Photo Application Guide V2
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction to Photo Applications ........................................................................... 4 Printing with ZoomBrowser EX ................................................................................ 6 Basic Operation Procedure ...................................................................................... 9 Using Canon Utilities .............................................................................................
Table of Contents Importing Images Using the Camera Window ........................................................ 69 Importing Images from a TWAIN Device ................................................................ 84 Importing Images by Drag-and-Drop Operation ..................................................... 86 Printing from PhotoRecord .................................................................................... 88 Printing a Photo Index (Index Printing) ...............................
Introduction to Photo Applications Easy-PhotoPrint Easy-PhotoPrint is a handy application program that allows you to make borderless (full page) prints from the images you recorded with your digital camera. You can make prints easily, just by selecting image data and paper size and type. Easy-PhotoPrint also has simple editing functions such as trimming and rotation of images. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2).
PhotoRecord PhotoRecord allows you to make photo-quality prints from the image data you selected with ZoomBrowser EX. PhotoRecord can make an index print, print multiple images on a sheet of paper with them laid out automatically, or print images on Canon perforated paper. With PhotoRecord, you can add a frame, background, and/or letters to your photo. PhotoRecord also supports basic editing functions such as trimming, rotation, color adjustment.
Printing with ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX enables you to import image data captured with digital cameras or scanners into a computer and produce photo-quality printouts in a quick and easy fashion. Using ZoomBrowser EX with a Canon BJ printer and a scanner or digital camera, you can enjoy superb-quality photo prints.
Printing in a Specified Photo Size (Fixed Photo Size Printing) Printing in the Borderless Printing Mode (Tiled Photo) 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).
Printing on Canon Perforated Paper You can easily make your images fit on a sheet of Canon perforated paper such as or .
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.
STEP 2 Importing images 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.
STEP 3 Selecting 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.
STEP 4 Applying artwork STEP 5 Printing You can apply artwork including clipping, resizing, adding text, and ornamentation such as adding photo frames or background to the imported images. The images can be printed on Canon perforated paper (such as Photo Paper Pro or Glossy Photo Card ). Borderless printing is also supported. *Some features and paper sizes may not be supported depending on the models of printers.
Using Canon Utilities Canon Utilities are the application software included in the BJ Solution Disk or Setup Software & User’s Guide in the CD-ROM 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 This section describes how to start ZoomBrowser EX.
Steps 1 Click Start and select Programs - Canon Utilities - ZoomBrowser EX ZoomBrowser EX. ZoomBrowser EX starts and ZoomBrowser EX application window opens.
Note ➤ To learn more about the main window, refer to Basic Operations in the Browser Display Area.
When starting ZoomBrowser EX for the First Time... When starting ZoomBrowser EX for the first time, you will see a message window as shown below. Click the Yes button to register the Windows folder named My Picture as an Image Folder of ZoomBrowser EX. This folder 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.
Creating Panoramic Photo Using PhotoStitch PhotoStitch is an easy-to-use image merger utility which enables you to create a panoramic photo by merging multiple photos taken with a digital camera. Steps 1 2 In the Browser Display Area of the ZoomBrowser EX, select multiple photo images (thumbnails) to merge. Open the Edit menu and select the PhotoStitch command. PhotoStitch starts and loads the selected photo images.
What is Easy-PhotoPrint? Easy-PhotoPrint allows you to make borderless prints simply by selecting 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.
Using ZoomBrowser EX This chapter describes the basic operations and the functions of the ZoomBrowser EX.
Basic Operations in the Browser Display Area Part names and basic operations in the Browser Display Area are described in this section. For more detailed information on working with ZoomBrowser EX, refer to the Help of ZoomBrowser EX. Tree View Displays all the Image Folders and their subfolders that are registered to ZoomBrowser EX.
MINIMIZE buttons Click this button to reduce the Control Panel into a miniature window (see the figure on the right). You can mousedrag it anywhere on the computer screen. View Mode buttons ZOOM MODE Click the ZOOM MODE button on the Control Panel to enter the Zoom mode. The Zoom mode displays the images contained in the folder currently selected in the Tree View, in the reduced form of thumbnails.
