Canon Studio Solution User Manual Page 1

User Guide

Table of Contents 10 Editing Catalog Info ...

Using: Your Studio 100 Moving, Editing, and Deleting Calendar Items Once an item has been added to either the Tasks and Events or Schedule calendars

Using: Your Studio 101 side of the window will always display the time and date of the event or information. The following info will always be displ

Using: Your Studio 102 Adding a Customer To add a new customer: 1. Select New Customer from the right side of the window. 2. Enter the customer na

Using: Your Studio 103 5. Update or add a status to the event. Examples: booked, completed, complete, no-show. 6. Choose or add a room for the eve

Using: Your Studio 104 Adding a Call To add a call from the customer details page: 1. Select Add Call from the bottom of the window. 2. Choose a

Using: Your Studio 105 Employees The Employees tab will keep track of all your employees and roles. We’ve already covered adding new employees and r

Using: Your Studio 106 Employee Details This is your employee’s home page. It keeps track of all their information and tasks, and is where you can v

Using: Your Studio 107 Adding a Task To assign a task to this employee: 1. Select Add Task from the bottom of the window. 2. Choose a date, start

Using: Your Studio 108 3. Enter a name for the shift. You must enter a name. 4. Enter comments for the shift. This is optional. 5. Update or add

Using: Your Studio 109 Reports The Reports tab will generate various information and reports for your studio that you can view and print or export.

Table of Contents 11 Photo Paths ...

Using: Your Studio 110 Read on for information on the different types of reports. Employee Activity This report will display all activity for a sp

Using: Your Studio 111 Employee Schedules This report will display a list of all employee schedules with times, dates and descriptions for all their

Using: Photo Library 112 Products Export This report will generate a comma-separated value (CSV) file that includes all products sold. This file ca

Using: Photo Library 113 Using the Photo Library The Photo Library is where all event photos will be viewed, organized, and added to orders. Here yo

Using: Photo Library 114  PhotoReflect: these are portfolios that will be uploaded to your PhotoReflect site as examples of your work, a photo of

Using: Photo Library 115 3. Select and check to show the number of catalogs contained within a larger category. 4. Select and check to show the ca

Using: Photo Library 116 You can also add catalogs by right-clicking on any catalog type and selecting New Catalog, which contains all of the previ

Using: Photo Library 117 Removing Catalogs To remove a catalog: 1. Select the catalog you want to remove. 2. Select Catalogs, located at the very

Using: Photo Library 118 4. Select Add Photo Group to and ensure that it lists the correct catalog. 5. Enter a name for the photo group. You must

Using: Photo Library 119 3. Select UnPublish Catalog. 4. Confirm that you want to unpublish the catalog. 5. Select Yes. You can also unpublish a

Table of Contents 12 Adding an A La Carte Item to the Cart ...

Using: Photo Library 120 If you set up a quick archive path in Setup, you can select Quick Archive to automatically archive the selected catalogs wi

Using: Photo Library 121 3. Select Set Starting Photo Number. 4. Type or select the new starting photo number. 5. Select OK. 6. Photos added to

Using: Photo Library 122 3. The location is now saved in your clipboard. Selecting Paste or CTRL-V will paste the location of the photos. Using the

Using: Photo Library 123 2. Select Sort from the very top center of the software. 3. Select to sort photos by:  Rating: sort by your assigned 1

Using: Photo Library 124  Show Photo Rating: display your 1 to 5 star photo rating above photos.  Show Hidden Photos: display photos hidden from

Using: Photo Library 125 a. Simply copy the files to the destination without changing the file type. b. Or Convert the files to another format whi

Using: Photo Library 126 Finding a Photo To search for a photo within the catalog: 1. Select Find, located above the photo viewer. 2. Enter the t

Using: Photo Library 127 You can also right-click on any number of selected photos and select Remove Photo. Hiding Photos from Publishing Catalogs a

Using: Photo Library 128 Adding Service Notes Service notes are additional services performed on photos above and beyond the normal touchups. You de

Using: Photo Library 129 2. Select Copy Path to Clipboard. 3. The location is now saved in your clipboard. Selecting Paste or CTRL-V will paste th

Table of Contents 13 Printing an Order to CD ...

Using: Photo Library 130 Showing Photo Histograms and Data If you want to view technical photo data, select Show Data from the top right of the soft

Using: Photo Library 131 2. Select Attributes from the very top center of the software. 3. Select Save Attributes to. 4. Select to:  Copy the

Using: Photo Library 132 c. Use the default catalog attributes. d. Use Custom attributes 1 – 4. e. Use a New custom setting you created (it will

Using: Photo Library 133  Set Tilt Angle: enter a number between 0 and 360 and select to rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise. You can also orien

Using: Photo Library 134 3. Select Un-Publish Selected. 4. Confirm that you want to unpublish the catalog. 5. Select Yes. Batch Publishing and Un

Using: Photo Library 135 pictures or ID cards, and as one large order they will be printed and ready at the same time. To create a batch order: 1.

Using: Photo Library 136 each subevent to create separate orders for each event in the catalog. 7. Select Place Orders to send your orders to the p

Using: Photo Library 137 5. Select the page size for the proof sheets. 6. Select the size of the individual photos that will appear on the proof s

Using: Photo Library 138 Creating a Custom Proof Sheet To create a custom template for proofing photos: 1. Select any number of photos. 2. Select

Using: Photo Library 139 ii. Select the position, alignment, and font. iii. Select Insert Special Text if desired. 4. Select OK when finished wit

Table of Contents 14 Navigating in Presentation Mode ... 159 View

Using: Photo Library 140 Select + or – to expand or collapse the images below an item. Showing and Hiding Prices If a customer is present and you do

Using: Photo Library 141 1. Select the photo or photos you want to add to the cart. 2. Select Add Package from the bottom of the shopping cart. 3.

