Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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Fading correction will not be applied. Low Select this to correct a small amount of fading and colorcast. Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting. High Select this to correct a large amount of fading and colorcast. This can affect the tone of the image. Important You can set Fading Correction after preview. Fading Correction may not be effective if the scan area is too small. You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on th e Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box. Grain Correction Use this function to reduce graininess (roughness) in photos taken with high-speed or sensitized film. This setting is None by default. None Graininess will not be reduced. Low Select this when the photo is slightly grainy. Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting. High Select this when the photo is very grainy. This can affect the gradation and sharpness of the image. Important Grain Correction may not be effective if the scan a rea is too small. Backlight Correction Use this function to correct photos that have been shot against light. W hen you change the Backlight Correction setting, t he result will be reflected in the preview image. This setting is None by default. None Backlight correction will not be applied. Low Select this to correct slightly backlit photos. Thi s will not affect the image contrast. Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting. High Select this to correct strongly backlit photos. Thi s can affect the image contrast. Important You can set Backlight Correction after preview. You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on th e Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box. Backlight Correction may not be effective if the sc an area is too small. Note Noise patterns may appear when Backlight Correction is applied. Applying Grain Correction andPage 641 of 877 pages Image Settings JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
setting Unsharp Mask to OFF may reduce the noise patterns. Gutter Shadow Correction Use this function to correct shadows that appear between p ages when scanning open booklets. W hen you set the Gutter Shadow Correction setting i n the preview image, the result will be reflected. Preview the effects before scanning, as results var y depending on the type of document and how it is pressed. Unclear or blurred text/lines caused by curved page s are not corrected. This setting is None by default. None Gutter shadow will not be corrected. Low Select this when the effect level is too strong with the medium setting. Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting. High Select this when the effect level is too weak with the medium setting. Important Do not place items that weigh 4.4 lbs (2.0 kg) or m ore on the Platen. Also, do not press on the document with a force exceeding 4.4 lbs (2.0 kg). I f you press heavily, the scanner may not work correctly or you might break the glass. Align the document with the edge of the Platen. If not, the shadow will not be corrected properly. Shadows may not be corrected properly depending on the document. If the page background is not white, shadows may not be detected correctly or may not be detected at all. While scanning, press down on the spine with the same amo unt of pressure you used to preview the scan. If the binding part is not even, the shad ow will not be corrected properly. How to place the document depends on your model and the document to be scanned. Note Cover the document with black cloth if white spots, streaks, or colored patterns appear in scan results due to ambient light entering between the docu ment and the Platen. If the shadow is not corrected properly, adjust the cropping frame on the preview image. Adjusting Cropping Frames Page top Page 642 of 877 pages Image Settings JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Color Adjustment Buttons Color Adjustment Buttons The Color Adjustment Buttons allow you to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones. You can adjust the images overall brightness or co ntrast, and adjust its highlight and shadow values (histogram) or balance (tone curve). Important The Color Adjustment Buttons are not available when you select Color Matching on the Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box. Note Selectable settings depend on color mode settings. W hen you adjust the image via the Color Adjustment Buttons, the results will be reflected in the preview image. Click a Color Adjustment Button to set the following items: (Saturation/Color Balance) Adjust the vividness and color tone of the image. U se this function to brighten colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast. Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors . Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance (Brightness/Contrast) Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. If the image is too dark or too bright, or if the image quality is flat due to lack of contrast, you can ad just the levels of brightness and contrast. Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Page 643 of 877 pages Color Adjustment Buttons JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
