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                          IMPORTANT

This  is  a  limited  version of CanonStudio.  All the major color
managament functions are not available.  As a result, the color of
your  output  might be bad with this limited version.  In order to
get  decent  output  now,  do not increase the print resolution to
720dpi.   Use  the  Gamma,  Brightness  and  Ink Limit settings to
increase brightness if necessary.

Again,   the   registered   CanonStudio  version  offers  a  color
managament  that  does give you powerfull control over the output.
Also,  many  color  adjustments for the current Canon printers are
included.




                         COPYRIGHT
                         ---------


THE  CANONSTUDIO  AND  THIS  MANUAL  IS  COPYRIGHT 1992-96 BY WOLF
FAUST.   ALL  RIGHTS  RESERVED.   THIS  PRODUCT  (CANONSTUDIO)  IS
SUBJECT  TO  PROPRIETY RIGHTS.  YOU MAY NOT USE, COPY, OR TRANSFER
THE  PRODUCT,  OR  ANY  COPY  OR PORTION, WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT IN
WRITING  FROM  WOLF FAUST.  ALL DISTRIBUTION- AND MARKETING RIGHTS
TO THE SOFTWARE (DRIVER) ARE VESTED IN WOLF FAUST.

The Installer is Copyright 1991-1992 by Commodore-Amiga, Inc.  All
Rights Reserved.  Distributed under license from Commodore.
"More"  is  Copyright  1986-1993 Commodore-Amiga, Inc.  All Rights
Reserved.    Reproduced   and   distributed   under  license  from
Commodore.

                     CanonStudio
                     ===========

This  is  the  LIMITED VERSION of CanonStudio.  You can use it for
printing  pictures.   Though,  many  functions  have been disabled
forcing  you to register and get the latest full featured version.
This  program  is included as free offer to all Canon users and is
not  part of the main Canon drivers.  Canon is not responsibel for
any support, update or warranty regarding CanonStudio.

In  case  you use CanonStudio register the program or this product
will  most likely not be supported in the future (programs do cost
more  than  time  to  develop).   Also,  your  shareware fee is my
motivation  for  enhancements.   If you like, you may also buy the
commercial  "Studio"  printer  software  from  your  Amiga  dealer
instead of registering CanonStudio.  Studio does additionaly offer
you  a nice printed manual, driver support and drivers for various
non-Canon printers.

What  do  you  get  additionaly  with  your  registered version of
CanonStudio not available in the limited version:

-  The  first  professional  Color  Management System (CMS) on the
Amiga.   This  system  ensures  that  the colors printed match the
colors  on the screen.  Unlike similar systems on other computers,
all  parameters  of the CanonStudio Color Management System can be
adjusted  by  the user.  There is no need for you to buy expensive
printer  profiles  or  phosphor  type  files.   The  system can be
automatically adjusted to your printer using a scanner calibration
tool shiped with the registered version of CanonStudio.

-  CMS  printer  profiles  for  all major Canon printers and paper
sorts are included.

-  Image  processing  functions  to improve output quality:  blur,
sharpness, mirror, automatic contrast enhancement, and many more.

-  ARexx  support.   Application  programs can use CanonStudio for
printing  in  24  bit  using ARexx or a special Studio/CanonStudio
Server  mode.   Several applications already support CanonStudio's
server  mode  (XiPaint,  PhotoWorX  Pro,  PageStream 3.x, Personal
Paint, ImageFX, Art Effects); many more will be released soon.

-  Supports  the  printing of many graphics formats in portrait or
landscape  mode  without  the  need for much memory.  Formats like
JPEG,  IFF ILBM, IFF DEEP, GIF, PNG, PCX, Targa, OS 3.0 Datatypes,
and many more are supported.

-  The  CanonStudio  picture  printing  program  now offers output
modules.    Output   modules   give   you   direct   control  over
CanonStudio's  output  device.   This  can be either the Workbench
printer  device (as in this limited version), an IFF graphic file,
or   a  BJC  printer.   Each  module  has  its  own  settings  and
preferences,  making  switching  between  modules  dead easy.  The
registered  version  of  CanonStudio ships with various BJC and BJ
Extended Emulation modules and an IFF ILBM output module.
Note: Output modules can improve output speed dramaticly.

- The poster printing function is also available in the registered
version.

