Pentax Browser 3 manual

Operating M anual (Version 3.6)[...]

Thank you for purchasing t his PENTAX Digital Camera. This is the manual for “PENTAX PHO TO Browser 3” and “PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3” software for your Windows P C or Maci ntosh for enjoying images created with your camera. Please read t he separate camera operating manual and this m anual before using your camera, “PENTAX PHOT O Brow se[...]

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2 M F AF Enjoying Your Digital Ca mera Pictures You can use a computer to organize and edit the pictures captured with your digital camera. You can transfer your images using a built-in card sl ot + PC card adapter or a card reader. • Remo ve th e card from the camera. When tran sferr ing i mages on the card to a computer with another device, mak[...]

3 You can use your e-m ail software to attach and send im ages by e-mail, or post the images on your website. Use your image data • See the operating manual of your e-mail soft ware f or d etails on how to make attachments to e-mails. • See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images on your website. Use [...]

4 Provided Software The provided CD-ROM (S-SW84) cont ains the follow ing software: • PENTAX PHOTO Brow ser 3 • PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 PENTA X PHOT O Bro wser 3 (9 languages: English, Fr ench, German, Spani sh, Italian, Russian, Chinese [tradi tional and simpl ified], Korean, Japanese) PENTAX PH OTO Browse r 3 is software for viewing, pr int[...]

5 PENTA X PHOTO Labora tory 3 (9 languages: English, Fr ench, German, Spani sh, Italian, Russian, Chinese [tradi tional and simpl ified], Korean, Japanese) This application supports a num ber of image processing functions for use with PEF and DNG files including da ta conversion, col or adjustment, and image compe nsation, and further allows you to[...]

6 Macintosh w ith Mac OS X 10. 3 or later pr einstalled (USB 2.0 port must be standard equipment) * Your camera can be connected to your computer with a USB cable to transfer ima ges with Mac OS X 10.2. However, PENT AX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laborato ry 3 are not available. • CPU : PowerPC G5 or higher (Dual CPU or I ntel Core process [...]

7 Installing the Software Here is t he procedure f or installing PENTAX PH OTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOT O Laboratory 3. PENTAX PHOT O Browser and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory can overwrite earl ier versions of this software. Make sure to inst all PENTAX PH OTO Browser 3 and PENTA X PHOTO Laboratory 3 on the provi ded CD-ROM (S-SW84) in order to u se RA[...]

8 4 Click [PENTAX Digital Cam era Utility]. 5 Select the desired language in the Select Language screen and click [OK]. 6 The installer starts. C lick [Next]. Follow the instructions on the sc reen and continue wit h the install ation. Some operating environments select the language automatic ally. Continue with the ins tallation in step 6 . The in[...]

9 To better serve you, plea se take a moment to register yo ur software. Please click [Product R egistration] on the software selection screen in step 4 ( p.8). A world map for Internet P roduct Registration is displayed. If your computer is connected to the Internet, click the displayed country or region and then follow the i nstructions to regist[...]

10 4 Double-click the [PENTAX Inst alle r] ic on. The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears. 5 You can choos e the language from the displayed screen. The software selection screen appears. 6 Click [P ENTAX Digit al Camera Util ity]. Follow the instructions on the sc reen and continue wit h the install ation. To better serve you, plea se take a [...]

11 Saving Images on Your Computer Here is the procedure for saving images capt ured with your digital camer a onto your computer. This section describes the method for saving images by connecting your camera and computer with the USB cable, as well as other methods. e / y is used as an example h ere. 1 Press the 3 but ton on the camera. The [ A Rec[...]

12 6 Press the 4 button on the camera. 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect your camera and your computer. Confirm that an SD Memory Card i s inserted into your camera. 3 Turn your camera on. The camera is recognized as a [R emovable Disk] in [My Computer]. Do not connect the camera to your computer whi l[...]

13 Windows XP i s used as an example here. 1 Click [My Computer ] from the start menu. 2 Double-click the [Removable Disk] icon. 3 Double-click the [DCIM] icon. The [xxxPENTX] (xxx is a three-digit number) folder appears. The camera image files are in this folder. 4 Drag and drop the [xxxPENTX] or the [xxx_MMDD] fold er to the desktop or any desire[...]

