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3.5 Instruction Manual O Content of this Instruction Manual O DPP is used for Digital Photo Professional. O In this manual, to move to the relevant page. O : Marks helpful information when a problem arises. O : Marks tips for using the software skillfully. O : Marks CANON INC. 2008 CT1-7162DPPME-000 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 2
, fixes or support will be made available for the SOFTWARE. 4. LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: It is your responsibility to choose, maintain and match the hardware and software components of your computer system. Thus Canon does not guarantee uninterrupted service or correction of - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 3
time), only the image processing conditions (development conditions) change and the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Consequently, image deterioration is not a problem and it is the perfect image data for users who want to get creative with their images after they have been shot. In - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 4
its size O Correction of lens aberration O Automatic/manual dust erasure processing O Convert from a RAW printing System Requirements OS Computer CPU RAM Display Mac OS X 10.4 Operation Supported Images This software supports the Converter, refer to Canon's web site. 3Advanced Image Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 5
parts of an image ¿ p.11 O Sort images (check marks) ¿ p.17, p.18 O Display an image shot simultaneously as a RAW image and JPEG image as a single its condition at the time of shooting ¿ p.39 Printing O Print well on a Canon printer ¿ p.39, p.70, p.71 O Faithfully reproduce the color of the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 6
1 Basic Operation The basic operational flow - from how to download to your computer images shot with a camera to checking, editing, saving and printing a downloaded RAW image - is explained here. Introduction Contents at a Glance Starting up DPP 6 Main Window Display 6 Downloading an Image to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 7
Starting up DPP Click the Dock icon. Click ¿ DPP starts up and the main window ([Folder] window) appears. Main window ([Folder] window) Main Window Display In the main window, you can use tabs to select either the [Folder] window or the [Collection] window. The [Folder] window displays the images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 8
Downloading an Image to Your Computer Connect the camera and computer with the cable provided and download the images saved on the memory card inserted in the camera. For downloading images, start up the camera software "EOS Utility" from DPP and use. 2 Start up EOS Utility. O Select the [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 9
with the interface cable provided with the camera and turn the camera on. O For detailed instructions on connecting your camera and computer, refer to the "EOS Utility Instruction Manual" (PDF electronic manual). 4 Download images. Click Advantages of using EOS Utility to download images Using EOS - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 10
time when there is a large number of shot images saved in the memory card. O For details on the [DCIM] folder structure and the file names of shot images, refer to "Folder Structure and File Names in the Memory Card" in the "EOS Utility Instruction Manual" (PDF electronic manual). Reference Index 9 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 11
Viewing an Image Images downloaded to your computer are displayed as a thumbnails list in the main window. You can double-click an image to open the edit window and display the image at large size. View Images as Thumbnails in the Main Window Main window Rotate selected image Click to select the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 12
Enlarge and View an Image in the Edit Window Double-click ¿ The edit window appears. Edit window Tool palette ¿ It may take time for the image to redraw itself. O Click the [ ] in the upper left of the window to close the edit window. O By selecting the [View] menu [AF Point] in the edit window, - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 13
development processing each time) only changes the image processing conditions, the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Therefore, there are no problems with image deterioration that arise with editing and you can readjust your images any number of times. See Chapter 2 onwards for more - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 14
Saving an Image If you perform the save operation described here, you can save all the adjustment contents (recipe) made with the tool palette to the RAW image. Select the [File] menu [Save]. ¿ Your adjustment contents (recipe) are saved to the image. Saving With DPP, you can perform the following - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 15
information on each printing method, refer to Chapter 2 onwards. O Print one image (p.44) O Print using a Canon inkjet printer (p.39, p.42) O Print with a high-end Canon printer (p.70) O Print with shooting information (p.68) O Printing a thumbnail list (contact sheet printing) (p.69) Quitting - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 16
