DPP++ Plugin 6.0 Available

DPP++ Plugin 6.0 Available

Postby DPP++ » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:22 am

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What's new in version 6.0


RAW Histogram
Adjusting black and points in the RAW histogram rather than in the RGB histogram seems to provide better results. Unfortunately DPP doesn't provide an easy way to control these points, especially the white point where a small movement of the slider provides a strong change in the pic. That's why buttons that allow a precise control of these points have been added.
  • Buttons to control with an extreme precision the white/blacks points of the RAW histogram have been added. These points can also be controlled using the Left/Right keyboard arrows or the mouse wheel.
  • Buttons to copy/paste the white/blacks points of the RAW histogram have been added.
  • A Button to reset the the white/blacks points of the RAW histogram has been added

Statistical Data
Precise statistical Data about the RGB histogram can now be displayed :

  • Center of mass of the histogram : this information allows to know exactly where the center of mass of the histogram is located. For a normal shot taken in normal light conditions, a good exposure should place the center of mass at 127.5 (255/2). For a night shot it should be shifted at left. For snow shots, it should be shifted at right.
  • Percentage of black pixels (pixels which have their value at 0)
  • Percentage of white pixels (pixels which have their value at 255)
  • Percentage of white and black pixels (pixels which have their value at 0 or 255)
Note that the displayed percentage data are related to the channel currently displayed in the RGB histogram. For instance, if you display only the Blue channel, then the displayed percentages concern the pixels which have their blue value at 0 or 255. If you display more than one channel then the displayed percentages are related to the pixels that have their values at 0 or 255 in the 3 channels simultaneously.

Auto exposure
A function that allow to adjust automatically the brightness slider of the RAW tab has been added. This function can operate in 4 different modes:

  • Adjust the exposure so as to locate the center of mass of the histogram as near as possible to the center. This is for shots taken in normal conditions of lighting.
  • Adjust the exposure so as the percentage of black pixels is as minimum as possible. Useful for night shots.
  • Adjust the exposure so as the percentage of white pixels is as minimum as possible. Useful for snow shots for instance.
  • Adjust the exposure so as the percentage of white pixels and black pixels are both as minimum as possible. Useful in most cases. However you will probably need after that to adjust the white and black points in the RAW histogram to improve contrast.

RGB Histogram
  • Display of alerts about pixels that have their values at 0 or 255 have been added on a channel basis.
    o Example 1 : There are pixels which have value 0 in the red channel –> a small red circle is displayed at the bottom left of the RGB histogram.
    o Example 2 : In the green channel, there are a majority of pixels which have value 0 –> a small green circle is displayed at the up left of the RGB histogram.
    o Example 3 : There are pixels which have value 255 in the blue channel –> a small blue circle is displayed at the bottom right of the RGB histogram.
    o Example 4 : There are a majority of pixels which have value 255 in the three channels –> a small white circle is displayed at the up right of the RGB histogram.
  • Now you can also control the white/black point of the RGB histogram using the keyboard arrows or the mouse wheel.

Others
  • A refresh command has been added to the program menu to refresh the display if necessary.
  • Algorithm for displaying the RGB histogram has been improved. In previous version, the RGB histogram were blinking if the graphics card was not fast enough. Now the RGB histogram is updated only when necessary. So there is no more blinking.
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