Using: Photo Library 142 c. If you selected more than one photo, these items will be added for each photo. d. Select Clear Quantities to start ove

Using: Photo Library 143 Replacing an Item If you want to use a different photo but keep the package you selected, select the new photo from your wo

Using: Photo Library 144 Adding Services to an Item If services have already been added to a photo, they will appear in the cart next to Services im

Using: Photo Library 145 Photo Paths You can view the computer folder and paths that contain the photos. To open the folder containing the photos: 1

Using: Orders Workspace 146 Using the Orders Workspace The Orders Workspace is where you can monitor all new, pending, and completed orders. The sta

Using: Orders Workspace 147 Viewing Orders Although there is a new, a pending, and a completed orders tab, the organization and options available f

Using: Orders Workspace 148 Finding Orders You can search for orders by order ID. To find an order, select find orders from the bottom of the softwa

Using: Orders Workspace 149 Printing Orders Read on for information on sending orders to print. Printing an Order If Auto Print is disabled, you wi

Table of Contents 15 Viewing High Quality Previews ...

Using: Orders Workspace 150 Reprinting Orders You can reprint orders that have already been fulfilled. To reprint an order, go to the Completed Orde

Using: Orders Workspace 151 Managing Orders Marking Orders Shipped Any new or pending order can be marked as shipped and sent to the Completed Order

Using: Orders Workspace 152 within a batch by expanding the batch, selecting the individual order, and selecting Print Order. Note: Batched orders

Using: Orders Workspace 153 Printing an Order Form An order form is a copy of the order information displayed in the bottom half of the orders work

Using: Orders Workspace 154 Editing & Proofing an Order You can quickly edit and proof photos from the Orders tab before sending orders off to

Using: Orders Workspace 155  Select the Home or End buttons to go to the first and last photos in the order, respectively.  Select close to r

Using: Orders Workspace 156  Order Proof or Photo Proof Mode: order proof displays all photos and all toolsets. Photo proof displays only correcti

Using: Orders Workspace 157 To change an order property, select a photo and select Properties from the top of the software, or right-click on a phot

Using: Presentation Mode 158 Using Presentation Mode Presentation Mode combines features from each other part of the software for an easy-to-use int

Using: Presentation Mode 159 Opening the Photo Library and Photo Workshop You can use both the Photo Library and the Photo Workshop without exiting

Table of Contents 16 Selecting Photos ...

Using: Presentation Mode 160  Home: view the first photo in the album.  Previous: view the previous photo in the album.  Next: view the next p

Using: Presentation Mode 161 Sorting Photos To sort photos in Presentation Mode: 1. Select view from the top of the software. 2. Select to sort ph

Using: Presentation Mode 162 Adding Services Service notes are additional services performed on photos above and beyond the normal touchups. To add

Using: Presentation Mode 163 Playing Background Music You can play background music to set a classy and calming atmosphere for your customers as the

Using: Presentation Mode 164 Running a Slideshow You can view a catalog as a slideshow presentation, complete with music and digital frames. The sli

Using: Photo Workshop 165 Using the Photo Workshop The Photo Workshop is where you will enhance, correct, and edit all of your photos before printin

Using: Photo Workshop 166 Viewing Photos Once in the workshop you can view, sort, and manage photos, using many of the same features from the Photo

Using: Photo Workshop 167 Viewing a Slideshow To view a slideshow of all photos in the catalog, select Catalog from the bottom left of the software

Using: Photo Workshop 168 3. Select Viewing Aspect. 4. Select a viewing aspect from the list. All viewing aspects included in your packages will a

Using: Photo Workshop 169 Viewing Guides You can turn on guides to help while editing photos. To turn on guides: 1. Select View from the top of t

Table of Contents 17 Switching between Borders in the Current Group ...

Using: Photo Workshop 170  File Size: sort by file size.  Published: sort by published and unpublished.  Archived: sort by archived and unarch

Using: Photo Workshop 171 Showing Photo Information Showing and Setting Photo Numbers To show photo numbers above photos in the photo bar, select Vi

Using: Photo Workshop 172 Showing and Setting Filenames To show photo filenames below photos in the photo bar, right-click a photo in the photo bar

Using: Photo Workshop 173 Showing and Setting Info Tooltips To display a tooltip containing photo comments while mousing over a photo in the photo b

Using: Photo Workshop 174 Importing a Photo To import a photo into the current catalog: 1. Select Photos from the top of the software. 2. Select I

Using: Photo Workshop 175 Using Quick Import Quick import will automatically search and import photos from a predefined location. To set up quick

Using: Photo Workshop 176 8. Select Recurse Subdirectories if you want to import all photos from subfolders and subdirectories in this location. 9.

Using: Photo Workshop 177 Creating a Catalog To create a catalog in the workshop: 1. Select Catalog from the bottom left of the software. 2. If yo

Using: Photo Workshop 178 7. If you are using 3rd-party studio management software, enter your session ID. 8. Select Finish. Managing Photos Read

Using: Photo Workshop 179 2. Select Attributes from the top of the software. 3. Select Service Notes. 4. Select to add or remove a photo service

Table of Contents 18 Neutral ...