-  A  printed  manual.   Don't expect a real printed manual.  This
manual  was printed using a normal 600dpi laser printer (on DIN A4
paper  -  no binding done).  But it's FAR better than what you get
as readme file here and it's cheap.

-  Registered  users get an update service.  You'll get an upgrade
notice if major changes have been made to CanonStudio.

Please  note  the  features  listed  above  are subject to change
without notice.


ATTENTION:   We  are  planning a release of CanonStudio on CD ROM.
This would allow us to ship additional software.  The price of the
CD ROM  will  most likely be equal to the disk version.  So please
note  if  you  would  prefer a CD ROM of CanonStudio.  In case the
CD ROM  is  available  you  will receive the CD ROM instead of the
floppy  disk  version.   Note that the CD ROM will not include any
printed  manual  - instead will offer ready to print dumpfiles for
your printer.  This safes us a lot of postage costs and thus makes
the CD-R more affordable.

You  can  register  CanonStudio  from  (don't  forget to note wich
printer you own and if you prefer CD ROM):

Wolf Faust
Am Dorfgarten 10
60435 Frankfurt
Germany
Internet:   [e-mail]
CompuServe: 100116,1070

Shipping inside German: DM 40
Shipping inside Europe: DM 45
Shipping worldwide:     DM 50 or US$35 (see below!)

Cash  or  Eurocheques  in  german  marks drawn on a german bank(!)
accepted.  For international cheques add US$15 bank charges to the
amount above.  No credit cards accepted.


Or in England you may register and get updates at/from:


HiSoft
"CanonStudio Registration"
The Old School, Greenfield
Bedford MK45 5DE

Shipping inside England: UK£20
Shipping inside Europe:  UK£21
Shipping worldwide:      UK£24
Only cash or checks in UK£ drawn on a british bank accepted.

Please  add  UK£5/DM  15 if you want the latest CanonDisk included
with  your  CanonStudio.   CanonStudio  does not include any Canon
Workbench drivers.



PLEASE,  DO MAKE SURE THE AMOUNT IS RIGHT.  In the past there were
a  huge  amount of users not paying the proper amount when sending
checks.  Please note CanonStudio is non-profit and as I'm planning
to ship printed CanonStudio manuals for registered users, there is
no   room   left   for   cuts   after   paying   the  high  german
bank/postage/tax charges.

               The PageStream CanonStudio driver
               ---------------------------------

The  registered version of CanonStudio now ships with a driver for
the  current  PageStream 3.0i DTP program.  Using this driver, you
can  directly  print  from  PageStream using the CanonStudio print
program with all it's features.  The driver also adds a spooler to
the program.


               Starting the CanonStudio program
               --------------------------------



CanonStudio may be run from either the Workbench or a Shell.  When
CanonStudio  starts  it  looks for a file in the CanonStudio_Prefs
directory   called  CanonStudio.prefs  which  contains  your  most
recently saved settings for printing.  If the settings file cannot
be found, CanonStudio uses its default internal settings.  You can
override the internal default settings by saving the settings in a
file  named DefaultSettings.  The CanonStudio installation process
will  actually  save  a DefaultSettings file if available for your
printer.

CanonStudio  can be launched from the Workbench by double clicking
on  its  icon,  or it can be run from a Shell.  CanonStudio can be
started with various Tool Types or Shell arguments:

SETTINGS=File

File  is  the name of a settings file for CanonStudio preferences.
The   default   settings   file   is   CanonStudio.prefs   in  the
CanonStudio_Prefs  directory.   The CanonStudio settings are saved
in  the  specified  file every time you click on the Save Settings
gadget in CanonStudio.

Please  note  that CanonStudio also stores its server, default and
output  module  preferences files in the CanonStudio_Prefs drawer.
If you specify a different preferences file than CanonStudio.prefs
in  the  CanonStudio_Prefs  drawer, CanonStudio will still use the
other  preferences  files  saved in that drawer.  If you specify a
prefernces file in a different drawer, CanonStudio tries to locate
the other preferences file in that drawer also.

This  way you can choose between different CanonStudio preferences
with the same output module configuration, or not.

PUBSCREEN

CanonStudio  opens a window on the default public screen.  You may
specify   a  special  public  screen  by  setting  the  Tool  Type
PUBSCREENscreen  name  The screen name is case sensitive.  and the
CanonStudio  program  will  open its windows on your application's
screen.

