Canon Dpp 4 Manual

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Downloading  Images
Viewing  Images
Printing  ImagesEditing
Images
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Processing 
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Specifying 
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Viewing Images in the Main Window (Thumbnail Layout)Images downloaded to your computer  are displayed as a thumbnails list 
in the main window (thumbnail layout). You can double-click an image to 
open the preview window  (p.13) and display the image at large size.
For information on icons displayed on the frame of a thumbnail, 
see “Image Frame Information in the Main Window and Edit 
Image Window” (p.116).
Main window
Ratings   (p.28, p.29) Rotate image
Forward/Reverse
Check marks  (p.28, p.29)
Toolbar
If you double-click on the movie file, the movie playback 
application specified with the comput er’s OS settings will start up 
and play back the movie. Note that edited movies will not be 
played back.
 When aspect ratio information is attached to the shot image, the 
image is displayed as a cropped image  (p.62).
 In the main window, in addition to this view (thumbnail layout), 
you can select multi-layout. Multi-layout allows you to check the 
image in detail  (p.15).
You can change the size of the thumbnail images displayed in the main 
window and select the information displayed for thumbnails.
Select the [Thumbnails] menu   desired item. The display changes to the selected item.
 To display thumbnails with shooting information attached, select 
the [Tools] menu
  [Settings for thumbnails with shooting info].
Changing the Thumbnail Display
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Using the Thumbnails Control PanelThe thumbnails control panel integrates  various settings for viewing thumbnails.
By using this panel, you can view and specify the settings for thumbnails efficiently. 
Thumbnails control panel functions
Advanced
(1)  Change the size of thumbnails
(2)  Display thumbnails without file names
(3)  Display standard thumbnails
(4)  Display thumbnails with information
(5)  Select information to display for thumbnails
(6)  Display a RAW image and JPEG image as a single image Display a RAW image and JPEG image that were shot together 
as a single image. When this setting is specified, viewing and 
editing of images are as follows.
Image displayed: Only the RAW image is displayed in all 
windows.
 Edited image: The content which has been edited with any of 
DPP’s functions (the tool palette etc.) will be applied to the 
RAW image only. However, if you have used the following 
functions, the adjustments will be applied to both the RAW 
image and the JPEG image.
• Deleting an image  (p.34)
• Moving or copying an image (p.34)
• Checkmarking  (p.28 to p.29)
• Rating  (p.28 to p.29)  
• Rotating an image (p.10)
(1) (2) (3)
(4) (6) (7)
(8)
(9)(10) (12)
(5)
(7)  Select all thumbnails  
(8)  Cancel all thumbnail selections 
(9)  Turn on/off thumbnail display filterWhen [ON] is selected, only the thumbnails that match the 
filtering option selected from the menu displayed by clicking the 
(▼button) are displayed.
(10)  Specify filtering option for thumbnail display filter 
(11)  Specify option for sorting thumbnails 
If a file is added, “*” will be displayed temporally after the name 
of the option.
(12)  Select order (ascending/descending) for sorting  thumbnails 
The thumbnails control panel is displayed in the main window by 
default. If it is not displayed, such as when screen settings have 
been changed, you can display it by selecting [Thumbnail control 
panel] in the [Thumbnails] menu. 
 In multi-layout (vertical thumbnails,  p.15), only the thumbnail view 
settings (Default thumbnai l display/Show thumbnails without file 
names) are possible.
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Displaying the Histogram PaletteThe histogram palette shows a histogram of the selected image. You 
can quickly check a histogram without opening a tool palette.
Select the [View] menu   [Histogram palette]. The histogram palette appears.
 You can select any of the following four histograms from the 
menu that appears when you right-click with the mouse.
[Brightness only], [RGB separately], [YRGB separately], [RGB 
together]
Advanced
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Enlarging and Viewing an Image in the Preview Window
 The preview window appears.
 Click the [ ] in the upper right of the preview window to close 
the preview window.
Double-click
Preview window Tool paletteBy selecting the [Preview] menu  [AF points] in the preview 
window, you can display the AF points selected in the camera at 
the time of shooting. However, AF points are not displayed for 
images whose image size has been changed and then been 
converted and saved  (p.80), images for which you selected an 
effect other than [Shot settings] as correction of fisheye lens 
distortion aberration, or images  which have had settings specified 
during RAW processing on the camera for distortion correction or 
chromatic aberration correction.
Click the area you want to enlarge. The area you clicked is enlarged to 100% (actual pixel size).
 Click again to revert to the full view.
 To change the display area drag on the image.
Enlarging and Viewing a Specific Area
Click
Select any enlargement ratio from the [Preview] menu.
To display an image in an enlargement ratio other than 100%While in the preview window, you can select the [Preview] menu
  
[Preview control panel] to use various preview functions. For details, 
see “Checking an Image Using the Preview Control Panel”  (p.16).
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Displaying the Navigator PaletteThe navigator palette shows the enlargement area of a selected image.
Select the [View] menu   [Navigator palette]. The navigator palette appears.
 When an image is enlarged in the preview or other window, the 
enlargement display area is indicated in the navigator palette. 
The area to be enlarged can be changed by dragging the 
enlargement display area on the image.
Advanced
Change the enlargement 
display area by dragging
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Checking the Image in DetailBy switching the main window to “mul ti-layout”, you can use the preview cont rol panel to check the image in detail.
Click a change layout button at the bottom  of the main window (thumbnail layout).The main window (multi-layout) appears.