Using: Photo Workshop 180  Save to: select save to for the previous options, or to save to file. Saving to file will bring up a window. Browse to

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 181 Using Toolsets in the Photo Workshop Once you have imported or captured photos into the Photo Workshop, you can u

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 182 Basic toolset options are, in order: Move, Scale, Orientation, and Zoom. Saving Changes The software will not s

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 183  Select Reset Scale to revert to the original size.  Select Reset Scale and Position to revert to the origina

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 184  Set Tilt Angle: enter a number between 0 and 360 and select to rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise.  Advan

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 185 o 2x: Represents an image 200% larger than the image size displayed in the window or press SHIFT – Z as a hotkey

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 186 Enhance toolset options are, in order: Color, Borders, Sheets, Focus, Vignettes, and Retouching. Saving Changes

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 187 Applying Colors You can change and apply color schemes to photos. Applying a color does not permanently change th

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 188 a. Polished, Satin, Canvas, Velvet, Watercolor, Glossy, or Heavy Canvas. 4. Select None to remove the texture.

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 189 Using Basic Border Functions Basic border options include:  Turning borders on: select on from the border tool,

Table of Contents 19 Adjusting Shadows ...

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 190 1. Select borders from the borders tool to open a dropdown menu. 2. Select Set Borders Directory. 3. Select a

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 191 2. Select the pencil icon from the border tool. 3. The border will open as an editable border in the Border Wor

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 192 Saving Borders You can save a border after editing it in any way. To replace the border with your border changes,

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 193 4. Select to arrange the sheet as a portrait or landscape. 5. Select the cell arrangement: a. Specify by the W

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 194  Select the black-bordered box to apply a black vignette. o Select min, med, or max to change the intensity of

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 195 Saving Changes The software will not save correction settings for a photo if you select another photo. To save yo

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 196 Adjusting Exposure You can adjust the exposure of a photo by plus or minus 2 stops. Exposure options include: 

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 197  Select color to open a dropdown menu with preset values. To manually enter a saturation value, select the colo

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 198 Using EOS Picture Styles Toolset The EOS Picture Style Toolset includes tools for adjusting light and exposure se

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 199 This style also uses a stronger sharpness setting to bring out details in mountains, trees, buildings, and other

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Table of Contents 20 Aligning Items ...

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 200 photographer’s color taste. In addition to the six preset styles, three more Picture Styles can be registered thr

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 201  Select  to decrease the sharpness by 1, down to 0.  Select the box to reset the sharpness to 0.  Select s

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 202 Filter effects include:  Select Yellow to apply a yellow effect.  Select Orange to apply a orange effect. 

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 203 Saving Changes The software will not save color balance settings for a photo if you select another photo. To sav

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 204 5. Select Save Changes As and select Custom 1, 2, 3, or 4. 6. Select Apply. 7. C1, C2, C3, or C4 will now hold

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 205 Selecting a Color Profile Use this option to select the color profile used when capturing photos. This will usual

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 206 Saving Changes The software will not save drop out settings for a photo if you select another photo. To save yo

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 207  Shadows On, Remove Noise: removes roughly 80% of shadows and extraneous noise. The shadows option is turned o

Using: Photo Workshop Toolsets 208 Adjusting Threshold The threshold tool is for cleaning up unwanted noise in a photo. A higher threshold will remo

Using: Border Workshop 209 Using the Border Workshop Borders can be as simple as a text box or graphic overlay, or as complex as a series of montage

Table of Contents 21 Viewing at Actual Size ...

Using: Border Workshop 210 Viewing in the Border Workshop Viewing Front or Back Borders can have both a front and back. The back of a border is ofte

Using: Border Workshop 211 You can also zoom in and out by selecting zoom and using the mouse wheel or by right-clicking an area and selecting Zoom

Using: Border Workshop 212 10. Select when a prompt will appear asking for text and information: when loaded, or when you select to edit text and in

Using: Border Workshop 213 The top of the list is the background of the border. Items will always appear in the border workspace beneath items liste

Using: Border Workshop 214 Select Options and select Auto Alignment to display guiding lines to help when trying to line up border items. Viewing Te

Using: Border Workshop 215 Editing Border Font To edit the font properties of any text item, select font from the right toolbar. A window appears wi

Using: Border Workshop 216 a. Make Same Size: make the item the same size as the last item. b. Make Same Size and Position: make the item the same

Using: Border Workshop 217 a. You can use CTRL or SHIFT to select any number of border items. They will all be aligned to the last item selected. 2

Using: Border Workshop 218 Changing Item Order You can change the order of item layers within a border. To change item order: 1. Select a border i

Using: Border Workshop 219 You can also right-click an item and select Rotate from the dropdown menu for the previous options. Hiding Items You can

Table of Contents 22 Fill All ...

Using: Border Workshop 220 Saving Changes and Borders You can save your border changes as the current border or save the border as a completely new

Using: Border Workshop 221 Adding a Photo Item A photo item is a placeholder for the border where photos can be dragged and dropped into after the b

Using: Border Workshop 222 b. Display image on screen as guide but do not print: the image will display as guide for placement. c. Draw a frame ar

Using: Border Workshop 223 4. Select the Labels tab to set visible labels as guides for each photo. a. Select Show Labels. b. Enter the text to s

Using: Border Workshop 224 b. Simple: set a preset % for transparency. 0% is opaque and 100% is invisible. c. Drop out a specific color: remove a

Using: Border Workshop 225 e. Select to wrap words. f. Select to make the text editable. This is enabled by default. 9. Select Position and Size

Using: Border Workshop 226 8. Select OK. Once you have created an effect, use the make same tool to apply the effect to a specific item, or the fil

Using: Border Workshop 227 To edit saved custom shapes: 1. Select Add from the top of the software. 2. Select Edit Custom Objects. A window appear

Using: Border Workshop 228 3. A window appears. 4. You can encode any information into the barcode. a. Select a barcode format from the dropdown

Using: Border Workshop 229 5. Replace ??? with a photo type that you added in photo properties, found here. 6. Create the rest of your photo item

Table of Contents 23 Retouching Photos ...

