Kodak RFS 3600 Photo Scanner User Manual
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1. Slide Autofocus The AF button is enabled whenever the film scanner detects the presence of a slide No longer does a Prescan of the slide have to be performed before the AF button is enabled Filmstrip Autofocus The AF button is enabled whenever the film scanner detects the presence of a filmstrip after the filmstrip Dmin function has been completed If a filmstrip Prescan or Scan is attempted without an Autofocus first being performed you will be presented with a message asking for confirmation of the Prescan Scan After loading a filmstrip we suggest you align a valid image frame in the film scanner s view window before exercising the autofocus function Align the frame by tapping the scanners Reverse or Forward buttons or by Control clicking Option clicking on MACINTOSH on the Host Software s Move Filmstrip left right icon Then click on the Autofocus button Manual focus After the Autofocus operation is completed a Prescan of the slide or filmstrip frame will be performed Subsequent clicks of the AF button when the same slide or filmstrip is installed will produce an Autofocus Manual focus option Selecting one of these options will cause an focus operation to be performed on the frame currently in the scan position The Manual focus operation allows you to command a specific focus point This set focus point value will be used for all slide and filmstrip prescans and final scans until a different focus point is set either b2. MACINTOSH Mac OS 8 5 1 8 6 9 1 SCSI Interface You may experience improved RFS 3600 Film Scanner performance if the film scanner is the only device on the SCSI chain When connected via SCSI the Devices and Volumes tab of the Apple System Profiler will list the RFS 3600 information including SCSI bus number the film scanner is mounted on the SCSI ID the film scanner is using Vendor Kodak Revision number x xx firmware revision level product id RFS 3600 To obtain this information select the Apple System Profiler item which is located on the Apple Menu If the Apple System Profiler does not find the film scanner the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Acquire Module will not be able to operate the scanner Turn off your MACINTOSH and film scanner and check your connections and SCSI bus termination Turn on the film scanner and then turn on your MACINTOSH Mac OS 9 1 USB Interface When connected via USB the Devices and Volumes tab of the Apple System Profiler will list the RFS 3600 information under a USB Scanner or a Class 0 heading including Product ID 289 Vendor Genesys Logic Inc To obtain this information select the Apple System Profiler item which is located on the Apple Menu If the Apple System Profiler does not find the film scanner the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Acquire Module will not be able to operate the scanner Turn off your MACINTOSH and film scanner and check your connections USB is a hot connect interface but some computer syst
3. All or select one thumbnail which deselects all others all prescanned frames are deselected except for the frame displayed in the tabs If Scan All is enabled and then Scan or Scan to File is selected after one or more frames have been prescanned a final scan is performed on each prescanned frame and on all remaining frames on the filmstrip located to the left of the prescanned frames For example if the first 4 frames of a 36 frame filmstrip are prescanned and then Scan All is enabled when Scan or Scan to File is selected a final scan of all filmstrip frames is performed If the Auto Balance button is enabled the scanner will perform 2 scans of every frame that has not been prescanned e The first scan will perform a Prescan which does not generate a visible image i e the prescan image will not be displayed on the user interface This Prescan necessary because the Auto Balance software requires data from the Prescan e The second scan will perform the final scan If the Scan All feature is disabled the operation the film scanners prescan and scan functions remain the same as in the previous version 1 20 Host Software The Scan All feature is by default disabled and it will be disabled each time the RFS 3600 Host Software is started DMin Cal DMin Cal is a new software feature which is applicable when using Color Negative or Black and White Negative filmstrips When a filmstrip is inserted into the film scanner the scanner norma
4. follows MICROSOFT WINDOWS 1 Navigate on your computer s hard drive to the location where you downloaded the file from the Kodak Web site Double click the file and then you will be prompted for a location to save the expanded files For example save to location C Kodak The default location will be C Temp Next in folder you saved the expanded files you will find the structure RFS 3600 SW INSTALLERWDISK 1 Inside the DISK 1 folder double click the Setup exe Icon 3 Ifyou have a previous version of the RFS 3600 Film Scanner TWAIN Data Source a message will appear telling you the older TWAIN must be removed before the new TWAIN can be installed Click OK and the removal process will execute 4 Once the old TWAIN is removed the installation of the new TWAIN will start automatically If it does not double click the Setup exe icon again When the installation screens for the new TWAIN appears follow the directions on the screens 5 Follow the monitor setup steps in 4 above 6 If the installation files are copied to a network drive the installation may fail with the message The parameter is incorrect if the network path to the installation directory is too long This problem can be resolved by moving the installation directory to a location with a shorter network path MACINTOSH 1 Double click the installer file from the download and installation will begin During installation the installer will check your comput
5. il x4 mj x up 9 gil TIF File Size 14 MB Sean All D Min Cal Light Cal E e Figure 6 Preview and Thumbnails 21 Thumbnails Page 49 of the original User s Manual states that image thumbnails will not be affected by color adjustments made by the user This is incorrect the thumbnails will reflect the changes seen in the Preview Image The thumbnail strip across the top of the Main Screen has some new features Click on a thumbnail to select it and the frame s Preview Image appears in the Preview Screen The thumbnail which is currently being displayed in the Preview Screen has a dashed red border See thumbnail number 15 in Figure 6 Shift click to select consecutive thumbnails Control click to select individual non consecutive thumbnails A crop box on a Preview Image will also be seen on its thumbnail when the thumbnail is selected As seen in Figure 7 the thumbnail listing now shows both the total number of thumbnails that were generated and how many have been selected Notice that the maximum number of frames allowed on a filmstrip has been increased to 40 B af 40 selected e Figure 7 Frame Selection White Gray Black Balance Eyedroppers The black gray and white eyedroppers adjust the brightness and contrast of an image such that the new brightness of the point chosen by the user is either black mid scale gray or white The operation of these color balance eyedroppers has been changed to more closely reflect