14 Windows XP i s used as an example here. 1 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] i con in the task ba r. The [Safely Remove Hardware] screen appears. 2 Confirm that [USB Mass Storage Device] i s selected and then click [Stop]. The [Stop a Hardware device] screen appears. 3 Select [USB Mass St orage De vice] and c lic k [OK ]. A message appear[...]

15 Refer to p.11 for settings procedures. 1 Turn on your Macintosh. 2 Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect your camera and your Macintosh. Confirm that an SD Memory Card i s inserted into your camera. 3 Turn your camera on. Your camera is recognized on the desktop as [NO_NAME] (or the volume label of t he SD Memory Card if one is r[...]

16 Mac OS X (ver. 10.3) is used as an example here. 1 Double-click the [NO NAME] icon on the desktop. 2 Double-click the [DCIM] icon. The [xxxPENTX] (xxx is a three-digit number) folder appears. The camera image files are in this folder. 3 Double-click the [Macintosh HD] icon on the desktop. This opens the [Macintosh HD] volume. Saving Camera Image[...]

17 4 Drag th e [xxxPENTX] or [xxx _MMD ] fold er to [Macintosh HD] volume or any other volume or folder. The com plete folder, contai ning all images, is saved to the de stination volume or folder. 1 Drag [NO_N AME] (or the volume la bel name on th e SD Memory Card) on the desktop to the trash can . 2 Turn off the ca mera and disconne ct the USB c [...]

18 PENTAX PHOTO Brow ser 3 This section de scribes opening and closing PENTA X PH OTO B rowser 3 an d viewing the PE NTAX PHOT O Brows er window, and e xplains its functions. 1 Select the start m enu on the desktop. 2 Select [All Programs] - [PEN TAX Digita l Camera Uti lity] - [PENTAX P HOTO Browser ]. PENTAX PHOTO B rowser 3 is opened and the PEN[...]

19 This section explains the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window layout, names and functions. Menu bar (p.23) Tool bar (p.27) Address bar The addre ss of the currently displayed folder a ppears here. Folde r tree pane Internal data on your comput er appear here a s a folder t ree. Select th e folder containing saved image files here. Also, the Folder tree [...]

20 Thumbnail pane Files in the folder selected in the Folder tree pane appear here. Select from five file display methods. When a thumbnail image is selected in the Thumbnail p ane, the image appe ars in the P review pane and the image data appear in the Image data pane. Checked images pane All images w ith check marks i n the Thumbnai l pane are d[...]

21 *2: The range of t he variable appears after t he name of the item, suc h as [Saturation], set during shooting. *3: Information on the camera firmware appears f or captured images. Status bar The status of PENTAX PHOTO Br owser 3 appear s. The follow ing items appear: • Number of obj ects in the selected folder, total folder size (not i ncludi[...]

22 Show/hide pa nes and bars using the [View] m enu (p.24). A check is displayed in the box ( ) in front of the item for currently showing items. Check these t o show and u ncheck to hide. Alternatively, cl ick the [Close] button ( ) on the t op right of each pan e to close. The Tool bar and Address bar can be removed or moved from the Browser scre[...]

23 The Folder tree pane, Preview pane, Image data pane and Checked images pane ca n be remo ved from the Browser screen. Remove panes To remove a pane, double-click the top edge of the pane in the Browser screen. Alternativel y, click the top edge of t he pane and drag to the Thumbnail p ane. The pane i s removed from the Browser screen. Add a pane[...]

24 Rename All This changes the names of all selected files. (p. 50) Page Setup This sets printing opt ions such as margins, headers/ footers, and number of copies. (p. 61) Print This prints the selected image f ile. (p.57) Properties The properties of t he selected file or fold er appear. (p.53) Exit This closes PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3. (For Macinto[...]

25 Filter This sets the type of file that appears in t he Thumbnail pane. Select from the following four it ems: PENTAX Images : Images captured with your PENTAX camera Other Images : Images other than those captured with your PENTAX camera (JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, PICT) Folders : Folders Others : Files that PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 does not support So[...]

26 *1: PENTAX REMOTE Assista nt 3 is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW75) provided with th e u . PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can be used w ith u / q / w . [T ool ] me nu Save Image Data List Use the check boxes t o save the image data fr om multiple folders into one CSV f ormat file. If no images are selected or checked, all the image data in the current fo[...]

