Macphun’s FX Photo Studio is great for adding image effects to your photo. It also comes in three different versions. What does the Macphun FX Photo Studio user interface look like? Which one is best for you? Author Richard Harrington will guide you through the interface for Macphun’s FX Photo Studio so you know where all the tools are.
- If you're looking for effects,…Macphun offers FX Photo Studio.…It actually comes in three different versions.…There's a standard edition, and a pro edition…available on the Mac app store,…as well as the CK edition from their website.…Now the CK and Pro edition are very similar,…they just offer more effects than the standard edition.…And this is a great collection of filters and borders,…now some of these are a bit overdone,…but the overall interface is pretty easy to use,…and there's a lot of good things inside.…Let's start with the general overview.…
You have the ability to drag and drop an image in,…or of course launch this as an extention…from inside of photos for OS X.…You can also click to open the most recent image…you were working with, or load or import an image.…Let's click this here.…I'll navigate to my exercise files…and I wanna start with this one called "Bell".…When I click open, the image is handed off.…You'll notice that it's pretty straight forward.…
Taking a look at the top toolbar,…you have the ability to simply load a photo…
Author
Richard Harrington
Released
4/11/2016Learn how to bring out detail and color with Intensify, convert photos to black and white with Tonality, remove distractions and heal blemishes with Snapheal, use the best filters in Focus, and remove noise and grain—before or after processing—with Noiseless. Rich also shows how to use the Macphun app developed by leading HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff, Aurora HDR, to create gorgeous high dynamic range photos.
- Downloading and installing Macphun
- Working with Intensify presets to improve contrast, color, and detail
- Converting to black and white with Tonality
- Adding textures and frames
- Cloning and removing objects with Snapheal
- Simulating blur and custom lens effects with Focus
- Using masks and adjustments with FX Photo Studio
- Cleaning up images with Noiseless
- Creating high dynamic range images with Aurora HDR
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Who this course is ideal for1m 44s
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Exercise files41s
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1. Installing and Using Macphun Software
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Installing as a plugin4m 12s
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2. Intensify: Improving Contrast, Color, and Detail
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3. Tonality: Creative Black-and-White Photography
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Using layers with Tonality3m 35s
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Adding texture and frames2m 39s
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4. Snapheal: Removing Imperfections
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Cloning an object3m 18s
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5. Focus: Blurring and Lens Effects
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6. FX Photo Studio: Custom Looks for Your Images
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Creating custom looks3m 28s
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7. Noiseless: Cleaning Up Images
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8. Aurora HDR: High Dynamic Range Images
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 40s
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