AirMagic for Mac User Guide
Table of Contents Chapter 1 4 AirMagic basics 4 What is AirMagic? 5 System requirements 6 Image files that AirMagic handles 7 Checking for new versions of AirMagic 7 What is the free version of AirMagic? 8 Technologies inside AirMagic 8 Chapter 2 11 Installing AirMagic 11 How to download and install AirMagic 12 Activating AirMagic license 13 Chapter 3 15 Using AirMagic as a standalone app 15 Importing photos to AirMagic 16 Processing a single image in AirMagic 17 Batch proces
Chapter 1 AirMagic basics
What is AirMagic? AirMagic is the world’s first fully automated photo editing software tailored for aerial photography. The app enhances images automatically using Artificial Intelligence and advanced image enhancement technologies. After detecting the drone camera used to produce an image, AirMagic makes lens corrections and other camera-specific optimizations.
The full version of AirMagic supports: ● Batch processing ● Setting the intensity of AirMagic adjustments with the Boost slider ● AirMagic plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom ● Using AirMagic as a Photos extension ● Saving enhanced photos to your computer in a desired format and quality ● Styles are presets that improve the look and feel of your images. System requirements ● macOS 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.
Image files that AirMagic handles AirMagic opens images that meet the following requirements: ● At least 800x600 pixels ● RAW, JPEG, TIFF, or PNG file type Checking for new versions of AirMagic From time to time, AirMagic releases new versions of the app. If you’re connected to the internet while using AirMagic, you’ll be notified when there’s a newer version available. It’s a good idea to have the latest version of the software installed on your computer.
Note If you downloaded AirMagic from the App Store or Setapp, this option will be unavailable. You’ll get all updates through the App Store or Setapp. To check your current version, launch AirMagic, click on AirMagic in the top menu next to the Apple logo, and select About AirMagic. What is the free version of AirMagic? The free version of AirMagic can be downloaded on the Airmagic website.
● JPEG Fix JPEG Fix finds and corrects mistakes in JPEG images by suppressing compression artifacts to quickly improve the quality of images. ● Foliage Enhancement Foliage Enhancement automatically picks out individual trees, leaves, and any other kind of plant or shrub and adjusts colors, sharpness, and other settings to bring the stunning natural beauty back to your image. ● Auto Color Temperature This technology automatically adjusts the colors of objects to match their colors in real life.
● Sky Enhancement Sky Enhancement brings head-turning, striking colors back to your skies, giving the whites of the clouds a lift and enhancing the blues. ● Exposure Compensation AirMagic provides automatic Exposure Compensation, making dark images brighter and overexposed images darker. This technology automatically detects and compensates for inaccurate exposure settings. Exposure compensation fixes issues with exposure by slightly lightening or darkening images to make up for inconsistencies.
Chapter 2 Installing AirMagic
How to download and install AirMagic You can download AirMagic using the link that you receive after purchasing a license or after registering for the free version. The installation process is the same for both versions. Click the Download button in the email you’ve received. Clicking this link will initiate the download. Double-click the AirMagic Installer. You’ll find this file where all other files go that you download from the Internet. The default location is your Downloads folder.
Activating AirMagic license Activating the free version If you’re using the free version of AirMagic, there’s no need to use any license code to activate it. The first time you open AirMagic, just click Or launch the free version at the bottom of the AirMagic window. Once you do that, you can start using the free version of AirMagic. If you’re using the free version of AirMagic and want to activate it, click License at the top of the AirMagic menu and select Activate.
Activating the full version 1. The first time you open AirMagic, choose Activate with the serial number 2. Enter your email address and the serial number you received by email.
Note Make sure you enter your serial number correctly without any spaces or other invisible symbols. If you’re activating AirMagic for the second time, make sure you use the same email address that you used when you activated it for the first time. 3. Click Activate AirMagic. Once you do that, you can begin using AirMagic.
Chapter 3 Using AirMagic as a standalone app
Importing photos to AirMagic To start using AirMagic, you first need to upload a photo. If you want to see how AirMagic works, you may want to open a sample image first. To do that, click on Open Sample Image at the bottom of the AirMagic window. To start enhancing your own photos, either: ● Click the Open button in the AirMagic window, which will open a Finder window where you can select photos to upload; or ● Drag and drop an image to the AirMagic window.
Note AirMagic supports RAW, JPEG, TIFF, and PNG files that are at least 800x600 px. If you have a single image open in AirMagic and want to replace it with a different one, you can drag a new image to AirMagic while holding the Command (⌘) on your keyboard. This will replace the open image with the new one. If you drag a new photo to AirMagic without holding Command (⌘), the new image will be added alongside the one that was already open and the AirMagic batch window will open.
By default, the slider is set to 60% Boost. If you move it all the way to the left, you’ll see your original photo. To save the enhanced image, click Export and select where you want to save it. Batch processing Batch processing in AirMagic allows you to process an unlimited number of photos at the same time.
After you upload photos, you’ll see their thumbnails in the AirMagic gallery. To process all of them with the default Boost slider setting, simply click on Export # photos and choose your export preferences. All the adjustments will be applied on export. If you’ve uploaded several photos to the AirMagic gallery and you want to change the Boost setting for some of them, you need to open those photos one by one to adjust the Boost slider.
If you find your favorite settings and want to apply them to all images, just right-click anywhere in the AirMagic window and simply select Apply settings to all images. This option is only available during batch processing on the image selection screen. If you’re done with the Boost slider, click on Export # photos and choose your export preferences. All the adjustments will be applied on export.
How to start using styles Click on Styles icon in the bottom left corner of the AirMagic window and select the style you want to apply. You can always revert back to the original look by selecting STYLE:ORIGINAL. 5 styles selected by AI True to the AirMagic mindset, all built-in styles were created using artificial intelligence. At the beginning, we started with more than 200 styles and tested them on thousands of images.
These five styles (Chinook, Cinematic, Emotional, Sandstorm, Zephyr) outperformed all others in the number of test images they were successful with, meaning that these styles themselves truly were chosen by artificial intelligence. How to get more styles If you want to try even more styles, click the Styles icon at the bottom left corner of the AirMagic window, then click the plus (+) icon on the right.
Exporting photos in AirMagic To save changes applied to your image, you need to export it. In AirMagic, there are three ways to export photos.
● In the AirMagic menu at the top center of the AirMagic window, click on Export ● Click on File > Export
In AirMagic, you can export your image to Disk (your computer), Email, or Smugmug. Note Export shows services that are available in Internet Accounts > System Preferences. Exporting to email or Snapheal is pretty easy, as AirMagic automatically opens the platform you’ve selected. In this section, we describe the export setting, which can be chosen when you save your image(s) to your computer.
There’s also an Advanced Settings button that opens a AirMagic window with advanced export options. If you’re exporting more than one image, you’ll need to click the Options button to open the settings. AirMagic export: advanced settings AirMagic’s advanced settings allow you to choose the location where you want to save your photos, rename and resize your images, choose a file format, set the quality, and select a color profile. All these setting can be saved as presets.
There are two default presets in AirMagic: WEB JPEG and FOR EMAIL. If you change any of the settings in a default preset, the Save settings button will appear at the bottom of the window. If you click on it, your modified settings will be saved as a user preset.
Save to Under the Save to section, you can select the folder where you want to save your files. If you want to overwrite your original photo without warning, put a checkmark in Overwrite without warning checkbox. Note Your original photo will be overwritten only if the exported image and original image names match.
Naming The filename of your image can be modified in several ways. You can add a prefix or suffix to your original filename, change the base, and make the letters uppercase or lowercase. The prefix, suffix, and base can be modified in the following ways: ● NONE If you select this option under Prefix and Suffix, no prefix or suffix will be added to your filename. This option can’t be selected under the base and is replaced by the Filename option.
Suffix, for instance, your images will be saved as Filename_4.jpeg, Filename_5.jpeg, Filename_6.jpeg, and so on. If you select Counter under Base, your filename will be replaced by that number. ● TIMESTAMP If you select Timestamp under Prefix or Suffix, the current date will be added before or after your filename. If you select Timestamp under Base, the current date will replace your original filename.
● ProPhoto RGB Resize You can resize your images by setting the long edge, short edge, or absolute dimensions. Or you can maintain the original image size. Resizing by long edge means that you can set the desired length of the longest side of your image. The shorter side will be resized proportionally. Resizing by short edge means that you can set the desired length of the shorter side of your image. The longer side will be resized proportionally.
AirMagic’s lens correction fixes all these issues automatically. How to enable lens correction in AirMagic To enable lens correction, click on File, choose Settings, and click on Auto Lens Correction. If it’s already checked, that means it’s enabled. As soon as you upload a photo to AirMagic, lens correction will be applied. How to disable lens correction To disable lens correction, click on File, choose Settings, and select Automatic Lens Correction.
Chapter 4 Using AirMagic as a Photos extension
To install AirMagic as an extension, check the option in System Preferences > Extensions. To do that: 1. Open System Preferences 2. Click on Extensions 3. Locate AirMagic in the list and check the box next to it To edit your image using AirMagic as a Photos extension: 1.
2. Click the Edit button in the upper right corner to open the editing menu 3. Click on Extensions and select AirMagic After that, AirMagic will launch in extension mode and will start editing your image. After the magic is done, you can set the intensity of the adjustments using the Boost slider, or select a style you prefer. When you’re satisfied with the result, click Save Changes. The edited photo will automatically be saved to Photos.
Chapter 5 Using AirMagic as a plugin
How to install AirMagic plugins AirMagic can be used as a plugin in Adobe Photoshop CS5 or higher and Lightroom Classic CC. To install the plugins, launch AirMagic and open its top menu. In the menu, select Install Plugins. Then you’ll see a window with the list of available plugins. To install a plugin, click the Install button next to Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.
Then click Done and relaunch the app to apply changes. How to use the AirMagic plugin in Photoshop In Photoshop, AirMagic can be used for single image processing only. To edit your photo with the AirMagic plugin for Photoshop: 1. Launch Photoshop and open your photo. 2. In the top menu, click Filter and select Skylum Software - AirMagic. 3. AirMagic will start doing its magic.
How to use the AirMagic plugin in Lightroom In Lightroom, you can use AirMagic for both single image processing and batch image processing. To edit a single image, open it in Lightroom and then export to AirMagic. For batch processing, select a batch of photos and then export them to AirMagic. In Lightroom, there are three ways to export your photos to AirMagic: 1. Click File and select Export with preset. Then click Export to AirMagic.
2. Click File and select Export. This will bring up the Lightroom export window where you can select Export to AirMagic and then click Export.
3. Right-click on your photo and select Edit in. Then select Edit in AirMagic.
Note This method should be used for single image processing only. Selecting Edit in AirMagic will open a Lightroom export window where you can choose how to export your photo. If you’ve already made earlier adjustments in Lightroom and you want AirMagic to edit your photo after these adjustments, choose Edit a copy with Lightroom adjustments. You can also edit your original photo if you haven’t made any adjustments in Lightroom yet.
You can also edit a copy of a photo if you’ve made some adjustments but you want to have a different copy with AirMagic enhancements, for example, or if you want to keep your original photo. When ready, click the Edit button to send the image to AirMagic. After AirMagic is finished, you can switch between the before and after previews to see how your photo was improved, select a style you prefer, or you set the intensity of the adjustments with the Boost slider.
