Canon WFT-E1 User Manual

Pixagent ITP Version 2.0User ManualThomas SapianoOctober 12th, 2005

1.3 Camera SetupIf you plan on using a wireless image transmitter, ITP offers an assistedconfiguration system to help with that setup process. To do thi

Part IIServer Administration5

Chapter 2Basic Administration2.1 Control CentreIn addition to setting up the camera, the control centre provides access to themost commonly accessed a

Figure 2.1: The control centre allows users to quickly access the core functions ofITP, including the ability to configure wireless image transmitters.

– The Add User link allows you to quickly create a new user withdefault options. This dialog does not have access to the advancedfeatures (see section

• The blue section specifies the wireless network settings that will beused by the transmitter. It is important to note that these settingsare not auto

– The Review Images link launches the live image review system,allowing you to look through received images as well as to see alive preview of images

Chapter 3Advanced Administration3.1 Edit UsersUser profiles are used by ITP to allow cameras to authenticate themselvesto the server and prevent other

Figure 3.1: The edit users dialog allows administrators to control detailed settingsfor the user accounts in ITP.• The options section offers a number

to be provided to connected clients - this doesn’t effect cameras,however it can help when users are manually connecting to theserver.• The Prefix secti

ContentsCopyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ivIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Figure 3.2: The configure cameras dialog allows you to automatically create con-figuration files for a number of wireless image transmitters.14

• The profile list allows you to select any configuration files that youhave already created on this system. If you would like to create a newone, simply

• The wireless adapter list allows you to select the network adapterthat you would like ITP to extract network settings from. The otherfields will auto

Figure 3.3: The configure adapters dialog allows you to control which adapter(s)ITP will automatically configure for usage with a wireless transmitter.T

Figure 3.4: The configure server dialog allows access to a number of advancedparameters that control how the server behaves on this computer.18

• Allow anonymous logins specifies whether ITP will allow people tolog into the FTP server anonymously. This reduces security as usersdon’t need login

Part IIIProfessional Edition20

Chapter 4Additional Features4.1 IntroductionThe professional edition of ITP 2.0 contains a number of powerful featuresthat are not present in the stan

Figure 4.1: When a new memory card with digital images is inserted into thecomputer, this dialog prompts the user for which action to take.22

When a new card containing images is inserted into the computer, thedialog shown in figure 4.1 will prompt the user. The grid in the centre of thewindo

4.4 Analysis Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254.5 Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.6

• When checked ’Automatically begin synchronization’ will not popup this dialog when this card is reinserted into the computer - thesettings that are

To access this function, simply right click on the ITP tray icon and select’Review Images’. The last image received by the server will be immediatelyd

Highlight ModeFalse Colour ModeBlown Highlight ModeShadow ModeFigure 4.2: ITP’s live image review system can operate in a number of analysismodes. Thi

4.5 SlideshowThe built-in slideshow functionality allows you to show off your images topotential clients while you are still shooting. Images received

• The load and save buttons allow you to store the configuration spec-ified in the dialog to disk. These settings can be recalled whenevernecessary, all

displayed in the slideshow. This allows you to limit the show to aspecific event quickly and easily.• The only show images from these users field allows

aspect ratio of the physical display. This is commonly an issue whendriving HDTV sets from computers, and as such may be an issue forusers trying to s

value requires full saturation, however if desired you can set this towhatever you would like.Note that this dialog can also be pulled up in the same

Figure 4.5: The actions dialog allows you to specify automated processing stepsexecuted on images that are received by the selected user account.• The

Each of these steps control a different aspect of the processing chain. Thetwo entries in the RAW column will be applied on any NEF/CRW/CR2/etc.images

D Adapter Management 68D.1 Virtual IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68D.2 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The JPEG workflow provides a similar dropdown with the following op-tions:• The original file entry will add the image to the slideshow and reviewmode t

Chapter 5Using ActionsThe actions subsystem is a very powerful tool and can enable significantimprovements in the efficiency of digital imaging workflows.

5.1 Saving in PlaceWhen a new image is received by ITP (via FTP or synchronization) theprogram that you have specified will be called with the filename

BAFigure 5.1: The Photoshop actions palette provides access to the scripting sys-tem built into the program, allowing you to automate repetitive tasks

Figure 5.2: This dialog allows you to convert a Photoshop Action into a Droplet sothat it can be triggered from external programs. The resulting dropl

Once you have created the action in the manner that you would like younow need to make a droplet containing it. To do this, go to the File menu,select

Figure 5.3: This dialog allows to to convert a Photoshop Action into a Droplet sothat it can be triggered from outside of the program. The resultingdr

5.4 Other SoftwarePhotoshop droplets are only one form of program that can be used by ITP’sactions subsystem - they are singled out because they are t

Part IVAppendices42

Appendix ATroubleshootingWhile ITP is designed to be as easy to use as possible, the setup of currentgeneration wireless transmitters can sometimes be

Copyrightc°Copyright 2005 Thomas Sapiano. All rights reserved. This document is protected byCanadian copyright law and may not be reproduced without t

have already done this, then the firewall is not likely to be the problem andwe can move on.Figure A.1: This dialog provides control over the behaviour

