Biz Software E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9222-7301-11 SY-A308/ME-0308
Using this manual Thank you for purchasing this product. This software allows users to share comments about an image (JPEG, BMP, and TIFF). Please read this instruction manual thoroughly before using the software. This instruction manual does not provide instruction in the basic operation of personal computers, or the basic operation of Windows operating systems; refer to the manuals supplied with the computer. The examples in this manual use Windows XP.
Table of contents System requirements .............................................................................................................................5 Installation ...........................................................................................................................................6 Uninstalling the DiMAGE Biz Software ..................................................................................................8 Starting up ............................................
Viewing .mdm files...................................................................................................................39 Reviewing audio and image comments ...........................................................................39 View date and user name ................................................................................................40 Editing .mdm files ....................................................................................................................
System requirements Computers* IBM PC/AT compatible computers CPU Intel Pentium 133MHz or higher OS Windows XP (Home/Professional), Windows 2000 Professional Windows 98 SE, Windows ME RAM Minimum of 128 MB (256 MB or more with Windows XP) Hard disk space 200MB or more available disk space Monitor True Color (24 bit) or greater with a minimum resolution of 800 X 600. 1024 X 768 or higher is recommended.
Installation In the example below, the hard disk drive is drive E. The letters designating the drives vary between computers. With Windows 2000 or XP, the software should be installed with the Administrator privilege. 1. Turn on the computer to start Windows. 2. Insert the DiMAGE Biz CD-ROM into the CDROM drive. The DiMAGE Installer Menu window will open automatically. The installer window varies with the camera model. 3. Click the “Install the DiMAGE Biz Software” button to begin installation. 3 4.
6. Enter the license key number supplied with the software. 6 7. To install the software in the default location - E:\Program Files\DiMAGE Biz Software, click “Next>.” To install the software in a different location, click the browse button to display the folder selection window. Specify the directory in which to install the software. 7 8. The name of the default program folder is displayed. To install the software icons in this folder, click “Next>.” Installation will begin.
9. Click either or both check box if necessary, and click “Finish.” • Reading the README file before use is recommended. • Click the second check box if you wish to start up the software immediately. 9 10.The DiMAGE Installer Menu window will be displayed. Click “Finish” to close the window. Uninstalling the DiMAGE Biz Software Windows XP: 1. Quit the software. 2. Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 3. Select DiMAGE Biz Software. 4. Click “Change/Remove.” Windows 2000: 1.
Starting up Select the DiMAGE Biz Software from the DiMAGE Biz Software folder in the programs option of the start menu to start the application and open the main window. If DiMAGE Biz files (.mdm) have been linked to DiMAGE Biz, double-clicking an .mdm file starts the application and opens the annotation window (p. 28). Quitting To quit the software, select the quit option from the file menu or click the close [X] button in the upper right corner of the main window.
Main window Showing thumbnail images All image and audio files in a folder can be displayed in the main window. Using the folder tree, select the folder where the images are stored; thumbnails are shown in the file display area. To show the image thumbnails taken by the DiMAGE Xt Biz camera, see page 13. This is the main window of DiMAGE Biz Software. The annotation (p. 28), text image-processing (p. 65), and viewer (p. 56) windows are accessed from here.
Main window Copy (p. 20) Delete (p. 20) Print (p. 25) New Folder (p. 22) Thumbnails (p. 15) Details (p. 15) Icons (p. 15) Undo (p. 20) Save As Camera File (p. 24) Cut (p. 20) Paste (p. 20) Tool bar (p. 16) Menu bar Scroll bar Annotation (p. 28) File display area Text Image Processing (p. 65) Viewer (p. 56) Window size can be resized. Validation (p. 19) Status bar (p.
Indicators may be displayed with the image thumbnail. .mdm files or annotated files created by the camera (JPEG, TIFF) When double-clicked, the annotation window opens showing the main image and any linked text, image, or audio comments. Text-mode camera images (JPEG) When double-clicked, the text image-processing window opens. JPEG image with audio (Voice Memo, Audio Caption) When the audio indicator is clicked, the audio file is played back.
