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- Page 2 Epson America, Inc. Trademarks EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks and PRINT Image Matching and the PRINT Image Matching logo are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON Software and the EPSON Software logo are trademarks, and EPSON PhotoCenter is a service mark of Epson America, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introducing Film Factory ........5 About PRINT Image Matching......6 About Exif Print . - Page 4 Deleting a Roll ........33 Working With Film Cases .
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Page 5: Introducing Film Factory
Introducing Film Factory ™ ™ EPSON Software Film Factory lets you process your digital “film” and print snapshots using your own computer and printer. With this powerful photo management utility, you can import images from any digital-imaging source and create virtual rolls of film and film cases to organize thousands of photos in a visual format. -
Page 6: About Print Image Matching
About PRINT Image Matching If your digital camera and printer support PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M.), Film ® Factory lets you produce the best prints possible (not available on Macintosh OS X). PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in the header of the image file created by certain digital cameras. -
Page 7: Learning More About Film Factory
Click the Film Factory button for step-by-step instructions on the most Help frequently used features and convenient access to detailed information. ® If you need additional EPSON Support, see “Where to Get Help” on page Windows System Requirements If you’re using Windows, make sure your system configuration meets these minimum requirements: Windows 95, 98, Me, XP , 2000, or NT 4.0... -
Page 8: Macintosh System Requirements
Macintosh System Requirements If you’re using a Macintosh, make sure your system configuration meets these minimum requirements: Mac OS 8.5.1 through 9.x for Film Factory for Mac OS 8/9 Mac OS X 10.1 or higher for Film Factory for Mac OS X 233 MHz G3 processor or higher 64MB of RAM (more will improve performance) 100MB of available hard disk space, not including photo storage... -
Page 9: Starting Film Factory
Starting Film Factory To start Film Factory in Windows, click the button and select Start Programs . Then select All Programs Film Factory > Film Factory To start Film Factory on a Macintosh, open the Film Factory folder and double-click to open the program. -
Page 10: Menu Commands
Toolbar Click on any tool to perform its function. Hold the mouse cursor briefly over any tool to see what function it performs. Menu commands The menu commands provide another way to access many of the toolbar functions, as well as some additional features. Open any menu to select a command. -
Page 11: Status Bar
Film rolls Scroll bars Add photos to your Use the scroll bars rolls and view them by or click on the simply clicking on a arrows to see roll. The current roll is more rolls and highlighted by a more photos. yellow background. -
Page 12: How Film Factory Organizes Your Photos
How Film Factory Organizes Your Photos 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 PC card, Zip disk, or CD-ROM. First you create a film roll, to which you add your photos. - Page 13 2. To create a new roll to which you can add photos later, click . You see New Roll this dialog box: Click here to add a comment and date for the roll Type a name for the roll. If you want to add a comment and/or date to describe the roll, click the button and enter the comment and date.
- Page 14 If you want to enter a name for the roll that is different from the folder name, type it in the Roll Name box. If you want to add a comment and/or date to describe the roll, click the button and enter the comment and date. Details 3.
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Page 15: Adding Photos To A Roll
Adding Photos to a Roll To add photos to a roll, you select images already stored on a disk or from other sources such as a digital camera or scanner. First, make sure the import settings are correct. Then see the appropriate section below: “Adding photos from a folder on the hard drive”... - Page 16 On the TWAIN tab, select the digital camera or scanner you are using from the Import Source List and the file format (BMP, PICT, or JPEG). Then click . (TWAIN importing is not available on Macintosh OS X.) Help For more information about Import Settings, click the button.
- Page 17 Adding photos from a TWAIN device Follow the steps below to download photos using a TWAIN device, such as a digital camera or scanner (not available with OS X). Film Factory works with all digital camera image formats. Make sure your device is TWAIN compliant before you try importing photos. The device should be connected to your computer and ready to use.
