Epson Software Film Factory User Manual

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Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written ...

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i Contents Introducing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Film Factory features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Learning more about Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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ii Creating a Roll of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Adding photos from a disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adding photos from a camera or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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1 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 yo...

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2 ■ 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. ...

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3 Windows ® system requirements ■ Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT ® 4.0 (SP4) ■ Pentium ® 90 (or equivalent) processor or higher ■ 32MB of RAM (64MB or more recommended) ■ 25MB of available hard disk space, not including photo s...

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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 D...

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5 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 c...

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6 Macintosh 1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. 2. Double-click the Film Factory Mac CD icon. 3. Double-click the Film Factory Installer icon. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Starting Fi...

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7 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. Film cases Menu commands Toolbar tool...

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8 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 fr...

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9 Film rolls: Add photos to your rolls and view them by simply clicking on a roll. The current roll displays a yellow background. Scroll bars: Use the scroll bars or click on the arrows to see more rolls and more photos. Status bar: D...

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10 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. Pho...

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11 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 a...

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12 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. When you want to...

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13 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 im...

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14 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 scanne...

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15 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. Make sure your device is TWAIN compliant befo...

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16 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 be...

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17 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. 1. Select the roll and then the phot...

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18 ■ 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 o...

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19 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 ...

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20 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...

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21 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 document...

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22 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 Print...

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23 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 th...

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24 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 Print...

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25 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 a...

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26 Printing Greeting Cards Using the Greeting Card option, you can print selected photos and text in a greeting card layout, as described below. EPSON offers Glossy Photo Greeting Card media designed specifically for EPSON Stylus ® color ink je...

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27 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 docum...

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28 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...

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29 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 not...

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30 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 y...

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31 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 phot...

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32 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 ima...

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33 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 s...

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34 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, c...