refocus.pdf

AKVIS Refocus

Digital cameras are a good companion for capturing everyday moments - they are handy

and offer automatic settings that save you time. However, sometimes the camera fails to

focus on the subject automatically and it comes out unsharp. AKVIS Refocus will take

care of such images.

AKVIS Refocus improves sharpness of out of focus images. The program can process the

entire photo or bring into focus only the selected part to make the subject stand out

against the background. Even if a photo looks sharp enough, there is always room for

improvement. To create a special effect and draw attention to certain details, you can

use selective focus .

In digital photography the selective focus technique is used to shoot portraits, macro and

close-up photographs. For this purpose, one switches to aperture mode and adjusts the

settings till the subject is in focus. In AKVIS Refocus you can use two pencils to separate

the subject from the background and adjust the settings to get the selective focus

effect. There are also AKVIS presets which provide different degrees of sharpness.

To achieve a more realistic selective focus effect, you can sharp one part of the photo

and blur the rest. The Defocus feature that allows blurring the background is available

only for Home Deluxe and Business licenses. AKVIS Refocus is also helpful with

landscape photos. When shooting an object or a landscape at a distance, you may notice

that the picture looks hazy. AKVIS Refocus will make the photo more distinct and thus

more impressive.

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Installation under Windows

Attention! You must have administrator rights to install the program on your computer.

Before installing the AKVIS Refocus Plugin, please make sure that the photo editor

where you want to install the plugin, is closed.

Follow the instructions to install AKVIS Refocus in Windows.

• Start the setup file akvis-refocus-setup.exe .

• Select your language and press the OK button to launch the installation process.

• To continue the installation process you have to read and accept the License

Agreement . Activate the check box "I accept the terms in the license

agreement" , and press Next (fig. 1).

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Installation under Windows

• To install the Plugin you should select your photo editor(s) from the list (fig. 2).

If your photo editor is not in the list, activate the component Custom

Plugins Directory and choose the folder where you keep all plugins and filters,

for example, C:\My Plugins . In this case you should set this folder as the plugins

folder in the settings of your photo editor.

To install the Standalone version , make sure that the check-box Standalone is

activated. To create a shortcut for the program on desktop, activate the

component Shortcut on Desktop . Press the button Next .

• Press the button Install (fig. 3).

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Fig. 3.

Installation under Windows

• The installation is in progress (fig. 4).

• The installation is completed. You can subscribe to the AKVIS Newsletter . Enter

your e-mail address (fig. 5).

• Press Finish to exit Setup.

After installation of the standalone version of Refocus, you will see a new line in the

Start menu: AKVIS - Refocus and a shortcut on desktop, if during installation the

component Shortcut on Desktop was enabled.

After installation of the Refocus plugin you will see a new item in the Filter (Effects)

menu of your photo editor. For example in Photoshop: Filter -> AKVIS –> Refocus .

Please use this command to launch the plugin in the editor.

Attention!

If the plugin does not appear in the Filter , copy the .8bf file from the AKVIS

folder (C:\Program Files\AKVIS\Refocus\Refocus.8bf) into the Plugins folder of

your image editor. Consult the tips on how to install plug-ins into Photoshop (read

the installation troubleshooting guide), or into Paint Shop Pro Photo, or

PhotoImpact. Read how to work with our plugins in GIMP or Xara Xtreme. If you

still have problems, please write to our support team.

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