27 Frequently u sed functions are pr ovided as To ol bar button s. You can execute these functions easily from the Tool bar. If, after resizing the Browser screen, par t of the Tool bar is no t visible, you can click the downward pointing arrow on the right edge of the Tool bar to select a tool that is not displayed. Tool Bar Number Icon (button) C[...]

28 7 Cut This prepares the s elected file or folder t o be moved to a different location. (p. 47) 8 Copy This copies the selected file or f older. (p.47) 9 Paste This copies the cut or copied file or folder into the selected folder. (p.47) 10 Delet e This deletes the selected file or f older. (p.49) 11 View Image The selected image file appears in [...]

29 17 Thumbnail (Large) A large size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane. (p.31) 18 Details Image details appear in the T humbnail pane without an image. 19 Default Position This returns the window layout of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 t o the default settings. 20 Slideshow Selected or checked images appear in order. (p.54) 21 Rota te This rotates t[...]

30 This function automatically searches for DCF images recorded in the camera or SD Memory C ard connected t o the computer and transfers the images to the computer. 1 Check that the digital camera, SD Me mory Card reader or DCF-compat ible removable disk is connected to your computer, and then select [Easy Image Transfer] on the [Tool] menu. Alter[...]

31 Display the images saved on your computer in the Preview pane or Main image view window. 1 In the folder tree, select the folder containing the image file to vi ew. Images in the sele cted folder appear a s thumbnails in the T humbnail pane. 2 Select an image in the Thumbnail pane. The selected image appears in the Pr eview pane. When the Previe[...]

32 Follow the steps below to open the Main image view window. 1 Select an image in the Thumbnail pane of the Browse r screen and click the i con on the Tool bar. The Main image view window opens and the selected image appears. RAW f ile dis play PENTAX PHOTO Br owser 3 allows you to select between [Simple d isplay] and [Auto RAW display] wh en disp[...]

33 Each image thumbnail displayed in the Thumbnail pane (in the left column of the list of thumbnails when [Details] is selected) shows a Check box indicating whether an image is registered to the Checked images pane. When this box is clicked to display a check mark, that image be comes a “checked imag e”. Each time the Check box is clicked, th[...]

34 *1: This can only be selected f rom the right-click menu after selecting an image. *2: When [Details] is selected, the checked images are sorted by folder and displayed in a list. 1 Select an image i n the Thumbnail pane or Che cked images pane. 2 Select [Rotate] from the [Tool] menu. Select [Rotate (90° Left)] or [Rotate (90° Right)] to rotat[...]

35 Menu bar This executes f unctions or sets va rious settings of the Main im age view window. Main Image View Window [File] menu View Browser This shows t he file browsing screen. Open This opens the [Open] dialog to select the file to open. If a check m ark is next to [Open in new w indow], a new Main image view w indow opens and the selected ima[...]

36 [Vie w] m enu Tool Bar This s hows or hides the Tool bar. Image Data This shows or hides the Image data pane. Previous Image This dis plays the pr evious im age when multiple image s are displa yed in t he Main i mage view windo w or w hen a folder c ontain s mult iple im ages. T his bu tton cannot be selected if there are no im ages to vie w. N[...]

37 Tool bar Frequently u sed functions are pr ovided as To ol bar button s. You can execute these functions easily from the Tool bar. Remove the check mark next to [Tool Bar] on t he [View] menu to hide the Tool bar. [Hel p] me nu Help Topics This s hows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 help contents. (For Macintosh, select [PENTAX PHOTO Brow ser He lp].) In[...]

38 4 Print This prints the current image. (p.57) 5 Properties This shows selected f ile properties. (p.41) 6 Previous Image This dis plays the pr evious image when multi ple images are displa yed in the Main image view window or when a fol der contains mult iple images. This butt on cannot be sele cted if there are no images to v iew. 7 Next Image [...]

39 Image view area The image selected in the Thumbnail pane or Checked images pane of PENTAX PHOT O Browser window appears. Imag e dat a pane The image data appear for the image appearing in the image view area. (p.20) Place the cur sor over a cell dividing line at the top of the pane and drag it to resize the cell. (For Macintosh, drag at the appl[...]

