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Custom Layout Printing (Artwork/Layout Album)

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7

Click the 

Finish

 button.

The 

PhotoRecord

 window opens to display the selected photos in the new layout. 

They are arranged in the most suitable way for your paper settings.

Artwork Options

In the 

Artwork/Layout album

 mode, you can clip or resize your photos, arrange 

them in a desired layout, add text, and add photo frames and background.

Starting Printing

Click the 

PRINT

 button to start printing.

 

The Album Control Panel in the 

PhotoRecord

 window 

contains the controls shown below. These controls enable 
you to access various 

artwork

 options.

Summary of Contents for BJC-S330

Page 1: ...Photo Application Guide V2 ...

Page 2: ...nt 19 Using ZoomBrowser EX 20 Basic Operations in the Browser Display Area 21 Changing View Mode in the Browser Display Area 24 Image Database 27 Processing Image Using Image Viewer 43 Slide Show 47 Time Tunnel 51 Adding Sound to Image 52 Processing Image for Sending by E mail 55 Editing Image Using Other Image Processing Programs 58 Importing Images 60 Importing Images with the Automation Wizard ...

Page 3: ...um 97 Printing in a Specified Photo Size Fixed Photo Size Printing 102 Printing in the Borderless Printing Mode Tiled Photo 107 Printing on Canon Perforated Paper 112 About Canon Perforated Paper 116 Starting Printing 117 Artwork 118 Page Art 121 Changing Layout 128 Adding Text 136 Clipping a Photo 150 Printing with Easy PhotoPrint 152 Starting Easy PhotoPrint 153 Selecting Images 154 Selecting Pa...

Page 4: ... compliant digital camera can be optimized using data such as camera settings white balance exposure time etc stored at the same time of shooting yielding extremely high quality prints ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX is an application program that displays the images stored in the memory card you recorded with your digital camera as thumbnails allowing you to import the selected images into your com...

Page 5: ...stment PhotoStitch PhotoStitch allows you to make a panoramic photo from the images you recorded with your digital camera PhotoStitch can merge separate images into a panoramic image With PhotoStitch you can make a panoramic photo of a grand view spreading out 360 degrees around you A desired number of images can be easily stitched vertically or horizontally allowing you to take full advantage of ...

Page 6: ...er or digital camera you can enjoy superb quality photo prints Custom Layout Printing Artwork Layout Album Printing a Photo Index Index Printing You can arrange images in a desired layout and apply artwork including clipping resizing rotation text insertion and ornamentation with photo frames and background You can print a photo index that contains thumbnails automatically arranged in a suitable l...

Page 7: ...o You can print images in the specified photo size You can print images with no margins around each image so that a single image is printed borderless along the paper edges and multiple images are arranged like tiles with no space between them available with BJ printers that support the borderless printing feature ...

Page 8: ...8 Printing on Canon Perforated Paper You can easily make your images fit on a sheet of Canon perforated paper such as FM 101 or PC 101S ...

Page 9: ...9 Basic Operation Procedure The basic operation steps to capture import edit and print photo images are summarized below STEP 1 Shooting scanning Acquire images with a digital camera or a scanner ...

Page 10: ...ages Start ZoomBrowser EX Using the Camera Window import images from a memory card or a digital camera ZoomBrowser EX supports some simple image editing features The Automation wizard provides easy means of importing images ...

Page 11: ... a layout Specify the print mode Just follow the wizard to select a print mode option from Artwork Layout album Index printing Fixed photo size printing Borderless printing Tiled photo and Canon perforated paper printing ...

Page 12: ... as adding photo frames or background to the imported images STEP 5 Printing The images can be printed on Canon perforated paper such as Photo Paper Pro PC 101S or Glossy Photo Card FM 101 Borderless printing is also supported Some features and paper sizes may not be supported depending on the models of printers ...

Page 13: ...that comes with your BJ series printer These utilities enable you to display save import to the computer s hard disk edit print the images captured using a digital camera or scanner For the summary of each function refer to Introduction to Photo Applications Starting ZoomBrowser EX Creating Panoramic Photo Using PhotoStitch What is Easy PhotoPrint ...

Page 14: ... section describes how to start ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX supports the following image file types bmp Windows bitmap crw RAW fpx Flachpix jpg Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG tif Tagged Image File Format TIFF pcd KODAK Photo CD wmf Windows Metafile ...

Page 15: ...Starting ZoomBrowser EX 15 Steps 1 Click Start and select Programs Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX starts and ZoomBrowser EX application window opens ...

Page 16: ...Starting ZoomBrowser EX 16 Note To learn more about the main window refer to Basic Operations in the Browser Display Area ...

Page 17: ...der will become an image data storage folder and images imported from a digital camera or scanner can be stored in this folder ZoomBrowser displays the thumbnails of the images stored in this folder in the Browser Display Area Click the No button if you do not want to register the My Picture folder to the ZoomBrowser EX This message appears only when the ZoomBrowser EX is started for the first tim...

Page 18: ... select multiple photo images thumbnails to merge 2 Open the Edit menu and select the PhotoStitch command PhotoStitch starts and loads the selected photo images Merge as many images as you like either vertically or horizontally by a simple operation and create posters and other photo prints Also try the wide mode merging which shows buildings and other straight lined objects with straight lines as...

Page 19: ...your digital camera images and the paper size and type Easy PhotoPrint is useful when you want to make prints quickly Easy PhotoPrint also has simple editing functions such as trimming and rotation of images Easy PhotoPrint supports Exif Print Note For details on the operation procedure refer to Printing with Easy PhotoPrint ...

Page 20: ... ZoomBrowser EX Basic Operations in the Browser Display Area Changing View Mode in the Browser Display Area Image Database Processing Image Using Image Viewer Slide Show Time Tunnel Adding Sound to Image Processing Image for Sending by E mail Editing Image Using Other Image Processing Programs ...

