Phocus by Hasselblad User Manual
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1. Click the eyedropper icon and mouse over the areas on the Viewer image that you want to sample The value is automatically represented on the curve Clicking on the sampled area will fix a point on the graph Revert by pressing delete or backspace Options contain presets for consistent curve settings within a batch Dust Removal d d The Dust Removal tool is designed to quickly remove spots caused by dust particles on the sensor This tool can be used to clean up images either individually or in combination with the Modify tool for batch processing Activate the tool by clicking 1 or by pressing D on the keyboard Locate and then mark the spot s The position of the dust tool circle 2 can be altered by dragging in the center of the marker circle Radius can be altered either by the Radius slider 3 by dragging when placing the marker or by dragging the circle edge after posi tioning 4 The amount is adjusted by a slider 5 or by manually typing in a value in the text tool box You can also draw selections 6 by holding down Alt Mac Ctrl Win for irregular marks Multiple placings can be made These can be individually selected by the arrows 7 in the tool and then individually adjusted press Delete to remove a spot You can remove dust spots from a complete batch of images by selecting your images clicking the tool disclosure triangle and selecting Modify Dust Removal of Selected Files or by using Modify found in the Toolbar Dust Re2. Phocus by Hasselblad User Manual Tool Area The Tool Area is on the right hand side of the screen It consists of four individual collections of tools called tabs Each tab can be customized for content The area is always in the same placing in the layout but can be hidden to increase working space Tool Area Show Hide NE HB T tt Ctrl T O iharpness Amount oe Radius Threshold Dark Limit Example of tab contents Capture Camure irowse Adjust Export H Camera P amp Job Info Fi Exposure F White Balance Browse Captur Erowyie Adjust Export b G Capture mro b oD IPTC Core b O IFTE Keywords b G Navigator amp Zoom F Histogram Adjust 36 Capture Browse Adjust gt kport b Histogram gt amp Exposure gt amp White Balance gt Sharpness b Curves gt amp Color Correction eS b amp Grayscale b Noise Filter b Dust Removal gt amp Lens Corrections b 7 Scene Calibration gt Crop amp Orientation gt Output Preview le Zoom b amp Reproduction Export Capture Browse Adjust 4 Export Po Queus b Capture Info JE KR oe oe KK ac u U ko IPTC Care P 7 Output Preview Tools are grouped under four tabs for convenience Capture Browse Adjust and Export This grouping is customizable and so the default setting should only be seen as a Starting point for your own w
3. With any file click on Small Medium or Large to reveal the preset contents as a drop down list in the tool thereby providing the information that is attached to that particular file See larger illustrations of IPTC Core on the following page See special section for further details 43 Tool Area IPTC Core The IPTC Core settings can Small Medium Large contain agood deal of amp WTC Core 5 information X 7 ven y By grouping information into a dress EIER RE three presets Small Medium Copyright Notice 2 SIE and Large you can quickly N aa control the information md EEE lt EEE included eg Emam EST ER 22 Apra 2009 wobe rer Conten Nessie CET Te 2 PEO EEE Description memes York Skyscraper Tip A star rating can be included with an IPTC preset Click on the appropriate Opyrignt Notice Rights Usage Terms FRNNININN number of stars found furthest down on the Large IPTC Core list te Web Statemere ET Rating de di gt G IPTC Keyworas Editing and managing IPTC keywords Y O IPTC Keywords IPTC Keywords Select From All Keywords Select From Landscapes Rivers A keyword selected here appears Set above in the list for inclusion with With All Keywords chosen on the menu eee bar all keywords from all sets will In this example a set has been appear as buttons below and chosen Landscapes which any can be selected singly or in restricts the