40 You can set whether to show or hide the Tool bar and Image data pane in the Main image view window. 1 Select [Tool Bar] or [Image Data] from the [View] menu in the Main image view window and uncheck the item. The Tool bar or Image data pane is hidden. You can change the image view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area. 1 Se[...]

41 Enlarged view Reduced view You can display file data for the image file appearing in the Main image view window . (p.53) You can al so enla rge or redu ce the view by directl y inputt ing the nu merical value of the magnif ication in the View Magn ificat ion box on the Tool bar. Displaying I mage Properti es[...]

42 Synchronizes up to four Main image view windows. Synchronizes zoom, position and frame advance operations. 1 Select [Synchronous Display] from the [View] m enu in the Mai n imag e view wind ows. Alternatively, clic k the [Synchronous Display] icon on the Tool bar or select [Synchronous Display] on the menu after right-clicki ng the Image view ar[...]

43 Data of the displayed image are rotated 90° left or right and saved. Rotation of the image may take time depending on the size of the image. A warning message appears when closing the Main image view window without saving the image or when clicking . 1 Select [Rotat e (90° Left)] or [Rotate (9 0° Right)] from [Rotate] on the [Tool] menu in th[...]

44 You can cut (crop) portion s of an image displayed in the Main image view window. 1 Select [Crop] from the [Tool] menu in the Main image view window. Alternatively, click th e icon on the Tool bar. The [Crop] dialog appears. 2 Set the cropping area. *1: The cropping area is set by specifying the values, not by dragging t he mouse. Click [Reset] [...]

45 You can save t he displayed image using a ny of the following file formats. RAW files can be saved with any of these formats to view the im age with image processing software. JPEG : JPEG image with image data TIFF (8-bit) : TIFF image with im age data TIFF (16-bit) : High quality TIFF image with image data BITMAP : BMP image without image data [...]

46 1 Select an image for JPEG extra ction in the Thumbnail pane or Checked images pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser window. 2 Select [Extract JPEG] from the [Tool] m enu. Alternati vely, right-clic k the image for JPEG extra ction and select [Extract J PEG]. 3 Specify the save desti nation and file name. 1 Select a PEF file to conv ert to a DNG RAW file[...]

47 2 Sele ct [S ave as D NG] f rom the [ Too l] me nu. Alternati vely, right- click th e PENTAX R AW ima ge to be converted to a DNG RAW file and select [Save as DNG]. 3 Specify the save desti nation and file name. 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the thumbnail image to move or copy. 2 Sele ct [Cut] or [C opy] from[...]

48 3 Specify the dest ination folder for mov ing or copying in the Folder tree pane. 4 Sele ct [Paste] from the [Edi t] menu. Alternatively, click the icon on the Tool bar. The image file is moved or c opied to the specified folder. • You can also move an image by dragging and dropping a thumbnail image to the destination folder. To copy, hold do[...]

49 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the file or folder to delet e. Alternati vely, select the folder to delete in the Folder tree pane. 2 Select [Delete] f rom the [Edit] menu. Alternatively, click the i con on the Tool bar. A delete confirmation screen appea rs. 3 Click [Y es]. The file or folder is deleted. When [...]

50 2 Select [Renam e] from the [File] me nu. Alternati vely, direct ly click the file or folde r name i n the Thumbnail pane or Folder tree pane. The file or folder nam e is ready to be changed. 3 Input the file or folder name. The image file or folder is renamed. 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the thumbnail imag[...]

51 3 Confirm the content, a nd input information as needed. 4 Click [OK ]. All files are renamed to the specified name. 1 In the Folder tree pane of the PENTAX PHOTO B rowser window, select the folder to create a new folder in. Alternatively, select the Thumbnail pane. 2 Select [Creat e New Folder] from the [File] me nu. A new folder is created und[...]

52 • When saving image data from the Thumbnail pane, the image files in the current folder di splayed in the pane can be saved (selectable). • When saving image d ata from the Checked i mages pane, the im ages in the active t ab displayed in the pane can be saved. You can save the image data from multiple folders into one CSV format file. In bo[...]

53 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the thumbnail image for which properties are to be shown. Alternati vely, in the Fol der tree pane, select the folder for which properties are to be shown. 2 Sele ct [Propert ies] from th e [File] menu . The [XXX Properties] ([XXX Info] for Macintosh) dial og appears. 3 Confirm t[...]