TOPAZ

CanonStudio  is font independent.  All text is displayed using the
system  font.   If  TOPAZ  is  specified, only the topaz 8 font is
used.

REXX

CanonStudio  will open an ARexx port after all the files specified
during the startup procedure have been processed.

NOFILEREQ

If files are specified during startup, these will be processed and
a  filerequester  will  appear  asking for further files to print.
The  filerequester  will  not appear until all the files specified
during the startup procedure have been processed.  If REXX has not
been specified, CanonStudio is then terminated.

SCALE | NOSCALE

If  SCALE (default) is used, a check is made as to whether the IFF
ILBM  CMAP  (colormap) chunk of a file is shifted or scaled.  Some
applications  (DeluxePaint  4.1,  for  example)  write their color
values  shifted (0xF0) instead of scaled (0xFF), causing colors to
be printed too dark.  By default you should start CanonStudio with
the  SCALE option.  Newer programs write their color values scaled
(Art  Department  Professional,  for  example).  In general, don't
worry  about  this  setting  unless you get light greys printed in
areas  that  should  be  white.   You  can  disable  the  check by
specifying NOSCALE.

SERVER=Servername

This  keyword  is  used  by  applications  that  are  able  to use
CanonStudio's  or  Studio's  server  link.   This  feature is only
available in the registered version of CanonStudio.


                     CanonStudio for beginners
                     -------------------------

After  starting  CanonStudio  a file requester opens asking you to
select  IFF  files for printing.  You can avoid the file requester
by specifying files as arguments on Shell startup, and/or by using
the NOFILEREQ option described above.

If  you start CanonStudio from Workbench the file requester can be
avoided  by  multi-selecting  the  picture  icons.  See your Amiga
system manual for more information about multi-selection.

In  either  case,  Shell  or  Workbench, a file requester does not
appear  if you have already specified a picture file upon startup.
If  no  file  is  given,  the  file  requester  opens  and you can
multiselect files for printing.  Again, see your system manual for
multiselection.

If  you  are not sure about whether you want to print a particular
file, don't worry, unless you have specified the NOFILEREQ option,
on  startup  the file requester will appear again after processing
the selected files.


                   The Main CanonStudio Windows
                   ----------------------------

After  successfully  selecting  the  file(s), the two main process
windows  open.   One  window  is  sized  as  large as your monitor
allows.   This  window  gives  you  an overview of the size of the
printing  page,  the  picture size, and the position for printing.
You  can  use  the  mouse  to position and size the picture on the
page.

The  smaller  window  contains  all  the tools you need to control
colour,  dithering method, etc.  While dragging the picture in the
large  main  window  by  mouse,  the values shown in the tools are
updated accordingly.  Most of the tools don't need a great deal of
explanation.  (But let's do it anyway.)

Paper Dimension:
----------------

These  are  two  gadgets.   One  is  showing  you the width of the
maximum  printable  area  of  your  printer,  as  specified by the
printer  driver  Canon  drivers allow you to specify this width as
Custom  ResX.  This gadget is read-only.  The other gadget defines
the  height  of  the maximum printable area of your printer.  This
setting  is  defined  as the physical area of the page that can be
printed on.  For instance, if you have DIN A4 paper with a size of
21.0cm  *  29.7cm  and your printer always leaves a top and bottom
border of 1cm, you should enter 27.7cm here.

Ruler Dimension:
----------------

Ruler  Dimension  defines the area shown in the large main window.
The  number  of  pages  shown  in  the window depends on the Ruler
Dimension  setting.   You  should  try to adjust the aspect of the
Ruler  Dimension to your screen mode and aspect of the paper being
used.   This  avoids  possible  mistakes  when  choosing  a  Print
Dimension.

The  height  of  the  ruler  cannot  be altered if you enable KEEP
ASPECT in the WINDOW ASPECT menu item.  CanonStudio makes sure the
print  page  shown  in  the  larger  window always has the correct
aspect by altering the ruler height depending on the window width.
CanonStudio  uses  the operation system for finding out the screen
aspect required for this calculation.  If you use a graphics board
with  a  Workbench  emulation,  this  calculation  may fail if the
Workbench  emulation  is not set-up correctly.  Choose a Workbench
screen mode with an aspect ratio that matches the real screen size
being emulated.

