Acer Scanner Film Scanner User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
1. Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future  
reference.  
2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.  
3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use  
liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.  
4. Do not use this product near water.  
5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The  
product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.  
6. Openings in the cabinet and the bottom are provided for ventilation; to  
ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from  
overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. The  
openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed,  
sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should never be  
placed near or over a radiator or heat register, or in a built-in  
installation unless proper ventilation is provided.  
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7. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on  
the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available,  
consult your dealer or local power company.  
8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this  
product where persons will walk on the cord.  
9. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total  
ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does  
not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the  
total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed  
the fuse rating.  
10. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet  
openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out  
parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of  
any kind on the product.  
11. Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or  
removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other  
risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.  
12. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified  
service personnel under the following conditions:  
a. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed  
b. If liquid has been spilled into the product  
c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water  
d. If the product does not operate normally when the operating  
instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are  
covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment  
of other controls may result in damage and will often require  
extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to  
normal condition.  
e. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been  
damaged  
f.  
If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance,  
indicating a need for service.  
13. Use only the power cord which is of the same type as the one  
originally included with the scanner.  
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FCC Information  
The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference  
Statement includes the following paragraph:  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a  
Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits  
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference  
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can  
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance  
with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio  
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not  
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment dose cause harmful  
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by  
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct  
the interference by one or more of the following measures:  
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to  
which the receiver is connected.  
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
The user should not modify or change this equipment without written  
approval from this company. Modification could void authority to use this  
equipment.  
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Table of Contents  
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................1  
1.1 FEATURES ........................................................................................... 1  
1.2 HARDWARE INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 2  
Front Panel.......................................................................................... 2  
Rear Panel........................................................................................... 4  
1.3 SOFTWARE INTRODUCTION......................................................................... 6  
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION .....................................................................7  
STEP 1. INSTALL THE SCSI INTERFACE CARD ........................................................ 7  
STEP 2. CONNECT THE SCANNER TO YOUR COMPUTER............................................... 7  
STEP 3 TEST THE SCANNER............................................................................. 8  
STEP 4. INSTALL SCANNER DRIVER SOFTWARE ...................................................... 8  
CHAPTER 3. MAKING YOUR FIRST SCAN..................................................9  
STEP 1. TEST THE SCANNER............................................................................. 9  
STEP 2. PLACE ORIGINAL ON THE HOLDER ............................................................. 9  
STEP 3. SCAN........................................................................................... 12  
STEP 4. EDIT ........................................................................................... 13  
CHAPTER 4. USING MIRAPHOTO............................................................15  
MENU BAR............................................................................................... 16  
File submenu ..................................................................................... 16  
Load Config… ................................................................................. 16  
Save Config… ................................................................................. 16  
Save Config As… ............................................................................. 16  
Reset Config................................................................................... 16  
Auto Save Config............................................................................. 16  
Settings submenu............................................................................... 17  
Scan Size…..................................................................................... 17  
Monitor Gamma .............................................................................. 18  
Film Type....................................................................................... 19  
Auto Preview .................................................................................. 19  
Help submenu.................................................................................... 19  
Contents........................................................................................ 19  
Scanner Info…................................................................................ 19  
About MiraPhoto…........................................................................... 19  
IMAGE THUMBNAIL AREA............................................................................... 20  
COMBO BOXES .......................................................................................... 20  
Image Type box ................................................................................. 20  
Resolution box.................................................................................... 21  
Scan Mode box................................................................................... 22  
FILM SELECTION AREA ................................................................................. 22  
CONTROL BUTTONS..................................................................................... 23  
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Eject button.................................................................................... 23  
Zoom button................................................................................... 23  
Preview button................................................................................ 23  
Scan button.................................................................................... 23  
Exit button ..................................................................................... 23  
TOOL BUTTONS ......................................................................................... 24  
Film Type button............................................................................. 24  
Flip button...................................................................................... 24  
Rotate button ................................................................................. 25  
Mirror button.................................................................................. 25  
Crop button.................................................................................... 25  
Color Enhancement Tools button....................................................... 26  
Invert button............................................................................... 26  
Brightness/Contrast button............................................................ 27  
Color Balance button.................................................................... 28  
Color Adjustment button............................................................... 29  
Curve button............................................................................... 31  
Level button................................................................................ 33  
Filter button................................................................................ 37  
Color Wizard button ..................................................................... 38  
Apply all button ........................................................................... 38  
Switch button.............................................................................. 38  
PREVIEW AREA.......................................................................................... 39  
Info button..................................................................................... 39  
CHAPTER 5. PHOTO EXPRESS.................................................................41  
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 41  
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................... 42  
GETTING IMAGES ....................................................................................... 44  
Working with Album............................................................................ 44  
WORKING ON IMAGES .................................................................................. 46  
Adjusting Images................................................................................ 46  
Sharing Images .................................................................................. 48  
Saving Images ................................................................................... 49  
Express Your Images........................................................................... 50  
WORKING IN PROJECT MODE.......................................................................... 52  
To Begin a New Project ....................................................................... 52  
Working with Templates ...................................................................... 53  
CHAPTER 6. TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQ............................................57  
6.1 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................... 57  
6.2 FAQ................................................................................................ 58  
CHAPTER 7. SERVICE INFORMATION.....................................................59  
APPENDIX ..............................................................................................60  
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION.............................................................................. 60  
MiraPhoto Quick Reference Map  
Menu Bar  
page 16  
Image Thumbnail Area  
Tool Buttons  
page 23  
page 20  
Combo Boxes  
page 20  
Film Selection  
Area  
page 22  
Control Buttons  
page 23  
Preview Area  
page 39  
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Chapter 1. Introduction  
1.1 Features  
Congratulations on your purchase of the ScanWit film scanner! The  
ScanWit film scanner is the utmost cost-effective solution for film scanning.  
Its high capability is bound to boost your scan job efficiency significantly. It  
is equipped with the following unique features:  
High Speed Scanning  
With the capability of scanning each film frame within 40 seconds,  
ScanWit saves you precious time and allows you to arrange your scan  
job flexibly.  
High Optical Resolution and Color Definition  
While offering an astonishing high scanning speed, ScanWit film  
scanner maintains a high optical resolution at 2700dpi. This enables  
the finest details in the film to be captured accurately. ScanWit can  
differentiate between 4096 gradations of each color for faithful  
reproduction of details in the film.  
Auto Positioning and Focusing Technology  
With the auto positioning and focusing technology, you will no longer  
have to adjust the focus manually to get a sharp and clear image.  
ScanWit will do it all automatically.  
Zero-Reflection Optical Design  
While most film scanners are using multi-reflection mechanisms to do  
film scanning, ScanWit utilizes its break-through zero-reflection optical  
technology by letting light pass straight through to the tri-linear color  
CCD without any mirror reflection. This feature ensures that geometric  
distortion will not occur to the scanned image.  