6. sure the strip has less than one half of the frame completely exposed i e film is totally black The DMin measurement will fail if the scanner sees a full frame of black film Trim the film strip so that when it is inserted into the scanner the first frame has some transparent leader Similarly a problem might exist if you exit the Host Software when the last frame of your filmstrip is near the exit port of the scanner If you start the Host Software the scanner will sense a filmstrip in the scanner and perform the DMin measurement In this case there will not be a full frame of film below the scanning head and the film scanner will incorrectly measure the light source If this happens eject the filmstrip and reload it A new minimum density measurement will be performed Light Cal This feature existed on previous RFS 3600 Host Software but its button has been moved to this new location If this button is enabled the film scanner will perform a light source calibration before each final scan If this button is disabled the film scanner will skip making this calibration The exception is if the film scanner had been in its low power mode where its lamp was turned off to save energy n this situation a light source calibration will be performed automatically once the lamp has warmed up and the Preparing film scanner message window is displayed The setting of the Light Cal button enabled or disabled is saved from scan session to sc
7. 16 DIOR Cala 17 YUINdOWRESIZE een en 17 Configuration ICON een 17 Prescan RESOIUION are 18 Color Processing se tete tein ea 18 Final Scan Multi Sampling snnaoonnnenennenennannnnnenennnnnnnnnnennnnsnnnnnnennnsennnnnne 18 Frame NUMDEHNG een 18 QUIRUEDEBIN c ie 18 Embed Output Profle 2 see en eer de etes 19 BW rst 19 Scan ire D 19 CAIN COIS e aes 20 PROM OTO CW Sessa ects EE 20 Inilial S CUO eC E a 20 elle EE ee EE 20 FITS ID FAULOIOGUS e 20 Manual TO CUS sec tests See en R N 20 FOCUS DCIGIIS me ICH 21 Image Viewing and Editing eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrre 21 Briten rie EE MN 22 White Gray Black Balance Evecdroppers 22 Ee e H 24 Settings TAD reese eee scence 24 Frame Number nie 24 AUTO Balance E e EE 24 Scan and Output Sel ngs nis 24 GYOD BOX C T 24 Color Balance and Levels amp Curves Tab 25 Frame Number et Em 25 CUSTOM SEMINGS iii Dae 25 Color TOONS m 25 Scan and Output Settings uosis a 25 Scanand Output Selurigs itd et ee 26 The Relationship Between Scan Output and Magnification 26 Automatic Software Adjustments c ccceseeesssseeeesseeeessseeeessseeeeessaeees 27 Locking Scan a
8. BE PHOTOSHOP Even if you have a system with hundreds of megabytes or even more than 1 gigabyte of DRAM switching between multiple ADOBE PHOTOSHOP image MICROSOFT WINDOWS each holding a 50MB image can be time consuming and awkward If you are performing high resolution scans of several frames it is a more efficient workflow for you to send the image files directly to your hard drive Consider using the Scan to File feature of the RFS 3600 software After scanning to your hard drive the frames you want exit the RFS 3600 software and open the image files one or two at a time in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Next you must have sufficient Virtual Memory allocated for your OS Specifically in MICROSOFT WINDOWS this is your Paging File Size Use the MICROSOFT WINDOWS Help system for information regarding the Paging File If your Paging File fills up the film scanners software will not be able to continue to perform scans f your MACINTOSH has less than 1 gigabyte of system memory actual DRAM turn on Mac s Virtual Memory Select the Memory Control Panel under the Apple Menu Click the On radio button for the Virtual Memory and enter size box a value equal to the Mac s built in memory Your assignment of Memory to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP will affect its performance On a MACINTOSH perform a Command keystroke on the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP icon On the resulting pop up select Memory from the Show dropdown If your MACINTOSH has less than 1 gigabyte of system
9. Display Properties are set to show High Color or True Color i e more than 256 colors General instructions are provided here Refer to the documentation that came with your computer for further details about changing display settings for your computer To change color depth or screen size resolution a Click Start b Select Settings Control Panel c Double click on the Display control panel d Click on the Settings tab e Select either High Color or True Color Note Your monitor type and video adapter determine the maximum number of colors available for your display f Adjust the slider for a minimum screen area to 800x600 g Click OK MACINTOSH 1 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD icon will appear on the desktop Double click the icon and then double click on the Install RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source icon to start the software installation procedure If you have more than one version of Adobe Systems software Photoshop Photoshop LE or Photoshop Elements on your MACINTOSH the installer will located all instances of Import Export folders and prompt you for the location to place the RFS 3600 module Select the Import Export folder of the Adobe software you expect to use most frequently and a new plug in Kodak RFS 3600 will be put inside the that folder If you want to use the RFS 3600 software with more than one Adobe software package make a copy of the RFS 3600 plug in and place it in the additional Import E
10. EE ZPS ase 14 Bi u 2000 dots per inch Figure 11 Relationship Between Scan Settings and Output Settings Miscellaneous Items Information Icon The functions contained within the Version 1 x About icon and Help icons have been combined in a screen which is produce by clicking the Information icon See Figure 12 KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner KA Professional RFS 3600 Film Scanner TWAIND FOR WINDOWS SYSTEMS U wersion 2 10 Firmware version 1 34 Eastman Kodak Company 2000 TM Kodak Kodak Professional Upgrade Firmware User s Manual e Figure 12 Information Screen Clicking the Upgrade Firmware button starts the firmware update procedure See the User s Manual for details 30 Eastman Kodak Company e Rochester NY 14650 KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner Kodak is a trademark of the Eastman Kodak Company 31 New 03 2002
11. KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner User s Manual Addendum Version 2 10 Host Software Update INIOQUCHON NERO EC 5 System Requirements etico teer tain is Sot o dead eoo Oe ia Re dO 5 MICROSOFT WINDOWS usa ae 5 MACINTOSH DE 6 sollware Instalalon m 7 Fom RSR E 7 MICROSOFT WINDOWS ean 7 MACINTOSH E adel 8 From a Web DOWMICAG s een 8 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2 2 a ae ted 8 MACINTOSH T A X 9 Bee Le seen 9 Bloe Ice ee 10 SoftWare KEES eessen 10 Adobe Systems Software ccccccccccssssseccsssseesssssesssseseesssseeeesssseeesssneess 10 Troubleshooting Connectivity cecccessseeeeeeeeeesenaeeeeeeeeesssseeeeeeeeeesssssnaes 10 MACINTOSH c ca cues 11 Mac OS 8 5 1 8 6 9 1 SCSI Interface eere er Ea cerae ied 11 Mac OS 9 1 USB Interface esee 11 MICROSOFT WINDOWS Eau 12 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 93SE ME 2000 XP Pro and XP Home USB Interface 12 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98SE SCSI Interface 12 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 SCSI Interface 12 Troubleshooting Memory Hroblems A 12 Additonal FRCS OUNCOS cote een 13 Maln SCPC tc RS 14 elle Noe ED 15 wird gr 15 Hifl 15 Scan All DMin Cal Light Cal Resize Window 15 sepe ee Ei 15 BMin Sala ee
12. an session The default setting is Enabled Window Resize You may now grab the lower right corner of the main screen drag it and make the software screen larger or smaller The minimum screen size limit is 800 x 600 pixels Configuration Icon Clicking the new Configuration icon 5 brings up the screen seen in Figure 4 The setting of all options on the Configuration screen are saved from scan session to scan session KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner Configuration X Prezcan Resolution Color Processing Final Scan Ce 300 dpi 12 bits Mutti Sampling BOO dpi Bewer roast 4 pass B bits 2pazses 900 dpi Faster scans aw passes Frame Numbering 8 passes start numbering at Ascending e Output Depth 16 passes Ce B hits Embed Output Profile Descending C 4B bits OK Cancel e Figure 4 Configuration Screen Prescan Resolution You may now select between three different prescan resolutions 300 600 or 900 dpi A high dpi Prescan will maintain higher image quality longer if you magnify the Prescan using the Zoom In tool However higher dpi Prescans will take longer to perform and process and place larger temporary files on your hard drive The files will be deleted when the Host Software is closed Color Processing This item replaces the Color Depth selection 8 bit or 12 bit in the older RFS 3600 software As with the earlier RFS 3600 H
13. corner of the Settings Tab See Frame Numbering to learn how to match the thumbnails numbers with the filmstrip s frame numbers m e Figure 8 Frame Number Auto Balance Button The Auto Balance button has been moved onto the Setting Tab and placed next to the Sharpening radio buttons The Auto Balance function remains the same its default is On depressed for Negative and B amp W film types and Off raised for the Reversal film type Scan and Output Settings These two functions have a complete new look and operation See the Scan and Output Settings section of this addendum for a complete explanation Crop Box The Crop Box s Height and Width minimum values have been change to be 0 01 24 Color Balance and Levels amp Curves Tab Page 73 and 75 of the original User s Manual state that the Before and After images on the Color Balance and Levels amp Curves tabs will be identical when you enter the respective tab This is only true if you have made no adjustments to the image with the black gray white balance eyedroppers the color tools or the tone curve tools If you make image adjustments the After image will show the cumulative effect of the adjustments while the Before image will maintain the look of your original scan Frame Number As seen in Figure 9 below the thumbnail number of the frame which is currently being displayed in the Before and After Image windows is shown between those two images See Fram
14. e Numbering to learn how to match your thumbnails numbers with the filmstrip s frame numbers X X X EX 22238 elle ease oe Rm eee Levels amp Curves e Figure 9 Color Balance Levels amp Curves Custom Settings Also seen in Figure 9 are asterisks to the left and right of the tab titles These asterisks appear on the top of the tab if you have made changes to tab s image using the tools on the Color Balance or the Levels amp Curves tab On the Color Balance tab this would be adjustments to any of the 6 sliders On the Levels amp Curves tab any modification to the Channels Curve or to the Histogram Sliders will cause the asterisks to appear These asterisks serve as a visual reminder because any adjustments made on these two tabs are saved from scan session to scan session After starting a new scan session you may delete these saved adjustments by navigating to the affected tab and clicking on the tab s Reset Button Color Tools The color tools on the Color Balance and on the Levels amp Curves tabs have been modified so their effects on the Preview Image are not so aggressive If you use Version 1 00 Scan Profiles which include adjustments using these color tools you will need to update these Scan Profiles Scan and Output Settings 25 Scan and Output Settings Scan Resolution Height Width 2000 E ETS 1 44 E Output Intended Use Common Sizes Custom Custom Resolution Height widt
15. e that the Display Using Monitor Compensation box is not checked and click the OK button ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6 0 navigate to the Edit gt Color Settings menu In the Settings dropdown listing select Color Management Off Performing these setups ensures that ADOBE PHOTOSHOP does not apply an additional profile to the image after it has been scanned Launch the RFS 3600 Film Scanner Host Software and make sure the monitor and output profiles selected in the Settings tab are the same Selecting the Kodak sRGB Display profile should produce satisfactory results in most cases The monitor profile controls how the prescan image is rendered and the output profile controls how the final scan is rendered If these profiles are the same the prescan shown in the RFS 3600 Host Software should match the final scan which appears in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP If you are using the Scan to File feature review the new Embed Output Profile function which has been implemented in this software release Your RFS 3600 Film Scanner must have firmware version 1 34 installed before version 2 10 or later Host Software can operate the film scanner This version 2 10 Host Software may be used to upgrade your film scanner s firmware Your film scanner may already have this firmware version installed If it does not use the firmware file 3600 133 bin located the Firmware folder on the Host Software CD If you do not have the Host Software CD you may obtain the firmware file from w
