The Camera Control Window

3 Choose a destination for captured images

In the Destination section, choose options for saving the processed images.

Save to: This text box shows the folder to which the images will be saved after process- ing. To choose a new folder, click the Browse… button to the right of the text box and navigate to the desired location.

Next file name: This text box shows a sample of the file names that will be used when sav- ing the images after processing. Click Edit... to modify file naming rules ( 113).

Save as type: Choose the file format that will be used to save the processed images. The

following formats are available: Use source file type, NEF, TIFF (RGB), TIFF (CMYK), and JPEG. Choose Use source file type to save captured images in the format used by the camera. When NEF or TIFF (RGB) is selected, compression can be chosen from a pull- down menu. When JPEG is selected, the compression ratio can be chosen from “Highest Compression Ratio,” “Good Compression Ratio,” “Good Balance,” “Good Quality,” and “Excellent Quality.” See “Saving Images” ( 83) for more details.

Bit depth: The bit depth (the number of bits of color information per channel for each pixel in the image) at which the image will be saved. The 16-bit option is only available if the selected file type is TIFF format (RGB) and the original image has a bit depth of over eight bits.

4 Choose whether to save original photographs

In the Archive section, choose whether to save unprocessed copies of the photographs captured from the camera.

Save Unmodified Files: Check this option to save both the original image and copies pro- cessed according the options selected in the Image Adjustments section.

Save to: This text box shows the folder to which unprocessed images will be saved. To choose a new folder, click the Browse… button to the right of the text box and navigate to the desired location.

File Naming Conventions

Windows: In environments that do not support long file names, the maximum length is eight char-

acters; file names may not contain spaces, quotes, or any of the following characters: “\\” “/” “:” “.” “;” “*” “?” “<“ “>” and “”.

Where long file names are supported, file names may not contain quotes or any of the following charac- ters: “\\” “/” “:” “.” “;” “*” “?” “<“ “>” and “”.

Macintosh: The maximum length for Macintosh file names is thirty-one characters. Colons (“:”) are not allowed.

Error Messages

If an invalid file name or other error is identified in the Live Batch dialog, a message will be displayed. Return to the Live Batch dialog and adjust settings as directed in the message.

“Apply Settings Written by Camera” Versus “Save Unmodified Files”

The Apply settings written by camera option saves images in the working (output) color space se- lected in the Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog ( 104, 105). The working color space is not applied to images saved using the Save unmodified files option.

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