Canon XL2 User manual

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for Windows

Software Guide

•ZoomBrowserEX

•PhotoStitch

AA

ABC

Transfer Images and Movies

Insert Text Save Still Images

From Movies

Edit Movies

Print Images Back Up to a CD Attach Images to

Email

Special Features

Plus many other useful features

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About this Manual

Notation Conventions

Thecontentsofthismanualareclassifiedaccordingtothefollowingsymbols.

IMPORTANT

•The“Important”sectionscontainoperatingprecautionsorimportanttopics.

Ensurethatyoureadthem.

HINT

• The“Hint”sectionscontainproceduralsuggestionsandtipsforyourconvenience.Readthemas

necessary.

Operating Environment

•ThismanualusesWindowsVistascreenshotsandproceduresintheexplanations.

Thescreenshotsandproceduresmayappearslightlydifferentifyouareusing

anotherversionofWindows.

•Thedisplayedscreensandproceduresmayalsodifferslightlyfromtheexamples

dependinguponthecameraorprintermodelinuse.

•TheexplanationsinthisguidearebasedonthepremisethataCanoncompact

digitalcamerawillbeusedwiththesoftware.

•Somefunctionsmaynotbeavailabledependingonthecameramodel.

Word Searches

ThisdocumentisprovidedasanAdobeReaderdocument.UseAdobeReader’sSearch

functionstofindspecificwordsorphrasesthatyourecallbutcannotfind.Toaccess

thisfunction,inAdobeReaderclickthe[Edit]menuandselectthe[Search]option.

IfyouareusingAdobeReader8orlater,youcanalsoperformsearcheswiththe[Find]

functionrightonthetoolbar.

Inputsearchtexthere

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Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer

•Whenconnectingthecameratothecomputerwithaninterfacecable,makesuretoconnect

thecabledirectlytothecomputer’sUSBport.Theconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyif

youattachthecameratothecomputerviaaUSBhub.

•TheconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyifyouareusingotherUSBdevices,excluding

USBmiceorkeyboards,atthesametimeasthecamera.Ifthisoccurs,disconnecttheother

devicesfromthecomputerandtryreconnectingthecamera.

•Donotconnecttwoormorecamerasatthesametimetothesamecomputer.The

connectionsmaynotoperatecorrectly.

•Donotallowthecomputertogointosleep(standby)modewhileacameraisconnected

viatheUSBinterfacecable.Ifthisdoeshappen,donotdisconnecttheinterfacecable.Try

toawakenthecomputerwiththecameraintheconnectedstate.Somecomputerswillnot

awakenproperlyifyoudisconnectthecamerawhiletheyareinsleep(standby)mode.Please

refertoyourcomputermanualforinstructionsregardingthesleep(standby)mode.

•DonotdisconnectthecamerafromthecomputerifCameraWindowisdisplayedonthe

screen.

IMPORTANT

•YouarerecommendedtouseanACadapter(soldseparately)whenconnecting

toacomputer.Ensurethatyouusefullychargedbatteriesifyoucannotusean

ACadapter.

•Seethe

Camera User Guide

for procedures on connecting the camera to the

computer.

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About this Manual................................................................................................................... 2

Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer.................................................... 3

Things to Remember............................................................................................ 6

The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows...................................................................................... 6

WindowsThatCommunicateWiththeCameraandManageImages........................................ 6

Main Window........................................................................................................................... 7

HowtoDisplaytheMainWindow................................................................................................ 7

NamesoftheMainWindowParts................................................................................................. 7

How to Perform Tasks.............................................................................................................. 8

SelectingTasksandTaskWindowProcedures.............................................................................. 8

Mastering the Basics............................................................................................ 9

Transferring Images................................................................................................................. 9

TransferringImagesbyConnectingtheCameratoaComputer................................................. 9

Printing.................................................................................................................................... 12

PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage................................................................................... 12

IndexPrint..................................................................................................................................... 14

How to Use CameraWindow................................................................................................. 16

FirstMenuScreentoOpen........................................................................................................... 16

ImageTransferScreen.................................................................................................................. 17

OrganizeImagesScreen............................................................................................................... 18

How to Use the Main Window.............................................................................................. 19

MainWindow............................................................................................................................... 19

