is the recommended file format for exporting images from PhotoEngine TIFF images are using a lossless compression method that entirely preserves the image quality If you plan to edit the image in another tool the recommended settings are e Color space ProPhoto RGB e Bit Depth 16 bit e Compression None or LZW both methods are lossless Exporting to TIFF e Press Ctrl T or select Export gt To Tiff in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF settings e Click the OK button 157 Oloneo PhotoEngine Edit Tools Help Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S To Tift Ctrl T Export To Photoshop Ctrl E To Jpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit During the export process PhotoEngine displays the TIFF Options dialog Selecting the Color Space e Click the Color Space menu e Select the sRGB Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB option 1 158 Oloneo PhotoEngine Selecting the Resolution e Enter the resolution e Select the pixels inch or pixels cm unit The Resolution does not change the image pixel size the width and height remains unchanged The resolution sets t
44. c Tone panel to modify Exposure Brightness and Contrast Editing the settings e Drag the Strength slider e Drag the Compression slider High Dynamic Tone Mapping Global Tone Mapper X 67 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap the Natural HDR Mode Overview The Natural HDR Mode is the result of years of research in Tone Mapping image processing color theory and psychophysiology This feature is unique to Oloneo PhotoEngine Unlike other products the Natural HDR Mode is not just based on mathematical algorithms It is a mix of sophisticated algorithms and empirical corrections based on how humans perceive color brightness and contrast In order to get always the most natural results the Natural HDR Mode is actually built in PhotoEngine and always running The Natural HDR Mode checkbox allows you to turn the effect entirely on or partially off Using the Natural HDR Mode Enabling or disabling the Natural HDR Mode e Click on the Enable checkbox located in the Natural HDR Mode panel Natural HDR Mode When to use the Natural HDR Mode Most images can benefit from the Natural HDR Mode when you are looking for a natural result Natural HDR Mode and Raw processing The Natural HDR Mode combined with light Tone Mapping can have a dramatic effect on your Raw photos Try it you won t be disappointed When not to use the Natural HDR Mode 6 Oloneo PhotoEngine j Turn it off when you want to create images with very
45. cases leave the Auto Exposure enabled Auto Exposure may fail when working with photos incorrectly bracketed or with severely underexposed images In that case disable Auto Exposure and set the exposure manually with the Exposure and Fine Exposure sliders What is Exposure and Fine Exposure The Exposure and Fine Exposure sliders allow you to correct the exposure that was automatically computed by PhotoEngine For most images the Exposure slider should remain unchanged unless you disable Auto Exposure Use the Fine Exposure to fine tune exposure after using TM Strength and Detail Strength Contrast settings Contrast settings are controlled by the Auto Contrast checkbox and the Contrast slider Editing the Contrast settings e Turn on or off Auto Contrast by clicking the Auto Contrast checkbox e Drag the Contrast slider 58 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping EH Local Tone Mapper What is Auto Contrast By default PhotoEngine automatically computes the best possible contrast The contrast is changed when you modify the TM Strength and Detail Strength values You should leave the Auto Contrast enabled in most situations Auto Contrast may fail when working with photos incorrectly bracketed or with severely underexposed images In that case disable Auto Contrast and set the contrast manually with the Contrast slider What is Contrast The Contrast slider allows you to correct the contrast that was auto
46. ce to be displayed e Click on the Browse Edit or Help buttons located in the top menu bar e Or select Browse Edit or Help in the Tools menu 1 12 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Browse Workspace Overview The Browse Workspace is where you display your photos and create new projects There are five main areas in the Browse Workspace e 1 Browsing toolbar where you select the directory to be displayed e 2 Photo thumbnails of the currently displayed directory e 3 Image Info panel showing the currently selected photo e 4 Project creation panels e 5 Recent Projects toolbar and panel fle Ede Took Hey Browse Project Image Selection HDR DeNoise Al emages must have the same Shutter Speed and values 13 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Browsing toolbar The Browsing toolbar allows you to select the folder displayed by PhotoEngine and to set the size of thumbnails There are multiple ways to select an image folder e Direct selection using the system File or Folder Dialog e Selecting a recently browsed folder e Typing the path of the folder Browsing D Phote 40D B f e ala Selecting a folder e Click on the button e Using the system File Dialog navigate to a folder containing image files e Select a file then click the Open button e PhotoEngine starts displaying the thumbnails Browsing D Phote 40D B m e aan aad Selecting a folder using the menu e Click on the Down Arrow button
47. cessed by Lightroom The plug in runs with e Lightroom 2 7 and higher e Lightroom 3 4 and higher Enabling the plug in Before using the plug in you have to enable it in Lightroom The Lightroom plug in is installed in the Oloneo PhotoEngine folder located in My Documents Enabling the plug in e Start Lightroom e Select Plug In Manager in the File menu e Click the Add button e Navigate to My Documents Oloneo PhotoEngine LRPhotoEngine Irplugin e Click OK 163 Oloneo PhotoEngine Lightroom Plug in Manager 23 Status Path C Program Files Adobe Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 3 tether_canon inplugin Show i Explorer Version 3 3 0 711369 Status This plug4n is enabled Leica Tether Plugin Merge and Edit in HD Nikon Tether Plugin Locating PhotoEngine exe e Start Lightroom e Select Plug In Manager in the File menu e Click on LR PhotoEngine in the list located at the left of the Manager dialog e Click on the Choose button located in the Configuration panel e Navigate to C Program Files Oloneo PhotoEngine PhotoEngine exe e Click Select button e Click Done The Lightroom plug in is now ready to use 164 Oloneo PhotoEngine fps MUI ghtroom Plug in Manac Lightroom Plug in Manager ff le Canon Tether Plugin 43 Y Configuration Location of Clones PheroEngine nomme LR PhotoEngine needs to know where the Oloneo PhotoEngine application is on your syst
