Index

1. About SILKYPIX Developer Studio 8 SE

• 1-1. What you can do with SILKYPIX Developer Studio 8 SE
  • Overview
  • Developing RAW images
• 1-2. Start SILKYPIX Developer Studio 8 SE
  • Start SILKYPIX Developer Studio 8 SE
  • Initial setup (changing text and icon sizes)
• 1-3. Screen composition
  • Names and basic functions of screen components
• 1-4. Icons and functional overview
  • Menu bar
  • Toolbar
• 1-5. Basic steps
• 1-6. Non-destructive image processing/autosave
  • Non-destructive image processing
  • Autosave

2. Quick Start

• 2-1. Open images
• 2-2. Basic adjustment
  • Main controls
  • Edit by tastes
  • Parameter icons and tab pages
  • Basic adjustment process in developing RAW images
• 2-3. Develop images
  • What is development?

3. Image Selection and Screen Display

• 3-1. Display modes
  • 1. Thumbnail mode
  • 2. Combination mode
  • 3. Preview mode
  • 4. Multi preview mode
• 3-2. Display image information
  • Display EXIF and IPTC information
• 3-3. Display warning
  • Warning of blown-out highlights and blocked-up shadows and emphasizing focus

4. Adjust Images (Main Controls)

• 4-1. Basic operation of adjustment
  • Making adjustments
• 4-2. Main controls
  • Parameters controls
  • Tab pages
• 4-3. Adjust images (main controls)
  • Exposure bias
    • 1. Adjust with sliders
    • 2. Exposure bias fine tune
    • 3. Auto exposure bias
  • HDR/Dodge/Color Burn
    • 1. Select HDR and Dodge/Color Burn
    • 2. Adjust with sliders
  • White balance
    • 1. Select from tastes
    • 2. Adjust with sliders
      • −Color temperature
      • −Color deflection
    • 3. Gray balance tool
    • 4. Skin color tool
  • Tone
    • 1. Select from tastes
    • 2. Adjust with sliders
      • −Contrast
      • −Contrast center
      • −Gamma
      • −Clarity
  • Color (Photo Style)
    • 1. Select Photo Style
    • 2. Adjust saturation with a slider
  • Sharpening
    • 1. Select from tastes
    • 2. Types of sharpening
    • 3. Adverse effects of sharpening
    • 4. Adjust with sliders (natural sharp)
      • −Outline emphasis
      • −Ringing artifact ctrl.
      • −Bokeh preservation
  • Noise reduction
    • 1. Select from tastes
    • 2. Types of noise
    • 3. Color distortion (reduce color noise)
    • 4. Fringe reduction
    • 5. Neat noise
    • 6. Smoothness (reduce luminance noise)

5. Adjust Images (Sub-controls)

• 5-1. Sub-controls
  • Sub-control icons
• 5-2. Adjust images (sub-controls)
  • White balance adjustment
  • Tone curve
    • 1. RGB tone curve
    • 2. Level correction
    • 3. RGB channels
    • 4. Add point
  • Highlight controller
    • 1. Chroma/Luminance
    • 2. Saturation/Hue
    • 3. DR expansion
  • Show/Hide "Fine color controller"
  • Show/Hide "Lens aberration controller"
    • 1. Shading
    • 2. Distortion
    • 3. Chromatic aberration
  • Rotation/Shift lens effect
    • 1. Rotation tool/Rotation
    • 2. Shift lens effect
  • Development settings
  • Spotting tools
    • 1. Move to the spot
    • 2. Auto erase
    • 3. Copy
  • Crop tool
    • 1. Select crop tool mode
    • 2. Set cropping area
  • Editing history

6. Develop RAW Images

• 6-1. Development settings
  • Develop
    • 1. Basic settings
    • 2. File output settings
    • 3. Enhanced settings
• 6-2. Batch develop
  • Batch develop selected images
    • 1. Select images to develop
    • 2. Batch develop selected images
  • Batch develop marked images
    • 1. Set develop mark
    • 2. Batch develop marked images

7. Other Functions

• 7-1. Print
  • 1. Print button
  • 2. Print window (Basics)
  • 3. Print window (Enhancings 1)
  • 4. Print window (Enhancings 2)
• 7-2. Display settings
• 7-3. Function settings

8. Menu List

• 8-1. Menu list
  • File
  • Edit
  • Tools
  • View
  • Parameters
  • Development
  • Settings
  • Help

9. Other

• 9-1. Importing images
• 9-2. Reset screen to default
• 9-3. Check functions with tooltips

10. Troubleshooting

• 10-1. Controls have disappeared
• 10-2. RAW images do not open
• 10-3. JPEG images are not displayed
• 10-4. I want to return to default settings

11. Supported Camera List

• Supported Camera List

12. License agreement

• License agreement