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VueScan User's Guide Copyright 2021 Hamrick Software 1 Contents Getting started with VueScan .......................................................................... 10 Common tasks .................................................................................................. 13 Scanning to a multi-page PDF file .......................................................................................... 13 Scanning two-sided documents with a single-sided document feeder ................................... 13 Scanning many photographs in a batch ................................................................................. 14 Turn VueScan into a 'photocopier' .......................................................................................... 15 Saving files .............................................................................................................................. 16 Choosing different resolutions ................................................................................................ 17 Quick settings ................................................................................................... 19 Hints and tips .................................................................................................... 21 APPENDIX A: Advanced tools and techniques .............................................. 23 Adjusting Color Balance.......................................................................................................... 23 Histograms .............................................................................................................................. 24 Calculating DPI for negatives ................................................................................................. 25 Using Raw Scan Files ............................................................................................................. 26 Advanced Workflow Suggestions ........................................................................................... 27 Scanner Profiling with IT8 Targets .......................................................................................... 28 Printer Profiling with IT8 Targets ............................................................................................ 29 Film Profiling with IT8 Targets ................................................................................................ 30 How VueScan Works .............................................................................................................. 31 Scanning Color Negative Film ................................................................................................ 33 Scanning Black/White Negative Film ...................................................................................... 34 Maximizing Image Quality ....................................................................................................... 34 File Formats ............................................................................................................................ 35 Film types ................................................................................................................................ 35 APPENDIX B: Buttons, menus and options reference ................................... 40 Menus ..................................................................................................................................... 40 File | Save image ............................................................................................................. 40 File | Save image+ ........................................................................................................... 40 File | View ........................................................................................................................ 40 File | Page setup .............................................................................................................. 40 File | Print image .............................................................................................................. 40 File | Load options ........................................................................................................... 40 File | Save options ........................................................................................................... 41 1 CONTENTS File | Default options ........................................................................................................ 41 File | Quit.......................................................................................................................... 41 Edit | Copy image ............................................................................................................ 41 Edit | Copy OCR text ....................................................................................................... 41 Scanner | Preview ............................................................................................................ 42 Scanner | Scan ................................................................................................................ 42 Scanner | Scan+ .............................................................................................................. 42 Scanner | Eject ................................................................................................................ 42 Scanner | Calibrate .......................................................................................................... 42 Scanner | Focus ............................................................................................................... 43 Scanner | Exposure ......................................................................................................... 43 Scanner | Find scanners .................................................................................................. 43 Scanner | Previous .......................................................................................................... 43 Scanner | Next ................................................................................................................. 43 Profile | Profile scanner .................................................................................................... 44 Profile | Profile printer ...................................................................................................... 44 Profile | Profile film ........................................................................................................... 44 Image | Zoom In ............................................................................................................... 44 Image | Zoom Out ............................................................................................................ 44 Image | Rotate left ........................................................................................................... 44 Image | Rotate right ......................................................................................................... 44 Image | Flip ...................................................................................................................... 44 Image | Mirror .................................................................................................................. 45 Image | Release memory ................................................................................................. 45 Image | Graph off ............................................................................................................. 45 Image | Graph raw ........................................................................................................... 45 Image | Graph b/w ........................................................................................................... 45 Image | Graph curve ........................................................................................................ 45 Image | Graph image ....................................................................................................... 45 PDF | Reverse ................................................................................................................. 45 PDF | Interleave ............................................................................................................... 45 PDF | Separate ................................................................................................................ 46 PDF | Swap even/odd ...................................................................................................... 46 PDF | Delete .................................................................................................................... 46 Help | Help Center ........................................................................................................... 46 Help | Users Guide .......................................................................................................... 46 Help | Usage Tips ............................................................................................................ 46 Help | Release Notes ....................................................................................................... 46 Help | Problem Report ..................................................................................................... 47 Help | Update VueScan ................................................................................................... 47 2 CONTENTS