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Hasselblad Phocus for Mac version 2.6.5
Written by Hasselblad Software Agent
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 22:42
Current version of Phocus Mac is 2.6.5
Improvements to the user interface with Lion style overlay scroll bars, better feedback during the firmware update process and faster tool performance with the Crop and Viewer.
Updated: Current version of Phocus Windows is 2.6.4
August 12, 2011: This is a feature and bugfix release of Hasselblad's scanner software FlexColor version 4.8.12 originally released on 12/15/2010
Highlights
Installs an updated Imacon 3F Photoshop plugin (V 1.4) which now also adds compatibility with CS5 in 64-bit mode. The plugin is installed in Photoshop CS2 and newer versions.
Improved performance when using the feeder for reflective scanning.
Fixes an issue concerning frame recognition when using high resolution custom holders.
Fixes an issue defining aperture heights for custom holders.
Fixes an issue when attempting to scan too long crops or too large files.
For a complete description of fixes and added features, please read the FlexColor read-me file.
System Requirements
Mac OS X version 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 is supported.
Compatibility
A G4, G5 or Intel processor is required.
All Hasselblad products and Imacon products with a Firewire interface are supported, with exception of the newer H4D camera range - the H3DII-50, H3DII-50MS and CFV-39. Please use Phocus by Hasselblad with these products.
For FlexColor usage with a scanner we recommend at least 256 MB RAM - while camera usage requires at least 512 MB - when performing micro step captures you should have at least 1.5GB of RAM installed - for the 528C at least 2GB.
Please note that 3f files generated by version 4.5.x and later can not be used by earlier versions.
What about older SCSI-based Flextight Scanners?
FlexColor v4.0.4 for Mac is the last version to support SCSI units and is a multi language version, including: Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
System Requirements
Mac OS X vers.10.2.1 to 10.5.x (Leopard) is supported.
Compatibility
FlexColor 4.0.4 does not support SCSI on Intel based Macs.
Make sure before upgrading to OS 10.5 ( Leopard ), that your SCSI card is supported under this OS.
This and future version(s) will not offer support for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Do you need support on Flextight scanners and FlexColor software? We can help!
This tool has been a popular request item and the implementation is smooth and works as promised. We examined the dust removal on a Miami skyline with several obvious dust spots that were prominent in the image (we did clean the sensor before setting off on the boat, right?) Since we upgraded from Phocus 2.5.5, the Dust Removal tool was manually added to the Adjust tool tab by selecting the small white triangle to the right of the Export tab that reveals the list of tools available.
These dust corrections can be applied as a batch to a set of images that is useful for automated repair.
Phocus Mobile (remote)
We saw an early beta of the Phocus Mobile application on an iPad and the concept is simple: shoot and show. This is ideal for a client or Art Director to see the images from the shoot appear on their device (including the iPhone). Although not the giant display of larger monitors, the convenience of this setup can be used in clever ways, such as setting lights in the scene, or shooting multiple exposures while hand-holding a flash and remote firing the camera from an iPhone.
Mac OS 10.6 is required to enable Phocus Mobile in the Phocus application preferences and if an existing WiFi network is not available, Mac users can create an "ad-hoc" WiFi network
Hasselblad released Phocus 2.5.5 for Windows on January 7, 2011 as a free download for all users.
This is a service release with various corrections introduced in previous versions of Phocus.
Highlights of Change Log
Fixes an issue relating to long exposure times that could lead to image artifacts in fine details.
Various fixes and improvements. (See read-me file for details)
Recent introduced features and fixes:
Adds support for the new HC50-II and HC120-II lenses.
Fixes various stability issues related to tethered capture
Fix of camera disconnect/reconnect issue
Fix of potential disconnect issue when host computer is in sleep mode.
Fix of potential crash situation during image export
Fixes a crash on start-up
H4D-60 related:
Enables update of H4D-60 firmware from Phocus
Continuous capture from Phocus (supported by firmware R354)
H4D-40 & HxD-50 related:
Continuous capture from Phocus (supported by firmware R357)
It is recommended to keep the windows installation up-to-date with the latest window updates and service packs (SP). Phocus requires a particular update for Windows XP SP2. Its name is "XMLLite for Windows XP (KB915865)" for Windows XP SP2 32 bit, or "XMLLite for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB915865)" for Windows XP SP2 64 bit. XMLLite is included is Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista. The installation kit includes XMLLite for XP in English. If you are using a different language, please use windows update, or read the setup.txt.
Larger preview image available
We really liked this improvement - many times the embedded preview is just too pixelated when zoomed to fit on a larger display like the LaCie 500 and 700 series. Digital techs are able to quickly show Art Directors/Photographers the overall image with better detail without zooming in to show superior information in the shot (although this does require a graphics card with at least 512MB VRAM to perform suitably; preferred are Nvidia and ATI brands with Direct X 9.0c drivers.)