 In the main window (multi-layout), you can select from two  layouts, with horizontal thumbnails or vertical thumbnails.
 Click the area you want to enlarge in the image displayed in the preview display area to display the image at actual pixel size (100%). Click the 
image again to revert to full display.
Displaying the Main Window (Multi-layout)
Preview 
display area
Thumbnail 
display area
Multi-layout (vertical thumbnails)
Multi-layout (horizontal thumbnails)
Layout change button
Main Window (thumbnail layout)
Vertical thumbnails
Horizontal thumbnails
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With Preview control panel, you can check the image in detail.
You can use this panel in the main window (multi-layout) and edit image 
window. If the preview control panel is not displayed, you can display it 
by selecting [Preview control panel] from the [Preview] menu. By 
default, the []  button and [ ] button are selected.Changing the MagnificationChecking an Image Using th e Preview Control Panel
Display the image at actual pixel size (100%).
Click the [ ] button to display the image at the set 
magnification displayed. If the [ ] button is used to 
enlarge/reduce the image, the magnification set for this 
button also changes accordingly* .
* Excluding actual pixel size (100%)
Enlarge/reduce the image.
Revert the zoomed image back to fit-to-window view.
Comparing with a Pinned (Fixed) ImageYou can split the window into two sections, and compare the images on 
the left and right by “pinning” an image in the left section then scrolling 
images in the right section. It improv es efficiency of image selection.
Select an image and click the [ ] button.The window divides into left and right, and the selected image is 
pinned.
 When you pin an image and perform scrolling, the image on the 
left (pinned image) remains and only the image on the right is 
scrolled, which is convenient for image selection.
 To pin another image, select the image, then select [Pin] from the 
menu that appears when you right-click with the mouse.
 After pinning an image, you can click the [ ] button to switch 
between top-bottom and left-right split screens.
Pinned (fixed) image
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Displaying Multiple Images
Displaying Grid Lines
Select multiple images,  and click the [ ] button.The selected image is displayed.
 You can display up to 8 images.
1
Click the [ ] button beside  the [ ] button, and set 
the spacing between grid  lines on the menu that 
appears. To set the spacing, enter values (8 to 256, in pixels), or move the 
slider.
 After specifying settings, click the [Close] button and close the 
window.
2
Select an image and click the [ ] button.The image with grid lines is displayed.
Displaying AF Points1
Click the [ ] button besi de the [ ] button, and 
select the item to display  on the image on the menu 
that appears. Select [Show only AF points in focus] or [Show all AF points].
 After specifying settings, click the [Close] button and close the 
window.
2
Select an image and click the [ ] button.An image with the AF points selected in step 1 is displayed.AF points are not displayed for  images whose image size has been 
changed and then been converted and saved  (p.80), images for 
which you selected an effect other than [Shot settings] as correction 
of fisheye lens distortion aberration, or images which have had 
settings specified during RAW pr ocessing on the camera for 
distortion correction or chromatic aberration correction.
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Displaying Areas Beyond the Set Range with 
Warning Indicators (Highlight/Shadow 
Warning)You can set up warning indicators for both highlighted and shadowed 
parts, which is effective for checki ng the clipped highlights and shadows 
and preventing excessive adjustment of an image. Where the area on 
the image has exceeded the set range, you can display the highlighted 
part in red and the shadowed part in blue.1
Click the [ ] button besi de the [ ] button, and 
specify settings on the  menu that appears.Checkmark the [Show highlight warnings] and [Show shadow 
warnings] checkboxes and enter the warning values.
You can also select different warning colors from the dialog that 
appears when you click the [ ] button.
 After specifying settings, click the [Close] button and close the 
window.
Comparing Pre- and Post-Editing Images 
(Single-Image Display)2
Select an image and click the [ ] button.On the opened image, if there is an area that exceeds the value 
entered in step 1, the highlighted part of that area is displayed in 
red and the shadowed part is displayed in blue. If you selected 
different warning colors, the parts are displayed in the specified 
colors.Select an image that is being edited and click the 
[ ] button.By clicking the button, the disp lay switches between the image 
before editing and the current image (being edited).
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Comparing Pre- and Post-Editing Images 
(before/after comparison) Arrange vertically/
horizontally (two-screen display) / Split 
vertically/horizontally (split-image display) You can display before and after versions of an adjusted image in the 
same window and check the adjustment results. 
This function allows you to adjust an image while comparing the original 
image and image being edited.1
Select an image that is  being edited and click the 
[ ] button. The image is displayed in two-screen display (Arrange vertically).
 The image before editing is on the left, and the currently edited is 
on the right.
2
Change the image display.The display switches in the foll owing order by clicking the [ ] 
button.
Arrange vertically (two-screen: left/right)   Arrange horizontally 
(two-screen: top/bottom)   Split vertically (split-image: left/right) 
 Split horizontally (split-image: top/bottom) 
Displaying Image PropertiesDisplay the shooting and recipe information for an image in the screen.
You can select items to be displayed.1
Click the [ ] button beside the [ ] button. The [Preview properties display settings] window appears.
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Specify display settings.To display recipe contents, select [Show recipe details] and 
checkmark items you want to display in the [Recipe display 
settings] tab sheet.
 To display shooting information, select [Show shooting info] and 
checkmark items you want to display in the [Shooting info display 
settings] tab sheet.
 After specifying settings, click the [Close] button.
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