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- Short: PhotoEdges v0.5 (Organic PhotoEdges for ImageFX)
- Author: polymrph@polyphoto.com (Steve Greenfield)
- Uploader: polymrph@polyphoto.com (Steve Greenfield)
-
- Version 0.5
- Type: gfx/edit
- Requires: ImageFX
-
- Long:
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- PhotoEdges v0.5
- (Emailware/Visitware)
-
- By:
- Polymorph Digital Photography
- Steve Greenfield
- polymrph@polyphoto.com
- www.polyphoto.com
-
- Contents:
- PhotoEdges.readme 3,508bytes
- PhotoEdges01.eps 78,288bytes
- PhotoEdges02.eps 43,131bytes
- PhotoEdges03.eps 99,797bytes
-
- These are some EPS's that I created to make organic
- looking edges on photos. I wanted something that:
-
- 1. wouldn't take up much space on the HD
- 2. are scalable to very large sizes easily
- 3. didn't require any programming
- 4. aren't these enough? Oh, yeah, and look nice.
-
- As this requires loading EPS files, you'll need ImageFX
- 2.6 or later, or another program that can load EPS's and
- save out as bitmaps.
-
- Instructions:
- A. Load the picture you want the border onto, and swap
- buffers so that it is in the secondary.
-
- B. Load one of the PhotoEdgesXX.eps into ImageFX.
- It will ask for a size, you must pick a size based on
- an 8x10 inch picture, alter the dpi selected along with
- the pixel size for proper results. Select a size so that
- it is as close to the size of the picture in the
- secondary buffer as possible.
-
- C. Run "Convolve"/"Blur" set to 16 (max).
-
- D. Rotate or scale to match the aspect ratio of the
- picture in the other buffer.
-
- E. Run "Composite"/"Absolute Add" at 100%.
-
- That is it, you're done.
-
- Note: These are all set up as Portrait 8x10 inch size,
- just rotate them after loading for landscape.
-
- For ease of size selection, cut and paste the following into
- your "Default.presets" file. Save a backup first!
-
- ----snip----
-
- ; Photo presets
-
- 800 1000 1 1 100 100 "8x10: 100dpi"
- 1200 1500 1 1 150 150 "8x10: 150dpi"
- 1600 2000 1 1 200 200 "8x10: 200dpi"
- 2000 2500 1 1 250 250 "8x10: 250dpi"
- 2400 3000 1 1 300 300 "8x10: 300dpi"
- 3200 4000 1 1 400 400 "8x10: 400dpi"
- 4000 5000 1 1 500 500 "8x10: 500dpi"
- 4800 6000 1 1 600 600 "8x10: 600dpi"
-
- ----snip----
-
- For beginners at this, here is an example of how to size
- and rotate the PhotoEdges for a given picture:
-
- A. The picture is going to be printed on 8.5x14 inch
- paper, actual print size will be 8x13 inch at 300dpi,
- therefore it is 2400x3900 pixel size. Load and transfer
- to the secondary button by hitting "j".
-
- B. Load "PhotoEdges01.eps". Select the closest size
- selection in pixels from the above list. In this case
- that would be 3200x4000 (although the next one down,
- 2400x3000 would be acceptable). Hit OK.
-
- C. After it is done loading (this may take a while)
- Simple Rotate 90 or -90 degrees.
-
- D. Resize/Ignore Aspect to 2400x3900 pixels.
-
- E. Convolve/Blur set to 16.
-
- D. Then run Composite/Absolute Add at 100% and when
- it is done you will see your picture appear where-ever
- black was before.
-
- And of course run Carl Licke's ARexx scripts "Shadow.ifx"
- or "SmearShadow.ifx" with the "Magic Scissors" button
- checked for an even cooler look.
-
- Copyright 1998 Polymorph Digital Photography, classed
- as Emailware/Visitware, ie, if you like them send me an Email
- and visit my web site, www.polyphoto.com, and I'll make more.
- May be used for commercial purposes, but may not be sold
- except in Amiga only shareware collections. May be
- distributed only intact and unaltered except with my
- permission.
-
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- 3508 1675 52.2% 09-Mar-98 14:00:04 PhotoEdges.readme
- 78288 25454 67.4% 09-Mar-98 13:42:36 PhotoEdges01.eps
- 43131 12618 70.7% 09-Mar-98 13:48:24 PhotoEdges02.eps
- 99797 35085 64.8% 09-Mar-98 13:49:24 PhotoEdges03.eps
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- 224724 74832 66.7% 10-Mar-98 13:34:50 4 files
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