User Guide

User Guide Neat Image

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⇒ Check desired ‘auto’-actions that should be applied to all the jobs added to the queue:

• Auto start processing - to automatically start processing these jobs in the queue

• Auto fine-tune profiles - to automatically apply auto fine-tuning to every job’s profile

• Auto save output images - to automatically save the output images of completed jobs

• Auto delete completed jobs - to automatically remove completed jobs from the queue

⇒ Select output file format: TIFF, JPEG or BMP (if Auto save output images is selected).

⇒ Click

to add new image filtration jobs to the queue.

At this point, Neat Image may ask about the location on the disk where it should auto save the

output images. It may also ask about particular saving properties, e.g., the JPEG compression level.

Then, several new image filtration jobs will be created in the queue. These jobs will be immediately

processed by Neat Image if Auto start processing has been checked.

To create one or more new image filtration jobs via drag and drop

⇒ Drag several image files from another application and drop them in the Filtration Queue window.

Neat Image will automatically create new image filtration jobs for each dropped file using the Job

Defaults specified in the Options.

7.3. Editing image filtration jobs

An image filtration job in the queue can be edited at any time if you need to change some of its filtration

parameters. This applies to all jobs in the queue except the one which is currently being processed. You

need to put it on hold (using

, see details below) to be able to edit it.

To edit existing image filtration job

⇒ Select a job in the queue and click

(the Edit selected filtration job button) or select the

Job | Edit… menu item.

The Filtration Job Editor will open the selected job to enable modify its details: input image,

device noise profile and filter settings. Change these according to the guidelines of the Filtration

process details, page 9.

When the job is ready to be processed, put it back into the queue using the controls in the Queued

Processing box.

To change device noise profile for selected job(s) in the queue

⇒ Select job(s) in the queue and use the Device noise profile popup menu in the Filtration Job box

(or select the Job | Set Profile menu item) to select a profile you want.

To change filter preset for selected job(s) in the queue

⇒ Select job(s) in the queue and use the Filter preset popup menu in the Filtration Job box (or select

the Job | Set Preset menu item) to select a preset you want.

7.4. Removing image filtration jobs

To remove existing image filtration job(s)

⇒ Select one or more filtration jobs in the queue that you want to remove and click

(the

Delete selected filtration job button) or select the Job | Delete menu item.