54 This section explains how to set up and operate the slideshow. 1 Select an i mage or folder in the PENTAX PHOTO Brows er window. 2 Select [Slideshow] from the [View] menu or click the icon on the Tool bar. The Slideshow screen and Slideshow control panel open. Continuous Image Play back in a Slideshow Slideshow screen Slideshow control panel 123[...]

55 3 Press the [Play] button. The slideshow starts. When viewing the slideshow, select between a single window and a dual window. Additionally, view the slideshow in single full screen or dual full screen mode (o nly if the computer is compatible with dual screen display). Slideshow display settings and the image data displayed for each image in th[...]

56 Select from one of the four display patterns below. Image display or der for dual window When using dual window or dual fu ll screen in PENTA X PHOTO Br owser 3 slideshow, you can select t he display method f or images to b e displayed on the primary and secondary monitors. Slideshow A A Single window Single full screen Secondary B Primary A B A[...]

57 When printing i mage files, sel ect between [Print Index] and [ Print photo]. 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the images to print. 2 Sele ct [Print] from the [Fil e] menu . Alternatively, click the icon on the Tool bar. The [Print] dialog appears. Printing an Image Print Index : Pr ints thumbnails and the ir im[...]

58 3 Select the [Pri nt Index] tab. 4 Make the l ayout and ca ption settings. Item Descr iption Preview This displays a preview using the s pecified settings. Layout Select from three lay out patterns. Number of images per page (W × H) From the list, specifies the number of images to print on one page. Print borders Selects whether t o display pri[...]

59 5 Click [OK ]. Printing starts. 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, select the images to print. 2 Sele ct [Print] from the [Fil e] menu . Alternatively, click the icon on the Tool bar. The [Print] dialog appears. 3 Select the [Print photo] tab. • The image size is calculat ed automatically from the margins, number of im[...]

60 4 Make the l ayout and ca ption settings. *1: When [Layout 1] (Normal printing) or [Layout 3] (Partition printing) is selec ted, the [Fit to pap er] checkbox is displayed. Check [Fit to paper] to ignore margin settings and print images to the maximum print area of the print er. Item Descr iption Preview This displays a preview using the s pecifi[...]

61 5 Click [OK ]. Printing starts. Use Page Setup to set printing options such as margi ns, headers/footers, and number of copies. 1 Select [Page S etup] from the [File] m enu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window. Alternati vely, click [Page S etup] on the [Print] di alog. The [Page Setup] dialog appears. • The image size is calculat ed automatical[...]

62 2 Make the settings. 3 Click [OK ]. The page setup information is set. Check the printer settings and change the settings as needed. Refer to the printer user’s manual for details on printer settings. Item Descr iption Margins Left, Right, Upper, Lower The default setting is 25 mm (1 inc h) for paper larger than A4, and 10 m m (0.4 inch) for s[...]

63 1 Click [P rinter Se ttings] on the [Print] or [Page Setup ] dialog. The [Print Setup] dialog appears. 2 Make the settings. 3 Click [OK ]. The printer setup information is set. Item Descr iption Printer Selects the printer to use from the [Name] list. Click [Network] to s elect a printer on the network. Click [Properties] to m ake advanced print[...]

64 Here, you can set the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 settings, such as the program launch or exit settings, the initial image view size, thumbnail caption view ing, and RAW file view format. 1 Select [Opt ions] from the [Tool] menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window. Alternativel y, click the icon on th e Tool bar. When the [Options] dialog appears, sel[...]

65 2 After m aking your se lections, cli ck [OK]. The options are set a nd the [Options] dialog closes. Click [Reset] to return a ll options to default settings. [Program Launch/Exi t] tab settings Change the following setting s for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 in the [Program La unch/Exit] tab. When [Reset] is clicked, all tab settings including the set[...]

66 [Browse r] tab settings Sets the B rowser screen disp lay and slideshow set tings in the [Browser] tab. Item Descr iption Thumbnail Date/Time Sets the thumbnail date and time displayed in the Thumbnail pane and C hecked images pane. Dat e/Time file was last modifie d: Displays the date and time the file was last modified (after the shooting date[...]

67 [Main Im age Window] tab se ttings Changes the Main image view window settings in the [Main Image Window] tab. Frame Advance During Dual View Sets the refresh method when viewing two im ages simultaneously (p.56). Advance in order: Frames advance in order. T he secondary window shows one image ahead of the primary window. Advance alternate: At e[...]

68 Window Size for Main Image Sets the window size of the Main image view window. Last size specified: Opens the Main image view window to the last window size specified. Default : Opens the window to the def ault size. Set size : Specifies the s ize of the Main image view window in pixels. Display File Path in Title Ba r Sets whether to display th[...]

69 [O ther ] tab setti ngs Change the display aler t and color management settings in the [Other] tab . Synchronous Display Frame Advance Sets whether to show all images f or each synchronized Main image view w indow when advancing frames during synchronous display of multiple Main image view windows. In order : Shows all images. Skip : Skips image[...]

70 PENTAX PHOTO Labo ratory 3 PENTAX PHOTO Laborat ory 3 supports a number of image processing functions for use with PEF and DNG files, in cluding data conversion, color adjustment, an d image compensatio n. The processing of these files enables images to be viewed on non PEF and DNG compatible commercially-availabl e image viewing and editing sof[...]

71 1 Double-click the [PENTA X Digital Camera Utili ty] folder in [Applications] on the ha rd disk. 2 Double-click the [PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory] program icon. PENTAX PHOTO Laborat ory 3 is opened, and the PENTAX PH OTO Laboratory window appears. Closing PENTAX PHOTO Labor atory 3 Select [Quit PEN TAX PHOTO Laboratory] in [PENTA X PHOTO Laboratory] [...]

72 This section explains the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory windo w layout, names, and functions. PENTAX PHOTO Laborat ory 3 is made up of seven panels. The control panels are in dependent and can be repositioned anyw here on the screen. Select [Arrange Wi ndows] from the [ View] menu t o align the panels. Six panels, not including the Main panel, can be [...]

73 Main panel This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PH OTO Laboratory 3. For Macintosh, the Main panel only contains the Tool bar. The Menu bar appears at t he top of t he desktop. Preview pa nel You can preview adjust ments made for a selected RAW file in the panel s. You can also enlarge part of the RAW file. View adjustme nt[...]

74 Save This performs RAW file data proc essing and saves it with the specified format. The available s ave formats are JPEG (5 compression rat es), TIFF-8, and TIFF- 16. Use [Save Mode] o n the [Tool] menu to spec ify the sav e forma t. (p.9 0) Recall Adjustment Use this function to load previously saved settings for the various panels. (p.92) Sav[...]

75 Noise Reduction This shows or hides the Noise reduction panel. Lens aberration correction This shows or hides the Lens aberration correction panel. Arrange Windows This arranges the displayed panels to the default positions. [T ool ] me nu Undo When in Custom Processing mode, use t his function to cancel the previous operation. You can undo up t[...]

76 This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PH OTO Laboratory 3. Tool Bar Number Icon (button) Content 1 Open This selects the image file f or processing in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3. Only applies when the software is started as standalone. This cannot be used when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 is started within the PENTAX PHOTO Brows[...]

77 This shows a preview of the RAW file. 8 Image Tone This displays the current Image tone. Select an image tone appropriate for the subject or shooting scene by clicking in Custom Processing mode. This function is not available in Full Aut o Processing mode. (p.83) 9 Save Mode This displays the current Save mode. C lick to select the save f ormat [...]

78 Number Icon (button) Content 1 Rotat e/Shif t Rotates the image based on the baseline or shifts it in a vert ical or horizontal direction. 2 Crop/ Resi ze Crops portions of an image and changes the image output size. 3 Enlarge Area When this is t urned on, a red frame appears in the preview area. The Enlarge ar ea window appears and the magnific[...]

79 1 Select a RAW file in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser w indow. 2 Sele ct [PEN TAX PHOTO La borator y] on th e [Tool ] menu of PENTAX P HOTO Browser 3 or click the ic on. A RAW file appears in the Preview panel of the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window. Select multiple image fi les to open multiple images at the same t ime. Click the , , , or button on t h[...]

