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<sect2 id="using-sidebarfileproperties">
- <title
->Egenskaper</title>
- <para
->Sidoraden Egenskaper visar den viktigaste informationen om den markerade bilden som i stort sett är självförklarande. Den är grupperad i följande delar: <itemizedlist>
-
- <listitem
-><para
->Filegenskaper: Detta är information som har med filsystemet att göra</para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para
->Bildegenskaper: Visar bild- och formategenskaper som dimension, komprimering, färgdjup, etc.</para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para
->Fotografiegenskaper: Visar en sammanfattning av de viktigaste parametrarna när bilden togs. Data hämtas från EXIF-datafält om tillgängliga.</para
-></listitem>
+ <title>Egenskaper</title>
+ <para>Sidoraden Egenskaper visar den viktigaste informationen om den markerade bilden som i stort sett är självförklarande. Den är grupperad i följande delar: <itemizedlist>
+
+ <listitem><para>Filegenskaper: Detta är information som har med filsystemet att göra</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>Bildegenskaper: Visar bild- och formategenskaper som dimension, komprimering, färgdjup, etc.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>Fotografiegenskaper: Visar en sammanfattning av de viktigaste parametrarna när bilden togs. Data hämtas från EXIF-datafält om tillgängliga.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <example
-> <title
->Sidoradens filegenskaper</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->Exempel på sidoradens filegenskaper</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarfileproperties.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>Sidoradens filegenskaper</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>Exempel på sidoradens filegenskaper</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarfileproperties.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="using-sidebarmetadata">
- <title
->The Metadata Tabs</title>
+ <title>The Metadata Tabs</title>
<para>
- The metadata sidebar is composed of four sub tabs <guilabel
->EXIF, Makernotes, IPTC and GPS data</guilabel
->. On the left, two button let you choose between full and simplified data display. Next to it are a printer and copy icon, They do just that - print (&kprinter; dialog) or copy the respective tab data to the clipboard. In the main window view you will find a navigation button set with the file name on top of the tabs.
+ The metadata sidebar is composed of four sub tabs <guilabel>EXIF, Makernotes, IPTC and GPS data</guilabel>. On the left, two button let you choose between full and simplified data display. Next to it are a printer and copy icon, They do just that - print (&kprinter; dialog) or copy the respective tab data to the clipboard. In the main window view you will find a navigation button set with the file name on top of the tabs.
</para>
- <para
->Metadata, as shown in the for tabs, can be modified and enhanced in a number of ways elsewhere:
+ <para>Metadata, as shown in the for tabs, can be modified and enhanced in a number of ways elsewhere:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para
->with the <ulink url="help:/index.html#using-cameraclientrenaming"
->camera dialog</ulink
-></para
-></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para
->the <ulink url="help:/kipi-plugins/metadataeditor.html"
->metadata editor</ulink
-></para
-></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para
->the <ulink url="help:/kipi-plugins/geolocalization.html"
->GPS-locator</ulink
-></para
-></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para
-><ulink url="help:/menu-descriptions#synchronize-metadata"
->copying</ulink
-> database metadata to files</para
-></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para
-><ulink url="help:/menu-descriptions#update-db-metadata"
->copying</ulink
-> file's metadata to the database</para
-></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>with the <ulink url="help:/index.html#using-cameraclientrenaming">camera dialog</ulink></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>the <ulink url="help:/kipi-plugins/metadataeditor.html">metadata editor</ulink></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>the <ulink url="help:/kipi-plugins/geolocalization.html">GPS-locator</ulink></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/menu-descriptions#synchronize-metadata">copying</ulink> database metadata to files</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/menu-descriptions#update-db-metadata">copying</ulink> file's metadata to the database</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para
-><inlinemediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadata.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-><textobject
-><phrase
->The Metadata Tabs</phrase
-></textobject
-></inlinemediaobject>
+ <para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadata.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject><textobject><phrase>The Metadata Tabs</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject>
</para>
<sect3 id="using-sidebarmetadataexif">
- <title
->EXIF Tags</title>
+ <title>EXIF Tags</title>
<anchor id="kexif.anchor"/>
<sect4>
- <title
->What is EXIF?</title>
+ <title>What is EXIF?</title>
<para>
- EXIF stands for <ulink url="http://www.exif.org"
->EXtended Interchange Format</ulink
->. It was designed specifically for digital cameras. It allows a large amount of information about the photograph to be stored. This information describes the camera which took the image along with the settings (including date and time) in use when the image was taken. An in-line thumbnail can be included.
