How to: Fix poor photos

 For a poor tint photos use the Auto Balance function (Click on Adjustments -> Auto White
Balance menu)
 For a dark photos use the Auto Brightness function (Click on Adjustments - Auto
Corrections -> Auto Brightness menu)
 For a very dark photos use the Auto Correct Dark Picture function (Click on Adjustments -
Auto Corrections -> Auto Correct Dark Picture menu)
 For a "warm" photos (photos having an orange shade such as those taken under a
tungsten light) or "cold" pictures (pictures having a bluish shade such as those taken
under a florescent light) use the Auto Correct Cold/Warm Picture function (Click on
Adjustments -> Correct Cold/Warm Picture menu)
 For more info and examples click here

     

Convert colorful image to black and white while leaving part of it in colors

1. Open the desired photo - (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O.)
2. From the Tools (the left) toolbar choose the desired Selection tool. 
 3. [Optional] For smooth transition between the black and white parts to the colorful part
set a feather value greater then zero, the feather box founds on the Tool Properties (the
upper) toolbar. Greater feather value will generate smoother transition.
4. Using the mouse select the area you wish to leave colorful.
5. Click on the Selections -> Invert menu (Or Ctrl + I) to invert the selection.
6. Click on the Adjustments -> GrayScale menu (Or Effects -> Colors -> Black & White
Photograph menu for more advanced options) to gray scale the selection.
7. Click 'Enter' (Or Selections -> Select None menu) to finish and remove the selection lines.

     

Repair/Remove/Hide tiny imperfections (pimples, moles, scratches and etc.)

1. Open the desired photo - (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O.)
2. From the Tools (the left) toolbar choose the Recovery Brush tool. 

3. Select the area on the picture which is most similar (and preferably the closest) to the
area on which the imperfection is located. To select the similar area point on it with the
mouse and click on it with the right button.
4. In order to perform the repair, point on the area where the repair is needed with the
mouse. Move the mouse on the area while holding down the left button to perform the
repair.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 as much as need to complete the repair and to remove the
imperfections.

Overview - Batch and Scripts actions

Issue: Executing list of functions and actions on multiple photos at once (also called
action/command script) 
Note: Photo Pos Pro v3 Scripts & Batch Operations tool is a brand new tool that was was re-
written from the scratch in order to bring you a super powerful Scripts & Batch tool 

Scripts & Batch basics: In order to perform a batch operation you first have to record
the desired action and then using it in a batch mode. Recording actions is very easy thing to
do! Here is how to do it:

1. Open a sample photo (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O)

2. On the software screen click on then Command Scripts tab (By default found on the right
bottom side of the screen), on the Command Scripts tab click on the Record button to
start the script recording. From now on everything you'll do will be record as a script that
later can be run on a multiple photos in a batch - That simple! (Figure no.1)

 
Figure no.1 

3. Perform the desired actions, for example to create script that resizes photos, convert
them to black & white and add a text "My trip to europe":
o Resize the photo using the resize tool (Click Image -> Resize... menu or Ctrl + w)
o Add Black White Photograph effect (Click on Effects -> Colors -> Black White
Photograph...)
 o Using the text tool add the text "My trip to europe", set the desired text size,
color, style and location

4. Go to the Command Scripts tab and click on the Stop button to stop the script recording
(Figure no.1), once stopping you'll be prompted to save the script. Save the script under
the name MyScript1. Once saved you can use the script over and over as needed, share it
with others and etc.
5. In order to run the script on another single photoopen the photo (Click on File ->
Open... menu or Ctrl + o), next, look for the script on the scripts list and select it, once
selected click on the Execute button (figure no.3) 

 
Figure no.3 

6. In order to run the script on multiple photos at once (in a batch), look for the
script on the scripts list and select it, once selected click on Batch Execute button (figure
no.4) to open the Scripts & Batch tool screen (figure no.5) 
  
Figure no.4 

7. As you can see, clicking on Batch Execute button opened the Batch and Scripts screen
and added the MyScript1 script to the scripts list on the left side of the screen. Now all
you have to do is simply add the desired photos you wish to batch resize to the Image
Files List on the right side by clicking the Add Image Files button or by dragging them
from Windows Explorer in to the Image Files List (figure no.4) 
 Figure no.5 

