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CanoScan FS4000US Driver Software

FilmGet FS
User’s Guide

Quick Start

To jump right into scanning

Chapter 1 to Chapter 4

To proceed at a more leisurely pace

You can start using your CanoScan scanner with either of these
procedures!!

Appendix: Troubleshooting

For problems during installation or use

Summary of Contents for CanoScan FS4000US

Page 1: ...er s Guide Quick Start To jump right into scanning Chapter 1 to Chapter 4 To proceed at a more leisurely pace You can start using your CanoScan scanner with either of these procedures Appendix Troubleshooting For problems during installation or use ...

Page 2: ...How to Use the Manuals The various CanoScan scanner manuals are used for the following purposes ...

Page 3: ...tion of the Guide This user s guide is organized as follows Quick Start To jump right into scanning This is a digest of the scanning procedures using FilmGet FS Read this to start using the scanner immediately Chapter 1 Before Scanning An explanation of starting and exiting FilmGet FS and an introduction of FilmGet FS window names and functions All users read this section Chapter 2 Scanning A step...

Page 4: ...osoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries Macintosh Power Macintosh Mac OS and ColorSync are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Computer Inc in the U S and other countries CanoScan FilmGet and FARE are trademarks of Canon Inc Other names and products not mentioned above may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiv...

Page 5: ...mes of APS IX240 film in a single batch APS film refers to APS standard film APS is the abbreviation for Advanced Photo System Dirt and Scratch Correction Function FARE This software is equipped with the FARE Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement dirt and scratch correction function This function eliminates troublesome and time consuming cleaning and scratch retouching work by automatically id...

Page 6: ...ntosh Setup 21 System Requirements 21 Installing FilmGet FS 21 Starting and Exiting FilmGet FS 22 FilmGet FS Main Window 24 Main Window 24 Main Windows 25 Menu Bar in the Main Window 25 Toolbar in the Main Window 25 FilmGet FS Thumbnail Window 26 Thumbnail Window 26 Toolbar in the Thumbnail Window 26 How to Find Help 27 Tool Tips 27 QUICK START For Those Who Prefer to Jump Right into Scanning Chap...

Page 7: ...the Thumbnail Window 36 Initiating a Thumbnail Scan 36 Selecting Frames 37 Selecting Deselecting All 37 Selecting Deselecting a Single Frame 37 Rotating and Flipping Thumbnail Images 38 Rotating and Flipping Images 38 Transferring Thumbnail Images to the Application Program 39 Transferring Thumbnail Images 39 Previewing to Inspect the Images 40 Previewing 40 Switching between Preview Images 41 Adj...

Page 8: ... to the Scan Settings Section 53 Procedures Common to All Scan Modes 54 Using File Mode 56 Selecting an Input Resolution 56 Select an Output Resolution 57 Image Size Settings 57 Using Text Printer Fax Mode 60 Selecting the Paper Size 60 Selecting the Display Size 60 Selecting an Output Target 61 Image and File Sizes 61 Using Display Mode 62 Selecting a Monitor Resolution 62 Selecting the Display S...

Page 9: ...How to Use Each Image Adjustment Mode 76 Adjusting a Histogram 77 Guide to the Histogram Tab 77 Interpreting a Histogram 78 How to Adjust a Histogram 78 Adjusting the Tone Curve 79 Guide to the Tone Curve Tab 79 Interpreting Tone Curves 80 Adjusting a Tone Curve 80 Adjusting the Brightness Contrast 81 Guide to the Brightness Contrast Tab 81 Adjusting the Brightness 82 Adjusting the Contrast 82 Adj...

Page 10: ...etting the Preferences 91 Setting the Power Saving Features 93 Restoring the Default Settings 93 Device and Help Menus 96 Checking a Scanner 96 Viewing the Device Version Information 96 Viewing the Software Version Information 96 Troubleshooting 98 FilmGet FS Error Messages 105 Uninstalling FilmGet FS 109 Uninstalling and Reinstalling FilmGet FS 112 Glossary 115 Index 120 Chapter 5 Other Functions...

Page 11: ...CanoScan FS4000US Film Scanner 9 1 2 3 4 5 FilmGet FS User s Guide QUICK START For Those Who Prefer to Jump Right into Scanning ...

Page 12: ...Getting Started See Getting Started p 30 Connect the scanner to your computer and turn on the power When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears place the supplied CanoScan Setup CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and follow the instructions in the messages to install the software See Getting Started p 50 1 Place the supplied CanoScan Setup CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 When CanoScan Setup Utility s...

Page 13: ...ng the menu item or button See p 22 Start a plug in compliant application program such as Photoshop LE and select FilmGet FS using the menu item or button When using Photoshop LE click the File menu and select Import and TWAIN_32 Thumbnail Window Main Window When using Photoshop LE click the File menu and select Import and FilmGet FS 1 0 Thumbnail Window Main Window ...

Page 14: ...ite 5 Make a thumbnail scan of all the frames on the film See p 36 1 Click the Thumbnail button in the main window to display the thumbnail window 2 Click the Thumbnail Scan button in the thumbnail window 1 Hold the film holder horizontally with the mark facing upwards 3 Insert the end with the mark into the film holder slot of the scanner 2 Check that the R mark can be seen properly from the righ...

