Menu Options-Advanced

Menu Bar

menu.jpg (1801 bytes)

The menu bar consists of two drop-down menus: Setting and Help.


Setting Menu

The menu contains three drop-down lists: Auto, Preview Resolution and Film Type.

Auto
Auto menu consists of five items: Auto Preview, Auto Crop, Auto Type, Auto Descreen and Auto Rotate. All these items are unchecked by default but can be checked according to your specific requirements. MiraScan will run these checked functions while previewing again.

Auto Preview
If this item is checked, MiraScan will automatically perform the preview operation whenever invoked.
Auto Crop
If this item is checked, MiraScan will automatically select an approriate area for scanning.
Auto Type
If this item is checked, MiraScan will automatically select a proper type for scanning.
Auto Descreen
If this item is checked, MiraScan will automatically adopt the descreen effect while scanning.
Auto Rotate
If this item is checked, MiraScan will automatically rotate the frame to be scanned to its best position while previewing.

 

Preview Resolution

Click this item and the Custom Preview Resolution dialog box will appear. Key in the desired preview resolution in its text box or drag the scroll bar to get the desired value. The minimum resolution will be different depending upon the scanner (shown in the table below).

 

 

Scanner Min Max Default
300/600 (Reflective) 30Dpi 150 Dpi 30Dpi
300/600 (Transparency) 50Dpi 150Dpi 50Dpi
1220 (Reflective) 60Dpi 150Dpi 60Dpi

 

Film Type...

film.jpg (14708 bytes)If you want to scan negative film, choose this item to set the film types in order to get high-quality images. The dialog box shown in the right will appear:

Various film types are listed in this dialog box. Click on the right film type and press the "OK" button to confirm the setting and close the box, or press "Cancel" to deny your selection and close the dialog..

 


hlp.jpg (4657 bytes)
Help Menu

Contents
Select "Contents" to access the Help menu.

Scanner Info...

Select "Scanner Info..." for information about the port; scanner model; version and date of the firmware and software.

About MiraScan...
Select "About MiraScan" for information on firmware and driver versions along with copyrights. Click on the image to close it.

To learn more about MiraScan in the Advanced Work Mode, click on one of the links below.

Menu Options Scanner Control

Destination

Image Control Command Buttons Preview Window