an image, printing a RAW image using a Canon printer and sorting images - is explained here. Efficiently Checking/Sorting Images 16 Sorting Images 17 Sorting Images in the Main Window 18 Arranging Images in the Main Window 18 Arranging by Type 18 Arranging Freely 19 Displaying a RAW Image and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 17
Efficiently Checking/Sorting Images You can enlarge images displayed as thumbnails in the main window and efficiently check each image. You can attach check marks and sort images into three groups. 3 Double-click the area you want to enlarge. 1 Display the quick check window. O Select the [Tools] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 18
Convenient functions of the quick check window O To check only selected images You can use the quick check window to check only selected images by selecting the desired images from those displayed in the main window and then performing step 1. O Switch between images using the keyboard You can also - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 19
the < > key. To select multiple consecutive images, click on the first image, and then click on the last image while holding down the key. 18 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 20
1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing ¿ The image moves to the desired location. O You can also select multiple images (p.18) and move them. O The order of rearranged images is maintained until you quit DPP or select another folder in the folder area. O Select - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 21
will be applied to both the RAW image and the JPEG image. • Deleting an image (p.45) • Moving or copying an image (p.46) • Checkmarks (p.17, p.18) • Rotating an image (p.105, p.111, p.112) • Attaching a thumbnail to an image and saving (p.21) O Images added to the [Collection] window When you add - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 22
Improving the Quality of an Image in the Main Window Create a new thumbnail image for the main window and save to each image. The quality of images in the main window improves and images redraw themselves more quickly. With all the images selected, select the [File] menu [Add thumbnail to image and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 23
3 Select a tab sheet and check information. [Shooting Information] tab sheet [Metadata] tab sheet O Shooting information is displayed in the [Shooting Information] tab sheet, while IPTC* information appended to the image in Photoshop CS3 after shooting is displayed in the [Metadata] tab sheet. - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 24
Editing an Image This section explains how to adjust an image using the tool palette in the edit window. You can easily restore an image to its original condition with the [ ] button even if you have made the wrong adjustment. Try out the various adjustments. How to make adjustments using the [RAW] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 25
RAW image is compatible with DPP (p.3). O You can retain the [Color tone], [Color saturation], [Contrast] and [Sharpness] settings, even if you change the Picture Style (p.75). 24 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 26
You cannot register the adjustment results as personal white balance (p.81) when you have selected [Shot settings] from the list box. Refer to your camera's Instruction Manual for details on each white balance setting. 25 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 27
Adjusting Color Tone Using Click White Balance You can adjust white balance using a selected part of an image as the standard for white to make the image appear natural. Using click white balance is effective when using it in parts of an image where white color tone has changed under the influence - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 28
Adjusting Contrast Modulation and degree of contrast can be adjusted. Move the slider to the right to make contrast stronger and to the left to make contrast weaker. Reverts the image to the original settings Drag the slider left or right (9 steps) Display the value of the setting Changing Color - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 29
Adjusting Monochrome When the Picture Style (p.24) is set to [Monochrome], you can create monochrome photographs with effects similar to filtering and with the look of a single-color photograph. 1 Select [Monochrome] in the [Picture Style] list box. 2 Reverts the image to the original settings - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 30
Adjusting Sharpness You can make the overall atmosphere of an image harder or softer. Move the slider to the right to make an image harder and to the left to make an image softer. Reverts the image to the original settings Drag the slider left or right Display the value of the setting Sharpness is - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 31
Automatically Adjusting Brightness and Color (Tone Curve Assist) In order to make the image a desirable standard image, automatically adjust the image tone curve (p.119). You can select the degree of automatic adjustment from "Standard" and "High". Click on the [RGB] tab sheet and click the desired - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 32
