ImageEn, unit iexUserInteractions

TIERetouchToolInteraction


Declaration

TIERetouchToolInteraction = class(TIECursorToolInteraction);


Description

A class of TIEUserInteraction that controls interaction for the Retouch tool (when MouseInteractGeneral is miRetouchTool).
The retouch tool allows the user to apply fix effects to the image, e.g. smudging, blurring, inpainting, etc. When used with a tablet/pen, then pressure may affect the brush size (except for the smudge and motion blur effects).


Retouch Modes

The following tools are available:
Effect Description Properties More Info
iermSmudge Smudge brushed area SmudgePressure, SmudgeBlur -
iermBlur Blur brushed area BlurRadius Blur
iermMotionBlur Apply a motion blur effect MotionBlurAngle, MotionBlurRadius, MotionBlurSigma MotionBlur
iermAutoSharpen Sharpen contours of brushed area AutoSharpenIntensity, AutoSharpenRate AutoSharp
iermSharpen Apply sharpening filter to brushed area SharpenIntensity, SharpenNeighbourhood Sharpen
iermUnsharpen Apply a gaussian blur to brushed area UnsharpenAmount, UnsharpenRadius, UnsharpenThreshold UnsharpMask
iermSmooth Apply SNN noise reduction to brushed area SmoothRadius SymmetricNearestNeighbour
iermPixelize Convert brushed area to large pixel blocks PixelizeBlockSize Pixelize
iermBrightness Adjust brightness of brushed area BrightnessAdjustment IntensityRGBAll
iermSaturation Adjust color saturation of brushed area SaturationAmount AdjustSaturation
iermWave Apply a wave effect to brushed area WaveAmplitude, WaveLength, WavePhase Wave
iermPencilSketch Make brushed area resemble a pencil sketch (Note 1) PencilSketchAlpha, PencilSketchDensity, PencilSketchGray, PencilSketchLevels, PencilSketchThickness PencilSketch
iermIEVisionInpaint Restore brushed area using the outer region (fill missing areas of image or erase blemishes) (Note 2) InpaintMethod, InpaintRangeSize inpaint
iermIEVisionSmooth Apply NLM noise reduction to brushed area (Note 3) DenoiseFilterStrength fastNlMeansDenoisingColored
iermWarp Warp the image by pushing the area under the cursor - Warp
iermSwirl Apply a rotational effect under the cursor to obfuscate the image - SwirlTwists
iermCustom Apply a custom effect to brushed area   OnCustomRetouch

Note:
1. iermPencilSketch and iermSwirl can be very slow and require a lot of memory
2. iermIEVisionInpaint requires IEVision. If IEVision is not available, the iermSmudge method is used instead
3. iermIEVisionSmooth requires IEVision. If IEVision is not available, the iermSmooth method is used instead
4. iermSwirl is always circular (1:1) so may draw outside the retouched area


Demos

Demo  Demos\ImageEditing\RetouchTool\RetouchTool.dpr
Demo  Demos\ImageEditing\EveryMethod\EveryMethod.dpr
Demo  Demos\ImageEditing\WarpBrush\WarpBrush.dpr

Methods and Properties


General Properties
Public Property  BrushHeight
Public Property  BrushShape
Public Property  BrushSize
Public Property  BrushWidth
Public Property  Feathering
Public Property  PaintMode
Public Property  PenEffects
Public Property  RetouchMode
Public Property  Transparency

Smudge Tool Properties
Public Property  SmudgeBlur
Public Property  SmudgePressure

Blur Tool Properties
Public Property  BlurRadius

Motion Blur Tool Properties
Public Property  MotionBlurAngle
Public Property  MotionBlurRadius
Public Property  MotionBlurSigma

Auto Sharpen Tool Properties
Public Property  AutoSharpenIntensity
Public Property  AutoSharpenRate

Sharpen Tool Properties
Public Property  SharpenIntensity
Public Property  SharpenNeighbourhood

Unsharpen Tool Properties
Public Property  UnsharpenAmount
Public Property  UnsharpenRadius
Public Property  UnsharpenThreshold

Smooth Tool Properties
Public Property  SmoothRadius

Pixelize Tool Properties
Public Property  PixelizeBlockSize

Brightness Tool Properties
Public Property  BrightnessAdjustment

Saturation Tool Properties
Public Property  SaturationAmount

Wave Tool Properties
Public Property  WaveAmplitude
Public Property  WaveLength
Public Property  WavePhase

Swirl Tool Properties
Public Property  SwirlTwists

Pencil Sketch Tool Properties
Public Property  PencilSketchAlpha
Public Property  PencilSketchDensity
Public Property  PencilSketchGray
Public Property  PencilSketchLevels
Public Property  PencilSketchThickness

Inpaint Tool Properties
Public Property  InpaintMethod
Public Property  InpaintRangeSize

Denoise Tool Properties
Public Property  DenoiseFilterStrength

Retouching Operation
Public Method  AddToPainting
Public Method  EndPainting
Public Method  StartPainting

Other
Public Method  GetBrushPreview


Examples

// Enable retouch mode
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral := [miRetouchTool];

// Smudge the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode    := iermSmudge;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.SmudgePressure := 15;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.Feathering     := 3;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral       := [ miRetouchTool ];




// Apply motion blur to image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode      := iermMotionBlur ;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.MotionBlurSigma  := 8;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.MotionBlurAngle  := 180;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.MotionBlurRadius := 10;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral         := [ miRetouchTool ];




// Use IEVision's Inpainting to remove blemishes in the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode      := iermIEVisionInpaint;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.InpaintRangeSize := 6;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral         := [ miRetouchTool ];




// Pixelate the brushed area (e.g. to hide sensitive detail)
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode       := iermPixelize;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PixelizeBlockSize := 5;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral          := [ miRetouchTool ];




// Warp the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode := iermWarp;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.BrushSize   := 60;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral    := [ miRetouchTool ];




// Blur the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode := iermBlur;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.BlurRadius  := 7;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral    := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Sharpen the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode     := iermAutoSharpen;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.AutoSharpenRate := 0.025;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.AutoSharpenIntensity := 30;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral        := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Remove noise from the image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode  := iermSmooth;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.SmoothRadius := 12;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral     := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Lighten the brushed region
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode          := iermBrightness;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.BrightnessAdjustment := -10;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral             := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Reduce color saturation in the brushed image
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode      := iermSaturation;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.SaturationAmount := -30;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral         := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Apply a wave effect to the brushed region
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode := iermWave;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.WaveAmplitude := 5;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.WavePhase   := 90;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.WaveLength  := 20;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral    := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Apply a gray-scale pencil sketch effect to brushed areas
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.RetouchMode         := iermPencilSketch;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PencilSketchGray    := True;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PencilSketchLevels  := 3;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PencilSketchThickness := 1.4;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PencilSketchAlpha   := 0.2;
ImageEnView1.RetouchTool.PencilSketchDensity := 0.8;
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral            := [ miRetouchTool ];

// Show retouch brush properties dialog
ImageEnView1.MouseInteractGeneral := [miRetouchTool];
ImageEnView1.BrushShowPropertiesDialog();


See Also

◼ImageEn Interactive Tools
◼BrushShowPropertiesDialog
◼OnUserInteraction
◼TImageEnView Actions