DisplayModes.............................................................................................................................. 20

DisplayControlPanel................................................................................................................... 20

BrowserAreaTasks....................................................................................................................... 21

PropertiesWindow....................................................................................................................... 22

ViewerWindow............................................................................................................................ 23

More Advanced Techniques.............................................................................. 24

Editing Images........................................................................................................................ 24

RedEyeCorrection....................................................................................................................... 24

AutoAdjustment.......................................................................................................................... 24

Color/BrightnessAdjustment....................................................................................................... 25

AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines............................................................................... 25

Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage................................................................................ 26

InsertingText................................................................................................................................ 26

UsingOtherEditingSoftware...................................................................................................... 27

AttachingSounds.......................................................................................................................... 28

CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.................................................................................... 29

EditingMovies.............................................................................................................................. 30

ConvertingRAWImages–DigitalPhotoProfessional................................................................. 31

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Exporting................................................................................................................................ 33

ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes...................................................................................... 33

ChangingMovieSizesandTypes................................................................................................. 33

ExtractingStillsfromMovies........................................................................................................ 34

ExportingShootingInformation................................................................................................. 34

CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages................................................................................... 35

CreatingComputerWallpaperImages........................................................................................ 35

SavingtoCDs................................................................................................................................ 36

UploadingMoviestoYouTube.............................................................................................. 37

UploadingtoYouTube................................................................................................................. 37

Email........................................................................................................................................ 38

AttachingImagestoEmail........................................................................................................... 38

Slide Shows............................................................................................................................. 39

ViewingImagesinSlideShows.................................................................................................... 39

Image Management............................................................................................................... 40

ChangingFileNamesinBatches................................................................................................. 40

SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate........................................................................... 40

Configuring Image Information Settings............................................................................. 41

SettingStarRatings...................................................................................................................... 41

InsertingComments...................................................................................................................... 41

AssigningKeywords...................................................................................................................... 42

Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images............................................................................... 43

SearchingImages.......................................................................................................................... 43

FilteringImages............................................................................................................................ 44

SortingImages.............................................................................................................................. 44

Comparing Images................................................................................................................. 45

ComparingMultipleImages......................................................................................................... 45

My Camera Settings............................................................................................................... 46

ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage...................................................................... 46

Transferring Images............................................................................................................... 48

TransferringImagestoaCamera................................................................................................. 48

CANONiMAGEGATEWAY..................................................................................................... 49

AboutCANONiMAGEGATEWAY(forU.S.A.customersonly)................................................... 49

Registering.................................................................................................................................... 49

AvailableServices.......................................................................................................................... 50

Preference Settings................................................................................................................ 51

CustomizingZoomBrowserEX..................................................................................................... 51

CustomizingtheTaskButtons...................................................................................................... 51

Appendices......................................................................................................... 52

List of Available Functions..................................................................................................... 52

Supported Image Types......................................................................................................... 54

Uninstalling the Software..................................................................................................... 55

Memory Card Folder Structure.............................................................................................. 56

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................... 57

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HINT

Use the Help Function

The (Help)buttonorHelpmenuisavailableinmostCameraWindowandZoomBrowserEXwindows.It

isthereforwhenyouareunsurehowtoproceed.

The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows

Windows That Communicate With the Camera and Manage Images

ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforZoomBrowserEXprocedures.

Transferwindow,whichopenswhenacameraisconnected.

CameraWindow

Youcanview,editandprinttheimagesinthe

computer.

Organizingwindowfortransferredimages.

Main Window

Youcantransferalloraselectionofimagesfromtheconnectedcamera.

CameraWindowclosesandthescreenchanges

aftertheimagesaretransferredfromthecamera.

Double-clickthisicon

onthedesktop.

Double-click

animage.

TheViewerWindowthat

appearswhenyouview

animage.

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Main Window

How to Display the Main Window

MainWindowwillappearafterthecameraimagesaretransferredand

CameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitbydouble-clickingthe

ZoomBrowserEXicononthedesktop.

Names of the Main Window Parts

Menu Bar

Function Buttons

Display Control Panel

Task Buttons

Selectstasksto

perform.

Last Acquired Images

Displaysthelastimages

transferred.

Folder Area

Selectsafolder

todisplay.

Browser Area

Iconsthatindicate

imagepropertiesdisplay

aroundimages,as

shownontheleft.

PropertiesIcon(Displaysimageproperties)

 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sStitchAssistmode

 :RAWimage

 :Movie

 :Imagewithsoundmemoattached

 :Protectedimage

 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sAEBfunction

 :Rotatedimage(rotatedindisplayonly)

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How to Perform Tasks

Selecting Tasks and Task Window Procedures

ManyZoomBrowserEXfunctionscanbeaccessedbyselectingataskintheMain

Windowandfollowingtheinstructionsintheguidancesectionofthenewwindow.

Forfurtherdetailsonthefunctions,referto“ListofAvailableFunctions”inthe

appendix.

1

Selectatask.

Themajorstepsforthe

taskappearhere.

Followthestepsinorder.

Youcanreturntoa

previousstep.

Anoverviewforthe

selectedtaskappearshere.

Cancelstheprocedureand

returnstotheprevious

window.

2

Follow the instructions

toperformthetask.

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IMPORTANT

•Theinstructionsinthissoftwaremanualassumethatyouhavecorrectlyinstalled

thesoftware.Seethe

Camera User Guide

forsoftwareinstallationprocedures.

•Fordetailsonhowtoconnectthecameratoacomputer,refertothe

Camera User

Guide

.Pleasealsoreferto“PrecautionsforConnectingtheCameratotheComputer”.

•WithsomeversionsofMicrosoftWindows,CameraWindowmaynotopenwhen

thecameraisconnected.Inthiscase,double-clicktheZoomBrowserEXicononthe

desktoptostartZoomBrowserEXandopentheMainWindow.Clickthe[Acquire&

CameraSettings]taskbutton,followedby[ConnecttoCamera].

1

Connectthecameratothecomputerwiththesuppliedinterfacecable.

2

Turn on the camera power, set it to playback mode and prepare it to

communicatewiththecomputer.

3

When a window similar to the one at

therightappears,click[Downloads

Images From Canon Camera using Canon

CameraWindow].

WithWindowsXP,click[CanonCameraWindow]

then[OK]intheAutoPlaywindow.

ForWindows7,usethefollowingstepstodisplay

CameraWindow.

1. Click

onthetaskbar.

2. Inthescreenthatappears,clickthe

linktomodifytheprogram.

3. Click[DownloadsImagesFromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow],then

click[OK].

4. Doubleclick

.

Transferring Images

Transferring Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer

Transferthecameraimagestothecomputer.

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CameraWindow(MenuScreen)

4

Click[ImportImagesfrom

Camera], and then click

[ImportUntransferred

Images].

Onlyimagesthathavenotyet

beentransferredwillstartto

transfer.

Afteryouclick[OK]inthe

dialogthatindicatesthetransfer

iscompleteandclosethe

CameraWindowscreen,the

transferredimageswilldisplayin

theMainWindow.

Youcanselectthenewly

transferredimagesbytheir

shootingdatesorMyCategory

(selectmodelsonly)classification.

:Folderscontaining

newlyacquiredimages

•Imagesfrommemorycardswithlargenumbersofimages(morethan1,000)maynottransfer

correctly.Ifthishappens,pleaseuseamemorycardreadertotransfer.Fordetailsontransferring

imagesfromamemorycardreader,referto“TransferringImagesUsingaMemoryCardReader”.

•Moviefilestaketimetotransfersincethefilesarelarge.

HINT

Changing the Transfer Destination Folder

Thedefaultsettingssavetransferredimagesinto

the[Pictures]or[MyPictures]folders.Tochangethe

destinationfolder,clickthe buttonshownonthe

rightinStep4asdescribedabove,thenclickthe[Import]

button.Inthe[FolderSettings]tab,click[Browse]to

completesettingsinthescreencurrentlydisplayed.

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Select Images to Import

Totransferonlyaselectionofimagesfrom

thecamera,click[ImportImagesfrom

Camera]inCameraWindow(menuscreen),

thenselectimagesintheimagetransfer

screen,andclickthe (Import)button.

Fordetails,referto“ImageTransferScreen”.

Import All Images

Totransferallimagesonthecamera,

click[ImportImagesfromCamera]in

CameraWindow(menuscreen)then,[Import

AllImages].