Editing Efficiently Editing in the Edit Image Window The thumbnail display and the edit window are combined and images can be edited efficiently while quickly switching between images to be edited. Images to be edited are selected beforehand in the main window. 1 In the main window, select the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 33
enlargement ratio other than 100% Click the [50% view] or [200% view] on the toolbar. O You can change the way the tool palette is displayed (p.75). O You can change the enlargement ratio when you double-click (p.74). O With the edit image window, you can only select images from one folder. To - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 34
Changing the Thumbnail Display Position to a Horizontal Position Select the [View] menu [Change thumbnail position]. O If you select [Change thumbnail position] again, the thumbnail display reverts to the vertical position. Gathering and Editing Images in the Collection Window You can gather any - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 35
2 Select the [Collection] tab sheet. ¿ The selected images are displayed in the [Collection] window. 3 Check displayed images in the [Collection] window. To remove images from the [Collection] window Select the images to be removed in the [Collection] window and then select [Remove from collection] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 36
Trimming an Image You can trim only the part of an image you need, or change the composition of an image where an image shot horizontally becomes vertical. Also, when aspect ratio information is attached to an image shot with the EOS-1Ds Mark III or EOS-1D Mark III, the trimming range based on the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 37
About trimmed images O The trimmed range can be reverted to its original condition at any time A trimmed image is displayed or printed as a trimmed image. However, since the image is not actually trimmed, you can always revert to the original image by clicking the [Reset] button in the trimming - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 38
Applying Adjustment Contents to Other Images You can copy the image adjustment contents (recipe) adjusted with the tool palette and apply it to other images. You can efficiently adjust multiple images by adjusting one image and applying the results of this to multiple images shot in similar shooting - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 39
Saving as a JPEG or TIFF Image To view, edit and print a RAW image with software other than DPP, convert to a more versatile JPEG or TIFF image and save. The image is saved as a separate image, so the RAW image remains unaffected. 1 Select the image to be converted. 2 Select the [File] menu [Convert - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 40
EX") : O Simple printing of RAW images O Printing with faithful colors O High quality printing using the color reproduction range of Adobe RGB and a Canon inkjet printer To perform this printing, it is necessary to first install EPP EX version 1.1 or later on your computer. 3Advanced Image Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 41
1 Select the image to be printed. 2 Start up EPP EX. O Select the [File] menu [Plug-in printing] [Print with EasyPhotoPrint EX]. ¿ EPP EX starts up. 3 In the EPP EX window, select the [File] menu [Preferences]. 4 In [Print Quality], select [Quality Priority]. Introduction Contents at a Glance - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 42
space. O Printing with a wide color reproduction When the color space (p.67, p.76) is set to Adobe RGB and the image is printed with the Canon inkjet printer, the color reproduction area widens, and green and blue in particular are reproduced vividly. DPP is also compatible for printing with Easy - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 43
, "EPP"): O Simple printing of RAW images O Printing with faithful colors O High quality printing using the color reproduction range of Adobe RGB and a Canon inkjet printer To perform this printing, it is necessary to first install EPP version 3.5 or later on your computer. 1 Select the image to be - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 44
5 Select the [Advanced] tab sheet and check that the EPP image compensation function is disabled. O If not disabled, the operation of the EPP image compensation function may prevent images being printed with faithful color reproduction. If checked, click to remove the check mark Click to close the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 45
space. O Printing with a wide color reproduction When the color space (p.67, p.76) is set to Adobe RGB and the image is printed with the Canon inkjet printer, the color reproduction area widens, and green and blue in particular are reproduced vividly. DPP is also compatible for printing with Easy - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 46
Organizing Images This section explains how to delete unwanted images, create folders for saving images, move or copy images, etc., and organize your images. Deleting an Unwanted Image Be aware that you cannot recover deleted images. 1 Select an unwanted image in the main window. 2 Select the [File] - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 47
Moving Images You can move or copy images to a separate folder and sort by shooting date or themes. Drag the image to be moved or copied. O To move: Drag the image and release when the image is in the destination folder. O To copy: Drag the image while holding down the key and release when - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 48