Page 21: ...ndow Browser Display Area Displays the contents of the Image Folder that is currently selected in the Tree View Individual images are shown as thumbnails You can change the thumbnail size the way the information is dis played the viewing modes and other settings Thumbnails Reduced images of the files contained in the folder that is currently selected in the Tree View You can select images for proc...

Page 22: ...e images are shown as thumbnails while the subfolders are shown as folder icons When in the Scroll Mode you can zoom in on a desired folder and view its contents by double clicking the folder SHOW PROPERTIES button Click this to view the information about the image currently selected in the Browser Display Area REFRESH button Click this to refresh the display of selected images thumbnails or the c...

Page 23: ...election tool Select this tool for the usual operations in ZoomBrowser EX for example selecting images and folders ZOOM IN button Turns the mouse pointer into a zoom in tool Select this tool for zooming in or enlarging the images thumbnails in the Browser Display Area ZOOM OUT button Turns the mouse pointer into a zoom out tool Select this tool for zooming out or reducing the images thumbnails in ...

Page 24: ...ntrol Panel to enter the Zoom mode The images contained in the folder selected in the Tree View are displayed in the reduced form of thumbnails If the folder contains subfolders the contents of the subfolders are also displayed as thumbnails grouped under subfolder names To zoom out the magnified images click the button on the top right corner of the Browser Display Area Double click the subfolder...

Page 25: ...d in the selected folder are displayed The images are shown as thumbnails while the subfolders are shown as folder icons When in the Scroll Mode you can zoom in the images contained a subfolder by double clicking the folder icon This enlarges the view of the folder contents until it fills the Browser Display Area Double click the folder icon to zoom in the images con tained in the sub folder ...

Page 26: ...r from the View menu You can move the Magnifier glass over the Browser Display Area by dragging it with the mouse When you want to have a closer look point the glass to a thumbnail and view the enlarged image in the Magnifier window To return to the normal view close the Magnifier window by clicking the Close button on the top right corner of the MAGNIFIER window MAGNIFIER window Use the slide con...

Page 27: ...int or manage them from ZoomBrowser EX First register the folder volume which you want to store the image data When a folder on the hard disk is registered as an Image Folder you can save folders and images in that Folder from the ZoomBrowser EX window Image data imported from a memory card of digital camera or other input devices will be saved as image files in those registered Image Folders ...

Page 28: ...tomatically creates a default folder named Image Library One where it copies its sample image files Under this default Folder you can create a new folder and save the imported images You can also create a new Image Folder besides the default one Folders that comprises the default Image Folder ...

Page 29: ...Browser EX for the first time a message box appears and asks you if you want to register the My Pictures folder to the ZoomBrowser EX If you click Yes here the Windows folder named My Pictures will be registered as an Image Folder and displayed in the Tree View The registered Image Folder ...

Page 30: ...em as new Image Folders To learn how to register removable volumes such as CDs MOs and FDs refer to Registering Removable Volumes as Image Folders Steps 1 Start ZoomBrowser EX To learn how to start ZoomBrowser EX refer to Starting ZoomBrowser EX 2 Click the REGISTER IMAGE FOLDER button The Register Image Folder dialog box appears ...

Page 31: ...an Image Folder and click the OK button The registration message box appears 4 Click the OK button The selected folder will be registered as an Image Folder Note If the selected folder contains any subfolders or image files the ZoomBrowser EX database will automatically register those subfolders and image files ...

Page 32: ...of image data This enables you to view and check the contents of the registered volume from the computer screen even if the volume itself is not loaded To learn how to register folders that are on your hard disks refer to Registering Folders on the Hard Disk as Image Folders Steps 1 Load the removable volume which you want to register into the media drive Be sure to load it before starting ZoomBro...

Page 33: ...REGISTER IMAGE FOLDER button The Register Image Folder dialog box appears 4 Select the removable drive and click the OK button The registration message box appears 5 Click the OK button The Set Logical Volume Name dialog box appears ...

Page 34: ...f you like since a removable volume name is not the same thing as a volume label Note When working with images in a registered removable volume for example viewing them in the Image Viewer or processing or printing them you need the volume actually loaded onto the media drive If you select an image and try to execute one of these operations without loading the volume a message window prompts you t...

Page 35: ...th the mouse an Image Folder or a subfolder within which you want to create a new folder The pop up menu opens 2 Select the New Folder from the menu The New Folder dialog box opens The selected Image Folder or subfolder is displayed here You can change the location of the new folder to create by specifying a desired folder from the Create new folder in drop down list ...

Page 36: ...Image Database 36 3 Type in the name for a new folder 4 Click the OK button The new folder will be created under the selected Image Folder or subfolder The new folder Digital Camera is created ...

Page 37: ...r icon to a new location in the Tree View To copy an image or folder to a new location drag and drop it while pressing the Ctrl key Copy images to another folder by drag and dropping the thumbnails while pressing the Ctrl key Move an image to a new location by drag and drop ping the thumbnail onto the destination folder If you want to move multi ple images select thumb nails while pressing the Ctr...

Page 38: ...te the image file s by clicking the DELETE button Note When the Delete button is clicked the actual image file s is completely deleted from your computer s hard disk or the removable volume 1 Select an image thumbnail you want to delete 2 Click the DELETE button to open the Delete dialog box 3 Click the Delete button ...

Page 39: ...is completely deleted from your computer s hard disk or the removable volume not only the Image Folder that is the actual folder registered as an Image Folder but also all its subfolders 1 In the Tree View select the Image Folder or the subfolder you want to delete 2 Click the DELETE button to open the Delete dialog box 3 Click the Delete button to delete the selected Image Folder or the subfolder...