80 1 Click the icon in the PEN TAX PHOTO Labor atory window. The [Open] dialog appears. • To select multiple im age files, hold down the Ctrl key and click on thumbnail images in the Th umbnail pane or the Check ed images pane (For Macintosh, hold down the command key a nd click on im age files). Selected t humbnail images are indic ated by a blu[...]

81 2 Select RAW fi les to display and click the [Open] button. Select imag es with holding down the Ctr l key (Windows) or com mand key (Macint osh) in the [Open ] dialog to open multi ple files s imultaneously . A RAW file appears in the Preview panel of the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window. 1 Click the icon in the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window. Th[...]

82 2 Set the cropping area and image output size on the Crop/ Resize pa nel. Cli ck [Rese t] to re turn th e set va lues to their in itial settin gs. Item Descr iptio n Cropping Aspect Ratio Maintain original aspect ratio: Maintains aspect ratio of original image. Specify paper size: Uses paper size setting. Specify aspect ratio: Specifies desired [...]

83 3 Click [OK ]. The image is cropped. The cropping area remains on t he image in the preview panel, and the icon is selected. Aft er the image is processed, the cropping area is saved with the specified pixels. To cancel cropping, cli ck the icon agai n to undo the cropping area. In Custom P rocessing mode, simpl e image processing su ited to you[...]

84 Set individual processing conditions to create unique image modification s. 1 Select [Custom Processing] from the [View] menu, or click on the icon on the Tool bar and then click (Custom Processing) on the drop-down list. The Main panel, Preview panel, White balance panel, Tone panel, Other settings panel, Lens aberration correction panel, and N[...]

85 2 Enter settings in each se tting panel. The set tings are reflected in the Pre view pane l. Setting s can be ap plied in one of two methods, de termined by the setting in the [O ptions] dialo g. (p.99 ) • Reflect the settings immediately in real time. • Reflect the settings when clicking the i con on the Preview p anel. Settin g the Whi te [...]

86 Settin g the Tone curve/Histog ram Item Descrip tio n Tone curve Adjus ts the tone curve to make precise adjustments to the density and contrast. Change t he tone curve using the pointer. Move the curve up to brighten and move the curve down to darken the image. Click a point on th e tone curve to fix t he curve at that point. A black dot appear[...]

87 Setting the Sensiti vity/Saturation/Hue/ Sharpness/Contrast/Filter Effect/Toni ng/Shadow Comp ensation Set these using the Other settings panel. Item Descrip tio n Sensitivity Adjus ts the sensitivity. + : The image becomes brighter. – : The image becomes darker. Saturation Adjusts the strength of the colors. + : The c olors become stronger. ?[...]

88 Settin g the N oise R eduction Set using t he Noise reduction panel. Settin g the Len s Aber ration C orrecti on Set using the Lens aberration correction panel. Toning Sets the color tone of an image processed i n monochrome to a cold t one with a bluish hue or a w arm tone with a brow nish hue. + : Adjust s color to a warmer tone. – : Adjusts[...]

89 [Marginal lumination compensat ion] tab Adjusts marginal lumination of the image. [Distor tion Cor rectio n] tab Corrects distor tions (lens aberrat ion that photograp hs straight lines as curved lines). [Lateral Chrom atic Aberration Correct ion] tab Corrects lateral chromatic aberration in which there is a difference in the image magnification[...]

90 You can save the image f iles which have been Full Aut o processed or Custom processed. Specify the save for mat and image size whe n saving image fi les. Save images i n JPEG format w ith one of five different compression rat es, or in T IFF-8 or TIFF -16 format. As the compression rate increases, the file size decreases, but the quality als o [...]

91 2 Select [Sav e] from the [Fi le] menu or click the icon on the Tool bar. The [Save] dialog appears. 3 Specify the file name and save des tination, and then click [Save]. The image file is saved. All current adjustment combinat ions can be saved as a parameter file. Saved adjustment can then be applied to other RAW files for processing. 1 Click [...]

92 The [Save Adjustments] dialog appears. 2 Specify the file name and save des tination, and then click [Save]. The current set tings are save d as an adj ustment set ting file (*.ini). 1 Display a RAW fi le in the Preview panel . 2 Click [Reca ll Adjust ment] from t he [File] menu on the Main panel or click the icon. The [Open Adjustment File] dia[...]

