Kaiser Baas PhotoMaker User manual

PhotoMaker User Guide

CONTENTS
Precautions
What’s in the box
Product diagram
Installing software (PC)
Installing software (MAC)
Placing film / slide in the holder
Connecting the PhotoMaker
Capturing photos (PC)
Capturing photos (MAC)
Editing photos
- Adjust
- Retouch
Specifications
System requirements
Trouble shooting
Spanish version
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PRECAUTIONS
Before using the PhotoMaker, please ensure that you read and understand the
safety precautions described below. Always ensure that the PhotoMaker is operated
correctly.
1. Do not try to open the case of the PhotoMaker or attempt to modify if in any
way. Maintenance and repairs should be performed only by Kaiser Baas.
2. Keep the PhotoMaker away from water and other liquids. Do not use with wet
hands. Moisture creates the danger of fire and electric shock.
3. If you notice smoke or a strange odour coming from the PhotoMaker, disconnect
it immediately. Contact the Kaiser Baas support to organise repair. Never
attempt to repair the PhotoMaker on your own.
4. PhotoMaker may become slightly warm during use. This does not indicate
malfunction.
5. If the exterior of the PhotoMaker needs cleaning, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
1 x PhotoMaker
1 x Cleaning brush
1 x Blow air brush
1 x Quick start guide
1 x Software CD
1 x Slide holder
1 x Negative holder
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PRODUCT DIAGRAM
Power LED
USB cable
Film / slide holder slot
Brush
Slide holder
Negative holder
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (PC)
Insert the provided CD into the CD/DVD ROM drive on your computer.
The following screen should appear:
1. Select ‘MediaImpression‘
to start the installation of
Arcsoft MediaImpression
on your computer
If the operating system
asks for permission click ‘Yes‘.
2. The setup language box will
appear. The default is English.
Choose your language then
press ‘OK‘.
3. The next screen informs
you that installShield
Wizard will install Arcsoft
MediaImpression on your
computer.
Click ‘Next‘.
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Note: For clear images, we strongly suggest that you periodically clean the
PhotoMaker by using the included cleaning brush. Insert the brush with the cleaning
side down into the PhotoMaker slot to clean the glass surface.
Please make sure your film negatives / mounted slides and cover trays are clean
before inserting into the PhotoMaker. Dust or dirt from the negatives and cover trays
will effect the quality of your scanned images.
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (PC)
4. The next screen shows the
software licence agreement.
If you agree to the terms and
conditions and would like to
keep installing the program
click ‘yes’.
5. Enter a user name (can be
any name) and License key,
which is located on the
software CD sleeve
(Under the Arcsoft logo).
6. On the next screen, you are
able to choose where you
would like to install the
program on your computer.
If you are happy with the
default, click ‘Next‘. To choose
a new destination click
‘Browse‘, choose the
folder you would like then
click ‘Next‘.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (PC)
6. The next screen lets you
choose where you would
like the program shortcut
to appear in the Windows
menu. Choose a destination
or leave the default, then
press ‘Next‘. The program
will then install to your
preferred destination.
7. This step allows you to
associate certain file types
with the MediaImpression
software. Which means any
of the listed file types you
select, will by default be
opened in MediaImpression
photo viewer. Therefore we
recommend unchecking
or selecting the ‘Clear All’
button. Then click ‘Next‘.
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (PC)
8. The software installation is
now complete.
Click ‘Finish‘ and restart your
computer to finalise the
installation.
9. When the computer has rebooted,
there should be an icon for
MediaImpression on the desktop.
Double click to start the program.
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (MAC)
1. Insert the installation CD into your
computer’s CD-ROM drive and click
the CD icon.
2. Click ‘MediaImpression Installer’.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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PLACING FILM / SLIDE INTO THE HOLDER
1. Place the negative film or slide holder in front of you with the Kaiser Baas logo
facing upward.
Open the negative film / slide holder as illustrated below.
2. Place your negative film strip / slides into holder as shown.
3. Close the holder and make sure it clips closed properly.
CONNECTING THE PHOTOMAKER
1. Plug the USB cable of the PhotoMaker into an available USB 2.0 port your
computer. Once connected, the power LED light on the PhotoMaker will illuminate.
2. Insert the loaded negative film / slide holder properly into the slot according
to the triangular signs as shown.
IMPORTANT: INSERTING HOLDERS INCORRECTLY
MAY DAMAGE YOUR PHOTOMAKER
Insert holder through the front
entrance of the PhotoMaker.

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CAPTURING PHOTOS (PC)
1. Click on the MediaImpression icon on the desktop to start the application.
2. Click ‘Acquire‘ and select ‘Aquire from film scanner‘.
CAPTURING PHOTOS (PC)
3. a) Define your save settings:
Select between JPG or TIF image file formats.
b) Choose from four quality levels:
Highest / High / Normal / Low (for JPG format only).
c) Select the location to save your images.

