Canon CanoScan FS4000US FilmGet FS

CanoScan FS4000US Driver Software

FilmGet FS User’s Guide

Quick Start To jump right into scanning Chapter 1 to Chapter 4 To proceed at a more leisurely pace

You can start using your CanoScan scanner with either of these procedures!!

Appendix: Troubleshooting For problems during installation or use

How to Use the Manuals

The various CanoScan scanner manuals are used for the following purposes.

How to Use this Guide

This is the user’s guide for FilmGet FS for Windows and FilmGet FS for Macintosh, the driver software for CanoScan FS4000US film scanners. Start the Windows version as a TWAIN driver from within TWAIN-compliant applications and the Macintosh version as the plug-in compliant driver software from within plug-in compatible applications.

This guide explains how to use FilmGet FS after starting the driver software from within the application program. (The operations after starting the driver software are nearly the same for both the Windows and Macintosh versions.) Please read this guide in conjunction with your Windows and Macintosh guides and the guides for individual TWAIN-compliant or plug-in compliant application programs.

Organization of the Guide

This user’s guide is organized as follows.

Quick Start <To jump right into scanning>

This is a digest of the scanning procedures using FilmGet FS. Read this to start using the scanner immediately.

Chapter 1 Before Scanning

An explanation of starting and exiting FilmGet FS, and an introduction of FilmGet FS window names and functions.

All users read this section. Chapter 2 Scanning

A step-by-step explanation of scanning procedures using FilmGet FS.

All users read this section. Chapter 3 Scanning Setup

An explanation of how to set the scan settings such as input resolution (how finely to read the image) and output target. Read this section as required.

Chapter 4 Adjusting Images

An explanation of how to adjust the coloring and brightness of preview images. Read this section as required.

Chapter 5 Other Functions

An explanation of the FilmGet FS menu items and settings. Read this section as required.

Appendices

Troubleshooting, glossary and index. Refer to these sections as required.

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Symbols in this Guide

The following symbols are used to draw your attention to important topics throughout the guide.

This symbol introduces operating precautions and other critical information. Be sure to read these topics.

This symbol introduces supplementary information. Read these topics at your discretion.

Notation and Screen Samples

• Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Millennium Edition are referred to as Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Me, respectively. Also, unless otherwise specified, references to Windows in this guide include all of Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Me.

• Both FilmGet FS for Windows and FilmGet FS for Macintosh are referred to as FilmGet FS.

• Although the screen samples provided in this guide mostly show the Windows 98 version of

FilmGet FS, the Macintosh version features a virtually identical user interface. Separate explanations are provided only for items requiring different procedures.

• Adobe Photoshop LE and Adobe Acrobat Reader are referred to as Photoshop LE and Acrobat Reader, respectively.

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FilmGet FS User’s Guide

FilmGet FS Features

● A Scanner Driver that Adjusts Images Too

FilmGet FS is the driver software for the CanoScan FS4000US scanner, and is equipped with a variety of image processing functions and input and output controls. The Windows version can be opened as a 32-bit TWAIN driver from within TWAIN-compliant application programs. The Macintosh version can be opened as a plug-in from within plug-in compliant application programs.

● Color Matching System Support

(Windows: ColorGear, Macintosh: ColorSync)

This software supports color matching systems so that the colors read by the scanner are faithfully reproduced on your monitor without forcing you to perform any troublesome adjustments.

● Batch Scanning of Multiple Frames

Save time and effort by setting the color adjustment and resolution settings for individual frames and then scanning the selected frames in a single batch. You can scan up to six frames of 35 mm (135) film, four frames of slide-mounted film, or 40 frames of APS (IX240) film in a single batch.

• APS film refers to APS standard film. APS is the abbreviation for Advanced Photo System.

● Dirt and Scratch Correction Function FARE

This software is equipped with the FARE (Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement) dirt and scratch correction function. This function eliminates troublesome and time consuming cleaning and scratch retouching work by automatically identifying dirt and scratches on the film surface and correcting these defects to provide a clear image.

● Easy Scanning with Auto Settings

Settings for images that are to be used for specific purposes, such as for display on a monitor, for output to a printer or for transmission in a fax, can be set automatically. You are now free to scan without bothering with resolution and size settings.

● Tool Tips Provide Guidance

Guidance is always at hand when you position the mouse cursor over a button or tool. The tool tips provide useful information if you are unsure how to use an item.

● Common Windows and Macintosh User Interface

The Windows and Macintosh versions of FilmGet FS both share the same user-friendly window design and functions. You can switch between either platform without noticing the transition.