16. ed on your hard drive using the Scan to File feature will be twice as large as a file created using the 8 bits option Embed Output Profile Checking this box will cause your Output Profile selection to be embedded into the image file when performing the Scan to File option It is not possible to embed the Output Profile if you are scanning directly into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Defaults Clicking this button will reset the Configuration Screen to the default settings seen in Figure 4 You may not change the default settings Scan Profile The location of the Scan Profile function has been moved to the lower left corner of the Main Window The Scan Profile operation has not been modified since the version 1 20 Host Software release Custom Scan Profiles created with version 1 00 Host Software will not operate correctly with version 2 10 Host Software You should recreate those Scan Profiles using this new software release 19 All of the icons dealing with film scanning have been grouped together in the middle of the bottom edge of the main screen These icons seen in Figure 5 are left to right Autofocus AF Prescan Frame Prescan Strip Scan and Scan to File These functions of these buttons have not been changed or enhanced EE e Figure 5 Scan Icons Autofocus Initial Setup The first Prescan or Scan on a slide and on a filmstrip after the installation of this Host Software will first start with an Autofocus operation
17. ems accept USB devices easier if the device is connected and On when the computer is started The 11 Host Software installer places the RFS 3600 USB driver RFS3600Extension in the System Folder s Extensions folder MICROSOFT WINDOWS MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 and MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP may not support your installed SCSI interface board Check www microsoft com Hardware Compatibility List Database for complete information regarding the OS and supported SCSI Host Adapters MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98SE ME 2000 XP Pro and XP Home USB Interface The procedure to check the drivers for these MICROSOFT WINDOWS operating systems is very similar On the MICROSOFT WINDOWS Desktop right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties from the popup menu that appears On the Properties window that appears open the Device Manager You may have to first navigate to a Hardware tab View the devices by Type and a RFS 3600 USB entry will be seen under the Imaging devices heading Double click the RFS 3600 USB listing and examine the driver details The driver seen should have an entry similar to this lt winroot gt system32 usbscan sys If there is a yellow exclamation point on the RFS 3600 scanner icon when you review the Device Manager entries there is a problem with the driver Reinstalled the RFS 3600 Version 2 10 software MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98SE SCSI Interface When connected via SCSI the Win 98SE Device Manager tab of the System Propert
18. er for the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LE and PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS applications You must have at least one of these applications on your MACINTOSH for the RFS 3600 Acquire Module installer to complete its installation 2 If you have more than one version of Adobe Systems software ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LE or PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS on your MACINTOSH the installer will located all instances of Import Export folders and prompt you for the location to place the RFS 3600 module Select the Import Export folder of the Adobe software you expect to use most frequently and a new plug in Kodak RFS 3600 will be put inside the that folder If you want to use the RFS 3600 software with more than one Adobe software package make a copy of the RFS 3600 plug in and place it in the additional Import Export folders 3 Some non English versions of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP software do not name these plug in folders Import Export We suggest you rename the folders for the software installation and afterwards change their names back 4 After the software installation is completed you MUST Restart your MACINTOSH as directed by the installer 5 Follow the monitor setup steps in 4 above Post Installation To ensure that the prescan image in the RFS 3600 software matches the final scan which is transferred into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP please take the following steps ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5 0 or 5 5 navigate to the File gt Color Settings RGB Setup menu Make sur
19. frame 0 96 x 1 44 inches and making a 4x6 inch print using the scanned image This is a 417 enlargement from the 35mm frame to the 4x6 print The 35mm frame was scanned at a resolution of 2000 dots per inch dpi resulting in a 1920 x 2880 dot or pixel digital image When the 1920 x 2880 digital image is printed on 4x6 inch paper the resulting output resolution is 480 dpi 26 which is a 2496 reduction from the scan resolution of 2000 dpi Note that this is also a 417 increase in resolution from Output back to the Scan Automatic Software Adjustments As in Version 1 x Host Software whenever you change a Scan or Output setting the software has to change one or more of the other settings to balance the formulas listed above In Version 2 10 the rules the software follows to determine which settings to change are different e Magnification is the first setting the software will change e f needed the Output Resolution and or Output Width and Height are the next settings the software will change e The software will only adjust the Scan Resolution and Scan Width and Height as a last resort For example if you start with the Factory Default settings no cropping 3600 dpi and change the Output Width to 6 inches the software will change the Magnification to 417 6 1 44 It will then change the Output Height to 4 inches and the Output Resolution to 863 dpi using the new Magnification The Scan Width Height and Resolutio
20. h 480 E 4 00 6 00 E e Figure 10 Scan and Output Settings The Scan and Output settings Resolution Height and Width are laid out to allow their values to be easily compared and to make the relationships between these fields more apparent The Magnification value from Scan to Output is no longer displayed but is still maintained by the software The operation of the six data entry boxes Resolution Height and Width have been updated so the Host Software accepts a value when you press your keyboard s Enter or Return key The Relationship Between Scan Output and Magnification The relationship between the Scan and Output settings and the underlying Magnification remains the same Size Output Width Scan Width Magnification Output Height Scan Height Magnification Resolution Scan Resolution Output Resolution Magnification The Size and Resolution are inversely proportional i e as one gets larger the other gets proportionally smaller Simply stated as an image is enlarged by a certain percentage from the 35mm slide or negative to a specific output size the overall size of the image stated in dots or pixels remains the same But the resolution measured in dots or pixels per inch is reduced by the same factor that the scan size was enlarged to the output size See Figure 11 Relationship Between Scan Settings and Output Settings This figure illustrates the affects of scanning the full area on a 35mm
