Microtek ScanPotter, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...ultiple scan frames ScanPotter allows you to assign several subframes on one scanned image and then save them under different files This feature simplifies repeated boring steps into one simple and instant click action Supports the newest JPEG 2000 format ScanPotter allows you to save the scanned materials in the JPEG 2000 format JPEG 2000 format files have several distinguished advantages such as...

Page 2: ...nds of colors display or better Microtek scanners that support ScanPotter Launching ScanPotter Start ScanPotter from the Applications folder in your Mac OS X system You will also see the ScanPotter menu at the top left portion of your desktop Here you will see commands for updating software version for your ScanPotter hiding ScanPotter quitting ScanPotter etc Exiting ScanPotter To exit ScanPotter ...

Page 3: ...he various commands and tools for controlling the scanner 1 Image Tool Buttons Click to manipulate the scanned image 2 Scanner Settings Specify scanning requirements 3 File Saving Settings Manage settings for scanned and saved image 4 Applications Add or remove application programs to view the scanned and saved image 5 Reset to Default Click to retrieve the default settings 6 Preview Area Display ...

Page 4: ...eview window you can resize the scan frame floating dotted rectangle around the image by dragging on the square spot on the edge or those on the corner of the scan frame to determine the final size of the actual scan 6 Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column a Select the appropriate image type e g Color in the Color Type as your image output type Select Color to scan the ...

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Page 6: ...ton to perform a preliminary scan of the image which will appear in the Preview window 6 In the Preview window you can resize the scan frame floating dotted rectangle around the image by dragging on the square spot on the edge or those on the corner of the scan frame to determine the final size of the actual scan 7 Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column a Select the appr...

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Page 8: ...type e g Color in the Color Type as your image output type Select Color to scan the image in color Select Grayscale to scan the image in grayscale Select Black White to scan the image in black and white b Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution c Select a dimension in the Scan Frame your preview image size 5 Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary v...

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Page 10: ...nning requirements in the Scanner Settings column a Select the appropriate image type e g Color in the Color Type as your image output type Select Color to scan the image in color Select Grayscale to scan the image in grayscale Select Black White to scan the image in black and white b Select a desired resolution in the Resolution for your image output resolution c Select a dimension in the Scan Fr...

Page 11: ...om the paper stack into the ADF s document feed tray as step 1 of the previous page Do not load more than one sheet as a single sheet is sufficient for preview purposes 2 After finishing step 3 of the previous page and before proceeding to step 4 click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image When done a preview image appears in the preview window At this moment the pre...

Page 12: ...an Settings and Image Settings Zoom In Button Zoom In button let you magnify the view of the image Only your view of the preview image is changed the actual size of the image remains unaffected Zoom In button also works same when the preview window is switched to the preview window of the Image Settings interface Image view enlarged with Zoom In tool The original image view Click to enlarge the si...

Page 13: ...on Click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image When done a preview image appears in the preview window The default preview resolution is 150 dpi Scan Button Click the Scan button to start the final scanning process If you do not assigned a desired folder the scanned result will be saved in the user s Documents ScanPotter folder Reveal in Folder Button Click the Revea...

Page 14: ...s and applies various image effects to the original image When done users will see nine thumbnail images with the same content of the original image on the screen which is that each one contains one specific image processing effect To select the thumbnail image with an image effect you like and display it in the area of the Preview Window simply move your cursor mouse up on the image and click it ...

Page 15: ...erent image effects and adjustment tools on the screen ScanPotter supports the following image effects and adjustment tools The preview image with a selected image effect Additional image correction and adjustment tools Thumbnail images with different types of image effects Various color types bring out different image effects and adjustment tools ...

Page 16: ...B Color Grayscale Black White RGB Color Grayscale Black White Filter Image Effects Normal v v Sharpen v v Blur v v Edge v Sepia v Diffusion v Line Art v Additional Adjustment Exposure v v Brightness v v Contrast v v Saturation v Hue v Threshold ...

Page 17: ... original status of scanned images Brightness Contrast Control the brightness and contrast levels of the selected frame image Increasing the brightness makes all tones in the image lighter Contrast on the other hand is the range between the darkest and lightest shades in the image and increasing the contrast makes for greater separation between the darkest and lightest areas of the image Hue Satur...

Page 18: ...apers on the ADF otherwise it will scan from the scan bed On the other hand if your scanner equipped with only a glass scanner bed the Scan Source you see will let you select scanned materials For example if you are using the ScanMaker i800XL Plus you can select either Reflective Positive Film or Negative Film as your scan source depending on which kinds of materials you use to scan To select a sc...

