Nik Software Complete Collection Lightroom Edition NIK-1402 User Guide
Product codes
NIK-1402
Sharpener Pro
™
3.0
User Guide
Selective Tool
The Selective Tool automates the
creation of layers and layer masks within
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop
Elements, letting you apply any
available Sharpener Pro 3.0 filters.
creation of layers and layer masks within
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop
Elements, letting you apply any
available Sharpener Pro 3.0 filters.
If Dfine
®
2.0, Viveza
™
, Color Efex Pro
3.0
™
or Silver Efex Pro
™
is already
installed, the Selective Tool installed by
Sharpener Pro 3.0 will simply update
the one installed previously, letting you
access any Nik Software product from
the same palette.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 will simply update
the one installed previously, letting you
access any Nik Software product from
the same palette.
The Selective Tool can be used with
pressure-sensitive tablets such as
the Wacom
pressure-sensitive tablets such as
the Wacom
®
Pen Tablet to apply the
Sharpener Pro 3.0 filter with pressure-
sensitivity.
sensitivity.
Note: The Selective Tool is available only with Adobe Photoshop and
Adobe Photoshop Elements serving as host for Sharpener Pro 3.0.
Adobe Photoshop Elements serving as host for Sharpener Pro 3.0.
Note: The Selective Tool cannot be used when creating a Photoshop
Action. In order to create a Photoshop Action, please select
Sharpener Pro 3.0 from the Filters menu.
Action. In order to create a Photoshop Action, please select
Sharpener Pro 3.0 from the Filters menu.
Chapter 10: Selective Tool
Interaction with Sharpener Pro 3.0
Click the filter name in the Sharpener Pro 3.0 section of the Selective
Tool window to launch that filter.
Tool window to launch that filter.
If you click the
Brush button in the Sharpener Pro 3.0 filter interface,
whether you launched that filter from the Selective Tool or from
Photoshop or Photoshop Elements’ Filters menu, the Selective
Tool appears. The filter will be applied to a copy of the image on a
separate layer, the new layer will be named after the filter you are
using, and you can selectively apply the filter’s effect using the
Paint, Erase, Fill, and Clear buttons described later in this chapter.
Photoshop or Photoshop Elements’ Filters menu, the Selective
Tool appears. The filter will be applied to a copy of the image on a
separate layer, the new layer will be named after the filter you are
using, and you can selectively apply the filter’s effect using the
Paint, Erase, Fill, and Clear buttons described later in this chapter.
The Selective Tool contains four tools for applying the selected
Sharpener Pro 3.0 filter.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 filter.
Paint
Click the
Paint button to selectively paint the current filter’s effect
into the active image. Ensure that your Paint Brush mode is set to
Normal and that Opacity is set to 100%. You can control the degree
to which the effect is added to the image by varying the opacity of
the brush.
Normal and that Opacity is set to 100%. You can control the degree
to which the effect is added to the image by varying the opacity of
the brush.
Erase
Click the
Erase button to selectively remove the current filter’s effect
from the active image. Ensure that your Paint Brush mode is set to
Normal and that Opacity is set to 100%. You can control the degree
to which the effect is removed from the image by varying the opacity
of the brush.
Normal and that Opacity is set to 100%. You can control the degree
to which the effect is removed from the image by varying the opacity
of the brush.
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