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How to make tonal

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How to make color

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How to set the

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How to change

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How to save

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How to delete

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Summary of Contents for PHOTO PRO 4.1

Page 1: ...S SI IG GM MA A P Ph ho ot to o P Pr ro o U Us se er r G Gu ui id de e Companion Processing Software for SIGMA Digital Cameras Version 4 1 For Macintosh...

Page 2: ...esults Warning Do not play the included CD ROM s in an Audio CD ROM player Listening to the included CD ROM with headphones on a music CD player can cause hearing loss Playing the included CD ROM on a...

Page 3: ...your monitor 8 Verifying monitor brightness gamma and color 8 Using a pre existing monitor profile 8 Choosing the best monitor resolution for your screen size 8 3 3 B BE EF FO OR RE E Y YO OU U B BE E...

Page 4: ...images 19 Selecting one image 19 Selecting multiple images 19 5 6 Marking Locking Rotating images in Main and Review Windows 20 Rotating images 20 Marking and unmarking images 20 Locking and unlockin...

Page 5: ...the case of displayed images files are JPEG or TIFF format 28 File Mode Reviewing images without adjustment 28 Auto Reviewing images with automatic adjustment 28 Custom Mode Reviewing images with a sp...

Page 6: ...lor Mode setting in an X3F file 40 8 7 Reduction for Chroma and Luminance Noise This feature is provided only for X3F files which were taken at ISO 400 or higher 41 8 8 Saving and applying custom sett...

Page 7: ...IGMA Photo Pro User Guide vi T T A A B B L L E E O O F F C C O O N N T T E E N N T T S S Image Copies 48 Information Printing 48 Header Footer Printing 48 10 2 SLIDE SHOW 49 Display Type Slide Show 49...

Page 8: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 1 1 1 I I N N T T R R O O D D U U C C T T I I O O N N In this section you will learn The main features of SIGMA Photo Pro How this manual works...

Page 9: ...and delete user defined settings View histogram Set highlight and shadow warnings Adjust White Balance Color Mode Reduction for Chroma Noise and Luminance Noise Image Information Window View capture i...

Page 10: ...images Click on the Info Button p 45 to open the Image Information Window Use Thumbnail Buttons p 18 to control the size and style of the thumbnails Camera Pane p 10 camera s SD9 SD10 connection statu...

Page 11: ...he Image Information Window Press the Magnification button p 25 to increase or decrease image display size Press the Save Image As button p 32 to process and save the X3F image in TIFF or JPEG format...

Page 12: ...noted as follows Menu Header Menu Choice Keyboard Equivalents are shown as follows Cmd Letter or Symbol Cmd is an abbreviation for Command key on a Macintosh keyboard Navigating the on screen version...

Page 13: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 6 2 2 C C O O M M P P U U T T E E R R S S E E T T U U P P In this section you will learn How to install SIGMA Photo Pro on your computer How to set up your monitor...

Page 14: ...onnection CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Installing and uninstalling of software Install SIGMA Photo Pro To install SIGMA Photo Pro please proceed as follows 1 Insert SIGMA Photo Pro CD ROM into your CD ROM...

Page 15: ...cteristics of your monitor change so check your monitor s performance periodically Consult your monitor documentation and perform calibration adjustments as recommended by the manufacturer Using a pre...

Page 16: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 9 3 3 B B E E F F O O R R E E Y Y O O U U B B E E G G I I N N In this section you will learn How to connect your camera to your computer How to start up SIGMA Photo Pro...

Page 17: ...turned on after being connected to the computer Connecting the camera SD DP series Connect your SD or DP series to computer and turn the camera on The SD DP series is indicated as a Removable Disk Vo...

Page 18: ...osing SIGMA Photo Pro You can launch SIGMA Photo Pro without connecting a camera by double clicking on the SIGMA Photo Pro icon The Main Window will appear and the last folder you worked in will be se...

Page 19: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 12 4 4 T T R R A A N N S S F F E E R R R R I I N N G G I I M M A A G G E E In this section you will learn How to copy images from your camera to your computer...

Page 20: ...at you wish to transfer the images If you wish to create a new folder within the existing folders or volumes please select File New Folder in the Main Window 2 Open the SIGMA folder from DCIM folder c...

Page 21: ...w 3 If you wish to transfer specific images only select or mark the images Images marked on the camera remain marked when viewed in SIGMA Photo Pro 4 Click on the Copy Camera Images button The followi...

Page 22: ...5 M M A A N N A A G G I I N N G G I I M M A A G G E E S S In this section you will learn How to display view and sort images How to select and move images How to rename images How to mark lock and rot...

Page 23: ...The Thumbnail Pane displays images directly from the camera when the Camera Pane is selected or images from folders when the Computer Pane is selected Note that the selected pane title will be highli...

Page 24: ...mera Click anywhere on the Camera Pane to display camera images The Camera Pane title will be highlighted in blue and the images on the camera will be displayed in the Thumbnail Pane View images store...

Page 25: ...so adjust them by selecting View Small Thumbnail Medium Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail Small thumbnails with details Click on the button or select View Thumbnails with Details in the Main Window menu So...

Page 26: ...ication the file extension X3F must be retained in order for the file to be recognized by SIGMA Photo Pro as the original Processed files will have the file extensions TIF and JPG and these also must...