Tool switching buttons Click these buttons to select a tool (mouse pointer) used in the Browser Display Area. Button Name Function SELECT button Turns the mouse pointer into a selection 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.
Changing View Mode in the Browser Display Area There are two View Mode buttons in the Control Panel, the SCROLL MODE button and the ZOOM MODE button. ■ Zoom Mode Click the ZOOM MODE button on the Control 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.
■ Scroll Mode Click the SCROLL MODE button on the Control Panel to enter the Scroll mode. The images in the selected folder or subfolders contained 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.
Using Magnifier glass Some thumbnails are displayed smaller than others, depending on the folder structure. The Magnifier is a convenient tool for viewing small thumbnails. To use the Magnifier, select the Magnifier 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.
Image Database Registering Image Folders is a necessary procedure, if you have image data stored in your hard disk folders or on removable volumes, and if you want to process, print 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 Library One When ZoomBrowser EX is installed in your computer, it automatically 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.
Registering the My Pictures folder as an Image Folder On starting ZoomBrowser 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.
Registering Folders on the Hard Disk as Image Folders You can select folders on your hard disks and register them 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.
3 From the Register Image Folder dialog box, select the folder which you want to register as 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.
Registering Removable Volumes as Image Folders You can register removable volumes such as CDs, MOs and FDs, as new Image Folders. When a volume is registered as an Image Folder, the database acquires its file information, including the thumbnails, file names and dates of the creation 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.
3 Click the 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.
6 Type in a name for the current volume, and click the OK button. This registers the volume as an Image Folder. The database acquires information about all the folders and image files contained in that particular volume. The removable volume will be registered as an Image Folder named “IMAGELIB.” Note ➤ If the selected volume has already been given a volume label, the dialog box displays that volume label as the default name.
Creating New Folders You can create a new folder within a registered Image Folder or its subfolder. Steps 1 On the Tree View, select and right-click with 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.
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.
Changing Location of Image Files You can move image files to a new location, by drag-and-dropping the thumbnails from the Browser Display Area onto any folder displayed in the Tree View. Move an image to a new location by drag-and-dropping the thumbnail onto the destination folder. If you want to move multiple images, select thumbnails while pressing the Ctrl key, then drag-anddrop the thumbnails onto the destination folder.
Deleting Images When an image(s) is displayed and selected in the Browser Display Area, you can delete the image file(s) by clicking the DELETE button. 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. 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.
You can also delete a folder from your computer, by selecting the folder icon in the Tree View and then clicking the DELETE button. 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.
Managing Image Folders Using Shortcut Menu Select a folder or an Image Folder in the Tree View, and right-click with the mouse. This displays a pop-up menu which offers you the option commands as listed in the table below. Command Brief explanation of its function New Folder Creates a new folder under the Image Folder or subfolder selected in the Tree View. Refer to Creating New Folders for more details. Rename Folder Allows you to rename the selected Image Folder or subfolder.
Delete Deletes the selected Image Folder or subfolder. Care must be taken for this command execution. Once the Delete command is executed, the actual image files and subfolders are completely erased from your computer's hard disk. This 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 subfolders.
Refreshing View in the Browser Display Area If you perform file management using other file management software such as Windows Explorer, the ZoomBrowser EX may not always reflect the updates done with other file management software immediately. To reflect 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.
Processing Image Using Image Viewer You can view the actual image of the selected thumbnail by opening the Image Viewer. First select the desired image and then 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. VIEW IMAGE button Click this to open the Image Viewer The zoom ratio is displayed here. Specify the desired ratio.
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.
Adjusting Image Colors The color adjustment slider controls allow you to adjust color, brightness and contrast by dragging them to and fro. Color adjustment slider controls Drag them to and fro, to change color, brightness and contrast. See how color, brightness and contrast have been adjusted.
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.
Slide Show This function enables you to display the images selected in the Browser Display Area as an automated slide show. You can view them in sequence using the entire computer screen. Steps 1 Select 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.
3 Specify how you want to play slide show sequentially using the Loop options. Clicking the sets the sequential image display through to the last image. The slide show ends and closes after the last image shown. Clicking the sets the endless 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.
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.
