The thumbnail mode is a display mode in which the "Thumbnail window" is located in the main window and the preview window is not displayed.

The preview mode is a display mode in which the "Preview window" is located in the main window and the thumbnail window is not displayed.

The "combination mode" is a mixed mode of the "thumbnail mode" and "preview mode", displaying Thumbnails and single view at the same time. You can change the location of the "Thumbnail Window" and "Preview "Window". Make changes to location from sub-menus under "Arrange on main window," displayed by right clicking on "Thumbnail Window". You can change the location of the "Thumbnail Window" and the scroll direction of Thumbnails from the Display settings. You can change the number of images available for display and size of thumbnails in the "Thumbnail Window" by dragging between the "Thumbnail Window" and the "Preview Window." Please refer to "3.3.3. Changing the Size of Thumbnails" for details.

This is the mode for displaying the "Thumbnail Window" as a floating window. Changing to a floating window can be set from the context menu displayed by right clicking on the top of the "Thumbnail Window". The scrolling direction of the "Thumbnail Window" while a floating window is the same as the scrolling direction under Combination Mode.

There is a "Multi preview" Function that displays two screens, separating the "Preview Window" into left and right screens.
There are two multi preview modes. Three examples of ways to utilize them will be introduced here. Please make full use of their applications.

(1)	Reference preview mode

(2)	Reproduction preview mode

3.2.1.1. Operation Methods

3.2.1.2. Selecting Reference Preview Images

The preview display comes with functions for changing display position and magnification for checking parts of the image with the mouse in the preview display.

The aims of mouse operations in the preview display are switched in tool mode.


Be sure to select one of the following tool modes for changing display position and magnification: "Fitted display", "Zoom tool", "Loupe tool (zoom in)", "Loupe tool (zoom out)" and "Palm tool".
"Fitted display" is a mode that fits the entire image in the display. The other four tools can be used to change display position and magnification through their own methods.



3.2.2.1. Changing preview display position and magnification

3.2.2.2. Change display position / magnification with the mouse

You can check images with the default parameters during adjustments in the "Combination mode" or "Preview mode."
When displaying an adjusted image on the preview window, line the mouse pointer with on the bottom right corner of the preview window, click on , and while is pressed, the image with the default parameters will be displayed.

The preview display in the preview window can perform concurrent processing in two formats, the coarse preview that performs simple development processing for quick display of the whole, and the development preview for development processing the exact same as the output image of development results.

If this software need to update the preview display, first use the quick coarse preview. In the background, parallel processing of partial development preview is performed at the same time. It is updated as display blocks that have completed development preview processing are automatically replaced.
If selected images are switched and development parameters are changed, it may seem at first that the image display is a little rough, but you will understand as details of the image change in order.

When changing development parameters, it is possible to confirm the process at different stages displayed in the coarse preview without having to check the results of development preview processing.

In the coarse preview, the following processes are performed to speed up.

(1)

It processes partially culled RAW data according to the display size, and executes a first and simple demosaic process. Therefore, there are sometimes some jaggy and false colors around the outline. (In the development preview processing, the entire RAW data are processed and a complete demosaic process and color distortion is executed.)

(2)

It does not process noise reduction, color distortion, sharpening, and other frequency surface filter processing. Therefore, when you modify the parameter "sharpening", "noise reduction", "demosaicing sharpness", "resolution plus", or "color distortion", the "preview image" will not be updated during coarse preview. (In the development preview processing, it processes all filters and the effect of the modified parameter is reflected on the display.)

It processes data as well as the development preview except for the above description. Therefore, "exposure bias", "white balance", "tone", and "saturation" is reflected also in the coarse preview.

Until development preview processing has been completed, two types of "preview images" are intermingled.
While the mark is displayed at the right end of the status bar, it indicates that the development preview processing is still under operation and there still remains the result of coarse preview.
When development preview processing is completed, the mark disappears and it indicates that the whole "preview image" has been replaced to development preview". Then you can check the final development result on the screen.

If you select "Fast rendering (Coarse preview)" from the "Preview rendering method" dropdown list on the "Display settings" dialog, SILKYPIX does not display a development preview when a smaller preview image than its actual size is displayed.
It provides you to reduce the memory consumption and the load of CPU when updating a preview image.
This setting is effective for the PC that has few built-in memories or a notebook PC. Please refer to '9.2.3. Preview window'.

You can display the grid on the preview image in the "Preview mode" or "Combination mode".

Selecting the menu command [View (V)]-[Display grid] turns the grid on or off.

Even when the grid display is OFF, the grid will be automatically displayed for a set time period while adjusting the "Rotation/Shift lens effect" category in development parameters.
Please refer to "9.2.3.3. Grid Settings" concerning settings in this function.


3.2.6.1. Moving Grid Position

3.2.6.2. Grid settings

3.3.1.1. Selecting multiple images

3.3.1.2. Select all images

3.3.1.3. How to Change "Representative Image" when Multiple Images are Selected

You can specify the display order of the thumbnail.

Using the menu command [View (V)]-[Sort thumbnails] or clicking the [Sort thumbnails] button on the "Display settings" dialog.

Set rules for arranging thumbnails in the order you prefer in the "Sort thumbnails" dialog.


3.3.2.1. Control description

(1)	List of sorting keys

(2)	Unused sorting key list

(3)	Add sort key

(4)	Remove sort key

(5)

To upper

(6)

To lower

[Settings under Thumbnail Mode]

[Settings under Combination Mode]

You can make marks for operating and managing images.

By right clicking on a thumbnail or preview image, a context menu will appear, from which you can select marks and clear marks.

(1)	Delete mark	This is a mark added to an image you want to delete. After marking, you can move images marked for deletion as a batch to Trash box through [File (F)]-[Delete marked images (E)] from the menu.
(2)	Copy/Move mark	This is a mark added to an image you want to copy or move. After marking, you can copy or move images marked for copying or moving as a batch through [File (F)]-[Copy marked images (C)] or [Move marked images (M)] from the menu.
(3)	Develop mark	By setting develop marks, you can develop multiple images in a batch from [Development (D)]-[Batch develop marked images (B)] from the menu.
(4)	User mark 1 (Blue mark)	By setting User mark 1 (Blue mark), you can use blue marks as tags.
(5)	User mark 2 (Green mark)	By setting User mark 2 (Green mark), you can use green marks as tags.
(6)	User mark 3 (Red mark)	By setting User mark 3 (Red mark), you can use red marks as tags.

To clear marks from an image, right click on a thumbnail of a marked image to display a context menu.

Select "Reset all marks" to delete all set marks.
To cancel individual set marks, select a mark for deletion from the context menu.

Furthermore, you can also set and clear marks, other than "Rating" (*1), by selecting icons located on the status bar.

A maximum of six kinds of marks can be set to a single image.
The following combinations can be set.

*1 See "3.4.3. Rating" for details concerning how to set "Rating."
*2 When the image width on two thumbnails is under "129 pixels," "Rating" is not displayed.

SILKYPIX protect is not for setting attributes of the RAW data file image for processing.
SILKYPIX protect prohibits moving or deleting files and changing development parameters during SILKYPIX operations.
Protected images are displayed with in thumbnail displays and on the status bar.

To cancel the "Protect" setting, right click on the thumbnail or preview display and use the context menu, or use "Development settings" "sub-control.

You can set the class of images by setting the number of stars with "Rating."
In addition, you can sort set ratings with " "Filter images," "Sort thumbnails," etc.

You can save additional information when set "Ratings" are saved on JPEG/TIFF image files.(*)
* See "9.1.4. JPEG/TIFF options," "(3) Discard SILKYPIX parameters and image information" regarding details on how to make settings on JPEG/TIFF image files.

3.4.3.1. Setting and Clearing "Ratings"

3.4.3.2. Filtering images by "Rating"

3.4.3.3. Sort thumbnails by "Rating"

If there are multiple images being operated on, click on to go to the image prior to the currently selected one or on to go to the next image.

Rotate the image of the currently selected image.
The image is rotate left when you click on and rotate right when you click on .

You can filter images for development, such as marked images and selected images.

There are two ways you can filter images.
One method is by selecting [View (V)]-[Filter images] from the menu and designating filtering conditions from the "Filter images" dialog. The other is by moving your mouse over the icon located to the lower right of the thumbnail window and designating "Filter images" from the pop-up window.

You can filter marked images and selected images with one click in the "Filter images" pop-up window.

You can filter using more sophisticated conditions, such as images with multiple marks, in the "Filter images" dialog.
Canceling the "Filtering images" is also done from these dialogs and pop-up window.

When images for processing are filtered, "Filtering images" will be displayed in the title bar.
In "Filtering images" mode, images not filtered will temporarily be removed as subject to processing. When "Filtering images" mode is cancelled, all images will return to status as images for processing.

"Filtering images" will be automatically cancelled if a new file or folder is opened or if added and opened.
"Filtering images" will remain open if images are individually closed with the "Close selected images" function.

There are five types of location methods as follows. The method for selection location depends on the control.

(1)	Arrange to left of main window

(2)	Arrange to right of main window

(3)	Make it a floating window

(4)	Fix in control box

(5)	Locate it on the tab page

You can select from the following three types of methods for locating the "Parameters Controls".

You can select each sub-control from among five types of location methods as shown in "3.5.1. Types of Locations".
However, methods for location differ depending on the type of sub-control.
Please see "4.1.2. Tastes/Parameters" for the default location of each sub-control.

In addition to (A) Menu to change location conditions, (B) Independent operation menus for each sub-control can be displayed in this context menu.

Menu items for each sub-control displayed in the context menu are as shown below.

3.5.3.1. "Close / Open" Controls

All controls displayed as floating windows can be arranged freely, but they can also be set up together and moved collectively as a group.

(1)	Setting up floating windows

(2)	Moving as a group unit

You can restore the location of each control by registering each control position and selecting the registered location data.
By registering the location of each control according to its purpose, you can use them while switching control locations according to usage or purpose of operations.

3.5.5.1. Register window positions

3.5.5.2. Restore window positions