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eLynx lab supported file formats

RAW files

When loading a raw file you are under 16-bit resolution. You get a better resolution to process then get down to the 8-bit jpeg format.

Why using RAW file format?

Here is the list of the supported and tested cameras:
You can get the raw files from the links. If you have some raw files to add from other cameras, please contact us.

CANON

• EOS: 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, D30, D60, DIGITAL-REBEL, DIGITAL-REBEL-XTI
  1D-MARK II, 1D-MARK IIn, 1D-MARK III, 1DS-MARK III, 1D, 1DS-MARK II, 5D, 5D-MARKII, 7D
  300D-DIGITAL, 350D-DIGITAL, 450D, 400D-DIGITAL, 500D, 550D, 1000D
• POWERSHOT A610, A620, A640, A650, A720, G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G9, G10, G11, PRO1
  S2IS, S30, S3IS, S40, S45, S50, S60, S70, S90

FUJI

• FINEPIX: E550, E900, F700, S100-FS, S2-PRO, S205-EXR, S3-PRO, S5-PRO, S5000, S5600, S6500-FD, S9500

KODAK

• DC120, DC50, DCSPRO-SLR-N, P880-ZOOM

MINOLTA

• DIMAGE: 5, 7HI, 7I, A1, A2, DYNAX: 5D, 7D

NIKON

• COOLPIX: 5700, E5400, P6000
• D1, D1X, D2X, D2Xs, D3, D3X, D40, D40X, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80, D90, D100, D200, D300, D700, D5000, E8400

OLYMPUS

• C5050Z, C5060WZ, C8080, SP350, SP500UZ, SP510UZ, SP550UZ
• E1, E3, EP1, EP2, EPL1, E10, E20, E30, E300, E330, E400, E410, E500, E510, E620

PANASONIC

• DMC: FZ8, FZ18, FZ28, FZ30, FZ50, FX150, FX180, G1, GF1, L1, L10, LX2, LX3

PENTAX

• *IST-D, *IST-DL, K7, K10D, K20D, K100D, K100D-SUPER, K200D, KM, OPTIO-S4

SONY

• DSLR: A100, A200, A300, A350, A500, A550, A700, A900, DSC R1

Other makers

• LEICA: DIGILUX2, DLUX3, M8, M9, VLUX1, X1
• RICOH: GR-DIGITAL2, GR-DIGITAL3, GXR
• SAMSUNG: GX10, GX20, NX10, PRO815
• EPSON: RD1
• HASSELBLAD: CFV
• LEAF: APTUS22
• MAMIYA: ZD

Raw files are using a Bayer matrix, to get then in the RGB color space you have to demosaicing them. You can see the result of available implemented algorithms in eLynx lab. You can also follow the link for each samples to get the algorithm documentation.

Nearest	Bilinear
Malvar He Cutler	Bicubic
David Cok	Freeman
Adaptive	Laroche Prescott
Hamilton	Hamilton Adams
Adams	Wang Lin Xue
Kimmel	Lukin Kubasov
Chuan Lin	Wemmiao Lu
Pattern Recognition Interpolation	Pattern Matching Interpolation
Variable Number of Gradients	Adaptive homogeneity-directed
Chang Tan	raw Bayer (no interpolation)

Standard file formats

Here are all available file extensions at open:

New image

To create an image, run the command from menu: File=>New...

You can choose the image type and then set parameters:

Checker	Gradient	Moivre
Noise	Perlin	Liquid
Square	Circle	Gaussian
Lens flare	Butterworth	Plate
Gradient wheel	Cellular	Galaxy
Color wheel	Color hearts	Color blend
Bands	Plasma	Julia

Open a file

Run command from menu: File=>Open...

In status bar you get image informations: width x height in pixels, color space and channel's resolution.

Under windows you can also use drag and drop functionnality to load a file.

Save a file

To save a file without changing its filename, run the command from menu: File=>Save

Save a file with a filename

Run command from menu: File=>Save As...

Close a file

When you do not need anymore a file in session you can close it with File=>Close

If the file has been created or has been modified, you will be ask to save it before closing it.

Close all files

When you do not need any files in session you can close then with File=>Close all

For each file that has been created or has been modified, you will be ask to save it before closing it.

Exit eLynx Lab

To exit from eLynx Lab you just have to choose File=>Exit.

If modified files are in session you'll will be asked to save them or to lose modifications for each ones.