Pentax Optio X Digital Camera
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1. lt Back E Cancel Add New Hardware Wizar Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search CD ROM drive I Microsoft Windows Update T Specify a location D winSxdrv Audio 1 373 win38 je Browse cack eo ca Add New Hardware Wizar Windows driver file search for the device PENTAX USB DISK Device Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver ie D PENSSTOR INF PENTAX USB DISK Device Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires 11 12 13 14 15 Click Next Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next Select CD ROM drive and click Next If another item has been selected click the box to deselect it Confirm that PENSPDR INF is displayed and click Next Click Finish When installation is finished the Wizard window is exited Windows driver file search for the device PENTAX USB DISK Device Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver Be D PENSSTOR INF Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location2. 2 Drag and drop video and lt sc shonin Ps images and rearrange San them When loading an audio track you o can drag the audio track to the D point in the Timeline where you want the audio to begin playback I To display the audio tracks click the Toggle View Mode button a 3 Click the Preview button The show you are editing is played back in the preview area Editing Video You can select a movie file in the Edit Show window and add special effects or change the playback time 1 Select the video to edit The Video menu appears on the left sidebar of the Edit Show window 2 Select Effects or Trim from the Video menu Select Effects to create various special effects and image corrections such as blurring or embossing of the image Select Trim to specify the playback time of a movie ina show T i Start 00 00 05 End 00 00 12 Default OK Cancel Help Editing Images You can set the display time enlarge an area of an image add special effects and perform other editing for still pictures loaded to a project 1 Select the image to edit The Image menu appears on the gam left sidebar of the Edit Show nore window 2 Select and set an edit function You can select from the following editing functions in the Image menu Rotate F
3. A message appears indicating that the ermrmusenseome hardware can be safely removed PENTAX DIGITAL CAMERA USB Device Click OK Disconnect the USB cable Disconnect the USB cable from the USB cradle and your PC e If the camera removable disk is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed e The camera will turn off automatically when the USB cable is disconnected Transferring Images to a Macintosh Connecting the Camera and Macintosh 1 2 a Turn your Macintosh on Turn your camera off and place it on the USB cradle If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera the images stored in the internal memory will be transmitted to the computer Connect the USB cradle to the Macintosh with the USB cable The USB cable cannot be connected to the camera directly Turn your camera on The camera is recognized as untitled INO NAME in E Mac OS X on the desktop The drive name can be changed untitled e Ifthe SD Memory Card has a volume label the volume label name appears instead of untitled A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number e When the digital camera is connected to a computer with the USB cable the 4 button lights to indicate that the digital camera is communicating with the computer and the amp button blinks to indicate that the SD Memory C
4. PENTAX Optio PC Connection Manual Enjoying Your Digital Camera Images On Your PC af PictBridge Q QuickTime Introduction This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the PENTAX Optio X on your PC Keep this manual in a safe place Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio X that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act Please take care as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations industrial enterprise or as items for display Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act and care should be taken here also Regarding trademarks e PENTAX Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation e The SD logo is a trademark e QuickTime and QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license The QuickTime logo is registered in U S and other countries e All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies This product supports PRINT Image Matching III PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions Some functions are not available on printers that are not
5. You can specify items displayed in the list and change the category order when the File pane is set to Details display Settings display categories Select Columns from the View menu and then select a display category from the submenu You can choose from the following categories Size Type Date Image Properties Description Uncheck the categories for which you do not want to display details n Clicking the right mouse button on the file list header area with Name Size and other categories displays the menu You can use the same steps to set the display categories Adjusting the width of the display category row You can adjust the row width to match the amount of text for each item displayed in the list Align the cursor with the edge of the row header Click on the edge when the cursor changes to a left right arrow and drag the edge to adjust the row width Double clicking the left mouse button on the row header separator automatically adjusts the row width to match the length of the list text Selecting a Folder with an Image You Want to View To view images stored in other folders select a folder from the folder tree in the Navigation pane of the Browser or directly specify a folder in the path box Selecting a different folder in the folder tree A folder selected from the folder tree is designated as the current folder and images from that folder are displayed in the File pane To display a subfolder is dis
6. meter K Creating Projects In ACD Showtime for PENTAX a project defines the method for editing together movies and still pictures as well as the display and playback time settings To begin using ACD Showtime for PENTAX first create a new project 1 In the ACD Showtime for PENTAX startup window click Create Video File A new project is created and the Edit Show window appears In the Edit Show window you can also click New from the Project menu on the left sidebar to create a new project The project currently opened in the Edit Show window closes If the project has not been saved a prompt appears asking if you want to save it Adding and Sorting Video Images Music and Other Audio With ACD Showtime for PENTAX you can add video images and music or other audio and then rearrange the order for display or playback to create your own show 1 From the Show menu on the left of the window click Add Video Add Image or peat acl The Add Video Image Music T Audio dialog box appears Select the video image or music audio file you want to add to the project and click Open You can also add files by dragging and dropping them from ACDSee for PENTAX or the desktop into the Edit Show window The area in the Edit Show window where video images and music audio files can be rearranged is called the Timeline
7. other audio added to the timeline in the Edit Show window Setting the playback time of music audio 1 Click the Toggle View Mode button to display the audio tracks in the timeline J ACD Showtime for PENTAX Edit Show Audio tracks 2 Select the audio track to edit The Audio menu appears on the left sidebar of the Edit Show window 3 Click Trim from the Audio menu 4 Specify the playback time of music audio by setting the starting and ending points in the Trim window Click the Play button to preview the adjusted starting time and playback time Synchronizing the music audio starting time with the movie or image starting time When there are multiple movies or images on the timeline you can select from which movie or image starting point to start playback of the music audio 1 Click the right mouse button on an audio track in the timeline 2 From the Snap to menu select Start Previous Next or End Start Begins playback atthe game Edit Show beginning of the timeline Previous Begins playback at the beginning of the previous movie or image Next Begins playback at the beginning of the next movie or image End Begins playback at the beginning of the last movie or image i Music and other audio on an audio track can be dragged to the desired starting position Synchronizing with movies and images The playback time of
