Using Recipes

Details of image adjustments made on tool palettes, collectively called recipes, can be saved as recipe files with a .dr4 file extension. You can also apply recipe files to other images.

By creating a recipe file from one image captured in the same shooting environment as others, you can apply the recipe to the other images.

Caution

  • Recipe files with editing that only applies to RAW images cannot be used for JPEGs or TIFFs.
  • Recipes are not compatible between Digital Photo Professional 4 and earlier versions.
  • In Digital Photo Professional 4, images with recipe files from earlier versions are displayed using the settings at the time of shooting.
  • In earlier versions, images with recipe files from Digital Photo Professional 4 are also displayed using the settings at the time of shooting.

Copying and Applying Recipes to Other Images

You can copy a recipe of an edited image and apply it to other images.

  1. Select the image with the recipe to copy.

  2. Select recipe items.

    • Select [Select and copy recipe settings] in the [Edit] menu.

    • On the next screen, select recipe items.

      To copy all items

      Select [Copy recipe] in the [Edit] menu.

      To copy selected items

      Select [Copy selected recipe] in the [Edit] menu.

  3. Select an image to apply the recipe to.

  4. Select [Paste recipe] (Windows) or [Paste recipe] (macOS) in the [Edit] menu.

Caution

  • RAW movie recipes cannot be copied or applied.
  • If you prefer to keep images in the current orientation, select [Select and copy recipe settings] in the [Edit] menu and clear the checkmark from [Rotate left / Rotate right: 0°] in the next window.

Saving Recipe Files

  1. Select an edited image.

  2. Select [Save recipe in file] in the [Edit] menu.

    To save all items

    Select [Save all recipes] in the window displayed.

    To save selected items

    Select the [Save selected recipes] in the window displayed, then click [Specify Recipe Details]. In the next window, select recipe items to save, then click [OK].

  3. Select the destination folder, enter a file name, and then click [Save].

Loading and Applying Recipes

  1. Select an image to apply the recipe to.

  2. Select [Read and paste recipe from file] (Windows) or [Read and paste recipe from file] (macOS) in the [Edit] menu.

  3. Select a recipe and click [Open].