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Page 2: ...scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act and care should be taken here also Regarding trademarks PENTAX and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation PENTAX PHOTO Browser PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory PENTAX REMOTE Assistant are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation The SD logo is a trademark All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respec...

Page 3: ...rowser 2 0 22 About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Window 24 Main Image Window 33 Viewing Images 38 Saving a List of Image Data 48 Continuous Image Playback in a Slideshow 49 Printing an Image 52 Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Settings 60 Managing Image Files and Folders 67 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 76 Opening PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 76 About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Window 78 Vi...

Page 4: ...able Not available on w Direct Print Connect your camera to a TV DVD recorder or other audiovisual equipment using an AV cable to view and or record images View and record images on AV equipment You can have prints made from images recorded on your card at a photo shop Set DPOF settings on your camera and get prints from your photo shop Select the images for prints Use your photo shop Connect your...

Page 5: ...printer to print images transferred to your computer Some printers can print directly from memory cards For details see the operating manual of the printer you are using Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD R or other media Save your image data PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 22 p 74 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 p 76 p 97 View images Organize and save images Print images Rename all ...

Page 6: ... can perform the following tasks Save image files under the same or a new name change file names and file types copy cut paste rotate and delete Create new folders change folder names copy cut delete and paste Save image data list Check image data View RAW image data easily Print images You can also start RAW image data editing software PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 and PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 1 fro...

Page 7: ...be standard equipment Application Software PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 9 languages English French German Spanish Italian Russian Chinese traditional and simplified Korean Japanese OS Windows Me 2000 Windows XP Home Edition Professional CPU PentiumIII or later Pentium 4 or later recommended Memory 256MB minimum 512MB or higher recommended Monitor 1024 768 1280 1024 or b...

Page 8: ...1 5 or later Mac OS X 10 1 3 or later CPU PowerPC G3 or later G4 1 0 GHz or higher recommended Memory 256MB minimum 512MB or higher recommended Monitor 1024 768 1280 1024 or better resolution recommended in 24 bit full color approx 16 77 million colors Free Disk Space 250MB or more 500MB or more recommended Macintosh System Requirements We recommend using AC adapter sold separately when the camera...

Page 9: ...ights before installing the software 1 Turn your computer on Close any other software that is open 2 Place the provided CD ROM S SW28 into the CD ROM drive on your computer The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears 3 You can choose the languages from the displayed screen The software selection screen appears When Using Windows If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear Display the ...

Page 10: ...ity 5 Select your applicable language in the Select Language screen and click OK 6 The installer starts Click Next Some operating environments select the language automatically Continue with the installation in step 6 The installer starts ...

Page 11: ... files are to be installed Click Next if no need to change 8 Click Next to begin the installation Copying of the program files begins 9 A message appears after installation of the software is finished Click Finish to exit the installation program The installation is complete ...

Page 12: ...splayed If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation Product Registration on the Internet Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration ...

Page 13: ...CD ROM drive on your Macintosh 3 Double click the CD ROM S SW28 icon The contents of the CD ROM are displayed 4 Double click the PENTAX Installer icon The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears 5 You can choose the languages from the displayed screen The software selection screen appears When Using Macintosh ...

Page 14: ... 6 p 12 A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed If your Macintosh is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation Product Registration on the Internet Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registrati...

Page 15: ...ing Your Camera to Your PC 1 Press the 3 button on the camera The A Rec Mode menu or the Q Playback menu appears 2 Press the four way controller 5 to display the H Set up menu 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select Transfer Mode 4 Press the four way controller 5 A pull down menu appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select PC Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and PC For Windows Set...

Page 16: ...than that of the camera an error may occur when transferring data If this occurs set the Transfer Mode to PC F This sets the transfer speed to the USB 1 1 data transfer rate thereby reducing the possibility of an error Connecting Your Camera to Your PC If the Removable Disk Drive dialog appears in Windows XP select Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click OK The window in step 3 ...

Page 17: ... 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 folder into any desired folder such as the desktop or the My Documents folder The camera images are saved on your PC as an entire folder Saving Camera Images on Your PC ...

Page 18: ...SB Mass Storage Device is selected and then click Stop The Stop a Hardware device screen appears 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed 4 Click OK 5 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC Disconnecting Your Camera from Your PC ...

Page 19: ...d and then click Stop The Stop a Hardware device screen appears 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed 4 Click OK 5 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC The USB mass storage device will not stop when the files stored on the removable disk are in use for applications ...

Page 20: ...t PC 6 Press the 4 button on the camera Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and Macintosh For Macintosh Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC Do not connect the camera to your computer while PictBridge is selected for the Transfer Mode If the USB transmission speed of the computer is slower than that of the camera an error may occur when transferring data If this occurs set the Transfer Mode t...

Page 21: ... your camera 3 Turn your camera on Your camera is recognized on the desktop as NO_NAME or the volume label of the SD Memory Card if one is registered You can change the folder name When the iPHOTO screen appears close it Connecting the Camera and Macintosh For Mac OS 9 0 it is recognized as Untitled or the volume label of the SD Memory Card if one is registered ...

Page 22: ...E 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 folder Saving Camera Images on Your Macintosh ...

Page 23: ...sktop to the trash can 2 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and Macintosh Use a card reader or card adapter to send image files directly to your computer from a memory card with saved images without connecting your camera and your computer with a USB cable For details please refer to the user s manual for your computer or card reader Disconnecting Your Camera from Yo...

Page 24: ...w and explains its functions 1 Select the start menu on the desktop 2 Select PENTAX PHOTO Browser from PENTAX Digital Camera Utility in the program menu PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Select Exit from the File menu Opening PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 For Windows ...

Page 25: ... the hard disk 2 Double click the PENTAX PHOTO Browser program icon PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Browser in PENTAX PHOTO Browser on the desktop menu bar For Macintosh ...

Page 26: ...iew pane to remove it from the browser window and move it to a different position Alternatively click on the top right of each pane to close that pane For Macintosh click a pane or drag the margin to remove the pane Click Default Position to return the pane to the default position About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Window Tool bar Menu bar Preview pane Thumbnail pane Image data pane Folder tree pa...

Page 27: ... the Thumbnail pane the image appears in the Preview pane and the image data appears in the Image data pane Preview pane An image selected in the Thumbnail pane appears in this pane Double click the top bar to remove the Preview pane from the browser window and move it to a different position For Macintosh click the Preview pane or drag the margin to remove the pane Image data pane The image data ...

Page 28: ...e 1 Fine tune M G Magenta Green fine tune 1 Sensitivity ISO sensitivity when shooting 200 Recorded pixels Number of recorded pixels 3008 2000 Quality Recording quality Better Exposure compensation Exposure compensation 0 0 Autofocus mode Autofocus mode when shooting Single AF Autofocus area mode Autofocus area mode when shooting Automatic Color space Color space mode sRGB Photo finish Photo finish...

Page 29: ...s The properties of the selected file or folder appear p 74 Exit This closes PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 For Macintosh select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Browser Edit menu Undo This undoes the previous file operation Cut This prepares the selected file or folder to be moved to a different location p 67 Copy This copies the selected file or folder p 67 Paste This copies the cut or copied file or folder into the...

Page 30: ...rt by This specifies the order in which objects appear in the Thumbnail pane and specifies ascending or descending order You can select from File Name File Size File Date Time File Type Shooting Date Time Image Size and Lens Name Thumbnail Caption This sets the captions of objects that appear in the Thumbnail pane File Name File Date and File Time appear by default Thumbnail Smallest The smallest ...

Page 31: ...in the Thumbnail pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 76 PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 1 This starts PENTAX REMOTE Assistant PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can be used by installing it in the same folder as PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and using it together with w Options This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 Help menu Help Topics This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents Index This sh...

Page 32: ...s the previously opened folder 2 Forward This opens the folder which was open before using the Back button 3 Up This moves up one folder in the directory tree 4 Rename All This changes the names of all selected files p 72 5 Print This prints the selected image file p 52 6 Undo This undoes the previous file operation 7 Cut This prepares the selected file or folder to be moved to a different locatio...

Page 33: ...TAX camera Other Image Images other than those captured with your PENTAX camera JPEG TIFF BMP PNG PICT Folder Folders Other Files not compatible with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 13 Sort by Click to select the sort key and ascending descending order from the pull down menu Thumbnails are sorted according to the selected order 14 Thumbnail Smallest The smallest size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail p...

Page 34: ...image files into one CSV format file p 48 22 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory This starts PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Specify the applicable image files within the Thumbnail pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 76 23 PENTAX REMOTE Assistant This starts PENTAX REMOTE Assistant PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can be used by installing it in the same folder as PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and using it together with w 24 Op...

Page 35: ...elect the file to open If a check mark is next to Open in new window a new Main image view window opens and the selected image appears when a file is selected and Open is clicked p 38 Save as This saves the image being viewed in JPEG TIFF BMP PNG or PICT format p 45 Page Setup This sets the page setup information for printing the selected image p 57 Menu bar Tool bar Image view area Image data pan...

Page 36: ... cannot be selected if there are no images to view Slideshow Selected or checked images appear in order p 49 Fit to Window This fits the image to the window size p 42 Enlarge This doubles the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The maximum view magnification is 4 times p 42 Reduce This halves the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The mini...

Page 37: ...otation of an unprocessed JPEG image the Save File dialog opens before the image appears p 46 Options This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 Help menu Help Topics This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents Index This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help index search This command is not available for Macintosh What s This This shows pop up tips when an icon or command bu...

Page 38: ...es in one main image view window or images from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view 7 Next Image The next image appears when there are multiple images in one main image view window or images from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view 8 Slideshow Selected or checked images a...

Page 39: ...e pull down list or by directly inputting the magnification p 42 14 Rotate View Counterclockwise 90 This rotates the image appearing in the image view area 90 to the left counterclockwise p 41 15 Rotate View Clockwise 90 This rotates the image appearing in the image view area 90 to the right clockwise p 41 16 Auto Image Fix Click and select or to automatically adjust the brightness contrast and co...

Page 40: ...38 Display the images saved on your computer 1 Open PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Viewing Images ...

Page 41: ...ew The image is framed in blue Hold down the Ctrl key or Shift key to select multiple images For Macintosh hold down the Command key or Shift key to select multiple images Check O the image to view Multiple images can be selected Images from multiple folders can also be selected You can change the size of the thumbnail image In the View menu select Thumbnail Smallest Thumbnail Small Thumbnail Medi...

Page 42: ...age window opens and the image appears in one step RAW image file display PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 allows you to select between Simple display and Auto RAW display when displaying RAW image files in the main image window p 62 Simple display Images can be viewed quickly but image quality is inferior Auto RAW display It takes time to display the actual raw data but the image quality is superior Sele...

Page 43: ...ft counterclockwise 1 Select Rotate View Clockwise 90 or Rotate View Counterclockwise 90 from the View menu in the main image window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar The image appears rotated To save the rotated image use Rotate Image on the Tool menu p 46 Rotating the Image View ...

Page 44: ...the image view area 1 Select Fit to Window Enlarge Reduce or Life size from the View menu in the main image window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar The image view magnification can be adjusted from 1 16 to 4 times Enlarged view Changing the View Magnification ...

Page 45: ...43 Reduced view You can also enlarge or reduce the view by directly inputting the numerical value of the magnification in the View Magnification box on the Tool bar ...

