1<HTML> 2<HEAD> 3 <TITLE>DC20 Software Pack</TITLE> 4</HEAD> 5<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> 6<H1> 7 DC20 Software Pack 8</H1> 9<P> 10There are two programs written by myself 11(<A HREF="mailto:Oliver.Hartmann@t-online.de">Oliver.Hartmann@t-online.de</A>): 12<BR> 13DC20Term transfers the pictures out of the camera and stores they as raw 14data files - like the change for a new film. <BR> 15DC2toTGA converts those raw data files to standard image files - like the 16development of the film. 17<P> 18So you get the pictures out of your camera as quick as possible and you are 19ready for the next shots. Later, to get the best results, you can convert 20the raw data files to standard image files as often you like. 21<P> 22The actual versions of both programs are available for DOS, Win16, Win32 23and Linux. <BR> 24See: 25<A HREF="http://home.t-online.de/home/oliver.hartmann">http://home.t-online.de/home/oliver.hartmann</A> 26<P> 27<H3> 28 Kodak DC20 Terminal: DC20Term 29</H3> 30<P> 31For the first time, you can just plug in the camera and dump all the images 32out of it - only with one keystroke. No answering millions of questions with 33the mouse, and all the tedious work in the twain module and the image software, 34to finally end up the files in one directory. 35<P> 36Features: 37<UL> 38 <LI> 39 very quick and simple to use 40 <LI> 41 runs on any DOS computer (e.g. an old portable) 42 <LI> 43 transfers all images from camera to disk in batch mode 44 <LI> 45 supports all camera functions (e.g. res change, erase, etc.) 46 <LI> 47 stores images in raw data format (like inside the camera) - so you can save 48 a lot of disk space 49 <LI> 50 automatic retry fixes 'Wrong data' errors 51 <LI> 52 works on all DOS machines down to XTs (as HP 200LX) 53 <LI> 54 minimized code size 55 <LI> 56 S command shows shutter speed and aperture 57 <LI> 58 X command for download with exit (batch mode) 59 <LI> 60 V option for time-lapse videos 61 <LI> 62 Version 2.0 or later now works with <BIG><B>DC20 and DC25</B></BIG> 63</UL> 64<P> 65See the short <A HREF="#hints1">User's Guide</A>! 66<P> 67<H3> 68 DC2-to-TGA-File-Converter: DC2toTGA 69</H3> 70<P> 71After use of DC20Term you want to see your pictures. <BR> 72DC2toTGA converts the raw data files to a standard image format (Targa). 73<BR> 74<P> 75See the short <A HREF="#hints2">User's Guide</A>! 76<P> 77Features: 78<UL> 79 <LI> 80 simple to use 81 <LI> 82 can convert all files in batch mode 83 <LI> 84 a lot of options to get optimal images 85 <LI> 86 needs no camera to run 87 <LI> 88 as DOS, Win16 and Win32 application available 89 <LI> 90 provides 375*496 images 91 <LI> 92 you can get better results (compared to the KODAK Twain Module V1.0)! 93</UL> 94<P> 95<H2> 96 <A NAME="hints1"><!-- --></A>Tips for DC20Term users 97</H2> 98<P> 99The program reads the data bytes sending by the camera via polling. Since 100the camera provides no handshake signals, this is a real time job and could 101go wrong in a multitasking environment. Maybe you must reduce the baud rate 102to avoid communication problems. 103<P> 104<H3> 105 Troubleshooting: 106</H3> 107<P> 108<UL> 109 <LI> 110 Best environment for the DOS version dc20term.exe is plain DOS 111 <LI> 112 Best interface is a hardware buffered com port (16550 UART with FIFO). Use 113 Option -F with the DOS version. 114 <LI> 115 If there is only a 8250 UART the maximum baud rate depends on your system 116 speed. Use option -B to find the optimum. 117 <LI> 118 If you want to use the DOS program in a multitasking environment (like 119 MS-Windows), run it in a high priority DOS-Box (e.g. through PIF). Full screen 120 mode works much better than a DOS window. 