Picture Style Editor 1.3 for Windows Instruction Manual

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Introduction
Preparing
a Sample
Basic
Windows
Pre-adjustments
Image
Characteristics
Saving
Preferences
Reference
Contents
Introduction
Picture Style Editor (hereinafter, “PSE”) is software that allows you to edit
Picture Style to your unique image characteristics and save the edited
results as original Picture Style files.
O What is a Picture Style file?
A Picture Style file (extension “.PF2”) is an extended function of a
Picture Style. It differs from the 6 preset Picture Styles (Standard,
Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful and Monochrome) and
provides image characteristics that are effective in a very limited
number of scenes.
O Main Features of PSE
With PSE, you can use the functions below to edit Picture Style to
your unique image characteristics and save the edited results as
original Picture Style files (extension “.PF2”).
O Select a Picture Style to be used as a basis for your images
O Set the [Sharpness], [Contrast], [Color saturation] and [Color tone]
O Make minute adjustments to a specific color
O Adjust the brightness and contrast (gamma characteristic)
In addition, you can register the original Picture Style files you have
saved to a camera with a Picture Style function and apply them to
shot images. You can also use Digital Photo Professional or RAW
Image Task to apply them to RAW images.
O Color management
Use PSE in a computer environment with color management.
Also, set the profile of the monitor you are using and the color space
of the sample image to be used to perform the adjustments, etc. in
the preferences window (p.16).
System Requirements
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Compatible with 32-bit/64-bit systems for all versions except Starter Edition
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Compatible with Service Pack 2
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Compatible with Service Pack 4
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4
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NET Framework is Microsoft software. It is installed together with PSE.
Sample Images for Adjustment
With PSE, you can use RAW images from the following camera models
as sample images for adjustment and save the adjusted results as
original Picture Style files.
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Images converted to RAW images that have the “.CR2” extension in CR2
Converter. For information on CR2 Converter, refer to Canon’s web site.
OS
Windows Vista*
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Windows XP Professional/Home Edition*
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Windows 2000 Professional*
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Computer
PC with one of the above OS preinstalled (Upgraded
machines not supported)
* .NET Framework 2.0 or later is required.*
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CPU
Windows Vista 1.3GHz Pentium or higher
Windows XP, 2000 750MHz Pentium or higher
RAM
Windows Vista Minimum 1GB
Windows XP, 2000 Minimum 512MB
Display
Screen resolution: 1024 × 768 pixels or more
Color quality: Medium (16 bit) or more
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EOS DIGITAL REBEL
XTi/400D DIGITAL
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XT/350D DIGITAL
EOS DIGITAL REBEL
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