AfterShot Pro - Wishlist for future versions

[B4b5]

We currently have Ctl+R - purported to apply Default settings, but it misses the metadata.
We also have Ctl+Shift+R- purported to apply Initial settings, but it misses the metadata.

Ctl+Shift+C misses the metadata & Produces different results from selecting Edit>Copy Selective Image Settings (Select All) which captures the metadata.

While it is important to retain these two pieces of metadata for the image;
bopt:Date="specific time and date information"
bopt:DigitizedDateTime="specific time and date information"
And anything else that might be image specific, the rest of the metadata should be safe to reset.

Could the controls be made to more closely match their description? Or change the description to more accurately state what the controls do? It's been this way since "bibble.whatever".

I appreciate the way that Alt+P rebuilds the previews. It might be nice if Alt+P (or a new control) only rebuilt selected Previews.
It might also be good to have something new like Alt+R to reconvert the RAW. The eqivilant of deleting the RAW.xmp to make ASP recreate the initial RAW.xmp file.

Something like Alt+R could be a truer "Reset Everything" - A start over button.

[ogrizzo]

Here's my wishlist (some items stolen from previous posts). My top-items are:

• Allow zoom smaller than Fit-to-Screen

This woul be helpful for... what?

I'm so used to B5/ASP for manipulating images, that I use it rather than PS, say, to convert a small jpeg to BW or to color correct it. On a 27" monitor it could be quite weird to edit a 300x400 picture fit to screen

Not a top priority, but definitively useful.

[B4b5]

I'm so used to B5/ASP for manipulating images, that I use it rather than PS, say, to convert a small jpeg to BW or to color correct it.

That's actually quite an endorsement; tell all of you PSP friend!

[Autark]

Allow zoom smaller than Fit-to-Screen

This woul be helpful for... what?

One thing that comes to mind is to be able to place region points anywhere outside the image area.

[B4b5]

One thing that comes to mind is to be able to place region points anywhere outside the image area.

What's a region point?

[B4b5]

The quick start video demonstrates the simplicity of Copying settings (Ctl+C) then pasting those settings to other images (Ctl+V).

In addition to the desired image adjustments, the practice erroneously pasts in the copied Focal length and lens correction data...
there should be a way to prevent that.

[afx]

In addition to the desired image adjustments, the practice erroneously pasts in the copied Focal length and lens correction data...

Only if lens correction is active.

there should be a way to prevent that.

use SHIFT-CTRL-C....

How should a regular copy know whether you want the lens correction that you activated copied or not?
If you want control, use selective copy or copy sets.

cheers
afx

[SteveCase]

The quick start video demonstrates the simplicity of Copying settings (Ctl+C) then pasting those settings to other images (Ctl+V).

In addition to the desired image adjustments, the practice erroneously pasts in the copied Focal length and lens correction data...
there should be a way to prevent that.

Control+Shift+C and then deselect whatever you don't want to copy works for me.

[Autark]

One thing that comes to mind is to be able to place region points anywhere outside the image area.

What's a region point?

When you are creating a polygon or curve region in an adjustment layer, it is defined by points (coordinates). It is handy to be able to create regions that extend outside the image, but that is only possible if there is some blank space to click in, which is not always the case if the image is always zoomed to fit the largest possible area.

[springm]

It is handy to be able to create regions that extend outside the image, but that is only possible if there is some blank space to click in, which is not always the case if the image is always zoomed to fit the largest possible area.

I support this strongly. Emulating a ND Grad is possible with a large feather radius, but ony if you first create the region in the image and later enlarge and move it outside.

Markus

[B4b5]

How should a regular copy know whether you want the lens correction

Hi afx;

Of course you're right but don't forget we're in the "Wishlist zone" and I actually meant the comment in a slightly different context that I didn't expressed well enough.

I was thinking in terms of getting new users good results quickly, and how the documentation and videos make things appear more straight forward than the really are.
For example: The documentation shows how to use "Copy Sets" and we know that using them lets one avoid copying & pasting too much data between images.
The problem is that the documentation gives no indication that "Copy Sets" is the way to avoid copying & pasting too much data between images, or why that could be important.
I don't believe any new user will grasp this right away.

What I didn't say, because sometimes I forget that others aren't mind readers, is it might be useful if some of the control panels had a "Ctrl+C Lock" check box.
I'm just thinking about the few panels like "Lens Correction" "Color Management" "White Balance" that mostly get set by ASP/DefaultRaw and usually don't need changing.
Think of it as the opposite of "Copy Sets", call it a "Don't Copy Set", check boxes on Controls that tells Ctrl+C not to copy this control.

On the topic of Edit>Copy selective Image Settings versus Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+C
Here's a demonstration that might shed some light on why new users get mixed-up with ASP.
Choose one of your test images and do a keyboard Ctrl+Shift+C. Try to ignore the fact that it failed to bring up the Selection Panel. Which I guess is a bug.
Paste the clipboard contents into one panel of WinMerge. Next copy the same image data using Edit>Copy selective Image Settings(select All - OK).
Paste the new clipboard contents into the other panel of WinMerge. Hit refresh on WinMerge and see the differences.
Presumably this is a bug - not sure how or to whom to report it but I trust it will be read here.

Even though ASP is awesome - ASP can always use a tad more awesomeness.

[B4b5]

Control+Shift+C and then deselect whatever you don't want to copy works for me.

Works for me too Steve. So do Copy Sets. But I was thinking in a slightly different direction here in the Wishlist zone.

Check my post above-> viewtopic.php?f=90&t=44903&p=240267#p240267

[afx]

Choose one of your test images and do a keyboard Ctrl+Shift+C. Try to ignore the fact that it failed to bring up the Selection Panel.

Something is severely hosed on your box....

This and the mention of a different behavior between the settings menu and the shortcut ave seems to be an indication something is not right on your machine.

cheers
afx

[B4b5]

Choose one of your test images and do a keyboard Ctrl+Shift+C. Try to ignore the fact that it failed to bring up the Selection Panel.

Something is severely hosed on your box....

This and the mention of a different behavior between the settings menu and the shortcut ave seems to be an indication something is not right on your machine.

cheers
afx

It looks like something really is hosed, but check my post here-> viewtopic.php?f=90&t=45373&p=240282#p240282

Then let me know what you think that could be...

[jknights]

Here's my wishlist (some items stolen from previous posts). My top-items are:

• Allow zoom smaller than Fit-to-Screen

This woul be helpful for... what?

I'm so used to B5/ASP for manipulating images, that I use it rather than PS, say, to convert a small jpeg to BW or to color correct it. On a 27" monitor it could be quite weird to edit a 300x400 picture fit to screen

Not a top priority, but definitively useful.

+1 Definitely.
Isnt 24/27" screen normal size