Read First Thank you for purchasing the Spectare PhotoSaver. Please take some time to read through and follow these important safety and operation instructions. IMPORTANT: TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF YOUR PRODUCT DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Unpacking your Product The following items should be included: Please contact your retailer if you have not received any of these items PhotoSaver USB Cable CD ROM Installer Negative Holder Slide Holder Three Photo Holders Spectare PhotoSaver...
Installation Unpack your PhotoSaver and take out the CD ROM first. IMPORTANT: Before connecting to the PhotoSaver to the computer for the first time insert the CD ROM and choose the following options on the CD: PLEASE FOLLOW THIS ORDER: 1.
USB Connection or that a print is loaded correctly Use this port to connect the USB cable to your PC Computer. This allows for transfer of images to your computer plus gives power to the device. Spectare PhotoSaver...
Loading Prints Select the appropriate holder according to the print size that you wish to capture 3 1/2 x 5” 4x6” 5x7” Hold the print in your hand and slide it into the holder right side up. Make sure it slides all the way to the bottom of the holder.
Next, put BOTH levers on the Top of the PhotoSaver to the Film/Slide position. You are now ready to Capture images-- see Capturing Images on Page 8 for more details. Spectare PhotoSaver...
Loading Negatives Hold up the negative toward the light. As you look through the negative you should be able to read the small negative numbers normally (not a mirror image). Open the negative holder at the marked spot With the negative holder laid open, place the negative into holder as shown so the notches line up with the notches on the holder.
NOTE: When you capturing 3 1/2 x 5” or 4x6” prints you will see the entire holder area including the border around the print, however this border will be cropped according to the photo size selection you made on the preference screen once the image is saved. Spectare PhotoSaver...
Transferring Images Adjusting color and exposure: Press the Color/Brightness adjustment button to bring up the control panel. Make adjustments to the brightness and color on the control panel and note the changes on the preview image. Click the Exit button to save the settings. ...
NOTE: Compressed air is not included with the PhotoSaver but can be purchased from an office supply, photo supply or electronics retailer. When not in use please disconnect the PhotoSaver from the computer and store in a clean, dry and dust-free environment. Spectare PhotoSaver...
Troubleshooting PROBLEM: PhotoSaver will not connect to the computer and you will get an error message that says “Can not find camera”. SOLUTION: Check your operating system: At the time of release the PhotoSaver is only compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista. To check your Windows operating system version go to the START Menu under windows, Highlight “My Computer”...
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Drivers for the PhotoSaver that are included on the CD ROM. Please refer to the user manual and support for the software you are using. Spectare Products can not troubleshoot or support software related problems when using these other solutions.
Technical Specifications Sensor: 2.5" inch 5MP CMOS sensor (5,174,400 pixels) Focus Range: Fixed focus Exposure : Auto Color balance: Auto Scan high resolution: 3,600 dpi interpolation resolution Data conversion: 10 bits per color channel Scan Method: Single pass Light source: Backlight(3 white LED) Resolution: 3600 DPI: 5184x3600 or 1800 DPI: 2592x1800...
• Edit Photos: Easily edit image, provided with multiple popular edit functions, such as rotate, crop, flip, resize, etc. Supports enhance function: remove red eye, adjust color, blur/sharp, auto enhance; supports creating function: add text, add clip, add frame, add filter such as Mosaic, Windy, Motion, Gray, Emboss, etc.
. Appearance . Operation Guide 3.1 Importing Photos You can get photos from hard disk folder, Scanner Video Device, Camera& Removable Device, you can also freely search your desired photos local disk. BlazeVideo, Inc. www.blazevideo.com...
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• Browse Folders Default get photo from hard disc folder, you can select folder from the folder tree on the left of the main window. • Get Photo from Scanner & Video Device 1. Capture photo from scanner or video device, the captured photos will be saved into the specified folder.
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Click "Browse" button to specify saving directory and click "OK" button, below menu pops up: 3. Click "Capture" button, thumbnail of current image will appear, you can also continually capture image, after selecting the image, and the image will be saved into the specified directory. BlazePhoto will auto display the captured images as thumbnails in Preview window.
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2. After select the desired image, click "Transmit" button, the selected images will be transmitted into specified folder; Click "Transmit All", all images in the device will be transmitted into specified folder, BlazePhoto will auto display all the selected images. •...
2. Drop-down click "Look In" box under "Search Options" to select your desired destination, default is "All Hard Discs"; Drop-down click "Search Filter" to select the desired image format, default is "All Pictures"; Fill in the minimum size of the desired image, default is 50K. 3.
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Catalog" , below tag folder tree will display: Move mouse to blank area and right click, you will perform New Tag, Edit Tag, Delete Tag operations. Create New Tag Right click to select "New Tag", you will create a new tag. Create new sub-tag: Move mouse to an existing tag, right click to select "New Tag", you will create a new sub-tag under this tag.
Type new tag name and select a tag icon, click "OK", the tag will be modified. Delete Tag: Move mouse to the desired tag, right click to select "Delete Tag", and click "Yes" to delete this tag. Sort Photo by Tag: Please take any one of below steps to add tag into image: 1.
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2. Get Photo from History Record: BlazePhoto can auto add the viewed picture folder into history record. Select a folder in history record, the right window will display all the supported photos under this folder as thumbnails or single picture. 3.
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View the selected image Edit the selected image Add the selected image into System Tray Copy the selected image Cut the selected image Delete the selected image from hard disk Add tag into selected image Remove tag icon from selected image Print the selected image Set the selected image as desktop wallpaper Locate the selected image on hard disk...
3.4 Editing Photos Select an image, click "Edit" button, or right click a thumbnail then select "Edit", Edit window will appear as below: 1. Select Photos in Preview stage, select one or more photos, and the selected photos will display in Picture Tray.
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Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Flip: Click "Horizontal" to horizontally flip image, click "Vertical" to vertically flip image. Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Resize: Default is to "Manual" resize, there are below three ways to resize: 1.
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Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Crop: There are two crop modes available, "Free Crop" and "Keep Aspect Ratio". Default is "Free Crop". Free Crop: Move highlight area or freely drag the arrow button around the image to select crop area.
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Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Adjust Color: To change brightness, contrast, hue and saturation of the image. Drag the slide bar or click "-", "+" button to adjust. Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Blur/Sharp: Rightwards drag the slide bar to make image sharp;...
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Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Enhance: Auto adjust color of photos. There are three enhance effects: Normalize, Stretch, Equalize. Click one desired effect to enhance image. Click "Apply" to apply the result, click "Reset" to keep the original status. Create: Add Text: Type characters in Edit Box, click "Font"...
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can modify the size and color of text. Add Clips: Click and select a clip in the clip list, the clip will be added into the image. Click "Apply" to add clips; click other clip, you will change to other clip. BlazeVideo, Inc.
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Add Frame: Click and select a frame in the frame list, the frame will be added into the image. Click "Apply" to add frames; left click the frame, you will select other frame. Filter: Select a filter, drag the intension bar to adjust the effect, click "Apply" to apply BlazeVideo, Inc.
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the filter. 3. Save Photos After finishing editing, click "Save" or "Save As" button in the tool bar, or select "File->Save" or "File->Save As" menu, you will save the edited image. Note: If directly save image, BlazePhoto will backup the original photo and append .BAK to extension in current directory.
13. Actual Size: display picture with actual size. 14. Show/Hide Original Picture: toggle-switch to show or hide the original picture 3.5 Creating BlazePhoto provides three creating modes: Create Disc, Create Slideshow DVD, Create html albums. Drop down click "Create" button or click the relative create button at the right bottom of the main interface to select your desired create items.
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• Create Slideshow DVD: Make all the image collections in Picture Tray into slideshow DVD, and select to burn it or not, the interface is as below: TV Mode: Set video standard as PAL or NTSC. NTSC--National Television System Committee, mainly used in Japan, US, Canada, Mexico, etc, with 720*480 resolution;...
Select your desired album style, destination folder and other settings, click "OK", you will begin to create a html page. After creating finished, a dialog box will popup to enquire you whether to burn into disc, if click "Yes", you will burn the html page into disc just like burn a normal data disc.
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• Print: Print all the image collections in Picture Tray, the operation interface is as below: Layout: There are two modes available: Individual Prints and Picture Package, which are described as below: 1. Individual Prints: print selected pictures one by one, multiple different images on one page is possible.
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Picture Package Format: if select "Picture Package" layout, decides how many copies of the same image printed on each page. Select Printer: if multiple printers installed, please select a target printer. Page Range: Print All: Print all previewed image; Print Range: select to print specified images.
2. Rename modified files: rename the modified image files as "character in edit box" + number. After finish above settings, click "OK", you will begin to batch convert files. • Send Email Send all the image collections in Picture Tray as mail, interface is as below: Client: to specify mail client, such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Hotmail, etc.
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Language: Select the interface language, you should relaunch the program after setting to make the change take effects. Default Start Folder: Set the default folder to open after launching program. Capture Picture Save Folder: Select a folder to save the image captured from digital devices.
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2. Media Library Location: specify the location of the media library. Compact Now: there is maybe some useless info for media library, click "Compact Now" to delete useless info to reduce media library size. BlazeVideo, Inc. www.blazevideo.com...
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3. Slideshow Background Music: add background music for slideshow preview, can be mp3 or wma file. Effect Time: the effect time between two images. Interval Time: the interval time between two images. BlazeVideo, Inc. www.blazevideo.com...
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4. Advanced Show tags icon: show tags icon while previewing pictures. File Associations: Set BlazePhoto as default application to view pictures, click it to pop up below menu: BlazeVideo, Inc. www.blazevideo.com...
Select All-Select all file formats in the list to be default opened by BlazePhoto Select None-Cancel all file associations with BlazePhoto Default-Click to select the file type default associated with BlazePhoto OK-Submit the file associations setting, the selected file format will be directly opened by BlazePhoto Cancel-Exit and keep original setting .
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