Page 40: ...and does not delete any actual image files or subfolders contained in the deregistered Image Folder It only deletes information on the folder registered to the ZoomBrowser EX Set Logical Volume Name Becomes selectable only when you have selected a removable volume which is regis tered as an Image Folder Allows you to rename the selected volume Set Folder Color You can change the color of both the ...

Page 41: ... command is also executed using the DELETE button Refer to Deleting Images for more details Copy Copies the selected Image Folder or subfolder including its all image files and subfold ers Paste Pastes the copied Image Folder or subfolder under the selected folder in the Tree View Properties Becomes selectable only when an Image Folder is selected Allows you to view the properties of the folder or...

Page 42: ...flect the updates on the database select the Image Folder or subfolder which you want to update in the Tree View and then click the REFRESH button Another way to refresh the ZoomBrowser EX database is to use the commands provided in the View menu Command Information to be updated Refresh Current Folder Contents of the folder currently displayed in the Browser Display Area Refresh Online Registered...

Page 43: ...en click the VIEW IMAGE button Double clicking the selected thumbnail in the Browser Display Area also opens the Image Viewer window In this window you can crop and or adjust colors of the image and save the result as a new file Image size date and time it was taken are displayed here VIEW IMAGE button Click this to open the Image Viewer The zoom ratio is displayed here Specify the desired ratio ...

Page 44: ...4 Cropping Image Select the portion of the image you want to keep by mouse dragging over it and then click the CROP button Areas outside the selection will be trimmed away Cropped area CROP button Click this to crop along the trimming line ...

Page 45: ...he color adjustment slider controls allow you to adjust color brightness and contrast by dragging them to and fro See how color brightness and contrast have been adjusted Color adjustment slider controls Drag them to and fro to change color brightness and contrast ...

Page 46: ...Saving Image after Processing The processed image can be saved as a new file Type in the file name and specify the file type then click the Save button The image is saved as a new file SAVE AS button Click this to open the Save As dialog box ...

Page 47: ...elect the Slide Show Options from the View menu The Slide Show Options dialog box opens to allow you to specify a set of parameters 2 Specify how you want to have the images displayed You can choose the playing mode and apply enhancing effects to the slide show When the After a time delay option is selected move the slide control to specify the interval after which the show should move on to the n...

Page 48: ...s sequential image display To exit from this endless loop you will have to press the Esc key or Close Slide Show button to end and close the slide show For details on how to set the parameters click the Help button in the Slide Show Options dialog box 4 Click the OK button The Slide Show Options dialog box closes and opens the Browser Display Area again 5 Select the images or folders you want to d...

Page 49: ...49 6 Select the Slide Show from the View menu The slide show starts and selected images are displayed in sequence on the entire computer screen according to the parameters set in the Slide Show Options dialog box ...

Page 50: ... the corresponding option from this menu Pause Replay button Click the Pause button to stop the automated slide show temporarily Pausing the show will turn this into the Replay button Previous Image button Displays the previous image again Next Image button Advances the show to the next image Close Slide Show button Click this to exit the slide show Print button Click this to mark the current imag...

Page 51: ...gs to change the arrangement by moving the slide control or by specifying the date Choose the display mode from among Rings Spiral and Film by simply clicking the switch buttons You can open the actual image of the desired thumbnail by double clicking on it The Time Tunnel offers a variety of option features including changing the display mode and searching through images by file date For details ...

Page 52: ...age by using the sound feature of ZoomBrowser EX Steps for Recording 1 Select the image to which you want to add sound in the Browser Display Area Open the Properties menu and select the Add Remove Sound The Sound dialog box appears 2 Click the Add button The Open dialog box appears ...

Page 53: ...name of the selected file appears in the Sound dialog box Click the Remove button here if you want to remove the sound file Click the Play button here if you want to play the sound file 5 Click the OK button ZoomBrowser EX takes in the sound data When the sound is added the image thumbnail is marked with a sound symbol on the top right corner ...

Page 54: ... which has a Sound symbol on the top right corner 2 Open the Properties menu and select the Play Sound command The Play Sound message box appears and starts playing the sound file When it has finished playing the message box closes Click the Cancel button to stop playing ...

Page 55: ...y Area and follow the instructions of the wizard 1 Select the image or images that you want to send in the Browser Display Area and then select the Send Image s by E mail from the Internet menu The wizard starts and the Select Compression dialog box opens If you select the Send image s without compression option here the file will be attached in its original size 2 Click the Next button The wizard...

Page 56: ...6 3 Specify the resizing ratio and the image quality and then click the Compress button The program starts compressing the image files The total file size after compression will be calculated and displayed in the bottom area of the dialog box ...

Page 57: ...e Start e mail program option is selected as the next step in 5 above your E mail application will automatically start when the compression is completed allowing you to edit an E mail message The images processed by ZoomBrowser EX will be automatically attached to the E mail If the Save images in a folder option is selected as the next step in 5 above the Select Directory dialog box will be displa...

Page 58: ...Image Files using Other Image Processing Programs You can specify your favorite image processing program for editing image files while using ZoomBrowser EX When necessary the image editing program opens automatically and imports the images that are selected in the Browser Display Area Specifying the Image Editing Program Open the File menu and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box ...

Page 59: ... open the drop down list and select the desired image editing program to be used as default When you select the Edit images using the program below option click the Browse button to display the Open dialog box and specify the desired image editing program Click the OK button after selecting the desired image editing program ...

Page 60: ...wser EX to import download images from your digital camera Importing Images with the Automation Wizard Setting the Automation Wizard to Download Images Importing Images Using the Camera Window Importing Images from a TWAIN Device Importing Images by Drag and Drop Operation ...

Page 61: ...tically repeat the same action sequence by a simple operation next time The Automaiton Wizard starts when you connect a Canon digital camera to your computer or insert a memory card Compact Flush card into the memory card slot of a BJ printer connected to your computer after starting ZoomBrowser EX The Automation Wizard also starts when you connect a non Canon digital camera or a memory card reade...

