Acquiring an Image

When you want to edit old photographs that didn't turn out very well or pictures taken with your new digital camera, the first step is to load a copy of the image on your computer.  

To acquire and image:

  1. Connect the device with the image to the computer according to the manufactures specifications. This may be a scanner or digital camera.

  2. Do one of the following:

  3. Select a device from the TWAIN source list.

  4. Click Acquire Now to get the image.

The image will open for editing in FotoCanvas.  Many devices, such as digital cameras, store multiple images.  It may be more convenient to transfer all the images to your computer at once than one at a time.