Canon MG2440 User Manual

Online Manual

My Image Garden Guide

English

Contents

Read Me First. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Symbols Used in This Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Trademarks and Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Search Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

To Utilize Images Imported to the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Saving Digital Camera Images to a Folder Subject to Image Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

General Notes (My Image Garden). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

What Is My Image Garden?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

What You Can Do with My Image Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

File Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Selecting Images, PDF Files, and Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Starting My Image Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Utilizing the Item Recommendation Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enjoying Items Recommended by My Image Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Registering Various Information to Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Registering People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Registering People's Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Registering Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Registering Favorite Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Printing Photos and Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printing Disc Labels (CD/DVD/BD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Printing Recommended Items and Images Displayed in Slide Shows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Creating and Printing Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing Photos in a Variety of Layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Printing Collages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Printing Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Printing Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Printing Stickers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Printing in a Cinematic Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Printing Paper Crafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Downloading and Printing PREMIUM Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Capturing and Printing Still Images from Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Creating Images of Merged Video Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Correcting Still Images Captured from Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using Various Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Scanning Photos and Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Scanning Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Scanning Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Scanning with Favorite Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Cropping Scanned Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Editing Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Setting the Theme and Main People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Changing Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Changing Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Arranging Photos Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Adding, Deleting, or Rearranging Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Inserting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Adjusting, Correcting, or Enhancing Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Adding Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Adding/Adjusting Text Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Correcting/Enhancing Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Using Auto Photo Fix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Using Red-Eye Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Using Face Brightener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Using Face Sharpener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using Digital Face Smoothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Using Blemish Remover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Adjusting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Cropping Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Enhancing Photos Using Special Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Enhancing with Fish-eye Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Enhancing with Miniature Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Enhancing with Toy Camera Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Enhancing with Soft Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Blurring the Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Creating/Editing PDF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Extracting Text from Images (OCR Function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Downloading Images from Photo Sharing Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

My Image Garden Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

My Art View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

My Art Edit Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Select Theme and Main People Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Select Theme Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Select Background Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Select Layout Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Advanced Settings Dialog (Stickers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Advanced Settings Dialog (Photo Layout). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Advanced Settings Dialog (Calendar). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Advanced Settings Dialog (Disc Label (CD/DVD/BD)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Calendar View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Register Event/Edit Event Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Event View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Expanded Display of Event View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

People View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Register Profile Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Expanded Display of People View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Unregistered People View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Deleted Images of People View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Folder View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Scan View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Crop View (Scan View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Save Dialog (Scan View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

PDF Settings Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Photo Sharing Sites View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Save Dialog (Photo Sharing Sites View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Video Frame Capture View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Correct View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Merge Frames View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Save Dialog (Video Frame Capture View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Download PREMIUM Contents View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Downloaded PREMIUM Contents View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Correct/Enhance Images Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Crop Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Save Dialog (Correct/Enhance Images or Special Image Filters Window). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Special Image Filters Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Create/Edit PDF File View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Save Dialog (Create/Edit PDF File View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

File Settings Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Print Settings Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Paper Size List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Preferences Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Cannot Use PREMIUM Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

How to Check the Version - My Image Garden -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Read Me First

Notes on Online Manual Usage

How to Print

Notes on Online Manual Usage

• Reproduction, diversion or copying of any text, photo or image published in the Online Manual

(hereinafter referred to as "this guide"), in whole or in part, is prohibited.

• In principle, Canon shall change or delete the contents of this guide without prior notice to customers.

In addition, Canon may suspend or stop the disclosure of this guide due to unavoidable reasons.

Canon shall not be liable for any damage suffered by customers as a result of changes in or deletion

of information in this guide, or suspension/stoppage of disclosure of this guide.

• Although the contents of this guide have been prepared with utmost care, please contact the service

center if you find any incorrect or missing information.

• In principle, the descriptions in this guide are based on the product at the time of its initial sale.

• This guide does not disclose the manuals of all the products sold by Canon. See the manual supplied

with the product when using a product that is not described in this guide.

How to Print

Use the print function of your Web browser to print this guide.

To print background colors and images, follow the steps below to display the Print dialog options, then

select the Print backgrounds checkbox.

1. Click Print... from the File menu.

2. Click Show Details or (Down Arrow).

3. Select Safari from the pop-up menu.

Symbols Used in This Document

Warning

Instructions that, if ignored, could result in death or serious personal injury caused by incorrect

operation of the equipment. These must be observed for safe operation.

Caution

Instructions that, if ignored, could result in personal injury or material damage caused by incorrect

operation of the equipment. These must be observed for safe operation.

Important

Instructions including important information. To avoid damage and injury or improper use of the

product, be sure to read these indications.

Note

Instructions including notes for operation and additional explanations.

Basic

Instructions explaining basic operations of your product.

Note

• Icons may vary depending on your product.

Trademarks and Licenses

• Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

• Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other

countries.

