How to Perform an Index Scan (9950F)

An Index scan is a snapshot of all frames of film that are to be scanned in a single film guide.

Prepare the scanner for scanning film as necessary by inserting the film negatives or slides into the appropriate film guide and then placing the film guide correctly onto the scanner glass.

Index scan from Toolbox
Index scan from ScanGear

Index scan from Toolbox

The example below uses the Toolbox 'Save' option as an example.

1. From the CanoScan Toolbox, click the Save button.
    
2. Once on the 'Scan' window, click the down arrow next to 'Select Source' and select Film.
   
    
3. Next, click the down arrow next to 'Scan Mode', and select Index scan.
   Note:  If the 'Select Source' is not set to Film, then 'Index scan' will not be an option in 'Scan Mode'.
   
    
4. Click the Scan button.
   When finished, the result will be an Index scan of the film frames that were in placed in the scanner.  The example below was done using mounted slides.
   

Index scan from ScanGear

ScanGear Simple Mode
ScanGear Advanced Mode

ScanGear Simple Mode

Note:  The 'Index'^*1 and 'Scan' button remains grayed out until a Preview^*3 scan is performed.
Additionally, the 'Index'^*1 button is not visible when 'Thumbnails On/Off Options'^*2 is off, or if the 'Select Source' is set to something other than Film.

1. From ScanGear, click Preview^*3.
   
   
    
2. A Preview scan is performed, select the thumbnails to include in the Index scan and then click Index.
   
   
    
3. A window containing thumbnails of your film images will be displayed.  Click Next and the Index scan is saved.
   

ScanGear Advanced Mode

Note:  The 'Index'^*4 and 'Scan' button remains grayed out until a Preview^*2 scan is performed.
Additionally, the 'Index'^{* 4} button is not visible when 'Thumbnails On/Off Options'^{* 1} is off, or if the 'Select Source'^*3 is set to something other than Film.

1. From ScanGear Advanced Mode, click Preview^*2.
   
   
    
2. A Preview scan is performed, select the thumbnails to include in the Index scan and then click Index.
   
   
    
3. A window containing thumbnails of your film images will be displayed.  Click Next and the Index scan is saved.