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CAPTURING PHOTOS (PC)
3. d) Select film size: 135
(110 Film holders can be purchased from Kaiser Baas. See website
or contact Kaiser Baas for details.)
CAPTURING PHOTOS (PC)
4. Capturing images:
You will see the image to be captured in the live view window on your computer.
Move the holder so that the image is correctly positioned and to avoid any dark
edges caused by the edges of the holder. If darker edges appear on the top
or bottom of the image tilt the PhotoMaker left or right to help position the slide
correctly.
Click ‘Capture‘ to save image to your computer.
5. Move the negative film / slide holder and press ‘Capture‘ for the next negative
or slide to be captured. Repeat this step for the amount of negatives or slides you
need to capture.
Click ‘Exit‘ when you have finished
b) Select the film type you are going to scan.
Then choose colour depth and DPI.
f) Click ‘OK‘.

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CAPTURING PHOTOS (MAC)
1. Click on the MediaImpression icon on the desktop
2. Click ‘Acquire‘ then select ‘Acquire From Film Scanner‘.
CAPTURING PHOTOS (MAC)
3. a) Define your save settings:
Select between JPG or TIF image file formats.
b) Choose from four quality levels:
Highest / High / Normal / Low (for JPG format only).
c) Select the location to save your images.

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CAPTURING PHOTOS (MAC)
3. d) Select film size: 135
(110 Film holders can be purchased from Kaiser Baas. See website
or contact Kaiser Baas for details.)
b) Select the film type you are going to scan.
Then choose colour depth and DPI.
f) Click ‘OK‘.
CAPTURING PHOTOS (MAC)
4. Capturing images:
You will see the image to be captured in the live view window on your computer.
Move the holder so that the image is correctly positioned and to avoid any dark
edges caused by the edges of the holder. If darker edges appear on the top
or bottom of the image tilt the PhotoMaker left or right to help position the slide
correctly.
Click ‘Capture‘ to save image to your computer.
5. Move the film holder and press ‘Capture‘ for the next film scan.

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EDITING PICTURES - ADJUST
Photo Editing Tools
The Photo Editing Tools module is Arcsoft MediaImpression includes a complete set of
photo enhancement, editing and retouching controls. The windows can be stretched
to provide a large size viewing area of the active photo. Double click the module’s tool
bar to maximise the window to fill the computer screen. In addition to the large photo
workspace, the Photo Editing Tools module includes two distinct sets of controls.
Enhance
The enhance feature includes two types of controls:
Auto Enhance
Click the ‘Auto Enhance‘ button to improve the overall quality of your pictures with a
single click.
Manual Fix
For precise image enhancement control, adjust the brightness, contrast and sharpen
sliders. To enhance a photo manually:
1. Move the sliders to adjust the level of brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and
sharpen.
2. Use the zoom slider to get a closer look at how the adjustment affects the photo.
3. Click ‘Apply‘ if you like the result. Click ‘Cancel‘ if you don’t.
EDITING PICTURES - ADJUST
Colour
This feature is designed to fix photos that have unnatural colour of appear too dark.
It’s also great for fixing scanned version of old prints that have faded or whose colours
have changed after many years.
To fix the colour of a photo:
1. Drag the colour balance sliders to make the photo colour appear more natural.
Add red or yellow to make the photo warmer. Add blue or green to make the photo
cooler.
2. Drag the Lighter/Darker slider to the left to reveal details hidden in a dark photo or
to the right to make a faded photo look new again.
3. Click ‘Apply‘ if you like the result. Click ‘Cancel’ if you do not.
Red-Eye
This feature makes it easy for you to fix red-eye a common problem in flash
photography.
There are two ways to fix red-eye:
Auto Fix
1. Simply click the ‘Fix Red-Eye‘ button to automatically find the fix all the red-eye.
2. If not all the red-eye has been fixed, use the manual ‘Click to Fix‘ method.