Page 46: ...mage window and uncheck the item The Tool bar or image data pane is hidden You can display file data for the image file appearing in the main image window p 74 Hiding the Tool Bar and Image Data Pane To display the Tool bar or image data pane select Tool Bar or Image Data from the View menu in the main image window and check the item Displaying Image Properties ...

Page 47: ...hout image data PICT PICT image without image data 1 Select Save as from the File menu in the main image window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save as dialog appears If RAW data is viewed in Simple display or is reduced the message Image is shown in simple display mode Do you wish to return image to full size appears If No is selected the image is saved as it is displayed The quality is inf...

Page 48: ...ate Image Counterclockwise 90 or Clockwise 90 from the Tool menu in the main image window or click on the right of the icon and then click the or icon The image data appears rotated When performing lossless rotation of an unprocessed JPEG image the Save File dialog opens before the image appears 2 Select Save as from the File menu in the main image window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Rota...

Page 49: ...47 3 Specify Save in File name and Save as type and then click Save The image is rotated and saved ...

Page 50: ...HOTO Browser 2 0 window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save Image Data List dialog appears 2 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The image data is saved in CSV format Saving a List of Image Data When thumbnail images are checked data is saved only for those images Image data is also saved for checked images contained in other folders When a thumbnail image is sele...

Page 51: ...image or folder in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 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 Playback in a Slideshow Slideshow screen Slideshow control panel 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 52: ...log p 65 Number Icon button Content 1 First Image Returns to the first image When this is pressed during a slideshow the first image appears and the slideshow pauses 2 Rewind Rewinds slideshow When this is pressed during a slideshow the next image appears and the slideshow pauses 3 Previous Image Slideshow is played in reverse order 4 Pause Pauses slideshow 5 Play Plays slideshow 6 Fast Forward Fa...

Page 53: ...ll screen select the display pattern for images on the primary and secondary monitors Slideshow A A Single window Single full screen Secondary B Primary A B A Dual window Dual full screen n 2 n 2 n 3 n 3 n 4 n n 1 n 1 Primary A Secondary B Advance in order n 1 n 2 n 2 n 1 n 3 n n 1 n Advance alternate Primary A Secondary B ...

Page 54: ...the Tool bar The Print dialog appears Printing an Image Print Index Prints a thumbnail and image data for an image Print photo Prints a high quality print of an image You can print multiple images on one page or print one large image on multiple pages using partition printing Using Print Index n 1 n 2 n 4 n 3 n 5 n n 1 n 2 Advance two frames Primary A Secondary B n 2 n 3 n 4 n n n n n 1 Set primar...

Page 55: ... the number of images to print on one page Caption The caption settings are explained below The contents that appear depend on the selected layout Position Select the image caption position from the list Contents Specify the data that may be printed from the list Font Select a font from the list The default setting is the standard system font Size Select a font size from the list Printer The name ...

Page 56: ...rint from the File menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar The Print dialog appears The image size is calculated automatically from the margins number of images and caption size Click the Page Setup button to make the page settings p 57 Click the Printer Settings button to make the printer settings p 58 Using Print Photo ...

Page 57: ...rinting Layout 3 Partition printing printing one image on multiple pages Images per page From the list select the number of images to print on one page Multi page printing Select the number of partitions per page from the list Allocating images Select processing options from the list when printing area and image size differ No trimming The image does not exceed the printing area Trimming The entir...

Page 58: ...he list The default setting is the standard system font Print Time Select from Do Not Print Default or Print HH MM 24 hour format only Separator Sets dividers in text Format Sets date format Text color Sets the font color Size Select a font size from the list Printer The name of the printer to be used appears here The image size is calculated automatically from the margins spacing and number of im...

Page 59: ...scription Margins Left Right Upper Lower The default setting is 25 mm on each side Header Footer The default setting is 15 mm from the top and bottom edges Number of copies Specify the number of copies to print Header Footer Text Enter text to print for the header footer Insert Page Number When this is clicked Page number is inserted at the cursor location in the Text field Insert Number of Pages ...

