User's Manual
Photomatix Pro 5.0 User Manual 17
Built-in Presets
Built-in presets are “factory” presets that are provided with the software�
Photomatix Pro oers 36 built-in presets when you are processing
bracketed photos, and 27 when you are processing a single le�
The pop-up menu at the top left of the Presets panel lets you view
subset categories of built-in presets� You can display a selected subset of
presets from all categories by selecting the “Short List” item�
There are three categories of built-in presets corresponding to eect
styles� They are:
Artistic, Realistic and Black & White�
There are four categories of built-in presets corresponding to processing
methods� They are:
Details Enhancer, Contrast Optimizer, Tone Compressor and Fusion�
3.2.3 Preset Thumbnails Panel
The Presets panel lists the available presets, showing a thumbnail preview of the eect of the preset on your
image� When you click on a preset thumbnail, the Preview image is refreshed to show the result of applying
the settings of the selected preset�
By default, the panel displays one column of small thumbnails� Click on the “plus” icon on the top of the
panel to display the thumbnails at a larger size� Click on the icon on the top right of the panel to display the
thumbnails in two columns�
If you prefer that the Presets panel does not show by default, you can set
this as an option in Preferences�
You can access the Photomatix Pro Preferences from the View menu
(Windows) or Photomatix Pro menu (Mac)�
There are two types of presets, built-in and custom�
Preset panel
Single column, large thumb view