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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 Automatically Retouching a Photo ..... . . 33 Manually Retouching a Photo ......35 Rotating an Image .
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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 10.1). 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... -
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 8.6 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 (OS X 10.1.5 or higher is recommended) 233 MHz G3 processor or higher ■... - Page 9 If QuickTime 4 or higher is installed, Film Factory supports the following digital movie formats: QuickTime, DV, MPEG1, and AVI files.
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Page 10: 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 11 Film Factory’s Main Screen showing the Rolls of Film View Print PRINT Image options Menu Matching icon Photo Toolbar Film cases Roll of film Status bar To switch between the Folder View and Rolls of Film View, click the button View and then select Folder View or Rolls of Film View.
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Page 12: 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. Toolbar in Folder View Toolbar in Rolls of Film View Menu commands The menu commands provide another way to access many of the toolbar functions, as well as some additional features. -
Page 13: 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 folders, highlighted by a more rolls and yellow background. -
Page 14: How Film Factory Organizes Your Photos
Double-click on a photo to display an enlarged view of it. (You can also use the Viewer option to enlarge a photo. See “Using the Viewer to Display Photos” on page 44.) 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 ®... -
Page 15: Creating A Subfolder
Creating a subfolder If you want to create a subfolder, follow these steps: 1. Select the folder where you want to create the subfolder. 2. Right-click (Windows) or -click (Macintosh) the folder, and then click Control Create Subfolder 3. When the New Folder appears, type a name and press Enter Deleting a folder If you want to delete one or more folders, follow these steps:... -
Page 16: Copying Or Moving A Folder
Copying or moving a folder If you want to move or copy a folder, follow the steps below. For Windows users 1. Select the folder. 2. To copy or move the folder use one of the following steps. ■ Copy a folder Press the key and drag and drop the folder to the desired location. -
Page 17: Moving Photos
1. Select the photos. 2. From the Film Factory menu, select Edit Move/Copy Photo 3. In the dialog box that opens, browse to the location where you want to copy the photos. 4. Select , and then click the button. Copy Copy/Move Moving photos... -
Page 18: Sorting Photos
Sorting photos If you want to sort photos in a folder, follow these steps: 1. Select the folder. 2. From the Film Factory View menu, select , and then select the Sort Photos sorting method. Managing Your Photos with Film Rolls and Film Cases Working in Rolls of Film View In addition to using the Folder View to manage your photos, Film Factory... - Page 19 1. From the Main Menu, click the button. You see this menu: Roll 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.
- Page 20 To create a roll from an existing folder of images, click New Roll, Use . You see this dialog box: Existing Image Folder Windows Click here to add a comment or change the date Macintosh Click Browse to select a folder Click here to add a comment or change the date...
- Page 21 If the folder is on a removable Windows device such as a Zip disk or PC card, you see this window: If you can record on the device, you can copy the Film Factory databases to the device. Check the Copy Film Factory databases to the checkbox...
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Page 22: 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 23 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 24 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 25: Deleting A Roll
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 26: Renaming A Roll
When you delete the roll, Film Factory does not delete the files from your hard disk or removable device unless you uncheck the Don’t delete image files box. So make sure this box remains checked if you want to keep the image files. -
Page 27: Moving Or Copying A Photo To Another Roll
3. In Windows, type the name of the folder where you want to move the roll (or click to find it). Browse On the Macintosh, click and select the destination folder, then click Browse Choose 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 28: Deleting A Photo From A Roll
3. In Windows, type the name of the folder where you want to move or copy the photo or click the button to navigate to the correct folder. Browse On the Macintosh, click and select the folder to which you want to Browse move or copy the photo, then click Choose. -
Page 29: Finding A Photo
Finding a Photo If you are not sure where to find a particular photo, Film Factory can help. Click button or select from the Edit menu. You see this window: Find Find Photo You can search for the image by filename, comment, or date. For example, if you know the name of the file but not which roll it’s in, click the filename checkbox, type the name, and press . -
Page 30: 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 31 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 32: Managing Photos On Removable Media And Networks
Managing Photos on Removable Media and Networks If using the Folder View, insert the removable media, or connect to the network that contains the photos you want to use. Then browse to the folder to view and print the photos. If using the Rolls of Film View, you can manage your photos as described below. -
Page 33: Automatically Retouching A Photo
When you click the button, you see this menu: Retouch To retouch photos automatically, see page ■ To manually change the brightness, contrast, and color, see page ■ To rotate a photo, see page ■ To crop a photo, see page ■... - Page 34 After Before 3. The Auto Retouch window shows the photos you selected before and after retouching. All the retouched photos are outlined with a blue border, indicating that they are selected to be changed. You can do the following: Click on any of the original photos in the top row that you do not want to ■...
