Better Light 7 manual Image File Management and Retrieval

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Image File Management and Retrieval

Digital scanning cameras can easily generate gigabytes of image data in a single day. The transfer, handling, and storage of this amount of information should be carefully considered to optimize both time and eﬃciency.

Better Light’s USB-2 based camera system stores all images onto a dedicated internal hard drive in raw 16-bit per color mode. The tone curve in eﬀect when the ﬁnal image was captured is also stored with the raw image. When the images are retrieved, several options are provided for the storage of image data onto the host computer, as will be described in subsequent pages.

Image data scanned to the digital camera’s internal disk drive places minimal requirements on the host computer during the scan, and allows most of the computer’s RAM to be allocated to other applications, such as Photoshop. The computer can even be used for other tasks during such scans, which can be useful when longer scans are required. Such images are saved in a proprietary format on the camera disk drive, and must be transferred to the host computer for further use.

Image ﬁles can automatically be retrieved to a removable storage device by designating a folder on the removable drive as the destination for automatically-saved scans; see File Preferences for details on selecting the destination folder.

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Contents Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Revision D MarchAcknowledgements Page Page Contents Lock Crop Ratio Locking BothSaving a High Bit Depth Image Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color FocusingAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Limit LineExporting Notes Automatically Opening the ImageHardware Setup Software Operation Line TimeLighting Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software Getting StartedMacintosh Memory RequirementsSystem Requirements PC PC version of the software is requiredConnect the control unit to the host computer Quick Start GuideConnect the camera insert to the control unit Mate the female end of the cable with the DBTurn on the digital camera Connect the AC power to the control unitInstall the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glass Turn on the host computerInstall the infrared blocking ﬁlter Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlterPut the insert into the camera Select the image capture settingsCompose and focus the image Start the ViewFinder softwareTransfer the ﬁle to the computer PrescanTake the picture 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 Negative Curves Limit LineSpot Meter Reference Points 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 Diagnostics Capture ModeClean/Park Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaningAfter highlighting the desired folder, click User PreferencesAutomatically Retrieving Images Saving Files 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 Time Lapse Pano SettingsUse this feature, the factory settings are adequate CropCleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix aManipulating Exposure Exposure AdjustmentsAppendix B Line TimeColor Balance Sensitivity Tone CurvesLens Aperture Lighting Line Time Settings Appendix CModel 4000E-HS Resolution SelectionsAppendix D Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HSSuper 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Appendix E Status IndicatorsPower StatusPanoramic Adapter Hardware SetupAppendix F Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Object Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panoramaCamera reported error No Room Error MessagesCamera reported error Not Ready Camera reported error Conversion ErrorScsi Errors Comm returned error Camera reported error Value ErrorCamera reported error Math Error Other Errors Unknown ErrorCamera Timed Out