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Companion Processing Software

for SIGMA Digital Cameras

Version 3.5

For WINDOWS

Summary of Contents for PHOTO PRO - VERSION 3.5

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 3 5 For WINDOWS...

Page 2: ...sign when using the product can result in serious injury or other dangerous results Warning Do not play the included CD ROM s in an Audio CD ROM player Listening to the included CD ROM with headphones...

Page 3: ...nts 7 Installing and uninstalling software 7 2 2 Setting up your monitor 8 Verifying monitor brightness gamma and color 8 Using a pre existing monitor profile 8 Choosing the best monitor resolution fo...

Page 4: ...8 Rotating images 18 Marking and unmarking images 18 Locking and unlocking images 18 5 7 Deleting images in the Main or Review Window 19 Deleting images 19 5 8 Printing images in the Main or Review Wi...

Page 5: ...mages without adjustment 26 Auto Reviewing images with automatic adjustment 26 Custom Mode Reviewing images with a specific setting applied 26 6 7 Multiple Review Windows 27 Opening Multiple Review Wi...

Page 6: ...X3F file 38 8 7 Confirm the position of displayed image 38 8 8 Saving and applying custom settings 39 Applying settings from the Adjustment Controls Palette 39 Saving application settings 39 Deleting...

Page 7: ...SIGMA 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 10 2 SLIDE SHOW 46 Display Type Slide Show 46...

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: ...ge file name SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 2 Adjustment Mode Palette Adjust image Exposure Compensation Contrast Shadow Highlight Sharpness Saturation and Fill Light Adjust color Load save and delete use...

Page 10: ...lete selected images Click the Open New Review Window button p 27 to diplay the addiitonal images Click on the Info Button p 42 to open the Image Information Window Click Thumbnail Buttons p 16 or use...

Page 11: ...Button p 39 to update the X3F file with the current adjustment settings In the case of JPEG and TIFF it will overwrite Press the Magnification button p 23 to increase or decrease image display size Pr...

Page 12: ...enu Choice Keyboard Equivalents are shown as follows Ctrl Letter or Symbol Ctrl is an abbreviation for the Control Key on a Windows system Navigating the on screen version of the manual To view the SI...

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: ...ion disc that shipped with your SIGMA camera Double click on the CD icon on your desktop Then double click on the Set Up Windows to install the program The Welcome Screen should appear on your screen...

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: ...omputer will detect the camera as a storage device It will be displayed as a storage device in the Computer Pane of SIGMA Photo Pro By clicking this folder the images in its folder will be displayed t...

Page 18: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 11 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 In this section you will learn How to copy images from your camera to your computer...

Page 19: ...please click right mouse button and select new folder from the menu 2 Open the SIGMA folder from DCIM folder created by the camera and select the image file s to transfer 1 Double click on the drive...

Page 20: ...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 rotate images How to delete image...

Page 21: ...e Settings 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...

Page 22: ...im ma ag ge es s i in n t th he e M Ma ai in n W Wi in nd do ow w View images stored on your computer Click on the Computer Pane to select the last folder viewed The Computer Pane title will be highl...

Page 23: ...e thumbnail size from View Thumbnail Minimum Small Midium Large in the Main Window Small thumbnails with details Click on the button or select View Thumbnails with Details in the Main Window menu Sort...

Page 24: ...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 remain unchanged...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...leted 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 8 P Pr ri in nt ti in ng g i i...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...ss and save images individually Review images with different adjustment settings Access Adjustment Controls for custom processing Mark lock rotate or delete images Navigate through other images on the...

Page 29: ...you are viewing the last image 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...

Page 30: ...formation on color refer to Section 8 3 Making Color Adjustments Change the Loupe size To change the loupe size click the right mouse button and select the desired loupe size while using the loupe in...

Page 31: ...processed 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 cur...

Page 32: ...Current 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 w...

Page 33: ...y of the settings in the Adjustment Controls Pallet Note that the Auto Mode is replaced with Custom Custom Mode Reviewing images with a specific setting applied With Custom selected each image display...

Page 34: ...ow Note Each Review Window requires 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...

Page 35: ...Pro User Guide 28 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 f...

Page 36: ...es 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 thumbnails if desired 4 Click on the...

Page 37: ...ss press the Save Image As button The following dialog box appears Source The original capture resolution and filename are recorded here Adjustment Mode X3F File only Check option if you wish to updat...

Page 38: ...or double the number of pixels in each dimension for your processed image to JPEG or TIFF Adjustment Settings Three setting options are available X3F as rendered on the camera or by SIGMA Photo Pro Au...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...o set the adjustment mode and to save and delete specific adjustment settings stored in the application or in the X3F file Tone Adjustments p 34 Use to adjust exposure shadow highlight color saturatio...

Page 41: ...Contrast slider affects the blackness of the blacks and the whiteness of the whites with a single control Increasing the constrast brightens the whites and darkens the blacks Decreasing the contrast...

Page 42: ...djustment The Color Adjustment Eyedropper Click the Reset button to restore color adjustments to default no adjustment settings The Cyan Magenta and Yellow values displayed in CC color correction filt...

Page 43: ...rget 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 SIGMA Photo Pro create neutral gr...

Page 44: ...l be displayed Blue The distribution of brightness value of Blue color will be displayed Shadows are represented on the left side of the graph mid tones in the center and highlights on the right side...

Page 45: ...ed 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 White Balance setting the new setting will b...

Page 46: ...application settings To delete a saved setting click on the Delete Setting button located at the bottom of the Adjustment Mode Panel The Delete Setting dialog box will appear Click on the name of the...

Page 47: ...Guide 40 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 48: ...information field appears above the image pane in the Review Window When a single image is selected in the Main Window basic information about the image as well as icons of Mark and Lock will be disp...

Page 49: ...tton in the Title Bar 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 Next the captur...

Page 50: ...SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 43 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 51: ...Paper size The paper size of the print will be displayed SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 44 Print Setup Print Preview Window Print Setup window Print Setup You are able to set print layout Image copies and...

Page 52: ...u print larger than 8x10 inch please select Fit To Printable Area Auto Rotate Check Auto Rotate to automatically rotate your photo for the best fit on the paper Auto Crop The images are trimmed automa...

Page 53: ...op down menu You can also select Zoom Faed Roll Diamond from pull down menu Duration Please select display time from 1 to 10 seconds from pull down menu Loop Check Loop if you wish to repeat Slide Sho...

Page 54: ...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 Page Turn Next image appears like a turning page from the upper left corner Diamond A diamond shape image will appear and expand from the centre of th...

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