Grid, Guides | Better Light 7 instruction

Grid

The default color and spacing of the vertical and horizontal rulings for the Grid tool can be set with the controls in the Grid area of the Preferences window. When the Color button is clicked, the System Color Picker window appears. Select the color for the grid lines and click on the OK button. On the Macintosh the System Color Picker also allows setting the transparency of the grid using the slider at the bottom of the Color Picker. Both the horizontal and vertical rulings will be set to this color.

The spacing between the grid lines is controlled in two ways in the Preferences window. The ﬁrst is to type a number in the Width and Height ﬁelds. This sets the grid spacing, in pixels, from a mini- mum spacing of 3 pixels to a maximum spacing of 500 pixels (the default is set to a 50 x 50 pixel grid spacing).

The grid spacing may also be set by clicking on the up and down arrow buttons next to the Width and Height ﬁelds. Each click will add or subtract 1 pixel from the respective spacing value.

If the grid spacings are changed manually (Option-Shift-drag), the manual spacing will overwrite the settings in the Preferences.

Guides

Guides are reference lines added to the preview image to aid in alignment of the elements on a set or to assist in adjusting the camera settings for tilt, swing, shift, etc. The default color and line style for the grid lines can be set with the Guides controls. When the Color button is clicked, the System Color Picker window appears. Select the color for the guide lines and click the OK button.

The line style for the guides can be selected as solid, dashed, dotted or stippled. The line style and color are applied to both horizontal and vertical guide lines.

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Contents

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 Hardware Setup Software Operation Line TimeLighting 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 Canceling a Prescan Saving and Viewing PrescansColor Managed Prescans Guides Rulers Resolution Image Capture SettingsPage Line Time ISO Exposure Lock Capture Mode Canceling a Scan ScanningScanning to the Camera Disk Automatically Naming Images Naming the Image 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 Judging Overall and Spot Exposures Histogram Static Spot Meter Location Readings Tool Bar Magnify ToolHand Tool Panorama Tool Measure Tool Mac only ToneZones Tool Page Grid Tool Crop Mask ToolPage Tab Panels Size PanelScan Area & Cropping 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 Changing Existing Color Balances Deleting Color BalancesAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect 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 Setting the EV Scale Reference Tone Curve HistogramSelecting an Output Tone Scale 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 Sorting Image Files Adding more Notes to Your PicturesExporting Notes 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 Automatically Save Prescans Auto NamingAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Mask Auto-rotate Retrieved Files Guides Grid Using Sounds Baseline ISO SettingISO Increment Selection 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 Color Balance Sensitivity Tone CurvesLens Aperture 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