Acer Film Scanner user manual Photo Express, Introduction

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Chapter 5. Photo Express

In this chapter you will be introduced to the fantastic world of Photo Express. Learn more about this bundled software and make your everyday life more interesting and colorful!

Refer to Photo Express electronic User’s Manual in the software disc for more details on how to use its different features and functions.

Introduction

Welcome to Photo Express, the new cool tool for expressing your creativity with pictures of your family and friends! Photo Express is the ultimate tool for adding that extra spark of life to your photos - it gives you the power to take ordinary, everyday pictures and turn them into high-quality works of art. With its guided workflow and intuitive interface, you’ll be printing out personalized birthday cards, calendars, and posters in no time at all!

Photo Express brings a whole new attitude to photo editing. With its professional-quality templates and easy-to-use editing and management tools added to an all new interface, photo editing has never been easier or this much fun. High-end tools in a home environment put the power of a photo studio right at your fingertips.

Repair cherished pictures with powerful touch-up and clone tools.

Realistic paint tools turn any scene into a work of art.

Organize and manage all your digitized photographs with Album. Keeping track of your loved ones has never been easier.

Use templates to create outstanding calendars, birthday cards, greeting cards, invitations, and much, much more!

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Contents Film Scanner Page English Important Safety Instructions English FCC Information Table of Contents Working with Album MiraPhoto Quick Reference Map Memo Introduction FeaturesHardware Introduction Friendly and Smart DriverEject button LED indicatorsPower button Holder insertion slotScsi ID selector Power cord receptacleScsi in connector Ventilation holes300mm 200mm Scsi OUT connectorSoftware Introduction Installation Install the Scsi interface cardConnect the scanner to your computer Install Scanner Driver Software Install scanner driver and other applicationsTest the scanner Making Your First Scan Place original on the holderIf you want to scan a filmstrip Insert the filmstrip holder into the holder insertion slot If you want to scan slides Scan To use Scan button To preview manuallyEdit Memo Using MiraPhoto Menu Bar Scan Size… Monitor Gamma Scanner Info… ContentsFilm Type Auto PreviewCombo Boxes Image Thumbnail AreaEnglish Resolution box Film Selection Area Control Buttons Tool Buttons Film Type buttonFlip button Rotate button Mirror buttonCrop button Invert button Color Enhancement Tools buttonBrightness/Contrast button Brightness controlContrast control Adjustment Area Color Balance buttonChannel Lightness Bar Color Adjustment buttonEntry Box Curve button Color Channel boxTonal Map Input/Output Status Area Histogram Level buttonAddition, if we take a look at the two images below Shadow Midtone Highlight Threshold Output Level box Input Level boxFilter button Switch button Color Wizard button Apply all button Info button Preview AreaMemo Introduction Photo ExpressTool Bar Workspace Getting StartedEnglish Getting Images To create a new AlbumPrinting album thumbnails To add new images to an albumWorking on Images To re-align a photoTo trim your photo To re-size your photoUser defined option Printing Images To print an imageTo save a photo Create Calendars To create calendarsMorphing Photos To morph an imageWorking in Project Mode To move one object over another To replace images in a templateApply To add special edge effects to a photo objectTo add frame to a photo object Adding DecorationPrinting Templates To print a template as name cardsSharing Templates To e-mail a templateTo fax a template To output a template as a WebTroubleshooting Troubleshooting and FAQFAQ Re-packing Directions Service InformationAppendix Product Specification