Using: Retouch Workshop 230 Using the Retouch Workshop The Retouch Workshop provides a workspace for making any necessary retouches and edits to a p

Using: Retouch Workshop 231 Panning Select pan from the right toolbar to click and drag the photo around. This is most helpful when you are zoomed i

Using: Retouch Workshop 232 Saving Retouches Select save retouches from the bottom of the workspace to save your retouches to the current photo and

Using: Retouch Workshop 233 Healing Effect Selecting and checking healing effect will let you select a specific area of the photo to use when blendi

Using: Retouch Workshop 234 Brush This is the default software method. The brush is a circle that you can hold and drag to apply retouches. Adjust t

Using: Retouch Workshop 235 Clone Use the clone tool to replace an area of a photo using another area of the photo as a source. Select opacity and c

Using: Retouch Workshop 236 Color Accents Use the color accents tool to convert the photo into a black & white image. Select opacity, contrast,

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 237 Running a Shoot So far we’ve walked you through setting up your studio, using the different functions, managing photos

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 238 Select the Manage Studio tab from the bottom of the software and select the Customers tab from the top of the studio.

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 239 You will be returned to the customer information page. Your new customer will appear in the list. Creating a Booki

Table of Contents 24 Composite Options ...

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 240 This is your customer’s details page. When you create a booking, it will appear under the Current Bookings heading. 

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 241  Select Save Booking. You will be returned to the customer details page. Your new booking will appear under the Curr

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 242 8. Your camera is now ready to shoot tethered. Setting Up a WiFi Camera The software can receive photos wirelessly f

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 243 Starting the Shoot Your customer is entered into the studio and ready to go, your booking has been created, and your c

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 244 name in the list. Then click on the booking name to open the booking information page. Select the Go to Session button

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 245 The photo will automatically appear in the Photo Workshop workspace. Finish taking your photos. Live View When

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 246  Take Picture: Selecting Take Picture allows you to operate the shutter on the camera. A status indicator for the Au

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 247  Select Import.  Navigate to the location of your photos and select Import All. All of your photos will be autom

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 248 If you left the Photo Workshop, you need to reopen the booking in the Photo Library or the Photo Workshop.  Select t

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 249 Double-click a photo to preview that photo fullscreen. Once in fullscreen, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to sw

Table of Contents 25 Center Tool...

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 250 If you do not want to display prices of packages, right-click any item in the shopping cart and select to uncheck Show

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 251 When the packages are selected and added to the cart, you can add any last minute photo services.  Select add nex

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 252 Printing an Order To send your customer’s order to print, open the Orders workspace.  Select the Orders tab from

Tutorial: Running a Shoot 253 The order is now considered finished and shipped. More Information For more information on any particular area of

Tutorial: Border Workshop 254 Advanced Border Workshop The following section offers more detailed information on how to use the Border Workshop Bord

Tutorial: Border Workshop 255 As the above illustration shows, the border starts with a base layer of a solid color, then layers are stacked on top

Tutorial: Border Workshop 256 back view of a template via tabs. This menu also provides the user with a way to turn on a grid system or activate an

Tutorial: Border Workshop 257 The front side of the border contains important information such as the subject’s individual photo, team name and the

Tutorial: Border Workshop 258 It is possible to add a back to any border or template. This Border Workshop fea

Tutorial: Border Workshop 259 The following is a list of each option, followed with a brief description. Photo When creating border templates, you n

Table of Contents 26 Can’t Detect a Printer or Camera ... 303 Hard

Tutorial: Border Workshop 260 You can add a shape object to your border, complete with transparency and text. It is possible to add and modify shado

Tutorial: Border Workshop 261 Barcode You can add a barcode object to your border by selecting the ―Barcode‖ option in the Add menu. A barcode provi

Tutorial: Border Workshop 262 Many of the data options are queries. A query is a search function that will search and find the appropriate data. T

Tutorial: Border Workshop 263 Although the Order ID was never entered in the border, as soon as the order was created, the query was made. When the

Tutorial: Border Workshop 264 Line You can add a line and set or modify its attributes with this tool. The line style will depend upon the effects t

Tutorial: Border Workshop 265 The Custom Objects window has two primary parts: a text field and the Custom Objects list. Click on the text field an

Tutorial: Border Workshop 266 Edit The Edit menu allows the user to quickly modify objects in the current border. ―Duplicate‖ copies the selected

Tutorial: Border Workshop 267 The ―Show Grid‖ feature allows the user to activate a grid system that can be used in the border creation process. Gri

Tutorial: Border Workshop 268 Studio Solution users have several options in this window. First, the photographer can opt to display the grid when i

Tutorial: Border Workshop 269 These lines show exactly where the photo is supposed to be placed in reference to the other photos and object onscree

Table of Contents 27 Presentation Mode Reference ... 325 Top

Tutorial: Border Workshop 270 Setting Border Properties When you create a new border, you begin by entering the border properties. The Border Proper

Tutorial: Border Workshop 271 and vice-versa. This option is useful for printing double-sided objects that will be flipped on a horizontal hinge, ra

Tutorial: Border Workshop 272 Using the Border Items List As you add objects to a border, the objects are listed in the Border Items column on the r