4. 1 500 7 14 Centre W Manual Single Shot TOOL LIST Adjustments Browser See full explanation in the Adjustments chapter SD Camera Reflects the settings from a tethered camera according to model An H system model will provide more information focus mode exposure mode mirror up for example than a V system model due to its greater digital capabilities and integration See description of Live Video Tethered Capture for full details ED Capture Info Lists the camera metadata recorded at the time of capture and is dependent on the camera model and equipment used Metadata is an integral part of each individual image file An H system model will provide more infor mation than a V system model due to its greater digital capabilities and integration Color Correction For selective and global color correction The colour picker can be used to isolate atone and then modify it either by using the Hue Saturation and Lightness sliders or the color wheel tool Global changes can be made using the Saturation and Vibrancy sliders To make specific tonal changes 1 Select the color picker 1 Keep Shift pressed down for multiple samples 2 Place the picker on the desired tone in the image in Viewer A corresponding point 2 will appear on the color wheel 3 Hue Saturation and Lightness can be adjusted by a moving the sliders 3 or b using the arrow keys on the keyboard or c clicking on the point on the wheel and d
5. Core tool gt Create Preset presets can be selected 5 created 6 and deleted 7 to include or exclude the desired information checked on the list See further in this chapter for a full description of IPTC Core and IPTC Keyword tools ID Tool presets Tool presets are more straightforward in creation and use Please see previous section in this chapter for details General The extensive range of settings on offer produces a very broad choice of combinations to meet professional demands You are encouraged to investigate this aspect of Phocus to see how it can be customized to suit your particular needs Properly implemented presets can make a considerable positive impact on workflow reducing time demands and errors Tool area Y O Adjustments Browser Factory User Current Adjustments Y C Camera Hasselblad H3DI 31 Embedded Type Single Shutter 1 60 Exposure Mode Ev HEI 8 Focus Single Capture Info Dewice Created Dimensions Lens Converter Extension HTS 150 Shutter Aperture Light Meter Exposure Mode Focus Mode Y O Color Correction amuraricn Oo Color Correction aan 2 He LJ amp LJ L LJ Savsfradon Vibrancy O Color Correction Saturation Y lran y Saturabion 5 i VWibrancy Aperture 45 6 Manual Light Meter Centre W Hasselblad HIDII 31 fr 19 okt 2007 09 27 36 4872x6496 HC 80 100
6. The chosen IPTC Preset controls the amount and type of metadata that is included in the raw file with tethered capture or with the Import function when importing To create a new preset click on Edit to reveal the options panel Click on the plus sign to create a new name and then use the check boxes and information section to add or remove items When saved the title of this preset will appear on the Metadata menu bar See illustrations overleaf Lens Corrections The interface automatically reflects the type of file selected That is files from an H camera will prompt the H lens correction tool and files from a V camera will prompt the V lens correction tool H system cameras offer greater digital integration than V system cameras and so can supply more data H files take this data into account in the back ground and automatically apply it to the Lens Correction tool whereas data noted at the time of capture from V cameras has to be input manually This latter situation also applies to CF lens V system lenses when used with a CF lens adapter on H cameras In some cases where the lens and or aperture is known the settings will be preset when importing or when making a tethered capture Three corrections are available Chromatic aberration Distortion and Vignetting Chromatic aberration Corrects Color fringing Distortion Corrects lens distortion Vignetting Reduces vignetting Check the box then use the slider control o
7. ady selected in the export menu 47 Tool Area Y Queue 1 unfinished task il x NY session_0408 tif 4 A Saving Y Queue Y Queue r A 10683 dnq Reveal in Finder Open In Editor Stop Delete One file in the Export queue Y Reproduction Gi Input Profile Hasselblad AGE i Reproduction mode O Scene Calibration Untitled uj Remove cast td Equalize intensity You can resize the Queue window by dragging the bottom edge if there are a large number of files on the list Drag thumbnails to the Queue tool as a quick alternative to Export as Previous Queue Displays files scheduled for export files currently being exported in the background and files already exported as well as files being imported in the background from a card reader or connected disk If the file has been adjusted and or cropped then this is also reflected in the Queue thumbnail You can Ctrl Right click the file to open a list of options Reveal in Finder Open in Editor Show Thumbnails Stop and Delete Files in the queue can be selected 98 A Ctrl A for all and paused by the Pause button stopped or deleted via the Options or deleted by Backspace Delete The pause button will temporarily stop any further exports remaining in the queue not currently exported Thumbnail files can also be dragged and dropped onto the Queue tool to Export as Previous The number of unfinished export t
