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Hasselblad FlexColor V4.5 Software Manual

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  • Page 1 FlexColor 4.5 Documentation Addendum...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Part 1: For All FlexColor Users ..............4 How to Use this Document....................4 System Requirements ......................5 Most Important Changes for All Users .................. 5 New Support for Instant Approval Architecture..............5 Gamma Slider Replaced by Midtone Slider..............6 Instant Approval Architecture ....................
  • Page 3 File Size Options......................32 Using a Batch Feeder ..................... 32 Reading the 3F Scan Log ....................33 Preventive Maintenance for Scanners ................33 FlexColor 4.5 Documentation Addendum...

  • Page 4: Part 1: For All Flexcolor Users

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users How to Use this Document Part 1: For All FlexColor Users This part describes general information about working with FlexColor with all types of images, regardless of whether you are using a camera or scanner. All users of FlexColor should read this part.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    New Support for Instant Approval Architecture FlexColor 4.5 now provides full support for the Instant Approval Architecture (IAA) system introduced with the latest Hasselblad digital cameras and Ixpress digital camera backs. Using this system, you are able to assign one of three approval levels (green, yellow or red) to each image.

  • Page 6: Gamma Slider Replaced By Midtone Slider

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Instant Approval Architecture Gamma Slider Replaced by Midtone Slider In FlexColor 4.0, the window featured a slider labeled , which Gradations Gamma provided a precise gradation adjustment that lightened or darkened the image in a consistent way that is compatible with color management.

  • Page 7: Standard Instant Approval Workflow

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Instant Approval Architecture Green for your best shots Yellow for images that need closer inspection Red for images that should probably not be used. Standard Instant Approval Workflow The standard method of working with the Instant Approval Architecture is as follows: 1.

  • Page 8: Approval Settings In The Thumbnails Window

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Instant Approval Architecture Green : all new shots and scans will initially have a green status. : all new shots and scans will initially have a yellow status. Yellow Auto : Each time you take a new shot or scan, FlexColor will analyze the image to see if it looks good (properly exposed, in focus, correctly framed, etc.).

  • Page 9: Approval Settings In The Preview Window

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Instant Approval Architecture To change the approval status of any image, first select the image by clicking on it once, then click on the appropriate button in the tool panel at the left side of the window.

  • Page 10: Modify Thumbnail Setups By Approval Rating

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Instant Approval Architecture Figure 3: Approval-level display and control in the preview window Modify Thumbnail Setups by Approval Rating Modify function of the thumbnail window enables you to modify the settings for several images at once. You are able to control whether your changes will apply to all images, selected images or to all images of a given approval rating.

  • Page 11: Using The Detail Window

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Using the Detail Window Using the Detail Window In FlexColor 4.5, the Detail window has been improved to support larger images and extended functionality. The description below fully replaces the section from the FlexColor 4.0 User’s Guide. Introduction Detail window can show up to 4 detail views of the preview image (in 100 to...
  • Page 12 Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Using the Detail Window Figure 4: Using the Detail window Once an image is loaded into the window, you can do the following: Detail To move the image in the Detail window, hold down the space bar, then click and drag in any unlocked pane of the window.

  • Page 13: Using Multiple Panes

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Using the Detail Window pane shows an image different from the current preview, the file name is shown under the affected pane(s). To unlock a pane, click the closed-clock icon so that it opens again. When you do this, the unlocked pane will immediately update to match the current preview and settings.

  • Page 14: Using Zoom

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Modifying Images in the Thumbnail Window comparing the effects of your changes; for example, load identical images into two panes, then lock one pane and make settings in the window to Gradation compare the effects of your settings at the pixel level. Using Zoom You can use the window at any of three zoom levels: 100%, 200% or 400%.

  • Page 15: Setting The Scope Of Affected Images

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Modifying Images in the Thumbnail Window Setting the Scope of Affected Images Before you open the window, you can start setting the scope of images that Modify you will affect by working in the Thumbnails window (e.g., by using select, search and/or filter), though this is usually not necessary.

  • Page 16: Modifying The Current Preview

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Midtone Slider in the Gradation Window Modifying the Current Preview When you have loaded a 3F file into the main FlexColor preview window, you can modify its history from here, without needing to go back to the Thumbnails window.

  • Page 17: Effects On Older 3F Images

    Part 1: For All FlexColor Users Keyboard Shortcuts independently for each color channel. The midpoint controls for the independent channels do not implement a strict gamma curve, so the effects are slightly different (though similar). These midpoint values are therefore shown as pixel levels (0 - 255) rather than gamma values.