48. create HDR DeNoise Project HDR DeNoise Ready to create HDR DeNoise Project Auto Align Create HDR DeNoise Project HDR DeNoise projects have one options Auto Align What is Auto Align If you are not using a tripod the camera may move when bracketing The Auto Align feature attempts to align the photos when assembling the images When to use Auto Align Use Auto Align only when taking photos handheld Never use Auto Align when using a tripod The additional processing always slightly degrades the resulting image For high quality results use a tripod and turn Auto Align off Enabling Auto Align e Click on the Auto Align checkbox located in the HDR DeNoise panel e Click again on the checkbox to turn it off 130 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Ready to create HDR DeNoise Project Auto Align Create HDR DeNoise Project After choosing the HDR DeNoise option you are ready to create the project Creating the HDR DeNoise project e Click the Create HDR DeNoise Project button located at the bottom of the HDR DeNoise panel PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photos What to do when the HDR DeNoise panel displays an error message If your photos do not contain Exif data or have missing Exif data the HDR DeNoise Panel will display an information message such as Shutter speed values are required to build an HDR DeNoise Project When this happens you ca
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50. e missing value in the Project Image Selection panel e Type the missing Shutter Speed F Number or ISO value e Press the Tab key to validate e Repeat until all missing values are entered 44 Oloneo PhotoEngine Project Image Selection j a jl 5 aed y 1 45 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Single Raw Processing Overview HDR ToneMap is also a powerful Raw processing tool Tone mapping can greatly improve a single Raw photo In addition to Raw files HDR ToneMap can be created from a single TIFF JPEG or Radiance file Single files supported by HDR ToneMap e Raw Photo e 68 bit or 16 bit TIFF image e JPEG image e Radiance 32 bit High Dynamic Range Image file How to create an HDR ToneMap from a single file e Step 1 locating the folder containing the photo e Step 2 double click the photo thumbnail Step 1 locating the photo In order to create a new HDR ToneMap project you have to first display the folder containing the photo you want to process Browsing D Photo 40D B A TEJ lati Selecting a folder and displaying the thumbnails e Return in the Browse Workspace e Click on the button located in the top Browsing toolbar e Using the File Dialog navigate to the folder containing your photos e Click on the Open button The Browse Workspace now displays the photos contained in the folder you just selected 46 Oloneo PhotoEngine Step 2 creating the project Simply double click on th
51. e photo thumbnail to create the project Creating an HDR Project from a single file e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the photo you want to use e Double click on the photo thumbnail PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photo Read the next chapter to learn how to edit an HDR ToneMap project Using the file menu You can also create an HDR ToneMap project with the File menu Opening a file with the File menu e Press Ctrl O or select Open in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog set the filter to the type of file you want to open JPEG TIFF RAW Radiance or All e Using the File Dialog locate the file e Click on the OK button Tools Help Ctrl O Ctrl W Ctrl S Ctrl Shift 5 PhotoEngine automatically switches to the Edit Workspace and starts loading the photo Read the next chapter to learn how to edit an HDR ToneMap project 47 Oloneo PhotoEngine Oloneo PhotoEngine i HDR ToneMap Editing a Project Overview To learn how to create an HDR ToneMap project read the previous chapter After creating or loading a project the image is displayed in the Edit Workspace with default settings High Dynamic Tone Mapping cc Tone maom Natural HDR Mode Low Dynamic Tone When editing an HDR ToneMap project the Edit Workspace contains three main areas e 1 the Timeline and Preset panels on the left of the screen e 2 the edited image e 3 the Tone Mapping
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53. ed in the top tool bar e Click anywhere in the picture to set the neutral point e When done click again on the Eye Dropper icon to turn it off 114 Oloneo PhotoEngine Remark White Balance settings affect all the light source colors This should be your last step after editing the light source colors Doing the reverse can make the light source edition confusing Using the brightness curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Brightness Curve panel e Click anywhere in the curve to add a new point e Drag a point or a tangent arrow to change the shape of the curve e To delete a point click on a point and press the Delete key or right click and select Delete Selected Point 115 Oloneo PhotoEngine Brightness Curve Brightness Brightness To learn more about curve edition read User Interface Main Controls Oloneo PhotoEngine 116 HDR ReLight the Timeline As with all PhotoEngine projects everything you do is automatically recorded in the Timeline panel located at the left of the screen You can click on a Timeline level to go back in time and see the image at a previous step of the edition process Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM The Timeline is saved in the PhotoEngine project files rcd Your changes are never lost By reloading the project file later on you will recover all your edition history Selecting a previous level in the Timeline e The latest change is
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55. el Everything you do is automatically recorded in the Timeline panel located at the left of the screen You can click on a Timeline level to go back in time and see the image at a previous step of the edition process Read the following chapters to learn how to use the timeline with an HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise project 1 24 Oloneo PhotoEngine Timeline New 5 28 2011 12 49 34 PM 25 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Help Workspace Use the Help Workspace to learn how to use Oloneo PhotoEngine Help ojoneo Gioneo Phetelingine 1 Editing an HOR ReLight project one thee prc Watching a video tutorial e Click on one of the links located in the Video Tutorials panel e PhotoEngine opens a new web page in your default web browser and displays the video Reading the user manual in a web browser e Click on the Open Page in Browser button located at the top 26 Oloneo PhotoEngine e PhotoEngine opens a new web page in your default web browser f 27 Oloneo PhotoEngine User Interface Main Controls Overview PhotoEngine uses several User Interface Controls that are important to master These main controls appear in many places in the user interface The main controls are e Setting panels e Sliders e Color Wheels e Curve Editors The Setting Panel The Setting Panel is a box that groups related settings Panels have three main areas e T Title bar e 2 Video Help button e 3 Contents box You
