Operating Instructions

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Before Use Supported picture files
Supported picture files
Picture files which can be handled in PHOTOfunSTUDIO
are in the following formats.
 In display function, all of the compatible files are displayed as
pictures.
Pictures with non-supported files are not displayed; instead
they are displayed in thumbnail list by icons of a related
application. (It cannot be displayed after expansion or in
full-screen.)
 When the size of the picture file is huge or the picture is in
special format, the picture browser may not be changed to the
Focus Mode or the Full Screen Mode.
 There are some functional limitations on compatible files like
categorization, processing, retouch, output, motion picture edit /
output function etc. Please read the explanation of each function.
J
Still picture
zJPEG format
Extensions: .JPG, .JPEG, .JPE
•JPEG is an abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts
Group, and derives from the designation of the committee
that has developed this compression format. This file format
adopts the data compression method that thins out color data
from a colored image to the extent that the human eye cannot
discern.
z
BMP format
Extensions: .BMP
•Some BMP files with special formats are excluded.
•BMP is an abbreviation of Bitmap, and an image format most
commonly used in Windows
®
.
z
TIFF format
Extensions: .TIF, .TIFF
•TIFF is an abbreviation of Tagged Image File Format.
J
Motion picture
In a list display, the representative picture in a motion picture
(usually the first frame of a motion picture) is displayed.
z
MOV motion picture
Extensions: .MOV
•The QuickTime motion picture files of Motion JPEG format
are the target files.
•To play files in this format, QuickTime is needed.
z
AVCHD Lite motion picture
Extensions: .CONT
•It is a motion picture recorded based on the AVCHD standard
(high definition quality).
• CONT files are administrative files automatically created during
acquiring. The actual data of the motion picture is saved as an m2ts file.
•Do not delete, change, or move the files or folders related to
the AVCHD Lite motion pictures using the Explorer or similar.
It will make it impossible to playback or edit.
J
Other files
zRAW format
Extensions: .RAW, .RW2
•If JPEG image data for thumbnails is contained in a RAW file,
a thumbnail is displayed in List Mode. Any RAW files with no
thumbnail information are indicated by the [RAW] icon.
 Pictures recorded using this software or using the digital
camera compatible with this software can be used. (However,
motion pictures in DVD-Video format are not compatible.)
Pictures recorded by any other digital camera or other software
might not operate normally.
 Pictures with the recording date between 1971 to 2037 can be
handled without any problem.