FXhome Imerge Pro 7.0.7

Release Name: FXhome Imerge Pro
Program Type: Video Editing, Compositing
Release Date: 6 August, 2020
5 N8 h' @1 q' x9 \Version: v6.0
4 f% a; U  a0 ~) H2 w3 KHomepage: https://fxhome.com/software-install/imerge-pro OR https://fxhome.com/software-update/photokey8pro
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Platform: Windows & Mac
) j2 `$ t( B% V3 W  \8 E. h  xFile Size: 142 MB  / 336 MB
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3 Q9 V+ m7 I- o: P1 G3 UImerge has a powerful RAW engine that gets the best out of your photography. Don’t have time to spare? Never fear, as Imerge Pro’s flexible RAW engine is custom-built and GPU accelerated, giving you lightning-fast speed when importing any RAW file.

Hundreds of looks, zero work
1 V) c( ?6 [& o' u5 w& Q6 fExperiment with backgrounds, foregrounds, and text in one batch process! Imerge Pro automatically adds the right edge colors and light wrap to every green screen combo, so that you can flip between options with ease.

Color support
A new dawn of defined colors and fine detail is here! You now have the power to import and edit RAW files right in your image compositor.
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1 O2 M( r& N" I) l0 B  pBenefit from all the flexibility and power of working with RAW when editing that cloudy landscape image. Recover blown-out highlights in the sky with a simple slider using Imerge’s impressive Exposure effect.

: q; M5 x% w5 U" }  J  ASupported formats
+ }( z3 e0 Y2 ]8 b$ X# @$ aWant to go big? Imerge Pro handles massive full-frame & medium format images (provided your computer is up to the task).
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5 c. ^  E$ x* C& l! MWhatever the format, RAW images imported into Imerge are now automatically lens corrected based on the camera, the lens, and the focal length.

Play nicely with others
Now there’s no reason to limit yourself. Save your project with a full render, and open it directly as an asset in our video editing and visual effects program, HitFilm Pro. Create textures in Imerge Pro to apply to your particles or 3D models in HitFilm Pro, or composite photos together to make a digital set extension.

% B5 v: K. ^: R: @/ V1 AInfinite Layers
Flexibility
8 Z) ]- H3 M  v1 E. n4 _9 j$ {Keep your edits live and your color data RAW. No more compressing to 8-bit or worrying about the light wrap you added six layers ago. Easily undo any change, and keep the quality.

Group up
+ ~& P8 v" C  t( B+ oThe ability to group layers allows you to simply organize your project, alter the way your final composites are rendered, and even put a mask over a whole group of images at once

) H1 i. ^2 W; R& aPlatform & workflow
Imerge Pro is layer-based image compositing software that is GPU accelerated, making performance astonishingly fast, even on high-resolution images. Some of the unique features of Imerge Pro include:
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. t* I& N5 g% ]) Y# I; oNon-destructive: Nothing is baked in. Imerge Pro keeps your changes live and your color data RAW. Retain the full range of colors and gradients in that 16-bit California sunset throughout the editing process.
RAW processing: Imerge has a powerful bespoke RAW engine that gets the best out of your images. Custom-built and GPU accelerated, it gives you lightning-fast speed when importing any RAW images.
RAW image correction: Use automatic pixel defect correction to locate and correct dead or blown-out pixels, and use RAW data to correct noise-reduction on loading.
0 s( y0 G0 F: RYour files at your fingertips: Imerge Pro's unique home screen has already found all the projects on your system, so you can just open them and get started.
Project templates or custom setup: Quickly choose from presets, or set your own canvas resolution and shape.
Colour Depth: All image processing is done in 16-bit float.
2 Z: w9 i: Y, T# E" ?Grouping: Group layers together to simply organize your project, alter the way your final composites are rendered, and even put a mask over a whole group of images at once.
The straighten tool gives you the ability to draw your ideal horizontal horizon and then rotate the image accordingly. Pair this with the Layout tools which allow you to align different elements in your scene without any fuss.
Second monitor preview: Impress clients and passing customers at shows with a clean, full quality preview on a second screen, with all interface elements hidden.