56. elected Point Oloneo PhotoEngine A File Drag and Drop Instead of using the Browse Workspace to select or open files you can directly drag and drop images from the Windows Explorer to PhotoEngine Drag and Drop images to the Image Selection panel e Locate your files using the Windows Explorer e Select the images start drag e Drop over the Image Selection Panel in the Browse Workspace You can drag and drop JPEG TIFF or Raw photos to the Image Selection Panel gt Browse File tdt View Took Help Organize ml Preview Share wath We Favorites nl it e lj Homegroup Re xpose100JPG ReExposel00 HD Recd jE Computer os m e Ea Releghtl00 jpg ReLight100 RL rc Relight101 jpg Relightl02yp9 d 3 dems selected State BR Shared Tag Add a tag Date taken 10 22 2008 6 17 PM HDR DeNoise Add two or more mages to image Selection above to DeNcise Project create an HOR Auto Align Oloneo PhotoEngine a Drag and Drop images to the Browse Workspace e Locate your file using the Windows Explorer e Select one image or project file start drag e Drop over Edit Workspace You can drag and drop JPEG TIFF Raw photos Radiance files and PhotoEngine project files to the Edit Workspace File Eda View Tools Help Organize v m Preview v Share with v Slide show c BN DeNoisel03 jpg I Libraries lj Homegreup Qp Network ReExposel00JPG Rebxposel01JPG ReExposelO1 JPG State BR Shared Tags Add
57. em Flickr Path to Oloneo PhotoEngne Leica Tether Plugin Temporary working files Merge and Edit in HD T Specify my own folder for temporary working fles Note When sending images to PhotoEngine that are first rendered by Lightroom they wil be exported Nikon Tether Plugin to a temporary location on your boot drive If space is tight choose your own location on another V Debugging tf you have problem with LR PhotoEngine then I probably ask you to activate the debug logging This wil save al sorts of useful information into a fle that you can then send me via emal Do not log debug informaton Log debug informaton to a fle LRPhotoEngine Jog txt on your desktop Send debug to system log Using the plug in In order to use the plug in you have first to add photos to the Lightroom Library Please refer to the Lightroom manual to learn how to add photos to the Library When done select in the Library the photos or the Stack you want to send to PhotoEngine Starting the plug in e Select Plug in Extras in the File menu e Select Send Exposures to Oloneo PhotoEngine e The plug in dialog is shown 165 Oloneo PhotoEngine Image files to send Original files don t render with Lightroom v El Autoalign images Ghost Removal Selecting the Project type and options e Click the Project Type menu select HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise e Select the project options such as
58. es produced with the Global Tone Mapper tend to be soft with low contrast What is the best tool to use All of them PhotoEngine always work in real time You can switch instantly from one tool to the other 51 Oloneo PhotoEngine Whether an expert user or not try not to stick to a single workflow Explore the possibilities you will be pleased by what you discover Selecting the Tone Mapping tool e Click on the Menu located at the top of the High Dynamic Tone Mapping panel e Select the tool you want to use High Dynamic Tone Mapping H PhotoEngine immediately updates the image and displays the options of the selected tool Remark You can entirely turn off the Tone Mapping module by selecting None Use this option when you want to edit the image the traditional way using exposure brightness contrast and curves while still benefiting from the high precision of the 96 bit per pixel rendering engine 52 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Auto Tone Mapper Overview The Auto Tone Mapper works in an entirely automated way Use it if you are new to HDR and Tone Mapping With only one setting to play with it is fun and easy to use When you have gained more experience you can switch to the Local Tone Mapper which gives more control The Auto Tone Mapper settings are displayed in the High Dynamic Tone Mapping panel when Auto Tone Mapper is selected in the menu located at the top High Dynamic Tone Mapping Using the A
59. et settings Deleting and editing a preset e Right click on a preset located in the Preset panel e To delete select Delete Preset in the menu e To edit select Edit in the menu e Toadd remove from favorites select Favorite in the menu Favorite Comment You cannot delete locked presets To delete first select Edit uncheck the Locked checkbox click OK 2 Oloneo PhotoEngine then select Delete Sorting presets e Click on the Category Menu located at the top of the Preset panel e Select a category e Select the All category to show all presets e Select the User Presets category to show you own presets e Select the Favorite category to show your favorite presets 1 83 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Batch Processing Overview The Batch feature allows you to process a large number of photos in an automated way With this feature you can do the following e Process a large number of Raw photos in a fully automated way or with an interactive preview to fine tune the settings e Build a number of HDR images from a series of bracketed photos and apply Tone Mapping settings automatically After processing the Batch processing saves each image in the file format of your choice Batch creation The first step is to create a new batch and edit its settings Creating a new Batch e Select Batch in the File menu e f you have unsaved work PhotoEngine will offer to save your photo e The
60. ew a file dialog will appear to allow you to name the project file Edit Tools Help GF Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W ll Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Renaming and saving the project e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select PhotoEngine file rcd 121 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Enter the file name e Click the Save button Tools Help Ctrl O Ctrl W Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit In order to further edit the image in another tool to publish it online or other tasks you need to export it in a standard format Exporting to TIFF or JPEG e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select TIFF tif or JPEG jpg e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF or JPEG settings e Click the OK button 1 122 Oloneo PhotoEngine Edit Tools Help B Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W id Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Direct export to TIFF e Press Ctrl T or select Export gt To Tiff in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF settings e Click the OK button Edit Tools Help Open Ctrl O m em mmm mn Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl
61. he physical size of the printed image Selecting the Compression e Click the Compression menu e Select the LZW or None option Setting the Artist Info e Check the Add Artist Info checkbox to add your name and copyright to the image file e Enter your name e Enter your copyright The copyright and artist name data are stored in the relevant image Exif fields 159 Oloneo PhotoEngine Color Management Overview Oloneo PhotoEngine is a fully color managed application From input to output PhotoEngine keeps track of the various color spaces used and automatically applies the required color transformations The application also converts the displayed image using your display color profile PhotoEngine is compatible with most ICC files created by display calibration devices Display Preferences By default PhotoEngine automatically locates and uses your display color profile You can turn off this feature or choose a custom color profile Unless you have specific reasons to do so you should not modify the display color profile settings zm x P PhotoEngine Display color profile Display color profile settings Display color profile Use monitor color profile i Use custom ICC profile Browse ICC file none 1 Use sRGB color space Status Using monitor color profile 244T Cont65 Brigh35 120cd Feb11 2011 icm MEE NM n B LOK L Showing the Display Color Profile Settings dialog
62. ht Source panel to see one of the sub panels such as Ambient Light Light 1 Light 2 etc e Drag the Temperature and Tint sliders Remark The Temperature and Tint sliders allow you to directly define the light source color physical appearance When you set the Temperature to 2800K the edited source will light the scene like a real Tungsten light with a warm color would do This is the reverse of White Balance edition where the goal is to neutralize 1 111 Oloneo PhotoEngine the color cast of light sources This feature is very powerful By changing the Temperature and Tint of individual light sources you can e Transform an original fluorescent light into a tungsten one or any other combinations e Remove color casts in scenes lighted by a combination of different light sources such as daylight tungsten and fluorescent e Transform a scene taken at noon in a late afternoon or early morning photo by editing the ambient light temperature Setting the light source color to a normalized illuminant e Scroll the Light Source panel to see one of the sub panels such as Ambient Light Light 1 Light 2 etc e Click on the Illuminant local menu e Choose one of the illuminant such as A D55 D75 F3 etc e Choose As Shot to restore the original light source color Directly editing the light source color e Scroll the Light Source panel to see one of the sub panels such as Ambient Light Light 1 Light 2 etc e Step 1 c
63. ign Create HDR DeNoise Project The Recent Projects panel All the projects that you create or edit are automatically added to the Recent Projects panel located at the bottom of the screen This panel allows you to quickly open and edit a recent project without having to locate the folder where the project file is stored 18 Oloneo PhotoEngine Recent Projects ERY Opening a recent project file e Double click on a project thumbnail located in the Recent Projects panel e PhotoEngine switches to the Edit Workspace and load the project Setting the number of displayed files e Click on the menu located at the top left of the Recent Projects panel e Select the number of files to be displayed Recent Projects EM DeNoise1 rcd i 19 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Edit Workspace The Edit Workspace is where you edit your photos and projects There are five main areas in the Browse Workspace e 1 Edited image e 2 Image Info panel e 3 Image toolbar e 4 Image setting panels e 5 Timeline panel 1 necs Y 4 NT G s High Dynamic Tone Mapping 2 Natural HDR Mode Low Dynamic Tor F 1 20 Oloneo PhotoEngine The edited image The displayed image is not just a preview This is the final image with all the settings applied PhotoEngine has the unique capability of displaying in real time all your changes including Tone Mapping Seeing the image at full resolution e Click anywhere in the i
64. ing of a black and white photo The Saturation slider is located in the Load Dynamic Panel Editing shadow and highlight Mix e Drag the Mix slider located at the bottom of the panel Photographic Print Toning Um The Mix value defines the balance between shadow and highlight toning When Mix has a negative value most of the image is toned with the shadow tone When Mix has a positive value most of the image is toned with the highlight tone Brightness Curve 73 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Brightness Curve is a powerful tool Use it to fine tune the shadow mid and highlight tones of your image Editing brightness curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Brightness Brightness curve e Click anywhere in the curve to add a new point e Drag a point or a tangent arrow to change the shape of the curve e To delete a point click on a point and press the Delete key or right click and select Delete Selected Point Brightness Brightness Trick If you want to work on the shadows only add one or two points to the middle and top portions of the curve This will lock the upper part of the curve Do the reverse when working on the highlights Saturation Curve The Saturation Curve is a unique feature of PhotoEngine Conceptually it works like a regular brightness curve but in the saturation domain The input is the original saturation of the image horizontal axis The output is the edited
65. ity Detail Strength values By default the value is O meaning that the image details are unchanged For most images leave the value to zero or slightly increase it up to 100 In this range detail contrast varies from low to medium and maintains a natural image For special effects use values from 100 to 300 High values are useful to create busy images with a high level of detail the grunge effect Summary e 0 default value image details are unchanged e Oto 100 regular range low to medium details natural rendering e 100 to 300 medium to extreme details special effects Detail Strength value can become negative Yes and it is again a unique feature For negative values PhotoEngine actually removes details from the image At 100 all image details are removed Use this special value range for impressionist effects to simulate old photos to create soft ethereal black and white photos etc Exposure settings Exposure settings are controlled by the Auto Exposure checkbox and the Exposure and Fine Exposure sliders Editing the Exposure settings e Turnon or off Auto Exposure by clicking the Auto Exposure checkbox e Drag the Exposure slider e Drag the Fine Exposure slider 57 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping What is Auto Exposure By default PhotoEngine automatically computes the best possible exposure The exposure is changed when you modify the TM Strength and Detail Strength values In most
