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Digital Cameras and Scanners supports digital cameras and scanners through direct communication with TWAIN drivers. In order for to operate properly, you must have a properly installed TWAIN driver for your digital camera or scanner. You can get a TWAIN driver from the hardware manufacturer of your camera or scanner.

Acquiring Images

1. | Choose Capture / Scan from the Utilities menu.
2. | Click the 'Select Device' button to choose the camera or scanner you would like to use. Select the desired TWAIN source and click OK . If you do not see your device listed, then the TWAIN driver is not installed properly. Consult the documentation for your camera or scanner for TWAIN driver installation instructions. You may need to install software bundled with your hardware to get the TWAIN driver installed properly.
3. | Select where you would like the captured images to be saved using the File Saving Folder selection in the window. By default, captured images will be saved in the current directory.
4. | Specify how you would like your files named using the File Naming Options. You may specify a prefix, a numbering scheme, and a suffix in the fields provided. If you would like the starting number to always be reset to one each time you load the Capture / Scan interface, check the 'Always Reset' checkbox.
5. | Select the desired output format using the File Format Options.
6. | Once all your options have been set, click either the 'Scan and View' button or 'Scan and Save'. If you select 'Scan and View', captured images will be opened in the viewer and you will need to save them manually.
7. | Your camera or scanner's TWAIN interface will now appear. This interface provides options specific to your device and allows you to acquire images from your camera or scanner. This interface is provided by your TWAIN driver; NOT by . If you have any trouble whatsoever acquiring images, please contact the manufacturer for support. Photodex cannot help you with camera or scanner hardware related problems.

Note: The Scan & View option is a shortcut. If you have any trouble with this option, try clicking the right mouse button after each image pops up. This user interface quirk is caused by window priority assumptions made by several TWAIN drivers.

Related Topics

- Editing Images
- Utilities
- Adding Talk Bubbles
- Adding Text
- Preferences