8. 1 KB PENSSTOR Setup Information 2 KB PTXPTMRK ACDSee ICO Image Double click the Install ee icon a f File and Folder Tasks Make a new folder blish this Folder to the b The setup screen appears os Click Yes A Installation of the PC camera driver starts When installation is finished reboot your PC Using the PC Camera You cannot take pictures while using an AC power supply Charge the battery fully first Set the camera s USB Connection aa mode to PC Camera eni Do not connect the camera to your PC while ne PC or PictBridge is selected for the USB Sleep Timeout Connection mode ce a i For information on how to change the USB fengcancel Connection mode see Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC p 17 Connect the camera to your PC using the USB cradle Make sure that the camera is turned off before placing it on the USB cradle Run the messaging software For information on using the software see the operating manual for the messaging software you are using Memo PENTAX Corporation PENTAX Europe GmbH European Headquarters PENTAX U K Limited PENTAX France S A S PENTAX Benelux B V PENTAX Schweiz AG PENTAX Scandinavia AB PENTAX Imaging Company 2 36 9 Maeno cho Itabashi ku Tokyo 174 8639 JAPAN http www pentax co jp Julius Vosseler Strasse 104 22527 Hamburg GERMANY HQ http www pentaxeurope com Germany
9. Displays small icons and file information in a list format You can change the file information that is displayed 1 p 32 Tile Displays large icons and file information in a tile format Changing the Image List Order You can change the order of image files displayed in the File pane Selecting sort categories Select Sort from the View menu and then select a sort key category from the submenu You can choose from the following categories Extension Name Size Type Date Image Properties Description Specifying ascending descending order Select Sort from the View menu and then select Forward or Reverse from the submenu n e Clicking the right mouse button on the File pane background empty area where images are not displayed as thumbnails or icons displays the menu in the location of the cursor You can use Cy the same steps to rearrange the image files e For Macintosh you can choose from the following categories File Name File Size Image Type Date and Reverse Sort Order Sorting using the keyboard You also can sort image files and specify ascending descending order using the numeric keypad on the keyboard Categories assigned to the numeric keypad 0 Extension 1 Name 2 Size 3 Type 4 Date 5 Image Properties 6 Description Forward Reverse Enable NumLock by pressing the NumLock key on the keyboard when you want to sort using the numeric keypad Setting Detailed Display Categories
10. E mailing Your Images from ACDSee for PENTAX You can send images directly from ACDSee for PENTAX without using an external e mail application Image files are converted to JPEG format then attached to an e mail and sent Images are compressed before transmission when the file size is large but no changes are made to the original image E mail account setup is required to send images by e mail See the ACDSee for PENTAX Help section for details p 64 The e mail function of ACDSee for PENTAX is not compatible with Macintosh 1 In the Browser select an image or a group of images To select several images hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to send 2 Select Share from the Activities menu then select ee E mail The Send E mail dialog box is displayed 3 Input the required information 4 Click Send im For more information about e mailing your images click the Help button in the Send E mail dialog box e An error message may be displayed and you may not be able to send mail if your mail server security is set to a high level Playing Your Movies Created with ACD Showtime for PENTAX Movies video files created with ACD Showtime for PENTAX can be played on your computer Here is an easy introduction to playing movies on your computer Playing Back Movies with ACDSee for PENTAX 1 Use the Navigation pane to locate the movie you want
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12. Hibiscus E A Product Registration on the Internet Please click Product Registration on the software selection screen in step 7 p 15 A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation an Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration Setting Up Your Digital Camera After installing the necessary software on your computer you must now set up your digital camera to transfer images from the camera to your computer Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC CH 1 Press the MENU button The 43 Rec Mode menu or the P Playback menu appears Press the four way controller gt to display the ts Set up menu Use the four way controller A Y to select USB Connection Screen Setting Video Out TS Press the four way controller USB connection PC A pull down menu appears Use the four way controller A V to select PC Press the OK button O a A WwW N auton e Do not connect the camera to your PC while PictBridge is selected for the USB Connection mode e Do not connect the camera to your printer while PC or PC Camera is selected for the
13. Image Viewer 688 x 166 Save button Cancel Trimming button Panorama Image Stitching on a Macintosh 1 2 Start ACD photostitcher Click the Load button in the window 1 The folder selection screen appears Select the folder for panorama stitching and then click the Select button The image files in the selected folder appear A Select all the images for panorama stitching in the window 1 and then click the Select images button The selected images appear on the image layout palette in the Alignment window window 2 B gio Alignment B Load images to be stitched Adjust the position of the stitching image 210 Select folder Ss Select images 2 Stitching sebbioas ee Wis C Stitching 5 Sapi method button B Selected images A Image files in the selected folder Set the stitching method Click the Stitching method button in the meen a window 2 C to open the stitching settings oma Fa window site aren You can choose from Big Plane or Cylinder for Bi Current position Fe the stitching method Here you will create a flat panorama Click the Big Plane button and OK sect tne image size Small Medium QLarge Select the blending Gradual Steep None Click the Automatic alignment Select the background color button The selected images appear
14. PRINT Image Matching III compliant Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation All Rights Reserved PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Regarding PictBridge PictBridge allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly using the unified standard for the direct printout of images You can print images directly from the camera through a few simple operations e Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings a Gives page numbers explaining related operations Gives information that is useful to know Gives cautions and notes about the operation The m screenshots in this booklet may differ from your PC depending on your model Contents Enjoy Your Digital Camera Pictures and Movies on Your Computer 2 Preparations for Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures and Movies 4 Software Provided i osccisticaasoncteoseenecatetreudntvarnwiseiuterrauereetaanzaueds 4 System Requirements cccseeceeeeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeseees 5 Installing the USB Driver and the Software for Windows 8 Installing the Software for Macintosh cccsssssesseeeees 14 Setting Up Your Digital Camera cccccsssseeeeseeeeeeeeeneeeees 17 Transferring Digital Camera Images and Movies 18 Transferring Images to a Windows PC scceeeesseeeeeeeees 18 Transferri
15. Product Registration gt Back Exit iy If the message CarbonLib xxxxx could not be found appears during installation You must add the extension file CarbonLib to the Extension folder in the System folder in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9 2 This message appears when this extension file does not exist or when an older version of the file exists The latest version of the CarbonLib file is available on the Apple website Download the file and then install it Apple website http www apple com Contact Apple for detailed information on how to use the CarbonLib file Installing ACD photostitcher This section describes the procedures for installing ACD photostitcher a software application that lets you join a number of images together to form a panorama picture 1 Click ACD photostitcher The licensing agreement appears on the screen After reading it click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement m Pentax Installer PE NTAX i Software Installer English ACDSee Mac OS 9 ACD photostitcher Product Registration gt Back Exit x ACD photostitcher installer 2 Select Install Location and click Install hr bons wa Installation starts When the message appears telling you that the software has been successfully installed click A Quit on the disk HD
