User Manual - TWAIN 32 - Epson America, Inc.
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1. Photographs for details Scan Type 36 bit Color 7 Filter 36 bit Color Selecting the Scan Type Select color characteristics scan type of the original you ll be scanning Choose one of the following 36 bit Color Scans using a 36 bit color space and saves a 24 bit color image the default option 12 bit Grayscale Scans using a 12 bit grayscale space and saves Vote an 8 bit black and white image with shades of gray Metall Sivercast Lite 1 bit Line Art OCR Saves the scanned object as a 1 bit black and settings are available Walle lime an image for all scan types For For information on how to scan different types of originals simultaneously example the Filter see Batch Scanning setting is not available when 1 bit Line Art OCR is selected Choosing the Scan Resolution Resolution refers to how many dots per inch dpi or dots per centimeter dpcm you want your scanned image to contain These sections tell you how to select the best resolution for your image Factors to Consider in Selecting Resolution Changing the Resolution Factors to Consider in Selecting Resolution The best resolution for a scanned image depends on the type of image you re scanning and your final output device The higher a resolution you select the larger the resulting image file For example an 8 5 x 11 inch original scanned at 300 dpi can produce a 24MB file The same original scanned at 72 dpi creates only a 1 3MB file If your sc2. of system memory an error message or your system locks up when this happens Reduce the image size or resolution and try scanning again If you still can t scan the image add more system memory For applications on a Macintosh allocate at least 16MB as preferred memory using the Get Info dialog box in the File menu if you get memory errors If you scanned a large image in your application and then immediately scanned another the application may not have released the memory used for the first image Close the application restart it and scan again You have trouble batch scanning Problem Your application program doesn t support batch scanning or you don t have enough system memory Solution Some applications don t support batch scanning When you try to batch scan with this type of program you get an error message or the system locks up Check the program documentation and if necessary use another program for batch scanning You also may not have enough system memory for the batch scan Try reducing the document size scanning fewer pages at once or adding more system memory You cannot scan images at all or only a few dots appear in the scanned image Problem You may have selected incorrect scan settings Solution Select different SilverFast Lite settings You may have selected an incorrect Scan Type or the Highlight Shadow and Tone Curves settings may be inappropriate for your image See Changing th
3. Scanning Multiple Images 37 Scanning Transparencies 38 Scanning Polaroid Photographs 40 Adjusting Image Quality 43 Using Auto Adjust 44 Activating and Resetting Auto Adjust Settings 44 Removing or Preserving a Color Cast 44 Using the Densitometer 45 Setting the Densitometer Measuring Point 46 Manually Adjusting Highlights and Shadows 47 Displaying the Brightest and Darkest Image Points 48 Adjusting Tone Curves 49 Using the Tone Curve 50 Adjusting Tone Curves of Individual Colors 51 Using the Tone Curve Sliders 52 Saving and Loading Tone Curve Settings 53 Adjusting Color Balance 55 Selecting Tone Ranges 56 Modifying Color Values 56 Applying Scanning Filters 57 Troubleshooting 58 Problems Using SilverFast Lite 58 Problems with Image Quality 62 Where to Get Help 66 Keyboard Shortcuts 67 Windows 95 98 and NT Shortcuts 67 Macintosh Shortcuts 69 Glossary 71 Index 73 Introduction LaserSoft SilverFast Lite is a TWAIN interface program between your application software and your EPSON Expression 800 scanner that lets you scan images into your software It is the ideal interface for scanning Vot photographs on any type of medium photo paper positive and negative If you re scanning transparencies 35 mm slides and film even Polaroid media documents with OCR SilverFast Lite does more than transfer images from the scanner it also optical character lets you recognition applications you gt should use EPSON gt
4. TWAIN Pro instead of SilverFast Lite for the best results See the electronic EPSON D TWAIN Pro User s Guide for instructions gt Preview the image before scanning Adjust the orientation of the image such as flip it horizontally or vertically or rotate it Automatically adjust image exposure Make corrections to the image such as adjusting brightness contrast and tone quality Scan multiple frames multiple images and even different types of originals color grayscale and black and white at one time Quickly scan Polaroid photographs for Spectra or 600 size film to automatically size the image and adjust the exposure Scan clear newsprint or magazine images with a Descreening filter to eliminate line screens 1 Select the basic settings Scan Mode Original Scan Type 2 Preview your image 3 Adjust the frame border to crop the image Here is a brief overview of scanning steps using SilverFast Lite 4 Use Auto Adjust to optimize image quality ariginat ini z B E al stat Sraa Tppa BM a Lal Filier Pre Silvenbast Lie cmm Tml 5 Size or scale rie E the image 6 Set the Resolution 7 Scan the image into your application For Batch scanning select Batch Mode or Batch Mode Tiff as the Scan Mode setting For Polaroid photographs select Spectra Polaroid or 600 Polaroid as the Original setting for automatic framing and exposure For image
5. fields The other values are adjusted as necessary to maintain your image proportions width height scale percentage Resizing by Manually Entering a Scale Percentage Scale To resize an image by typing in a scale magnification percentage 100 1 Click on a frame if there s more than one displayed 2 Make sure the proportional scaling bracket is locked to automatically 100 maintain the image s height to width ratio Just click on it to lock it 3 Type a new height and or width scale factor A number greater than 100 increases the image output size from the original size A number less than 100 decreases the image output size from the original size Advanced Scanning SilverFast Lite provides advanced tools that let you change image orientation scan multiple images at once and scan transparencies Polaroids and photographs for enlargement The following topics are described in this chapter Changing Image Orientation Batch Scanning Scanning Transparencies Scanning Polaroid Photographs Vee Changes in image orientation are shown in the orientation display not in the preview image image orientation display Changing Image Orientation If you placed an image on the scanner document table incorrectly you can rotate the image using SilverFast Lite instead of moving the original on the scanner You can also flip an image either horizontally or vertically To do this you use the
6. the Polaroid modes SilverFast Lite automatically activates a custom Auto Adjust mode for the Polaroid photograph see Scanning Polaroid Photographs for details Using Auto Adjust The Kil Auto Adjust tool checks the image for the brightest and darkest points and sets the highlight and shadow points according to a preset formula It also adjusts the midtones to align with the extreme points for an overall brighter image Use Auto Adjust for color or grayscale images it isn t needed for line art 1 bit Line Art OCR You can also use Auto Adjust to mark particular color casts in the image for removal or preservation from automatic adjustments See Removing or Preserving a Color Cast for details Activating and Resetting Auto Adjust Settings To activate Auto Adjust click the Kil Auto Adjust button To reset the Auto Adjust settings to their default values hold down the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh and click the Ki Auto Adjust button On the Macintosh if you have multiple frames the frame numbers appear in each frame when you press the control key Removing or Preserving a Color Cast Sometimes an image has a distinctive overall color or color cast Auto Adjust looks for and balances the color by removing any dominating color casts in the image Usually you ll want to remove dominating color casts from your scanned images but sometimes a color cast may be desirable For example a photograph of a sunset migh
7. bar If you notin pixel view click the H button Setting the Densitometer Measuring Point You can fix the densitometer measurement point to a specific location on an image to get its color values and accurately adjust the tone curve based on those values 1 Move the mouse pointer to the point on the image you want to mark for measurement 2 Hold down the Shift key and click the image A red cross 4 appears at that point on the image and remains there until you press the Shift key while clicking the image again 3 Now open the Gradation Curves dialog box see Adjusting Tone Curves for details The red green and blue curve anchors indicate the settings for those colors at the densitometer measuring point Enter new values for the colors you want to adjust based on the current densitometer values L 1 BA You can compare the original highlight and shadow values with the new values by viewing the densitometer See Using the Densitometer for details To preserve color casts as you adjust the highlights and shadows press the Shift key while you make adjustments Manually Adjusting Highlights and Shadows The Auto Adjust feature automatically adjusts the highlights and shadows of the selected image However if you want you can manually adjust them You can even have SilverFast Lite show you the brightest and darkest points in the image so you know where to select them See Displaying the Brightest and Darkest
