Rulers, Guides | Better Light 7 guide

Rulers

Selecting Show Rulers from the Display menu will cause rulers to be displayed on the top and left edges of the preview image. Command-R (Control-R in Windows) can also be used to turn rulers on and oﬀ. The rulers are shown in the current units selected on the Size tab panel. The origin for the rulers is set by default to the upper-left corner of the preview. The origin can be changed by clicking on the upper-left corner of the rulers and dragging into the preview image. The origin will be set to the location where the mouse is released. The ruler origin can be returned to the default setting by double-clicking in the upper-left corner of the rulers.

Guides

Clicking on a ruler and dragging into the preview image will create a guide line. Clicking on the horizontal ruler will create a horizontal guide and a vertical guide is created by clicking and dragging from the vertical ruler. A guide line can be deleted by clicking on it and dragging it back to it’s origi- nal ruler or all guide lines can be deleted by selecting Clear Guides from the Display menu. A guide line may be repositioned by moving the mouse over the guide line until the mouse changes to a or cursor, then click and drag the guide line to its new position. Guide lines will be displayed or hidden when the rulers are shown or hidden by the Command-R (Control-R in Windows) key com- bination.

The guide line color and style may be selected by moving the cursor over a guide line until the cursor changes to a or . At this position double-click the mouse (double right-click in Windows) and the guide line attribute window will appear. Select the desired attributes and click OK to close the window.

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Contents

Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Revision D March Acknowledgements Page Page Contents Lock Crop Ratio Locking Both Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color Focusing Altering Color Balance for Mood or EﬀectSaving a High Bit Depth Image Limit Line Exporting Notes Automatically Opening the Image Hardware Setup Software Operation Line TimeLighting Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software Getting Started Memory Requirements System RequirementsMacintosh PC PC version of the software is required Quick 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 DB Connect 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 computer Install the infrared blocking ﬁlter Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlter Select the image capture settings Compose and focus the imagePut the insert into the camera Start the ViewFinder software Prescan Take the pictureTransfer the ﬁle to the computer View the ﬁnal image Prescanning Making a Prescan Fast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Canceling a Prescan Saving and Viewing PrescansColor Managed Prescans Rulers Guides Image Capture Settings ResolutionPage Line Time ISO Capture Mode Exposure Lock Canceling a Scan ScanningScanning to the Camera Disk Naming the Image Automatically Naming Images Adding 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 Exposures Static Spot Meter Location Readings Tool Bar Magnify ToolHand Tool Measure Tool Mac only Panorama Tool ToneZones 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 per Lock Crop Ratio To set a speciﬁc shape for crop rectangle Clicking up or down buttons of Scan Area Lock File Size To specify an exact ﬁle size Faster Scans for Free Seconds Scan direction Color Panel Establishing Neutral Color Balance Saving 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 Proﬁles Tone Panel Tone Curve Selections Saving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Limit Line Spot Meter Reference PointsNegative Curves Bit Tone Curves Setting the EV Scale Reference Tone Curve HistogramSelecting an Output Tone Scale Saving Tone Curves Deleting Tone Curves Focus Panel Large Focus Display Selecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Audio Focusing Aid Mac only Multiple Color Focusing Infrared 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 Image Retrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Deleting Image Files Hard Drive Storage Capacity Menus File Menu Edit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Capture Mode Clean/ParkDiagnostics Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaning User Preferences Automatically Retrieving Images Saving FilesAfter highlighting the desired folder, click Right of the Save scan folder label Automatically Save Prescans Auto NamingAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Auto-rotate Retrieved Files Mask Grid Guides Using Sounds Baseline ISO SettingISO Increment Selection Pano Settings Use this feature, the factory settings are adequateTime Lapse Crop Cleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix a Exposure Adjustments Appendix BManipulating Exposure Line Time Color Balance Sensitivity Tone CurvesLens Aperture Lighting Line Time Settings Appendix C Resolution Selections Appendix DModel 4000E-HS Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HS Super 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Status Indicators PowerAppendix E Status Hardware Setup Appendix FPanoramic Adapter Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Object Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panorama Error Messages Camera reported error Not ReadyCamera reported error No Room Camera reported error Conversion Error Camera reported error Value Error Camera reported error Math ErrorScsi Errors Comm returned error Other Errors Unknown Error Camera Timed Out