66. ize In the Tone Mapping process PhotoEngine needs to classify the various elements of the image There are two main categories image details such as object texture grass tree leaves etc and large objects such as sky ground building etc The Detail Size defines what is classified in the image as details When Detail Size is set to a small value PhotoEngine classifies only the smallest objects in the scene as details What is Detail Threshold In addition to object sizes PhotoEngine also uses the local luminance variations to categorize the various elements of a photo The Threshold slider controls that process When set to a small value PhotoEngine takes into account small luminance variations For large values of Threshold PhotoEngine ignores small luminance fluctuations When should I use Detail Size and Threshold Detail Size and Threshold have no effect when TM Strength and Details Strength are both set to zero To use Detail Size and Threshold you have first to set the TM Strength and Details Strength values For most images TM Strength and Details Strength should remain unchanged Change the values when the image shows excessive halos or to control image detail rendering 62 Oloneo PhotoEngine How to edit Detail Size and Threshold Detail Size and Threshold are truly advanced features and can be difficult to grasp Sometimes the best method is to use an empirical approach e Set Detail Size to an arbitrary
67. lick and drag the horizontal slider of the Color Wheel to increase the saturation e Step 2 click and drag the circular slider of the Color Wheel to choose the color e The light color is previewed in the color swatch located at the top right of the Color Wheel 1 112 Oloneo PhotoEngine With this feature you can create creative light setups with highly saturated colors This is often useful when photographing objects for catalogs industrial applications interior design etc Interesting effects can be obtained by using complementary colors such as blue cyan and orange for light sources coming from opposite directions Editing Image settings When you are done with light setup you can start working on general image settings with the Low Dynamic Tone and Brightness Curve panels Editing key image settings e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Click and drag the Exposure Brightness Contrast and Saturation sliders e For high precision edition hold the Control Key while dragging a slider Low Dynamic Tone 11 Oloneo PhotoEngine 3 Editing the white balance e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Low Dynamic Tone panel e Use the Temperature Tint sliders Color Wheel or the Illuminant local menu As Shot Daylight Tungsten etc Low Dynamic Tone Setting the white balance with the Eye Dropper e Click on the Eye Dropper icon locat
68. lick the Add Version button located at the top of the Timeline panel Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM This feature is especially useful for HDR ReLight projects Use it to record different light setups for a given photo 95 Oloneo PhotoEngine Re playing the Timeline e Click the Play button located at the top of the Timeline panel e Press the Escape key to stop the animation Timeline New 7 5 2010 12 08 32 PM You have worked hard on that project Enjoy watching all your changes in one short animation Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Saving and Exporting If you plan to work again on the current project it is critical to save the project as a PhotoEngine project file rcd file If you do not plan to work again on the project you can simply export the final image without saving the PhotoEngine project not recommended The PhotoEngine project file provides the following benefits e Full edition history Timeline is saved and restored at next load e Nondestructive edition The PhotoEngine project file contains a reference to your original photos your original photos are never modified by the application e Project files are small and are saved instantaneously Saving the project e Press Ctrl S or select Save in the File menu e The current project file is overwritten with the current settings e When the project file is new a file dialog will appear to allow you to name the project file Edit Tools Hel
69. lors of the photo e Slightly de saturate a lawn that appears too green a common occurrence e Convert a photo to black and white except for objects with a red hue e Shift the color of car from blue to red The Color Equalizer is split into three parts e Hue Saturation e Hue Luminance e Hue Hue 76 Oloneo PhotoEngine Hue Saturation Hue Luminance Hue Saturation Use the Hue Saturation curve to increase or decrease the saturation of pixels with a given hue Hue Luminance Use the Hue Luminance curve to increase or decrease the luminance of pixels with a given hue Hue Hue Use the Hue Luminance curve to shift the pixels with a given hue to another hue such as orange to red blue to green etc Editing the Hue Saturation curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Hue Saturation curve 77 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Drag a point vertically to change the shape of the curve Hue Saturation 110 5520 255 1 L me ILL Losori I The Hue Luminance and Hue Hue curves work the same way To learn more about curve edition read User Interface Main Controls Comment The Color Equalizer is also a powerful tool to convert a photo to black and white The process is as follows e First set the Saturation slider to zero to convert to black and white e Use the Hue Luminance curve to increase or decrease the luminance based on the original color With this
70. mage e Click again to zoom back Panning the image at full resolution e Click anywhere in the image to zoom e Click and drag to pan the image The Info panel The Info panel displays the image histogram and the RGB values of the pixel currently under the mouse pointer The histogram is updated in real time and is always up to date The Image toolbar The Image toolbar is located at the top of the image It allows you to zoom rotate flip the image and set the white balance 21 Oloneo PhotoEngine Seeing the image at full resolution e Click on the button located at the left of the Image toolbar e Click again to zoom back rV un acusa ca Rotating the image e Click on the second or third button located in the Image toolbar aad Ma xe Flipping the image e Click on the fourth or fifth button located in the Image toolbar Using the white balance tool e Click on the Eye Dropper button located in the Image toolbar e Click anywhere in the picture to set the neutral point e When done click again on the Eye Dropper button to turn it off 22 Oloneo PhotoEngine The image setting panels The panels located at the right allow you to edit the image settings The available settings depend on the type of project you are working on Read the following chapters to learn how to edit an HDR ToneMap HDR ReLight or HDR DeNoise project 2 Oloneo PhotoEngine 2 Low Dynamic Tone The Timeline pan
