Epson Software Film Factory User Manual

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Contents

Introducing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Film Factory features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Learning more about Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Windows system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Macintosh system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Installing Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Starting Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Film Factory’s main screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Organizing Your Photos with Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Working with film rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Working with film cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Managing photos on removable media and networks . . . . . . . . 11

Finding and sorting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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Creating a Roll of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adding photos from a disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adding photos from a camera or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Retouching Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Photo retouching methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Automatically retouching a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Manually retouching a photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printing Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Printing Standard Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Printing Index Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Printing Duplicate Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Printing Album Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing Greeting Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Printing Sticker Prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Other Film Factory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Creating a photo slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Creating web pages of your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Converting any photo to desktop wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Using Film Factory’s screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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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. You can import images from any digital-imaging source—such as a
scanner, digital camera, or electronic media—and create virtual rolls of film
and film cases that let you catalog thousands of photos in a visual format.

Film Factory is the perfect photo management program for the home or
office. If you’re a home computer user, you’ll have fun organizing,
enhancing, printing, and sharing your favorite photos with family and
friends. If you’re a small business user, Film Factory provides an efficient
and convenient way to catalog your business-related digital photos.

Film Factory features

Film Factory lets you:

■ Quickly and easily import and organize images from most any source.

■ Take advantage of image enhancement tools to make your pictures look

their best. Automatically adjust color balance, brightness and contrast.
Rotate or trim the image, or correct red eyes. Convert photos to black
and white or sepia for a classic look. Most enhancements can be made
without modifying the original image file.

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■ Effortlessly organize and retrieve all your photos with virtual “rolls of

film.” And with “film cases” a mouse-click away, you can catalog your
photos by subject, or family members can have their own film case with
their own rolls.

■ Print vivid color images in standard photo, index print, and photo album

formats using your color printer—just like a traditional photo finisher!
Share photos by printing greeting cards and stickers.

■ Add comments about each photo. You can even add sound.

■ E-mail your photos to family, friends, and business associates using your

own e-mail program, or create web pages of your photos in one easy
step.

■ Use your photos as desktop wallpaper or a screen saver (Windows only).

Learning more about Film Factory

Consult these online resources to learn 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 34.

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Windows® system requirements

■ Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT

■ Pentium

■ 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; a high-quality photo printer and special

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90 (or equivalent) processor or higher

media are recommended to print the best images

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4.0 (SP4)

Compatible devices and file formats

■ TWAIN-compatible digital cameras and scanners

■ Imports BMP, JPEG, PCX, uncompressed TIFF, and FPX file formats.

Exports BMP and JPG.

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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

■ 800 x 600 display resolution with Color Depth set to “thousands of

colors”

■ QuickTime

■ HTML browser (such as Microsoft

Navigator

■ CD-ROM drive

■ Mouse or other pointing device

■ Compatible with most printers; a high-quality photo printer and special

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3 or higher

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version 4.0 or higher) to view online help

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Internet Explorer or Netscape®

media are recommended to print the best images

Compatible devices and file formats

■ TWAIN-compatible digital cameras and scanners

■ Can import and overwrite JPEG, PICT, TIFF (if QuickTime 4.0 or

higher is installed), QuickTime, MacPaint,
and 3.0) SGI, PNG, 16-bit BMP, and TGA. Can import but not
overwrite FPX (if QuickTime 4.0 or higher is installed), and GIF files.
Exports PICT and JPEG files.

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Photoshop® (versions 2.5

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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. Double-click the

2. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive. If the Setup
program does not start automatically at this point, double-click

SETUP.EXE to launch it.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Note

If you need to uninstall Film Factory, Click the Start button, and
select Programs > Film Factory > Uninstall. Then follow the
on-screen instructions.

My Computer icon.

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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 Start button, then select

Programs > Film Factory > Film Factory.

To start Film Factory on a Macintosh, open the Film Factory folder and
double-click the

You see the main screen.

Film Factory icon to open the program.

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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
wizards

Film
cases

Menu commands Toolbar tools

Roll of film

PhotoStatus bar

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Scroll bar

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:
Select from
several
printing
features, such
as Standard
Prints, Album
Pages or
Sticker Prints,
and follow the
steps to print
vivid color
images.