8. difficult If you have the Artist or Professional model of the EPSON Expression 800 use Monaco Profiler Lite to set up ICC profiles for these devices See the electronic manual on the Monaco Profiler Lite CD ROM for details The printed image is larger or smaller than the size of the original Problem Solution You may have resized Check the image size settings in your application and SilverFast Lite your output image see Sizing the Image for details Also don t use the size of the image on your monitor to judge the printed size you may have zoomed the image for easier viewing Also some applications display high resolution images on your lower resolution monitor so they appear larger than their original size The printer can t print the image or the printout is garbled or isn t an image Problem Solution Your printer and Check that the printer is properly connected to the computer and is computer may not be correctly set up see your printer manual securely connected Your software is not Check that your application software is properly installed and set up for installed correctly for your printer see your application software manual your printer Moir crosshatch patterns appear in the scanned image Problem Solution You have scanned a To minimize moir patterns try the following cotati with halftone Place a transparent sheet between the document and the document patterns table to unfocus the image sl
9. image orientation tools and the image orientation display flip image horizontally t flip image vertically rotate image clockwise 90 E toggle between Pixel Zoom Orientation view Pixel Zoom displays a magnified 4X view of the preview image at the position currently marked by the cursor in the preview image Orientation view shows the orientation of the active frame To change the image orientation do the following Click the toggle button to switch to Orientation view The entire image or frame appears in the image orientation display and the toggle button changes to i To rotate the image click the rotate button until the desired rotation is displayed To flip the image click the El horizontal or El vertical button Batch Scanning Batch scanning lets you automatically scan multiple originals using Vot different customized settings for each framed image For example you can scan a color postcard a black and white photograph and a black and white line art drawing at the same time Or you can place multiple Polaroid photographs on the document table and batch scan all of them at once but don t select Spectra Polaroid or 600 Polaroid as the Original setting these settings limit the prescan area to the size of one Polaroid only For best results use originals that are all reflective or all transparent Don t mix original types when batch scanning You can also batch scan multiple frames on a singl
10. jump to indexed information G antis ES a Ga A E d Tip A Cautions Notes and Tips You ll find this information throughout your guide Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information about your scanner software Tips contain additional hints for better scanning Using Electronic Links Blue underlined text indicates that the text is a link cross reference to other parts of this guide Click on the text with the mouse pointer to view the referenced information Vee Make sure you turn on your scanner before starting your application otherwise the software may not work properly The steps in this section cover scanning with common TWAIN compliant applications other applications use different scanning steps See your application s documentation for additional details on scanning Accessing SilverFast Lite Follow the steps in this section to start SilverFast Lite from your application software The steps may vary depending on your application 1 Make sure you ve set up and turned on the scanner Then place the document you want to scan on the document table See Setting Up and Using Your Scanner for instructions 2 Start your application software by selecting the program icon in its program folder 3 Select the scanner source Choose Import Acquire or Select Source from the File menu and then select either Select TWAIN_32 Sou
11. the original frame size or scale For example if you need to scan a photograph so it fits ina 2 x 3 inch space in a newsletter enter an output size of 2 x 3 inches then lock the output size SilverFast Lite automatically adjusts the scale percentage to maintain the output size as you adjust the prescan frame 1 Enter the width and height you want for your scanned image in the Output fields as described under Resizing by Manually Entering Output Dimensions Then click the lock icon it changes to a closed lock 2 To maintain the output width and height move the mouse pointer to the corner of the prescan frame the pointer changes to a 4 sided arrow To maintain only the width or the height move the mouse pointer to one of the prescan frame s side edges to maintain the width or the top or bottom edge to maintain the height the pointer changes to a 2 sided arrow 3 Click and drag the frame to resize the original frame area proponeva seali Resizing by Manually Entering Output Dimensions bracket locked To resize an image by typing in the dimensions 1 Select the active frame you want if there s more than one frame in your prescan image 2 Make sure that the proportional scaling bracket is locked to automatically maintain the image s width to height ratio If it s not click on it to lock it For details see Maintaining Size Ratio Proportional Scaling 3 Type the new height or width measurements in one of the Output
12. D address for the scanner A system error has An error condition may have caused your application or SilverFast Lite occurred to stop working correctly Save any documents in process close any open applications and exit your operating system Restart Windows or your Macintosh then start your application and try again Sometimes an error condition causes the computer to display a message that your scanner is not recognized If this happens turn the scanner off and then on again then restart your computer and try again Problem Solution Windows 95 or 98 has If you are using Windows 95 or 98 its hardware detection utility may not detected new hardware have correctly detected the SCSI controller Restart Windows and see the Windows Help utility for instructions on detecting new hardware The scanner does not start scanning Problem Solution The scanner isn t ready Check if the scanner s operate light is on If not press the operate button Then restart your computer and try scanning again You have a system If you have other expansion cards in your computer make sure they re interrupt conflict not set to the same interrupt level or I O address as the interface card for your scanner See your computer manual and interface card manual You re scanning alarge If the image is too large or your system has a minimum amount of image and running out memory you may run out of memory when you scan You ll usually get
13. EPSON Expression 800 LaserSoft SilverFast Lite User s Guide Copyright Notice All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON scanner EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other scanners Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Digital cameras and scanners like photocopiers and conventional cameras can be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material While some countries laws permit limited
14. Image Points for details To manually adjust highlights and shadows follow these steps 1 Click the ail Highlight Shadow Control button then move the mouse pointer onto your prescan image the pointer changes to a white triangle for highlights 2 To adjust the highlights click the lightest area of the image See Displaying the Brightest and Darkest Image Points to find the lightest area SilverFast Lite adjusts the image highlights by making your selection white and correcting darker tones accordingly 3 To adjust the shadows click the lal Highlight Shadow Control button then move the mouse pointer onto your prescan image and press and hold down the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh The pointer changes to a black triangle for shadows Click the darkest area of the image See Displaying the Brightest and Darkest Image Points to find the darkest area SilverFast Lite makes your selection black and adjusts all lighter tones accordingly If you need to reset the highlight and shadow adjustments to their default settings hold down the Alt key Windows or the command and option keys Macintosh and click the Highlight Shadow Control button to reset them Displaying the Brightest and Darkest Image Points Locating the brightest and darkest points in your prescan image helps you adjust the highlights and shadows 1 To find the brightest point click the il Highlight Shadow Control button and move the mouse pointer o
