A quick look guides on Olympus Viewer 3, the Image Management Software for Olympus E-System Cameras
The Basics
'Getting to know the basics of Olympus Viewer 3, the digital image editing and management software for Olympus E System cameras' Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3), the digital image editing and management software from Olympus, is the basic software suite you can use to import images and movies taken with your digital cameras to view, edit, and manage them.
An Ensemble in Dramatic Tone
'Olympus Viewer 3 - An ensemble of images enhanced with the Dramatic Tone art filter effect, post-processed from *.orf (Olympus RAW Format) files.' The art filter highlights the lighter parts of the image while simultaneously darkening the darker aspects like shadows, making the image more contrasty and foreboding.
A Look At Tone Curve Creatives
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A quick look and a chance to go on a wild ride with Tone Curve creatives' The Tone Curve tool, as available in most image editors, as well as on Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3), is a graphical representation of the tonal range of your image and it allows you to manipulate the brightness and contrast of the red/green/blue (RGB) color gamut or the individual red, green and blue channels by picking the color separately from the drop-down list.
A Key Line Photo Creative
Olympus E-P5, M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 EZ 'Olympus Viewer 3 - Looking at a key line photo creative with Key Line Art Filter effect' One of the interesting aspects of working with Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3) is the fact that the software suite comes with the Art Filter and Art Effect tool which is part of the software's RAW development tools.
B&W Conversion for JPEG Images
'Olympus Viewer 3 - Guide to a process workflow for a fast track black-and-white conversions of JPEG images' It has been mentioned that to way get a good digital B&W (black and white) image is to shoot in color and the do a grayscale conversion of the image through post-processing.
Fast Track *.orf RAW Development
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A quick guide to a fast-track development of *.orf RAW image files in post-processing' One of the filters in the Art Filters pack of Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3), the Pop Art effect, can actually be used beyond what it is basically meant for, as an Art Filter effect, to that of a catalyst for a fast-track development of suitable *.orf RAW image files.
Pop Art, Dramatic Tone, Gradation
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A look at creative aspects of Pop Art, Dramatic Tone and Gradations edits in RAW Development mode' I am sure you too have your days when things just do not turn out right or the way you expected it to be.
Popping It Up With Pop Art Filter
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A quick-and-dirty post-process workflow feature using Pop Art art filter effects' As an amateur photographer and a non-Photoshop expert, I tend to rely a lot on the Pop Art filter effect from the Art Filter and Art Effects application on Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3).
Post-Processing JPEG Images
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A quick guide to post-processing JPEG images for that shine and volume' Amateur photographers will normally start off their hobby capturing images in JPEG instead of RAW. JEPG images are saved in files that are comparatively smaller in size to RAW files, and the images are immediately ready for sharing or posting on the Internet, or printed as hard copies.
Post-Processing B&W Images
'Olympus Viewer 3 - Tips, guide, and tutorial for post-processing monochrome or black and white images' Post-processing monochrome or black and white images with edits in Auto Tone Correction, Tone Curve, Brightness & Contrast, and Unsharp Mask is one way to get flat washed-out monochrome images a new lease of life, one which will reflect the way a monochrome image should be presented.
Sharpening with Unsharp Mask
'Olympus Viewer 3 - A quick tutorial on using the Unsharp Mask tool for post-processing of JPEG images and RAW *.orf files' Contrary to what you were thinking when you first came across the term, an ' unsharp mask' is actually a tool used to sharpen an image.
Using Art Filters and Art Effects
'A quick look guide to post-processing images with Art Filters and Art Effects' Post-Processing images with Art Filters and Art Effects on Olympus Viewer 3 is a good way to add a measure of creativity to your *.orf RAW files.
