I like very much when the slideshow does the images Black and White. Can it be configured so it will run always this way?
Yes, in the "Settings Window" (press the Enter key while the program is running) click the tab "Effects". In the left side there is a list of options "Families of effects", make sure the only option checked is BW Variations (you can Alt+Click on the small box at its left, this will check this option unchecking all others)
How many effects contain the program?
There are more than 100 (some being subtle variations of others) many of them contain parameters that are set randomly each time and can make little or more obvious differences. Additionally there are a few of the effects that consist on mixing others so actually there are much more possible results.
I want to use it to use a particular effect to individual images.
Since version 2 this is a major feature in the program. Once you captured an image with an effect you can apply that same effect to any other image: Run the PhotoChances Lab, open the image containing the effect in the "Recipes zone" (at the top) and open the image you want the effect applied to in the "Target image" zone. (Instead of using the open button, both zones admit dragging the file on them) You can fine-tune the effect with the controls at the right.
I noticed that the images in the slideshow are not as sharp as when captured in the Lab mode, what gives?
When the slideshow animates the images by zooming, it softens them to avoid artifacts on the screen (moire) due to too sharp details in the picture. Disable zooming and the images will be as sharp as the final result. (To disable zooming press the key E while in the slideshow, this will open the Settings in the tab effects, choose there "Avoid zooming" for the families of effects you have active)
I want to use the resulting images in layers in PhotoShop. Is that possible?
Yes, load the original image in PhotoShop (optionally you can do that directly from PhotoChances Lab by right clicking the mouse on the image and choosing "Original image->Edit" in the popup menu). In the Lab window press the button Copy, then switch to PhotoShop and select Edit->Paste (or press Control+V), this will place a new layer with the current image. Then you can do any usual operation in PhotoShop as creating a mask, setting transparency, changing blend mode etc), you can repeat the procedure as many times as you like (while there's enough memory)
You say the watermark in saved images in the demo program can be removed when the program is licensed. How is that done? (I don't see any option for this in the demo program)
Run PhotoChances Lab and drag with the mouse the watermarked image file the top to the Recipes zone in the top, it will appear a message offering to remove the watermark. You will have to select a folder+filename for the non-watermarked image.
I use PhotoChances as my mp3 player but when it runs as a screensaver it doesn't play music.
That's an option, in the Slideshow press the M key, this will open the settings at the tab Music. Uncheck the option "Mute if screensaver".
I don't want to see the photochances text in the bottom side of the slideshow.
Press G in your keyboard to open the Settings window at the General tab. There is an option "Show program's signature" that should be unchecked.
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