Next, select the desired output directory (where to save the resized files), select the
resized files image format and click OK to run the script in a batch

[Optional]: On the same principle you can record any script you like and run it on multiple photos
in a batch 

Object Removal (Clone Brush)

The Clone Brush tool is very useful when you want to perform a repair on areas on a photo such
as removing scratches and/or hiding an unwanted detail in the photo. In this case, you need to
select a certain area on the photo that is similar to the area where the detail you wish to hide is
located and simply copy on top of it the similar area. The Clone Brush is designed to copy parts
from a photo to another part of the photo (With the tool it is also possible to copy areas from a
certain layer to another place on the same layer and/or another layer on the same or on onother
photo). In order to activate the tool, press the Clone Brush Tool button in the Tools Toolbar. 
 

Issue: Removing an unwanted object from an image using the Clone Brush tool (figure no. 1) 

Tutorial - Removing an unwanted object 

figure no.1 

To remove an unwanted object from an image, simply follow these steps:

1. Open the desired picture - (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O, figure no.2) 

figure no. 2

2. From the Tools toolbar, choose the Clone Brush tool 

3. The principle of removing an unwanted object is simple - you have to choose a part of
the image that is similar to the object's background (usually near the unwanted object).
Using the clone brush cover the unwanted object with this similar background. RIGHT
 click the mouse button on a part of the image, which is similar to the unwanted object's
background. Now move the mouse pointer to the unwanted object area, then left click
the mouse button. While holding the button, "rub" the unwanted object area, until the
object vanishes (figure no.3). 

figure no. 3

* If you wish to clone from a new background, simply RIGHT click the mouse button over
the new location.
* You can control the size/opacity (and much more) of the clone brush using the tool's
properties toolbar (the upper toolbar)
4. Repeat step 3, each time from a new background cloning location, until the entire object
vanishes. (figure no. 4) 

figure no. 4

Take out/in someone from a photo (Or replacing an image

background)
Overview: One of the most common photo editing tasks is taking an object from one photo and
add it into another one, or replace existing object background and etc. 

Photo Pos Pro has three major tools enabling doing this task fast & easy:

1. Magnetic Selection
2. Magic Selection Brush
3. Magic Background Eraser

Each tool has his own pros and cons depending on the task you need to perform:

1. Magnetic Selection:
o Pros: The most powerful tool to take in/out object from a photo. This tool allows
selecting from very complex scenes
o Cons: Using the magnetic selection takes more time to perform the task then
with the Magic Selection Brush or with the Magic Background Eraser 

View the Magnetic Selection Tutorial 

2. Magic Selection Brush:

o Pros: This tool allows selecting from variety of scenes and faster to use then the
Magnetic Selection tool
o Cons: Using this tool on complex scenes can be hard 

View the Magic Selection Brush Tutorial 

 3. Magic Background Eraser:
o Pros: The fastest way to erase/replace photo background, also very easy to use
o Cons: Works well especially in relatively simple scenes, using this tool on
complex scenes can be hard 

View the Magic Background Eraser Tutorial  

Tutorial - Magic Background Eraser

Issue: Easily remove/replace image background using Photo Pos Pro Magic Background Eraser
(figure no.1)
In order to easily remove/replace image background simply follow these steps:

1. Open the desired (the object) picture - (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O, figure
no.2) 

figure no. 2 
2. From the Tools toolbar select the Magic Eraser (figure no.3) 

 
figure no.3 

3. In order to erase/reconstruct the unwanted background, bring the mouse to the

background area you wish to erase/reconstruct. In order to erase/reconstruct, move the
mouse over the background while holding down the mouse's left button (to erase) or
while holding down the right button (to reconstruct an area that was erased). The
erasing/reconstructing is performed over the active/selected layer(s) (figure no.4) 

figure no.4 

4. Continue doing the erasing - Magically the eraser will erase the background while leaving
all the rest! (figure no.5) 
 figure no.5 