93 You can pr int the currently di splayed RAW file. Print image f iles using [Print Bracketing] or [Enlarge image] . Set the print layout, captions, and other settings in the [Print] dialog. Opening the [Print ] dialog Select [Print] on the [File] menu to ope n the [Pri nt] dialog. [Print] d ialog se ttings The [Pri nt Bracketing] and [Enlarge ima[...]

94 [Print B racketing] tab Print bracketing is a function that prints a n image several t imes on one page with automatically adjusted parameters wi thin a set parameter range, enabling you to view the printed results of different parameters at the same t ime. Printing t he image on your pr inter with thi s function is use ful for determ ining the [...]

95 Print Layou t Sets print b racketing settings. Item Descr iptio n Segment Specification Selects image area s etting method for print brac keting. Select from the following three settings. Segment original image : Divides entire image into equal sections and allocates bracketing variations for each section. This is useful for reviewing the c hang[...]

96 [Enlarge ima ge] tab Enlarge image ref ers to printing the ent ire image with the cur rent settings. After reviewing the par ameters with print bracketing, use this tab to make the settin gs for the actual print. Display M ode Sets preview method. Bracketing 1 steps Selects v ariable step of bracketing par ameter to be changed horizontally. The [...]

97 Page Setup Sets the pa per size, margins an d other settings. Item Descr iptio n Print Area Sets the paper size and margins. Standard size : Sets the paper size (Photo (89 × 127 mm)/ (3.5 × 5 in.), Postcard (102 × 152 m m)/(4 × 6 in.), Photo (127 × 178 mm)/(5 × 7 in.), Photo (203 × 254 mm)/(8 × 10 in.), Photo (254 × 305 mm)/(10 × 12 in[...]

98 Verify printer settings when necessary using the [Print Setup] dialog. Refer to the pr inter user’s manual for details o n printer settings. Using the [Pr int Setup] dialog Follow th e steps below to o pen the [P rint Setup] dialog . Click [Printer Settings] on the [Print] dialog. The [Print Setup] dialog appears. [Print Setup] dialog[...]

99 Settin gs in [Print Set up] dialog The follow ing settings appear in the [Prin t Setup] dialog. 1 Select [Opt ions] from the [Tool ] menu on the Main panel or click the icon on the Tool bar. The [Options] dialog appears. 2 Click the [Ge neral] tab. Change the settings as needed. Item Descr iption Name Click [Properties] for printer settings. Pap[...]

100 Status at Startup Select the status at s tartup. Status at last exit: Maintains the settings last us ed when the application was closed. This switches to [Arrange All] when, for ex ample, the settings last used cannot be restored due to a difference in the number or t ype of monitors. Arrange Al l: All panels to be used are arran ged. Displ ay [...]

101 3 Click the [Advance d] tab. Change the settings as needed. Item Descr iptio n Working Color Sp ace In PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3, sets working (preview) color space (color management). Select from the following settings. Normal Display : Displays the im age with the color management set for the image. Simulat ed wide ga mut disp lay: Select thi[...]

102 4 After setti ng each item, click [OK] . The options are set, and the dialog closes. Click [Reset] to return a ll options to default settings. Item Descr iption Processing Select from starting processing jobs immediately or creating a queue lis t and starting jobs later. Start immediately: Jobs are started immediately. Other operations cannot b[...]

103 Gloss ary AdobeRG B This color space is recommended for commercial printing and document creation by Adobe Systems. Its color reproduction range is larger than sRGB and ade quately covers t he color reproduct ion range for pri nting. Therefore, col or data only reproducible on a printer are n ot lost when editing on a computer. Note that using [...]

104 Lossless rotation Because JPEG uses irrevers ible compre ssion (d ata are lost du ring compressi on), th e qualit y of JPEG imag es deteri orates w hen uncompre ssed, rotated an d then sa ved. Loss less rotat ion, how ever, can be used to rot ate JPEG imag es wi thout r ecompress ing the data. Exif a nd other data are maintai ned. Image s for w[...]

105 TIFF -8 A file format for saving image data. Each image is recorded with 8-bit RGB data for each color. The image is not co mpressed leaving the file size large, but no deterioration of image quality occurs. TIFF -16 Although TIF F images are usuall y 8-bit, this is a 16-bit TIFF. Mor e computations are required whe n image proc essing as the d[...]

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