Contents
Welcome to Leaf Capture
Using Leaf Capture
Orientation to the workspace
The menu bar
The main toolbar
Showing a slide show
The panels
Showing and hiding the functions area
Opening the Detail pane
Selecting the area to view in the Detail pane
Using the Navigation pane
The image and preview areas
Changing the spotlight image in a selection
The editing toolbar
Customizing the editing tools
Cropping an image
Customizing the crop tool
Using the zoom tool
Showing a grid over your image
Moving the grid lines
Setting grid attributes
Using the layout overlay tool
Showing a layout overlay
Opening a layout overlay
Moving the layout overlay
Adjusting the opacity of a layout overlay
Using the loupe tool
Customizing the loupe tool
Using the picker tool
Customizing the picker tool
The lower bar
Pixel information
Selecting pixel information
Displaying a second set of pixel values
Defining pixel information display
The status bar
Setting Preferences
Setting the background color
Setting the language
Managing folders and files
The Browse panel
The Favorites area
Adding a folder to the Favorites area
Removing a folder from the Favorites area
Working in the directory area
Creating a folder
Opening a folder or image
Selecting an image
Selecting multiple images
Working on images in Leaf Capture
Saving an image
Using the Shots and Process folders
Accessing the Process folder
Accessing the Shots folder
Designating the Processed folder
The predefined setting list
Working with the predefined setting list
Taking a shot with a customized predefined setting
Creating or modifying a predefined setting
Deleting a predefined setting
Shooting an image
Taking shots overview
About the Shoot panel
Preparing to shoot
Establishing a connection
Ending the connection between your camera back and Leaf Capture
Customizing camera configuration
Using image settings
Selecting predefined image settings
Customizing image settings
Customizing info settings
Creating a lens calibration file
Loading a lens calibration file
Managing your shots
Saving a shot automatically
Saving a shot manually
Designating a Shots folder (Browse panel)
Designating a Shots folder (Shoot panel)
Controlling the camera
Setting the ISO
Selecting the sensor crop size
Setting the exposure mode
Setting the aperture
Setting the shutter speed
Setting exposure compensation
Setting the metering mode
Setting the flash sync mode
Locking the mirror
Taking a shot
Evaluating a shot
Using the camera gray balance picker (Shoot panel, Exposure Evaluation area)
Using the exposure alarms
About the histogram
Shooting with an overlay
Leaf live view functions
Using Leaf live view
Activating live view
Toggling live view color
Changing the live view exposure time
Composing with live view
Focusing the live view image
Using the focus meter
Moving the focus meter on the screen
Changing the focus meter orientation
Using the gray balance picker (live view)
Using the depth of field preview
Saving the live view image
Tips on live view
Adjusting an image
About the Adjust panel
Gray balance
Predefined gray balance settings
Using the image gray balance picker (Adjust panel)
Adjusting the temperature and tint
Achieving gray balance
Setting gray balance for multiple images
Tips on gray balance
The develop curve
The standard Develop Curve tab
Predefined develop curve settings
Adjusting the develop curve automatically
Using the exposure alarms
Inverting the exposure alarms
Setting the exposure alarm mask to blink
Marking an exposure limit on the histogram
Setting the color of the exposure alarm mask
Adjusting the brightness and contrast
Advanced develop curve tools
The advanced Develop Curve tab
About the histogram
Adjusting the develop curve
Manipulating the develop curve
Defining the highlight and shadow points
Adjusting the develop curve for multiple images
Tips on the develop curve
About color
Disabling color management
Choosing a color profile
Creating a color profile
Editing a color profile
Adjusting the color saturation
Adjusting color for multiple images (Adjust panel)
Tips on color for adjusting
Using filters
About noise
Predefined noise settings
Adjusting the noise
Cleaning long exposure
Reducing noise for multiple images
Tips on reducing noise
About moire
Predefined moire settings
Reducing moire in specific areas
Pixel selection tools
Reducing moire over the entire image
Reducing moire for multiple images
About sharpening an image
Predefined sharpness settings
Setting the radius
Setting the intensity
Smoothing an image
Advanced sharpening tools
Filtering the image
Setting the highlight and shadow intensity
Controlling the grain strength
Controlling the threshold
Adjusting sharpness for multiple images
Tips on sharpening
Editing an image
Shooting while editing
Shooting and editing concurrently
Viewing shots in the preview monitor
Changing the monitor that displays Leaf Capture
Detaching the histogram
Editing
Assessing your images
Comparing your images
Comparing two images
Setting the candidate image as master
Adding an image to the compare pane
Removing an image from the compare pane
Replacing an image in a multiple selection
Synchronizing images in compare view
Panning and zooming mulitple images in compare view
Refreshing the layout in the compare pane
Rotating an image
Flagging images
Flagging an image
Removing a flag
Customizing the flag color
Using the Image Info dialog box
Sorting and showing images
Sorting your images
Moving images in your folder
Selecting images to display
Managing your files
Moving an image to another location in the disk
Moving an image to another disk
Copying an image to another location in the disk
Copying an image to another disk
Deleting an image
Moving an image to trash
Retrieving an image from Trash
Deleting an image permanently
Renaming an image
Processing while editing
Processing an image
About the Process panel
Processing an image
Monitoring the process
Stopping processing
Clearing the Process Queue
Viewing the process log
View the file path
Size overview
Predefined size settings
Cropping and specifying the output size
Specifying the output size and then cropping
Changing the size of multiple images
Tips on setting image size
Color space overview
Choosing a color space
Editing a color profile
Tips on color for processing
About Destination
Selecting a format
File formats
Managing processed images
Naming processed images
Designating a folder for processed images
Opening processed images
Opening processed images in other applications
Applying lens calibration to an image
Keyboard shortcuts
Reference
Leaf Capture menu
File menu
Edit menu
Camera menu
Image menu
View menu
Windows menu
Help menu
Index