Version 1.1 User Manual

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1 Versin 1.1 User Manual Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

2 Hw FastRawViewer Helps Yu FastRawViewer (FRV) is the nly slutin fr thse wh: Sht in RAW and are tired f wasting hurs r days n brwsing thrugh piles f shts and srting them Tired f rendering all thse RAWs int JPEGs s that yu can quickly brwse thrugh them with yur client, CMO, senir designer, editr in chief; r shw them t yur friends and family members. Are in cnstant need f very quick viewing, visually and technically analyzing, srting thrugh hundreds r thusands f RAW shts, and selecting the apt nes fr further prcessing Want t sht in RAW, but dn t, fearing t get mired in srting RAW files Are frced t use JPEG frmat, because yur previus experiences tell yu that it is impssible t quickly select and shw yur client the images taken in RAW Are in need f tls t instantly adjust white balance and expsure (brightness) right while brwsing thrugh the sht FastRawViewer is the first and the nly dedicated applicatin with the purpse f extremely fast culling and pre-prcessing f RAW images: i.e. display, visual and technical analysis, applying basic crrectins, srting and setting aside r directly transferring the selected nes fr further prcessing. FastRawViewer Strengths: Display f the actual RAW as well as the actual RAW histgram Fr the first time, a cmfrtable speed f RAW file viewing (tgether with histgrams), prvided by FastRawViewer using the pwer f mdern prcessrs and vide cards t prcess RAW images, 6-8 frames per secnd n a mdern ntebk r desktp cmputer fr files frm mdern pht cameras (16-36 Mpix, testing was cnducted n a mix f shts frm recent cameras, SSD r RAID recmmended fr peak perfrmance) frames per secnd fr CinemaDNG 2.5k n the same equipment (we used Blackmagic Pcket Cinema files fr testing) Supprt f almst every single existing RAW frmat (that is, almst every knwn digital camera) 1, including native ut-f-camera DNG files as well as the files cnverted t DNG. View JPEGs (including embedded JPEG thumbnails) and als display the histgrams. 1 With nly ne significant exceptin: Fven cameras are nt supprted. Page 2 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

3 The cnvenience f wrking with the shts taken in the RAW + JPEG mde, with tw files being paired: a) While listing thrugh files, yu have the ptin t ignre the secnd file in the pair b) JPEGs (including embedded thumbnails) are cnsidered t be additinal images and are immediately accessible fr viewing c) When yu mve a file frm the RAW + JPEG pair t anther flder, the ther file fllws d) And, f curse, yu can always switch this mde ff, if yu s chse, and treat the files as separate. Instant display f RAW files directly frm any memry card r ther file strage - withut custmary delays fr imprting, creating catalgues, libraries, and temprary databases. The pssibility f ding a quick visual and technical analysis by: a) Examining the real RAW histgram b) Assessing the expsure based n: i. Sptlighting f ver- and underexpsed areas n the sht ii. Over- and underexpsure statistics c) Outlining the in-fcus and highly detailed areas n the sht d) Assessing per-channel expsure and acutance e) Assessing the nise level in the shadws Time-saver: expsure and white balance adjustments can be made while brwsing RAW files and are saved in XMP files s that they can be autmatically applied when yu pen that sht in Adbe Lightrm r Adbe Camera Raw Time-saver fr series, including panramas: prpagatin f white balance, expsure, and image rientatin adjustments frm ne sht t the entire series. Highly cmpatible system f assigning labels and ratings t images, including the user-defined labels. Ratings and labels are written int XMP files and are read by Adbe sftware (and thers which acknwledge XMP sidecar files). Mving the selected shts int flders chsen by the user. Mving the rejected shts int a special flder, which can be reviewed again later. Supprt fr black and white RAW, including shts frm cameras cnverted t b/w by remving the clr filter array. Warnings when FastRawViewer cmes acrss a damaged RAW file. Mnitr clr prfile supprt, withut the lss f image rendering speed. Mdifying settings t suite yur wrkflw a) Yu can set yur wn keybard (r keybard+muse) shrtcuts fr every actin. b) The settings panel allws yu t turn ff the nes yu dn t need, and change the thers t yur preferences. Page 3 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

4 Table f Cntents Hw FastRawViewer Helps Yu... 2 System Requirements... 7 Windws... 7 Mac... 7 Sftware Installatin... 8 Windws... 8 Chice f Versin: OpenGL r DirectX... 8 Installatin... 8 Mac OS X Prgram Activatin Activatin f the License yu ve purchased Manual Activatin Using FastRawViewer Cnventins in this Manual Launching FastRawViewer Main Screen Wrkspace Changing the Settings Help with the keybard Shrtcuts Wrking with the files Flder Navigatin Wrking with remvable media (flash cards, etc.) Flder file navigatin Additinal methds f navigating flder files Opening a file/flder using the menu FastRawViewer Start-up Mdes Starting withut a filename Creating and reading XMP files Cmpatibility with RawPhtPrcessr (.rpps files) Page 4 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

5 Cpy and Mve peratins «Clse» File Displaying the Image Embedded and External JPEG Zming and Panning Changing Image Orientatin Viewing file channels, viewing in black and white mde Bsting the shadws Tnal Curve Supprt fr Cameras Mdified t Black and White Custmizing Display Mdes Using Mnitr Prfile Fr Display Wrking with Expsure Histgram Expsure statistics Sptlighting the Areas f Over- and Underexpsure Autmatic expsure crrectin Manual Expsure Crrectin Recrding f the expsure crrectin t XMP files: Interactin with Adbe Prgrams Expsure Adjustment when brwsing t the next file White Balance Indicatin f the white balance White balance Presets Cntrlling which White Balance will be used when pening a file Setting White Balance by click-gray methd Manually setting the clr temperature Outlining In-Fcus and Highly Detailed Areas Ratings and Labels Title and descriptin Page 5 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

6 Integratin with External Prgrams Perfrmance Settings Hard Disk Drives (HDD) Flash cards and netwrk vlumes Vide Card Prcessing Settings Trubleshting OpenGL errr warning when starting the applicatin Black Screen in Image Display Windw Screen des nt fully update Other prblems Debug Infrmatin (Debug lg) Prgram Settings File Handling Remvable Media RAW+JPEG XMP Interface Zm Image Display White Balance Clr Management GPU Prcessing External Prgrams Perfrmance Other Infrmatinal panel settings Flders Panel Filmstrip/Thumbnails Panel EXIF Panel Page 6 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

7 XMP Metadata Panel Expsure statistics panel Custmizing the Status Bar Setting the keybard shrtcuts Settings fr Apple Magic Muse/Trackpad Standard FastRawViewer Keybard Shrtcuts List f Supprted Cameras (RAW frmats) Cpyrights and Acknwledgements System Requirements Windws Recmmended system: Windws 7 Windws 8.1, 64-bit. 32-bit versins Windws: Windws Vista Windws 8.1 Windws XP is supprted in a separate Legacy versin f FastRawViewer. Prcessr with SSE3 supprt r later (meaning released 2005+): Intel: Pentium 4 Presctt r later; Celern D r later, any Cre prcessr, Intel Atm AMD: Athln 64 r later The cmplete list f supprted prcessrs is available n Wikipedia Vide card with DirectX 9.0 supprt r later, r with OpenGL 2.1 r later (see belw Chice f versin: OpenGL r DirectX). FastRawViewer will wrk with practically any vide card with 3D acceleratin supprt, released (users f lder cards may experience sme prblems). Mac Intel-based Mac Prcessr with 64-bit supprt (that s every Intel Mac, excluding Mac Mini 2005) Mac OS X 10.6 r later We recmmend a vide card with OpenGL 2.1 supprt (that s every native Mac vide card, that wrks with OS X 10.6). An OpenGL emulatr will be used if such a vide card is nt present in the system; sme f the advanced features f FastRawViewer will take significant time t render. Page 7 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

8 Sftware Installatin Windws Chice f Versin: OpenGL r DirectX FastRawViewer fr Windws is available in tw versins: 1. Graphics based n Micrsft DirectX this versin will wrk with any vide card that supprts DirectX 9.0 and higher (DirectX 9.0c supprt r later is recmmended). This versin is recmmended fr the majrity f users: DirectX drivers are supprted by the manufacturers better, and the prgram will run smthly as sn as the equipment is cmpatible (mst cases, it is). 2. Graphics based n OpenGL requires a vide card with at least OpenGL 2.1 supprt and (usually) the mst current drivers are recmmended. We suggest OpenGL versin be used with the fllwing vide cards: a. Nvidia: GTX4xx and newer, and the crrespnding versins f Nvidia Quattr. b. ATI/AMD: Raden HD5xxx and newer. Installatin The prgram is installed by running the executable file f the distributin package (FastRawViewer xxx--Setup.exe) If yu dwnladed FastRawViewer frm ur site n the first prgram launch, current versins f Windws will display the fllwing security warning: After the Run buttn is pressed, the UAC (Windws User Access Cntrl) system will display a warning nce again: Page 8 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

9 Bth dialgs allw yu t verify that the setup prgram is signed with unique LibRaw LLC electrnic signature. Page 9 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

10 T prceed with the installatin, yu must agree t the dialg abve, and the usual Setup Wizard will be launched: At the next screens f Setup Wizard: 1. The User License is displayed 2. An installatin flder is suggested; a different flder may be selected by the user 3. Creating a Grup in the Prgrams menu is suggested Page 10 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

11 4. A list f pssible additinal actins is shwn: add FastRawViewer t desktp right-click menu, add icn t the desktp, add icn t the Quick Launch menu Afterwards, the installatin takes place. Upn cmpletin, the fllwing screen appears: In case f any errrs during installatin, please cntact us via r technical supprt frum at Page 11 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

12 Mac OS X Duble click n FastRawViewer-1.x.x.dmg t munt the FastRawViewer disk image yu've dwnladed. The cntent f the disk image will appear like this: Drag FastRawViewer icn nt the Applicatins icn. The prgram will be cpied t Applicatins flder and ready t run. Other items cntained in the disk image are: FastRawViewer Manual (FastRawViewer-manual.pdf) Brief descriptin (README.txt) and Changelg (Changelg.txt) End-User License Agreement (EULA.txt), Cpyright Infrmatin (Cpyrights.txt) Licenses and Cpyrights fr libraries and cmpnents used in FastRawViewer (Licenses flder). Page 12 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

13 Prgram Activatin During the first launch FastRawViewer will display a splash screen suggesting the activatin f the trial versin Immediately after that, with the main prgram screen being pened, FastRawViewer will try t cnnect t Internet t activate the trial versin: Page 13 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

14 N private data is transferred during the activatin prcess; the nly data that is passed thrugh the Internet is FastRawViewer versin number and unique nn-reversible 64-bit hash cde identifying yur cmputer; this cde can t be decded t extract any private r persnal data. After the successful autmatic activatin the trial perid begins; the trial time left is indicated in Help-Abut windw and n the splash screen that pps up when FastRawViewer is started. In case the autmatic activatin was impssible fr sme reasn (n Internet access, r FastRawViewer was blcked by firewall) yu will be presented with the screen fr manual activatin: Here yu can allw FastRawViewer a ne-time Internet access and press Activate Trial buttn t start 30-day free trial perid. If after pressing Activate Trial buttn FastRawViewer still can t access activatin server an additinal buttn fr Manual Activatin will appear: Pressing this Manual Activatin buttn will take yu t manual activatin dialgue (fr mre details, please see belw, in Manual Activatin sectin) Page 14 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

15 Activatin f the License yu ve purchased T use FastRawViewer after the trial perid, the user will need t btain a full license. T btain the license, please click the Buy License buttn r pen in yur brwser. As a result f the transactin, yu will be prvided with the license key (nline and as a separate ). This license key shuld be entered int the License Key field f the activatin dialg, which is als available thrugh Menu-Help- Purchase/Activate): After the license key is entered, please click Activate license buttn. The license will be activated and yu will be able t cntinue using the prgram. The Help-Purchase/Activate menu item will nw be renamed t Help-Registratin data, and the respective dialg will shw yur registratin data: T cmplete the activatin (f bth the trial and the fully licensed versin) the prgram needs a ne-time access t the Internet. If yu cannt grant the apprpriate Internet access permissins, yu can activate the prgram manually. Page 15 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

