Canon scanner CanoScan FS4000US User Manual

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Scanning Procedures
Although scanning procedures vary for each color mode (color, grayscale or black and white), the 
basics are the same. Use the following procedures as a guideline. Each step is explained in greater 
detail on the referenced pages.
(1) Load the film. See p. 30.
Load the film into the film holder, then insert the film holder into the scanner.
(2) Select the film type. See p. 33.
Select a film type (color/monochrome, negative/positive)...

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Loading Film
Inserting the Film Holder
Load the film into the film holder and carefully insert the film holder straight into the film holder slot of 
the scanner. Once the film holder has been inserted past a certain point, it is automatically drawn into 
the scanner.
If the film holder is facing the wrong direction or tilted, you will not be able to insert it.
For more information on loading film, see “Chapter 5 Setting the Film in Position” in Getting...

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Ejecting the Film Holder
To change the film or when scanning is finished, click the   film eject tool to eject the film holder. 
When you click the tool a confirmation dialog box will be displayed. Click [Yes]
 to automatically eject 
the film holder. The thumbnail and preview images will disappear from the screen at this time.
If you click the film eject tool when no thumbnail or preview images are displayed, the film holder will 
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Switching between Windows
The thumbnail window remains open until you exit FilmGet FS, and can be switched with the main 
window.
Switching to the Main Window
To switch to the main window, click the title bar of the main window.
Switching to the Thumbnail Window
To switch back to the thumbnail window, click the [Thumbnail…]
 button in the main window, or click 
the title bar of the thumbnail window (when it is not hidden by the main window).
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Selecting the Film Type
Select the appropriate film type (color/monochrome, negative/positive) for the film being scanned.
Film Type Setting
Click the   arrow button on the right side of the   (Film Type) box in the main window, and select 
the desired film type from the pull-down menu.
• The film type setting is grayed out and not available when a film holder is not inserted or when an IX240 film 
cartridge holder that does not contain a cartridge is...

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Setting the Color Mode
You can select between color, grayscale and black and white modes when selecting the color mode. 
Select a mode appropriate to the type of film and the purpose of the image.
Color Mode Setting
Click the  arrow button on the right side of the   (Color Mode) box in the main window, and 
select the desired color mode from the pull-down menu.
The selected mode will appear in the   (Color Mode) box when the pull-down menu closes. You 
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Determining the Color Mode
You may select from among five color modes.
24-Bit Color
Select this setting to scan standard color films. The image is 
expressed in 256 tones (8 bits) per RGB (red, green and blue) 
channel.
42-Bit Color
Select this setting when a particularly high-quality color image is 
required. The image is expressed in 16,384 tones (14 bits) per RGB 
channel. The scanning time will be longer and the file will be larger 
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Thumbnail Scanning
Once you have selected the film type and color mode, you should make a thumbnail scan of all the 
frames of the film loaded into the film holder.
Displaying the Thumbnail Window
When the thumbnail window is hidden, click the [Thumbnail…]
 button in the main window to display 
the thumbnail window.
Initiating a Thumbnail Scan
Click the [Thumbnail Scan]
 button in the thumbnail window. All the film frames will be scanned and 
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Selecting Frames
Select the desired frames at the thumbnail window, and then switch to the main window for preview 
and final scanning.
Selecting/Deselecting All
All frames are deselected when the thumbnail window is first displayed. Use the button at the top left 
of the thumbnail window to select and deselect all the frames at once.
Click the [Select All]
 button to select all the frames. The borders around all the images will turn 
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Rotating and Flipping Thumbnail Images
You can change the orientation of the scanned thumbnail images using the tool buttons.
Rotating and Flipping Images
Click the following tools to rotate or flip the images. When you click these tools, all the selected 
images will be rotated or flipped.
 (Rotate 90 Degrees Left Tool)
Rotates the images 90 degrees counterclockwise.
 (Rotate 90 Degrees Right Tool)
Rotates the images 90 degrees clockwise.
 (Rotate 180...