+ EXIF stands for <ulink url="http://www.exif.org">EXtended Interchange Format</ulink>. It was designed specifically for digital cameras. It allows a large amount of information about the photograph to be stored. This information describes the camera which took the image along with the settings (including date and time) in use when the image was taken. An in-line thumbnail can be included.
</para>
<para>
- EXIF format contains a set of marker sections named <emphasis
->Image File Directories</emphasis
-> (IFD). The sections likely to be found in a normal EXIF file are as follows:
+ EXIF format contains a set of marker sections named <emphasis>Image File Directories</emphasis> (IFD). The sections likely to be found in a normal EXIF file are as follows:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Image Information</guilabel
->: contains general information about the image.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Embedded Thumbnail</guilabel
->: contains information about the embedded thumbnail image.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Photograph Information</guilabel
->: contains extended information about the photograph.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Interoperability</guilabel
->: contains information to support interoperability between different EXIF implementations.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Image Information</guilabel>: contains general information about the image.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Embedded Thumbnail</guilabel>: contains information about the embedded thumbnail image.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Photograph Information</guilabel>: contains extended information about the photograph.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Interoperability</guilabel>: contains information to support interoperability between different EXIF implementations.
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -155,8 +76,7 @@
</sect4>
<sect4>
- <title
->How to Use EXIF Viewer?</title>
+ <title>How to Use EXIF Viewer?</title>
<para>
You can review embedded EXIF information for the selected image from the first sidebar tab. The EXIF Viewer is purely informational: nothing you do with it will cause any change to the EXIF sections. If there are more entries than space available, just scroll down with the mouse wheel.
@@ -167,21 +87,13 @@
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Simple</guilabel
->: display only more important EXIF marker for photograph.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Full</guilabel
->: display all EXIF markers.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Simple</guilabel>: display only more important EXIF marker for photograph.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Full</guilabel>: display all EXIF markers.
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -189,9 +101,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- Some vendors add additional EXIF sections, such as Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Minolta, and Sigma. These sections contain vendor and model specific notes. These will be displayed in the <guilabel
->Makernote</guilabel
-> section.
+ Some vendors add additional EXIF sections, such as Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Minolta, and Sigma. These sections contain vendor and model specific notes. These will be displayed in the <guilabel>Makernote</guilabel> section.
</para>
</sect4>
@@ -199,12 +109,10 @@
</sect3>
<sect3 id="using-sidebarmetadatamakernote">
- <title
->Makernote Tags</title>
+ <title>Makernote Tags</title>
<sect4>
- <title
->What is Makernote?</title>
+ <title>What is Makernote?</title>
<para>
The EXIF standard defines a Makernote tag, which allows camera manufacturers to place any custom format metadata in the file. This is used increasingly by camera manufacturers to store a myriad of camera settings not listed in the EXIF standard, such as shooting modes, post-processing settings, serial number, focusing modes, etc. As this tag format is proprietary and manufacturer specific.
@@ -213,22 +121,13 @@
</sect4>
<sect4>
- <title
->How to Use Makernote Viewer</title>
+ <title>How to Use Makernote Viewer</title>
<para>
You can review embedded Makernote information for the selected image from the first sidebar tab. The Makernote Viewer is purely informational: nothing you do with it will cause any change to the Makernote sections.
</para>
- <para
-><inlinemediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadatamakernote.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-><textobject
-><phrase
->The Makernote Viewer in Action</phrase
-></textobject
-></inlinemediaobject>
+ <para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadatamakernote.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject><textobject><phrase>The Makernote Viewer in Action</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject>
</para>
</sect4>
@@ -236,17 +135,13 @@
</sect3>
<sect3 id="using-sidebarmetadataiptc">
- <title
->IPTC Tags</title>
+ <title>IPTC Tags</title>
<sect4>
- <title
->What is IPTC?</title>
+ <title>What is IPTC?</title>
<para>
- The <ulink url="http://www.iptc.org"
->International Press Telecommunications Council</ulink
->, is a consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors. It develops and maintains technical standards for improved news exchange that are used by virtually every major news organization in the world.
