Reflecta xScan Film Scanner manual

Us er m anual[...]

- 1- For c ustomers in North and So u th America For custo mers in USA This device complie s w ith Part 15 of the FCC rule s. Operation is subjec t to t he follow ing t w o condition s: (1) Thi s devi c e may not cause ha rmful interfer ence. (2) This devi c e must accept any in terf eren ce rece ived, including i nt erfere nce that may cause undes[...]

- 2 - 1. Name of p art s Note: Thi s film scanner supports Windows XP and Vista ( 32-bits) via USB 2.0 only. W e strongly sug ges t using a clean, dry, non-alcohol cotton swab to insert into the film scanner slot and clean th e glas s surface periodically to prod uce a clear imag e. Please make sure your film negativ es/mounted slides and cover tra[...]

- 3- 2. How to i n st all a film into the fil m holde r a. Open the film holde r as illustra ted b. Put a film in the fil m slot as show n c. Close the film holder[...]

- 4- 3. Inst all th e sof twa re and d river T o use the fil m scanner y ou need to i nstall t he s o ftw are d ri v er and ArcSof t PhotoImp ression 6 in ad vance. • Inst alling Driver 1.T u rn on the comp ut e r . 2.Insert i nstallatio n CD in to t he CD- RO M drive and t he in stallati on CD m enu w ill appear . 3. W hen you se e the follow in[...]

- 5- Recommend ed to selec t “Install the so ftw are automatically .[...]

- 6- Choose “con t inue anyw a y” button. 3.Sele ct “Finish” but ton to comp lete the inst allatio n.[...]

- 7 - • New Hardw are W izard ( Vi st a ) 1. Af ter connecting the fil m scanner to the computer wit h USB cable, the new hardware wizard will d etect the new device. 2. Follow the in s tructions on screen. Reco mm ended to select “I ns t all the sof tware auto ma tically . Choos e “Don’ t show this mes sage again for th is device” button[...]

- 8- Choose “Ins tall this driver sof tw are anyw ay” button. 3.Sele ct “Finish” but ton to comp lete the inst allatio n.[...]

- 9- 4. Con nect film scanne r and y our compu ter with t he USB cable Note: Fo r f irst time use r , please d o not plug the film ho lder include d w ith f ilm slot i nto the f i lm scann er whi le connect the scanner with the co mpute r . Y ou w ill s ee t he P W R LED is re d 5. Using the film sc anner 1. Click “ Photo Impress ion 6” i co n [...]

- 10 - In select t he device option make sure OVT scanner is displ ayed. When u s ers st art the ope ration, the picture will show on “N ormal qualit y”. Then it is user ’s choice t o selec t “TIF” or “JPG”. I t is recom mended to select “JPG” format. Pic2 Select t he loca tion t o save the pic tures  1 Select the type of film [...]

- 1 1- Pic4 Y ou can adjust the locatio n of the film by moving t he film holde r , th e f ilm holder c an b e moved forw ard only one w ay . Pic5 Click “Sn ap Shot” or p res s the “Copy” button and th e “Snap Shot” w ill appear i n the smaller w indo w t o the right . On the film strip a gr een frame indi cates the cu rren t picture se[...]

- 12- Click exi t and you w ill see the pictur e in t he ma in Arcsof t w indow a s below . T o e nsure the b est image quality , the sc anner balance s t he s ens or f or ea ch picture this may ta ke 3 or 5 se c. dep ending on the im age complexity and your compu ter hardw are.[...]

- 13- PIC 6 Click the “ format” to f ind out the re solution o f t he pi cture. 6. Now y ou can s t art to ed it the pictu re as yo u like: First you are suppo sed to select t he picture by clic k ing a t the picture . And then u se the Arc s o ft tools to edit the pictures. - Ma in Menu The M ain Men u appears in the uppe r left corner of the [...]

- 14- • Select th e folde rs you want to scan -L e t' s you choose the folders f or scanning .  * View Full Sc ree n /Play (F4) Play s or display s t he first selec te d file in full screen view . - Ma in Button s * Get Photos Acquire f rom Scanne r[...]

- 15- Here you can: • Acquire image s from conne c ted T WAIN complian t devices su c h as scanners and some digi tal cameras. • Assign na mes t o image file s as they are acquired (using today' s date or a descripti ve w ord). How to acqu ire images from a T W AIN c omplian t device : 1. Sele c t a scanner or othe r T WAIN de vice from th[...]

- 16- In additio n to the large photo w o rkspace, the Photo Editing T ools module includes five distinct sets of c ont rols:  Enh ance The Enhan ce fun c tion i n c ludes tw o types o f contro ls: Auto E nhance Click "A ut o Enhan ce" button to impr ove the overall quality of your picture s with a single cli ck. Manua l F i x For prec[...]

- 17- How to fix the color o f a photo : 1. Drag the color bala nce s li ders to make the photo colo r appear mor e n at ural. Ad d red or yellow to make the photo warmer . Add blue or gr een t o make the photo cooler . 2. Drag the Lighter/Dar ker slider t o the l eft to reveal detail s hidden in a dark photo o r to the righ t to make a faded pho t[...]

- 18- 5. Click "U ndo" if you make a m ista ke or don' t like the resul t. Crop This f eature enables you to trim p hoto s fo r d ra m ati c eff ect or c ut off the u gly/di st ractin g p arts of a pic t ure. How to use crop: 1. Choose the crop ori entation (portrait or landscape) . 2. Sele c t a f ixed proportion fo r t he crop rect[...]

- 19- 2. Drag the fi rst sli der to m ake the transition betw e en the b lurred and n on-blurred are a sharp o r smooth. 3. Drag the second s lider to increase o r decrea se the amou nt of blur . 4. Click "A pply" if you lik e the result . Cli c k "Can cel" if you d o not. Saving You r Results W he n you' re done edi tin g [...]

- 20- Clone The Clon e tool is g ood for removing un w anted element s from a p hoto. It c an also be used for fun effe ct, l i ke moving a nose from one person t o an other. How to use the Clone t ool to remove a t elepho ne pole from the ba ckground of a photo: 1. Esta blish a sour ce point for th e Clon e tool by h olding the Shi ft ke y and cli[...]

- 21- Paint Brush Let you "paint" on yo ur image w he n you click and drag the mouse. Plea se click and drag the sliders be low to change the brush si ze and transpar ency. Line Draw a straight line i n the photo. Ple ase click an d drag the s lider s below to change th e line w idth and tran sparency. Eraser Simula te an eraser, removing[...]

- 22 - 6. S p ecification Inte rface: USB 2.0 only Image Sensor: 1/1. 8” inch 5 mega CMOS sensor (5,174,400 pixels) Lens: F no.= 2.0, 4 Glass eleme nt s, Half-field A ngle=15  Frame Rate (M ax.): 5M(2592x1944) 2 f ps, SXGA (1280X960) 15 fp s Focus Range: Fixed focus Exposure Control: Automatic Color Balance: Automatic Scan high resolution 5MP [...]