$ X" e/ w3 I0 ?$ _6 sImport formats:
" B! u6 D8 R0 r9 G/ R/ \Standard formats including: JPEG, PNG.
" A# ]$ f' }5 g1 PHigh-quality formats including: TIFF, RAW.
* B1 Z7 ^) ^3 PSpecialist formats including: EXR (single-layer RGBA), HDR & PSD (flattened).
! U- j1 j8 ]# Q: `' C, j. HImage Presets: Use presets to quickly replicate the effect you want. Export your presets to share with the community and import your favorites for your next project.
, M$ i; V- Q. [% ~9 iExport formats: You can adjust the following file formats to control the compression used in the exported image: JPEG, TIFF, PNG.
We support metadata: Stored metadata including: EXIF, XMP & IPTC.
7 ~  P8 K2 u4 k3 ]$ A+ w$ I/ L. ~" QBatch processing
& u. J2 ]" z, {! ELayer content: Layers can be made up of multiple images and will provide the ability to export all the combinations.
' y; ~( O, P4 ~. J! K( J5 e) nMultiple outputs: Export a number of delivery formats so your content is client-ready or Instagram ready from the get-go.
Content variations: Give yourself ultimate freedom - export multiple backgrounds, foregrounds, text layers to create hundreds of different iterations.
6 m) A' U- S& p1 ?4 C! t& lBuilt-in keying effects
Chroma key: Look, no hands! Throw out the rotobrush and let Imerge do all the hard work for you. Never slave over erasing fine hairs or lace detail again.
Color difference key: Use this great effect with images that contain transparent or semi-transparent areas, such as smoke, shadows, or glass for a detailed and realistic key.
Color Match Background: Adjust the tones of your image to match your background for an easier and more realistic composite.
Light wrap: Keep your green screen composites looking super realistic. Light wrap adds realism to your subject by simulating light sources in the background wrapping around the edges.
* r# I: k2 A- jLuminance key: Remove fire and explosions from black or white backgrounds with the intelligently designed Luminance Key. Let it select the pixels that need to be semi-transparent and see results instantly.
6 N& r* O! i7 ZMatte Cleaner: Refine and adjust the results of your keying effects in a variety of ways, to improve the edges of the key.
Spill removal: No use crying over spilled green screen. Don’t be afraid of the dreaded green shadow again with automatic Spill Suppression that neutralizes the shade and removes unwanted spill.
1 Z3 c/ ?6 J( N5 T' k8 ?9 o0 K9 ORemove color matting: Eliminates halos from the edges of composited elements where the background has been removed. When a composited element has unwanted color around the edges, you can use this tool to remove that color, while still retaining transparency in those edge areas.
' b, A4 s- ~. P7 ?5 K/ h2 c0 @Remove Stock Background effect: Allowing you to easily remove both black and white backgrounds from stock images. An advanced Luminance Key and Demult/Unmult effect built into one easy-to-use tool.
Intelligent masks
Masking is used to manually create a matte. A matte determines which parts of a layer are visible. Practically, this means that masks can be used to cut holes in your layers. But that’s not all - they can also be used to define where a filter is applied! Mask around just the eyes, or alter the exposure of the sky in a landscape quickly and easily.
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There are 5 types of masks available in Imerge:

Gradient: Easily fade images together, fade to black and white, fade text or even create a photo reflection with a gradient mask.
Area: Use an area mask to hide portions of a layer and reveal the layers below. Perfect for combining multiple photos into a single image or getting rid of unwanted details.
Vector: Imerge’s vector masks are not pixel-based, and as a result are much more accurate.
Image luminance (intelligent): This incredible feature breaks an image down into channels of luminosity so that users can mask based on how bright or dark an area is.
9 E, H' O1 u8 S9 y' ^6 v, HImage color selection (intelligent): Much like luminosity, image color selection breaks an image down into color ranges, so that users can easily make specific selections based on color.
Brush mask: Manually paint in a mask with your mouse or stylus, adjust the brush size, and hardness to fine-tune areas with ease.
