TWAIN Image Capture

This feature captures images from Twain-compliant scanners and digital cameras directly from within Wasatch SoftRIP. Twain Source is accessed under the File menu of Wasatch SoftRIP (Illustration 1).

Illustration 1: Accessing Twain Source

Clicking on Twain Source will launch the window shown in Illustration 2, from which you can import scans.

Illustration 2: Import Interface

• Save image after scan: This allows you to save the scanned file to a TIFF file in a directory of your choice. (Default is off.)
• Use scanner interface: If your scanner allows it, this option forces the scanner to start scanning using its default settings. In most cases, you will want to use the scanner's interface to setup the scan. (Default is on.)
• Disk buffering: If your scanner allows it, this option allows you to scan in images that are larger than may fit in your physical memory. This increases the scanning speed for large images. Scanners which do not support this feature may fail when trying to scan using this option. (Default is off.)

Click on Choose Source, to select your scanner/digital camera. A window similar to the one shown in Illustration 3 will be displayed.

Illustration 3: Select Source interface

After you select the source, click on Acquire Image. If Save image after scan is checked, you will be asked to provide a filename into which the scanned image will be saved.

Illustration 4: Saving the file

The scanner/digital camera interface unique to your scanner/digital camera should then be launched. For guidance on using this interface, consult the user manual for your scanner/digital camera.

After the scanner/digital camera is finished transferring the image, the screen shown in Illustration 5 will be displayed:

Illustration 5: Import interface

Click on Open to open the scanned image directly into SoftRIP.