------------------------------------------------------------------ Canon Utilities PhotoStitch README File Version 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright (C) 1996-2008 Canon Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This file contains the latest information regarding Canon Utilities PhotoStitch Version 3.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents -------- 1. Recommendation for Displaying and Processing Large Images with the Viewer and 360Viewer Programs 2. Merging Images Shot with a Tele-converter or Wide converter Lens 3. Windows XP and the Fast User Switching Feature 4. Cannot synthesize image under focus distance of 20mm (in terms of 35mm film) 5. Cannot invoke help file 6. Files and folders containing characters not supported by PhotoStitch 7. Focal length settings are not saved in some cases 1. Recommendation for Displaying and Processing Large Images with the Viewer and 360Viewer Programs ----------------------------------------------------------------- It may take some time for the Viewer or 360Viewer program to start when you attempt to display a large image from the PhotoStitch Launcher or PhotoStitch program. The printing dialog may also take some time to appear and it may operate extremely slowly when you attempt to print a large image from the Viewer or 360Viewer program. This problem will be more pronounced on systems with relatively few memory resources. You are recommended to view or print large images on a system with ample memory resources. 2. Merging Images Shot with a Tele-converter or Wide converter Lens -------------------------------------------------------------- Images shot with a tele-converter or wide converter lens on the camera cannot be merged correctly in PhotoStitch. Please avoid the use of these lens to shoot images that you wish to merge with PhotoStitch. 3. Windows XP and the Fast User Switching Feature ------------------------------------------------- This program has been confirmed to run with Windows XP, but does not support the Fast User Switching feature in Windows XP. If you use the Fast User Switching feature while using this program, it may not operate correctly. To avoid problems, you are recommended to close this program before using Fast User Switching. 4. Cannot synthesize image under focus distance of 20mm (in terms of 35mm film) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Images under focus distance of 20mm (in 35mm film parlance) cannot be synthesized in this software. Shoot with focus distance of over 20mm. 5. Cannot invoke help file -------------------------- If the help file cannot be invoked, please install Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1a or higher. You can get the latest version of Internet Explorer from Microsoft web site. 6. Files and folders containing characters not supported by PhotoStitch ------------------------------------------------------------ An error message is displayed when a file that contains characters not supported by PhotoStitch is loaded or written to, or when a file is loaded from or written to a folder that contains unsupported characters. This includes, for example, characters that can only be displayed using Unicode. If this error occurs when a file is loaded, first try changing the file name to one using only numerals. If the error still occurs, try the following in addition to the above. - If using Windows Vista, copy the renamed file to the "Public" folder at the bottom of the Desktop. - If using another OS, copy the renamed file to c:\. If you don't have permission to copy to this location, log in with a user account that has administrator privileges. If this error occurs when a file is saved, try changing the file name to one using only numerals before resaving. If the error still occurs, try the following in addition to the above. - If using Windows Vista, save the file in the "Public" folder at the bottom of the Desktop. - If using another OS, save the file to c:\. If you don't have permission to save to this location, log in with a user account that has administrator privileges. 7. Focal length settings are not saved in some cases ----------------------------------------------------- When unsupported characters are used in the user name, focal length settings are only saved until PhotoStitch is exited, and after exiting they will be lost. This is because the focal length cannot be written to the specified location. In this case, to merge using the same focal length after exiting PhotoStitch, you will need to set the focal length again.