Auto-Loading Mechanism and Scan Button for Easy Scanning  
ScanWit employs an auto-loading mechanism to let you load and  
preview films quickly and conveniently. In just one click, you can  
preview films together without inserting each film into the machine one  
by one. The scan button simplifies the scanning procedures: when the  
scan button is pushed, ScanWit will activate and the preview the pre-  
loaded film automatically.  
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Friendly and Smart Driver  
MiraPhoto is the driver for your ScanWit film scanner. Its easy and  
instinctive interface design allows you to proceed with your scanning  
job quickly. You can also use it to adjust the scanning parameters  
efficiently. Its powerful functions can help you to optimize the scanned  
image for your specific purpose.  
1.2 Hardware Introduction  
Please refer to the following illustration to familiarize yourself with  
each part of the ScanWit film scanner:  
Front Panel  
STATUS LED  
READY LED  
Holder  
insertion slot  
Power button  
SCAN button  
EJECT button  
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LED indicators  
STATUS: This LED indicator is used to display the status of the film  
scanner or to show error messages when errors occur within the film  
scanner.  
READY: When the film scanner is powered on and ready to scan, this  
LED indicator will remain on, indicating that you can start to scan.  
Holder insertion slot  
You can insert the filmstrip/slide holder through this slot for scanning.  
When the filmstrip/slide holder is inserted into the slot, the mechanism  
inside the film scanner will automatically bring the holder inside.  
Power button  
You can turn the film scanner on or off by pushing this button.  
EJECT button  
Push this button to eject the filmstrip/slide holder.  
SCAN button  
Push this button to start the scan job immediately without having to  
acquire the driver manually. After you insert the filmsrtip/slide and  
push the SCAN button, the MiraPhoto driver will appear and start to  
preview the filmstrip/slide automatically.  
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Rear Panel  
Ventilation  
holes  
Power cord  
receptacle  
ID  
SCSI ID  
selector  
SCSI OUT  
SCSI IN  
SCSI IN connector  
SCSI OUT connector  
Ventilation holes  
These holes are used to ventilate the heat from inside of the film  
scanner. Do not block these holes when the film scanner is in use.  
SCSI ID selector  
You can use the SCSI ID selector to select the SCSI ID of your film  
scanner. Please refer to Chapter 5 for more guidelines on how to  
determine the SCSI ID number of your film scanner.  
Power cord receptacle  
Connect the power cord here. When you use the film scanner, make  
sure that the power cord is connected securely to the power cord  
receptacle.  
SCSI IN connector  
This is a 25-pin SCSI connector. Use this connector to connect to your  
host system with the SCSI cable supplied.  
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SCSI OUT connector  
This is a 25-pin SCSI connector. Use this connector to connect other  
SCSI devices from the film scanner.  
Note: when you position the ScanWit film scanner, be sure to  
leave the space illustrated below to ensure that the film/slide  
holder moves into/out of the film scanner without being blocked  
by any object.  
300mm  
200mm  
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1.3 Software Introduction  
MiraPhoto is the driver program for your scanner. It is TWAIN  
compliant and designed to be user-friendly. With its iconlized user-  
interface and fully logical task-flow design, you can complete a  
satisfactory scanning job with only a few mouse clicks. With  
MiraPhoto, you can:  
Preview, scan and import the scanned image into your image editing  
software.  
Adjust image quality even before you actually start editing the image  
in your image editing software.  
Using the batch scan function, you can acquire up to 6 preview or  
scanned images in one scan session.  
Add special effects to the scanned image by applying special  
functions such as Invert and Mirror.  
Use Color Wizard to adjust the color of the scanned image easily and  
quickly.  
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Chapter 2. Installation  
Please follow the steps below to set up your ScanWit film scanner:  
Step 1. Install the SCSI interface card  
Power off your computer and disconnect the computer power from the  
power outlet. Open the computer cover and locate the PCI slot of your  
computer. Select an empty PCI slot and remove its bracket. Insert the  
SCSI interface card into the PCI slot and secure it by tightening the  
screw. Close the computer cover.  
Step 2. Connect the scanner to your computer  
Connect one end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI interface card, and  
the other end to the "SCSI IN" connector on the rear panel of the  
scanner. Select the appropriate SCSI ID by pressing the buttons on  
the SCSI ID selector. Attach the power cord to the scanner and plug in  
the power outlet.  
ID  
SCSI OUT  
To power outlet  
To computer  
Rear panel connection  
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Step 3 Test the scanner  
Turn the scanner power on by depressing the power button on the  
front panel of the scanner. You may notice that the scanner will start  
to perform a self-test, and the LED indicators will blink for a few  
seconds. Wait until the scanner completes its self-test (this is  
indicated when the LED indicators stop blinking). You are now ready  
to install the software for your new scanner.  
Step 4. Install Scanner Driver Software  
Resume the power connection of your computer and turn on the  
power.  
Install scanner driver and other applications  
1. After you power on your computer, the “New hardware found”  
message box will appear on the screen, then the “Update Device  
Driver Wizard” dialogue box will pop up. Click “Cancel” to close the  
dialogue box.  
2. Insert the scanner software CD-ROM Disc 1 into your CD-ROM  
drive. The software installation menu will appear on the screen  
automatically after a few seconds.  
3. If the software installation menu does not appear, please do the  
following:  
(1) Double-click "My Computer" icon on your desktop.  
(2) In “My Computer” window, double-click your CD-ROM drive icon.  
4. MiraPhoto is the driver program for your scanner. Select  
"MiraPhoto" and then follow the instructions on the screen to install.  
You can then choose to install other application programs. When you  
install, please follow the instructions of each software installer to  
proceed.  
5. When installation is done, restart your computer. The scanner will  
be detected automatically.  
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Chapter 3. Making Your First Scan  
Refer to the following steps to make your first scan using the ScanWit film  
scanner:  
Step 1. Test the scanner  
Turn on the power of your film scanner, then your computer. Wait until  
the scanner completes its self-test. You can judge the status of the  
film scanner from the LED indicators. Once the READY LED indicator  
stops flashing, the film scanner is ready to scan.  
Step 2. Place original on the holder  
Place the film in the film holder. Two types of film holders are supplied  
with your film scanner. You can select the appropriate film holder that  
fits the type of your film:  
Note: When you place the film/slide in the filmstrip/slide holder,  
make sure that the film/slide is free from dust. You may also  
want to check that the film/slide is cleaned properly.  
If you want to scan a filmstrip:  
You can use the filmstrip holder (the holder with 6 rectangular lattices  
and a FILM mark) to place your filmstrip.  
F I L M  
Filmstrip holder  
Pull the handle on the cover to open the cover.  
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Place the filmstrip on the filmstrip holder with the emulsion side facing  
up.  
Close the cover and push the “PUSH CLOSE” mark at the middle of  
the cover. You will hear a click when the cover is secured.  
Insert the filmstrip holder into the holder insertion slot.  
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If you want to scan slides:  
You can use the slide holder (the holder with 4 rectangular lattices  
and a SLIDE mark) to place your slide.  
Slide holder  
Pull the handle on the cover to open the cover.  
