FastRawViewer Software 2.0 (Download) - Manual (Page 65)

FastRawViewer – user manual
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Inspection of Highlights
Highlight Inspection mode (Menu – View – Highlights inspection or Shift-H) does the “opposite” of
the Shadow Boost mode:
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The brightness of the shadows and midtones is decreased, and as a result the image looks
darker.
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The contrast in the highlights is increased.
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Additionally, you can “cancel” the white balance, by setting it to “UniWB” in the Highlights
inspection settings.
As a result, you can evaluate the details in the highlights (left – Highlight inspection mode on, right –
default view mode; as we can see, the highlights contain plenty of details):