16. XP SP1 or Later By connecting the camera to your computer using the USB cradle you can use the camera as a PC camera You can enjoy video chats using messaging software such as Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger bundled into Windows XP Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later must be installed in your PC to use the PC camera function This function can only be used on Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later Install the PC Camera Driver If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 1 follow the procedure below to install the PC camera driver from the CD ROM S SW24 supplied with the camera If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 installation is not required You can use the standard OS driver 1 Turn your PC on 2 Insert the CD ROM S SW24 into your CD ROM drive The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically but no action is required at this time Click the x Close button to exit the screen x 3 Select My Computer on the Windows Start menu 4 Click the right mouse button on S SW24 Select Explore on the menu My Computer File Edit Tools View Favorites System Tasks View system information c5 Add or remove programs gt Change a setting amp Y Eject this disk Other Places 3 My Network Places 3 My Documents O Shared Documents 5 PO search i Help Folders Files Stored on This Computer EJ Shared Documents Hard Disk Dr
17. can also send images by e mail playback a show on a computer edited using ACD Showtime for PENTAX or share your original works in a variety of ways Printing an Image Printing from the Browser You can print images from the Browser 1 2 3 4 Select one or more images To print several images hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to print Select Print Images from the File menu The Print dialog box is displayed Select or change the printing options Click Print Creating and Printing Contact Sheets You can create and print contact sheets thumbnails of your images You can add captions to each image page headers and footers and change the size of images 1 NO A W emo ea In the Browser select a group of images Hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to print Select Print Contact Sheet from the File menu The Print Contact Sheet dialog box is displayed Select or change the printing options Click OK For more information about creating and printing contact sheets click the Help button in the Print Contact Sheet dialog box Printing from the Viewer You can print the currently viewed image or all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image 1 2 3 Select Print Image or Print All Images from the File menu Select Print Image to print the currently
18. from the Project menu on the Edit Show window The Save As dialog box appears Enter the file name and select the save destination and then click the Save button to save the project auton Once you have saved the project with Save As thereafter you can overwrite the project by clicking Save from the Project menu You can also save a project in the Save Video Project window explained below Saving a video 1 Click Next at the bottom right of the Edit Show window 2 The Save Video Project window appears Select the Format and Output file name in Save video By default the output file is set to save the video to the My Documents folder When selecting the Output file name only change the untitled wmv portion of the file name so as not to lose the save destination later on Be careful not to delete or incorrectly change the file extension wmv as your computer may not be able to recognize the video file If you accidentally delete or change the file extension select the video file format from Format to automatically assign the appropriate file extension to the file name 3 Click Next The video is saved You can also use the Save Video Project window to save a project by making the settings in Save project in step 2 above K Sharing Your Images and Movies You can print image files from the ACDSee for PENTAX Browser or the Viewer You
19. in panorama format Adjust the image positioning In the window 2 click an image you want to move and then the image is framed in red and able to move Hold down the mouse button and drag the image to adjust the stitching position For easier adjustment of two adjacent images click the Align 2 images tab to enlarge the section where the images overlap go Alignment Juj oad images to be ed 2 Adjust the position of the stitching image 2 5 Select folder Select images Stitching settings q Align automatically Stitching eseceseseamd ssecsoeeeo ceccccecccscccsem osseesececsece amd ho a Smal qamh a mm E A Load Automatic alignment Stitch Full alignment x i IMGP0001 JPG Vd e IMGP0002 JPG Vd IMGP0003 JPG B p ef r i y 098 aS pe ener i erg DS See ae i r Cee See H Hold down the mouse button and adjust the stitching position lay whole image Click the Stitch button Stitching starts When finished the stitched picture is displayed Trim the image Click the Trim button in the Stitching result window to display the CH dotted lines around the image A Move the mouse pointer over the dotted lines It changes into a t symbol Hold down the mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position B After the position has been adjusted click the Trim button
20. or Windows XP you do not need to install the USB driver Go to Installing the Image Processing Software ACDSee for PENTAX p 11 1 Turn your PC on 2 Insert the CD ROM S SW24 into the CD ROM drive The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically but no action is required at this stage Click the x Close button to exit the screen 3 Turn your camera off and place it on the USB cradle 4 Connect the USB cradle to the PC with the USB cable The USB cable cannot be connected to the camera directly 5 Turn your camera on Your PC will automatically detect the camera as new hardware and the Wizard screen will appear 10 Click Next Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next Select CD ROM drive and click Next If another item has been selected click the box to deselect it Confirm that PENSSTOR INF is displayed and click Next Installation of the driver starts Click Finish When installation is finished installation of the driver for the new hardware starts This wizard searches for new drivers for PENTAX OPTIO x A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Add New Hardware Wizar What do you want Windows to do Search for the best driver for your device nded i Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want
21. so you can select the diene you want Windows will search for new drivers in its ey berg the followin locations Click Next to start the search CD ROM drive I Microsoft Windows Update T Specify a location D Win3xdrv Audio 373 wind8 Browse cack ews J core Windows dives file search for the device PENTAX DIGITAL_CAMERA Windows is psig to install the best drives for this device Cick Back jack to select 4 diferent driver or click Next to continue cation of diver fo DAPENSPDR INF PENTAX DIGITAL_CAMERA Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires 16 Double click My Computer on the desktop A removable disk will be added Installing the Image Processing Software ACDSee for PENTAX This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit images transferred to your PC When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software 1 Turn your PC on 2 Insert the CD ROM S SW24 into your CD ROM drive The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears e If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below 1 Double click My Computer on the desktop 2 Double click the CD ROM drive S
22. to play 2 Inthe File pane click and AR select the displayed thumbnail of the movie you want to play Categenes My Mame 12LDeoO D4 3 Click the play button in the Preview pane Playback of the movie begins A You can double click the thumbnail of a movie in the File pane to open the ACDSee Media Window p 35 and play back the movie at full size or full screen size Playing Back Movies with Video Software Supplied with a Computer The video software supplied with a computer can be used to play back movies when ACDSee for PENTAX is not installed for example when your friend wants to play back a movie that you created on your computer Boot the video software and select the video file you want to play by selecting the File menu gt Open then begin playback In N If you are creating a movie for playback by Macintosh computers _ save the file in QuickTime format For more information see Saving a Project Video p 56 Cl Making the Most of ACDSee for PENTAX ACDSee for PENTAX comes with many other features to allow you to enjoy using images and movies with your computer This section introduces some interesting additional features and how to find help with operations of ACDSee for PENTAX ACDSee for PENTAX and the provided software come with help that explains how to use the software and provides information about the various functions Be sure to use the help menu if you have probl
