Epson X410 Manual

Available Image Types - Professional Mode
You can select these Image Type options in Epson Scan Professional Mode.
24-bit ColorSelect this setting for color photos.
Color Smoothing Select this setting for color graphic images, such as charts or graphs.
8-bit Grayscale Select this setting for black-and-white photos.
Black & White Select this setting for black text documents or line art.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
Selecting a Scan Area - Professional Mode You can select a specific area in...

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Thumbnail preview: Your scan area is selected automatically, but you can change it. Place your
cursor in one corner of the desired scan area, then click and drag the cursor to the opposite corner
to create a marquee (dotted line) on the preview image.
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2. Do the following, as necessary, to work with the selected scan area:
• If the marquee is correct, continue with the next step.
• To move the marquee, click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it.
• To resize the scan area, place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee, then click anddrag the edges where you want them. (Hold down the Shiftkey as you resize the marquee to
retain the same width/height proportions.)
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Normal preview: To create additional marquees (up to 50, if available), click the Copy Marquee
icon to copy the existing marquee and paste it on the preview image.
• To delete a marquee, click the marquee, then click the Delete Marquee icon.
Note: If you draw multiple marquees, make sure you select the Allbutton in the Preview window
before you scan. Otherwise, only the area inside the currently selected marquee will be scanned.
3. Click inside the scan area and make any necessary settings in the Epson...

Descreening
Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas, such as skin tones. This
option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers. (The results of descreening do not
appear in the preview image, only in your scanned image.)
Color Restoration Restores the colors in faded photos automatically.
Backlight Correction Removes shadows from photos that have too much background light.
Dust Removal Removes dust marks from your originals automatically.
Auto Exposure...

Threshold
Adjusts the level at which black areas in text and line art are delineated, improving text recognition in
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
Selecting a Scan Size - Professional Mode You can reduce or enlarge the size of your image as you scan. You can also select a specific scan size,
such as a common photo size like 4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm). This places a scan area of that size on
the preview image so you can use it to help crop the...

3. Do the following, as necessary, to work with the selected scan area:
• To move the marquee, click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it.
• To resize the scan area, place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee, then click anddrag the edge where you want it.
Note: Manually adjusting the marquee will not change the target size of the scanned file. The
marquee only indicates the area of the image that will be scanned.
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4. To create a scanned image size that is not available in the Target Size list, click the
Customize
option.
5. Name the custom size, enter the size, click Save, and clickOK. Then create a scan area on the
preview image.
The marquee is automatically proportioned for your custom scan size.
6. To use additional sizing tools, click the +(Windows) or (Mac OS X) icon next to the Target Size
setting and select options as desired.
• Scale: Reduces or enlarges your image by the percentage you enter.
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Trimming: Turns automatic image cropping on or off.
• Unlock icon: Unlocks the width/height proportions of the scanned image size so you can adjust it without constraint.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
Image Preview Guidelines You can preview your scanned image so you can adjust the scan settings using the preview as a guide.
There are two types of preview available, depending on the scan mode and selected settings:
Thumbnail previewA thumbnail preview displays your previewed images as...

• Fax: 200 dpi
Parent topic: Selecting Epson Scan Settings
Selecting Scan File Settings You can select the location, name, and format of your scan file on the File Save Settings window. You
can also select various optional settings that control how Epson Scan behaves when you scan and save
files.
The File Save Settings window may appear after you click Scanon the Epson Scan window. You may
also be able to access the window by clicking the icon on the Epson Scan window.
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