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Batch Process, Save, Export, and Print Once you’ve followed the processing techniques in lessons 1 - 10  you’ll want to share your favorite shots with family, friends and clients. In this lesson we’ll look at ways to get your shots looking their best whichever media you choose to share them in. You can set up Digital Photo Professional 4 to display a narrower range of colors if you’re processing for print, or a wider range if you’re planning to share electronically. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  That's the end of the 11 tutorials for DPP. You should now know enough to be dangerous and create great photos for your clients & customers, yourself, and your family & friends. The End Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Additional Resources There are additional video tutorials for Canon's tools that may interest you: Canon Picture Style Editor Tutorials Nine in-depth videos to help you fine tune creati...

Adjust Image Colors Panel Discover how the Adjust Image Colors palette enables you to target and tweak the Saturation and Lightness of individual colors in Canon's Digital Photo Professional 4. This enables you to selectively boost colors without over-saturating skin tones for example. You can darken the luminance of skies to add more drama. Save the adjustments as a Recipe to apply to other images in a click. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson; comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 10: Preparing Photos for Print & the Web Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Black & White Photos Create effective monochrome conversions with Digital Photo Professional 4. An effective black and white conversion should feature contrasting tones that help various objects, textures and patterns stand out more effectively. You'll learn how to use the histogram and clipping warnings and the selective tone tweaking sliders to create a stronger contrast with some black shadow and white highlights in the mono conversion. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 10: Selective Color Adjustments Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Remove Unwanted Objects Using Digital Photo Professional 4’s Dust Delete/Copy Stamp Tool Palette to remove sensor spots and unwanted objects.  You can clone parts of images to remove unwanted parts such as removing a person in the ocean. You can use this tool on Canon RAW images as well as TIFFs and JPGs. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 9: Better Blacks & Whites Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Fix Chromatic Aberration & Vignettes Learn how lens data can be used to fix lens-related problems in a click. Digital Photo Professional 4’s Lens Correction panel can reduce the presence of color fringes, counteract barrel or pincushion distortion and remove vignette edges to create a more even exposure. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 8: Cloning & Healing Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Sharpen Details Using AF Points One of the advantages Canon's Digital Photo Professional 4 has over Adobe Lightroom is the ability to view the Auto Focus (AF) points. Being able to see AF points has many advantages, one of which is to aid with sharpening an image.  With DPP's Unsharp Mask you can get a balance between restoring image detail without adding sharpening artefacts such as halos. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 7: Lens Corrections Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Using the Crop & Rotate Tool Learn how to use the Crop tool to adjust and improve a RAW file's composition. You can correct a crooked horizon, crop out unwanted elements, or change the composition from a rectangle to a square or from landscape to portrait.  With Digital Photo Professional 4’s Crop and Rotate tools you can take more control of the composition of an image. Although cropping a shot will create a smaller version of the image, it will still be more than large enough to be enjoyed on the web or printed out at standard print sizes due to the large megapixel resolution of your DSLR. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 6: Sharpen Detail Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP key...

Fix Horrible Color Casts Learn how to use White Balance presets to warm up or cool down photos to reveal a subject’s true colors.  With Canon's Digital Photo Professional 4’s software you can correct blue casts that appear in outdoor photos or orange casts that appear in photos taken under incandescent lights.  So if you used an incorrect white balance or if auto white balance misread the scene you can use DPP 4's tools to reproduce the scene's true colors. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 5: Improve Composition Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Set Embroidery Settings & Edit Stock Designs These videos tutorials focus on embroidery settings and editing features in the software. You can edit stock embroidery designs and designs you've digitized.  1. Embroidery Settings 2. Editing 101: Objects & Text 3. Editing 201: Blocks & Stitches SINGER® bundles the Professional Sew-Ware (PSW) Deluxe™ embroidery digitizing, advanced editing, and lettering software that is shipped with the SINGER® LEGACY™ SE340 Sewing & Embroidery Machine. Singer Futura owners and users software is similar and this these tutorials are applicable .  To view all of the videos & blogs in the series click the PSW Deluxe keyword below.

Custom Monograms & Lettering These videos tutorials focus on accessing the Lettering mode to create custom lettering designs and monograms using the installed embroidery fonts. You can also create new embroidery fonts with the Hyperfont tool.  1. Lettering 101: Access the Lettering Mode 2. Lettering 201: Frames 3. Lettering 301: Hyperfont 4. Lettering 401: Monograms & Tack Down Stitches This series of videos is targeted to the Singer Futura owners and owners of Professional Sew-Ware Deluxe (PSW Deluxe) that comes bundled with the SINGER Legacy SE340 embroidery sewing machine as the software is similar.  To view all of the videos & blogs in the series click the PSW Deluxe keyword below.

How To Create Custom Embroidery Using Your Computer Learn how to create custom embroidery designs by watching these video tutorials and reading my eBook . These videos focus on how to use this powerful software, Professional Sew-Ware Deluxe, by Singer , to digitize embroidery designs.   1. Activating the Digitizing Mode 2. Freeform Tool 3. Column Tool 4. Geometric Shapes Tools 5. Magic Wand Tool 6. Putting It All Together 7. Appliqué 8. Design Browser 9. Color Blending 10. Autopunch I have created a deep dive guide: DIGITIZING WITH PROFESSIONAL SEW-WARE DELUXE™ that compliments these videos and provides details about the Digitizing mode in PSW Deluxe, how to access it, and how to use its powerful features.   To view all of the videos & blogs in the series click the PSW Deluxe keyword below.

