User manual HASSELBLAD BATCH FEEDER

[. . . ] User's Guide Batch Feeder for Flextight 848 and 949 Scanners by Hasselblad © 2005 Hasselblad A/S. Feeder for Hasselblad Flextight 848 and 949 Scanners User's Guide, Part No 70030031, revision E. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hasselblad A/S. Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. [. . . ] IMPORTANT: Do not touch or remove the original holders while the scanner is running. One way to stop a scan in progress is to press the scanner on/off button (C); the scanner will then stop scanning, unload the current original holder and shut down. 1 Scanning with the Batch Feeder Batch Scanning with 3f The Batch Feeder is intended as a tool for scanning large numbers of originals in a production environment. For this application, we strongly recommend the 3f workflow for maximum efficiency and flexibility. The 3f image-file format preserves your full-resolution, 16-bit raw scans and keeps a record of settings applied to each exported image. This gives you the flexibility to use all of the image correction and sizing tools in FlexColor while ensuring that no data is lost from your original scan. If all of your originals are either positive or negative, then you can set the Film Type to match (or use auto detection). In this case, only one setup selection will be available (Positive Setup or Negative Setup), depending on the film type you have selected. If you would like to export TIFF images automatically using your selected setup, then mark the Save final TIFFs check box. You will still get the 3f images, but TIFF versions will also be saved in a sub-folder below the 3f images. To set highlight and shadow points automatically, mark the Auto levels check box. This will result in automated fine-tuning of your selected setup based on an analysis of each image. This is especially useful when you are using the Save final TIFFs feature. Usually, you should use a Scan Resolution of 100%, which ensures that your 3f files will contain the full scan data possible with your scanner for each original format, allowing for maximum flexibility in the future. However, if you are short on disk space and are sure that you do not need full resolution images, you may consider reducing this value or setting a maximum size. Alternatively, if you are sure that you will use your scans for just one specific purpose with known dimensions and resolution, you might use the Adapt to format settings. Be sure to mark the Feeder check box and to use the From Position and To Position fields to set the first and last original you wish to scan from the Feeder. · · · · · 4. Click on Scan in the Scan 3f window to scan all of your selected originals to 3f files. To use 3f files, you must use FlexColor to review, process and export the images to standard TIFF or JPEG files, which are compatible with most image-editing and DTP programs. FlexColor provides a virtual light table of all 3f images from a selected folder and enables you to view details, view export history and load each image into the main FlexColor window to make export settings. 1 As you work with the 3f images in the light table, you can load each image into FlexColor to make settings and then save the settings back in the history for the 3f image. When you have finished making settings for an entire batch, you can then batch-process all images to save them as TIFF or JPEG files with your settings applied. In a production environment, you might choose to store your 3f images on a shared network drive, allowing any computer that has FlexColor installed to open and export images for use even while the scan workstation is busy scanning. Even at sites where there is only one Flextight scanner in use, the FlexColor license agreement permits your organization to install FlexColor on any number of computers at the site. Custom Setups and Single Scans As mentioned above, we usually recommend that you use the 3f workflow when working with the Batch Feeder. [. . . ] Position the notch at the end of the tool over the adjustment pin inside the Feeder. Figure 9: Using the adjustment tool 7. Move the adjustment tool left and right to adjust the Feeder position so the Feeder is centered with reference to the grabber for the original holder inside the scanner (see also Figure 10). X X Figure 10: Adjusting the Feeder position 8. When you have finished adjusting the Feeder, go back to your computer and click on Continue in the Align Feeder window. 9. The scanner now shuts down and the Align Feeder window updates with new instructions. Remove the Feeder and use the adjustment tool to re-tighten the selflocking nut on the rear of the Feeder (see also Figure 8, above). [. . . ]