5. Refine edges (Retouch Mask) - in order to get a professional results we

must refine the mask edges to get a natural & realistic blend between both images. In
order to refine the mask click on "Adjustments -> Retouch Mask" Menu, this will open
Retouch Mask screen (figure no. 6). On the retouch mask screen leave the defaults and
click OK 

figure no. 6 

6. After the refine you'll get the image without the background with natural mask edges
(figure no.7) 
 figure no.7 

7. If you wish to set a new background to the image:

o Click the Edit -> Copymenu in order to copy the image to the clipboard.
o Open the desired new background image
o Click Edit -> Paste -> Into Current Imagemenu .Next, drag & resize the object
to the desired place & size, click Enter when finished

Overview - Batch and Scripts actions

Issue: Executing list of functions and actions on multiple photos at once (also called
action/command script) 
Note: Photo Pos Pro v3 Scripts & Batch Operations tool is a brand new tool that was was re-
written from the scratch in order to bring you a super powerful Scripts & Batch tool 

Scripts & Batch basics: In order to perform a batch operation you first have to record
the desired action and then using it in a batch mode. Recording actions is very easy thing to
do! Here is how to do it:

1. Open a sample photo (Click on File -> Open menu or Ctrl+O)

2. On the software screen click on then Command Scripts tab (By default found on the right
bottom side of the screen), on the Command Scripts tab click on the Record button to
start the script recording. From now on everything you'll do will be record as a script that
later can be run on a multiple photos in a batch - That simple! (Figure no.1)
 Figure no.1 

3. Perform the desired actions, for example to create script that resizes photos, convert
them to black & white and add a text "My trip to europe":
o Resize the photo using the resize tool (Click Image -> Resize... menu or Ctrl + w)
o Add Black White Photograph effect (Click on Effects -> Colors -> Black White
Photograph...)
o Using the text tool add the text "My trip to europe", set the desired text size,
color, style and location

4. Go to the Command Scripts tab and click on the Stop button to stop the script recording
(Figure no.1), once stopping you'll be prompted to save the script. Save the script under
the name MyScript1. Once saved you can use the script over and over as needed, share it
with others and etc.
5. In order to run the script on another single photo open the photo (Click on File ->
Open... menu or Ctrl + o), next, look for the script on the scripts list and select it, once
selected click on the Execute button (figure no.3) 
 Figure no.3 

6. In order to run the script on multiple photos at once (in a batch), look for the
script on the scripts list and select it, once selected click on Batch Execute button (figure
no.4) to open the Scripts & Batch tool screen (figure no.5) 

Figure no.4 
 7. As you can see, clicking on Batch Execute button opened the Batch and Scripts screen
and added the MyScript1 script to the scripts list on the left side of the screen. Now all
you have to do is simply add the desired photos you wish to batch resize to the Image
Files List on the right side by clicking the Add Image Files button or by dragging them
from Windows Explorer in to the Image Files List (figure no.4) 

Figure no.5 

Next, select the desired output directory (where to save the resized files), select the
resized files image format and click OK to run the script in a batch

[Optional]: On the same principle you can record any script you like and run it on multiple photos
in a batch 

Photo Pos Pro v3 - Keyboard Shortcuts Map 

Files Related
  Ctrl + N - Create blank new image
 Ctrl + O - Open image file
 Ctrl + S - Save image file
 Ctrl + P - Print image

Edit & View Related

 Ctrl + Z - Undo last action

 Ctrl + Y - Redo last action
 Ctrl + X - Cut image/selected layer(s)/selected area
 Ctrl + C - Copy image/selected layer(s)/selected area
 Ctrl + V - Paste from clipboard to new image
 Ctrl + F - Paste from clipboard to current image (as a new layer)
 Ctrl + T - Zoom image to actual size (100%)
 Shift + I - Zoom in image view
 Shift + O - Zoom out image view

Moving/Resizing/Selecting

 Shift + A - Select All (the entire image area)

 Ctrl + E - Select None (cancels the current selection)
 Ctrl + I - Selection Invert (inverts the current selection)
 Arrows - Moves Right/Left/Up/Down by +-1 pixels the selected
layer(s)/object(s)/selection
 Ctrl + Arrows - Moves Right/Left/Up/Down by +-10 pixels the selected
layer(s)/object(s)/selection
 Shift + Arrows - Resizes Width/Height by +-1 pixels the selected
layer(s)/object(s)/selection
 Delete/Del - Deletes the selected layer(s)/object(s)/selection
 Esc/Enter - Deselects the selected layer(s)/object(s)/selection