Film cases:
Create separate
film cases to
catalog your rolls
by subject.

Select a film case
by choosing it
from this list. Only
the rolls in that
case are
displayed.

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Film rolls: Add
photos to your
rolls and view
them by simply
clicking on a
roll. The current
roll displays a

Scroll bars:
Use the scroll
bars or click on
the arrows to
see more rolls
and more
photos.

yellow
background.

Status bar: Describes the selected menu command and other
information (Windows).

Photos: Click on any photo to select it.
Selected photos display a yellow background.

Select them individually or use Shift-click to
select blocks of photos.

Click All or Cancel to select or deselect all the
photos in a roll.

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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
virtual film rolls, which you can also store in virtual film cases. Pages 7
through 9 show you how film rolls and film cases appear in Film Factory.

Working with film rolls

If you already have photos saved on your computer, you can create virtual
film rolls to manage these photos. Photos can be managed by name, date, and
comment. You can drag and drop copies of your photos from one roll to
another or move them using Ctrl+drag and drop (Windows) or Option+drag
and drop (Macintosh). Or you can use any of Film Factory’s other photo
management tools, which are available on the menus.

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disk or CD-ROM. Photos are organized in

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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.

You can display a film roll in more than one film case. To display all
existing rolls, select

All Rolls from the Film Cases drop-down list.

Managing photos on removable media and networks

Large photo files don’t have to take up space on your hard drive; just store them
on your Zip disk, CD-ROM, or other removable media. If, for example, you
have your photos developed and returned to you on a diskette or CD-ROM,
you can create a roll without storing the actual photos on your hard drive.

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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. Just insert the disk to
continue printing. Rolls that have already been created on your hard drive
can also be transferred to a removable disk, such as a Zip disk.

Finding and sorting photos

The Find Photo command on the Edit menu and Sort Photos command
on the

View menu help you manage large numbers of photos.

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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.

1. Click

2. Click the

3. In the

4. Do one of the following:

5. In the

6. Click

Print Options, if it’s not already selected.

New button. The New Roll window appears.

Name field, enter a name for the new roll.

■ Click Empty Roll to create a roll to which you can add photos later.

■ Click Use Existing Image Folder and browse to a drive and/or

folder where photos already exist. For example, you may have your
photos developed and returned to you on a CD-ROM. In this case,
the photos are not copied to your hard drive; only thumbnail images
are created.

Comment field, you can enter a description to further define your

roll. Comments are useful for searching later on, especially when you have
a large number of rolls.

Add. The roll appears on the main screen.

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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” on page 15 for details.

Adding photos from a disk

Follow these steps to import photos from various sources, such as a disk:

1. Click

2. Select the appropriate film case and film roll.

3. Click the

4. Navigate to the disk and directory where the photos are stored.

5. Click the filename you wish to add. A thumbnail of the photo is

6. Do one of the following to add photos to your roll:

Print Options, if it’s not already selected.

Import button, then select From File from the drop-down

menu. The Import Files window appears.

displayed. (In Windows, you can select more than one with Shift+click or
Ctrl+click.) Click

■ Click Move to move the photos from their source to where Film

Select All to select them all.

Factory stores images.

■ Click Copy to place a copy of the photos where Film Factory stores

images, leaving the originals intact.

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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.

Note

Make sure your device is TWAIN compliant before you try
importing photos. The device should be connected to your
computer and ready to use. See the instructions that came
with your device for help.

If your camera or scanner is not already selected as the import source:

1. Click the

Import button, and choose Import Settings. The Import

Settings window appears.

2. Click the

3. Select the digital camera or scanner you are using and then click

TWAIN tab.

OK.

To import photos from your camera or scanner:

1. Select the appropriate film case and film roll.

2. Click the

Import button, and choose From TWAIN Device. The

software used to transfer photos from your camera or scanner to your
computer is started.

Note

If you have more than one TWAIN device, click Import Settings
to select the device you want to use.

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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. In most cases, retouching does not
modify the original photos.

■ Photos are automatically retouched according to Auto Retouch settings

when you prepare them for printing Standard Prints. See “Printing Your

Photos” on page 20 for details.

■ Photos already stored in a film roll can be selected and retouched

according to Auto Retouch settings using the Auto Retouch command.
See “Automatically retouching a photo” on page 17 for details.

