Olympus Master Plus Operating Instructions Manual

Software for Editing and

Managing Images

Operating Instructions

OLYMPUS Master 1.1/Plus

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Introduction 8

Welcome!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Intellectual Property Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Purchasing the Plus Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OLYMPUS Master Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Purchasing Plus Version and Upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to Use This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Help Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Before You Start 14

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Intuitive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Organizing Images in Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Search Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Editing Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Correction Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Filter Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

RAW Development Process Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Support for Movie and Sound Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Wide Variety of Printing Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Enjoying Images on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CD/DVD Writing Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Basic Operations 25

Starting Up and Shutting Down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Starting Up OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Automatic Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Shutting Down OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Transferring Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Transfer Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

[Transfer Images] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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[Transfer Images] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Transferring Images from a Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Transferring Images from Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Registering New Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Browsing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

[Browse] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

[Browse] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Browse Mode and View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Switching to Browse Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Switching to View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Displaying Files in Calendar View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Switching between the Calendar and Thumbnail Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switching the Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Thumbnail Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Viewing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Watching Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Playing Back Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Displaying Files in Folder View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Print Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Print Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Print Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Automatic Compensation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Photo Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Advanced Operations 87

Checking File Information (Properties). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Viewing File Information (Properties) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Changing the Shooting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Changing the Shooting Date of Multiple Files in a Single Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Playing Back Linked Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Recording Linked Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Deleting Linked Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Reconnecting to the Missing File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Organizing Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Organizing Files in Calendar View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Organizing Files in Folder View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Renaming a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Renaming Multiple Files in a Single Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Selecting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Copying an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Converting Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

[Convert Format] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

[Convert Format] Window Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Converting Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Saving the Converted File with a Different Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Saving Multiple Files in a Single Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Converting Images to a Format Viewable on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Transferring Images to Camera Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

[Camera Album] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

[Camera Album] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Setting Up the Transfer to Camera Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Creating Title Page of the Camera Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

RAW Development Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

[RAW Development] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

[RAW Development] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

RAW Development Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Saving the Processed File with a Different Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Saving Multiple Files in a Single Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Advanced Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Index Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Creating and Printing a Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Creating and Printing a Postcard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Creating and Printing an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Creating and Printing a Contact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Downloading Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

[Create and Share] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Attaching an Image to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

[E-mail] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

[E-mail] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Attaching an Image to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Creating an HTML Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

[HTML Album] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

[HTML Album] Window Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Creating an HTML Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Setting an Image as the Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

[Wallpaper] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

[Wallpaper] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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Setting an Image as the Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Watching a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

[Slide Show] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

[Slide Show] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Setting the Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Saving a Slide Show as a Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

[Screen Saver] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

[Screen Saver] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Saving a Slide Show as a Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Making a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

[Movie Maker] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

[Movie Maker] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Making a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Saving HTML Albums in a CD or DVD (CD/DVD Album) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

[CD/DVD Album] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

[CD/DVD Album] Window Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Creating a CD/DVD Album of HTML Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Creating a Video CD of a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

[Video CD] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

[Video CD] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Creating a Video CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

Automatic Panorama Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

[Auto Panorama] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

[Auto Panorama] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Creating Auto Panorama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Free Stitch Panorama Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

[Free Stitch Panorama] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

[Free Stitch Panorama] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Creating Free Stitch Panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Setting Options for OLYMPUS Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

[General] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

[Register Applications] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

[MPEG4 Settings] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

[Transfer Settings]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

[Auto Start] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

[Simple Slide Show] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

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Backing Up 296

Backing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

[Backup Images] Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

[Backup Images] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Backing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299

Editing Images 301

[Image Edit] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

[Image Edit] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Tool Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

[Image Edit] Window Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Basic Editing Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Zooming the Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Scrolling the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Making a Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Cutting and Pasting Part of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Copying and Pasting Part of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Undoing an Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Redoing an Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Saving an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Editing Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Rotating the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Flipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Resizing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Inserting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324

Using Filter Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Applying Monochrome Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Applying Sepia Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Adjusting Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Adjusting Tone Curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Adjusting the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Adjusting the Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Applying Instant Fix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Applying Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Applying Blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Correcting Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Applying Red-Eye Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

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Applying Auto Tone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Editing Movies 341

[Movie Edit] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

[Movie Edit] Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Movie Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343

[Movie Edit] Window Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Basic Editing Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Displaying the Image at Actual Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Displaying the Image to Fit the Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Undoing an Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Redoing an Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Saving a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Editing Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Rotating the Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Saving a Frame in the Movie as an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Making a Cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Using Filter Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Applying Monochrome Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Applying Sepia Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Applying Instant Fix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Appendices 359

Supported File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Importing Images from CAMEDIA Master 4.x Albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

About Web Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Updating the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Updating the Firmware of Your Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Functions Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Index 378

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Introduction

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus product.

