CyberView X5-MS User Manual page 16

STEP 5 – Setting Scan Preferences
Select Scan - Preference - Positive - Scan Setting
(Negative and B&W options are only for negative strips that have been cut and mounted into slide holders))
"Prescan Resolution" - Default pre-scan resolution, if you select the optional pre-
scan to pre-edit slides before scanning the higher the pre-scan resolution the larger
sample you have to work with for pre-editing before the final scan..
(Please note with older cardboard mounts the optional Pre-Scan can put a lot of wear and tear on
already decaying slide mounts, pre-scan is ONLY required if you plan to pre-edit all or some of the
images manually before final scanning.)
"Color Depth" – 8 bit (24bit) or 16 bit (48bit) Default color depth
"Scan Mode" – Default scan mode while scanning. Quality mode is for x-rays, medical slides etc.,
normal is for standard slide images
Configuring Scan settings
1. Select Browse and choose the designated folder to save the scanned
image to
2. Enter the file name.
3. Trailing Index after Base File Name Digits X: Defines the length of the
file name and numbering sequence up to 6 digits
r e s u l t s i n a f i l e n a m e i m a g e 0 0 1 b y s e l e c t i n g d i g i t s 1 - 6 y o u r f i l e n a m e w i l l
c h a n g e a c c o r d i n g l y image000001.
4. Options - Use Film Index: Use the number assigned to the
slide based on its position in the cartridge.
User Defined Start Number: Enter a specific start number, better for archiving and
keeping track of your own sequential scan numbers
5. Choose the file type, "TIF" or "JPG". (TIF un-compressed or JPG
Compressed - Choose image quality for JPEG. (20-100) 100
offers the least amount of compression, best quality, JPG only
outputs to an 8bit formatted image even when scanned using 16bit mode
Example D i g i t s 3 ( D e f a u l t )
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