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How to Use this Guide.......................................................................1

FilmGet FS Features ..........................................................................3

QUICK START For Those Who Prefer to Jump Right into Scanning

Quick Start................................................................................................10

Chapter 1 Before Scanning

Windows Setup........................................................................................18

System Requirements .....................................................................18

Installing FilmGet FS........................................................................18

Starting and Exiting FilmGet FS.......................................................19

Macintosh Setup......................................................... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....21

System Requirements .....................................................................21

Installing FilmGet FS........................................................................21

Starting and Exiting FilmGet FS.......................................................22

FilmGet FS Main Window........................................................................24

Main Window ........................................................................24

Main Windows .....................................................................25

Menu Bar in the Main Window.........................................................25

Toolbar in the Main Window.............................................................25

FilmGet FS Thumbnail Window..............................................................26

Thumbnail Window ..........................................................................26

Toolbar in the Thumbnail Window....................................................26

How to Find Help .....................................................................................27

Tool Tips ..........................................................................................27

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Chapter 2 Scanning

Scanning Procedures.......... ....................................... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 29

Loading Film .... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....30

Inserting the Film Holder .................................................................30

Ejecting the Film Holder ..................................................................31

Switching between Windows..................................................................32

Switching to the Main Window ........................................................32

Switching to the Thumbnail Window ...............................................32

Selecting the Film Type.................... ...... ....... ...... ....................................33

Film Type Setting .............................................................................33

Setting the Color Mode ...........................................................................34

Color Mode Setting..........................................................................34

Determining the Color Mode ...........................................................35

Thumbnail Scanning ...............................................................................36

Displaying the Thumbnail Window ..................................................36

Initiating a Thumbnail Scan .............................................................36

Selecting Frames.....................................................................................37

Selecting/Deselecting All ................................................................37

Selecting/Deselecting a Single Frame ............................................37

Rotating and Flipping Thumbnail Images .............................................38

Rotating and Flipping Images .........................................................38

Transferring Thumbnail Images to the Application Program ..............39

Transferring Thumbnail Images .......................................................39

Previewing to Inspect the Images ..........................................................40

Previewing .......................................................................................40

Switching between Preview Images................................................41

Adjusting Preview Images ......................................................................42

Zooming an Image for Verification ..................................................42

Moving an Image within the Preview Area ......................................43

Rotating and Flipping Images .........................................................43

Using Auto Correction on Images ...................................................44

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Adjusting the Scan Settings...................................................................45

Adjusting Brightness and Coloring .......................................................46

Selecting the Scan Area..........................................................................47

Selecting the Scan Area ..................................................................47

Adjusting the Scan Area Selection Frame.......................................48

Adjusting the Selected Scan Area ..................................................48

Final Scan.................................................................................................49

Scanning the Selected Frames .......................................................49

Exiting FilmGet FS ...........................................................................50

Chapter 3 Adjusting the Scan Settings

Scan Setting Modes.................................................................................52

Important Facts about Scan Settings ..............................................52

Guide to the Scan Settings Section.................................................53

Procedures Common to All Scan Modes ........................................54

Using File Mode .......................................................................................56

Selecting an Input Resolution..........................................................56

Select an Output Resolution............................................................57

Image Size Settings.........................................................................57

Using Text/Printer/Fax Mode...................................................................60

Selecting the Paper Size .................................................................60

Selecting the Display Size ...............................................................60

Selecting an Output Target..............................................................61

Image and File Sizes .......................................................................61

Using Display Mode.................................................................................62

Selecting a Monitor Resolution........................................................62

Selecting the Display Size ...............................................................62

Image and File Sizes .......................................................................62

Using Photo Size Mode...........................................................................63

Selecting a Photo Size.....................................................................63

Selecting an Output Target..............................................................64

Image and File Sizes .......................................................................64

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Using Custom Mode................................................................................65

Preset Scan Settings .......................................................................65

Customizing the Pull-Down Menu ...................................................66

Adding Scan Settings and Menu Items..................................................68

Adding Scan Settings......................................................................68

Adding and Deleting Menu Items ...................................................69

Chapter 4 Adjusting Images

Image Adjustment Modes .......................................................................72

Guide to the Image Adjustment Section .........................................72

Adjustment Mode Types..................................................................73

Procedures Common to All Image Adjustment Modes ...................74

How to Use Each Image Adjustment Mode ....................................76

Adjusting a Histogram ............................................................................77

Guide to the Histogram Tab.............................................................77

Interpreting a Histogram .................................................................78

How to Adjust a Histogram..............................................................78

Adjusting the Tone Curve .......................................................................79

Guide to the Tone Curve Tab ...........................................................79

Interpreting Tone Curves .................................................................80

Adjusting a Tone Curve ...................................................................80

Adjusting the Brightness/Contrast ........................................................81

Guide to the Brightness/Contrast Tab .............................................81

Adjusting the Brightness .................................................................82

