tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post2654416213674710775..comments2024-03-04T11:11:15.178+01:00Comments on FotoSketcher News: FotoSketcher secrets - tricks you may not know :-)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-40156942327519058252023-02-01T11:12:20.826+01:002023-02-01T11:12:20.826+01:00Aloha NoRUles :)
Thank you for your message! As y...Aloha NoRUles :)<br /><br />Thank you for your message! As you mentioned, running multiple instances will work. Each instance will use one CPU core, so you could process for instance 4 images at once in the same time as one.<br />To simplify your workflow, I would suggest using the batch mode (Ctrl+B) as well. If you process all images with the same effect and parameters, then you can use the batch mode to process multiple images in succession.<br />As for the speed (or lack thereof) of filters,it really depends on the size of the source image and the parameters used. Some effects scale better and others become much slower the higher the resolution. Painting 4 is probably slowest.<br /><br />Servus! Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-40329855766860817322023-01-28T19:18:11.815+01:002023-01-28T19:18:11.815+01:00Aloha David!
Thank you for your gift to the wor...Aloha David! <br /><br />Thank you for your gift to the world with this program! :)<br /><br />I often have timelaps (up to 10000 photos in high res) that I would like to batch process. I am trying now, but as others said, the program only use very small part of the CPU... so the whole process takes ages. Is there some way to do it faster? I could imagine maybe paralle instances of the program would work - but maybe you have a better idea.<br /><br />Another question: what of the painting filters/brushes need less calculation than others? Is there some ranking you have? <br /><br />Thank you again! <br /><br />Andrei (Munich/Germany)NoRuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692401520053108920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-75245429392128104942020-08-04T23:10:36.642+02:002020-08-04T23:10:36.642+02:00Hi Debra,
Thank you for your comment. The format o...Hi Debra,<br />Thank you for your comment. The format of custom brushes for Painting 4 is any transparent .png file in black & white. You can use Photoshop brushes (many can be found for free on the web) and turn them into .png images, using for instance a free program called Abrviewer. The following tutorial by Steven Friedman will give you a lot of information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meexejr0koU<br />Best regards,<br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-83679009513291344112020-08-03T20:09:41.953+02:002020-08-03T20:09:41.953+02:00I just downloaded your program and am seeing what ...I just downloaded your program and am seeing what all it does, and so far I am really loving it! II am curious, is there a way to make and add your own brushes? I would love one in small swirls!<br />Debra Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176029413151012279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-35129658120268557882020-07-15T15:33:47.572+02:002020-07-15T15:33:47.572+02:00Thank you Anita :)Thank you Anita :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-40517069278484244352020-07-15T15:20:12.769+02:002020-07-15T15:20:12.769+02:00Thank you David for the Fotosketcher 3.60...I have...Thank you David for the Fotosketcher 3.60...I have been using your program for many years and make Digital pictures on a couple of sites..This is absolutely fabulous and love using it.... Anita ♥<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-2585979497970557612020-07-09T23:09:40.374+02:002020-07-09T23:09:40.374+02:00Hi Jayant, normally, pressing the End key, you sho...Hi Jayant, normally, pressing the End key, you should see a message which says "long Filenames ON". If not, it could be a bug...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-41566416669074022952020-07-01T16:20:11.969+02:002020-07-01T16:20:11.969+02:00Dear David,
On July 30, 2019 you replied to Jim s...Dear David,<br /><br />On July 30, 2019 you replied to Jim stating;<br /><br />"<br />Hi Jim, thanks for your comment :) You might find useful a little known feature which allows you to save your parameters in the filename. In FotoSketcher, simply press the End key to toggle the long filename feature on. When you save your image, the filename will contain the name of the effect and the parameters used. Best regards, David<br /><br />July 30, 2019 at 10:02 PM<br />"<br /><br />I am trying to use the End key I can only see the file name as shown "IMG_20200207_133707_FotoSketcher.jpg"<br />I do not see the name of the effect and the parameters used, am I missing something here.<br />Please help.<br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />JayantJbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976350132987206375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-13961651346957670482019-12-13T10:28:00.473+01:002019-12-13T10:28:00.473+01:00Bonjour Robert,