15. Spectra Polaroids Spectra Polaroid 600 Polaroid for 600 Polaroids 5 Set the Scan Mode and Scan Type settings as described in Selecting a Scan Mode and Selecting the Scan Type 6 Click the Prescan button The SilverFast Lite window becomes a little smaller and the prescan image appears in the 4 x 3 5 inch or 3 5 x 3 5 inch prescan area EPSON Expression800 Scan Mode Normal v OEA aa nor Original Spectra Pol w pe oe Scan Type 36Bit Color v Filter None v SilverFast Lite prescan image ae automatically aon framed to oS maximum size _ _ e Frescan staniRGe quit_ Reset The image is automatically framed to the correct size and the Auto Adjust feature is automatically activated and optimized for Polaroid photographs See Using Auto Adjust for details on this feature 7 Ifyou need to adjust the frame on the prescan image see Framing for instructions 8 Set the output size for your scanned image as described in Sizing the Image 9 Select a resolution setting see Choosing the Scan Resolution for instructions The exact resolution you should choose depends on your image type and output device see Setting Up and Using Your Scanner for resolution guidelines 10 Click the Scan RGB button to scan the image You see a window showing the progress of your scan To cancel scanning at any time click Ca
16. TWAIN source EPSON Expression 800 32 Bit SilverFast Lite isn t listed Problem Solution SilverFast Lite wasn t Reinstall the software following the instructions in Setting Up and Using installed or it wasn t Your Scanner installed correctly SilverFast Lite doesn t start Problem Solution The scanner isn t ready Make sure your scanner is turned on and the cables are connected properly Also make sure you turned on your scanner before starting SilverFast Lite If you started SilverFast Lite first exit the program turn off your scanner turn it on again and reboot your system Your system doesn t Make sure your computer scanner and software are compatible and meet the minimum meet the specifications listed in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner requirements SilverFast Lite needs Make sure SilverFast Lite can access enough system memory See the more memory section on memory allocation in your computer manual SilverFast Lite is not SilverFast Lite may not be selected as the TWAIN source in your selected as your application See Accessing SilverFast Lite for instructions on selecting it TWAIN source Your SCSI settings are You may have selected the wrong port number or SCSI ID during setup incorrect Check the settings for your scanner and any other SCSI devices you may have Then reinstall SilverFast Lite following the instructions in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner Make sure you are using a unique I
17. a group of settings that are especially useful for a specific type of scan you can save them so you can apply them later to other images You can also load Photoshop tone curves Follow the steps in these sections to handle your tone curve settings Saving a Setting Loading a Previously Saved Setting Deleting a Previously Saved Setting Loading a Photoshop Setting Saving a Setting 1 Click the Gradation Curves settings list at the top of the dialog box 2 Select Save 3 When prompted enter a file name for the saved settings and click OK Loading a Previously Saved Setting 1 Click the Gradation Curves settings list 2 Click the name of the setting you want to apply to the image Deleting a Previously Saved Setting For Windows click the Gradation Curves settings list hold down the Shift key then click the name of the setting you want to delete gt For Macintosh hold down the option key then click the Gradation Curves settings list and click the name of the setting you want to delete Loading a Photoshop Setting 1 Click the Gradation Curves settings list at the top of the dialog box 2 Click Photoshop Import to import a gradation curve you created in Photoshop 3 In the Open dialog box select the file name of the tone curve and click Open Adjusting Color Balance The Global Color Correction tool lets you adjust the colors in an image s midtones either generally or selectively To access t
18. anned image is intended only for on screen viewing you can scan at 72 dpi to reduce your file size Large files take longer to process and print so consider the practical limitations of your computer system and hard disk drive when selecting a resolution To keep your file size manageable select the lowest possible resolution that gives acceptable quality As arule of thumb for any image except line art use a scanning resolution that is approximately one third of your output resolution For example use a scanning resolution up to 100 dpi with a 300 dpi laser printer and up to 200 dpi with a 600 dpi laser printer For ink jet printers such as an EPSON Stylus series printer set to 1440 dpi printing mode use a scanning resolution of approximately 300 dpi select approximately 240 dpi for 720 dpi printing mode For a list of recommended resolutions for specific image types see Setting Up and Using Your Scanner Changing the Resolution To change the resolution to a specific setting move the resolution slider to the left to decrease resolution or right to increase resolution You can also enter a resolution in the field and switch between dpi dots per inch and dpcm dots per centimeter measurement units click to switch between J 152 EE dpi and dpcm If you select an appropriate resolution for your image and then enlarge it by scaling it or selecting a larger output size SilverFast Lite automatically increases the resolu
19. aserSoft 58 to 61 Proportional scaling 30 to 33 Quality adjusting image 43 to 57 problems image 62 to 65 R Reflective option 18 38 Resetting options 38 40 Resolution 20 to 22 29 to 30 63 Resource requirements 28 to 29 Rotating images 35 S Scale settings 29 to 32 Scan Mode setting 17 Scan Type setting 61 63 Scanning accessing LaserSoft 11 to 13 advanced 34 to 42 basic 14 to 33 batch see Batch scanning filters 16 43 57 SCSI interface problems 59 Settings changing basic 17 to 22 Shadows see Highlight Shadow Control Sharpen filter 16 57 Sizing images changing size 30 to 33 problems 64 resource requirements 28 to 29 Software installation problems 58 65 System interrupt conflicts 60 System requirements 59 T U Tone Curves Unzoom button 25 adjusting 16 43 49 to 54 61 63 adjusting individual colors 51 loading 53 to 54 L Saving 2A to 2A Zooming 27 to 28 using curve 50 to 51 using densitometer with 46 50 using sliders 52 to 53 Transferring zoomed corrections 28 Transparencies frame border 24 scanning 38 to 39 settings 18 Troubleshooting 58 to 66
20. button Reset button image quality tools pixel zoom and image orientation display prescan image area The features in the SilverFast Lite window are basically the same for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms Any differences are noted in the text Keystroke commands for each platform are listed in Keyboard Shortcuts Basic Scanning When you access SilverFast Lite from your TWAIN compliant application you can preview and manipulate image settings prior to scanning as described in these sections Basic Scanning Steps Changing the Basic Settings Framing Zooming Vot Sizing the Image The transparency unit If you re scanning using the optional transparency unit see Scanning comes with the Transparencies for basic scanning instructions Professional model of the Expression 800 It s available as an option for the Executive and Artist models If you re scanning Polaroid photographs see Scanning Polaroid Photographs for instructions on using Polaroid mode for quick scans L viz BA Cropping an image makes the scanned file size smaller the file is then faster to process and takes up less storage space on your hard drive Basic Scanning Steps 1 Access the SilverFast Lite window as described in Accessing SilverFast Lite Preview the image by clicking the Prescan button Because the prescan image reflects what the scanned image will look like it changes a
21. copying of copyrighted material in certain circumstances those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume EPSON encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of copyright laws when using digital cameras and scanners Trademarks EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON Expression is a registered trademark EPSON FaxAdvice is a trademark and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America Inc LaserSoft is a registered trademark and SilverFast is a trademark of LaserSoft GmbH Germany General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies Copyright 1998 by Epson America Inc Torrance California USA LSL1298 00 12 98 Contents Introduction 7 How to Use This Guide 9 Cautions Notes and Tips 10 Using Electronic Links 10 Accessing SilverFast Lite 11 Basic Scanning 14 Basic Scanning Steps 15 Changing the Basic Settings 17 Selecting a Scan Mode 17 Choosing the Original Document Type 18 Selecting the Scan Type 19 Choosing the Scan Resolution 20 Framing 23 Creating Frames 24 Resizing and Moving Frames 25 Creating Multiple Frames 25 Moving Between Frames 26 Zooming 27 Transferring Zoomed Corrections 28 Sizing the Image 28 Factors Affecting Resource Requirements 29 Changing the Size of the Scanned Image 30 Advanced Scanning 34 Changing Image Orientation 35 Batch Scanning 36
