Better Light 7 manual Saving and Viewing Prescans, Canceling a Prescan, Color Managed Prescans

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Saving and Viewing Prescans

After a prescan has been made the Save Prescan… option may be selected from the File menu. When selected, the current, adjusted preview image data is saved as a TIFF image file into the folder selected in the Save File dialog box that will appear. The image file is given the default name entered in the main control area, with the appended suffix “_pre”, to distinguish it from a final scan and pre- vent accidentally overwriting the file. As long as the entered name is unchanged, a new preview will overwrite any with the same name.

Selecting the Auto Save Prescans option in the Preferences will cause the current prescan to be auto- matically saved every time the Scan button is clicked. The prescans will be saved in the prescan folder specified in the Preferences.

After being saved, the preview image may be opened in an image editor such as Photoshop, for further examination and experimentation.

These prescans can also be layered in Photoshop with a digital copy of the layout for sizing and positioning during the shoot; or used as a “for position only” image in page layout programs; or used to generate smaller files for web publishing; or used as a large thumbnail image for image cataloging software.

Canceling a Prescan

Once the prescan is started, it may be canceled at any time prior to completion by holding down the Command key (Control key in Windows) and pressing the period key . It may take several seconds for the scanning process to halt, depending primarily on the prescan line time. Canceling

a prescan will cause the refreshing of the preview image to halt at its current location in the image, thus, that portion of the on-screen preview image that has already been updated with new data will remain updated, while the unfinished portion of the preview image will continue to display image data from a previous prescan. The histogram display is updated at the end of the prescan process, so canceling the prescan will result in the histogram display showing the data distribution of the preview image with whatever data is within the cropped region. This may include part of the cancelled prescan and data from the previous prescan.

Color Managed Prescans

When a profile is selected in the Preferences for embedding in the file, that profile, in combina- tion with the system monitor profile, will be used to display the preview image. This makes it pos- sible to have the preview in ViewFinder match the same view in color managed image editors (e.g. Photoshop). The profiles are applied at the end of the prescan process.

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Contents Revision D March Large Format Digital Scanning Camera SystemAcknowledgements Page Page Contents Locking Both Lock Crop RatioLimit Line Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color FocusingAltering Color Balance for Mood or Effect Saving a High Bit Depth ImageAutomatically Opening the Image Exporting NotesLighting Hardware Setup Software OperationLine Time Parts List Connector Identification Getting Started Installing and Configuring the ViewFinder SoftwarePC PC version of the software is required Memory RequirementsSystem Requirements MacintoshMate the female end of the cable with the DB Quick Start GuideConnect the camera insert to the control unit Connect the control unit to the host computerTurn on the host computer Connect the AC power to the control unitInstall the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glass Turn on the digital cameraMm thick Tungsten infrared blocking filter Install the infrared blocking filterStart the ViewFinder software Select the image capture settingsCompose and focus the image Put the insert into the cameraView the final image PrescanTake the picture Transfer the file to the computerMaking a Prescan PrescanningFast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Color Managed Prescans Canceling a PrescanSaving and Viewing Prescans Guides RulersResolution Image Capture SettingsPage Line Time ISO Exposure Lock Capture ModeScanning to the Camera Disk Canceling a ScanScanning Automatically Naming Images Naming the ImageAdding Notes to Your Picture RGB Data Values, EV Units Exposure EvaluationDigital Spot Metering Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Judging Overall and Spot Exposures HistogramStatic Spot Meter Location Readings Hand Tool Tool BarMagnify Tool Panorama Tool Measure Tool Mac onlyToneZones Tool Page Grid Tool Crop Mask ToolPage Scan Area & Cropping Tab PanelsSize Panel Different unit. Example 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm at 300 pixels per Size of the cropped area may still be adjusted whileClicking up or down buttons of Scan Area Lock Crop Ratio To set a specific shape for crop rectangleLock File Size To specify an exact file size Seconds Scan direction Faster Scans for FreeEstablishing Neutral Color Balance Color PanelSaving Color Balances Altering Color Balance for Mood or Effect Changing Existing Color BalancesDeleting Color Balances Tagging Images with ICC Profiles Reverting to a Previous Color BalanceTone Curve Selections Tone PanelSaving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Bit Tone Curves Limit LineSpot Meter Reference Points Negative CurvesSelecting an Output Tone Scale Setting the EV Scale ReferenceTone Curve Histogram Deleting Tone Curves Saving Tone CurvesLarge Focus Display Focus PanelSelecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Multiple Color Focusing Audio Focusing Aid Mac onlyInfrared Focus Image File Management and Retrieval ViewFinder File Manager Exporting Notes Sorting Image FilesAdding more Notes to Your Pictures Automatically Opening the Image Automatically Saving Files to a FolderRetrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Hard Drive Storage Capacity Deleting Image FilesFile Menu MenusEdit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaning Capture ModeClean/Park DiagnosticsRight of the Save scan folder label User PreferencesAutomatically Retrieving Images Saving Files After highlighting the desired folder, clickAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Automatically Save PrescansAuto Naming Mask Auto-rotate Retrieved FilesGuides GridISO Increment Selection Using SoundsBaseline ISO Setting Crop Pano SettingsUse this feature, the factory settings are adequate Time LapseAppendix a Cleaning the CCD Cover GlassLine Time Exposure AdjustmentsAppendix B Manipulating ExposureLens Aperture Color Balance SensitivityTone Curves Lighting Appendix C Line Time SettingsModel 6000-HS, 6000E-HS Resolution SelectionsAppendix D Model 4000E-HSSuper 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Status Status IndicatorsPower Appendix EScene Panorama Hardware SetupAppendix F Panoramic AdapterPage Rollout Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panorama Object PanoramaCamera reported error Conversion Error Error MessagesCamera reported error Not Ready Camera reported error No RoomOther Errors Unknown Error Camera reported error Value ErrorCamera reported error Math Error Scsi Errors Comm returned errorCamera Timed Out
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