• Windows Vista is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other

countries.

• Internet Explorer is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or

other countries.

• Mac, Mac OS, AirPort, Safari, Bonjour, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.,

registered in the U.S. and other countries. AirPrint and the AirPrint logo are trademarks of Apple Inc.

• IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under

license.

• Google Cloud Print, Google Chrome, Android and Google Play are either registered trademarks or

trademarks of Google Inc.

• Adobe, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom, Adobe RGB and Adobe RGB (1998) are either

registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other

countries.

• Photo Rag is a trademark of Hahnemühle FineArt GmbH.

• Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to Canon Inc.

• All other company names and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks

of their respective companies.

Note

• The formal name of Windows Vista is Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

Enter keywords in the search window and click (Search).

You can search for target pages in this guide.

Entry example: "(your product's model name) load paper", "(your product's model name) 1000"

Search Tips

You can search for target pages by entering keywords in the search window.

Note

• The displayed screen may vary.

• Searching for Functions

You can find target pages easily by entering your product's model name and a keyword for the function

you want to learn about.

Example: When you want to learn how to load paper

Enter "(your product's model name) load paper" in the search window and perform a search

• Troubleshooting Errors

You can obtain more accurate search results by entering your product's model name and a support

code.

Example: When the following error screen appears

Enter "(your product's model name) 1000" in the search window and perform a search

Note

• The displayed screen varies depending on your product.

• Searching for Application Functions

You can find target pages easily by entering your application's name and a keyword for the function you

want to learn about.

Example: When you want to learn how to print collages with My Image Garden

Enter "My Image Garden collage" in the search window and perform a search

• Searching for Reference Pages

You can search for reference pages described in this guide by entering your model name and a page

title.

You can find reference pages more easily by entering the function name as well.

Example: When you want to browse the page referred to by the following sentence on a scanning

procedure page

Refer to "Color Settings Tab" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

Enter "(your product's model name) scan Color Settings Tab" in the search window and perform a

To Utilize Images Imported to the Computer

Depending on the application to be started upon connecting a digital camera or inserting a

picture CD, images may be saved in a special format and thus may not be utilized in other

applications. In that case, see this page and change to an application that saves images to

a standard folder.

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Digital Camera Connection

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Picture CD Insertion

Important

My Image Garden cannot utilize images in the iPhoto library.

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Digital Camera

Connection

You can check/change the application to be started upon connecting a digital camera or

inserting an SD card by following the steps below. To utilize images imported to the

computer in My Image Garden, it is recommended that you start Image Capture and save

the images.

1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the

iPhoto icon.

iPhoto starts.

Note

If the message "Do you want to use iPhoto when you connect your digital

camera?" appears, click No.

2. Select Preferences... from the iPhoto menu.

3. Check Connecting camera opens on the General tab.

When an application other than Image Capture is specified

Specify Image Capture. Thereafter, Image Capture will start upon connecting a

digital camera to or inserting an SD card into your computer. You can utilize various

functions by setting My Image Garden to analyze the folder in which images imported

with Image Capture are saved. Refer to the following for details on the setting

procedure.

Saving Digital Camera Images to a Folder Subject to Image Analysis

When Image Capture is specified

The images on the digital camera or SD card are saved to the folder specified for

Import To in the Image Capture screen. You can utilize various functions by adding

the folder in which images imported with Image Capture are saved to Perform Image

Analysis in the Following Folder(s) in the Preferences dialog of My Image Garden.

Image Analysis Settings Tab

Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Picture CD Insertion

You can check/change the application to be started upon inserting a picture CD by following

the steps below.

1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the

System Preferences icon.

The System Preferences window appears.

2. Click CDs & DVDs.

3. Check When you insert a picture CD.

Follow the steps below if an application other than My Image Garden is specified.

4. Select Open other application... for When you insert a picture CD.

5. Select the My Image Garden icon, then click Choose.

Thereafter, My Image Garden will start upon inserting a picture CD in the disc drive.

Note

The picture CD will appear below the computer name in Global Menu.

Saving Digital Camera Images to a Folder Subject to

Image Analysis

You can utilize the following functions when the folder in which to save images imported

from digital cameras and SD cards are registered as a folder subject to image analysis for

My Image Garden.

Leave Item Creation to My Image Garden

Organize Photos Easily

In My Image Garden, the Pictures folder is the default folder subject to image analysis;

therefore, it is recommended that you specify the Pictures folder as the folder in which to

save images.

Note

Saving digital camera images with Image Capture is used as an example in the

following descriptions.

Refer to "Checking/Changing the Application to Start upon Digital Camera Connection"

for how to set Image Capture to be started upon connecting a digital camera.

1. Connect a digital camera or SD card to your computer.

Image Capture starts.