Automatically Transferring Images on

ZoomBrowserEXStart-Up

Toautomaticallytransferimageswhen

CameraWindowstartsup,clickthebutton

shownontherightinCameraWindow

(menuscreen),thenclickthe[Import]

button,andthe[AutoImport]tab.Add

acheckmarkto[Startimportingimages

automaticallywhenthissoftwareis

launched.].

Transferring Images Using a Memory Card Reader

Anactionselectionwindowwillopenwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader.Ifyou

select[View/DownloadImagesUsingCanonZoomBrowserEX],ZoomBrowserEXwillstartanddisplaythe

followingwindow.Usethiswindowtoperformthetransferringprocedures.

Transfersallimagesthathavenotyetbeen

transferred.

Allowsyoutoselectandtransferimages.

Printsimages.

Configuresthetransferfolderand

othersettings.

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Click[PhotoPrint].

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Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMain

Window.

Printing

Printing a Single Image on a Single Page

Printsoneimageperpage.

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Confirmthat[1.Select

Images] is chosen and select

imagesforprinting.

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Printing Movies

Moviescannotbeprinted,butyoucanextractstillimagesfrommovies,andprintthemaftertheyhave

beensaved.Fordetailsonhowtosavestillimagesfrommovies,referto“ExtractingStillsfromMovies”.

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Click[2.PrinterandLayoutSettings]andsetthecategoriesasdesired.

Setstheprinter,paper

sizeandborderless

printingsettings.

Clickheretocropandprintaportionofanimage.

Clickheretoinserttext

ontoanimageandprint.

Setstheshootingdate/timeimprintsettings.

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Click[3.Print].

Printingwillstart.

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Printing Using Other Software

Ifyouhavespecializedprintingsoftwareinstalledonthecomputer,youcanalsouseittoprintthe

images.Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow,followedby[PrintUsingOther

Software].

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Index Print

Printsanindexoftheimages.

1

Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMain

Window.

2

Click[IndexPrint].

3

Confirmthat[1.Select

Images] is chosen and select

imagesforprinting.

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Click[2.PrinterandLayoutSettings]andsetthecategoriesasdesired.

Setstheprinterand

papersizesettings.

Rotatesselected

images.

Clickheretocropa

portionoftheselected

imageandprintit.

Selectanimageto

rotateortrim.

Setsthenumberof

rowsorcolumns.

Configurestheprintingoftheshootinginformation,

comments,headers,footersorpagenumbers.

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Click[3.Print].

Printingwillstart.

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How to Use CameraWindow

First Menu Screen to Open

Thisscreenappearswhenthecameraisconnectedtoyourcomputer.

Clickeachbuttontodisplaytheavailableoptions.

Displaysin-camera

memorycard

information.

Displayscamerainformation.

Startsoperationsfor

transferringimagesfromthe

cameratoyourcomputer.

Startsoperationsfor

protecting,rotating,and

deletingimagesonthe

camera.Alsotransfersimages

fromyourcomputertothe

camera.

Startsoperationsforsetting

thecamerastart-upscreen,

start-upsound,andvarious

camerasounds.Fordetails,

referto“MyCamera

Settings”in“MoreAdvanced

Techniques”.Thismenumay

notappeardependingonyour

cameramodel.

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Customizing CameraWindow Functions

Ifyouclickthe buttonasshownintheupperrightofthescreen,youcancustomizevariousfunctions

tomakeCameraWindoweasiertouse.Youcanchangetheautomatictransfersettings,thestart-up

screenthatappearswhenstartingCameraWindow,andthetransferdestinationfolder.

Startsoperationsfor

uploadingmoviesonthe

cameratowebservices.

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ReturnstotheMenuscreen.

 Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthe

thumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

Image Transfer Screen

Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[ImportImagesfromCamera]ontheMenuscreen,

thenclick[SelectImagestoImport].Selecttheimageyouwanttotransferandclick

the buttontotransfertheimagetoy.ourcomputer.

Changesthumbnailsize

(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)

ClosesCameraWindow.

Switchesbetweenwindowdisplay

modes.

Thumbnaildisplay

Previewdisplay

Fullscreendisplay

Double-clickinganimageswitches

topreviewdisplay.

 Transferstheimagechosen

inViewerWindowtoyour

computer.