5 C  `5 }0 Y: `' D: \) N/ z2 E- MCreative filters & effects
Black & white: Convert your image to black and white, or reduce the saturation of your image. Imerge Pro’s black and white tool gives you full control over the luminosity of specific colors in your image, so you can dial in the exact results you desire.
Bleach bypass: Based on a technique originating in film processing where the bleaching step was completely or partially skipped during development. Bleaching typically serves the purpose of removing silver emulsion from the film. The result is a dramatic image with high contrast and low saturation.
$ T) z7 l: L: l, X1 PChannel viewer: Quickly exchange individual channels in your image into other results. They are typically used as a diagnostic tool inspecting a particular color space channel from an image.
4 T+ @/ k. {) {  X! A1 cChromatic Aberration effect: Sometimes known as ‘color fringing,’ it creates an offset between the color channels of the image. Perfect for adding a rainbow edge to your areas of contrast, helping your image pop.
" I+ N" D1 j8 X4 l# uClarity: This effect allows you to manipulate the local contrast in an image.
Clip and Knockout blend modes: Both blend modes are perfect for integrating text into a shot, providing professional titling and stylized text options for publications, web development, and portfolios.
, h+ P* r1 B" ]% ?, wClouds: Generate a randomized fractal pattern simulating the appearance of clouds. This is most commonly combined with other effects to produce computer-generated patterns and textures.
! B' s2 _0 F$ i" iColor adjustment: Your image can be altered with this tool to correct colors when required, or to alter colors for artistic effect.
Color overlay: Adds a color to all the pixels in an image. It will not affect the alpha channel so the shape of your image will be retained and only the color will change. This can be useful for making silhouettes by filling it with black or more creative graphical uses with images that are imported and have an alpha channel.
Colorize Black and White: Taking old black and white images and bringing them into the modern era has never been easier than with the Colorize Black and White effect. With customization options allowing you to define the level of detail and color, you want this is a powerful tool to help bring history to life.
Curves: Curves are a powerful tool for adjusting colors and tones within your image. The graph displays a histogram of all the values present in the currently selected channel. The diagonal line is the curve you will edit, and it represents the relationship between the input values and output values of your image.
9 O  n$ A, I# Q: G& ?9 O9 KDehaze: This effect can add or remove mist or haze from your shots. Create spooky-looking scenes, or turn a gray sky clear with a single slider. It does so by estimating the distance each item in your image is from the camera at the time of the shot and adds or removes white based on this distance along with the amount you specify.
Directional blur: This effect blurs the image in a specific, user-defined direction.
/ p' i! E/ S/ j5 H* ODisplacement effect: Distort your selected background based on the color, or the tonal data. Fully customizable and perfect for quick changes.
Exposure: Benefit from all the flexibility and power of working with RAW when editing that cloudy landscape image. Recover blown-out highlights in the sky with a simple slider using Imerge’s impressive Exposure effect.
: X0 F$ Q( s3 j; YFocus stacking: Merge several images at different focal lengths to show the subject in full clarity.
Gaussian blur: A simple blur which blends each pixel with the surrounding pixels to a radius defined by the user.
, W8 w9 s  L% \1 ?4 RGlow effect: Totally customizable, meaning that you can easily alter the radius, exposure, threshold, and Style of your Glow.
1 A3 M, ^( D$ w  H7 k. bGrain: Adding grain to your images can be useful for a variety of purposes, including matching existing grain in other elements of a composite, artificially aging an image, or artistic purposes. Grain is similar to noise but more organic in nature.
! g8 [, v3 `+ X/ A. V  i) W2 qHalftone: Stylize any image into a comic-book-style dot-print. Adjust resolution, threshold, or use multiple layers for the authentic feel of a slightly misaligned CMYK print.
) D) C0 O/ D, ~HDR Merge: Combine multiple images taken at different exposures for the perfect, dynamic lighting result.
, f8 q7 U; Z9 d/ V0 [% |, ZHighpass effect: This traditional highpass filter is built into Imerge to give you the power to keep details while evening out gradients. As the building block of many retouching techniques, you can mix it with the Highpass Sharpen effect to sharpen up isolated areas of the image.
