User manual SIGMA PHOTO PRO 4.2 FOR WINDOWS

[. . . ] SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide Companion Processing Software for SIGMA Digital Cameras Version 4. 2 For WINDOWS I M P O R T A N T : Please Read Before You Start Thank you very much for purchasing this SIGMA product. To receive maximum performance and enjoyment, and to not cause any injury or damage, please read this instruction manual carefully before using this product. Notices · Do not reproduce this manual in any form in whole or in part without prior permission. · Although we have made all possible efforts to produce a very accurate manual, if you find any mistakes, please contact our customer support. [. . . ] Double-clicking selects and then displays the image in a Review Window. Selecting multiple images Use the following conventions to select and deselect thumbnails using your mouse: · · · · · Shift + click on thumbnails for contiguous (range) selection Ctrl + click on thumbnails for non-contiguous (random) selection Ctrl + A to select all thumbnails Click in an empty space or Ctrl+ D to deselect all thumbnails Ctrl+ Shift + I to invert current selection of thumbnails The following Main Window menu selections and keyboard shortcuts are also available to select and deselect thumbnails: SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 17 5 MANAGING IMAGES 5. 6 Marking, Locking, & Rotating images in Main and Review Windows Rotating images Use the Rotate buttons or rotate CW/CCW from Edit menu to change the vertical or horizontal orientation of thumbnails. Images rotated on the camera will remain rotated after transferring to your computer. · · · Select images and click on the left Rotate button to rotate images to the left. Only X3F, JPEG and TIFF images can be rotated. Marking and unmarking images Mark images when you want to identify groups of images for transferring, copying, processing, or moving. Images marked on the camera will remain marked after transferring 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 menu to unmark. If a selected group has both marked and unmarked images, all images will be marked. If all selected images are marked, clicking the Mark button will unmark the images. Only X3F images can be marked. Locking and unlocking images Lock images to protect them from being accidentally deleted. Images locked on the camera will remain locked after transferring to your computer. · · · · · Select one or more images and click the Lock button or select Lock from Edit menu to lock. Select one or more locked images and click the Lock button or select Unlock from Edit menu to unlock. If a selected group has both locked and unlocked images, all images will be locked. If all selected images are locked, clicking the Lock button will unlock the images. JPEG, TIFF, and X3F images can be locked. Note: Read only media such as a CD-ROM will not be able to proceed the above action. SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 18 5 MANAGING IMAGES 5. 7 Deleting images in the Main or Review Window Deleting images · · · · · Select images and click on the Delete button, hit Delete on your keyboard or select Delete from Edit menu. 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. 8 Printing images in the Main or Review Window Printing images Click on Print button or select File>Print from the menu. For further details please refer to section 10. 1. 5. 9 Slideshow in the Main Window Slideshow in Main Window Click on Slideshow button or select File>Slideshow from the menu. For further details please refer to section 10. 2. SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 19 6 REVIEWING IMAGES In this section 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 · How to use adjustment modes · How to display multiple Review Windows · How to update settings in X3F files SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 20 6 REVIEWING IMAGES 6. 1 The Review Window Opening a Review Window You can display a Review Window on your desktop by double-clicking a thumbnail, or clicking on the Review Image button after selecting an image in the Main Window. Main functions Use the Review Window to do the following: · · · · · · · View individual images at a larger 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 Navigate through other images on the camera or in a selected folder Access the Image Information Window Links to more information Click on any link below to view detailed descriptions of Review Window elements. [. . . ] To copy the text in the Image Information Window, click on the Copy to Clipboard button. Then you can use the word processing program's print function to print the text. If you choose to save these text files in your SIGMA Photo Pro image folders for easy access later, note that they will not be visible from within SIGMA Photo Pro, but you can continue to open and print them from your word processing application. SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 43 10 PRINTING AND SLIDESHOW In this section you will find. . . · How to print images · How to proceed slideshow SIGMA Photo Pro User Guide 44 10 PRINTING AND SLIDESHOW 10. 1 Printing images in the Main or Review windows To print images, click Print Button in the Main or Review Window or select file->print. When you proceed with printing from the Main Window, the following dialog box will appear. [. . . ]