Page 60: ...Setup dialog appears Position Sets header footer position Select from Do Not Print Default Align left Align center and Align right Font Select a font from the list The default setting is the standard system font Size Select a font size from the list The default setting is 10 point Using Printer Settings This section describes the printer settings for Windows For Macintosh the printer setting scree...

Page 61: ...ription Name Select the printer to use from the list Click Network to select a printer on the network Click Properties to make advanced printer settings Paper Size Select paper size Source Select paper feeding method Orientation Sets printing direction Select Portrait or Landscape ...

Page 62: ...s the initial image view size thumbnail caption viewing and RAW file view format 1 Select Options from the Tool menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar The Options dialog appears Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Settings ...

Page 63: ...ktop Always use this folder Click Browse to specify a folder Status at Startup Set PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 status at startup Status at last exit When the next session of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is started the settings from the previous session are used Default The default screen appears Show Splash Screen at Startup Sets splash screen when PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 starts On Splash screen is show...

Page 64: ... pane height to be the same as the previous height when the main image view window opens Auto The height is automatically adjusted Fixed The number of lines may be specified Main Image Window Size Set 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 default size Set size Specifies th...

Page 65: ...Main RAW File Image Sets view when opening a new RAW image file Simple display The compressed image data in the RAW image file appears The image data appears more quickly but there is quality loss due to the high compression rate Therefore this function is not recommended for checking image details Auto RAW display The actual RAW data appears Full Auto Processing Size Ratio Select the processing r...

Page 66: ...ultiple attributes may be selected Zoom View magnification rate is maintained Position Position is maintained Direction Direction is maintained View Order Selects ordering for frame advance Slideshow is played in the same order Select from the options below File name Frames advance in file name order Shooting date time Frames advance in shooting date time order File date time Frames advance in fil...

Page 67: ...shows Single window View slideshow in a single window Dual window View slideshow in two windows primary and secondary Single full screen View slideshow full screen on a single monitor Dual full screen View slideshow full screen on two monitors Interval Sets interval for frame advance during slideshows Second s Sets interval in seconds for frame advance ...

Page 68: ...rimary and secondary windows With the first image starting at zero even number images are shown on the primary window and odd number images are shown on the secondary window Advance two frames Frames advance in twos Set primary image The primary window shows a fixed image The secondary window shows images which advance in order Loop view Sets the repeat view setting No When all of the images have ...

Page 69: ...elect the thumbnail image to move or copy 2 Select Cut or Copy from the Edit menu Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar 3 Specify the destination folder for moving or copying in the Folder tree pane Managing Image Files and Folders Moving Copying Image Files ...

Page 70: ...68 4 Select Paste from the Edit menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar ...

Page 71: ... the destination folder To copy hold down the Ctrl key while you drag and drop the file For Macintosh hold down the Option key while you drag and drop the file Use the same procedure to move or copy a folder In the Folder tree pane specify the folder to move or copy The specified folder is moved or copied into the destination folder ...

Page 72: ...mbnail image to delete Alternatively select the folder to delete in the Folder tree pane 2 Select Delete from the Edit menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar A delete confirmation screen appears 3 Click Yes The image file or folder is deleted Deleting Image Files Folders ...

Page 73: ...t the folder to be renamed in the Folder tree pane 2 Select Rename from the File menu Alternatively directly click the file or folder name in the Thumbnail pane or Folder tree pane The file or folder name is ready to be changed 3 Input the file or folder name The image file or folder is renamed Changing Image File Folder Names ...

Page 74: ...ded Renaming All File Names Item Description Base file name Specify name to add to file names IMGP is added by default Number of digits Specify the number of digits to add to file names 1 to 5 digits may be specified 4 digits are specified by default Example IMGP1234 pef When files exist in the folder with the specified base file name the number of digits increases if the maximum number of files i...