Page 62: ...or the first time the ZoomBrowser Automation Wizard dialog box appears as shown below Note If it is not the first time that the Automation Wizard starts the ZoomBrowser Automation dialog box appears ready to start automatic image downloading directly Refer to When the ZoomBrowser Automation dialog box appears for details ...

Page 63: ...you click the Finish button to quit the Automation Wizard the Camera Window appears to display all the images stored in the digital camera or memory card See Importing Images Using the Camera Window for the rest of the procedure Download images to ZoomBrowser EX The Automation Wizard proceeds to download images Click the Browse button to select the folder where to download the images Automation Wi...

Page 64: ...on Wizard dialog box just click the Start button to repeat the same action sequence you have used to import images last time If you want to change the action sequence click the Modify Settings button to open the ZoomBrowser Automation Wizard dialog box and reselect the desired actions Click the Cancel button to quit the Automation Wizard and return to the Browser Display Area window ...

Page 65: ...ation Wizard dialog box The Automation Wizard saves your settings so that it will automatically trace the same action sequence when downloading images next time Steps 1 Select the Download images to ZoomBrowser EX option in the ZoomBrowser Automation Wizard dialog box 2 Click the Browse button to display a dialog box where you can specify a destination folder to copy the downloaded image data ...

Page 66: ...Setting the Automation Wizard to Download Images 66 3 Specify the folder and click the Next button The Automation Wizard proceeds to the next screen ...

Page 67: ... ZoomBrowser EX starts downloading the images to the computer When image downloading is complete the following message appears Option Action Download all images Downloads all the images stored in the connected digital camera or memory card Download new images Downloads all the images except those already imported to the ZoomBrowser EX Download images marked for printing Downloads the images marked...

Page 68: ...splay Area window without performing any action When the Automation Wizard closes it saves the selected settings so that it can trace the same action sequence in the next session Option Action Display Slide Show Displays all the downloaded images in a slide show Layout and Print Images Selects all the downloaded images and perform custom layout printing Print Index Selects all the imported images ...

Page 69: ...e IMPORT IMAGES button submenu and the Tree View show From D Dcim From E PWSHOTO etc depend ing on data format of the memory card and the drive name of the connected device It is required that your computer have the hardware mem ory card reader or PC card adapter for memory cards etc set up correctly before importing the image data stored in a memory card 2 Double click From D Dcim in the Tree Vie...

Page 70: ...Camera Window 5 Select the Display Images in the Camera Window option from the Zoom Browser Automation Wiz ard dialog box All the images stored in the digital camera memory card or any other device specified by the Automation Wizard The Camera Window displays the thumbnails of images stored in the selected device 4 2 5 3 1 ...

Page 71: ...how to manage folders and libraries refer to Image Database 3 Return to the Camera Window Click to select photos or images you want to import to your computer When you select a thumbnail the area around the selected thumbnail changes its color The Camera Window displays the thumbnails of images contained in the selected device DOWNLOAD button ...

Page 72: ...e saved as files in the computer The downloaded images are displayed in the Browser Display Area 5 Click the Close button at the upper right corner of the Camera Window if you want to close the Camera Window now and disconnect the device If you want to continue downloading more photos or images repeat Steps 3 and 4 ...

Page 73: ...n the Camera Window The Camera Window shows thumbnails of the photos or images contained in the device connected to your computer so you can browse through all the images in the device This subsection describes how to use the control buttons in the Camera Window ...

Page 74: ...s that enable you to import and print the images To select an image click its thumbnail Blue borders mark the selected image To select two or more files click the images one by one while pressing the Ctrl key Thumbnails Photos or images stored in the connected device are displayed as thumbnails here When an image is selected its background turns blue 6 PRINT 5 DOWNLOAD 4 DELETE 3 SELECT 2 CONNECT ...

Page 75: ...hey are displayed with special marks and icons Click the mark to start the PhotoStitch utility and merge photos to create a panoramic image Device image When ZoomBrowser EX detects a connected device the Camera Window shows an image to indicate the device type Memory card or non Canon digital camera Canon digital camera ...

Page 76: ...e thumbnails are reloaded from the camera into the computer Note The CONNECT CAMERA function is available only when the connected digital camera is a Canon product Menu option Function Camera Settings Displays a dialog box that allows you to confirm or change date owner information and other settings for the connected camera Communication Settings Displays a dialog box that allows you to change th...

Page 77: ... currently displayed in the Camera Window Selects all the images in the Camera Window except those already imported The mark in the top left corner of a thumbnail as shown in the figure indicates that the image has already been imported Selects all the images marked for printing in the Camera Window Deselects all the images in the Camera Window ...

Page 78: ...DOWNLOAD Use the DOWNLOAD button to copy images from the connected device to the specified folder in the Tree View of ZoomBrowser EX Select the images to download and then click the DOWNLOAD button Downloading starts and a monitor window appears so that you can check the progress of downloading When copying is finished the monitor window closes If you want to cancel downloading while in progress c...

Page 79: ...ected photos are loaded automatically Select Index to display the Index Print Settings dialog box Note For details on the printing procedure refer to Printing from PhotoRecord 7 ROTATE Use the ROTATE button to rotate a thumbnail A thumbnail is a reduced image of the actual file First select the thumbnail to rotate and then click the ROTATE button A menu opens as shown below Rotating a thumbnail do...

Page 80: ...copy to the device When an image or images are selected the Save to Camera dialog box appears as shown below Another way of copying images to the connected device is to mouse drag the images in the Browser Display Area and drop them onto the thumbnail area Specify the image size select the resize option and click the Save to Camera button This starts copying the selected images to the connected de...

Page 81: ...iew the date of shot the EV compensation and other information concerning a photo First select a photo image and click the IMAGE INFO button The Camera Properties for Image window opens as shown below Note You can use this function only when the connected digital camera is a Canon product ...