71. matically computed by PhotoEngine Use the Contrast slider to fine tune contrast after using TM Strength and Detail Strength 59 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Advanced Local Tone Mapper Overview The Advanced Local Tone Mapper offers expert settings and allows a finer control of Tone Mapping Use the Advanced Local Tone Mapper after mastering the Local Tone Mapper and when you need to fine tune a Tone Mapped image The Advanced Local Tone Mapper settings are displayed in the High Dynamic Tone Mapping panel when Advanced Local Tone Mapper is selected in the menu located at the top The settings are grouped in four categories e Tone Mapping settings e Exposure settings e Contrast settings e Advanced settings The Tone Mapping Exposure and Contrast settings are equivalent to the settings found in the Local Tone Mapper Read the Local Tone Mapper section to learn more about these settings The advanced settings allow you to e Fine tune the image details e Modify sharpening e Enable the 360 degrees panorama mode 60 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping EH Advanced Local Tone Mapper X Detail settings The Detail settings are controlled by the Detail Size and Detail Threshold sliders Editing the Detail settings e Drag the Detail Size slider e Drag the Detail Threshold slider 1 Oloneo PhotoEngine E High Dynamic Tone Mapping EH Advanced Local Tone Mapper M e e ee e aeai What is Detail S
72. n enter missing data by hand The Project Image Selection panel works like a small spreadsheet You can click in any cells to enter a missing value Manually setting missing data e Click in the cell with the missing value in the Project Image Selection panel e Type the missing Shutter Speed F Number or ISO value e Press the Tab key to validate e Repeat until all missing values are entered 131 Oloneo PhotoEngine a Project Image Selection j a jl 5 aed y 132 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR DeNoise Editing a Project Overview To learn how to create an HDR DeNoise project read the previous chapter After creating or loading a project the image is displayed in the Edit Workspace with default settings Timeline New 5 22 2011 331 49 PM Natural HDR Mode et Low Dynamic Tone Photographic Print Toning E When editing an HDR DeNoise project the Edit Workspace contains three main areas e 1 the Timeline panel on the left of the screen e 2 the edited image e 3 the image settings on the right To edit the image simply click and drag the various sliders located in the right panels PhotoEngine 133 Oloneo PhotoEngine automatically updates the image in real time Oloneo PhotoEngine 134 HDR DeNoise the Natural HDR Mode Overview The Natural HDR Mode is the result of years of research in Tone Mapping image processing color theory and psychophysiology This feature is unique to Oloneo PhotoEngine Unlike
73. o the Project Image Selection panel e Step 4 creating the project gt Browse Browsing i Project Image Selection Beta Version Status Add one cc more mages to image Selection above to four product 1 0 400 295 is up to date create an HOR ToneMap Project 102 Oloneo PhotoEngine Step 1 locating the photos In order to create a new HDR ReLight project you have first to display the photos needed for the project in the Browse Workspace Browsing D Phote 40D B Bal e a ad Selecting a folder and displaying the thumbnails e Return in the Browse Workspace e Click on the button located in the top Browsing toolbar e Using the File Dialog navigate to the folder containing your photos e Click the Open button The Browse Workspace now displays the photos contained in the folder you just selected Step 2 selecting the photos 103 Oloneo PhotoEngine Selecting photos e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Click on the first photo in the set e Shift Click on the last photo in the set e Scroll the thumbnail list until you see the set of photos you want to use e Control Click on each photo A green frame is displayed around the selected photos Oloneo PhotoEngine 104 Step 3 adding the photos to the project selection Add the photos selected at the previous step to the Project Image Selection panel Project Image Selection Image oe
74. ol Increase the value to reduce global image contrast while keeping the detail contrast unchanged The higher the value the more you will recover burned highlights and underexposed shadows TM Strength values By default the value is 0 meaning no Tone Mapping The image is displayed as is For most images use values from 0 to 65 In this range Tone Mapping varies from low to fairly high while maintaining a natural image For special effects use values from 65 to 100 Around 85 the Tone Mapping becomes extreme with global contrast near to zero High values usually require an increase in Detail Strength Summary e 0 default value no Tone Mapping e Oto65 regular range low to high Tone Mapping natural rendering e 65to 100 high to extreme Tone Mapping special effects TM Strength value can become negative Absolutely and it is a unique feature For negative values PhotoEngine switches to a special mode and applies an Anti Tone Mapping to the image This mode is usually needed for very peculiar applications such as artificially increasing the Dynamic Range of a low dynamic image or for special effects Anti Tone Mapping can bring interesting effects to black and white photos With it you can easily add a film noir effect to your black and white photos Oloneo PhotoEngine aa What is Detail Strength Detail Strength controls the detail contrast also called micro contrast Increasing its value will increase details visibil
75. ol bar e Click anywhere in the picture to set the neutral point e When done click again on the Eye Dropper icon to turn it off 1 71 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Advanced Image Settings Photographic Print Toning Photographic Print Toning simulates a chemical process that replaces the silver contained in the photo emulsion by a toner or another metal This process usually adds two tones to black and white photographic prints one for the deep shadows and one for the highlights Popular print tonings are sepia selenium gold and platinum Unlike the real world process the Photographic Print Toning in PhotoEngine can also work with color photos Enabling Photographic Print Toning e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Photographic Print Toning panel e Click on the Enable checkbox located at the top left of the panel e Click again to disable Photographic Print Toning Editing shadow and highlight tones e Click and drag the horizontal slider of the left Color Wheel slider to set the shadow saturation e Click and drag the circular slider of the left Color Wheel slider to set the shadow hue e Click and drag the horizontal slider of the right Color Wheel slider to set the highlight saturation e Click and drag the circular slider of the right Color Wheel slider to set the highlight hue 1 72 Oloneo PhotoEngine First set the Saturation slider to zero to simulate the regular print ton
