Starting up DPP

Digital Photo Professional

Starting up DPP

  1. Double-click the [Digital Photo Professional] icon on the desktop.

    • DPP starts up and the main window ([Folder] window) appears.

Main Window Display

In the main window, you can use tabs to select either the [Folder] window or the [Collection] window. The [Folder] window displays the images in folders on your computer, while the [Collection] window displays images selected randomly by the user from one or more folders and gathered together. Unless noted otherwise, the [Folder] window will be described as the main window from this point on.

Main Window ([Folder] window, [Collection] window)

[Edit image window] Switches to the edit image window.
[Folder view] Shows/hides the folder area.
[Tool palette] Shows/hides the tool palette.
[Info] Image information
[Select all] Selects all images.
[Clear all] Cancels selection of all images.
[Rotate left] Image rotation (90 degree units)
[Rotate right]
[Quick check] Displays the quick check window.
[Stamp] Displays the copy stamp window.
[Trimming Angle] Displays the trimming/angle adjustment window.
[Batch process] Batch conversion/saving (Batch Save as JPEG or TIFF Images (Batch Processing), Batch Transfer Images to Image Editing Software)
Toolbar To switch between show/hide, select the [View] menu → [Toolbar].
[Folder] tab sheet You can switch between the [Folder] and [Collection]*1 windows.
[Collection] tab sheet
[Check mark]
Check mark
[Rating]
Rating
Folder area The images inside the folders selected here are displayed in a thumbnail list on the right.
(xxxx, xxxx)
(Information display)
Displays the coordinates of the cursor position and the RGB values (8-bit conversion) when click white balance was performed with the tool palette.
[sRGB]/[Adobe RGB]/[Apple RGB]/[ColorMatch RGB]/[Wide Gamut RGB] Image color space and work color space
[High quality]/[High speed] Display mode*2
[Recipe data] Recipe attachment status
[Number of images] Number of displayed images
[Number of selected images] Number of selected images
[CMYK] CMYK simulation display

*1The total number of images added to the [Collection] window is displayed in the ( ) in the [Collection] tab sheet. Accordingly, when an image is added that is displayed as a single image, twice the total number of displayed images is displayed.

*2The item selected in [Viewing and saving RAW images] of the [Preferences] window is displayed.


For information on shortcut keys, see the "Shortcut Key List".

Image Frame Information in the Main Window and Edit Image Window

Information displayed when [Large thumbnail] is selected

Check mark
Lens aberration correction mark
Digital Lens Optimizer mark
Copy stamp mark (Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing (RAW), Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) (RAW), Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing (JPEG/TIFF), Manually Erasing Dust (Repair Function) (JPEG/TIFF))
Trimming range*1 (Trimming an Image (RAW), Trimming an Image (JPEG/TIFF))
Brightness adjustment value*2
White balance icon*2
Image type*3
Rating mark
Aperture*4
Shutter speed*4
GPS GPS mark*5
* Unsaved editing content mark

*1When aspect ratio information is attached to an image shot with some cameras, the image is displayed as a trimmed image.

*2Does not display with [Small thumbnail].

*3Displays in RAW+JPEG images displayed as a single image. [RAW] is displayed in RAW images. (In [Small thumbnail], [R] is displayed.) In PowerShot Pro1 RAW images, [RAW] is not displayed.

*4Does not display with [Medium thumbnail] or [Small thumbnail].

*5Displays in images shot on a GPS function-compatible Canon camera.