Page 75: ...te New Folder from the File menu A new folder is created under the specified folder or in the Thumbnail pane Start number Sets the start number When files exist in the folder with the same specified base file name the numbering automatically starts from the number next to the highest number of the existing file If there is no file with the specified base file name numbering starts at 1 Create a Ne...

Page 76: ...ies are to be shown 2 Select Properties from the File menu The XXX Properties dialog appears 3 Confirm the content and input information as needed 4 Click OK The Properties dialog closes Displaying Properties of Image Files Folders for Windows The contents of the Properties dialog depends on the version of Windows currently running Refer to Help in Windows for details on the Properties dialog sett...

Page 77: ...or which properties are to be shown 2 Select Properties from the File menu The XXX Info dialog appears 3 Confirm the content and input information as needed 4 Click the button The Information dialog closes Displaying Properties of Image Files Folders for Macintosh The standard Macintosh information dialog appears Refer to Help in Macintosh for details on the information dialog settings ...

Page 78: ...is section describes opening and closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 and viewing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window and explains its functions 1 Select the start menu on the desktop 2 Select PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory from PENTAX Digital Camera Utility in the program menu PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 S...

Page 79: ...aboratory program icon PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory on the desktop menu bar For Macintosh PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 can also be started from within PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 29 ...

Page 80: ...m the View menu to align the panels Four panels not including the main panel can be hidden or shown About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Window When the processing mode is set to Full Auto Processing mode the White balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel do not appear p 82 When RAW image data is not selected the preview image does not appear p 83 Preview panel Main panel Tool bar White ...

Page 81: ...ve Other settings panel Adjust characteristics such as sensitivity contrast color depth and edges p 90 Menu bar This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 File menu Open This selects the image file for processing in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Only applies when the software is started as standalone This cannot be used when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is started...

Page 82: ... Next Image When multiple images are selected the preview of one image back in order of registration appears Last Image When multiple images are selected the preview of the last image in order of registration appears Refresh Preview When real time preview is not enabled the preview is refreshed using the current settings Display Size This specifies the size of the image data in the preview Preview...

Page 83: ... in pixels when saving processed images p 91 Options This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 p 94 Help menu Help Topics This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 help contents Index This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 help index search This command is not available for Macintosh What s This This shows pop up tips About PHOTO Laboratory This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 vers...

Page 84: ...g conditions set in Custom Processing mode as an adjustment file p 93 6 Undo When in Custom Processing mode use this function to cancel the previous operation You can undo up to five operations 7 Redo When in Custom Processing mode use this function to redo an operation that was cancelled with the Undo button 8 Image Mode This displays the current Image mode When Full Auto Processing is set images...

Page 85: ...f the image data in the preview from the pull down menu Select from Small Medium Large or Full Size 2 Enlarge Area When this is turned on a red frame appears in the preview area The Enlarge area window appears and the magnification can be selected 3 Refresh Click this to refresh the preview using the current settings when Refresh Preview becomes the Refresh button on the Options settings of PENTAX...

Page 86: ...ultiple images are selected the preview of the first image in order of registration appears 6 Previous Image When multiple images are selected the preview of one image ahead in order of registration appears 7 Next Image When multiple images are selected the preview of one image back in order of registration appears 8 Last Image When multiple images are selected the preview of the last image in ord...

Page 87: ...Browser 2 0 use the following methods for viewing image files Select RAW image files in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 then start PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 RAW image files can also be selected in PENTAX Photo Browser 2 0 after PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 has been started To select multiple image files in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 check the thumbnail images or press and hold the Ctrl key as you left cli...

Page 88: ...the following seven Image modes when using J Easily Modifying RAW Images Natural Elaborates images with natural colors Bright Elaborates sharp bright images Picture Portrait Elaborates images with beautiful skin tones Picture Landscape Enhances the contour and saturation of images with greenery blue sky etc to create images with bright colors Picture Macro Elaborates images with vivid close ups of...