8. asks also appears on the Phocus icon in the dock as a reminder Reproduction Allows the possibility of specifying a custom input profile This tool is not included in the initial default setting as it is not commonly required It can be added by clicking on the menu triangle on the tool header When generating the input file to be used by your profiling tool it is impor tant to export with an output preset where the profile is set to Source Using the Source profile means that no ICC transformations will be applied to the data in the file The reproduction mode provides the option to produce a colorimetric representation This utilizes other imaging techniques that include the use of a linear film response curve Check the Reproduction mode box to activate Scene Calibration This tool helps to remove a color cast and or uneven illumination caused by lighting variations It has two checkboxes Remove cast and Equalize intensity Remove cast Particularly useful when tilt and shift are used for example where a partial unwanted color cast can sometimes be produced Proceed as follows 1 Create a calibration image by making a capture tethered or untethered of a neutral grey surface or use an opaque filter using the same lighting exposure settings focus settings shift amp tilt settings etc as the problem image If the capture was untethered import it into Phocus to make it a 3F file 2 Select the thumbnail of the calibr
9. ation image and then click the Create button in the Scene Calibration tool A dialog prompts you to name the new correction 3 With the problem image loaded in the Viewer click on the menu triangle of the Scene Calibration tool header and select the newly created file from the list 4 Ensuring the Scene Calibration tool is active check the Remove cast box to view the improvements Also check the Equalize intensity box to test if a combination is even better This correction can then be applied to multiple images using the Modify dialog 48 Tool Area Sharpness Amount Radius FT Threshold Dark Limit v O White Balance Preset Daylight Temp Tint Equalize intensity Neutralizes any overall luminance discrepancies Useful in reproduction work and similar to even out slight variations in lighting for a more uniform distribution Please note that this tool is not intended to compensate for inherent light fall off and therefore should not be confused with the Vignetting feature in the Lens Corrections tool Therefore when using this feature ensure that any Vignetting setting is turned off as a combination of the two will overcorrect applies to H system lenses only Sharpness Sharpness contains four controls Amount Radius Threshold and Dark Limit See separate sources for in depth explanations of sharpening tools and methods Amount Controls the strength of the sharpening effect Dependi
10. choice to the key multiples to add to the selected file Words previously added to that particular set in this case just Lakes Rivers and Trees The button Rivers was selected and the keyword appears above continued on next page 44 Tool Area Editing and managing IPTC keywords continued Exhericrs a r 1 IPTC Keywe er Hasselblad New York All Keywords ll glg Y Exteriors Interiors Landscapes Urban With the PTC Keyword tool open To add a set click on the lock symbol to click on the menu bar and then Edit open it Click on the plus sign in the Sets to open the settings panel column and type in the new title Exteriors Imeriors Landscapes Exteriors Offices Interiors Street derails L ndscapes Restaurants Urban Traffic To add a keyword click on the plus Add as many keywords as you need sign in the Keywords column Type in To delete select a set or keyword and click the new word on the appropriate minus sign to delete Click on the lock symbol to close it and to retain the new set of keywords Keywords can be imported and Click on the lock symbol to protect a set exported as lists even from of keywords against unintentional editing Aperture and Adobe Lightroom 45 Tool Area IPTC Keywords Select From Urban Tool can be reduced in size by dragging upwards resulting in tabbed mode illustrated below Select From Urban Select From Urban Y O Job Info Dest
