Documentation for PhotoDirector 3

OldRadioGuy

Newbie Location: Austin, Texas, USA Joined: Feb 29, 2012 22:38 Messages: 27 Offline

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Mar 07, 2012 23:02

So far my only real complaint about PhotoDirector 3 is the Help file. Although PhD3 is very intuitive, the Help file is a little short on explanation. It tends to make assumptions, as if it were written by one of the programmers familiar with the program, rather than from the perspective of the user coming to PhotoDirector for the first time.

Example: there's no full explanation on how to modify the Watermark Templates.

Bob PhotoDirector 5; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; 3.40 gigahertz Intel Core i7-3770; 16 GB RAM; AMD Radeon HD 7770; Olympus E-M1 & E-M5

PIX

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Mar 07, 2012 23:46

Hello Bob,

You're right. The User Guide/Help file on watermarking is a bit "lighht on"! Perhaps that's because, as you say, the GUI is so intuitive.

The guide is available here as a PDF file http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/support/photodirector/userguide_en_GB.html

If you've played around with the Watermark module, under Edit, you'll see you can use &/or modify one of the default templates (click on the pencil icon in the template thumbnail) or create your own watermark from scratch.

For every aspect of the watermark, clicking on the element in the screen brings up the editing options. Positioning & resizing can be done by clicking & dragging.

Is there a specific aspect that's causing you difficulty? or were you simply making a (valid) point about the documentation?

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PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Mar 08, 2012 23:17

Hello Bob,

Here's something that might help you, that's not in the documentation...

Here are some tutorials... one of them is on watermarking!

http://www.cyberlink.com/products/photodirector/tutorials_en_AU.html

• How to remove objects from images
• How to correct lens distortion
• How to turn a bland photo into a masterpiece
• How to add a watermark
• How to create perfect portraits

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OldRadioGuy

Newbie Location: Austin, Texas, USA Joined: Feb 29, 2012 22:38 Messages: 27 Offline

Mar 08, 2012 23:37

PIX, thanks for the new information on the tutorials.

I have been having lots of fun with PhotoDirector 3, importing almost 18,000 files into the database. I've even redeveloped some old RAW images, getting better results with PhD3.

I have experienced a couple of crashes. But in each case there's been a process dump report that goes to the CyberLink engineers. I have been impressed with the lack of major bugs I've encountered. Usually a company's marketing department's push to get a new version of an application out the door results in numerous bugs that don't get fixed until the first patch.

It is obvious to me traditional photo editors will play only a minor role -- mostly work requiring multiple layers and plugsin -- for pro and serious amateur photographers in the future as a result of non-destructive editors/DAMs like PhotoDirector 3.

I hope PhD 3 will add Google+ as an upload choice sometime soon. G+ has become a main venue for professional and amateur photographers to show off their work.

Bob

PhotoDirector 5; Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; 3.40 gigahertz Intel Core i7-3770; 16 GB RAM; AMD Radeon HD 7770; Olympus E-M1 & E-M5