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Scanning film - MP980 (Windows)

Article ID: ART103681 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

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Scanning film - MP980 (Windows)

Solution

Scanning Film

Scan 35 mm film strips (negative / positive) or mounted slides (positive). film strips (standard state of developed film, with six frames in each strip) and mounted slides (one frame per mounted slide) are supported. Up to six film strip frames or four mounted slide frames can be scanned continuously.

Important

  • To scan mounted negative slides, scan from the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear (scanner driver), with Select Source set to negative film

figure: 35 mm Film Strip figure: 35 mm Mounted Slide

35 mm Film Strip

35 mm Mounted Slides
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  1. Start MP Navigator EX and open the Navigation Mode screen.

  2. Point to Scan/Import and click Film

    figure: MP Navigator EX Navigation mode screen
  3. Place the film on the Platen.

    Placing Film

  4. Click Specify... to set the document size and scanning resolution as required.

    The Scan Settings Dialog Box (Film) opens.

    Important

    • Film may not be scanned correctly when Film Type in the Scan Settings dialog box is set to Auto In that case, select the type of film in Film Type and scan again.

    Note

    • To scan black and white film, it is recommended that you select Black and White Negative Film or Black and White Positive Film for Film Type in the Scan Settings dialog box.

  5. Click Scan

    Preview scan starts.

    When preview scan of the film is completed, preview images appear.

    figure: Preview screen

    Important

    • Preview images do not appear when the Preview before scanning checkbox is not selected in the Scan Settings dialog box. The scanned images appear directly in the Thumbnail window.

  6. Select the checkboxes of the frames you want to scan, then click Scan

    Scanning starts.

    When scanning is completed, the Scan Complete dialog box opens. Select Scan or Exit Select Scan to scan the next film, or select Exit to end.

    The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window.

    figure: Film screen after scanning

  7. Edit the scanned images as required.

    Use Edit Tools to rotate images, select a part of an image, etc.

    Note

    • First select images to edit. (Selected images are outlined in orange.) Drag the mouse or use Shift + arrow keys to select multiple images.

  8. Save the scanned images.

    Saving

    Saving as PDF Files

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Saving

Save images scanned with MP Navigator EX to a computer.

  1. Select the checkboxes of the images you want to save, then click Save.

    figure: Scan/Import window

  2. In the Save dialog box, specify the save settings.

    Specify the destination folder, file name and file type.

    figure: Save dialog box

    Important
    • You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is Text(OCR).

    Note
    • By default, the following folders are specified as the destination folders.

      Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder

      Windows 7: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder

      Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

      Windows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

  3. Click Save.

    Scanned images are saved according to the settings.

    To further use/edit the scanned images on MP Navigator EX, click Open saved location in the Save Complete dialog box.

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Saving as PDF Files

Save images scanned with MP Navigator EX as PDF files.

  1. Select the checkboxes of the images you want to save, then click Save as PDF file.

    figure: Scan/Import window

  2. In the Save as PDF file dialog box, specify the save settings.

    Specify the file type, file name and destination folder.

    figure: Save as PDF file dialog box

    Select from the following PDF file types:

    • PDF

      Save each of the selected images as a separate PDF file.

    • PDF(Multiple Pages)

      Save multiple images in one PDF file.

      Important

      • PDF(Multiple Pages) is displayed when multiple images are selected.

    • PDF(Add Page)

      Add the scanned images to a PDF file. The images are added to the end of the PDF file. You cannot rearrange the pages of the PDF file to which the images are added.

      Important

      • Images can only be added to PDF files created with MP Navigator EX. You cannot specify PDF files created with other applications.
        PDF files edited in other applications cannot be specified as well.

      • If a password-protected PDF file is edited, the passwords will be deleted. Reset the passwords.

    Note

    • By default, the following folders are specified as the destination folders.

      Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder
      Windows 7: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder

      Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

      Windows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

    • You can set passwords for PDF files.

  3. Click Save.

    Scanned images are saved according to the settings.

    To further use/edit the scanned images on MP Navigator EX, click Open saved location in the Save Complete dialog box.

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Placing Film

Prior to loading the film :

Remove the Film Guide from the FAU Protective Sheet.

Lift the Document Cover and remove the FAU Protective Sheet from the Document Cover.




Remove the Film Guide from the backside of the FAU Protective Sheet.

Do not reattach the protective sheet when scanning film


35 mm Film Strips

Mounted Slides

  1. Load the film into the Film Guide.

    Open the film holder and place the film on the Film Guide, with the front side of the film (the side on which images appear correctly) facing down.

    Note

    • Make sure that the spaces between frames are aligned with the white lines on the holder.

  2. Place the Film Guide on the Platen.

    Align the tabs on the Film Guide with the FILM marks on the Platen.

  1. Remove the frame for film strips.

  2. Place the Film Guide on the Platen.

    Align the tabs on the Film Guide with the FILM marks on the Platen.

  3. Load the film into the Film Guide.

    Place the front side of the film (the side on which images appear correctly) facing down.

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Scan Settings Dialog Box (Film)

The Scan Settings dialog box opens when you click Specify... in the Scan/Import window.

In the Scan Settings dialog box, you can make advanced scan settings.

figure: Scan Settings dialog box

  • Film Type

    Select the type of film to be scanned.

    Important

    • Film may not be scanned correctly when Auto is selected. For example, if scanning multiple slides and only one image appears. In that case, select the type of film and scan again.

    Note

    • To scan black and white film, it is recommended that you select Black and White Negative Film or Black and White Positive Film.

  • Document Size

    Select the size of the film to be scanned.

    Note

    • To scan mounted negative slides, scan from the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear (scanner driver).

  • Scanning Resolution

    Select the resolution at which to scan film.

  • Unsharp Mask

    Select this checkbox to emphasize the outline of the subjects and sharpen the image.

  • Preview before scanning

    Select this checkbox, then perform a scan to display preview images before scanning. In the preview screen, click Cancel to return to the MP Navigator EX screen, or click Scan to start scanning the selected frames.

  • Defaults

    Restore the default settings.

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