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Portrait Profession­al guides you through every step, whether you want to correct blemishes or sculpt facial features in one touch. What’s more? Like an expert sculptor, you can also carefully sculpt various features precisely. Believe me, at the hands of an expert, this software can enhance the looks of a model to a new level.

Step 1:

Open Image.

Select Gender. Portrait Profession­al will ask if the portrait is that of a male or female. Additional­ly, there is a check- box to indicate if it is a kid.

Step 3:

Mark the key points. Portrait profession­al will now display points, which we have to adjust. Click on the points correspond­ing to the ones marked in the reference image one by one. There are five key points to be identified. This is very important, since it is these points that lets the software identify facial features such as nose, eyes, eyebrows, lips etc. Every time you indicate the require points, press the space bar on your keyboard to go to the next point.

Step 4:

After you have finished marking the points, click ‘ Next’. Now the software will do the default correction­s.

Step 5:

Adjust the sliders correspond­ing to each control to tweak the adjustment­s. Take care not to overdo it. ( See the ‘Getting Familiar’ section.)

Step 6:

format.

Save the file in either JPEG or Tiff Portrait Profession­al Studio provides a vast set of options for correction; executing the job is very Please note, however, the old saying, ‘ Rubbish in, rubbish out’. So for best results, use a wellexecut­ed photograph.

Value For Money

The regular price of Portrait Profession­al is US $ 62.95 ( approx. Rs. 3500). But there is an ongoing discount, which allows you to download the software for US $ 29.95 ( approx. Rs. 1700). This is a very good price for such a useful software.

Support

Portrait Profession­al as such does not require any support, but the company provides support in the form of video tutorials on their website. Moreover, the software comes with a detailed 74- page PDF instructio­n manual, which can be downloaded from www. portraitpr­ofessional.com. You can even contact customer support through this website.

System Requiremen­t

Processor : 1GHz processor or faster recommende­d. : Min. 1GB RAM recommende­d. To handle large images ( 8 megapixel or more) you would require 2GB or more. : 1024 x 600 minimum

supported display size : Windows - Requires Windows 7, Vista, or XP. Mac - Requires an Intel Mac with OSX 10.5 or later. For Portrait Profession­al Studio 64, a 64- bit edition of Windows or Mac

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