Then place the slide on the slide holder with the emulsion side face  
up. When you place the slide in the lattice, insert the lower left corner  
of the slide into the plastic stopper, then push the slide into the lattice  
until it is firmly fixed. You can place up to 4 slides in the slide holder.  
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Close the cover and push the “PUSH CLOSE” mark and the middle of  
the cover. You will hear a click when the cover is secured.  
Insert the slide holder into the holder insertion slot.  
Step 3. Scan  
Now you can either push the SCAN button to activate automatic  
preview, or manually open an image editing software to activate  
MiraPhoto and do the preview:  
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To use SCAN button:  
Push the SCAN button on the film scanner front panel. A dialogue box  
will pop up on the screen asking you to choose an image editing  
software to use. Choose the application you want to use and then click  
OK.  
Note: if you have only one image editing software installed in your  
computer, this dialogue box will be skipped.  
The application you choose will be activated. Meanwhile, MiraPhoto  
will start to preview the original.  
To preview manually:  
(1) Open your image editing application software.  
(2) From “File” menu, choose “Scanner”, “Select source” or “Select  
TWAIN_32 source” to select MiraPhoto as the TWAIN image source.  
(This differs according to the application you use)  
(3) Choose “Scan”, “Acquire” or “TWAIN_32 source” (this also differs  
according to the application you use), MiraPhoto will pop up on the  
screen. Click “Preview” to preview the original.  
According to the original you scan, choose an appropriate image type  
from the “Image Type” drop-down listbox in MiraPhoto. Specify a  
scanning resolution in the “Resolution” drop-down listbox and adjust  
the size and position of the dotted rectangle in the Preview Area to  
specify a scan area. Click "Scan" to start scanning the original.  
Step 4. Edit  
When scanning has completed, MiraPhoto will import the images into  
your image editing software. You can now close MiraPhoto and begin  
editing or saving the image.  
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Chapter 4. Using MiraPhoto  
You can access MiraPhoto through your image editing applications. When  
you click “Acquire” or “Scan” in your application, the MiraPhoto main  
screen will appear:  
Menu Bar  
Image Thumbnail Area  
Tool Buttons  
Combo Boxes  
Film Selection  
Area  
Control Buttons  
Preview Area  
Job Info Button  
The following sections in this chapter will describe MiraPhoto in more  
detail.  
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Menu Bar  
There are three selectable menu items in the  
Menu Bar. Each menu item contains several  
options in its submenu:  
File submenu  
MiraPhoto can record the settings you make for  
each scan session in a configuration file. With this  
feature, you can specify different settings for each  
individual scan job in a configuration file. You can  
then load the configuration file when you want to  
apply the settings. For example, you can save the  
settings you make for scanning artwork films in a  
configuration file called “Artwork”. The next time  
you want to scan artwork films, you can load the  
“Artwork” configuration file, and MiraPhoto will  
apply the settings recorded in it.  
Load Config…  
Load the configuration file you created. When the configuration file is  
loaded successfully, MiraPhoto will apply the settings recorded in the  
configuration file automatically.  
Save Config…  
Save current MiraPhoto settings to the configuration file  
Save Config As…  
Save current MiraPhoto Settings as another new configuration file.  
Usually you can create a new configuration file in this way. You can  
designate different file names for each configuration file.  
Reset Config  
When you select this item, the settings you make in MiraPhoto will  
reset to their default value.  
Auto Save Config  
When you select this item, your settings will be saved automatically in  
a configuration file as you exit MiraPhoto.  
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Settings submenu  
You can adjust several general scan settings in  
this submenu.  
Scan Size…  
When you choose this item, the following dialog box will appear:  
In this dialog box, you can set the size of  
the area to be scanned. First, choose the  
Film number from the Film Number list  
box, and then set the size of the scan area.  
Click in the Scan Size list box:  
There are two selectable items: Max. Area and Custom. Choosing  
Max. Area, MiraPhoto will scan the full range of the image. If you  
choose Custom, you can enter the size you want into the Width  
(max.: 0.94 inches) and Height (max.: 1.38 inches) text boxes.  
After you have completed setting the scan size, click on the OK button  
to confirm your settings and close the dialog box. You may now click  
on the Cancel button to close the dialog box without saving your  
settings; or you can click on the Apply button to apply your settings to  
the image without closing the dialog box.  
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Monitor Gamma  
Generally, a monitor cannot display the real colors of an image in the  
real world. In order to have the monitor approximate the colors as  
close as possible, you may need to adjust the monitor gamma.  
Adjustment of the monitor gamma can make the monitor approximate  
the colors of the original image more closely. Choose this item, and  
the following dialog box will appear:  
In this dialog box, you can adjust the brightness in the midtone display  
to more accurately represent the color details of the original image.  
Drag the scroll bars to adjust the gamma values of red, green, blue  
and gray until the monitor displays the original colors accurately. If the  
Syn box is checked, you can adjust all the four gamma values  
simultaneously by dragging any scroll bar.  
When the adjustment is done, click on the OK button to confirm your  
settings and close the dialog box; otherwise, press the Cancel button  
to cancel your settings and close this dialog box. If you use the default  
value, click on the Default button and MiraPhoto will set the gamma  
value to 1.4.  
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Film Type  
Choosing this item, the following dialog box will appear:  
When you want to scan a negative film,  
choose the type of your film here in  
advance. MiraPhoto will optimize the  
scanning result for the film type you  
selected. You can also check the Auto  
cast removal check box to let MiraPhoto  
remove the film cast automatically.  
If you do not know the type of your film or if your film type is not listed,  
select Generic from the drop-down list.  
When the selection is done, click OK to confirm or Cancel to abort.  
Auto Preview  
If this item is checked, MiraPhoto will perform the preview operation  
automatically each time it is invoked.  
Help submenu  
Access the Help submenu whenever you require more  
information about your scanner or about MiraPhoto.  
Contents  
Click on Contents to access the MiraPhoto on-line help system.  
Scanner Info…  
When this item is selected, a dialog box showing the scanner and  
driver information will appear. The information, especially the driver  
version, will be useful if you need to call for technical support or if you  
need to update your MiraPhoto scanner driver.  
About MiraPhoto…  
Select this item to display the MiraPhoto copyright information. Click  
on the image to close it.  
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Image Thumbnail Area  
The Image Thumbnail Area displays thumbnail images of each previewed  
scan. Click on the thumbnail image and the image will be displayed in the  
Preview Area. You can select the image you want to scan by clicking the  
red dot at the upper right corner of the thumbnail. When the dot turns into  
green, the image is selected.  
Combo Boxes  
Combo Boxes include the following items:  
Image Type box  
The Image Type box is used to select a particular  
data type for scanning. You need to select a  
correct image type according to your original (the  
material you scan) and the purpose of the scanned  
image.  
For example, if you are scanning a color film, choose Color Film. If you  
are scanning a black-and-white film, choose BW Film instead of Color  
Film to save file size. If you are scanning slides, choose Color Slide or  
BW Slide.  