16 Manual Activatin If the prgram fails t cnnect with the activatin server (ne-minute timeut happens), yu will see a pp up alert, with a «Manual Activatin» buttn n the bttm right f the ntificatin windw. After clicking the «Manual Activatin» buttn, a «Manual Trial Activatin» windw will pp up: Page 16 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

17 Depending n yur Internet access, yu can use ne f the 3 ways t btain the activatin cde: By using brwser (if yur brwser has an internet cnnectin) use this if yur brwser can cnnect t the Internet. Simply click this link: and yu will see a brwser windw pp up with yur unique activatin key: By using client with an autmatically prepared message click the mailt:activate@fastrawviewer.cm link and yur mail client will create a new pre-ppulated t activate@fastrawviewer.cm Yu will nly need t click send. By using an client and manually writing the message yu can send an t activate@fastrawviewer.cm using the text in the windw belw (I'm unable t activate» If yu chse t btain the activatin key via , yu will receive a reply with the text identical t that which yu wuld see in the web brwser (the activatin key, hwever, will be different.) Yu can then use the Activatin Key (frm the brwser r ) and enter it int the Activatin Key field (it is best t use Cpy-Paste, as every character f the key is imprtant) and press «Activate.» After clicking the «Clse windw» buttn, the windw will clse and the FastRawViewer activatin windw will display the registratin status. Page 17 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

18 Using FastRawViewer Cnventins in this Manual The user manual is the same fr Windws and Mac versins f FastRawViewer. All f the standard keybard shrtcuts are given in Windws ntatin (fr example, Ctrl-O). Fr OS X please use the fllwing substitutins: Ctrl n Windws is Cmmand n Mac Alt n Windws is Optin n Mac. All keybard shrtcuts are fully custmizable (see belw, the Keybard Shrtcut Settings ). Thrughut this text we will be using default prgram settings fr keybard / muse shrtcuts. Launching FastRawViewer T launch the prgram: Start it up the usual way (Duble-click the icn) Or drag any RAW r JPEG file nt the icn, then the prgram will pen and display that file. Or drag a flder (catalgue) nt the icn - the prgram will start and will pen the first RAW file in the flder. After start-up yu will be presented with the prgram s main screen. Page 18 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

19 Main Screen On the prgram main screen: On tp, as usual, there is the menu that allws access t almst all features, excluding thse actins, which can nly be perfrmed with the muse. File navigating thrugh the files (pening files and flders, mving t the next file, mving files t different flders, sending the currently displayed file t an external prgram / raw cnverter). View cntrls image display mde (full-clr r per-channel viewing; image rientatin; utline the highly detailed areas and areas cntaining high-cntrast edges (fcus peaking), perfrm varius adjustments t the image, etc.) Windw cntrls the visibility and layut f infrmatin panes; n the abve screensht, thse panes are lcated t the right f the image. Label allws t chse XMP Ratings / XMP Labels Help the name says it. The currently displayed RAW file is in the center f the windw. T the left, the fllwing panels are displayed: Flder tree EXIF data The fllwing panes are lcated t the right: Page 19 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

20 Histgram (RAW fr RAW files, JPEG fr JPEG display) Over/Underexpsure statistics XMP Rating and XMP Label The Filmstrip/Thumbnails panel is placed belw the windw, shwing the file previews fr the current flder. Additinal infrmatin and peratinal elements are placed in the bttm (status) bar. Default elements: File pen icn Buttns fr navigating thrugh the current flder: previus file, number f file in the file list and the length f the list, next file. Buttns fr switching between RAW-JPEG-external JPEG Buttns fr turning n Fcus Peaking and Shadw Bst Expsure crrectin cntrl buttn. Overexpsed and Underexpsed area display buttns. Preset white balance chices drp-dwn menu. Buttns fr quick cntrl: Fullscreen, hide/shw Filmstrip panel/all panels, display and edit settings call-up. Aside frm the afrementined, if the windw is wide enugh, the fllwing buttns will be displayed: File name Brief EXIF data fr the sht (Expsure settings, ISO setting, applied expsure cmpensatin, use f flash, lens's fcal length). Manual white balance custmizatin buttn. Cntrast curve selectin menu. Image rientatin indicatr and rtatin buttns. Additinally, the fllwing settings can be indicated if desired: The name f the current flder Current image zm factr and the cntrl buttns. Time spent n the lading and decding f the current file. Per-channel display (R-G-B) buttn and simulated cnversin t a black and white versin. XMP rating and label cntrl buttns. The elements shwn in the bttm status bar can be custmized accrding t yur needs. Fr this, press the Custmize FastRawViewer buttn n the lwer right crner f the screen, chse Custmize bttm bar and select the necessary display mde fr each pssible element. Fr mre detail, see belw in the Custmizing the status bar sectin. Page 20 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

21 Wrkspace The infrmatinal panels (Histgram, EXIF, Flders etc.) can be dragged frm the main windw f the prgram t the side (fr instance, t a secnd mnitr) and be made flating. Panels can be turned n/ff thrugh the Panel menu (r the F2-F7 htkeys), the statistics and XMP-data panels are fixed in size, but the sizes f the ther panels can be changed. Any flating panel can be made semi-transparent and placed in the wrkspace, abve the image. Setting Preferences Interface Disable transparency fr panels utside f main windw makes a flating panel cmpletely nn-transparent when it is placed utside the main prgram windw. Page 21 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

22 The ther panel settings are individualized, and are described in the Preferences Infrmatinal Panel Preferences. Infrmatinal panels can be clsed ( x n the upper right crner f the panel r crrespnding item in Menu Panels), and re-pened thrugh Menu Panels. The same menu has the ptin Mve all panels t dck, which will restre the standard layut f the prgram wrkspace. Page 22 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

23 Menu Panels Hide all panels (r, press Tab) hides all infrmatinal panels: With this, the tp menu bar is hidden as well (this can turned ff thrugh Preferences Interface Hide menu bar when hiding infrmatin panels). Yu may, als, hide bttm infrmatin bar (status bar) by setting Preferences Interface Hide bttm windw bar when hiding infrmatin panels. Pressing Tab the secnd time returns everything t the way it was. Yu can disable the hiding f infrmatinal panels that are utside the prgram windw. This is useful when, fr instance, yu have mved them t a secnd mnitr: Preferences Interface D nt hide panels utside f main windw. Menu View Fullscreen (r the F key, r Fullscreen buttn n the bttm bar) switches the full screen mde n/ff. Chsing this item again r secnd press f the F key escapes frm full screen mde (fr Mac OS X 10.6 we have n true full screen mde, instead the main prgram windw will be maximized). Page 23 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

24 Changing the Settings T bring up the settings cntrl windw, use Menu File Preferences /Ctrl-P n Windws, Cmdcmma (,) n Mac/. Yu will be presented with the fllwing: Further in the text, this settings cntrl menu (Preferences) is mentined many times, each time we refer t particular aspects and features f FastRawViewer. Furthermre, everything is described again in the Prgram Settings sectin. Page 24 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

25 Help with the keybard Shrtcuts Every keybard actin can be seen in the Keybard Shrtcuts Help windw, which can be reached by pressing F1 functin key r thrugh Menu Help: All keybard shrtcuts can be changed and tuned t yur taste. The instructins n hw t d this are in the Adjusting the Keybard Shrtcuts sectin belw. If the keybard shrtcuts are changed, the help windw will shw their current state. The standard list f keybard macrs is given in the «Standard FastRawViewer Keybard Shrtcuts» (at the end f the dcument Page 25 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

26 Wrking with the files Flder Navigatin Flders can be navigated via the Flders panel, the standard lcatin f which is t the left f the main prgram windw: The flders can be navigated with the: 1. Muse: a. Clicking n the triangle t the left f the flder name pens the subflder tree. A secnd click n the triangle clses the subflder tree. b. Clicking nce n the flder name lads the first preview in the Filmstrip panel. c. A duble-clck n the flder name lads the first preview and pens the first file f the flder in the main prgram windw. 2. Keybard: a. The up/dwn arrws, PgUp/PgDn keys, and Hme-End mves acrss the list while lading the previews int the Filmstrip. b. Right/Left arrws pen/clse subflders. c. Enter lads previews and pens the first file in the flder. Page 26 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

27 Wrking with remvable media (flash cards, etc.) Autmatic recgnitin f inserted media Under default settings, FastRawViewer recgnizes the remvable media (memry card, USB flash drive), and, having recgnized it, shws the fllwing dialg: Remvable Media insertin detected, FastRawViewer will pen the newest flder fund n it under the DCIM flder. The actin resulting frm detecting remvable media can be changed in Preferences Remvable Media t ne f the fllwing variants: D nthing (D nthing) Open predetermined flder (by default, \DCIM) Opens the mst recent (by date f mdificatin) flder in the predetermined flder. Yu can als turn ff the abve-shwn warning in the same Preferences sectin. Unmunting (ejecting) remvable media If the remvable media desn t use any applicatin except FastRawViewer, then it can be ejected withut clsing the prgram. Fr this, ne needs t right-click the respective media icn in the Flders panel and t select in the cntext menu the (nly) item, Unmunt MediaName: Page 27 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

28 After a successful unmunt, the media will be freed up withut additinal messages. If there are any prblems, then the fllwing errr message will be displayed: This message means that the remvable media is in use by sme ther prgram as well, and FastRawViewer cannt safely unmunt it. Flder file navigatin Navigatin via the Filmstrip/Thumbnails panel: Chsing a file in the Filmstrip/Thumbnails panel leads t it lading in the main prgram windw. The Filmstrip/Thumbnails panel can be navigated via: 1. Muse: Page 28 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

29 a. Rtating the muse wheel (if it exists) r using the Scrllbar - scrll thrugh the list. b. Single r duble-click n a preview chses the file. 2. Keybard: arrws, PgUp/PgDn, and Hme/End navigate thrugh the list, the chsen element lads autmatically. When mving t the next file, zm is set accrding t the preferences - Preferences Image Display Image zm n next file: Keep zm rati maintains the current zm size Keep image width maintains the image width Fit t screen Turns n the Fit t screen mde. Additinal methds f navigating flder files FastRawViewer creates a list f files in the flder, including the fllwing file types: Files with standard RAW files extensins (the list is pre-defined in the prgram) JPEG files (with.jpg,.jpeg extensins) Files with ther extensins, as defined in Preferences File Handling Additinal RAW extensins. If the RAW+JPEG mde is switched n (Preferences RAW+JPEG Handle RAW+JPEG tgether), the.raw and.jpg files with identical names will be cnsidered as ne virtual file with several representatins (RAW, embedded JPEG, external JPEG). Within the abve-described alphabetized list, yu can navigate: Frward (frm AAAAA.RAW t ZZZZZ.RAW): thrugh Menu File Next File (standard keybard shrtcuts: Spacebar, Ctrl-Right Arrw) Backwards: Menu File Previus File (Backspace, Ctrl-Left Arrw) Setting an arbitrary number in the list: clicking n the file number in the list (the leftmst buttn in the bttm bar f the prgram) r Alt-O pens a dialgue t input the file number: Page 29 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