Page Dimension:
---------------

Now  that  you have defined the maximum print area of your printer
for  a given paper size, you may define the required subpage size.
For  example,  you  may want to decrease the printable size if you
have  a DIN A4 sized paper with logo at the top which should never
be  overprinted.  Let's say the logo is at the top border position
and is 2cm in height.  Now you should reduce the print height from
Paper  Dimension  by 2 (that is, to 25.7cm) and define a border of
2cm at the top ( Page Dimension Y = 2cm).

Print Dimension:
----------------

Lastly  we  have  the  actual print size of the picture.  There is
almost  no  limit to the size that can be specified here.  Just be
sure  the upper left-hand corner of the picture will be printed on
the  first  page  (If not, you'll get an error requester anyway.).
The  Print  Dimensions  X  will be applied to all of the left-most
pages  in  a  poster print.  All of the top-most pages of a poster
print will be affected by the Print Dimensions Y setting.

Density:
--------

This  gadget  in  the  upper  right  of  the  window shows you the
densities  supported  by  the printer driver.  Select the required
density  by  clicking  with  the  mouse on the gadget.  If you are
using  the  Canon  printer  drivers,  try using Density 1 and/or 2
instead  of  6 and/or 7.  This ensures that the colour adjustments
and dither routines of the driver are not used.

Col:
B/W:
----

Below  the  Density  gadget  you'll find the Color and B/W gadget.
This  allows  you  to  select  the  output  of a colour picture as
greyscale or colour.  If you select colour and your printer driver
does   not   support  colour,  greyscale  is  used  automatically.
CanonStudio automatically forces you to use b/w in this case.

Color:
------

A  window  will  open  when you click on this gadget.  This window
(see  figure  colset  )  contains  many sliders that enable you to
control  the colour, brightness, and more, of your picture.  While
most functions are simple to use, some notes should be made:

The  Gamma  slider allows you to brighten a picture without losing
too  much detail.  Owners of printers with dot gain problems (most
"cheap"  printers  USD  <3000  have dot gain problems!) should use
this  slider  to increase the brightness of the output.  Generally
you  should  select  a value in the range 20 to 30 to increase the
brightness.

The  Weighs  sliders are important for printing colour pictures on
monochrome  printers.  The colour components of the colour picture
are  weighted  according to the slider settings.  What are weights
good  for?  Well, a red and green pixel, both with the same colour
value  of  50,  do  not  have  the  same  luminance  when they are
displayed  on a colour monitor.  Most likely the green will appear
brighter,  due  to  the  way  monitor tubes are built.  Because of
this, when converting a colour picture displayed on a monitor to a
greyscale picture for printing, you have to consider the different
weights  (luminances) of the tube colours.  By default CanonStudio
uses the weights as defined by the NTSC and PAL standards.  If you
have  scanned  a  picture with an RGB scanner, the colours are not
weighted  to these standards and are most likely weighted equally.
In  this  case all sliders should be set to 3333 (that is, 33.33%)
resulting  in  a  total  weight  of 100%.  The total weighting may
exceed 100 percent.

Dit.:
-----

You  can  use  the  Dit.   gadget  to open the dither window.  The
dither  window  contains all the gadgets required for selecting or
defining  the  desired  dither  method  for printing.  CanonStudio
includes  more than 50 of the latest dither methods, covered later
in a separate chapter.

Note  that  you  can select different dither methods for color and
greyscale  output in the dither window.  The current dither method
is  shown  on  the  right-hand  side  of  the  Dit.  gadget and is
automatically updated if you change the shading of the output.

Set Aspect:
-----------

When  you  click on this gadget CanonStudio automatically sets the
print  height  of  your  picture  to  a value so that your printed
picture  has  the  correct  aspect ratio.  This requires a correct
aspect  ratio  or  DPI chunk saved in your picture.  After setting
the  correct aspect ratio, a circle would be printed as circle and
a  square  would be printed as square, no matter what the physical
aspect of the printer's dots are.

See  error  chapter for possible problems caused by pictures saved
with Art Department Professional.

Starting Page:
--------------

If  you  are  printing  a  poster you may define the page to start
printing  with.  This is especially useful if you had some trouble
with  the  printer in the middle of the print job (out of paper?),
and you wish to restart the printing with the page that aborted.