23. N print gt amp Print Favorit ites Create ae a CJ New Folder Add to Favorites Se EASYDISKITO 1 A a 1112photostitcher O kb3530409 capture A TheVolumeSettingsFolder Add Page elect the type of page below and then t a templat on t selec Tight plate from those shown on the 3 Template Library a ACD Templates O Album 5 114 175mm Hy 1271 78mm 4x6 Landscape gt Portrait a 5x a 89x127mm 1Up Captions a 8x1 gt A3 aO At aO A6 Drag the image to the template Drag and add the image on the left hand side of the window to the template displayed on the right hand side Enter text The area of the template indicated in dark gray is the space where text can be entered Double click this area to display the Enter Text window and then enter the text The font size text color and orientation can be selected Print the image Click the Print button on the toolbar The Print dialog box appears Set the printing range which pages to print if there are multiple pages and number of copies and then click the OK button to print the image Untitled FotoSlate File Edit Pages View Help Enter Text Text Hellol This is my favorite view Rotate text by None Use background color Untitled FotoSlate Left justify 390 G O180 O20 Aa
24. SW24 icon 3 Double click Setup exe 3 Youcanchoose the languages from the displayed screen The software selection screen Ts appears Francais ite Deutsch z Espa ol AAR Pycckn B E N TAX Software Installer 4 Click ACDSee a PENTAX Software Installer QuickTime DirectX z Product Registration gt Back Exit If QuickTime and DirectX are not already installed in your PC a message such as the one shown on the right appears before the Setup screen appears Click OK to first install them When installing QuickTime or DirectX other settings are not necessary during installation Leave other settings at default and click Next If your PC is running Windows 98SE a message such as the one shown on A Error 1330 4 file that is required cannot be installed F amp i because the cabinet file E ACDSEE EN Datal cab has the rig ht m ay appe ar during al leer Breni This may indicate that the installation In this case follow the instructions below to update Internet Explorer before installing the software 1 Cancel installation of ACDSee for PENTAX Click OK and then click Finish to exit the installation window 2 Install the latest version of Internet Explorer The latest version can be downloaded from the following website http www microsoft com windows ie default mspx To guarantee more efficient operation you are recommended to update Wi
25. USB Connection mode K Transferring Digital Camera Images and Movies Once you have made the necessary preparations for using your digital camera pictures and movies with your computer you can begin transferring pictures and movies to your computer Transferring Images to a Windows PC When the digital camera is connected to your Windows PC and the camera is turned on the PC automatically recognizes the camera and begins transferring images If the digital camera is connected to your computer in PictBridge USB Connection mode the images cannot be transferred Disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC follow the instructions in Setting Up Your Digital Camera p 17 to set the USB Connection mode to PC and then reconnect the USB cable Connecting the Camera and PC 1 Turn your PC on 2 Turn your camera off and place it on the USB cradle If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera the images stored in the internal memory will be transmitted to the computer 3 Connect the USB cradle to the PC with the USB cable The USB cable cannot be connected to the camera directly 4 Turn your camera on The Device Detector screen appears automatically If the Device Detector screen does not appear display and copy the images following the steps in When the Device Detector screen does not appear p 20 I When the digital camera is connected to a computer with the USB x cable t
26. Viewer is displayed you can close the Viewer and switch to the Browser by performing any of the following e Click the x Close button e Double click on the Viewer pane border e Press the Esc key on the keyboard Playing Back Movies at Full Size ACDSee Media Window This section describes the ACDSee Media Window configuration as well as names and operations of functions within the ACDSee Media Window CH Ds ACDSee Media Window v5 1 IMGP0026 AVI File view Play Frame Help cs Open Oy Clipboard Properties ove cncwacdcD 00 00 00 00 00 12 Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee Media Window by selecting the menu items from the menu bar You can select the image size of the movie from the View menu Media Window toolbar Media Window toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as for opening movie files Click Clipboard to copy the currently displayed frame of a movie to the clipboard Click Properties to display information of the movie or audio file being played back Preview pane Preview pane displays and plays back movies Operation buttons Operation buttons are used to play pause fast forward rewind and control the volume of movies and audio Editing Images and Movies In addition to viewing and playing back images and movies ACDSee for PENTAX can also be used to edit images and movies to create un
27. again C To cancel the trimming click the Undo button After confirming the trimming click the OK button D A Click the Trim button C Click the Trim button D Click the OK button B Trim the image 10 Save the image Click the Save button in the Stitching result display window window 3 to save the image o Stitching result display 746 x 194 HH 3 Save after trimming the stitched image Editing Movies You can use ACD Showtime for PENTAX to edit together movies captured with a digital camera You can also put together still pictures with other still pictures or movies to create your own story with a time line Starting ACD Showtime for PENTAX ACD Showtime for PENTAX can be started from the Start menu desktop icon or ACDSee for PENTAX 1 Select the ACDSee for PENTAX Activities menu gt Create gt ACD Showtime The ACD Showtime for PENTAX warr startup window appears Welcome to ACP ae ShAwtime This c wizard guides you through the process of creati ontaining photos video music transitions and effec When an image or movie file is selected in the File pane of ACDSee for PENTAX and the Activities menu gt Create gt ACD Showtime is selected ACD Showtime for PENTAX starts and the file is loaded Print Contact Sheet FotoSlate HTML fee ACD Showtime
28. amera and enjoy video chats with friends and family e See the operating manual of your e mail software for details on how to make attachments to e mails e See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images and movies on your website e You can use the PC camera function if your computer runs Windows XP SP1 or later See the operating manual of the messaging software you are using for details on how to use the video chat feature m Use your printer SZ ZI FZ FL OOO LOK LZ ORL LL LL LLL Lf OOD IF LLL ZL LLL LLLI LLL LLII LLIT D ACDSee for PENTAX p 26 65 e View images e Play back movies e Printimages Edit images and movies e Organize and save images and movies e Send images and movies by e mail You can use your printer to e Post images and movies on a website print images transferred to your computer e These operations also can be performed using Some printers can print commercially available image editing software See directly from cards the instructions provided with the software for more e For details see the details operating manual of the printer you are using Save your image data Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD R or other media K Preparations for Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures and Movies You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer and th
29. ard is being accessed Transferring Images See your Macintosh user s manual for how to copy or move files e Even if camera images are not transferred they can be directly displayed on the Macintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh For information on how to directly view the camera images see p 33 e To edit images first transfer them to your Macintosh a Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh 1 Drag untitled on the desktop to the trash If the SD Memory Card has a volume label drag the icon of that name CE to the trash 2 Disconnect the USB cable Disconnect the USB cable from the USB cradle and your Macintosh e If the camera removable disk is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed e The camera will turn off automatically when the USB cable is disconnected re Viewing Images and Movies You can use ACDSee for PENTAX the provided software that you just installed to view and play back images and movies transferred from your digital camera to your computer This section describes the basic functions of ACDSee for PENTAX for browsing images and movies For a more detailed description of each function see the online help p 64 Starting ACDSee for PENTAX _ The first time ACDSee for PENTAX is run ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on your computer G
30. ble and print images t Camera Operating Manual p 131 x 6 PictBridge Your computer is e equipped with a standard USB View and record images on AV equipment interface e using Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP as Place the camera on the USB cradle and your OS Or Mac OS 9 2 X Ver 10 1 connect the cradle to the TV DVD recorder or other AV equipment with the AV cable to Place the camera on the display and record images and movies USB cradle and connect transfer the camera t Camera Operating Manual p 110 zeee the cradle to the computer f J with the USB cable to Da images Your computer is e using Windows 95 NT Mac OS 8 6 You can transfer your images using a built in card slot PC card adapter or a Use your photo shop card reader e Remove the card from the camera When transferring images on the card to a computer with another device make sure to review the user manual accompanying that device You can have prints made from images recorded on your card at a photo shop e Set DPOF settings on your camera and get prints from your photo shop t Camera Operating Manual p 128 e Select the images for prints Use your image data You can use your e mail software to attach and send images and movies by e mail or post the images and movies on your website By connecting the camera to your computer using the USB cradle you can use the camera as a PC c
31. ders Photo Discs tar Sot Mode Properts New Folder ra a N Hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on the folders in which the images you want to copy are stored Select Copy To from the Edit menu The Copy Files screen appears pX m pe Loy av iscs New Folder Filter Sort Mode 8680 o D ename i jo JADCIM Rename D Fies view 2 Properties ac gt eee g Select None Ctrl Shift D Select All Ctrl Shift A Select All Files Ctri A Invert Selection Ctrl Shift I Click More and select the d estination fold er T Documents and Settings se My Documen ts My Pictures Destination f cancel Help E Desktop E My Document ts E 3 My Computer jut te SQ My Network Places Overwrite existing destination files Ask Click O K 20040408 EEA The image is copied to the PC Disconnecting the Camera from Your PC Windows XP 1 Double click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears 2 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop The Stop a Hardware device screen appears 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed 4 Disconnect the USB cradle from your PC stay remove timo aS nea wy 11 47 AM ca penn coma Safely Remove Hardware Sel
32. dows Media Player 9 0 or later To install ACDSee for PENTAX Windows Installer Service Version 2 0 may be required ACD Showtime for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard installation of ACDSee for PENTAX if ACD Showtime for PENTAX meets system requirements Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements lt ACD Showtime for PENTAX gt 6 languages English French German Spanish Italian Japanese e OS Windows 98SE Me NT 2000 XP Home Edition Professional e CPU Pentium III SOOMHz or higher Pentium 4 2 0GHz or higher recommended e Memory 128MB minimum 512MB or higher recommended Hard Disk space 50MB minimum Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors Internet Explorer 5 5 or later QuickTime 6 0 or later Windows Media Player 9 0 or later DirectX 9 0 or later lt QuickTime 6 0 gt 6 languages English French German Spanish Italian Japanese e OS Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 XP Home Edition Professional e CPU Pentium or higher recommended e Memory 128MB minimum QuickTime 6 0 or later is required to play movies with the provided software ACDSee for PENTAX or ACD Showtime for PENTAX The versions of Internet Explorer Windows Media Player and Windows Installer Service required for use of ACDSee for PENTAX and ACD Showtime for PENTAX are not included in the provided CD ROM S SW24 These can be downloaded from the following sit
33. ect the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do si computer amp USB Mass Storage Device o unplug the device from your USB Mass Storage Device at PENTAX OPTIO x Properties l Stop Display device components gt Stop a Hardware device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OK to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely amp USB Mass Storage Device S PENTAX DIGITAL_CAMERA USB Device Windows 2000 Me 1 5 bar Double click the Unplug or eject hardware icon in the task bar The Unplug or Eject Hardware screen appears Unplug or eject hardware Eject Hardware Select PENTAX USB DISK aix D I l i k f Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When ev l ce a n C l C O p n G Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer The Stop a Hardware device screen appears B FPENTAX USB DISK Device PENTAX USB DISK Device at PENTAX OPTIO x Properties T Display device components JV Show Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar Close Select PENTAX USB DISK zixl D m d k O K Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OK to continue ev l ce a n C l Cc m Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely
34. ems operating the software Searching for Information 1 Select Search Topics from the Help menu The Help window appears 2 Selectthe Contents Index or Search tab to search for the item you are looking for To directly find the item you are looking for enter the phrase you want to find in the Search tab and click the Start Search button Useful Tips Select Tip of the Day from the Heip menu K 2 Did you know appears Tips on how to use the software appear randomly Click Next Tip to display the next new topic Use this to look for some interesting tips About ACDinTouch ACDInTouch is an Internet based service that provides the latest information about ACDSee You can obtain information about special offers and free digital imaging materials as well as subscribe to the latest news and tips Connecting to ACDInTouch 1 Select ACDInTouch from the Help menu The Connect to ACDInTouch dialog box is displayed 2 Click Connect Now About the ACDInTouch Services ACDInTouch is a service for sending information directly to ACDSee for PENTAX When you connect information is sent to you so that you can read up to date information directly in the ACDInTouch pane This information is relevant to your product such as upgrades add ons and related software from ACDSYSTEMS that may also be of interest to you Using the Camera for Video Chats Windows
35. en organize edit print and share them by installing the software recorded on the provided CD ROM to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer with the USB cable This section explains how to install the provided software ACDSee for PENTAX and the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on your computer Software Provided The following software is included in the CD ROM S SW24 provided Windows ACDSee for PENTAX Image viewing editing software ACD FotoCanvas Image editing software ACD photostitcher Panorama image editing software FotoSlate 2 0 Image layout and printing software ACD Showtime for PENTAX Movie editing software QuickTime 6 0 e PC camera driver Macintosh e ACDSee for PENTAX Image viewing software e ACD photostitcher Panorama image editing software auton e Use the USB cradle D CR24 and the USB cable I USB7 provided to connect the camera to your computer e You are recommended to connect the USB cradle to an AC power outlet when connecting the camera to a computer If the battery runs out of power while images are being transmitted to the computer the image data may be lost or damaged When using an AC power outlet make sure that the AC plug cord is properly connected to the USB cradle System Requirements The following system requirements must be met for you to fully enjoy the images and movies captured with a digital cam