Tutorial: Border Workshop 273 You might want to create a design using more than one photo. In this case, you would add multiple image cells and pos

Tutorial: Border Workshop 274 Transparency Options The Transparency setting you select depends on the type of photos you will use with the border

Tutorial: Border Workshop 275 You can create your own masks if you want a transparent shape that is not available in the pre-defined masks. For exam

Tutorial: Border Workshop 276 The inner shape is the masked area and is transparent. The default color around the masked area is white. If you want

Tutorial: Border Workshop 277 Advanced Options You can add a frame to the photo, and specify the frame color, size, and offset (from the photo edge

Tutorial: Border Workshop 278 Size and Position It is possible to select the size and position for the photo from the ―Photo Object‖ window. This is

Tutorial: Border Workshop 279 edge of the border. To change the position of the edges of your object, use the arrow buttons or click in the text fie

Getting Started 28 Getting Started Studio Solution software combines the operations and functions of a professional working photo studio into a sin

Tutorial: Border Workshop 280 If you want a fixed number of rows and columns, set the array size by specifying the number of rows and columns. If y

Tutorial: Border Workshop 281 Note: For these predefined queries to return results, you must enter photo data for your photos. You must enter “type”

Tutorial: Border Workshop 282 To change a query, select it in the list, and click the Change Query button. A cursor appears allowing you to type ch

Tutorial: Border Workshop 283 Enter the size of the area you want to fill, enter the number of rows and columns, and select the orientation of the p

Tutorial: Border Workshop 284 The ―Position‖ fields determine exactly where each side of the shape is located. The farthest point up, down, left, an

Tutorial: Border Workshop 285 the object on the previous layer. This is useful if you want to keep the relationship between two graphics or a graphi

Tutorial: Border Workshop 286 Adding Text You can add either static text or variable text to a border. Static text appears as-is when the border is

Tutorial: Border Workshop 287 Character and line Spacing The Border Workshop allows user to set custom character spacing for the text on a border. T

Tutorial: Border Workshop 288 edge of the border. To change the position of the edges of your object, use the arrow buttons or click in the text fie

Tutorial: Border Workshop 289 Using the grayscale effect object, you can create an image such as the one shown above. The large photo is Photo1 and

Getting Started 29  Create pricing, packages and templates  Wireless FTP capture  Tethered capture  Quick import via memory card or disk 

Tutorial: Border Workshop 290 To create a custom mask effect, you must first create a graphic file that contains the shape you want to be masked fr

Tutorial: Border Workshop 291 The inner shape is the area masked from the effect. When you add the mask file to the effect, the effect is applied on

Tutorial: Border Workshop 292 edge of the border. To change the position of the edges of your object, use the arrow buttons or click in the text fie

Tutorial: Border Workshop 293  Fill Height: Sizes the object to the exact height of the page  Fit Within Page: Sizes the object proportionally u

Tutorial: Border Workshop 294  Right: Aligns objects by their right edges  Top: Aligns objects by their top edge  Middle: Aligns objects by t

Tutorial: Border Workshop 295 Rotate Tool Use this tool to rotate photo, text, and graphic objects. You can rotate 90 degrees, 180 degrees or an ang

Tutorial: Border Workshop 296 Pan The Pan tool allows the photographer to move around a photo quickly while zoomed in. To use this tool, click on ―P

Tutorial: Border Workshop 297 Testing Variable Text fields If you add variable text to your template, the application prompts you for values for tho

Tutorial: Border Workshop 298 When you add a graphic to a border template, click the Lookup button to add a graphic variable. There are predefined

Tutorial: Border Workshop 299 special border, like a memory mate. If the photo’s data has a property of type and a value of group, you can use a que

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Getting Started 30 Running a Shoot If you’re only concerned with the steps necessary to run a shoot, start to finish, jump ahead to the tutorial. C

Troubleshooting 300 Troubleshooting If you are having problems with the network or software, read on for help. Click a link to jump directly to the

Troubleshooting 301 Camera Not Detected Your camera has not been detected. Click here to troubleshoot camera problems. Can’t Connect to a Server or

Troubleshooting 302 c. You may also want to disable User Account Control (UAC) in Vista to eliminate recurring password and permission prompts. To

Troubleshooting 303 1. Go to a client computer and navigate to Manage Studio > Options > Network Options and select Client Computer from the

Troubleshooting 304 Hardware Problems It is possible that there is a problem with your equipment: 1. Ensure that the printer or camera is turned on

Troubleshooting 305 Canon Camera Help Canon cameras should be automatically detected in the software. To view detected cameras, navigate to Manage S

Troubleshooting 306 Can’t Access the Photos Folder Your network will share photos between stations. If your client and server station are not connec

Troubleshooting 307 1. Select the Photo Library tab from the bottom of the software. 2. If you created the session through the Manage Studio tab,

Reference 308 Reference So far, this manual has listed all the tools and guides, sorted by types. This section will provide a quick-reference for th

Reference: Photo Library 309 Photo Library Reference Find the Photo Library by clicking the Photo Library tab at the bottom of the software. Belo

Getting Started 31  80 GB hard drive (or more depending on storage requirements)  SVGA monitor (24-bit color at 1024x768 resolution)  CD-ROM

Reference: Photo Library 310 Top Catalog Menu Top Photo Viewer Menu Bottom Catalog Menu Bottom Photo Viewer Menu Right-Clicking a Catalog Right-Clic

Reference: Photo Library 311 Sort:  Sort Catalogs by Time: sort catalogs by time and date of the event.  Sort Catalogs by Name: sort catalogs b

Reference: Photo Library 312 Top Photo Viewer Menu Photos:  Rename Photo: rename selected photo.  Describe Photo: add photographer note to s

Reference: Photo Library 313 Attributes:  Save Attributes To: o Clipboard: save current photo settings to the clipboard. o System Defaults: save

Reference: Photo Library 314  Sort Photos by Full Pathname: sort by the entire computer pathname.  Sort Photos by File Size: sort by file size.

