Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Preview Tab Preview Tab On the Preview tab, you can specify the following s ettings. Preview at Start of ScanGear Select what to do with Preview when ScanGear (scann er driver) is started. Display Saved Preview Image is selected by default. Automatically Execute Preview ScanGear (scanner driver) will automatically start previewing at startup. Display Saved Preview Image The previously previewed image will be displayed. The Color Adjustment Button settings, the Toolbar s ettings, and the Advanced Mode tab settings are also saved. None No preview image will be displayed at startup. Note Select None if you do not want to save the preview image. Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Select how to display cropping frames after preview ing images. Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images is selected by default. Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images The cropping frame will automatically be displayed in the document size after previewing. Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images A cropping frame of the same size as the last used cropping frame will be displayed after previewing. None Page 651 of 877 pages Preview Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
No cropping frame will be displayed after previewing. Cropping Size for Thumbnail View Select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents. Standard is selected by default. Larger Displays 105% (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size. Standard The standard size. Smaller Displays 95% (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size. Note W hen you change the Cropping Size for Thumbnail Vie w setting, the preview images will be refreshed and cropped to the new size. As the previ ew images are refreshed, the color adjustments and other settings applied to them are reset . Page top Page 652 of 877 pages Preview Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Scan Tab Scan Tab On the Scan tab, you can specify the following sett ings. Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning Select what to do with ScanGear (scanner driver) af ter scanning images. Close ScanGear automatically is selected by default. Close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the original application when scanning is completed. Do not close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen for another scan when scanning is completed. Display the dialog to select next action Select this to open a screen and select what to do when sca nning is completed. Note Even if Do not close ScanGear automatically or Display the dialog to select next action is set, some applications may not support it. Page top Page 653 of 877 pages Scan Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Color Settings Tab Color Settings Tab On the Color Settings tab, you can specify the foll owing settings. Color Adjustment Select either of the following. Recommended is sele cted by default. This function is available when Color Mode is Color or Grayscale. Recommended Select this to vividly reproduce the tone of a document on the screen. It is recommended that you normally select this setting. Color Matching Select this to automatically match the scanner, mon itor and color printer colors, thus reducing time and trouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors. Color Adjustment Buttons will be disabled. This function is available when Color Mode is Color . - Source(Scanner): Select scanner profile. - Target: Select target profile. - Monitor: Select this to display preview image with optimum correction for monitor. - Defaults: Returns to the default Color Matching s ettings. None Select this to disable color correction provided by ScanGear (scanner driver). Note Color Matching is available when ScanGear (scanner driver), monitor, color management- compliant application (such as Adobe Photoshop) and printer are set up correctly. Refer to the corresponding manual for the monitor, pr inter and application settings. Monitor Gamma By setting the gamma value of a monitor, you can adjust the input data to the brightness characteristics of the monitor. Adjust the value if your monitors gamma value does not match the Page 654 of 877 pages Color Settings Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
default value set in ScanGear (scanner driver), and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor. Click Defaults to return to the default Monitor Gam ma value (2.20). Note Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its ga mma value. If it is not written in the manual, contact the manufacturer. Page top Page 655 of 877 pages Color Settings Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Appendix: Useful Information on Scanning Appendix: Useful Information on Scanning Adjusting the cropping frame (scan area) Adjusting Cropping Frames Selecting the best resolution Resolution Learning about file formats File Formats Learning about Color Matching Color Matching Matching the colors between the document and monitor See Monitor Gamma in the following section. Color Settings Tab Page top Page 656 of 877 pages Appendix: Useful Information on Scanning JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Appendix: Useful Information on Scanning > Adjusting Cropping Frames Adjusting Cropping Frames You can specify the scan area by creating a croppin g frame on the image displayed in the Preview area of the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen. W hen you c lick Scan, only the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned and passed to the application. Cropping Frame Types (1) Focus Cropping Frame (rotating thick broken lin es) The settings in Basic Mode or Advanced Mode will be applied. (2) Selected