IMPORTANT: Make sure that the most current OVT Scanner driver AND the BLAZE PHOTO application is installed onto your computer.

Click on the START menu of your Windows PC and go to ALL PROGRAMS then launch BlazePhoto from the programs menu, wait for the application to launch.

“BlazePhoto” Window.

• Choose “GET PHOTO” from the menu
• Choose “Acquire from photo Scanner” for capturing prints.

“Select Scanner & Video Device” Window

• Select “OTV SCANNER”.
  
• Save files in: press the “..” button to the right and select the location that the scanned images will be transferred into.
  
• Color depth: Select 32 or 48 bit color.
  
• DPI: Choose 1800 or 3600 DPI resolution
  
• Select the size of the prints that you are capturing. It is important to select the correct size here so that the image will be cropped correctly.
• This window will show you a preview of the image
  that is loaded to the PhotoSaver holder.
  NOTE: When you are capturing 3 1/2 x 5” or 4x6”
  prints you will see the entire holder area including
  the border around the print, however this border
  will be cropped according to the photo size
  selection you made on the preference screen
  once the image is saved.
  
• After all settings have been made click the OK button.

“OTV” Scanner Window

This window will show you a preview of the image that is loaded to the PhotoSaver holder.

Adjusting color and exposure:

• Press the Color/Brightness adjustment button to bring up the control panel.
• Make adjustments to the brightness and color on the control panel and note the changes on the preview image.
• Click the Exit button to save the settings.

Manual Controls:

• If you selected “Open Brightness Manual Control Box” from the preferences window you will see an additional control panel. From this panel select “MANUAL” and then set the “Dark Level” to further darken the images. If the “AUTO” button is selected then Dark Level setting will be ignored.

NOTE: You should use this control panel to correct the overexposure issue with slides take with Flash.

To Capture Images:

NOTE: To get the best quality capture please wait a few seconds for the image to adjust.

• Click “CAPTURE” on the preview window or press on the PhotoSaver
• The captured images will appear as thumbnails on the film icon above.
• You may store up to 12 images before saving them to your computer
  

IMPORTANT: After capturing the images you need to save them to your computer. If you exit the preview window before pressing the SAVE button the images on the film strip area will be lost.

To Save Images:

• To delete a captured image select the image and press the “DELETE” button.
• Click the “SAVE” button to transfer all of the images in the filmstrip area to your computer. After the transfer is completed, press the “CAPTURE” button again to continue. The previous images will be deleted from the thumbnail view.
• After you are finished click EXIT to return to the Blaze Photo Application.

Using BlazePhoto:

After exiting the capture window the images you saved will appear in BlazePhoto main window in the directory that was chosen. These images and can be edited using BlazePhoto.

There are many editing features that can be accomplished using the software. Pease refer to the BlazePhoto User Manual or go to http://www.blazevideo.com/ for more details and support on using this software.