Hue Colorize effect: Adds a single hue to the image while retaining all luminance data. Use it to colorize black and white images, but you can also use it on colored images where you need to replace the color with a single hue.
Inner glow: Applies a glow effect to the inside of the layer’s edges. The glow is applied as a gradient, which fades out as it reaches farther into the image.
+ G* p5 X3 P# lInvert: Invert individual channels of the image. By default all color channels are inverted, which inverts the entire image. You can also invert specific channels individually.
( P8 c8 W: E) C8 y0 p- B# h2 GKeystone correction effect: Correct perspective errors in your image, to ensure that vertical lines are truly vertical.
LUT (look-up table): Look Up Tables (LUTs) are files which store a specific map for color adjustment, and allow you to apply a pre-defined color grade or adjustment to your layer very quickly.
$ e) a: T9 b% R) u& FLens Distortion: Correct or add lens distortion, vignette, sharpening, and chromatic aberration to your photos.
Levels: Levels gives you detailed information about the channel composition of the layer through the user of a Histogram Display. This histogram shows information about the image just before the effect is applied that allows you to make adjustments to the tonality of the layer based on this information.
Light Rays effect: Uses exposure cues in the scene to generate atmospheric light-streaks from a given source point.
Light wrap: Keep your green screen composites looking super realistic. Light wrap adds realism to your subject by simulating light sources in the background wrapping around the edges.
6 M7 g) N% n) @* gLinear gradient: Create the perfect sunset look, or give your image some more depth with our linear gradient effect, which creates a gradient between colors of your choice.
Long Shadow effect: Generates a cast shadow based on the shape of your layer.
Matte Cleaner effect: Refine and adjust the results of your keying effects in a variety of ways, to improve the edges of the key.
Multi-point gradient: Generates a gradient with any number of points across a 2D plane. Use Voronoi mode to switch to a closest-point solid shape blending mode.
# _) z# R6 M# f# b! [+ G/ [Noise: Adding noise to your images can be useful for a variety of purposes, including matching existing noise in other elements of a composite, artificially aging or distressing an image, or artistic purposes.
( {& K) ~1 ?- {/ q3 zOuter glow: Applies a glow effect to the outside of the layer’s edges. The glow is applied as a gradient, which fades out as it reaches farther from the edges of the image. Perfect for simulating a sun, or light.
) L* U! z' l- t5 s( K7 X+ ?" IOutline: Creates a solid line along the edges of the layer.
, a7 u0 z  e( v2 L' K$ mPattern overlay: Enables you to apply another image as an overlay onto the layer contents. The selected image is applied as a tile pattern, so it always fills the entire contents of the layer.
/ x3 ~) T) Y# g" z8 APixelate: Go full FBI with the Pixelate effect. Hide someone’s identity, or a number plate on a car by selecting a specific area, making it look far lower resolution and blowing up the size of the pixels.
7 n: o- {3 V2 i- |  C1 c" YQuad warp: Reposition the corners of a layer individually, to alter its perspective or to alter the scale of its contents non-uniformly. The effect provides controls for each individual corner of the layer.
0 X, H2 v" [8 O8 Q/ L4 @5 n/ ?" rRadial gradient: Perfect for that sunny look, use a radial gradient to change one center color to another color at the outside of the radius.
Remove color matting: Eliminates halos from the edges of composited elements where the background has been removed. When a composited element has unwanted color around the edges, you can use this tool to remove that color, while still retaining transparency in those edge areas.
! O9 S. ]+ q) ~7 ORotational Motion Blur effect: A simulated motion blur based on the rotational movement of the layer.
& m/ @: k+ [( V2 uSaturation editor: The saturation editor is optimized for fine-tuning the intensity of each color in the layer. It uses a curve to control the saturation of different colors.
! t  U3 A4 [7 V- O% BScan lines: Creates a consistent pattern of light and dark lines. Effective for replicating the look of television or other electronic displays, or creating a pattern for graphic purposes.
& I2 T( q, Z9 ~# D! GSharpen: Increase micro-contrast around fine edges on the image, which causes the edges stand out more and appear to be in sharper focus.
