User`s guide

Quick settings

Each task so far has been carried out using the basic, default settings. These are fine for

scanning photos on a flatbed scanner.

If you want to scan documents, magazine articles slides or negatives, however, you need to use

different settings.

Here's a quick guide to setting up VueScan for different types of media:

Color slide

1. Choose File | Default options (p. 40) from the File menu (p. 39) to reset VueScan

2. Select Input tab (p. 49) on the Options panel (p. 9)

3. Set Input | Source (p. 50) to your scanner

4. Set Input | Mode (p. 50) to "Transparency"

5. Set Input | Media (p. 50) to "Image"

Black and white business document

1. Choose File | Default options (p. 40) from the File menu (p. 39) to reset VueScan

2. Select Input tab (p. 49) on the Options panel (p. 9)

3. Set Input | Source (p. 50) to your scanner

4. Set Input | Mode (p. 50) to "Flatbed" (optional - depends on scanner)

5. Set Input | Media (p. 50) to "Text"

Color magazine article

1. Choose File | Default options (p. 40) from the File menu (p. 39) to reset VueScan

2. Select Input tab (p. 49) on the Options panel (p. 9)

3. Set Input | Source (p. 50) to your scanner

4. Set Input | Mode (p. 50) to "Flatbed" (optional - depends on scanner)

5. Set Filter | Descreen (p. 71)

Black and white film

Traditional black and white (silver halide)

1. Choose File | Default options (p. 40) from the File menu (p. 39) to reset VueScan

2. Select Input tab (p. 49) on the Options panel (p. 9)

3. Set Input | Source (p. 50) to your scanner