11. equired This produces a much larger tool window In addition the lower right hand corner of the window has a drag handle to alter the size Both click and drag as well as mouse scroll wheels can be used in the tool window tabbed or floating for navigation in zoomed mode Holding down the Alt key will allow zooming in the tool window with a scroll wheel and Alt clicking will toggle the zoomed view to 100 Noise Filter Reduces noise in the image Basic noise reduction is in place for all images but certain textures under certain lighting conditions can produce extra noise The filtering tools are Color Neutralizes the coloration of colored noisy pixels typically in areas with very fine detail such as hair or on fine textured materials Luminance For use with long exposures and high ISO rated images Reduces the effect of pixels showing up as noise in dark areas Moir Reduces moir effects typically originating from patterned materials showing interference with the frequencies of the pixel structure on the sensor Please note that due to its nature moir will seldom be cured 100 However Phocus allows you to export as two layered PSD files with and without masking Moir can be reduced at the capture stage by either de focusing the lens slightly or by altering the distance of the camera from the subject Output Preview Shows the output size of the current image exported with a given output preset typically alre
12. iewer toolbar can also be used 49 Tool Area Hasselblad A S Hejrevej 30 DK 2400 Copenhagen Denmark Victor Hasselblad AB Box 220 SE 401 23 Goteborg Sweden 11 11 UK v11
13. ific tab 38 Tool Area Presets general F BRC E Califconia I maiman op Gl Herr York Job Name New York Empire Sate New Terk Daie feste tif rrr le ie au u Skrivbord F TE Bi gt d vil Het Hatid 6 T PLACES I een Man x D ai fiir fame pr Oy Prograr TW de Job Maree air JPEGs i Jir ee JPEG Full Size JPEG Medium Size Layers PSD MM Man cam pix T New preset F Gurpur Profile Proffoen AGB H Show all profiles Tr Sou PPI 200 Im 13 2 Adobe ACE 1998 Full Size ROR MCK 1966 21 TE Y Restrict Pixels Mild ProPhoso RGS Restrict Cm Apple RCS ja Restrict Inches Generic RGB Profile Percentage of Original hfil Fast Preview Ceneric CMYK Profile Hasselblad 2IOCER 40K90 Hasselblad 2BOCCR JAKSO Hasselblad 330CCR 20K95 a L Hasselblad Tl Skel OK7S Name Preset Job Ctx Job Name New York Empire State Sequerxe From Open in totor New York Umpire State tif gt Additional Outs 17 a Presets are essentially shortcuts to default or user created and stored settings They save time and effort as well as providing security regarding various automated tasks In Phocus presets occur as an integral part of anumber of different actions Some presets can also be accessed from different locations For example in Ou
14. ination Docklands SS Name Hame Preset Date Job Sequence Next Sequence Number SET 2010 02 03 Exhibition 0024 Metadata Contact Info TT w CC Lens Corrections u Distortion id Chromatic aberration id Vignetting Y Lens Corrections ia Chromatic aberration ia Distortion u Vignetting Lens CF 20 Aperture 11 Distance al Meter LL 100 x IPTC Keywords Allows keyword inclusion to files individually or from sets The tool can be contracted by dragging the lower bar upwards automatically grouping the keywords buttons into numbered collections as in the illustrations Clicking on the menu bar on the tool opens the settings panel to view sets edit sets select saved sets and create new sets See Editing and Managing IPTC keywords on the following page for full details Keywords can be added to thumbnails singly or to multiple selections Either write in a new keyword or choose from the list See previous special section for further details Job info Provides a selection of settings concerning new captures Destination Select the desired Destination folder from recent destinations or by normal browsing Name A new job name can be entered here File name Choose from the four presets to change the way that files are named or make an edit Next Sequence Number Enter the desired number for the new sequence Metadata This links an IPTC Preset see below to the file
15. moval appears as an item on the Modify dialog check list 42 Tool Area CO Exposure EW Contrast Brightness Recovery a Shadow Fill Clarity Y O Grayscale Red v O Histogram RER z EB Output values U Endpoints v w O IPTC Core View Small F E Vic Hazel Fl OR infohazelwic se Title aaee Copyright Notice Exposure EV contrast brightness highlight recovery shadow fill and clarity can be set by sliders or value fields Adjust when viewing at 100 Very briefly highlight recovery reclaims data from the raw file to repair burnt out highlights shadow fill improves the quality of shadow areas while clarity improves the contrast of mid tones to give them punch As usual the use of these tools singularly or combined might require a certain amount of experi mentation for optimum results for individual files See separate sources for in depth explanations Grayscale Temporarily converts image to a grayscale while retaining RGB file components Use RGB slider controls to adjust balance and effect Files can be exported as color component grayscale using RGB or CMYK channels or as a pure grayscale Uncheck the box in the Grayscale tool to revert back to color if required Histogram Graphs of combined or separate channels can be displayed default combined Shadow highlight and gamma settings can be made in the value fields or by using the slider controls There are two checkboxes O