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Page 35: Manually Retouching A Photo
Manually Retouching a Photo If you want greater control when retouching an image, follow these steps: 1. Select the folder or roll and then the photo you want to retouch. 2. Click the button and select . You see this window: Retouch Manual Retouch Use the sliders... -
Page 36: Rotating An Image
Rotating an Image You can rotate an image 90° or 180° as follows: 1. Select the folder or roll and then the photo(s) you want to rotate. 2. Click the button and then select . You see the following: Retouch Rotate Rotate the image clockwise 90°... -
Page 37: Cropping An Image
Cropping an Image You can crop an image to make it more effective. Follow these steps: 1. Select the folder or roll and then the photo(s) you want to crop. 2. Click the button and select . You see this window: Retouch Trim Landscape... -
Page 38: Changing Color To Black And White Or Sepia
4. When the image is framed like you want, click the button to crop it. Trim If you want to crop all the selected images the same way, click Trim All If you don’t like the way the picture is cropped, click to go to the next Skip picture or... -
Page 39: Applying A Soft Focus Effect
Click in either row to select all the images in that row. ■ Select All 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. -
Page 40: 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 41: 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 42: 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 43: 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 44: Using The Viewer To Display Photos
Using the Viewer to Display Photos When you want to see a picture in detail, use the Viewer option. Select one or more photos and then click the button. (You can also double-click on the Viewer photo.) The first photo appears enlarged on the screen with this toolbar on top: You can do the following: Click to display the other photos if you selected more than one. -
Page 45: 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 inches, 3.5 × 5 inches (standard), 4 ×... -
Page 46: Standard Prints
Standard Prints You can print one or more photos in standard picture sizes, such as 2 × 3inches, 3.5 × 5 inches (standard), or 4 × 6 inches. 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. - Page 47 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 48: 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 49 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 50: 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 51 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 52: 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 53 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 54 5. Click to move your photos and text boxes anywhere on Step 3 Edit Layout the album page. Add or delete Save the album page a text box Go to previous Add space or next page for a photo Click on the text box and drag it to move it...
- Page 55 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 56: 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 57 5. Click Step 3 Edit Layout Select the text box Back of and then card click here to type (or edit) the text Front of card 6. If you want to type text over your picture or on the back of the card, click on the desired text box and then click the button.
- Page 58 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. (See your printer documentation for more information about loading greeting cards.)
- Page 59 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.) Do not change the Orientation setting.
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Page 60: Sticker Prints
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. - Page 61 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 62 6. Click . Your photo is displayed with the frame selection. Step 4 Edit Layout Now you can modify the sticker as follows: Use the buttons to reposition the frame. ■ Use the buttons to enlarge or reduce the image. ■...
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Page 63: Calendars
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 Calendars Using the Calendar option, you can print a selected photo and text in a calendar layout, as described below. - Page 64 4. Select the settings for your calendar. Year Starting Month To select the holidays you want to appear on the calendar, click the Set Holiday button. The following screen appears: Select holidays to edit or delete from this list holidays that you want to display...
- Page 65 7. To format the calendar, click the button. The following Calendar Settings screen appears: Click the Day tab to format the day, Click the Year/Month tab to format the color, and other settings the year, the month, and color 8. Select the formats you want and click OK. 9.
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Page 66: 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 12.After the calendar has been printed, remove it from the printer. Combo Prints With the Combo Prints option, you can print a single photo multiple times on one sheet, like you might get from a professional photo studio. - Page 67 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 68: 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) ■... -
Page 69: Creating A Photo Slide Show
Creating a Photo Slide Show 1. From the Main Menu, select the roll or folder, and then select the photos you wish to include in your slide show. If you want to select all photos in a roll or folder, click 2. -
Page 70: Uploading Photos
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 or folder, and then select the photo(s) you want to upload. If you want to select all photos in a roll or folder, click 2. -
Page 71: 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 or folder, and then select the photo you want to save as wallpaper. -
Page 72: 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 73: 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...