(Histogram) A histogram allows you to see the data concentratio n at each brightness level of an image. You can specify the darkest level (shadow) and brightest le vel (highlight) within an image, cut the levels and expand the middle of the tonal range of the image. Adjusting Histogram (Tone Curve Settings) Adjust the brightness of an image by selecting the type of graph (tone curve) showing the balance of tone input and output. You can make fine adjustment s to the brightness of a specific area. Adjusting Tone Curve (Final Review) Make a final check of color adjustments. The final synthesized tone curve and the histogram derived from the subsequent image processing will be displa yed. There are no settings to make in this screen. For a color image, select a color in Channel to che ck either Red, Green or Blue, or select Master to check three colors together. If you place the cursor on the preview image, the p ortion will be enlarged and its RGB values (only K when Color Mode is Grayscale) before and after th e adjustments will be displayed. (Threshold) Set the boundary (threshold) at which black and whi te are divided. By adjusting the threshold level, you can sharpen text in a document or reduce show-through in newspapers. Setting Threshold Custom You can name and save a set of tone curve and threshold settings of the Color Adjustment Buttons. Select Add/Delete... from the pull-down menu. W hen Color Mode is set to anything but Black and W hite, the Add/Delete Tone Curve Settings dialog box opens. W hen Color Mode is Black and W hite, the Add/Delete Threshold Settings dialog box opens. Page 644 of 877 pages Color Adjustment Buttons JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Enter Setting Name and click Add. The name appears in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List. Click Save to save. You can load and apply the saved tone curve/thresho ld settings to a preview image. To load the settings, select the saved item from the pull-down menu. To delete an item, select it in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List and click Delete. Click Save to save settings displayed in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List. Note Save up to 20 items. Defaults Reset all adjustments (saturation/color balance, brightne ss/contrast, histogram and tone curve). Page top Page 645 of 877 pages Color Adjustment Buttons JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > AutoScan Mode Tab Auto Scan Mode Tab This mode allows you to scan easily by simply placing documents on the Platen and clicking a button. In Auto Scan Mode, documents are automatically dete cted. You do not need to specify cropping frames or make image corrections. Supported Documents Photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, text documents and CD/DVD. Important The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly. In that case, specify the document type or size on the Basic Mode tab or the Advanced Mode tab and scan again. - Documents other than photos, postcards, business cards, maga zines, newspapers, text documents and CD/DVD - Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inch es) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off - Documents printed on thin white paper - Long narrow documents such as panoramic photos Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode Reflective CD/DVD labels may not be scanned properl y. Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned. Otherwise, documents may not be scanned correctly. See Placing Documents for details on how to place documents. Note Scan from the Basic Mode Tab or Advanced Mode Tab to reduce moire. Placing Documents Placing Documents appears. View scanned images Select this checkbox to display the thumbnails of scanned i mages in a different window.Page 646 of 877 pages Auto Scan Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Scan Scanning starts. Note When scanning starts, the progress will be displayed. Click Cancel to cancel the scan. W hen scanning is completed, a dialog box prompting you to select the next action may open. Follow the prompt to complete. For details, see Sta tus of ScanGear dialog after scanning in Scan Tab (Preferences dialog box). Instructions This page appears. Preferences... The Preferences dialog box opens and you can make s can/preview settings. Preferences Dialog Box Close Closes ScanGear (scanner driver). Related Topic Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Page top Page 647 of 877 pages Auto Scan Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Preferences Dialog Box Preferences Dialog Box Click Preferences... in the ScanGear (scanner drive r) screen to open Preferences dialog box. In the Preferences dialog box, you can make advance d settings to ScanGear (scanner driver) functions via the Scanner, Preview, Scan and Color Settings t abs. Scanner Tab Allows you to specify a folder to save images tempo rarily and a music file to play during or at the end of a scan. Scanner Tab Preview Tab Allows you to select what to do with Preview when S canGear (scanner driver) is started and how to display cropping frames after previewing images. You can also select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents. Preview Tab Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear (scanner driver) after scanning images. Scan Tab Color Settings Tab Allows you to select how to adjust color, and specify the monitor gamma value. Color Settings Tab Page top Page 648 of 877 pages Preferences Dialog Box JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Scanner Tab Scanner Tab On the Scanner tab, you can specify the following s ettings. Quiet Mode Select this checkbox to reduce scanner sound by slo wing down the scanner head when previewing or scanning documents. This checkbox is not selected b y default. Note Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this f unction. Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify another one. Sound Settings You can set the machine to play music during/at the end of a scan. Select the Play Music During Scanning or Play Sound W hen Scanning is Completed checkbox, then click Browse... and specify a sound file. You can specify the following files. - MIDI file (*.mid, *.rmi, *.midi) - Audio file (*.wav, *.aif, *.aiff) - MP3 file (*.mp3) Calibration Settings W hen you set Execute at Every Scan to ON, the scanner wil l be calibrated every time before previewing and scanning, to reproduce correct color tones in scanned im ages. Note Even when Execute at Every Scan is set to OFF, the scanner may be calibrated automatically in some cases (such as immediately after you turn the machine on). Calibration may take time depending on your computer.Page 649 of 877 pages Scanner Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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