30 Yu can enter the number yu need in this dialgue (the up-dwn arrws and PgUp/PgDn allw yu t quickly change it with a large/small step) and g t that file by hitting Enter r the OK buttn. When mving t the next file, the zm factr is determined in accrdance with the setting in Preferences Image Display Image zm n next file: Keep zm rati maintains the zm factr Keep image width maintains the width f the image Fit t screen turns n the Fit t screen mde. Opening a file/flder using the menu T pen a file, yu can use ne f the fllwing: Menu File Open (r Ctrl-O) Thrugh the list f recently pened files (Menu File Recent Files) Drag-n-Drp the file nt the prgram icn Drag-n-Drp the file nt the prgram windw. A flder (catalgue) can be pened in similar ways: Menu File Open Flder (Ctrl-Shift-O). Menu File Recent Flders a list f recently visited flders. Drag-n-Drp flders nt the icn f the prgram. Drag-n-Drp flders nt the prgram windw. When pening a flder: With default settings the first (in alphabetical rder) RAW r JPEG file in the flder is displayed If the Preferences File Handling Remember last pened file in flder setting is n, and the given flder was pened earlier, the file which was viewed last in the flder will be pened first. Drag and Drp Files and Flders can be drpped nt the windw f the prgram, as well as n the icn n the desktp r the OS X Dck. If s: 1. If yu drpped several files, then the first ne pens (the rder is fllws the rder f the file selectin in the file manager). All thers will be ignred. 2. If yu drpped several flders, then the first ne pens. The thers will either be ignred, r remembered fr future brwsing (see belw fr the Navigating thrugh several flders sectin). Page 30 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

31 3. If yu drpped a mix f files and flders, then the first flder will be pened, while the separate files will be ignred. Mac OS X: it is recmmended that files/flders (if there are a lt f them) be drpped n the pened windw, rather than the icn; this way it wrks a lt faster. FastRawViewer Start-up Mdes Mac OS X: a single instance f the prgram is started. Secnd click n the icn in Applicatins, r drag-n-drp f the file r flder n the applicatin icn activates the already started instance f the applicatin. Yu can start a secnd instance f FastRawViewer thrugh the Terminal Utility with the cmmand /Applicatins/FastRawViewer.app/Cntents/MacOS/FastRawViewer Windws: Several instances f the prgram can be started by (duble-)clicking the icn r perfrming a drag-n-drp peratin. With the start f each instance, a new windw (displaying a new file, if started with a drag-n-drp peratin) will be pened. If yu prefer t use single instance mde in Windws, yu may d s by switching n Preferences File Handling Run single prgram instance setting. While this setting is n: clicking n a file, which is assciated with FastRawViewer, will result in displaying the file in the existing prgram windw. Starting withut a filename If FastRawViewer is started withut a filename t view (like with duble-clicking n the prgram icn) and the settings under Preferences File Handling Start withut filename are at defaults n RAW file will be initially pened. T change this default behavir, please g t Preferences File Handling Start withut filename: Empty Screen FastRawViewer starts up "withut file". Last pened file pens the tp (last) file frm the Recent Files list Last visited flder pens the flder frm the list f Recent Flders (frm this flder pens either the first file, crrespnding t the current file srting settings, r the last pened, if the 'Remember last pened file in flder' is set) Specified flder allws yu t set a "start flder". In the case f FastRawViewer being started up ver a particular file (thrugh any methd; drag-ndrp n the icn, clicking n the file, assciated with FastRawViewer), this setting is, f curse, ignred This setting is als ignred in the Single instance mde, if the secnd FastRawViewer cpy is started up withut selecting the name f a file/flder, then nthing happens. Page 31 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

32 Under default settings, FastRawViewer desn t recall files/flders frm prtable and netwrk media. This behavir can be changed by unchecking Preferences File Handling D nt recall remvable media n startup. Creating and reading XMP files FastRawViewer recrds all changes int separate sidecar XMP files (analgus t Adbe Bridge). The fllwing can be saved/is read frm these files Image rientatin (see belw, the Changing Image Orientatin sectin). White Balance in FastRawViewer and Adbe frmats (see belw White Balance ). Expsure adjustment in the FastRawViewer Adbe frmats (see belw, Wrking with Expsure ). Ratings and marks (please see belw). Title (title) and descriptin (descriptin) image (see belw). XMP files are read fr RAW and JPEG files, but written nly fr RAW files. Recrding XMP ratings and marks fr JPEG is nt pssible, because in the RAW separate frm JPEG (RAW+JPEG mde turned ff), the recrding f XMP files fr JPEG wuld delete XMP files fr RAW. If the default settings are in use: XMP files are always read; if there is n XMP file, we attempt t read the XMP blck if it is present in the RAW file (XMP blcks can be present in DNG and several thers types f RAW files). Only manual changes are recrded int XMP files (fr instance, image rientatin r expsure are changed frm autmatic t smething else). This behavir can be changed with the fllwing settings: Preferences XMP Use XMP fr RAW Files turning ff these settings leads t a cmplete disregard f XMP files: they are nt read, written, and nt mved tgether with RAW files. Preferences XMP Read Only XMP blcks any recrding f XMP files. Data (ratings, labels, white balance, expsure crrectin) will be read and used fr display, but any changes t it will nt be saved. Preferences XMP Frce XMP file creatin turns n the creatin f XMP files, even if nthing was changed manually. The parameters which were (autmatically) set up when pening the file will be set as the parameters in the XMP file Expsure cmpensatin and white balance are written t XMP files accrding t the setting f Adbe Prcess Versin in Preferences XMP Adbe prcess versin fr newly created XMP files. Page 32 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

33 T set clr labeling scheme t be cmpatible with CaptureOne, set Preferences XMP Write phtshp:urgency tag with clr labels (fr PhaseOne C1). This setting turns n the recrding f the XMP-tag phtshp:urgency, which is used by CaptureOne t recgnize and set clr labels. Cmpatibility with RawPhtPrcessr (.rpps files) FastRawViewer can create basic.rpps files (thse cntain cnversin settings fr RawPhtPrcessr). The fllwing parameters are recrded: Expsure cmpensatin White balance This ptin is cntrlled thrugh Preferences Other Write RPPS files checkbx. Anther checkbx, Preferences Other Frce RPPS files creatin, frces the creatin f.rpps files immediately after a RAW file is pened in FastRawViewer, with autmatic expsure cmpensatin and current white balance recrded as initial settings. T imprt such.rpps files fr further use, while in RawPhtPrcessr navigate t Menu - Settings - Imprt Multiple settings and select bth RAW and.rpps files in the flder that yu wish t prcess. The settings in.rpps files will be imprted int RawPhtPrcessr Histry and the crrespnding RAW files will be pened using the parameters yu've set in.rpps files. Cpy and Mve peratins FastRawViewer ffers tw types f file peratins: Relcating the file int _Rejected subflder created autmatically in the current flder (instead f deleting the file, it is mved frm the current flder t a subflder) fr rejected files. Cpying and relcating the file int a flder yu chse (fr thse chsen files). Mving t _Rejected and restring frm _Rejected Menu File Mve file t _Rejected subflder (r Ctrl-Shift-Del) mves the current file t _Rejected subflder created autmatically in the current flder, and FastRawViewer will display the next file in the list, fllwing the directin yu were ging (if yu were ging backwards thrugh the files, then after the current file is rejected FastRawViewer will cntinue ging backwards ). The directin f the mvement can be changed thrugh Preferences File Handling After current file mved. By default the prgram will ask yu if yu actually want t mve the file. This questin can be turned ff in Preferences File Handling Warn when file(s) are mved t rejected. The name f the _Rejected flder can be changed in Preferences File Handling Subflder fr rejected files. Page 33 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

34 The crrespnding JPEG file will be als mved if the RAW+JPEG mde is n; s will be the accmpanying XMP file (if it exists). Menu File Mve previus file t _Rejected (Ctrl-Shift-[). The file that is mved int _Rejected is nt the currently pen file, but the ne that was displayed befre the current ne. Menu File Mve back frm _Rejected (Ctrl-Shift-]) Restres the last file mved t _Rejected by mving it back t the current flder. This prcedure can be repeated many times while yu are staying in the current flder. When yu g t a different flder, the list f recently _Rejected files is reset. The _Rejected flder can be set as glbal, fr that ne needs t set in Preferences - File Handling Subflder fr rejected files: Windws: the path starts frm drive letter, fllwed by cln (e.g., C:) fr lcal flders; the path starts with \\ fr netwrk paths nt munted using drive letters. OS X: the path starts with / Clearing ut the _Rejected flder T delete the cntents f the _Rejected flder, use Menu File Clear _Rejected flder. Clearing the flder with rejected files is irreversible, s Yu cannt set a htkey fr the Clear _Rejected actin When chsing this actin, an additinal, un-turn-ff-able warning will be displayed: The OK buttn will nly be accessible after checking Yes, I m sure checkbx. The additinal Delete read-nly files t checkmark allws ne t delete files with the Read-Only attribute; if this checkmark is nt set then thse files will be ignred and will remain in _Rejected. Page 34 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

35 Attentin: Mac OS X des nt supprt the Read-Only attribute n the FAT/exFAT systems, s n OS X the Read-Only checkmark will nly wrk n lcal and netwrk drives, but will nt wrk (i.e. checked n) n remvable media (memry cards). Cpying and Mving files t an arbitrary flder Menu File Mve t flder (ask destinatin) (r M) a standard system dialgue bx fr selecting directry appears allwing yu t chse the destinatin flder, and the file is mved int the selected flder. Menu File Mve t flder (same destinatin) (r Shift-M) mves the current file t the same flder as last time. By default, the prgram asks fr cnfirmatin, and this request can be turned ff thrugh Preferences File Handling Cnfirm mve t the same destinatin. Menu File Cpy t flder (ask destinatin) (r С) will ask fr destinatin flder and perfrm the requested cpy peratin (cpy includes assciated XMP/JPEG files). Menu File Cpy t flder (same destinatin) (r Shift-С) will perfrm the file cpy peratin similar t the abve; hwever, the destinatin flder will be the same as the ne used fr the previus cpy peratin. Bth cpy and mve peratins use the same flder in the same destinatin mde. «Clse» File FastRawViewer backgrund prcess scans files and receives system signals upn flder updates. This prevents safe ejecting f remvable media, including flash memry cards and cameras cnnected t the cmputer via a cable. Menu File Clse File (r Ctrl-U) «clses» the currently pened file: All backgrund prcesses are stpped as fast as pssible. The mnitring f the current flder is cancelled. The current file display is cancelled. The current / wrking flder is changed t %HOME%/Pictures, r, if that ne is nt present, t %HOME% Upn the cmpletin f the Clse File cmmand the remvable media can be safely unmunted and ejected, as usual. Unmunting a prtable media thrugh the cntext menu in the flder panel autmatically prefrms the Clse File actin Page 35 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

36 Displaying the Image After a file is pened, the prgram displays the image stred in the file, as well as its metadata (EXIF, size, rating and label) and the histgram. Page 36 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

37 Embedded and External JPEG Fr every file, there can be up t three representatins : RAW file Embedded JPEG preview (Internal JPEG) External JPEG file with the same name (if the setting Preferences RAW+JPEG Handle RAW+JPEG tgether is n) The existence f representatin is displayed in the status (lwer) bar f the prgram, between the file dimensins in pixels and the EXIF data: R I dentes the existence f RAW and Internal JPEG R I E RAW, Internal JPEG, External JPEG J nly JPEG, withut a RAW-file A capital letter indicates that the representatin is available fr viewing. Lwercase means that it exists, but is unavailable fr viewing fr ne f the fllwing reasns: i the internal JPEG is nt shwn. This is a default setting fr when there is an internal JPEG file and the RAW+JPEG mde is n (Can be changed in settings: Preferences RAW+JPEG D nt shw internal JPEG if external JPEG is present) r RAW representatin is nt shwn. This happens fr unsupprted RAW frmats (Sigma Fven) r fr t large RAW files (limits can be changed in Preferences Other D nt decde RAW files larger than NN Mpix). File representatin is damaged (errrs while decding f JPEG r RAW data). T switch between representatin use Menu View Switch RAW/intJPEG/extJPEG r press the J key n the keybard. The representatin that is currently displayed is dented with letter indicatr ging white. Tuning the behavir f the prgram in regards t the display f embedded/external JPEG files is dne thrugh Preferences RAW+JPEG sectin Handle RAW+JPEG tgether turns n the pairing f the RAW file and JPEG f the same name. If yu turn ff this setting, the pairing wn t happen the files will be shwn separately and treated as separate. D nt shw internal JPEG if external JPEG is present disables decding and displaying f an embedded JPEG when there is an external ne Page 37 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