You can also choose Color RAW (for color originals) or BW RAW (for  
black-and-white originals) to let MiraPhoto skip the color enhancement  
process and transfer only the raw data of the scanned image into the  
application.  
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Resolution box  
Resolution is used to decide how delicate the  
scanner captures the original image.  
When the original is scanned and turned into a  
digital image, the scanner captures and records the  
image in terms of pixels. As more pixels are used  
to record an image, more details in the image can  
be represented.  
Resolution is usually measured in dpi (dot per inch). If you plan to  
scan an image using higher resolution, the scanner will record the  
image with more pixels thus improving the quality of the scanned  
image.  
One drawback of scanning at higher resolutions, however, is the  
amount of memory required to store these images. In addition, as  
resolution increases above a certain value, the file size of the scanned  
image will become larger without improving the image quality. It is  
therefore recommended that you select a scan resolution appropriate  
to the purpose of your scan job.  
You can select resolution (ranging from 200dpi to 2700dpi) from the  
Resolution box or select Custom… to customize resolution. The  
following dialog box will appear:  
You can adjust the resolution of the X  
(horizontal) and Y (vertical) axis  
independently by dragging the scroll  
bars in this dialog box. This may  
however cause the resolution of the  
X-axis to be different from that of the  
Y-axis. Consequently, the shape of  
the original image will be altered. To  
avoid this, you can check the Sync  
check box to adjust the resolutions of  
the X- and Y-axes simultaneously, which will constrain the proportions  
of the original image.  
When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm  
your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the  
adjustment, click on the Cancel button to cancel your settings and  
close the dialog box.  
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Scan Mode box  
The Scan Mode box provides three scan modes:  
High Speed  
You can increase the scan speed of your scanner in High Speed  
mode. Image quality may however, deteriorate in this mode.  
High Quality 24  
This mode is recommended if your application software supports only  
up to 24-bit color processing. In High Quality 24 mode, the scanner  
will receive 24 bits of information per pixel during its scan.  
High Quality 36  
In this mode, the scanner will receive 36 bits of information per pixel  
during its scan. In High Quality 36 mode, the image that you scan will  
be of the highest quality. It will however, take more time for the  
scanner to process the image data.  
Film Selection Area  
In addition to the Image Thumbnail  
Area, you can also select the image  
you want to scan in the Film Selection  
Area.  
Current Frame  
Click to select the current frame for scanning.  
Frame  
You can click the number of the frame you want to scan. You can  
select multiple frames and the film scanner will scan all the images  
you selected. MiraPhoto will display the frame(s) selected in green.  
All  
Click to select all the images in the Image Thumbnail Area for  
scanning.  
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Control Buttons  
The Control Buttons are used to control  
the actions in your scanning session:  
Eject button  
Click this button to eject the filmstrip/slide holder from the film  
scanner.  
Zoom button  
Click this button to zoom in on the image.  
Preview button  
Click this button to begin previewing the image. Preview  
proceeds in color or in monochrome depending on the setting  
in the Image Type combo box.  
Scan button  
Click this button to start scanning the image.  
Exit button  
Click this button to exit MiraPhoto.  
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Tool Buttons  
Tool Buttons provide a full range of tools and image effect options to  
optimize the scan quality.  
Film Type button  
When this button is clicked, the Film Type dialog box will  
appear:  
When you want to scan a negative film,  
select the type of your film here in  
advance. MiraPhoto will optimize the  
scanning image for the film type selected.  
You can also check the Auto cast  
removal check box to let MiraPhoto  
remove the film cast automatically.  
If you do not know the type of your film or if your film type is not listed,  
select Generic from the drop-down list.  
When the selection is done, click OK to confirm or Cancel to abort.  
Flip button  
You can use this button to flip the preview images upside down  
when necessary.  
Original preview images  
Images after Flip is applied  
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Rotate button  
Click this button to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. You  
can click this button several times to get the image orientation  
you want.  
Mirror button  
Click this button to get a mirror reflection effect on the original  
as if you were viewing the image in a mirror:  
Original image  
Image after Mirror is applied  
Crop button  
Use this tool to cut only the needed area from the original  
image.  
To crop the image, you will want to first select the desired area  
by moving, adjust the dotted rectangle in the Preview Area,  
then push the Crop button.  
Original image  
Cropped image  
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Color Enhancement Tools button  
Click this button to activate the Tool Bar which contains the  
buttons for the following tools:  
Invert button  
Click this button to get an inverted image:  
Original image  
Image after Invert is  
applied  
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Brightness/Contrast button  
Click this button to bring up the Brightness/Contrast Dialog  
box:  
You can adjust the overall brightness  
and contrast of the image either  
manually or automatically in this dialog  
box. To adjust the brightness and  
contrast more precisely, use the Curve  
and Level tools which will be described  
later.  
Brightness control  
You can drag the triangle below the bar to  
increase/decrease the overall brightness of the  
image, or click on the Auto button to let  
MiraPhoto adjust the brightness automatically.  
Contrast control  
You can drag the triangle below the bar to  
increase/decrease the overall contrast of the  
image, or click on the Auto button to let  
MiraPhoto adjust the contrast automatically.  
When you have finished with adjustments, click on the OK button to  
confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied  
with the adjustments, you can click on the Reset button and the  
settings will return to the default, or click on the Cancel button to  
cancel and close the dialog box.  
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Color Balance button  
Click this button to evoke the Color Balance dialog box:  
In this dialog box, you can change the  
mixture of colors of an image to either  
emphasize or diminish certain colors.  
The components are introduced below:  
Channel  
This is where you can select the specific  
channel to be adjusted.  
Adjustment Area  
You can drag the triangles or enter the  
value (from 0 to 100) in the box directly  
to adjust.  
To adjust the color balance, you will want to first select the channel  
you want to adjust, then drag the triangles under the three color bars.  
In addition, you can also enter the desired values directly into the  
three entry boxes to the right of the color bars to adjust the color  
balance.  
As an example, if the color of the brighter area in the original you scan  
appears to be bluish, you can eliminate the bluish effect by first  
selecting Highlight as the channel, and then dragging the triangle  
below Cyan-Red bar to the right; alternatively you can drag the  
triangle below the Yellow-Blue bar to the left.  
When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm  
your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the  
adjustment, you can click on the Reset button and the settings will  
return to the default values so you can reset them, or you can click on  
the Cancel button to cancel your settings and close the dialog box.  
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Color Adjustment button  
Click this button, and the Color Adjustment dialog box will  
appear:  
Color  
Adjustment  
is  
another  
convenient tool that you can use to  
adjust and calibrate the colors in an  
image. This function works much like  
the Color Balance tool, but it  
provides another way to control the  
property of image colors.  
The Color Adjustment tool uses three control items: Hue,  
Saturation and Lightness. Hue is a characteristic that distinguishes  
one color from another, while Saturation decides the intensity of a  
color. Lightness is used to measure the amount of brightness in a  
color. The lighter a color is, the higher brightness it has.  
Color Wheel: Color Wheel is where you can specify  
the hue and saturation of the color you want to use.  
