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			<title>My Second Post - Kate X 3</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=249</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:55:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Kate X 3

Here are three versions of the same photo of my lovely niece Kate, taken as a quick snapshot with a digital compact - a Sony DSC-W130.

The original photo is good enough for most purposes, but I felt some touch up was needed to make it even better.

As you can see in second photo, Portrait Professional did an outstanding job of enhancing Kate's natural good looks.  It transformed an ordinary snapshot portrait into a picture that comes close to being a glamor shot.  Most notably, it was able to smooth her skin, eliminate blemishes, and distribute an even coloration across her face, all the while maintaining the natural texture of her skin.  As if that wasn't enough, I was also able to widen her eyes and gently reshape her face.  All of this took less than five minutes.  With my regular editing software, this precise and tedious work would have taken at least two hours.

In the third photo, I was able to use the time I had saved with Portrait Professional to add some additional effects with my regular software.  In this case, I added softening and darkening to the edges and background. 

Your comments are most welcome.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kate X 3

Here are three versions of the same photo of my lovely niece Kate, taken as a quick snapshot with a digital compact - a Sony DSC-W130.

The original photo is good enough for most purposes, but I felt some touch up was needed to make it even better.

As you can see in second photo, Portrait Professional did an outstanding job of enhancing Kate's natural good looks.  It transformed an ordinary snapshot portrait into a picture that comes close to being a glamor shot.  Most notably, it was able to smooth her skin, eliminate blemishes, and distribute an even coloration across her face, all the while maintaining the natural texture of her skin.  As if that wasn't enough, I was also able to widen her eyes and gently reshape her face.  All of this took less than five minutes.  With my regular editing software, this precise and tedious work would have taken at least two hours.

In the third photo, I was able to use the time I had saved with Portrait Professional to add some additional effects with my regular software.  In this case, I added softening and darkening to the edges and background. 

Your comments are most welcome.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>My First Post - Your Comments Welcome</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=248</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:33:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I just got Portrait Professional yesterday and I've already done (redone) over thirty portraits.  Here is a series of before and after pictures.  I did use Paint Shop Pro to add some softening and darkening around the edges.  Your comments are most welcome.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I just got Portrait Professional yesterday and I've already done (redone) over thirty portraits.  Here is a series of before and after pictures.  I did use Paint Shop Pro to add some softening and darkening around the edges.  Your comments are most welcome.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>How to and where to get the upgrade</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=247</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:41:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi All,

I am using version 6 Max, can anyone help by telling me where to get the upgrade for V6.3.  Thanks a lot.  Joseph]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi All,

I am using version 6 Max, can anyone help by telling me where to get the upgrade for V6.3.  Thanks a lot.  Joseph]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Saving multiple faces</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=246</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:17:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[When editing a photo containing two or more heads is it a good idea to "save" between one face and the next?

Thanks]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When editing a photo containing two or more heads is it a good idea to "save" between one face and the next?

Thanks]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Sculpting a round face</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=245</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:15:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm having a lot of fun with this program enhancing otherwise blah looking portraits.  It's a great product and fairly priced.  Thanks.

I know that face sculpting works automatically when you mark up a face and let the software do its job.  But can you suggest a means to "narrow" an overly wide face in a uniform fashion.  It seems that I can get the jaw to thin and the head to get pointy, but I don't get a consistent and pleasant thinning overall.

Along the same vein, what if my subject has an overly long face that I would like to "squash" a bit from top to bottom.  Should I manipulate the placement of the marking points?

If you have any experience along these line, kindly share it with us all.

Thanks, John]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm having a lot of fun with this program enhancing otherwise blah looking portraits.  It's a great product and fairly priced.  Thanks.

I know that face sculpting works automatically when you mark up a face and let the software do its job.  But can you suggest a means to "narrow" an overly wide face in a uniform fashion.  It seems that I can get the jaw to thin and the head to get pointy, but I don't get a consistent and pleasant thinning overall.

Along the same vein, what if my subject has an overly long face that I would like to "squash" a bit from top to bottom.  Should I manipulate the placement of the marking points?

If you have any experience along these line, kindly share it with us all.

Thanks, John]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Activation Code problems</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=244</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:33:11 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I just bought PP and followed the easy installment procedure to the letter. Always did like the simple approach....plug and play. After enjoying the free trial verion I thought I'd just buy the full version. Just enter the activation key sent me, answer a question on how I found PP and maybe a comment,....and away we go. Then prompted for the activation key again, once more to the How-did-you-find-us page, another thank you, once again prompted for the activation key, back to the How......again, and again, and again. In short I cannot even open the programme. Just the same loop every time.
&#36;59.95 later and the day after and no reply from PP-support I turn to you. Anyone know the solution to this?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I just bought PP and followed the easy installment procedure to the letter. Always did like the simple approach....plug and play. After enjoying the free trial verion I thought I'd just buy the full version. Just enter the activation key sent me, answer a question on how I found PP and maybe a comment,....and away we go. Then prompted for the activation key again, once more to the How-did-you-find-us page, another thank you, once again prompted for the activation key, back to the How......again, and again, and again. In short I cannot even open the programme. Just the same loop every time.
&#36;59.95 later and the day after and no reply from PP-support I turn to you. Anyone know the solution to this?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>New to PP and have questions</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=243</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 03:00:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello! I have 2 questions off the hop:

Is there a current pdf version of a manual I can d/l without burdoning you with a million questions? 

and immediately...

