Contents | Better Light 7 manual

Contents
Parts List	10
Connector Identiﬁcation	11
Getting Started	12
Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder™ Software	12
Memory Requirements	13
System Requirements	13
Quick Start Guide	14
Prescanning	19
Making a Prescan	19
Fast Prescans	20
Cropped Prescans	21
Super View Prescans	22
Saving and Viewing Prescans	23
Cancelling a Prescan	23
Color Managed Prescans	23
Rulers	24
Guides	24
Image Capture Settings	25
Resolution	25
Line Time	27
ISO	28
Exposure Lock	29
Capture Mode	29
Scanning	30
Scanning to the Camera Disk	30
Canceling a Scan	30
Naming the Image	31

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Better Light 7 manual Contents

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Revision D March Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Acknowledgements Page Page Contents Locking Both Lock Crop Ratio Altering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color FocusingSaving a High Bit Depth Image Limit Line Automatically Opening the Image Exporting Notes Lighting Hardware Setup Software OperationLine Time Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Getting Started Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software System Requirements Memory RequirementsMacintosh PC PC version of the software is required Connect the camera insert to the control unit Quick Start GuideConnect the control unit to the host computer Mate the female end of the cable with the DB Install the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glass Connect the AC power to the control unitTurn on the digital camera Turn on the host computer Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlter Install the infrared blocking ﬁlter Compose and focus the image Select the image capture settingsPut the insert into the camera Start the ViewFinder software Take the picture PrescanTransfer the ﬁle to the computer View the ﬁnal image Making a Prescan Prescanning Fast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Color Managed Prescans Canceling a PrescanSaving and Viewing Prescans Guides Rulers Resolution Image Capture SettingsPage Line Time ISO Exposure Lock Capture Mode Scanning to the Camera Disk Canceling a ScanScanning Automatically Naming Images Naming the Image Adding Notes to Your Picture RGB Data Values, EV Units Exposure EvaluationDigital Spot Metering Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Judging Overall and Spot Exposures Histogram Static Spot Meter Location Readings Hand Tool Tool BarMagnify Tool Panorama Tool Measure Tool Mac only ToneZones Tool Page Grid Tool Crop Mask ToolPage Scan Area & Cropping Tab PanelsSize Panel Diﬀerent unit. Example 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm at 300 pixels per Size of the cropped area may still be adjusted while Clicking up or down buttons of Scan Area Lock Crop Ratio To set a speciﬁc shape for crop rectangle Lock File Size To specify an exact ﬁle size Seconds Scan direction Faster Scans for Free Establishing Neutral Color Balance Color Panel Saving Color Balances Altering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Changing Existing Color BalancesDeleting Color Balances Tagging Images with ICC Proﬁles Reverting to a Previous Color Balance Tone Curve Selections Tone Panel Saving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Spot Meter Reference Points Limit LineNegative Curves Bit Tone Curves Selecting an Output Tone Scale Setting the EV Scale ReferenceTone Curve Histogram Deleting Tone Curves Saving Tone Curves Large Focus Display Focus Panel Selecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Multiple Color Focusing Audio Focusing Aid Mac only Infrared Focus Image File Management and Retrieval ViewFinder File Manager Exporting Notes Sorting Image FilesAdding more Notes to Your Pictures Automatically Opening the Image Automatically Saving Files to a Folder Retrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Hard Drive Storage Capacity Deleting Image Files File Menu Menus Edit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Clean/Park Capture ModeDiagnostics Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaning Automatically Retrieving Images Saving Files User PreferencesAfter highlighting the desired folder, click Right of the Save scan folder label Automatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Automatically Save PrescansAuto Naming Mask Auto-rotate Retrieved Files Guides Grid ISO Increment Selection Using SoundsBaseline ISO Setting Use this feature, the factory settings are adequate Pano SettingsTime Lapse Crop Appendix a Cleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix B Exposure AdjustmentsManipulating Exposure Line Time Lens Aperture Color Balance SensitivityTone Curves Lighting Appendix C Line Time Settings Appendix D Resolution SelectionsModel 4000E-HS Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HS Super 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Power Status IndicatorsAppendix E Status Appendix F Hardware SetupPanoramic Adapter Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panorama Object Panorama Camera reported error Not Ready Error MessagesCamera reported error No Room Camera reported error Conversion Error Camera reported error Math Error Camera reported error Value ErrorScsi Errors Comm returned error Other Errors Unknown Error Camera Timed Out