Page 89: ... balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel appear Setting RAW Image Data Processing Conditions To close the White balance panel Tone panel or Other settings panel select Full Auto Processing from the View menu or click on the icon on the Tool bar and then click Full Auto Processing on the drop down list The image is processed using the Image mode set at the time of shooting and the setting...

Page 90: ... on your camera Override Use White Balance Setting to select the white balance to apply Select from Daylight Shade Cloudy Daylight fluorescent light Neutral white fluorescent light White fluorescent light Tungsten light Flash or Color temperature setting Grey point setting Select the point in the preview image to turn gray Specify using the pointer for the most appropriate white balance setting Se...

Page 91: ...ensity and contrast Change the tone curve using the pointer Move the curve up to brighten and move the curve down to darken the image Click a point on the tone curve to fix the curve at that point A black dot appears Drag the black dot to move the fixed location Right click to erase the black dot For Macintosh hold down the Ctrl key while you drag the black dot Histogram Brightness shows the distr...

Page 92: ...The image becomes darker Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and shadow Increases contrast between light and shadow Decreases contrast between light and shadow Saturation Adjusts the strength of the colors after RAW data development The colors become stronger The colors become weaker Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the edges Image contour is enhanced Image contour is softened ...

Page 93: ...elect the save format Select the quality and file format when saving RAW images For JPEG files image data is compressed and saved Select from Highest Compression High Compression Medium Quality High Quality and Highest Quality Select High or Highest Compression to make the file size smaller by lowering quality Select High or Highest Quality to maintain high quality by keeping the file size large S...

Page 94: ... or click on the right of the icon to select the save size 3 Select Save from the Tool menu or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save as dialog appears 4 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The image file is saved ...

Page 95: ...log appears 2 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The current settings are saved as an adjustment setting file INI 1 Display a RAW image file in the Preview panel 2 Click Recall Adjustment from the Tool menu on the Main panel or click the icon The Open Adjustment File dialog appears When Use queue list is set in Options the image file is added to a queue list Saving Imag...

Page 96: ...rent RAW image is processed by the recalled adjustment 1 Select Options from the Tool menu on the Main panel or click the icon on the Tool bar The Options dialog appears 2 Click the General tab Change the settings as needed Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Settings ...

Page 97: ...e used are arranged Display size is set to Small default setting and other settings are displayed with the status at last exit Default The status for each panel is returned to the default status Show Splash Screen at Startup Sets splash screen when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 starts ON Splash screen is shown OFF Splash screen is not shown Arrange Panels Sets whether panels are aligned to the right...

Page 98: ...tting for tasks such as making detailed adjustments on images or commercial printing When viewing images processed with AdobeRGB in an sRGB environment the saturation may appear lower than when processed with sRGB Processing Select from starting processing jobs immediately or creating a queue list and starting jobs later Start immediately Jobs are started immediately Other operations cannot be per...

Page 99: ...cessing conditions to the preview image after all changes are made to Custom Processing settings upon clicking the Refresh button Saving Multiple Files Select the saving method when processing multiple images from the following choices Save with Original file name new extension Numbered files and Save one at a time Select Numbered files to specify the base file name and the number of following dig...

Page 100: ...ing fields and separates them with a comma Generally character strings are indicated with double quotation marks in CSV format Some software include data input and output functions in CSV format as part of a multipurpose format Exif JPEG format Exif stands for Exchangeable Image File Format This image file format is based on the JPEG image data format and allows thumbnail images and image properti...

Page 101: ...olor images and prevents quality loss even when re edited PNG files however cannot be viewed on older browsers Internet Explorer 3 0 or earlier or Internet Explorer 4 5 on Macintosh In addition thumbnail images and image properties cannot be embedded in the data sRGB standard RGB An international color space standard defined by IEC International Electrotechnical Commission This is defined from col...

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