Sky Replacement
Using ACDSee Ultimate's Sky Replacement tool, you can replace any sky with the press of a single button, or customize the sky to perfection.
You can save your settings as a preset for future use.
To Use Sky Replacement:
Click on Sky Replacement within the AI section of the Filter Menu on the left, or press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + R.
Sky Replacement allows you to select from a wide range of pre-installed skies, or import your own skies to use. Make adjustments to the position, mask refinement, opacity and color, foreground lighting, reflections, and more.
Selecting a Sky:
While in Sky Replacement, you'll be able to select from a wide range of pre-installed skies. Click on the Category dropdown to select from different themed skies, such as Blue Sky, Night Sky, and more. Click on any sky in the list below the Category and the sky will be automatically applied to your image. To change the selected sky, simply click on a different sky and the image will update accordingly.
Adding Custom Skies:
To add your own custom skies, open Sky Replacement and click the + button to the right of the Category dropdown. This will open a dialog allowing you to add your own images. These skies will be saved under the Category named Custom.
Making Adjustments to Skies:
Skies can be adjusted in a number of ways:
- Position: Adjusts elements related to the physical placement and size of the sky image.
- Vertical: Adjusts the vertical placement of the sky.
- Horizontal: Adjusts the horizontal placement of the sky.
- Scale: Adjusts the scale of the sky image.
- Flip: Toggling this will flip the sky horizontally.
- Mask Refinement: Adjusts how the edge of the mask interacts with the image.
- Shift Edge: Shifts the edge of the mask for the sky inwards or outwards.
- Fade Edge: Adjusts how much the sky fades at the edge of the mask.
- Sky Adjustments: Adjusts lighting and color elements related to the sky image.
- Opacity: Adjusts the opacity of the sky image.
- Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the sky image.
- Temperature: Adjusts the temperature of the colors in the sky image.
- Tint: Adjusts the tint of the colors in the sky image.
- Strength: Adjusts the strength of the colors in the sky image.
- Foreground Adjustments: Adjusts lighting and color elements in the foreground of the image.
- Lighting Blend Mode: Set the blend mode for the lighting.
- Foreground Lighting: Adjust the strength of the foreground lighting.
- Edge Lighting: Adjust the strength of the edge lighting.
- Color Adjustment: Select the color used in color adjustment.
- Reflections: Toggle this to enable realistic reflections.
- Blend Mode: Set the blend mode.
- Amount: Adjust the strength of the reflections.
- Shift Vertical: Adjust the vertical position of the reflections.
- Output as Layers: Toggle to output changes as layered changes.