Hasselblad CF DIGITAL CAMERA BACK RANGE, User Manual

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Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras
Most Important Changes for Camera Users
Part 2:
FlexColor for Cameras
This part provides information about how FlexColor works when connected to a
camera and/or when working with camera images. If you never use FlexColor with a
camera or camera images, then you can ignore this part (scanner users should skip
ahead to “Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners” on page 29).
Most Important Changes for Camera Users
This section points out some of the biggest changes and new features that will affect
camera users that are already familiar with FlexColor 4.0.
Processed Images Are No Longer Saved in Camera 3F Files
In FlexColor 4.0 and earlier, 3F files captured using an Ixpress digital camera
contained both the raw camera image and a full-size, processed version of the image.
Among other things, this made some exports faster and enabled FlexColor to provide
1:1 pixel zoom in the preview window. However, this came at the cost of larger 3F
files and added complexity in the 3F workflow. We have therefore decided to stop
storing processed images with the 3F files. You should ignore all references to this
feature in the
FlexColor 4.0 User’s Guide .
When you open an older, camera-generated 3F file (that includes a processed image)
in FlexColor 4.5, you will be asked if you would like to remove the processed image
to save disk space. You can choose to leave the processed image, but it will not be
used for anything.
To compensate for this change in the 3F workflow, the FlexColor Detail window
(which is still able to zoom in to 1:1 pixels and closer) has been enhanced in several
ways. For example, you can now load much larger portion of your image into this
window and use it for selecting highlight and shadow points. See “Using the Detail
Window” on page 11 for a complete description of how the
Detail
window works in
FlexColor 4.5.
FlexColor 4.5 Documentation Addendum 18