Better Light 7 instruction

File Manager Apply Curve menu.

Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve (USB controller only)

Images are stored on the controller’s internal hard drive in 16-bit raw mode (as though you had selected the “None 14-bit” tone curve in the Tone panel). When you retrieve the images to the host computer you choose whether to keep them in raw mode, or apply a tone curve, and choose whether you want 8 or 16-bits per channel in the retrieved ﬁle.

None. The image is retrieved and stored as 16-bits/channel without any tone curve applied. This is a raw image, exactly the same as shooting an image

with the “None 14-bit” tone curve. The 8/16-bitsradio buttons are set to 16-bitsand inactive in this mode.

Saved with scan. The tone curve in eﬀect when the image was captured is applied to the stored raw ﬁle. Initially the 8 Bits or 16 Bits radio buttons are set to the same setting used to capture the image. So, if the image was originally shot as an 8-bit per color original, the 8 Bits button will be selected. You may change this setting by clicking on the desired number of bits per color button, 8 Bits or 16 Bits, before clicking the Retrieve button.

From tone panel. The image is retrieved and the tone curve currently in eﬀect in the Tone panel is applied. The default setting will be 8 Bits or 16 Bits per color, depending on the setting of the 16 Bits button on the Tone panel. Thus, if the Tone panel’s 16 Bits button is highlighted, the 16 Bits radio button in the File Manager will be checked. You may change this at any time prior to clicking the Retrieve button.

This option allows you to change the tone curve to a diﬀerent one than the original image capture. This feature allows you to retrieve an image with diﬀerent tone curves applied, or to remove any tone curve and retrieve a “raw” image for archival purposes.

DNG. This is a raw image format supported by Adobe. The image will be retrieved in the DNG format (a variant of TIFF) and when double-clicked will open in Adobe Camera Raw. DNG images are always retrieved as 16 Bits per color.

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Better Light 7 manual Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only

Contents

Revision D March Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Acknowledgements Page Page Contents Locking Both Lock Crop Ratio Limit Line Audio Focusing Aid Multiple Color FocusingAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Saving a High Bit Depth Image Automatically Opening the Image Exporting Notes Lighting Hardware Setup Software OperationLine Time Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Getting Started Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software PC PC version of the software is required Memory RequirementsSystem Requirements Macintosh Mate the female end of the cable with the DB Quick Start GuideConnect the camera insert to the control unit Connect the control unit to the host computer Turn on the host computer Connect the AC power to the control unitInstall the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glass Turn on the digital camera Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlter Install the infrared blocking ﬁlter Start the ViewFinder software Select the image capture settingsCompose and focus the image Put the insert into the camera View the ﬁnal image PrescanTake the picture Transfer the ﬁle to the computer 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 Bit Tone Curves Limit LineSpot Meter Reference Points Negative 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 Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaning Capture ModeClean/Park Diagnostics Right of the Save scan folder label User PreferencesAutomatically Retrieving Images Saving Files After highlighting the desired folder, click 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 Crop Pano SettingsUse this feature, the factory settings are adequate Time Lapse Appendix a Cleaning the CCD Cover Glass Line Time Exposure AdjustmentsAppendix B Manipulating Exposure Lens Aperture Color Balance SensitivityTone Curves Lighting Appendix C Line Time Settings Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HS Resolution SelectionsAppendix D Model 4000E-HS Super 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Status Status IndicatorsPower Appendix E Scene Panorama Hardware SetupAppendix F Panoramic AdapterPage Rollout Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panorama Object Panorama Camera reported error Conversion Error Error MessagesCamera reported error Not Ready Camera reported error No Room Other Errors Unknown Error Camera reported error Value ErrorCamera reported error Math Error Scsi Errors Comm returned error Camera Timed Out