Software for Editing and Managing Images CAMEDIA Master 4.1/Pro Operating Instructions Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 5 Note ............................................................................................................ 5 Trademarks ................................................................................................. 5 Intellectual property rights ........................................................................... 5 Purchasing the Pro Version ........................................................................ 6 Purchasing the Pro version and upgrading ...................................... 6 How to Use This Manual ............................................................................. 8 Conventions used in this manual ...................................................... 8 Terminology ...................................................................................... 8 Help information................................................................................ 8 Overview ........................................................................................ 9 Features ...................................................................................................... 9 Intuitive operation ............................................................................. 9 Album creation functions ................................................................ 10 Slide show ...................................................................................... 10 Find function ................................................................................... 10 Convenient editing functions........................................................... 11 Correction functions ........................................................................ 11 Filter functions ................................................................................ 12 Support for movie and sound files .................................................. 12 Full printing functions ...................................................................... 13 Enjoying images with your computer .............................................. 13 Starting and Closing ................................................................... 14 System Requirements ............................................................................... 14 Starting the Software ................................................................................ 15 Automatic starting ..................................................................................... 15 Closing the Software ................................................................................. 15 Main Menu ................................................................................................ 16 Main menu for version 4.1 .............................................................. 16 Main menu for Pro version .............................................................. 18 Changing the Background Color ............................................................... 20 Changing the My Album location .............................................................. 21 Quick Reference .......................................................................... 22 Transferring Images .................................................................... 23 Transferring Images from a Camera ......................................................... 23 Connecting the camera to the computer (Windows) ....................... 23 Connecting the camera to the computer (Macintosh) ..................... 24 Transferring images ........................................................................ 25 Transferring Images from Media ............................................................... 26 Specifying Where to Save the Images ...................................................... 27 Saving to an album ......................................................................... 27 Saving with the calendar................................................................. 28 Saving to a folder ............................................................................ 30 2 Browsing Images ........................................................................ 31 Album Window .......................................................................................... 31 Display Modes .......................................................................................... 34 Browse mode and view mode ......................................................... 34 Album display and folder tree display ............................................. 35 Viewing Files ............................................................................................. 37 Thumbnail indications ..................................................................... 37 To sort the files ............................................................................... 38 Finding a File ............................................................................................ 39 Viewing Images ......................................................................................... 41 Viewing images............................................................................... 41 Watching movies ............................................................................ 43 Playing Back Sound .................................................................................. 45 Checking File Information ......................................................................... 46 Checking file information ................................................................ 46 Changing the shooting date ............................................................ 49 Playing linked sound ....................................................................... 50 Recording linked sound .................................................................. 51 Organizing Files .......................................................................... 52 Conventions for File Organization ............................................................. 52 Creating a Group or Album ....................................................................... 53 Creating a Folder ...................................................................................... 55 Selecting Files ........................................................................................... 57 Copying Files ............................................................................................ 58 Copying an Image ..................................................................................... 59 Moving Files .............................................................................................. 60 Deleting Files ............................................................................................ 60 Renaming a File ........................................................................................ 62 Renaming Files in a Single Operation ...................................................... 63 Converting Images to a Format Viewable on the Camera ........................ 65 Printing ......................................................................................... 67 Print Window ............................................................................................. 67 Printer Settings ......................................................................................... 69 Automatic compensation settings ............................................................. 70 Photo Printing ........................................................................................... 71 Making Index Prints .................................................................................. 74 Creating and Printing a Calendar .............................................................. 76 Creating and Printing a Postcard .............................................................. 78 Creating and Printing an Album ................................................................ 81 Creating and Printing a Contact Sheet ..................................................... 85 3 Create and Share ......................................................................... 88 Sending Images by E-mail ........................................................................ 88 Sending images by e-mail .............................................................. 88 Setting up an e-mail account .......................................................... 91 Saving e-mail addresses in the address book ................................ 93 Creating an HTML Album ......................................................................... 96 Setting an Image as the Wallpaper ......................................................... 100 Watching a Slide Show ........................................................................... 103 Using the whole screen ................................................................ 103 Saving a slide show as a screen saver......................................... 105 Making a movie............................................................................. 106 Automatic Panorama Function ................................................................ 107 Free Stitch Panorama Function .............................................................. 109 Backing Up ................................................................................ 112 Making a Backup Direct to Storage Media .............................................. 112 Creating Temporary Folders ................................................................... 113 Editing Images ........................................................................... 114 Image Editing Window ............................................................................ 114 Basic Operations ..................................................................................... 117 Zooming the display...................................................................... 117 Moving the image ......................................................................... 117 Making a selection ........................................................................ 118 Cutting and pasting part of an image ............................................ 118 Copying and pasting part of an image .......................................... 119 Undoing an operation ................................................................... 119 Redoing an operation ................................................................... 119 Saving an image ........................................................................... 120 Editing Operations .................................................................................. 122 Rotation ........................................................................................ 122 Flipping ......................................................................................... 123 Resizing ........................................................................................ 124 Cropping ....................................................................................... 125 Inserting text ................................................................................. 127 Adding a template ......................................................................... 128 Correcting distortion...................................................................... 129 Using the filter functions ............................................................... 130 Editing Movies ........................................................................... 134 Movie Editing Window ............................................................................. 134 Editing Operations .................................................................................. 137 Rotating the movie ........................................................................ 137 Saving a frame .............................................................................. 138 Making a cut ................................................................................. 139 Using the filter functions ............................................................... 140 Appendixes ................................................................................ 141 Technical Support ................................................................................... 141 Cameras Supported by This Software .................................................... 142 File Formats ............................................................................................ 143 Functions Supported ............................................................................... ...