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Scanning Multiple Images at Once

Full Auto Mode
Home Mode
Professional Mode

You can scan multiple photos and documents placed together on the document table, or film and multiple slides as separate images at once.

Note:

You may not be able to scan multiple images, depending on your application.

Full Auto Mode

Follow the steps below to scan multiple images in Full Auto Mode.

Place your materials on the document table.

Placing Photos and Documents on the Document Table

Using the Film Holder

Using the various optional Film Adapters

Note:

Position each photo at least 20 mm apart from its adjacent photos.

Start EPSON Scan.

Starting EPSON Scan Software

Changing the Scanning Mode

EPSON Scan automatically previews the images, and recognizes the document source and type.

After EPSON Scan has previewed and recognized the document type, the following window appears.

EPSON Scan automatically locates the target images, aligns them, and then starts scanning. You can see the number of scanned images in the EPSON Scan window.

The scanned images are sent to the application or saved to the specified folder.

Note:

If EPSON Scan cannot recognize the correct document source, you can specify the document type in the Options dialog box. For details, see the online help.

If you do not get the results you expect, scan the image in Home Mode or Professional Mode.

If you cannot scan transparent materials in Full Auto mode, switch to Home Mode or Professional Mode and use the marquee with the Normal Preview window. See You cannot scan film from Full Auto mode or the Thumbnail preview window. for details.

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Home Mode

Follow the steps below to scan multiple images in Home Mode.

Place your materials on the document table.

Placing Photos and Documents on the Document Table

Using the Film Holder

Using the various optional Film Adapters

Note:

Position each photo at least 0.8 inches (20 mm) apart from adjacent photos.

Start EPSON Scan.

Starting EPSON Scan Software

Changing the Scanning Mode

The following window appears.

Specify the Document Type, Image Type, and Destination settings to match your images.

Click Preview to preview the images.

Note:

When you select Photo, Positive Film, Color Negative Film, or B&W Negative Film as the Document Type, you can select a preview method: Thumbnail Preview or Normal Preview. Click the small arrow to the right of the Preview button and then select Thumbnail or Normal.

In the Thumbnail Preview window: EPSON Scan automatically locates the frames of the film and multiple photos, and then previews the images as thumbnail images. Select the check box for each image you want to scan.

In the Normal Preview window:
Draw marquees around the previewed images you want to scan. You can create up to 50 marquees. For more details, see Using Marquees.

Note:

If you know the output size for your scan, choose the appropriate setting from the Target Size list. A marquee proportional to the measurements of the Target Size setting appears in the Preview window. You can move this marquee to the area of the image you want to scan. For more details, see the online help.

Make adjustments using the image quality adjustment tools, if necessary.

Click Scan. EPSON Scan starts scanning.

The scanned images are opened in your application or saved to the specified folder.

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Professional Mode

Follow the steps below to scan multiple images in Professional Mode.

Place your materials on the document table.

Placing Photos and Documents on the Document Table

Using the Film Holder

Using the various optional Film Adapters

Start EPSON Scan.

Starting EPSON Scan Software

Changing the Scanning Mode

The following window appears.

Specify the Original, Image Type, and Resolution settings to match your images.

Click Preview to preview the images.

Note:

When you select Transparency as the Document Type, you can select a preview method: Thumbnail Preview or Normal Preview. Click the small arrow to the right of the Preview button and then select Thumbnail or Normal.

In the Thumbnail Preview window: EPSON Scan automatically locates the frames of the film and then previews the images as thumbnail images. Select the check box for each image you want to scan.

In the Normal Preview window:
Draw marquees around the previewed images you want to scan. You can create up to 50 marquees. For more details, see Using Marquees.

Note:

If you know the output size for your scan, choose the appropriate setting from the Target Size list. A marquee proportional to the measurements of the Target Size setting appears in the Preview window. You can move this marquee to the area of the image you want to scan. For more details, see the online help.

Make adjustments using the image quality adjustment tools, if necessary.

Click Scan. EPSON Scan starts scanning.

The scanned images are opened in your application or saved to the specified folder.

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