22. corrections use the WlTone Curves a Color Balance al Highlight Shadow Control and rotation tools Yot This Guide explains how to use the LaserSoft SilverFast Lite included on your EPSON Expression Scanning Tools CD ROM If you purchased the Artist or Professional model of the Expression 800 you also received a CD ROM with LaserSoft SilverFast 4 0 the more complete version of the application For instructions on using SilverFast 4 0 see the manual on the LaserSoft SilverFast 4 0 CD ROM How to Use This Guide The information you need to use your SilverFast Lite software can be found in the following sections of this guide Accessing SilverFast Lite gives you an overview of the main driver window and instructions on how to access it Basic Scanning provides information about the basic steps needed to scan an image Advanced Scanning presents all the advanced scanning features of SilverFast Lite such as sizing and batch scanning options and tells you how to scan transparencies Polaroid photos and photos for enlargement Adjusting Image Quality describes the settings you can use to adjust your image quality such as Auto Adjust and Color Balance Troubleshooting provides solutions to problems you may encounter using SilverFast Lite Keyboard Shortcuts lists keyboard shortcuts you can use with SilverFast Lite The Glossary defines terms you may not be familiar with The Index gives you a quick way to
23. e in the midtone ranges you can adjust the washed out area the highlight range by decreasing the highlight value of the image Or suppose you have a photo where some objects are too dark and others are too light such as an outdoor photo on a bright sunny day Darkening the highlights and lightening the shadows can balance the tones There are several tools you can use to adjust the tone curves It may take some practice to find the best ways of using these tools for optimum results See these sections for details Using the Tone Curve Adjusting Tone Curves of Individual Colors Using the Tone Curve Sliders Saving and Loading Tone Curve Settings 1 viz BA To easily determine the color values in a specific area in your image and identify their location in the tone curve first set a densitometer measuring point see Setting the Densitometer Measuring Point for instructions Then open the Gradation Curves dialog box Colored markers in the tone curve identify the position of the color values at the densitometer measuring point Using the Tone Curve To display an image s tone curves click the A Tone Curve button The Gradation Curves dialog box appears Gradation Curves gradation color curves setting selection Hil i E list boxes tone curve fo foo Jos h fis Joos os tone value fields tone curve sliders To set tone curve adjustments so they affect particula
24. e Basic Settings and Adjusting Image Quality for details Problems with Image Quality The image is distorted or blurred Problem Solution The document isn t Make sure that the document is placed flat against the document table positioned correctly on and that no part of the original is wrinkled or warped the document table You may have moved the document during scanning Check the position of the document Make sure the scanner isn t tilted or placed on an unstable surface Color is patchy or distorted at the edges of the document Problem Solution The document isn t If the original is very thick or warped at the edges the edges of the placed correctly on the image may be discolored Cover the edges of the original with opaque document table paper to avoid interference from outside light If part of the original is outside the document table the edge may be discolored Change the position of the original The image is faint or out of focus Problem Solution The document isn t Make sure the document is placed flat on the document table positioned correctly on the document table Problem Some SilverFast Lite settings may be set incorrectly Solution Check your Tone Curves setting and or select a darker Highlight setting See Adjusting Image Quality for instructions Your monitor isn t calibrated or isn t adjusted correctly Make sure you have calibrated your monitor to your scanner as d
25. e frame and repeat To batch scan all your frames at once see Batch Scanning for instructions Zooming SilverFast Lite lets you enlarge an image in the prescan area for easier viewing by zooming into it You can zoom in make the image larger and then zoom out make the image smaller You can even transfer corrections made in a zoomed area to the entire image see Transferring Zoomed Corrections for details To zoom in on a portion of the image adjust the frame border around that portion and click the E Zoom button The selected area expands into the prescan area To zoom in further make the frame border smaller and click the Prescan button To zoom out click the E Unzoom button the Zoom button when it contains a minus sign Transferring Zoomed Corrections You can also make corrections in a zoomed frame and then transfer the corrections to the rest of the image 1 Adjust the frame borders around a small area of the image that will be useful in viewing your correction effects 2 Click the al Zoom button 3 Change the settings as necessary and view their effects in the zoomed area 4 Drag the frame border out to include the rest of the image area you want to scan The settings now apply to the enlarged frame Sizing the Image The amount of computer memory or disk space required to store an image depends on several factors The following sections describe these factors and explain how to resize your sca
26. e is the last frame you create unless you change it to another frame as described in Moving Between Frames Moving Between Frames Once you ve created multiple frames as described in Creating Multiple Frames you can modify each frame as necessary for your scan To modify a frame such as resize it delete it or select settings for it it must be the active frame indicated by the border with the dotted line To select a different frame as the active frame move the mouse pointer over the solid border of the inactive frame the pointer becomes a white arrow Click the border it becomes a dotted line to indicate it is the active frame Vee To delete the active frame press the Delete key Windows or the option and delete key Macintosh use the remove key on an extended keyboard The remaining frame or the last created frame becomes the new active frame You can t delete the last remaining frame Zooming only changes the way the image appears in the prescan area of the SilverFast Lite main window it does not change the size of the scanned image Now you can select settings for the active frame move to another frame select its settings and so on Then you can scan your frames one at a time or batch scan them all at once To scan your frames one at a time select the frame you want to scan first as the active frame then click the Scan RGB button Then select the next frame you want to scan as the activ
27. e original and select different settings for each frame See Framing for instructions on creating frames Some applications don t support batch scanning or require you to select specific options to enable batch scanning Check your application documentation before using this feature SilverFast Lite offers two batch scanning options in the Scan Mode list see Scanning Multiple Images for instructions on using them Scan ModefNomal z Batch Mode Imports each scanned image or frame into your i application sequentially Batch Mode Tiff Sequentially saves each scanned image or frame Batch Mode Tif directly to your hard disk in TIFF format Tagged Image File Format Vot You can t switch between frames if you ve zoomed inona frame Zoom out from the selected frame before creating or changing frames see Framing for instructions To stop a batch scan in progress click Cancel When you access SilverFast Lite again it continues batch scanning with the next frame Click Cancel as necessary until all the frames in the batch scan are cancelled Scanning Multiple Images To scan multiple images 1 2 3 Place the original s to be scanned on the scanner document table Click the Prescan button Select one of the following from the Scan Mode list Batch Mode to import images into your application or Batch Mode Tiff to scan images into TIFF files If you select Batch Mode Tiff you see a prompt to enter
