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Phase One H 5 User Guide
Edition February 2002
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Page 2: ...ntosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc The names Bowens Balcar Broncolor Comet Dynalite Elinchrom Hensel Lumidyne LPA Design Metz MultiBlitz Norman Hedler Speedotron White Lightning Profoto Hassel...
Page 3: ...nt 14 3 Simulate Sharpening Settings 14 5 Unsharp Mask 14 7 Compare Captures Side By Side 14 7 Zoom to fit Preview 14 7 Expand Preview 14 7 5 Tools 5 1 Cropping 5 1 Eyedropper 5 2 Zoom Tool 5 3 Grid T...
Page 4: ...o 15 1 16 Additional Features 16 1 Eyedropper 16 1 17 Trouble Shooting 17 1 18 Strobe Equipment 18 1 Strobe Equipment Compatibility 18 1 19 Photographic Compatibility 19 1 Table of Contents iiiii Tabl...
Page 5: ...nnect hardware install software Launch the Capture One application Determine the exposure and shoot Select images to develop from Capture Collection Gray Balance Crop desired image Adjust Gradation Cu...
Page 6: ...ce the card into the slot with the 1394 connectors facing through the opening 5 Press straight down and slightly rock the card until it is firmly seated in the slot 6 Replace the screw to hold the car...
Page 7: ...back revolve switch R Cable Connections for the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II 3 Connect the Phase One H 5 to the camera or mounting plate Be sure that the back is firmly connected to the camera before releasing...
Page 8: ...contact your Phase One dealer for assistance Other Photographic Equipment While the Phase One H 5 has been made as compatible as possible with photographic equipment there are a few issues to be awar...
Page 9: ...e item marked Install Capture One 3 Read the software license and if in agreement click the Agree button to continue with the installation Otherwise click Cancel to quit the installation 4 When prompt...
Page 10: ...nstalled Items The installer creates a folder on your hard disk called Capture One This folder contains the application as well as several sub folders They are Captures As photographs are taken with t...
Page 11: ...mage If an attempt is made to shoot too quickly the camera will still respond but images will not be recorded Selecting landscape or portrait orientation The Phase One H 5 can be mounted on a wide ran...
Page 12: ...ewer models the capture rate difference is barely noticeable 3 2 Software Set up Software Set up 3 3 Files can be moved from the Capture Collection to the Trash by dragging and dropping them with the...
Page 13: ...e simply click on the thumbnail to select it A blue box will appear around the image to show that it is selected Click the Trash Can icon at the top of the Capture Collection window Multiple images ca...
Page 14: ...ook like with different exposures 4 2 Editing and Selecting Images 4 3 Over Correct Under Editing and Selecting Images A deleted image is moved to the Trash folder of the Capture Collection If an imag...
Page 15: ...ray Balancing With film photography color bias in light sources or film emulsion can be corrected using color correction filters With the Phase One H 5 we correct color bias by using the gray balance...
Page 16: ...Now return to the Preview Window and select Gray Balance from the Camera menu Finally click on the step wedge and choose All Selected Captures from the pop up menu 4 6 Editing and Selecting Images 4 7...
Page 17: ...usly defined values are used Reset All color balancing is cancelled Pick Position With the gray balancing tool active hold down the command key A lock is now visible next to the gray balancing tool Cl...
Page 18: ...to open developed files in Photoshop or another application automatically Open Preferences Develop File Attributes to set this option Export Previews The export preview function allows generation of l...
Page 19: ...up However it is recommended that you choose the camera profile that matches the image s capture conditions e g flash tungsten etc Destination Folder The Destination Folder is where you organize the w...
Page 20: ...tool by clicking once on the tool button from the upper right side of the Preview Window Move the on screen pointer to the image to be cropped Click and drag the mouse so that a box is drawn surround...
Page 21: ...ted a colored mask will be applied to the image showing which areas of the image are above or below a set exposure value Double click the tool icon to set the over and under exposure values and to cha...
Page 22: ...int on the curve to control this There are also easy to use up down buttons to adjust brightness and contrast Experiment with the buttons to quickly control the image curve In general if the exposure...
Page 23: ...s is fixed in the software application at about 1 pixel Using this tool to attempt to sharpen an image that is clearly out of focus will not give a pleasing result However an image that appears to be...
Page 24: ...the image The focus tool performs an instant development of a small area of the selected image This provides a very fast feedback on final image quality in terms of focus USM and Color Management set...
Page 25: ...ce of the user interface Develop File The Develop File Section controls the naming file location and other attribution settings Name Tab The Name tab defines how the developed files are named The soft...
Page 26: ...he Finder of the Macintosh Three options are available and are previewed in the Samples window Include Capture Count Will append the last five digits of the capture number to the file name Further num...
Page 27: ...itable output profile Select between the following It is possible to create your own ICC profile and import them into the Capture One software Just remember to name them Phase One H 5 Creator File For...
Page 28: ...on the enclosed CD ROM under Capture One Basic Install Capture One Basic Goodies Color Management Goodies Photoshop 6 0 Settings To install the settings file close Photoshop 6 0 and copy the file to t...
Page 29: ...about the Phase One H 5 This information can be invaluable in troubleshooting problems If you ever need to contact technical support be sure to have this information available To access this data cho...
Page 30: ...dvanced Unicolor Textiles and Skin and Hair The plug in is enclosed on the CD ROM and will be placed in Adobe Photoshop s plug ins folder when installing Capture One Software The Demoirize plug in win...
Page 31: ...t mode of the Demoirize plug in In advanced mode the filter estimates colors by means of the Quality Speed slider and the Pattern Size slider Often the color moir is visible by multiple red green or b...
Page 32: ...ne in the menu Camera Info then press Apple Shift 3 to generate a screen dump of the current settings This screen dump file can be found in the root of the main hard drive and is named Picture Also pl...
Page 33: ...ing etc Click Develop The following sections have all of the basic information you need for getting started step by step Hardware Set up The camera back connects to the computer via an IEEE 1394 conne...
Page 34: ...onnected to the camera before releasing The small screw on the top of the camera back can be tightened with the supplied screwdriver to prevent it from being accidentally removed Install the PCI IEEE...
Page 35: ...is combined with the film back revolve switch R Other Photographic Equipment While the Phase One H 5 has been made as compatible as possible with photographic equipment there are a few issues to be aw...
Page 36: ...s will flicker on and off while transfering the image to the computer Both Red and Green Lights Steadily On If the camera is improperly shut down or an error occurs both sets of lights may stay lit If...
Page 37: ...der from the list Be sure to choose the Photoshop folder as there may be many different plug in folders on the hard disk If installation is made on a non english PC the installer may not be able to lo...
Page 38: ...disk and run CaptureOne Inst exe on the portable computer Restart the computer after installation Installed Items The installer creates a folder on your hard disk called Capture One Basic This folder...
Page 39: ...One H 5 can be mounted on a wide range of professional medium format cameras technical cameras also referred to as view cam eras and other camera systems where image orientation is not automati cally...
Page 40: ...ile Preferences Enter a name in the Session field of the Capture Collection window All subsequent captures will now be named accordingly To automatically add a number to each capture open the Capture...
Page 41: ...screen and will show a small thumbnail of the images in the currently selected capture directory The size of the thumbnails can be changed by using the drop down menu in the tool bar Preview Window T...
Page 42: ...ction tabs is selected The tabs are Preview Gray Balance Exposure Focus and Develop The use of these tabs will be covered later in this manual Editing The Capture Collection is similar to a contact sh...
Page 43: ...tures to the Phase One H 5 software without adding the clutter of multiple dialog boxes Click on a tab to change the contents of the Function window and to enhance and evaluate the image before develo...
Page 44: ...either Good or Poor After completing these steps the image is completely neutral with no color cast The Power status indicator will display battery strength AC source status as well as the status of t...
Page 45: ...ult Values in the Color Info display are represented as a numerical scale from 0 to 255 A completely black pixel is represented as 0 a completely white pixel as 255 Again it is important not to overex...
Page 46: ...ected points because the entire curve was shifted between these points an overall increase in contrast will occur from this minor change Curves are extremely powerful and should be used with caution a...
Page 47: ...cus Tab The focus tool does an instant development of a selected area of the image which can be used for checking focus and sharpness USM In order to make image navigation easier and improve the focus...