Move your mouse cursor on the Color Wheel and  
then click on it. Drag within the Color Wheel to select  
the hue of the color you want to use. The distance  
from the center of the wheel decides the saturation of  
the color: the farther you drag your mouse cursor  
from the center of the Color Wheel, the higher the  
saturation.  
Lightness Bar  
You can drag the triangle below the Lightness Bar to  
adjust the lightness of the color you choose. To  
increase the lightness, drag the triangle to the right.  
Otherwise, drag the triangle to the left to reduce the  
lightness.  
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Entry Box  
While you drag within the Color Wheel to choose the  
hue and saturation of color or drag the triangle below  
the Lightness Bar to specify the lightness of color, the  
related information will also be shown in the Entry  
Boxes. You can also enter the values here directly.  
When you have finished with adjustments, click on the OK button to  
confirm your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied  
with the adjustments, you can click on the Reset button and the  
settings will return to the default, or click on the Cancel button to  
cancel and close the dialog box.  
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Curve button  
The Curve tool is used to adjust the brightness properties of  
midtone pixels in an image. The following dialogue box will  
appear after you click this button:  
Below is an introduction to each  
component in the dialog box and how to  
use the Curve tool to adjust an image:  
Color Channel box  
Use this box to select the color channel to be adjusted.  
This allows you to adjust the curve property of each color  
channel respectively.  
To three color channel simultaneously, choose Master  
channel.  
Tonal Map  
The x-axis in the Tonal Map represents the input  
brightness level of the pixels in an image, and the  
y-axis represents the output brightness level of the  
image. By clicking and dragging the curve to  
change its shape, you can adjust the difference  
between input and output brightness level of an  
image without making too much modification to the  
dark and bright areas. If we compare the following  
images and their Tonal Maps:  
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The original image and its  
Tonal Map. The curve is  
straight and diagnal.  
Drag the curve to the left,  
and the midtone area of  
Drag the curve to the  
right, and the midtone  
area of the image  
becomes darker.  
the  
image  
becomes  
brighter.  
You can also click the curve to add new points and further change the  
shape of the curve:  
Click to add a new point.  
Input/Output Status Area  
You can read the precise input/output value here.  
When you have finished with adjustments, you can click OK to apply, or  
click Reset to restore the default settings. To abort and exit the dialog box,  
click Cancel.  
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Level button  
Clicking on the Level button, and the Level dialog box will  
appear:  
The Level dialog box includes  
several useful tools that you can  
use to check the color level  
information of the image and adjust  
the image quality. Each component  
in the dialog box and how they work  
to affect the image is described  
below.  
Color Channel box  
Use this box to select the color channel to be adjusted. This  
allows you to adjust the histogram property of each color  
channel respectively.  
Histogram  
The Histogram displays the distributing status of  
dark and bright pixels in an image. The x-axis is  
divided into 256 equal portions, representing the  
brightness level of 0 to 255. The y-axis is used  
to represent the quantity of pixels in each  
brightness level. If we compare the following two  
images and their histograms:  
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Darker images have more  
darker pixels, therefore the bars  
in the left are higher than that in  
the right.  
Brighter images have more  
brighter pixels, therefore the  
bars in the right are higher than  
that in the left.  
In addition, if we take a look at the two images below:  
Image 1  
Image 2  
We notice that in Image 1, there is higher contrast between the  
brighter and darker part of the image; that is, bright and dark pixels  
occupy a larger portion of the total image pixels. Therefore, in the  
histogram, there are higher bars in the left (darker side) and right  
(brighter side), while the bars are much lower relatively in the center.  
This implies that there are only a few midtone pixels in the image.  
In image 2, pixels in objects have more brightness and darkness  
levels, and the distribution is more even than that in Image 1.  
Therefore, the brighter, midtone and darker pixels share evenly the  
total pixels in the image, which makes the histogram for Image 2 look  
smoother.  
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With the information from the histogram, we will be better able to  
adjust an image with the histogram tools. Below the Histogram, there  
are three tiny triangles:  
Midtone  
Shadow  
Highlight  
Threshold  
Threshold  
By dragging these triangles, you can adjust the brightness and  
contrast of an image precisely. For example, if you drag the Shadow  
Threshold triangle to the right, the pixels with lower brightness level  
than the Shadow Threshold will be cut into black, which makes the  
image look darker. If you drag the Highlight Threshold triangle to the  
left, the pixels with higher brightness level than the Highlight  
Threshold will turn white, which makes the image look brighter.  
The Midtone triangle is used to control the brightness level of midtone  
pixels. Dragging the Midtone triangle to the left will increase the  
brightness level of midtone pixels and make the midtone area of  
image look brighter. Dragging the triangle to the right will decrease the  
brightness level of midtone pixels and make the midtone area of  
image look darker. Below is an example of using the histogram tools  
to enhance the image and add more detail:  
Before adjustment  
After adjustment  
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Input Level box  
The Input Level box displays the value of Shadow  
Threshold, Midtone and Highlight Threshold  
respectively. You can also input each value here  
directly.  
Output Level box  
This box is used to expand the output level of  
the image color. You can either drag the  
triangles below the bar or enter the value directly  
to adjust.  
If the Input Level is set as 20 to 230, then you may represent a total of 210  
(230 minus 20) color levels in the image. If you set the Output Level as 10  
to 250, you can “expand” the original 210 levels of color to 240 levels (250  
minus 10). You can then enrich the color and add more detail in the  
image.  
You can also click the Auto button in the dialog box to let MiraPhoto adjust  
the histogram properties automatically. When you have finished with  
adjustments, you can click OK to apply, or click Reset to restore the  
default settings. To abort and exit the dialog box, click Cancel.  
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Filter button  
This function allows you to sharpen or blur the image. You can  
choose from the list: No filter, Sharpen, Sharpen more, Blur,  
Blur more and Unsharp Mask.  
If you want the edge of the image to be sharper, i.e., in a  
higher contrast against the background, select sharpen or  
sharpen more. Selecting Blur or Blur more will make the  
edge of the image blur. If you want to increase the  
sharpness of the image, select Unsharp Mask and the  
following the dialog box will appear:  
In this dialog box, you can adjust the  
sharpness accurately. Dragging the scroll  
bar to the left will blur the image, and  
dragging the scroll bar to right will sharpen  
the image. You can also directly enter the  
desired value into the Amount entry box to  
change the sharpness.  
When you get the desired effect, click on the OK button to confirm  
your settings and close the dialog box. If you are not satisfied with the  
adjustment, click on the Cancel button to cancel your settings and  
close the dialog box.  
No filter  
Blur  
Blur more  
Sharpen  
Sharpen more  
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Color Wizard button  
The Color Wizard button offers two quick and convenient tools  
for you to adjust the overall quality of the scanned image:  
Auto Density: if you choose this item, MiraPhoto will  
optimize the density of the image automatically.  
Photo Magic: There are three tabs in  
the Photo Magic dialog box. Each tab  
contains certain thumbnail image  
enhancement options. Click on a  
thumbnail to select it, and a red frame  
will appear around the selected  
thumbnail. Meanwhile,  
a
related  
description on the modification applied  
will be shown in the lower part of the  
dialog box.  