Page 82: ...e SLIDE DPOF button to display the Edit Slide DPOF window You can use this dialog box to edit the camera s slide shows or its DPOF print settings and write them onto the camera s memory Note You can use this function only when the connected digital camera is a Canon product ...

Page 83: ...ing Images Using the Camera Window 83 11 HELP Click the HELP button to display the About Camera Window or the Help for the Camera Window About Camera Window that shows product information of the Camera Window ...

Page 84: ...s Note Ensure that the digital camera or scanner is connected properly Ensure that the TWAIN driver is already installed in your computer 1 Start ZoomBrowser EX Refer to Starting ZoomBrowser EX for the procedure to start ZoomBrowser EX 2 Click the IMPORT IMAGES button to open a pop up submenu Select Select Source from the menu The Select Source dialog box appears 3 Open the list box under Select a...

Page 85: ...ow to import images from the device 7 Close the TWAIN driver window to return to the ZoomBrowser EX The imported images are saved in the folder currently displayed in the Browser Display Area Note If you use the procedure herein to import images from a Canon digital camera that supports ZoomBrowser EX image file information such as the date of shooting and situation of shot is not saved in the Zoo...

Page 86: ...t invoking the Register Image Folder function You can also drag and drop the icons onto the target library folder displayed in the Tree View Then the files will be registered in the ZoomBrowser EX database Note that when the files are stored in your hard disk drive C the drag and drop operation moves the actual files into the database If you want to register them by copying not moving the actual d...

Page 87: ...ered folders of ZoomBrowser EX refer to the Image Database 1 Activate the Windows Explorer Select the desired item and copy move it to a medium or a folder that is already registered as a library or folder of ZoomBrowser EX You can also copy move two or more files and folders in a single step 2 From the Tree View of ZoomBrowser EX select the library or folder which contains the newly added image d...

Page 88: ...rea or the Camera Window and then click the PRINT button and select Layout from the submenu The PhotoRecord utility will automatically start to provide the following functions Printing a Photo Index Index Printing Custom Layout Printing Artwork Layout Album Printing in a Specified Photo Size Fixed Photo Size Printing Printing in the Borderless Printing Mode Tiled Photo Printing on Canon Perforated...

Page 89: ...and other properties and then output the print data The other and easier way is to use the PRINT button in the ZoomBrowser EX window One click on the button starts printing directly from ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX prints all the selected photos in an automated layout If you also want to print the file names and or dates of the photos open the Preferences dialog box and specify the captions ...

Page 90: ...rowser EX just by clicking the PRINT button Steps 1 Select the photos or folders of which you want to make an index from the Browser Display Area of ZoomBrowser EX and then click the PRINT button to open the pop up submenu Note If you want to select two or more photos click the photo images while pressing the Ctrl key ...

Page 91: ...Index Index Printing 91 2 Select Index from the PRINT button pop up submenu The Index Print Settings dialog box appears The number of pages varies depending on the number of photos paper settings and the thumbnail size ...

Page 92: ... and Print quality options You can select a thumbnail size from Small Medium and Large If you want to add a background image click the Set Page Art button to open the Change Page Artwork dialog box Specify an image to go with your pages 4 Click the OK button The printer starts printing Large Small Medium ...

Page 93: ...1 Select the photos of which you want to make an index from the Browser Display Area of ZoomBrowser EX Click the PRINT button and select Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes dialog box opens ready to start the Print Modes wizard 2 Select the desired printer Select Artwork Layout album from the Print Mode options ...

Page 94: ...xt step 4 Specify Media Type Paper Size and Orientation The Preview area shows the print image in relation to the current settings Clicking the Set Page Margins button allows you to widen or narrow the area for printing the image data 5 Click the Next button to proceed to the next step ...

Page 95: ...ndex layout 7 Select the thumbnail size from the Photo size drop down list You can select from Small Medium and Large 8 Click the Finish button The PhotoRecord window opens It automatically positions the selected photos to fit the current paper settings ...

Page 96: ... or resize your photos arrange them in a desired layout add text and add photo frames and background Starting Printing Click the PRINT button to start printing The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below These controls enable you to access various artwork options ...

Page 97: ...tion text insertion and ornamentation with photo frames and background See Artwork for details on the artwork features You can add a page title See Inserting a Page Title You can add photo captions See Adding and Positioning Text You can add photo frames and background to make an ornamented album See Page Art You can clip or trim a photo See Clipping a Photo You can move resize or rotate the photo...

Page 98: ...to print from the Browser Display Area click the PRINT button and select Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes window opens ready to start the Print Modes wizard The options in this window vary depending on the printer type 2 Select the desired printer from the Printer list and select Artwork Layout album from the Print Mode options ...

Page 99: ...n relation to the current settings Clicking the Set Page Margins button allows you to widen or narrow the area for printing the album page You can enable the Borderless Printing function by selecting the Use Canon Borderless Printing check box Note The Use Canon Borderless Printing check box is available only when you are using a printer that supports the feature of borderless printing ...

Page 100: ... step 6 Specify how the photos should be arranged on the album page Select Automatic layout to have the photos automatically arranged by PhotoRecord Select Index layout to use the Index Printing feature Select Manual layout to position the photos temporarily so that you may freely rearrange them ...

Page 101: ...way for your paper settings Artwork Options In the Artwork Layout album mode you can clip or resize your photos arrange them in a desired layout add text and add photo frames and background Starting Printing Click the PRINT button to start printing The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below These controls enable you to access various artwork options ...

Page 102: ...pecified Photo Size Fixed Photo Size Printing 102 Printing in a Specified Photo Size Fixed Photo Size Printing The Fixed photo size printing option allows you to print all the selected photos in a specified photo size ...

Page 103: ...the photos to match the setting Steps 1 Select a photo or photos to print from the Browser Display Area click the PRINT button and select Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes dialog box opens ready to start The Print Modes wizard 2 Select the desired printer Select Fixed photo size printing from the Print Mode options ...