■ Auto Retouch can greatly improve the quality of your photos. If you

want to retouch them manually, you can use the Manual Retouch
command to change the brightness, contrast, and color.

■ You can also manually retouch photos for these additional special

effects: black and white, sepia tone, soft focus, red eye correction, image
rotation, and trimming. See “Manually retouching a photo” on page 18
for an example.

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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.

Before

After

1. Select the roll and then the photo or photos you wish to retouch.

2. Click the

Auto button. The Auto Retouch window appears.

3. The screen shows the photos you selected before and after retouching. All
the retouched photos are outlined with a dark blue border, indicating that
they are selected to be changed. You can do the following:

■ Click on any photos in the top row that you do not want to be

retouched. They will display the blue border when you click them.

■ Use the horizontal scroll bar to see more photos, if necessary.

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■ Click Select All in either row to select all the images in that row.

■ To replace the original photos, check Overwrite Original Image.

These changes cannot be reversed. Otherwise, you can undo retouches
with the

4. Click

Cancel Retouch command on the Retouch menu.

Make Changes. The photos are retouched.

Manually retouching a photo

Photos can be manually retouched to improve their quality or for special
effects, such as retouching a photo to sepia tone, as described below.

Before

After

1. Select the roll and then the photo or photos you wish to retouch.

2. Click the small
and choose any of the retouch options: for example, choose

down arrow button to the right of the Auto button,

Sepia. The

Change Photos to Sepia Tone window appears.

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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. They will display the dark blue border when you click them.

■ Use the horizontal scroll bar to see more photos, if necessary.

■ Click Select All in either row to select all the images in that row.

■ To replace the original photos, check Overwrite Original Image.

These changes cannot be reversed. Otherwise, you can undo retouches
with the

4. Click

Cancel Retouch command on the Retouch menu.

Make Changes. The photos are retouched as you specified.

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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 × 6, etc.

Print an index (or “contact”) sheet of
selected photos.

Print duplicate copies of selected photos.
You can specify the number of duplicates for
each photo.

Print selected photos in a photo album
layout, and add captions to the photos.

Print photos in greeting card layouts with or
without text and graphics.

Print a sheet of stickers, including frames
and other graphics, for a selected photo.

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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.

Printing Standard Prints

You can print one or more photos in standard picture sizes, such as 2 × 3,

3.5 × 5 (standard), or 4 × 6. Use this feature to print photos from an existing

roll or to create a new roll of film, import photos and print, all in one step.

1. Click

2.

3. Click

Standard Prints.

Step 1 Select Roll is highlighted. Select an existing roll or click the
New Roll button to create one.

Step 2 Import & Retouch. Click on the existing photo(s) you

wish to print or import new photos using the
are on a disk) or the

TWAIN Device button (if you’re using a device such

From File button (if they

as a camera or scanner). Imported photos are automatically retouched.

Note

See “Adding photos from a disk” on page 14 and “Adding

photos from a camera or scanner” on page 15 for details about

using these features.

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4. Click Step 3 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or
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; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click
the

Properties button and select the appropriate setting. (See the

“Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help
under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.)

5. Click

Step 4 Print. Choose the number of copies you want. Film Factory

tells you how many sheets of paper are required. When you are ready,
click

Print.

Print Options to return to the main screen.

Click

Printing Index Prints

Follow the steps below to print an index (or “contact”) sheet of selected
photos. This is useful for reviewing your best shots without your computer.

1. Click

2.

Index Prints.

Step 1 Select Photos is highlighted. Select the roll and click on the

photos you wish to print. Click the

Select All button to include all the

photos on the index sheet.

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3. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the format for the index sheet,
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. Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or
Paper Size setting is incorrect, click the

Properties button and select the

appropriate setting. (See the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings”
topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos” or your printer
documentation for details.)

4. Click

Click

Step 3 Print. Choose the number of copies. Film Factory tells you

how many sheets of paper are required. When you are ready, click

Print Options to return to the main screen.

Print.

Printing Duplicate Prints

You can print duplicate copies of selected photos by specifying the number
of duplicates for each selected photo.

1. Click

2.

Duplicate Prints.