Copies:
-------

Enables you to define the number of copies of the picture you wish
to  print.   Canon LBP users should note that the Copies value set
in  CanonPref  is faster, but the pages are printed in a different
sequence.

Port:
Land:
-----

Use  the  Port  or  Land  cycle gadget to select the output format
Portrait  or Landscape.  Please note that it is a major feature of
the  registered  CanonStudio that it is able to print in landscape
mode without requiring much memory.

Effect:
-------

The  effect  window  is  only  usable in the registered version of
CanonStudio  and  allows  you  to  control  the  image enhancement
functions of CanonStudio.

Match:
Monitor:
--------

The  Match  and  Monitor  windows  are  for  controlling the Color
Management System of the registered version of CanonStudio.

Print:
------

After  all settings have been made in the main process window, you
can click on the Print button.  A small status window will appear,
telling  you  the number of pages, copies and (after some seconds)
the  estimated  printing time.  The estimated printing time is not
very precise at the beginning of a print.  It may require a little
while before the remaining time shown is more accurate.

CanonStudio  includes  a  printer  spooler of its own.  Because of
this  you  can  keep  selecting  pictures  for  printing while the
printer  is  still  actually  printing.   If you selected multiple
pictures  on  startup,  the  main window will appear with the next
picture  file.   After  defining  the print size of all previously
specified pictures, the file requester appears again.

Save Settings:
--------------

There  is  almost  no limit to how many print jobs can be defined!
You  can define the priority of the printing process on startup of
CanonStudio  and  save all setting by clicking on the Save Setting
gadget.   If  you set this priority to less than zero (the default
is  -1),  printing is done in the background there by enabling you
to  use  your  Amiga as desired for other tasks.  (Except powering
off, of course.)


Quit:
-----

You  can terminate CanonStudio by clicking on the file requester's
close  gadget or the Quit gadget.
The Studio Menu





                       The CanonStudio Menu
                       --------------------

The   smaller  main  window  of  CanonStudi  offers  a  menu  with
additional functions.

Hint:   If  you  have  activated  the larger (picture positioning)
window  of  CanonStudio,  press  any character key and the smaller
window  will become active again.  After this you can use keyboard
short-cuts or the mouse for accessing the menu.

The  PROJECT  menu  allows  you to start or cancel printing of the
current image.  In both cases, the two CanonStudio windows will be
closed  and  the  filerequester will pop up again for further file
selections,   unless   you   specified  NOFILEREQ  while  starting
CanonStudio.


The  SETTINGS  menu  is  very similar to the Workbench preferences
programs.   You  can load or save any CanonStudio settings.  Reset
to    Default    activates    the    settings   defined   by   the
``DefaultSettings''  file  saved  in the CanonStudio_Prefs drawer.
This  file  is  usually  installed by the CanonStudio installation
process  in order to set-up CanonStudio for your printer.  You can
alter the default setting any time by using the Save As menu item.

CanonStudio   will   use   internal   default   settings   if   no
``DefaultSettings'' file is available.  CanonStudio saves its user
settings  in  a  file  named  CanonStudio.prefs unless a different
setting  file  has  been  specified  during startup.  This file is
saved  every  time you use the Save menu item or click on the Save
Settings  gadget.   Last  Saved  causes CanonStudio to re-read and
enable   the  settings  saved  in  the  file.   Please  note  that
CanonStudio  uses  a different setting file if it has been started
from  another  application as a server.  You can use the Open menu
item to load your usual settings saved in CanonStudio.prefs or any
other previously saved setting file.

You  can  use  the  OUTPUT  menu for selecting and controlling the
output  module.   Each  output  module  has  its own configuration
window, described by the manual of the registered CanonStudio.

This  PAPER  TYPE menu item does the same as the Workbench Printer
preferences  Paper Type gadget.  If SINGLE is selected, a formfeed
is  sent  after  each  page.   FANFOLD  should be used for endless
(rolled, fanfold, continuous...) paper.  MANUAL REQUEST is similar
to  Single  except  that the program will ask you to insert a page
each  time  before printing is started.  This is useful if you use
special paper with your printer which has to be fed in manually.


