22 ScanMaker i450 Supplement
B. Scanning Film
1. Raise the scanner lid, then follow the procedures in
the “Positioning Transparent Film” section to load
the film and to place the film holder on the scanner
glass surface. Gently lower the scanner lid down
onto the scanner scan bed.
2. Launch ScanPotter either as a stand-alone by
clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it
from the application folder in your Mac OS X
system.
3. In the Scan Source drop-down menu, depending on the film type you are using,
choose either
Negative Film
for scanning negatives or
Positive Film
for
scanning transparencies and slides.
4. Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column.
a) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., RGB Color) in the Color Type as your
image output type.
- Select
Color
to scan the image in color.
- Select
Grayscale
to scan the image in grayscale.
- Select
Black & White
to scan the image in black-and-white.
b) Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your output image.
c) Select
Automatic Detection
in the Scan Frame to perform multiple auto-crop
preview of the film loaded onto the scanner.
5. Click the
Preview
button to perform a preliminary scan of the image in the
Preview window.
You will see multiple scan frames that have been automatically cropped in the
Preview window. Multiple scan frames will be numbered sequentially
and tagged
with the number (e.g., 1, 2) at the top-left corner of each frame indicates that the
image has been scanned. Delete the unwanted scan frames by clicking the “X” at
the top-right corner of the scan frame if you want to.
6. If necessary, resize the scan frame (floating dotted rectangle) around the image
by dragging on the square spots on the edge or on the corner of the scan frame to
determine the final size of the actual scan.
7. If necessary, specify file settings for your output image files, using the options
offered in the File Saving Settings column.
8. If necessary, click the
Image Settings
button to switch to a window in which
you can select a preset image effect to the image directly or adjust image quality
manually by using the additional image correction tools.
9. Click the
Scan
button to start scanning.
