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You can use your e-mail software to attach and send images and
movies by e-mail, or post the images and movies on your website.

Use your image data

You can use your printer to
print images transferred to
your computer.
Some printers can print
directly from cards.
• For details, see the

operating manual of the
printer you are using.

• See the operating manual of your e-mail

software for details on how to make
attachments to e-mails.

• See the operating manual of the

software you are using for details on how
to use images and movies on your
website.

Images transferred to the computer can be
saved onto a CD-R or other media.

ACDSee for PENTAX

p.25-64

• View images • Play back movies
• Print images

• Edit images and movies

• Organize and save images and movies
• Send images and movies by e-mail
• Post images and movies on a website

• These operations also can be performed using

commercially available image editing software. See
the instructions provided with the software for more
details.

Use your printer

Save your image data

Summary of Contents for 18333

Page 1: ...Enjoying Your Digital Camera Images On Your PC PC Connection Manual ...

Page 2: ... U S and other countries All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies This product supports PRINT Image Matching III PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching I...

Page 3: ...rring Images to a Windows PC 17 Transferring Images to a Macintosh 23 Viewing Images and Movies 25 Starting ACDSee for PENTAX 25 Displaying a List of Images and Movies 26 Viewing a Full Size Image or Movie 33 Editing Images and Movies 36 Editing Images 36 Panorama Image Stitching 40 Editing Movies 46 Sharing Your Images and Movies 57 Printing an Image 57 E mailing Your Images from ACDSee for PENTA...

Page 4: ...r images using a built in card slot PC card adapter or a card reader Remove the card from the camera When transferring images on the card to a computer with another device make sure to review the user manual accompanying that device Connect your camera directly to a printer that is compatible with PictBridge using the USB cable and print images 1Camera Operating Manual p 129 Direct Print Your comp...

Page 5: ... attachments to e mails See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images and movies on your website Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD R or other media ACDSee for PENTAX 1p 25 64 View images Play back movies Print images Edit images and movies Organize and save images and movies Send images and movies by e mail Post images and movies on...

Page 6: ...d the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on your computer The following software is included in the CD ROM S SW23 provided Windows ACDSee for PENTAX Image viewing editing software ACD FotoCanvas Image editing software ACD photostitcher Panorama image editing software FotoSlate Image layout and printing software ACD Showtime for PENTAX Movie editing so...

Page 7: ... or higher recommended Memory 64MB minimum Hard Disk space 40MB minimum Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256 colors Internet Explorer 5 5 or later Some formats may require viewing with QuickTime 6 0 or later and DirectX 9 0 or later To install ACDSee for PENTAX Windows Installer Service Version 2 0 may be required ACD Showtime for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard...

Page 8: ...implified Korean OS Windows 98 98SE Me NT 2000 XP Home Edition Professional CPU Pentium or higher recommended Memory 128MB minimum QuickTime 6 0 or later is required to play movies with the provided software ACDSee for PENTAX or ACD Showtime for PENTAX Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system requirements The versions of Internet Explorer Windows Media Player and Windows Installer...

Page 9: ...CPU PowerPC 266MHz or higher Memory 8MB minimum Hard Disk space 6MB minimum The classic system is necessary when using ACD photostitcher with Mac OS X or higher Operation is not guaranteed on all Macintosh computers meeting the system requirements Macintosh System Requirements The software cannot be used on Mac OS 8 6 or lower USB port 1 1 connection is possible to playback images but frame skippi...

Page 10: ...r screen The InstallShield Wizard screen will appear Follow the instruction on the screen Complete InstallShield Wizard screen will appear Installing the Software for Windows When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software Installing the USB Driver Windows 98 98SE only If the PENTAX Software I...

Page 11: ... Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 in the task bar recognized area to begin the installation 8 Double click My Computer on the desktop When the installation is completed your camera can then be found in the My Computer window as Removable Disk Make sure that Removable Disk is displayed in the My computer window Confirm that the USB Connection mode is set to PC before connecting the USB cable 1p 16 If the SD...

