| 1. Introduction |
1 |
| 1.1. What is Bibble? |
1 |
| 1.2. Why RAW Conversion? |
1 |
| 1.3. Bibble History |
2 |
| 1.4. How to Read this Book |
3 |
| 1.5. Conventions Used in this Book |
4 |
| 2. First Steps |
5 |
| 2.1. Setup Workflow |
5 |
| 2.2. Installation |
6 |
| 2.2.1. Mac OS |
7 |
| 2.2.2. Windows |
7 |
| 2.2.3. Linux |
7 |
| 2.3. Screen Setup |
7 |
| 2.4. Preferences |
13 |
| 2.4.1. General Preferences |
13 |
| 2.4.2. Display Preferences |
15 |
| 2.4.3. Color Management Preferences |
17 |
| 2.4.4. Import & Cache Preferences |
17 |
| 2.4.5. Renaming Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.6. Sequences Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.7. Keyboard Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.8. Soft Proofing Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.9. Watched Folders Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.10. Copy Sets Preferences |
18 |
| 2.4.11. Default Settings |
18 |
| 2.4.12. Cropping Preferences |
19 |
| 2.4.13. Performance Preferences |
19 |
| 2.5. First Image Processing |
19 |
| 2.6. First Image Adjustments |
19 |
| 2.7. First Look at Batch Queues |
23 |
| 2.8. Bibble vs. Camera Settings |
25 |
| 3. Color Management |
27 |
| 3.1. Understanding Color Management |
27 |
| 3.2. Device Profiling and Calibration |
30 |
| 3.3. Working Color Space Profile |
31 |
| 3.4. Bibble Color Management |
34 |
| 3.4.1. Bibble Color Management Cheat Sheet |
36 |
| 4. Bibble Tools |
39 |
| 4.1. A First Workflow |
39 |
| 4.2. White Balance |
39 |
| 4.2.1. White Balance vs. Color Temperature |
41 |
| 4.3. Exposure, AutoLevels, and Fill Light |
42 |
| 4.3.1. AutoLevel |
44 |
| 4.3.2. Exposure |
44 |
| 4.3.3. Fill Light |
47 |
| 4.3.4. Dealing with Blown Highlights |
49 |
| 4.4. Color, Saturation and Contrast |
54 |
| 4.5. Cropping, Resizing and Tilted Horizons |
57 |
| 4.6. Dealing with Noise |
60 |
| 4.7. Curves |
65 |
| 4.8. Region Corrections |
69 |
| 4.9. Heal/Clone Layer |
74 |
| 4.10. Using Layers and Regions |
76 |
| 4.10.1. Stacking Effects |
76 |
| 4.10.2. Fixing Side Effects |
77 |
| 4.10.3. Protecting the Exposure |
77 |
| 4.10.4. Selective Sharpening / Noise Reduction |
77 |
| 4.10.5. Adjusting for Mixed Light |
78 |
| 4.10.6. Red-eye Removal |
78 |
| 4.11. Lens and Sensor Corrections |
78 |
| 4.12. Sharpening |
81 |
| 4.12.1. Types of Sharpening |
81 |
| 4.12.2. Bibble Sharpening |
82 |
| 4.12.3. Noise Ninja Registered USM |
83 |
| 4.12.4. Output USM Sharpening |
84 |
| 4.12.5. Judging Sharpness |
84 |
| 4.12.6. Sharpening for Output Devices |
84 |
| 4.13. Judging Changes and Comparing Images |
85 |
| 4.13.1. Multi-view |
85 |
| 4.13.2. Image Versions |
86 |
| 4.13.3. Image Stacks |
87 |
| 4.13.4. Going Back in Time â&<64;&s220; the="" edit="">64;&s220;> |
87 |
| 4.14. Re-using Image Settings |
88 |
| 4.14.1. Selective Copy |
88 |
| 4.14.2. Copy Sets |
90 |
| 4.14.3. Presets |
90 |
| 4.15. Efficient Keyboard and Mouse Use |
91 |
| 5. WorkFlow |
95 |
| 5.1. Default Image Adjustments |
95 |
| 5.1.1. RAW Default Settings |
95 |
| 5.1.2. Camera Default Settings |
97 |
| 5.1.3. Rendered Default Settings |
97 |
| 5.1.4. Undoing Your Edits |
98 |
| 5.2. Efficient Browsing |
98 |
| 5.3. Efficient Image Organization |
102 |
| 5.4. Batch Queues |
102 |
| 5.5. Renaming Schemes |
108 |
| 5.6. Watched Folders |
109 |
| 5.7. Complete Workflow |
109 |
