Scanning Film - Microtek ArtixScan M2 Getting To Know Manual

B. Scanning Film
1. Insert the holder with the loaded film into
2. Launch ScanPotter either as a stand-alone
3. In the Scan Source drop-down menu, depending on the film type you are using,
4. Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column.
5. Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary scan of the image in the Preview
6. If necessary, resize the scan frame (floating dotted rectangle) around the image by
7. If necessary, specify file settings for your output image files, using the options
8. If necessary, click the Image Settings button to switch to a window in which you
9. Click the Scan button to start scanning.
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the transparency bay of the scanner. Make
sure that nothing is on the scanner glass
surface.
by clicking on the program icon, or by
selecting it from the application folder in
your Mac OS X system.
choose either Negative Film for scanning negatives or Positive Film for scanning
transparencies and slides.
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.
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.
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.
offered in the File Saving Settings column.
can select a preset image effect to the image directly or adjust image quality
manually by using the additional image correction tools.