Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing

Digital Photo Professional

Performing Automatic Dust Erasure Processing

The Dust Delete Data that is appended to images shot with the camera that can attach this data, can be used to automatically erase dust spots. For information on compatible cameras, refer to the "Digital Photo Professional Instruction Manual" (PDF electronic manual).

  1. In the main window, select an image appended with Dust Delete Data.

  2. Click the [Stamp] button.

  3. When the image has redrawn itself, click the [Apply Dust Delete Data] button.

    • Dust spots are erased in a single operation.

  4. Click the [OK] button to return to the main window.


    • The [ ] mark is displayed on an image from which dust spots have been erased.

Copy Stamp Window

[100% view] 100% view/returns to normal screen
[Full screen] Full screen display/returns to normal screen
[Apply Dust Delete Data] Applies Dust Delete Data.
[Repair (Light)] Types of dust to be erased
[Repair (Dark)]
[Select Copy Source] Specifies the copy source.
[Fix Copy Source position] Fixes the copy source position.
[Pen type] [Brush], [Pencil]
[Radius] Sets the size of the dust erasure range or copy range in a range of 5 to 100 (in one pixel units) (you can also enter a numerical value).
[Undo] [<<]:
Reverts to the original condition before any corrections were performed.
[<]:
Undoes the previous action.
[Redo] [>]:
Redoes the previous correction.
[>>]:
Redoes all the corrections.
[Copy] Copies the dust erasure range or copy range and applies (pastes) it to another image.
[Paste]
[Previous] Switches between displayed images.*
[Next]
[OK] Applies the settings and closes the window.
[Cancel] Cancels all settings and closes the window.

*Operates when you have selected multiple images and the copy stamp window is displayed.


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

Additional information
  • The dust-erased image can be reverted to its original condition at any time
  • A dust-erased image is displayed or printed as a dust-erased image. However, since the dust on the image is not actually erased, you can always revert to the original image by clicking the [Undo] button in the copy stamp window or performing the "Re-Editing an Image" procedure.
  • Check dust erasure in the copy stamp window
  • Check dust erasure in the copy stamp window. Images before dust erasure are displayed in other windows and you will be unable to check them.
  • Printing dust-erased images
  • You can print as a dust-erased image by printing it in DPP.
  • The [Apply Dust Delete Data] button cannot be clicked
  • Even with an image that has Dust Delete Data attached to it in the camera, if there is no dust to remove by DPP from the image, the [Apply Dust Delete Data] button will be disabled.
  • To erase dust spots that cannot be erased with the automatic dust erasure processing
  • In automatic dust erasure processing, dust spots are erased based on information relating to dust saved in the Dust Delete Data. However, there may be cases where you will not be able to erase dust spots depending on the type of dust. If this occurs, erase those dust spots using the repair function or the copy stamp function.
  • The image becomes a dust-erased image when converted and saved
  • The dust-erased RAW image actually becomes a dust-erased image when converted to a JPEG or TIFF image and saved. (Saving as a JPEG or TIFF Image)

Useful functions of the copy stamp window
  • Checking the dust erased spots
  • After step 3, you can display and check in detail the erased dust spots one by one by pressing the <Shift> + <F> keys. (Press the <Shift> + <B> keys to return to the previous dust spot.)
  • Canceling a specified erased dust spot only
  • After step 3, you can press the <Shift> + <F> keys or the <Shift> + <B> keys to display the erased dust spot, and then press the <Shift> + <Del> keys to cancel only the erased dust spot displayed.
  • Switch between full screen display/normal screen display using shortcut keys
  • You can also switch between full screen display/normal screen display by pressing the <Alt> + <Enter> keys.
  • Applying the dust erasure result to another image
  • You can apply dust erasure to the same place in another image by clicking the [Copy] button to copy the dust erasure results and then displaying the other image to which you want to apply the results and clicking the [Paste] button.

Automatic Dust Erasure Processing in the Main Window

In the main window, you can also automatically erase dust spots in multiple images appended with Dust Delete Data.

  1. Select multiple images appended with Dust Delete Data, and then select the [Adjustment] menu → [Apply Dust Delete Data].

    • Dust spots in all the selected images are erased in a single operation.