The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4. Jeff Carlson
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Название: The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4
Автор: Jeff Carlson
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Программы
isbn: 9781681984063
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Compare and Quick Preview
Like the options for hiding toolbars and viewing the photo full-screen, these two options get used a lot. I’m listing the keyboard shortcuts first because I find it’s so much easier to use them than to click the toolbar buttons with your cursor.
•Compare: Press the semicolon (;) key or click the Compare button () in the toolbar to view a split-screen display of the photo (Figure 1-5). Drag the middle divider to expose the Before and After versions of the image.
FIGURE 1-5: View a quick before-and-after comparison of your photo.
•Quick Preview: Press the backslash (\) key or click the Quick Preview button () in the toolbar to reveal the unedited version of your photo for comparison’s sake. (It’s oddly named, since what you’re doing is viewing the old version, not previewing the edited version, but you get the idea.)
Hide/Show All Panels and Full Screen Preview
These commands are really just different ways to view your photo, but you’ll find yourself using them all the time as you edit—which is why I’m including them so high in the list of importance.
•Hide/Show All Panels (macOS): Press the Tab key to make all the interface elements except the toolbar go away, leaving just your image (Figure 1-6). The zoom level doesn’t change if you’re viewing the image at anything other than Fit to Screen, but you’ll see more of the photo. You can also choose View > Hide/Show All Panels/Toolbars.
FIGURE 1-6: Hide all the panels when you want to get a better view of your photo.
•Show All Toolbars (Windows): Under the Windows version, pressing the Tab key makes all interface elements appear if they aren’t visibile already. For example, if the Filmstrip was hidden, pressing Tab makes it appear. With all the elements onscreen, pressing Tab hides all of them except the toolbar and the image. You can also choose View > Show All Toolbars, which reads Hide All Toolbars when everything is visible.
•Full Screen Preview (macOS): Press the F key to hide all of Luminar’s tools and view the image at its largest size on your display, zoomed to fit. You can also choose View > Enter Full Screen Preview. This also activates Full Screen mode, which puts Luminar into its own screen space, hiding the menu bar and any other running applications. Press F again, or choose View > Exit Full Screen Preview, to go back to editing.
•Full Screen (macOS): Separately, you’ll also find the option to Enter Full Screen (choose View > Enter Full Screen, or press Command-Control-F), which does the same thing as Full Screen Preview, but retains the program’s interface items such as the sidebar. Move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen to reveal the menu bar. To get out of Full Screen mode, choose View > Exit Full Screen, or press Command-Control-F again.
The Looks Panel
The easiest way into Luminar editing is via the Looks panel, which offers several pre-made edits that can be applied with a single click. Those presets range from styles that make color pop or increase clarity, to ones that use cross processing for creative, artistic effects.
Click the Looks panel button in the toolbar, or choose View > Hide/Show Looks Panel to display the row at the bottom of the screen (Figure 1-7). They’re organized by category; click the Luminar Looks pop-up menu to reveal them all (Figure 1-8).
FIGURE 1-7: If you don’t use looks often, keep the Looks panel closed so Luminar doesn’t populate each look with a preview each time you select an image.
FIGURE 1-8: Choose from several categories of looks, or define your own and save them for later.
In addition to the built-in looks, you can create your own or import ones made by other people. At Skylum’s website (skylum.com), once you have an account, you can discover free and paid preset packs to add.
Zoom
Zoom is another feature that may seem inconsequential compared to the edit or canvas tools, yet you can easily use it hundreds of times while working on an image.
•Fit to Screen: Press Command/Ctrl-0 or choose View > Fit to Screen to view the entire image in the working area.
•Original Size: Press Command/Ctrl-1 or choose View > Original Size to zoom to 100% view, where the pixels on your screen correspond to the pixels in the image. This view is essential when retouching areas, creating masks, or even checking focus.
•Zoom In: Press Command/Ctrl-+ (the plus sign) or choose View > Zoom In to enlarge the view incrementally: 25%, 50%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 600%, 1200%, 2400%, and even 3000% (which basically makes everything look like algae).
•Zoom Out: Similarly, press Command/Ctrl- – (the minus sign) or choose View > Zoom Out to reduce the view in the same increments above.
•Toolbar Zoom buttons: Another option is to click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons, or choose a zoom level from the Zoom pop-up menu (Figure 1-9).
FIGURE 1-9: You should always check your photo at 100% several times as you’re editing. Although this menu tops out at 1200%, you can zoom in as close as 3000% using the – and + buttons!
When you’re zoomed in, notice that the pointer becomes a hand icon. To move to another part of the image without zooming out, click and drag in any direction; or, if you’re using a trackpad, swipe with two fingers.
To move around the image without dropping the tool, hold the spacebar as you drag the image.