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  • Page 2 Film Factory and the Film Factory logo are trademarks of A.I.Soft, Inc. General notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all right in those marks.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introducing Film Factory ....... .1 Film Factory features ....... . . 1 Learning more about Film Factory .
  • Page 4 Creating a Roll of Film ....... . .13 Adding photos from a disk ......14 Adding photos from a camera or scanner .

  • Page 5: Introducing Film Factory

    Introducing Film Factory ® ™ ™ EPSON Software Film Factory is a powerful photo management utility designed to duplicate the features and functions of a 1-hour photo lab. However, unlike a traditional photo finisher, Film Factory lets you process your digital “film” and print snapshots using your own computer and printer.

  • Page 6: Learning More About Film Factory

    This Getting Started guide gets you started using Film Factory’s exciting features. The Film Factory online Help provides detailed information about how to use Film Factory, including step-by-step instructions for the most frequently used features. Find out about additional EPSON Support in “Where to Get Help” on page...

  • Page 7: Windows System Requirements

    ® Windows system requirements ® Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (SP4) ® Pentium 90 (or equivalent) processor or higher 32MB of RAM (64MB or more recommended) 25MB of available hard disk space, not including photo storage SVGA monitor with 16-bit (High Color) display adapter or better CD-ROM drive Mouse or other pointing device Compatible with most printers;...

  • Page 8: Macintosh System Requirements

    ® Macintosh system requirements Macintosh OS version 7.6.1 or higher 90 MHz Power PC 601 processor or higher 64MB of RAM 40MB of available hard disk space, not including photo storage 600 display resolution with Color Depth set to “thousands of colors”...

  • Page 9: Installing Film Factory

    Installing Film Factory Install Film Factory on your Windows or Macintosh computer as described below. Windows 1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. Setup starts automatically. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. If Setup does not start automatically, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 10: Macintosh

    Macintosh 1. Insert the Film Factory CD into your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. 2. Double-click the Film Factory Mac CD icon. 3. Double-click the Film Factory Installer icon. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Starting Film Factory To start Film Factory in Windows, click the button, then select Start...

  • Page 11: Film Factory's Main Screen

    Film Factory’s main screen The main screen displays thumbnails of your photos, which you can select and use with any of Film Factory’s features through menu commands, toolbar tools, and print wizards. Print Menu commands Toolbar tools wizards Film cases Status bar Photo Scroll bar...
  • Page 12 Menu commands: Open any menu to select a command. The Status Bar describes the command. Toolbars: Click on any tool to perform its function. Hold the mouse cursor briefly over any tool to see what function it performs. Print wizards: Film cases: Select from Create separate...
  • Page 13 Scroll bars: Film rolls: Add Use the scroll photos to your bars or click on rolls and view the arrows to them by simply see more rolls clicking on a and more roll. The current photos. roll displays a yellow background.

  • Page 14: Organizing Your Photos With Film Factory

    Organizing Your Photos with Film Factory Film Factory helps you organize photos already stored on your computer as well as those you add from other sources—your digital camera, scanner, or ® removable media such as a Zip disk or CD-ROM. Photos are organized in virtual film rolls, which you can also store in virtual film cases.

  • Page 15: 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. With film cases, you see only the rolls you want to see. As the number of your film rolls increases, you may want to file and manage rolls by categorizing them within film cases.

  • Page 16: Finding And Sorting Photos

    Likewise, rolls for network images can be viewed as thumbnails and searched by photo comments even when the network is offline. Rolls of film that are stored on removable media or network drives have a slightly different icon. Removable media icon Network drive icon When you want to print an image file, a message appears telling you the name of the media disk where the file can be found.

  • Page 17: Creating A Roll Of Film

    Creating a Roll of Film Film Factory lets you create a new roll of film at any time and add photos to it—from a disk or from a device such as a digital camera or scanner. You can add photos to a new roll of film or make a copy of existing images. Each roll can hold as many photos as you want, but 100 photos is a practical maximum.

  • Page 18: Adding Photos From A Disk

    If you created an empty film roll, you can add photos to it using photos already stored on a disk or from other sources such as a digital camera or scanner. See “Adding photos from a disk” below and “Adding photos from a camera or scanner”...