38 D nt shw external JPEGs disables the decding and displaying f external JPEGs (still, bth RAW and JPEG files will be relcated with a mve peratin). Ignre internal JPEGs disables any prcessing f embedded JPEGs in all Handle RAW+JPEG mdes Default image t Display (same as Previus/RAW/internal JPEG/external JPEG) cntrls what representatin will be used fr display when pening the next file. Zming and Panning Menu View Zm In r Ctrl-+ - magnifies the image n the display Menu View Zm Out r Ctrl (Ctrl-Minus) zms ut Menu View Fit t Windw r Ctrl-0 changes the zm factr in such a manner that the image fits int the current size f the windw (and when changing the size f the windw, the magnificatin factr will fllw) Menu View Actual Pixels (100%) r Ctrl-1 set the image scale t 100% (each image pixel is displayed as ne mnitr pixel) If the image des nt cmpletely fit int the windw: Pressing and hlding the left muse buttn turns n the Drag mde: the image mves with the muse cursr. Pressing and hlding the right muse buttn turns n the fast panning mde: the prgram windw becmes Navigatin Pane, mving the muse, fr instance, t the tp-right crner f the windw will shw yu the tp-right regin f the image. Furthermre, the fast cmbined zm+panning mdes are available as well: Left muse buttn + Shift turns n temprary zm and Drag mde. Right muse buttn + Shift turns n temprary zm and panning mde. The zm factr fr these mdes is set in the Preferences-Interface sectin: Interface Zm and Drag zm t Interface Zm and Pan zm t Changing Image Orientatin When yu pen the image, its rientatin is calculated frm the XMP file (if it exists), r frm the EXIF data and the image is rtated accrdingly. Menu View Rtate 90 0 CCW (r Ctrl-7) Turns the image 90 degrees cunter-clckwise. Menu View Rtate 90 0 CW (r Ctrl-9) Turns the image 90 degrees clckwise. Prcessing files fr the cameras that lack rientatin sensrs There is a mde in FastRawViewer yu can use with the cameras that d nt feature an rientatin sensr. It is turned n thrugh Menu View Ignre EXIF Rtatin data (r Ctrl-8). As the name suggests, in this mde the rientatin data cming frm EXIF is ignred (but Page 38 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

39 acknwledged if cming frm XMP) and the file is displayed in the same rientatin as the previus file. Tgether with the Preferences XMP Frce create XMP files mde (see abve the XMP sectin) this setting allws ne t quickly set the rientatin fr a series r vertical shts, taken by a camera withut an rientatin sensr: Manually set the crrect rientatin fr the first file in the series Turn n the Ignre EXIF Rtatin data and Frce create XMP files settings G thrugh the whle series n all f the fllwing files, the rientatin will be cpied frm the first file where it was set manually thrugh Ctrl-7 / Ctrl-9 An XMP file will be created fr each f the lked-at files, and the necessary (vertical) rientatin tag will be put int that XMP file. When the rtatin mde is n the clr f the rtatin indicatr n the bttm bar is set t: Red prpagatin mde: bth Ignre EXIF Rtatin data and Frce create XMP files mdes are turned n. White the Ignre EXIF Rtatin data mde is turned n. Green the Frce create XMP files mde is turned n. Black bth mdes are turned ff. Viewing file channels, viewing in black and white mde Menu View R channel (Ctrl-3) Red channel is displayed Menu View G channel (Ctrl-4) Green channel is displayed Menu View B channel (Ctrl-5) Blue channel is displayed These mdes wrk with internal RGB image (after demsaicking, expsure adjustment, white balance setting). In these mdes, the RAW and JPEG histgrams are shwn nly fr the displayed channel. If the RAW file is nt RGB, then the histgram will be fr the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd channels respectively. Menu View RGB full clr (Ctrl-2) back t RGB display mde Menu View BW-cnversin full clr (Ctrl-6) will shw the black and white variant f the image (cnversin frm RGB is perfrmed using the brightness channel frmula, same as the ne used while cding JPEG). Page 39 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

40 Bsting the shadws The Bst Shadws mde is intended t assess the quality f the shadws in the RAW: it pens up the shadws at the expense f cmpanding the highlights: Fr the image abve: n the left part the shadw bst mde is n, n the right, it is ff. When the mde is n the indicating S in the EDS grup n the bttm bar turns bright white. Yu can turn the bst n/ff thrugh Menu - View Bst Shadws (r by pressing Shift-S n the keybard). Setting the amunt f bst: Preferences Image Display Bst Shadws Amunt cntrls the additinal gamma adjustment, the range is 0.2 t 2.0. Page 40 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

41 Tnal Curve Cntrast in FastRawViewer is adjusted thrugh the tne (cntrast) curve, which yu can change by: Thrugh Cntrast Curve Selectr in the Status Bar (See Custmizing the Status Bar sectin) Thrugh Preferences Image Display Cntrast curve. Bth settings change the exact same parameter, changing it thrugh different methds desn t change the effect. Cntrast curves are built int the prgram; their parameters cannt be changed, and are as fllws: Gamma 1.8, Gamma 2.2, srgb, L* - - sets ne f thse typical tne curves used fr image prcessing. Adbe Linear a relatively clse match t the tne curve in Adbe Camera Raw/Lightrm. BW Mvie, Mnchrme, Landscape, Prtrait, Vivid mre cntrasty tne curves, that can be used fr a quick demnstratin f the unprcessed images clser t the final image. High Cntrast, Ultra Cntrast curves that raise the cntrast sharply, intended fr viewing phts taken in a specific setting (such as viewing the results f an underwater sht, where the image cntrast is very lw). Page 41 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

42 Supprt fr Cameras Mdified t Black and White FastRawViewer supprts black and white cameras that are made frm clr cameras by remving the clr filter array (CFA) frm the sensr. This mde is turned n thrugh Preferences Image Display Frce Black-White mde fr Bayer images In this mde: Demsaicking (de-bayerizatin) is skipped Per-channel viewing is turned ff White balance preferences are turned ff RAW histgram and expsure statistics are fr ne channel The image is black and white: This mde is nt applicable t JPEG images; they stay clred. Custmizing Display Mdes FastRawViewer uses the advanced features f mdern vide cards t display images. In particular, zming in and ut is perfrmed using vide card prcessr, GPU. Depending n the particular set Page 42 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

43 f features and perfrmance f yur vide card, yu may wish t tune the settings cntrlling the display: Preferences GPU Prcessing Image Resampling methd sets the methd t be used fr calculating zm-in (ging abve 100% view): N resampling fr large zm factrs, the image will lk as if it is cnstituted f small square tiles Bilinear resampling fast, mid-quality methd Bicubic resampling high-quality methd, a relatively fast vast vide card is recmmended Preferences GPU Prcessing Dwnsampling ptins sets the methd fr zm-ut calculatins: Nne n additinal prcessing is invlved Generate lw reslutin previews mst cmpatible methd, but relatively slw. Suppress dwnsampling artifacts we recmmend turning this n when yu are viewing a nisy image (high ISO, underexpsure, deep shadws bumped, etc.) Nt all f the abve-listed mdes are available n all vide cards. If yu have an lder vide-card, Bicubic and artifact suppressin may nt be available at all. In sme cases (lder vide cards, buggy drivers) yu may encunter equipment cmpatibility prblems. In this case, yu may need t use the cmpatibility ptins under the Preferences GPU Prcessing GPU Cmpatibility settings sectin: Synchrnus GPU Operatins turns n a slwer but mre stable mde peratin fr the misbehaving vide cards. Frce Windw refresh by slight resize the screen refresh is implemented thrugh the slight resize f the windw. Yu may want t turn this mde n if the images n the screen are nt redrawn prperly. Exit prgram n OS Sleep/suspend sme versins f Windws XP vide card drivers perfrm an incrrect wake up and FastRawViewer crashes when the cmputer wakes up after Sleep/Suspend. In this case, yu will need t use this mde and start FastRawViewer again each time the cmputer wakes up. Page 43 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

44 Using Mnitr Prfile Fr Display FastRawViewer supprts Clr Management when shwing RAW and JPEG files, hwever this mde is turned ff by default fr the fllwing reasns: The majrity f mdern mnitrs are srgb (r clse t it) and using srgb as a wrkspace when displaying RAW gives very acceptable results. Furthermre, in many cases supplied mnitr prfiles are inadequate, and they have a negative impact n the image appearance. Mrever, a nticeable number f users have ptimized their vide settings fr cmputer games, manually turning n the anistrpic filtratin f textures. This mde is incmpatible with the Clr Management functin f FastRawViewer. Clr Management can be turned n thrugh Preferences - Clr Management - Enable Clr management. Further clr management settings are described in the Settings Clr Management sectin belw. If the system prfile f the mnitr is set up prperly, then further tuning f settings will, mst likely, nt be needed. Page 44 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

45 Wrking with Expsure FastRawViewer ffers several tls t analyze the expsure n a phtgraph, recmmend expsure adjustments during a shting sessin, and select expsure adjustment during RAW cnversin: RAW-histgram Over/Underexpsure statistics Shwing the areas f ver- and underexpsure n the image. Autmatic setting f psitive (lightening) expsure adjustment Manual Expsure adjustment setting. Histgram The RAW-data histgram is created based n the unmdified (disregarding any expsure adjustments metadata) RAW data frm the file: Hrizntal Scale: EV0 the level that crrespnds t the middle gray. If expsure adjustment has nt been applied, it s set t 3 phtgraphic stps belw the saturatin level f a camera. -5 the level that crrespnds t nrmal clean easily wrkable shadws fr the majrity f mdern cameras. +3 (when expsure adjustment is turned n it can be +2 r +1) extreme highlights. The leftmst mark f the scale is the level that crrespnds t the value f 1 in the RAW data. Page 45 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

46 The histgram step n the hrizntal axis is 0.1EV, s there will always be a cmb in the shadws, as there are less pssible levels than 10 levels per stp. When applying expsure adjustment (see belw) the histgram itself des nt change instead the hrizntal axis shifts. During a psitive expsure adjustment, the EV0 level shifts in the directin f the shadws (because the shadw sectins shifts t brighter nes clser t middle gray), crrespndingly the ther vertical marks mve as well (and if needed, the numbers fr the marks change as well). During a negative expsure adjustment, the axis shift is in the ppsite directin. Expsure statistics Expsure statistics is calculated fr RAW data. It is displayed in the OE/EU Stats table, which by default is in the right part f the prgram windw. If psitive expsure adjustment was nt applied t the file, this table will have 3 clumns (channel name, pixel verexpsure statistics, pixel underexpsure statistics): On the sht abve: 1. UnExp (underexpsure) clumn: 4.5% f pixels in the red and green channels and 23% f pixels in the blue are in the underexpsure zne meaning 8EV belw the saturatin pint f the camera. 2. OveExp (Overexpsure): there is practically n verexpsure (7 pixels in the red channels dn t really cunt) Page 46 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

47 8EV is a default value fr the camera dynamic range, yu can change it t the value yu prefer thrugh Preferences Image Display Underexpsure detectin limit. If psitive expsure adjustment was applied t the file, yet anther clumn appears in the table, OE+Crr: shwing hw many pixels will be blwn ut after the linear crrectin. On the image abve, abut 5-7% f red and green pixels ended up verexpsed (mre than likely, the attempted crrectin is t drastic). When quickly lking thrugh a large number f files, it may be useful t frce the OE+Crr clumn n (s as t make sure that attentin is nt distracted by the change f table size). This can be dne thrugh the statistics panel gear buttn. Page 47 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