76. one for the highlights Popular print tonings are sepia selenium gold and platinum Unlike the real world process the Photographic Print Toning in PhotoEngine can also work with color photos Enabling Photographic Print Toning e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Photographic Print Toning panel e Click on the Enable checkbox located at the top left of the panel e Click again to disable Photographic Print Toning Editing shadow and highlight tones e Click and drag the horizontal slider of the left Color Wheel slider to set the shadow tone hue e Click and drag the circular slider of the left Color Wheel slider to set the shadow tone hue e Click and drag the horizontal slider of the right Color Wheel slider to set the highlight tone hue e Click and drag the circular slider of the right Color Wheel slider to set the highlight tone hue 139 Oloneo PhotoEngine First set the Saturation slider to zero to simulate the regular print toning of a black and white photo The Saturation slider is located in the Load Dynamic Panel Editing shadow and highlight Mix e Drag the Mix slider located at the bottom of the panel Photographic Print Toning Um The Mix value defines the balance between shadow and highlight toning When Mix has a negative value most of the image is toned with the shadow tone When Mix has a positive value most of the image is toned with the highlight tone Brightnes
77. p GF Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W ll Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Renaming and saving the project e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select PhotoEngine file rcd 97 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Enter the file name e Click the Save button Tools Help Ctrl O Ctrl W Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit In order to further edit the image in another tool to publish it online or other tasks you need to export it in a standard format Exporting to TIFF or JPEG e Press Ctrl Shift S or select Save As in the File menu e Inthe File Dialog select TIFF tif or JPEG jpg e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF or JPEG settings e Click the OK button 98 Oloneo PhotoEngine Edit Tools Help B Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W id Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit Direct export to TIFF e Press Ctrl T or select Export gt To Tiff in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the TIFF settings e Click the OK button Edit Tools Help Open Ctrl O m em mmm mn Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S To Tiff CueT Export To Photoshop Ctrl E To Jpeg Ctrl J Batch
78. panel displays an error message If your photos do not contain Exif data or have missing Exif data the HDR ReLight Panel will display an information message such as Shutter speed values are required to build an HDR ReLight Project When this happens you can enter the missing data by hand The Project Image Selection panel works like a small spreadsheet You can click in any cells to enter a missing value Manually setting the missing data e Click in the cell with the missing value in the Project Image Selection panel e Type the missing Shutter Speed F Number or ISO value e Press the Tab key to validate e Repeat until all missing values are entered 106 Oloneo PhotoEngine Project Image Selection j a jl 5 aed y 107 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ReLight Editing a Project To learn how to create a HDR ReLight project read the previous chapter After creating or loading a project the image is displayed in the Edit Workspace with default settings Timeline Light Sources When editing an HDR ReLight project the Edit Workspace contains three main areas 1 the Timeline panel on the left of the screen 2 the edited image displayed in the center 3 the light sources and image settings on the right To edit the image simply click and drag the various sliders located in the right panels PhotoEngine automatically updates the image in real time 108 Oloneo PhotoEngine Editing light sources When creating the
79. photos when assembling the images When to use Auto Align Use Auto Align only when taking photos handheld Never use Auto Align when using a tripod The additional processing always slightly degrades the resulting image For high quality results use a tripod and turn Auto Align off What is Ghost Removal The Ghost Removal feature attempts to detect and remove moving peoples and objects in a set of photos When to use Ghost Removal Use Ghost Removal only when photographing non static scenes such as crowds cars trees in windy 42 Oloneo PhotoEngine condition waves etc Never use Ghost Removal for static scenes such as architecture real estate interior design etc The additional processing always slightly degrades the resulting image How to help the Ghost Removal feature Ghost Removal is a very complex technology and may fail For instance it is not possible to remove several moving objects when they overlap across several photos The reason is that none of the photos contains the background The best way to avoid issues is to increase the number of photos Instead of taking just one set of bracketed photos you can take two Though the exposures remain the same for the two sets the additional images give PhotoEngine more data to work with What is the difference between Ghost Removal Method 1 and Method 2 The two methods use very different approaches to detect and remove moving objects In most cases Method 2 is
80. s Curve 140 Oloneo PhotoEngine The Brightness Curve is a powerful tool Use it to fine tune the shadow mid and highlight tones of your image Editing the brightness curve e Scroll the panels located on the right of the screen to display the Brightness Brightness curve e Click anywhere in the curve to add a new point e Drag a point or a tangent arrow to change the shape of the curve e To delete a point click on a point and press the Delete key or right click and select Delete Selected Point Brightness Brightness Trick If you want to work on the shadows only add one or two points to the middle and top portions of the curve This will lock the upper part of the curve Do the reverse when working on the highlights Saturation Curve The Saturation Curve is a unique feature of PhotoEngine Conceptually it works like a regular brightness curve but in the saturation domain The input is the original saturation of the image horizontal axis The output is the edited saturation vertical axis The shape of the curve determines how the input saturation is mapped to the output saturation 141 Oloneo PhotoEngine The bottom left of the curve controls the pixels with a low saturation the upper right portion controls pixels with a high saturation Here is an example e Click on the middle of the curve to add a point e Drag the top right tangent to an horizontal position e Drag the top right point to the bottom The
