Easy scan utility

The DiMAGE Scan Easy Scan Utility is a simple, automatic scanning application for trouble-free scans. The utility works as a stand-alone program, and cannot be launched through another application.

Launching the Easy Scan Utility

Do not launch the utility with a film holder in the scanner.

Press the Quick Scan button on the scanner to open the launcher. Click the Easy Scan Utility button to open the application.

Scanner Notes

The launcher can be opened from the programs option of the start menu (Windows) or by double clicking on the icon in the DS Elite 5400 II folder (Macintosh).

Using the Easy Scan Utility

When the Easy Scan Utility is launched, the Easy Scan Wizard opens. Simply follow the instructions on the Wizard to scan images.

A screen requesting a film holder appears. Load and insert the holder following the instructions on page 18 and 19.

To exit the Easy Scan Utility at any point, click the quit button; the film holder is ejected auto- matically. The status bar gives instructions or describes a function on which the mouse pointer is located.

Quit button

Status bar

Click the appropriate button to specify the film type; film for slides is positive film, and film for prints is negative film. The border of the film- type button is highlighted to indicate the selec- tion. Click the next button to begin an index scan.

Film-type buttons

When the index scan is complete, thumbnails of all the images in the holder are displayed. Click the image to be scanned. The border is highlighted to indicate selection. Only one image can be selected.

These functions are not available with black and white film.

Pixel Polish (p. 36)

Digital ICE (p. 35)

Digital ROC (p. 51)

Digital GEM (p. 52)

Digital SHO (p. 53)

Index thumbnails Rotate buttons

Adjust-image check box

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Select image processing or rotate the image as necessary. Once an image-processing function is selected, it remains in effect until canceled. Click the adjust-image check box to open the adjust-image screen to adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation. Click the next button to con- tinue.

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