1 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Table of Contents (1/2) Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser ............................................................. 4 Downloading Images to Your Computer .................................. 8 Printing Images ....................................................................... 11 Supplementary Information .................................................... 13 Chapter 4 Viewing Images Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 32 Opening Images ...................................................................... 33 Changing the Magnification ................................................... 34 Editing Images ......................................................................... 35 Editing Images with Other Programs ...................................... 39 Chapter 2 What is ImageBrowser ? What Can ImageBrowser Do? ................................................. 14 Storing Images ........................................................................ 16 Understanding the Browser Window ...................................... 17 Changing the Browser Window Display .................................. 18 Using Contextual Menus ......................................................... 20 Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Opening the Camera Window ................................................ 40 Downloading Images .............................................................. 41 Deleting Images in the Camera ............................................... 43 Rotating Images ...................................................................... 44 Copying Images to a Camera ................................................... 45 Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings ........................47 Other Functions of the Camera Window ................................. 48 Chapter 3 Managing Images Moving and Copying Images ................................................... 21 Deleting Images ...................................................................... 24 Rotating Images ...................................................................... 25 Duplicating Images.................................................................. 26 Renaming Images .................................................................... 27 Viewing Image Information .................................................... 28 Creating Folders ...................................................................... 29 Renaming Folders .................................................................... 30 Deleting Folders ...................................................................... 31 2 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Table of Contents (2/2) Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Creating Images for E-mail ...................................................... 49 Running Slide Shows ............................................................... 51 Adding Sounds to Images ........................................................ 54 Saving the "My Camera Settings" to the Camera ....................56 Printing Images ....................................................................... 66 Printing Images over Multiple Pages ....................................... 74 Sorting Images by Date and Time--TimeTunnel ......................75 Stitching Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch .........................77 Operating the Shutter from a Computer--RemoteCapture ...78 Converting RAW Images--File Viewer Utility ..........................80 Appendices Supported File Formats ........................................................... 82 Preventing ImageBrowser from Starting Automatically .........83 The ImageBrowser Automatic Wizard Feature at Startup .......84 Customizing Preferences ......................................................... 88 Playing Movies ........................................................................ 91 Setting up Slide Shows on the Camera .................................... 92 Print Settings ........................................................................... 93 Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 95 Index Index ....................................................................................... 96 NOTE · This manual uses Mac OS 9.2 screen shots and procedures in the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may appear slightly different if you are using another version of the Mac OS. · "Memory card" in this guide is used as the general term for CF cards, PC cards, SD memory cards and multimedia cards. 3 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (1/4) Starting ImageBrowser with Mac OS 9.0 ~ 9.2 You can start ImageBrowser with Mac OS 9.0 ~ 9.2 using the following procedure. 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. Starting ImageBrowser by connecting a camera to your computer This method starts ImageBrowser by connecting the camera to the computer and preparing it to transfer data. IMPORTANT · This method can only be used when the camera is connected to the computer with a USB cable. (The program may not start automatically with some camera models.) · If you are using a camera or memory card reader, please refer to the section Starting from the ImageBrowser icon in Starting ImageBrowser (3/4). REFERENCE · You can prevent ImageBrowser from starting automatically. For setting details, see Preventing ImageBrowser from Starting Automatically in the Appendices. 4 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (2/4) 2. For this example, leave the [Display Images] option selected and click the [OK] button. REFERENCE · For explanations of the Download Images and Launch RemoteCapture options, see The ImageBrowser Automation Wizard Feature at Startup section in the Appendices. 1. Connect the camera to the computer using a USB cable. Read the guides that accompanied your camera for instructions to connect the camera to the computer. Some models cannot connect with the computer unless you set it to a particular mode, such as the Replay mode. As described in the guides for these models, set the camera to the correct mode to transfer data. A dialog similar to the following one will appear the first time you start ImageBrowser. 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. This dialog allows you to select the next action for ImageBrowser to automatically perform after it is started. If the above dialog does not appear when ImageBrowser is first started, see the Troubleshooting section in the Appendices. 3. Click [Set]. The Camera window will open and display the camera's images. 5 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (3/4) 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. REFERENCE · Procedures for Subsequent ImageBrowser Startups 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. 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. The previously selected option will display. · For instructions for changing the settings, see the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard Feature at Startup section in the Appendices. IMPORTANT · The ImageBrowser Automation Wizard only appears when the camera and computer are connected via a USB cable to start ImageBrowser. It will not appear when you start ImageBrowser by using the icon as described on the right. Locate and open the [Canon Utilities] folder, then open the [ImageBrowser] folder and double-click on the [ImageBrowser] icon. 6 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Starting ImageBrowser (4/4) 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. Starting ImageBrowser with Mac OS X With Mac OS X, you can start ImageBrowser using the following procedure. IMPORTANT · You can also use this procedure to start ImageBrowser in Mac OS X when using a memory card reader. 1. Connect the camera to the computer using a USB cable. Read the guides that accompanied your camera for instructions to connect the camera to the computer. Some models cannot connect with the computer unless you set it to a particular mode, such as the Replay mode. As described in the guides for these models, set the camera to the correct mode to transfer data. Locate and open the [Canon Utilities] folder, then open the [ImageBrowser] folder and double-click on the [ImageBrowser] icon. 2. 3. Close iPhoto or Image Capture if either program starts up. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. ImageBrowser starts. 7 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Downloading Images to Your Computer (1/3) 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. This section explains how to download images from the camera to a computer. Camera Window The Camera Window appears when you connect the camera to the computer, start ImageBrowser and select [Display Images] or [Download Images] in the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard. Creating a destination folder Let's begin with how to create a new folder to use as the destination folder for images imported from the camera. 1. 2. The model name of the camera that you are using and its images appear here. Images stored in the camera are displayed in the order in which they were taken. Click the Browser Window to bring it to the front. In the Explorer View Section, click the disk where you want to create new folders, as shown in the figure below. New folders are created on the disk that you select here. Browser Window 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. With Mac OS X, or if you ready the camera for communication with your computer and the Camera Window does not appear, click [Canon Camera] at the lower left of the Browser Window and select a port and a camera model. Browser Area Explorer View Section The disks available to your computer display in the Explorer View area. 8 ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 1 Try It! ImageBrowser Downloading Images to Your Computer (2/3) Importing Images to Your Computer REFERENCE · With Mac OS X, it is recommended to create a new folder within the [your name] subfolder of the [Users] folder in the startup disk. Use the following procedure to import (copy) images to the newly created folder on your computer. 3. On the [File] menu, click [New Folder]. A new folder is created. 1. 2. Click the Camera Window to bring it to the front. Click the image that you want to import. A blue frame appears around the image. REFERENCE · You can select several images by holding down the [shift] key and clicking the images that you want to copy. If you hold down the [option] and [shift] keys together and click on two images, you can select all the images between them. · To download all ...