I have so far only been able to make adjustments to the face. I'm looking to get rid of neck wrinkles, any idea how I can go about that? Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello! I have 2 questions off the hop:

Is there a current pdf version of a manual I can d/l without burdoning you with a million questions? 

and immediately...

I have so far only been able to make adjustments to the face. I'm looking to get rid of neck wrinkles, any idea how I can go about that? Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Password</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=242</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:04:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I wanted to submit a support ticket, and was asked for my user name and password.  I don't remember them.  Is there anyway to retrieve them?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I wanted to submit a support ticket, and was asked for my user name and password.  I don't remember them.  Is there anyway to retrieve them?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>why we need pets</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=241</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 20:38:17 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[you know i was just thinking that why people need pets..which kind of feelings people develop that they need pets to fulfill that feeling..where i think so people need pets for status symbol.thats why they spend heavy amount for getting best race of pets..i am also a pet lover but i am not spending heavy amounts..i just buy portraits and paste them everywhere in my homehere you can see me pets as wellpet portraits but hope that you people must answer this question that why people need pets]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[you know i was just thinking that why people need pets..which kind of feelings people develop that they need pets to fulfill that feeling..where i think so people need pets for status symbol.thats why they spend heavy amount for getting best race of pets..i am also a pet lover but i am not spending heavy amounts..i just buy portraits and paste them everywhere in my homehere you can see me pets as wellpet portraits but hope that you people must answer this question that why people need pets]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>printing manual</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=240</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:51:30 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Where do I find the file to print out the manual for Portrait Pro Max?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Where do I find the file to print out the manual for Portrait Pro Max?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Lightroom Workflow</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=239</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 17:10:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[How well will Portrait Professional fit into a Lightroom Workflow.  

Can I tell Lightroom I want to edit in PP and have the image returned into the LR library?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How well will Portrait Professional fit into a Lightroom Workflow.  

Can I tell Lightroom I want to edit in PP and have the image returned into the LR library?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Manage license</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=238</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:34:46 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I can not open the manage license site when I click on the URL that was sent to me via e-mail.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I can not open the manage license site when I click on the URL that was sent to me via e-mail.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Photo Critique</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=237</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here is a portrait I shot yesterday.

[attachment=73]

Comments?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a portrait I shot yesterday.

[attachment=73]

Comments?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Nikon .nef file support?</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=236</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:54:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Does the RAW version of Portrail Professional support the Nikon .nef file format? 

Thanks, 
Tom]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does the RAW version of Portrail Professional support the Nikon .nef file format? 

Thanks, 
Tom]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Where can I download v6.5?</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=235</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:43:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello,

I am a german user and I am always offered v6.3 german in the download area after entering my token. Any way I can use the english v6.5?

Cheers, Will]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello,

I am a german user and I am always offered v6.3 german in the download area after entering my token. Any way I can use the english v6.5?

Cheers, Will]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>i can't access the programme</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=234</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:52:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I KEEP GETTING A ERROR MESSAGE STATING THAT "PORTRAIT PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THEN IT ASK IF I WANT TO TELL MICROSOFT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I DID...ONLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED I'VE UN-INSTALLED IT...DRAGGED AND DROPPED MY PICTURES...RESTARTED MY WHOLE LAPTOP..NOTHING HAS WORKED... ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY COS I REALLY WANT TO USE THIS PROGRAMME AND IT LET ME CHANGE 3 PICTURES THEN STOPPED WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. NO MATTER WHAT I TRY. ANYONE ANY CLUE WHAT TO DO? I'M USING WINDOWS XP.  THANX IN ADVANCE]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I KEEP GETTING A ERROR MESSAGE STATING THAT "PORTRAIT PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. THEN IT ASK IF I WANT TO TELL MICROSOFT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH I DID...ONLY NOTHING HAS CHANGED I'VE UN-INSTALLED IT...DRAGGED AND DROPPED MY PICTURES...RESTARTED MY WHOLE LAPTOP..NOTHING HAS WORKED... ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY COS I REALLY WANT TO USE THIS PROGRAMME AND IT LET ME CHANGE 3 PICTURES THEN STOPPED WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. NO MATTER WHAT I TRY. ANYONE ANY CLUE WHAT TO DO? I'M USING WINDOWS XP.  THANX IN ADVANCE]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>gift for my hus</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=233</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:31:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[vinnihi guys..b-day of my hus is coming 10th of the next month///so that i wana to give him somthing which is different from common gifts and special too cz its his first b-day since we married..everyone is giving perfums..shirts,suits etc..its very common...yesterday a idea strucked in my mind that i must give him a portrait in which he along with me..i wana that it must be surprize for him..so i have the only way giving picture to any one and he make a portrait from it for me...i search a lot and found this site pictures on canvas.but i need some more 
stuff..cz i don`t wana to take risk..and wana to be completely satisfied..hope you people help me]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[vinnihi guys..b-day of my hus is coming 10th of the next month///so that i wana to give him somthing which is different from common gifts and special too cz its his first b-day since we married..everyone is giving perfums..shirts,suits etc..its very common...yesterday a idea strucked in my mind that i must give him a portrait in which he along with me..i wana that it must be surprize for him..so i have the only way giving picture to any one and he make a portrait from it for me...i search a lot and found this site pictures on canvas.but i need some more 
stuff..cz i don`t wana to take risk..and wana to be completely satisfied..hope you people help me]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Version 6.5</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=232</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:02:39 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Can you tell us what the changes from V6.3 are?

Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Can you tell us what the changes from V6.3 are?

Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>A number of issues I don't see on Forums</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=231</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:18:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I did a Senior Picture photo shoot and the subject had extremely bad acne.  On a referral I used the trial of the product and it seemed to work well.   I'm using a Canon 5d (12.8Mpx) and Photoshop CS3 for a number of years with no issues.  I purchased PP Max and ran it through the paces and have a number of issues.

1.  I edit the photograph from dng in CS3 as necessary, then save in .RAW format.  When I try to open the file in PP I get a file corrupt error message.  However I can open the .raw file in CS3.    As I HAVE to use lossless (or no) compressions that leaves me only with TIFF uncompressed to export to for use in PP which is less than ideal (see 2nd issue.)   I can open the unedited from camera .dng file, but not the .raw.  The package clearly stated that it works with RAW images, so I must be missing something.    

2. This is an much more serious issue.  I open a .dng (from the 5d) in PP and have no pixelization.  As soon as I edit the photo I immediately see pixelization (especially in areas I have blown out and other subtle gradiants.)    When I save the picture out (in TIFF uncompressed) the pixelization is in the picture.  As most of my pictures (thousands) are often blown up to 8x10 or larger the pixelization is horribly noticeable to the point I cannot sell them.   (For reference I can open the .dng in CS3 and modify far far beyond logical limits with no issues.) 
I have seen this issue before outside of PP, but was related to image compression of the files.    Since I am using native .dng and saving to uncompressed tiff I should have no issue with this, but I do.
Is there image compression settings I am missing, or are the algorithms being ran of the images messing the image data up (as it appears.)   

3. Oh yes, when editing .dng (or any other large file) about 1/3 of the time the program closes with a fatal exception after heavy editing (fully updated XP).   I have never had any issues with any other app (CS3 + Bridge and often 3 or 4 others at the same time) on my system crashing out.  Is this a known issue?  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I did a Senior Picture photo shoot and the subject had extremely bad acne.  On a referral I used the trial of the product and it seemed to work well.   I'm using a Canon 5d (12.8Mpx) and Photoshop CS3 for a number of years with no issues.  I purchased PP Max and ran it through the paces and have a number of issues.

1.  I edit the photograph from dng in CS3 as necessary, then save in .RAW format.  When I try to open the file in PP I get a file corrupt error message.  However I can open the .raw file in CS3.    As I HAVE to use lossless (or no) compressions that leaves me only with TIFF uncompressed to export to for use in PP which is less than ideal (see 2nd issue.)   I can open the unedited from camera .dng file, but not the .raw.  The package clearly stated that it works with RAW images, so I must be missing something.    

2. This is an much more serious issue.  I open a .dng (from the 5d) in PP and have no pixelization.  As soon as I edit the photo I immediately see pixelization (especially in areas I have blown out and other subtle gradiants.)    When I save the picture out (in TIFF uncompressed) the pixelization is in the picture.  As most of my pictures (thousands) are often blown up to 8x10 or larger the pixelization is horribly noticeable to the point I cannot sell them.   (For reference I can open the .dng in CS3 and modify far far beyond logical limits with no issues.) 
I have seen this issue before outside of PP, but was related to image compression of the files.    Since I am using native .dng and saving to uncompressed tiff I should have no issue with this, but I do.
Is there image compression settings I am missing, or are the algorithms being ran of the images messing the image data up (as it appears.)   

3. Oh yes, when editing .dng (or any other large file) about 1/3 of the time the program closes with a fatal exception after heavy editing (fully updated XP).   I have never had any issues with any other app (CS3 + Bridge and often 3 or 4 others at the same time) on my system crashing out.  Is this a known issue?  ]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Next step for mac version</title>
			<link>http://www.portraitprofessional.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=230</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[when the mac version is released, the next step would be to make it an Edit Plug-in for Apple Aperture, then I would be in portrait retouch heaven :-) the SDK for Aperture Edit plug-in should have been released by now as far as I know.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[when the mac version is released, the next step would be to make it an Edit Plug-in for Apple Aperture, then I would be in portrait retouch heaven :-) the SDK for Aperture Edit plug-in should have been released by now as far as I know.]]></content:encoded>
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