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HASSELBLAD CAPTURE FILES, PHOCUS & ADOBE/APPLE SOFTWARE WORKFLOWS
The H5D can capture les and store them as Hasselblad RAW format les or Hasselblad RAW + JPEG formats simultaneously.
(not applicable to 60 Mpix / 50MS/200MS models).
Hasselblad RAW les are initially stored in the 3FR format which is a proprietary Hasselblad format for the temporary storage
of captures. A 3FR le contains the complete digitized raw image exactly as it was captured by the camera. 3FR information
requires further computing power (typically by way of Phocus) to obtain complete development. If developed in Phocus,
3FR les become Hasselblad 3F les – denoted by each le now bearing the sux “.f”. If developed by other RAW proces-
sors, the 3FR les are not converted to 3F but can be exported directly to TIFF, PSD etc according to requirements.
However, when working tethered – which necessitates using Phocus – 3FR les are automatically processed and stored in
the background on a computer appearing as 3F les on the hard disk ready for selective adjustment and export. 3FR les
stored on a CF card can be processed to completion using:
• Hasselblad Phocus
• Adobe Camera Raw / Lightroom
• Apple Aperture
To sum up, capture les can be stored as 3FR les (from a CF card) for later processing in Phocus or other software, or they
can be stored as 3F les (as a result of tethered shooting or 3FR les processed and converted in Phocus). In all cases if you
keep the original 3FR/3F les, you will also retain the possibility of reprocessing them in the future in later versions of Phocus
or other software to take advantage of eventual improvements and developments.
Note that using Phocus is the most comprehensive method. The Phocus and Adobe methods can produce almost identical
results (in most cases, but not all) regarding RAW conversion so it is a matter of personal choice regarding which method
would best suit your preferred ways of working. Alternatively you can use Apple Aperture though you should take note that
the benets of DAC and HNCS etc, will be lost in this case.
Mixed formats
Phocus can also process most other capture formats, generic and proprietary. This means you can include other formats in
your normal Phocus workow if you choose. Or if you prefer, you can include Hasselblad les in Adobe / Apple workows
as stated above.
TIFF
JPEG
PSD
DNG
etc.
.nef
.dng
.cr2
.ti
.mos
.jpeg
etc.
3FR
JPEG
ere
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