1 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Table of Contents (1/2) Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser ............................................................. 4 Downloading Images to Your Computer .................................. 9 Printing Images ....................................................................... 12 Supplementary Information .................................................... 14 Chapter 4 Viewing Images Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 34 Opening Images ...................................................................... 35 Changing the Magnification ................................................... 36 Editing Images ......................................................................... 37 Editing Images with Other Programs ...................................... 41 Chapter 2 What is ImageBrowser ? What Can ImageBrowser Do? ................................................. 15 Storing Images ........................................................................ 17 Understanding the Browser Window ...................................... 18 Changing the Browser Window Display .................................. 19 Using Contextual Menus ......................................................... 22 Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Opening the Camera Window ................................................ 42 Downloading Images .............................................................. 43 Deleting Images in the Camera ............................................... 45 Rotating Images in the Camera ............................................... 46 Adding Computer Images to the Camera ................................ 47 Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings ........................49 Other Functions of the Camera Window ................................. 50 Chapter 3 Managing Images Moving and Copying Images ................................................... 23 Deleting Images ...................................................................... 26 Rotating Images ...................................................................... 27 Duplicating Images.................................................................. 28 Renaming Images .................................................................... 29 Viewing Image Information .................................................... 30 Creating Folders ...................................................................... 31 Renaming Folders .................................................................... 32 Deleting Folders ...................................................................... 33 2 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Table of Contents (2/2) Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Creating Images for E-mail ...................................................... 51 Exporting Images .................................................................... 53 Running Slide Shows ............................................................... 55 Adding Sounds to Images ........................................................ 58 Saving the "My Camera Settings" to the Camera ....................60 Printing Images ....................................................................... 70 Printing Images over Multiple Pages ....................................... 78 Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel ......................79 Playing Movies ........................................................................ 81 Editing Movies (Mac OS X Only ) ............................................. 82 Converting RAW Images ......................................................... 85 Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer ...................89 Stitching Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch .........................93 Appendices Supported File Formats ........................................................... 94 Starting ImageBrowser Automatically (Mac OS X Only) ..........95 Preventing ImageBrowser from Starting Automatically (Mac OS 9 Only) .. 96 Automation Wizard Feature at Startup (Mac OS 9 Only) ........97 Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 101 Setting up Slide Shows on the Camera .................................. 104 Print Settings ......................................................................... 105 Troubleshooting .................................................................... 107 Index Index ..................................................................................... 108 NOTE · This guide uses Mac OS X (v10.2) screen shots and procedures in the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may vary slightly if you are using another version of the Mac OS. · The following terms are used in this guide. Mac OS X is used for Mac OS X (v10.1/v10.2/v10.3) Mac OS 9 is used for Mac OS 9.0­9.2 Memory card is used for CF cards, SD cards and PC cards. 3 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (1/5) Starting ImageBrowser with Mac OS X IMPORTANT · You can also use this procedure to start ImageBrowser in Mac OS X when using a memory card reader. This chapter covers the ImageBrowser basics, such as starting the program, downloading images from the camera and printing images. It begins with the procedures for starting ImageBrowser. IMPORTANT · This guide assumes that all the relevant software programs and drivers have been correctly installed on your computer. If you have not yet installed the software, please read the guide supplied with your product and install it. 1. Use the interface cable to connect the camera to the computer. Please see the manual supplied with your camera for connection instructions. Some models cannot connect with the computer unless you set them to a particular mode, such as the Playback mode. As described in the guides for these models, set the camera to the correct mode to transfer data. 2. 3. Close iPhoto or Image Capture if either program starts up. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. ImageBrowser starts. 4 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (2/5) A dialog similar to the one below will open. (This dialog will only appear the first time the program is started.) REFERENCE · You can also start ImageBrowser automatically without starting iPhoto or Image Capture when you connect the camera to the computer. See the Starting ImageBrowser Automatically (Mac OS X Only) topic in the Appendices for information on this topic. · Depending on the selections you make during installation, the Canon ImageBrowser icon may not appear on the desktop. In this case, start ImageBrowser by double-clicking on the application using the following sequence. Locate and open the [Canon Utilities] folder, then open the [ImageBrowser] folder and double-click on the [ImageBrowser] icon. Your camera model name or [Canon Camera] and the USB port number (i.e. @1) appears here. 5. 6. 4. Click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer View section. Confirm that [USB Port] is selected in the [Port] category and that your camera model name or [Canon Camera] is selected in the [Detected Camera] category and click [Set]. Close iPhoto or Image Capture if either program starts up. The Camera Window will open and display the images in the camera. Explorer View Section 5 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (3/5) 1. Use the interface cable to connect the camera to the computer. Please see the manual supplied with your camera for connection instructions. Some models cannot connect with the computer unless you set them to a particular mode, such as the Playback mode. As described in the guides for these models, set the camera to the correct mode to transfer data. The ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog will appear the first time you start ImageBrowser. Starting ImageBrowser with Mac OS 9 Starting ImageBrowser by connecting a camera to your computer This is the method in which ImageBrowser is started by connecting the camera to the computer and preparing it for communication. IMPORTANT · This method can only be used when the camera is connected to the computer with an interface cable. The program may not start automatically with some camera models. · If you are using a memory card reader, refer to the Starting from the ImageBrowser Icon section of the Starting ImageBrowser (5/5) topic. REFERENCE · To stop ImageBrowser from starting automatically, refer to the Preventing ImageBrowser from Starting Automatically (Mac OS 9 Only) topic of the Appendices. This dialog allows you to select the next action for ImageBrowser to automatically perform after it is started. See the Troubleshooting topic in the Appendices if a dialog like the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard fails to appear. 6 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (4/5) REFERENCE · Procedur for Subsequent ImageBr es owser Star tups When you start ImageBrowser again the next time, the previously selected auto processing option will display in the dialog box. To execute the command, click the [Start] button. To do nothing, click the [Cancel] button and to change the settings, click the [Settings change] button. 2. For this example, leave the [Display Images] option selected and click the [OK] button. REFERENCE · See the Automation Wizard Feature at Startup (Mac OS 9 Only) topic in the Appendices for information about [Download Images] or [Launch RemoteCapture]. A dialog similar to the following one will appear. (This dialog will only appear the first time the program is started.) The model name of the camera that you are using appears here. The previously selected option will display. 3. Click [Set]. The Camera window will open and display the camera's images. · See the Automation Wizard Feature at Startup (Mac OS 9 Only) topic in the Appendices for information about changing the settings. IMPORTANT · The ImageBrowser Automation Wizard only appears when ImageBrowser starts automatically after you connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable. It will not appear when you start ImageBrowser by using the icon as described on the next page. 7 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (5/5) Starting from the ImageBrowser icon Use this method to start ImageBrowser if you are using a memory card reader. It may also be used to start ImageBrowser without connecting a camera or to restart it after exiting. 1. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. ImageBrowser starts. REFERENCE · Depending on the selections you make during installation, the Canon ImageBrowser icon may not appear on the desktop. In this case, start ImageBrowser by double-clicking on the application using the following sequence. Locate and open the [Canon Utilities] folder, then open the [ImageBrowser] folder and double-click on the [ImageBrowser] icon. 8 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Downloading Images to Your Computer (1/3) REFERENCE · The Camera Window does not appear when you start ImageBrowser from the desktop. However, when you connect the camera and make it ready for communication with your computer, the Camera Window appears. If the Camera Window does not appear even when you prepare the camera for communication, click [Canon Camera] at the bottom left of the Browser Window and select the appropriate port and camera model. This section explains how to download images from the camera to a computer. Camera Window Mac OS X Click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer View section to open the Camera Window. Your camera model name appears here If you are using a memory card reader, open the memory card that appears in the Explorer View section and double-click the [DCIM] folder. Images from the camera display in order Mac OS 9 Open the Camera Window by connecting the camera to the computer to start ImageBrowser and selecting [Display Images] or [Download Images] in the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard. 9 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Downloading Images to Your Computer (2/3) 3. On the [File] menu, click [New Folder]. A new folder is created. Creating a destination folder Let's begin with how to create a new folder to use as the destination folder for images ...