Frame Tab - Overview
This tab lets you add to the image a text of your own, current date, time or additional info from EXIF information .
Please note that some slow filters are ignored on this tab for faster preview (Noise reduction, Sharpening, Chromatic aberration, Retouching).
To apply all filters and see the final result please switch to the Save tab.
If you like the result, you can save it and process the next image. If you don't,
you can always switch back to the filter, fine tune the settings and get updated
result.
The program remembers the settings for each file you processed. So when you
open a file again, the program recalls the most recent settings for this file.
You can also save the file settings manually (Menu->Settings->File Settings).
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Controls The Load Settings select box lets you choose one of the predefined settings for this tab. You can also save your current settings for future use. The Enable frame check box turns frame on image on/off. The
Margin control lets you select a size and a
color The Background type select box lets you choose a plain color, blurred or monochrome background. The Proportional margin checkbox defines the horizontal and vertical width of the margin. If this checkbox is not set, the image will be cropped a bit! The Background brightness slider allows you to make the background darker or brighter. This makes sense only if Margin value is more then zero. The Frame control lets you select the width and the color of the frame. Please note, that this frame will be added inside the image, not around the image! The Effect select box lets you choose a style and a size of the effect around the image. Make sure that the margin is wide enough to make effect visible. The Text check box turns text on image on/off. The
Font... check box lets you select the size,
the face and the color ( Use The Effect control lets you choose the style for the text inscriptions. The Smoothing slider blurs the edges of the text to make it softer. The Transparency slider defines the opacity of the text.
The Insert text select box lets you add EXIF details (i.e. ISO, camera, shutter speed) to your text. The Set custom position check box activates sliders for horizontal shift , vertical shift and rotation of the frame. The Set custom background check box lets you choose an image on the disk to be shown "behind" the main image. Please note that selected image is affected by Background type and other background options. So you can make the background image blurred, monochrome, brighter or darker. By default the folder with sample background is opened. You can copy your own files there or you can browse other folders to choose appropriate background image. |
Simple mode
In the Simple mode some buttons will are hidden. To select Simple mode,
go to the main menu of Helicon Filter and select "View\Simple preview mode"
command. Or press 
button on
the toolbar.
To show or hide Help panel of Helicon Filter use 
button from the toolbar or View->Help panel command in the main menu.
(only if
a "plain color" background type is chosen) of the background
around the image.
buttons to align text horizontally, use 
buttons to change the size of the text.