Canon scanner CanoScan FS4000US User Manual

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Adding and Deleting Menu Items
You can customize the scan settings pull-down menu to make it easier to use. For example, you can 
add items, change the item order and delete items.
This following example explains these procedures using the “Display Size” option of the display 
mode.
The preset items cannot be deleted from the pull-down menu.
Clicking the [Copy...] button copies the selected item under the same name with “copy” added to...

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Adding a New Item
Clicking the [New...]
 button will display the following dialog box. Input the new name, set the setting 
and click [OK]
.
You cannot set the same name as an existing item.
You can add up to 64 new items.
Renaming an Item
Clicking the [Rename...]
 button will display the following dialog box. Input the new name to the 
“Name” box and click [OK]
 to rename the item.
You cannot set the same name as an existing item....

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CHAPTER 4
Adjusting Images
This section explains how to adjust the brightness and coloring of preview 
images.
Image Adjustment Modes ..............................................72
Adjusting a Histogram ...................................................77
Adjusting the Tone Curve ..............................................79
Adjusting the Brightness/Contrast ...............................81
Adjusting the Color Balance...

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Image Adjustment Modes
You can use the image adjustments to correct a preview image if the image quality is not quite to your 
satisfaction.
You cannot use the image adjustment modes when the “Use Color Matching” option is on. See p. 89, “Use 
Color Matching,” for an explanation of switching the Use Color Matching option.
The image adjustment section is grayed out and adjustments cannot be made when there is no image 
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Adjustment Mode Types
The available adjustment modes vary as shown below with the color mode that has been selected. 
You can switch between adjustment modes by clicking on the respective tabs.
Color Mode (42-Bit and 24-Bit Color)
Grayscale Mode (14-Bit and 8-Bit Grayscale)
Black and White Mode
Brightness/Contrast. See p. 81.
Tone Curve. See p. 79.
Histogram. See p. 77. Ta b
Color Balance. See p. 83.
Brightness/Contrast. See p. 81.
Tone Curve. See...

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Procedures Common to All Image Adjustment Modes
This topic introduces the procedures that are common to all image adjustment modes.
Channel Selection Panel
The color of each dot comprising the scanned image is expressed as a mixture of varying gradations 
of red (R), green (G) and blue (B). The settings for each of these colors, which are referred to as 
channels, can be adjusted individually or together via the master channel.
Channels are only...

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Reset and [Clear] Buttons
There are two reset buttons: one inside each tab and one at the bottom of the dialog.
Reset Button inside Tab
Click this button to reset all the settings in the particular tab to the default values. If the tab has 
channel settings, this button only resets the default values for the selected channel.
[Clear]
 (Reset All Tabs) button at Bottom
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How to Use Each Image Adjustment Mode
Refer to the chart below for an idea of how to use each image adjustment mode. See the page 
number referenced for each mode for more information on that particular mode. 

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Adjusting a Histogram
The histogram adjustment mode is available when the color mode is set to [42-Bit Color]
, [24-Bit 
Color]
, [14-Bit Grayscale]
 or [8-Bit Grayscale]
. The histogram shows just how much data falls into 
each brightness level. Use this mode when you wish to specify the appropriate allocation of data 
between the brightest values (highlights) and the darkest values (shadows). You can specify cutoff 
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Interpreting a Histogram
You can select the entire image or specify an area for which a histogram will be generated. The 
relative heights of the peaks in the histogram indicate the concentration of data with the 
corresponding brightness values.
How to Adjust a Histogram
The distribution of data between highlights and shadows can be adjusted by dragging the shadows 
and highlights slider tabs left or right. All data to the left of the shadows cutoff...