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Editing Images with RGB Image Adjustment Functions
You can perform various edits on the RAW and RGB (JPEG, TIFF) images.
When edited with the RGB image adjustment function, the image deteriorates slightly with
editing. When you use the RGB image adjustment function, edit the image while checking
changes in the image quality which accompanies editing.
Automatically Adjusting the Tone Curve (Tone Curve Assist)
You can automatically adjust the tone curve (p.2-9) of an image and adjust an image to a
standard image brightness and color.
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Introduction
Select the [Adjustment] menu ` [Tone curve assist].
¿ The image is adjusted.
Depending on the image, there may be cases where standard brightness and color are
not adjusted. If this happens, you should edit the image with the tone curve adjustment
function (p.2-9).
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Select an image.
Adjusting the Brightness
Edit the image.
O You can apply edits to other images by copying and pasting the editing data to the
other images (p.1-15).
O You can revert edited images to the last saved settings or shot settings (p.1-17).
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Save the editing data to the image (p.1-17).
O You can convert an edited RAW image into an RGB (JPEG, TIFF) image and save it
(p.1-18).
O You can save an edited RGB (JPEG, TIFF) image as a separate image (p.1-18).
You can adjust the brightness of an image in the range of –100 to +100 (in 1-step increments
when entering a value).
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When multiple images are selected, the edits are applied to all the selected images.
The editing data can be saved in a separate file (p.1-15).
The edited images can be transferred to image editing software (p.1-21).
Editing of RAW images with the RAW image adjustment function (p.1-7 to p.1-10) is
recommended as there is almost no deterioration of the image which accompanies
editing. Although there is a similar function in the RGB image adjustment function,
there is slight picture deterioration with editing. Therefore, where editing only with the
RAW image adjustment function is insufficient, efficient RAW image editing which
keeps image deterioration to a minimum can be performed by additionally using the
RGB image adjustment function.
O Editing data performed with Digital Photo Professional has not directly edited the
image, but displays the image by applying virtual editing data (a recipe) (p.1-15).
Therefore, you can recover the image which was shot or the image which was last
saved (p.1-17) and editing can be performed any number of times.
To create an image which you have directly edited according to editing data, convert/
save the image as a different image from the edited image (p.1-18). Since the image
created by this procedure is edited directly, the image before editing cannot be
recovered.
Adjust an image while viewing it.
Drag the slider left or
right to adjust the
brightness.
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Performing Detailed
Edits in the Edit
Window
Performing Detailed
Edits in the Edit
Image Window
¿ The [Brightness adjustment] dialog box appears.
Restores the image to its
original settings.
If you exit Digital Photo Professional before saving editing data to images, editing data
applied to images will not be saved. Be sure to exit after saving editing data to images
(p.1-17).
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Select [Adjustment] menu ` [Brightness adjustment].
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Displaying Thumbnail Images
and Performing Basic Edits
in the Main Window
Enter a value to adjust the
brightness.
Checking an Image
in the Quick Check
Window
Troubleshooting
Click the [Close] button.
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