16. ng on image a value between 80 and 200 is recommended as a Starting point Radius The larger the radius the more extensive the sharpening effect will be The setting depends on the nature of the image and resolution Generally use a large radius with lower resolution images and a smaller radius for high resolution output Threshold Controls the point above or below which pixels are affected Values are from 0 through 255 Very low settings will sharpen most pixels and might create unwanted noise in soft texture such as skin for example Higher settings will restrict the changes to detailed areas only Dark limit Sets the brightness level below which the filter has no effect This will prevent the filter from intensifying noise or unwanted textures The higher the number the less extensive the sharpening effect will be Depending on the image a setting between 0 and 20 is recommended Click on the menu triangle to access the presets Default Medium High and Portrait White Balance The white balance tool includes Preset A menu containing standard presets as well as other preset possibilities Multiple selected files can also modified at the same time to ensure consistent color within a batch Temp Adjusts the color temperature according to the Kelvin scale Slider or value input Tint Compensates for any green slide to the left or magenta cast slide to the right or by value input The neutralization tool on the V
17. of 20 to 20 shift in orientation The Straighten function is also accessible by way of the Viewer Toolbar Clicking on the Straighten icon will convert the arrow cursor into a cross Place this cross on any chosen point on the image and trace a landscape or portrait line real or imaginary which you want to become a perpendicular land scape or portrait The image automatically aligns to the line orientation you chose With the Crop amp Orientation tool open you can additionally read off the number of degrees the image has been rotated To make larger adjustments press on one of the arrow icons in the Crop amp Orientation tool to make a 90 adjustment using the respective icon for clockwise or anti clockwise orientation The R icon illustrates the current orientation and changes accordingly Use the slider to make additional fine adjustments When in crop mode you can also hold down the Alt key and drag outside of the cropped area to rotate the image freehand Curves Curve adjustments can be made as a combined RGB setting or by selected individual channels To adjust the curve click and drag on the graph Each time you click on a new point you will create a gravity point which will pull the curve toward itself You do not need to click on the actual curve This system makes sure that the curve is always smooth Ensure to check the check box on the Tool header bar so that the preview image will update to reflect the changes
18. ols are opened by clicking the main disclosure triangle on each individual Tool header This allows setting changes provides information etc accord ing to the tool Some tools use slider controls together with numerical input You can either key in a specific value or click in the view and use the up and down keys to raise or lower the values Tip Select Toolbar gt Layouts gt Edit to save specific variations of arrangements tool visibility floating panels active tool tab etc These sets can be copied imported and exported 37 Tool Area Tool Presets Capture Browse Adjust nr Sharpness Many of the tools in the Tool Area include the option for creating presets Amount amp These are simply shortcuts to saved settings relevant to that particular tool Radius Threshold amp Bauer s To create a preset proceed as follows Capture Info IPTC Core 1 Check the box 1 on the Tool header to preview the adjustments and settings you make that you want to apply to other files 2 Click the smaller menu triangle 2 on the right hand side of the Tool header to access the options 3 Modify Sharpness of Selected Files 3 Click on Create Preset 4 to reveal a dialog where you name the preset Press the Create button to save it This preset will now appear in the Tool Edit 2009 07 06 16 46 Default Medium options list High eee OAI 4 Files in the Viewer can no
