C. Scanning Negative Film. Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL Plus

C. Scanning Negative Film

1. Select the film you wish to scan.

Follow the procedures for positioning transparent film to be scanned.

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2. Launch ScanWizard Pro either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by using the File-Import or File-Acquire command from your image-editing program (such as Adobe Photoshop).

3. Go to the Preview window and choose Negative / Negative Film from the Scan

Material menu.

4. Click the Overview button to perform a preliminary scan of your original.

5. Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

6. Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image. A thumbnail of the image appears as well in the Scan Job Queue window.

7. In the Negative Scan Settings window, you can specify options related to your scanned negative film. Follow the steps below.

a) In the Negative Scan Settings window, choose the Film Brand, Film Type, and

ISO settings that match your film.

b) The settings for the negative film you selected are applied to the prescan image, and the adjusted image is displayed in the

Preview window.

c) You can save the selected negative film settings into the Preset drop-down menu for easy access in the future.

For more details on how to control settings for negative film scanning, see the section

“Negative Scan Settings Window” in the

ScanWizard Pro Reference Manual in the

Microtek software CD.

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8. Specify your scanning requirements in the Settings window.

a) Select a desired image type.

b) Select a desired resolution.

c) Adjust the scan frame settings if necessary.

9. Adjust image quality if necessary, using the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools.

10. If the colors in your film are faded and need restoring, check the “Automatic Color

Restoration” box in the Settings window.

11. Click the Scan (or “Batch”) button in the Preview window or on the scanner unit to start scanning.

• If ScanWizard Pro was launched from an application program, the image is then delivered to your application, where the image can be saved, printed, or edited.

• If ScanWizard Pro was launched in standalone mode, you will be prompted to specify the file attributes for the scanned image after the Scan or Batch button is pressed, such as entering the file name, specifying a folder name of your own, etc. When you have completed the settings, press the Done/Save button, and the scanner will automatically scan and save your image based on your settings.

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