Batch Processing

This feature allows you to apply a selection of one or more painter effect(s) to a group of photos automatically. A sample workflow of batch processing is as below.

1. Run Virtual Painter 5 Standalone version and select File > Batch.
   
2. Batch Processing dialog box appears. Here, you need to select one or more files and filters before starting a batch processing.
   
   

• Add image file(s) to Input Files list.
  Select File > Add. Choose image file(s) to add dialog box appears. You can add multiple (max 256) image files to this list.
• Select filter(s)
  You can select one or more filters. Click a filter name on Filter list to select. Use Ctrl or Shift key to select multiple filters.
  
  

On the screen above, we added 3 image files (CIMG4919, 4837 and 4883.jpg) and selected 4 filters (Rabica, Purts, Saplet and Targelin). This means that the following 12 files will be automatically processed (3 images x 4 filters = 12).

CIMG4919.jpg applied with Rabica filter
CIMG4919.jpg applied with Purts filter
CIMG4919.jpg applied with Saplet filter
CIMG4919.jpg applied with Targelin filter
CIMG4837.jpg applied with Rabica filter
CIMG4837.jpg applied with Purts filter
CIMG4837.jpg applied with Saplet filter
CIMG4837.jpg applied with Targelin filter
CIMG4883.jpg applied with Rabica filter
CIMG4883.jpg applied with Purts filter
CIMG4883.jpg applied with Saplet filter
CIMG4883.jpg applied with Targelin filter

3. Once you click OK button, Batch Job dialog box appears. It shows the summary of the batch processing we just set. Click Start button. Then the program will start processing.

NOTE

• Max. number of input files: 256
• Max. number of output files: 512
• Max. number of filter setting files: 32 (per filter)

 

Paint From Scratch and Direct Paint

These features allow you to create your paintings with much fewer clicks of your mouse and streamline your workflow.

For example, With the Plug-In version of Virtual Painter 5, if you want to try multiple filters one after the other applied to a single image, you'll need to

1. open an image.
2. run Virtual Painter 5.
3. apply a filter.
4. Once done, press Ctrl + Z and go back to the original image.
5. rerun Virtual Painter 5.
6. apply another filter.
7. repeat step 4. - 6. as necessary.

But with the Standalone version, all you have to do is to

1. open an image.
2. apply a filter (right-click on the image and select a filter).
3. Once done, apply another filter (right-clicking the image and select another filter).
4. repeat step 3. as necessary.

You'll see you don't need to press Ctrl+Z before step 3. in order to revert to the original. When you apply a different filter, the program automatically revert the current image to the original as long as Paint from Scratch feature is on. And with the Standalone version, in order to apply a filter, simply right-click the image and select any filter you want from the menu (we call this "Direct Paint"). These features would make your workflow much simpler than with the Plug-In version.