User manual SEKONIC DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE SOFTWARE GUIDE

[. . . ] Software Guide IMPORTANT NOTICE Notice to users: Please read this information carefully before use. Thank you very much for purchasing this product. Before using the software, please carefully read the following terms and conditions. By opening this CD-ROM package, your acceptance is implied of all terms and conditions of the software license agreement. This Agreement is concluded between you (hereinafter, "USER") and Sekonic Corporation (hereinafter, "SEKONIC"), with provisions as follows concerning the use of the software provided together with this Agreement. SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Concerning the use of software provided by parties other than SEKONIC under software license agreements other than this Agreement, the provisions of such other agreements shall take precedence over the provisions hereunder. [. . . ] * Clipping Point (-) The point at which a given lighting situation (pre-exposure) has surpassed the responds level of a sensor or film and alerts the shooter of an over or under exposure situation (Pre-Exposure Warning). * Dynamic Range (-) The point at which the sensor or film has reached its maximum reproducible shadow details minimum pixel noise or grain. Dynamic range (-) adjustment is set from -7EV to 0EV in 1/10 step increments. * Dynamic Range (+) The point at which the sensor or film has reached its maximum reproducible highlight details without blooming or highlight block up. Dynamic range (+) adjustment is set from 0EV to +7EV in 1/10 step increments. * Clipping Point (+) The point at which a given lighting situation (pre-exposure) has surpassed the responds level of a sensor or film and alerts the shooter of an over or under exposure situation (Pre-Exposure Warning). These point can be custom set from 0EV to +7EV in 1/10 increments. 39 Reference The dynamic range settings and the clipping point settings can be switched, if it is necessary to create clipping points within the dynamic range as user defined limits for a specific type of out media like a printer. In this case, simply enter the dynamic range data in the clipping point cells and the clipping points in the dynamic range cells. The following are the setting values of each middle-tone, clipping point (-), dynamic range (-), dynamic range (+), and clipping point (+) values used by Sekonic. Standard Exposure Value Clipping Point (-) Dynamic Range (-) Dynamic Range (+) Clipping Point (+) 118 20 35 230 245 Reference You may have other standards or needs that require the use of different settings. (Page 58) 40 All of these settings can be entered using the ISO sensitivity (from ISO3 to 8000, in 1/3 step). In addition, you can configure individual settings for up to three exposure profiling (cameras, type of compressed file, etc. ). Exposure Profiling Exposure Profile 1 CAMERA 1 Exposure Profile 2 CAMERA 2 Exposure Profile 3 CAMERA 3 2) Procedure for Exposure Profiling 1 Prepare the equipment required 2 Set up the equipments so it cannot move during test shooting. Also ensure that the "Exposure Profile Target" is illuminated evenly. 3 Make bracketed exposures according to each combination of the light source type (ambient or flash) and the ISO value (ISO3 to ISO8000) as required. 4 Use the info function of your image-editing software and find the setting values with the G-level of RGB readout. NOTE! Data Transfer Software and Software Guide (Testing procedure, Image analyzing and Data enter) are preliminary for still photography use. For more information, please visit us at www. sekonic. co. jp or www. sekonic. com 41 b) Preparing Equipment Prepare the equipment required for shooting the test target. Light meter Since measurements of incident light and reflected light are required, use of the Sekonic L-758DR(L-758D/758CINE) or other light meter with built-in incident/reflective spot measurement is recommended. Tripod Since hand movement when shooting with long exposure can affect test shot results, use of a tripod is recommended. Natural sunlight can also be used as long as there is uniform brightness across the exposure profile target and no change in brightness during the test shot. Test Target (18% Gray Card) Use of the Sekonic "Exposure Profile Target", which is available as an optional accessory, is recommended for efficient shooting. Light Stand Use of a Light stand is recommended for securing the "Exposure Profile Target" and for stable shooting. Computer The computer should be installed with Data Transfer Software and image-editing software capable of measuring the output levels of the images. Reference Measured values can be altered by changing the lighting or equipment (different production lot or software version). To ensure that you are able to obtain accurate correction values, make sure that you use the same equipments (camera, lens, light source, etc. ) for test shots that you plan to use for actual shooting. 42 c) Settings 1) "Exposure Profile Target" 1. [. . . ] Screen text characters are garbled. Can't enter a file name. Recommended Action Navigate to the CD-ROM on your computer and double-click "AutoRun". (Windows: Page 10) If you installed the wrong language version of the driver and Data Transfer Software, uninstall them. Next re-install Data Transfer Software for the language version that matches the language of your operating system. (Windows: Page 9) (Macintosh: Page 17) Enter up to 31 single-byte alphanumeric characters for a file name. [. . . ]