dialog window size and zoom controls:

Use the [maximise/restore] button to change the dialog window size.
The [zoom] slider changes the zoom resolution.
The [fit] button can be used to fit the image into the existing preview frame.

preview:

Click and hold the left mouse button over the preview to see the original unprocessed image.
Click and drag the preview to view another section of the image.
Turn the mousewheel to zoom in or out of the image.

palette controls:

Here you can load or create palettes that are used to process the image data. recolorST uses the upper [compare] palette to decide which parts of the image are processed. It then applies the colors of the lower [apply] palette onto the selected regions.

Click on the combo box to select one of the predefined or user defined palettes or hit the [get] button to extract a new user palette from the currently edited image.
If you want to store the newly created palette for permanet use select one of the last six list items [user 1 ... user 6] before hitting the [get] button. You will then be able to save the extracted palette onto this slot. Otherwise the palette is created temporarily and will be discarded when another palette is selected or when the plugin dialog window is closed.
The [palette] selector decides for wich purpose [compare] or [apply] a newly created or loaded palette will be used. Choose [single] if you want to use a single palette for both jobs. If two different palettes are present before single mode is selected only the previous [compare] palette will be used for processing. The [apply] palette is then discarded.
If a selection mask is present in the source image you can use the [mask] selector to determine wether a new palette will include only the colors from [within] or from [outside] the mask. Choose [ignore] if you want to ignore the mask and use colors of the entire image.
The [mask] selector is disabled if no selection mask has been found in the image.

palette display:

The caption of the palette display box shows which of the palettes is currently selected for editing.
The dual palette display in the center of the box shows both the [compare] and [apply] palettes in a single image. Click on the upper half of the image to select the [compare] palette for editing. Clicking on the lower half will choose the [apply] palette. Click in the center of the display to switch to [single] palette mode.
The sliders above and below the palette display can be used to restrict the intensity range that is affected by the filter. Move the upper slider to the left to exclude bright colors or move the lower slider to the right to exclude dark colors from the processing. You can even move both sliders at once - just press and hold the [ctrl] key while dragging one of the sliders.

selection controls:

This section provides the tools for the selection of image regions that are affected by the filter.

[include]: recolorST uses the colors of the [compare] palette to decide which regions of the image will be affected. Use the [include] selector to include only image colors that are sufficiently [similar] to or [different] from the palette colors.
[threshold]: Use this fader to set the threshold for the color inclusion/exclusion based on the setting of the [include] selector. Move the slider to the right to reduce the filtered image area.
[fade]: The fade parameter lets you smoothen the borders between processed and unprocessed image regions.
the [mask] selector is active if a selection mask is present in the source image. Use it to determine wthwer the effect is applied [within] or [outside] the selection. Choose [ignore] if you want to ignore the mask and apply the effect onto the entire image.
Important Note: Not all plugin hosts support writing outside the selection mask. If you can not use this feature with your plugin host please contact the software vendor for an update. A list of compatible applications that allow writing outside the selection mask will soon be available from our website.

effect controls:

Use the effect control tools to determine the quality of the filter effect.

[amount]: An amount of 0 will leave the source image untouched while an amount of 100 completely replaces the image colors with those of the palette.
Use amounts < 0 to enhance the existing colors and amounts > 100 to generate color shifts.
[lightness] If you find the processed image areas too bright or too dark you can use this selector to edit the lightness of the filter effect. select [bleach] to lighten up existing colors or [stain] to darken the processed regions.
Use the [depth] fader to control the intensity of the bleach or staining. This fader is disabled when the [neutral] setting is chosen.
[palette colors only] If this button is checked only colors from the [apply] pallette will be used for the rendering. Leave the button unchecked to create a blend of source image and palette colors.

button row:

[About] Version number and copyright Information.
[Help] opens this help file.
[Register] registration of recolorST will soon be available.
[Done] close the plugin window. Please note that only the licensed version of recolorST will apply any changes to the source image.
Click on the web link below the button row to visit our homepage www.foksmarx.com.
during a preview update the web link is replaced by a progress bar.

recolorST palette builder dialog

The palette builder is a simplified dialog that can be used to quickly create a new palette. Use this dialog in cases where only a palette is created and no image processing is done.

Please note that the recolorST palette builder dialog is only available with the full version of the plugin.
recolorLE uses its own palette builder. Please look here.

usage

Hold the [Ctrl] pressed while the plugin starts to call this dialog. Clicking one of the buttons [user 1 ... 6] will store a new user palette onto the specified slot and close the window. An existing palette will then be overwritten.

The palette builder can be used to considerably speed up the workflow. In many cases you will want to use a palette that is based on a certain selection while the actual image processing is then applied onto a different region of the image. In this case proceed as follows:

Select image regions whose colors will be used for the new palette
Open the recolorST palette builder and create a new palette based on the selection.
Remove or modify the selection mask to contain those regions that will be processed with the filter
Open the recolorST standard dialog and apply the effect.