SILKYPIX® Developer Studio SOFTWARE MANUAL

SILKYPIX^®	SOFTWARE MANUAL







				SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 2.0 Software Manual

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				Table of Contents

0. Overview and Introduction

0.1 Difference between Photo Retouching Software and SILKYPIX®

1. Software Start-up and Mode Selection

1.1 Software Installation and Start-up

1.1.1 Windows Version: Installation and Start-up

1.1.2 Macintosh Version: Set-up and Start-up

1.2 Mode Selection

1.2.1 Free Mode

1.2.2 Product Mode

1.2.3 Trial of Product Mode Functions

2. RAW Data File Loading and Display

2.1 Open File

2.2 Open Folder

3. Preview Mode and Thumbnail Mode

3.1 Mark

3.2 Outline Preview

3.3 Formal Development Preview

3.4 Changing Display Magnification during Preview

3.5 Using Mouse

3.6 Switching to Previous or Next Scene

3.7 Rotating Pictures

3.8 Using Thumbnail Mode

3.8.1 Selecting Multiple Scenes

3.8.2 Operating Multiple Scenes

3.8.3 Making Thumbnail Files of All Scene

3.9 Displaying EXIF Info

3.10 Displaying Outline Preview in Thumbnail Mode

3.11 Displaying Grid

3.11.1 Moving Grid

3.12 Switching Floating Control Display

4. Development Parameter Adjustment

4.1 Adjusting Development Parameter and Updating Preview

4.2 Changing Update Preview Setting

4.3 Exposure Bias

4.3.1 Auto Exposure Bias

4.3.2 Fine-Tuning Exposure Bias

4.3.3 Exposure Bias Tool

4.4 White Balance

4.4.1 Adjusting White Balance with Preset

4.4.2 Adjusting by Auto White Balance

4.4.3 Adjusting White Balance with Color Temperature and Color Deflection

4.4.4 Adjusting White Balance with Gray Point Specification

4.4.5 Dark Adjustment

4.4.6 Adjusting White Balance with WB Adjustment

4.4.7 Summary of Color and Adjustment

4.5 Sharpness Adjustment

4.5.1 Adjusting Sharpness with Preset

4.5.2 Fine-Tuning Sharpness

4.6 Tone Adjustment

4.6.1 Adjusting Tone with Preset

4.6.2 Fine-Tuning Tone

4.7 Color Control

4.7.1 Adjusting Saturation with Preset

4.7.2 Fine-Tuning Saturation

4.7.3 Selecting Colorspace

4.7.4 Selecting Color Mode

4.7.4.1 Standard Color

4.7.4.2 Memory Color

4.7.4.3 Portrait Color

4.7.4.4 Film Color

4.8 Noise Reduction

4.8.1 False Color Control

4.8.2 High Frequency Noise

4.8.3 Color Noise

4.8.3.1 Noise Level

4.8.3.2 Noise Cancel

4.9 Development Precision Adjustment

4.10 Highlight Controller

4.10.1 Emphasis on Saturation/Tone

4.10.2 Emphasis on Saturation/Hue

4.10.3 Restoration

4.11 Fine Color Controller

4.12 Lens Aberration Correction

4.12.1 Shading (Peripheral Brightness) Correction

4.12.1.1 Angle (deg)

4.12.1.2 Amount

4.12.1.3 Detail of Shading Reduction

4.12.2 Distortion Correction

4.12.2.1 Distortion Rate

4.12.2.2 Center/Edge Control

4.12.3 Chromatic Aberration Correction

4.12.3.1 R Rate

4.12.3.2 B Rate

4.13 Rotation/Digital Shift

4.13.1 Rotation

4.13.2 Digital Shift

4.14 Trimming

5. Development Execution

5.1 1-Scene Development

5.1.1 Image Pixel Size to Save

5.1.1.1 Selecting from Image Saving Size History

5.2 Batch Development

5.2.1 Folder to Save

5.2.2 How to Save a File with the Same Name

5.2.3 How to Develop Scenes in Several Folders

5.2.4 Image Pixel Size to Save

5.2.5 Developing with Low Priority

5.2.6 Minimizing Window during Batch Development

6. Useful Functions for Adjustment

6.1 Highlight/Shadow/Outside of the Color Gamut Warnings

6.2 Tone Curve

6.2.1 Editing Point

6.2.2 Tone Curve: Button

6.2.3 Type

6.3 Histogram

6.3.1 Histogram: Mode

6.3.2 Displaying Histogram

6.4 Shortcut Key and Function Key

6.4.1 Operating Menu Bar

6.4.2 Operating Context Menu

6.4.2.1 Image Display Size Adjustment

6.4.2.2 Reservation/Mark

6.4.2.3 Development

6.4.2.4 Switching Scenes

6.4.3 Shortcut Key List

7. Development Parameter Operation

7.1 Saving Development Parameter

7.2 Loading Development Parameter

7.3 Initializing Development Parameter

7.4 Putting Development Parameter on Cloakroom

7.5 Setting Development Parameter to Multiple Scenes

7.6 Operating Multiple Selected Scenes

8. File Operation

8.1 Deletion Procedures

8.1.1 Delete Reserved Scene

8.1.2 Delete Selected Scene

8.2 Copying/Moving Procedures

8.2.1 Copying/Copying Reserved Scene/Moving

8.2.2 Copying Selected Scene/Moving

8.3 Files to be Deleted, Copied or Moved

