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SOFTWARE
Tools
The extensive tool palette in Phocus is fully customizable and ex-
ible. The tools, of which there are over twenty, are grouped under
tabs for convenience. They can be rearranged on the list, duplicated
and temporarily deleted if you wish.
Each tool header has a oat button placed right next to the disclo-
sure triangle that will open the tool in a oating panel to exploit the
viewing area for a larger image view.
Take a look at these few examples that demonstrate the extent and
depth of control these professional image editing tools offer.
Histogram
The Histogram tool in Phocus not only offers the standard view but
extra controls too. F-stop points, gure input elds and top sliders
add to the accuracy of its ne-tuning capabilities. The Histogram
tool is resizable to display a clearer indication of the graphs.
Exposure
Besides the standard tools for adjusting EV, Contrast and Bright-
ness, the exposure tool also offers recovery, shadow ll and clarity
options.
The recovery tool helps to diminish the problem of clipped highlights
by restoring detail found in the raw le. The shadow ll tool boosts
dark areas by modifying the data to create lighter shadow areas
while simultaneously controlling contrast to bring out details. The
clarity tool basically enhances local contrast with the emphasis on
the mid-tones. This provides “punch” to any image without disturb-
ing the appearance of the highlights and shadows.
Adjustment Browser
This tool offers a unique overview of your adjustment variations as
a listed history. You can save a set of modications to embed the
changes in the image le. This can then be used as a template for
other images, saving time and effort by allowing global modica-
tions with one click. What’s more, the modications are integrated
within the raw les; there are no sidecar les to take care of.
These tools and many more lay down the foundation for a profes-
sional level image editing environment. Although they are easy to
use, they nevertheless ensure levels of accuracy and security that
professionals demand.
Photos: Marco Grob
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