21. ies analyzer will have an listing Kodak RFS 3600 as an Imaging Device Click Properties Driver File Details and the driver lt winroot gt system VMM32 VXD is listed This is a Microsoft Windows driver and it should be the driver you use MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 SCSI Interface Click Imaging Devices and the film scanner will be listed as Kodak RFS 3600 Double click the film scanner listing and bring up the Kodak RFS 3600 Properties box click the Driver tab and then the Driver Details button The correct MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 driver should have a listing lt winroot gt system32 drivers scsiscan sys Troubleshooting Memory Problems Computer memory error messages may appear while you are operating the RFS 3600 Film Scanner The causes of these error messages are varied but they may be completely suppressed if you setup your system correctly and form some easy to adopt scanning habits If you are not completely comfortable with checking and or modifying computer system settings have a knowledgeable friend or co worker help you First it is not necessary or even desirable to scan multiple high dpi images directly into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Every large image file you send to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP is data that ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and your computers OS must manage and maintain in both system memory and in virtual memory Your system will create hard drive temporary 12 file s which get larger and larger as you send more and more data to ADO
22. ify privileges to the folder lt winroot gt twain_32 KFILM MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP Professional USB only System Administrator must install the software and connect the scanner After the New Hardware Wizard has completed its procedure a common User may log on and run the RFS 3600 software MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP Home USB only New or Full installation only not Upgrade installation The RFS 3600 has not been tested on the MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 OSR2 platform The Eastman Kodak Company assumes no liability for issues found or experienced with this operating system The KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Acquire Module is supported on MACINTOSH systems that meet or exceed the following that meet or exceed the following minimum requirements system requirements 1 2 3 4 6 5 300MHz PowerPC processor A maximum of 100 MB of memory allocated to the ADOBE application on systems with less than 1GB of installed DRAM 900 MB of memory allocated to the ADOBE application on systems with more than 1GB of installed DRAM 200 MB of free disk space ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5 0 5 5 6 0 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5 0 LE or Adobe Elements 1 0 This Host Software Version has not been tested on ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7 800x600Screen area 16 bit color display higher color setting recommended The KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Acquire Module has been tested on systems using the following MACINTOSH Operating Systems 1 2 Mac OS 8 5 1 or 8 6 SCSI onl
23. lly performs an automatic DMin Density minimum measurement The procedure makes a measurement of the lowest film density present on the filmstrip usually the interframe gap If you have six 6 frame strips from the same 36 frame roll the DMin value probably will be the same on each 6 frame strip If you want you may allow the DMin measurement to be performed on the first strip and disable the DMin measurement for the remaining five strips to save time If DMin Cal is enabled and a Color Negative or B amp W Negative film type is selected the DMin measurement will be performed on every filmstrip inserted into the film scanner If Reversal Film Type is selected the DMin Cal is automatically disabled and may not be enabled If a Color Negative or B amp W Negative type is selected and DMin Cal is disabled the DMin measurement will not be performed when a filmstrip inserted into the film scanner However if a DMin measurement has not been made since the Host Software has been started one will be performed for the first Color Negative or B amp W filmstrip inserted even if the DMin Cal feature is disabled If Reversal Film Type is selected and then Color Negative or B amp W Film Type is selected DMin Cal will automatically be enabled The setting of the DMin Cal button enabled or disabled is saved from scan session to scan session The default setting is Enabled 16 When scanning Color Negative or B amp W negative filmstrips be
24. memory enter 80MB to 100MB 80000K to 100000K in both the Preferred and Minimum Size data boxes Do not exceed 100MB f your MACINTOSH has more than 1GB of DRAM assign 900MB to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP For MICROSOFT WINDOWS start ADOBE PHOTOSHOP and open the Memory and Image Cache preference dialog box Assign a fixed percentage of memory to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP However ADOBE PHOTOSHOP will only use the amount of RAM equal to or less than its scratch disk space no matter how much RAM is installed or allocated to it from www adobe com Additional Resources Review the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP support knowledgebase on Adobe s web site www adobe com In particular review the documents RAM Use and Available Hard Disk Space in Photoshop Optimizing Performance in Photoshop for Mac OS and How to Troubleshoot System Errors or Freezes in Photoshop for Mac OS 13 When you select the RFS 3600 Film Scanner Host Software from the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Import sub menu the Main Screen and Settings tab will appear Figure 1 is similar to how the main screen will look when the software is started and a filmstrip is in the scanner All new software features that have been created since the Version 1 00 Host Software will be discussed in this addendum To obtain further information regarding all other software features see the User s Manual on the Host Software CD or download a PDF file copy from www kodak com ei KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scan