Page 27: ...ing to your computer Select one or more images and click the Mark button or select Mark from Edit menu to mark Select one or more marked images and click the Mark button or select Unmark from Edit men...

Page 28: ...TIFF and X3F images can be deleted Images can also be recovered from your computer s recycle bin or trash can Note Read only media such as a CD ROM will not be able to proceed the above action 5 5 8...

Page 29: ...ction you will learn How to open a Review Window How to view different images in the Review Window How to view details using the Magnification How to check shadows and highlights with the warning mask...

Page 30: ...size and higher resolution Process and save images individually Review images with different adjustment settings Access Adjustment Controls for custom processing Mark lock rotate or delete images Nav...

Page 31: ...mage in the folder Whenever you switch folders in the Main Window both Navigation buttons will be disabled until you replace the image in the Review Window with an image from the new folder Selecting...

Page 32: ...corner of the loupe which represent Red Green and Blue values in a 5 by 5 pixel sample in the center of the loupe For additional information on color refer to Section 8 3 Making Color Adjustments 6 6...

Page 33: ...ocessed The indicator in the upper right corner of the Review Window animates while the image is processing When the animation stops the display will update to a higher resolution reflecting the curre...

Page 34: ...rrent Unsaved Settings When Current Unsaved Setting is displayed in the pop down menu the adjustment settings reflect whatever is currently displayed in Adjustment Controls Current Unsaved Setting wil...

Page 35: ...e Adjustment Controls Auto Mode sets these controls for each image automatically If you want to further adjust the Auto setting update any of the settings in the Adjustment Controls Pallet Note that t...

Page 36: ...res additional computer memory so the program may run more slowly with multiple windows open To optimize program performance close Review Windows when not in use Using multiple Review Windows to compa...

Page 37: ...o User Guide 30 7 7 P P R R O O C C E E S S S S I I N N G G S S A A V V I I N N G G In this section you will learn How to process and save images How to choose resolution file type and color space for...

Page 38: ...processing To process a batch of images 1 Select the folder containing the X3F images you wish to process 2 You can process the entire folder selected images or marked images 3 Select or mark specific...

Page 39: ...ings Once you have chosen the image to process press the Save Image As button The following dialog box appears Choosing a destination When you save images you can also choose a destination Images are...

Page 40: ...nts set by the user For more information on how settings work see Section 6 6 For information on saving settings see Section 8 7 Color Space Selecting the correct color space according to your output...

Page 41: ...A G G E E S S In this section you will learn How to use the Adjustment Controls palette How to make tonal adjustments How to make color adjustments How to use the Histogram How to set the Warning Mask...

Page 42: ...he palette settings will reflect the current topmost active Review Window Opening and closing the Adjustment Controls Palette To open Adjustment Controls click on the Adjustment Controls button in the...

Page 43: ...brightness of an image as if the original exposure had been changed Use this control for slightly under or overexposed images Each 0 1 increment of the slider represents 0 1 of an f stop The range of...

Page 44: ...display the Adjustment Controls Palette on your screen and maximize the panel titled Color Adjustment Using the Color Wheel Click and drag the target ring anywhere in the colored portion of the circle...

Page 45: ...ge appears too red move the target ring towards cyan on the opposite side of red in the Color Wheel Using the Color Adjustment Eyedropper to adjust color Use the Color Adjustment Eyedropper to let SIG...

Page 46: ...ck the checkmark box at the bottom of the Histogram panel You can set the values in the warning mask to alert you when a shadow or highlight value on one or more of the channels falls outside of the s...

Page 47: ...X3F files will be modified with the updated information The thumbnail image in the Main Window and the preview image in the Review Window will not appear to change Each time you select a different Whi...

Page 48: ...gs s Applying settings from the Adjustment Controls Palette To view the Adjustment Mode display the Adjustment Controls Palette on your screen and open the panel titled Adjustment Mode The Adjustment...

Page 49: ...to store your preferred adjustment settings directly in the X3F file allows you to save unique settings for fast accurate processing in the future To restore the original X3F settings select Custom Mo...

Page 50: ...Guide 43 9 9 G G E E T T T T I I N N G G I I M M A A G G E E I I N N F F O O In this section you will learn How to find image info in the Main and Review Windows How to open an Image Info Window for a...

Page 51: ...he image pane in the Review Window In addition to text information single images will also display icons in the information field indicating marked status locked status and transfer status If the sele...

Page 52: ...he Title Bar upper left hand corner or on the Close button at the bottom of the window There are three sections in the Information Window The top section contains general information about your file N...

Page 53: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 46 1 1 0 0 P P R R I I N N T T I I N N G G A A N N D D S S L L I I D D E E S S H H O O W W In this section you will find How to print images How to proceed slideshow...

Page 54: ...scribed on the right side Print Setup window Print Preview Window Print Setup Window Paper size The paper size of the print will be displayed Source You are able to select images you want to print fro...

Page 55: ...ally rotate your photo for the best fit on the paper Auto Crop The images are trimmed automatically to fit to the print size The cursor will change to a hand icon on the preview image It is possible t...

Page 56: ...rk images use the Space Bar on the keyboard once the images already have inscribed Press ESC key on the keyboard during the Slide Show to finish Display Type Slide Show Swipe This transition allows im...

Page 57: ...ate counter clockwise Flash A flashlight will appear from the center before showing the next image Dissolve One image will dissolve into the next Disintegrate with Mask The next image will be displaye...

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