Opening camera images Follow the procedure below to show thumbnail images taken by DiMAGE Xt Biz camera. 1. Connect the camera to the computer. See the DiMAGE Xt instruction manual. 2. Select My Computer > Removable Disk > DCIM > 10xMLT18 in the main window folder tree. The images in the selected folder on the camera’s memory card are displayed. 3. If annotation images are in the folder, a message asking to created an .mdm file will appear. Click OK to create the .mdm file. 4.
When annotation images are made with the camera, ANNxxxx folders are created in the same folder as the original file on the memory card. PICT0001.JPG Removable disk DCIM 100MLT18 For more on folder and file organization and names, see the DiMAGE Xt instruction manual. PICT0002.WAV PICT0003.JPG PICT0004.TIF Annotation folder of the original file PICT0001.JPG. ANN0001 ANN0001.WAV ANN0002.WAV ANN0001.TXT Annotation folder of the original file PICT0004.TIF. ANN0004 ANN0001.WAV ANN0004.
Changing the display format The contents of a folder can be displayed as thumbnail images, icons, or in a list with file data. To change the display format, simply press the appropriate button located in the tool bar. The display can be changed by selecting the same options from the view menu. Thumbnails Icons Details Thumbnails Icons Thumbnails size can be adjusted with the thumbnail-preferences option.
Tool bar and status bar can be hidden or shown. To display the date and image size information with the thumbnails. Updates the folders and files. Sorting the files Files can be sorted by date, name, extension, or attributes in ascending or descending order. Simply select the appropriate options from the sort menu.
Renaming files To rename a single file, click on the file name and enter a new name. The file extension is attached automatically. To rename multiple files at once, select the files to be renamed; press and hold the control key and click on each file. To deselect a file, click on the file a second time while holding the control key. Select the rename-all option from the tools menu. The rename-all window opens. Enter a new file name up to ten characters, and the first serial number up to five digits.
Resizing files To resize single or multiple files, select the files to be resized; press and hold the control key and click on each file. To deselect a file, click on the file a second time while holding the control key. Only JPEG, BMP, or TIFF image can be resized. Select the resize-all option from the tools menu. The the image-size window opens. Enter the new width and height in the text boxes.
Select the folder to save the resized images. Click the select button to complete the operation. A new folder can also be created in this window. New-folder button Validation JPEG images taken by a DiMAGE Xt Biz digital camera can be checked to see if they have been revised or modified. Select the files to be validated. Single or multiple files can be selected. Click on the validation button or select the data-validation option from the validation menu.
Editing files Copy Delete Undo Cut Paste Undo Cut - Copy - Paste - Delete Rename - Select all - 20 To cancel the last operation. To remove the selected file or folder and save it on the clipboard. The linked files (thumbnail files, audio tracks, etc.) are also removed. To copy the selected file or folder to the clipboard. The linked files (thumbnail files, audio tracks, etc.) are also copied. To paste the file or folder from the clipboard to the cursor position. See page 22 to create a new folder.
Folder search for comments A search for text, dates, or user names can be made in the comments of .mdm files in the selected folder. Select comment-search option from the edit menu. Enter the word(s) for the search and click the search button. .mdm files whose comments match the search parameters are listed here. Click the close [X] button it the upper right corner to close the search window.
Creating new folders New folders can be created to store images. Click on the location for the new folder. In this example, the new folder is placed in My Documents. Create new folder Click the new-folder button on the tool bar or select the newfolder option from the file menu. The new folder is created in the specified location. The folder name can be changed with the keyboard.
Accessing other windows Three other windows can be accessed from the main window. The annotation window (p. 28) allows text, image, or audio comments to be added to an image file. Images of text or illustrations can be adjusted in the text image-processing window (p. 65). Images can be previewed in the viewer window (p. 56). Refer to the corresponding section for details.
Printing a thumbnail index An index print of images in the main window can be printed. Click the print button in the tool bar, or select the print option from the file menu. Print preview Select the numbers of row and column. Select to print page numbers and image information. Font can be changed. Printer settings can be changed.