25. n are not changed Locking Scan and Output Settings Since the rules the software follows for changing settings will not meet every situation Version 2 10 also includes the ability to lock a setting When a setting is locked you may change its value but the software may not The following settings may be locked e Output Width and Height e Output Resolution e Scan Width and Height e Scan Resolution The lock buttons operate as a toggle To lock a setting place the cursor on its lock button El and press the selection button on your computer s pointing device The button will change appearance to indicate that the associated setting is locked El Simply perform this operation again to unlock the setting You can lock only one of the resolutions at a time and only lock one set of the Width and Height fields at a time When the Output Size is locked a crop box and therefore the Scan Size will automatically adhere to the aspect ratio defined by the Output Width and Height In addition when you have locked the Output Size clicking the Preview Image outside the crop box will not eliminate a crop box To dismiss a crop box unlock the Output Size and click outside the crop box 27 Intended Use and Output Resolution The Intended Use field allows you to set the Output Resolution by selecting the intended use of the image The choices are seen below the resolution listed to the right of each choice indicates its corresponding Outpu
26. nd Output SettingS ccccsceeessseecessseeeesssteeeessneeeessees 27 Intended Use and Output Resolution 0snnnnnnnosonnnnnnnnesoennnnnnneseernnnennneeee 28 Common Sizes and Output ze cc eesssececeesssseeeeeessseeeeeesssseeeeeessseaes 28 Miscellaneous WINNS roto per eet te i ei ae 30 Informallom lcon zii IC E 30 Introduction This document contains information describing the KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner RFS 3600 version 2 10 software This software package includes a MICROSOFT WINDOWS TWAIN Data Source and a MACINTOSH Acquire Module these two items will be referred to as the Host Software Your RFS 3600 must have firmware version 1 34 installed for this Host Software to work properly This document discusses the new features and layout of the version 2 10 Host Software as well as all enhancements created since the original version 1 00 Host Software For complete RFS 3600 information refer to the User s Manual on your original Host Software CD Or you may obtain a copy of the User s Manual from www kodak com With respect to version 1 20 Host Software this version of software has several user interface changes and enhancements Also the host computer system requirements have been updated If you are a new RFS 3600 owner or this is the first time you are operating the RFS 3600 on a specific PC or MACINTOSH you must install the software first Do not connect the film scanner to your computer and turn it on un
27. ner Version 2 10 Tanne Settings Color Balance Levels amp Cures Film Type Ce Negative C Reversal C Bau Supra 400 sl Frofiles Manitar Generic P22 1 8 Gamma Manitar sl Output KODAK sRGB Display Sharpening E DC Low C Medium C won D Scan Resolution Height Width S600 el 0 353 1 437 l Output Intended Use Common Sizes Custom hd Custom E Resolution Height Width S600 l PER 1 337 l Scan Frofile Factory Default Do SR Zil wll 4 iJ TIF File Size 51 MB Scan All D Min Cal Light Cal 4 e Figure 1 Main Screen Changes to the Host Software Main Screen include moving the Scan Profile function to a new location a re grouping of the film scan function icons see Scan Icons and the addition of new icons and buttons in the lower right corner of the screen see Scan All DMin Cal Light Cal Resize Window 14 Settings Tab Most of the Settings Tab features have not been changed As with Version 1 20 software select your film type Negative Reversal or Black amp White and then select the correct film term in the drop down box Make a selection for your Monitor and Output Profile You may select a Sharpening Level before or after you perform a Prescan The Auto Balance icon has been moved to the right of the Sharpening radio buttons Status Bar File Size Below the Scan to File icon the estimated file size value is shown This
28. ormed the thumbnails will be assigned the same number as the frames on the filmstrip See the strip of thumbnails in Figure 6 for an example of reverse numbering In addition this Start numbering at value and the Ascending Descending selection are transferred to the Scan to File dialog box The Start numbering at feature may only be applied to future prescans you cannot renumber existing thumbnails Valid thumbnail numbers are from 0 to 999 Output Depth Note your imaging editing application must be able to use 16 bit data for this new feature to be of use If you plan on working in the 16 bit space you should review the features within ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6 This version of ADOBE PHOTOSHOP has the most extensive 16 bit features but still many of its Filters are not available in 16 Bits Channel Mode 18 Selecting 8 bits Output Depth commands the Host Software to transform the image data from the Kodak 12 bit processing space to 8 bit space before it is transferred into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP or the image file is written to your hard drive Scan to File feature Selecting 16 bits causes the data to be moved from 12 bit space to 16 bit space before the data is sent to ADOBE PHOTOSHOP or to your hard drive Note if you select the 16 bits option and scan into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP the memory allocation in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP to hold the image data will be twice the allocation required for an image produced using the 8 bits option Similarly the file creat
29. ost Software all Prescans and Scans performed by the RFS 3600 generate 12 bits of data per pixel If the 8 bit Color Processing option is selected the scanner s 12 bit Prescan Scan data are converted to 8 bit space before being transferred to your computer one byte pixel Once in the computer the data is transformed back up to 12 bit space If the 12 bit Color Processing option is selected the scanners 12 bit Prescan Scan data are transferred directly to your computer using 2 bytes pixel The Kodak image processing performed in your computer is done in 12 bit space no matter which of these two options is selected The tradeoff is a shorter total data transfer time with the 8 bit Color Processing option versus more accurate image details with the 12 bit Color Processing Final Scan Multi Sampling This new option allows you to average multiple data samples which may help produce a lower overall digital noise level in your final scan The higher your Multi Sampling selection the longer your final scans will take to be completed Frame Numbering This new feature allows you input the frame numbering sequence of your filmstrip For example say you have a 6 frame filmstrip frame numbers 13 18 If you insert the filmstrip with frame 18 being the first frame you may now have the thumbnails at the top of the Main Screen numbered 18 through 13 Enter 18 into the Start numbering at box and click the Descending radio button As the Prescans are perf
