Better Light 7 manual Saving Tone Curves, Deleting Tone Curves

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Saving Tone Curves

After creating or modifying a tone curve, you may wish to save the new curve; either as startup preferences, or as part of a custom setting. Select the New Setting option from the Tone Curve popup menu (Windows), or the Add Setting button next to the Tone Curve popup menu (Mac), at the bottom of the Tone tab panel. Enter the name for the new curve setting in the window that appears and click the OK button. The new setting will now appear in the Tone Curve list. The entire list of tone curves will be saved into the Preferences ﬁle when ViewFinder™ is quit (if the Auto Save Prefer- ences option is checked in the File menu). The tone curve list will also be recorded in any settings ﬁle created with the Save Settings option from the File menu.

If you do make a custom curve, we recommend that you click on Save Preferences or Save Settings in the File menu to permanently save your new curve before continuing.

Deleting Tone Curves

Any tone curve in the Tone Curve popup list, except “None 14-bit”and Default, can be deleted by ﬁrst selecting it as the current setting, then choosing Delete Current Setting from the Tone Curve popup (Windows). You will be asked to conﬁrm that you really want to delete the curve before it is removed. On a Macintosh, select the Delete Setting button next to the Tone Curve popup menu to delete the current curve.

If you accidentally delete a tone curve, you may be able to restore it. If you have already saved your tone curve previously by either quitting the program with the Auto Save Preferences option checked in the File menu, or by explicitly selecting Save Settings from the File menu, or by exporting the tone curve with the Export Curve option from the File menu, then you can restore the deleted tone curve. The ﬁrst way to restore the curve is by choosing Load Settings from the File menu and selecting the ViewFinder Prefs ﬁle as the setting ﬁle. The second restoration method is by unchecking the Auto Save Preferences option from the File menu and quitting the program. When ViewFinder™ is restarted, the previous version of the ViewFinder Prefs, the one with the accidentally deleted curve, will be used. The third restoration method is to choose Import Curve from the File menu, then choose the ﬁle with the exported curve.

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Contents Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Revision D MarchAcknowledgements Page Page Contents Lock Crop Ratio Locking BothAudio Focusing Aid Multiple Color Focusing Altering Color Balance for Mood or EﬀectSaving a High Bit Depth Image Limit LineExporting Notes Automatically Opening the ImageHardware Setup Software Operation Line TimeLighting Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software Getting StartedMemory Requirements System RequirementsMacintosh PC PC version of the software is requiredQuick Start Guide Connect the camera insert to the control unitConnect the control unit to the host computer Mate the female end of the cable with the DBConnect the AC power to the control unit Install the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glassTurn on the digital camera Turn on the host computerInstall the infrared blocking ﬁlter Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlterSelect the image capture settings Compose and focus the imagePut the insert into the camera Start the ViewFinder softwarePrescan Take the pictureTransfer the ﬁle to the computer View the ﬁnal imagePrescanning Making a PrescanFast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Canceling a Prescan Saving and Viewing PrescansColor Managed Prescans Rulers GuidesImage Capture Settings ResolutionPage Line Time ISO Capture Mode Exposure LockCanceling a Scan ScanningScanning to the Camera Disk Naming the Image Automatically Naming ImagesAdding Notes to Your Picture Exposure Evaluation Digital Spot MeteringRGB Data Values, EV Units Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Histogram Judging Overall and Spot ExposuresStatic Spot Meter Location Readings Tool Bar Magnify ToolHand Tool Measure Tool Mac only Panorama ToolToneZones Tool Page Crop Mask Tool Grid ToolPage Tab Panels Size PanelScan Area & Cropping Size of the cropped area may still be adjusted while Diﬀerent unit. Example 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm at 300 pixels perLock Crop Ratio To set a speciﬁc shape for crop rectangle Clicking up or down buttons of Scan AreaLock File Size To specify an exact ﬁle size Faster Scans for Free Seconds Scan directionColor Panel Establishing Neutral Color BalanceSaving Color Balances Changing Existing Color Balances Deleting Color BalancesAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Reverting to a Previous Color Balance Tagging Images with ICC ProﬁlesTone Panel Tone Curve SelectionsSaving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Limit Line Spot Meter Reference PointsNegative Curves Bit Tone CurvesSetting the EV Scale Reference Tone Curve HistogramSelecting an Output Tone Scale Saving Tone Curves Deleting Tone CurvesFocus Panel Large Focus DisplaySelecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Audio Focusing Aid Mac only Multiple Color FocusingInfrared Focus Image File Management and Retrieval ViewFinder File Manager Sorting Image Files Adding more Notes to Your PicturesExporting Notes Automatically Saving Files to a Folder Automatically Opening the ImageRetrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Deleting Image Files Hard Drive Storage CapacityMenus File MenuEdit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Capture Mode Clean/ParkDiagnostics Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaningUser Preferences Automatically Retrieving Images Saving FilesAfter highlighting the desired folder, click Right of the Save scan folder labelAutomatically Save Prescans Auto NamingAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Auto-rotate Retrieved Files MaskGrid GuidesUsing Sounds Baseline ISO SettingISO Increment Selection Pano Settings Use this feature, the factory settings are adequateTime Lapse CropCleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix aExposure Adjustments Appendix BManipulating Exposure Line TimeColor Balance Sensitivity Tone CurvesLens Aperture Lighting Line Time Settings Appendix CResolution Selections Appendix DModel 4000E-HS Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HSSuper 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Status Indicators PowerAppendix E StatusHardware Setup Appendix FPanoramic Adapter Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Object Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panoramaError Messages Camera reported error Not ReadyCamera reported error No Room Camera reported error Conversion ErrorCamera reported error Value Error Camera reported error Math ErrorScsi Errors Comm returned error Other Errors Unknown ErrorCamera Timed Out