Functions
PHOCUS AND HASSELBLAD CAPTURE FILES
The X1D can capture files and store them as Hasselblad RAW format files or Hasselblad RAW + JPEG formats simultaneously.
Hasselblad RAW files are initially stored in the 3FR format which is a proprietary Hasselblad format for the temporary storage of captures. A 3FR file contains the complete digitized raw image exactly as it was captured by the camera. 3FR information requires further computing power (typically by way of Phocus) to obtain complete development. If developed in Phocus, 3FR files become Hasselblad 3F files – denoted by each file now bearing the suffix “.fff”. If developed by other RAW processors, the 3FR files are not converted to 3F but can be exported directly to TIFF and PSD according to requirements.
When working tethered (which necessitates using Phocus) 3FR files are automatically processed and stored in the background on a computer appearing as 3F files on the hard disk ready for selective adjustment and export. 3FR files stored on a SD card can be processed using:
Hasselblad Phocus
Adobe Camera Raw
Adobe Lightroom
Apple Aperture
Capture files can be stored as 3FR files (from a SD card) for later processing in Phocus or other software, or they can be stored as 3F files (as a result of tethered shooting or 3FR files processed and converted in Phocus). In all cases if you keep the original 3FR/3F files, you will also retain the possibility of reprocessing them in the future in later versions of Phocus or other software to take advantage of eventual improvements and developments.
Mixed formats
Phocus can also process most other capture formats, generic and proprietary. This means you can include other formats in your normal Phocus workflow if you choose. Or if you prefer, you can include Hasselblad files in Adobe / Apple workflows as stated above.
Note!
For best possible image result, use Hasselblad Phocus Software. Other Digital Image Software can give you a similar result, but not exactly the same as Hasselblad Phocus Software.
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