When all the settings have been made, click the print button. Click the OK button to start printing.
Creating camera files Any JPEG, TIFF, or BMP image can be saved in a camera compatible format so they can be annotated in the camera. To save single or multiple files, select the files to be saved; press and hold the control key and click on each file. To deselect a file, click on the file a second time while holding the control key. Movie, audio, and .mdm files cannot be converted.
Help Help: To display the help window. Version: To display the DiMAGE Biz Software version. If the license key option is selected, the license key window opens. User Name: User name entered in this window can be shown with the comments in the annotation window. See page 40 for details. License key: License key number is displayed. Website: To access to the DiMAGE Biz website.
Annotation window Opening the annotation window To open the annotation window, select an image in the main window and click the annotation button or select the view-comment option from the file menu. Double-clicking on an image without a text image-processing indicator also opens the annotation window. Main image Comment display area If an .mdm file is opened, any linked text, audio, or image comments appear in the comment display area.
Annotation window Font (p. 35) Paste (p. 43) Enlarge (p. 33) Area marquee (p. 34) Cut (p. 43) Grab (p. 34) Copy (p. 43) Zoom (p. 33) Undo (p. 43) Menu bar Reduce (p. 33) Tool bar (p. 33) Title text box (p. 32) Comment display area Main image Image comment (p. 37) Text comment (p. 34) Audio comment (p.36) Status bar (p. 33) Comment text box (p. 34) Comment check box (p. 41) Window can be resized. Window can be resized.
If the displayed image is an .mdm file, moving the mouse cursor over the main image highlights any linked comments. Moving the mouse cursor over the comment display area shows the linked image area in the main image. Click a comment to enlarge the linked image area in the main image. Click the zoom button to switch between the enlarged and full-image display. If the image comment is double-clicked, the annotation image will be opened in the viewer window (p. 56). 30 ANNOTATION WINDOW / CREATING .
CREATING .mdm files Opening a main image .mdm file is an image file with linked text, audio, and image comments created in the annotation window. The following image formats can be opened in the annotation window: JPEG image (Exif 2.1 and 2.2, 24-bit JFIF) BMP image (8, 16, and 24 bit) TIFF image (Exif 2.1 and 2.2, non-compressed 24-bit RGB) The image size cannot exceed 3840 x 3840 pixels. Open - Import Image - To open a new image file or .mdm file. When selected, the open dialog box appears.
Pasting an image from the Clipboard You can load an image from another application using copy and paste functions. First, select the original image or an area of the image and use the application’s copy command to save it on the clipboard. Next, activate the DiMAGE Biz Software annotation window. Click the paste button in the tool bar or select the paste option from the edit menu to load the image into the main image display area. File name The file name is used as the default title for the image.
Viewing the main image Reduce Enlarge Zoom Reduce - To reduce the image by 10% each time the button is clicked. Enlarge - To magnify the image by 10% each time the button is clicked. Zoom - To zoom into the selected area of the image. Click again to display the entire image area. Tool bar and status bar are hidden if unchecked.
Adding text comments Area marquee Grab 1. Click the desired area marquee from the tool bar, or select the area-marquee from the area-marquee option in the view menu. • If necessary, enlarge the image and use the grab button or select the grab tool from the area-marquee option. 2. Click and drag the mouse to place a red marquee over the area to be described with a comment. • To change the defined area, click and drag the mouse again; the previous marquee is canceled.
5. Repeat steps one through four to add additional comments. • Up to 256 comments can be added to an image. If necessary, fonts can be changed. Click the font button in the tool bar, or select the font option from the view menu. The font window appears. Change the font, style, size etc. and click the OK button to complete the operation.
Adding audio comments 1. Following steps one and two on page 34, select the area on the main image to be described with a comment with one of the area-marquee tools. 2. Click audio tab and select the audio file to be added to the comment list. 1 Click this button to move down to the previous folder level. 3. Click the add button to attach the audio comment. 2 3 Audio tracks of up to 10 minutes can be recorded. Click the record button to start recording. Click stop to end.