28. escribed in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner Also check your monitor s brightness and contrast settings The colors on the monitor seem different than the original image or printed image Problem Your monitor may not be calibrated correctly Solution Depending on your monitor its resolution color settings and your SilverFast Lite settings the screen colors may be different from the original colors This may be normal especially if the colors in the printed image more closely match the original Make sure you have correctly calibrated the screen as described in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner Some SilverFast Lite settings may be set incorrectly Check your Scan Type and Resolution settings to make sure they are correct for the type of image you re scanning and for the output device you re using See Changing the Basic Settings for instructions on changing these settings If you used the Kil Auto Adjust tool you may have removed or retained a color cast in the image See Using Auto Adjust for details on changing the setting Problem Solution Your system s color Check the color matching and color management capabilities of your matching may be computer display adapter and software Some computers can change affecting your results the color palette to adjust colors on your screen See your software and computer manuals for details Exact matching of colors on your monitor scanner and printer is very
29. f the dialog box provide an easy way to adjust the tone curve numeric value fields Each slider has a value of 0 at the middle setting Moving to the right increases the value moving to the left gives a negative value 1 2 etc You can also adjust the value by typing in a positive or negative number in the numeric value field next to each slider Adjust one or more of the following sliders e Contrast Controls the highlights and shadows of the tone curve without affecting the midtones yaj Brightness Adjusts the overall lightness or darkness of the a image Move the slider bar to the right to increase brightness or to the left to decrease brightness ja Highlights Controls only the points on the right of the tone curve Use this slider when you want to adjust highlights without affecting the shadows a Midtones z Shadows Adjusts the midtone values in the middle of the curve without affecting the values of the highlights or shadows at the very ends of the curve To select the way the midtones move click the icon to display as follows N Linear moves all the points in a literal relationship L Logarithmic moves the points based on a preset mathematical formula for a more gentle and subtle curve Controls only the points on the left of the tone curve Use this slider when you want to adjust the shadows without affecting the highlights Saving and Loading Tone Curve Settings When you develop
30. ge Prescan area Resolution RGB Saturation The area in the SilverFast Lite main window where you can preview the item you re scanning The amount of detail in an image as measured in dots per inch dpi or dots per centimeter dpcm Refers to red green and blue the basic colors used to create all other colors on a monitor The strength or intensity of a color based on the degree to which it lacks its complementary color For example a strongly saturated blue would have little or no yellow its complementary color A red with little saturation would have a lot of cyan its complementary color mixed in and as a result would look muddy or dark A Accessing LaserSoft 11 to 13 Advanced scanning 34 to 42 Auto Adjust color casts controlling 44 to 45 resetting 44 using 16 43 to 45 63 B Basic scanning 14 to 33 Basic settings changing 17 to 22 Batch Mode option 17 36 to 37 Batch Mode Tiff option 17 36 to 37 Batch scanning multiple frames creating 25 to 26 problems 61 scanning steps 36 to 37 selecting scan mode 17 Brightness setting 52 C Calibration problems 63 Index Color Balance adjusting 16 43 55 to 56 color values modifying 56 tone ranges selecting 56 Color casts controlling 44 to 45 47 Contrast setting 52 D Densitometer setting measuring point 46 50 using 43 45 to 46 Descreening filter 16 57 Document position problems 62 E Enlarging ima
31. ges see Sizing images photos 21 to 22 F Filters 16 43 57 Flipping images 35 Frames copying settings 26 creating 23 to 25 creating multiple 25 to 26 deleting 27 moving between 26 to 27 numbers 26 resizing and moving 25 G Gamma settings see Tone Curves Global color correction see Color Balance Glossary 71 to 72 Gradation curves see Tone Curves H Highlight Shadow Control brightest darkest image points displaying 48 color casts controlling 47 using Tone Curves see Tone Curves using tool 16 43 47 to 48 61 Highlights see Highlight Shadow Control I Image flipping 35 framing see Framing orientation changing 35 quality problems 62 to 65 quality adjusting 43 to 57 rotating 35 scanning multiple see Batch scanning sizing see Sizing images Import settings 54 Interrupt conflicts 60 Introduction 7 to 10 K Keyboard shortcuts Macintosh 69 to 70 Windows 67 to 68 M Manual how to use 9 to 10 Memory problems 59 to 61 Midtones see Tone Curves and Color Balance Moir patterns 57 65 N Neg Transparency option 18 38 Negatives see Transparencies Normal option 17 O Orientation changing image 35 Original setting 18 38 Original size see Sizing images Output settings 25 30 to 33 P Polaroid frame border 24 41 options 19 40 44 photographs scanning 40 to 42 Pos Transparency option 18 38 Problems image quality 62 to 65 using L
32. he Global Color Correction dialog box click the Color Balance button You see the Global Color Correction dialog box Global Color Correction midtone range buttons and values white point color wheel color sliders Adjust the color balance as described in these sections Selecting Tone Ranges Modifying Color Values Selecting Tone Ranges Across the top of the dialog box is a series of buttons that enable you to specify the midtone range you want to edit in your image You can select all ranges or you can choose a specific midtone range all midtones 25 50 75 al BE fe Modifying Color Values The color wheel in the dialog box is composed of the three primary colors red green and blue RGB and their complementary colors cyan magenta and yellow CMY To adjust a color increase or decrease the amount of its complementary color For example if you have an image with too much green you can reduce the green by increasing its complementary color magenta There are two ways to adjust the color values Color wheel Click and drag to move the white point to a different color orientation on the wheel The image s color balance shifts accordingly Color sliders Drag the color sliders back and forth between the complementary colors The numeric values above the color wheel shift as you make changes Only active color ranges are affected by your changes Vot Filters are only available
33. he corner or edge of the frame until the output size is what you want Maintaining Size Ratio Proportional Scaling Vet If you were to scale the width on an image differently from the height the Proportional scaling scanned image would look stretched or distorted Proportional scaling applies to changes keeps the proportions of an image width and height the same when made to either the enlarging or shrinking the image input frame size or When you use proportional scaling and you change the width or height of the output size y prop ganda y g g an image SilverFast Lite automatically adjusts the other dimension to maintain the same width to height ratio Scale fioo proportional scale foo locked Scale 120 1 proportional g scale not foo locked Output Jas inch output size k locked fi4 o inch Output e4 incr output size u not locked For example if the original image frame size is 3 inches wide and 4 inches high and you increase the output width to 4 5 inches increase it by half the height is automatically increased by half to 6 inches Proportional scaling is locked as the default setting To unlock it click on the proportional scaling bracket Then type a new scale factor for the image height and or width The proportions of your image will not be retained Maintaining Output Size When you need to scan an image to a certain size you can lock the output size so it stays the same as you adjust
34. hould choose depends on your image type and output device see Setting Up and Using Your Scanner for resolution guidelines 11 If you re scanning only one frame click the Scan RGB button to scan the image You see a window showing the progress of your scan To cancel scanning at any time click Cancel If you re batch scanning multiple frames see Batch Scanning for instructions 12 Click Quit to exit SilverFast Lite The scanned image appears in your application window Scanning Polaroid Photographs SilverFast Lite provides two options for scanning polaroids Spectra Polaroid and 600 Polaroid Both automatically frame the photograph for the correct size 4 x 3 5 inch or 3 5 x 3 5 inch and customize the exposure adjustments This optimizes the image quality unique to Polaroid photographs due to the instant development process used to create them Follow these steps to scan Polaroid photographs 1 Place the Polaroid on the scanner s document table with the upper right corner of the photo aligned with the upper right corner of the document glass 2 Access the SilverFast Lite window as described in Accessing SilverFast Lite 3 Return all settings to their defaults by holding down the Shift key and clicking the Reset button the button changes to Reset All and resets all your settings 4 Change the Original setting to Spectra Polaroid or 600 Polaroid Original Mu Pos Transparency Neg Transparency 35mm for