Page 12: ...ed screen The software selection screen appears 4 Click ACDSee Installing the Image Processing Software ACDSee for PENTAX When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen by following steps 1 Do...

Page 13: ...and click Next Follow the on screen guidance and enter the registration information when the Setup screen appears Reboot your PC after installation is finished Other settings are not necessary during installation The panoramic image software ACD photostitcher the image layout and printing software FotoSlate the image editing software ACD FotoCanvas and the movie editing software ACD Showtime for P...

Page 14: ...Registration is displayed If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation Product Registration on the Internet Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration ...

Page 15: ...drive 3 Double click the CD ROM S SW23 icon 4 Double click the Install ACDSee icon The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears Double click the Master Installer icon to display the PENTAX Software Installer screen 5 You can choose the languages from the displayed screen A selection screen to install your desired software appears 6 Click your applicable Mac OS The software selection screen appears...

Page 16: ...accept the terms of the agreement If the message CarbonLib xxxxx could not be found appears during installation You must add the extension file CarbonLib to the Extension folder in the System folder in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9 2 This error message appears when this extension file does not exist or when an older version of the file exists The latest version of the CarbonLi...

Page 17: ... step 7 on page 14 of this PC Connection Manual A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation Product Registration on the Internet Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products o...

Page 18: ...y controller 23 to select USB Connection and press the four way controller 5 4 Use the four way controller 23 to select PC 5 Press the OK button Setting Up Your Digital Camera Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC Do not connect the camera to your PC while d is selected for the USB Connection mode Do not connect the camera to your PC while PC is selected for the USB Connection mode NTSC 3min PC OK...

Page 19: ...transferring images 1 Turn your PC on 2 Turn your camera off and connect it to the PC with the USB cable Make sure the SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera 3 Turn your camera on The Device Detector screen appears automatically If the Device Detector screen does not appear display and copy the images following the steps in When the Device Detector screen does not appear on page 19 Transferring ...

Page 20: ...7 Click Next If the digital camera is connected to your computer in PictBridge USB Connection mode the digital camera will not be properly recognized as a storage device In that case disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC follow the instructions in Setting Up Your Digital Camera 1p 16 to set the USB Connection mode to PC and then reconnect the USB cable Transferring Images ...

Page 21: ...onents missing ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on your computer Ghostscript 7 0 or later may appear If you will only display or edit images inside the digital camera it is not necessary for Ghostscript 7 0 to support ACDSee for PENTAX Click Close to close the message window If the SD Memory Card has a volume label the volume label name appears instead of u...

Page 22: ... folder xxx is a three digit number or xxx yyyy folder xxx is a three digit number yyyy is the date 9 Select Copy To from the Edit menu The Copy Files screen appears 10 Click More and select the destination folder 11 Click OK The image is copied to the PC ...

Page 23: ...lick USB Mass Storage Device and click OK 4 When a message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC Windows 2000 Me 1 Double click the Unplug or eject hardware icon in the task bar notification area The Unplug or Eject Hardware screen appears Disconnecting the Camera from Your PC ...

Page 24: ... Click OK 5 Disconnect the camera from your PC Windows 98 98SE Make sure the status lamp green of the camera is not blinking and disconnect the USB cable from your PC If the camera removable disk is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed The camera will turn off automatically when the USB cable is disconnected ...

Page 25: ...NAME in Mac OS X on the desktop The folder name can be changed Transferring Images to a Macintosh Connecting the Camera and Macintosh If the SD Memory Card has a volume label the volume label name appears instead of untitled A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number During USB Connection mode the self timer lamp lights to show the digital camera is communicati...

Page 26: ...re not transferred they can be directly displayed on the Macintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh For information on how to directly view the camera images see p 32 To edit images first transfer them to your Macintosh Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh If the camera removable disk is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX the camera cannot be disconnected until ...

