$(cpicName) Help - Digital Cameras and Scanners
works with your Digital Camera or Scanner to allow you to capture or scan photos and images.

Scan your favorite photos for use on a web page, send them via e-mail to friends and family, adjust them with 's editing features or add text and talk bubbles.

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 Twain Source from the Capture / Scan sub-menu in the Utilities menu.
2. 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. Choose Output Format from the Capture / Scan sub-menu in the Utilities menu.
4. Select the desired output file format on the window that appears and click OK to accept.
5. Choose Acquire & Save from the Capture / Scan sub-menu in the Utilities menu.
6. The user interface which allows you to acquire images from your camera or scanner are 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.
7. The Acquire & Edit 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