If you find a satisfactory effect to use,  
click OK to exit the dialog box and  
apply the effect while scanning.  
Otherwise, click Cancel to exit the  
dialog box without applying the effect.  
Apply all button  
Click on the Apply All button to apply the setting changes you  
make in the Tool Bar to all images.  
Switch button  
Click on the Switch button to hide the Tool Bar.  
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Preview Area  
The Preview Area displays the preview  
image and allows you to set the scan area  
by directly adjusting the dotted rectangle.  
The change of image effect can also be  
reflected instantly here.  
To adjust the position of the scan area,  
first move the mouse cursor over the  
dotted rectangle, then click and drag to  
move the scan area. To adjust the size of  
the scan area, move the mouse cursor  
over the dotted line. When the cursor  
becomes a double-headed arrow, click  
and drag to enlarge or minimize the scan  
area.  
Info button  
The Info button is located at the lower right corner of the  
MiraPhoto main window. You can click this button to read the  
detailed information of the image you are currently working on in  
the JobInfo dialog box, or click on the Save as… button in the  
dialog box to save the information as a .txt file for future  
reference.  
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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.  
Realistic paint tools turn  
any scene into a work of  
Repair cherished pictures with  
art.  
powerful touch-up and clone tools.  
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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Getting Started  
To run Photo Express, double click the Photo Express icon on your  
Windows desktop or open from Windows Start Menu. When you run Photo  
Express, make sure that the monitor display is at a resolution of 800×600  
or 1024×768 and Hi Color (15/16 bit) or True Color (24 bit) mode. The  
following screen will appear. It’s better to familiarize yourself with the  
components in the interface before you actually start:  
Tool Bar  
Workspace  
Options Panel  
Mode Tabs  
Command Panel Global Viewer & Thumbnail Scroll  
Shortcut Bar  
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Mode Tab: The Mode tabs switch Photo  
Express between Photo mode and Project mode. Photo mode is where the  
majority of your work is done, while the Project mode lets you make  
greeting cards, name cards, and other fun things based on templates.  
Command Panel: The Command panel lists all of the  
available categories in Photo Express necessary for  
getting the most out of your creativity when working on  
photos. Each category contains a specific set of tools.  
Options Panel: The Options panel shows  
you all the different options available for  
any given tool.  
Tool Bar: The Toolbar contains all of  
the tools you need to edit your photos.  
Each group of tools is divided into categories - when you select a new  
category, the tools on the Toolbar change accordingly. Categories can be  
selected from the Command panel.  
Shortcut Bar: The Shortcut bar  
makes available to you all the  
most commonly used menu commands. These commands vary depending  
on the Command panel category you are currently in. Click the green arrow  
to hide the Shortcut bar.  
Thumbnail scroll: The Thumbnail scroll opens from  
the Global Viewer and lists all the images you  
currently have open with the topmost image displayed  
in the window below the Command panel.  
Workspace: The Workspace is where your photo is placed as you work on  
it.  
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Getting Images  
The first thing you want to do when you start Photo Express is to get the  
photos you want to work with into the actual program. The place you start  
is with Album. From here, you can do almost anything in Photo Express. All  
other ways of getting photos can work independently of Album, but they  
are also set up to let you capture or open images directly to it.  
Note: the Project tab only allows you to open Project Template files (*.tpx and  
*.tpl). For information on adding photos and other images to the template,  
please see Working with Templates.  
Working with Album  
Album lets you organize the photos in your  
computer into convenient “books” similar to real-  
world photo albums. These books contain  
thumbnails of all the images you select to put in  
them, as well as links to said images,  
information, and annotations. This way, you  
have instant access to all your photos from  
directly within Photo Express. Organize photos  
by author, subject, title and catalog.  
To create a new Album:  
1. Click the Get category button on the Command Panel.  
2. Select Album from the Toolbar.  
3. Click the New button in the Options panel. The New Photo Album  
dialog box opens and you can set up the new album file.  
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To add new images to an album:  
1. Select an album.  
2. Click the File icon and browse for the folder where the images are  
stored.  
3. When they appear in the Options panel, click the Select All button (or  
select images individually by holding down the Ctrl key as you click  
them).  
4. Next, select the Save to album option and click the Insert button. The  
files are added to the last album you had open.  
To relink “lost” images, right-click over the album in the Options  
panel and select either Relink or Refresh.  
Printing album thumbnails:  
1. Click the Album icon on the Get toolbar and then choose an album  
from the Options panel.  
2. Press the Ctrl key, and in the workspace, click the thumbnails you want  
to use. The selected thumbnails are highlighted in green.  
3. Click the Print button on the Command panel and select a print  
method.  
You can jump immediately to the Print option you want to use by  
hovering your pointer over the Print button on the Command  
panel. When the submenu appears, click the Print icon you  
want.  
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Working on Images  
Adjusting Images  
After you have acquired an image from a scanner or digital camera, it may  
need some adjustments. Photo Express provides you with the perfect tool  
for adjusting your photos: the Transform tool.  
To re-align a photo:  
1. After scanning the photo, open it from  
either Album or from File directly into the  
workspace if you haven’t already scanned it  
directly there.  
2. Put your mouse over the Edit category  
button and select Adjust from the pop-up  
submenu. The Adjust tools appear on the  
Toolbar.  
3. Click the Transform button on the  
Adjust toolbar. The Transform options  
appear in the Options panel.  
.To freely rotate a photo, select the spin wheel in the upper right or lower  
left corner of the photo and rotate into position.  
.To position it more accurately, enter an order of degrees in the Options  
panel and then click either Rotate Left or Rotate Right to implement it.  
.To flip the photo, click either Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically.  
You can re-size an image during transformation by clicking and  
dragging the handles on the upper left or lower right corners.  
You can also move the image in the workspace by dragging it  
with your mouse cursor.  
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To trim your photo:  
1. Click the Trim button in the Edit:  
Adjust category. The Trim options will  
open in the Options panel.  
2. Select a Trim shape and then set the  
amount of Soft edge you want to soften  
the edges of the trimmed photo with.  
3. Click Apply to trim the photo.  
Note: you can open the trimmed region  
in  
a
new editing workspace by  
selecting the Create New Image option.  
To re-size your photo:  
1. Click the Size button in the Edit:Adjust  
category. This opens the Size options in  
the Options panel.  
2. Select either a predefined size from  
the Standard drop-down menu, or enter  
custom dimensions for the image in the  
User defined option.  
3. Select the Keep aspect ratio button to  
maintain continuity between height and  
width as you resize. This keeps the image  
from getting stretched unnaturally.  
4. Finally, you can define the image’s  
Resolution. This determines how the  
image prints on paper - the lower the  
resolution, the less pixels used to generate  
the image, while a higher resolution uses  
more pixels to create an image with larger  
pixels.  
5. Click Apply to resize the photo.  
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Sharing Images  
Printing Images  
Once you have put the finishing touches onto your photos, it is time to print  
them out. Photo Express contains numerous printing options, letting you  
output posters and name cards in addition to its regular printing duties.  