Your computer system must have a microphone and the necessary hardware to record and play back sound. Adding image comments 1. Following steps one and two on page 34, select the area on the main image to be described with a comment with one of the area-marquee tools. 2. Click image tab and select the image file to be added. • The image size cannot exceed 3840 x 3840 pixels. 1 Click this button to move down to the previous folder level. The preview window shows selected files. 3.
Adding nested comments A nested comment can be attached to existing comments. Up to eight nested layers can be made. 1. Click the check box of the comment to which the nested comment is to be added. 2. Enter the text comment or locate the audio or image file to be used as the nested comment. 1 2 3 3 3. Click the add button or select the add option from the comment menu to complete the operation. Nested comment 38 CREATING .MDM FILES / VIEWING .
Viewing .mdm files Reviewing audio and image comments To play back audio comments or view image comments, double-click on the comment. Image comments are displayed in the viewer window (p. 56). Audio and image comments can also be reviewed by clicking the comment check box, and then selecting the audio/image-playback option from the comment menu.
View date and user name The data comment was created and the registered user name can be viewed. Select the date-and-user-name option in the view menu. The user name must be registered to be viewed. Select the license key option from the help menu in the main window, and enter the user name in the dialog box. See page 27 for details. 40 VIEWING .MDM FILES / EDITING .
Editing .mdm files Editing a comment 1. Click the check box of the comment to be edited. • To uncheck the check box, click it again. 2 2. Click the edit button to change the selected comment. • Instead of using the edit button, place the cursor on the comment and right click to select the comment text. 1 3. Edit the text. 4. After editing the text, click the end-edit button to complete the operation. 4 • Clicking another comment also ends the edit operation.
Deleting a comment 1. Click the check box of the comment to be deleted. • To uncheck the check box, click it again. 1 2 2. Click the delete button or select the delete option from the comment menu; a confirmation screen appears. 2 3. Click the OK button to delete the comment. 3 Deleting a nested comment If a comment has nested comments, the nested comments will also be deleted. A confirmation screen is displayed before the delete operation is executed. 42 EDITING .
Undo / cut / copy / paste / Searching comments Cut (p. 43) Copy (p. 43) Paste (p. 43) Undo Cut Copy Paste - Undo (p. 43) To cancel the last operation. To remove the main image or text and save it on the clipboard. To copy the main image or text to the clipboard. To paste the main image or text from the clipboard to the cursor position. Searching comments Text, dates, or user names can be searched in the comments of the .mdm file displayed in the annotation window.
After editing an .mdm file Saving .mdm files Save To save the .mdm file overwriting the old data, click the save button or select the save option from the file menu. When the save command is used with an existing .mdm file, a warning to replace the file will appear. Click the OK button to save changes to the file. Save as To save the .mdm file under a different name or in a different folder, select the save-as option from the file menu.
• The text in the title text box is used for the file name. This can be changed. • The extension for annotated files is .mdm. • To prevent others from editing the file, click the read-only check box. Close To close the annotation window. Create web (HTML) file To save the created comments as an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file. Click the create-web-file button, or select the create-web-file option from the file menu. The select-folder window appears. Select the folder in which to save the files.
Printing Printing .mdm files To print the .mdm file, click the print button or select the print option from the file menu. The print-preview window will open. As changes are made to the print dialog box, the print preview changes accordingly. Print preview area 46 AFTER EDITING AN .
Print preview area Check the comments to be printed. Unchecked comments are not printed. Click the desired settings. To view the pages to be printed. A header and footer can be entered in the text boxes. The header is centered at the top of the page. The footer is printed in the lower left corner. The font can be specified. Printer settings can be changed.
When all settings have been made, click the print button. Click the OK button to start printing. Print as file The print-preview area can be saved as an EMF (Enhanced Meta File) file. EMF files can be opened using Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. Click the print-as-file button or select the print-as-file option from the file menu (p. 46). The print-preview window will open. Change the settings as described in the previous page. When settings are complete, click the save button instead of print button.