Slide Show Control Buttons While the slide show is in progress, the control buttons are displayed on the bottom-right corner of the screen. Pause/Replay button Click the Pause button to stop the automated slide show temporarily. Pausing the show will turn this into the Replay button. Next Image button Advances the show to the next image. Close Slide Show button Click this to exit the slide show. Previous Image button Displays the previous image again.
Time Tunnel You can open the Time Tunnel window by selecting the Time Tunnel... from the View menu. When the Time Tunnel window opens, you see a series of rings which remind you of a time tunnel. The images in the Browser Display Area, or those contained in the selected folder, will be displayed in the Time Tunnel, positioned along the lines of the rings automatically. The thumbnails are arrayed in a sequential order by the date they were shot (file dates).
Adding Sound to Image You can associate sound with an image 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.
3 Specify the sound file. Selectable sound files are those in the WAV and the MIDI formats. 4 Click the Open button. The 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.
Steps for Playing 1 Select an image thumbnail 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.
Processing Image for Sending by E-mail It is simple and easy for you to process images and attach them to an E-mail, if you use ZoomBrowser EX. Select the images in the Browser Display 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.
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.
4 Click the Next button. The wizard goes on to the next step. To check how the resized images look on the screen, click the Preview button. 5 Choose what you want to do with the compressed image files, and then click the Finish button. This closes the wizard and automatically creates an image file for sending with an E-mail. If the Start e-mail program option is selected as the next step in 5.
Editing Image Using Other Image Processing Programs ZoomBrowser EX allows you to do more image processing through cooperation with other image processing programs. Opening 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.
When you select the Edit images using the default editor below: option, 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.
Importing Images This chapter describes the functionality of ZoomBrowser EX to import/download images from your digital camera.
Importing Images with the Automation Wizard The Automation Wizard enables you to save a sequence of actions from importing images into your computer through printing, so that ZoomBrowser EX will automatically 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.
Selecting Automatic Image Downloading When the Automation Wizard starts for 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.
Select the automated action which you want ZoomBrowser to perform first when it detects a connected device such as a digital camera or memory card. The option items and their actions are as follows: Option Action Further operation Display images in the Camera Window When 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.
■ When the ZoomBrowser Automation dialog box appears When the ZoomBrowser Automation dialog box appears instead of the ZoomBrowser Automation 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.
Setting the Automation Wizard to Download Images You can download images from the connected device by setting options in the ZoomBrowser Automation 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 2 Select the Download images to ZoomBrowser EX option in the ZoomBrowser Automation Wizard dialog box.
3 Specify the folder and click the Next button. The Automation Wizard proceeds to the next screen.
4 Select a category of images to download. The image category options are listed below: Option Note ➤ 5 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 for printing. Download images marked for transfer Downloads the images marked for transfer.
6 Select a radio button to specify the next action to do on the downloaded image data. The options are described below: Option 7 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 and perform index printing.
Importing Images Using the Camera Window Using the Camera Window, you can browse through all the images stored in the device connected to your computer, so that you can select, import, and save desired images in your computer. Steps 1 Open the Camera Window. You can open the Camera Window by any one of the following operations: Operation Data displayed in the Camera Window (1) Select From D:\Dcim from the IMPORT IMAGES button submenu. (2) Double-click From D:\Dcim in the Tree View.
(5) Select the Display Images in the Camera Window option from the ZoomBrowser Automation Wizard dialog box. All the images stored in the digital camera, memory card, or any other device specified by the Automation Wizard (2) (4) (5) (3) (1) The Camera Window displays the thumbnails of images stored in the selected device. Note ➤ For more information on the Camera Window, refer to Basic Operation in the Camera Window.
2 Note ➤ 3 From the Tree View, select the target folder where you want to save the image files. To know how to manage folders and libraries, refer to Image Database. 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.
4 Click the DOWNLOAD button in the Camera Window. The selected images are 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.
Basic Operation in 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.
Elements in the Camera Window The Camera Window shows thumbnails of all the images stored in the device connected to your computer. Each thumbnail is associated with the image file information. The Camera Window also provides options 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.
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 Note ➤ If photos were shot in the Stitch Assist mode of Canon digital camera, they are displayed with special marks and icons. Click the mark to start the PhotoStitch utility and merge photos to create a panoramic image.
(1) SETUP OPTIONS Click the SETUP OPTIONS button to display a setting menu containing the following options. 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 the settings for the communication port to which the camera is connected.
(3) SELECT Click the SELECT button to display the selection menu as shown below: Selects all the images 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.
(4) DELETE Use the DELETE button to clear the selected images completely from the device. If you select an image or images and click the DELETE button, a message appears as shown below: Click Yes if you want to clear the images completely from the device. If you do not want to clear them, click No. The deleted images cannot be restored. (5) DOWNLOAD Use the DOWNLOAD button to copy images from the connected device to the specified folder in the Tree View of ZoomBrowser EX.
(6) PRINT Use the PRINT button to print images by activating the PhotoRecord utility. First select the images to print, and then click the PRINT button and select either Easy-PhotoPrint, Layout or Index from the PRINT button pop-up submenu. Selecting Easy-PhotoPrint starts Easy-PhotoPrint. By following a simple operation procedure, you can make a borderless (full page) print easily. Select Layout to activate PhotoRecord. The selected photos are loaded automatically.
(8) UPLOAD Use the UPLOAD button to copy images from your computer to the connected device. Click the UPLOAD button to open a dialog box and select the images to copy to the device. When an image or images are selected, the Save to Camera dialog box appears as shown below: Specify the image size, select the resize option, and click the Save to Camera button. This starts copying the selected images to the connected device.
(9) IMAGE INFO Use the IMAGE INFO button to view 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.
(10) SLIDE/DPOF button Click the 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.
(11) HELP Click the HELP button to display the About Camera Window or the Help for the Camera Window.
Importing Images from a TWAIN Device TWAIN is a standardized protocol for transferring image data between a digital camera, scanner or other digital image device and a computer. This section describes how to import images from a TWAIN-compliant device to your computer. Steps 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.
4 From the Tree View, select the folder where you want to save the imported image files. Ensure that the contents of the selected folder are displayed in the Browser Display Area. 5 Click the IMPORT IMAGES button, and then select the connected TWAIN device from the IMPORT IMAGES pop-up submenu. The TWAIN device selected in Step 4 is added as an image source option to the IMPORT IMAGES pop-up submenu. The TWAIN driver window for the selected TWAIN device opens.
Importing Images by Drag-and-Drop Operation You can import images from a variety of storage media by simply drag-and-dropping the file icons onto the Browser Display Area. The files are registered in the library or folder currently displayed in the ZoomBrowser EX window. Use this easy method of registering image files from your hard disks, CDs, and MOs, without invoking the Register Image Folder function.
■ Importing Images by Using the Windows Explorer The libraries and folders registered in ZoomBrowser EX exist in your computer disks as actual folders. It means that you can register new images by using the Windows Explorer. Register new image files and folders in ZoomBrowser EX by copying them to the folders that are already registered. Note ➤ 1 2 3 For more information on libraries and registered folders of ZoomBrowser EX, refer to the Image Database. Activate the Windows Explorer.
Printing from PhotoRecord This chapter describes how to print your photos using a variety of photo-printing features of the PhotoRecord utility. When using ZoomBrowser EX, select the photos (or folder) you want to print from either the Browser Display Area or the Camera Window, and then click the PRINT button and select Layout from the submenu.
Printing a Photo Index (Index Printing) One way to print a photo index is to activate PhotoRecord, select the Layout mode to set the photo size, background, 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.
An Easy Way to Print an Index You can print a photo index directly from ZoomBrowser EX, just by clicking the PRINT button. Steps 1 Note ➤ 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. If you want to select two or more photos, click the photo images while pressing the Ctrl key.
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.
3 Specify the Thumbnail size, Media Type, Paper Size, Orientation, 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. (Large) 4 (Medium) (Small) Click the OK button. The printer starts printing.
Previewing the Layout before Printing an Index You can preview the page layout on the screen before printing a photo Index. Steps 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.
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 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.
6 Select Index 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.
The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below. These controls enable you to access various artwork options. 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.
Custom Layout Printing (Artwork/Layout Album) The Artwork/Layout album option allows you to arrange your photos in a desired layout and apply a variety of artwork including clipping, resizing, rotation, 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 clip or trim a photo. See Clipping a Photo. You can add photo captions. See Adding and Positioning Text.