| 5.7.1. Ingest |
110 |
| 5.7.2. Cull & Rate |
110 |
| 5.7.3. Apply Metadata |
112 |
| 5.7.4. Adjust |
112 |
| 5.7.5. Catalog Import |
113 |
| 5.7.6. Output |
113 |
| 6. Showing Off |
115 |
| 6.1. Showing Images Online |
115 |
| 6.2. Using Bibble-generated Galleries |
116 |
| 6.3. Using the Slideshow |
119 |
| 6.4. Printing Using a Photo Service |
120 |
| 6.5. Printing Your Own Images |
122 |
| 6.5.1. Printer Profiles |
123 |
| 6.5.2. Print Options |
123 |
| 6.5.3. Custom Print Layouts |
126 |
| 6.5.4. Printing PDFs |
128 |
| 7. Image Management |
131 |
| 7.1. How Do I Organize My Images? |
131 |
| 7.2. Metadata â&<64;&s220; exif,="" iptc="" and="">64;&s220;> |
133 |
| 7.3. Metadata Tool Setup |
135 |
| 7.4. Metadata Fields |
136 |
| 7.4.1. Keywords |
136 |
| 7.4.2. Keyword Sets |
137 |
| 7.4.3. Essential Metadata Fields |
138 |
| 7.4.4. Predefining Metadata Tags |
139 |
| 7.4.5. Non-ASCII Characters in Metadata |
139 |
| 7.5. Working with Catalogs |
139 |
| 7.5.1. Catalog Types |
140 |
| 7.5.2. Searching |
141 |
| 7.5.3. Mobile Catalogs |
142 |
| 7.5.4. Metadata and Catalog Preference Settings |
143 |
| 7.5.5. Catalog Strategies |
143 |
| 7.5.6. Using Temporary Catalogs |
143 |
| 8. Plug-ins |
145 |
| 8.1. Plug-in Folders |
145 |
| 8.2. Using Plug-ins |
146 |
| 8.2.1. Andrea |
146 |
| 8.2.2. Brenda |
149 |
| 8.2.3. GradFilter |
149 |
| 8.2.4. MathBox |
151 |
| 8.2.5. Pixie |
152 |
| 8.2.6. TypeWriter |
152 |
| 8.2.7. Texa |
154 |
| 8.2.8. Vigne |
155 |
| 8.2.9. Wavelet Sharpen |
156 |
| 8.2.10. Wavelet Denoise |
158 |
| 8.2.11. zFrame |
159 |
| 8.2.12. zPerspector |
160 |
| 8.3. Developing Plug-ins |
162 |
| 9. How To |
163 |
| 9.1. Fixing Up and Enhancing |
163 |
| 9.1.1. Blown Highlights |
163 |
| 9.1.2. Images with a Pop |
165 |
| 9.1.3. Hazy Days |
166 |
| 9.1.4. Old-style Looks |
167 |
| 9.1.5. Monochrome |
171 |
| 9.1.6. Brightening Dark Parts |
175 |
| 9.1.7. Detailed and Contrasty Portraits |
176 |
| 9.1.8. Skin Corrections |
180 |
| 9.2. Custom Batch Backend |
183 |
| 9.3. Infrared Images |
184 |
| 9.4. High ISO |
187 |
| 9.5. Dealing with Artifacts |
188 |
| 9.6. Other Hints |
189 |
| 9.6.1. Corrupt Image Display |
189 |
| 9.6.2. Fixing the Date |
189 |
| 9.6.3. Cursor Modes and RGB Readout |
190 |
| 10. Inside Bibble |
191 |
| 10.1. Understanding Bibble |
191 |
| 10.2. Image Pipeline |
192 |
| 10.3. Performance Tuning |
193 |
| 10.4. "Naked RAW" â&<64;&s220; no="" cm="">64;&s220;> |
195 |
| 10.5. Bibble Files |
195 |
| 10.5.1. Files and Directories |
195 |
| 10.5.2. System Configuration Variables |
199 |
| 10.5.3. Bibble XMP Files |
199 |
| 10.6. Applying Defaults |
200 |
| 10.7. Database Files |
200 |
| 10.7.1. Catalog Structure |
200 |
| 11. RAW vs. "Cooked" |
203 |
| 11.1. Working with TIFF Files |
204 |
| 11.2. Working with JPEG Files |
204 |
| 11.3. Defaults for Processed Files |
204 |
| 12. Integration with Other Software |
205 |
| 12.1. Downloaders |
205 |
| 12.2. Integration Using XMP Files |
205 |
| 12.3. Work Queues |
206 |
| 12.4. Image Editors |
206 |
| 12.5. Image Viewers |
206 |
| 13. This and That |
209 |
| 13.1. Operating System Specifics |
209 |
| 13.1.1. Linux |
209 |
| 13.1.2. Mac OS |
209 |
| 13.1.3. Windows |
209 |
| 13.2. Universal RAW Hopes |
210 |
| 14. About this Book |
211 |
| 14.1. Colophon |
211 |
| 14.2. About the Authors |
211 |
| Glossary |
213 |
| Index |
217 |