To print an image:  
1. Select the image you wish to print  
from the Thumbnail scroll, or select an  
image or images from an available  
album.  
2. Click the Print button on the  
Command panel. The print tools appear  
on the Toolbar.  
3. Select a print tool to use.  
o Normal lets you print images normally  
on various different types of paper (from  
Letter to A4 to envelopes).  
o Tile resamples the image down to tile  
it multiple times on the page, creating  
custom “picture cards” or postcards.  
o Poster resamples the picture up,  
allowing you to print portions of it on  
separate pieces of paper effectively  
creating posters and banners.  
4. Click Print.  
You can also print album thumbnails.  
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Saving Images  
After work on your photo is complete, you may want to save it. In Photo  
Express, you can save a photo in a variety of different image file formats.  
Each file format has its own unique properties and characteristics. Some  
formats, however, are better than others for specific situations, such as  
saving for the Web are.  
To save a photo:  
1.  
Click the Share button on the  
Command panel. The Toolbar displays the  
different Share tools.  
2.  
Click the Save button on the Toolbar.  
The Save options appear in the Options  
panel.  
3.  
Enter the location, name, file type, and  
data type.  
4.  
Select an album from the Save to  
album drop-down menu.  
5.  
Click Save.  
o Data type describes how much color information the image is  
saved with. The more color information included in the file, the  
larger the file tends to be. The highest color data type is True  
Color and files saved with this data type can be very large.  
Indexed-256 and Grayscale each contain up to a maximum of  
256 distinct colors and generally are quite small.  
o Some file types you can use are: BMP for saving your photos at  
the highest level of quality with no compression; JPEG for photos  
you want to use on the web or send via e-mail - it compresses  
photos down while retaining its overall quality; UPX for saving  
photos with unmerged, free-floating objects. These objects can be  
used again when the file is re-opened.  
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Express Your Images  
Create Calendars  
One of the easiest tasks to accomplish in Photo Express is making  
calendars, either for your Windows desktop or for your real desktop. They  
are great for keeping your loved ones close, in addition to being a  
convenient way to keep track of important dates in style.  
To create calendars:  
1.  
Get the image you want to use as the  
calendar image.  
2.  
Click the Express button on the  
Cmmand panel and then select the  
Calendar icon from the Toolbar.  
3.  
Choose a type of calendar from the  
samples and modify it to fit your needs.  
4. Click and drag the photo or date object  
to move it. Or, resize it using the control  
handles on the image’s border. Edit text  
and dates by selecting the object that  
contains it, then click the Planner button on  
the Shortcut bar to add notes or holidays to  
individual dates as well as add props from  
the Clipart box.  
5.  
When your calendar is ready, set it as  
Windows wallpaper by clicking the  
Wallpaper icon in the Options panel, or  
send it to the Windows clipboard (to paste it  
into other applications) by clicking the  
Clipboard icon. Finally, print the calendar  
by clicking the Print button.  
On the Shortcut bar, click the Command Menu icon to open the  
Calendar Command Menu. This is where you define the  
properties of the calendar, such as font, colors, and text style,  
among other things.  
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Morphing Photos  
One of Photo Express’ more novel effects extras is that of image morphing.  
Morphing transforms an image over time to create interesting and unique  
“warps” of the original photo. Image morphs are output as either image  
sequences or animated GIF files.  
To morph an image:  
1. Get the photo you want to morph from an  
album or from your hard disk.  
2. Click the Express button on the  
Command panel. The Express extras  
appear on the Toolbar.  
3. Select the Morph icon from the Toolbar.  
4. Choose a transformation from Type. To  
use the transformation, move your mouse  
cursor into the workspace and start  
“painting”.  
5. On the Shortcut bar, click the Add Item  
to Storyboard button. This adds the current  
image to the Storyboard.  
You can remove the effects  
of  
a
transformation and  
return the image to its  
original state by clicking the  
Restore button on the  
Shortcut bar. Also, click the  
Play button to view an on-  
the-fly rendering of the  
animation.  
6. When your Storyboard is complete, save  
the file to disk by clicking the Save icon on  
the Shortcut bar.  
Note: you can output image morphs as either an image sequence or  
GIF animations. GIF animations are useful for putting your images on  
the Web while image sequences are best for searching through the  
individual frames to find the one that really stands out.  
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Working in Project Mode  
The Project mode gives you a focused environment in which to create  
custom greeting cards, calendars, invitations, birthday and anniversary  
cards, name cards, and planners. The Project mode is useful for getting  
through a “project” as quickly and efficiently as possible. It is where Photo  
Express lives up to its name, speeding you through all the necessary tasks  
while keeping all the unnecessary or extraneous components secure in the  
background. While in Project mode, you can only open template files, but  
you can add photo files of any image type to your templates in the process  
of customizing them.  
To Begin a New Project  
1. Click the Project tab when you start Photo  
Express. Photo Express then switches over to  
Project mode, which contains slightly different  
options and commands than Photo mode.  
2. Click the album icon on the Toolbar and  
then select an album from the Options panel.  
Albums are categorized by type, such as Flyers,  
Greeting Cards, and Invitations to name a few.  
3. Choose a template from the album and click  
the Edit button on the Command panel. The  
template opens into the workspace.  
You can create your own, custom  
templates in Photo mode. All you  
need to do is set your template up  
(i.e. add text objects and artwork)  
and then save it as a *.tpx file. This  
file can then be opened in Project  
mode and saved to one of the many  
Project albums or added to a  
custom album.  
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Working with Templates  
Photo Express’ unique templates can be edited and customized to suit  
your own needs. Templates consist of multiple components, usually a  
combination of text and photos with a decoration or two perhaps thrown in.  
To change any one of these components, simply select it and choose the  
appropriate tools from the Toolbar.  
To replace images in a template:  
1. Click the Edit button on the Command panel.  
When the submenu opens, click Place. The Place  
tools appear on the Toolbar.  
2. Click the Album icon.  
3. In the Options panel, select the image you want  
to insert from an available album.  
4. Click Replace.  
You can also insert images that are  
already open in the workspace. Simply  
click the Workspace icon on the Place  
toolbar and select the image you want  
to add to the template.  
To move one object over another:  
1. Select the object you want to move  
up.  
2. Click the Move Object Up button on  
the Shortcut bar. This moves the object  
up one level, placing it above and over  
objects lower than it in the hierarchy.  
Use the Move Object Down  
button to place the object  
below other objects.  
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Adding Decoration  
One category of tools on the Edit menu in Project mode is unique to that  
tab: Decoration. These are special, object-based effects such as Frames,  
Edges and Props you can use to enhance photo objects in a project.  
To add special edge effects to a photo object:  
1. Select a photo object.  
2. Click the Decoration button on the Edit  
submenu of the Command panel.  
3. Click the Edges icon on the Toolbar.  
4. From the Edges drawer, click the Magic  
icon. This opens the Magic Edges options in  
the Options panel.  