  • Page 18: Part 2: Flexcolor For Cameras

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Most Important Changes for Camera Users Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras This part provides information about how FlexColor works when connected to a camera and/or when working with camera images. If you never use FlexColor with a camera or camera images, then you can ignore this part (scanner users should skip ahead to “Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners”...

  • Page 19: 3F File Compatibility Issues For Camera Shots

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Most Important Changes for Camera Users This issue does not affect 3F files captured using a scanner, which never contained a processed image. With scanner files, you can still zoom in to the pixel level using the preview window.

  • Page 20: New White Balance Handling For Camera Captures

    Setup window and set the Input profile to “Hasselblad RGB”. This is the profile you should always use when shooting with an Ixpress camera. It is automatically selected in all of the new default camera setups. 3. Click on to save your changes.

  • Page 21: Using The Exposure And White-Balance Controls

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras White Balance Settings for Cameras For scanned images, there are no white-balance controls. This is because the precise qualities of the light in the scanner are known and encoded into the Flextight input color profile, so further control is not needed—images are always scanned to look exactly as they did on film.

  • Page 22: Working With White Balance Presets

    The following rules apply: When shooting away from your computer, newer cameras (including the Hasselblad H2D camera and Ixpress CF and CFH camera backs) save images locally using the DNG format, which is a raw camera format developed by Adobe.

  • Page 23: Using The Import Window

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Importing Camera Images When shooting away from your computer, older Ixpress cameras save images using a proprietary raw-file format on the Image Bank. When you shoot connected to your computer, all of your shots are saved only as 3F files on your hard disk.

  • Page 24: Import Window Buttons And Controls

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Importing Camera Images Click on Load to open the Load window. This window provides more scope controls and enables you to establish the initial setup, name and numbers for the imported image(s). See also “Load Window Buttons and Controls”...

  • Page 25: Load Window Buttons And Controls

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Importing Camera Images active 3F folder (this is also the folder currently shown in the Thumbnails window). See “Load Window Buttons and Controls”, below, for details. Update : updates the selection of images shown in the Import window.

  • Page 26: Using Reproduction Mode

    Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Using Reproduction Mode Scope controls: use the pop-up menu at the top of the window and its accompanying controls to set the scope of the import. At most, you can import all of the images that were shown in the Import window (after filtering) just before you opened the...
  • Page 27 Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Using Reproduction Mode During standard operation (when not using reproduction mode), colors are mapped in a way that is most appropriate for everyday photography. An important feature of this processing is its emphasis on reproducing pleasing skin tones for all types of skin. The result still provides extremely accurate color reproduction, but also more attractive skin tones.
  • Page 28 Part 2: FlexColor for Cameras Using Reproduction Mode Figure 7: Effects of reproduction mode when shooting flat artwork. Note the shift in the histogram FlexColor 4.5 Documentation Addendum...

  • Page 29: Part 3: Flexcolor For Scanners

    Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Scanning with 3F Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners This part provides information about how FlexColor works when connected to a scanner and/or when working with scanned images. If you never use FlexColor with a scanner or scanned images, then you can ignore this part. Scanning with 3F The procedure for scanning images to 3F files is approximately the same in FlexColor 4.5 as it was in FlexColor 4.0.

  • Page 30: File Names And Locations

    Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Scanning with 3F To open the window, click on the button in the tool panel on the left side of the main FlexColor window. File Names and Locations Use the settings at the top of the window to control where your 3F files will Scan 3F be stored and how they will be named.
  • Page 31 Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Scanning with 3F scan(s). The setups listed in this pop-up menu will only be those that match the film type you have selected; for example, if you set to “Positive”, Film Type then you will only see positive setups in the Setup pop-up menu.

  • Page 32: File Size Options

    Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Scanning with 3F File Size Options Beneath the setup options, the window includes a group of settings that Scan 3F enable you to control the size of your 3F files. Usually, you should use a Scanning of 100%, which ensures that your 3F files will contain the full scan data Resolution...

  • Page 33: Reading The 3F Scan Log

    Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Preventive Maintenance for Scanners Reading the 3F Scan Log FlexColor keeps a log of each 3F scan that you make using the window. This Scan 3F is mostly useful when you are using a batch feeder because, in this case, you might set up a batch and then leave the scanner for up to an hour.
  • Page 34 Part 3: FlexColor for Scanners Preventive Maintenance for Scanners In the Preventive Maintenance window, you can read the following information: Timeline: the indicator and colored bar at the top of the windows show how far along you are until you should send your scanner in for preventive maintenance.

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