Page 104: ...d Photo Size Printing 104 3 Click the Next button to proceed to the next step 4 Specify Media Type Paper Size and Orientation The Preview area shows the print image in relation to the paper 5 Click the Next button to proceed to the next step ...

Page 105: ... a Specified Photo Size Fixed Photo Size Printing 105 6 Specify the Photo Size If you select the Automatic clipping check box PhotoRecord automatically resizes and clips the photos to fit the specified photo size ...

Page 106: ...mode you can only add text clip photos and rotate photos with some limitations You cannot resize photos change layout or add photo frames or background Starting Printing Click the PRINT button to start printing The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below Note that available artwork options are limited in the Fixed photo size printing mode However you can spe...

Page 107: ... Tiled Photo 107 Printing in the Borderless Printing Mode Tiled Photo The Borderless printing Tiled photo option allows you to print photos with no margins left around the photos This mode requires a printer that supports borderless printing ...

Page 108: ...as tiles on a single page Steps 1 Select a photo or photos to print from the Browser Display Area Click the PRINT button and select Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes dialog box opens ready to start The Print Modes wizard 2 Select the desired printer Select Borderless printing Tiled photo from the Print Mode options ...

Page 109: ...age in relation to the current paper setting Clicking the Set Page Margins button allows you to widen or narrow the area for printing the image data You can enable the borderless printing feature by selecting the Use Canon Borderless Printing check box Note The Use Canon Borderless Printing check box is available only when you are using a printer that supports feature of borderless printing ...

Page 110: ...oceed to the next step 6 Specify the number of photo tiles you want to place on a single page Select 1 1 row when printing a single photo with no margins If you select the Automatic clipping check box PhotoRecord automatically resizes and clips the photos to fit the specified photo size ...

Page 111: ... you can only add text clip photos and rotate photos with some limitations You cannot resize photos change layout or add photo frames or background Starting Printing Click the PRINT button to start printing The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below Note that available artwork options are limited in the Borderless printing Tiled photo mode However you can s...

Page 112: ...Printing on Canon Perforated Paper 112 Printing on Canon Perforated Paper You can easily print with Canon Perforated Paper in a just fit layout ...

Page 113: ...e photos with the perforations Steps 1 Select a photo or photos to print from the Browser Display Area Click the PRINT button and select Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu The PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes dialog box opens ready to start The Print Modes wizard 2 Select the desired printer Select Canon perforated paper printing from the Print Mode options ...

Page 114: ...ng on Canon Perforated Paper 114 3 Click the Next button to proceed to the next step 4 Specify the type of Canon perforated paper The Preview area shows how the photos are arranged under the current settings ...

Page 115: ...only add text clip photos and rotate photos with some limitations You cannot resize photos change layout or add photo frames or background Starting Printing Click the PRINT button to start printing The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below Note that available artwork options are limited in the Canon perforated paper printing mode However you can specify th...

Page 116: ...orated paper The photos printed on Canon perforated paper can easily be cut apart along the perforated lines This relatively thick high glossy paper lets you print photo quality images without blank portions around them Types of Canon perforated paper are Glossy Photo Card FM 101 Photo Paper Pro PC 101 S ...

Page 117: ...s for the page layout click the PRINT button to start printing The Print dialog box appears Click the Print button to start printing Selecting the Use Canon Vivid Photo check box enables the Vivid Photo Printing feature It will reproduce blues and greens in compensated vivid colors ...

Page 118: ... You can apply artwork to your photos placed in the PhotoRecord window You can clip photos add a background and photo frames change the layout and insert text Page Art Changing Layout Adding Text Clipping a Photo ...

Page 119: ...119 Page Art You can add a frame to each photo or a background to the album page Clipping You can specify an area of a photo image to clip and print This does not affect the original photo ...

Page 120: ...e Print Mode option you have selected Adding text You can insert text anywhere on your page Use this feature to add photo captions page titles and so on Changing layout You can move photos anywhere on your page You can enlarge or reduce the photos You can also rotate or remove the photos ...

Page 121: ...age Art 121 Page Art When you are working in the Artwork Layout album mode you can specify a background for the page currently displayed in the PhotoRecord window or select frames to ornament the photos ...

Page 122: ...Page Art 122 Adding a Page Background You can specify a background to print with your pages by a simple operation Steps 1 Click the PAGE ART button The Change Page Artwork dialog box appears ...

Page 123: ...l and click on the desired sample pattern Samples are grouped under several tabs according to their types Click a tab to select a sample panel and select the pattern you want to use These buttons allow you to scroll the tabs A wide variety of background patterns are available Click on the desired sample pattern to select it ...

Page 124: ...PhotoRecord window Select This page only to apply the selected background only to the current page Select Pages and enter page numbers in the text box if you want to apply the selected background to specified pages 5 Click the OK button The Change Page Artwork dialog box closes and the selected background is reflected in the PhotoRecord window If you click the Apply button the selected background ...

Page 125: ... ornament a photo by a simple operation 1 Select a photo and click the option button to open a pop up menu and then select Change Photo Frame The Change Photo Frame dialog box appears 2 Select a frame pattern which you want to use as a photo frame Option button ...

Page 126: ... on the desired sample pattern Samples are grouped under several tabs according to their types Click a tab to select a sample panel and select the pattern you want to use Click on the desired sample pattern to select it A wide variety of frame patterns are available ...

Page 127: ...window Select Current page only to apply the selected frame only to the photos in the current page Select Current photo only to apply the selected frame only to the photo selected in the PhotoRecord window 5 Click the OK button The Change Photo Frame dialog box closes and the selected frame is reflected in the PhotoRecord window If you click the Apply button the selected frame is reflected in the ...