If  you have a single-sheet printer (like a laser printer) you can
use  Fanfold  to  print multiple pictures on to one page.  However
this does not necessarily work with all CanonStudio output modules
or  Workbench  drivers.  In the case of the Workbench module it is
often very important that the Workbench driver is not cleared from
memory  between  the  two dumps.  When memory is low, or if driver
setting  have  been  changed,  the driver is usually automatically
cleared   from  memory  by  the  system.   To  find  out  if  this
``overlay'' feature works for you, simply try it.  Just be sure to
set the Page and Paper Dimension correctly.

The  PRINT  PRIORITY  menu  item  controls  the  priority  of  the
CanonStudio print process.  Most Amiga applications use a priority
of  zero.   A  program with a higher priority usually gets all the
computing time available; if any computing time is left it is used
by the programs with a lower priority.

CanonStudio uses a default priority of -1 (minus one).  This means
you  can  use  your  applications  without any major speed losses,
while CanonStudio takes advantage of all the unused computing time
for  printing  in  background.   If you a priority of 0 (zero) for
CanonStudio,  it  will  share  equally the computing time with all
your  multitasked applications.  If a priority of 1 (one) is used,
CanonStudio will get all the computing time for printing, and only
the  computing  time left over is used by other applications (thus
drastically slowing them down when in use).

If  you  have  several  applications  running  and  CanonStudio is
printing with a low priority, it is very likely that printing will
get  suddenly  and  dramatically  slower if you actually work with
your applications.  CanonStudio may even stop printing for several
minutes.   If  you  want  your printouts fast and don't mind using
your multitasked application slowly, use a priority of zero or one
for CanonStudio.

The  CONFIG menu provides settings that control the user interface
and  CanonStudio's internal print process.  MEASUREMENT allows you
to  select  the measurement system used in all CanonStudio windows
and output modules.

Note:   72.27  points are equal to an inch but most software (like
DTP  programs)  assume  exactly  72 points for an inch so to avoid
possible   rounding   errors   and   improve   calculation  speed.
CanonStudio  offers  both  measurement  systems.  72 DTPPoints are
equal to one inch.  One pica is equal to 12 points.

Some  image  formats  (IFF  ILBM,  JPEG) allow within the file the
storage  of  information about the size of the image.  You can use
the  ORIGINAL  IMAGE  SIZE  menu  item  to  automatically  set the
printing  size  of  CanonStudio  to  the original image size.  For
instance,  scan  a 2in by 2in sized image with ADPro and a flatbed
scanner.  Save it as an IFF ILBM picture, load it into CanonStudio
and  select  Original Image Size.  This will set the print size to
2in by 2in in CanonStudio.

The  ORIGINAL  IMAGE SIZE menu item is only available if the image
file  contains  the  required information, otherwise the menu item
will  be  ghosted.   Please  note  that some applications may save
faulty  size  information based on bad assumptions about the image
size and aspect.

MAX  PAGE  PRINT  SIZE  is  a  very  useful menu item.  Use it for
automatically  setting  paper,  page and print dimensions to their
maximum  allowed values.  The maximum size depends on the settings
in  the  output module.  So if the paper size doesn't work on your
printer,  check  the paper size in the output module.  It's a good
habit  to  select  Max  Page  Print Size and afterwards Set Aspect
before  printing.   This  will  print  the  image with the maximum
possible size and a correct aspect.

CanonStudio will automatically call SET ASPECT every time you select
a  picture  if ADJUST ON STARTUP is enabled (with a checkmark next
to it).  If you don't want CanonStudio to change the height of the
printed  image  every  time you select an image, disable Adjust on
Startup.

The  height of the ruler dimension cannot be altered if you enable
KEEP  ASPECT  in  the  WINDOW ASPECT menu item.  CanonStudio makes
sure  the  print  page  shown  in the larger window always has the
correct  aspect  by  altering  the  ruler  height depending on the
window  width.   CanonStudio uses the operation system for finding
out the screen aspect required for this calculation.  If you use a
graphics  board  with  a  Workbench emulation, the calculation may
fail if the Workbench emulation is not set-up correctly.  Choose a
Workbench  screen mode with an aspect that matches the real screen
size being emulated.

It  is  very  likely  that one of the two main CanonStudio windows
will  be covered by other windows while you work with CanonStudio.
Use  the  menu  item  WINDOW  TO  FRONT  or  Amiga-f  to bring the
CanonStudio windows back in front.