Page 19: ...ed To select a desired resolution click the drop down menu in the Resolution option and point the mouse cursor to the option desired Scan Frame Scan Frame list box provides predefined sizes for easier selection of the scan job area The supported sizes are based on the models of scanners used To select a desired scan job area click the drop down menu in the Scan Frame option and point the mouse cur...

Page 20: ...the final scan job directly without performing a preliminary preview job the system will pop up a dialog box to ask about if you have the need to adjust the scan frame manually If needed click the Adjust scan frame manually button to resize the final scan frame for your scan job If not click the Scan button to carry out the finally scan job immediately ...

Page 21: ...where the final scan is delivered to By default the software has picked up the user s Documents ScanPotter folder to save all your scanned materials To reassign a new location simply click the Location button A pop up dialog window appears on the screen 1 Pick up a desired destination folder from lists of the path 2 Or you can create a new folder in the location you want by clicking the New Folder...

Page 22: ... modified in the Suffix edit box below Text Suffix This method lets you customize a root file name and put a number after the name Scan is the default root file name and 00001 is the default number put after the name The root file name can be modified in the CustomText edit box and the suffix number can be modified in the Suffix box aside Editable suffix number box Text This method lets you custom...

Page 23: ... file format grouped by common compressed image format At the half bottom of the list you can see lists of file format grouped by common text file format Accompanied with different kinds of file format when you click the Settings button beside you will see different File Format Settings windows for each set of file format JPEG Image Format When the JPEG is selected in the File Format option box an...

Page 24: ...progressive encoding Image Quality Five options are provided for saving the JPEG file The options are Highest High Normal Low and Lowest PNG Image Format Encoding Method Check the box if you like to save a PNG file in interlaced encoding Gamma Slide the bar to set up the gamma value for your saved material ...

Page 25: ...he scanner bed Then click the Continue button to scan or click the Finish button to save multiple images as a single file If you scan through the ADF the scanning originals are sequentially scanned until paper out when finished all the scanned images are saved as a single file Compression Method Two options are provided for saving the compressed TIFF file The options are LZW and PackBits The defau...

Page 26: ...coding Method Check the box if you like to save a HTML file in Unicode encoding Pictures Check the box if you like to save pictures with your scanned text together PDF Document Format Multiple Pages If this option box is checked the system allows you to save the scanned images to a single file Export Mode Specify the exported modes of recognized text into PDF file Four option are provided for you ...

Page 27: ... option boxes will be disabled and you cannot set up the password requirement for your saved PDF file On the contrary you can assign the password requirement and different levels of authority to protect your saved PDF file when others want to access it RTF Document Format Highlight uncertain symbols Let you decide the color used to mark the uncertain text in the saved RTF file Pictures Check the b...

Page 28: ...ther the system recognizes numbers as its numberial values instead of strings values From table only Check the box if you want the system to recognize the value from a text block only Barcode Separator This option let you group your files by the use of the barcode on your scanned materials When this option is checked the system will identify group name and save files based on the unique vales of e...

Page 29: ... the scanned file is sent to your selected application When you click the Scan button to start the scanning process the saved file will be sent to the assigned application and later can be opened directly from your chosen application Add A New Application If you do not find any proper applications to open the saved file the ScanPotter allows you to add more application programs into the selectable...

Page 30: ... click the Minus button at the top right side of the application lists Copy Application Copy application allows you to perform the final scan and send the scanned image to the specified printer Also you can select the proper paper size for the printed file at this layer Please take note that if there is no printer connected with your computer even when the Copy application is activated the options...

Page 31: ... E Mail address in the recipient the other parts such as Subject and Content will be available to be accessed and modified Check the box of Send the mail immediately if you like to send out the scanned file once when it is done Web Application Web application allows you to perform the final scan and uploads them to the web based photo application The selected Web browser will be opened automatical...

Page 32: ...32 Microtek ScanPotter Reference Manual Reset to Default Button Click the button to reset all of the image settings to default values ...

Page 33: ...te Frame function lets you create a new frame in the preview window This feature allows you to create as many frames as you wish and each frame can then be saved as an independent file With the creation of a new frame the new frame becomes the current selected frame To create a new frame 1 Click the Preview button to see a preliminary view of the image ...

Page 34: ...a size you like When a new frame is generated you will see that the new added frame is selected and enclosed in red dotted lines 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you finish creating all frames wanted Adjust the Size of Created Frames To resize the new scan frame you can click and drag on the borders of the scan frame or drag the square spot on the edge or those on the corner of the scan frame Delete t...

Page 35: ...Click the x button at the right corner of the frame Or press the del key on your keyboard The system will pop up a confirmation window to ask about if you want to delete the selected frame Click the Delete button to execute the final action The selected frame will be removed from the Preview window ...

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