Merci pour votre message. L'ap...Bonjour Robert,<br />Merci pour votre message. L'aperçu du perroquet qui apparait à droite est pré=calculée et ne change pas. Elle a seulement pour but de donner une idée du résultat de l'effet. Il serait en effet possible de mettre à jour cette vignette avec l'image en cours, mais cela pose des problèmes (temps de calcul des aperçus, qualité visuelle, quelle partie de l'image choisir...). Par conséquent, les aperçus sur la droite restent basés sur le perroquet.<br />Cordialement,<br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-66686292952645084652019-12-09T15:28:42.216+01:002019-12-09T15:28:42.216+01:00Bonjour David,
Je viens de télécharger votre logic...Bonjour David,<br />Je viens de télécharger votre logiciel qui me laisse pantois tant sa facilité d'utilisation est grande dès lors que je dispose de Photoshop et autres logiciels photos.<br />Question stupide, pourquoi, lors du défilement des effets, voit-on toujours l'image du perroquet à droite en réduction et non celle sélectionnée ?<br />Merci déjà pour votre réponse.<br />Robert (Belgique)<br /><br /> Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565460284012395959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-48284991971593714912019-07-30T22:02:34.091+02:002019-07-30T22:02:34.091+02:00Hi Jim, thanks for your comment :) You might find ...Hi Jim, thanks for your comment :) You might find useful a little known feature which allows you to save your parameters in the filename. In FotoSketcher, simply press the End key to toggle the long filename feature on. When you save your image, the filename will contain the name of the effect and the parameters used. Best regards, David Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-44279304583423066882019-07-30T06:20:17.624+02:002019-07-30T06:20:17.624+02:00David, Love your program. There are so many perm...David, Love your program. There are so many permutations that I find it hard to reproduce an effect that I liked. I should note settings every time, I guess. Any other thoughts?<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />JimJim Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973006704568574941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-659460585521222632019-03-05T10:41:33.412+01:002019-03-05T10:41:33.412+01:00Hi, this happens sometimes. FotoSketcher tries to ...Hi, this happens sometimes. FotoSketcher tries to retain the original dpi setting, but on some jpg images it reverts to 96. This does not change the resolution (in pixels) and only has an impact when printing. The solution is simply to open the image in another graphics program (I use the great Irfanview) and change the dpi setting back to 300.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-72789245777233008782019-01-24T00:04:54.446+01:002019-01-24T00:04:54.446+01:00why my original image is 300dpi when i paint and ...why my original image is 300dpi when i paint and finish is 96 dpirobsonphotographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423481685559808117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-71039473971414533802018-11-08T16:53:22.378+01:002018-11-08T16:53:22.378+01:00Hear, Hear !
Kudos to you and FSK, David.
I agree ...Hear, Hear !<br />Kudos to you and FSK, David.<br />I agree with Dennis entirely.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />BharatBharat Haladihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134196682180797055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-43384967970688938332018-10-29T17:27:15.517+01:002018-10-29T17:27:15.517+01:00Muchas gracias por el programa y por el dato de pr...Muchas gracias por el programa y por el dato de procesar varias imágenes al mismo tiempo! :DRoderik Herreralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304784827734790420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-71201110735316643552018-10-12T05:51:46.169+02:002018-10-12T05:51:46.169+02:00Hi David
I've been using FSK for some years, a...Hi David<br />I've been using FSK for some years, and recently did a comparison run with Dynamic Auto Painter (per-release V6). This opened my eyes to some of the advanced settings and techniques of FSK.<br /><br />Cut to the Conclusion! What I originally thought was going to be a 50/50 decision rapidly turned into 100% in favour of FSK. <br /><br />I'm running up to age 90 this year, and after more than 70 years of photography and digital art from the release of Windows to the world, there is nothing else then or now that is so easy to use as FSK, and with so many options. <br /><br />Your intelligent programming gives me the option of off the peg artwork as good as any that I can produce with ALL the other art and painting programs I've ever used, but now enables me to claim to be a true (digital) artist. Thanks to you!<br /><br />You'll notice my Nom-De-Plume "Photopz" ...it's a derivation of Photops originating from my uncle who exhibited his photos in the 1930's and thus inspired me as a youngster, and I feel proud to be able to equal his prowess with the added value of ART you have given me.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br /><br />Dennisphotopzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793351632154399921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-60097774433073881712018-06-10T03:16:42.892+02:002018-06-10T03:16:42.892+02:00A really nice and useful programme.