Reference: Photo Library 315 New Catalog:  Create New & Import: check to create and import photos when adding a catalog or event.  Add Photo

Reference: Photo Library 316  Set Crop Orientation: o Auto: let the software decide to crop selected photo vertically or horizontally. o Vertica

Reference: Photo Library 317  Sort Catalogs by Time: sort catalogs by time and date of the event.  Sort Catalogs by Name: sort catalogs by the e

Reference: Photo Library 318  Open Containing Folder: open and view the location containing the selected photo.  Copy Path to Clipboard: copy th

Reference: Photo Library 319  Rename Photo: rename selected photo.  Orient Photo: options listed here.  Rate Photo: assign a 1 to 5 star ratin

Getting Started 32 e. The installation will set up basic database information for the software. This may take a few minutes. 5. The InstallShield

Reference: Shopping Cart 320 Shopping Cart Reference Find the Shopping Cart in the Photo Library, Photo Workshop, and Presentation Mode, located on

Reference: Shopping Cart 321 Right-clicking an Item in the Shopping Cart  Remove Item: remove the selected item from the shopping cart.  Remove

Reference: Orders Workspace 322 Orders Workspace Reference Find the Orders Workspace by clicking the Orders tab at the bottom of the software. Be

Reference: Orders Workspace 323 Top Menu Bottom Menu Right-clicking an Order Top Menu  Auto Print: check to enable and automatically print new

Reference: Orders Workspace 324  Print Order Proof: print a proof page of selected order.  Print Order Form: print a copy of the order form and

Reference: Presentation Mode 325 Presentation Mode Reference Find Presentation Mode by selecting the Client Presentation tab at the bottom of the so

Reference: Presentation Mode 326 Compare: lock selected photo while navigating the catalog to compare other photos with it. Stars: select a 1 to 5

Reference: Presentation Mode 327 Orientation:  Vertical: orient selected photo vertically.  Horizontal: orient selected photo horizontally.  V

Reference: Photo Workshop 328 Photo Workshop Reference Find the Photo Workshop by clicking the Photo Workshop tab at the bottom of the software.

Reference: Photo Workshop 329 Below are the menus for the Photo Workshop. Toolsets are not listed here, but are detailed here in order of appearance

Getting Started 33 To set a password for the Administrator: 1. Start the software with the USB protection key installed. 2. Ensure you are in the

Reference: Photo Workshop 330  Apply From: o Clipboard: apply photo settings from the clipboard to the selected photo. o System Defaults: apply

Reference: Photo Workshop 331  Sort Photos in Ascending Order: sort by the previous criteria in ascending order.  Sort Photos in Descending Orde

Reference: Photo Workshop 332  Slideshow: view all photos as a fullscreen slideshow.  Sort Photos: o Sort Photos by Rating: sort by your assig

Reference: Photo Workshop 333  Create New & Import: check to create and import photos when adding a catalog or event.  Create New: o Add P

Reference: Border Workshop 334 Border Workshop Reference Find the Border Workshop by navigating to Manage Studio > Products > Templates and Co

Reference: Border Workshop 335 Below are the menus for the Border Workshop. Click a specific menu to jump ahead to that section: Top Menu Left Toolb

Reference: Border Workshop 336  Save Custom Object: save a custom shape or graphic you created.  Edit Custom Objects: view and edit a list of cu

Reference: Border Workshop 337 Saturation, Watermark, Antique, Blur.  Duplicate: copy and paste an exact duplicate of the item, including item de

Reference: Border Workshop 338  Hide Object: hide object to view beneath it.  Link Object: link an object to move with other objects.  Cut: co

Shortcut Keys: Orders Workspace and Retouch Workshop 339 Shortcut Keys and Special Text There are a lot of options in Studio Solution, but fortunate

Overview 34 Overview Studio Solution is divided into five tabs to easily manage your photography studio. These tabs are located at the bottom of the

Shortcut Keys: Orders Workspace and Retouch Workshop 340 Key Description Key Description S Mark Order Shipped F7 Completed Orders Tab DELETE Delet

Shortcut Keys: Photo Library 341 Photo Library Shortcut Keys Key Description Key Description - View More Photos / Decrease thumbnail size V Vertic

Shortcut Keys: Photo Library 342 Key Description Key Description F Flip Orientation Num Pad 4 Add Package 4 to Cart CTRL F Find Photos Num Pad 5

Shortcut Keys: Slideshow 343 Slideshow Shortcut Keys Key Description Key Description CTRL C Crop Orientation: Horizontal END Move to last photo AL

Shortcut Keys: Presentation Mode 344 Presentation Mode Shortcut Keys Key Description Key Description + View Less Photos / Increase thumbnail size

Shortcut Keys: Presentation Mode 345 Key Description Key Description 9 Add Package 9 to Cart TAB Moves to next photo O Clockwise Orientation UP

Shortcut Keys: Photo Workshop 346 Photo Workshop Shortcut Keys Key Description Key Description 0 Order ‘A La Carte’ Item F8 Drop Out Tab 1 Add Pac

Shortcut Keys: Photo Workshop 347 Key Description Key Description F Flip Orientation Num Pad 3 Add Package 3 to Cart CTRL F Find Photos Num Pad 4

Shortcut Keys: Photo Workshop 348 Key Description Key Description DELETE Remove Photo SHIFT TAB Move back one photo DIVIDE (/) Paste Photo Attribu

Shortcut Keys: Border Workshop 349 Border Workshop Shortcut Keys Key Description Key Description CTRL C Copy CTRL PAGE UP Scale In Largest Increme

Overview 35 Customers Here you will add, view, or edit customer information. This is where their contact information will be stored in the software.

