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

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Transparency”
• Set Input | Media to “Image”

Black and white business document

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Flatbed” (optional - depends on scanner)
• Set Input | Media to “B/W text”

Color magazine article

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Flatbed” (optional - depends on scanner)
• Set Filter | Descreen

Black and white film

Traditional black and white (silver halide)

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Transparency”
• Set Input | Media to “B/W negative”

Chromogenic black and white (or C-41 color processed)

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Transparency”
• Set Input | Media to “Color negative”

Black and white reversal film

• Choose File | Default options from the File menu to reset VueScan
• Select Input tab on the Options panel
• Set Input | Source to your scanner
• Set Input | Mode to “Transparency”
• Set Input | Media to “Image”