Imagesonthecamera

thatmatchtheselected

filterdisplayinthearea

totheright.

Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.

Thismarkappearsonimagesthat

havenotyetbeentransferred.

Cancelsimage selection.

  Rotateschosenimages

90°totheleftorright.

 Selectsallimages.

IMPORTANT

•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.

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Organize Images Screen

Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[OrganizeImagesonCamera]ontheMenuscreen,

thenclick[OrganizeImages].Clickingafolderontheleftwilldisplayallimageswithin

thefolderasthumbnails(smallimages)ontherightofthescreen.

IMPORTANT

•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.

•Clickingthe

(Delete)buttonwilldeletetheimagefromthecamera.Exercise

adequatecaution,asyoucannotretrievethedeletedimages.

ReturnstotheMenuscreen.

 Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthe

thumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

Changesthumbnailsize

(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)

ClosesCameraWindow.

Switchesbetweenwindowdisplay

modes.

Thumbnaildisplay

Previewdisplay

Fullscreendisplay

Double-clickinganimageswitches

topreviewdisplay.

 Deletestheimagechosen

inViewerWindow.

Imagesonthecamera

thatmatchtheselected

filterdisplayinthearea

totheright.

Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.

Thismarkappearsonimagesthat

havenotyetbeentransferred.

 Protects/cancelsprotection

fortheimagechosenin

ViewerWindow.

  Rotateschosenimages

90°totheleftorright.

 Transfersimagesonyour

computertothecamera.

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How to Use the Main Window

Main Window

ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinZoomBrowserEX.

Slide Show

Displaystheselectedimagesin

successioninthewindow.

Properties

Displaysinformationabouta

selectedimage.

View Image

Displaystheselectedimage

intheViewerWindow.

Task Buttons

Selectsatasktoperform.

Search

Performssearchesonimages.

Delete

Deletestheselectedimagesorfolders.

• DeletedimagesaresenttotheRecycleBinon

thedesktop.

• Theassociationbetweenasoundmemoand

animagecannotberecoveredfromafile

restoredfromtheRecycleBin.

Rotate

Rotatesaselectedimage.

• Clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[Rotate

AccordingtoRotationInformation]to

rotatetheoriginalimageaswellinthe

displayeddirection.

Folder Area

Selectsafoldertodisplay.

• YoucanregisterfoldersyouuseoftenasFavoriteFolders(

).Registerbyclicking[Add].

TodeleteafolderintheFavoriteFoldersarea,selectafolderandclickthe[Remove]button.

Browser Area

Displaystheimagesin

anindexlist.

Display Control Panel

Configuresthesettings

fordisplayingimagesin

theBrowserArea.

Last Acquired Images

Youcancheckimages

byshootingdateorMy

Category.

Display Mode

Selectsadisplaymode

fortheBrowserArea.

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Display Modes

Selectabrowserareadisplaymodetofityourpurposes.

Zoom Mode: suitedfor

surveyingmanyimages.

Scroll Mode: allows

thumbnailstobeviewedata

sizesuitedforeasyviewing.

Preview Mode: allowsthe

imageinformationtoberead

whileviewingtheimage.

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Magnify Thumbnails to Check Images

Inzoommodeorscrollmode,positioningthemousepointeroverathumbnailcausestheimageto

appearatahighermagnificationinaMouseOverwindow.YoucanalsosettheMouseOverwindowto

notshowinthe (ShowInformation)menu.

Display Control Panel

ThispaneladjuststhedisplaysettingsfortheBrowserArea.

Selection Menu

Clickthistoselect/deselectall

imagesintheBrowserArea.

Select Button

Usethistoselectimages

inZoommode.

Display Size

Changesthesizeofthe

thumbnailintheBrowserArea.

Show/Hide Image Information Menu

Selectheretoshow/hidesuchimage

informationasthefilenameorshooting

dateorratingbeneaththe

thumbnail.

Fit to Window

Changesthethumbnailsize

tofitthemintothewindow.

Filter Tool Menu

Displaysonlyimages

thatcorrespondto

specificconditions.

Zoom Button

Usethistozoomin

andoutonanimage.

Scroll Button

Usethiswhenin

zoommodetomove

thedisplayedportion

oftheimage(drag

insidethebrowser

area).

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