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Contents Introducing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Film Factory features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Learning more about Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Windows system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Macintosh system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Roll of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Adding photos from a disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adding photos from a camera or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Retouching Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Photo retouching methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Automatically retouching a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introducing Film Factory EPSON® Software™ Film Factory™ is a powerful photo management utility designed to duplicate the features and functions of a 1-hour photo lab. However, unlike a traditional photo finisher, Film Factory lets you process your digital “film” and print snapshots using your own computer and printer.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Effortlessly organize and retrieve all your photos with virtual “rolls of film.” And with “film cases” a mouse-click away, you can catalog your photos by subject, or family members can have their own film case with their own rolls. Print vivid color images in standard photo, index print, and photo album formats using your color printer—just like a traditional photo finisher! Share photos by printing greeting cards and stickers. Add comments about each photo. You can even add sound.
Windows® system requirements ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT® 4.
Macintosh® system requirements ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Macintosh OS version 7.6.1 or higher 90 MHz Power PC 601 processor or higher 64MB of RAM 40MB of available hard disk space, not including photo storage 800 x 600 display resolution with Color Depth set to “thousands of colors” QuickTime™ 3 or higher HTML browser (such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator® version 4.
Installing Film Factory Install Film Factory on your Windows or Macintosh computer as described below. Windows 1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. Setup starts automatically. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. If Setup does not start automatically, follow these steps: 1. Double-click the My Computer icon. 2. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. If the Setup program does not start automatically at this point, double-click SETUP.
Macintosh 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. Double-click the Film Factory Mac CD icon. Double-click the Film Factory Installer icon. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Starting Film Factory To start Film Factory in Windows, click the Start button, then select Programs > Film Factory > Film Factory. To start Film Factory on a Macintosh, open the Film Factory folder and double-click the Film Factory icon to open the program.
Film Factory’s main screen The main screen displays thumbnails of your photos, which you can select and use with any of Film Factory’s features through menu commands, toolbar tools, and print wizards.
Menu commands: Open any menu to select a command. The Status Bar describes the command. Toolbars: Click on any tool to perform its function. Hold the mouse cursor briefly over any tool to see what function it performs. Print wizards: Select from several printing features, such as Standard Prints, Album Pages or Sticker Prints, and follow the steps to print vivid color images. Film cases: Create separate film cases to catalog your rolls by subject. Select a film case by choosing it from this list.
Scroll bars: Use the scroll bars or click on the arrows to see more rolls and more photos. Film rolls: Add photos to your rolls and view them by simply clicking on a roll. The current roll displays a yellow background. Status bar: Describes the selected menu command and other information (Windows). Photos: Click on any photo to select it. Selected photos display a yellow background. Select them individually or use Shift-click to select blocks of photos.
Organizing Your Photos with Film Factory Film Factory helps you organize photos already stored on your computer as well as those you add from other sources—your digital camera, scanner, or removable media such as a Zip® disk or CD-ROM. Photos are organized in virtual film rolls, which you can also store in virtual film cases. Pages 7 through 9 show you how film rolls and film cases appear in Film Factory.
Working with film cases Film cases allow you to group rolls of film by subject to make it easier to manage your photos. With film cases, you see only the rolls you want to see. As the number of your film rolls increases, you may want to file and manage rolls by categorizing them within film cases. You can display a film roll in more than one film case. To display all existing rolls, select All Rolls from the Film Cases drop-down list.
Likewise, rolls for network images can be viewed as thumbnails and searched by photo comments even when the network is offline. Rolls of film that are stored on removable media or network drives have a slightly different icon. Network drive icon Removable media icon When you want to print an image file, a message appears telling you the name of the media disk where the file can be found. Just insert the disk to continue printing.
Creating a Roll of Film Film Factory lets you create a new roll of film at any time and add photos to it—from a disk or from a device such as a digital camera or scanner. You can add photos to a new roll of film or make a copy of existing images. Each roll can hold as many photos as you want, but 100 photos is a practical maximum. 1. 2. 3. 4. Click Print Options, if it’s not already selected. Click the New button. The New Roll window appears. In the Name field, enter a name for the new roll.
If you created an empty film roll, you can add photos to it using photos already stored on a disk or from other sources such as a digital camera or scanner. See “Adding photos from a disk” below and “Adding photos from a camera or scanner” on page 15 for details. Adding photos from a disk Follow these steps to import photos from various sources, such as a disk: 1. Click Print Options, if it’s not already selected. 2. Select the appropriate film case and film roll. 3.
Adding photos from a camera or scanner Follow the steps below to download photos using a TWAIN device, such as a digital camera or scanner. Film Factory works with all digital camera image formats. Note Make sure your device is TWAIN compliant before you try importing photos. The device should be connected to your computer and ready to use. See the instructions that came with your device for help. If your camera or scanner is not already selected as the import source: 1.
3. Import your photos to the selected roll of film using the software that was started. See the instructions that came with the software for help. Retouching Your Photos Film Factory provides several photo retouching methods to bring out the best in all your photos! Photo retouching methods Retouching can be automatic or manual. In most cases, retouching does not modify the original photos.
Automatically retouching a photo You can improve the quality of one or more photos by adjusting color balance, brightness, and contrast. The settings used are defined with the Auto Retouch Settings command. After Before 1. Select the roll and then the photo or photos you wish to retouch. 2. Click the Auto button. The Auto Retouch window appears. 3. The screen shows the photos you selected before and after retouching.
