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Software

EOS DIGITAL SOLUTION DISK

Ver. 4

Please read these instructions carefully before using
the EOS-1Ds software.
This guide should be kept in a safe place so that it can
be used for future reference.

INSTRUCTIONS

English Edition

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Macintosh

CT1-1238-000

© CANON INC. 2002

PRINTED IN JAPAN

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Page 1: ...ease read these instructions carefully before using the EOS 1Ds software This guide should be kept in a safe place so that it can be used for future reference INSTRUCTIONS English Edition Macintosh CT...

Page 2: ...urposes or copy the SOFTWARE onto the permanent storage device e g a hard disk of your computer and retain the original for back up purposes Any other copying of the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Ag...

Page 3: ...provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be null and void with respect to the jurisdiction of that court o...

Page 4: ...se 3 12 Selecting Images from the Control Panel 3 12 Working with Selected Images 3 13 Operations that Can Be Used with Images 3 13 Protecting Images 3 14 Selecting Images by Condition 3 15 Checking t...

Page 5: ...uld interfere with the functioning of software and computer Marks additional information that you will find helpful when using the camera or software These sections provide brief descriptions of the C...

Page 6: ...be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written permission of Canon Canon makes no warranties for...

Page 7: ...the interface cable images on the CF card in the camera are displayed This program displays downloaded images in lists and allow you to sort and organize them by content You can use ImageBrowser to c...

Page 8: ...Mac OS X Minimum 256 MB required FireWire IEEE1394 File Viewer Utility 100 MB or more ImageBrowser 50 MB or more PhotoStitch 30 MB or more RemoteCapture 15 MB or more Adobe Photoshop 5 0 LE 40 MB or m...

Page 9: ...1 This chapter describes the procedure for installing the software for the camera and Photoshop 5 0 LE Installing the Software...

Page 10: ...ur computer Close any programs that are running before you begin installing the software 2 Load the SOLUTION DISK into the CD ROM drive The SOLUTION DISK icon appears on the desktop 3 Start the instal...

Page 11: ...hich the software will be installed and then click the Choose button 8Proceed with the installation as directed by the on screen messages When installation ends the installation completion dialog box...

Page 12: ...ith the installation as directed by the on screen messages For more information on the installation procedure refer to the Read Me file inside the English folder on the Photoshop 5 0 LE CD ROM Please...

Page 13: ...2 This chapter explains how to connect the camera to your computer and how to use a card reader third party product Getting Ready to Work with Images...

Page 14: ...he AC adapter s plug Removing the DC coupler or the battery Before you perform the operations above be sure to end the software being used 1 Plug the interface cable into the computer Plug the cable i...

Page 15: ...rmation message appears on the computer screen asking whether you wish to continue communicating with the camera for some computer systems If you do not perform any operation even after this message a...

Page 16: ...Card Folder Structure and File Names The images on a CF card are stored in sub folders named XXXEOS1D where the XXX represents a number from 100 to 999 within the DCIM folder The in the file names rep...

Page 17: ...ity to display and save images stored on a CF card loaded in the camera and also explains how to perform image processing including processing RAW images and how to transfer images to the retouching s...

Page 18: ...odel specific processing mode list box 3 7 as a model specific processing mode to be used when you perform processing that is unique to each camera Starting File Viewer Utility If you have not clicked...

Page 19: ...th display Displays the connected camera drive on your computer and folder RGB value display When you move the cursor over an image the coordinates of the cursor position and its RGB values 8 bit conv...

Page 20: ...3 34 3 38 Save White Balance Settings button 3 28 Digital Exposure Compensation button 3 21 White Balance list box 3 25 Color Matrix list box 3 19 IPTC information button 3 29 Select Image button 3 1...

Page 21: ...er after being shot or the images whose file name is changed may not be displayed properly The following images can be displayed in File Viewer Utility JPEG image RAW image shot on a Canon digital cam...

Page 22: ...main window Click the Refresh button The information displayed in the main window is updated Showing Hiding Image Information You can hide the histogram and image information display area to display...

Page 23: ...bar is displayed and when you select the RAW images shot on the EOS 1Ds you can process them When a JPEG image is selected however the RAW image process tool bar is grayed out and disabled If any imag...

Page 24: ...ral Settings tab sheet of the Preferences dialog box 3 40 are displayed Protect mark 3 14 This mark is displayed for protected images The available display modes are Thumbnail display Preview and JPEG...

Page 25: ...hen you select the RAW JPEG image the JPEG image is displayed as a single image When you select the RAW image the JPEG image for the thumbnail display is shown When you select the JPEG image it is dis...

Page 26: ...3 8 2 Click the Display AF Point button The AF point of the camera used when the shot was taken is displayed Click the button again to hide the AF point For images taken with One Shot AF the focused...

Page 27: ...ay from the Display Mode list box 3 8 2 Click the Show Hide Thumbnail Frames button The information display frame of the thumbnail image is hidden Click the button again to display the information dis...

Page 28: ...rst Image button Selects the first thumbnail image displayed Select Previous Image button Selects the image before the currently selected image Enter Image Number input box Selects the image with the...

Page 29: ...age Processing settings tab sheet 3 41 in the Preferences dialog box Operations Protect Erase Display AF Point Play Sound Comment Input Transfer Image Save File Rotate Image Color Matrix Sharpness Dig...

Page 30: ...removes the protection When multiple images are selected all the selected images are protected The is automatically displayed for images that were protected on the camera Protection only prevents ima...

Page 31: ...ion that are not visible When you select multiple images the information from the image selected last is displayed You can copy the information as text data and paste it into another application Comme...

Page 32: ...y selecting the image pressing the control key mouse button and selecting an option from the menu that appears Playing Back Sound Use the procedure below to play back sound that was recorded with an i...

Page 33: ...rased Take particular care when you have just finished a task involving the selection of multiple images When you erase the RAW JPEG image the JPEG image is also erased When you erase an image with di...

Page 34: ...commended that you use the Preview mode to check the processed image 3 9 2 Change the parameter settings Change parameter settings See the pages that follow for information on how to set the parameter...

Page 35: ...specify Adobe RGB this option does not append an ICC profile to the image In sRGB environments because the color chroma of the image is low you should transfer the image to the retouching software th...

Page 36: ...Select the desired level from the Sharpness Level list box Higher values give higher levels of edge sharpening The selected level is applied in the image Adjusting the Pattern Sharpness Select the des...

Page 37: ...ng the Brightness Digital Exposure Compensation You can correct the brightness of an image in the range of 2 stops in 0 1 stop increments 1 Click the Digital Exposure Compensation button The Digital E...

Page 38: ...in the camera 4 25 1 Click the Adjust Tone Curve button The Adjust Tone Curve dialog box appears Tone Curve Output box Save button Read button Preview button Apply button Cancel button Shot Settings...

Page 39: ...ot was taken Clicking the Save button saves the adjusted tone curve on your computer Select the destination folder and then save the tone curve data You can then register the saved tone curve on the c...

Page 40: ...ction The tone curve adjustment options include RGB which adjusts the input and output for the entire image in a single operation as well as the Rch Gch and Bch settings that adjust each color individ...

Page 41: ...ption to apply the white balance setting used when the shot was taken File Viewer Utility automatically adjusts the white balance Select this setting for shots taken outdoors in sunny weather Select t...

Page 42: ...to a value between 2800K and 10000K in 100K increments 1 Select color temp from the White Balance list box 2 Enter a color temperature Enter the color temperature in the Color Temp input box You can e...

Page 43: ...Click White Balance button When you move the cursor over the image it changes to the shape of a filler 2 Click in a white area in the image The white balance is adjusted so that the area clicked appe...

Page 44: ...4 30 1 Click the Save White Balance Settings button The Save dialog box appears 2 Enter the settings a name and click the Save button Select the destination folder and then save the white balance dat...

Page 45: ...which the IPTC information is set 3 12 2 Click the IPTC information button The IPTC information dialog box appears 3 Select an item and specify the information Click the desired IPTC information tab t...

Page 46: ...y sending the image You can enter up to 32 characters 4 Type in a description of the photographed image You can enter up to 2000 characters 5 Type in the name of the person who wrote the caption You c...

Page 47: ...priority level from the list box 1 Highest Priority 5 Normal or 8 Low Priority 10 Type in any instructions required for editing You can enter up to 256 characters 11 The date on which the image was ph...

Page 48: ...enter up to 32 characters 16 Enter a search keyword for each company You can enter up to 32 characters 17 Enter the image subtitle You can enter up to 256 characters 18 Enter the credits for a photog...

Page 49: ...he image thumbnails 24 When multiple images are selected this button displays the IPTC information for the previous image 25 When multiple images are selected this button displays the IPTC information...

Page 50: ...n index file on your computer Saving Images from the Camera toYour Computer You should save the images you have shot on your computer 1 Select images to be saved 3 12 2 Click the Save File button and...

Page 51: ...be saved in and click the Choose button Clicking the New button opens the New Folder dialog box You can create a new folder inside the selected folder by entering the folder name and clicking the Crea...

Page 52: ...n is only available for images saved on your computer or on a CF card in a card reader 2 Use this button when you want to specify the folder in which the image will be saved 3 When the Save in followi...

Page 53: ...select from 4 compression ratios 4 to 1 High Compression Ratio The higher the value the higher the quality of the JPEG image 7 Click this checkbox when you want to save the image without changing the...

Page 54: ...Enter the settings and click the OK button Index sheet options dialog box 1 Enter the width of the index sheet to be created 2 Enter the height of the index sheet to be created 3 Enter the resolution...

Page 55: ...pecify the folder in which the image will be saved 3 When the Save in following specified folder radio button is selected this button specifies the folder in which the image will be saved 4 Shows the...

Page 56: ...b sheet 1 When you click the Transfer Images button 3 4 3 45 the retouching software third party product to which the image will be transferred is specified 3 43 2 Specify the folder for saving the im...

Page 57: ...s option the tone curve adjustment 3 22 cannot be performed Since the linear processing is performed on the tone curve adjustment there is little image degradation as a result and you can make your ow...

Page 58: ...the same way in each sheet 11 Restores the default settings for all the parameters in the currently displayed tab sheet 12 Discards all the settings restores the parameters to their original values an...

Page 59: ...ransferring images it is necessary to specify the retouching software to which images will be transferred and the folder for saving the images to be transferred The descriptions given here show how to...

Page 60: ...d then click the Choose button The folder is specified and then the General Settings tab sheet appears 6 Click the OK button The settings are applied the Preferences dialog box closes and the procedur...

Page 61: ...ing the Image Transfer 3 43 1 Select images to be transferred 3 12 2 Select the transfer mode from the Image transfer mode list box There are 2 available transfer modes Single Frame Transfer The selec...

Page 62: ...d The transferred image is saved in the image transfer folder that you have set Display an image transferred with Single Frame Transfer Display images transferred with Transfer as Index Image A range...

Page 63: ...ter describes basic settings such as Owner s Name and Date Time as well as detailed settings such as the Personal Functions Parameters and Personal White Balance Specifying Camera Settings from Your C...

Page 64: ...d also used as IPTC information 3 29 You can also format initialize CF cards and check the camera properties data and the status of the battery and the CF card Display the Camera Settings dialog box T...

Page 65: ...his box shows whether a CF card is loaded in the camera along with the available space on the card and its total capacity You can also format a CF card from this box Applies the specified settings clo...

Page 66: ...he Date and Time or you can enter the desired date or time from the keyboard Clicking the From Mac button imports the Date and Time data from your computer 3 Click the OK button The owner s name date...

Page 67: ...the settings for each function on your computer 1 Click the Detailed Settings tab The Detailed Settings tab sheet appears 2 Click the desired settings button Sets the processing parameters and stores...

Page 68: ...ombination tab sheet in which you can check the Personal Functions that are currently set up In the Combination tab sheet you can also save and load the Personal Function settings on your computer Set...

Page 69: ...ssist beam from being emitted 4 15 Enables automatic shooting when focus is achieved at the fixed point of focus while the shutter button is pressed fully 4 16 Disables automatic AF point selection 4...

Page 70: ...a 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set up additional Personal Functions 5 Apply the Personal Function Settings to the camera Clicking the OK button applies the specified settings to the camera and closes the...

Page 71: ...g modes can be skipped while you are selecting the shooting mode This makes selecting the desired shooting mode faster At least one checkbox must be left unchecked Disables the metering modes Click th...

Page 72: ...and 1 60 sec as the slowest the shutter speed range will be 1 2000 to 1 60 sec This makes shutter speed selection faster and prevents a slow speed sync in aperture priority AE mode with the flash If y...

Page 73: ...maximum and or minimum aperture to one that is not a full stop increment such as f 6 3 If the largest aperture of the attached lens is smaller than the largest aperture you set with P Fn 05 the large...

Page 74: ...ooting If P Fn 03 has been set to specify the metering mode for manual exposure and P Fn 06 is used to register the manual exposure mode and a metering mode different from the one specified with P Fn...

Page 75: ...ots is 2 1 0 1 and 2 If you select 5 frame white balance bracketing the frames are shot at 10 5 0 5 and 10 mireds This function is useful for adjusting the range of bracketing Even when the setting is...

Page 76: ...shift the standard program line so that priority is given to the shutter speed or to the aperture By shifting the program you can change the shutter speed or aperture and still retain the same exposur...

Page 77: ...lens driving operation can result in grossly inaccurate focus This subsequent lens driving operation is turned off P Fn 14 is especially suited for super telephoto lenses If autofocusing is attempted...

Page 78: ...ble to charge in time for successive shots and will not fire at full charge If you set the drive mode to continuous shooting set the number of shots in P Fn 20 If you do not use P Fn 20 once the camer...

Page 79: ...17 will override P Fn 18 to disable automatic AF point selection Sets the continuous shooting speed You can select the number of continuous shots during continuous shooting By reducing the maximum co...

Page 80: ...for a specific number of seconds You can change this number of seconds as necessary The function s activation time can be set from 0 to 3600 sec 1 hour If the standard activation time is too short or...

Page 81: ...the bulb exposure ends Convenient when you want to monitor the elapsed bulb exposure time Taking bulb shots for long periods speeds up battery charge depletion and reduces the number of available sho...

Page 82: ...ing the image in the EOS 1Ds Instructions If you wish to enlarge an image set P Fn 30 to ON during shooting and playback Especially the image shot on the camera without setting P Fn 30 to ON cannot be...

Page 83: ...accessory optional The original decision data is added to the image that has been shot using RemoteCapture and saved in the CF card in the camera but it is not added to the image that has been transf...

Page 84: ...eet to check the Personal Function parameters currently set on your computer and check whether they have been applied to the camera 2 If the data has not been applied click either the OK button or the...

Page 85: ...tings Click the Save As button or Save button The specified Personal Function settings are saved When you click the Save As button the Save As dialog box appears Enter the file name and select the des...

Page 86: ...settings Open the folder containing the settings select the file and click the Open button The Personal Function settings data saved in that file are loaded into the computer Windows Macintosh compati...

Page 87: ...d sharpness setting are applied For more information on setting the parameters on the camera see Setting the Processing Parameters in the EOS 1Ds Instructions Setting the Parameters 1 Click the Parame...

Page 88: ...dialog box appears If you do not wish to specify the user defined tone curve in the camera proceed to step 9 5 Load the tone curve settings file Open the folder containing the tone curve settings file...

Page 89: ...rve colors to be displayed from the Color Channel list box and check the colors You cannot adjust the tone curve at this point Use the procedure in Adjusting the Color and Brightness Adjust Tone Curve...

Page 90: ...of 6 7 8 9 or 10 Higher values give a lower compression ratio and higher image quality In the Normal Quality setting you can select a value of 1 2 3 4 or 5 Higher values give a lower compression rati...

Page 91: ...ly to Camera button The Confirm Settings dialog box appears 12Check the settings and click the Apply to Camera button The settings are registered on the camera and the Confirm Settings dialog box clos...

Page 92: ...splays the caption for the loaded white balance data Up to 3 personal white balance settings consisting of the white balance data saved in the Saving the White Balance procedure 3 28 can be registered...

Page 93: ...Select the PC number for the data to be registered from the Select Personal White Balance list 3 Click the Browse button The Open dialog box appears 4 Load the white balance data Open the folder conta...

Page 94: ...her personal white balance setting repeat steps 2 to 5 You can register up to 3 settings PC1 PC2 and PC3 To delete a registered PC setting select the PC number from the Select Personal White Balance l...

Page 95: ...This chapter describes the operations using the RemoteCapture software such as remote shooting timer shooting and interval timer shooting Operating the Camera from Your Computer 5...

Page 96: ...o exit RemoteCapture click the Disconnect button and select Exit from the File menu When you are using mirror lockup to take pictures there is a delay of approximately 2 seconds after you click the Re...

Page 97: ...Delete button Deletes the image selected in thumbnail view Deleted images are completely removed from your computer Check images carefully before deleting them View button Displays the image selected...

Page 98: ...r computer Shooting window Rotation list box Rotates the image to be shot 90 degrees left or right Detail setting button Displays the Detailed Settings window below the Shooting window allowing you to...

Page 99: ...t attached etc you cannot perform the operation as shown below Taking Shots from Your Computer 1 Set the camera up ready to shoot 2 Make various settings For information on how to set the size image q...

Page 100: ...ed select 90 degree Right or 90 degree Left in the Rotation list box before clicking the Release button To rotate a downloaded image select the image and then select Rotate Saved Image 90 degree Right...

Page 101: ...and 60 minutes in 1 second increments You can set up to a maximum of 9999 shots Interval timer shooting is performed using the specified interval between shots and the specified number of shots On som...

Page 102: ...the Start button You can set a value between 2 and 30 seconds in 1 second increments Timer shooting are taken after the specified number of seconds Printing Images You can print images All the images...

Page 103: ...splay the Preferences dialog box If you are using Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 select Preferences from the File menu If you are using Mac OS X select Preferences from the RemoteCapture menu The Preferences dialo...

Page 104: ...will be saved Click the Select a Folder button The Select a Folder dialog box appears Select the folder in which the images will be saved and click the Choose button To create a new folder in which to...

Page 105: ...tailed settings be sure to confirm that the camera is ready for shooting If the camera is not ready for shooting the lens is not attached etc you cannot make some of the settings 1 Display the Detaile...

Page 106: ...shooting mode 3 Allows you to specify Metering Mode 4 Allows you to specify ISO Speed 5 Allows you to specify Color Temperature 6 Allows you to specify Parameters 7 Allows you to specify Color Matrix...

Page 107: ...This chapter explains how to use ImageBrowser to perform a range of operations from downloading the camera s images to printing them Working with Images in ImageBrowser 6...

Page 108: ...here to display images Click here to enlarge or reduce images Starting ImageBrowser 1 Connect the camera to your computer 2 2 2 Double click the Canon ImageBrowser icon Double click the Canon ImageBro...

Page 109: ...selected images onto the computer Camera window The RAW symbol is displayed for RAW images The RAW JPEG symbol is displayed for RAW JPEG images No symbol is shown for JPEG images Lets you edit the sl...

Page 110: ...ANON CAMERA button the Communication Settings dialog box may appear Select IEEE1394Port from the Port list box and select EOS 1DS from the Detected Camera list box then click the Set button In the Cam...

Page 111: ...which to save the images stored on the camera In the Explorer View Section choose the location where you want to create the new folder and then select New Folder in the File menu A new folder is crea...

Page 112: ...the computer and appear in the Browser area You can also download images to the computer by dragging them from the Camera window and dropping them on the Browser area or Explorer View Section To disc...

Page 113: ...e thumbnail displayed RAW image appears in the File Viewer Utility main window 3 Process the RAW image See Processing RAW Images 3 18 for information on how to process RAW images If you start File Vie...

Page 114: ...es in the Browser area click the Edit menu and select PhotoStitch PhotoStitch starts up Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images Please refer to the PhotoStitch Help menu for...

Page 115: ...r the purposes of this example 4 In the next dialog box select a paper size and click the OK button The Layout Options dialog box will close and the Print window will open allowing you to change the l...

Page 116: ...efault number of images printed per page The Custom layout printing radio button in the Layout Options dialog box allows you to freely change the size and position of the images for printing The other...

Page 117: ...oting settings information such as the shooting conditions and scene mode along with the image data The Exif Print adjustment protocol uses this information to correct the image quality more accuratel...

Page 118: ...box closes Dialog box for Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 Dialog box for Mac OS X 3 Print images 6 9 A check mark must be placed here to automatically correct the image quality Select this option to automatically...

Page 119: ...This chapter provides a troubleshooting manual and describes the software uninstallation procedures Troubleshooting and Uninstallation 7...

Page 120: ...onnected correctly Connect the camera to your computer correctly using the interface cable 2 2 Is there sufficient charge left in the camera battery Your computer does not supply power to the camera C...

Page 121: ...ent from that of the other programs Use the procedure in Uninstalling ImageBrowser 7 4 to uninstall it If you are using Mac OS X the uninstallation procedures for all the programs are same Use the pro...

Page 122: ...ash and empty the Trash 3 Display the folder containing the System Folder 4 Double click the System Folder s Control Panels to open 5 Drag the Canon ImageBrowser Auto Launch to the Trash and empty the...

Page 123: ...y main window 3 3 I Image information display area 3 3 3 15 Image recording formats and image processing options 3 13 Image transfer mode list box 3 3 3 45 ImageBrowser VI ImageBrowser Browser Window...

Page 124: ...39 Save White Balance Settings button 3 4 3 28 Saving Personal Function Settings 4 23 Select Image button 3 4 3 15 Select the White Balance 3 25 Setting the Color Temperature 3 26 Setting the Owner s...

Page 125: ...LE CD ROM in the drive The window will open automatically and show folders with language names Double click the appropriate language folder and the Support pdf file within it To read PDF files Adobe A...

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