
Software: DCS Photo Desk v4.0 (contd.)
RAW Image Adjustments
Along the top of the Photo Desk window are a row of icons,
the second group are shortcuts to the same options available in the Image
Controls window (on the left below). The Image Controls window provides
access to all RAW image adjustment, everything from cropping, to tone,
white balance, Lens optimization, Look, Noise Reduction and Sharpening.
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| Single Image view with all RAW Image Adjustments
shown (click for full size view) |
Available RAW Image Manipulation / Adjustment
Adjustments made are stored in the image file and can be applied to the
current image (single image view / one image selected) or multiple images
selected in the contact sheet view mode. Adjustment settings can also
be copied to the clipboard and pasted (applied) to another image. The
only image size option you have is for JPEG images (100%, 67% or 50%)
via the preferences dialog.
| Manual Crop |
| Click Balance |
| Tagging |
Tag
Untag |
| Rotate |
Rotate 90° CW
Rotate 90° CCW |
| Auto Scene Balance and Exposure
adjustment |
| Use Original Camera Settings |
| Crop Aspect Ratio |
Freeform
Square
2 x 3 Landscape
3 x 2 Portrait
4 x 5 Landscape
5 x 4 Portrait
5 x 7 Landscape
7 x 5 Portrait |
| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2.0 EV in 0.1 EV steps
Auto Exposure Adjustment |
| Tone |
Exposure Compensation: +/-2.0
EV in 0.1 EV steps
Exposure Histogram
Shadow / Midtone / Highlight adjustable (EV steps) |
| Balance |
Preset
Click
Custom
Auto |
| White Point |
2500 - 7500 K in 100 K steps
(depending on selected Lighting) |
| Lighting |
Daylight
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Flash |
| Color Balance |
Cyan: -100 to +100
Magenta: -100 to +100
Yellow: -100 to +100 |
| Look |
Kodak DCS Commercial Product Look
Kodak DCS Event Look
Kodak DCS Portrait Grayscale Look
Kodak DCS Portrait Look
Kodak DCS Portrait Reduced Look
Kodak DCS Product Grayscale Look
Kodak DCS Product Look
Kodak DCS Product Reduced Look
Kodak DCS Wedding Look
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| Noise Reduction |
Advanced
Advanced with Moiré Reduction
Presets: At Capture, Low, Medium, High
Radius: 1 - 4 / 1 - 10 (with Moiré Reduction)
Strength: 0 - 100% |
| Sharpening |
Presets: At Capture, None,
Low, Medium, High
Amount: 0 - 20
Radius: 0.0 - 10.0, (0.1 steps)
Threshold: 0 - 255 |
Saving (converting)
Once you have finished adjusting your RAW image you will probably want
to output it into a standard image format. DCS Photo Desk supports TIFF
and JPEG with (or without) embedded color profiles. TIFF can be output
as 8 or 16 bit (12 bit in reality) as linear or the selected RGB color
space, JPEG can be output as 100%, 67% or 50% size at three different
quality levels. These options are only available from the preferences
dialog. You can select multiple images in the contact sheet view and then
choose the 'Save Selected As...' menu option to batch convert and save
multiple images.
Printing
Photo Desk will print the 'current view', so a contact sheet of images
if in contact sheet mode or a single image in single image view mode.
Preferences
The output preferences dialog controls the working color space and the
format of TIFF and JPEG images output from Photo Desk.
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