Sending by e-mail .mdm files can be sent by e-mail. Only MAPI compatible e-mail applications can be used and must be installed on your computer. This allows mail to be sent from other applications. Microsoft Outlook Express can be used. With the file to be sent open in the annotation window, click the mail button, or select the mail option from the file menu; the computer’s e-mail application will start up.
The MAPI-compatible e-mail application will start up. The .mdm file is attached automatically. Enter the address, subject, main text etc. and send the e-mail. Do not quit the DiMAGE Biz Software before sending the mail; it may cause an error. Refer to the instruction manual of the e-mail application about operation. Help menu 50 AFTER EDITING AN .MDM FILE Help - To display the help window. Version - To display the DiMAGE Biz Software version.
Quit / Information link 2 1 3 1 1. Quit - To close the DiMAGE Biz Software. 2. Recent files - To select files opened recently in the application. 3. Info Link - To access the DiMAGE Biz website.
Color matching Each output device (monitor or printer) defines color and contrast differently. To ensure accurate reproduction, the output color space must be defined. Color matching is used for professional color management. It is not needed for normal personal use. 1. Select the color-preferences option from the file menu to open the color-preferences window. 2. Click the color-matching-on check box to activate color matching. 3. Select the appropriate color space from the drop-down menu.
sRGB For standard images captured with a digital camera. This color space reflects the average PC monitor characteristics. It is widely used, and is considered to be the standard for multi-media and the internet. sRGB is not suitable for professional prepress applications because of its narrow reproduction range. Original Color Space This color space is recommended for images captured with a Minolta DiMAGE 7 or 5 digital camera. Use the sRGB color space for other Minolta camera models (ie.
5. Select the profile and click the open button to load the profile. The profile name will be displayed in the color-preference window. 6. To use a printer profile, click the printer profile check box. Click the load button to locate the profile. 7. Select the profile and click the open button to load the profile. The profile name will be displayed in the color-preference window.
8. Click the OK button to complete the operation. About ICC profiles ICC profiles for a specific monitor or printer are available from the manufacturer. These may be downloaded from the manufacturer’s web site. See the instruction manual of the specific device on how to install the ICC profile. The following generic monitor and printer profiles are supplied with the DiMAGE Biz Software. Monitor profiles: Std_Monitor.icc For average monitors* sRGB_Monitor.
Viewer Window Opening the viewer window The viewer window is for viewing images. To open the viewer window, select an image in the main window and click the viewer button or select the view-image option from the file menu. The image size cannot exceed 3840 x 3840 pixels.
Viewer window Magnifier (p. 58) Reduce (p. 59) Print (p. 63) Close (p. 64) Fit to window (p. 59) Rotate (p. 60) Actual size (p. 59) Save (p. 62) Area marquee (p. 58) Enlarge (p. 59) Grab (p. 58) Tool bar (p. 61) Menu bar Display area Scroll bar Status bar (p. 61) Window size can be adjusted.
Using cursor tools Area marquee Magnifier Grab The mouse cursor can be changed to one of three tools: area marquee, magnifier, and grab. Click the appropriate button on the tool bar, or select the cursor option from the view menu. Area marquee Part of the image can be selected for copying. Click and drag the marquee to define the area. The marquee can be adjusted or moved with the mouse. To select the entire image, use select-all option in the edit menu (p. 61). Magnifier Click on the image to enlarge.
Zoom commands Enlarge Actual size Fit to window Reduce Enlarge / Reduce button Click the enlarge or reduce button on the tool bar or select enlarge or reduce from the zoom option in the view menu, to change the size of the displayed image. The image is enlarged or reduced every time the button is clicked. Fit to window Click the fit-to-window button on the tool bar, or select the fitto-window from the zoom option in the view menu. The image is enlarged or reduced automatically to fit the window size.
