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Ulead Photo Explorer User Guide
In Photo Explorer, using
File: TWAIN Acquire
is recommended only for getting images
from a scanner. For digital cameras, use
File: Digital Camera Wizard
instead. In most
cases, JPEG images from a camera will be decompressed and resaved with some loss of
image quality through TWAIN transfers. Also, Exif camera information embedded in the
JPEG files will be lost. The Digital Camera Wizard can be used with many cameras to
avoid the problems associated with TWAIN transfers.
Viewing digital photo information
If you have JPEG (Exif ) images which you transferred from a digital camera, the camera
settings used at the time when taking photos are stored in the JPEG files. Select
File:
Photo Properties
to see a summary listing of camera settings, or select
File: Image
Properties - Camera Information (Exif)
to view the complete information. Whether you
are a professional or novice photographer, having access to these information lets you
understand more about your camera and allows you to take better photos.
Take note that the focal length setting (which measures the zoom setting for the camera
lens) in digital cameras are different from conventional film cameras. The reason is, since
the CCD (the device used to collect light) in the digital camera is much smaller than a
film camera, all the lenses and their focal lengths are smaller, too.
Note:
Photo Explorer offers WDM driver support for "push-model aware" scanners.
Selected buttons on such scanners can be configured to carry out a list of commands. For
example, pressing a button could automatically open Photo Explorer, get an image from a
scanner, and save it to the active folder. Because Photo Explorer supports this technology,
acquiring images is now even easier than before.
6. Click
File: TWAIN Acquire - Acquire
Now
to start getting images.
Or, to scan several photos at the same
time and automatically slice them into
separate image files, click
File: TWAIN
Acquire - Acquire Now (with Auto
Slicing)
.
7. Follow the instructions on the dialog
box to transfer images to your
computer. Note that the instructions
may vary based on different device
type, brands, and models.
Auto Slicing dialog box