Registering Frequent-Use Folders (Bookmark Registration) You can register frequently used folders in bookmarks. Registered folders appear by clicking the [Bookmark] menu. 1 Select the folder for which a bookmark is to be registered. Organizing Bookmarks You can change a folder name or delete a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 49
63 Automatic Dust Erasure Processing in the Main Window... 64 Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function 65 Erasing Unwanted Parts of an Image Canon Inkjet Printer 70 Printing with a Large-Format Canon Printer 71 Specifying Preferences 72 General Settings 72 View Settings 74 Tool Palette 75 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 50
Adjusting While Comparing with the Original Image You can display before and after versions of an adjusted image in the same window and adjust while checking the adjustment results. 1 In the edit window, select the [View] menu [Before/ after comparison]. Changing How the Window is Split You can - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 51
Adjusting by Comparing Multiple Images You can synchronize the display position of multiple edit windows and adjust images while comparing them with each other. 1 In the edit window, display the multiple images to be compared. 2 Align the images. O Align the images for easy comparison. 5 Move the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 52
Displaying an Area Beyond the Set Range as a Warning Indicator (Highlight/Shadow Warning) You can set up a warning indicator in both the highlighted part and the shaded part, which is effective for checking the light and dark areas and preventing excessive adjustment of an image. Where the area on - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 53
Performing Advanced Editing This section explains how to use the advanced adjustment function on the tool palette in the edit window. Adjustments made using the high-level functions of the [RAW] and [RGB] tool palettes, as well as the functions of the [NR/Lens/ALO] tool palette are explained in this - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 54
file is an extended function file of a Picture Style. With DPP, you can apply to RAW images Picture Style files that you have downloaded from Canon's web site effective for various scenes or Picture Style files created with "Picture Style Editor". When using a Picture Style file, save it to your - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 55
-click on the [ ]. Reference Index O The histogram display changes according to adjustment. You can also fix the histogram display to the display before any adjustments (p.75). O The tone curve mode and interpolation method for a tone curve can also be changed in [Preferences - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 56
Example of a Tone Curve Operation Makes medium tones brighter Makes medium tones darker Makes tones harder Makes tones softer About the RGB Tool Palette You can adjust images with the tool palette by switching between the [RAW], [RGB] and [NR/Lens/ALO] tab sheets according to your editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 57
change the settings of the image shot with the camera's Auto Lighting Optimizer function. This function is compatible only with RAW images shot with EOS 50D. * ALO stands for Auto Lighting Optimizer. 1 Select the [NR/Lens/ALO] tab sheet from the tool palette in the edit window or edit image window - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 58
Images O You can set the default noise reduction beforehand, using [Default noise reduction settings] in the [Tool palette] tab sheet in Preferences (p.75). • When [Apply camera settings] is selected, you can pre-set a noise reduction level that suits the camera settings beforehand as the default - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 59
Mark III EOS-1D Mark III EOS-1D Mark II N EOS-1Ds Mark II EOS-1D Mark II EOS-1Ds EOS-1D EOS 5D*1 EOS 50D EOS 40D EOS 30D*2 EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D EOS DIGITAL REBEL EOS DIGITAL REBEL _ XTi/400D DIGITAL XS/1000D *1 Requires firmware version 1.1.1 *2 Requires firmware - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 60
-200mm f/4L IS USM EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II USM EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM EF 100-400mm - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 61
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II USM EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS _ O You can also correct - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 62
Making Corrections You can make corrections to any of the four aberrations as below, either one at a time or simultaneously. O Peripheral illumination O Distortions O Chromatic aberration (color fringing which occurs in the periphery of an image) O Color blur (blue or red color blur which sometimes - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 63
About Shooting Distance Information Slider O When correcting RAW images shot with EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1D Mark III, EOS 50D, EOS 40D, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D or EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS/1000D, if shooting distance information has been saved to the image, the slider - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 64