- \: v; s9 v, ^1 E  FStraighten Tool: Draw your ideal horizontal horizon and then rotate the image accordingly. Pair this with the Layout tools, which allow you to align different elements in your scene without any fuss.
Surface Blur effect: This effect locates edges within the layer, and applies a blur to the areas between the edges while leaving the edge detail intact.
Threshold effect: Convert your image to a two-tone color scheme, by turning your darkest areas into one color, and the brightest areas to another.
Tone coloring: Tone coloring applies hue shifts to specific tonal ranges of your layer. Unlike color adjustment, which applies adjustments based on color selections, Tone coloring alters color based on tonal selections, or luminosity.
8 q3 f9 _( Q/ P# ~/ b  {0 wVignette: Subtly or dramatically darken the edges of your frame using this effect. Vignettes help to naturally draw the viewer’s eye toward the center of the frame, and your subject.
White balance: Correct the color of inaccurate whites with this tool. You can also use it to warm or cool the colors in the image overall. You can manually correct the white balance using the temperature and tint sliders, but it is usually faster and more effective to start by setting the neutral color.
; e( T6 Z- p9 oZoom blur: This effect works by blurring the image outward from a specified center point. It creates a similar effect to quickly extending a zoom lens during an exposure.
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0 x3 q- y9 U- R! A9 ^Enhancements
2 q3 L0 c1 T# z: G# _$ CThe curves effect now has the ability to apply curves in the HSV, YUV, LAB, and CMYK color spaces.
Selecting a point on a vector mask now shows the control points of the adjacent points, allowing you to see all of the control points that make up the curve.
& S, ^' |$ O5 gThe LUT effect now has a dropdown which, after selecting a LUT file, will allow you to quickly pick another LUT file in the same folder.
) ]: `4 P0 [$ x; U" |' YEffects that allow you to pick images now show a preview of the selected image, and allow you to quickly pick another from within the same folder.
The "Set canvas to same size" option now also applies to group layers and selections of multiple layers.
9 g, Q) x+ U) r' r& a( K9 G' S6 uThe Chromatic Aberration effect now has the option to soften the aberration applied.
) `0 F- W$ ?0 n# D; SSlightly adjusted the Fractal Distortion effect's UI.
' a2 f  x  [1 P2 x% ]Default layer names now better suit the type of layer that has been added. This also extends to the new layer presets.
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- p  M4 ~) s. S. z" uNew in Imerge Pro Version 7.0
( V' v7 R! y3 x  RAdded the ability to merge images with different exposures, to make HDR images.
0 O: U" x9 Z- G: _) X1 RAdded the ability to merge images taken at different focal distances, to perform the Focus stacking technique.
6 a! d9 n* c" x9 JAdded a Tone mapping effect which allows you to compress the tonal range of HDR images.
, I, L1 k% `6 s% v: j0 SSignificantly increased the decoding of FujiFilm RAW files using GPU acceleration.
$ W) @/ N; @% d! sAdded the ability to make presets for batch outputs.
/ c$ m! }- P- H, x; ?! MAdded the ability to make layer presets, which can be used to automatically apply masks and effects to a layer when it is added.
; T" i7 g$ P: K- P4 CYou can now import or export any preset via a new "Preset" settings screen.
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Bug Fixes
1 X/ `2 c1 K' [7 tImproved visibility of canvas controls against bright backgrounds.
When a layer is copied its layer name will have "copy" added to the end.
* j9 Y6 ^7 G6 X# }0 L' aWhen an item is added with a preset, the name of the item will now be the name of the preset.
0 T4 ~7 `' S4 t+ p- ]7 {  }" L' RUsing Imerge with different DPIs and scale factors no longer causes style, text, and layout issues.
0 K8 T# h8 x; S5 N2 P6 @Exporting to HDR image formats no longer results in data loss.
; p+ R: B8 l( u- {; gFixed issue with the Keystone correction effect not applying if done in a certain order.
" ^% r, F0 g* Y* q; s! h& n- b' wFixed issue where you could create a group from a selection that you shouldn't be able to.
"Set canvas to same size" no longer resizes the canvas incorrectly.