Page 48: ...ing and Selecting Images 13 15 Show Focus in Grayscale To make it easier to judge whether or not the focus is acceptable click the Show focus in grayscale This does not affect the developed file it si...
Page 49: ...3 16 13 17 Editing and Selecting Images Copy from active capture You select the capture file you wish to copy from the so called reference then you go to the Workflow pull down menu and choose Copy se...
Page 50: ...apture One application before they can be used in any other program The raw files can be archived and processed at a later time or processed immediately Archiving raw files saves space and makes it po...
Page 51: ...the desired folder To process an image it first must be opened in the preview window It may help to think of the development stage as similar to print making in the darkroom After loading the image in...
Page 52: ...l down menu and select Export previews and the Export previews dialogue box appears c f screen dump The dialogue box provides you with the following options File format You choose the file format you...
Page 53: ...y time Create CD ROM and Web index As a special feature you can use the export previews function to create CD ROM and Web indexes To do so please use the following set up Select medium JPEG compressio...
Page 54: ...om Tool Select the Zoom tool and click on the preview image to zoom in Use option click Alt key to zoom out Remember the preview image is only a low resolution image and will quickly pixelate when enl...
Page 55: ...red changes can be made to the profile settings from one capture to another This is done by means of the ICC profile pull down menus in the Tool Settings dialogue box The effects of the changes are se...
Page 56: ...Color Management workflow either Embed Camera Profile or Match to Destination Tools 14 4 Tools 14 5 If Embed Camera Profile is selected the software will automatically embed the selected ICC camera pr...
Page 57: ...ntrol where the sharpening will begin Tools 14 6 Tools 14 7 Compare Captures Side By Side The active capture file is marked with a white frame and is the one that can be edited with a change of gradat...
Page 58: ...ation about the connected camera back This information can be invaluable in troubleshooting problems If you ever need to contact technical support be sure to have this information available To access...
Page 59: ...tool It is also the default mode of the Demoirize plug in In advanced mode the filter estimates colors by means of the Quality Speed slider and the Pattern Size slider Often the color moir is visible...
Page 60: ...recommended to test different masking and filter settings Quality Speed When large areas of moir stripes and bands are present the Quality Speed slider should be set towards Quality at the cost of Sp...
Page 61: ...Phase One recommends that you do a screen dump of your system configuration This can be done in the menu Help About then press Print Screen to generate a screen dump of the current settings Then open...
Page 62: ...in the below tables as reference Trigger specifications for Phase One H 5 S N BR BS BT LP Batch 2 3 ISO Standard Max Phase One H 5 Max Voltage 24V DC 500V DC Current 100mA 1A Fall time 1ms 1ms Notes V...
Page 63: ...6 Profoto Pro 7 Quantum Radio Slave IV Speedotron 1205 Pack Strobe Equipment Strobe Equipment Strobe compatibility with all Phase One H 5 S N BR BS BT Strobe Systems Status Balcar P4 pack Bowens Esti...
Page 64: ...te Lightning Ultra Zap 800 White Lightning Ultra Zap 1600 White Lightning Ultra Zap 2400 White Lightning X800 White Lightning X1600 White Lightning X2400 White Lightning X3200 Notes Warning Norman 200...
Page 65: ...5 for Hasselblad and Mamiya RZ67 Pro II the latter requires an adaptor Phase One H 5 for Mamiya 645AF and Phase One H 5 for CONTAX 645 Phase One H 5 for Hasselblad Mamiya RZ67 Pro II S N BR without RZ...
Page 66: ...f 90mm 6 Cambo 4x5 f 90mm 6 Alpa 4x5 f 35mm 6 Resolution LP Wide f 45mm 6 Electronic Shutters Horseman ISS G2 Shutter Photographic Compatibility Photographic Compatibility S N BR with RZ adaptor from...
Page 67: ...optional adaptor from Phase One or 3rd party manufacturers Lenses via Adaptors Sinar 4x5 f 90mm 6 Horseman 4x5 f 90mm 6 Toyo 4x5 f 90mm 6 Arca Swiss 4x5 f 90mm 6 Linhof 4x5 f 90mm 6 Cambo 4x5 f 90mm 6...
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