+ The <ulink url="http://www.iptc.org">International Press Telecommunications Council</ulink>, is a consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors. It develops and maintains technical standards for improved news exchange that are used by virtually every major news organization in the world.
</para>
<para>
@@ -260,22 +155,13 @@
</sect4>
<sect4>
- <title
->How to Use IPTC Viewer</title>
+ <title>How to Use IPTC Viewer</title>
<para>
You can review embedded IPTC information for the selected image from the first sidebar tab. The IPTC Viewer is purely informational: nothing you do with it will cause any change to the IPTC sections.
</para>
- <para
-><inlinemediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadataiptc.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-><textobject
-><phrase
->The IPTC Viewer in Action</phrase
-></textobject
-></inlinemediaobject>
+ <para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadataiptc.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject><textobject><phrase>The IPTC Viewer in Action</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject>
</para>
</sect4>
@@ -283,52 +169,34 @@
</sect3>
<sect3 id="using-sidebarmetadatagps">
- <title
->Metadata GPS tab</title>
+ <title>Metadata GPS tab</title>
<sect4>
- <title
->What is GPS?</title>
+ <title>What is GPS?</title>
<para>
- The <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System"
->Global Positioning System</ulink
-> usually called GPS, is the only fully functional satellite navigation system. A constellation of more than two dozen GPS satellites broadcasts precise timing signals by radio, allowing any GPS receiver to accurately determine its location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) anywhere on Earth. GPS also provides an extremely precise time reference and gauge speed with a very high degree of accuracy.
+ The <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System">Global Positioning System</ulink> usually called GPS, is the only fully functional satellite navigation system. A constellation of more than two dozen GPS satellites broadcasts precise timing signals by radio, allowing any GPS receiver to accurately determine its location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) anywhere on Earth. GPS also provides an extremely precise time reference and gauge speed with a very high degree of accuracy.
</para>
<para>
- GPS information can be stored in images directly by supported cameras or by synchronizing photographs with an external GPS device track. Look at this <ulink url="help:/digikam/using-camera.html#using-gps"
->section</ulink
-> for more information.
+ GPS information can be stored in images directly by supported cameras or by synchronizing photographs with an external GPS device track. Look at this <ulink url="help:/digikam/using-camera.html#using-gps">section</ulink> for more information.
</para>
</sect4>
<sect4>
- <title
->How to Use GPS Locator</title>
+ <title>How to Use GPS Locator</title>
<para>
This tab provides the GPS section of the metadata. The displayed positioning data are actually stored in the image's EXIF tags (and not yet in the database). That allows the location to be read by any other application that can understand EXIF GPS data.
</para>
<para>
- In this tab, a little world map shows where the image has been taken. If you want a more detailed map, just select on the bottom your favorite web map service and press <guilabel
->More Info</guilabel
-> to launch an external web browser instance.
+ In this tab, a little world map shows where the image has been taken. If you want a more detailed map, just select on the bottom your favorite web map service and press <guilabel>More Info</guilabel> to launch an external web browser instance.
</para>
- <example
-> <title
->sidebar Metadata GPS info</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->sidebar Metadata info</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadatagps.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>sidebar Metadata GPS info</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>sidebar Metadata info</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarmetadatagps.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
</sect4>
@@ -338,18 +206,13 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="using-sidebarcolors">
- <title
->Colors</title>
+ <title>Colors</title>
<para>
- The colors sidebar has two sub tabs <guilabel
->Color and ICC Profile</guilabel
->. Here are more details about <link linkend="using-iccprofile"
->Color Management</link>
+ The colors sidebar has two sub tabs <guilabel>Color and ICC Profile</guilabel>. Here are more details about <link linkend="using-iccprofile">Color Management</link>
</para>
<sect3 id="using-histogramviewer">
- <title
->Histogram Viewer</title>
+ <title>Histogram Viewer</title>
<anchor id="histogramviewer.anchor"/>
@@ -361,31 +224,12 @@
The Histogram Viewer shows the statistical distribution of color values in the current image. It is purely informational: nothing you do with it will cause any change to the image. If you want to perform a histogram based color correction, use the Adjust Levels or Adjust Curves Image Editor plugin.