# U5 P4 d/ _+ L, j: k4 @& KDuplicating a group will now copy it next to the existing group, instead of inside it.
Fixed issues when using keyboard shortcuts on the saturation editor.
- m5 @3 X* _, ?4 ^9 ^- z( ~8 iFixed issue where the shadow and highlight overlay colors wouldn't update until the project was changed.
The mask display mode is no longer retained after deleting all masks.
" |* h" ~" \2 R3 ?Fixed issue with the "updates behind" not appearing correctly sometimes.
; v- X9 {4 a3 h$ g0 J' HThe Saturation Editor and Tone Coloring effects now work correctly on HDR image formats.
The Sharpen effects no longer produces incorrect results on HDR image formats.
/ d: c3 X& Q) X* s/ R' bHDR image detail is no longer lost if exported with the Lens Distortion or Vignette effects applied.
Adding multiple images with "resize" checked no longer results in incorrect scaling in some circumstances.
Setting a custom logo correctly checks for a 2x version.
8 L* H+ S% F. L+ g: X6 {6 uCustom logos now set and reset correctly.
Fixed an issue that would allow website navigation in the tutorials web feed on the project screen.
Fixed a minor styling issue on mask mode labels.
! [0 U& F+ S0 g6 QFixed a minor styling issue on effect reset icons.
Changing an image on disk now correctly updates in Imerge.
+ f) J4 h" D3 ~" S4 Q& J; OCertain characters are no longer incorrectly prevented from being used as item names.
! w, v( t8 }( ZThe Luminance Key effect no longer behaves incorrectly on HDR images.
7 q0 A- I/ R4 X( V0 f9 JLayer editors no longer become detached from the underlying images.
Fixed an issue with the crop tool if you used the right mouse button at the same time.
Fixed an issue where the crop tool label would report values higher than the proposed crop.
Using multi-byte characters in the text layer's text content item no longer causes instability issues.
' m4 A3 d, Q* r% ]4 U* lThe canvas resize dialog now correctly appears after loading an image file directly.
Fixed an issue where the cursor would reset on the batch output folder name field.
Different types of HDR images no longer have different thumbnails.
Using the Colorize black and white effect on HDR images now works as intended.
Fixed an issue on macOS where the color dropper preview grid was misaligned.
Metadata fields on the batch outputs now reset correctly.
Fixed an issue where delete an export preset would reset to the wrong file type.
Imerge no longer gets stuck loading the same asset.
0 G1 q. ^- |9 L( K7 ?Slightly improved the selection of vector mask points.
Importing multiple layers to a single layer no longer causes multiple canvas resizes.
Opening the preview window while a render is in progress no longer causes instability issues.
Fixed an issue where an effect's canvas UI would not reappear correctly in a specific case.
  [6 w0 |- D. Q) R7 R& }# V; GBatch completed dialog now shows milliseconds correctly.
. S( G; K/ @& O. NUndoing while the color picker is open no longer causes instability issues.
+ N& P" w+ d' b" hVector mask points no longer retain their selection incorrectly while points are being added
Using brush masks on specific GPUs no longer causes instability issues.
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# Z2 \% d7 b( o- K% B3 NSystem Requirements
0 @3 S1 F+ A" H* i. Z# c; pWindows: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
+ ]3 I. B6 Z2 ?9 emacOS: macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 10.14 Mojave, or 10.13 High Sierra
Internet connection: Required for online activation
Processor: Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 or AMD equivalent
RAM: 4GB (8 GB Recommended)
Graphics card:
2048MB graphics memory for projects up to 24MP. 4GB+ for projects over 24MP
2 }6 @- b4 t/ ]0 z0 Q/ |: k+ f. `Windows:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (GT2) (2012)
' a* h8 ?$ d' `* l% I" Z; lNVIDIA GeForce 600 Series (2012)
+ C& ^4 Q9 N- n5 D% @% u7 `  FAMD R7 Series (2013)
3 F( L9 o! V% m0 JmacOS:
Dedicated cards from 2012 onwards
OpenGL 4.1 and OpenCL 1.2 support


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