Restore Color as You Scan

You can restore the colors in faded photos as you scan them using the Color Restoration feature.

1.	Place your faded original photo on the scanner glass.

2.	Start the Epson Scan program or open it from another TWAIN-compliant scanning program.

3.	Select the scan mode you want to use.

4.	Follow the instructions in one of these sections for the scan mode you selected:

Full Auto Mode

Home Mode

Professional Mode

Full Auto Mode

1.	Click Customize.

2.	Click the Color Restoration checkbox.

3.	If you need to remove dust marks from your original document or photo as you scan, click the Dust Removal checkbox.

4.	Click the Auto Photo Orientation checkbox to have Epson Scan check the preview image for faces, the sky, and other features, and then correctly rotate the photo when it’s scanned. If your particular photo is not oriented correctly using this feature, turn off Auto Photo Orientation and try again.

Epson Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in Pictures or My Pictures (Windows), or in Pictures (Macintosh). If you want to select different scan file settings, click the File Save Settings button.

5.	Click OK to close the Customize window.

6.	Click Scan.

Your color-restored scanned image file is shown in Windows Explorer or Macintosh Finder.

Note:
If you started your scan from within a TWAIN-compatible scanning program, your scanned images open in the program window. Click Close to exit Epson Scan.

Now you can view and print the image.

Home Mode

1.	Select the type of original you’re scanning as the Document Type and Image Type.

2.	Select the way you plan to use your scanned image as the Destination.

3.	Preview your image.

4.	If desired, you can crop the area you want to scan and select your scan size.

5.	Click the Color Restoration checkbox.

Note:
You can also select other image quality settings before you scan.

6.	Click Scan.

7.	Select the scan file settings you want to use from the window that appears.

8.

Click OK.

Your color-restored scanned image file is shown in Windows Explorer or Macintosh Finder.

Note:
If you started your scan from within a TWAIN-compatible scanning program, your scanned images open in the program window. Click Close to exit Epson Scan.

Now you can view and print the image.

Professional Mode

1.	Select the type of original you’re scanning as the Document Type and Auto Exposure Type.

2.	Select the way you plan to use your scanned image as the Destination.

3.	Preview your image.

4.	If desired, you can crop the area you want to scan and select your scan size.

5.	Scroll down to the Adjustments area and click the Color Restoration checkbox.

Note:
You can also select other image quality settings before you scan.

6.	Click Scan.

7.	Select the scan file settings you want to use from the window that appears.

8.

Click OK.

Your color-restored scanned image file is shown in Windows Explorer or Macintosh Finder.

Note:
If you started your scan from within a TWAIN-compatible scanning program, your scanned images open in the program window. Click Close to exit Epson Scan.

Now you can view and print the image.