■ ■ Click Select All in either row to select all the images in that row. To replace the original photos, check Overwrite Original Image. These changes cannot be reversed. Otherwise, you can undo retouches with the Cancel Retouch command on the Retouch menu. 4. Click Make Changes. The photos are retouched. Manually retouching a photo Photos can be manually retouched to improve their quality or for special effects, such as retouching a photo to sepia tone, as described below. After Before 1.
3. The screen shows the photos you selected before and after the change. The retouched photos in the bottom row are outlined with a dark blue border, indicating that they are selected to be changed. You can do any of the following: ■ Click on any photos in the top row that you don’t want to be retouched. They will display the dark blue border when you click them. ■ Use the horizontal scroll bar to see more photos, if necessary. ■ Click Select All in either row to select all the images in that row.
Printing Your Photos This section describes how to print your photos using the print options displayed along the left side of the main screen. Print Option Description Page Print one or more photos in standard picture sizes, such as 2 × 3, 3.5 × 5 (standard), 4 × 6, etc. 21 Print an index (or “contact”) sheet of selected photos. 22 Print duplicate copies of selected photos. You can specify the number of duplicates for each photo.
Before you start printing, check the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos.” It tells you which media to select for the type of print job you are doing. Also check your printer documentation to make sure you select the correct paper size and other printer settings. Printing Standard Prints You can print one or more photos in standard picture sizes, such as 2 × 3, 3.5 × 5 (standard), or 4 × 6.
4. Click Step 3 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the Properties button and select the appropriate setting. (See the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.) 5.
3. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the format for the index sheet, such as 2 columns, 3 columns, or 4 columns. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the Properties button and select the appropriate setting.
3. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the Properties button and select the appropriate setting. (See the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.) 4.
Note If you deselect a photo by clicking it again, the other photos are renumbered. 3. Click Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a layout style for your album pages, such as 4-Right, 4-Zigzag, or 2 × 3. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the Properties button and select the appropriate setting.
Printing Greeting Cards Using the Greeting Card option, you can print selected photos and text in a greeting card layout, as described below. Note EPSON offers Glossy Photo Greeting Card media designed specifically for EPSON Stylus® color ink jet printers. When used with Film Factory, your photos are printed edge-to-edge. The 8.5 × 11-inch sheets are perforated along three sides so you can easily remove the border after printing; the finished card measures 4.7 × 7 inches (119 mm × 178 mm) when folded.
4. Make sure the Printer Settings are correct. If not, click the Properties button and select the appropriate ones. (See the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.) Note Do not change the Orientation setting. Film Factory automatically selects the correct orientation for the card style you have selected. 5. Click Step 3 Edit Layout.
Printing text inside the card If you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media, follow these steps to print text inside the card: 1. Click Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a Greeting Card Style: ■ If your picture is horizontal (and the card will be folded at the top), select EPSON Card1 - text. ■ If your picture is vertical (and the card will be folded along the side), select EPSON Card2 - text. 2. Make sure the Printer Settings are correct.
4. Click Step 4 Print. Make sure the number of copies is set to 1 and load the greeting card correctly. If you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media in an EPSON printer, the glossy side should be face down and the paper’s notched corner should be at the bottom right corner. 5. When you are ready, click Print. Click Print Options to return to the main screen. Printing Sticker Prints Follow these steps to print a sheet of stickers, including frames and other graphics, for a selected photo: 1.
5. Click Step 4 Edit Layout. Your photo is displayed with the frame selection. Now you can modify the sticker as follows: ■ Use the buttons to reposition the frame. ■ Use the and buttons for more precise positioning. ■ Add text to your photo by clicking Edit Text. Type the text you want and change the font if desired. Once the text frame is added, you can drag it to its final position on the sticker. ■ To save your layout, click Save. (To retrieve a layout, click Open.) 6. Click Step 5 Print.
Other Film Factory Features Film Factory includes many other features that will make using Film Factory both fun and productive. Following are a few examples. For information on other Film Factory features, see the online Help. Creating a photo slide show 1. Select the roll and then the photos you wish to include in your slide show. If you want to select all photos in a roll, click All. 2. From the View menu, choose Slide Show. The Slide Show window appears. 3.
3. Select the Export Folder where you wish to store the web pages. 4. Make your Index Page settings for the main document that contains all of the photo thumbnails. 5. Make your Photo Page settings for the pages that will display the larger images when you click on the thumbnails. 6. Click OK. If you have selected several photos, creating the web pages may take a few minutes.
You can view your web pages with your browser and repeat the process if you wish to add or remove photos or make other types of changes. If you want to post your photos on the web, use your usual method of transferring web pages to your web site. Converting any photo to desktop wallpaper If you are using Windows, you can turn a photo into wallpaper for your desktop. (This option is not available on the Macintosh.) 1. Select the roll and then the photo you want to save as wallpaper. 2.
3. Click Settings. On the Select Rolls tab, check the film rolls you wish to include in the screen saver. On the Preferences tab, specify how the screen saver will behave. 4. Click OK twice. Where to Get Help If you’ve tried online Help, checked this guide, and still have questions, then contact EPSON at our website: http://support.epson.
