Ensoul User Guide

Ensoul User Guide
Ensoul 1.0.0
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Welcome
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Ensoul Overview
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System Requirements
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Getting Started
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First Launch and Initial Setup
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Synchronization Settings
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The Application
3.1
Creating Wallpapers
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3.2
Creating Contact Photos
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FAQ's
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Welcome
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Ensoul Overview
Ensoul is the easiest way to create perfectly fit wallpapers for your iPhone and stunning Full-Size
contact images for your Address Book.
- Personalized Wallpapers
Design stunning wallpapers for your iOS device with just a few clicks. Drag pictures into Ensoul, edit
photos, add fun effects, and easily create wallpapers perfectly suited to your device.
- Full-Sized Photos
Give your Address Book more personality. In mere minutes, create great, full-sized photos for each
contact. Now you can locate people by name and beautiful, personal photos.
- Import from Anywhere
Instantly access your entire photo collection from virtually any source: iPhoto, Aperture, PhotoBooth or
any picture folder on your Mac. Move thumbnails directly into Ensoul with drag'n'drop ease, and start
managing your wallpapers and contact photos today!
- Rapid Editing
In just seconds, transform an ordinary snapshot into the wallpaper of your dreams. Crop, zoom, rotate
and modify the colors and textures of your pictures in a variety of ways...all within one simple,
user-friendly editing window.
- Easy Sync
Create different libraries for each of your iOS devices and easily synchronize them all via iTunes. Add
wallpapers or contact photos to any library and access them anytime!
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System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.6.6 or higher
Note: An iPhone device is required to use the imagery you create
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Getting Started
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First Launch and Initial Setup
Launch the application, create your Ensoul Library and configure device sync settings.
1. Launch Ensoul directly from your Dock or from the Applications folder right after
you obtain it at the Mac App Store:
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2. Choose the type of your iPhone:
1) Select 'Retina Display' if you have an iPhone 4 device or 'Classic Display' if you have an older model.
2) Click the 'Choose' button to continue.
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3. The main Ensoul window is ready to help you create new Wallpapers and Contact
Photos:
Ensoul is ready to go, but we recommend to set up your synchronization settings before you start
creating new images.
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Synchronization Settings
Configure the way you will be transferring your new Wallpapers and Contact Photos to your iPhone.
If you still haven't synchronized your iPhone with your Mac, we recommend you to do that via iTunes:
1) Connect the iPhone to your Mac and launch iTunes.
2) Select the device in the left bar of the application:
Now you are able to configure some sync settings of your phone in the main area of iTunes.
Configure Wallpapers Synchronization
Choose your Ensoul Library to be synced from its original location on your Mac.
Note: If you already have your iTunes set up to sync iPhoto albums, you don't need to change your
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settings. You will be able to share your Wallpapers with iPhoto and sync them like an iPhoto album:
Configure Contacts Synchronization
Set all your Address Book contacts to be synced with the phone. This way all your new Contact Photos
will immediately appear on your iPhone just after you sync it with your Mac.
Note: If you use MobileMe to synchronize your Mac and iPhone, you don't need to set up sync in
iTunes. Just synchronize your Address Book as you did before after you create some new contact
photos.
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The Application
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Creating Wallpapers
Learn the easy steps to create custom wallpapers for your iPhone using literally any image you may
have.
1. Open the Wallpapers area of Ensoul:
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Have a look at the right bar of the application:
Ensoul allows you to navigate through your photos and create Wallpapers from a variety of sources:
- iPhoto
- Aperture
- Photo Booth
- Default 'Pictures' folder or any other folder in Finder
- The Examples Library of Ensoul
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You can select the images you need directly within Ensoul or use Drag&Drop into the Wallpapers area
of the app:
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2. Select the image you would like to work with:
Just click on any image in the right bar of Ensoul and you will immediately see a preview of it on the
iPhone screen in the middle.
Click the 'Add to Wallpapers' button on the iPhone screen so that the image appears in the Wallpapers
bar.
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3. Edit your Wallpapers:
If you would like to modify the new Wallpaper, please use the 'Edit' button below the iPhone screen to
open the Navigation dialog of Ensoul.
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This dialog will help you see the particular area that covers the device screen while you move or zoom
the image using any gestures directly on the iPhone screen.
If you would like to access some additional color and orientation adjustments, please click the 'Adjust'
button from the bottom bar of Ensoul:
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You will find this separate dialog on your screen:
Adjust any of the available settings and preview the immediate result on the iPhone screen.
Use the 'Reset' button if you would like to revert the changes.
The additional buttons on the bottom bar will also help you rotate or resize the image without having to
use any gestures or opening the adjustment dialog:
Lock or unlock the iPhone screen to make sure the created Wallpaper looks great in both cases.
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4. Save your Wallpapers:
As soon as you modify the image so that it suits your personal preference, just click the 'Done' button in
the bottom bar:
5. Sync your Wallpapers:
All you need to do now is click the Sync button in the bottom left corner of Ensoul or share your
Wallpapers with iPhoto and sync them like an album.
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Creating Contact Photos
Find out how to create great full-screen Contact Photos for your iPhone.
1. Open the Contacts area of Ensoul and select a contact:
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2. Select a picture you would like to assign to the selected contact:
3. Modify and save contact photos:
You can edit the selected image using any of the Ensoul adjustment settings, just as you did with
Wallpapers.
Please note that you can easily edit or remove a contact photo that was already added if you just use
the corresponding buttons in the bottom bar:
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4. Sync Contact Photos:
You can now click the Sync button of Ensoul to initiate contacts synchronization in iTunes or sync your
Address Book using MobileMe if you don't use iTunes sync.
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FAQ's
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. I use MobileMe to sync my Mac and iPhone. What should I do?
In this case you basically do not need to set up anything in iTunes. Just create contact pictures for your
Address Book using Ensoul and sync your devices as you did before.
2. My iPhoto albums are already set up to sync via iTunes. How can I also add Ensoul
Library to the sync list?
In this case you should share your newly-created pictures with iPhoto by selecting them and clicking
iPhoto in the Share menu of Ensoul. Sync the images just as you did before without having to
reconfigure anything in iTunes.
3. I have some nice pictures in a separate folder on my system, which I cannot seem to
access from Ensoul. How can I add those pictures?
Please note that Ensoul supports drag&drop functionality from literally any location. Just open any
folder or external device, select your pictures there and drag them onto the Wallpaper area of Ensoul or
onto the iPhone screen inside it.
4. Can it only crop pictures to fit the iPhone screen or do I have any other options?
Ensoul can adjust your images in a variety of ways. What you need to do is select a picture you would
like to modify, add it to Wallpapers or set as one of your Contacts and click 'Edit' in the left lower corner
of the main Ensoul area. Use gestures to rotate, zoom or move the picture and click the Adjust button if
you would like to work with some color settings.
5. How do I go back to the initial dialog where I could choose the iPhone model I have
and create a new library?
Just click the 'New Library…' option in the main Ensoul menu to create another library or select another
ready library to work with. You can create numerous Ensoul libraries if needed.
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