Better Light 7 guide

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Better Light 7 manual

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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 Line Time Hardware Setup Software OperationLighting 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 Saving and Viewing Prescans Canceling a PrescanColor Managed Prescans Rulers Guides Image Capture Settings ResolutionPage Line Time ISO Capture Mode Exposure Lock Scanning Canceling a ScanScanning to the Camera Disk Naming the Image Automatically Naming Images Adding 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 Histogram Judging Overall and Spot Exposures Static Spot Meter Location Readings Magnify Tool Tool BarHand Tool Measure Tool Mac only Panorama Tool ToneZones Tool Page Crop Mask Tool Grid ToolPage Size Panel Tab PanelsScan 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 Deleting Color Balances Changing Existing 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 Tone Curve Histogram Setting the EV Scale ReferenceSelecting 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 Adding more Notes to Your Pictures Sorting Image FilesExporting 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 Auto Naming Automatically Save PrescansAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Auto-rotate Retrieved Files Mask Grid Guides Baseline ISO Setting Using SoundsISO 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 Tone Curves Color Balance SensitivityLens 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