Getting Ready To Use The Magnet Kit - Epson Photo Plus User Manual

The CD-ROM software includes a cute animated guide
dog named Max, who tells you exactly what to do.
NOTE
You need to have a sound card installed in your computer and a
mouse and speakers connected in order to use the magnet kit.
Make sure you turn on the speakers to hear Max's voice.
Before you use your scanned pictures with the Magnet
Kit, you may need to enhance and crop them so they'll
look their best on the magnets. You also need to save or
copy them to the C:\PRINTPAK\PHOTOS folder or
directory.
NOTE
Before you start, make sure your system is set to the highest
color display mode (24-bit color or millions of colors). The
Magnet Kit works best in this mode. (Other software programs
may work best in other modes.) See your Windows
documentation if you need instructions for changing video
display modes.
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Getting Ready to Use the Magnet Kit

Getting Ready to Use the Magnet Kit
You first need to scan in the pictures you want to use
and crop and enhance them if necessary. Then save or
copy the files to the PHOTOS folder on your hard disk,
and start the program. Follow these steps:
1
Scan your pictures as described in Chapter 2.
2
If necessary, crop the pictures to center the subject
both vertically and horizontally. Be sure to leave
some space around the subject for the magnet
border. (See page 3-8 for instructions on cropping.)
You may also want to edit and enhance the pictures
for better color, lighting, or special effects. See
Chapters 3 and 4 for instructions.
3
Save the pictures as TIFF- or BMP-type files in the
\PHOTOS folder (or subdirectory) in the
C:\PRINTPAK folder (or directory). For information
about saving files in different formats, see page 2-8.