User`s guide

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in the output. Noise will appear as one pixel whose color or tone is different than

surrounding pixels. By taking multiple passes and averaging the results, the effect of

inaccurate exposure is reduced.

This option will slow down scanning because the scanner is doing more. You should

experiment with your scanner to see which balance of speed and accuracy is

appropriate.

On multiple passes the scanner head needs to be repositioned precisely at the same

location as where it started on the previous pass. Some scanners do not support this

operation. Others do, but reposition incorrectly, which will cause a blurred result.

Advanced Option: This option is displayed when the scanner is capable of scanning

the same image more than once and when not scanning from a file.

Input | Grain dissolver

This option is only displayed when using the Minolta Scan Elite 5400. It causes a

translucent material to be inserted in the light path, which makes the light source more

diffuse. It can slightly reduce the appearance of film grain at the cost of longer scan

times. By default, this option is turned off.

Advanced Option: This option is displayed when the scanner has a grain dissolver.

Input | Frame alignment

This option is only displayed when using a Nikon LS-30, LS-40, LS-50, LS-2000,

LS-4000 or LS-5000 with the strip film adapter. It causes VueScan to align the start of

the frames by scanning the area between the first and second frames on the strip and

then finding the initial 2 mm of clear leader. By default, this option is turned on.

Advanced Option: This option is displayed when the scanner has a strip film adapter

inserted.

Input | Fine mode

This option is used to improve the scan quality on some Nikon and HP scanners.

When using the Nikon CoolScan 5000 (LS-5000), CoolScan 8000 (LS-8000) or

CoolScan 9000 (LS-9000), this option causes only one CCD line to be used, which

makes scans take longer but sometimes improves the scan quality of very dark media.

When using some HP printer/scanners/copiers, this option disables in-scanner JPEG

compression of scans, which makes scans take longer but sometimes improves the

scan quality by eliminating subtle JPEG artifacts.

Advanced Option: This option is displayed with some Nikon and HP scanners..

Input | Multi exposure

This option provides a way to get additional detail from the darker parts of the scanned