  • Page 19: Adding Photos From A Camera Or Scanner

    Adding photos from a camera or scanner Follow the steps below to download photos using a TWAIN device, such as a digital camera or scanner. Film Factory works with all digital camera image formats. Make sure your device is TWAIN compliant before you try Note importing photos.

  • Page 20: Retouching Your Photos

    3. Import your photos to the selected roll of film using the software that was started. See the instructions that came with the software for help. Retouching Your Photos Film Factory provides several photo retouching methods to bring out the best in all your photos! Photo retouching methods Retouching can be automatic or manual.

  • Page 21: Automatically Retouching A Photo

    Automatically retouching a photo You can improve the quality of one or more photos by adjusting color balance, brightness, and contrast. The settings used are defined with the Auto Retouch Settings command. After Before 1. Select the roll and then the photo or photos you wish to retouch. 2.

  • Page 22: Manually Retouching A Photo

    Click in either row to select all the images in that row. Select All To replace the original photos, check Overwrite Original Image These changes cannot be reversed. Otherwise, you can undo retouches with the command on the menu. Cancel Retouch Retouch 4.
  • Page 23 3. The screen shows the photos you selected before and after the change. The retouched photos in the bottom row are outlined with a dark blue border, indicating that they are selected to be changed. You can do any of the following: Click on any photos in the top row that you don’t want to be retouched.

  • Page 24: 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 ×...

  • Page 25: Printing Standard Prints

    Before you start printing, check the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos.” It tells you which media to select for the type of print job you are doing. Also check your printer documentation to make sure you select the correct paper size and other printer settings.

  • Page 26: Printing Index Prints

    4. Click . Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or Step 3 Print Assignment 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings;...

  • Page 27: Printing Duplicate Prints

    3. Click . Select the format for the index sheet, Step 2 Print Assignment such as 2 columns, 3 columns, or 4 columns. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints.

  • Page 28: Printing Album Pages

    3. Click . Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or Step 2 Print Assignment 4 × 6. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints. Then check the Printer Settings;...
  • Page 29 If you deselect a photo by clicking it again, the other photos are Note renumbered. 3. Click . Select a layout style for your album pages, Step 2 Choose Layout such as 4-Right, 4-Zigzag, or 2 × 3. Use the scroll bar to see more options. Choose any options in the Print Preferences box to enhance your prints.

  • Page 30: Printing Greeting Cards

    (and the card will be folded at the top), select EPSON Card1 If you are using the EPSON media and the picture is vertical (and the card will be folded along the side), select EPSON Card2 If you are using another type of greeting card media, use the scroll bar to see more layout options and select the appropriate one.
  • Page 31 Step 4 Print sure the number of copies is set to 1. 7. 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 32 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 . Select a Greeting Card Style: Step 2 Choose Layout If your picture is horizontal (and the card will be folded at the top),...

  • Page 33: Printing Sticker Prints

    Step 4 Print the greeting card correctly. If you are using the EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media in an EPSON printer, the glossy side should be face down and the paper’s notched corner should be at the bottom right corner.
  • Page 34 5. Click . Your photo is displayed with the frame Step 4 Edit Layout selection. Now you can modify the sticker as follows: Use the buttons to reposition the frame. Use the buttons for more precise positioning. Add text to your photo by clicking .

  • Page 35: Other Film Factory Features

    Other Film Factory Features Film Factory includes many other features that will make using Film Factory both fun and productive. Following are a few examples. For information on other Film Factory features, see the online Help. Creating a photo slide show 1.
  • Page 36 3. Select the Export Folder where you wish to store the web pages. 4. Make your Index Page settings for the main document that contains all of the photo thumbnails. 5. Make your Photo Page settings for the pages that will display the larger images when you click on the thumbnails.

  • Page 37: Converting Any Photo To Desktop Wallpaper

    You can view your web pages with your browser and repeat the process if you wish to add or remove photos or make other types of changes. If you want to post your photos on the web, use your usual method of transferring web pages to your web site.

  • Page 38: Where To Get Help

    On the tab, specify how the Preferences screen saver will behave. 4. Click twice. 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/software/filmfactory...

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