5. Select a Magic Edges preset and click  
Apply.  
You can create unique Magic  
Edges by clicking the Custom  
tab in the Magic Edges Options  
panel.  
To add frame to a photo object:  
1. Select a photo object.  
2. Click the Frames icon on the Toolbar.  
3. Select a frame from the Options panel.  
4. Click Apply.  
Note: you cannot apply frames to  
background image.  
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Printing Templates  
As with Photo mode, Project mode lets you print your work when you’re  
finished with it. The same options available in Photo mode apply in Project  
mode as well. For more on printing, see Printing Images and the online  
help.  
To print a template as name cards:  
1. Click the Print button on the Command  
panel.  
2. Select the Tile icon from the Toolbar. The  
Tile options appear in the Options panel.  
3. Enter the number of rows and columns.  
This establishes how many name cards are  
printed per page.  
4. Select your printer from the Printer name  
drop-down menu.  
5. Select the paper size you want to use from  
Paper size drop-down menu.  
6. Click Print.  
o To further define the layout of  
the name cards on the page,  
click the Options button. This  
opens the Layout options dialog  
box, giving you control over  
such things as X- and Y- offset,  
spacing, and image size,  
among others.  
o To setup your printer options,  
click the Printer Properties  
icon on the Shortcut bar.  
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Sharing Templates  
Sharing templates works exactly the same way as sharing photos in Photo  
mode. You can print, e-mail, fax, or output them to web pages. For more  
on these tools, see the online help and related documents.  
To e-mail a template:  
1. Click the Share: E-mail button on the  
Command panel.  
2. Click Send.  
Select your default e-mail client  
from the Mail client drop-down  
list for help on how to set it to  
work properly.  
To fax a template:  
1. Click the Share: Fax button on the  
Command panel.  
2. Set the desired Layout options.  
3. Click Send.  
Microsoft Fax must be installed  
first before you can use this  
feature.  
To output a template as a Web page:  
1. Click the Share: Web Page button  
on the Command panel.  
2. Setup the web page’s parameters  
(i.e. number of rows and columns of the  
images to display per web page).  
3. Select To Mail from the Destination  
drop-down menu.  
4. Click Apply.  
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Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and FAQ  
6.1 Troubleshooting  
6.1.1 Why does the driver sometimes show the message “SCSI card  
not found”, and a few minutes later, it works properly?  
To prevent damaging the scanner due to unstable power supply or short  
condition, the fuse on the SCSI card could be open for a while. During this  
period, the SCSI card does not function but after a few minutes, the fuse  
temperature cools down and the fuse recovers. You can solve this question  
by turning the scanner power off and turn it back on for a few minutes.  
6.1.2 The scanner can not work and the screen shows “Scanner not  
found” instead.  
Make sure that the SCSI cable is connected properly to your PC and your  
scanner is turned on. Otherwise, turn on the scanner, then enter Windows  
Control Panel and click Refresh in Device Manager tab of System.  
6.1.3 SCSI Connection Guideline  
ScanWit film scanner uses a SCSI interface to connect to your computer  
and other SCSI devices. Depending upon the configuration you use, there  
will be certain guidelines to follow in order to ensure the proper function of  
your ScanWit film scanner and other devices:  
Single Device Configuration (you connect the ScanWit film scanner directly  
to your computer, and there are no other SCSI devices inside your  
computer or connected to the ScanWit film scanner):  
In this case, you need to connect a SCSI terminator to the SCSI OUT  
connector on your ScanWit film scanner.  
Multiple Device Configuration (in addition to the ScanWit film scanner,  
there are other SCSI devices on the SCSI chain):  
A SCSI chain allows up to 7 SCSI devices to be connected, and each SCSI  
device must have a unique SCSI ID number to avoid conflict between each  
other. The last device on the SCSI chain must be terminated.  
In this case, make sure that each device on the SCSI chain uses a different  
SCSI ID number (refer to the documents that come with that device for  
details on how to check the SCSI ID number of other SCSI devices) to  
ensure the proper function of your ScanWit film scanner and other SCSI  
devices.  
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If you find that your ScanWit film scanner uses the same SCSI ID number  
with another SCSI device, you must either change the SCSI ID number of  
your scanner or that of the other SCSI device.  
To change the SCSI ID number of your ScanWit film scanner:  
1. Turn off the power of your computer and ScanWit film scanner.  
2. Locate the SCSI ID selector on the rear panel of the ScanWit film  
scanner, and push the + or – button on the selector to change the  
SCSI ID to an unused number.  
3. The new SCSI ID number will take effect the next time you turn on the  
film scanner.  
6.2 FAQ  
If there is one third-party SCSI interface card installed in the  
computer, is it all right to hook the scanner to it?  
Answer: since the scanner and the driver program both support ASPI-  
compatible SCSI cards, it is alright to use a third-party SCSI interface card  
as long as it is also ASPI-compatible. However, for best compatibility and  
stability with your scanner, we recommend that you use the SCSI card that  
comes with your scanner.  
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Chapter 7. Service Information  
If problems persist after you check this manual, you can contact your  
dealer or consult the technical service below:  
For driver and hardware questions, please send an e-mail (Containing  
detailed descriptions of the problem you come upon, the hardware and  
software environment of your system) to the following address:  
Taiwan: FAEIMG@acerperipherals.com.tw  
USA: APAWeb@apa.acer.com  
Europe: support@acerperipherals.nl  
For free driver updates, product information and news release, please visit  
the following web addresses:  
http://www.acerperipherals.com.tw (Taiwan)  
http://www.acerperipherals.com (USA)  
http://www.acerperipherals.nl (Europe)  
For questions on using the bundled application, please consult the  
following web address:  
http://www.ulead.com (Photo Express)  
Re-packing Directions  
To avoid unpredictable damages during transportation, please follow these  
guidelines when repacking your scanner:  
1. Use the original shipping container and packing materials for  
repacking.  
2. Send only the scanner and other hardware required to complete the  
repair.  
3. Enclose a document describing the problems you encountered.  
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Appendix  
Product Specification  
Type  
Film scanner with color-CCD optical module  
Scan Velocity  
Calibration  
Scan Speed  
Color - 3 s  
Color - less than 10 ms / line  
- less than 38 s/ 35mm film, 2700 dpi  
Color - 3s for 35mm film  
Preview Speed  
Transmission Speed 2Mega byte / sec  
Scan Mode  
High speed mode  
High quality mode - 24 bits / pixel  
High quality mode - 36 bits / pixel  
Optical – 2700 x 2700 dpi  
Minimum - 1 line, 2 pixels in color  
Maximum - 24 x 36 mm  
1 pass  
Resolution  
Scan Area  
Scan Method  
Scan Scaling  
1 dpi increment  
Highlight/ Shadow  
256 steps  
Contrast/Brightness  
Interface  
256 steps  
SCSI-II  
Platform  
Power Consumption  
Net Weight  
IBM PC & compatibles  
25W maximum  
2.6 Kg  
Dimension  
162 x 151 x 347 mm (W x H x L)  
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