Adjust Tone Curve & Dynamic Range Learn how to remap incorrectly exposed tonal input levels to correctly exposed output levels with Canon's Digital Photo Professional 4. A photograph’s tones are represented by a range of tonal levels. The darkest black shadows have a level of 0, while the brightest white highlight level is 255. Midtones fall between 0 and 255. If a photo is incorrectly exposed then you can use Digital Photo Professional 4 to remap shadow, midtone or highlight input levels to give them lighter or darker output levels. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 4: How to Correct Color Casts Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Shadow & Highlight Warnings Discover how to selectively reveal shadow detail without clipping the highlights. Digital Photo Professional 4’s digital darkroom enables you to create a more balanced exposure, with color and detail visible in both the shadows and highlights. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Lesson Files Download the course file(s) so that you can practice with the same file(s) the instructor is working on; download the course file(s) here . Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me  Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 3: Adjusting Levels and Curves Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

Organizing & Sorting Your Images Learn how to check images for quality and organize them using a range of useful criteria. In this first video lesson George Cairn demonstrates a range of ways to help you sort your shots, from displaying them in shooting order to filtering. You'll learn how to add ratings, check marks as well as creating Collections. Mini Guide Follow along and take notes  Enjoyed this lesson, comment below or tweet along with me Tweet to @DesignsOwens Lesson 2: Recovering Missing Shadows Want to see all of the 11 DPP Lessons, click the DPP keyword below.

What is DPP 4? According to Canon: Digital Photo Professional (DPP) is a high-performance RAW image processing, viewing and editing software for EOS digital cameras and PowerShot models with RAW capability. Using DPP you can easily perform basic and advanced editing and printing of RAW images.  DPP supports sRGB, Adobe RGB, Wide Gamut RGB and Color Management System (CMS) using the International Color Consortium (ICC) Profile. Digital Photo Professional is included in the initial software setup for your Canon camera.  You can also download the software from the Canon website of your country. You would need to locate your camera model, prove proof of ownership to be able to activate the software. I recommend updating the software regularly as Canon often releases feature updates and camera & lens updates to the software. Why Use DPP 4? If you are shooting with Canon's DSLRs or Mirror Less cameras I recommend using DPP as the first step in your digital Dark Room. It is the...

Hello everyone, here is another advanced level creative embroidery digitizing tutorial. Once you have mastered the basics, learning how to blend thread colors will add some spice to your designs. This video tutorial focuses on the creating color blended fills in the Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe digitizing software by Singer. This lesson will demonstrate how to create the effect in PSW Deluxe. This is an advanced level digitizing technique, and you should understand the fundamentals of color blending and thread density before you attempt this technique. Using the Degrade feature in the Embroidery Settings and some math and you can achieve some beautiful color blends. If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series, please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this blog post by mousing/hovering over the Tanya Owens Designs logo in the lower right corner. Blogs on Density and Color Blending: Melco - https://www.melco...

Hello everyone the next tutorial for the Singer Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe  (PSW Deluxe) digitizing software is live. This episode focuses on the Autopunch tool in the Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe digitizing software by Singer. Autopunch is an automatic digitizing tool that allows you to create embroidery designs using a wizard. After this lesson you will be able to use the Autopunch tool to create your own custom embroidery.  Although the target audience are owners of the Singer Legacy SE340 sewing and embroidery machines, Futura owners will find value in this video too. Watch the Video If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series, please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this blog post by mousing/hovering over the Tanya Owens Designs logo in the lower right corner and then clicking it. Autopunch or Magic Wand So, opinion time - which tool should you use? The Autopunch automatic digitizing tool ...

Hello Everybody! Happy Digitizing. We've come quite a way in learning how to use the digitizing, editing, and lettering tools in the Singer Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe embroidery software. So, now we are going to focus on putting those skills to work by creating some fun projects. This blog and future blogs will focus on some of the creative aspects of the software as you combine the tools to create specialized projects. This video tutorial will teach you how to manually create an Appliqué design. The video demonstrates creating the traditional appliqué with satin overlock stitches with a bonus lesson demonstrating using motif stitches for overlocking.     If you want to follow along with this video you can download the winking smiley face image here:  https://tr.im/WinkingWhite   If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series, please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this blog post b...

Did you know that there are three different ways to access & view embroidery designs with the Singer Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe  (PSW Deluxe) and PSW Intro embroidery digitizing applications? No, you didn't know. Don't feel bad, I got you - this blog post and video tutorial will demonstrate all three ways you can access, view and work on embroidery designs in PSW Intro and Deluxe software. This lesson is beneficial to anyone who owns the PSW Intro and PSW Deluxe applications: owners of the Superb EM200, Legacy SE300 and Legacy SE340 machines. We will first look at the Design Browser, which tells you quite a bit of information about the embroidery design without opening it. The Design Browser can view any machine embroidery files (e.g. XXX, DST, PES) as well as CHE and FHE files. Next we will look at the Design Library, which contains the 200 designs that came bundled with your machine. Lastly, we will look at the Embroidery Design Collection, which contains 2,900 em...

Hello everyone the fourth of four Lettering tutorials is live. The Lettering 401 - Monograms and Knockdown Stitches tutorial teaches you how to use the Monogram tool to create custom monograms. You will also learn how to create knockdown stitches also know as nap-tack or pile drop stitches to tack down high pile fabrics. And you will do all of this with Professional Sew-Ware® Deluxe digitizing software by Singer. Knockdown stitches are useful when you are embroidering on high pile fabrics. They hold the pile down so your design stays on top and looking great. When sewing on terry or any fabric with loops and nap, generally a topping stabilizer is used. These can be helpful, but have a limitation: They do not hold down the nap past the actual stitch, which means outlines can be lost in the surrounding fabric.   If you enjoyed this video and want to see more of the series, please like the video and click the subscribe button. You can subscribe without leaving this b...