48 Sptlighting the Areas f Over- and Underexpsure The ver/underexpsure areas can be identified using a clred verlay. Sptlighting the verexpsure znes can be turned n and ff thrugh Menu View Overexpsure Display (r by pressing the O key n the keybard): If sme pixels f a channel hit the verexpsure limit the values fr such pixels are clipped. FastRawViewer is using the fllwing clr scheme t sptlight the areas f verexpsure: Magenta areas where the green channel is clipped Cyan areas where nly the red channel is clipped Yellw areas where nly the blue channel is clipped Blue areas where bth green and red channels are clipped Green areas where bth blue and red channels are clipped Red areas where bth blue and green channels are clipped Black areas where all 3 channels are clipped. Fr this image, we see the blwn-ut green channel n almst the entire sky ver the sand dune; while n the central prtin f the sky the blue and green are bth blwn ut. Mre likely than nt, recvering the sky s tne nrmally via Highlight recver wn t be pssible. Page 48 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

49 With standard settings, the psitive expsure adjustment has the effect n the verexpsure area display: the areas shwn are the nes that wuld be verexpsed, if we had taken the sht with this expsure cmpensatin n the camera). This behavir can be changed by turning ff the setting Preferences Image Display Expsure adjustments affects OverExpsure display, in this case nly thse areas that are verexpsed (clipped) in the RAW file itself will be shwn as the verexpsed areas (bviusly, the expsure adjustment in FastRawViewer has n effect n the cntent f RAW files). Viewing the underexpsure zne can be turned n and ff thrugh Menu View Underexpsure Display (r by pressing the U key n the keybard): Like in the previus, the underexpsed pixels are sptlighted with saturated clrs: Blue where the blue channel is underexpsed Red where the red channel is underexpsed Green where the green channel is underexpsed Magenta where bth red and blue channels are underexpsed Cyan where bth green and blue channels are underexpsed Yellw where bth green and red channels are underexpsed Page 49 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

50 White where all three channels are underexpsed. Expsure adjustments d nt affect the display f underexpsure areas (r underexpsure statistics). Fr this sht, part f the fregrund is underexpsed; als, ne can see areas with the red channel underexpsed (red), and, als areas where bth red and blue channels are underexpsed (magenta). Unlike fr verexpsure, which is determined fairly unambiguusly in digital cameras (by the blwut f ne r mre channels, the channel histgram pressed t the right edge and having a characteristic spike), the limit f the unacceptable underexpsure area cannt be exactly determined, because it depends n Planned print size Planned shadw bst in the current sht. In FastRawViewer, the limit that cntrls the underexpsure warning is set by the user themself in the preferences (Preferences-Image Display Underexpsure detectin limit). The default value (8EV) is fairly cnservative, and wrks pretty well fr lw ISO settings, ISO. In the case f using high ISO, r strict demands t the image quality, this parameter may t be set lwer (t 6-7EV, and smetimes even lwer), accrding t the technical requirements fr the resulting image. Autmatic expsure crrectin Adbe 'hidden expsure crrectin By default, an expsure crrectin equal t the ne that is autmatically applied by Adbe cnverters is als applied when a RAW file is pened in FastRawViewer (fr mre details, please see ). As a result, the verall brightness f the renditin n the screen is a clse match t a JPEG preview; and, given the cntrast curve in Preferences is set t 'Adbe Linear' r 'Standard Tne', it als matches the renditin in Adbe cnverters with all the sliders there being set t '0'. The applicatin f this standard expsure ffset can be switched ff via Preferences Image Display Apply Adbe hidden expsure crrectin. Autmatic expsure crrectin If Shift-A is pressed, r Menu View Aut Expsure Crrectin is enabled, FastRawViewer calculates and applies autmatic expsure crrectin in such a way, that 1% f the ttal amunt f pixels in the image are pushed t saturatin (receive the value f 255 n the 8-bit scale). The fllwing settings fr the autmatic expsure crrectin are user-adjustable: Page 50 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

51 Mde: a. Fixed shift by the given amunt f stps (EV), the value is cntrlled thrugh Preferences Image Display Aut Expsure Fixed Expsure shift b. Autmatic calculatin f the expsure cmpensatin t shift the histgram t the right, cntrlled thrugh Preferences Image Display Aut Expsure ETTR-style autexpsure (shift histgram t the right) Fine-tuning f the autmatic expsure cmpensatin a. Saturate up t NN% pixels cntrls the per cent f the pixels that will reach the saturatin as the result f the autmatic expsure crrectin b. Expsure shift limits i. Unlimited n limit, ges all the way t the setting fr Saturate up t NN% pixels ii. Hard limit n mre than the number f stps set in this field. iii. Virtual ISO the limit depends n the ISO setting that was used t take the sht: If the sht was taken at ISO in-camera setting higher that this limit, the maximum expsure crrectin is 0. Fr the shts taken at lwer than this limit ISO setting in camera, the maximum value fr the expsure crrectin is equal t the difference (in stps, EV) between the ISO setting in the camera and the limit set (fr example, if the limit is set t ISO 6400, and the sht was taken at ISO 1600, the maximum amunt f expsure crrectin is 2EV). T switch ff the expsure crrectin, making it 0 (r, if Apply Adbe hidden expsure crrectin is ON, making it equal t that value f hidden crrectin), press the A key n the keybard. Secnd press f A will restre the previus crrectin. Manual Expsure Crrectin Increase expsure adjustment: Menu View Increase Expsure (Alt-Plus key) r the + buttn in the lwer bar f the windw. Decrease expsure adjustment: Menu View Decrease Expsure (Alt-Minus key) r - buttn in the lwer bar f the windw. The amunt f expsure adjustment change per click / key press can be set thrugh Preferences Image Display Manual Expsure step size. Recrding f the expsure crrectin t XMP files: Interactin with Adbe Prgrams Expsure adjustment is recrded in XMP-file in the FastRawViewer frmat (if reading/recrding XMP is n). Mrever, expsure adjustment in a frmat that is cmpatible with Adbe (Bridge, Camera Raw, Lightrm) is recrded in XMP as well. This recrding can be turned ff thrugh Preferences Adbe Cmpatible Expsure and White Balance. Page 51 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

52 Expsure Adjustment when brwsing t the next file If the value f the expsure crrectin can be read frm an XMP file (the pririty is given t the value recrded in FastRawViewer frmat, and if it is nt fund, we take the value frm the recrd in Adbe frmat), it will be applied when the file is displayed. If XMP file des nt exist, r the expsure crrectin recrds are absent in it, expsure crrectin will nt be applied (hwever, if Apply Adbe hidden expsure crrectin is ON, it will still be applied). This behavir can be altered thrugh the setting Preferences Image Display Expsure crrectin n file pen: N crrectin (default) expsure crrectin is nt applied. Autexpsure Autmatic expsure crrectin will be applied, accrding t the respective settings fr this type f crrectin. Keep frm prev. file same value f the expsure crrectin, as it was set fr the previus file is applied. If the file is the first ne pened during this sessin, n expsure crrectin is applied. White Balance FastRawViewer ffers several methds f setting white balance Chse ne f the standard presets (As Sht/Aut/Daylight/Tungsten) Set it by clicking n the knwn neutral gray area f the image Set it by chsing the clr temperature/tint value. Indicatin f the white balance The white balance is displayed: 1. As the name f ne f the presets (r Custm) in the drp-dwn list f white balance presets (see the next picture). 2. As the values shwn n the buttn fr manual editing f white balance (t the right f the drp-dwn list f available white balance presets). The available white balance indicatin mdes are chsen thrugh Preferences White Balance White balance display mde a. Clr Temperature/Tint a mde cmmnly used in RAW cnverters b. Mired/Tint instead f crrelated clr temperatures, the value indicated is in Mired. c. WB Cefficients the per-channel cefficients (factrs) f white balance are shwn. The calculatin f clr temperature/tint is nt pssible fr all the cameras. It is als nt pssible fr extreme white balance cefficients. Here are the limitatins: 1. FastRawViewer must have the clr data fr the camera (fr the vast majrity f mdern cameras, it des). 2. The camera has t be RGB and triclr. CMYG, RGBE, and ther nn-rgb cameras are nt supprted. Page 52 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

53 3. A range f clr temperatures frm 1667 t 25000K is supprted. If yu set the manual balance (see belw) frm a deep blue r a dark red area, then calculating the temperature may be impssible. Fr thse cases where the calculatin f clr temperature is impssible, the indicatin f CCT/Tint r Mired/Tint values is changed t ---/--. Page 53 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

54 White balance Presets Fr the majrity f mdern cameras, FastRawViewer cntains a large amunt f standard presets (settings) f white balance. Chsing a preset can be dne via the drp-dwn list menu in the lwer bar f the prgram windw: Virtually everything is in this menu: As Sht (excluding a small amunt f ld cameras, which dn t recrd white balance in RAW) Daylight Aut UniWB (sets all cefficients f white balance t 1.0) Page 54 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

55 The ther mdes in this drp-dwn crrespnd t thse individual camera presets, and thse vary depending n camera manufacturer and camera mdel. Standard white balance mdes (As Sht, Daylight, Aut, Custm) can be cycled thrugh using Menu View Tggle White Balance (r by pressing W key n the keybard). Cntrlling which White Balance will be used when pening a file When pening the next file the White Balance is set in accrdance t the settings in Preferences White Balance: White Balance fr next file (same camera) sets the white balance mde when pening a file cming frm the same camera mdel as the current file is. Chices here are: Same as previus, As Sht, Daylight, Aut, and Tungsten. White Balance fr next file (anther camera) sets the white balance mde when pening a file cming frm a different camera mdel. The chice f Same as previus nrmally des nt fit here all ther chices are the same as fr the previus. Keep Custm WB fr next file (same camera) instructs FastRawViewer if the current white balance cefficients shuld be applied t the next file cming frm the same camera mdel). Setting White Balance by click-gray methd T set the white balance using an arbitrary area f the image as a reference, use Alt-left muse click. The size f the area which is evaluated t calculate the white balance can be set thrugh Preferences White Balance WB Sampler size Cefficients will be calculated fr the chsen area s as t make whatever is clicked gray. The image will change its lk (autmatically calculated expsure adjustment may change as well). If the crrect clr temperature can be calculated with the given cefficients, then it will be displayed n the buttn fr the manual white balance adjustment. Page 55 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

56 Manually setting the clr temperature When pressing the buttn with the values f clr temperature/shades (t the right f the drpdwn list with white balance presets) the manual white balance adjustment dialgue appears: The changes made in this dialgue are applied t the image n the screen n the screen with a slight delay (up t 200ms). If the changes yu ve made satisfy yu, hit OK. If nt, cntinue adjusting, r hit Cancel t disregard any changes. Outlining In-Fcus and Highly Detailed Areas FastRawViewer can help identifying if the sharp areas are indeed where yu wanted them t be n the image. This is accmplished thrugh utlining the fllwing: Page 56 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

57 Bld high cntrast edges Areas cntaining small ( pixel-level ) sharp details Additinally, yu can turn n the simultaneus display f bth types f utlines (nt pssible fr sme vide cards). Yu can cycle thrugh these mdes using Menu View Tggle Fcus Peaking (r by pressing the P key n the keybard), like fllwing: Everything ff High cntrast edges Fine details Bth filters everything ff. Unnecessary/unused mdes can be turned ff thrugh Preferences GPU Prcessing Fcus Peaking mde. The High cntrast filter shws cntrasting, but nt necessarily very sharp areas f the image: When this filter is n the letter E in the EDS grup n the bttm bar takes the same clr that is used fr the utline (green by default). Page 57 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

58 The Fine detail filter utlines small, acute, but nt necessarily cntrasting details: When this filter is n the letter D in the EDS grup n the bttm bar takes the same clr that is used fr the utline (red by default). The clrs that are used utlines fr bth filters, as well as the pacity f the filter verlay are cntrlled thrugh the settings in the Preferences GPU Prcessing Fcus Peaking mde sectin. Page 58 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

