Canon Pixma Mp630 User Guide

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
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Adjusting Cropping Frames
Adjusting Cropping Frames
You can specify the scan area by creating a cropping frame on the image displayed in the Preview area.
When you click Scan, only the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned and passed to the
application.
You can create two or more cropping frames. When you click Scan, all cropping frames will be scanned.
(Scan is repeated for each...

In Advanced Mode, you can specify the cropping frame size by entering the values into  (Width) and 
 (Height) in Input Settings.
Note
Cropping frames are set according to the document size (Auto Crop) by default. For details, see
Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab (Preferences dialog box).
Creating multiple cropping frames
Click and drag the mouse in a space outside the existing cropping frame to create a new cropping frame
in the Preview area. The new cropping frame will be the Focus...

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Resolution
Resolution
What is Resolution?
The data in the image you have scanned is a collection of dots carrying information about brightness and
color. The density of these dots is called resolution, and 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...

Example of Appropriate Resolution when Printing to Scale
The scanning resolution is automatically set so that the value set in Output Resolution will be the
resolution of the scanned image. If you set Output Resolution to 300 dpi and scan at twice the size, the
document will be automatically scanned at 600 dpi, and the resolution of the scanned image will be 300
dpi. You can print the document with sufficient quality using a 600 dpi color printer.
When Printing L Size (8.9 cm x 12.7 cm) Photos at Twice...

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File Formats
File Formats
You can select a file format when saving scanned images. You should specify the most suitable format
according to how you want to use the image on which application.
Available file formats vary by application and computer (Windows or Macintosh).
See below for the characteristics of each image file format.
BMP (Standard File Extension: .bmp)
A standard file format for...

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Color Matching
Color Matching
Color Matching adjusts devices as shown below to match the colors of an image displayed on a monitor
or a printed image with the colors of the original document.
Example: When sRGB is selected as the output profile (target)
Input Profile (Source)
 Scanner 
ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Output Profile (Target)
 sRGB 
OS
Application
 Application
Printer Driver
Monitor...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Other Scanning Methods
Other Scanning Methods
Scanning with WIA Driver
Scanning using the Control Panel (Windows XP Only)
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Scanning with WIA Driver
You can scan an image from a WIA-compliant application and use the image in that application.
The procedure varies depending on the application. The following procedures are examples only.
For details, refer to the applications manual.
Important
In Windows 2000, you cannot scan using the WIA driver.
Scanning with WIA Driver 2.0
The following is an example of scanning using Windows Photo Gallery.
1.Place...

Resolution
Brightness
Move the slider to adjust the brightness. Move it to the left to darken and right to brighten the
image. You can also enter a value (-100 to 100).
Contrast
Move the slider to adjust the contrast. Moving it to the left will decrease the contrast of the image,
thus softening the image. Moving it to the right will increase the contrast of the image, thus
sharpening the image. You can also enter a value (-100 to 100).
Preview or scan images as separate files
Select this checkbox to...