Page 128: ...layout You can rotate or resize the photos You can also remove the photos from the layout The clipping and rotating functions are also available in the other print modes but each with some limitations Processing of the photos by resizing rotating clipping or removing them does not affect the original photo image data The result is reflected only on the print pages ...

Page 129: ...lected Layout from the PRINT button pop up submenu in the Artwork Layout album mode you can freely move the photos to a new position by drag and dropping in the window Steps 1 Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL Note If the switch is set at AUTO dragging a photo moves not only the selected photo but also all the other photos ...

Page 130: ...se drag a photo wherever you want to place it Note When the current print mode is not Artwork Layout album including Index layout the basic layout cannot be modified You can only change the order of the photos by mouse dragging operation ...

Page 131: ... you can enlarge or reduce the photos using the mouse dragging operation You cannot resize the photos when working in other print modes Steps 1 Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL Note If the switch is set at AUTO dragging a photo resizes not only the selected photo but also the other photos ...

Page 132: ...e image is enlarged or reduced to the desired size Resize mode and Rotate mode If you see a red arrow on each of the four borders of a selected photo the photo is in the Resize mode If you see a blue arrow at each of the four corners of a selected photo the photo is in the Rotate mode Resize mode Rotate mode Click here to select the Rotate mode Click here to select the Resize mode Put the mouse cu...

Page 133: ...the photos to any desired angles using the mouse dragging operation You can only specify a 180 degree rotation when working in the other print modes Steps 1 Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL Note If the switch is set at AUTO dragging a photo rotates not only the selected photo but also all the other photos ...

Page 134: ...until the image rotates to the desired angle Resize mode and Rotate mode If you see a red arrow on each of the four borders of a selected photo the photo is in the Resize mode If you see a blue arrow at each of the four corners of a selected photo the photo is in the Rotate mode Resize mode Rotate mode Click here to select the Rotate mode Click here to select the Resize mode Put the mouse cursor h...

Page 135: ...indow Here removing a photo means just excluding it from the print page It does not mean deleting the actual image file from your computer Steps 1 Click the option button attached to the photo you want to remove A pop up menu appears 2 From the menu select Cut Remove Photo The selected photo is removed ...

Page 136: ...Adding Text 136 Adding Text You can add text to your pages in the PhotoRecord window Use this function to insert photo captions page titles and so on ...

Page 137: ...Text 137 Adding and Positioning Text You can type text in the Edit Text box to put it on your pages in the PhotoRecord window Steps 1 Click the option button on the left side of the current page Option button ...

Page 138: ...s Select Add Text from the menu The Edit Text dialog box appears There is an alternative to display the Edit Text dialog box Ensure that no photo is selected then right click within the PhotoRecord window From the pop up menu select Add Text ...

Page 139: ...ont style Four font style options are available bold italic underline and font color from left to right Specify the text alignment This area allows you to check the result of font name font style font size and alignment selection before they are reflected in the main window from left to right ...

Page 140: ...on the current page You can change the ornament of each text block You can also move a text block wherever you want to place it by dragging it with the mouse You can always re edit your text later by double clicking the text block to re open the Edit Text dialog box ...

Page 141: ...Adding Text 141 Applying Artwork to Text You can specify ornament for each of your text Steps 1 Select a text block and click the option button Option button ...

Page 142: ...Adding Text 142 2 The option menu appears Select Change Frame from the menu The Change Text Frame dialog box appears ...

Page 143: ...e panel and click on the desired sample pattern in the panel Samples are grouped under several tabs according to their types Click a tab to select a sample panel and select the desired pattern These buttons allow you to scroll the tabs A wide variety of ornament patterns are available Click on the sample pattern to select it ...

Page 144: ...selected ornament pattern only to the text blocks on the current page Select This text block only to apply the selected ornament pattern only to the text block currently selected 6 Click the OK button The Change Text Frame dialog box closes and the selected ornament pattern is reflected in the PhotoRecord window If you click the Apply button the selected ornament pattern is reflected in the PhotoR...

Page 145: ...e entered caption is displayed inside one of the corners of the selected photo You can move the caption to another corner of the photo There is an automated way of printing the photo data file names and or the date and time of photographing as a caption Specify captions from the Preferences dialog box of the ZoomBrowser EX Steps 1 Select a photo and click the option button Option button ...

Page 146: ...ppears on the current page Specify the font Specify the font size Specify the font style Four font style options are available bold italic underline and font color from left to right Specify the text alignment This area allows you to check the result of font name font style font size and alignment settings before they are reflected in the main window from left to right ...

Page 147: ...top of the printable area You can align the text in the text block by selecting an alignment option align left center text or align right The text block itself does not move from its fixed position Steps 1 Click the option button on the left side of the current page Option button ...

Page 148: ...Adding Text 148 2 A pop up menu appears Select Edit Title from the menu to display the Edit Text dialog box ...

Page 149: ...ext or align right You can apply artwork ornament to the text Specify the font Specify the font size Specify the font style Four font style options are available bold italic underline and font color from left to right Specify the text alignment This area allows you to check the result of font name font style font size and alignment settings before they are reflected in the main window from left to...

Page 150: ...int part of a photo image It does not affect the original photo image file Steps 1 In the PhotoRecord window double click the photo you want to clip The Photo Viewer window appears Photo Viewer window As an alternative select the photo first right click to open a pop up menu and then select Clip Correct Photo from the menu Photo Control Panel ...

Page 151: ...an outline To cancel the selection click the CLIP button again 3 Click the CLOSE button on the Photo Control Panel Note The size of the clipped area depends upon the Artwork Layout album mode option you selected When the selected mode is Fixed photo size printing Borderless printing Tiled photo or Canon perforated paper printing the clipped area is fixed in its height width ratio Photo area to be ...

