Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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8.Click Scan. Scanning Multiple Documents in Whole Image View Follow these steps if thumbnails are not displayed correctly when previewed or if you want to scan multiple documents as a single image. Note Positions of slanted documents are not corrected in whole image view. 1.After previewing images, click (Thumbnail) on the Toolbar. Switch to whole image view. Note W hen the whole image is displayed, the icon changes to (W hole Image). 2.Adjust the scan areas (cropping frames). Adjust the size and position of the cropping frame (scan area) on the preview image. You can also create two or more cropping frames. If an area is not specified, the document will be s canned at the document size (Auto Crop). If an area is specified, only the portion in the specified area wil l be scanned. Adjusting Cropping Frames 3.Set Destination. 4.Set Output Size. 5.Set Image corrections as required. 6.Click Scan. Areas framed by broken lines are scanned. Page 601 of 877 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Note ScanGears response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box. Scan Tab Page top Page 602 of 877 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGea r (Scanner Driver) The following sections provide you with tips and kn ow-how on advanced scanning techniques involving color/brightness adjustment, etc. Sharpening out-of-focus photos, reducing dust and s cratches, and correcting faded colors Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Sc ratches, Fading Correction, etc.) Previewing and changing the color tone of the entire image to scan Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern Brightening colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Adjusting images that are too dark or bright, or too flat due to lack of contrast Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting the color tone using histogram (a graph s howing brightness distribution) Adjusting Histogram Adjusting the image brightness using tone curve (a graph of brightness balance) Adjusting Tone Curve Sharpening characters in text documents or reducing show-through effects Setting Threshold Page top Page 603 of 877 pages Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGea r (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver) > Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratche s, Fading Correction, etc.) Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratches, Fading Correction, etc.) The Image Settings functions in Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear (scanner driver) allow you to enhance the outline of the subjects, reduce dust/scratches and correct faded colors when scanning images. Setting Items Click (Arrow) of a function and select an item from the pull-down menu. Important Do not apply these functions to images without moir e, dust/scratches or faded colors. The color tone may be adversely affected. See Image Settings for details and precautions on each function. Note See Scanning in Advanced Mode to start ScanGear (scanner driver) in Advanced Mode tab and scan. Adjusting the image brightness and color tone Set Image Adjustment to Auto, Photo, Magazine, Newspaper or Document according to the document type. Page 604 of 877 pages Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Sc ratches, Fading Correc... JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
NoneAuto Sharpening slightly out-of-focus images Set Unsharp Mask to ON. OFFON Reducing gradations and stripe patterns Set Descreen to ON. OFFON Note Moire is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned. Descre en is the function for reducing this moire effect. Reducing dust and scratches Set Reduce Dust and Scratches to Low, Medium or Hig h according to the degree of dust and scratches. NoneMedium Correcting photos that have faded with time or due to colorcast Set Fading Correction to Low, Medium or High accord ing to the degree of fading or colorcast. NoneMedium Page 605 of 877 pages Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Sc ratches, Fading Correc... JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Reducing graininess Set Grain Correction to Low, Medium or High according to the degree of graininess. NoneMedium Correcting backlit images Set Backlight Correction to Low, Medium or High according to the degree of backlight. NoneMedium Correcting shadows that appear between pages when s canning open booklets Set Gutter Shadow Correction to Low, Medium or High according to the degree of shadows. NoneMedium Page top Page 606 of 877 pages Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Sc ratches, Fading Correc... JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver) > Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern You can preview color changes and reproduce natural colors by using the Color Pattern function in ScanGears Basic Mode tab. Color Adjustment Correct colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast. Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specif ic color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors. Click an arrow in Color Adjustment to emphasize the corresponding color. Cyan & red, magenta & green and yellow & blue are c omplementary color pairs (each pair produces a shade of gray when mixed). You can reproduce the na tural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color and increasing the complementary color. Page 607 of 877 pages Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
It is recommended that you find a portion in the image where it should be white, and adjust the colors so that the portion turns white. Preview image appears in the center. Preview image colors change as you adjust them. Below is an example of correcting a bluish image. Since Blue and Green are too strong, click the Yellow and Magenta arrows to correct. BeforeAfter Note Color adjustments are applied only to the scan area (cro pping frame) or the frame selected in thumbnail view. You can select multiple frames or cropping frames b y clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key. You can also select a color tone from the color pattern displayed on the left of the Color Pattern screen. You can also use this function to add a specific tint to an image. Increase the magenta to add a warm tint, and increase the blue to add a cool tint . Page top Page 608 of 877 pages Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver) > Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance In ScanGears Advanced Mode tab, click (Saturation/Color Balance). Note Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current wi ndow. Saturation Adjust the images saturation (vividness). You can brighten colors that have faded with time, etc. Move (slider) under Saturation to the left to decrease the saturation (darken the image), and to the right to increase the saturation (brighten the imag e). You can also enter a value (-127 to 127). Saturation decreasedOriginal imageSaturation increased Note The natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase saturation too much. Color Balance Adjust images that have a colorcast. Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the enti re picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors . Page 609 of 877 pages Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Move (slider) under Color Balance to the left or right to emphasize the corresponding color. Cyan & Red Magenta & Green Yellow & Blue These are complementary color pairs (each pair prod uces a shade of gray when mixed). You can reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reduci ng the cast color and increasing the complementary color. It is usually difficult to correct the image comple tely by adjusting only one color pair. It is recomm ended that you find a portion in the image where it shoul d be white, and adjust all three color pairs so that the portion turns white. You can also enter a value (-127 to 127). Below is an example of an image in which the Cyan & Red pair has been adjusted. Cyan is increasedRed is increased Page top Page 610 of 877 pages Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals