Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO Ver.3.0.0 User manual

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Software Operation Manual
IMAGE STUDIO
Ver.3.0.0

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IMPORTANT:
Carefully read this End-User License Agreement (“Agreement”) before installing or using the
“IMAGE STUDIO” (“Software”) on an end user’s PC.
If and when the user installs and uses the Software on his/her PC, he/she shall be considered to
have agreed upon all the terms and conditions of the present Agreement.
If he/she does not agree upon the present Agreement, he/she should not use the Software.
End-User License Agreement of “IMAGE STUDIO”
(1) Copyright
The user acknowledges that all copyrights and other intellectual rights on the Software are
owned by Panasonic Co., Ltd. (“Company”) or its licensor. The Software is protected under
the Copyright Law of Japan and other countries and related international conventions.
(2) Grant of License
Panasonic Co., Ltd. grants to you a non-exclusive right to use the Software within the scope
of your private use for the purpose of processing your original digital image data so that it
may be displayed on your car audio unit. No use of the Software contrary to the above shall
be granted.
(3) Restriction on Duplication
Duplication of the Software shall be restricted only for the storage (or back-up) purpose.
(4) Prohibition on Transfer, etc.
The user has no right to transfer, lease, rent, or grant a license to use the Software or
otherwise to any third parties for any purposes.
(5) Prohibition of Modification and Reverse-engineering
The user may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise the
Software in any manner (except to the extent as permitted by applicable laws). The user may
not use the Software, in whole or in part, to produce any secondary products.
(6) No Warranty
THE USER SHALL AGREE ON THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AT HIS/HER OWN RISK.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE
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THE COMPANY OR ITS LICENSOR WILL HAVE NO LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT
TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PRESENT AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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(8) Termination of the Agreement
Should the user breach any provision of the present Agreement, it shall be terminated
automatically without giving any notice to him/her. Should the present Agreement be so
terminated, he/she should immediately destroy the Software concerned.
(9) Observation of Laws and Ordinances
The user should observe the export control and related laws and other applicable laws and
ordinances of the country in which the user uses the Software.
(10) General
The specifications of the Software shall be subject to change without prior notice.
(11) Governing Laws and Severability
The present Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of Japan.
Even if any part of the present Agreement is held invalid by or in conflict with any laws having
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Copyright © 2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................................................5
What is IMAGE STUDIO? ....................................................................................................... 5
Operation Flow .................................................................................................................. 5
Differences among the software programs for each car audio unit ..................................................... 7
Operating Environment ......................................................................................................... 7
Supported File Formats ........................................................................................................ 7
Format for Writing to CD-R/RW Discs ........................................................................................ 8
The Number of Frames to Be Created ........................................................................................8
Assigning file extensions ...................................................................................................... 9
Installing IMAGE STUDIO .................................................................................................... 10
Uninstalling IMAGE STUDIO ........................................................................................... 12
Running IMAGE STUDIO ..................................................................................................... 14
Basic Screens ......................................................................................................... 15
Pull-Down Menus ............................................................................................................. 16
Context Menu .................................................................................................................. 18
Pre-dialog Menu .............................................................................................................. 19
Change the suitable car audio model to another after installation .............................................. 20
Creating A Graphic Pattern .......................................................................................... 21
Editing a Graphic Pattern From a Moving Image File (AVI/GIF) ....................................................... 21
Editing a Graphic Pattern (Scroll Display) From a Still Image File ................................................... 24
Editing a Graphic Pattern (Wipe Display) From a Still Image File .................................................... 26
Editing Opening and Closing Messages ................................................................................... 29
Editing the Created Graphic Pattern ........................................................................................ 31
Creating Still Images ................................................................................................. 38
Inserting Text Into a Still Image ....................................................................................... 39
Process the image with dithering or effects ...................................................................... 41
Dithering .................................................................................................................. 41
Adjusting RGB Tone Depths and Tone Thresholds .................................................................. 43
Effects ..................................................................................................................... 45

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Introduction
What is IMAGE STUDIO?
This is an application to process images (still and moving images) recorded by digital cameras, video cameras etc., so
that they can be used as background screens, opening screens and ending screens for Panasonic car audio units.
Supported car audio units: CQ-C8803U/N/W CQ-C8413U CQ-C8403U/N/W CQ-C8313U
CQ-C8303U (4096/64 Colors) CQ-C9901U/N/W (512 Colors)
CQ-C7703N/W CQ-C7413U CQ-C7403U CQ-C7303U/N/W
CQ-C9801U/W CQ-C9701U/N CQ-CB8901U CQ-C8401U/W
CQ-C8301U/N CQ-C8351N CQ-C7401U/W CQ-C7301U/N/D
CQ-C9800U/N/W CQ-C9700U/N/W CQ-C8400U/W CQ-C8300U/N/W
(as of December 2005)
Check the name of your audio unit before download
and installation.
1
Download the application from the Panasonic web
site.
2
Install the application that is suitable for your audio
unit on your computer.
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Operation Flow
(continued on the next page)
Run IMAGE STUDIO.
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Edit the loaded images with IMAGE STUDIO
and save them in your computer.
 To prepare the loaded color images etc. for
display on your Panasonic car audio unit,
convert them to 512-color images (only for
CQ-C9901U/N/W) or blue 4-tone images.
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Write the saved data to a CD-R/RW disc.
 Separate CD-R/RW writing software and drive are required.
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Save the image materials (digital
camera image files, etc.) in your
computer.
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Display the edited images on your Panasonic car
audio unit.
 On your audio unit, complete the setting “Customize
the Display.”
Please see the operating instructions for each car
audio unit.
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Note:
 The data may not be recognized properly by the car audio unit, depending on the writing software, drive or a
combination thereof that was used.
 The packet-written CD-R/RW discs cannot be used for these customizings.
 You can also download (free-of-charge) provided image data from the Panasonic web site.
 The provided image data cannot be processed with IMAGE STUDIO.
 Panasonic owns the copyrights for this application and the provided image data. Copying and commercial use of these
without permission are forbidden by law.
Example: CQ-C8803U
 Enter the customize menu.
 Insert the CD-R/RW disc containing the data to be
used for customizing.
 Select an item to be customized.
 GRAPHIC PATTERN
 STILL IMAGE
 OPENING MESSAGE
 CLOSING MESSAGE
Moving image data
Still image data
Moving image at power on
Moving image at power off

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Differences among the software programs for each car audio unit
There are 5 installing types for IMAGE STUDIOs varied with your audio unit. Please confirm your audio unit model prior
to the installation.*
All figures of this application throughout this manual represent installing type CQ-C8803U unless otherwise specified.
Differences among these 5 installing types are as follows:
Note:
 *However, you can also change the installing type after installation. (page 20)
Differences among 5 installing types
Model (Install type) Display size and colors
Max. frame
No. of Moving
picture
Max. frame
No. of Opening
picture
Max. frame
No. of Closing
picture
CQ-C8803U/N/W, CQ-C8413U,
CQ-C8403U/N/W, CQ-C8313U,
CQ-C8303U
4096 (still)/64 (movie) Colors
172 x 54 pixels 80 30 20
CQ-C9901U/N/W 512 Colors 256 x 64 pixels 80 30 20
CQ-C9801U/W, CQ-C9701U/N 4-tone 256 x 80 dots 150 30 20
CQ-C7703N/W, CQ-C7413U,
CQ-C7403U, CQ-C7303U/N/W,
CQ-CB8901U, CQ-C8401U/W,
CQ-C8301U/N, CQ-C8351N,
CQ-C7401U/W, CQ-C7301U/N/D
4-tone 160 x 54 dots 80 30 20
CQ-C9800U/N/W, CQ-C9700U/N/W,
CQ-C8400U/W, CQ-C8300U/N/W 4-tone 256 x 80 dots 150 60 40
Operating Environment
Supported OS Windows Me/Windows 2000/Windows XP
Software Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 to 6.0
CPU Intel Pentium 400 MHz or more is recommended
Memory 128 MB or more is recommended
Display Resolution of 800 x 600, 16 bit color or greater
Required Available Hard disk Space Available space of 400 MB or more
Caution:
 Not supported on Macintosh, Windows 98 and Windows NT.
 There is no guarantee that the application will run on all computers with the recommended operating environment.
Supported File Formats
Editing File Format AVI File BMP File JPG File
(Standard)
JPEG File
(Progressive)
PNG File GIF File
Graphic pattern editing OK OK OK OK OK OK
Still image editing NO OK OK OK OK OK
Note:
 Both standard JPEG and progressive JPEG are supported.
 You can also edit your favorite pictures and such by scanning them in and converting them to a JPEG, BMP, PNG or
GIF file format.
 AVI files other than the following formats are not guaranteed: 24-bit and non-compression or RLE compression format
Caution:
 Be sure to attach a file extension to the data to be used.

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Type of Data No. of Frames (see previous page)
Background screen Graphic pattern (file extension: pfm) 2 (min.) to 80 (max.) or 150 (max.) *1
Still image (file extension: pfs) 1 (fixed)
Opening screen Opening message (file extension: pfo) 30 (fixed) or 60 (fixed) *2
Closing screen Closing message (file extension: pfe) 20 (fixed) or 40 (fixed) *2
The Number of Frames to Be Created
*1 CQ-C9801U/W, C9701U/N, CQ-C9800/C9700U/N/W, CQ-C8400U/W, CQ-C8300U/N/W
*2 CQ-C9800/C9700U/N/W, CQ-C8400/U/W, CQ-C8300U/N/W
Note:
 Please see the operating instructions for your car audio unit in regards to loading images into the car audio unit and
configuring the settings.
 The graphic pattern created are played back at a speed of 10 frames per second. Depending on the loaded AVI files, the
playback speed varies from the original images.
Format for Writing to CD-R/RW Discs
Do not write data on a CD-R/RW disc if, by so doing, the maximum allowed number of files listed below will be exceeded.
If files are written on a CD-R/RW disc in a number which exceeds the maximum number of files allowed as given in the
table below, it will not be possible to use the excess files.
Note:
 Do not write any data except data for customizing on the CD-R/RW disc.
 When data is to be recorded on a CD-R/RW disc, be absolutely sure to record it in the root directory (the highest
hierarchical level). Do not write the data in a folder.
Type of image Extension Max. number of files allowed
Graphic pattern .pfm 10
Still image .pfs 15
Opening message .pfo 5
Closing message .pfe 5

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Assigning file extensions
Click [Appearance and Themes].
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5On the View tab, clear the Hide file
extensions for known file types check box.
Click [start].
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Click [Control Panel].
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For Windows XP (The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000.)
Click [Folder Options].
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Windows XP operating system is used as an example in these instructions.
If another operating system is used i.e. Windows Me or Windows 2000, some of the displays and procedures will
be different.

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Installing IMAGE STUDIO
When the previous version of IMAGE STUDIO has been
installed on your PC, remove it before installation of
IMAGE STUDIO version 3.0.0. (page 12)
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Visit the IMAGE STUDIO download site on the Panasonic
web site.
http://panasonic.co.jp/pas/en/software/customize/index.html
2
Follow the instructions on the site to download
IMAGE STUDIO.
 Please check the operating environment before
installing it. (page 7)
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(continued on the next page)
Click [Next].
4Double click the IMGSINST icon on the desktop.
 The setup wizard starts.
Read the terms of the license agreement carefully,
check [I accept the terms of the license agreement],
and click [Next].
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Enter your name and the name of the company
you work for, and click [Next].
 If you do not have a company name to enter,
enter any name by entering a character string.
You cannot advance to the next stage if you
leave this field blank.
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Click [Next].
 If you click [Change], you can select the directory in
which the program is to be installed.
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Click [Install].
 The installation starts.
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Click [Finish].
 The program has been installed.
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Click to select an install type and click [Next].
 As for the install type, please refer to page 7.
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Click [start].
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Click [Add or Remove Programs].
3
Click [Change or Remove Programs].
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For Windows XP (The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000.)
Uninstalling IMAGE STUDIO
Click [Control Panel].
2
Click [Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO].
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Click [Change/Remove].
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Check [Remove] and click [Next].
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Click [Yes].
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Select [start] [Settings] [Control Panel].
1
Select [Add/Remove Programs].
2
From [Install/Remove], select [Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO] and remove it.
3
For Windows Me/Windows 2000
Click [Finish].
 The program has been uninstalled.
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Never check these boxes.

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Running IMAGE STUDIO
Select [start] [Programs] [Panasonic] [Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO].
 Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO will start up.
For Windows Me/Windows 2000
Click [start].
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For Windows XP (The display is different in Windows Me or Windows 2000.)
Select [All Programs]
[Panasonic] [Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO].
 Panasonic IMAGE STUDIO will start up.
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Top screen of IMAGE STUDIOPre-dialog menu