A.2 Nikon WT-2 Can’t ConnectIf neither of the above has helped to get you up and running and you areusing the Nikon WT-2/2A wireless transmitter (see

it is, simply press the enter key to go forward. If it is not, copy the IPaddress field from the red section of the control centre into this fieldmanual

of our website contains a comprehensive debugging guide1to help you todecipher the meanings of the various patterns generated by the camera, soplease

A.4 Canon WFT-E1 Can’t ConnectThe WFT-E1 provides specific error messages using it’s onboard LCD. If youare getting an error code, please check the mea

your laptop’s battery power and be easily carried with you. Since the accesspoint function is present, the camera can operate in infrastructure mode a

Figure A.2: This dialog allows you to send support requests containing a synopsisof your setup to aid in getting you up and running.Please note that u

Appendix BWireless NetworkingAs mentioned in Appendix A, one of the most common problems encounteredby users involves getting their host computers’ wi

system. The ramifications of these two modes are covered in more detail overthe following paragraphs.As noted above, the primary problem with infrastru

If you elect to use one of these alternative options, you will be settingup your computer to operate in an infrastructure network even thoughyou will

IntroductionThank you for downloading ITP version 2.0! ITP is a powerful workflowsolution for digital photographers and provides a wide variety of feat

Figure B.1: Use this dialog in Windows XP SP2 to connect to the wireless networkthat your camera is configured to use.Figure B.2: This dialog allows us

B.4 Ad-Hoc NetworksUsing an ad-hoc network is a bit more complicated as there are a numberof steps that need to be taken to create a new network. To s

• This is a computer-to-computer... - This box selects whether ornot you are creating an ad-hoc network. In this case, we want to checkthis box as we

Figure B.4: This dialog provides control over the behaviour of the Windows XPwireless subsystem when encountering multiple networks.This configuration

When your camera is switched on, it will search for networks in thevicinity with the same SSID to which it has been configured to connect- if it finds o

This standard is not supported by any of the wireless image transmit-ters at this time, so it cannot be used on networks to which you wouldlike them t

Appendix CFirewallsFirewalls are network devices or software designed to protect your equipmentfrom malicious parties outside of your private network.

networks, having a good software firewall is especially important as it isolatesyou from risks that others operating on the same network may pose. Unfo

Figure C.1: When ITP is run for the first time, the Windows Firewall will promptyou whether or not to grant it access. Select the unblock button toallo

Figure C.2: You can manually add exceptions to the Windows Firewall using theabove dialog.C.4 Hardware FirewallsThe other types of firewall in common u

Part IGetting Started1

explicit need to receive images in this manner. In addition to the inherentsecurity issues, the methods required to perform these steps will vary from

and ensure that all user accounts on the system are using strong passwordsthat are changed on a regular basis. ITP contains a number of features thatm

The first step to performing this configuration step is to log into yourrouter’s configuration pages. This is normally done by opening up a webbrowser an

C.7 Accessing ITP from the InternetConfiguring your camera to access ITP over the Internet is a much morecomplicated process than doing so on the local

Appendix DAdapter ManagementITP 2.0 adds a new capability to manage a network adapter in order tosimplify the process of setting up your transmitter.

The address that is used depends on the licence that you are using - ifyou have a purchased version of ITP Professional, you will be assigned anIP Add

D.3 Advanced SettingsIf you are using the professional version of ITP, you can also click the config-ure other adapters link at the bottom of the config

Figure D.1: The Configure Adapters dialog allows you to control the detailedsettings for each of the network adapters in the computer.71

Appendix EVariablesVariables provide a host of capabilities that are beyond what a basic FTPserver is capable of, allowing the system to dynamically b

Figure E.1: The list of preset home directories offered by ITP 2.0 that make useof the variables subsystem.suggests, this is the default setup and keep

Chapter 1Installing this Software1.1 System RequirementsThis software can be run on any machine running Windows 98 or later withthe Microsoft .NET Fra

Once an item is selected, it is converted into a variable string and placedin the home directory field. You can modify this string to add additionalvar

• %year% - The year that the image was uploaded will replace thisvariable.• %month% - Replaced with the numeric month that the image wasuploaded in.•

Appendix FLicence AgreementCopyright 2005 Thomas Sapiano. All Rights Reserved.Please carefully read this licence agreement, as it sets the terms by wh

1.1 REDISTRIBUTIONThe professional version of this package may NOT be distributed to anyone other than theperson or organization whose name appears on

and any additional features will be automatically turned off. Each customer may onlyregister a maximum of one (1) time and may not apply for additional

4 COPY PROTECTION MECHANISMSThis product contains a number of copy protection mechanisms to enforce the terms ofthis agreement. In accepting this agre

7 SEVERABILITYShould any part or provision of this agreement be held unenforceable or in conflict withthe law of any jurisdiction, the validity of the

Figure 1.1: Users running Windows XP Service Pack 2 will be prompted with thisdialog when installing ITP. Select unblock to allow ITP to operatecorrec