Installing SharpEye
Instructions for installing SharpEye:
SharpEye is for Windows only, so it should be easy to install on Windows. If you do not have windows, then you can install Wine.
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Download
Download SharpEye version 2.68 from the webpage http://www.visiv.co.uk/dload.htm
There is a free unrestricted 30-day evaluation period.
Windows 10
To install in Windows 10, run the installsharpeye2.exe installer and follow the instructions.
The program will be installed in "C:\Program Files (x86)\visiv-co-uk\SharpEye2\sharpeye.exe"
MacOS
On MacOS, install Wineskins according to the instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkQj0lZFz6I
As explained in the video, the Wineskin software is on Github: https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer
Click on the green "Code" button and then download as zip. You have to double click to unzip the software. Then open the folder "WineskinServer-master/Winery" and then double click on WineskinWinder.app.tar.7z to uncompress the app. The open the app. You will need to give permission to run the program through the Apple Preferences -> Security -> General window (twice in MacOS 10.15). And later there will probably be a popup window to allow Wineskins to allow access to your harddisk.
I gave the Wineskin wrapper the name "SharpEye". After setting up according to the video, the SharpEye.app will be found in "~/Applications/Wineskin/SharpEye.app" ("~/" means your home directory). I also created a directory/folder called "~/SharpEye" to store SharpEye files in. This directory is called "C:\users\<your-user-name>\Sharpeye" in the SharpEye.app. I also dragged the SharpEye.app to my dock for easy access. I also created a symbolic link from ~/SharpEye to ~/Desktop/SharpEye with this Terminal.app command:
cd ~/Desktop; ln -s ~/SharpEye .
Then I can drag-and-drop the TIFF images into that directory on the desktop, and the open the folder to see the saved output from SharpEye.
Wine
Notes for installing Wine on MacOS: https://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac