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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) matching the film you are scanning.
(3) Set the color mode. See p. 34.
Select between [24-Bit Color]
 and [42-Bit Color]
 for the color mode, between [8-Bit Grayscale]
 and 
[14-Bit Grayscale]
 for the grayscale mode, and [Black and White]
 for the black and white mode.
(4) Check the images with a thumbnail scan. See p. 36.
Initiate a thumbnail scan of all the frames of the film loaded into the film holder, and check the 
thumbnail images.
(5) Select one or more frames. See p. 37.
(6) Adjust the thumbnail images. See p. 38.
If necessary, change the orientations of the thumbnail images by rotating or flipping the images with 
the tool buttons.
(7) Preview the images. See p. 40.
Preview the selected frames to make sure they are to your satisfaction.
(8) Determine the image size and resolution. See p. 45.
Set the resolution, output target and image size according to the purpose of the scanned image.
(9) Adjust the brightness and coloring. See p. 46.
If the preview images are not to your satisfaction, adjust the color balance and brightness of images 
scanned in color mode, the brightness of images scanned in grayscale mode and the threshold 
value of images scanned in black and white mode.
(10) Select the scan area. See p. 47.
Drag the mouse cursor to select the scan area if you wish to crop the image.
(11) Initiate the final scan. See p. 49.
Scan all the selected frames and transfer the scanned images to the application program from which 
FilmGet FS was started. Use the application program to print or save the images. 
						

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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 Started.
When the film holder is inserted into the scanner, frames and buttons will appear in the FilmGet FS 
thumbnail window.
When you insert the film holder, calibration is performed automatically and the message “Calibrating...” will be 
displayed. This calibration is to teach the correct “white (reference color)” to the scanner in order to scan film 
with more accurate colors.
Although it takes about one minute to complete the calibration operation the first time that the operation is 
performed after the scanner is turned on, subsequent calibration operations will be completed in about ten 
seconds.
(1) Hold the film 
holder 
horizontally with  
the  mark 
facing upwards.
(2) Check that the [R] mark can be seen properly from 
the right side.(3) Insert the end with the   
mark into the film holder slot of 
the scanner.
Thumbnail Window
Main Window 
						

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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 
be ejected without displaying the confirmation dialog box.
If you click the   film eject tool while an IX240 film cartridge holder is inserted in the scanner, you will hear a 
winding sound and the power lamp will flash until the film has been wound back into the cartridge. Wait until the 
power lamp changes from flashing to lighted before removing the film cartridge holder from the scanner.
Film Eject Tool 
						

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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).
When the thumbnail window is hidden by the main window, you can also resize or change the 
positions of the main window and the thumbnail window so that both windows are visible. 
See pp. 24, 26.
Main window
Thumbnail 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 inserted.
 The following film types are selected when a film holder is first inserted.
35 mm film strip holder: Color Negatives
Slide mount holder: Color Positives
When using an IX240 film cartridge holder, the loaded film type is automatically identified and the appropriate 
film type is selected.
However, if the same film holder is loaded again, the previously set film type will be selected.
 FilmGet FS can be used to scan sleeve, mount and cartridge film formats. For more information on film formats, 
please refer to “2. Film Basics” of “Chapter 5 Setting the Film in Position” in Getting Started.
Sleeve Mount Cartridge 
(IX240 film) 
						

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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 
may select from among the five modes of [42-Bit Color]
, [24-Bit Color]
, [14-Bit Grayscale]
, [8-Bit 
Grayscale]
 and [Black and White]
.
The [42-Bit Color] and [24-Bit Color] options are grayed out and not available when a monochrome film type 
has been selected.
The color mode 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 inserted.
The color mode can also be set independently for frames with preview images (See p. 40). 
						

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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 
than the corresponding 24-bit color file. This requires an application 
program such as Photoshop that supports 42-bit color.
8-Bit Grayscale
Select this setting for monochrome films or when a monochrome 
image is desired. The image is expressed in 256 tones (black, white 
and 254 gray shades).
14-Bit Grayscale
Select this setting when a particularly high-
quality grayscale image is required. The 
image is expressed in 16,384 tones (black, 
white and 16,382 gray shades). The file will 
be larger than the corresponding 8-bit 
grayscale file. This requires an application 
program such as Photoshop that supports 
14-bit color.
Black and White
Images are expressed in two colors only: 
black and white. Light and dark areas of the 
image are expressed as either black or white 
according to the threshold value. The 
threshold value can be freely set.
Grayscale
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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 
the images displayed as thumbnail images (small images).
The scanner may take a few moments to respond to the [Cancel] button when it is clicked during thumbnail 
scanning.
If the “Insufficient hard disk space” message or a similar message appears during the thumbnail scan, it 
means that your hard drive is too full to store the data for the thumbnail scan. Delete unnecessary files from the 
hard drive to free sufficient space and reinitiate the thumbnail scan.
When all of the thumbnail images are displayed, the [Thumbnail Scan] button is grayed out and thumbnail 
scanning is not available.
The thumbnail scan progress bar will be 
displayed. Click the 
[Cancel] button if you 
wish to stop the thumbnail scan. 
						

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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 
red, and the [Select All]
 button will change to the [Deselect All]
 button.
Click the [Deselect All]
 button to deselect all the frames.
Selecting/Deselecting a Single Frame
Click on a frame to select it. The border around the image will turn red.
Click again on the frame to deselect it. The red border will disappear. 
						

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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 Degrees Tool)
Rotates the images 180 degrees.
 (Flip Tool)
Flips the images from left to right.
When a preview image of the selected frame is displayed in the preview area, both the thumbnail image and 
preview image are rotated or flipped.