59 Ratings and Labels FastRawViewer can set XMP ratings and XMP labels that are cmpatible with Adbe prducts (and ther prgrams which supprt XMP). Ratings are set as a number frm 1 t 5. The setting is changed via Menu XMP Metadata r by pressing the 1 5 buttns in the XMP Metadata panel. T clear the rating, please press [X] buttn in the upper rw f the XMP Metadata panel, r yu can als use Menu XMP Metadata N Rating. Fr the cmpatibility with Adbe Bridge FastRawViewer supprts Reject rating (-1). T enable this, set Preferences XMP Use XMP Reject rating t ON (this is als switched n autmatically if XML Label style: Adbe Bridge is selected). As the result, the buttn [R] is displayed in the rw fr setting the rating, and the actin Reject appears in the Label menu. Labels are named with text, and 4 styles f labels are supprted: 1. Adbe Bridge style (Select, Secnd, Apprved, Review, T D) 2. Adbe Lightrm style, clr marks (Red, Yellw, Green, Blue, Purple) 3. Adbe Lightrm Review Status style (T Delete, Clr Crrectin Needed, Gd t Use, Retuching Needed, T Print) 4. Custm user labels. Yu can select the apprpriate label style thrugh Preferences XMP XMP Label Style sectin. Fr the Custm style yu can als edit the names fr the labels. Setting and changing the label fr the image is perfrmed thrugh Menu XMP Metadata r by pressing the clred squares in the XMP Metadata panel. T delete the label, press the [X] buttn in the rw fr setting the label, r use Menu XMP Metadata Clear Label. When turning n the Read Only XMP mde, labels are read frm XMP files, but the prgram prevents any changes t them. Page 59 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

60 Title and descriptin FastRawViewer can recrd the title and descriptin f the image in XMP files. T call up the editing dialg, use Menu Metadata Edit Title/Descriptin r the crrespnding macr (Alt-D), r duble-click n the title r descriptin field in the XMP Metadata panel; this summns the editing dialg: Page 60 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

61 After editing the name and descriptin they are shwn in: 1. The flating tltip in the Filmstrip/Thumbnails panel 2. The XMP Metadata panel: Integratin with External Prgrams FastRawViewer can start external prgrams (up t three different nes), passing them the current RAW file as a parameter. This way any prgram that takes the file name as a cmmand line parameter can be launched, be it a RAW cnvertr, different image viewer, r whatever prgram yu may need. On the first run, FastRawViewer perfrms a search and autmatically cnfigures itself t use three f the fllwing prgrams: RawDigger Adbe Phtshp Adbe Lightrm Page 61 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

62 Raw Pht Prcessr Capture One DXO Optics Pr If, n the first run, FastRawViewer was unable t find the prgram yu need, it can be added t the list f external prgrams manually thrugh Preferences External Prgrams. T launch an external prgram t prcess the currently displayed image yu can use Menu File Run necessary prgram r with press ne f R fr the first external prgram, Alt-R fr the secnd, and Ctrl-R fr the third. Display f the current file in Windws Explrer (n Windws) /Finder (n Mac) can be dne thrugh Menu File Shw in Windws Explrer / - Reveal in Finder. Default keybard cmbinatin Ctrl-F. Perfrmance Settings Depending n the characteristics f yur cmputer, the mst imprtant nes being Amunt f RAM Number f prcessrs and cres per prcessrs Type and perfrmance f the vide card Yu may need t tune the perfrmance settings f FastRawViewer t be mre cmfrtable. FastRawViewer is ptimized fr wrk with files n mdern high-speed strage devices: SSD drives, disk arrays (RAIDs), fast flash cards (UHS-I and similar in fast USB3 readers). When using slwer media, additinal ptimizatin f FastRawViewer may be necessary, because the default settings will nt be ptimal Hard Disk Drives (HDD) Hard disk drives, cannt read the data frm multiple lcatins at nce: the delays are caused by the time spent n the psitining f magnetic heads. Accrdingly, when using HDDs fr ptimal perfrmance f FastRawViewer it is necessary t decrease the amunt f parallel reads: 1. Preferences - Perfrmance - Memry usage and perfrmance - Number f simultaneus RAW decde threads recmmended values fr HDD: Preferences - Perfrmance - Thumbnail cache - Thumbnail decder thread cunt. Set 1-3 fr HDD (the higher, the mre pririty will be given t the preview generatin ver the ther functinality f FRV). Preferences - Perfrmance - Thumbnail cache - Thumbnail prefetch depth This parameter can be lwered (dwn t zer), which will lessen the lad n the HDD. Page 62 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

63 Flash cards and netwrk vlumes Like HDDs, prtable media and netwrk vlumes wrk slwer than mdern SSD strage devices. FastRawViewer can additinally limit the parallel functinality when wrking with such devices. Default preferences are intended fr wrk with tday s typical strage media: Gigabit Ethernet netwrk and flash cards f average speed in USB3 readers; fr slwer devices the default settings ught t be changed: Fr Netwrk vlumes: When using a WiFi-netwrk: Lwer the preferences values Preferences Remvable Media Prefetch depth n netwrk vlumes t 2-3 When using fast netwrk/nas (1Gb/s and faster, in NAS with 4 and mre disks in RAID): Raise the preferences values Preferences Remvable Media Prefetch depth n netwrk vlumes t 6-8 Fr Flash cards: Slw cards (USB2 readers, Class 6 cards and slwer): Lwer the preferences values Preferences Remvable Media Prefetch depth n remvable media t 2-3 Fast cards (USB3/SATA readers, UHS-I/CFast cards): Raise the preferences values Preferences Remvable Media Prefetch depth n remvable media t 6-8 Vide Card Prcessing Settings Zming in and ut, rtatin, fcus peaking, ver- and underexpsure verlays are all cmputed using vide card GPU. Default settings are ptimized fr lw perfrmance (lder) vide cards, but if yu happen t have ne f mdern cards (including thse based n Intel HD2xxx and higher), we recmmend changing the settings in the fllwing way: 1. Turn n Preferences GPU Prcessing Image resampling methd bicubic 2. Set Preferences GPU Prcessing Image dwnsampling t Nne r t Suppress dwnsampling artifacts. Page 63 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

64 In this case, the amunt f the data transferred int the vide card is minimized, and the image display is faster. Trubleshting OpenGL errr warning when starting the applicatin During the first start-up, FastRawViewer may warn the user f an errr with the graphics subsystem, shwing the fllwing dialg windw: This windw indicates that the graphics driver cannt prcess thse sub-rutines that FastRawViewer needs t execute n the vide card. Pssible slutins: 1. Try uninstalling the OpenGL versin f FastRawViewer and installing the DirectX versin. 2. Update the driver f yur vide card t the newest versin. If neither f the abve-listed helped yu, cpy the errr message using the Save t file r Cpy t clipbard buttns and send it t ur tech supprt at r supprt@fastrawviewer.cm Page 64 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

65 Black Screen in Image Display Windw When pening a file, a black screen is shwn instead f the image. This prblem is due t sme incmpatibility between FastRawViewer and the installed graphics drivers. Pssible slutins: 1. If yu are using the OpenGL versin f FastRawViewer, try uninstalling it and installing the DirectX versin. 2. Update the driver f yur vide card t the newest versin. If neither f the abve-listed helped yu, turn n the debug lg (see belw «Debug Infrmatin»), restart the prgram, pen a RAW file, and send the debug lg t tech supprt at r supprt@fastrawviewer.cm Screen des nt fully update When mving t the next file, r when changing the white balance r the cntrast curve, the screen des nt fully update, and square-shaped areas filled with the previus image remain. This prblem nly happens fr Windws XP, and nly fr ld Intel graphics cards. (845G and the like) Slutins: 1. Turn n GPU Prcessing GPU Cmpatibility settings Frce windw refresh by slight resize in the Preferences When turning n this setting, the applicatin windw will twitch by ne pixel fr each image redraw. 2. Upgrade t Windws 7 Intel graphics drivers fr Windws 7 d nt have this prblem. Other prblems If yur prblem is nt listed abve, then, t make trubleshting faster, please turn n yur Debug Lg, (see belw) and when cntacting supprt please attach a cpy f the debug infrmatin. Debug Infrmatin (Debug lg) T turn n the utput f debug infrmatin, turn n Other Enable FastRawViewer debug lg in the Preferences and restart the applicatin. After turning it n, the Debug lg appears in the Help menu, and pressing it will display a windw with the debug inf: Page 65 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

66 The cntents f the windw: can be saved in a text file (the Save t file buttn) can be cpied as text int the clipbard (fr applicatins which expect text in the clipbard: mst applicatins). can be cpied as HTML int the clipbard (fr applicatins which expect 'rich text' in the clipbard, like text prcessrs). When turning t tech supprt, please remember t attach the debug lg. Page 66 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

67 Prgram Settings File Handling This grup f settings cntrls the file prcessing rules Prgram startup grup: Start withut filename t set the behavir if FastRawViewer was started withut passing a filename t view: Empty Screen FastRawViewer starts up "withut file". Last pened file pens the tp (last) file frm the Recent Files list Last visited flder pens the flder frm the list f Recent Flders (frm this flder pens either the first file, crrespnding t the current file srting settings, r the last pened, if the 'Remember last pened file in flder' is set) Specified flder allws yu t set a "start flder". D nt recall netwrk/remvable media frbids the autmatic display f files/flders frm netwrk vlumes and remvable media. Page 67 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

68 File Brwsing grup Warn n brken RAWs turns n the warning if a damaged RAW file is encuntered Remember last pened file in flder turns n the setting t memrize the last pened file in the flder. A small.fastrawviewer.ini file is created in the flder; this file cntains the name f the last pened file. It is safe t delete this file. File srt rder sets the rder f file selectin when brwsing thrugh the files: Filename, alphabetical by filename, in alphabetical rder, withut accunting fr letter case, accunting the current lcalizatin settings (like with previus FastRawViewer versins) Filename, reversed the rder is ppsite t the previus. Mdificatin time, newest t ldest srts the files by date f creatin/last mdificatin f the files, new files in the tp f the list Mdificatin time, ldest t newest the rder is ppsite t the previus. File type (extensin) files are srted by extensin; files with the same extensin are srted alphabetically. Additinal RAW extensins additinal extensins fr the RAW files FastRawViewer shuld prcess (appended t the built-in extensin list). Ignre extensins when file brwsing this setting allws the user t supply a list f file extensins. Files having the extensins listed here: - will be ignred during file brwsing; - nt displayed in the "Open file" dialgue windw. Open flder dialg starts at sets the flder at which the Open Flder dialg starts: Current flder Current flder One level up One level up Specified flder the flder specified by the user, always the same (until a different flder is specified here). File Mving/Rejecting grup Subflder fr rejected files the name f the subflder t stre the rejected files. This field can cntain: Relative path (fr example, _Rejected). In this case the rejected file subflder will be created in the current flder. Abslute path (glbal _Rejected flder): Windws: the flder address starts with L: (any drive letter can be used instead f L) r with \\ (fr netwrk paths) OS X: the flder address starts with / Warn when file(s) are mved t rejected turns n the warning when mving files int the _Rejected sub-flder After current file mved determines what file will be the next t display after mving the currently displayed file t a different flder: Page 68 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

69 Preserve brwsing directin keeps the directin f mvement : if yu were ging frward, the directin will be frward. If yu were ging backwards, then backwards. Always brwse frward the directin will always be frward (frm AAAA.RAW t ZZZZ.RAW). Cnfirm mve t the same destinatin turns n the mving t the same flder as last time warning. Page 69 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

70 Remvable Media This grup f settings sets the specifics f wrk with remvable media and netwrk vlumes. On remvable media arrive what t d when remvable media is detected: Open mst recent subflder in pens the mst recent (by date f mdificatin) subflder in the selected flder (/DCIM by default). Open flder pens the selected flder. D nthing D Nthing Warn befre autmatically pen flder n remvable media dispay a warning befre autmatically pening a flder n remvable media. Disable A: and B: flppy access prevents any access t the A: and B: drives, as well as mnitring f changing media fr thse drives (Windws nly).. This preference is intended fr the (fairly cmmn in ur day) case f a cmputer having a flppy drive cntrller, and ne r tw drives being visible t the system, thugh they re nt actually present. Preferences - Remvable Media - Shw unmunted netwrk vlumes in Flders panel this setting will switch n the display f the cntents f the current un-munted vlume in Page 70 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