Cropping Frame (stationary thick broke n lines) The settings will be applied to the Focus Cropping Fram e and Selected Cropping Frames simultaneously. You can select multiple cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key. (3) Unselected Cropping Frame (stationary thin broken lines) The settings will not be applied. Note Focus Cropping Frame and Selected Cropping Frames are d isplayed in whole image view. Initial Cropping Frame In thumbnail view Cropping frame is not displayed initially. Drag the mouse over a frame to create a cropping frame. In whole image view A cropping frame (Focus Cropping Frame) is displaye d automatically around the preview image according to the document size. You can also create a cropping frame by dragging the mouse in the Preview area. Note Cropping frames are set according to the document s ize (Auto Crop) by default. For details, see Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab (Preferences dialog box). Adjusting a Cropping Frame The cursor will change into (Arrow) when it is positioned over a cropping fram e. If you click and drag the mouse in the direction of the ar row, the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly. Page 657 of 877 pages Adjusting Cropping Frames JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
The cursor will change into (Crosshair arrow) when it is positioned within a cropping frame. Click and drag the mouse to move the entire cropping fram e. Note In Advanced Mode, you can specify the cropping frame size by entering the values into W idth and Height in Input Settings. Input Settings You can rotate a cropping frame 90 degrees by click ing (Switch Aspect Ratio). However, (Switch Aspect Ratio) is not available when Output Size is Flexible. Creating Multiple Cropping Frames In thumbnail view You can only create one cropping frame per image. In whole image view Click and drag the mouse in a space outside the exi sting cropping frame to create a new cropping frame in the Preview area. The new cropping frame will be the Focus Cropping Frame, and the old cropping frame will be the Unselected Cropping Frame. Page 658 of 877 pages Adjusting Cropping Frames JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
You can create multiple cropping frames and apply different scan settings to each cropping frame. You can also select multiple cropping frames by clicking th em while pressing the Ctrl key. If you select multiple cropping frames and change t he settings on a tab at the right of ScanGear (scanner driver), the settings will be applied to all the select ed cropping frames. W hen you create a new cropping frame, it retains th e settings of the latest cropping frame. Note Create up to 12 cropping frames. Scanning takes longer than usual when multiple crop ping frames are selected. Deleting Cropping Frames In thumbnail view To delete a cropping frame, click an area outside the cropping frame on an image. In whole image view To delete a cropping frame, select it and click (Remove Cropping Frame) on the Toolbar. Alternatively, press the Delete key. When there are multiple cropping frames, all the select ed cropping frames (Focus Cropping Frame and Selected Cropping Frames) are deleted simultaneousl y. Page top Page 659 of 877 pages Adjusting Cropping Frames JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Appendix: Useful Information on Scanning > Resolution Resolution What is Resolution? The data in the image you have scanned is a collect ion of dots carrying information about brightness and color. The density of these dots is called resolution, a nd resolution will determine the amount of detail your image contains. The unit of resolution is dots per inch (dpi). Dpi is the number of dots per square inch (2.54 cm square). The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image; the lower the resolution (value), the less detail. Setting the Resolution in MP Navigator EX In MP Navigator EX, you can specify the resolution with Scanning Resolution in the Scan Settings dialo g box. Images for Printing Images to be printed should be scanned at a resolution t hat corresponds to the resolution of the printer. For example, if you want to print using a 600 dpi b lack and white printer, you should set the resolution to 600 dpi. W ith a color printer, specifying the resolution at half the resolution of the printer should be fine. For example, if you want to print scanned paper/photos using a 600 dpi color printer, you should set the resolution to 300 dpi. However, with a high-resolut ion printer, printing takes longer than usual if you set the resolution to half the resolution of the printe r. Example of Appropriate Resolution when Printing to Scale If you print a document at twice the size both vert ically and horizontally, the resolution of the document will be reduced by half. If the resolution of the origin al document is 300 dpi, the resolution of the enlar ged document will be 150 dpi. If you print the document with a 600 dpi color printer, the lack of detail in the image may be obvious. In that case, if you scan at the Scanning Resolution of 600 dpi, the resolution will be 300 dpi even if you double the size of document and you can print the document with sufficient quality. Conversely, if you print a document at half scale, it should be sufficient to scan at half the resolution. W hen Printing Color Photos at Twice the Size Document resolution: 300 dpi Scanning resolution: 600 dpi Scale: 200% Print at twice the size Scanning resolution/actual scanning resolution: 600 dpi Printing resolution: 300 dpi Setting the Resolution in ScanGear (Scanner Driver) In ScanGear (scanner driver), you can specify the r esolution with Output Resolution in Output Settings onPage 660 of 877 pages Resolution JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals