Canon PowerShot A40 Software Starter Manual page 90

Converting Images with RAW Image Converter
If you are using the USB Mounter or downloading directly from a CF card reader, you can
use RAW Image Converter to convert RAW images. The converted images can be saved
in the TIFF (8 bits/ channel) or TIFF (16 bits/ channel) formats.
• The RAW Image Converter Main Window
Displays the list of
RAW images.
Click this to display
the Open dialog.
Select files in it to
add RAW images to
convert.
Start converting.
1.
Drag and drop a RAW image on the computer onto the RAW Image
Converter icon.
• RAW Image Converter will start.
• You can select multiple RAW images at once. With the USB Mounter, you can also
drag a RAW image in the camera onto the icon to start RAW Image Converter.
2
Click the [Conversion Settings] button.
• The Conversion Settings dialog will display (p. 88).
3.
Select a conversion method and click [OK].
4.
Select a file format for saving the converted files.
• To select TIFF (16 bits / channel), you must first select [16 bits per color channel] in
the [Image Bit Count After Conversion] section of the Conversion Settings dialog.
5.
Select a RAW image file from the list and click [Start].
• The selected RAW image will be converted to the specified file format and saved
to the desktop. If you selected [Convert with RAW image quality conversion] in
the [Conversion Options for Image Quality] section of the Conversion Settings
dialog, the RAW Image Parameter Settings dialog will display (p. 86). Adjust the
settings and click [OK]. To change where the file is saved, click the [Save Settings]
button and change the target folder.
6.
Click [Quit] in the RAW Image Converter main window.
Delete the selected image
from the list.
Set the conversion method
(p. 88).
Select where converted
images are saved. The
default setting saves them
to the desktop.
Select the file format.
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