 Heather M. Wareham |
HELICON FILTER 4.50 I have been using Picasa2. Then I down loaded Helicon Filter 4.50. Picasa2 is so much easier but Helicon has some much more opions. What are the first rule to cleaning up pictures? How do you know if a picture needs work done on it? What are first things you do if they do? I am jumping all over the place and there is so much to learn my head hurts LOL LOL I want to do everything like yestursday. LOL LOL I have not taken any school. This is a hobbie that I love too do. So any help will be welcome. Thanks Heather
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W. |
Hi Heather, dunno Helicon, but I hear good things about it. A.o., I use PhotoMechanic, GraphicConverter, PS8, PhotoLine32, iPhoto, PhotoDeluxe, PS Elements, Color It!, and a host of helper apps, if and when applicable. Picasa(2) is indeed an excellent - and more importantly: easy! - photo editor for intermediate users (under Windows). You ask "How do you know if a picture needs work done on it?" Well, you SEE it, Heather! If you don't see it needs editing, then it obviously doesn't. From your perspective. First "post production round" I always do is trash all the out-of-focus, camera-shaken, motion-blurred, or otherwise unusable pictures (closed eyes, idiotic facial expressions, flying hair in front of the face, etc. etc.). Since I'm very critical that round generally removes 80% of the pictures (and a lot less work on the remainder is left!). Then I make copies of the remaining pictures and, from then on, work on those copies ONLY. Not on the originals. I save those for future, 'fresh', edits. Have fun!
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Ariel Lepor |
Hi Heather, Helicon Filter is made to correct individual aspects for a picture. If the picture looks noisy, you can use the noise tab to remove it. If the horizon isn't straight, you can use the distortions or resize tab to straighten it. If a picture looks too dark, you can use the brightness tab to correct the exposure. And so on. Also, using Helicon (if you set the preferences right), you can edit the original picture, close the program without even saving, and take off where you were next time you go to that picture. When you are ready to save a copy, by default it makes a new copy and doesn't overwrite the original.
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Heather M. Wareham |
Ariel I like Helicon but I just have to get use to it. Like I said I was using picasa2 and you just click and it fixes. It doesn't have all the programs that Helicon has but in time I will become use too Helicon.
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Ariel Lepor |
Well, I found Helicon to be much more user friendly than Photoshop, GIMP, and similar programs which can do advanced fixes, but yes, Picasa is a one-click-fix program and very easy to use. If you go to heliconfilter.com and email them a usability review for Helicon Filter (like a page telling them what was easy and hard to do, what could be made better), and you tell them that you participate in photography forums, they will give you an unlimited license.
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