Actual size Click the actual-size button on the tool bar, or select the actual-size option from the zoom option in the view menu. The image is displayed based on its pixel dimensions and the monitor resolution. Manual magnification The degree of magnification can be selected from the manual-magnification option in the zoom option in the view menu. The image size can be selected from 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 200%, and 400%.
Copying an image Copying an area of the image To copy part of the image, select the area using the area marquee (p. 58), and select the copy option from the edit menu to place the data on the clipboard. The data can then be pasted into another application. Copying the entire image Select the select-all option from the edit menu; the entire image will be selected. Then, select the copy option from the edit menu to place the data on the clipboard. The data can then be pasted into another application.
Saving an image Save Save To save an image file overwriting the original file, click the save button on the tool bar, or select the save option from the file menu. When the save command is used with an existing image file, a warning to replace the file will appear. Click the OK button to save changes to the file. Save as To save an image file in a different name or different folder, select the save-as option from the file menu.
Printing an image 1. Click the print button or select the print option from the file menu. 2. Set the print size. Choose either radio button: Resolution: Enter one of the three values;, the other two values change automatically. Size to page: The image is resized to fit to the paper size automatically. 3. Image information can be shown or hidden. The font can be changed. Print preview 4. When all the settings are made, click the print button. Printer settings can be changed.
5. Click the OK button to start printing. Closing / Quitting To close the viewer window, click the close button or select the close option from the file menu. To quit DiMAGE Biz Software, select the quit option from the file menu.
Text Window Opening the text window To open the text window, select the image in the main window and click the text button or select the text image-processing option from the file menu. Double-clicking on an image with the text-mode indicator in the main window also opens the text window. The image size must be between 8 x 8 pixels and 3840 x 3840 pixels.
Text window Magnifier (p. 58) Reduce (p. 59) Print (p. 63) Close (p. 64) Fit to window (p. 59) Rotate (p. 60) Actual size (p. 59) Save (p. 62) Adjust box (p. 68) Enlarge (p. 59) Grab (p. 58) Area marquee (p. 58) Menu bar Display area Tool bar (p. 61) Basic apply button (p. 68) Advanced apply button (p. 68) Rubber band (p. 70) Perspective control (p. 70) Scroll bar Undo button (p. 69) Status bar (p. 61) Adjust box (p. 68) 66 TEXT WINDOW Window size can be adjusted.
Editing images The following editing operations are the same as those in the viewer mode. See pages 56 - 63 for details. Magnifier (p. 58) Print (p. 63) Close (p. 64) Reduce (p. 59) Fit to window (p. 59) Rotate (p. 60) Actual size (p. 59) Save (p. 62) Area marquee (p. 58) Enlarge (p. 59) Grab (p. 58) See page 68.
TEXT IMAGE PROCESSING Images of text, line art, or photographs on white backgrounds are low in contrast making the background gray and muddy and the black letters and lines smokey. Text image processing improves the appearance and legibility of images of two-dimensional art. If the adjust box in hidden, click the adjust-box button or select the adjust-box option from the view menu. Adjust box Processing the entire image To apply image processing to the entire image: 1.
Basic For images of black text on a white background. This is not appropriate for images with small characters, fine detail, photographs, or continuous-tone illustrations. Advanced, text/line art For images of black text and line art on a white background. This is not appropriate for images with photographs or continuous-tone illustrations. Advanced, continuous tone For images of photographs or continuous-tone illustrations on a white background.
Using perspective control Images of artwork taken with an angle can be straightened using the perspective-control function. It is effective when the picture-taking angle is within 45° from perpendicular. Perspective control may not be effective with images that use exposure or color-saturation compensation, or incorrect white balance. Uneven illumination, reflections, or overexposure with flash or other light sources may also prevent the function from being effective. 1 2 1.
3. Select the appropriate processing mode in the adjust box and click the corresponding apply button. See pages 68 and 69 for details. 3 3 When the apply button is clicked, the result of the processing can be seen in the image immediately. If the result is not satisfactory, click the undo button or select the undo option from the edit menu. The effect of the apply button is additive. Each time an apply button is clicked, processing is applied to the current image.
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