Adjusting the Contrast .....................................................................82

Adjusting the Color Balance...................................................................83

Guide to the Color Balance Tab ......................................................83

Adjusting the Threshold Value...............................................................84

Guide to the Threshold Value Tab ...................................................84

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Chapter 5 Other Functions

[Settings] Menu........................................................................................86

Adjusting the Exposure ...................................................................86

Setting the Clean Dust/Scratches Function (FARE) ........................87

Adjusting the Focus.........................................................................88

Use Color Matching.........................................................................89

Setting the Monitor Gamma Value ...................................................90

Setting the Preferences ...................................................................91

Setting the Power Saving Features .................................................93

Restoring the Default Settings.........................................................93

[Device] and [Help] Menus......................................................................96

Checking a Scanner ........................................................................96

Viewing the Device Version Information ..........................................96

Viewing the Software Version Information .......................................96

Appendices

Troubleshooting.......................................................................................98

FilmGet FS Error Messages..................................................................105

Uninstalling FilmGet FS .............................................................109

Uninstalling and Reinstalling FilmGet FS ................................112

Glossary .................................................................................................115

Index .......................................................................................................120

FilmGet FS User’s Guide

CanoScan FS4000US Film Scanner

QUICK START

For Those Who Prefer to Jump Right

into Scanning

FilmGet FS User’s Guide

QUICK START

Quick Start

This section provides the essentials of scanning with FilmGet FS. For those who prefer to jump right into scanning, simply follow the procedures below.

If you wish more information in a particular proce dure, refer to the pa ges quoted for that topic.

Install the FilmGet FS software.

• Proceed directly to step 2 if you have already installed the FilmGet FS software according to the instructions in Getting Started.

See Getting Started p. 30.

• Connect the scanner to your computer and turn on the power. When the “Add New Hardware Wizard” screen appears, place the supplied “CanoScan Setup CD-ROM” into the CD-ROM drive and follow the

instructions in the messages to install the software.

See Getting Started p. 50.

(1) Place the supplied “CanoScan Setup CD-ROM” into the CD-ROM drive. (2) When CanoScan Setup Utility starts, select

install Photoshop LE. Be sure to reboot your computer after installation is finished.

(3) Start CanoScan Setup Utility again, select

FilmGet FS together with the supplied application program.

[Install the Software]

and

and install

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Start FilmGet FS.

See p. 19.

• Start a TWAIN-compliant application program such as Photoshop LE, and start FilmGet FS using the menu item or button.

Thumbnail Window

When using Photoshop LE, click the menu and select

[TWAIN_32...]

[Import]

and

[File]

Main Window

See p. 22.

• Start a plug-in-compliant application program such as Photoshop LE, and select FilmGet FS using the menu item or button.

QUICK START

When using Photoshop LE, click the

menu and select

[File] [FilmGet FS 1.0...]

[Import]

and

Thumbnail Window

Main Window

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Load the film. See p. 30.

(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.

Set the film type and color mode. See pp. 33 to 35.

(1) Click the main window to switch the window. (2) Select a film type (color/

monochrome, negative/positive) that matches the film you are scanning.

(3) Set the color mode (color, grayscale,

or black and white).

(3) Insert the end with the

mark into the film holder slot of the scanner.

Make a thumbnail scan of all the frames on the film. See p. 36.

(1) Click the

thumbnail window.

(2) Click the

The thumbnail scan progress bar will be displayed. Click the

[Cancel]

stop the thumbnail scan.

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button if you wish to

[Thumbnail…]

[Thumbnail Scan]

button in the main window to display the

button in the thumbnail window.

Select a frame you wish to scan. See pp. 37, 38.

• Click a frame to select that frame. The selected frame will be displayed with a red border.

• If necessary, rotate or flip the frame to change the orientation.

Preview the image for the selected frame. See pp. 40, 41.

• Switch to the main window and click the

• The image will be displayed in the preview area.

• For details on switching between the main window and the thumbnail

window, see page 32.

The preview progress bar will be displayed. Click the button if you wish to stop the preview.

[Cancel]

[Preview]

button.

QUICK START

Preview Area

• You can only preview one frame at a time.

If necessary, adjust the preview image. See pp. 42 to 44.

• If the preview image orientation and brightness are not to your satisfaction, adjust the images frame by frame using the toolbar in the preview area. You can zoom, rotate or flip the image, or perform auto retouching.

Toolbar

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If necessary, set the scan settings. See p. 45.

• If the purpose is clear such as for printout or display on a monitor, set the resolution, output target and other settings for each frame using the scan setting section functions.

• If the purpose is undecided, scan at default settings. In this case the images are scanned with file mode settings (scanning settings for storage in files).

Select a mode corresponding to the purpose of the scanned image.