Shortcut Keys: Border Workshop 350 Key Description Key Description SHIFT LEFT Move Item Left in Smaller Increments ALT Backspace Undo PAGE DOWN Sc

Inserting Special Text 351 Inserting Special Text Special Text Description [C] This option will print a copyright symbol: © %COLORCODE% This option

Inserting Special Text 352 %CUSTOMERCOUNTRY% %CUSTOMEREMAIL% This option will print the customer email address: [email protected] %CUSTOMERFIRS

Inserting Special Text 353 %CUSTOMERSHIPCOUNTY% This option will print the country of residence of the address where the prints are to be shipped:

Inserting Special Text 354 %DATE% %DAY% This option will print the day in numeric form. If the day is a single digit, for example February 1, the d

Inserting Special Text 355 %FILETIME% This option will print the time the image file was most recently saved. The time will print in the standard f

Inserting Special Text 356 %ORDERDISCOUNT% This option will print the order discount amount in dollars using two decimal places: 9.99 %ORDERID% Th

Inserting Special Text 357 %ORDERTIME% This option will print the order time associated with the print job. The order time is denoted in standard f

Inserting Special Text 358 %ROLL% %SHORTDATE% This option will print the date with the month abbreviated but the numbers will be in extended for: F

Index 359 Index A La Carte Items, 141 add effect tool, 288 add graphic tool, 284 add multiple photos tool, 279 add photo tool, 273 add text tool, 25

Overview 36 Catalog Menu This is where you will create, organize, publish, and archive your photo catalogs. General headings are available upon ins

Index 360 aligning objects, 293 centering objects, 293 changing order of objects, 294 composites, 279 drop shadow on photos, 277, 283, 285 editing,

Index 361 Photo Paths, 121 Publishing, 118 Unpublishing, 118 center tool, 293 Checking In and Out, 105 Color, 194 Color Balance Toolset, 202 Color P

Index 362 Finding Photos, 126 Fit to Page, 296 Focus, 193 font tool, 292 Front vs. Back, 167 Fulfillment Options, 44 graphic lookup, 297 graphics on

Index 363 Printing, 149 Printing an Order Proof, 152 Printing to CD, 149 Viewing Older Orders, 148 Orienting Photos, 132 Overview, 34 Pan, 296 Passw

Index 364 Products Creating, 63 Package Groups, 63 Proofing Photos, 136 Custom Proof Sheet, 138 properties borders, 270 queries in composite borders

Index 365 Adding Services, 144 Hiding the Cart, 139 Package Groups, 140 Placing Orders, 142 Saving Orders, 142 Single vs. Multiple, 166 Slideshow, 1

Index 366 Zoom, 296

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Overview 37 Enhance This is for adding borders, text, and retouching your photos. Correct/Picture Style This is for adjusting light options such a

Overview 38 Client Presentation This option will only become available within the Photo Library and Photo Workshop, and will change the appearance

Setting Up: Software Options 39 Setting Software Options Before using the software you will need to set many of the basic software options. Let’s st

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Setting Up: Software Options 40 General Settings Find these options in Manage Studio > Options > General Settings. Select a heading to change

Setting Up: Software Options 41 Application Shared Settings These settings apply to all computers on a networked system.  Caption Logo Path: Set y

Setting Up: Software Options 42  Use the numeric keypad as shortcut keys for color correcting photos: the numeric keypad will be used in the Photo

Setting Up: Software Options 43 Select Shopping Cart options:  Show Service Notes as a branch of the Shopping Cart‟s Tree: you can select items i

Setting Up: Software Options 44 Fulfillment Options These options affect customer orders.  Automatically print orders containing locally fulfilled

Setting Up: Software Options 45 placed in the folder with the images. These previews are found in the X:drive. The default location is C:\ProgramDa

Setting Up: Software Options 46 PhotoReflect Account PhotoReflect.com is an online storefront for uploading and selling photos. You simply set your

Setting Up: Software Options 47 Calibrate Monitor Calibration of your monitor is a vital step in managing the quality of your work in your studio. Y

Setting Up: Your Network 48 Setting Up Your Network This software can be used in a network environment, with multiple stations for capturing, sellin

Setting Up: Your Network 49 Onsite Studios A typical onsite studio includes one of the following setups: These setups deliver prints on demand. Use

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Setting Up: Your Network 50 Your Network Now that you understand the logic, it’s time to set up your own network. Find these options in Manage Studi

Setting Up: Your Network 51 Setting Up a Server Computer A server computer is necessary if you are running the software on more than one computer.