My only real ...A really nice and useful programme. <br />My only real wish is support for TIFF images.<br />I was quite surprised at the low resource use. Low CPU and memory. Just one thread of 20 on a 10 core Xeon CPU is used.<br />Support TIFF and my next donation will buy you a Tim Horton's large coffe and a box of Tinbits.QCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873592635730842784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-58248392129226415752017-12-05T18:15:37.011+01:002017-12-05T18:15:37.011+01:00I have only just found your fabulous software, it ...I have only just found your fabulous software, it is amazing! I have converted a few of my photo's that I love to oil painting, and I love them even more, thank you so much. Just have to figure how to get my copyright on the pictures and I will be a very happy person! Thank you once again :-) Jacqueline Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-53139393762767381052017-06-25T19:22:55.977+02:002017-06-25T19:22:55.977+02:00Hi John,
Thank you for your kind comment. There ar...Hi John,<br />Thank you for your kind comment. There are many different ways to soften the edges, but I think the best way to achieve what you want is to use the manual brush. For instance, after running an oil painting effect, you could choose a softer effect and run the manual brush on only some areas of the painting (like the edges for instance). BTW, there is a slider for the manual brush which gives you control on the opacity of the brush. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-31074666371528351852017-06-20T23:25:15.316+02:002017-06-20T23:25:15.316+02:00Love the program David and find it very easy to us...Love the program David and find it very easy to use. I am hoping to take a bout a dozen photos of our travels and turn them into various forms of art for a gallery wall in our living room.<br /><br />One question, is there a way to erase or whiten the edges after a photo has been transformed say to oil paint. I would like to soften the look of the finished painting. <br /><br />Thanks for your help and the great program.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736184947256526605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-57559130298281125592017-03-21T22:57:59.249+01:002017-03-21T22:57:59.249+01:00Dear Rick,
Thank you for your kind comment and I ...Dear Rick, <br />Thank you for your kind comment and I am glad I could help :)<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-7580521035975030502017-03-21T18:19:51.308+01:002017-03-21T18:19:51.308+01:00Thank you so much David, not just for the software...Thank you so much David, not just for the software, which is brilliant, but also for your willingness to share information so readily. One or two people in the thread above asked about big images and somewhere (I can't remember where), I saw that you suggested using the portable 64bit version of Fotosketcher 3.2 for larger images. I have used it with images as large as 15000 x 10000 pixels and although the transformations take ages (overnight usually), it completely solves the size/memory issues, so thanks for that idea. I look forward to future developments with interest. <br />At some stage I shall have to learn to control it with eye-movement detection software which will be an interesting challenge, but at the moment I can still just about use a keyboard, although I now struggle with the mouse, so the keyboard shortcuts list above will prove invaluable. Why did I not notice the keyboard shortcuts in the software menus? No idea!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637759137053257581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-36853771148135334362016-12-06T11:53:49.914+01:002016-12-06T11:53:49.914+01:00Hi Bharat,
Thank you for your comment. The current...Hi Bharat,<br />Thank you for your comment. The current version is 3.20 and I'm currently working on the Android version. The next Windows release is scheduled to happen at one time... but not very soon I'm afraid as I don't have time to work on both versions at once.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093317483619075072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977258159897467226.post-71120093291388068562016-12-06T11:16:38.851+01:002016-12-06T11:16:38.851+01:00Thank you for a wonderful tool ! It is truly aweso...Thank you for a wonderful tool ! It is truly awesome.<br />Any plans for the next version any time soon ?<br /><br />BharatBharat Haladihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134196682180797055noreply@blogger.com