[ ] mark (p.107) is displayed on an image from which dust spots have been erased. Compatible Cameras EOS-1Ds Mark III EOS-1D Mark III EOS 50D EOS 40D EOS DIGITAL REBEL EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D XTi/400D DIGITAL EOS DIGITAL REBEL _ _ XS/1000D 1 In the main window, select an image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 65
Useful functions of the copy stamp window O Checking the dust erased spots After step 3, you can display and check in detail the erased dust spots one by one by pressing the key. (Press the key to return to the previous dust spot.) O Canceling a specified erased dust spot only After step 3, - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 66
Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) You can erase dust spots in an image by selecting them one by one. 1 In the main window, select the image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 67
Additional information O Click several times when dust spots are not erased completely Where unwanted dust spots are not erased even after performing step 5 once, they may be erased completely when you click several times. O Mainly spots of dust can be erased with the repair function Spots of dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 68
can correct an image by pasting a section copied from another part of the image to an unwanted part of the image. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function)" (p.65). 2 Specify the section to be copied. O Click on the section that is to be the copy source while holding down - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 69
Printing with Shooting Information You can freely lay out one image on one sheet of paper and print together with titles and shooting information, etc. 1 Select one image to be printed. 2 Select the [File] menu [Print with detailed setting]. 3 Specify the required settings for printing, and then - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 70
Printing a Thumbnail List (Contact Sheet Printing) You can print rows of multiple images on one sheet of paper. To maintain the settings 1 Select images to be printed in a thumbnail list. 2 Select the [File] menu [Contact Sheet Prints]. 3 Specify the required settings for printing, and then click - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 71
O Printing in faithful colors O High quality printing using a wide color space of Adobe RGB, etc. and the wide color reproduction range of a high-end Canon inkjet printer To print with DPP, first install Easy-PhotoPrint Pro version 1.3 or later on your computer. 1 Select the [File] menu [Plug-in - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 72
Printer You can use DPP to print with the DPP-compatible Canon large-format imagePROGRAF printer. To print with DPP, first install imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In for Digital Photo Professional on your computer. 1 Select the [File] menu [ - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 73
Specifying Preferences You can change the various functions of DPP in the Preferences window. Check the contents of each window and set. Also, depending on the item, a detailed explanation may be available, so refer to each window. 1 Select the [Digital Photo Professional] menu [Preferences]. ¿ The - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 74
O Viewing and saving RAW images You can select from two types of image quality for displaying/saving RAW images: high image quality with false color reduction processing and noise reduction function (p.57) used, or high speed without false color processing and noise reduction function used. [High - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 75
View Settings You can specify settings relating to the display. O Sort order in main window You can set the order of images which have been rearranged in the main window to be maintained or not maintained (p.19). If you checkmark the checkbox, the order of the rearranged images is maintained even - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 76
images. Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing 4 Processing Large Numbers of Images 5Editing JPEG/TIFF Images Reference Index 75 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 77
Color Management You can specify settings relating to color management, such as settings for work color space, conditions for color matching, etc. O Default settings of Work color space You can select from five types of color space (p.120) that is applied as a default setting in RAW images. Color - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 78
on screen by setting the profile. The profile that has been set is applied to all printing (p.44, p.68, p.69) except for printing using a Canon inkjet printer (p.39, p.42) or linked printing (p.70, p.71). The adjustment function of the printer driver should not be used Even if you set a printer - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 79
4 Useful Functions for Processing Large Numbers of RAW Images For users shooting a large amount of RAW images, the convenient function of batch processing large amounts of RAW images is explained here. Introduction Contents at a Glance Utilizing Adjustment Contents (Recipe 79 Saving Recipes as a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 80