81. stag PG File Date tokere 10 22 2008 6 17 PM 37 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Creating a Project Overview An HDR ToneMap project requires two or more photos For better results the photos must share the same aperture and same ISO Each of the photos should show the same scene taken at different shutter speeds The easiest way to achieve that is to set your camera in Aperture Priority mode Av or A mode and enable the bracketing feature The three or more photos should cover the entire dynamic range of the photographed scene In other words e The photo with the shortest shutter speed should not contain overexposed highlights e The photo with the longest shutter speed should not contain underexposed shadows A good starting point is to take three photos spaced of 2 EV Exposure Value For instance e Photo 1 2EV 1 1000s e Photo2 OEV 1 250s e Photo 3 2EV 1 60s Scenes with a very high dynamic range may require more than three photos For high quality results it is recommended to reduce the Exposure Value and increase the number of photos For instance e Photo 1 2EV 1 1000s e Photo 2 1EV 1 500s e Photo 2 OEV 1 250s e Photo 2 1EV 1 125s e Photo 3 2EV 1 60s Creating the project is done in four steps e Step 1 locating the folder containing the photos 38 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Step 2 selecting a set of bracketed photos e Step 3 adding the set to the Project Image Selection panel e Step
82. sure values shutter speed aperture and ISO and the same white balance Each of the photos should show the same scene The easiest way to achieve that is to set your camera in burst mode and hold the shutter button For best results take at least four photos Creating the project is done in four steps e Step 1 locating the folder containing the photos e Step 2 selecting a set of photos e Step 3 adding the set to the Project Image Selection panel e Step 4 creating the project 126 Oloneo PhotoEngine gt Browse i Project Image Selection Status DeNosa os J 193 B Ax eme Y 1 t dake Add one ce more images to mage Selection above to our product 1 0 400 298 is up n HOR T HDR DeNoise Ac two or nore emacs to krage Selection above to create an HDR DeNome Project Step 1 locating the photos In order to create a new HDR DeNoise project you have to first display the photos needed for the project in the Browse Workspace Browsing D Photo 40D B uai Je ana iade Selecting a folder and displaying the thumbnails e Return in the Browse Workspace e Click on the button located in the top Browsing toolbar e Using the File Dialog navigate to the folder containing your photos e Click on the Open button The Browse Workspace now displays the photos contained in the folder you just selected 1 127 Oloneo PhotoEngine Step 2 selecting the photos
83. t Tools Help Open Ctrl O m em mmm mn Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S To Tiff CueT Export To Photoshop Ctrl E To Jpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Direct export to JPEG e Press Ctrl J or select Export gt To Jpeg in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the JPEG settings 152 Oloneo PhotoEngine e Click the OK button Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export To Photoshop Ctrl E ToJpeg Ctrl J Batch Exit Exporting directly to an external editor e Press Ctrl E or select Export To My Tool in the File menu e Enter the file name e Click the Save button e Select the save settings e Click the OK button g Open Ctrl O Close Ctrl W lel Save Ctrl S Save As Ctrl Shift S Export gt Export To Photoshop Ctrl E Batch Exit By default PhotoEngine exports to Adobe Photoshop You can select a different external editor by selecting External Editor Preferences in the Edit menu 153 Oloneo PhotoEngine To learn more about export options read Image Export Options 154 Oloneo PhotoEngine Export Options Overview When you are done with your image editing it is time to export your work in a standard image file format Exporting the image allows you to further edit the image in another tool to publish it online or other tasks PhotoEngine can export
84. the Tone Mapping of seamless panoramas Editing the Panorama Mode setting e Turn on or off the Panorama Mode by clicking the Panorama Mode checkbox 64 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping Advanced Local Tone Mapper X 65 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Global Tone Mapper Overview The Global Tone Mapper offers an entirely different approach to Tone Mapping Use it for medium dynamic range images and when you are looking for natural results Images produced with the Global Tone Mapper tend be soft with low contrast The Global Tone Mapper settings are displayed in the High Dynamic Tone Mapping panel when Global Tone Mapper is selected in the menu located at the top The settings are e Strength e Compression High Dynamic Tone Mapping Global Tone Mapper Y Working with the Global Tone Mapper The Global Tone Mapper works in two steps e Highlight recovery with the Strength slider e Shadow recovery with the Compression slider Step 1 Highlight recovery Increase the Strength value to reveal details in the highlights Step 2 Shadow recovery Increase the Compression slider to reveal details in the shadows Oloneo PhotoEngine xd Remark The Global Tone Mapper works best with medium dynamic range photos Use it when you want a soft and natural Tone Mapping effect As the effect is much lighter than the other Tone Mapping tools the image will tend to have a low contrast Use the Low Dynami
85. u located at the top of the plug in dialog e Select Save Current Settings to create a new preset e Select a previously saved preset to use default export settings e Select Delete to delete a preset Image files to send Original files don t render with Lightroom E Autoalign images Ghost Removal 17 Oloneo PhotoEngine g Legal Notices Copyright Oloneo 2011 Oloneo the Oloneo logo Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ReLight HDR ToneMap HDR DeNoise Color Curve Equalizer and Natural HDR are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Oloneo SAS Adobe the Adobe logo Lightroom and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks belong to their respective owners 171 Oloneo PhotoEngine
86. uto Tone Mapper The Auto Tone Mapper is easy to use Simply drag the Strength slider and watch the image change in real time Editing the Tone mapping setting e Drag the Strength slider 53 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping Strength value range e Oto 100 low Tone Mapping effect medium high light recovery natural image e 100 to 150 medium Tone Mapping effect full highlight and shadow recovery natural image e 150 to 200 high Tone Mapping effect full highlight and shadow recovery detail increase e 200to 300 extreme Tone Mapping effect unnatural image 54 Oloneo PhotoEngine HDR ToneMap Local Tone Mapper Overview The Local Tone Mapper is the default Tone Mapping tool It is selected by default when creating a new project The Local Tone Mapper settings are displayed in the High Dynamic Tone Mapping panel when Local Tone Mapper is selected in the menu located at the top The settings are grouped in three categories e Tone Mapping settings e Exposure settings e Contrast settings High Dynamic Tone Mapping Hu Main Tone Mapping settings The main Tone Mapping settings are controlled by the TM Strength and Detail Strength sliders Editing the Tone mapping settings e Drag the TM Strength slider e Drag the Detail Strength slider 55 Oloneo PhotoEngine High Dynamic Tone Mapping What is TM Strength TM Strength stands for Tone Mapping Strength It is the Tone Mapping master contr

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