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Contents
Quick start ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Welcome to Corel AfterShot Pro ............................................................................................................. 8
What's new in AfterShot Pro? .............................................................................................................. 9
Corel AfterShot Pro workspace .......................................................................................................... 11
Understanding non-destructive editing ............................................................................................. 12
Understanding the Library ................................................................................................................. 13
Understanding the export process .................................................................................................... 14
System requirements ......................................................................................................................... 15
Supported cameras and file formats ................................................................................................. 16
About image size ................................................................................................................................ 17
Library and catalogs ............................................................................................................................... 19
Importing images ............................................................................................................................... 20
Managing your Library ....................................................................................................................... 20
Portable Catalogs ............................................................................................................................... 22
File System mode ................................................................................................................................... 24
Working in File System mode ............................................................................................................ 24
Editing photos ........................................................................................................................................ 25
About adjustment tools ..................................................................................................................... 25
Standard tools .................................................................................................................................... 27
Color tools .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Tone tools .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Detail tools ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Metadata tools ................................................................................................................................... 35
Plugins ................................................................................................................................................ 36
Selective editing ................................................................................................................................. 37
Retouching with Heal and Clone ........................................................................................................ 41
Removing red eye .............................................................................................................................. 42
Cropping and straightening ............................................................................................................... 42
Presets ................................................................................................................................................ 44