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Crop Mask Tool

When working with cropped areas for scanning, a crop mask may be displayed on the preview by selecting the Crop Mask tool from the top set of buttons or by pressing and holding the Com- mand key (Control key in Windows) and pressing and releasing the slash key (/) (aka virgule key). A crop mask will appear surrounding the cropped area in the preview image.

The color and transparency of the crop mask are determined by settings in the Preferences

window. The color used for the mask may be selected by clicking on the Color button in the Mask section and selecting a color from the Color Picker. The transparency of the mask is selected by moving the slider to the right for more opacity and the left for more transparency (Windows) or by moving the transparency slider in the Color Picker (Macintosh). These same settings can be accessed by double-clicking on the area covered by the crop mask in the preview image (Macintosh) or by double right-clicking in the preview image (Windows). The appropriate Preferences window will appear to set the mask preferences.

Grid Tool

An alignment grid may be displayed on the preview by selecting the Grid tool from the top set of buttons or by pressing and holding the Command key (Control key in Windows) and pressing and releasing the apostrophe key (‘). The color and default spacing of the grid are determined by settings in the Preferences window.

The positioning of the grid may be changed by moving the mouse into the preview image and pressing and holding the Control key and moving the mouse. The cursor will change to a grid align- ment icon and the grid may be positioned as long as the Control key remains depressed.

The spacing of the grid may be manually adjusted by pressing and holding the Control and Shift keys and moving the mouse in the preview image. As the mouse is moved upward, the hori- zontal grid lines will be placed closer together. Correspondingly, as the mouse is moved leftward, the vertical line spacing will be reduced. The grid lines have a minimum spacing of two pixels apart and a maximum spacing of 500 pixels.

The grid spacing may be set precisely in the Preferences window in the Grid section. Exact pixel spacings may be entered manually into the edit fields or the up and down arrows may be used to increment or decrement the values until the desired spacing is achieved.

The color used for the grid may be selected by clicking on the Color button in the Grid section of the Preferences and selecting a color from the Color Picker.

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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 NotesLine Time Hardware Setup Software OperationLighting 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 Saving and Viewing Prescans Canceling a PrescanColor Managed Prescans Guides RulersResolution Image Capture SettingsPage Line Time ISO Exposure Lock Capture ModeScanning Canceling a ScanScanning to the Camera Disk Automatically Naming Images Naming the ImageAdding Notes to Your Picture Digital Spot Metering Exposure EvaluationRGB Data Values, EV Units Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Judging Overall and Spot Exposures HistogramStatic Spot Meter Location Readings Magnify Tool Tool BarHand Tool Panorama Tool Measure Tool Mac onlyToneZones Tool Page Grid Tool Crop Mask ToolPage Size Panel Tab PanelsScan Area & Cropping 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 Deleting Color Balances Changing Existing Color BalancesAltering Color Balance for Mood or Effect 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 CurvesTone Curve Histogram Setting the EV Scale ReferenceSelecting an Output Tone Scale 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 Adding more Notes to Your Pictures Sorting Image FilesExporting Notes 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, clickAuto Naming Automatically Save PrescansAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Mask Auto-rotate Retrieved FilesGuides GridBaseline ISO Setting Using SoundsISO Increment Selection Crop Pano SettingsUse this feature, the factory settings are adequate Time LapseAppendix a Cleaning the CCD Cover GlassLine Time Exposure AdjustmentsAppendix B Manipulating ExposureTone Curves Color Balance SensitivityLens Aperture 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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