36. era on your computer Windows System Requirements Cl auton The software cannot be used on Windows 95 e USB connection e OS Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP Home Edition Professional USB driver must be installed on Windows 98 98SE e USB port must be standard equipment PC Camera Function 8 languages English French German Spanish Italian Chinese traditional and simplified Korean Japanese e OS Windows XP including Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 e Can be used with Windows XP Service Pack 2 using standard OS driver If used with Windows XP Service Pack 1 PC camera driver must be installed from CD ROM S SW24 supplied with camera For instructions on how to install the PC camera driver see p 66 You cannot install the PC camera driver unless Service Pack 1 has been installed first The PC camera functions are not available in Russian Application Software lt ACDSee for PENTAX ACD FotoCanvas ACD photostitcher and FotoSlate 2 0 gt 9 languages English French German Spanish Italian Russian Chinese traditional and simplified Korean Japanese OS Windows 98SE Me NT 2000 XP Home Edition Professional e CPU Pentium or higher recommended e Memory 64MB minimum e Hard Disk space 40MB minimum Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors Internet Explorer 5 5 or later Some formats may require viewing with QuickTime 6 0 or later DirectX 9 0 or later and Win
37. es and installed e Internet Explorer http www microsoft com ie e Windows Media Player http www microsoft com windows windowsmedia e Windows Installer Service http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb EN US 292539 Macintosh System Requirements USB connection e OS Mac OS 9 2 X Ver 10 1 10 2 10 3 e USB port must be standard equipment Installation of the driver is not necessary PC Camera Function Not compatible with Macintosh Application Software lt ACDSee for PENTAX and ACD photostitcher gt 6 languages English French German Spanish Italian Japanese e OS Mac OS 9 2 or higher requires QuickTime 6 0 or higher and the latest version of CarbonLib e CPU PowerPC 266MHz or higher e Memory 8MB minimum e Hard Disk space 6MB minimum The classic system is necessary when using ACD photostitcher with Mac OS X or higher Operation is not guaranteed on all Macintosh computers meeting the system requirements Installing the USB Driver and the Software for Windows This section describes the procedures for installing the USB driver and the necessary software z Installing the Image Processing Software ACDSee for PENTAX p 11 Installing the USB Driver Windows 98 98SE only Two drivers PENSSTOR INF and PENSPDR INF must be installed before using the USB cable to connect the camera to a computer running Windows 98 98SE n If you are using Windows 2000 Windows Me
38. es and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration Installing the Software for Macintosh This section describes the procedures for installing the necessary software for Macintosh Installing the Image Processing Software ACDSee for PENTAX x This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit images transferred to your computer 1 Turn your Macintosh on 2 Insert the CD ROM S SW24 in the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM S SW24 icon 4 Double click the Install ACDSee icon The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears Double click the Master Installer icon to display the PENTAX Software Installer screen 5 Youcanchoose the languages f Se a p E NTAX Software Installer from the displayed screen l AT A selection screen to install your desired software appears Fran ais Deutsch Espanol Italiano BAG Click your applicable Mac OS The software selection screen appears Oo Pentax Installer p E NTAX i Software Installer CK HT oy AJ English Mac OS 9 Mac OS X l Click ACDSee The setup screen appears Follow the on screen guidance to input registration information and install the software a N Mac OS 9 ACD photostitcher
39. eview pane Preview pane displays the image selected in the File pane A movie or audio file selected in the File pane can be played back in the Preview pane File list toolbar With these shortcut buttons you can copy move or delete items select what file types or folders to display in the File pane and sort your images You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off adding or removing buttons and changing the size of the buttons Path box Path box describes the location of the folder of images currently displayed in the File pane File pane File pane displays the contents of a folder selected in the Navigation pane as a list of files or as thumbnails You can sort your images by such criteria as file name file extension file size file date etc p 31 Status bar Status bar displays information and properties for the selected folder or file When these categories do not appear check the categories aN you want to display in the View menu For Macintosh File Edit View Image Media Tools Windows Help ACDSee for PENTAX Ta Remek e ee EASYDISKITO 1 00PENTX IMGPO001 JPG b Qj Favorites amp EASYDISKITO A 100PENTX 1112photostitcher 353capture256 353sample Qj Desktop Folder Q kb353 j H p _ws146A IMGPO002 JPG IMGPOOOS JPG IMGPOO04 JPG Total 4
40. files 791 KB IMGPOOO1 JPG 232 KB 7 9 03 3 02 1600x1200x24_ You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools These buttons open dialog boxes or display further command buttons Navigation pane Navigation pane displays a folder tree of the folders on your computer external drive or peripheral device Preview pane Preview pane displays the image selected in the File pane File pane File pane displays the contents of a folder selected in the Navigation pane as a list of files or as thumbnails You can sort your images by such criteria as file name file size file date etc p 31 Changing the Browser Display Method You can choose from any of the following seven methods for displaying lists of images in the File pane of the Browser Select Mode in the View menu and then select a display method from the submenu You can choose from the following display methods Thumb Details Displays image file thumbnails and file information in a list format You can change the file information that is displayed p 32 Thumbnails Displays image file thumbnails Large Icons Displays large icons and file names Small Icons Displays small icons and file names List Displays small icons and file names in a list format Details
41. he button lights to indicate that the digital camera is communicating with the computer and the button blinks to indicate that the SD Memory Card is being accessed Transferring Images 5 Confirm that Copy images to hard drive and Launch ACDSee are checked and click Next 6 Click Browse The Browse For Folder screen appears f Selecta destination folder and click OK 8 Click Next Device Detector You inserted a memory card Select what you would like to do Actions v Copy images to hard drive v Launch ACDSee Always do these actions a Device Detector Create a new subfolder named 2004 04 09 Tip Name the new subfolder something which describes this group of images v Rename files using this name Create folder in Al My Pictures Delete images from memory card after copying them lt Back Next gt Cancel Browse For Folder Select a destination Folder 2 Desktop B My Documents H O Adobe O My eBooks A My Music B My Pictures 4 9 My Computer z amp My Network Places Folder My Pictures Make New Folder Cacau a Device Detector Create a new subfolder named 2004 04 09 Tip Name the new subfolder something which describes this group of images v Rename files using this name Create folder in A My Pictures Browse Delete images from memory card after copying them lt Bac
42. hostscript 7 0 or later may appear in the Components missing dialog box If you will only display or edit W images inside the digital camera it is not necessary for Ghostscript 7 0 to support ACDSee for PENTAX Click Close to close the message window For Windows 1 Double click the ACDSee for PENTAX icon on the desktop ACDSee for PENTAX starts and an image list Browser appears For Macintosh 1 Double click the ACDSee for PENTAX folder on the desktop 2 Double click the ACDSee for PENTAX program icon ACDSee for PENTAX starts and an image list Browser appears To Exit ACDSee for PENTAX Select Exit from the File menu in the Browser or the Viewer Displaying a List of Images and Movies The Browser appears when you start ACDSee for PENTAX The Browser can be used to browse the images on your computer or a connected digital camera as thumbnails or as a list if the images are small and play back movies You can also select the desired method to display lists of images and organize your images for easier identification This section describes the Browser configuration as well as the names and operation of functions within the Browser For Windows D ACDSee for PENTAX 2004 04 09 DER o Fie Edit View Tools Activities Help C4 s a D G2 0 amp S z SG Print Share Editor Create ACD Showtime Wallpaper Resize Rename Rotate Exposure Slide Show Favorites B Search Files e
43. ique works of art and other creative projects This section describes the various image and movie editing functions of ACDSee for PENTAX Editing Images You can fix edit and stitch together images by using the ACD FotoCanvas image editing and processing software started from ACDSee for PENTAX Starting ACD FotoCanvas To start ACD FotoCanvas select the image you want to edit in the File pane of the Browser and then select the Activities menu gt Edit gt Editor gt FotoCanvas You can also right click the image you want to edit and select Edit from the menu Adjusting the Image Brightness CE You can adjust the brightness contrast and grayscale of the image 1 From ACD FotoCanvas open the image you want to edit and click the i button The Brightness Contrast Gamma window appears Adjust each slider to obtain the desired setting Brightness controls the overall brightness of the image Contrast controls the difference in brightness between the darker areas and the lighter areas Gamma controls the transition image grayscale from the lighter areas to the darker areas Adding Text and Color to the Image Text messages and colors can be added to the image to create an Original work of art 1 From ACD FotoCanvas open the image you want to edit and select Airbrush Rectangle Text or other tool from the Drawing toolbar Select Tool Options from the peemmem View men
44. isplay a dropdown list containing a history of recently used folders Select from the list a folder with images you want to view Images from that folder appear in the File pane Viewing a Full Size Image or Movie Double click on an image file from the list on the File pane of the Browser The image appears at its original size in a window called the Viewer You can also double click on a movie file or audio file to play back that file at its original size or at full screen in a window called the ACDSee Media Window Displaying a Full Size Image Viewer This section describes the Viewer configuration as well as names and operations of functions within the Viewer Di 2004 04 09 003 ACDSee for PENTAX ile Edit View Zoom Tools Help 22 e828 amp aaa d Open Bro ious Next SlideShow Zoomout Zoomin Zoom Editor Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar Viewer toolbar Viewer toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as the Zoom tools You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off adding or removing buttons and changing the size of the buttons Viewer pane Viewer pane displays your images one at a time in full size Status bar Status bar displays information and properties for the selected file or files When the
45. ives 7 Local Disk C Devices with Removable Storage Address E My Computer i se s Documents Control Panel H i 7 p a 314 Floppy A AutoPlay n Browse with ACDSee Details Search g Removable Disk I 5 SW24 D z oren CD Drive File System CDFS Sharing and Security Free Space 0 bytes S ais Total Size 433 MB Bet Copy Create Shortcut Properties Double click the PC _ camera folder File Edit Q eek z gt 0 a JO search i Folders E View Favorites Tools Help Double click the WinXP folder File and Folder Tasks Si Rename this folder By Move this folder B Copy this folder E Publish this folder to the Web fad Share this folder Q E mail this folder s files X Delete this folder Other Places My Computer G My Documents O Shared Documents 3 My Network Places f PC_camera Fie Edit Q sax X P wi File and Folder Tasks View Favorites J Make a new folder Publish this folder to the web fea Share this folder Other Places W s sw24 0 My Documents Shared Documents 3 My Computer 3 My Network Places Details a ACDSee HTML CJ QT Check od Reg Et CONFIG PENSPDR PDR PDR File 9KB z PENSSTOR E em file Tools Help search a Folders Directx l Gel CJ Quicktime AUTORUN Z Setup Information 1 KB PENSPDR Setup Information
46. k Cancel The image is copied to the PC and the ACDSee for PENTAX Browser 1 p 27 starts The first time ACDSee for PENTAX is run ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on your computer Ghostscript 7 0 or later may appear in the Components missing dialog box If you will only display or edit K images inside the digital camera it is not necessary for Ghostscript 7 0 to support ACDSee for PENTAX Click Close to close the message window When the Device Detector screen does not appear 4 Double click the ACDSee for lt PENTAX icon on the desktop ACDSee for PENTAX 5 Double click My Computer 6 Double click Removable see Disk e m If the SD Memory Card has a volume label the volume label name appears instead of Removable Disk A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number Double click the DCIM folder Images are stored in folder xxxPENTX where xxx is a three digit folder number When Folder Name on the Set up menu is set to Date folders are displayed with a folder name indicating the date the images were taken Images taken on September 15 for example are stored in folder xxx_0915 Select the folders you want to g WEI EJ amp 2 Ed Prit Shere Creste copy to the PC Se ian gin Calendar Cahegon l eer TM Fol
47. lip Rotates the image 90 degrees or flips the image vertically or horizontally Crop Cut an area of the image and enlarge the image Duration Set the length of time the image is displayed in milliseconds Effects Apply special effects such as embossing and image corrections such aS gamma correction Transitioning between Scenes When transitioning between movies and images loaded to the timeline you can use various effects such as the overlapping of images and fading in and out These effects are called transitions 1 Click the Toggle View Mode button The timeline changes to the J ACD Showtime for PENTAX Edit Show display shown on the right Transition 2 Selecta transition Click and select a Transition The Transition menu appears on B the left sidebar of the Edit Show window 3 Click Transitions from the Transition menu The transition selection dialog box appears Select a transition and click OK 4 Click Duration from the Transition menu The Transition Duration dialog box appears Set the transition van G gy e duration in milliseconds by es cuae neue adjusting the slider The actual transition effect and duration can be previewed by clicking the Preview button to play back the show OK Cancel Help Editing Audio You can adjust the playback time and the volume balance of music and
48. music audio can be shortened to synchronize with the length of a movie or image that has the same starting point 1 Click the right mouse button on an audio track in the timeline 2 Select Trim to slide from the menu The playback time of music audio is shortened to synchronize with the length of the movie or image that has the same starting point ACD Showtime for PENTAX Edit Show A Select Fit to audio from the Timeline menu to synchronize the length of the entire show with the playback time of music audio added to an audio track This is helpful when you want to create a slideshow that is synchronized with a song K Adjusting the volume balance You can adjust the volume balance between the audio on a movie and audio tracks 1 and 2 1 Click Audio Mixer from the Timeline menu on the Edit Show window 2 Adjust the volume balance miz in the Audio Mixer window 0 C Cae To mute the audio on a movie click the right mouse button on the movie in the timeline and select Mute Embedded Audio from the menu Saving a Project Video A project edited in the Edit Show window contains important information about how the movies images and audio data for that project are mixed together Make sure to save your project often The completed show can be saved as a digital video file with a format such as Windows Media Video AVI or MPEG 1 Saving a project 1 Click Save
49. ndows from the above website after updating Internet Explorer If your PC is not connected to the Internet contact your nearest PENTAX customer service center Follow the on screen guidance and ACDSee for PENTAX InstallShield Wizard enter the registration information when acase BN 5 0 rosee tre the Setup screen appears ee ap Reboot your PC after installation is finished Other settings are not a e a wre c a n e ce SS a ry d u ri n g l n sta at O n gt t ia re WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties The InstallShield R Wizard wil your computer To continue il install ACDSee for PENTAX on click Next n The panoramic image software ACD photostitcher the image layout and printing software FotoSlate the image editing software ACD FotoCanvas and the movie editing software ACD Showtime for PENTAX are also installed when you install all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX complete installation Product Registration on the Internet Please click Product Registration on the software selection screen in step 4 p 12 E A world map for Internet Product ba Ds IR Registration is displayed F dA If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation an Only customers in displayed countri