8.4 Saving Both Parameter and Thumbnail in CD/DVD

8.5 Rename/Batch Rename

8.6 Printing

8.6.1 Print Range

8.6.1.1 Setting Print Size

8.6.1.2 Setting Image Alignment

8.6.2 Print Quality

8.6.3 Print Execution

8.6.4 Checking Print Images of Multiple Scenes

9. Setting

9.1 Setting for Developed Image

9.1.1 Setting File Type

9.1.2 Setting Resolution

9.1.3 Developed Image at Rotation

9.1.4 Recording ICC Profile

9.1.5 Specifying Colorspace at Development

9.2 Display Setting

9.2.1 Color Management

9.2.1.1 Setting of Monitor Profile

9.2.2 Control Location

9.3 Function Setting

9.3.1 Saving the Rotation for JPEG/TIFF/DNG

9.3.2 Setting for Exposure Bias Tool

9.3.3 Target of the Highlight Warning

9.3.4 Target of the Shadow Warning

9.3.5 Enable Saving Parameter/Rotation

9.3.6 Operate RWA Data Files Only

9.3.7 Assign Double Click Operation as Selecting Folder

9.3.8 Enable Continuous Operation of the Eyedropper Tool

9.3.9 Not to Confirm before Deleting Files

9.3.10 Enable Cache Preview

9.3.11 Specify the Temporary Folder

9.4 Setting for Troubleshooting

9.4.1 Troubleshooting Setting for Windows Version

9.4.1.1 Disable to Access Files with the Memory-Mapped Method

9.4.1.2 Disable Parallel Processing When Developing

9.4.1.3 Delete the Manufacturer Name of EXIF Information

9.4.1.4 To Develop Slowly

9.4.2 Troubleshooting Setting for Macintosh Version

9.4.2.1 Turn Off the Live Resize of Window

9.4.2.2 Disable Parallel Processing When Developing

9.4.2.3 Delete the Manufacturer Name of EXIF Information

9.5 Customizing Control Location

9.6 Key Setting (Customizing)

9.7 Option

9.7.1 Make Thumbnail Files of All Scene

9.7.2 Delete Access History

9.7.3 Initialize the Location of Controls

10. Techniques

10.1 Speeding-Up of Updating Preview

10.2 Exposure Bias with Camera or at Development, and Application

10.3 ISO Sensitivity Adjustment with Camera and Exposure Bias at Development, and Application

10.4 Relation between Development Precision and Picture Quality

10.5 Applying Auto Exposure Bias and Auto White Balance to Multiple Scenes

10.6 Modification of Overexposure

10.7 Creating Color Gamut and Adjusting Outside of the Color Gamut

10.8 Sharpening Image

10.9 Creating Extremely Clear Image

11. Photographing Techniques

11.1 Photographing without Backlight Compensation

11.2 Should RAW be photographed with Underexposure?

11.3 Turning Exposure Bias Dial into ISO Sensitivity Dial

11.4 Appropriate Exposure for RAW photography

12. Super-High Techniques

12.1 Desensitizing at Development

12.2 Linearity and Saturation of Image Sensor

13. Knowledge

13.1 Color Temperature and Color Deflection

13.2 Exif Information

13.3 Files Created Automatically

13.3.1 Development Parameter File and Collateral Information File

13.3.2 Thumbnail File

13.3.3 Virtual Storage File

13.3.4 Initialization File

13.4 Troubleshooting

13.4.1 Initializing Thumbnail

13.4.2 Initializing User Setting File

13.4.3 Testing Registration of Product Key

13.5 DNG (Digital Negative) Format

13.5.1 DNG Overview

13.5.2 DNG Files Available with this Software

13.6 Priority

13.7 Heat Reckless Run

14. Supported Camera List

15. Q & A

15.1 Settings for Color, Tone, and Color Temperature Don't Work Well

15.2 Accessing to Q & A at the Web Site

16. User Support

16.1 Registration Processing

16.2 Inquiry for Product

16.3 Inquiry via Internet

16.4 Inquiry Other Than the Support Form Site

16.5 Confirming Serial Number

16.6 Certification Troubleshooting

16.6.1 Error Dialog List at Certification

17. License Agreement

17.1 Definitions

17.2 Conditions of Use

17.3 Prohibited Matters

17.4 Valid Term

17.5 Responsibility of ISL

17.6 Limitations of Liability

17.7 Copyright

17.8 Third Party Software

The information in this manual explains the Windows version and Macintosh version of software currently released in the SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 2005/9/1.
Please note that the product specification, description in this manual, and price are subject to change without prior notice.
The specifications and screens in this manual are those of prototype, which may be different from the product version.
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This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.