</para>
- <example
-> <title
->The Histogram Viewer in Action</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->The Histogram Viewer in Action</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarcolorshistogramviewer.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>The Histogram Viewer in Action</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>The Histogram Viewer in Action</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;sidebarcolorshistogramviewer.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
<para>
- An image can be decomposed into <guilabel
->Red</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Green</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Blue</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Alpha</guilabel
-> color channels. <guilabel
->Alpha</guilabel
-> channel is a Layer in the image that supports transparency (like PNG or &GIF; images). Each channel supports a range of intensity levels from 0 to 255 (integer valued). Thus, a black pixel is encoded by 0 on all color channels; a white pixel by 255 on all color channels. A transparent pixel is encoded by 0 on the alpha channel; an opaque pixel by 255.
+ An image can be decomposed into <guilabel>Red</guilabel>, <guilabel>Green</guilabel>, <guilabel>Blue</guilabel>, <guilabel>Alpha</guilabel> color channels. <guilabel>Alpha</guilabel> channel is a Layer in the image that supports transparency (like PNG or &GIF; images). Each channel supports a range of intensity levels from 0 to 255 (integer valued). Thus, a black pixel is encoded by 0 on all color channels; a white pixel by 255 on all color channels. A transparent pixel is encoded by 0 on the alpha channel; an opaque pixel by 255.
</para>
<para>
@@ -393,197 +237,111 @@
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Intensity</guilabel
->: shows the distribution of brightness values.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Red</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Green</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Blue</guilabel
->: show the distribution of intensity levels for the Red, Green, or Blue channels respectively.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Intensity</guilabel>: shows the distribution of brightness values.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Red</guilabel>, <guilabel>Green</guilabel>, <guilabel>Blue</guilabel>: show the distribution of intensity levels for the Red, Green, or Blue channels respectively.
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Alpha</guilabel
->: shows the distribution of opacity levels. If the layer is completely opaque or completely transparent, the histogram will consist of a single bar on the left or right edge.
- </para
-></listitem>
-
- <listitem
-><para>
- <guilabel
->Colors</guilabel
->: shows the <guilabel
->Red</guilabel
->, <guilabel
->Green</guilabel
->, and <guilabel
->Blue</guilabel
-> histograms superposed, so that you can see all of the color distribution information in a single view. In this mode, the histogram foreground color can be chosen with the <guilabel
->Color</guilabel
-> option.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Alpha</guilabel>: shows the distribution of opacity levels. If the layer is completely opaque or completely transparent, the histogram will consist of a single bar on the left or right edge.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>: shows the <guilabel>Red</guilabel>, <guilabel>Green</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Blue</guilabel> histograms superposed, so that you can see all of the color distribution information in a single view. In this mode, the histogram foreground color can be chosen with the <guilabel>Color</guilabel> option.
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para
->
- With the <guilabel
->Rendering</guilabel
-> option, you can determine whether the histogram will be displayed using the <guilabel
->Full Image</guilabel
-> data or only with the current <guilabel
->Image Selection</guilabel
->. This option can only be enabled if you have previously selected an image region with Image Editor.
+ <para>
+ With the <guilabel>Rendering</guilabel> option, you can determine whether the histogram will be displayed using the <guilabel>Full Image</guilabel> data or only with the current <guilabel>Image Selection</guilabel>. This option can only be enabled if you have previously selected an image region with Image Editor.
</para>
- <para
->
- With <guilabel
->Scale</guilabel
-> option, you can determine whether the histogram will be displayed using a linear or logarithmic Y axis. For images taken with a digital camera, the <guilabel
->Linear</guilabel
-> mode is usually the most useful. However, for images that contain substantial areas of constant color a <guilabel
->Linear</guilabel
-> histogram will often be dominated by a single bar. In this case a <guilabel
->Logarithmic</guilabel
-> histogram will be more useful.