Setting Up: Your Network 52 4. Notice the Server Name, IP Address, and Workgroup. When setting up a client, you will need to confirm these identifi

Setting Up: Your Network 53 a. For Windows XP: Select the Sharing tab, and select Share this folder on the network. The Share Name should be Photos

Setting Up: Your Network 54  Restart: restart the printing process for all clients.  Stop: stop the printing process for all clients.  Power O

Setting Up: Your Network 55 7. Your Client Computer has been set up successfully. 8. Repeat Steps 1 – 7 on all other client stations. Connecting P

Setting Up: Your Network 56 Setting Up a Canon Printer with Direct Connectivity Some Canon printers have direct connectivity with the software. You’

Setting Up: Your Network 57 ii. Select Delete to delete a sheet-size. iii. Select Reset List to set the list to printer defaults. d. Margin Text:

Setting Up: Your Network 58 b. Margin Text: i. Select Control options for if and when to print margin text. ii. Enter text to appear on lines 1 a

Setting Up: Your Network 59 4. Select Media & Profile: a. Select Use a color profile for this device and browse to a color profile location if

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Setting Up: Your Network 60 captured. If you roam out of range of the network, all new photos will be transmitted when you return.  Hot Folder Cam

Setting Up: Your Network 61 To set up your WiFi camera: Select WiFi Camera from the left side of the software under Select Camera Type. 1. Make sur

Setting Up: Your Network 62 2. You can automatically backup every photo to another directory for safekeeping. If you want to backup your hot folder

Setting Up: Your Products 63 Setting Up Your Products Now that the general options are set and your network is working, it’s time to set up some pro

Setting Up: Your Products 64 4. If you want this package to be available online through your PhotoReflect site, select Allow this package to be use

Setting Up: Your Products 65 Add, Edit, and Remove to adjust volume discounts and set prices. The largest discount for an order will always be appli

Setting Up: Your Products 66 7. If you wish to add additional items to the package, click on another item and select the number of prints. There is

Setting Up: Your Products 67 5. Select the Tile Layout for how the border appears: once, tiled with the same photo, or tiled for use with different

Setting Up: Your Products 68 There are four components for creating a digital delivery product: General, Slideshow, Extra Files and Summary. ―Genera

Setting Up: Your Products 69  Photo Format: Photo Format is where you set how the images will be copied. There are three options: Permanently appl

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Setting Up: Your Products 70 Slideshow The second page in the Digital Delivery Wizard is the Slideshow component. It is possible to export a slidesh

Setting Up: Your Products 71  To add a music file to the slideshow, click the “Browse” button under “Select the music file you would like played f

Setting Up: Your Products 72 images of templates you can provide, or a price list, or even a copy of the customer’s receipt. To add extra files to y

Setting Up: Your Products 73 Notice that the links below each heading include each specific option you have already selected. You

Setting Up: Your Products 74 Adding Services Now that you’ve created some products, let’s move on to other product-related options. A service is any

Setting Up: Your Products 75 Adding a Lab Service A lab service will be provided by one of your Labtricity labs. Each lab will offer different servi

Setting Up: Your Products 76 most template title is the current group you are viewing; all group titles to the right are subgroups of that group.

Setting Up: Your Products 77 Adding Groups To add a new group: 1. Select New Group from the bottom of the software. 2. Select to create a Top Lev

Setting Up: Your Products 78 Setting a Default Group The default template group will open automatically when you want to select a border in any othe

Setting Up: Your Products 79 Shipping Options You will need to set up shipping options for different methods and for shipping to different countries

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Setting Up: Your Products 80 Adding a Shipping Group Shipping groups make it easy to apply a different set of shipping rules for different events. F

Setting Up: Your Products 81 Shipping and Handling Tax Most states and provinces charge sales tax on shipping and handling. By default, the software

Setting Up: Your Studio 82 Setting Up Your Studio Now that the software is set up and you have products ready to go, it’s time to prepare your studi

Setting Up: Your Studio 83 Adding an Inventory Item Keeping track of your inventory will reduce costs and ensure that you never run out of an item.

Setting Up: Your Studio 84 Updating Used Inventory It is important to keep track of each used item to ensure that your inventory is accurate. Find t

Setting Up: Your Studio 85 Find the employee options in Manage Studio > Employees. Adding a User Role We will begin with creating user roles, b

Setting Up: Your Studio 86  Products View: has access to view and use the Products tab.  Printers View: has access to view and use the Printers

Setting Up: Your Studio 87 Suggested Role Setups The following are examples of how the roles should be assigned:  Administrator: The studio admini

Setting Up: Your Studio 88 You will be taken back to the employee list. Click on an employee’s name to see the employee details. Here you will find

Setting Up: Your Studio 89 3. Enter the customer status. Select [Add Status] to create a new one. 4. Select [Add Family Member] if you want to ass

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Using: Your Studio 90 Using Studio Solution Now that we’ve set up the software, your products, and added customers and employees, it’s time to get t

Using: Your Studio 91 Search Directly above the studio tabs is a large text field with a magnifying glass. This is your search function. To search

Using: Your Studio 92 Software Tabs These tabs take you outside the studio to different parts of the software. Home Page Find your home page by cli

Using: Your Studio 93  Select and hold SHIFT and click individual days to select any number of consecutive days. Editing a Booking or Task View an

Using: Your Studio 94 Viewing Modes The calendar has three viewing modes: day, week, and month. To change the viewing mode, select the day, week, or

Using: Your Studio 95 There is no limit to the number of bookings, tasks, or calls you can have at the same time or overlapping the same times. They

Using: Your Studio 96 13. The booking will now appear on your Tasks and Events calendar on the specified date and time. Adding a Task A task is a

Using: Your Studio 97 10. Assign an employee (or multiple employees) to the task. If you need to add or edit an existing employee, read the previous

Using: Your Studio 98 6. Enter a name for the call. You must enter a name. 7. Enter details for the call. This is optional. 8. Update or add a st

Using: Your Studio 99 2. Double-click on any day. 3. Choose an employee from the dropdown box. a. If you want to search for an existing employee,