71 this panel (if this setting is Off, the netwrk devices that d nt have a drive letter assigned will nt be displayed). Mnitr flder changes n remvable media/netwrk vlumes Mnitr changes in remvable media/netwrk vlume flders, updating the Flders and Filmstrip panels when new subflders and files are added. Prefetch depth n remvable media/netwrk vlumes sets hw many files t decde befre mving t the next file. Page 71 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

72 RAW+JPEG Handle RAW+JPEG tgether turns n the pairing f RAW and JPEG f the same name: displaying them as different representatins f the same image, and treating them as a single unit fr mve peratins, s that bth are relcated t a different flder when a mve peratin is invked. D nt shw internal JPEG if external JPEG is present remves the embedded JPEG frm the list f available representatins if there is an external JPEG (which, usually, has better reslutin). Decde and shw external JPEGs enables the decding and the display f external JPEG files Ignre internal JPEGs uncnditinally disables decding f embedded JPEG previews. Autmatically turns n and disables changing f D nt shw internal JPEG if external JPEG is present setting. Default image t display which representatin t display when switching t the next file: Same as previus the same as fr the current file. RAW, internal JPEG, external JPEG explicit designatin f the representatin. Page 72 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

73 XMP This grup f settings cntrls the prcessing f XMP files Use XMP fr RAW files turns n/ff the use f XMP files. Read Only XMP turns n the mde, where XMP files are read, but nt changed. Frce XMP file creatin turns n the uncnditinal creatin f XMP files, even if n adjustments were changed manually while viewing the RAW file (thse adjustments are rientatin, white balance, expsure adjustment, labels and ratings). Useful fr autmatic prpagatin f adjustments t the next file XMP rating and labels Sectin: Use XMP Reject Rating turns n the pssibility f setting the rating t -1. This rating is supprted in Adbe Bridge. The setting is turned n autmatically when selecting XMP Label Style: Adbe Bridge. XMP Label Style sets the label frmat in XMP files: Adbe Bridge: Select, Secnd, Apprved, Review, T D Clr labels/adbe Lightrm: Red, Yellw, Green, Blue, Purple Page 73 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

74 Review status/adbe Lightrm: T Delete, Clr Crrectin Needed, Gd t Use, Retuching Needed, T Print Custm user labels (any text yu chse) Write phtshp:urgency tag with clr labels (fr PhaseOne C1) Turns n the recrding f the XMP-tag phtshp:urgency, which is used by CaptureOne t recgnize and set clr labels. The setting is activated nly if the mde XMP labels is set in 'Clr Labels' (this is the default). In ther mdes, the XMP Labels phtshp:urgency tag is nt mdified: if it was in the XMP file, it stays unchanged. Adbe cmpatible Expsure and White Balance turns n reading and recrding int XMP files expsure cmpensatin and white balance in Adbe frmat: Read XMP data embedded int RAW files allws the reading f Adbecmpatible data frm XMP blcks built int RAW files (pririty being given t the blck cntained in DNG). Adbe prcess versin fr newly created XMP files. Default: 2012, can be set t 2010 r Features: If the tag crs:prcessversin is set already in XMP file, the versin desn't change and the expsure is written accrding t the versin. If the crs:prcessversin tag isn't present in XMP file, then it's added in accrdance t the setting (this way, XMP-files created in lder versins f FastRawViewer and then nt changed by ACR/LR will be "upgraded"); Fr 2012 prcess, Expsure2012 (equal t exp crrectin in FastRawViewer plus Adbe Shift) and the tags Cntrast2012, Whites2012, Blacks2012 (set t 0, if these tags are nt present in the file) are recrded Fr the 2003/2010 prcesses the tags crs:expsure, crs:brightness, and crs:cntrast are recrded (if the file already had the values fr thse tags, they are preserved, therwise they are set t 0). Page 74 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

75 Interface The grup f settings t cntrl the user interface. Panels grup Panel s fnt size: sets the fnt size in the infrmatinal panels. Panels clr scheme sets the brightness f the panel backgrund Hide Menu bar when hiding infrmatin panels fr the hide infrmatinal panels mde (Tab), cntrls if the menu bar shuld be hidden t. Hide bttm windw bar when hiding infrmatin panels hide main prgram windw status bar in hide infrmatin panels (Tab key) mde. D nt hide panels utside f main windw fr the hide infrmatinal panels mde (Tab), cntrls if the panels that are placed cmpletely utside the main prgram windw shuld be hidden t. Disable transparency fr panels utside f main windw allws disabling transparency fr infrmatinal panels that are placed cmpletely utside the main prgram windw. Page 75 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

76 Further Settings Bttm bar fnt size cntrls bttm bar fnt size (Small Extra Large n Windws and Nrmal Extra Large n OS X). Backgrund Gray level allws yu set the brightness f the main prgram windw backgrund. Ignre successive wheel events fr NN msec this setting is designed t tame the stream f events generated by muse wheel, Apple Magic Muse, r trackpad Alternate keybard handler (Windws nly) turns n the alternative keybard shrtcuts prcessing mde. Turn n nly if there are prblems with the prcessing f keybard shrtcuts (this happens when using utterly nn-standard keybard layuts, fr instance when switching between Qwerty и Dvrak). Restre last View settings n prgram start when clsing the prgram the fllwing image display parameters are saved (independent f the status f the settings): Display mde (RGB, per-channel, BW Cnversin) Fcus Peaking mde Bst Shadws mde Expsure crrectin n/ff If 'Restre last View settings' is turned n, then during the next start-up f the prgram, the abve-listed parameters will be in effect. Use built-in drive/flder icns in Flders panel shw icns built-in int FRV in the Flders panel (in several cases, using the system s icn can lead t prblems). Use system Open file/open flder dialgs switches between standard and smaller dialgs when pening files/flders. Use built-in file/flder icns in Open File/Open Flder dialgs when using nnsystem dialgs fr pening files/flders use built-in icns. Disable splash screen switches ff the display f lg at FastRawViewer start. Page 76 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

77 Zm Image zm n next file sets the zm factr t be used when displaying the next file: Keep zm rati will keep the zm factr Keep image width will keep the visible width f the image Fit t windw the Fit t screen mde will be turned n. Zm and Drag Zm t sets zm factr t use in the Zm and Drag mde (Shift left muse click) Zm and Pan Zm t sets zm factr t use in the Zm and Pan mde (Shift right muse click) Zm step (fr shrtcut) cntrls the zm step fr keybard (and muse) shrtcuts: Large fixed zm step value f abut 50%, t be used fr keybard cntrl. Medium zm step is set t 20% Small zm step is set t 5% the last tw settings are designed t be used while zming with the Muse Wheel r trackpad. Page 77 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

78 Zm+Pan within visible area if this setting is n, then the panning will take place inside the area visible befre the start f the panning. If it is ff, then the panning will be ver the entire image Zm anchr at muse cursr zming will happen taking the psitin f the muse cursr int accunt; the pint underneath it will retain its psitin respective f the windw during zming. Image Display The settings in this grup cntrl the prcessing and the display f the images (except fr white balancing, as the WB settings are in a separate grup) Cntrast curve sets the tne curve t be used when displaying the image: Gamma 1.8, Gamma 2.2, srgb, L* - sets ne f the standard tne curves, typically used in image editing. Adbe Linear crrespnds t the linear tne curve in Adbe Camera Raw/Lightrm Page 78 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

79 BW Mvie, Mnchrme, Landscape, Prtrait, Vivid mre punchy tne curves, may be useful fr a quick demnstratin f unedited images, adding t a mre finished lk. Bst shadws amunt cntrls the additinal gamma adjustment while in Bst Shadws mde, the range is 0.2 t 2.0. Apply Adbe hidden expsure crrectin switches ON the autmatic expsure crrectin similar t the ne used by Adbe RAW cnverters, such as Camera Raw and Lightrm. With this crrectin ON, same values in expsure crrectin will result in verall image brightness being similar between Adbe cnverters and FastRawViewer. Set hidden expsure crrectin t allws setting a user-defined value fr the hidden autmatic expsure crrectin. Often this is nt necessary, as FastRawViewer already cmes with the crrectins fr all cameras supprted in Adbe cnverters. Expsure crrectin n file pen: N crrectin n additinal expsure crrectin (apart frm the Adbe-style ne, if it is ON) is applied when a file is pened, unless the crrectin is fund in the accmpanying XMP sidecar file. Autexpsure autmatic expsure crrectin is applied, accrding t the settings listed belw. Keep frm prev. file the new file will be pened with the same expsure crrectin that was set fr the previus file (it des nt matter here hw that expsure crrectin was set, manually r autmatically). Aut Expsure cntrls the autmatic expsure crrectin (the ne that is applied when autmatic crrectin actin is perfrmed) Fixed Expsure Shift the expsure is shifted by the fixed value. ETTR-style autexpsure (shift histgram t the right) psitive expsure crrectin that frces the saturatin f the given percentage f pixels (thse saturated pixels are having value f 255 n the 8-bit scale); the percentage is cntrlled thrugh Saturate up t %NN f pixels setting. The amunt f the psitive expsure crrectin shift is limited by the Limit t setting: Unlimited n limit Hard limit the limit is set t the given amunt. Virtual ISO limits the autmatic expsure crrectin, taking int accunt the ISO setting in the camera. Fr example, if the current sht is taken at ISO 400 setting in the camera, while aut limit is set t ISO 6400 (the default value), the psitive expsure crrectin is limited t (6400/400 =) 16 times, r, in phtgraphic units, t 4EV Manual expsure step size sets the step f manual expsure adjustment change. Expsure adjustments affect OverExpsure display when turning n this setting the change in expsure adjustment (bth autmatic and manual) will affect the display f verexpsed areas. Under/Overexpsure layer pacity cntrls the perceived cntrast f the highlighting fr ver- and underexpsed areas. Page 79 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

80 Underexpsure detectin limit NN EV belw sensr saturatin sets the usable dynamic range f the camera. Everything belw this limit will be displayed as underexpsed. Use embedded clr data fr cntrls the use f clr data embedded int RAW files and allws using that data instead f data that cmes with FastRawViewer. Frce Black-White mde fr Bayer images turns n the black n white mde fr clr cameras. This mde is intended fr mdified cameras, where the clr filter array is remved. Page 80 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

81 White Balance This grup cntains all the white balance prcessing cntrls: White Balance Sampler size fr click-n-gray (Alt-Click) methd, sets the size f the area used t evaluate the white balance White Balance fr next file (same camera) sets the white balance mde when pening a file cming frm the same camera mdel as the current file. Chices here are: Same as previus keep the current white balance chice All thers the respective white balance mde will be in effect White Balance fr next file (anther camera) sets the white balance mde when pening a file cming frm a different camera mdel White Balance display mde: Clr Temperature/Tint a mde cmmnly used in many RAW cnverters, including thse by Adbe Mired/Tint instead f crrelated clr temperatures, the value indicated is in Mired. Useful fr selecting clr filters t be used n the lens and n studi lights. Page 81 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

82 WB Cefficients the per-channel multipliers fr white balance are indicated. Keep Custm WB fr next file (same camera) instructs FastRawViewer if the current white balance cefficients shuld be applied t the next file cming frm the same camera mdel). Page 82 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

83 Clr Management This grup f settings cntrls the appearance f the clr n-screen in respect t clr management: Enable Clr Management turns n ICC-cmpatible clr management. Use system prfile (fr mnitr where prgram starts) The ICC prfile chsen in the system fr that mnitr where the prgram is being started will be used as the prfile fr the mnitr. Display Clr prfile allws ne t specify a file with the ICC prfile fr the mnitr. RAW prcessing clr space allws ne t set a clr space in which the last steps f the RAW data prcessing are dne (the first steps are perfrmed in the camera s clr space). Clr space fr untagged JPEGs allws ne t set a clr space fr JPEG files fr which the clr space is nt specified (nt recrded in EXIF tags r ICCPrfile f JPEG sectins). Warn n incrrect, brken r nnexistent display prfiles turns n a warning fr when ne tries t use an incrrect display prfile. Page 83 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

