Canon EOS Digital Photo Professional User manual

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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

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Contents
About This Manual ................................................................................................ 3
Main Features and Structure................................................................................. 4
Operation Flow...................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements........................................................................................... 8
Supported Image Formats .................................................................................... 8
1Installing the Software................................................................... 1-1
Describes how to install Digital Photo Professional in your computer.
2 Displaying Thumbnail Images and Performing Basic Edits in the Main Window ... 2-1
Describes the functions of the main window, and how to display images and perform basic
edits on them.
3Performing Detailed Edits in the Edit Window ............................ 3-1
Describes the functions of the edit window, and how to display images and perform
detailed edits on them.
4Performing Detailed Edits in the Edit Image Window................. 4-1
Describes the functions of the edit image window, and how to display images and perform
detailed edits on them.
5Reference........................................................................................ 5-1
Provides troubleshooting, the instructions on uninstalling Digital Photo Professional, and
shortcut key list to allow you to use Digital Photo Professional easily.
Shortcut Key List ................................................................................................5-4
Index .................................................................................................................. 5-7
Trademark Acknowledgments
Canon and EOS are trademarks of Canon Inc.
Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in
the United States and/or other countries.
iBook, iMac and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.
Macintosh, PowerBook, Power Macintosh and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.,
registered in the United States and other countries.
Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective companies.

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About This Manual
In this manual, Mac OS X is referred to as OS X.
In this document, square brackets [ ] are used to indicate items such as button names and
icon names that appear on the computer screen.
Numbers in parentheses in this document indicate reference pages.
in this document indicates the sequence of operation as shown below.
Example: [View] menu [Sort] [File name]
In order to transfer images from Digital Photo Professional to Photoshop, you will need
Adobe Photoshop (third-party product). This manual shows how to transfer images to
Adobe Photoshop 7.0, as an example.
The explanations given below describe the type of content indicated by the respective icons.
: Marks information that should be read before use to prevent problems that would
interfere with the functioning of software and computer.
: Marks additional information that you will find helpful.
Please read the safety precautions carefully before using this product. Ensure that you use the
product correctly according to the procedures described in these instructions.
The following safety precautions are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct operation
of the product and its accessories to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and
property. Please read and ensure that you understand them before you proceed to the other
sections of these instructions.
Warning
Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD-ROM Player that does not support data CD-ROMs. The
extremely loud sound that may result from playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player)
could damage the speakers. It is also possible to suffer hearing losses from listening with headphones to
the loud sounds of a data CD-ROM played on a music CD player.
How to Read the Manual and the Conventions Used
Safety Precautions

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Main Features and Structure
Digital Photo Professional is software dedicated for EOS DIGITAL images that has high-speed
processing/editing functions, which meet the needs of professional or high-end amateur users
who mainly shoot RAW images. This software allows you to perform the following edits on images.

High-speed displaying/processing RAW images with Canon’s own high-performance algorithm.
Switching among the main window (displayed as thumbnails), the edit window, and the edit
image window to match the purposes of editing.
Real-time adjustments of images for satisfying professional digital workflow.
RAW images: White balance, Brightness, Dynamic range, and Color adjustment
RAW, RGB images (JPEG, TIFF images): Tone curve, Brightness, and Color adjustment
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Supports a Color Management System.
 Supports color space of sRGB, Adobe RGB, and Wide Gamut RGB.
 Effectively converting and saving multiple RAW images in a single operation (batch-processing).
 Includes a comparison mode that allows you to adjust an image while comparing an edited image
with the original in the same window.
 Editing multiple images while comparing each of them.
 Saving and applying recipe data (the edit data from multiple functions).
Digital Photo Professional consists of the following windows, each of which is opened from
the main window that is displayed when you start up Digital Photo Professional.
Edit Window
Edit Image WindowMain Window
Displaying thumbnail images and performing
basic edits
Selecting one image from multiple images
and performing detailed edits on the image
Converting and saving RAW images in
a single operation (batch-processing)
Converting and saving multiple RAW images
in a single operation
Performing detailed edits on a single image
Switches
between
Double-click
to display

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Operation Flow
This section describes typical methods of operating Digital Photo Professional.
The main window allows you to perform the following edits on images:
RAW images JPEG/TIFF images
White balance —
Click white balance function
(RAW) —
Brightness (RAW) —
Click white balance function
Brightness
Example 1: Displaying Thumbnail Images and Performing Basic
Edits in the Main Window
Start up Digital
Photo Professional (2-2).
Display an image in the main
window (2-6).
Perform the basic edits
on the image (2-15, 2-18).
Convert and save images in a
single operation (2-32).

Operation Flow
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The edit window allows you to perform the following edits on images:
RAW images JPEG/TIFF images
Brightness (RAW) —
White balance —
Dynamic range —
Color —
Tone curve
Color
Start up Digital
Photo Professional (2-2).
Select an image
in the main window (2-7).
Display the image in
the edit window (3-2).
Edit the image
(3-7, 3-12).
Compare the edited image with
the original (3-6).
Convert and save the image
(2-30).
Transfer the image to
Photoshop (2-35).
Example 2: Performing Detailed Edits on a Single Image in the
Edit Window

Operation Flow
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The edit image window allows you to perform the following edits on images:
RAW images JPEG/TIFF images
Brightness (RAW) —
White balance —
Dynamic range —
Color —
Tone curve
Color
Example 3: Selecting One Image from Multiple Images and Performing
Detailed Edits on the Image in the Edit Image Window
Start up Digital
Photo Professional (2-2).
Select images
in the main window (2-7).
Display the images in
the edit image window (4-2).
Edit the image (2-15,
2-18, 3-7, 3-12).
Compare the edited image with
the original (3-6).
Convert and save images in
a single operation (2-32).
Transfer the image to
Photoshop (2-35).

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System Requirements
This software program is not compatible with UFS (Unix File System) formatted disks.
A CD-ROM drive is required for installation.
* Including the TIFF and JPEG images that are converted from RAW images and saved with
Digital Photo Professional.
OS Mac OS X (version 10.2 recommended)
Computer Macintosh with the above OS preinstalled
CPU 400 MHz G3 or better (1 GHz G4 or better recommended)
RAM Minimum 256 MB (1 GB or more recommended)
Hard disk space At installation: 20 MB or more
During operation: 256 MB or more
Display Resolution: 1024 768 or more
Colors: Thousands or more
Image Format File Extension
RAW images shot on an EOS-1Ds or EOS-1D camera .TIF
RAW images shot on an EOS-1D Mark II camera .CR2
DCF 1.0 or 2.0, Exif 2.2 or 2.21-compatible JPEG* or
JFIF images .JPG, .JPEG
Exif-compatible TIFF images* .TIF, .TIFF
Supported Image Formats

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Installing the Software
This chapter describes how to install Digital Photo Professional in your
computer.
Installing Digital Photo Professional .......................................................1-2

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Installing Digital Photo Professional
Check that your Macintosh complies with the system requirements for the software (8), and
then install Digital Photo Professional as you follow the installation procedure.
1Start up your Macintosh.
Quit any programs that are running.
2Insert the CD (Digital Photo Professional Disk).
The CD icon appears on the
desktop.
3Double-click the CD icon.
The Installer panel appears.
4Double-click the [English] folder 

the install icon.
The [Welcome to the Digital Photo Professional Installer] dialog box appears.