+ <para>
+ With <guilabel>Scale</guilabel> option, you can determine whether the histogram will be displayed using a linear or logarithmic Y axis. For images taken with a digital camera, the <guilabel>Linear</guilabel> mode is usually the most useful. However, for images that contain substantial areas of constant color a <guilabel>Linear</guilabel> histogram will often be dominated by a single bar. In this case a <guilabel>Logarithmic</guilabel> histogram will be more useful.
</para>
- <para
->
- You can restrict the analysis of the <guilabel
->Statistics</guilabel
-> field shown at the bottom of the dialog to a limited range of values if you wish. You can set the range in one of two ways:
+ <para>
+ You can restrict the analysis of the <guilabel>Statistics</guilabel> field shown at the bottom of the dialog to a limited range of values if you wish. You can set the range in one of two ways:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
Click and drag the pointer across the histogram display area, from the lowest level to the highest level of the range you want.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
Use the spin button entries below the histogram area. Left entry is bottom of range and right entry is top of range.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </para
->
+ </para>
- <para
->
+ <para>
The statistics shown at the bottom of the Histogram Viewer describe the distribution of channel values, restricted to the selected range. These are:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The mean.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The standard deviation.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The median of the selected histogram portion.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The number of pixels in the image.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The number whose values fall within the selected range.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
The percentage whose values fall within the selected range.
- </para
-></listitem
->
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- In <guilabel
->Colors</guilabel
-> channel mode, the statistics is updated with the foreground color selected with <guilabel
->Color</guilabel
-> option.
+ In <guilabel>Colors</guilabel> channel mode, the statistics is updated with the foreground color selected with <guilabel>Color</guilabel> option.
</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="using-usinghistogram">
- <title
->How To Use an Histogram</title>
+ <title>How To Use an Histogram</title>
<para>
Histograms are a graphical means to assess the accuracy of an image shown on the screen. The graph represents the 3 regions of the photograph brightness:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
(1) : the shadows-tone on the left.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
(2) : the middle-tone on the middle.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
- <listitem
-><para>
+ <listitem><para>
(3) : the highlights-tone on the right.
- </para
-></listitem>
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <example
-> <title
->An Image Histogram in All Colors Mode</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->An Image Histogram in All Colors Mode</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramdescription.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>An Image Histogram in All Colors Mode</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>An Image Histogram in All Colors Mode</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramdescription.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
The distribution of the graph, where the spikes and bulges are clustered, indicates whether the image is too dark, too bright, or well-balanced.
@@ -592,47 +350,20 @@
<para>
With an under exposed photograph, the histogram will have a distribution of brightness that tends to be mostly on the left of the graph.
- <example
-> <title
->An Over Exposed Photograph</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->An Over Exposed Photograph</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample3.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>An Over Exposed Photograph</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>An Over Exposed Photograph</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample3.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
With a correctly exposed photograph, the histogram will have a distribution of brightness that will be most prominent near the center part of the graph.
- <example
-> <title
->A Correctly Exposed Photograph</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->A Correctly Exposed Photograph</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample2.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>A Correctly Exposed Photograph</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>A Correctly Exposed Photograph</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample2.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
With an over exposed photograph, the histogram will have the bulge showing the brightness distributed mostly towards the right of the graph.
- <example
-> <title
->An Under Exposed Photograph</title>
- <screenshot
-><screeninfo
->An Under Exposed Photograph</screeninfo
-><mediaobject
-><imageobject
-><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample1.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject
-></mediaobject
-></screenshot>
+ <example> <title>An Under Exposed Photograph</title>
+ <screenshot><screeninfo>An Under Exposed Photograph</screeninfo><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="&path;editorhistogramsample1.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
</example>
</para>
@@ -642,9 +373,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- The histogram is a reliable way of deciding whether or not a photograph is correctly exposed. Should the histogram show an over or under exposure, an <link linkend="exposure-correct"
->Exposure Correction Tool</link
-> should be used to fix the photograph.
+ The histogram is a reliable way of deciding whether or not a photograph is correctly exposed. Should the histogram show an over or under exposure, an <link linkend="exposure-correct">Exposure Correction Tool</link> should be used to fix the photograph.
</para>
</sect3>