Please read these instructions carefully in order to get the best results from this product.

Note

• The contents of this software and this manual may not be reproduced in whole or in part except for personal

use. It may not be transferred without permission.

• Olympus can accept absolutely no responsibility in respect of losses suffered by the customer or a third party

as a result of use of this software.

• While every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual, if you find any points which are unclear,

errors, or omissions, please contact an authorized Olympus service center.

• This software is only guaranteed to operate in the specified operating environment.

• The software specification and the content of this manual are subject to change without notice. For the latest

information, visit the Olympus web site at: http://www.olympus.com

Trademarks

• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries.

• QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., and Macintosh is a registered

trademark of the same company in the USA and other countries.

• Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks, and Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems

Incorporated.

• Other company and product names appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

Intellectual Property Rights

This software supports “PRINT Image Matching.” This enables both the output to a printer supporting PRINT

Image Matching, PRINT Image Matching II, or PRINT Image Matching III, and the screen image processing

in this software to reflect faithfully the shooting conditions and user specifications.

Intellectual property rights in PRINT Image Matching, PRINT Image Matching II, and PRINT Image Matching

III are owned by Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Purchasing the Plus Version

There are two versions of this software:

● OLYMPUS Master Plus

In addition to the functions in OLYMPUS Master, you can use movie editing, album printing, contact sheet

printing, HTML album, free stitch panorama, CD/DVD writing function, and a lot of other functions.

● OLYMPUS Master

This version provides a wide range of functions, including transferring and viewing images and movies, editing

and printing images, using automatic panorama, setting a image as wallpaper, and more.

For Users of OLYMPUS Master

If you are user of OLYMPUS Master, you can purchase the Plus version.

We recommend upgrading to the Plus version, which gives you a wider range of functions.

See also

For details about the difference between the two versions, see the Appendix “Functions Supported” (

g page 374).

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Purchasing Plus Version and Upgrading

To purchase a license number of Plus version and upgrade from OLYMPUS Master, follow the procedure

below. (If you purchased the Plus version separately, skip this section.)

1 Start up OLYMPUS Master (g page 25).

2 In the OLYMPUS Master main menu, click the [Upgrade] button, or select [Get

Upgrade Version] from the [Online Service] menu in the [Browse] window

(g page 46).

The [Upgrade] dialog box appears.

3 Purchase a license number.

• Using the internet

In the [Upgrade] dialog box, click the [Get] button to start a web browser, and access the upgrade site.

Follow the directions on the web page.

When this process is completed, close the web browser and return to the [Upgrade] dialog box.

• If you do not have access to the internet

Contact your authorized Olympus service center (

g page 377).

4 In the [Upgrade] dialog box, enter your name and the license number you have

obtained, then click the [OK] button.

The upgrade to the Plus version is carried out automatically.

Once the upgrade is complete, you can start using the Plus version.

If the upgrade to the Plus version has completed successfully, the title “OLYMPUS Master Plus” appears in the

main menu.

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Alternatively, click the [Help] button or [Help] menu in any window, select [About], and then check that

“OLYMPUS Master Plus” appears.

See also

For details about the main menu, see “Main Menu” (

g page 30).

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How to Use This Manual

This manual describes how to use the OLYMPUS Master/Plus software for editing and managing images. It is

organized with a section for each function; you can read these independently, in order to understand particular

functions.

Once you have an overall understanding of the functions, you can use the Help information for reference while

using the software.

● Conventions Used in This Manual

The symbol indicates functions available only for the Plus version. If you are using OLYMPUS

Master (standard version), these functions are not available.

The following symbols are used in this manual to explain restrictions and additional information about using

the software.

Indicates important information you should be aware of when using the software. Be sure to read these

items.

Indicates useful information. Read these items for helpful tips.

Indicates reference pages for details about the operation.

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● Terminology

The following terms appear throughout this manual.

File

A file is the unit in which data is handled on a computer or digital camera. In this software, this refers to the

following file types.

• Image files

• Movie files

• Sound files

Thumbnail

This refers to the reduced images used as an index.

● Help Information

To access the help information, do one of the following:

• In the main menu, click the [?] button.

• From the [Help] menu in any window, select [OLYMPUS Master Help].

• In any window, click the [Help] button on the toolbar.

• In any dialog box, click the [?] button.

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Before You Start

System Requirements

OLYMPUS Master is designed to run in the following system environments.

Windows Version

*

1

:This software is compatible with Windows XP Professional and Home Edition.

OS Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP*

1

CPU Pentium III (500 MHz) or faster

RAM 128MB or more (256MB or more is recommended)

Hard disk capacity 300MB or more

Connector USB port (USB interface)

Monitor 1024 × 768 pixel or more

Minimum 65,536 colors

Notes

• This software only operates on a computer with a preinstalled operating system.

• To install the software in Windows 2000/XP, you must log on as a member of administrators.

• Only a computer with a built-in USB port can be used to transfer images from camera.

• QuickTime (version 6.0 or later) and Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or later) should be installed on your computer.

• To use CD/DVD writing functions, you need a computer with a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW drive. For

information on support for the latest drive lists, visit the Olympus web site (http://www.olympus.com).

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Macintosh Version

For information on support for the latest versions of operating systems, visit the Olympus web site (http://

www.olympus.com).

The functions for connecting a camera to the computer and directly transferring images are only available

with an Olympus digital camera.

OS Mac OS X 10.2 or later

CPU Power PC G3 (500 MHz) or faster

RAM 128MB or more (256MB or more is recommended)

Hard disk capacity 300MB or more

Connector USB port (USB interface)

Monitor 1024 × 768 pixel resolution or more

Minimum 32,000 colors

Notes

• Only a Macintosh with a built-in USB port can be used to transfer images from camera.

• QuickTime (version 6.0 or later) and Safari (version 1.0 or later) should be installed on your Macintosh.

• To use CD/DVD writing functions, you need a computer with a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW drive. For

information on support for the latest drive lists, visit the Olympus web site (http://www.olympus.com).

Tip

To launch OLYMPUS Master, QuickTime (version 6 or later) should be installed on your computer. If QuickTime is not

already installed, install it when asked to do so during installation of OLYMPUS Master.

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Main Features

OLYMPUS Master is a software application providing a range of functions for enjoying digital photography

using a computer.

You can get the most out of your digital camera by taking advantage of the software's organizing and editing

functions.

The following are some of the features of OLYMPUS Master.

● Intuitive Operation

The main menu of OLYMPUS Master shows a series of icons that represent groups of functions, allowing you

to access the desired function easily and directly. Also, the functions are designed to be used without

complicated settings so you can quickly become familiar with this software.

Example: the main menu

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● Organizing Images in Calendar

You can transfer images from a digital camera or storage media (e.g., hard drive, card reader, CD, DVD, MO

disk, etc.) and save them in OLYMPUS Master database. OLYMPUS Master organizes imported files by

shooting date (or by the date they were created if shooting date is not available). The calendar view allows you

to browse the files in the database by year, month, or day.

OLYMPUS Master also allows you to organize files with keywords. Keywords assigned to files are displayed

in the collection box, and new keywords can be added. You can easily find your favorite pictures using the

keyword search.

See also

• “Transferring Images” (

g page 32).

• “Thumbnail Indications” (

g page 63).

Example: Using the calendar to organize images

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● Slide Show

You can create a slide show of your favorite pictures to view on your monitor by selecting them in the [Browse]

window. The illustration below shows an example of a slide show using the wipe transition effect.

You can also use other slide show transition effects, such as random and dissolve.

The arrows are not part of the actual display.

● Search Function

You can find files on the basis of shooting date, keywords assigned, and file format.

See also

“Watching a Slide Show” (

g page 217).

See also

• “Finding a File in Calendar View” (

g page 102).

• “Finding a File in Folder View” (

g page 108).

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● Editing Functions

In addition to basic editing functions, you can rotate a image, insert text, superimpose templates, or stitch

images together.

See also

• “Free Stitch Panorama Function” (

g page 277).

• “Editing Images” (

g page 301).

• “Editing Movies” (

g page 341).

Example: rotation

Example: insert text

Example: free stitch panorama function

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● Correction Functions

You can compensate for the variation in shooting conditions using the correction functions such as instant fix,

red-eye reduction, etc.

● Filter Functions

You can apply various filter effects for the images and movies, adjusting the brightness and contrast, and adding

sepia tone and other effects.

See also

“Using Filter Functions” (

g pages 326 and 356).

See also

“Using Filter Functions” (

g pages 326 and 356).

Example: adjusting brightness

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