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Basic Screens
The loaded image is
displayed.
Pull-down menus (pages 16 to 17)
File: Items relating to file handling
Edit: Items relating to image editing
View: Changes the image view.
Help: Reference material relating to this application
Frame:
What is inside the
frame will be the
display for the car
audio unit.
Preview screens
Upper screen: The image specified by the frame
(original image)
Lower screen: The image converted into a
4096/512/64-color image or a 4-tone
image (colors or tones to be saved)
 Dithering (page 41)
Dithering 1 - 3:
The effect varies depending on images
to which dithering is applied. Select your
favorite dithering after trying Ditherings 1- 3.
Halftone (for 4-tone images):
A continuous tone like those seen in
photographs
Monochrome (for Color images):
Converts to the uncolored image.
Sepia (for Color images):
Converts to the sepia mono-tone image.
Note:
 Sixty-four (64)-color moving images
are not supported.
Image loading operation buttons
These buttons are for creating moving images.
These buttons will change according to the
situations as follows:
Preview screen
operation buttons
Slider:
Drag the bar to display any
position in the preview screen.
: Pause
: Play
: Stop
: Repeat play
 When creating a graphic pattern from
a moving image file
(AVI and GIF)
 When creating a graphic pattern
(scroll display) from a still image file
(BMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG and GIF)
 When creating a graphic pattern
(wipe display) from a still image file
(BMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG and GIF)
Contrast: Adjusts the contrast.
Sharpen: Adjusts the strength/weakness of
the outline.
Reverse: Inverts negative and positive.
Brightness: Adjusts the brightness.
Denoise: Makes it so the noise is not noticeable.
Optimize: Makes automatic adjustments to make
the image clearer.
Image effects edit buttons
These buttons adjust the
image quality, such as
dithering and effects.
 Effects (page 45)

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Pull-Down Menus
Items relating to file handling
Items relating to image editing
Goes to the Pre-dialog.
Saves a file.
Exits from the application.
Configures the dithering settings.
Adds effects to the image.
Enters text to a still image.
Resets the start frame size to the default.
Resets the end frame size to the default.
Resets the start frame to the upper left of the screen (default position).
Resets the end frame to the lower right of the screen (default position).
Makes the position and size of the start frame the same as for the end frame.
Makes the position and size of the end frame the same as for the start frame.
Sets the aspect ratio for the start frame to the default
(aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
Sets the aspect ratio for the end frame to the default
(aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
Resets all frame sizes to the default.
Resets all frame positions to the default position.
Sets the aspect ratio for all frames to the default
(aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
*Using the horizontal length as the reference, the vertical length is
adjusted.
Model Size
CQ-C8803U/N/W, CQ-C8413U,
CQ-C8403U/N/W, CQ-C8313U, CQ-C8303U 172 x 54 pixels
CQ-C9901U/N/W 256 x 64 pixels
CQ-C8401U/W, CQ-C8301U/N, CQ-C8351N,
CQ-C7401U/W, CQ-C7301U/N/D, CQ-CB8901U 160 x 54 dots
Others 256 x 80 dots
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Reference material relating to this application
Changes a suitable model to another.
Connects to the Customize Site.
Version information.
Changes the image view *
Enlarges or reduces the display size.
Fits into the display window size.
Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise.
Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise.
*“AVI” and “GIF (movie)” files cannot be supported.

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Context Menu
Right-clicking the mouse, a useful context menu is displayed.
When main screen is displayed
 Scroll display
 Graphic patterns except for scroll display and still image
When Edit Movie screen is displayed (page 32)
Moves the start frame up when it is below the end frame.
Moves the end frame up when it is below the start frame.
Resets the start frame size to the default.
Resets the end frame size to the default.
Resets the start frame to the upper left of the screen (default position).
Resets the end frame to the lower right of the screen (default position).
Sets the aspect ratio for the start frame to the default (aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
Sets the aspect ratio for the end frame to the default (aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
Makes the position and size of the start frame the same as for the end frame.
Makes the position and size of the end frame the same as for the start frame.
Resets all frame sizes to the default.
Resets all frame positions to the default position.
Sets the aspect ratio for all frames to the default (aspect ratio for the actual device)*.
*Using the horizontal length as the reference, the vertical length is adjusted.
Cancels the immediately preceding action and resets to the condition immediately prior to that.
Cuts the selected frame.
Copies the selected frame.
Pastes the object in the cut or copied frame. (As to the positioning, it will be pasted in front of the selected frame.)
Deletes the selected frame.

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Pre-dialog Menu
Pre-dialog shown below will be displayed when the application starts or [NEW] is selected from the pull-down menu.
Pre-dialog 1
Goes to the pre-dialog 2.
(page 38)
Goes to the pre-dialog 2.
Goes to the pre-dialog 2.
(page 31)
Closes the pre-dialog.
Sample images of each mode will be displayed.
Pre-dialog 2
(page 21)
(page 24)
(page 26)
The file open dialog will be displayed twice (the former for
foreground and the latter for background) successively
when clicking this.
Closes the pre-dialog.

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Change the suitable car audio model to another after installation
You can change the suitable model of application to another after installation. Accordingly, you do not have to
reinstall it even if you select an unsuitable install type. Moreover, you can make the images for 2 models or more by
using only an application.
Click [Model Selection] from the [Help]
pull-down menu.
1
Click o select a model to which you want to
change.
2
Click [OK].
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