19. orkflow preferences Any combination of tools including duplicates can be grouped under any tab After selection tools are opened by a disclosure triangle 1 to reveal slider control 3 and numerical 4 options A check box 6 applies setting changes Some tools have additional options accessed by the menu triangle 5 on the header bar Clicking the float button 2 will close the tool on the list and create a floating panel of the tool in the viewer area instead Tabs There are three ways to select a tab and bring it to the front e Click on the tab name itself e Choose Menu gt Window gt Tool Set gt Capture Browse Adjust Export e Use the keyboard shortcuts see illustrations Click on the right hand menu triangle on the Tool header to see the menu listing the tools available Checking an item will add that tool to the selected tab or you can select Load Default Tool Set If there are too many tools open to be visible at one time an arrow will appear on the bottom tool Clicking this arrow will collapse the tool at the top of the list to free up space Tools To add a tool to a tab click on the right hand menu triangle on the Tool header to reveal the tool list and then click on the required tool To remove tools from individual tabs drag and drop the tool to any area outside of the list Each tool can be repositioned on a tab list by drag and drop and each tool can be floated to anywhere on the screen Tool settings To
20. r type in a value 46 Tool Area O Navigator amp Zoom Floating tool on top of Viewer image showing track frame and corresponding enlargement in Viewer O Noise Filter Color Luminance 7 Moir O Output Preview Preset Dimensions Size DNG Navigator amp Zoom The Navigator tool can be used in several ways providing not only a navigation function but also a loupe function With the open tool remaining under the tab select the Zoom tool from the Viewer toolbar and click on Viewer image over the detail you want to check A track frame appears on the image in the tool window 1 with the same aspect ratio as the Viewer window Select the frame and move it to a new area if required Frame size in tool image changes according to magnification of Viewer image Alternatively hover the mouse over the lower part of the tool image to reveal a control panel 2 with three buttons a plus a minus and a track button Selecting the track button shortcut toggle L converts the arrow cursor to a track cursor for the Viewer image while the plus and minus control enlargement for the tool image The track cursor can be initially placed and then fixed by mousing down Clicking elsewhere in the Viewer afterwards will automatically disable the track cursor to reveal the regular cursor again A floating variation of the tool can also be chosen again providing access to the three buttons if r
21. ragging it to form an arrow 4 which can be extended shortened and rotated to alter the settings You can also increase or decrease the coverage of the segment by dragging the boundary markers as well as rotating the segment within the color circle 4 Undo Z Ctrl Z or backspace reverts all changes one step at a time while the tab key changes the selection of the various points To make global changes Saturation amp Vibrancy Non selective global saturation and vibrancy changes are made by the slider controls 5 Saturation affects all of the image whereas Vibrancy is more constrained and protects areas already saturated useful for skin tones for example 41 Tool Area Y Crop amp Orientation Constrain None Straighten CURVES To move a gravity point either drag it with the mouse or select it and then use the arrow keys Hold down the Ctrl key to move the point in larger increments e To remove gravity points from a curve press the Delete or Backspace key Y Dust Removal Radius Amount Dust spots marked by the Dust Removal tool Crop amp Orientation A list of constraints is available default None to set the format as well as orientation of the Crop tool Clicking on the Mask icon will access a view where both color and opacity ofthe mask can be selected The Straighten function has quick 90 buttons as well as a slider that allows a finer adjustment
22. s and minus signs 14 allow the addition and deletion of presets from the list Presets can also be duplicated exported and imported 15 You can also lock all settings to prevent inadvertent deletion 16 Additional Output 17 is also an option available in the Export window Extra preset choices are revealed here and are selected in the same manner as above Tool Area Presets continued Currer Gate ZH Mar York 0001 p Na Tim Chart Time No Nate Shut Date Meirhurm Date Sequence Digits athe Lang Tima Date Form Tull Time L L Hide unchecked properties Corbet H Creator J Sich F job Title Hair Gane Agency O address L Cim CI State O Postal Code O Counter O Phone Email C website Content H Headline Bhampoe shot Name presets Name presets are dealt with in the same manner Similarly Name Preset is accessible from more than one location when exporting see section above or from the Job Info tool File Name gt Edit In this example Job Name could be removed by selecting it in Template 1 and deleting it backspace Selecting Date Format 2 would also allow a Full Date 3 and Medium Time 4 for instance chosen from the menu to appear instead etc Again there are a great number of choices here to cover most needs IPTC presets IPTC Core presets use the same concepts in the options With the IPTC Core open IPTC