84 Warn n incrrect r brken embedded prfiles turns n a warning fr incrrect prfiles built int the JPEG data. Clr space fr thumbnails: sets the mde fr clr space fr previews (thumbnails) GPU Prcessing This grup cntrls the vide card mdes and hw the sharp areas f the image will be displayed. Image resampling methd: N resampling fr large zm factrs, the image will lk as if it is cnstituted f small square tiles. The fastest methd. Bilinear resampling pretty fast, mid-quality methd Bicubic resampling high-quality methd, can be slw, a relatively fast vast vide card is recmmended Dwnsampling ptins: Nne n additinal prcessing, the dwnsized image may have a lw quality lk. Page 84 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

85 Generate lw reslutin previews lw-reslutin previews are rendered in advance with the help f vide card driver. Requires additinal memry fr the graphic textures, cmpatible with all vide cards. Suppress dwnsampling artifacts suppresses the clred nise n the high ISO images. Nt supprted n all vide cards. Fcus peaking mde: High cntrast edges enables the utlines fr cntrasty details using clr cnturing. Edges display clr sets the clr fr the cnturs. Fine details enables the utlines fr the areas with plenty f smaller sharp details using clr cnturing. Details display clr sets the clr fr the cnturs. Fcus Peaking layer pacity cntrls the fading f the main image fr the Fcus Peaking cnturs t be visible better. GPU cmpatibility settings This grup f settings is helps with the cases when certain cmpatibility prblems are encuntered (fr instance, the image is nt cmpletely refreshed): Stre cmpile GPU prgrams (shaders) n thse vide cards n which this is supprted, cmpiled GPU prgrams will be saved n the disk during the first startup. Prgram will start faster ever after. Synchrnus GPU peratins turns n the synchrnus mde f vide card wrk (slwer, but mre reliable). Frce windw refresh by slight resize turns n buncing t frce image redraw Exit prgram n OS Sleep/suspend frces the prgram t exit when the cmputer ges t sleep (that is t address the issue with sme lder OS being unable t crrectly restart OpenGL peratins after the wake up). Page 85 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

86 External Prgrams This windw displays the paths t external prgrams. FastRawViewer can launch thse, passing t them the name f the currently displayed file Page 86 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

87 Perfrmance Memry usage and perfrmance Grup Decded RAW cache size the number f decded RAW files that are kept in the peratinal memry (RAM) t bst the speed f the brwsing. JPEG cache size the number f JPEG files that are kept in the peratinal memry t bst the speed f the brwsing. Number f simultaneus RAW decde threads the number f cncurrent prcesses f RAW decding. Dwnscale JPEGs larger than NN Mpix JPEG files larger than the specified size will be dwn-sampled during the decding prcess, s less memry will be required, while decding and display will happen faster. D nt decde RAW files larger than NN Mpix RAW data with a pixel cunt mre than the specified will nt be decded; nly an internal JPEG will be shwn (if it exists) Page 87 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

88 All changes made t this grup f settings cme int effect nly after restarting FastRawViewer. Use high speed preview fr Fujifilm X-Trans this preference turns n faster (but lwer quality) prcessing fr files created by Fujifilm X-Trans sensrs. This mde is recmmended if yu are nt satisfied with the display rate f these files in standard mde. Autmatically turns n during the first start-up, and when resetting t default the preferences if the system has ne f the fllwing prcessrs: Intel Cre2Du and lder. Intel i7 1st generatin with fewer than 4 cres. Thumbnail cache Grup: Prefetch thumbnails fr preceding images: t decde previews fr the files befre thse visible n the screen. Thumbnail cache size: maximum size f the cached previews in the memry (each preview is stred in 4-byte per pixel frmat, s standard 200x133 preview is abut 100kb, s 200Mbytes cache limit translates t ~2000 images). Thumbnail prefetch depth: hw many files (relative t thse viewed n the screen) t read ahead and decde previews. Thumbnail decder thread cunt: hw many parallel decde streams (threads) are enabled. Other settings: Re-read current flder in sets the refresh rate fr the list f files in the current flder (if the flder changes, fr instance ther files are cpied int it, then it wn t be reread very ften). Page 88 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

89 Other This sectin cntains ther settings that cannt be gruped with any ther preceding grup: Write RPPS files saves an.rpps file (fr RawPhtPrcessr) if manual changes f WB/expsure are applied t the image Frce RPPS files creatin saves an.rpps file with autmatic settings fr WB/Expsure when a RAW file is pened. Check fr updates this parameter schedules the checks fr updates - at each prgram launch r nce in every days. Enable debug lg turns n the debug mde, the debug messages are available thrugh Menu Help Debug lg. Run single prgram instance (Windws nly) turns n the ne instance mde f the prgram. At an attempt f starting the secnd instance, the file is displayed in the already existing prgram windw. Faster prgram clse (Windws nly) turns n the fast prgram cmpletin mde. Page 89 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

90 Manage File Assciatins (Windws-nly, nt supprted in Legacy Windws versin): activates the system dialgue t edit file assciatin with FastRawViewer: Infrmatinal panel settings The settings icn ( gear ) is lcated in the header f the infrmatinal panels, allwing ne t perfrm actins r change preferences fr the current panel. These setting can be changed at any mment while the prgram is running and are effective immediately. Page 90 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

91 Flders Panel Refresh flders tree re-reads the flder tree. This actin is intended t sync the displayed file structure with the current ne n the disk; useful if the mnitring f the creatin f new files/flders (default setting fr netwrk cllectins and memry cards) is turned ff. Shw system/special files: turns n the display f files/flders which are usually hidden: Mac: bundles (applicatins and disk images); flders, the names f which start with a dt; standard Unix flders like /usr, /bin etc. Windws: C:\Windws flder All systems: Lightrm flders Shw Drive/Flder icns allws drive and flder icn display. Mnir remvable media changes allws autmatic discvery and mnitring f remvable media. Shw unmumted vlumes (Windws nly) allws drive letter display when the media is ffline Page 91 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

92 Filmstrip/Thumbnails Panel Shw filenames sets a mde fr file name display in the Filmstrip: dn t shw, shw under the icn, r shw ver the icn. Shw Rating/Label sets a mde fr XMP Rating/Label display in the Filmstrip: dn t shw, shw under the icn, r shw ver the icn.. Thumbnail size: chse the size f the file icns: 5 sizes with aspect rati 2:3 r 1:1 Tltips what t display in the flating hints: Title, Descriptin. Refresh thumbnails/ratings: actin fr re-reading the file icns in the current flder. EXIF Panel EXIF Display preferences runs a dialg fr editing EXIF display: Page 92 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

93 In this dialg: The up/dwn arrws allw ne t mve the grups f the displayed infrmatin. In each grup, ne can chse the elements that are necessary during display D nt shw empty values frbids the utput f empty lines (fr which the displayed RAW has n data). Shw rw labels: turns the left clumn f the EXIF-table (field names) n/ff. Page 93 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

94 XMP Metadata Panel Mve t next file after sets the autmatic prgressin t the next file after setting a rating r mark: D nt mve desn t mve Rating is set mves when a rating is set Label is set mves when a mark is set Rating r label mves when setting either parameter. Shw Title/Descriptin Shws the title and descriptin in the XMP panel Expsure statistics panel Always display OE+Crr clumn: turns n the display f the third clumn f statistics (OE+Crr), even if it has the same values as the OveExp clumn. Display statistics in clr: turns n the utput f table rws in the clr crrespnding t the clr f the pixels. Page 94 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

95 Custmizing the Status Bar Many cntrl and infrmatin display elements characterizing the displayed image can be placed in the status bar. As a rule, all pssible elements are nt needed t the user (and they wn t all fit n a mnitr f average reslutin), s the display f these elements can be custmized. Fr custmizatin chse File Custmize bttm bar in the menu, r chse Custmize Bttm Bar in the menu that pps up when pressing the settings buttn in the lwer right crner f the prgram windw (if yu have nt switched ff the display f this icn). This settings windw pps up: Each line n the table crrespnds t ne element f the prgram s status bar, and can be set t ne f three psitins: Page 95 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

96 Visibility always: always shws the element. If the prgram windw size is t small, then the elements will verlap. If fits: The element is shwn nly if the size f the windw is such that the elements d nt get in each ther s way. Hide: The element is nt shwn. The fllwing elements can be custmized: File Navigatin Open File Buttn: Open file icn File navigatin buttns: Prev File/Next file buttn and current file number indicatin (this buttn pens up the set file by number dialg). Current flder: current flder being brwsed. Current filename: File name (withut the name f the flder). File and Display infrmatin Current image size: size f the image in pixels EXIF summary: shting data (expsure, flash, lens s fcal length). Zm rati and zm buttns: current file zm (clicking causes Fit t Windw) Zm In,/Zm Out buttns. File lad/prcessing time: time spent n reading-decding-prcessing the file in FastRawViewer. Cntrlling the current file display RAW/JPEG switch buttns: Buttns fr switching between RAW/JPEG R-G-B-BW channel selectr: Buttns fr switching RGB channels and black and white representatin. Fcus peaking and shadw bst: Buttns fr turning thse mdes n Expsure analysis, expsure cmpensatin cntrl Expsure cntrl buttns: current expsure cmpensatin value (clicking n this turns n/ff expsure cmpensatin). Over/Underexpsure buttns: Buttns fr turning n/ff the display f ver/underexpsed areas. White balance and cntrast cntrl White balance presets: chse preset WB White balance manual tune: current white balance indicatin; pressing n it summns a dialg fr adjusting white balance manually Cntrast curve selectr: drp-dwn list f cntrast curve chices. Rtatin cntrl buttns: cntrl f the image rtatin, current rientatin display Cntrlling XMP ratings and labels: XMP Rating buttns: indicatin and cntrl f XMP ratings XMP Label indicatr: indicatin f current XMP labels. XMP Label buttns: indicatin and cntrl f XMP labels. Fullscreen, hide/shw filmstrip/dck, and custmize buttns: Fullscreen, hide/shw filmstrip panel/all panels, and prgram settings blck buttns. Page 96 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

97 Setting the keybard shrtcuts FastRawViewer allws yu t re-define all keybard shrtcuts, assigning an arbitrary amunt f alternative keystrke and muse buttn cmbinatins t each f the actins pssible in FastRawViewer. T define r mdify the sequences fr the actins use the editr under Menu File Keybard Shrtcuts (Ctrl-K): The left pane cntains the list f grups f actins. The right pane displays the names f the actins in the highlighted grup and current shrtcuts fr thse actins. Lking t the right f every actin name: [+] adds a new keybard shrtcut fr the actin [keybard cmbinatin] currently assigned shrtcut [x] t the right f every keybard cmbinatin deletes this cmbinatin. When pressing the buttns t add r edit the cmbinatin the fllwing dialgue appears: Page 97 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

98 Hit the cmbinatin f keys (and muse buttns), which yu want t assign t the actin, and it will be memrized. T clse the windw withut mdifying the current status (that is, t cancel the assignment), press the Shift key three times. It is pssible that the selected cmbinatin is already in use smewhere, and then the prgram will prmpt with the fllwing: Fr sme actins, nly a specific muse buttn can be assigned (this applies t the actins, which are dne with the muse: setting the white balance fr the click-n-gray methd, etc.). In this case, the dialgue t assign the cmbinatin changes a bit: Page 98 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,

99 Settings fr Apple Magic Muse/Trackpad The standard settings fr Apple Magic Muse in OS X 10.9 и are designed fr smth scrlling (Natural Scrll). With these settings trackpad and Magic Muse cntinue t send scrlling events fr sme time even after the user stpped mving his finger. The settings are very suitable fr panning; but cause erratic behavir if we want t assciate sme actin t the trackpad r muse. Fr example, if we assciate g t next/previus image t the Magic Muse with default natural scrll settings several files will be skipped. T disable Natural Scrll, please visit Accessibility - Muse & Trackpad and there select Scrlling withut inertia and slw scrlling speed: Page 99 f 127 Cpyright , LibRaw LLC,