Note

If Image Capture does not start, from the Go menu of Finder, select

Applications, then double-click the Image Capture icon.

2. Select Image Capture for Connecting this camera opens.

3. Specify the Pictures folder for Import To.

When specifying a folder other than Pictures, change the folder subject to image

analysis for My Image Garden according to Import To. Refer to the following for

details on the setting procedure.

Image Analysis Settings Tab

Note

Perform Steps 2 and 3 for each digital camera and SD card to be used.

4. Select images and click Import, or click Import All.

The images are saved to the specified folder.

General Notes (My Image Garden)

My Image Garden is subject to the following restrictions. Keep these points in mind.

• Refer to the Canon website for products supporting My Image Garden.

• Available functions and settings vary depending on your scanner or printer.

• In this guide, descriptions are mainly based on the screens displayed when using Mac

OS X v10.8.

• The designs of PREMIUM Contents provided in this guide are subject to change without

prior notice.

Item Recommendation Function Restriction

• To use the item recommendation function, you need to install Quick Menu. You can

download Quick Menu from the Canon website.

Restrictions on Displaying Images

• To display images in the Calendar view, Unregistered People view or People view, or

to use the item recommendation function, the folders in which the images are saved

need to be subject to image analysis.

• Folders subject to image analysis can be set in the screen that appears when starting

My Image Garden for the first time or in the Preferences dialog. The Pictures folder is

selected by default. Refer to "Image Analysis Settings Tab" to change the folders that

are subject to image analysis.

Restrictions on Printing

• Printing on disc labels (CD/DVD/BD), paper larger than A4, business card size paper, or

sticker sheets is available with supported models only.

• You cannot print your items if a printer driver that supports My Image Garden is not

installed on your computer.

Restrictions on Scanning

• You cannot scan items if a scanner driver supporting My Image Garden is not installed

on your computer.

• You cannot scan items whose image size will be larger than 10208 pixels x 14032

pixels (equivalent to a platen-size item scanned at 1200 dpi resolution) when scanned.

Refer to "General Notes (Scanner Driver)" for your model from Home of the Online Manual

for restrictions on scanning using ScanGear (scanner driver).

What Is My Image Garden?

What You Can Do with My Image Garden

File Formats

Selecting Images, PDF Files, and Videos

Starting My Image Garden

What You Can Do with My Image Garden

My Image Garden is an application that allows you to utilize photos taken with digital

cameras and other images saved on your computer, in many ways for various purposes.

You Can Do the Following

Leave Item Creation to My Image Garden

Organize Photos Easily

Print Photos and Documents Easily

Print Personalized Items

Print Disc Labels (CD/DVD/BD)

Capture and Print Still Images from Videos

Scan Photos and Documents Easily

Correct/Enhance Photos

Note

File formats available in My Image Garden vary by function.

Refer to "File Formats" for details.

Leave Item Creation to My Image Garden

My Image Garden employs a technology called "Image Assorting Technology" that provides

the following functions.

• The image analysis function that groups images by person by detecting face areas in

photos, and also registers images and videos to a calendar automatically by detecting

information such as the shooting date and time

• The item recommendation function that automatically recommends items in which

analyzed images are suitably laid out

You can easily print various items such as collages and cards by utilizing this technology.

Utilizing the Item Recommendation Function

Organize Photos Easily

Images analyzed in My Image Garden appear in the Unregistered People view or People

view by person, and also appear in the Calendar view based on the shooting date and

time. By registering people's profiles and event information, you can easily organize a vast

number of images, or quickly search for images you want to see.

Registering People

Registering Events

Print Photos and Documents Easily

You can print your favorite photos easily after checking them in preview.

You can also print documents saved as PDF files.

Printing Photos and Documents

Print Personalized Items

You can combine your favorite photos with preset themes to create and print personalized

items such as collages and cards.

Creating and Printing Items

Print Disc Labels (CD/DVD/BD)

You can create personalized disc labels (CD/DVD/BD) using your favorite photos and print

them.

Printing Disc Labels (CD/DVD/BD)

Capture and Print Still Images from Videos

You can capture your favorite scenes from videos and print them as still images.

Capturing and Printing Still Images from Videos

Scan Photos and Documents Easily

You can scan photos and documents easily by automatically detecting the item type.

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

Correct/Enhance Photos

You can correct red eyes or adjust the brightness and contrast of images.

Correcting/Enhancing Photos

Note

In My Image Garden, there are many screens for selecting images, PDF files, and

videos.

Refer to "Selecting Images, PDF Files, and Videos" for details.

File Formats

File formats available for use or saving in each function of My Image Garden are as follows.