Page 15: ...The image will be displayed in the preview area For details on switching between the main window and the thumbnail window see page 32 You can only preview one frame at a time 8 If necessary adjust the preview image See pp 42 to 44 If the preview image orientation and brightness are not to your satisfaction adjust the images frame by frame using the toolbar in the preview area You can zoom rotate o...

Page 16: ...ge in files 10 If necessary adjust the image brightness and coloring See p 46 If the preview image brightness and coloring are not to your satisfaction adjust the images frame by frame using the image adjustment section functions When using the image adjustment section functions remove the check from the Use Color Matching option in the Color Matching item of the Settings menu See p 89 Select a mo...

Page 17: ...ee p 49 Click the Scan button Scanning is executed The scanned image will not appear in the preview area and will instead be transferred to the application program from which FilmGet FS was started To scan multiple frames in a batch select the frames to be scanned beforehand at the thumbnail window The scan progress bar will be displayed Click the Cancel button if you wish to stop the scan ...

Page 18: ...t of the window to close the window The scanned image will be displayed in the window of the application program from which FilmGet FS was started 14 Retouch the image as required See the manual for your application program Print or save the image to a disk with the application program from which FilmGet FS was started The scanned images of all the selected frames will be displayed ...

Page 19: ...his section introduces procedures and main window and thumbnail window names and functions that you should be familiar with before actually using FilmGet FS All users read this section Windows Setup 18 Macintosh Setup 21 FilmGet FS Main Window 24 FilmGet FS Thumbnail Window 26 How to Find Help 27 ...

Page 20: ...ling the Driver Software of Chapter 2 Using the Scanner with Windows in Getting Started supplied with the scanner Computer USB connection IBM PC AT compatible computer with standard USB configuration SCSI connection IBM PC AT compatible computer with SCSI card installed Operating System Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me CPU Windows 98 Pentium 133 MHz or faster Windows 98 SE Pentium ...

Page 21: ...e allotted memory in order to start FilmGet FS For more information please see page 41 Increasing the Memory Allocated to Photoshop LE of Getting Started 2 Click the File menu and select Import and Select TWAIN_32 Source 3 The Select Source dialog will be displayed Select Canon FilmGet FS 1 0 for Windows from the list and click the Select button The operations in steps 2 and 3 are not necessary if...

Page 22: ...uals accompanying the individual software package for the procedures for starting FilmGet FS from within a TWAIN compliant application program other than Photoshop LE 1 Click the close box at the top right of the main window The FilmGet FS windows will close FilmGet FS will automatically close after scanning has finished when the Close FilmGet FS after Acquire option has been checked in the Prefer...

Page 23: ...FilmGet FS according to the instructions in 1 Installing the Software of Chapter 3 Using the Scanner with a Macintosh in Getting Started supplied with the scanner Computer USB connection Macintosh with standard USB configuration SCSI connection Macintosh with standard SCSI configuration or SCSI card installed Operating System Mac OS 8 6 9 1 CPU Power PC G3 or greater RAM 64 MB or more 128 MB or mo...

Page 24: ...ee page 65 Increasing the Memory Allocated to Photoshop LE of Getting Started 1 Start Photoshop LE If you are using a different plug in compliant application program start that program 2 Click the File menu and select Import and FilmGet FS 1 0 FilmGet FS starts and the main window and thumbnail window will be displayed Scanning is performed using these windows Please refer to the manuals accompany...

Page 25: ...FilmGet FS 1 Click the close box at the top left of the main window The FilmGet FS windows will close FilmGet FS will automatically close after scanning has finished when the Close FilmGet FS after Acquire option has been checked in the Preferences item See p 92 ...

Page 26: ...lmGet FS operates Toolbar Contains the tools for rotating flipping and zooming the preview image Preview Area Displays the preview image for a single frame Use this area to set the scan area and inspect adjustments to the image Close Box Closes FilmGet FS Show Hide Tool Tips Shows or hides the tool tips Scan Area Frame The image within the area enclosed by this frame is scanned Window Resizing Cli...

Page 27: ...s FilmGet FS Settings menu Sets the auto exposure focus adjustment and color matching system settings among others See p 86 Device menu Runs a scanner test or displays scanner information See p 96 Help menu Displays FilmGet FS help topics or software version data See p 96 Selector Tool See pp 43 47 78 Film Eject Tool See p 42 Auto Correct Tool See p 44 Flip Tool See p 43 Rotate 180 Degrees Tool Se...

Page 28: ...otating or flipping the thumbnail images Title Bar Click here and drag the window to change the window position on the desktop Thumbnail Scan button Initiates a thumbnail scan of all frames and displays the thumbnail images Scroll Bar Lets you scroll to view thumbnail images that are not currently displayed Window Resizing Make the window larger in order to display more frames at one time Click an...

Page 29: ...lain the functions of the buttons and tools in the windows When you click the Show Hide Tool Tips button the button will change to the button In this state positioning the mouse cursor over a button or tool will display the tool tip for that item To hide the tool tips click the button again Show Hide Tool Tips Button Tool Tip ...

