Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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Contents
Introduction Chapter 1
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Introducing DxO Optics Pro V4 A typical image enhancement session from A to Z Selecting images to create a project Organizing your project Enhancing the images in your project Processing a batch of images Viewing the results!Common actions Note for users of previous versions Select your photos from various sources The thumbnails and their buttons Star-ranking Adding images Fully automatic operation Organize your images on an electronic light-table The big picture Adapt your workspace Enhance your images using DxO Optics Pro Tools Corrections Palette Guided or Expert?Eight corrections palettes Process as many images as you want with just one click Process the stars Define output formats
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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View the results of your work (with a little help from DxO) How to go further Your workflow
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Chapter 8
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DxO Optics Pro Menus
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Using Auto, Guided and Expert modes
Chapter 10
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Generic Tools
Chapter 11
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DxO Optics Tools
Chapter 12
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Sharpness Tools
Chapter 13
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DxO Noise Tools
Chapter 14
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White Balance and Exposure
Chapter 15
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DxO Color Tools
Chapter 16
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DxO Lighting Tools
Chapter 17
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Geometry Tools
Chapter 18
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Stacking, ranking and Output Formats
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DxO FilmPack and DxO Optics Pro for Photoshop
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Welcome to the exciting world of DxO Optics Pro digital image enhancement!This powerful, groundbreaking software is going to improve the quality of your digital images in a way you would never have believed possible. [. . . ] Focusing distance Certain lens correction modules need focusing distance information to optimize optical corrections. Some cameras do not store the focusing distance in the EXIF data; if this is the case, the focusing distance panel will be displayed, and you should manually enter the focusing distance used for the shot, as accurately as you are able to. A check box is provided to enable the input, and a combo box allows you to select various distance ranges, while within each range the slider lets you set the distance precisely, or alternatively, enter the figures in the edit box to the right. Do note that the slider may allow you to enter a focusing distance that is not actually covered by your lens; in this case, DxO will use the minimum focusing distance applicable for your lens. Note that the units for focusing distance (feet & inches or meters) can be changed in the `General' tab under the `Preferences' menu, accessible via the Edit pull-down. Focal length Likewise, in order to optimize optical corrections, a small number of zoom lens correction modules need more precise focal length information over certain specific parts of their range than is available from the camera's EXIF file. If this is the case, the focal length panel will be displayed, with a check box to enable the input and you should manually enter the focal length the lens was set at for the shot, as accurately as you are able to. The slider lets you set the distance precisely and will be calibrated for the range of focal lengths across which ambiguity exists for the particular lens in question. Alternatively, you can enter the figures in the edit box to the right. Camera orientation Although we recommend you always use DxO Optics Pro to rotate your image automatically using the information from the EXIF orientation tag, you may have images that have been already rotated. In this case, and in this case only, the Camera orientation panel appears; it will never appear if DxO Optics Pro rotates your images automatically.
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It allows you to specify in which orientation the shot was taken. The first is to indicate which way the camera was turned when the image was taken (to the right or to the left). Do your best. ", in which case DxO Optics Pro will apply a default. In the extremely unlikely event of the results proving unacceptable, as a last resort you can click the third "Do not correct distortion and lateral chromatic aberration" button.
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Chapter 12 Sharpness tools
Sharpness DxO can correct only for certain kinds of softness--the lens + camera combination's inherent inability to reproduce fine detail (commonly referred to as "optical blur"). Other kinds of softness caused by inaccurate focusing, insufficient depth of field or motion blur, for example, cannot be corrected.
Remember that these corrections will not be visible in the main preview image below 75%: use the Zoom tool. DxO Lens Softness This forms part of Optics Pro's optical corrections, and as such, is lens- / bodydependent. its title bar highlighted) for images for which the appropriate correction module is installed. The DxO Lens Softness slider allows you to manually set the overall level of sharpness required for a particular usage. Remember that this tool intends to reach an identical level of sharpness for the entire image: it will automatically apply a stronger correction on the weak areas. The sharpness level you choose to apply will of course depend on questions like personal taste, final resolution and type of output (print, web, etc). The slider / edit box range is in arbitrary units from 2. 0 to +2. 0, from Softer to Sharper, with a default setting of 0. Moving the slider to the left or entering negative values will give a softer, smoother image, while moving it to the right or entering positive values will give a sharper image. [. . . ] The activation of the DxO FilmPack causes several supplementary options to appear: Color positive film, Color negative film, Black and White film and "Crossed processed film".
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The choice of one of these renderings updates the second menu situated immediately underneath: you can then select the desired film. Grain Note that the choice of a film triggers the application of the corresponding color profile; the grain will only be applied if the box "Add film grain" is checked (a bit lower in the same palette). This command also permits you to apply the grain, even if you haven't chosen the color rendering of a film. In this part of the palette, you have complete control of the grain that will be incorporated into the image. [. . . ]