Setting the Print Mode Specify the size and position of each photo and arrange the photos in a desired layout. 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 window opens, ready to start the Print Modes wizard. The options in this window vary depending on the printer type.
3 4 Note ➤ Click the Next button to proceed to the next step. 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 album page. You can enable the Borderless Printing function by selecting the Use Canon Borderless Printing check box.
5 Click the Next button to proceed to the next 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.
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. The Album Control Panel in the PhotoRecord window contains the controls shown below. These controls enable you to access various artwork options. 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.
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.
Setting the Print Mode Specify the photo size you want to print your photos. PhotoRecord automatically arrange 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.
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.
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.
7 Click the Finish button. The PhotoRecord window opens. It automatically positions the selected photos to fit the current paper settings. 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 specify the print quality and number of copies to print.
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.
Setting the Print Mode Select borderless printing and specify paper settings with the number of photos to be arranged 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.
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 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.
5 Click the Next button to proceed 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.
7 Click the Finish button. The PhotoRecord window opens. It automatically positions the selected photos to fit the current paper settings. 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 specify the print quality and number of copies to print.
Printing on Canon Perforated Paper You can easily print with Canon Perforated Paper in a just-fit layout.
Setting the Print Mode You can print your photos on Canon perforated paper by simply selecting the paper type. PhotoRecord automatically aligns the 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.
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.
5 Click the Finish button. The PhotoRecord window opens. It automatically positions the selected photos to fit the current paper settings. 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 the print quality and number of copies to print.
About Canon Perforated Paper This section briefly describes Canon perforated 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.
Starting Printing When you have finished all necessary steps for the page layout, click the PRINT button to start printing. The Print dialog box appears. Selecting the Use Canon Vivid Photo check box enables the Vivid Photo Printing feature. It will reproduce blues and greens in compensated vivid colors. Click the Print button to start printing.
Artwork 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.
Clipping You can specify an area of a photo image to clip and print. This does not affect the original photo. Page Art You can add a frame to each photo or a background to the album page.
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. Note ➤ Some of the above edit functions may be only partly available, depending on the Print Mode option you have selected.
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.
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.
2 Select an artwork pattern which you want to use as a page background. To select a pattern, select a sample panel 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. Click on the desired sample pattern to select it. A wide variety of background patterns are available.
3 Select a color. To select a color, click the corresponding preset button. See how the color is reflected in the preview area. This box shows the selected color. Preview area Click the Choose button to display the color selection window and select a new color. Click the Default button to bring back the default color. The Coloring function is not available for Borderless Wood, Borderless Rocks, and some other groups of background patterns.
Adding a Photo Frame You can specify a frame to 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. Option button 2 Select a frame pattern which you want to use as a photo frame.
To select a pattern, select a sample panel 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. Click on the desired sample pattern to select it. A wide variety of frame patterns are available.
3 Select a color. To select a color, click the corresponding preset button. See how the color is reflected in the preview area. This box shows the selected color. Preview area. Click the Choose button to display the color selection window and select a new color. Click the Default button to bring back the default color. The Coloring function is not available for Wood, Tacks, and some other groups of frame patterns. 4 Specify to which photos or pages you want to apply the selected frame.
Changing Layout When you are working in the Artwork/Layout album mode, you can re-position the photos in the PhotoRecord window to make up a new 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.
Re-positioning the Photos You can re-position (move) the photos within the PhotoRecord window. If you have selected 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 Note ➤ Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL. If the switch is set at AUTO, dragging a photo moves not only the selected photo but also all the other photos.
2 Note ➤ Select and mouse-drag a photo wherever you want to place it. 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.
Resizing the Photos When you are working in the Artwork/Layout album mode, 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 Note ➤ Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL. If the switch is set at AUTO, dragging a photo resizes not only the selected photo but also the other photos.
2 Select the photo you want to resize. Ensure that the photo is in the Resize mode. A red arrow appears on each of the four borders. 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 Click here to select the Rotate mode. 3 Rotate mode Click here to select the Resize mode.