30. size is related to the scan size and resolution settings and is valid when scanning an image into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP or when scanning and creating an image file on your computer s hard drive This file size estimate is valid only for TIFF images TIF File Size 51 M e Figure 2 File Size Scan All DMin Cal Light Cal Resize Window The new Scan All DMin Cal and Light Cal buttons are located in the lower right corner of the main window When these buttons features are enabled the text on the buttons will be black as seen in Figure 3 When the features are disabled the text will be grayed out Double click a button to change its state Scan All DMin Cal Light Cal N e Figure 3 Buttons Enabled Scan All Scan All is a new filmstrip feature Please note before using this function make sure your filmstrip frames are correctly aligned left and right in the film scanning area Also you should ensure your desired Scan Area and Resolution values are set before using Scan All If Scan All is enabled and Scan or Scan to File is selected without performing a prescan on any frames in the filmstrip a final scan is performed for each frame in the filmstrip starting with the current frame in the scan position and proceeding to the left most frame on the filmstrip When a Prescan of one or more frames has been performed on a filmstrip and Scan All is then enabled all prescanned frames will be selected for final scanning If you disable Scan
31. t Resolution e Print 300 dpi e E Mail 72 dpi e Internet 72 dpi e Archive 3600 dpi e Custom Does not change existing dpi When one of the first 4 choices is selected its corresponding resolution value is automatically entered into the Output Resolution field When any choice other than Custom is selected the Output Resolution field is disabled from being directly edited When Custom is selected the Output Resolution field is enabled for editing and its most recent value remains Common Sizes and Output Size The Common Sizes field provides a list of common output sizes for you to choose from Common Sizes include sizes such as the following e 4x6 inches e 5x7 inches e 8x12 inches When one of these choices is selected its corresponding width and height values are automatically entered into the Output Width and Height fields When any of these choices is selected other than Custom the Output Width and Height fields are disabled from being directly edited When common size Custom is selected the Output Width and Height fields are enabled for editing and their most recent values remain 28 KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Relationship between Scan settings amp Output settings Output 4x6 inch Print Dutput Intended Use Custom v Common Sizes Custom v Resolution Height Width o al 00 eo Keil 1920 dots 2880 dots increase in size 35mm Slide P ust Scan Ki er Resolution Height Width s EN
32. the operation you have seen in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Note As with ADOBE PHOTOSHOP eyedroppers the RFS 3600 Host Software eyedroppers values will be saved from scan session to scan session To reset the RFS 3600 eyedroppers values to their default values perform a Prescan and then click the Default Balance button Eyedropper usage example After performing a Prescan double click the black eyedropper tool enter a value of 20 for Red Green and Blue and then click OK The pointer then changes to a black eyedropper Using the Preview Image or the image in the Image Window you then select click on a pixel having RGB code values of 50 55 and 60 example only The code values of this pixel will be shifted to 20 20 20 and the pixel values throughout the image are adjusted proportionately The operation of the black balance eyedroppers is similar In the case of the gray eyedropper the point chosen by the user will now have a brightness level similar to that of a mid scale gray although the point itself may not become gray have equal code values Image Window No new features have been added to the Image Window However using the Image Window with the new high dpi Prescan function will help you perform accurate cropping and color adjustment operations See Prescan Resolution 22 23 Settings Tab Frame Number The thumbnail number of the frame which is currently being displayed in the Preview Window is shown in the upper right
33. til you have installed the Host Software and turned off your computer If your computer finds or sees the film scanner and there is no installed software to interface to it you will not be able to use the scanner The screen shots seen in this document were captured from the MICROSOFT WINDOWS TWAIN Data Source display The screens seen in the MACINTOSH Acquire Module are very similar System Requirements MICROSOFT WINDOWS The KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source is supported on MICROSOFT S 32 bit WINDOWS Intel x86 or compatible PCs that meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements 1 300 MHz Pentium 2 128 MB of RAM 3 200 MB of free disk space 4 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5 0 5 5 6 0 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5 0 LE or Adobe Elements 1 0 This Host Software Version has not been tested on ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 7 5 800x600Screen area 16 bit color display higher color setting recommended The KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source is TWAIN 1 8 compliant The RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source has been tested on systems using the following Microsoft Operating Systems 1 2 3 4 5 6 MACINTOSH MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 Second Edition SCSI and USB MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4 0 Service Pack 5 SCSI only MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 USB only Must have System Administrator privileges to install and run the software Or your system administrator must install the software and you must have a Power User account with Mod