121 <LI> 122 Pay attention to correct parameter settings. If you start without any parameter 123 it works well in most cases (com port parameter is essential if not equal 124 to COM1). See 'Syntax Examples' below. 125</UL> 126<P> 127<H3> 128 Syntax Examples:<BR> 129</H3> 130<UL> 131 <LI> 132 DC20TERM -B57600 -C2 -F<BR> 133 means:<BR> 134 - baud rate: 57,600<BR> 135 - com port: 2 <BR> 136 - looking for a 16550 UART (com port with FIFO) 137 <LI> 138 Option -F:<BR> 139 without this option a FIFO is ignored,<BR> 140 with -F the program test the com port for a FIFO - if a FIFO will be found, 141 it will be used and there is a note 'xxx baud (using FIFO)' on the first 142 line - if no FIFO will be found you get the message 'xxx baud (no FIFO found)' 143 on the first line. 144 <LI> 145 default values are -B9600, -C1, ignore FIFO<BR> 146 In most cases it works well, but with 9600 baud the picture download takes 147 some minutes. 148 <LI> 149 I use the program with these parameters:<BR> 150 DC20TERM -B115200 -F<BR> 151 It works well (also under Win95) and the download of a high resolution picture 152 (124,928 byte) takes about 15 seconds. 153 <LI> 154 Option -V (version 1.43 or higher):<BR> 155 DC20TERM -V100<BR> 156 - takes 100 pictures in time-lapse video mode<BR> 157 - actions: erase, take picture, download, erase, take picture, ... and so 158 on<BR> 159 - frame rate depends on baud rate 160 <LI> 161 batch processing:<BR> 162 DC20TERM <cmd.txt <BR> 163 or<BR> 164 DC20TERM -C2 -B115200 -F <cmd.txt<BR> 165 - cmd.txt should contain the keystroke commands<BR> 166 - D command will not work in batch mode => use X command (version 1.43 167 or higher) 168</UL> 169<P> 170<H2> 171 <A NAME="hints2"><!-- --></A>Tips for DC2toTGA users 172</H2> 173<P> 174Versions before 1.40 convert only high resolution .dc2 files.<BR> 175<B>Version 1.40 or later now converts high and low res pictures.</B> 176<P> 177The images created with the Kodak software (or the Chinon software) and the 178output of DC2toTGA often differ. The main reason is the higher contrast of 179the Kodak images. You can get quite similar results with the parameter -v0.65. 180But you lose a lot of details in the shadows. That's why I set the gamma 181default to 0.5. Another difference is the color adjustment: Try changing 182of red factor (e.g. to 0.7 or 0.75) or blue factor (e.g. 0.9). 183<H3> 184 Syntax Examples:<BR> 185</H3> 186<UL> 187 <LI> 188 DC2toTGA -a<BR> 189 will convert all files stored with DC20term (e.g. DC_001.DC2 to DC_008.DC2) 190 <LI> 191 DC2toTGA my_pic1<BR> 192 will convert MY_PIC1.DC2 193 <LI> 194 DC2toTGA -x25<BR> 195 will convert the file DC_025.DC2 196 <LI> 197 DC2toTGA -x4 -a<BR> 198 will convert DC_004.DC2 and all files up to DC_999.DC2 (if exist) 199 <LI> 200 DC2toTGA -a -v0.7<BR> 201 will convert all files (see above) using a gamma value of 0.7 (more contrast) 202 <LI> 203 DC2toTGA -o0<BR> 204 no finishing (sharpen) 205</UL> 206<P> 207In most cases the default values are good enough. If the resulting image 208looks bad, start again with different settings for saturation, gamma value 209or norm_percentage. 210<P> 211 <HR> 212<P ALIGN=Center> 213© Copyright 214<A HREF="mailto:Oliver.Hartmann@t-online.de">Oliver.Hartmann@t-online.de</A> 2151998. <BR> 216All Rights Reserved. <BR> 217Last Update: 10 October 1998 218<P ALIGN=Center> 219Homepage: 220<A HREF="http://home.t-online.de/home/oliver.hartmann">http://home.t-online.de/home/oliver.hartmann</A> 221<P> 222</BODY></HTML> 223