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When you first launch Phocus you will be greeted by a welcome screen. This screen offers you two different ways of starting Phocus. Choose 
Standard Mode to start Phocus with all functions and features present or choose Light Mode if you are new to Phocus or if you want a simple 
workflow.

Phocus by Hasselblad – the final step towards uncompromising 
image quality. 
Phocus by Hasselblad could very well be called “The Beauty and 
the  Beast”.  Beast,  for  the  power,  performance  and  advanced 
tools  of  the  Hasselblad  imaging  software  that  forms  the  core 
of this amazing software, and Beauty for it’s easy and attractive 
working environment. Phocus makes even the  largest files easy 

to handle on both Mac and Windows platforms and provides seri-
ous   photographers  with  a  well  thought  out,  intuitive  workflow, 
designed to work the way that photographers work. 
When  combined  with  the  optics  and  sensors  that  meet 
 Hasselblad’s  extreme  demands  –  the  result  is  stunning  image 
quality. A quality standard that we refer to as Hasselblad Image 
Quality.

Photos: Marco Grob

Summary of Contents for PHOCUS

Page 1: ...led The Beauty and the Beast Beast for the power performance and advanced tools of the Hasselblad imaging software that forms the core of this amazing software and Beauty for it s easy and attractive working environment Phocus makes even the largest files easy to handle on both Mac and Windows platforms and provides seri ous photographers with a well thought out intuitive workflow designed to work...

Page 2: ...s auto matically with all Hasselblad HC HCD lenses even with movements when using the HTS 1 5 Tilt Shift adapter Based upon manual set tings DAC also works with all the Carl Zeiss lenses of the classic V system cameras Ultra Focus The H system cameras Ultra Focus system allows information from the lens and exact capture conditions to be fed to the camera processor for ultra fine tuning of the auto...

Page 3: ...folders can be open at the same time while Quick Selection folders make handling your choices simple and easy Tools can be hidden when not required or collected into groups for rapid access The whole appearance and working environment can be altered to suit current needs Processing power doesn t help much if you can t use it easily and effectively Photos Marco Grob File Browser Allows easy access ...

Page 4: ...also offers recovery shadow fill and clarity options The recovery tool helps to diminish the problem of clipped highlights by restoring detail found in the raw file The shadow fill 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 ...

Page 5: ...ially opens with a Wel come screen offering two starting modes Light Mode and Standard Mode These modes are intended as starting points only All the tools and processing abilities are always present and always acces sible behind the scenes it s just that you choose when and how they become part of the action Some users will lean towards the Light Mode with a possible few additions while others wil...

Page 6: ...etrieval much easier Your exported tiff s and large jpeg s will carry most of this capture information available for your further post processing and archiving Perfect Viewing Quality By taking advantage of the extra computational power available from the graphics card Phocus provides real time full quality viewer updates when performing adjustments On top of that the Phocus Viewer delivers image ...

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