Set the values for each item.

Scan Settings Section

If necessary, adjust the image brightness and coloring. See p. 46.

• If the preview image brightness and coloring are not to your satisfaction, adjust the images frame by frame using the image adjustment section functions.

Select an image adjustment mode (Contrast, Brightness, etc.).

Set the values for each item.

Image Adjustment Section

• When using the image adjustment section functions, remove the check from the “Use Color Matching” option in the [Color Matching] item of the [Settings] menu. See p. 89.

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Select the scan area for each image. See pp. 47, 48.

• Drag the ‘+’ shaped mouse cursor diagonally to select a scan area.

Initiate the final scan. See p. 49.

• Click the

• Scanning is executed. The scanned image will not appear in the preview

area, and will instead be transferred to the application program from which FilmGet FS was started.

[Scan]

button.

The scan progress bar will be displayed. Click the button if you wish to stop the scan.

• To scan multiple frames in a batch, select the frames to be scanned beforehand at the thumbnail window.

[Cancel]

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Click the (close box) at the top right of the window to close the window.

• For the Macintosh version, click the (close box) at the top left of the window to close the window.

• The scanned image will be displayed in the window of the application program from which FilmGet FS was started.

The scanned images of all the selected frames will be displayed.

Retouch the image as required. See the manual for your application program.

• Print or save the image to a disk with the application program from which FilmGet FS was started.

FilmGet FS User’s Guide

CanoScan FS4000US Film Scanner

CHAPTER 1

Before Scanning

This section introduces procedures and main window and thumbnail window

names and functions that you should be familiar with before actually using

FilmGet FS.

All users read this section.

Windows Setup...............................................................18

Macintosh Setup.............................................................21

FilmGet FS Main Window ..............................................24

FilmGet FS Thumbnail Window ....................................26

How to Find Help............................................................27

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Before Scanning

Windows Setup

System Requirements

The computer you use to run FilmGet FS must meet the following minimum requirements. Check your computer and install FilmGet FS onto the hard disk drive.

Computer

Operating System CPU

RAM Display Interface Hard Disk Capacity

CD-ROM Drive Required Application

Program

• FilmGet FS operation is not guaranteed on home-made or shop brand PCs.

• FilmGet FS is not compatible with NEC PC-9800/9821 series computers.

• Only one CanoScan scanner may be connected to a computer at a time.

• Please note that the system may become unstable because the computer’s energy saving mode

(sleep mode) is not supported.

USB connection: IBM PC-AT compatible computer with standard USB configuration SCSI connection: IBM PC-AT compatible computer with SCSI card installed

Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me

Windows 98: Pentium 133 MHz or faster Windows 98 SE: Pentium 133 MHz or faster Windows 2000: Pentium 133 MHz or faster Windows Me: Pentium 150 MHz or faster

64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended)

High Color (16 bit) or better, 800 x 600 pixels or better

USB 1.1/SCSI II

500 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) available after installing the application program

Required

Photoshop LE or other TWAIN-compliant application program

Installing FilmGet FS

Install FilmGet FS according to the instructions in “2. Installing the Driver Software” of “Chapter 2 Using the Scanner with Windows” in Getting Started supplied with the scanner.

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Starting and Exiting FilmGet FS

Starting FilmGet FS

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FilmGet FS must be started from within a TWAIN-compliant application program. It cannot be started independently. Photoshop LE is used in the example below.

Start Photoshop LE.

• If you are using a different TWAIN-compliant application program, start that program.

• When using Photoshop LE, you must increase the allotted memory in order to start FilmGet FS. For more information please see page 41 “Increasing the Memory Allocated to Photoshop LE” of Getting Started.

Click the [File] menu and select [Import]

and [Select TWAIN_32 Source...].

The Select Source dialog will be

displayed. Select [Canon FilmGet FS 1.0 for Windows] from the list and click the [Select] button.

• The operations in steps 2 and 3 are not necessary if no driver software for other scanners or digital cameras has been installed.

• Once FilmGet FS has been selected, you do not need to reselect it as long as you do not disconnect the scanner or change the settings.

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Click the [File] menu and select [Import] and [TWAIN_32...].

• FilmGet FS starts, and the main window and thumbnail window will be displayed.

• Scanning is performed using these windows.

Thumbnail Window

Main Window

Exiting FilmGet FS

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• Please refer to the manuals accompanying the individual software package for the procedures for starting FilmGet FS from within a TWAIN-compliant application program other than Photoshop LE.

Click the (close box) at the top right of the main window.

• The FilmGet FS windows will close.

• FilmGet FS will automatically close after scanning has finished when the “Close

FilmGet FS after Acquire” option has been checked in the [Preferences...] item of the [Settings] menu. See p. 92.

Before Scanning