Casio Exilim 360 Ver.2.0 Windows Software User's Guide PDF

EXILIM 360 Viewer 2.0 Computer Software

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Note that the example screens shown in this Users Guide may differ somewhat from the screens produced by the actual software.

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Recommended Computer System Requirements 4

Installing and Uninstalling the Software 5

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Uninstalling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Basic Operations 7

Starting Up the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Exiting the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Viewing Images 9

Importing Images into the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Displaying a Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Playing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Creating a Full 360 Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Changing a Component Image of a Full 360 Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Editing Images 13

Using the Editing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Adjusting Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Changing the Full 360 Image Boundary Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adjusting the Alignment between the Two Images of a Full 360 Image . . . . . . 14 Adjusting the Playback Timing of a Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Trimming the Beginning and End of a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Exporting an Image 16

Copyrights 17

Contents

4 Recommended Computer System Requirements

Recommended Computer System Requirements

A computer system that satisfies the conditions described below is recommended when using the EXILIM 360 Viewer computer software (Software).

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1 Free Disk Space: At least 300 MB Memory: At least 4 GB

5 Installing and Uninstalling the Software

Installing and Uninstalling the Software

Install EXILIM 360 Viewer on your computer to view, as a 360-degree image, Dome View images and Full 360 photos recorded with an EX-FR200 or EX-FR200CA camera.

1. Go to the CASIO support site below and select Downloads to download the computer software installer. http://world.casio.com/download/dc/ Download the installer version that matches the version of Windows (32-bit or

64-bit) your computer is running. To determine the Windows version running on your computer, right-click Start and then click System. On the View basic information about your computer screen that appears, check the System type item under System.

2. Double-click the icon of the downloaded installer. If a screen with the Windows protected your PC message appears, click More info and then click Run anyway.

3. Follow the instructions that appear on the display to install the Software. After installation of EXILIM 360 Viewer is complete, install Visual C++.*

4. After confirming that the View vcredist_x64.exe check box is selected, click Finish.

5. Follow the instructions that appear to install Visual C++.

* Visual C++ is software that is required to start up EXILIM 360 Viewer.

Installing the Software

6 Installing and Uninstalling the Software

If you dont need the Software any more, you can use the procedure below to uninstall it.

1. Display the Programs and Features screen. Windows 10: Click in the following sequence: Start * Control Panel * Programs * Programs and Features. Windows 8.1: Display the desktop, align the mouse pointer with the upper right corner, and then click in the following sequence: Settings * Control Panel * Programs * Programs and Features.

2. Click EXILIM 360 Viewer.

3. Click Uninstall.

4. Follow the instructions that appear on the display to uninstall the Software.

Uninstalling the Software

7 Basic Operations

Basic Operations

Double-click the Software shortcut or click EXILIM 360 Viewer on the Start menu to start up the software and display the Single Mode (page 10) main screen.

. Main Screen

Shows a menu of Dome View images and Full 360 images imported by the Software.

Shows the image selected with the menu.

Displays the editing screen (page 13). Exports an image as a 360 degree compatible file (page 16).

Changes the display mode (page 10).

Click the close button x in the upper right corner of the screen, or click EXILIM360Viewer on the menu bar and then click Quit on the menu that appears.

Starting Up the Software

Exiting the Software

8 Basic Operations

Use the procedure below to change the display language.

1. On the menu bar, click EXILIM360Viewer and then click Language on the menu that appears.

2. Click the language you want to use.

3. Click OK. This changes the display language to the one you selected.

Changing the Display Language

9 Viewing Images

Viewing Images

Use the procedure below to import Dome View images and Full 360 images into the Software. With a Full 360 images, two images that are shot with two different cameras are combined into a final image.

. Getting Ready Save the images you want to view with the Software to your computer. For

information about saving images to a computer, see the user documentation that comes with your camera.

When displaying a spherical view of Full 360 images in the Single Mode (page 10), the two Full 360 images must be in the same folder. If the two Full 360 images are in different folders, you can use the Dual Mode to display a spherical view (page 10).

1. Start up the Software.

2. In the lower left corner of the screen, click IMPORT.

3. Click the folder that contains the image(s) you want to display with the Software.

4. Click Open. This displays a menu of images contained in the selected folder on the left side of the screen. indicates a Full 360 image. indicates a movie.

Importing Images into the Software

10 Viewing Images

NOTE The Software can import Dome View images and Full 360 images only. Images of

any other type in the selected folder cannot be imported. 360 degree compatible files exported using EXILIM 360 Viewer Version 1.0 cannot

be imported using Version 2.0. Import the pre-export images.

Clicking an image in the image menu will display it. In the case of a Full 360 image, a borderline will be displayed where the two images join together.

Drag the image to change the view angle.

Scrolls images.

These buttons perform the operations below. : Rotates the image 90 degrees right. : Zooms in. : Zooms out. : Returns the image to its original state. : Switches to the full-screen view. To exit the full-screen view, click .

Changes the display mode. (Single Mode): Displays an image. Images shot using the Full 360 recording

mode are displayed as Full 360 images. (Dual Mode): Allows selection of images to create a Full 360 image.