34. uter before connecting or disconnecting a SCSI cable Ensure you dialed a valid SCSI id number on the bottom of the film scanner and the SCSI termination has been set When using the SCSI system you must turn on the 10 connected film scanner before you boot your computer For SCSI or USB ensure the sliding panel on the back of the film scanner has been slid completely to the side not in use 3 The internal SCSI terminator used in the RFS 3600 is an active terminator which requires power from the scanner Some computers may experience startup problems if the scanner is turned off when the computer performs its power up routines If you experience this problem with your computer e g it will not boot completely hangs at the SCSI identification routine you may 1 Change your SCSI cabling so the scanner is not the last item in the SCSI chain 2 Disconnect the scanner from the SCSI chain when it is not in use 3 Do not use the internal SCSI terminator Install an external terminator on the unused SCSI port 4 The USB interface is a hot connect interface you should be able to connect and disconnect a USB device without having to power off either the device or your computer Some computers may not perform the device recognition process flawlessly If your computer does not find the RFS 3600 when hot connecting via the USB interface try rebooting your machine with the film scanner turned on and the USB cable connected between the two
35. ww kodak com See Page 60 of the Users Manual and the Information Icon section of this document for the film scanner firmware upgrade procedure Software Operation Adobe Systems Software In this document it is assumed the image editing program in use is ADOBE PHOTOSHOP Photoshop For information regarding hardware system requirements software features online or printed manual instructions and help or other software issues dealing with ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LE or PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS you may contact Adobe Systems Incorporated via their web site at www adobe com Do not contact the Eastman Kodak Company for information regarding Adobe System software installation features or operation Troubleshooting Connectivity The following information is provide to help you troubleshoot any RFS 3600 to computer connectivity problems Before checking your system ensure the following have been completed 1 Did you install the Kodak software If you cannot find the Kodak software on the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP File Import submenu the software has not been correctly installed Turn off your computer disconnect any cables between the film scanner and your computer restart your computer and install the software per the section Software Installation 2 Is the film scanner connected Ensure your cables are connected to both to your computer and the film scanner If you are using the SCSI interface turn off your film scanner and comp
36. xport folders Some non English versions of Adobe software do not name these plug in folders Import Export We suggest you temporarily rename the folders to Import Export for the software installation After the installation is complete change their names back to their non English names Follow all prompts to reboot your machine The video settings for your monitor will affect the appearance of your scans and the performance of the RFS 3600 Acquire Module For the best results make sure your monitor is set to show Thousands of Colors or Millions of Colors General instructions are provided here Refer to the documentation that came with your computer for further details about changing display settings for your computer To change color depth or screen size resolution a Open the Monitor Control Panel b Your monitor type and video adapter determine the maximum number of colors available for your display Select either thousands or millions of colors C Your screen size resolution might change as a result of changing color settings so you may have to trade off between the number of colors your display can show and the size of the desktop area you can work with The minimum resolution is 800 x 600 This will help you see your pictures at the largest possible size The Acquire Module can still be run using other resolution settings From a Web Download If you downloaded the Version 2 10 Host Software from www kodak com install as
37. y Mac OS 9 x SCSI and USB The Acquire Module is not qualified for use on machines running Mac OS X Software Installation From a CD If you have a Version 2 10 Host Software CD install the software as follows MICROSOFT WINDOWS Please note When installing the Host Software on some MICROSOFT WINDOWS systems you may be presented with various dialog boxes stating the RFS 3600 Host Software has not passed MICROSOFT WINDOWS Logo Testing or the software does not have a Microsoft Digital Signature You may ignore these messages click through these dialog boxes to install the RFS 3600 Host Software 1 2 3 4 Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD browser should launch click on the Install RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source button If you have a previous version of RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source the installer will display an Uninstall routine Follow the Uninstall prompts to remove the previous TWAIN Data Source version when the uninstall is completed click on the CD browser s Install RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source button again If the browser does not start when the CD is mounted open My Computer on your MICROSOFT WINDOWS Desktop open the RFS 3600 Host Software CD and double click the Launch exe icon Follow all prompts to reboot your machine The video settings for your monitor will affect the appearance of your scans and the performance of the RFS 3600 TWAIN Data Source For the best results make sure your
38. y a new AF or Manual focus operation 20 Focus Details The focus point value either from an AF or Manual focus operation is saved and used from scan session to scan session It is up to you the film scanner s user to decide how often you want to use the focus feature A mounted slide and a filmstrip have different focus points Also slide mounts with different thickness will have different focus points Your computer will store the separate values used for the last slide and filmstrip focus point If you connect your film scanner to a different computer or connect a different RFS 3600 to your computer you should perform new autofocus operations on slides and filmstrips Please note This filmstrip and slide focusing feature cannot compensate for soft frames captured by a poorly focused camera n order to produce sharp images on your negatives you must have your camera correctly focused when exposing the film Image Viewing and Editing e KODAK PROFESSIONAL RFS 3600 Film Scanner Version 2 1 0b1 A selected Settings Levels amp Cures Film Type Negative Reversal C Ba Supra 400 Frofiles Monitor Generic P2 1 5 Gamma Monitor Output KODAK sRGB Display Sharpening 4 E Off C Lom Medium t won Scan Resolution Height Width 2400 zl 0 82 1 10 5 Output Intended Uze Common Sizes Custom Custom sl Resolution Height Width 2 alle re
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