35. ightly Move or angle the document slightly Change the output image size setting slightly Vee If you need technical support for using the scanner please contact EPSON as described in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner or the online Reference Guide Where to Get Help If you need help using SilverFast Lite contact LaserSoft Imaging as follows Telephone 941 383 7496 Fax 941 387 7574 World Wide Web site www lasersoftInt com E mail LaserSoft earthlink net Keyboard Shortcuts Windows 95 98 and NT Shortcuts Tool and dialog box access Function Shortcut Zoom into prescan image Ctrl Alt 2 Access Global Color Correction dialog box Ctrl Alt 3 Access Gradation Curves dialog box Ctrl Alt 5 Activate Auto Adjust feature Ctrl Alt 7 Activate Auto Adjust without correcting the Shift key click the color casts W Auto Adjust button Exit any dialog box Esc Setting and resetting controls Function Shortcut Reset all settings Alt click Reset Reset all settings and reset frame border Shift click Reset Reset the Auto Adjust settings Alt click the Ki Auto Adjust button Delete custom settings from list boxes Shift click the setting Highlight Shadow Control commands Function Shortcut Set highlight Click the button click in the frame Set shadow Click the G l button Alt click in the frame Display brightest
36. ils on these settings EPSON ExpressionS00 Scan Mode Normal X uli EN Aeara Original n v p alsz same i i p B EG ene rame border Filter None w SilverFast Lite Original Scale Output Ed Ged eeg i Mbyte 16 35 Prescan S anRGB Quit Reset If you want to crop and scan only one area on one image you can adjust the default frame to the size you want See Resizing and Moving Frames for instructions To create multiple frames see Creating Multiple Frames To move between multiple frames see Moving Between Frames for instructions Resizing and Moving Frames Vote You can resize or move the default frame or the active frame if you ve created multiple frames You can also set the frame to adjust proportionally when you ve locked the output image size See To move a frame move the mouse pointer anywhere within the frame the To resize a frame move the mouse pointer over the frame border the pointer changes to a two or four headed arrow Click and drag the frame border to the size you want Maintaining Output pointer changes to a hand Click and drag the frame to the position you Size for details want You can t create 7 i multiple frames ifthe Creating Multiple Frames active frame is You can create multiple frames on one image or frame several images at zoomed Click the once Then you can either scan the frames o
37. lick Cancel 10 Click Quit to exit SilverFast Lite The scanned image appears in your application window Changing the Basic Settings Prescanning lets you preview the image to see how it will look when scanned If any adjustments are needed change one or more of the basic Wo settings described in these sections to obtain the results you want E Selecting a Scan Mode For a description of i a the Filter setting see Choosing the Original Document Type Applying Scannin Selecting the Scan Type alt IE Choosing the Scan Resolution Scan Mode Normal x Selecting a Scan Mode prey psn The Scan Mode indicates if you re scanning one image or frame or Batch Made Tiff multiple images or frames Select one of the following Normal Scans a single image or frame into your application This is the default mode Batch Mode Scans several individual images or frames sequentially and imports them into your application Batch Mode Tiff Scans several individual images or frames sequentially and saves them directly to a TIFF file on your hard disk instead of importing them into your application For more information on the batch modes see Batch Scanning origina REE Choosing the Original Document Type Pos Transparency Neg Transparency Select the type of image medium you re scanning as the Original setting 35mm Spectra Polaroid Choose one of the following 600 Polaroid Reflective A reflective origi
38. lts by holding down the Shift key and your electronic EPSON clicking the Reset button the button changes to Reset All and resets Expression 800 all your settings Reference Guide for 4 Change the Original setting to the type of transparency you re complete information scanning For positive transparencies such as slides select Pos on installing and using Transparency For negative transparencies such as 35 mm film the transparency unit strips select Neg Transparency or 35 mm If you re scanning positive reflective originals such as a printed photograph with the optional Reflective for positive transparencies Pos Transparency Neg Transparency 35mm Spectra Polaroid Original 5 for negative transparencies 600 Polaroid transparency unit installed be sure to use the reflective 5 Setthe Scan Mode and Scan Type settings as described in Selecting a document mat and Scan Mode and Selecting the Scan Type pie detec asthe Click the Prescan button The prescan image appears in the window riginal setting 7 Frame the image as necessary see Framing for instructions 8 Click the Kil Auto Adjust button to automatically adjust the exposure of the area within the frame See Using Auto Adjust for details 9 Set the output size for your scanned image as described in Sizing the Image 10 Select a resolution setting see Choosing the Scan Resolution for instructions The exact resolution you s
39. nal such as a printed photograph needs to be captured by light reflecting off the original and back into the scanner Select this option for originals you re scanning on the document table using the document cover Pos Transparency When you re scanning positive transparent originals such as 35 mm slides using the optional Vee transparency unit select this option so light can shine through the original instead of reflecting off You can t use it See Scanning Transparencies for instructions SilverFast Lite with the optional auto document feeder Neg Transparency When you re scanning negative transparent originals Such as negative film strips using the use EPSON TWAIN optional transparency unit select this option so Pro instead See the light can shine through the original instead of slectronic EPSON reflecting off it SilverFast Lite also turns the TWAIN Pro User s negative image into a positive image See Btls tae ineituctoras Scanning Transparencies for instructions 35 mm Same as Neg Transparency described above Spectra Polaroid or 600 Polaroid When you re scanning Polaroid photographs you must adjust the exposure settings differently than for conventionally developed photographs These Polaroid modes automatically adjust exposure and size the image area For Polaroids taken with a Spectra camera select Spectra Polaroid For pictures taken with a Polaroid 600 camera select 600 Polaroid See Scanning Polaroid
40. ncel 11 Click Quit to exit SilverFast Lite The scanned image appears in your application window Adjusting Image Quality SilverFast Lite provides advanced tools that let you modify a variety of image settings prior to scanning Ki Auto Adjust Automatically optimizes the image settings for the best contrast possible between highlights and shadows by accurately setting the white black middle gray and color values See Using Auto Adjust for details A Highlight Allows you to manually select the white and black values in an image and A Shadow adjust the levels used to create highlights and shadows See Manually Control Adjusting Highlights and Shadows for details a r Tone Curves Changes an image s brightness contrast and midtones See Adjusting Tone Curves for details 5 Color Balance Adjusts the overall color balance of a color image See Adjusting Color w Balance for details Other features and settings that affect image quality include Densitometer Helps you make image quality adjustments by pinpointing an image area to reflect your changes and reporting color values See Using the Densitometer for details Scanning filters Allow you to precisely sharpen and descreen images See Applying Scanning Filters for details VoL Auto Adjust affects only the part of the image inside the active frame To transfer the adjustments to a larger image area see Transferring Zoomed Corrections If you re using one of
41. ne at a time or batch scan E Unzoom button them all at once You can even select different settings for each frame before creating allowing you to try various settings for the same image or scan multiple multiple frames If you images of different types such as color photographs grayscale images create multiple frames and line art and then zoom the inactive frames To create multiple frames move the mouse pointer inside the prescan disappear from the area anywhere outside the default frame border In Windows the pointer zoomed prescan becomes a crosshair Click and drag the mouse to create the new frame image L D A If you re creating multiple frames for batch scanning select the settings for one frame before creating another see Batch Scanning for details You can copy settings from the active frame to another frame by holding down the Alt key Windows or the option key Macintosh and clicking the target frame To view the frame numbers of each frame on the Macintosh only press the control key The new frame border is a dotted line indicating that it is the active frame Any other frame borders become solid lines active frame border inactive frame shown by dotted line borders show by solid line To duplicate the active frame hold down the Alt key Windows or the option key Macintosh and click in the upper left corner of where you want the new frame positioned The active fram