23. tput Preview in Tools you might choose TIFF as your preferred format in the Preset menu When exporting the options window not only displays this choice in the Output Preset menu but also allows you to change it again A change made here to Layers PSD for instance is immediately reflected back in the Output Preview tool In other words a preset is an independent feature that can be accessed changed and checked at various loca tions References to it are continually and automatically updated Example Output presets When exporting an image the Export window displays a list of options the first being destination 1 for the file chosen in the conventional manner The lower part of the window lists Output Preset 2 Name Preset 3 Job Name 4 etc Output Preset and Name Preset have Edit buttons Clicking on the Edit button for Output Preset will display an options panel File format 5 PPI 6 Dimensions 7 and Output profile 8 In this example the File Format shows TIFF as the choice which would have been shown in the Output Preview tool The choices are often displayed dimmed because the presets are locked Clicking on the unlock symbol 9 allows access to the menus If JPEG is now selected on the list JPEG is displayed in the File Format menu 10 Clicking on the menu reveals further choices 11 Clicking on the menus will reveal lists of choices avail able for example Dimensions 12 and Output Profile 13 The plu
24. utput Values and Endpoints Check the Endpoints box to show top sliders and value fields for adjustment if the endpoints are not at default setting 0 and 255 then the values will appear in the top corners even if the box is not checked F stop marks are visible when the histogram is in input mode The tool is re sizeable drag lower section of tool to accommodate the extra information By holding down the Alt key when using the sliders you can see when clipping occurs in the Viewer in the shadows and highlights This produces the same effect as the Shadow Warning and Highlight Warning To change the color and threshold point settings of these warning demarcations hold down the Ctrl Ctrl keys while clicking on either the shadow or highlight slider control in the Histogram tool A Warning Options panel opens allowing changes IPTC Core The IPTC Core tool allows you to apply presets of IPTC metadata to files about creators contact information archive library descriptions standard job types etc Click the menu triangle on the Tool header to access IPTC Views option panel for editing creating and choosing presets Edit allows the choosing of informational items that are included in the preset lists called Small Medium and Large for example you might always want to include your name so that would be checked in all three preset lists but you might only want to include location in the medium and large preset lists
25. w be adjusted to precisely conform with the settings you made for the created preset or to predefined presets by opening the tool again and clicking on the preset name gt Curves See the following pages for a general description of presets in Phocus In this manual it is assumed that you have a working knowledge of how to use most of the standard image editing tools found in most graphics editing applications The tool descriptions here are therefore basic and show how they appear in Phocus There are many articles in books magazines on DVD s and the Internet that discuss and explain in great detail the specific aspects of image editing tools When making changes in a tool you can use the up and down arrows on the numerical section of the keyboard instead of manual numerical input or using the sliders You can simultaneously close all tools in a tab by Alt Ctr clicking on a collapse triangle on any tool Similarly you can expand the up permost tools in a tab by Alt Ctr clicking on a triangle on any tool to fill the tool area Press Z Ctrl Z after any changes made in Tools to undo the change and revert back one step at a time Press lt gt 364 Z Ctrl Y to reapply the same changes again one step at a time Any tab can contain any or all tools In preferences you can select a specific layout to be triggered when holding down the option key and clicking a spec
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