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Page 18: Retouching Your Photos
3. Click the button, then select Import From Removable Media From PC from the drop-down menu. The Import Files (or Choose a File) window Card appears. 4. Navigate to the disk and directory where the photos are stored. 5. Click the filename you wish to add. A thumbnail of the photo is displayed. You can select more than one with + click or + click (Windows) or... -
Page 19: Automatically Retouching A Photo
To manually change the brightness, contrast, and color, see page To rotate a photo, see page To crop a photo, see page To change the color to black and white or sepia tone, see page To enhance the image with soft focus, see page To correct red eyes in a photo, see page... -
Page 20: Manually Retouching A Photo
You can do the following: Click on any of the original photos in the top row that you do not want to be retouched. They will display the blue border when you click them. Use the horizontal scroll bar to see more photos, if necessary. Click in either row to select all the images in that row. -
Page 21: Rotating An Image
3. Click the tab to adjust the brightness and contrast. Click the Brightness tab to adjust the red, green, and blue values in the image. Color You can either use the sliders to make the adjustment or select the image you like best from the 9 choices displayed. -
Page 22: Cropping An Image
Cropping an Image You can crop an image to make it more effective. Follow these steps: 1. Select the roll and then the photo(s) you want to crop. 2. Click the button and select . You see this window: Retouch Trim Landscape Portrait... -
Page 23: Changing Color To Black And White Or Sepia
If you don’t like the way the picture is cropped, click to go to the next Skip picture or to close the Trimming window. If you clicked already Cancel Trim and want to cancel it, select the image and select from the Retouch Trim menu. -
Page 24: Applying A Soft Focus Effect
To replace the original photos, check the box. Overwrite Original Image These changes cannot be reversed. If you don’t replace the original photos, you can undo retouches with the command on the Cancel Retouch Retouch menu. 4. When you are ready, click . -
Page 25: Correcting Red Eye
Correcting Red Eye If you have a photo of a person whose eyes appear red from the reflection of the camera’s flash, you can correct them as described below. Any changes you make are made to the original photo and cannot be undone. 1. -
Page 26: Canceling Retouch Changes
Canceling Retouch Changes If you change your mind after retouching your photo(s), follow the steps below to remove the retouching effects and restore the original photo. If you checked the Overwrite Original Image box when you made the changes, you cannot cancel the retouch changes. 1. -
Page 27: Adding Comments Or Sound To A Photo
Adding Comments or Sound to a Photo You can annotate your photos with text and the date to help identify them. If you are using Windows, you can also add sound. Adding Text 1. Select the photo(s) to which you want to add a comment. 2. -
Page 28: Adding Sound (Windows Only)
Adding Sound (Windows Only) 1. Select the photo to which you want to add sound. 2. From the Edit menu, select . You see this window: Edit Sound Click here to start recording 3. Click on the red button and then start recording. When you finish, click You see a speaker icon in the upper right corner of the photo: Click the speaker icon to play the sound for a photo. -
Page 29: Managing Your Photos, Film Rolls, And Film Cases
Managing Your Photos, Film Rolls, and Film Cases The more rolls and cases you create, the more important it will become to organize them. Film Factory makes it easy to move, copy, and delete photos, film rolls, and film cases. It also features convenient ways to view your photos, find missing ones, or sort them by name or date. -
Page 30: Moving Or Copying A Photo To Another Roll
Moving or Copying a Photo to Another Roll You can easily move or copy photos from one roll to another. To copy a photo, make sure both the roll you want to copy from and the roll you want to copy to appear in the Film Factory window. (Select under Film All Rolls Cases to display all your rolls.) Then select the photo you want to copy and drag... -
Page 31: Deleting A Photo From A Roll
Deleting a Photo From a Roll If you want to delete one or more photos from a roll, follow these steps: 1. Select the roll and then the photo(s) you want to delete. 2. Select from the Edit menu. Delete Photo 3. -
Page 32: Sorting Photos And Film Rolls
Sorting Photos and Film Rolls When you are looking at a roll of photos, you can sort them by name or date, in ascending or descending order. From the View menu, select Sort Photos and then select the sort method. Sort Rolls Renaming a Roll Follow these steps to change the name of an existing roll:... -
Page 33: Deleting A Roll
You can also add a comment, specify the date, and change the folder where you want the roll to be stored. If you are moving the roll to a removable media device, you can enter the name for the disk and select whether you want Film Factory to record its databases on the disk. -
Page 34: Working With Film Cases
Working With Film Cases Film cases allow you to group rolls of film by subject to make it easier to manage your photos. Follow the instructions below to create, move, and delete a film case. Creating a film case Follow these steps to create a film case: 1. - Page 35 Moving a roll to another case If you want to move a film roll to another case, follow these steps: 1. Click the text on the Film Cases icon. Film Cases 2. Select the film case holding the roll you want to move. 3.
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Page 36: Managing Photos On Removable Media And Networks
Managing Photos on Removable Media and Networks Large photo files don’t have to take up space on your hard drive; just store them on your Zip disk, CD-ROM, or other removable media. If, for example, you have your photos developed and returned to you on a CD-ROM, you can create a roll without storing the actual photos on your hard drive. -
Page 37: Printing Your Photos
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. Print an index (or “contact”) sheet of selected photos. -
Page 38: Standard Prints
Standard Prints You can print one or more photos in standard picture sizes, such as 2 × 3, 3.5 × 5 (standard), or 4 × 6. Use this feature to print photos from an existing roll. You can also create a new roll of film, import photos, and print—all in one step. 1. - Page 39 With Windows and Macintosh OS 9.x, check the Printer Settings. If the Printer, Media Type (EPSON printers only), or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the button and select the appropriate setting. (See your Properties printer documentation for details.) With Macintosh OS X, click the button.