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EDITING PICTURES - ADJUST
Manual Fix
1. Use the zoom slider on the toolbar to zoom in on the photo.
2. Drag the small white box inside the zoom navigator to more over a red-eye.
3. Place your cursor directly over the red-eye and click.
4. Repeat the process until all the red eyes are fixed.
5. Click ‘Undo‘ if you make a mistake or don’t like the result.
Crop
This feature enables you to trim photos for a dramatic effect or cut off the distracting
parts of a picture.
How to use the crop function:
1. Choose the crop orientation (portrait or landscape).
2. Select a fixed proportion for the crop rectangle (4:6, 5:7, 8:10) or choose
‘Custom‘ if you want to use a different proportion.
3. Resize the crop rectangle by clicking and dragging the red lines.
EDITING PICTURES - ADJUST
4. Move the crop rectangle into position by clicking and dragging inside the red box.
5. Click ‘Crop‘. The area inside the rectangle will be kept, the area outside will be
trimmed away.
6. Click ‘Undo‘ if you make a mistake or do not like the result.
Straighten
This feature enables you to fix photos that appear to be tilted.
How to use Straighten:
1. Move the slider (or click the rotate buttons) until the photo appears straight.
2. User the superimposed grid lines for vertical and horizontal reference.
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Blur Background
This feature can be used in a subtle way to tone down un-important background
details, or for dramatic effect by making the main subject of a photo ‘pop out‘ of the
picture.
How to use the Blur Background function:
1. With your cursor, trace a line around the person or object you want to stand
out. When you release the mouse button, the area outside the traced line will
become slightly blurred.
2. Drag the first slider to make the the transition between the blurred
and non-blurred area sharp or smooth.
3. Drag the second slider to increase or decrease the amount of blur.
4. Click ‘Apply‘ if you like the result. Click ‘Cancel‘ if you do not.
EDITING PICTURES - RETOUCH
Healing Brush
The Healing Brush is good for fixing dust, scratches and removing skin blemishes.
How to use the Healing Brush to fix a skin blemish:
1. Establish a source point for the Healing Brush by holding the shift key and
clicking on an area of the skin that is close in colour and texture to the area you
want to heal.
2. Use the zoom control to zoom in on the blemish.
3. Adjust the size of the healing brush so the cursor (circle) is only slightly larger
that the blemish.
4. Paint over the blemish. The area will be concealed.
5. Click ‘Undo‘ if you make a mistake or do not like the result.
Lighten / Darken
The lighten / Darken tool is good for adjusting specific areas of a photo.
Smudge
Simulate the smearing of wet paint. Click and drag the sliders to change the brush size
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Clone
The clone tool is good for removing unwanted elements from a photo. It can also be
used for a fun effect, like moving a nose from one person to another.
How to use the clone tool to remove a telephone pole from the background of a
photo:
1. Establish a source point for the Clone tool by holding the shift key and clicking on
an area of the sky that you want to use to paint over the telephone pole.
2. Adjust the brush size so the cursor (circle) is only slightly larger then the widest
part of the telephone pole.
3. Click and hold your mouse button and carefully paint over the telephone pole. Do
not realease the mouse button until the job is done. The sky will be cloned into
place.
4. Click ‘Undo‘ if you make a mistake or do not like the result.
Sharpen
Sharpen blurry areas. Click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and
transparency.
Blur
Smooth out rough areas. Click and drag the sliders to change the brush size and
intensity.
EDITING PICTURES - RETOUCH
Paint Brush
Allows you to ‘paint’ on your image when you click and drag the mouse. Click and drag
the sliders to change the brush size and transparency.
Line
Draw a straight line in the photo. Click and drag the sliders to change the line width and
transparency.
Eraser
Simulate an eraser, removing the image painting by paintbrush and line tools from your
photo. Click and drag the sliders to change the eraser size and effect.
Clipboard
Clip the pictures by selecting Rectangular, Elliptical, Freehand, Magic Wand and
Magnetic.
Note: For more detailed information, please refer to the ‘Help‘ section of the program.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
PC System Requirements
• Pentium® P4 1.6GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon
• Free USB2.0 port
• 1 GB RAM
• 500MB free hard disk space
• 1024 x 768 pixel colour monitor
• CD-ROM drive
• WIndows® XP Service Pack II, VIsta™ 32/64 bits or WIndows 7
MAC System Requirements
• G5 or Intel Core Duo processor recommended
• Free USB2.0 port
• 1 GB RAM
• 500MB free hard disk space
• 1024 x 768 pixel colour monitor
• CD-ROM drive
• Mac OS 10.5 or above
SPECIFICATIONS
Image Sensor 1/2.5” inch 5 mega CMOS sensor,
5.17 megapixels
Lens Specification F=6.4, F=12.36mm 2G2P
Colour balance Automatic
Exposure control Automatic
Support film size 135 film (36mm x 24mm)
110 film (17mm x 13mm) (optional)
Supported film type Slide
Colour negative film
Black & white negative film
Focus range Fixed focus
PC interface USB 2.0
Image format 135 film 3:2 ratio
110 film 4:3 ratio (optional)
Light source 3 white LED
Power From USB port
Dimension 104(W) x 90 (L) x 166 (H) mm
Bundled software ArcSoft MediaImpression 2