42. nned image Factors Affecting Resource Requirements Changing the Size of the Scanned Image Factors Affecting Resource Requirements These factors affect the resources required to store a scanned image Type of Original The size of a scanned image depends on the type of original Color images require up to 24 bits of computer memory or disk space for each pixel or dot in the image However grayscale images require only 8 bits per pixel and black and white line art requires only 1 bit per pixel Scanning an original as a color image requires three times as much storage as scanning it as a grayscale image and up to 24 times the storage requirement of a black and white line art image Size Scanning a 2 x 2 inch original creates a smaller file than an 8 x 10 inch original Scaling Scaling enlarging or reducing an image changes the file size accordingly For example scanning an image scaled to 150 of its original size requires 50 more storage than scaling it at 100 Resolution Resolution is the amount of detail in an image measured by the number of dots per inch dpi The higher the resolution the larger the file size Ti ale D A Scaling changes the actual output size zooming changes only the view on your screen the size relationship width and height between the original and the scanned image the width Changing the Size of the Scanned Image When you scan an image using the default settings the ou
43. on click the G button adjustments to default settings Frame control commands Function Shortcut Show frame numbers control Duplicate active frame option click upper left corner of where you want the new frame positioned Delete frame normal keyboard option delete Delete frame extended keyboard remove key Copy settings from the active frame Option click the target frame Brightness CMYK Document table dpi dpcm Frame Grayscale lpi Ipcm Midtones Pixel Glossary The overall range from light to dark of an image The brighter an image the lighter it appears Refers to cyan magenta yellow and black the basic colors used in printing to create all other colors The area of the scanner on which you place an item to be scanned Dots per inch or dots per centimeter refers to how many dots per square inch or square centimeter a printer can print or a monitor can display This is the primary factor controlling resolution The dotted line that surrounds a selected area on the prescan area An image composed of varying shades of gray Lines per inch or lines per centimeter is a measure of resolution used by service bureaus and professional printers The middle range of tones in an image lighter than the shadows and darker than the highlights A small point of light on a monitor or ink on a printed image that makes up the basic unit of the ima
44. point Ctrl Shift Display darkest point Ctrl Reset highlight and Alt a shadow adjustments to default settings Frame control commands Function Shortcut Delete active frame if multiple frames Delete key used Duplicate active frame Alt click in the upper left corner of where you want the new frame positioned Copy settings from the active frame Alt click the target frame Macintosh Shortcuts Tool and dialog box access Function Shortcut Zoom into prescan image 2 Access Global Color Correction dialog box 3 Access Gradation Curves dialog box 5 Activate Auto Adjust feature 36 7 color casts Activate Auto Adjust without correcting the Shift key click the Kil Auto Adjust button Reset Auto Adjust to default setting option key click the Auto Adjust button Exit any dialog box Esc Setting and resetting controls Function Shortcut Start scan return key Stop prescanning or scanning 3 period Reset all settings click the Reset button Reset all settings and reset maximum frame border Shift click the Reset button Highlight Shadow Control tools Function Shortcut Set highlight Click the button click in the frame Set shadow Click the button Alt click in the frame Display brightest point shift Display darkest point 42 control Reset highlight and shadow 3 opti
45. r colors see Adjusting Tone Curves of Individual Colors curve anchor BEEE All Colors button There are several ways to change the shape of a tone curve Click amp drag Sliders Numeric values As you drag a curve anchor the curve follows the movement of the anchor but your adjustment to one anchor doesn t affect the other anchors To allow changes to a single anchor to affect the adjacent anchors you can activate the adjacent anchors Hold down the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh and click on the adjacent anchor the anchor turns white Hold down the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh and click the anchor again to deactivate it it turns black Adjust the slider controls below the curve See Using the Tone Curve Sliders for information on adjusting the image with these sliders Type a number or in a tone value field each field adjusts an anchor point on the curve Adjusting Tone Curves of Individual Colors When you first access the Gradation Curves dialog box for a color image all of the color channels are active To modify the tone curve either Click the E All Colors button to select all the RGB colors Click on a color button to select a specific color channel the tone curve line changes to that color Then make your modifications as described in Using the Tone Curve or Using the Tone Curve Sliders Using the Tone Curve Sliders The sliders at the bottom o
46. rce Windows or TWAIN Select Macintosh Quick Ea Evpart Select TWAIN Source Click to select Fite Info ee a sic the scanner source Page Setup Shit TWAIN_32 4 You see the Select Source dialog box Select Expression 800 32 Bit Windows or Expression800 Macintosh and click Select or OK Select Source E Sources Click to select SilverFast Lite Windows basic scanning options image sizing options scan resolution slider Prescan button Scan button Quit button Reset button 5 To start SilverFast Lite select Import or Acquire from the File menu then select TWAIN_32 Windows or TWAIN Acquire Macintosh Import Erpat File Inia Click to open Page Setup Shitretl SilverFast Lite You see the SilverFast Lite window rotation tools EPSON Expression800 5 image quality tools pixel zoom image orientation display prescan image area Macintosh rotation tools i EPSON ExpressionS00 A f Scan Mode Normal SA iig ea basic scanning ariginai Reflective gt jelea Se options Scan Type 25BEcoor v Ii Filter None lt SilverFast Lite Original Scale Output Image sizing ea Pca cco xa options ea EPSON scan resolution Expression slider 800 2 ee eaei Prescan button Prescan Sean RGB uit Reset All Scan button Quit
47. s you change certain settings Select the appropriate basic settings for the original you are scanning as described in Changing the Basic Settings Select the portion of the image to be scanned To scan the entire original click and drag the frame border dotted line to the edge of the prescanned image To scan only a part of an image click and drag the frame border to define the part of the image you want to scan SilverFast Lite scans only the area within the frame For details on framing your image including using multiple frames see Framing frame border 5 Select the output size for your scanned image as described in Sizing the Image 6 If you re scanning a color photograph or a grayscale image use the Sharpen filter to adjust the sharpness as necessary If you re scanning a screened image such as those printed in a newspaper use the Descreening filter See Applying Scanning Filters for details 7 To automatically optimize image settings click the S Auto Adjust button See Using Auto Adjust for details 8 If you want to further optimize your image s colors highlights midtones shadows and other characteristics use the image quality adjustment tools described in these sections Manually Adjusting Highlights and Shadows Adjusting Tone Curves Adjusting Color Balance 9 Click the Scan RGB button to scan the image You see a window showing the progress of your scan To cancel scanning at any time c
48. t have red color cast In this case you probably would not want to remove the color cast To remove any dominating color casts while automatically optimizing your image click the Ki Auto Adjust button To activate Auto Adjust without correcting an image s color cast hold down the Shift key and click the Auto Adjust button Using the Densitometer The densitometer reports the density of the colors in an image how Vote many pixels of each color are in a given sample area Densitometer readings are useful when you adjust contrast change the tone curve and The densitometer is balance the color informational only You cannot change You can also mark a specific measuring point for the densitometer for values from the details see Setting the Densitometer Measuring Point densitometer The top row of the densitometer shows the color values of the image at the exact spot where you ve positioned the mouse pointer in the prescan image As you move the mouse pointer to different positions you ll see the values change The values in the lower row show the values that result from any changes you make color channels shows pixel density and color R G B sat ration before 97 Msia values before adjustment i EIEE and anerimage Fe n21 153 values after adjustment adjustments Vee Before setting the densitometer measuring point make sure you re in pixel view the El button appears in the rotation tools
