Digital Photo Professional for Windows INSTRUCTION MANUAL (EOS-1D Mark II)

Editing RAW Images
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You can adjust the highlight and shadow points of images, and select the characteristics of the
tone curve.
Adjusting the Shadow and Highlight Points
You can specify the shadow point (the darkest point) and highlight point (the brightest point) in
the range of 0 to 255 (in 1-stop increments) to adjust the gradation of images.
Selecting the Tone Curve
Adjust an image while viewing it.
The minimum number of steps between the shadow point and the highlight point is 8.
Select [shot settings] or [Linear].
[shot settings]:
Selects the tone curve used when
shots were taken.
[Linear]:
Selects the linear tone curve.
You can select linear processing when you wish to transfer the image to your own
retouching software, such as Photoshop, and adjust the image in the software.
Adjusting the Dynamic Range
Enter a value in a range of
8 to 255 (in 1-stop
increments) to adjust the
highlight point.
Enter a value in the
range of 0 to 247 (in
1-stop increments)
to adjust the shadow
point.
When you move the cursor
to the right edge of the
graph, the cursor [ ]
changes to [ ].
Drag the slider left to adjust
the highlight point.
When you move the
cursor to the left
edge of the graph,
the cursor [ ]
changes to [ ].
Drag the slider right
to adjust the shadow
point.