File Formats Available for Printing

File Formats Available for Use as Materials in Items

File Formats Available for Use in Video Frame Capture

File Formats Available for Saving Scans

About Exif Print

File Formats Available for Printing

• JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)

• TIFF (.tif, .tiff)

• PNG (.png)

• PDF (.pdf)

Important

For PDF files, only those created in My Image Garden or IJ Scan Utility are supported.

PDF files created or edited in other applications are not supported.

File Formats Available for Use as Materials in Items

• JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)

• TIFF (.tif, .tiff)

• PNG (.png)

File Formats Available for Use in Video Frame Capture

• MOV (.mov)

• MP4 (.mp4)

Important

Only video files recorded with Canon digital cameras or digital camcorders are

supported. In addition, ImageBrowser Ver.6.5 or later or ImageBrowser EX Ver.1.0 or

later supplied with the digital camera or digital camcorder needs to be installed.

Only MOV format video files are available when ImageBrowser is used.

MOV and MP4 format video files are available when ImageBrowser EX is used.

File Formats Available for Saving Scans

• JPEG/Exif (.jpg, .jpeg)

• TIFF (.tif, .tiff)

• PNG (.png)

• PDF (.pdf)

Note

The following TIFF file formats are supported.

Uncompressed, black and white binary

Uncompressed, RGB (8 bits per channel)

Uncompressed, YCC (8 bits per component)

Uncompressed, RGB (16 bits per channel)

Uncompressed, YCC (16 bits per component)

Uncompressed, Grayscale

About Exif Print

My Image Garden supports "Exif Print."

Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and

printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant digital camera, print results suitable for the

shooting conditions, shooting scenes, etc. can be obtained based on the camera

information at the time of shooting.

Selecting Images, PDF Files, and Videos

In My Image Garden, there are many screens for selecting images, PDF files, and videos.

You can select images, PDF files, or videos by clicking the thumbnails displayed in the

screens. White frames appear around the selected files.

Searching by date of shooting or creation (Calendar view)

Selecting files of registered events (Event view)

Selecting files of registered people (People view)

Searching for photos containing people (Unregistered People view)

Selecting files saved in specific folders (folder view)

Important

For PDF files, only those created in My Image Garden or IJ Scan Utility are supported.

PDF files created or edited in other applications are not supported.

You cannot print images and PDF files at the same time. Print images and PDF files

separately.

To select multiple files in the same folder at the same time, click the thumbnails of

images, PDF files, or videos while pressing the command key or shift key. You cannot

select images in different folders or views at the same time.

Note

You can also select still images by capturing them from videos.

Capturing and Printing Still Images from Videos

You can also select images downloaded from photo sharing sites on the Internet.

Downloading Images from Photo Sharing Sites

For videos, only MOV or MP4 format videos recorded with Canon digital cameras or

digital camcorders appear.

Calendar View (Images, PDF Files, and Videos)

In Month View

When you click Calendar, the view switches to Calendar set to Month View and a

thumbnail of one of the images or PDF files registered to the date appears for each

date. When you click a thumbnail, all images, PDF files, and videos contained in the

date will be selected.

Note

Click a date and select Select All from the Edit menu to select all dates of the

month.

In Day View

When you click Day View in the Calendar view set to Month View, the view switches to

Calendar set to Day View, and images, PDF files, and videos appear as thumbnails by

date.

Note

Click a thumbnail of an image or PDF file and select Select All from the Edit menu

to select all images, PDF files, and videos of the date.

Event View (Images, PDF Files, and Videos)

When you click Event, the view switches to Event and the registered events with their

representative images appear as thumbnails. When you click a thumbnail, all images

contained in the event will be selected.

Note

Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all events.

In Expanded display

When you click an event name displayed below Event, or double-click an event in the

Event view, images, PDF files, and videos contained in the event appear as

thumbnails.

Note

Double-clicking an event label in the Month View calendar also displays images,

PDF files, and videos contained in the event as thumbnails.

Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all images, PDF files, and videos.

People View (Images)

When you click People, the view switches to People and the images of registered

people appear as thumbnails. When you click a thumbnail, all images contained in the

person will be selected.

Note

Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all people.

In Expanded display

When you click a name displayed below People, or double-click a person in the People

view, the view switches to the expanded display of People and the images registered to

the person appear as thumbnails.

Note

Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all images.

Unregistered People View (Images)

When you click Unregistered People, the view switches to Unregistered People and

images detected as a result of image analysis appear as thumbnails.

Note

Click a smaller thumbnail to select all images that are automatically organized as

those of the same person.

Click a thumbnail of an image and select Select All from the Edit menu to select all

images that are automatically organized as those of the same person.

Identifying people appears at Unregistered People in Global Menu during image

analysis.

Folder View (Images, PDF Files, and Videos)

When you select a folder in the folder tree, images, PDF files, and videos in the folder

appear as thumbnails.

+ 305 hidden pages