Phocus 1.2

[NickT]

Thought you'd all like some good news! Phocus 1.2 has just gone into beta and here are a few of the goodies:
1/4 shot labelled thumbnails!
Greyscale mixer (RGB sliders)
Pause queue option
Thumbs labelled if file has been exported/modified.

And.....

Sharper previews at lower magnification! Hurrah.

Nick-T

[silvesterkok]

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Great news !!

Silvester

[arminw]

Fantastic News i can't wait for it to come out .

Armin

[David Grover]

Plus...

Background importing of 3FR files
Direct export of 3FR->TIF/JPEG/PSD etc etc if you wish (More designed for the industrial applications like aerial work - but could appeal to all!)
Navigator Tool
Faster Exports (On Intel)
PSD format in 8/16 Bit + Layers
New Thumbnail print option
Thumbnail labeling (1/4 shot, exported, adjusted)

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

[Eivind Røhne]

Background importing of 3FR files
Direct export of 3FR->TIF/JPEG/PSD etc etc if you wish (More designed for the industrial applications like aerial work - but could appeal to all!)
Navigator Tool
Faster Exports (On Intel)
PSD format in 8/16 Bit + Layers
New Thumbnail print option
Thumbnail labeling (1/4 shot, exported, adjusted)

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

Hey hey hey! Now we're talking!! 

Does anybody know how far behind the PC version with the same functionality is?

[horseoncoboy]

nick, great !  do you know if live-view is also improved ?

[MQ]

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[hcubell]

Plus...

Background importing of 3FR files
Direct export of 3FR->TIF/JPEG/PSD etc etc if you wish (More designed for the industrial applications like aerial work - but could appeal to all!)
Navigator Tool
Faster Exports (On Intel)
PSD format in 8/16 Bit + Layers
New Thumbnail print option
Thumbnail labeling (1/4 shot, exported, adjusted)

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

David:
Sharp or "just" sharper?
Thanks, Howard
P.S., how is the Highlight Recovery tool coming along?

[David Grover]

Plus...

Background importing of 3FR files
Direct export of 3FR->TIF/JPEG/PSD etc etc if you wish (More designed for the industrial applications like aerial work - but could appeal to all!)
Navigator Tool
Faster Exports (On Intel)
PSD format in 8/16 Bit + Layers
New Thumbnail print option
Thumbnail labeling (1/4 shot, exported, adjusted)

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

David:
Sharp or "just" sharper?
Thanks, Howard
P.S., how is the Highlight Recovery tool coming along?

I think you could say - its how it should be!

Good point about the HR tool.  Ill ask today.

David

[David Grover]

nick, great !  do you know if live-view is also improved ?

What is your critiscism of Live View out of interest?  Also which product are you using?

Normally we have very enthusiastic feedback on the Live View in Phocus.

[horseoncoboy]

nick, great !  do you know if live-view is also improved ?

What is your critiscism of Live View out of interest?  Also which product are you using?

Normally we have very enthusiastic feedback on the Live View in Phocus.

hi david i use a  h3d2 31 - 

phocus - no color preview

slow refresh

burned out areas

[hcubell]

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

David:
Sharp or "just" sharper?
Thanks, Howard
P.S., how is the Highlight Recovery tool coming along?

I think you could say - its how it should be!
Good point about the HR tool.  Ill ask today.David
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David:
What will the additional layers contain that you will be able to export as PSD files? Image files(e.g., for exposure or focus bracketing)?
That reminds me, are "stacks" on the agenda?

[David Grover]

nick, great !  do you know if live-view is also improved ?

What is your critiscism of Live View out of interest?  Also which product are you using?

Normally we have very enthusiastic feedback on the Live View in Phocus.

hi david i use a  h3d2 31 - 

phocus - no color preview

slow refresh

burned out areas

Color preview - would slow down the refresh I am afraid.  Why do you need colour?  What purpose does it serve?

Burned out areas - LV works best in low light, so (if possible) reduce modeling lights to a minimum.

[David Grover]

Oh, and sharper preview images at lower magnification.  ;-)

David:
Sharp or "just" sharper?
Thanks, Howard
P.S., how is the Highlight Recovery tool coming along?

I think you could say - its how it should be!
Good point about the HR tool.  Ill ask today.David

David:
What will the additional layers contain that you will be able to export as PSD files? Image files(e.g., for exposure or focus bracketing)?
That reminds me, are "stacks" on the agenda?


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The idea is that you could do your exposure / focus brackets and then export the whole lot as one ready PSD or TIF file, with layers, 8 or 16 bit.

Stacks?  A la Aperture?  Well you can do a very similar thing.  Any 3F file can have a number of adjustments stored in it, which can be recalled at any time.  There is no limit to the number of different adjustments that can be applied.

[hcubell]

Stacks?  A la Aperture?  Well you can do a very similar thing.  Any 3F file can have a number of adjustments stored in it, which can be recalled at any time.  There is no limit to the number of different adjustments that can be applied.

Stacks as in Aperture (and I believe Lightroom) allow you to group a set of files together in a stack in the Browser area. This is a useful way of grouping files that are bracketed for exposure or focus. Now, in Phocus, I have  to keep physical notes of the file numbers of the files that are brackets of each other.