|
Install
Film Tables First if using Version 2.0.4 or lower
Before using RasterPlus95 with
a Palette film printer, you must run the Palette for Windows or Digital
Palette for Windows Setup program which comes with your Palette film
printer. Make sure to check the Palette for Windows Setup and Setup
Palette film tables options.
Common Error:
"Wrong Camera Back Selected"
If you are
running Win 95/98, Then you need to install the Polaroid film tables
then reinstall RasterPlus. This will resolve the issue.
Win 95/98 LPT Centronics (Parallel)
Printing ( not supported on Windows NT)
The LPT port mode should be set
to ECP in the BIOS Setup of the computer. This is especially true for
computers with speeds of more than 166 MHz. Windows NT does not support
Centronics printing with non-SCSI Polaroid CFRs. Check the
listing for compatibility.
| Device |
Win 95 Interface |
Win NT Interface |
| CI-3000/S |
Centronics (Parallel) |
Not supported |
| CI-5000/S |
Centronics (Parallel) and SCSI |
SCSI only |
| HR 6000/SE |
Centronics (Parallel) and SCSI |
SCSI only |
| ProPalette 8000/All |
Centronics (Parallel) and SCSI |
SCSI only |
| ProPalette 7000/All |
Centronics (Parallel) and SCSI |
SCSI only |
SCSI Printing
To properly install the
Polaroid Digital Palette as a SCSI Device under Windows,
refer to
SCSI Devices. |
|
Version
Improvement List
Polaroid Improvements by Rasterplus Software Version Release. Please
view the list of improvements. Updating to the
latest software is recommended for best performance. Application
Specific information is located in the Version release notes. Use
Version links below. |
|
Device Options and Definitions of Controls
When you click Options
from the Device Properties window of RasterPlus95, you get the following
dialog: |
|
Film Type
Select the type of film you've
loaded in the camera; a description of the film will be displayed in the
edit box below. |
| Brightness Calibration
Specify what to do when the
camera reports a calibration error; only change this on the advice of a
Polaroid technician (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000). |
| Data Delivery
Specify the way that data is
sent to the color film recorder; only change this on the advice of a
Polaroid technician (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000). |
| Data Quality
Fast is the default and will
result in faster imaging. Fine will result in slower, marginally-higher
quality imaging. (not available on the ProPalette 8000 and 7000). |
| Force black background
Fill all non-object areas of
the image with black. This is especially useful when imaging 35mm slides
where the default white back ground may cause unsightly lines at the
edges of the slide. |
| Defaults
Reset all items to their
defaults. |
| Exposure
Set exposure levels on the
camera. |
| Cam Adjust
Alter the camera adjust values
of the current camera back. |
| Info
Display a dialog box which
displays information about your film printer. Also indicates if the CFR
is online. |
| SCSI Adapter #
Defaults to 0. Refers to the
physical number of the board the device is connected to. Allows you to
change the Adapter # if another SCSI or other PCI type card is taking
that current default number. |
| Single Image Mode
If checked, will only allow one
image in the buffer at a time. |
| Setting Exposure Levels
When you click the Exposure
button in the Options dialog, you get the following dialog:
You can move the sliders in the
above dialog to change the overall or relative color levels of the
images you produce on the Digital Palette. |
| Calibrating your camera
When you click the Cam Adjust
button in the Options dialog, you get the following camera adjust
dialog:
You use this dialog in the
following way to calibrate your camera:
1. Add one of the following
calibration files to your active queue based on your current camera
back. The files are located in the "Polaroid Calibration" subdirectory
of your RasterPlus95 installation directory.
|
File:
|
Camera Back:
|
| CA_35MM.CPS |
35mm camera back |
| CA_AUTO.CPS |
Auto camera back |
| CA_4X5.CPS |
4x5 camera back |
| CA_PACK.CPS |
Pack camera back |
| CA_6x7.CPS |
6x7 camera back |
| CA_6x8.CPS |
6x8 camera back |
2. Do Edit...Queue
Properties...Options...Cam Adjust from the main menu of RasterPlus95
and check the Override for test image box. Keep clicking OK to close
all the config dialogs.
3. Print the file to the
Palette film printer. A calibration wedge picture will be imaged.
Consult your Digital Palette manual for more information on reading the
wedge values in the image.
4. Do Edit...Queue
Properties...Options...Cam Adjust from the main menu of RasterPlus95 and
un-check the Override for test image box. Now enter the wedge values
that you got from step 3. Keep clicking OK to close all the config
dialogs. |
| Polaroid PPD Files
RasterPlus95 has PostScript
Printer Description (PPD) files that describe the features of all the
supported printers. These PPD files may be needed by some applications
like PageMaker and when configuring to print from a network node. The
PPD files are created when the printer is installed under Windows and
placed in the RasterPlus95\PPD directory.
|
Film Recorder:
|
PPD File:
|
| Digital Palette CI-3000 |
ci-3000.ppd |
| Digital Palette CI-3000s |
ci-3000s.ppd |
| Digital Palette CI-5000 |
ci-5000.ppd |
| Digital Palette CI-5000s |
ci-5000s.ppd |
| Digital Palette HR6000 |
hr6000.ppd |
| ProPalette 7000 |
p7000.ppd |
| ProPalette 8000 |
p8000.ppd |
|