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Page 40: Index Prints
Print from the Copies & Pages pull-down menu. Then select your Media Settings Type (EPSON printers only) and other print settings as necessary, and click Print Index Prints Follow the steps below to print an index (or “contact”) sheet of selected photos in thumbnail size. - Page 41 Choose any options you want to use in the Print Preferences box. With Windows and Macintosh OS 9.x, check the Printer Settings. If the Printer, Media Type (EPSON printers only), or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the button and select the appropriate setting. (See your Properties printer documentation for details.)
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Page 42: Duplicate Prints
Duplicate Prints You can print duplicate copies of selected photos on one sheet by specifying the number of duplicates for each selected photo. 1. Click Duplicate Prints is highlighted. Step 1 Select Photos To create one duplicate of all the photos, click the button at 1 copy of each the top of the screen. - Page 43 Choose any options you want to use in the box. Print Preferences With Windows and Macintosh OS 9.x, check the Printer Settings. If the Printer, Media Type (EPSON printers only), or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the button and select the appropriate setting. (See your Properties printer documentation for details.)
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Page 44: Album Pages
Album Pages You can print selected photos in a photo album layout and even add captions to the photos. Follow these steps: 1. Click Album Pages is highlighted. Select the photos in the order you want Step 1 Select Photos them to appear in your album: Click to print photos in the order they appear in the main... - Page 45 Settings With Windows and Macintosh OS 9.x, check the Printer Settings. If the Printer, Media Type (EPSON printers only), or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the button and select the appropriate setting. (See your Properties printer documentation for details.)
- Page 46 With Macintosh OS 9.x, you see the printer settings window. Click Print With Macintosh OS X, you see the printer settings window. Select Print from the Copies & Pages pull-down menu. Then select your Media Settings Type (EPSON printers only) and other print settings as necessary, and click Print...
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Page 47: Greeting Cards
If you Properties are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media in an EPSON printer, the media type should be Photo Paper or Glossy Photo Paper for the outside of the card. (See your printer documentation for details.) With Macintosh OS X, click the button. - Page 48 P.I.M. and/or Exif Print data (not applicable to OS X). Make sure your paper is loaded correctly. If you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media in an EPSON printer, the glossy side should be face up and the paper’s notched corner should be on the top right corner.
- Page 49 If you want to print any text inside the card, see the next section. 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 .
- Page 50 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.
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Page 51: Sticker Prints
Properties them as necessary. If you are using EPSON Photo Sticker paper (product number S041144), select as the Sticker Print Layout, 4 × 4 A6 Index card 105 × 148 mm... - Page 52 With Macintosh OS X, click the button. Select your printer in the Properties menu, then select the correct Paper Size setting. (Once you’ve Format for selected your printer, you can select your paper size as the Media Size setting on the Film Factory screen.) 5.
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Page 53: Combo Prints
With Macintosh OS X, you see the printer settings window. Select Print from the Copies & Pages pull-down menu. Then select your Media Settings Type (EPSON printers only) and other print settings as necessary, and click Print Click to return to the main screen. - Page 54 With Macintosh OS 9.x, you see the printer settings window. Click Print With Macintosh OS X, you see the printer settings window. Select Print from the Copies & Pages pull-down menu. Then select your Media Settings Type (EPSON printers only) and other print settings as necessary, and click Print...
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Page 55: Other Film Factory Features
Other Film Factory Features Film Factory includes several other features that are fun and productive. You can: Create a photo collage Create a photo slide show Play a movie file Create web pages of your photos Use a photo as your desktop wallpaper (Windows only) Create a screen saver (Windows only) Export photos to a file or to e-mail (Windows only for e-mail) Creating a Collage... -
Page 56: Creating A Photo Slide Show
Creating a Photo Slide Show 1. From the Main Menu, 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 2. Click the button and select . -
Page 57: Uploading Photos
Print high resolution photos straight from the web on your EPSON printer Create free online postcards with your photos Follow these steps to upload photos to the EPSON PhotoCenter or an FTP site: 1. Select the roll and then the photo(s) you want to upload. If you want to select all photos in a roll, click 2. -
Page 58: Converting A Photo To Desktop Wallpaper
Converting a 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. (Choose only one photo;... -
Page 59: Exporting Photos To Files Or E-Mail
Exporting Photos to Files or E-mail You may need to convert a photo to another file type or change its compression for use in another application. You can do this in Film Factory with the Export option. This option also lets you e-mail your photos to other people if you are using Windows. -
Page 60: Where To Get Help
5. Use your program as you normally do to e-mail your photos. 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.com Be sure to visit www.epsonsoftware.com occasionally to check for new Film...