The  MEMORY  USAGE  menu  item has a major influence on the memory
requirement  and printing speed of CanonStudio.  Using the default
Normal  setting,  CanonStudio tries to avoid using memory whenever
possible  without  losing  too much (or any) print speed.  If your
Amiga doesn't have much memory available you might have to set the
menu  item  to  Low  in order to prevent low memory error messages
during print time.

CanonStudio  should  run  perfectly  well  with  1  MBytes of free
memory.   However,  you can trade memory for print speed.  Certain
functions  run  much faster if your Amiga has several megabytes of
free  memory  and Memory Usage has been set to High.  In any case,
CanonStudio  always  tries to leave some memory unused so that you
can multitask other applications while printing in the background.

The  COLOR  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM menu allows you to open the two main
windows  for  setting up the color management system.  The Printer
Profile  gadget  opens  the same window as the Match gadget of the
smaller  main  window  -- the Match window.  The Monitor gadget in
the  Match window opens the same window as the Source/Monitor menu
item.   Both  windows  are described in the registered CanonStudio
manual.





                        The Status Window
                        -----------------

The  status  window  appears on startup of CanonStudio and remains
open  until  you  quit CanonStudio.  While printing, the window is
sized  to  its  maximum  size,  and shrunk to a small bar when not
printing.   The  status  window  displays the current print job in
progress  and  estimated printing time.  Two gadgets exist in this
window and both are active if a picture is being printed:


"Abort" the printing of all pictures.

"Skip" skips the current picture, and printing will start with the
next  picture.   A  requester appears to make sure your printer is
ready  for  the  next picture in case there was a problem printing
the previous picture.



                 CanonStudio And Printer Drivers
                 -------------------------------


CanonStudio  was  designed  to  work with all proper written Amiga
printer drivers, though, CanonStudio is limited to Workbench Canon
drivers only.  If you want a version that works with every driver,
get  the  commercial Studio Printer Software from your dealer.  If
the  printer  driver supports its own kind of colour adjustment or
dither  routines,  turn  them  off!   If  you are using one of the
CanonStudio  drivers  this  can  be  easily done by printing using
density 1 or 2.


                         Errors and Fixes
                         ================

If you can't solve a problem with the software, a "Report" program
can  be  found  on  the  CanonDisk.   Report prints all driver and
CanonStudio settings to a specified disk.  Simply return that disk
and  any  further details or samples to the author.  Very often in
the  past  users  didn't supply enough information to help us find
the  cause  of  the  problem.   Please, use Report and give us any
detail or file you have involved in your problem.

Report also performs some further system checks.  A requester will
appear if there is something wrong with your system.

Here is a list of things you should supply when asking for help:

- A disk holding the Report output files.
- Which application program version do you use.
- Which Workbench revision you are using.
- Include  a  faulty  dump of the program, as a file (use the CMD
  program from the Workbench disk for this) and in printed form.
- Include the image you try to print from CanonStudio.

Note:   any  report  disks  or  samples  are  not  returned unless
requested.  Too often, returning a disk would cost more postage in
Germany  than  buying  a new disk.  Also note:  include postage if
you  want an answer.  Stupid questions well covered by this or the
system manual are not answered.


                    Set Aspect doesn't work?

This  problem  will  most  likely happen to CanonStudio users with
pictures  saved  by  Art Department Professional.  Clicking on Set
Aspect  does  not  set  the  correct aspect ratio of the image for
printing.   Usually  the  width  of the image is too small, or the
picture  is  too  tall  to  put  it  another  way.   Make sure Art
Department  Professional  saves  the correct aspect ratio by using
its  Set  Pixel  Aspect  operator.   The  dpi  values saved by Art
Department   Professional   are   importend  for  the  Set  Aspect
function..

                         To dark pictures?

If  your  graphic dumps are too dark or wrongly colored, it may be
because  you  are  using a bad papre with the wrong kind of dither
method.   Try  increasing  the  gamma  slider in the color window.
However,  the  only real cure to this problem is done by the Color
Managament   System   available   in  the  registered  version  of
CanonStudio.

                        Altered print height?

In case the print height is altered everytime you select a picture
in  CanonStudio,  check your ADJUST ON STARTUP setting in the menu
of the smaller main window.



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