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51. ons when using ACD FotoCanvas See the ACD FotoCanvas online help for more detailed information on the use of these functions Red eye reduction You can use the Red eye Reduction tool to replace the red glare in the eyes of subjects due to a camera flash with natural eye color Clone You can use the Clone tool to copy an area of an image more naturally By using the Clone tool to copy the background sky for example you can easily erase unwanted areas in the image Filters You can choose from a variety of filters in the Filter menu to soften an image distort an image make an image look like a painting and create other interesting effects Saving an Edited Image Images edited with ACD FotoCanvas can be saved with various image file formats K gt 1 Select File menu gt Save As 2 Inthe Save Image As dialog iE Save in CQ 353sample box enter the filename inthe az File name field and select the desired file format in Save as ass Sus type o E You can select the desired file format from the Save as type list ra re PNG Portable Network Graphics vu on P RAS SUN Rasterfile Image RSB Red Storm File Format SGI SGI Image Targa TIFF Tag Image File Format 3 Select the destination folder in Save in and click Save Panorama Image Stitching With ACD photostitcher installed on your computer you can panorama stitch the images yo
52. played next to the folder icon of folders that contain subfolders Click to display the subfolders is displayed next to folders when subfolders are displayed Click to hide the subfolders im gt When the digital camera is connected with the USB cable the camera appears in the Navigation pane as an external drive The camera appears as Removable disk in Windows or untitled NO_NAME in Mac OS X in Macintosh or if the SD Memory Card has a volume label name that name appears You can view the camera images directly from the Browser by double clicking the digital camera icon and opening the DCIM gt xxxPENTX or xxx_mmddqd folders e To edit images first transfer them to your computer Use the buttons on the Browser toolbar to select a different folder You can view the contents of the folder one level above the current folder CE by clicking in the Browser toolbar You can view the contents of the folder displayed prior to the current folder by clicking in the Browser toolbar Click to return to the folder displayed before you used in the Browser toolbar to change the displayed folder Specifying a different folder using the Path box Select Path Box from the View menu to display the path box in the File pane Directly enter in the path box the path of the folder containing images you want to view Images in that folder appear in the File pane Also click to the right of the path box to d
53. tostitcher starts and the selected images appear in panorama format Move the mouse pointer over the image It changes into a symbol Hold down the left mouse button and drag the images to adjust the stitching position A After the position has been adjusted click the STITCH button B B Click the STITCH button A Click and drag to adjust the position Select the stitching method You can choose from Big Plane or Cylinder for the stitching method Here you will create a flat panorama Click the Big Plane button A confirmation message appears Click OK Click the Big Plane button After confirming the alignment Simple Stitch Focal Length 35 mm C 360 degree Image Size Blending Small Gradual O Medium O Steep O Large O None Background Color White v If a message like the one shown on the i No feature matching was found left appears click OK to continue Trim the image Move the mouse pointer over the dotted lines It changes into a t symbol Hold down the left mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position A After the position has been adjusted click the Trimming button B B Click the Trimming button A Trim the image Save the image After confirming the trimming click the Save button to save the image To cancel the trimming click the Cancel Trimming button A ACD photostitcher Panoramic
54. u to adjust the tool 2 settings Drawing toolbar an rop Zoom elec asso lagic Wane lover year Tool options 5 Cae tac Color options and Blend mode Click or drag the mouse cursor over the image to paint or draw shapes or text You can use the color options on the upper right hand side of the window to select the paint shapes and text color You can also select how color is added to the image blending method and the transparency of the color added to the image Joining Images You can add separate pictures or drawings to an image and join them together 1 Copy a separate picture or drawing See the operating manual or online help of your imaging software for details on how to copy a picture or drawing 2 From ACD FotoCanvas open the picture you want to add to your image and select the Edit menu gt Paste gt As a New Selection The pasted image appears surrounded by a dotted line While the image is surrounded by a dotted line drag the image to the desired position 3 Whenthe image is in the desired position set Blend Mode and Opacity Select a method for joining the pasted image with the background image Blend mode and the transparency Opacity Current mage BONEN 4 Click outside of the dotted line of the pasted image The pasted image is attached to the original image Other Useful Functions This section introduces several other useful functi
55. u took in Panorama Assist mode The folder and image names displayed on the explanatory screenshots will differ according to the setup of your computer auton e When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP log on with an account that has administrative rights before using the software e If you are using a Macintosh install ACD photostitcher and ACDSee for PENTAX separately p 15 e Panorama stitching cannot be performed on images of varying recorded pixels Panorama Image Stitching on a Windows PC 1 Start ACDSee for PENTAX An image list is displayed 2 Select the images for panorama stitching from the image list Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on pictures to select multiple images After selecting the images select Extras from the Activities menu and select PhotoStitcher from the submenu The PhotoStitcher is not enabled if two or more images are not selected Dy ACDSee for PENTAX 2004 04 09 gt b ACD Showtime Resize Batch Rename Rotate Exposu gt D Files view 3 Properties acpintouch n ag FAY E a e p p piscs New Folder Filter Sort Mode Properties M ide Show x X ments My Pictures 2004 04 09 1G E TS api Er eee riere P My Comput 1 40x24b 1212x840x24b 1212x840x24b ly Computer i amp My Network Places 1 J IMGP0012 IMGPO013 Select images Correct the image positioning ACD pho
56. view El Properties ACDINTouch B Calendar Categories cy ag fy 7 ra 2 B Folders albums amp Photo Discs New Folder Filter Sort Mode Audio Properties Moveto Copy to J New Folder Add to Favorites mB a D i Desktop B B My Documents Z G Documents and Settingstse My Documents My Pictures 2004 04 09 H Adobe i O My eBooks 2 My Music ey My Pictures C 2004 04 09 tH My Computer HS My Network Places 2 im 5 files 810 5 KB 1 filtered 154 8 KB 7 9 2003 3 07 PM Ee 2004 04 09 003 1600x1200x24b jpeg Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools These buttons open dialog boxes or display further command buttons You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off adding or removing buttons and changing the size of the buttons Navigation pane Navigation pane displays a folder tree of the folders on your computer external drive or peripheral device Navigation pane includes the Search Calendar Categories Folders and Photo Discs tabs You can select these tabs to display their respective contents in the File pane You can also use the Folders tab in the same way as Windows Explorer to rename delete and move folders Pr
57. viewed image Select Print All Images to print all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image The Print dialog box is displayed when either is selected Select or change the printing options Click Print Inserting the Date and Printing Images You can insert the date into an image file and print it Date insertion settings are done in the Print dialog box 1 2 Select the Caption tab in the Print dialog box Check the Print image capture date in the corner of images check box Arranging and Printing Pictures With the FotoSlate software provided with ACDSee for PENTAX you can layout pictures on a board add text and print the pictures Here is an easy introduction to using FotoSlate 1 Select the image you want to use for a layout in ACDSee for PENTAX and select the Activities menu gt Print gt FotoSlate The FotoSlate window appears Click Add Page from the toolbar of the FotoSlate window Select the template you want to use for the layout from the Add Page window Select a category from the tree list on the left hand side of the window and a thumbnail of a template displayed on the right hand side and click OK D ACDSee for PENTAX 353sample Se 2 Print Share Editor Acquire 7 Manage gt ACD Showtime Wallpaper Resize Rename J Edt eb Print E Print Cont PE
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