Page 27: ...r appears 1 Double click the ACDSee for PENTAX folder on the desktop 2 Double click the ACDSee for PENTAX program icon ACDSee for PENTAX starts and an image list Browser appears Select Exit from the File menu in the Browser or the Viewer Starting ACDSee for PENTAX The first time ACDSee for PENTAX is run Components missing ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on...

Page 28: ...n as well as the names and operation of functions within the Browser c Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar d Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools These buttons open dialog boxes or display further command buttons You can customize the tool...

Page 29: ...ortcut buttons you can copy move or delete items select what file types or folders to display in the File pane and sort your images You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off adding or removing buttons and changing the size of the buttons h Path box Path box describes the location of the folder of images currently displayed in the File pane i File pane File p...

Page 30: ...g boxes or display further command buttons e Navigation pane Navigation pane displays a folder tree of the folders on your computer external drive or peripheral device f Preview pane Preview pane displays the image selected in the File pane g File pane File pane displays the contents of a folder selected in the Navigation pane as a list of files or as thumbnails You can sort your images by such cr...

Page 31: ... format You can change the file information that is displayed 1p 31 Thumbnails Displays image file thumbnails Large Icons Displays large icons and file names Small Icons Displays small icons and file names List Displays small icons and file names in a list format Details Displays small icons and file information in a list format You can change the file information that is displayed 1p 31 Changing ...

Page 32: ...descending order using the numeric keypad on the keyboard Categories assigned to the numeric keypad 0 Extension 1 Name 2 Size 3 Type 4 Date 5 Image Properties 6 Description Forward Reverse Changing the Image List Display Method Clicking the right mouse button on the File pane background empty area where images are not displayed as thumbnails or icons displays the menu in the location of the cursor...

Page 33: ...r changes to a left right arrow and drag the edge to adjust the row width To view images stored in other folders select a folder from the folder tree in the Navigation pane of the Browser or directly specify a folder in the path box Selecting a different folder in the folder tree A folder selected from the folder tree is designated as the current folder and images from that folder are displayed in...

Page 34: ...path box in the File pane Directly enter in the path box the path of the folder containing images you want to view Images in that folder appear in the File pane Also click to the right of the path box to display a dropdown list containing a history of recently used folders Select from the list a folder with images you want to view Images from that folder appear in the File pane When the digital ca...

Page 35: ...ation as well as names and operations of functions within the Viewer c Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar d Viewer toolbar Viewer toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as the Zoom tools You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels ...

Page 36: ...CDSee Media Window c Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee Media Window by selecting the menu items from the menu bar You can select the image size of the movie from the View menu When the Viewer is displayed you can close the Viewer and switch to the Browser by performing any of the following Click the Close button Double click on the Viewer pane border ...

Page 37: ...ick Clipboard to copy the currently displayed frame of a movie to the clipboard Click Properties to display information of the movie or audio file being played back e Preview pane Preview pane displays and plays back movies f Operation buttons Operation buttons are used to play pause fast forward rewind and control the volume of movies and audio ...

Page 38: ...vas image editing and processing software started from ACDSee for PENTAX To start ACD FotoCanvas select the image you want to edit in the File pane of the Browser and then select the Activities menu Edit Editor FotoCanvas You can also right click the image you want to edit and select Edit from the menu You can adjust the brightness contrast and grayscale of the image 1 From ACD FotoCanvas open the...

Page 39: ... Options from the View menu to adjust the tool settings 2 Click or drag the mouse cursor over the image to paint or draw shapes or text You can use the color options on the upper right hand side of the window to select the paint shapes and text color You can use Blend Mode to select how color is added to the image blending method and the transparency of the color added to the image You can add sep...

Page 40: ...hod for joining the pasted image with the background image Blend mode and the transparency 4 Click outside of the dotted line of the pasted image The pasted image is attached to the original image This section introduces several other useful functions when using ACD FotoCanvas See the ACD FotoCanvas online help for more detailed information on the use of these functions Red eye reduction You can u...

Page 41: ...mage distort an image make an image look like a painting and create other interesting effects Images edited with ACD FotoCanvas can be saved with various image file formats 1 Select File menu Save As 2 In the Save Image As dialog box enter the file name in the File name field and select the desired file format in Save as type You can select the desired file format from the Save as type list 3 Sele...

Page 42: ... from the image list Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on pictures to select multiple images After selecting the images select Extras from the Activities menu and select PhotoStitcher from the submenu The PhotoStitcher is not enabled if two or more images are not selected Panorama Image Stitching If you are using a Macintosh install ACD photostitcher and ACDSee for PENTAX separatel...

Page 43: ...ching position A After the position has been adjusted click the STITCH button B 4 Select the stitching method You can choose from Big Plane or Cylinder for the stitching method Here you will create a flat panorama Click the Big Plane button A confirmation message appears Click OK If a message like the one shown on the left appears click OK to continue B Click the STITCH button A Click and drag to ...

Page 44: ...tted lines to adjust the image trimming position A After the position has been adjusted click the Trimming button B 6 Save the image After confirming the trimming click the Save button to save the image To cancel the trimming click the Cancel Trimming button B Click the Trimming button A Trim the image Save button Cancel Trimming button ...

Page 45: ...ges appear on the image layout palette in the Alignment window window 2 B 5 Set the stitching parameters Click the Stitching method button in the window 2 C to open the stitching parameter selection window You can choose from Big Plane or Cylinder for the stitching method Here you will create a flat panorama Click the Big Plane button and OK 6 Click the Automatic alignment button The selected imag...

Page 46: ...cture is displayed 9 Trim the image Click the Trim button in the Stitching result window to display the dotted lines around the image A Move the mouse pointer over the dotted lines It changes into a symbol Hold down the mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position B After the position has been adjusted click the Trim button again C To cancel the trimming click the U...

Page 47: ...45 10 Save the image Click the Save button in the Stitching result display window window 3 to save the image ...

Page 48: ...op icon or ACDSee for PENTAX 1 Select the ACDSee for PENTAX Activities menu Create ACD Showtime The ACD Showtime for PENTAX startup window appears When an image or movie file is selected in the File pane of ACDSee for PENTAX and the Activities menu Create ACD Showtime is selected ACD Showtime for PENTAX starts and the file is loaded Editing Movies ACD Showtime for PENTAX is for Windows only a Maci...

Page 49: ... sidebar to create a new project The project currently opened in the Edit Show window closes If the project has not been saved a prompt appears asking if you want to save it With ACD Showtime for PENTAX you can add video images and music or other audio and then rearrange the order for display or playback to create your own show 1 From the Show menu on the left of the window click Add Video Add Ima...

Page 50: ...it Show window where video images and music audio files can be rearranged is called the Timeline 2 Drag and drop video and images and rearrange them When loading an audio track you can drag the audio track to the point in the Timeline where you want the audio to begin playback To display the audio tracks click the Toggle View Mode button ...

Page 51: ...fects or change the playback time 1 Select the video to edit The Video menu appears on the left sidebar of the Edit Show window 2 Select Effects or Trim from the Video menu Select Effects to create various special effects and image corrections such as blurring or embossing of the image Select Trim to specify the playback time of a movie in a show Editing Video ...

Page 52: ...w window 2 Select and set an edit function You can select from the following editing functions in the Image menu Rotate Flip Rotates the image 90 degrees or flips the image vertically or horizontally Crop Cut an area of the image and enlarge the image Duration Set the length of time the image is displayed in milliseconds Effects Apply special effects such as embossing and image corrections such as...

Page 53: ... of images and fading in and out These effects are called transitions 1 Click the Toggle View Mode button The timeline changes to the display shown on the right 2 Select a transition Click and select a Transition The Transition menu appears on the left sidebar of the Edit Show window Transitioning between Scenes Transition ...

Page 54: ...ration in milliseconds by adjusting the slider The actual transition effect and duration can be previewed by clicking the Preview button to play back the show You can adjust the playback time and the volume balance of music and other audio added to the timeline in the Edit Show window Setting the playback time of music audio 1 Click the Toggle View Mode button to display the audio tracks in the ti...

Page 55: ... ending points in the Trim window Click the Play button to preview the adjusted starting time and playback time Synchronizing the music audio starting time with the movie or image starting time When there are multiple movies or images on the timeline you can select from which movie or image starting point to start playback of the music audio 1 Click the right mouse button on an audio track in the ...

Page 56: ...th the length of a movie or image that has the same starting point 1 Click the right mouse button on an audio track in the timeline 2 Select Trim to slide from the menu The playback time of music audio is shortened to synchronize with the length of the movie or image that has the same starting point Music and other audio on an audio track can be dragged to the desired starting position Select Fit ...

Page 57: ...ata for that project are mixed together Make sure to save your project often The completed show can be saved as a digital video file with a format such as Windows Media Video AVI or MPEG 1 Saving a project 1 Click Save from the Project menu on the Edit Show window The Save As dialog box appears Enter the file name and select the save destination and then click the Save button to save the project T...

Page 58: ...rectly change the file extension wmv as your computer may not be able to recognize the video file If you accidentally delete or change the file extension select the video file format from Format to automatically assign the appropriate file extension to the file name 3 Click Next The video is saved You can also use the Save Video Project window to save a project by making the settings in Save proje...

Page 59: ...s displayed 3 Select or change the printing options 4 Click Print You can create and print contact sheets thumbnails of your images You can add captions to each image page headers and footers and change the size of images 1 In the Browser select a group of images Hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to print 2 Select Print Contact Sheet from the File menu T...

Page 60: ...ages that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image The Print dialog box is displayed when either is selected 2 Select or change the printing options 3 Click Print You can insert the date into an image file and print it Date insertion settings are done in the Print dialog box 1 Select the Caption tab in the Print dialog box 2 Check the Print image capture date in the corner of images...

Page 61: ...e Activities menu Print FotoSlate The FotoSlate window appears 2 Click Add Page from the toolbar of the FotoSlate window 3 Select the template you want to use for the layout from the Add Page window Select a category from the tree list on the left hand side of the window and a thumbnail of a template displayed on the right hand side and click OK Arranging and Printing Pictures FotoSlate is for Win...

Page 62: ...ay is the space where text can be entered Double click this area to display the Enter Text window and then enter the text The font size text color and orientation can be selected 6 Print the image Click the Print button on the toolbar The Print dialog box appears Set the printing range which pages to print if there are multiple pages and number of copies and then click the OK button to print the i...

Page 63: ...ct an image or a group of images To select several images hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to send 2 Select Share from the Activities menu then select E mail The Send E mail dialog box is displayed 3 Input the required information 4 Click Send For more information about e mailing your images click the Help button in the Send E mail dialog box E mailing ...

Page 64: ...talled for example when your friend wants to play back a movie that you created on your computer Boot the video software and select the video file you want to play by selecting the File menu Open then begin playback Playing Your Movies Created with ACD Showtime for PENTAX Playing Back Movies with ACDSee for PENTAX You can double click the thumbnail of a movie in the File pane to open the ACDSee Me...

Page 65: ...ous functions Be sure to use the online help if you have problems operating the software 1 Select Search Topics from the Help menu The Help window appears 2 Select the Contents Index or Search tab to search for the item you are looking for To directly find the item you are looking for enter the phrase you want to find in the Search tab and click the Start Search button 1 Select the Help menu Tip o...

Page 66: ...ect to ACDInTouch dialog box is displayed 2 Click Connect Now ACDInTouch is a service for sending information directly to ACDSee for PENTAX When you connect information is sent to you so that you can read up to date information directly in the ACDInTouch pane This information is relevant to your product such as upgrades add ons and related software from ACDSYSTEMS that may also be of interest to y...

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