Displaying a Photo

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Use the procedure below to play a movie. In the case of a Full 360 movie, two movies are played back as a single movie, and the audio of only one of the movies is played.

1. On the image menu, click the movie you want to play. Movie files are indicated by the movie icon.

2. Click . This starts movie playback. To change the playback position, drag the seek bar. As with photo display, movie images can be rotated and zoomed.

Playing a Movie

Playback in progress Playback paused

Click

Click

Seek bar

12 Viewing Images

Use the procedure below to select two images and create a Full 360 image. You can also use images shot with the Dome View recording mode to create a Full 360 image.

1. On the main screen, click (Dual Mode). This displays an image menu that shows all images as Dome View images.

2. On the image menu, click the left-side image you want.

3. On the image menu, click the right-side image you want. This will display the selected images as a Full 360 image. At this point, you can click to enter the Single Mode, which discards the

created Full 360 image. If you want to save a Full 360 image you created, perform the above procedure and then export the result as a 360 degree compatible file (page 16).

NOTE You cannot select the same image for the left side and right. You cannot create a Full 360 image by combining a movie image with a snapshot. You cannot create a Full 360 image by combining a CS image with a snapshot.

Use the procedure below to change a component image of a Full 360 image.

1. On the Dual Mode image menu, click the down arrow of the image you want to change. This will cause the image to become pink to indicate it is selected. If you want to switch selection to the other image, click at the bottom of the

screen. If you want to exit image selection, click .

2. On the image menu, click the new image you want to use. This will change the selected image.

Creating a Full 360 Image

Changing a Component Image of a Full 360 Image

13 Editing Images

Editing Images You can use the procedures in this section to adjust image quality, to adjust the alignment of a Full 360 image, and to perform other editing operations. Edits are maintained until the Software is exited.

1. Start up the Software.

2. On the image menu, click the image you want to edit.

3. Click . This displays the editing screen.

4. Select the function you want to use by clicking its icon, and then edit the image as required.

5. After all of the edits are the way you want, click OK. To cancel editing and return to the main screen without saving your edits, click

any time before clicking OK.

. Editing Screen

Adjusts image quality. When there is a Full 360 image displayed, changes the boundary line where the

two image join together.

When there is a Full 360 image displayed, adjusts the alignment between the two images.

Using the Editing Screen

Controllers

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When playing back a Full 360 movie, adjusts the playback timing of the two movies.

Trims the beginning and end of the movie.

Use the procedure below to adjust the tint and brightness of an image.

1. On the editing screen, click .

2. Drag the sliders to adjust the tint and brightness of the image. In the case of a Full 360 image, there are two controllers. Hovering the mouse

pointer over either of the controllers will cause the corresponding image to be highlighted for a few seconds.

A Full 360 image is created by combining two images into a spherical view. When there is a Full 360 image displayed, you can use the procedure below to change the boundary line where the two images join together.

1. On the editing screen, click .

2. Click the boundary line you want to display.

When the two images that make up a Full 360 image do not align properly where they join together, you can use the procedure below to rotate the images and adjust their alignment.

1. On the editing screen, click .

2. Use the adjustment buttons ( and ) to adjust the alignment of the images.

Adjusting Image Quality

Changing the Full 360 Image Boundary Line

Adjusting the Alignment between the Two Images of a Full 360 Image

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When the playback timing of the two movies that make up a Full 360 movie are out of sync, you can use the procedure below to adjust it. During playback of a Full 360 Movie, the audio of only one of the movies is played back. You can specify which of the movies audio should play back.

1. On the editing screen, click .

2. Use the adjustment buttons ( and ) to adjust the playback timing of the movies.

Use the procedure below to trim the beginning and end of a movie. In the case of a Full 360 movie, both of the movies are cut.

1. On the editing screen, click .

2. You can change the trim locations by dragging the handles of the controller area seek bar left or right.

Adjusting the Playback Timing of a Movies

Trimming the Beginning and End of a Movie

Handles

16 Exporting an Image

Exporting an Image Use the procedure below to export an image as a 360 degree compatible file. After exporting an image as a 360 degree compatible file, you can upload it to a site that supports 360 degree images.

1. Start up the Software.

2. On the image menu, click the image you want to convert.

3. Click .

4. Click the resolution of the file to be exported.

5. Click OK.

6. Specify the file storage location and then click Save. This saves a 360 degree compatible file.

17 Copyrights

Copyrights Except for your own personal enjoyment, unauthorized use of snapshots or movies of images whose rights belong to others, without the permission of the right holder, is forbidden by copyright laws. In some cases, shooting of public performances, shows, exhibitions, etc. may be restricted entirely, even if it is for your own personal enjoyment. Regardless of whether such files are purchased by you or obtained for free, posting them on a website, a file sharing site, or any other Internet site, or otherwise distributing them to third parties without the permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright laws and international treaties. For example, uploading or distributing on the Internet images of TV programs, live concerts, music videos, etc. that were photographed or recorded by you may infringe upon the rights of others. Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for use of a camera in any way that infringes on the copyrights of others or that violates copyright laws.

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trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. EXILIM 360 Viewer is registered trademarks or trademarks of CASIO COMPUTER

CO., LTD. All other company or product names mentioned herein are registered trademarks

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