Page 30: ...ead this section Scanning Procedures 29 Loading Film 30 Switching between Windows 32 Selecting the Film Type 33 Setting the Color Mode 34 Thumbnail Scanning 36 Selecting Frames 37 Rotating and Flipping Thumbnail Images 38 Transferring Thumbnail Images to the Application Program 39 Previewing to Inspect the Images 40 Adjusting Preview Images 42 Adjusting the Scan Settings 45 Adjusting Brightness an...

Page 31: ... the thumbnail images 5 Select one or more frames See p 37 6 Adjust the thumbnail images See p 38 If necessary change the orientations of the thumbnail images by rotating or flipping the images with the tool buttons 7 Preview the images See p 40 Preview the selected frames to make sure they are to your satisfaction 8 Determine the image size and resolution See p 45 Set the resolution output target...

Page 32: ...s and buttons will appear in the FilmGet FS thumbnail window When you insert the film holder calibration is performed automatically and the message Calibrating will be displayed This calibration is to teach the correct white reference color to the scanner in order to scan film with more accurate colors Although it takes about one minute to complete the calibration operation the first time that the...

Page 33: ... from the screen at this time If you click the film eject tool when no thumbnail or preview images are displayed the film holder will be ejected without displaying the confirmation dialog box If you click the film eject tool while an IX240 film cartridge holder is inserted in the scanner you will hear a winding sound and the power lamp will flash until the film has been wound back into the cartrid...

Page 34: ... bar of the main window Switching to the Thumbnail Window To switch back to the thumbnail window click the Thumbnail button in the main window or click the title bar of the thumbnail window when it is not hidden by the main window When the thumbnail window is hidden by the main window you can also resize or change the positions of the main window and the thumbnail window so that both windows are v...

Page 35: ...at does not contain a cartridge is inserted The following film types are selected when a film holder is first inserted 35 mm film strip holder Color Negatives Slide mount holder Color Positives When using an IX240 film cartridge holder the loaded film type is automatically identified and the appropriate film type is selected However if the same film holder is loaded again the previously set film t...

Page 36: ...n menu The selected mode will appear in the Color Mode box when the pull down menu closes You may select from among the five modes of 42 Bit Color 24 Bit Color 14 Bit Grayscale 8 Bit Grayscale and Black and White The 42 Bit Color and 24 Bit Color options are grayed out and not available when a monochrome film type has been selected The color mode setting is grayed out and not available when a film...

Page 37: ...toshop that supports 42 bit color 8 Bit Grayscale Select this setting for monochrome films or when a monochrome image is desired The image is expressed in 256 tones black white and 254 gray shades 14 Bit Grayscale Select this setting when a particularly high quality grayscale image is required The image is expressed in 16 384 tones black white and 16 382 gray shades The file will be larger than th...

Page 38: ...ages displayed as thumbnail images small images The scanner may take a few moments to respond to the Cancel button when it is clicked during thumbnail scanning If the Insufficient hard disk space message or a similar message appears during the thumbnail scan it means that your hard drive is too full to store the data for the thumbnail scan Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive to free suffi...

Page 39: ...on at the top left of the thumbnail window to select and deselect all the frames at once Click the Select All button to select all the frames The borders around all the images will turn red and the Select All button will change to the Deselect All button Click the Deselect All button to deselect all the frames Selecting Deselecting a Single Frame Click on a frame to select it The border around the...

Page 40: ... you click these tools all the selected images will be rotated or flipped Rotate 90 Degrees Left Tool Rotates the images 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate 90 Degrees Right Tool Rotates the images 90 degrees clockwise Rotate 180 Degrees Tool Rotates the images 180 degrees Flip Tool Flips the images from left to right When a preview image of the selected frame is displayed in the preview area both ...

Page 41: ...mages Click the Transfer Thumbnails button in the thumbnail window to transfer the thumbnail images for all the frames to the application program The transferred thumbnail images will appear as follows depending on the type of film holder that is inserted into the scanner If you have not yet initiated a thumbnail scan a thumbnail scan will be automatically initiated and the images will then be tra...

Page 42: ...humbnail window the Preview button will be grayed out and previewing will not be available If the Insufficient hard disk space message or a similar message appears during the preview scan it means that your hard disk is too full to store the data for the preview scan Delete unnecessary files from the hard disk to free sufficient space and reinitiate the preview scan Adjustments such as brightness ...

Page 43: ...ted frame will appear in the preview area You can switch the preview image by selecting another frame At this time the number of the selected frame will be displayed in the main window When multiple frames are selected a preview image will not be displayed in the preview area and instead the No image can be displayed because more than one frame is selected message will appear Frame No Select a fra...

Page 44: ... display will zoom in by a factor of 2 each time you click the tool on the preview image Click the zoom out tool to select it The display will zoom out by a factor of 2 each time you click the tool on the preview image Click the zoom reset tool to restore the display to the default zoom setting The zoom in tool functions merely change the preview area display magnification and do not affect the re...

Page 45: ...rea has been zoomed in with the zoom in tool Rotating and Flipping Images Click one of the tools below to rotate the preview area or flip the image within it Rotate 90 Degrees Left Tool Rotates the entire preview area 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate 90 Degrees Right Tool Rotates the entire preview area 90 degrees clockwise Rotate 180 Degrees Tool Rotates the entire preview area 180 degrees Flip...

Page 46: ...ically correct the highlights shadows brightness and coloring of the preview image to the optimal states Click the Clear button to return the image to the original state You cannot use the auto correct tool when the Use Color Matching option is on See p 89 Use Color Matching for an explanation of switching the Use Color Matching option Auto Correction Clear Button ...

Page 47: ...stalled images are scanned with file mode settings scanning settings for storage in files See page 94 Default Settings If the purpose is clear set the detailed settings by selecting the various modes in the scan settings section You can set the scan settings independently for each frame or you can set all the frames to the same conditions See page 51 Chapter 3 Adjusting the Scan Settings for more ...

Page 48: ...ightness and coloring of the preview image to your satisfaction by selecting the modes in the image adjustment section These adjustments are performed on each frame individually See page 71 Chapter 4 Adjusting Images for more information on adjusting the brightness and coloring Image Adjustment Section ...

Page 49: ...area is scanned and transferred to the application program from which FilmGet FS was started Selecting the Scan Area Click the selector tool on the toolbar and drag the mouse cursor which will change into a shape across the preview image to enclose the scan area with the scan area selection frame Here drag means to move the mouse cursor with the left button held down or to move the mouse with the ...

Page 50: ... shape allowing you to click and drag to shift the entire selection frame around the image See page 55 Aspect Ratio of the Scan Area for instructions on how to change the width to height proportions of the scan area selection frame Adjusting the Selected Scan Area You may change the scan area selection any number of times You can also change the scan settings after you have selected the scan area ...

Page 51: ...t one time If you plan to scan more than 30 frames consecutively scan 30 frames and save them to files in Photoshop LE Then quit Photoshop LE start Photoshop LE and FilmGet FS again and scan the remaining frames If no frames are selected at the thumbnail window the Scan button will be grayed out and scanning will not be possible If the Insufficient hard disk space message or a similar message appe...

Page 52: ...anning and also the 42 Bit Color and 14 Bit Grayscale modes When transferring data to a 42 bit color or 14 bit grayscale compatible application program the data is treated as 48 bit color data for 42 Bit Color mode and 16 bit grayscale data for 14 Bit Grayscale mode Exiting FilmGet FS Click the at the top right of the window at the top left of the Macintosh version to close FilmGet FS and display ...

Page 53: ...the Scan Settings This section explains how to set the resolution output target and other settings for scanning Scan Setting Modes 52 Using File Mode 56 Using Text Printer Fax Mode 60 Using Display Mode 62 Using Photo Size Mode 63 Using Custom Mode 65 Adding Scan Settings and Menu Items 68 ...

Page 54: ...s What is the Input Resolution When the scanner scans film it reads the image as a collection of dots The relative density of these dots is referred to as the resolution Since this is the input stage of the scanning process this resolution is referred to as the input resolution The illustration below shows the same image scanned with different input resolutions Resolution is measured in units call...

Page 55: ...ion is used to adjust the scan settings Switch between modes by clicking one of the five buttons When FilmGet FS is first installed the file mode is selected Custom Mode See p 65 Select this mode when you wish to scan with customized scan settings that have been added to the FilmGet FS list Scan settings that have been added using the Add button can also be selected from this mode File Mode See p ...

Page 56: ...lectable options Highlight an item with the mouse cursor and click to select it Changing the units will also change the numbers in the image size boxes to corresponding values The term pixel picture element is virtually equivalent in meaning to the dots used to describe resolution This unit of measure is often used to describe the size of an image particularly when it is displayed on a monitor Tex...

Page 57: ...pect ratios of custom sizes may be freely changed This button is grayed out and not available when the scan mode is set to the photo size mode If you rotate the image by 90 degrees the width and height ratio will be reversed When FilmGet FS is first installed Custom Size is selected Add Button If you use a particular scan setting regularly you can assign it a name and add it to the list The items ...

Page 58: ...mine the image and file sizes How File Sizes Vary with the Input Resolution The higher the input resolution the larger the image file If the file is too large it can slow down processing and may overload your computer s memory resources To illustrate the difference in file size the results of an image scanned from 35 mm film in 24 bit color mode at the respective input resolutions are shown below ...

Page 59: ...e width and height Changing the image size changes the file size The size of the scan area selection frame will also change as a function of these settings Changing the size of the scan area selection frame changes the image and file sizes in the scan settings section by corresponding amounts Select a resolution from the list or input it directly into the box Input values are set by pressing the T...

Page 60: ...00 dpi signifies that one linear inch of the scanned image contains 1000 dots pixels Since the number of dots has been increased doubled in this case the image size pixels has increased doubled by a corresponding amount Since the width and height were each doubled the file size is quadrupled 704 KB x 2 width x 2 height 2816 KB in the example above When you wish to save a scanned image to a file it...

Page 61: ...nged from 500 to 1000 dpi An output resolution of 1000 dpi signifies that one linear inch of an image output to a printer or to a monitor will contain 1000 dots pixels Since the image was scanned at a density of 500 dots per inch and is being output at twice that density the image size is cut in half You are in effect placing more of the image in less space Keep this relationship in mind when you ...

Page 62: ...ith this item is the size of the paper onto which you will be pasting printing or faxing the image Selecting the Display Size The display size you select with this item is the size of the image that you will be pasting printing or faxing relative to the size of the paper set by the paper size item 1 Click the Text Printer Fax Mode button 2 Select the paper size 3 Select the display size 4 Select a...

Page 63: ...lay size and the output target The input boxes are grayed out and values cannot be entered directly into the boxes The image size units can however be switched between pixels inches centimeters and millimeters The image size numbers will change to the appropriate values for the type of units selected Monitor how these settings change as you change the settings above them Select this when you are p...

Page 64: ...e scanned image will be shown on the selected display Image and File Sizes The image and file sizes are automatically calculated when you set the monitor resolution and display size The input boxes are grayed out and values cannot be entered directly into the boxes 1 Click the Display Mode button 2 Select a monitor resolution 3 Select the display size Select a resolution from the list Selecting My...

Page 65: ...his item allows you to choose the photo size The scan area selection frame in the preview area changes to the aspect ratio of the size selected here The scan area selection frame changes to the aspect ratio for the selected photo size and cannot be changed 1 Click the Photo Size Mode button 2 Select a photo size 3 Select an output target Select a size from the list See p 69 Adding and Deleting Men...

Page 66: ...automatically calculated when you set the photo size and the output target The input boxes are grayed out and values cannot be entered directly into the boxes Select this when you are pasting the image into a document Select one of these when you are printing to a printer Selecting Connected printer automatically sets the resolution to that of the printer you are currently using Select this when y...

Page 67: ... Medium Res file The input and output resolutions are set to 4000 dpi Medium Res File Mode Select this when you require the image quality to be somewhere between the Hi Res and Low Res quality The file is quadruple the size of a Low Res file The input and output resolutions are set to 2000 dpi Low Res File Mode Select this when the image quality is not critical The file size is smaller than either...

Page 68: ...box Output to Printer Text Printer Fax Mode Select this when you intend to print the image on a printer The paper size is set to A4 P the display size is set to 100 and the output target is set to My Printer Resolution If a printer is not connected the output target is set to Printer 300 dpi Image Photo Size Mode Select this when you intend to output the image at a typical photo print size The pho...

Page 69: ...ck OK to rename the item You cannot set the same name as an existing item Click this to accept the settings and close the dialog box A check mark will appear beside each item that is displayed in the pull down menu Removing the check mark removes the item from the pull down menu Click this to cancel the settings and close the dialog box Click this to copy the selected item Click this to rename an ...

Page 70: ...e and photo size modes Selecting an Item that has been Added The items you add will appear in the custom mode pull down menu Click the Custom Mode button and select the item to make it active Deleting Scan Settings Select the Customize item from the custom mode pull down menu to delete a custom scan setting See p 66 Customizing the Pull Down Menu for more instructions Placing a check mark in this ...

Page 71: ...ame with copy added to the end You cannot add or delete items to or from a pull down menu that does not have an Add Delete item Click this to accept the settings and close the dialog box Select Add Delete Click this to cancel the settings and close the dialog box Click this to add a new item Click this to rename an item Click this to copy the selected item A check mark will appear beside each item...

Page 72: ...ing and click OK You cannot set the same name as an existing item You can add up to 64 new items Renaming an Item Clicking the Rename button will display the following dialog box Input the new name to the Name box and click OK to rename the item You cannot set the same name as an existing item Input the new name Set the setting value to be added New Input the new name Rename ...

Page 73: ... Adjusting Images This section explains how to adjust the brightness and coloring of preview images Image Adjustment Modes 72 Adjusting a Histogram 77 Adjusting the Tone Curve 79 Adjusting the Brightness Contrast 81 Adjusting the Color Balance 83 Adjusting the Threshold Value 84 ...

Page 74: ...e displayed in the preview area You can make image adjustments individually for each frame which has a preview image Guide to the Image Adjustment Section Preview images are scanned as a collection of dots into FilmGet FS Each dot is assigned brightness and color values You can correct the image by applying various adjustments to this data Channel Selection Panel Adjustment Mode Tabs Adjustment Se...

Page 75: ...ected You can switch between adjustment modes by clicking on the respective tabs Color Mode 42 Bit and 24 Bit Color Grayscale Mode 14 Bit and 8 Bit Grayscale Black and White Mode Brightness Contrast See p 81 Tone Curve See p 79 Histogram See p 77 Tab Color Balance See p 83 Brightness Contrast See p 81 Tone Curve See p 79 Histogram See p 77 Threshold Value See p 84 ...

Page 76: ...th the histogram and tone curve modes Moreover the red green and blue channels are all grayed out and cannot be selected when the color mode has been set to either of the grayscale modes Sliders and Input Boxes You can adjust or set a setting by dragging the slider tab left or right The value in the input box will change accordingly You may also input a value directly into the box In this case the...

Page 77: ...tings in a file for future reuse if you are going to rescan the same image The files are saved with the following extensions depending upon the color mode If you are using a Macintosh the extension adc etc is not used Load button Click this button to load a settings file that has been saved using the Save button RGB Values Display This display shows the color RGB values for the area of the preview...

Page 78: ... FilmGet FS User s Guide How to Use Each Image Adjustment Mode Refer to the chart below for an idea of how to use each image adjustment mode See the page number referenced for each mode for more information on that particular mode ...

Page 79: ... 0 to 254 All data to the left of the shadow cutoff is changed to a value of 0 black Highlight Slider Tab Drag the slider tab left or right to adjust the highlight cutoff level The cutoff level can be set to any value from 1 to 255 All data to the right of the highlight cutoff is changed to a value of 255 white Highlight Value Input Box Input a value from 1 to 255 and press the Tab key to set the ...

Page 80: ...to the right of the highlights cutoff will change to 255 white The examples below show adjustments to improve the contrast Click the selector tool in the preview area to deselect the black or white point eyedropper tool Bright Portion Dark Portion Entire Image Distribution of data with a bias toward highlights Distribution of data with a bias toward shadows Distribution of data well distributed be...

Page 81: ...hadows This mode is especially useful for making fine adjustments to the brightness of specific areas of an image Guide to the Tone Curve Tab Individual Channels Click here to adjust each RGB channel separately not available for grayscale images Master Channel Click here to adjust all three RGB channels at once Tone Curve Click anywhere along the tone curve to insert a control point which can then...

Page 82: ...ts and shadows in the input and output Unadjusted Tone Curve Make the curve as smooth as possible to provide a natural appearance You can check the preview image to see the effect of any changes The input halftone data values are shifted to the highlight side in the output making the image appear brighter in the display The input halftone data values are shifted to the shadow side in the output ma...

Page 83: ...ghtness Contrast Tab Brightness Slider Tab Drag the slider tab left darker or right brighter to change the brightness setting Brightness Value Input Box Input a value from 100 to 100 and press the Tab key to set the brightness level You can also use the arrow keys to adjust the value Contrast Value Input Box Input a value from 100 to 100 and press the Tab key to set the contrast level You can also...

Page 84: ...st Contrast is the degree of difference between light and dark areas of the image Raising the contrast accentuates the difference between light and dark Lowering it reduces the difference between the two Raising the contrast of blurred pictures is effective in adding clarity to the image Raising the contrast too high however will obscure the dark portions or create excessive highlights Brightness ...

Page 85: ...ree primary colors red green and blue These colors can be mixed in different combinations gradients to form all the colors in the visible light spectrum You can use the color balance adjustment mode to adjust the level of each primary color in the image RGB Slider Tabs Drag the slider tabs left weaker or right stronger to change the setting for each color RGB Value Input Boxes Input values from 10...

Page 86: ... changing the threshold value as shown below The threshold functions as a cutoff beyond which all data with lower values are changed to black and all data with higher values are changed to white Accordingly the higher the threshold the darker the image and conversely the lower the threshold the brighter the image Threshold Value Input Box Input a value from 0 to 255 and press the Tab key to set th...

Page 87: ...00US Film Scanner 85 1 2 3 4 5 FilmGet FS User s Guide CHAPTER 5 Other Functions This section explains the items on the pull down menus accessed from the FilmGet FS menu bar Settings Menu 86 Device and Help Menus 96 ...

Page 88: ...nnot use the auto gain mode when the Use Color Matching option is on To use the auto gain mode first set the Use Color Matching option to off See p 89 Use Color Matching for an explanation of switching the Use Color Matching option The setting is reflected to all frames of the film loaded into the holder You cannot set each frame individually Click the Settings menu and select Exposure Settings Cl...

Page 89: ...mmediately to the preview image An overexposed image appears very bright while an underexposed image appears very dark Setting the Clean Dust Scratches Function FARE This option sets whether to automatically identify dirt and scratches on the film surface and correct these defects to provide a clear image during preview and final scanning When FilmGet FS is first installed the Clean Dust Scratches...

Page 90: ... selected the corrected portion of the image may become scrambled Adjusting the Focus This option sets whether to focus the lens automatically during scanning When FilmGet FS is first installed the Autofocus option is set to on checked by default Autofocus can normally be used without problems but when film warping distortion or other factors make the image appear blurry set the Autofocus option t...

Page 91: ...lor mode is set to 24 Bit Color or 42 Bit Color The color matching on off setting will be displayed in the image adjustment section The color matching system for this scanner is ColorGear for the Windows version and ColorSync for the Macintosh version When the Use Color Matching option is on the monitor gamma value is set automatically When the Use Color Matching option is off the monitor gamma is...

Page 92: ...lar model You cannot set the monitor gamma value when the Use Color Matching option is on To set the monitor gamma value first set the Use Color Matching option to off See p 89 Use Color Matching for an explanation of switching the Use Color Matching option The setting is reflected to all frames of the film loaded into the holder You cannot set each frame individually Click the Settings menu and s...

Page 93: ...onitors fall within a range of 1 4 to 2 2 which reproduces colors slightly darker than the original To faithfully reproduce the original colors it is necessary to compensate for your monitor s gamma value with the FilmGet FS setting The program generally adjusts the monitor s gamma value to 1 8 for both the Windows and Macintosh version but if your monitor does not operate at this default value yo...

Page 94: ... after the final scan for all the selected frames has finished When FilmGet FS is first installed this option is off by default Some application programs however will close FilmGet FS after the final scan even when this option is set to off Display previous preview image at FilmGet start up With this option on the thumbnail scan and preview images are saved when FilmGet FS is closed and then autom...

Page 95: ...type color mode scan settings image adjustments and menu items by selecting this item from the Settings menu Click the Settings menu and select Power Activate After Input Box Input a value from 10 to 59 to shut off the lamp when the option is activated You can also use the arrow keys to adjust the value Power Saving Settings Check Box Click to add or remove the check mark The Use Power Save option...

Page 96: ...olor Scan Settings Section Selected Mode File Mode Custom Mode Custom Settings Medium Res File Mode Input Resolution 2000 dpi Output Resolution 2000 dpi File Size Lock Unlocked Text Printer Fax Mode Paper size A4 P Display Size 100 Output Target Connected printer Display Mode Display My Monitor Display Size 100 Photo Size Mode Photo Size L Output Target Connected printer Image Adjustment Section H...

Page 97: ...or Matching Off 1 8 Windows Macintosh Preferences Preview Size My Monitor Max Combined Image File Size On Size 1000 Close FilmGet FS after Acquire Off Display previous preview image at FilmGet start up Off Power Save Settings On Activate After 30 minutes Main Window Size My Monitor Size Thumbnail Window Size 4 Frame Display Size Scan Area Selection Frame Size and Position According to the film gui...

Page 98: ...e scanner ROM version Viewing the Software Version Information You can view the version information for FilmGet FS Click the Device menu and select Self Test Close button Click here if you wish to close the dialog box without running the test A message will be displayed in the dialog box if a problem is detected Test button Click here to initiate the test Click the Device menu and select Scanner I...

Page 99: ...ting tips for problems encountered when using FilmGet FS They also include the FilmGet FS uninstall procedure and a glossary of terms Read this section as the need arises Troubleshooting 98 FilmGet FS Error Messages 105 Uninstalling FilmGet FS 109 Uninstalling and Reinstalling FilmGet FS 112 Glossary 115 Index 120 ...

Page 100: ...Before you contact your dealer or a Canon Customer Help Support Desk please ensure that you have first read the ReadMe file included with the software as well as Chapter 6 Troubleshooting in Getting Started The service representative to whom you speak may request information about the computer to which the scanner is connected You should note this information in advance in the System Information p...

Page 101: ...mage is peculiar 102 Q9 Previewed image is not displayed in preview area 102 Q10 Scanning takes a long time 102 Q11 Only one image is scanned in a batch scan 102 Q12 A portion of the scanned image is missing or a black or white border appears around it 102 Q13 Unevenness or lines appear repeatedly in the same position 102 Q14 Image is blurry 103 Q15 Scanning quality is poor 103 Q16 Image is white ...

Page 102: ...hen turn the computer back on A2 There is insufficient memory to start FilmGet FS Shut down all other currently active programs When using Photoshop LE increase the allotted memory to 30 MB or more 36 MB or more for the Macintosh See Getting Started for information on how to increase the allotted memory See Chapter 2 Using the Scanner with Windows 4 Testing the Scanner for the Windows version or C...

Page 103: ...ppropriate display resolution See p 92 A2 Increase the size of the FilmGet FS window See p 24 Q6 Insufficient hard disk space message is displayed when a thumbnail scan or preview scan is initiated A There is insufficient free space on the hard disk so a thumbnail scan or preview scan cannot be initiated Delete unnecessary files from the hard disk to free up sufficient space 500 MB or more The thu...

Page 104: ...yed in preview area Q10 Scanning takes a long time A The input resolution scan resolution is set too high Lower the resolution to the lowest appropriate setting and rescan See pp 52 56 Q11 Only one image is scanned in a batch scan A1 Check whether the application program supports batch scanning See the application program manual A2 Scan each frame individually Q12 A portion of the scanned image is...

Page 105: ...r mode set to 42 Bit Color or 14 Bit Grayscale A1 Check whether the application program supports the 42 bit color or 14 bit grayscale color modes See the application program manual A2 Scan using the 24 Bit Color or 8 Bit Grayscale modes See p 34 Q18 Scan area selection cannot be freely set in the preview area A Click the aspect ratio C H P F button in the scan settings section select Custom Size a...

Page 106: ...set the Clean Dust Scratchs option to On strong See p 87 A2 If using a film sleeve make sure that the space between frames is aligned with the pillar in the film holder See Chapter 5 Setting the Film in Position in Getting Started for information on how to load the film A3 Set the width of the scanning area to at least 10 mm See p 47 ...

Page 107: ...Can t eject film holder Please remove film holder manually 107 Q8 Do not touch the film holder while a scan is in progress 107 Q9 The cartridge chamber lid on the IX240 film cartridge holder is open 107 Q10 Film data error Check film 107 Q11 Please check the film 107 Q12 Please close the front door 107 Q13 Do not touch the front door while a scan is in progress 107 Q14 Dust scratch removal failed ...

Page 108: ...a volume of the image to be scanned exceeds the free memory space Reduce the scan area selection to the minimum necessary See p 47 or lower the input resolution scan resolution setting See pp 52 56 A2 Increase the memory allotted to the application program When using Photoshop LE increase the allotted memory to 30 MB or more 36 MB or more for the Macintosh If performing batch scans while using a M...

Page 109: ...e film holder manually A Pull out the film holder from the scanner Q8 Do not touch the film holder while a scan is in progress A Do not attempt to pull out the film holder while a scan is in progress Q9 The cartridge chamber lid on the IX240 film cartridge holder is open A Remove the IX240 film cartridge holder from the scanner close the cartridge chamber lid and reinsert the holder into the scann...

Page 110: ...e center A Some error occurred Restart the computer If the same error message is displayed the scanner may have malfunctioned Contact a Canon Customer Help Support Desk listed at the back of this guide Q17 Size of combined image files exceeds the maximum setting Reduce the input resolution or the number of frames selected or make the Crop Frame smaller A1 Reduce the input resolution scan resolutio...

Page 111: ...ocedures for the best results Some information in files such as the WIN INI file will remain undeleted Windows 98 98 SE 2000 1 Make sure the scanner and computer are properly connected and the computer is turned on 2 Place the supplied CanoScan Setup CD ROM into the CD ROM drive CanoScan Setup Utility starts and the menu screen appears If the menu does not appear double click the My Computer icon ...

Page 112: ...re 6 Select CanoScan FS4000US at the Scanners and Cameras Properties screen and click the Remove button Delete CanoScan FS4000US USB for USB connection or CanoScan FS4000US SCSI for SCSI connection 7 Click the OK button 8 Follow the instructions in the messages and restart the computer ...

Page 113: ...ake sure the scanner and computer are properly connected and the computer is turned on 2 Click the Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 3 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon If the Scanners and Cameras icon is not displayed click on the view all Control Panel Options link on the left side of the window 4 Drag the icon for the scanner driver to be deleted to the Recycle Bin on th...

Page 114: ...sh from the folder in which it was installed If you have installed FilmGet FS into the folder of more than one application program drag each copy to the Trash For Photoshop LE drag the FilmGet FS folder to the Trash from the Import Export folder in the Plug Ins folder 2 Double click the System and Preferences folders and drag the entire FilmGet FS 1 0 folder to the Trash 3 Drag the following folde...

Page 115: ... LE dialog box appears click the No button The Install Software screen will be displayed If you click the wrong item click the Return to the previons menu button and select Install the Software 4 Click to remove the check mark from all other programs so that there is a check mark beside only FilmGet FS 5 Click the Start Installation button at the bottom right of the screen If a plug in compliant a...

Page 116: ...1 2 3 4 5 FilmGet FS User s Guide This completes the reinstall procedure 8 After the computer restarts press the CD ROM drive eject button and remove the CanoScan Setup CD ROM Store the CD ROM carefully for future use ...

Page 117: ...y combining 16 384 shades of red green and blue 14 bits each to each dot The file is approximately double the size of a 24 bit color file Black Point Eyedropper Tool A tool for sampling a portion of an image adjusted with the histogram adjustment mode All areas of the image that are darker than the point sampled are changed to black See also White Point Eyedropper Tool Brightness The relative brig...

Page 118: ...ing the contrast has the effect of clarifying the image while lowering it produces a somewhat blurry appearance Dot The basic element on which images are built The density of dots in a scanned image is referred to as the image s resolution which is measured in dots per inch dpi The acronym for dots per inch The resolution of monitors and printers is expressed as the number of dots displayed or pri...

Page 119: ... the image as a collection of dots The input resolution is the setting for how finely to read the image Raising the value increases the image file size Optical Resolution The resolution at which a scanner reads information from the object it scans See also dpi and Resolution Output Resolution The resolution for output to a printer printing fax monitor display or file Pixel The acronym for picture ...

Page 120: ...ons Click the Device menu and select Self Test to start the scanner self test and receive a report of any scanner problems detected Selector Tool The tool used to select a portion of the image for scanning In the FilmGet FS main window the selector tool can be used to select a particular area of a preview image for final scanning Slider A device on many settings tabs for adjusting settings values ...

Page 121: ...are compatible regardless of the manufacturer or model type For example the scanner TWAIN driver e g FilmGet FS for Windows can be directly started from the menu of an image processing application program and the scanned images can be displayed in the application program White Point Eyedropper Tool A tool for sampling a portion of an image adjusted with the histogram adjustment mode All areas of t...

Page 122: ... 89 Coloring 14 46 116 Contrast 73 81 116 Control Point 79 Custom Mode 53 65 Customizing the Pull Down Menu 66 D Default Settings 93 Device Menu 25 96 Display Mode 53 62 Dot 72 116 Dpi 52 116 E Error Messages 105 F FARE Film Automatic Retouching Enhancement 87 File Mode 53 56 File Size 57 58 Film Eject Tool 25 31 Film Type 12 33 Final Scan 15 49 Flip Tool Main Window 25 43 Thumbnail Window 26 38 F...

Page 123: ... Selection Frame 24 47 48 55 Scan Button 24 Scan Setting Section 14 24 45 53 Scan Settings 14 45 Scanner Self Test 96 118 Scroll Bar 26 42 Select All Button 26 Select Source dialog Windows 19 Selecting Frames 13 37 Selector Tool 25 43 47 118 Setting the Power Saving Features 93 Setting the Preferences 91 Settings Menu 25 86 Shadow 77 Show Hide Tool Tips Button 24 27 Sleeve 33 Starting and Exiting ...

Page 124: ...Appendix 122 1 2 3 4 5 FilmGet FS User s Guide Z Zoom In 119 Zoom In Out Reset Tool 25 42 Zooming an Image 42 ...

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