Christmas wish list

[mmirot]

Wish 1

Better screen strech function. There is not much control over these sliders to adequately set points with out typing in numbers.
I think the function should go off you enter a permanent transformation, ie histogram and curves. I find remember to turn this off a problem.

Wish 2

Save previews with the settings and be able to step through them latter to select and blink the best iterations.

The are so many settings on a funtion like wavelets.


Wish 3

A script ( or two) that could generate many  images an based array of settings for wavelets and other complex fuctions ADCR etc.

I find so much time is spent with somewhat random or varied combinations that I think a shoot gun approach might be very effective and efficient.


Thoughts?

Max

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Max

Better screen strech function. There is not much control over these sliders to adequately set points with out typing in numbers.

Well, STF's primary purpose is just to provide a fast way to see linear images without modifying them. It isn't intended to be accurate, ncessarily, but indeed you can enter clipping points and midtones balance by typing the values, if necessary.

I think the function should go off you enter a permanent transformation, ie histogram and curves. I find remember to turn this off a problem.

This is interesting. However I see some problems that may make this unpractical. One of them is that usually several processes must be applied while the image is still linear. For example, one may apply a combination of edge enhancement routines (wavelets, deconvolution) and noise reduction (ACDNR) that require the same STF, so resetting it automatically would be unpractical.

This might be a Preferences option, though: "Reset STF after execution on images". I'll think on it; thank you for the idea.

Save previews with the settings and be able to step through them latter to select and blink the best iterations.

You can do this right now, in several ways.

- Right-click on the preview and select Load History Explorer. This will open the History Explorer window, where you'll see the entire processing history of the preview in question.

- Click the New Instance button of History Explorer (blue, triangular) and drag it to the workspace. Now you have a ProcessContainer icon with all the processes that you applied to the preview. This icon can be used to reproduce the same steps on any preview or image, and it can also be freely edited to add more processes, remove others, or alter their order.

Alternatively, you can convert a preview into an image. When you do that, the image's initial state is an exact duplicate of the preview's processing history. Then you can use the two steps above with the newly created image.

To turn a preview into an image, select Preview > Make Image, or click on the preview's selector (the vertical tab on the left edge of its parent window) and drag it to any location on the workspace.

A script (or two) that could generate many images an based array of settings for wavelets and other complex fuctions ADCR etc.

Hmmm, let's see what the scripting team has to say about this


Thank you for your suggestions. We are always hearing our users to make things better.

[mmirot]

Hi Juan,

Well, STF's primary purpose is just to provide a fast way to see linear images without modifying them. It isn't intended to be accurate, ncessarily, but indeed you can enter clipping points and midtones balance by typing the values, if necessary.

I realize this but I should be able to do ok gross adjustments with the sliders.  I am having a hard time without entering clipping points. This is rather slow for something should be  fast. I am not looking for fine control

An expanded view of the left side adjustment bar would really work nicely. My black and mid point point sliders are often right on top of each other and I can't even get the mouse in there to bump up the black point or mid range.

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I think the function should go off you enter a permanent transformation, ie histogram and curves. I find remember to turn this off a problem.

This is interesting. However I see some problems that may make this unpractical. One of them is that usually several processes must be applied while the image is still linear. For example, one may apply a combination of edge enhancement routines (wavelets, deconvolution) and noise reduction (ACDNR) that require the same STF, so resetting it automatically would be unpractical.

This how I generally use the STF. I think I am getting confused with the interaction of real time previews and STF   Not a big deal   I need to play with this a bit more

This might be a Preferences option, though: "Reset STF after execution on images". I'll think on it; thank you for the idea.

 
That's would be nice

Save previews with the settings and be able to step through them latter to select and blink the best iterations.

You can do this right now, in several ways.

- Right-click on the preview and select Load History Explorer. This will open the History Explorer window, where you'll see the entire processing history of the preview in question.

- Click the New Instance button of History Explorer (blue, triangular) and drag it to the workspace. Now you have a ProcessContainer icon with all the processes that you applied to the preview. This icon can be used to reproduce the same steps on any preview or image, and it can also be freely edited to add more processes, remove others, or alter their order.

I willgive it try.

Alternatively, you can convert a preview into an image. When you do that, the image's initial state is an exact duplicate of the preview's processing history. Then you can use the two steps above with the newly created image.

To turn a preview into an image, select Preview > Make Image, or click on the preview's selector (the vertical tab on the left edge of its parent window) and drag it to any location on the workspace.

A script (or two) that could generate many images an based array of settings for wavelets and other complex fuctions ADCR etc.

Hmmm, let's see what the scripting team has to say about this.

Aah ... Santa and his elfs at last

Thanks Max

Thank you for your suggestions. We are always hearing our users to make things better.
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