Editing Efficiently

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Editing Efficiently

Editing in the Edit Image Window Changing the Thumbnail Display Position to Horizontal
Gathering and Editing Images in the Collection Window

Editing in the Edit Image Window

The thumbnail display and the edit window are combined and images can be edited efficiently while quickly switching between images to be edited. Images to be edited are selected beforehand in the main window.

  1. In the main window, select the images you want to edit.

  2. Click the [Edit image window] button.

  3. Edit the image.

    • It may take time for the image to redraw itself.

    • The same tool palette as in the edit window is displayed and you can edit the image.

    • To revert to the condition before the last operation performed on the tool palette, select [Undo] in the [Edit] menu or press <Ctrl> + <Z> keys.

  4. Double-click the area you want to enlarge.

    • The area you double-clicked is enlarged to 100% (actual pixel size).

    • To change the display position, drag on the image or drag the enlargement display position of the tool palette.

    • Double-click again to revert to the full view ([Fit to window]).

    • To return to the main window, click the [Main window] button on the toolbar.


By selecting the [View] menu → [AF Point] in the edit window or edit image window, you can display the AF points selected in the camera at the time of shooting. However, AF points are not displayed for images whose image size has been changed and then been converted and saved, images for which you selected an effect other than [Shot settings] as correction of fisheye lens distortion aberration, or images which have had settings specified during RAW processing on the camera for distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction.

Edit Image Window

[Main window] Switches to main window.
[Thumbnails] Shows/hides thumbnail display area.
[Tool palette] Shows/hides tool palette.
[Grid] Shows/hides grid.*1
[Info] Image information
[Fit to window] Enlargement ratio of displayed image
[50% view]
[100% view]
[200% view]
[Previous image] Switches between displayed images.
[Next image]
[Rotate left] Image rotation (90 degree units)
[Rotate right]
[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)
(xxxx, xxxx)
(Information display)		 Displays the coordinates of the cursor position and the RGB values (8-bit conversion).
[sRGB]/[Adobe RGB]/[Apple RGB]/[ColorMatch RGB]/[Wide Gamut RGB] Image color space*2 and work color space
[CMYK] CMYK simulation display
[High quality]/[High speed] Display mode*3

*1You can set the grid spacing with [Grid pitch] in the [Preferences].

*2RAW images are displayed with [RAW].

*3The item selected in [Viewing and saving RAW images] of the [Preferences] window is displayed.


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

To display an image in an enlargement ratio other than 100%

Click the [50% view] or [200% view] on the toolbar.


Changing the Thumbnail Display Position to Horizontal

  1. Select the [View] menu → [Change thumbnail position].

    • If you select [Change thumbnail position] again, the thumbnail display reverts to the vertical position.

Gathering and Editing Images in the Collection Window

You can gather any randomly selected images together in the [Collection] window for viewing, comparison and editing. You can gather images from several folders as well as from only one folder, allowing you to work with them efficiently.

  1. Select images from the [Folder] window in the main window, and select the [File] menu → [Add to collection].

    • The selected images are added to the [Collection] window and the number of selected images is shown on the [Collection] tab sheet.

    • When you add RAW and JPEG images displayed as a single image, the number of images shown on the [Collection] tab sheet increases by 2.

    • You can select several images and add them to the [Collection] window.

    • You can also add images to the [Collection] window by selecting images, right-clicking with your mouse, and selecting [Add to collection] from the menu that appears.

    • You can add up to 1,000 images to the [Collection] window.

  2. Select the [Collection] tab sheet.

    • The selected images are displayed in the [Collection] window.

  3. Check displayed images in the [Collection] window.

  4. Edit the images.

    • You can now edit the images displayed in the [Collection] window.

    • Images displayed in the [Collection] window are retained in the [Collection] window even after exiting DPP.


To remove images from the [Collection] window
  • Removing randomly selected images
  • Select the images to be removed in the [Collection] window and then select [Remove from collection] in the [File] menu. (You can also remove images from the [Collection] window by selecting the images, right-clicking with the mouse, and selecting [Remove from collection] from the menu that appears.) Note that even if you remove an image from the [Collection] window, the original image remains unaffected.
  • Removing all images
  • Select [Clear collection] in the [File] menu. (You can also remove all images from the [Collection] window by selecting one image, right-clicking with the mouse, and selecting [Clear collection] from the menu that appears.) Note that even if you remove all images from the [Collection] window, the original images remain unaffected.

Modifications to the image are applied to the original image
Modifications made to images added to the [Collection] window are all applied to the original image.





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