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TROUBLE SHOOTING TROUBLE SHOOTING
Issue Possible cause Resolution
My computer
does not
recognise
the
PhotoMaker.
PhotoMaker is not
plugged into a
high-speed USB port.
You may be using a
USB hub.
Please make sure that your computer has
a USB 2.0 port, if your computer only has
USB 1.0 then your computer does not
meet the minimun requirements (computer
is too old).
My
installation
disc will not
auto start.
Your CD drive may not
be set to autorun. Or
there may be a
problem with the
install CD. Or there
may be a problem
with your CD drive.
On your PC choose ‘My Computer’ and
navigate to your CD Rom drive. Run the
menu application file. Check to see if your
CD drive is operating properly. If possible
check another computer to see if the disc
is recognised. Some ‘Anti Virus’ systems
may block the auto start, please install
manually.
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PhotoMaker
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but some of
my slides or
negatives
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overexposed.
Time for auto
exposure varies
according to
your computer
configuration.
The PhotoMaker self adjusts to your slide/
negative exposure. Wait for the live view
window to stop adjusting for exposure
and then click ‘Capture’ to get image.
Check your slides or negatives to see if
they may have been overexposed when
originally developed. You may use the
MediaImpression software to adjust or
improve the image quality.
Issue Possible cause Resolution
My
negatives
are scanning
as negatives
and not
full colour
photo’s
‘Slide‘ has been
selected rather than
‘negative’.
Ensure that the right media is selected:
Slide or negative is the acquire images
screen. Or change the save location in
which the photos are saved in.
I found the
black edge
when seeing
the photo
Film/Slide size
tolerance
You can crop the photo by using the
provided software, please refer to this
manual on page: 22 and have a look at the
manual fix and crop features.
Your
software will
expire in XX
days
You download the
similar trial software
from ArcSoft website.
Uninstall the downloaded MediaImpression
and install the software again from the CD.
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computer
does not
work
with the
PhotoMaker.
Your Mac OS is
version 10.4 or
below.
Some older Mac OS10.4 versions do not
support the PhotoMaker. Please upgrade to
the latest version OS10.4.11 or above.

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CONTENIDO
Versión en Inglés
Precauciones
Contenido de la caja
Diagrama de Producto
Instalación del programa (PC)
Instalación del programa (MAC)
Colocación de la película / diapositiva en el soporte
Conexión del PhotoMaker
Captura de fotos (PC)
Captura de fotos (MAC)
Edición de fotos
- Ajuste
- Retoque
Especificaciones
Requerimientos del sistema
Resolución de problemas
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PRECAUCIONES
Antes de usar el PhotoMaker, por favor asegúrese de haber leído y entendido las
precauciones de seguridad descritas a continuación. Siempre asegúrese de que el
PhotoMaker sea usado adecuadamente.
1. No intente abrir la carcasa del PhotoMaker ni modificarla de ningún modo. Sólo
Kaiser Baas debe realizar el mantenimiento y las reparaciones.
2. Mantenga el PhotoMaker lejos del agua y otros líquidos. No lo manipule con las
manos mojadas. La humedad genera peligro de incendio y descarga eléctrica.
3. Si percibe humo o algún olor extraño saliendo del PhotoMaker, desconéctelo de
inmediato. Contáctese con el Centro de Atención Técnica de Kaiser Baas para
acordar la reparación. Nunca intente reparar el PhotoMaker por su cuenta.
4. El PhotoMaker puede recalentarse levemente durante el uso. Esto no indica mal
funcionamiento.
5. Si necesita limpiar el exterior del PhotoMaker, hágalo con un paño suave y seco.
ACCESORIOS DE SERIE
1 x PhotoMaker
1 x Cepillo de limpieza
1 x Soplete de aire
1 x Guía de inicio rápido
1 x CD del programa
1 x Soporte de diapositiva
1 x Soporte de negativos
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PRODUCTO DIAGRAMA
LED de alimentación
Cable USB
Ranura de soporte para
la película/diapositiva
Pincel
Soporte de diapositiva
Soporte del negativo
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Nota: Para imágenes nítidas, le sugerimos que limpie periódicamente su PhotoMaker
con el pincel de limpieza que se incluye. Inserte el pincel en la ranura con el lado de
limpieza hacia abajo para limpiar la superficie de vidrio.
Por favor, asegúrese que los negativos/las diapositivas montadas y las bandejas de
protección estén limpias antes de insertarlas en el PhotoMaker. El polvo o la suciedad
de los negativos y las bandejas de protección afectarán la calidad de las imágenes
escaneadas.
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INSTALACIÓN DEL PROGRAMA (PC)
Inserte el CD que se incluye en el lector de CD/DVD ROM de la computadora.
Debe aparecer la siguiente pantalla:
1. Seleccione “MediaImpression”
para comenzar la instalación
de Arcsoft MediaImpression
en su computadora.
Si el sistema operativo solicita
autorización elija “yes (sí)”.
2. Aparecerá el cuadro de
Configuración de idioma.
El idioma predeterminado
es Inglés. Elija el idioma y
luego presione “OK”.
3. La siguiente pantalla le
informa que lnstallShield
Wizard instalará Arcsoft
MediaImpression en su
computadora.
Haga clic en “Siguiente”.
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