Step 1 Select Photos is highlighted. All photos are set to 0 Copies. You

can do the following:

■ To create one duplicate of all the photos, click 1 Copy of Each.

■ To print copies of one or a few photos, click to select the one(s) you

want.

■ If you want more than one copy of any photo, click on the photo

and change the number of copies.

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3. Click Step 2 Print Assignment. Select the size of print, such as 2 × 3 or
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; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size setting is incorrect, click
the

Properties button and select the appropriate setting. (See the

“Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help
under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.)

4. Click

Click

Step 3 Print. Choose the number of copies. Film Factory tells you

how many sheets of paper are required. When you are ready, click

Print Options to return to the main screen.

Print.

Printing Album Pages

You can print selected photos in a photo album layout and even add
captions to the photos. Follow these steps:

1. Click

2.

Album Pages.

Step 1 Select Photos is highlighted. Select the photos in the order you

wish them to appear in your album:

■ Click Select All to print photos in the order they appear in the

main screen.

■ Click on the photos individually in the order you want them to

print for your album. As you click on a photo, a number appears at
the bottom left corner of each photo indicating its order in the
sequence.

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Note

If you deselect a photo by clicking it again, the other photos are
renumbered.

3. Click Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a layout style for your album pages,
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.
Then check the Printer Settings; if the Printer, Media Type, or Paper Size
setting is incorrect, click the

Properties button and select the appropriate

setting. (See the “Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the
online Help under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for
details.)

4. Click

Step 3 Edit Layout to move your photos and text boxes anywhere

on the album page. Just click on the image to select it and then click again
and drag it. Add text to the page by selecting a text box and clicking

Edit Text. If your photos have comments, they will be displayed. Type

the text you want and change the font, if desired, by clicking the
button. When you are done making changes, click

Save to save the format. (To retrieve a layout, click Open in Step 1.)

5. Click

Step 4 Print. Choose the number of copies you want. Film

OK and then click

Font

Factory tells you how many sheets of paper are required. When you are
ready, click

Click

Print Options to return to the main screen.

Print.

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Printing Greeting Cards

Using the Greeting Card option, you can print selected photos and text in a
greeting card layout, as described below.

Note

EPSON offers Glossy Photo Greeting Card media designed
specifically for EPSON Stylus
with Film Factory, your photos are printed edge-to-edge. The

8.5 × 11-inch sheets are perforated along three sides so you

can easily remove the border after printing; the finished card

measures 4.7 × 7 inches (119 mm × 178 mm) when folded. To

order EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards, call EPSON
Accessories toll-free at 1-800-873-7766 or visit our web site at
www.epsonsupplies.com. Use this order number: S041267.

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color ink jet printers. When used

1. Click Greeting Cards.

2.

Step 1 Select Photo is highlighted. Select the photo you wish to appear

on your greeting card.

3. Click

Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a Greeting Card Style as follows:

■ If you are using EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Card media, and

your picture is horizontal (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

■ If you are using another type of greeting card media, use the scroll

EPSON Card2.

bar to see more layout options and select the appropriate one.

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4. Make sure the Printer Settings are correct. If not, click the Properties
button and select the appropriate ones. (See the “Recommended Paper
Types and Settings” topic in the online Help under “Printing Photos”
or your printer documentation for details.)

Note

Do not change the Orientation setting. Film Factory
automatically selects the correct orientation for the card style
you have selected.

5. Click Step 3 Edit Layout. If you want to type text over your picture or
on the back of the card, click on the desired text box and then click the

Edit Text button. Type the text you want and change the font, if desired,

by clicking the

OK and then click Save to save the format. (To retrieve a layout, click
Open in Step 1.)

6. Click

Step 4 Print. You should print only one card at a time, so make

Font button. When you are done making changes, click

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. When you are ready, click

Print.

8. After the card has been printed, remove it from the printer.

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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

2. Make sure the Printer Settings are correct. If not, click the

Step 2 Choose Layout. Select a Greeting Card Style:

■ If your picture is horizontal (and the card will be folded at the top),

select

EPSON Card1 - text.

■ If your picture is vertical (and the card will be folded along the side),

select

EPSON Card2 - text.

Properties

button and select the appropriate ones. For the inside of the card, the
media type should be Plain paper or a similar setting. (See the
“Recommended Paper Types and Settings” topic in the online Help
under “Printing Photos” or your printer documentation for details.)