Utilizing Adjustment Contents (Recipe) All the adjustment contents (recipe) made using the tool palette can be saved as an individual recipe file (extension ".vrd") and loaded and applied to another image. You can edit images efficiently by selecting and adjusting one image from images shot with - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 81
Saving Recipes as a File 1 Select an edited image, and then select the [Edit] menu [Save recipe in file]. ¿ The [Save] dialog box appears. 2 Select the destination folder, enter a file name, and then click the [Save] button. Check the contents of a recipe file by pasting to an image When you do not - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 82
Batch Apply White Balance to Images (Personal White Balance) The white balance adjustments made to a RAW image shot in a specific shooting environment can be registered as personal white balance. You can then perform efficient white balance adjustment by applying this personal white balance to a - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 83
Batch Save as JPEG or TIFF Images (Batch Processing) You can batch convert and save edited RAW images to highly versatile JPEG or TIFF images. The images are saved as separate images, so the RAW images remain unaffected. 4 In the processing dialog box, click the [Terminate] button. [Save] cannot - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 84
Batch Transfer Images to Image Editing Software You can transfer multiple images to image editing software. Unlike [Transferring a RAW Image to Photoshop] (p.67), you transfer images that have first been converted and saved as a seperate image, so the transferred image will not disappear after - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 85
Batch Change the File Name of Images 1 In the main window, select multiple images of which the file names are to be changed. 2 Select the [Tools] menu [Start Rename tool]. ¿ The rename window appears. Changing the File Name of Images in the Order in the Main Window When you change the order of the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 86
an Image 94 Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing ..... 96 Compatible Cameras 96 Automatic Dust Erasure Processing in the Main Window 97 Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function 98 Erasing Unwanted Parts of an Image (Copy Stamp Function 100 Saving Editing Results 100 Saving Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 87
made with the tool palette (recipe) only changes the image processing conditions, the "original image data itself" remains unaffected. Therefore, there are no problems with image deterioration that arise with editing and you can readjust your images any number of times. JPEG, TIFF image data Image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 88
Automatically Adjusting Brightness and Color (Tone Curve Assist) In order to make the image a desirable standard image, automatically adjust the image tone curve (p.119). You can select the degree of automatic adjustment from "Standard" and "High". Click the desired automatic adjustment button. O - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 89
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast The brightness and contrast of an image can be adjusted. Drag the sliders left or right Enter numerical values O Brightness: Move the slider to the right to make an image brighter and to the left to make an image darker. O Contrast: Used to adjust modulation and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 90
range from the clicked point. O The histogram display changes according to adjustment. You can also fix the histogram display to the display before any adjustments (p.75). Index 89 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 91
Adjusting Hue, Saturation and Sharpness You can adjust hue (tone) and saturation and make the overall atmosphere of an image harder or softer. Enter numerical values Drag the sliders left or right O Hue: Move the slider to the right to make color tones more yellow, and to the left to make color - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 92
delete a [ ], double-click on the [ ]. O The histogram display changes according to adjustment. You can also fix the histogram display to the display before any adjustments (p.75). O The tone curve mode and interpolation method for a tone curve can also be changed in [Preferences - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 93
O The histogram display changes according to adjustment. You can also fix the histogram display to the display before any adjustments (p.75). Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing 4 Processing Large Numbers of Images 5Editing - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 94
set the batch processing settings for noise reduction beforehand, using [Default noise reduction settings] in the [Tool palette] tab sheet in Preferences (p.75). This is particularly useful for applying noise reduction to all the images in a folder at once, such as batch noise reduction for images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 95
Trimming an Image You can trim only the part of an image you need, or change the composition of an image where an image shot horizontally becomes vertical. Also, when aspect ratio information is attached to an image shot with EOS-1Ds Mark III or EOS-1D Mark III, the trimming range based on the - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 96
About trimmed images O The trimmed range can be reverted to its original condition at any time A trimmed image is displayed or printed as a trimmed image. However, since the image is not actually trimmed, you can always revert to the original image by clicking the [Reset] button in the trimming - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 97
[ ] mark (p.107) is displayed on an image from which dust spots have been erased. Compatible Cameras EOS-1Ds Mark III EOS-1D Mark III EOS 50D EOS 40D EOS DIGITAL REBEL EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi/450D XTi/400D DIGITAL EOS DIGITAL REBEL _ _ XS/1000D 1 In the main window, select an image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 98
Useful functions of the copy stamp window O Checking the dust erased spots After step 3, you can display and check in detail the erased dust spots one by one by pressing the key. (Press the key to return to the previous dust spot.) O Canceling a specified erased dust spot only After step 3, - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 99
Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) You can erase dust spots in an image by selecting them one by one. 1 In the main window, select the image - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 100
Additional information O Click several times when dust spots are not erased completely Where unwanted dust spots are not erased even after performing step 5 once, they may be erased completely when you click several times. O Mainly spots of dust can be erased with the repair function Spots of dust - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 101
can correct an image by pasting a section copied from another part of the image to an unwanted part of the image. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function)" (p.98). 2 Specify the section to be copied. O Click on the section that is to be the copy source while holding down - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 102
. O Printing (p.39) O Printing with shooting information (p.68) O Printing a thumbnail list (contact sheet printing) (p.69) O Printing RAW images on a high-end Canon printer (p.70) Re-Editing an Image Only the image processing conditions are changed in images adjusted with the tool palette (p.86 to - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 103
of the chapter for you to easily find information you are looking for. Troubleshooting 103 Deleting the Software (Uninstalling 104 List of Main Window (Folder Window) Functions 118 Glossary 119 Index 121 About This Instruction Manual 125 Trademark Acknowledgments 125 Introduction Contents at - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 104
Troubleshooting Administrator settings, refer to the User's Manual for the Macintosh computer you are using RAM (memory). Quit any applications other than DPP. Images do not display properly O Images that are not supported available for RAW images shot with EOS 50D. You cannot apply the Auto Lighting - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 105
and the color of an image on screen can be more closely matched. Using a Canon printer (p.39, p.42) or linked printing (p.70, p.71) automatically sets up not be printed. Reduce the number of images to print or increase the memory on your computer. A file remains in the folder after images are deleted - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 106
folder area Selects all images Switches to the edit image Cancels selection of all images window (p.112) Check marks (p.18) Removes check marks (p.18) Folder path Image rotation (90 degree units) Toolbar*1 [Collection] tab sheet*5 [Folder] tab sheet*5 Batch conversion/ saving (p.82, p.83 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 107
List of Main Window (Collection Window) Functions (p.33) Switches to the edit image window Shows/hides the tool palette Selects all images Cancels selection of all images Check marks Removes check marks Image rotation (90 degree units) Toolbar [Collection] tab sheet* [Folder] tab sheet Batch - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 108
and Edit Image Window (p.10, p.31) Information displayed when [Large thumbnail] (p.10) is selected Introduction Contents at a Glance Check mark (p.17, p.18) Brightness adjustment value*1 (p.24) Copy stamp mark (p.63 to p.67, p.96 to p.100) Lens aberration correction mark (p.61) Trimming range - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 109
List of Edit Window Functions (p.11, p.23) Path and file name of image Tool palette*1 (p.109, p.110) Introduction Contents at a Glance 1Basic Operation 2Advanced Operation 3Advanced Image Editing and Printing 4 Processing Large Numbers of Images 5Editing JPEG/TIFF Images Reference Information - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 110
position* Index * If an image is displayed enlarged, the enlargement display position can be moved by dragging. The enlargement display position appears when [Docking display] (p.75) has been set and the edit image window (p.112) has been enlarged. 109 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 111
position* Index * If an image is displayed enlarged, the enlargement display position can be moved by dragging. The enlargement display position appears when [Docking display] (p.75) has been set and the edit image window (p.112) has been enlarged. 110 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 112
List of Quick Check Window Functions (p.16, p.17) 50% view/100% view (moiré reduction off)/full view*1 File name of image Check marks (p.17) Check mark display Displays the image in full screen*2 Removes check marks (p.17) Switches between displayed images Displays the AF points (p.16) - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 113
List of Edit Image Window Functions (p.31, p.33) Shows/hides tool palette Shows/hides thumbnail display area Switches to main window (p.105) Shows/hides grid*4 Image path and file name Enlargement ratio of displayed image Image rotation (90 degree units) Switches between displayed images - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 114
List of Convert/Save One Image Window Functions (p.38) Introduction Types of image Type of image Extension Exif-JPEG .JPG Exif-TIFF 8bit .TIF TIFF 16bit .TIF Exif-Tiff 8bit+Exif-JPEG .TIF/.JPG TIFF 16bit+Exif-JPEG .TIF/.JPG Resolution*1 Size changing*4 File name Save destination JPEG - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 115
List of Trimming Window Functions (p.35, p.94) Cancels all the trimming (aspect ratio) information Full screen display/returns to normal screen Reverts to the condition when the image was shot Ratio of trimming range (you can also enter numerical values if you have selected [Custom])*1 Upper left - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 116
List of Lens Aberration Correction Window Functions (p.61) Introduction Contents at a Glance Enlargement display section* 1Basic Operation Reverts to the condition when the image was shot Shooting distance information slider (p.62) Peripheral illumination correction Distortion correction - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 117
List of Copy Stamp Window Functions (p.63 to p.67, p.96 to p.100) Introduction Full screen display/returns to normal screen Applies Dust Delete Data (p.63, p.96) Types of dust to be erased (p.65, p.98) Specifies the copy source (p.67, p.100) Fixes the copy source position (p.67, p.100) Types of - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 118
List of Convert/Save Multiple Images Window (Batch Processing) Functions (p.82) Introduction File names of images to be batch saved Types of image Type of image Extension Exif-JPEG .JPG Exif-TIFF 8bit .TIF TIFF 16bit .TIF Exif-Tiff 8bit+Exif-JPEG .TIF/.JPG TIFF 16bit+Exif-JPEG .TIF/.JPG - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 119
List of Rename Window Functions (p.84) Order in which images are sorted Check mark to apply the same name to RAW images and JPEG images recorded simultaneously Check mark to copy the images Click the [Browse] button and set the save destination Sets the new file name Sets the format of information - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 120
Glossary RAW image EOS DIGITAL camera RAW images are recorded in an uncompressed 14bit or 12bit format. Because RAW images are special images in an undeveloped status, you need software with development processing functions such as DPP in order to view them. The advantage of the undeveloped RAW - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 121
Color space A color space is the reproducible color range (color gamut characteristics). DPP supports the following five kinds of color space. sRGB : Standard color space for Windows. Widely used for the standard color space of monitors, digital cameras, and - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 122
Brightness 24, 88 C Change File Name 84 Changing the File Name of Images in the Order in the Main Window. 84 Check Mark 17, 18, 107, 111 Chromatic Aberration Correction 61 Chrominance Noise Reduction (JPEG, TIFF Images 93 Chrominance Noise Reduction (RAW Images 57 Click White Balance 26, 89 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 123
67, 100 Creating a Folder 45 D Default Noise Reduction Settings 75 Default Setting of Color Space 76 Delete Images 45 Deleting Delete Images Dust Erasure Processing 63, 96 Image Correction (Copy Stamp Function 67, 100 Manual Dust Erasure (Repair Function 65, 98 Dynamic Range 53, 92 E Edit - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 124
Marks (Image Frame Information 107 Image Quality Default Noise Reduction Settings 75 False Color Reduction 72, 73 Improve the Quality of an Image 93 Luminance Noise Reduction (RAW Images 57 M Main Window 10, 105 Manual Dust Erasure (Repair Function 65, 98 Monochrome 28 Filter Effect 28 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 125
Canon Printer 70 Printing with a Large-Format Canon Printer 71 Printing with a Printer other than the Canon Printers 44 Printing with Canon when Using Easy-PhotoPrint 76, 77 Repair (Manual Dust Erasure 65, 98 RGB Tool Palette 109 Marks 17, 18 sRGB 120 Starting up DPP 6 Supported Images 3 - Canon EOS50D | Digital Photo Professional 3.5 for Macintosh Instruction Manual - Page 126
Tool Palette 109 Tool Palette (Preferences 75 Transfer Batch Transfer Images to Image Editing Instruction Manual has been reviewed thoroughly. However, if you should notice any errors or omissions, please contact a Canon Service Center. O Please note that irrespective of the above-mentioned, Canon
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