TriDef Photo Transformer - Tutorials

TriDef Photo Transformer Tutorials Competency Summary

Tutorial formats

All tutorials in this series are available in Help and as printable documents. The print-friendly versions of these tutorials are installed with TriDef Photo Transformer, and are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format and require the Acrobat Reader. The reader is available for free download from the Abode website.

While you can print any topic from Help, WinHelp has a problem printing graphics to some laser printers, so you are advised to print the .pdf versions. If you have any trouble with the 'print-friendly' links below, look in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DDD\Tutorials\TriDefPhotoTransformer\ or the custom location where you installed Photo Transformer.

Please Note: The Application Data folder is Hidden by default, so you may need to change your Windows Explorer options to see it.

The PDF versions of the tutorials are also available on the Photo Transformer CD-ROM, if applicable. The same also applies to the image and Photo files referred to in the tutorials.

Tutorial

Competencies covered

Tutorial 1 - Quick Start and Tour

  • Open Photo Transformer
  • Open Source Image
  • Identify Photo Transformer windows
  • Identify Photo Transformer tools
  • Add Depth Data points
  • View Depth Map
  • Apply Transparent points
  • Preview 3-D
  • Save a TriDefPhoto file
  • Quit Photo Transformer

 

 

Tutorial 2 - Backgrounds

  • View the Background Ramp
  • Adjust the Background Ramp

 

 

Tutorial 3 - Working With Depth Data

 

  • Identify objects
  • Select depth value
  • Sample depth value
  • Add Depth Data points
  • Apply Transparent points
  • View Depth Map
  • Replace depth values
  • Remove Depth Data points
  • Select Depth Data Scale
  • Adjust visibility options

 

 

Tutorial 4 - 3-D Previews and Outputs

  • Find the TriDef Control Panel
  • Select a 3-D Display
  • Adjust 3-D Focal Point
  • Adjust 3-D Scene Depth
  • Display 3-D Preview
  • Update 3-D Preview
  • Select an appropriate output type
  • Create a TriDef PowerPoint Template from Photo Transformer (requires Microsoft PowerPoint)
  • Create a 3-D Image (3-D PNG/BMP) file
  • Export Depth Map

 

 

Tutorial 5 - Depth Data Ramps

 

  • Select Depth Data points
  • Select an appropriate Ramp Tool
  • Apply Linear Ramp
  • Apply Cylindrical Ramp
  • Apply Radial Ramp

 

 

Tutorial 6 - Advanced Depth Map Settings

 

  • Adjust Search Radius
  • Adjust Search Tolerance
  • Adjust Source Blur
  • Adjust Bias X,Y