Note

Do not change the Orientation setting. Film Factory
automatically selects the correct orientation for the card style
you have selected.

3. Click Step 3 Edit Layout. Click on the desired text box and then click
the

Edit Text button. Type the text you want and change the font, if

desired, by clicking the
changes, click
layout, click

OK and then click Save to save the format. (To retrieve a

Open in Step 1.)

Font button. When you are done making

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4. Click Step 4 Print. Make sure the number of copies is set to 1 and load
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.

5. When you are ready, click

Click

Print Options to return to the main screen.

Print.

Printing Sticker Prints

Follow these steps to print a sheet of stickers, including frames and other
graphics, for a selected photo:

1. Click

2.

3. Click

4. Click

Sticker Prints.

Step 1 Select Photo is highlighted. Select the photo you want to appear

on your stickers.

Step 2 Choose Layout. Select the Sticker Print Layout you want,

such as 4 × 4 or 3 × 3. Use the scroll bar to see more options. If you are
using EPSON Photo Sticker paper (product number S041144), be sure to
select a

4 × 4 Sticker Print Layout, A6 Index card 105 × 148 mm as the

Media Size,

Film

Landscape as the Orientation, and Photo Quality Glossy

as the Media Type. If you are using other media, make sure the

settings are correct for your paper.

Step 3 Select Frame. Select the frame you want to use on your

stickers. Use the scroll bar to see additional choices.

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5. Click Step 4 Edit Layout. Your photo is displayed with the frame
selection. Now you can modify the sticker as follows:

■ Use the buttons to reposition the frame.

■ Use the and buttons for more precise positioning.

■ Add text to your photo by clicking Edit Text. Type the text you

want and change the font if desired. Once the text frame is added,
you can drag it to its final position on the sticker.

■ To save your layout, click Save. (To retrieve a layout, click Open.)

6. Click

Step 5 Print.

Choose the number of copies you want. Film Factory tells you how many
sheets of stickers are required. When you are ready, click

Print.

Note

You may want to experiment with sheets of plain paper before
using your photo sticker sheets. To do this, cut several sheets
of plain paper to match the size of your sticker sheets. Print a
sheet of plain paper and then hold it up to a photo sticker sheet
to test the alignment. If necessary, use the positioning tools in
the Adjust Print Position box to match the photo frames to the
stickers.

Click Print Options to return to the main screen.

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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. Select the roll and then the photos you wish to include in your slide
show. If you want to select all photos in a roll, click

2. From the View menu, choose

Slide Show. The Slide Show window

appears.

3. Check

Auto Change and enter the number of seconds for each photo to

display. You can also use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to
move backward and forward through your photos.

4. Check

Auto Repeat if you want to continuously cycle through the

photos until you press

Esc. Otherwise, the slide show ends when all of

the photos have been displayed.

5. Click

Run to begin.

Creating web pages of your photos

1. Select the roll and then the photos you want to use in your web pages. If
you want to select all photos in a roll, click

2. From the File menu, choose

Export Photo > Web Format. The Web

Export Settings window appears.

All.

All.

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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.

6. Click

OK. If you have selected several photos, creating the web pages may

take a few minutes.

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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.

Converting any photo to desktop wallpaper

If you are using Windows, you can turn a photo into wallpaper for your
desktop. (This option is not available on the Macintosh.)

1. Select the roll and then the photo you want to save as wallpaper.

2. From the File menu, choose

Export Photo > Wallpaper. The Export

Wallpaper window appears.

3. Check

Save to 256 colors if you wish to convert your photo to 256

colors. This saves memory, but the colors in your photo may be less vibrant.

4. Click

OK. The photo is saved in the Windows folder and applied to your

desktop.

Using Film Factory’s screen saver

If you are using Windows, you can use a photo as your screen saver. (This
option is not available on the Macintosh.)

1. Double-click the

2. Click the

Screen Saver tab and select the Film Factory screen saver

from the Screen Saver drop-down list.

My Computer > Control Panel > Display icons.

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3. Click Settings. On the Select Rolls tab, check the film rolls you wish to
include in the screen saver. On the
screen saver will behave.

4. Click

OK twice.

Preferences tab, specify how the

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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