Sharpener+Pro_3.0_UG_Help.pdf

User Guide

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction to Nik Software Sharpener Pro ™ 3.0 and the User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

Sharpener Pro ™ 3.0 User Guide

What’s in the User Guide

In addition to providing installation instructions, the User Guide

shows you how to choose, control, and selectively apply filters, both

with U Point powered control points and the updated Selective Tool.

The User Guide also points out differences between Sharpener Pro

3.0 and Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0.

The typographical conventions used in this manual are:

•SharpenerPro3.0processesanduserinterfacecomponents

appear in Initial Caps, with first instances in Bold Caps .

(In context-appropriate cases, later instances also appear

in Bold Caps .)

Introduction

•Specificcontrolinputsappearin Bold Italic . Control inputs

can be menu items, buttons, or sliders. Where first instances

coincide with specific control inputs, the term appears in

Bold Italic .

Welcome to Nik Software Sharpener Pro 3.0, the most advanced and

powerful sharpening solution for photographers. Sharpener Pro 3.0

eliminates the guesswork typically required for achieving superior

printed results while providing the most control possible.

Based on continuous feedback from professionals in

Nik Software’s photographer community, Sharpener Pro 3.0 is

a suite of proven controls to help photographers save time, get

repeatable, professional results and de-complicate the mystery

of sharpening images.

Sharpener Pro 3.0 is a new generation of digital sharpening tools

for photographers, featuring on-image editing with U Point ®

powered control points, creative sharpening tools, as well as the

most advanced algorithms designed specifically for sharpening

digital photographs.

Chapter 2

What’s New in 3.0

New Features and Functionality in Sharpener Pro ™ 3.0

Chapter 2: What’s New in 3.0

Sharpener Pro ™ 3.0 User Guide

What’s New in 3.0

New Creative Sharpening Features

Sharpener Pro ™ 3.0 offers many enhancements and improvements

over Nik Sharpener Pro ™ 2.0, in four general categories:

The new creative sharpening features offer photographers the

ultimate solution to enhance fine details and textures, drawing

attention to desired areas within the image. (Please see Creative

Sharpening in Chapter 9.)

•Interface

•UPointpoweredControlPoints

•Newcreativesharpeningfeatures

•SelectiveToolinteraction

Selective Tool Interaction

Interface

Originally, the Selective Tool was used to specify when to apply a

Sharpener Pro 2.0 filter selectively to an image. As the popularity of

Sharpener Pro 2.0 grew, photographers discovered that the Selective

Tool offered more convenient access to filters than the Filters menu.

Sharpener Pro 2.0 users will notice the extensively reworked

interface in version 3.0, the result of both deep study into the

look and feel that professional photographers expect in modern

applications and requests from Nik Software users.

Sharpener Pro 3.0 makes this access more convenient by giving you

the choice of selectively applying the filter in the Filter Interface.

This lets you launch the Sharpener Pro 3.0 interface from either

the Selective Tool or the Filters menu. (Please see Interaction with

Sharpener Pro 3.0 in Chapter 10.)

The new, completely resizable interface is a professional

photographic tool: color-neutral with a medium-gray background

and a strong focus on efficient workflow. Sharpener Pro 3.0 groups

major controls close together for greater efficiency, letting you

achieve excellent results in less time. (Please see Chapter 7:

Sharpener Pro 3.0 Interface.)

U Point Powered Control Points

U Point ® technology lets photographers achieve exactly what they

envision in an easy, fast, and intuitive manner. U Point-powered

control points in Sharpener Pro 3.0 let you easily and selectively

control where each filter is applied and to the images, without the

use of complicated selections or layer masks. (Please see Control

Points in Chapter 5.)

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