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Software Operation Manual

IMAGE STUDIO

Ver.3.0.0

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Page 1: ...se read these instructions carefully before using this product and save this manual for future use This version of IMAGE STUDIO is available in English only Software Operation Manual IMAGE STUDIO Ver 3 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...n of the Software shall be restricted only for the storage or back up purpose 4 Prohibition on Transfer etc The user has no right to transfer lease rent or grant a license to use the Software or otherwise to any third parties for any purposes 5 Prohibition of Modiﬁcation and Reverse engineering The user may not modify reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise the Software in any manner e...

Page 3: ...reted under the laws of Japan Even if any part of the present Agreement is held invalid by or in conﬂict with any laws having jurisdiction over the present Agreement at any court the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect Microsoft Windows Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Internet Explorer and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporatio...

Page 4: ... Menus 16 Context Menu 18 Pre dialog Menu 19 Change the suitable car audio model to another after installation 20 Creating A Graphic Pattern 21 Editing a Graphic Pattern From a Moving Image File AVI GIF 21 Editing a Graphic Pattern Scroll Display From a Still Image File 24 Editing a Graphic Pattern Wipe Display From a Still Image File 26 Editing Opening and Closing Messages 29 Editing the Created ...

Page 5: ...N W CQ C9700U N W CQ C8400U W CQ C8300U N W as of December 2005 Check the name of your audio unit before download and installation 1 Download the application from the Panasonic web site 2 Install the application that is suitable for your audio unit on your computer 3 Operation Flow continued on the next page Run IMAGE STUDIO 5 Edit the loaded images with IMAGE STUDIO and save them in your computer...

Page 6: ...zings You can also download free of charge provided image data from the Panasonic web site The provided image data cannot be processed with IMAGE STUDIO Panasonic owns the copyrights for this application and the provided image data Copying and commercial use of these without permission are forbidden by law Example CQ C8803U Enter the customize menu Insert the CD R RW disc containing the data to be...

Page 7: ...160 x 54 dots 80 30 20 CQ C9800U N W CQ C9700U N W CQ C8400U W CQ C8300U N W 4 tone 256 x 80 dots 150 60 40 Operating Environment Supported OS Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Software Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 to 6 0 CPU Intel Pentium 400 MHz or more is recommended Memory 128 MB or more is recommended Display Resolution of 800 x 600 16 bit color or greater Required Available Hard disk Spa...

Page 8: ...re played back at a speed of 10 frames per second Depending on the loaded AVI ﬁles the playback speed varies from the original images Format for Writing to CD R RW Discs Do not write data on a CD R RW disc if by so doing the maximum allowed number of ﬁles listed below will be exceeded If ﬁles are written on a CD R RW disc in a number which exceeds the maximum number of ﬁles allowed as given in the...

Page 9: ...eck box Click start 1 Click Control Panel 2 For Windows XP The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000 Click Folder Options 4 Windows XP operating system is used as an example in these instructions If another operating system is used i e Windows Me or Windows 2000 some of the displays and procedures will be different ...

Page 10: ... IMAGE STUDIO Please check the operating environment before installing it page 7 3 5 continued on the next page Click Next 4 Double click the IMGSINST icon on the desktop The setup wizard starts Read the terms of the license agreement carefully check I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next 6 Enter your name and the name of the company you work for and click Next If you do not ha...

Page 11: ...elect the directory in which the program is to be installed 9 Click Install The installation starts 10 Click Finish The program has been installed 11 Click to select an install type and click Next As for the install type please refer to page 7 8 ...

Page 12: ...ograms 3 Click Change or Remove Programs 4 For Windows XP The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000 Uninstalling IMAGE STUDIO Click Control Panel 2 Click Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO 5 Click Change Remove 6 continued on the next page ...

Page 13: ... Yes 8 Select start Settings Control Panel 1 Select Add Remove Programs 2 From Install Remove select Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO and remove it 3 For Windows Me Windows 2000 Click Finish The program has been uninstalled 9 Never check these boxes ...

Page 14: ...anasonic IMAGE STUDIO will start up For Windows Me Windows 2000 Click start 1 For Windows XP The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000 Select All Programs Panasonic Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO will start up 2 Top screen of IMAGE STUDIO Pre dialog menu ...

Page 15: ...r images Converts to the sepia mono tone image Note Sixty four 64 color moving images are not supported Image loading operation buttons These buttons are for creating moving images These buttons will change according to the situations as follows Preview screen operation buttons Slider Drag thebar to displayany position in thepreview screen Pause Play Stop Repeat play When creating a graphic patter...

Page 16: ...e position and size of the end frame the same as for the start frame Sets the aspect ratio for the start frame to the default aspect ratio for the actual device Sets the aspect ratio for the end frame to the default aspect ratio for the actual device Resets all frame sizes to the default Resets all frame positions to the default position Sets the aspect ratio for all frames to the default aspect r...

Page 17: ...another Connects to the Customize Site Version information Changes the image view Enlarges or reduces the display size Fits into the display window size Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise AVI and GIF movie ﬁles cannot be supported ...

Page 18: ... aspect ratio for the actual device Sets the aspect ratio for the end frame to the default aspect ratio for the actual device Makes the position and size of the start frame the same as for the end frame Makes the position and size of the end frame the same as for the start frame Resets all frame sizes to the default Resets all frame positions to the default position Sets the aspect ratio for all f...

Page 19: ...oes to the pre dialog 2 page 38 Goes to the pre dialog 2 Goes to the pre dialog 2 page 31 Closes the pre dialog Sample images of each mode will be displayed Pre dialog 2 page 21 page 24 page 26 The ﬁle open dialog will be displayed twice the former for foreground and the latter for background successively when clicking this Closes the pre dialog ...

Page 20: ...to another after installation Accordingly you do not have to reinstall it even if you select an unsuitable install type Moreover you can make the images for 2 models or more by using only an application Click Model Selection from the Help pull down menu 1 Click o select a model to which you want to change 2 Click OK 3 ...

Page 21: ... From a Moving Image File AVI GIF You can cut out portions of the moving image up to a designated maximum of frames for each model page 7 and save them as a graphic pattern Target ﬁle AVI GIF AVI ﬁles other than the following formats are not guaranteed 24 bit and non compression or RLE compression format continued on the next page Click Create graphic pattern from the pre dialog menu 2 Click from ...

Page 22: ...or image loading Move to the end position for image loading Slider Move to any position in the image Image loading operation buttons Pause Play Stop return to the start position Reverse and fast forward Step reverse and step fast forward Move to the start position for image loading Move to the end position for image loading Slider Move to any position in the image Select a start frame of the loadi...

Page 23: ...aution You cannot add dithering or effects to ﬁles in pfs pfm pfo or pfe format that has been previously saved 12 Click Save as from the File pull down menu 13 Enter a ﬁle name and click Save The ﬁle will be saved A ﬁle extension pfm will be added to the ﬁle name Do not add any ﬁle extension other than pfm to the ﬁle name If you delete or change the ﬁle extension the images will not be displayed p...

Page 24: ...tions of a still image ﬁle Target ﬁles BMP JPG JPEG PNG and GIF Select the ﬁle to be edited and click Open Open the selected ﬁle Check that the ﬁle type is BMP JPG JPEG PNG or GIF 4 Click New from the File pull down menu 1 Click Create graphic pattern from the pre dialog menu 2 continued on the next page Click Scroll Movie 3 ...

Page 25: ...d to the ﬁle name Do not add any ﬁle extension other than pfm to the ﬁle name If you delete or change the ﬁle extension the images will not be displayed properly by the Panasonic car audio unit Drag the start frame to adjust the start position and size Regardless of the frame size the image will be converted into the default size of each model page 16 When the vertical to horizontal ratio differs ...

Page 26: ...mage ﬁle for the foreground and click Open Open the selected ﬁle Check that the ﬁle type is BMP JPG JPEG PNG or GIF The ﬁle open dialog will be displayed twice the former for foreground and the latter for background successively when Wipe Movie is clicked 4 continued on the next page Click New from the File pull down menu 1 Click Create graphic pattern from the pre dialog menu 2 Click Wipe Movie 3...

Page 27: ...n dialog for the background will appear 8 continued on the next page Click Foreground 6 Drag the foreground frame to adjust the position and size Regardless of the frame size the image will be converted into the default size of each model page 16 When the vertical to horizontal ratio differs the image will be reshaped to be displayed as the default of each model If the frame is dragged while the s...

Page 28: ...ill not be displayed properly by the Panasonic car audio unit Drag the background frame to adjust the position and size Regardless of the frame size the image will be converted into the default size of each model page 16 When the vertical to horizontal ratio differs the image will be reshaped to be displayed as the default of each model If the frame is dragged while the shift key is held down it c...

Page 29: ...successively when Wipe Movie is clicked 5 Editing Opening and Closing Messages Select the ﬁle to be edited and click Open Open the selected ﬁle 4 The number of frames cannot be speciﬁed Opening message 30 60 for 2004 models frames Closing message 20 40 for 2004 models frames If the selected ﬁle has fewer than designated framenumbers the following message appears Click New from the File pull down m...

Page 30: ...ame and click Save The ﬁle will be saved A ﬁle extension pfo will be added to the opening image ﬁle name A ﬁle extension pfe will be added to the ending image ﬁle name Do not add a ﬁle extension other than pfo or pfe to the ﬁle name If you delete or change the ﬁle extension the images will not be displayed properly by the Panasonic car audio unit Click Save as from the File pull down menu 7 ...

Page 31: ... delete or reorder frames In addition you can add frames by copying them from other moving image ﬁles Click New from the File pull down menu 1 Click Edit movie from the pre dialog menu 2 Select the graphic pattern ﬁle to be edited and click Open Open the selected ﬁle 3 continued on the next page ...

Page 32: ...e for editing Reference ﬁle Copy CTRL C Copies the selected frame Click Edit The Edit Movie screen will be opened The image on the screen shown on the left cannot be edited 4 Preview Displays the edited image to check it OK Conﬁrms the edits made and closes the Edit Movie screen Cancel Invalidates the edits made and closes the Edit Movie screen Pause Play Stop Repeat Closes the Movie Preview scree...

Page 33: ...e copied frame will be inserted Note You cannot add frames when the number of total frames exceeds the designated number page 7 Adjust the number of frames so that the opening is 30 60 for 2004 models frames and the closing is 20 40 for 2004 models frames Excess and deﬁciency in the number of frames cause failure in saving Short cut keys are available in this operation 5 1 ...

Page 34: ...e will be inserted 5 2 Note You cannot add frames when the number of total frames exceeds the designated number page 7 Adjust the number of frames so that the opening is 30 60 for 2004 models frames and the closing is 20 40 for 2004 models frames Excess and deﬁciency in the number of frames cause failure in saving Drag and drop operation is also available in the frame position change ...

Page 35: ...nnot add frames when the number of total frames exceeds the designated number page 7 Adjust the number of frames so that the opening is 30 60 for 2004 models frames and the closing is 20 40 for 2004 models frames Excess and deﬁciency in the number of frames cause failure in saving Short cut keys are available in this operation ...

Page 36: ...hic pattern ﬁle and click Open The selected ﬁle will be opened 5 4 Note You cannot add frames when the number of total frames exceeds the designated number page 7 Adjust the number of frames so that the opening is 30 60 for 2004 models frames and the closing is 20 40 for 2004 models frames Excess and deﬁciency in the number of frames cause failure in saving Short cut keys are available in this ope...

Page 37: ...aved A ﬁle extension pfm will be added to the ﬁle name A ﬁle extension pfo will be added to the opening image ﬁle name A ﬁle extension pfe will be added to the ending image ﬁle name Do not add any ﬁle extension other than pfm pfo or pfe to the ﬁle name If you delete or change the ﬁle extension the images will not be displayed properly by the Panasonic car audio unit 9 example inserting frames from...

Page 38: ...the image will be reshaped to be displayed as the default of each model If the frame is dragged while the shift key is held down it can be zoomed in enlarged or out reduced at the default ratio of each model 4 Select the ﬁle to be edited and click Open The selected ﬁle will be opened Check that the ﬁle type is BMP JPG JPEG PNG or GIF 3 5 Process the image with dithering or effects pages 41 to 45 C...

Page 39: ... 1 Darker Blue 2 Brighter Black Text effects Adds effects to the text None default Underline Strike through Both underline and strike through Background color for 4 tone images Transparent default White Blue 1 Darker Blue 2 Brighter Black Text Drags the text to move it Returns it to its original position by double clicking Selects the font size etc for the text Rotates the text Enter your text Cli...

Page 40: ... be displayed properly by the Panasonic car audio unit Text color Color palette selection Background color Color palette selection Transparent default Note Moving text You cannot move text to a position at which the upper left of the input text would extend beyond the edge of the screen Text fonts Only 1 font can be used at a time Text in a ﬁle in which text has been entered and saved cannot be re...

Page 41: ...e by supported car audio units Select the type of dithering according to the image to be loaded Check Dithering ON Select the dithering pattern Check Dithering Process the image with dithering or effects for 4 tone for 512 color 4096 color still image for 64 color movie ...

Page 42: ... color images Note Sixty four 64 color moving images are not supported Dithering patterns for Color Dithering 1 The effect varies depending on images to which dithering is applied Select your favorite dithering after trying Ditherings 1 3 Dithering 2 Dithering 3 Halftone A continuous tone like those seen in photographs The granularity is less apparent than in dithering Not appropriate for gradatio...

Page 43: ...will be saved Clicking on Cancel will cancel each setting and close the window Clicking on Clear will reset everything to the default settings The window will not be closed You can conﬁgure the settings for the depth of the 3 primary colors R red G green and B blue and for the threshold for each tone when the image is converted to blue 4 tones Check Dithering preview screen Note You cannot set Det...

Page 44: ...een and B blue Click OK The changes will be saved Clicking on Cancel will cancel each setting and close the window Clicking on Clear will reset everything to the default settings The window will not be closed preview screen Note The settings for the RGB tone depths are only put into effect after the OK button is clicked Darker Brighter ...

Page 45: ...s the brightness Denoise Makes the noise unnoticeable Optimize Makes the image clearer through automatic adjustments Does not need to be adjusted with the slider Check Effect Select the types of effects Make adjustments with the slider Types of effects Select OK The changes will be saved Selecting Undo will cancel the effect set immediately prior to this Selecting Initialize will cancel all effect...

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