FETo use Help, type the subject on which you want help in the 'Find:' box and press Enter. A list of topics containing this subject appears in the "card browser".
To scroll through the help text:
drag the
on the "scroll bar" to the right of the card, or
tap on the
on the scroll bar, or
press the
To move between help topics for your subject:
tap the Prev or Next buttons on screen, or
press the
key.
You can also use the scroll bar on the right of the screen to move up and down the "card browser", and tap directly on the topic of interest.
To cancel your selection of topics, press Esc twice.
Help has its own "Menubar" of "commands" that you can use to print topics and change the way the Help looks.
You don't have to type in whole words for searching - just a few letters is enough.
The text you entered will normally be shown highlighted where it occurs in the help card. Sometimes cards which don't contain the text but are still relevant will also be listed.
If the word you typed in is not found, try tapping on Find in all text on the Toolbar.
You don't have to close the Help database; tap on Go back, to keep it open and use the machine as normal. Press Fn+Help at any time to return to the Help database.
If you do want to close the Help database, select Close on the File menu, or press Ctrl+E.
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AThe Filmcalculator is divided in four sections:
Video
Photography
Light and Electricity
Each section has it's own Setup screen and Menu choices.
Change between the sections with
- the Toolbar "Section" or
- by using the "Special/Select section" menu.
BFilmformat: The size of the Film stock
Cirlcle of Confusion: Depends on many factors. Leave on "automatic" if your not shure how to use it.
Standard size: The choice between the Metric and Imperial system.
Show Aperture stops: Selects between the decimal system e.g 3,5 and the decimal system (used on Minolta meters) e.g. 2.8 5
Groundglass format: Needs no explantion
Default frame rate:
Default shutter angle:
Default F-stop:
Film speed:
Are all default settings which are used as starting points for calculations.
MBVideo format: The size of the Video Image chip.
Cirlcle of Confusion: Depends on many factors. Leave on "automatic" if your not shure how to use it.
Standard size: The choice between the Metric and Imperial system.
Show Aperture stops: Selects between the decimal system e.g 3,5 and the decimal system (used on Minolta meters) e.g. 2.8 5
Format: Switch between standard 4:3 and HDTV 16:9
Default shutter angle: Leave at zero if switched off
Default F-stop:
Virtual sensitivity: For use with exposure calculations. Needs a test with an exposure meter to find a matching ASA setting.
A Camera format: The size of the Negative image.
Cirlcle of Confusion: Depends on many factors. Leave on "automatic" if your not shure how to use it.
Standard size: The choice between the Metric and Imperial system.
Show Aperture stops: Selects between the decimal system e.g 3,5 and the decimal system (used on Minolta meters) e.g. 2.8 5
Groundglass format: Needs no explantion
Default shutter time:
Default F-stop:
Film speed:
Are all default settings which are used as starting points for calculations.
sCEach section has its own set of 'menus and 'menu options' which you use to carry out the calculations you need.
Displaying the menus of options
* Press the "Menu" key. You will see the options on the first menu and the names of all the other menus on the 'menu bar' at the top of the screen.
* Use the left&right arrow keys to display the options on menus not currently shown.
Selecting a menu option
Use the up&down arrow keys to position the highlight on the option and then press "Enter"
Using Short Cuts
A method of getting straight to the calculations without having to go through the menu, is to use short cuts.
Beside the option name in the menu a 'hot key' is shown. It is symbolised as CTRL+ letter.
E.g. by pressing "CTRL-S" from the main screen you will get to the setup screen.
This is case depended,'CTRL-A' will bring you to a different menu than CTRL+Shift-'A'.
QDAfter having selected an option from the menu and having pressed "Enter", you will get to a 'dialog', a screen in which information (data) needs to be entered or selected.
Entering data in dialogs
Use the keys "Arrow" keys to move between the dialog lines; the highlight shows your current position.
On this position numbers have to be entered. Take care when entering decimals; depending on the setup of your Psion, you will have to use either 'comma' or 'dot' to separate the numbers. A warning ('number is not valid') will be displayed at the right bottom side, in case the wrong decimal separator or an invalid number is entered.
Selecting data in dialogs
When a dialog line has small arrowheads around the setting, use the left&right "Arrow" keys or click on the arrowheads to select a setting from a list of alternatives.
Or press "Tab" to list all the alternatives and then position the highlight by using the "Arrow" keys.
When you've finished entering or selecting data in a dialog press "Enter" to confirm and go to the result screen, or "Esc" to stop and go back to the main screen.
lAOn the left side of the Result screen the setup is shown.
On the right side of the result screen the active keys are displayed.
E.g. 'Esc' to go back to the Main screen, 'R' (or Spacebar) to recalculate and 'S' to change the setup.
On some result screens you can use "Arrow" keys to have a closer look at the calculation if minor number changes would be entered.
BThe Filmcalculator is supplied with an example Light database called "All_Lights".
It is possible to modify or add a separate database.
Changing the data:
* Close the Filmcalculator
* Make a backup of the existing database.
* Open the database in the Data application by double clicking on it or by using the "Open" command.
* Now you can change or add data to it.
The light values are given in Peakbeam values. Use the Filmcalculator to convert from other light values.
Creating a new database:
* Open the database as described above.
* While in the database select "New" from the Menu.
* Enter a name and location and press "Enter"
This will make an empty database with the correct field names.
B(Not recommended for inexperienced users)
Most of the 'General information' in the program is taken from the file called General.001. It is possible to change this information, for example to update the Film stock card.
First make a backup copy from the file!
The file is a plain Ascii text file, change the contents of a copy with Notepad on a PC or with Word on the Psion. Don't forget to save it as a plain text file.
Place the edited version in the 'System\Apps\Filmcalc' directory. The program automatically checks for its presence.
Be careful while editing this file. Changing the card numbers or the amount of lines for each card, could result in an unusable file.
BMain supply voltage:
Main supply frequency:
Prefered light value: Choose between LUX, Footcandle and F-stop. The F-stop will be used in combination with the ASA value setting.
Standard size: The choice between the Metric and Imperial system.
Show Aperture stops: Selects between the decimal system e.g 3,5 and the decimal system (used on Minolta meters) e.g. 2.8 5
Combine settings with: Film or Photo. This will use the settings like framerate or shutter time/angle from the "combined with " setting for use in light calculations.
Lamp database to use: Select between the Standard "All_Lights" database delivered with the Filmcalculator or your own.
The standard database can be found in the 'System\Apps\Filmcalc' directory.
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Overview
Toolbar
The Toolbar on the right side, gives quick access to available options.
Tap on the key or use the short cut displayed (with brackets) below the function on the key.
Setup general
Selects the setup of the current section.
Each section has its specific setup, although some settings are shared. E.g. Aperture display and Meter/Feet are general options used in all sections.
Setup Film
Setup Video
Setup Photography
Setup Light and Elect.
Entering data in Dialogs
The Result screen
Menu access
Using Help
Creating a Light database
Changing the information
Contacting Zebra Film
Zebra Film
Bastiaan Houtkooper (N.S.C.)
Sloterweg 1257
1066 CJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email: zebra@xs4all.nl
Fax: +31 20 4082339
Website: www.xs4all.nl/~zebra/
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Overview
Toolbar
The Toolbar on the right side, gives quick access to available options.
Tap on the key or use the short cut displayed (with brackets) below the function on the key.
Setup general
Selects the setup of the current section.
Each section has its specific setup, although some settings are shared. E.g. Aperture display and Meter/Feet are general options used in all sections.
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