49. that the software must add pixels to your image to achieve the resolution you chose but may not increase your image quality If you see this warning message you may want to lower the resolution setting L 73 D A If you re scanning a Polaroid photograph you can automatically frame the image to the correct size and set custom exposure settings using Spectra Polaroid or 600 Polaroid as the original setting see Scanning Polaroid Photographs for details Framing You can adjust the frame border on your image to crop out anything on the scanner s document table that you don t want to include in your scan You can even create multiple frames on a single image or frame several different images and then scan them all at once Follow the steps in these sections to frame your images Creating Frames Resizing and Moving Frames Creating Multiple Frames Moving Between Frames Creating Frames When you first prescan your document SilverFast Lite places a default frame the dotted line around the border of the entire scan area If the Original setting is set to Reflective the scan area is the entire document table 8 5 x 11 7 inches If you select Transparency or Neg Transparency the entire scan area is 4 x 5 If you selected Spectra Polaroid the maximum scan area is 4 x 3 5 inches If you selected 600 Polaroid the maximum scan area is 3 5 x 3 5 inches See Choosing the Original Document Type for deta
50. the path and the file name to save to The files will be sequentially numbered based on the name you enter here Type the name and click Save Click and drag the mouse to create a frame around each image or portion of an image See Framing for instructions on creating and adjusting frames Make sure you select the settings you want to use for each frame before you create the next Click the Scan Batch or Scan Tiff button to scan all the framed images sequeniially If you selected Batch Mode each frame is automatically scanned into your application and assigned a temporary window name sequentially numbered You see a Batch End message when batch scanning is finished Click OK If you selected Batch Mode Tiff each frame is automatically scanned into a temporary file on your hard disk numbered sequentially based on the name you entered in step 3 Click the Quit button to exit SilverFast Lite and return to your application Scanning Transparencies If you ve installed an optional transparency unit follow these steps to Vee scan negative or positive transparencies The transparency unit 1 Place the transparency in the transparency unit See the electronic comes with the EPSON Expression 800 Reference Guide for instructions Professional model of l l Kesar adea 2 Access the SilverFast Lite window as described in Accessing i SilverFast Lite option for the Executive and Artist models See 3 Return all settings to their defau
51. tion proportionally so you don t need to adjust the resolution to retain your image quality For example if you re scanning a 2 x 2 inch photograph at 300 dpi and then enlarge the output size to 4 x 4 inch a 200 enlargement SilverFast Lite automatically scans the image at 600 dpi even though the resolution slider is still set to 300 dpi If you adjust the resolution to a high setting keep the following in mind bd You re scanning at a resolution that gives great results for photos and You re creating a very large file size using your current settings In some instances you may want to create a large file such as when you ll be enlarging a small scanned original in your application program and want to retain a high image quality In that case you may want to select a resolution between 1200 and 2400 dpi so you can enlarge it later with good results In other instances you may be unaware that your settings are too high for your image For example if you re enlarging an image s size in SilverFast Lite so the scanned file loads into your application already enlarged you may not need to select as high a resolution for a successful scan Your settings are creating a file that may be slow to process and burdensome to your system resources If you move the resolution slider to a very high resolution for its size you see a message warning you that the software will be interpolating the resolution you selected This means
52. tput image is scanned at the same size and proportion as the original image However SilverFast Lite lets you change the size of the output image either by changing the scale of the original or by setting the size of the final image The relationship between the size of the framed original the scale and the output size is Frame size x Scale Output size For example a 2 x 3 inch frame with a scale of 200 makes your scanned output size 4 x 6 inches It also increases your scan resolution by 200 to retain image quality see Changing the Resolution for details The Output box displays the size of the framed original input size the scale percentage and the size of the scanned image output size the proportional scaling lock bracket locks the width to height Original Scale ratio click this button to switch units of measurement between inches th a and height of the 1 7 fico 11 7 inch and centimeters framed original MByte fi 6 35 the output size lock locks the final output size the image file size These sections give various ways to change your image size Resizing with the Mouse Maintaining Size Ratio Proportional Scaling Maintaining Output Size Resizing by Manually Entering Output Dimensions Resizing by Manually Entering a Scale Percentage Resizing with the Mouse To resize an image using the mouse 1 Click on a frame if there s more than one displayed 2 Click and drag t
53. ver the prescan image the pointer changes to a white triangle Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys Windows or command and shift keys Macintosh A circled red cross appears at the brightest image point 2 Move the mouse pointer to the middle of the red cross and click The highlight adjustment is made based on the values at that point 3 To find the darkest point click the al Highlight Shadow Control button move the mouse pointer over the prescan image and press the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh The pointer changes to a black triangle Release the Alt key then hold down the Ctrl key Windows or command and control keys Macintosh A circled red cross appears at the darkest image point 4 Move the mouse pointer to the middle of the red cross and click The shadow adjustment is made based on the values at that point Adjusting Tone Curves When an image needs adjustment it s usually because it is too dark or too light However sometimes only parts of an image need adjustment In such cases you can use a tone curve to adjust only those tones that are too dark or too light You can adjust the tones in the middle range midtones as well as the highlights and shadows by changing the shape of the tone curve For example you may have a group photo where everyone is well lit except one person in the foreground who was too close to the flash and looks washed out Since the other subjects in the photo look fine they ar
54. when you select a color or grayscale scan type Scanning is slower when you use Descreening because of the computations required to process the image Applying Scanning Filters SilverFast Lite can automatically adjust an image based on the type of original scanned These automatic adjustments are called filters From the Filter list choose None or one of the following filters Sharpen Automatically sharpens an image makes it less blurry by increasing the contrast between adjacent pixels Sharpen is useful primarily for photographs and grayscale images Be sure to adjust the size of your image before using the Sharpen filter Descreening Counters the effect of the screen process on your image and turns the dots into a smoother pattern Descreening is useful for scanning photographs and illustrations printed in newspapers or magazines to improve lost resolution or sharpness If you use Descreening don t enlarge the image as this could cause a moir effect strange patterns that appear in an image due to the spacing between the bands of dots Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems using SilverFast Lite try the solutions in these sections bd Problems Using SilverFast Lite bd Problems with Image Quality If the information here doesn t help you solve the problem check with your dealer or contact LaserSoft See Where to Get Help for contact information Problems Using SilverFast Lite When you select a
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