Page 152: ...x that contains thumbnails Easy PhotoPrint supports Exif Print Exif 2 2 The image captured with an Exif Print compliant digital camera can be optimized using data such as camera settings white balance exposure time etc stored at the time of shooting yielding extremely high quality prints Note Easy PhotoPrint can handle only JPEG files file name extension jpg and jpeg Other files are not displayed ...

Page 153: ...es Easy PhotoPrint Easy PhotoPrint Note For Windows XP click Start and select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint Easy PhotoPrint Starting from ZoomBrowser EX 1 Select an image with ZoomBrowser EX 2 Select Print from the Files menu of ZoomBrowser and then select Easy PhotoPrint Note Click the Print button to select Easy PhotoPrint Easy PhotoPrint can be accessed from ZoomBrowser EX Ver 3 ...

Page 154: ...started from ZoomBrowser EX Only the images selected in Zoom Browser are displayed Guidance Folder Window The folder window lists folders contained in your computer Selecting a folder displays the image files contained there as thumbnails The folder window is not displayed when Easy PhotoPrint is started from ZoomBrowser EX Thumbnail Reduced images contained in the folder selected from the folder ...

Page 155: ...l be displayed in a separate window You can also zoom in on the image by double clicking it Note A maximum of 99 copies can be specified for each image A maximum of 10000 copies can be specified for the selected images These numbers of copies become smaller when the free spaces in the memory and hard disk are small Thumbnails can be displayed on the 1 Image Selection sheet in three sizes Select Th...

Page 156: ...Selecting Paper 156 Selecting Paper You can select the printer and paper you want to use for printing ...

Page 157: ... the selected size are displayed Note Checking the Vivid Photo check box you can print the selected image with more vivid colors If you have selected Paper Plus Glossy from Media Type it will take much time to print on other types of paper In such a case select a paper type again in the following manner 1 Select the type of the media you use for printing from Media Type 2 Close Easy PhotoPrint 3 S...

Page 158: ...ng 158 Layout Printing You can select a desired layout and print an image in the selected layout Layout Select a layout from the Layout list box The image s is displayed in the selected layout in the preview window ...

Page 159: ...n the selected printer paper size and media type Note Rotate and or trim the image as required 3 Click Print Printing starts When Easy PhotoPrint is started from ZoomBrowser EX Easy PhotoPrint is closed automatically at the end of printing and the ZoomBrowser EX screen reappear You can cancel printing within five seconds pass after Print is clicked To cancel printing click Cancel in the displayed ...

Page 160: ...s provide you with Online Help information about functions and operations It contains a brief description of operational steps that you can read on the screen while operating the program This chapter informs you how to use the Online Help of each application ...

Page 161: ...owser EX Two sets of Online Help are accessible from the Help menu of ZoomBrowser EX What is ZoomBrowser EX and Show Quick Tips What is ZoomBrowser EX Look up explanations about major functions and operations of ZoomBrowser EX ...

Page 162: ...e major functions How to Use 1 Open the Help menu and select Show Quick Tips 2 From the submenu select check mark to display Tips you need Quick Tips will appear as soon as you try the check marked feature Closing the Tips window unchecks that feature and Tips will stop appearing You can either check mark all or uncheck all by selecting the Tick All or Untick All option command ...

Page 163: ...ets of Online Helps are accessible from the Help menu of PhotoRecord Contents Index and What s This How to Use From the Help menu click Contents Index You can look up explanations about the major functions and operations of PhotoRecord ...

Page 164: ...164 What s This To understand what a button or an area means select What s This from the Help menu The cursor turns into a mark Point the desired object to display a brief explanation ...

Page 165: ...g artwork 12 Artwork 118 141 artwork 6 Automation Wizard 61 65 Automation wizard 10 B Borderless Printing 7 Borderless Printing Mode 107 Browser Display 18 Browser Display Area 21 26 37 42 47 55 98 C Camera Window 10 69 71 73 Canon Utilities 13 captions 145 Changing Layout 128 Changing layout 120 Changing Location of Image Files 37 ...

Page 166: ...ing Panoramic photo Using PhotoStitch 18 Cropping Images 44 D DELETE button 22 38 78 Deleting Images 38 digital camera 9 DOWNLOAD button 78 E Editing Images from Other Application Programs 58 Editor Application 58 E mail 55 Exif Print 4 F Fixed Photo Size 102 fixed photo size printing 7 font name 139 font size 139 H Headers 147 HELP button 83 ...

Page 167: ...on 86 Importing Images from a TWAIN Device 84 Importing Images from the Camera Window 69 Importing Images with the Automation Wizard 60 61 L layout 6 M Magnifier 26 memory card 10 Merging Panoramic Images by PhotoStitch 18 O Online Help 160 Opening Image Files from Other Applications 58 P Page Art 119 121 Page Art Options 96 101 106 111 115 Page Background 122 page header 147 ...

Page 168: ...g the Layout before Printing an Index 93 Print an Index 90 PRINT button 22 79 Print Mode 103 108 113 Printing from PhotoRecord 88 Printing the Photo Index 89 Processing 3D Images by 3D PhotoPrint 19 Processing Images for Sending by E mail 55 Processing Images from Image Viewer 43 R REFRESH button 22 Register Image Folder dialog box 33 Removing a Photo 135 Re positioning the Photos 129 Resizing the...

Page 169: ...cting layout 11 Set Logical Volume Name dialog box 33 Setting the Print Modes 98 Shooting 9 SHOW PROPERTIES button 22 Slide Show 47 Slide Show Control Buttons 50 SLIDE DPOF button 82 T Text block 141 Text Blocks 137 Thumbnails 21 74 thumbnails 37 tiled photo 7 Time Tunnel 51 Tool switching buttons 23 Tree View 21 37 71 TWAIN 84 U UPLOAD button 80 ...

Page 170: ...170 Index V VIEW IMAGE button 22 View Mode buttons 22 Z Zoom Mode 22 24 ZoomBrowser EX 20 ...

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