Rotating the Photos When you are working in the Artwork/Layout album mode, you can rotate 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 Note ➤ Set the LAYOUT slide switch at MANUAL. If the switch is set at AUTO, dragging a photo rotates not only the selected photo but also all the other photos.
2 Select the photo you want to rotate. Ensure that the photo is in the Rotate mode. A blue arrow appears at each of the four corners. 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 Click here to select the Rotate mode. 3 Rotate mode Click here to select the Resize mode.
Removing a Photo You can remove (clear) a photo from the layout in the PhotoRecord window. 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 2 Click the option button attached to the photo you want to remove. A pop-up menu appears. From the menu, select Cut (Remove) Photo. The selected photo is removed.
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.
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.
2 The option menu appears. 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.
3 Type in a text string. Specify the font. Specify the font size. Specify the text alignment. Specify the font style. Four font style options are available: bold, italic, underline, and font color (from left to right). 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).
4 Click the OK button. The typed text will appear 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.
Applying Artwork to Text You can specify ornament for each of your text. Steps 1 Select a text block and click the option button.
2 The option menu appears. Select Change Frame from the menu. The Change Text Frame dialog box appears.
3 Select an artwork pattern you want to apply to the text block. To select an ornament pattern, select a sample 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. Click on the sample pattern to select it. A wide variety of ornament patterns are available.
4 Select a color. To select a color, click the corresponding preset button. See how the color is reflected in the preview area. This box shows the selected color. Preview area. Click the Choose button to display the color selection window and select a new color. Click the Default button to bring back the default color. 5 Specify to which text blocks you want to apply the selected ornament pattern.
Adding a Caption to a Photo When you are working in the Artwork/Layout album mode, the entered caption is displayed just below the selected photo. In the other print modes, the 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.
2 3 A pop-up menu appears. Select Edit Caption from the menu to display the Edit Text dialog box. Type in a text string. Specify the font. Specify the font size. Specify the text alignment. Specify the font style. Four font style options are available: bold, italic, underline, and font color (from left to right). 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).
Inserting a Page Title A page title is always inserted at the 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.
2 A pop-up menu appears. Select Edit Title from the menu to display the Edit Text dialog box.
3 Type in a text string. Specify the font. Specify the font size. Specify the text alignment. Specify the font style. Four font style options are available: bold, italic, underline, and font color (from left to right). 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). 4 Click the OK button. The title is displayed at the top of the printable area.
Clipping a Photo You can clip your photos displayed in the PhotoRecord window. The photo-clipping feature allows you to print 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. As an alternative, select the photo first, right-click to open a pop-up menu, and then select Clip/Correct Photo from the menu.
2 On the Photo Control Panel, click the CLIP button to enter the Clipping mode. Drag the clipping cursor over the Photo Viewer window until the part of the photo image you want to print is enclosed in an outline. To cancel the selection, click the CLIP button again. Photo area to be clipped 3 Click the CLOSE button on the Photo Control Panel. Clipped photo Note ➤ The size of the clipped area depends upon the Artwork/Layout album mode option you selected.
Printing with Easy-PhotoPrint Easy-PhotoPrint is an application program that allows you to make high-quality prints from the images you recorded with your digital camera in a quick and easy fashion. You can print a selected image on 4 x 6 inch (approx. 10 x 15 cm) paper or a photo index that contains thumbnails. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2).
Starting Easy-PhotoPrint You can start Easy-PhotoPrint by either of the following two methods: Starting by Pressing the Start Button 1 Note ➤ Click Start and select Programs - Canon Utilities - Easy-PhotoPrint Easy-PhotoPrint. For Windows XP, click Start and select All Programs - Canon Utilities Easy-PhotoPrint - Easy-PhotoPrint. Starting from ZoomBrowser EX 1 2 Note Select an image with ZoomBrowser EX. Select Print from the Files menu of ZoomBrowser, and then select EasyPhotoPrint.
Selecting Images Guidance Thumbnail Reduced images contained in the folder selected from the folder window are displayed. 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. 1 Note ➤ Select the folder that contains the image you want to print from the folder window on the 1. Image Selection sheet.
2 Click on the thumbnail of the image you want to print and specify the number of copies. The number of copies increases. The specified number of copies is displayed. The number of copies decreases. The number of copies increases by 1 each time you click and it decreases by 1 each time you click . Left-clicking the button will reset the number of copies to 0. The specified number of copies is displayed between the buttons. To view details of the selected image, click the image and then click Zoom in....
Selecting Paper You can select the printer and paper you want to use for printing.
Steps 1 2 Select the printer you use from Printer on the 2. Paper Selection sheet. Select the size of the paper you use from Paper Size. Only the sizes of paper that can be used for the selected printer are displayed. 3 Select the type of the paper you use from Media Type. Only the types of paper available in the selected size are displayed. Note ➤ • Checking the Vivid Photo check box, you can print the selected image with more vivid colors.
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.
The procedure for layout printing is as follows: Steps 1 2 Ensure that the printer is turned on and paper is loaded in the printer. Select Layout. Layout types displayed here vary depending on the selected printer, paper size, and media type. Note ➤ 3 Rotate and/or trim the image as required. 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.
How to Use Online Help Some of the photo applications 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.
Online Help of ZoomBrowser 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.
Show Quick Tips You can choose whether or not to display Quick Tips at an appropriate time while working with ZoomBrowser EX. Relevant topics are featured when using some of the major functions. How to Use 1 2 Open the Help menu, and select Show Quick Tips. 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.
Online PhotoRecord Help Two sets 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.
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.
Index Index A Adding Sound to Images Adding text Adjusting Image Colors Album Control Panel Applying artwork Artwork artwork Automation Wizard Automation wizard 52 120 45 96, 101, 106, 111, 115 12 118, 141 6 61, 65 10 Borderless Printing Borderless Printing Mode Browser Display Browser Display Area 7 107 18 21, 26, 37, 42, 47, 55, 98 B C Camera Window Canon Utilities captions Changing Layout Changing layout Changing Location of Image Files 10, 69, 71, 73 13 145 128 120 37 165
Index Clipping Clipping a Photo CONNECT CAMERA button Control Panel Creating Panoramic Photo Using PhotoStitch Creating Panoramic photo Using PhotoStitch Cropping Images 119 150 76 21, 22, 25 18 18 44 DELETE button Deleting Images digital camera DOWNLOAD button 22, 38, 78 38 9 78 D E Editing Images from Other Application Programs Editor Application E-mail Exif Print 58 58 55 4 F Fixed Photo Size fixed photo size printing font name font size 102 7 139 139 Headers HELP button 147 83 H 166
Index I Image Database IMAGE INFO button Image Library One IMPORT IMAGES button Importing Images Importing images Importing Images by Drag-and-Drop Operation Importing Images from a TWAIN Device Importing Images from the Camera Window Importing Images with the Automation Wizard 27 81 28 22 60 10 86 84 69 60, 61 L layout 6 M Magnifier memory card Merging Panoramic Images by PhotoStitch 26 10 18 O Online Help Opening Image Files from Other Applications 160 58 P Page Art Page Art Options Page Backgrou
Index Perforated Paper perforated paper Photo Control Panel Photo Frame photo Index photo index Photo Size Photo size photo size photo-clipping PhotoRecord window PhotoStitch Previewing the Layout before Printing an Index Print an Index PRINT button Print Mode Printing from PhotoRecord Printing the Photo Index Processing 3D Images by 3D-PhotoPrint Processing Images for Sending by E-mail Processing Images from Image Viewer 112, 113 12, 116 151 125 93 6, 89 102 105 7 150 95, 101, 129, 150 18 93 90 22, 79 10
Index S Saving Images after Processing scanner scanning Scroll Mode SELECT button Selecting Automatic Image Downloading Selecting layout Set Logical Volume Name dialog box Setting the Print Modes Shooting SHOW PROPERTIES button Slide Show Slide Show Control Buttons SLIDE/DPOF button 46 9 9 22, 25 77 62 11 33 98 9 22 47 50 82 T Text block Text Blocks Thumbnails thumbnails tiled photo Time Tunnel Tool switching buttons Tree View TWAIN 141 137 21, 74 37 7 51 23 21, 37, 71 84 U UPLOAD button 80 169
Index V VIEW IMAGE button View Mode buttons 22 22 Z Zoom Mode ZoomBrowser EX 22, 24 20 170
