Tutorial Objective

In this tutorial we will show you some of the most basic tools of the software so that you can quickly and easily dive into exploring your creativity with DreamSuite Ultimate.

Open an Image

Open up a photo by going to the File > Open Photo menu command. In the plugin version, with your image open, go to the filters menu. Under the Auto FX Software section you will find DreamSuite.

The Basic Interface

The basic menus are located at A. Feel free to explore these menus as they have important options you may want to use such as Save and Open Image. The Select Effect Menu is located at B. This is where you will go to select your effect. Your Brush Palette (C) and Layer Palette (D) will be used on a regular basis and it is important to know what they are. At E you have Ok and Cancel which are used in the plugin version of the software to return your image into Photoshop. Ok will bring your image back to Photoshop with the changes applied. Cancel will return your image unchanged. You will also see the Select and Save layer preset buttons. These buttons will allow you to save the options you currently have selected on the effects applied to your photo. Once saved out these presets can be accessed under the Select Layer Preset menu. There are several presets already available to you in DreamSuite as soon as you purchase the software.

To select your effect click on the Select Effect menu button (A). And choose your effect (B) In this case we are choosing Film Grain.

Effect Options

Once the effect is selected you will see sliders, menus, and with many effects checkboxes. The menu (A) is used to change the type of grain on the photo. The sliders (B) effect different aspects of the selected film grain.

Any time you see a small colored box next to a slider (A) you can pull up the color picker. The color box within the color picker (B) is used to select the shade of the color reflected by the bar to the right. You can compare your old color to your new color (C) to get an idea about how drastic the change in color will be.

Viewing the Original

You can view the original image by clicking and holding the original button (A). This will allow you to compare the changed image to the original.

Final Image

The final image was created by slightly reducing the Saturation, giving the image a Sepia Tone and by boosting the Contrast. This gives the image a more dramatic feel in comparison to the original.