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1. 18 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface Hold checked ooccomoooo The document FORWARD WINDS in scan direction after an EJECT but remains gripped in the scanner Hold unchecked The document is released by the scanner after an EJECT and the document falls to the floor or tray Justification A Scan documents by placing them in the center of the scanner better for irregular media A Ma EE Scan from the side using the raised edge good for smaller documents Staging E kE g A PE a athe Increase or reduce the scan start point on the leading edge by 12mm see Section 16 o A EE EE C Increase or reduce the scan start point on the trailing edge by 12mm see Section 16 Speed Pesa luis slowest Speed oe fastest Alter the scan speed if necessary to keep the scanner running continuously and to avoid stop start scanning which can lead to poor image quality through the production of image artifacts blurs or spectrum effects Auto load delay The time interval between the scanner detecting the document and taking it from the operator at the start of the loading or staging operation Disable auto load Turn off automatic paper loading This will add approximately 68 mm 2 7 of white space to the top of the scan and will require that a larger paper size is specified to allow for the lost length in the scan Usage
2. D Carmel Delete files from batch E Scans 3680e Sheetfeed BATCH UNCOMPRESSEDS EA 5cansi3bso0e Sheetteed BAT LH UNCOMPRESSED ScanWorks User Manual The options not set are listed below e Logfile in text format same folder as batch or bch files o Delete original images e Schedule for timed operation TIP Batches cannot be stopped once started Group files in manageable quantities TIP Keep Delete original images option unchecked and always maintain backups of important files 17 4 Using the ScanWorks Batch Scheduler If a Batch is created with a time set up using the Schedule fields of the configuration screen and this batch is run from the ScanWorks Run Batch command File gt Run Batch ScanWorks launches the Batch Scheduler 17 5 Creating a Batch configuration in ScanWorks BatchWorks Images in Batch Add Views Delete Select settings tor Batch Use current settings C Use settings from preset i TIFF Tum amp river Advanced Scanning Quality Control Run with Operator Present f Run Urr ltended Auto Save Create log file Auto Save le Save images in new location ENS tans 36808 Sheetheed B El Iv Save images in new format TIFF Group 4 fe tit Hit Delete original images Schedule M Run on TA at pat Batch Mame Hi Compressor unattended bch Use File gt Create Batch and complete the boxes inside the interface Make selecti
3. RAS ti Printer drivers can behave according to their own set of rules particularly large format printers where 3 Eiiscansi Col rtrac a bi the outputted paper size can vary between A4 and AO You may experience odd relationships between 4 En 5cansl NRG256 200 tif the size of the image to be printed and the actual output ScanWorks displays the image size in the status information at the top of the image window Est TEST tif 14 53cm x 4 8cm RGB 200 dpi Zoom 64 TIP Usually from the Control Panel create a Custom Test Paper size and use this to check how your driver behaves inside ScanWorks 70 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 16 Paper Staging Adjustment ScanWorks allows the user to adjust the area scanned using the Paper Size parameter If the paper is shorter than the length set ScanWorks will shorten the digital image recorded if Auto Detect end of paper is set If Detect is not set the digital image will be the size entered by the user but packed out with white space in the area between the trailing edge and the set paper length Staging To work properly with heavy media the scanner operates on certain leading and trailing Start End edge margins These margins can be altered by changing the values in the Staging boxes Co ade dem under the Media Handling tab of the Scanner Configuration Controls area in order to scan documents where the data extends to the very edges Paper handling may
4. Operator Present Mode The settings displayed right are as follows e The Settings will be taken from the Turn amp Invert Preset e Quality Control is ON which means that Save and Delete buttons will be displayed in the viewer for each scan e The Batch has been given a name QC Mode Turn amp Invert o Note files cannot be converted in this mode only edited TIP Batches cannot be stopped once started therefore group files in manageable numbers TIP When deleting files from the Batch always select the file s using the mouse and or shift key before clicking delete Files can be added to existing batches from different directories Unattended Mode The settings displayed below are as follows e The Settings will be from the Turn amp Invert Preset e Quality Control is OFF which means that all selected files will be processed in one continuous operation e The Batch has been given the name Compressor unattended 74 Advanced Scanning BatchWorks Images in Batch gt Quality Control f Aun with Operator Present Add view Delete Run Un Attended Auto Savel Ei Select settings for Batch O Use current settings e Use settings from preset Factor etaults Adaptive with Sharpen 600 dp RGB Black and White Text Document Color Block Graphic Full Color Image GreySccale Picture i Mono TIFF Image Type Ary Media Any Batch Name Condition Any HOC Mode Tum amp Invert bch ES ca as Batch Preset
5. Until the Save button is pressed all Colortrac scanners store scan data using a temporary file name Pressing Save instructs the operating system to apply the name provided by the user to scanned data Because all of the data is already saved by the time the document stops moving ScanWorks control is returned to the operator very quickly after the Save icon is pressed except when the scan has been modified post scan TIP The scanner model number and internal program firmware release is shown in brackets to the right of the word Scan on the first tab of the scan configuration controls This information will only be visible when the scanner is switched on and ready to scan 8 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 1 2 Filename Manual and Simple Increment Press the i icon to manually name your file This button also permits the operator to browse create folders and even rename files via the right mouse click menu In single scan mode the Colortrac scanner will require the user to input the file name before pressing Scan unless the user starts the automatic naming process by ending the name with a hyphen followed by a numeric sequence For example a scan file name typed in as bracket 03 and then Saved would cause ScanWorks to automatically generate the next file name as bracket 04 This will continue until ScanWorks detects an identical filename in the same directory 4 Tier Auto Increment Press
6. WMF Prot QUICKSTART TIP Change RGB Scan file type to TIFF ScanWorks User Manual 15 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 2 2 Palettes Fixed in line processing The Palette section of the second tab is dealt with here and after File Format 3 2 1 because it is less important for users who are just getting started with color scanning Palettes enable a scanner to produce image files with fewer overall colors A full color scan with16 7 million colors is wasteful of disk space to capture a map with just 32 base colors Fixed palettes assign the actual color in the original to the nearest color in the palette The fixed palette may often be unsuitable for a map with many similar colors Colortrac supports 256 and 16 fixed color palettes ScanWorks File Undo Window About Scan 26806 8 Ye54 Palettes file formats Media handling Data control 256 16 color palette 4 q Sean file types 256 Clr Auto E fei Fixed Fired alutions sw21 2A4de 256 apt AGB TIFF Uncompressed EA Grayscale TIFF Uncompressed E 160 E Auto O Figg Solutiome ew2120 de116 apt al 256 18 Color TIFF Uncompressed Black amp White TIFF Uncompressed g Note that the sea area of the map is speckled with blues of quite different intensity This is because the scanner is taking the color at ER this point and forcing it into the best category it has Fixed palette al E scanning is most effective when scanning
7. charge coupled devices cameras which are combined optically to look at the total width of the scanner aperture usually 36 42 48 or 54 The point where any two camera images meet is called the stitch point Apart from an obvious side to side alignment there is also a front to back alignment After transporting the scanner or when the scanner is exposed to excessive temperature fluctuations these fine alignments may need re setting This is done using the Stitch Target supplied with the scanner If the target is lost or damaged the process can be performed manually within the software No physical attention is required within the scanner and the whole process is electronic and only takes a few minutes ScanWorks User Manual 35 Making your first scan 10 2 1 Automatic Stitch Procedure From the Data Control tab move to the Calibration section and click the button marked Auto Stitch This will prompt the user to place the Stitch Target on the scanner at the center ed fd ii position and then to press OK Note Check For all models except For model 4280 that the target is positioned in accordance with ai ons the mark at the top of the target specifying the Colortrac model being calibrated The process P N P001218 2 will take a couple of minutes to complete The Stitch Target has four black triangles printed on it These are used by the scanner to electronically achieve perfect alignment of the scanner Note that the
8. 0GHz and a hard disk of at least 30GB The memory recommended for a minimum installation is 256MB RAM but for the Colortrac 24120 Flatbed product where image editing overheads can be excessive 1024MB of RAM is beneficial 19 4 IEEE 1394 PCI card installation Always turn off the computer and remove the power cord before working on a computer It is also advisable to use an earth strap or ensure that you touch something earthed before you begin working on the computer to avoid static damage to the FireWire card and or the computer 19 5 FireWire plugging precautions Always ensure that the FireWire cable is plugged in the correct way round as failing to do so may cause an electronic failure of the scanner See the Appendix of this manual for more information 19 6 Cable length The standard FireWire cable supplied with all Colortrac scanners is 2 metres long See the Appendix for more details on FireWire cable length ScanWorks User Manual 79 Appendix 19 7 Color Depth file size calculations without compression A few useful calculations covering the storage space needed for various methods of scanning For a Full Color or RGB file each pixel occupies 1 byte for red 1 byte for green and 1 byte for blue or 3 bytes per pixel This means that each pixel can have 256 levels of R G and B or 256x256x256 or 16 9 million colors A 200 dpi AO file will be 207MB in size A 24 bit full color file will occupy 3 bytes for every pixel A 200 dpi AO file
9. Position media in the scanner making sure to contact the paper sensor before starting the scan Optionally the operator can use the feed button to part load the document to grip it more firmly before pressing scan Excess area around the scan can be removed using the crop control For fast document overrun scanning with manual paper load make use of F9 to scan and F11 to save or use Batch Scan Set Detect off Do nothing Hold off Set a generous paper size Scans will include a white boundary which must be cropped Advantages fast throughput QUICKSTART TIP Click Do nothing check HOLD choose CENTER FAST and a load delay of 1 second ScanWorks User Manual 19 Software Installation and Graphical Interface End of Media Autosize Behavior Table for ScanWorks 2 3 2 or higher Format RGB 256color 16color Grayscale Black and White CALS CALS JPEG JPEG2K o PCX POE PICT PNG SN gt TIFFG3 TIFFG4 TIFFJPEG TIFFPACKBITS TIFFRAW IA TI Green Line count is updated in real time just like uncompressed tiff o Red Behaves as before either filling the remainder of scan with white or prescanning entire document for autosize Note that PNG Portable Network Graphics files a popular Microsoft graphics standard and supported by all the major Microsoft applications can be used with full autosize or end of media detect support This means that for an unknown size of document a f
10. SCAN TES UNDOs are multiple and operation sensitive This means they change to reflect the type of editing operation currently being undertaken File MESA Window About For example UNDO Deskew Crop Rotate Mirror Sharpen Blur Type conversion a reduction to fewer colors Reduce resolution Undo rotate NOTE To undo a recent RGB or black white adjustment to the brightness or RGB curves the RESET button on the tool dialogue must be used If a scan has been made with a tool active as an inline device IT CANNOT BE UNDONE Scans in this case will need to be rescanned with the relevant tool switched off ScanWorks SCAN TEST tif 21 17cm x 29 63cm RGB 72 dpi The Window Menu provides access to File Undo Mia About ae Cascade Cascade the scans inside the Viewing Desktop be sila Tile horizontally all scans inside the Viewing Desktop Tile Vertically a a a o a 5 Ac cias tens Tile vertically all scans inside the Viewing Desktop Line up minimized scans inside the Viewing Desktop Scan 3681 v L SCAN TEST if 21 17cmx29 63cm RGB 72 dpi Zoom 56 SA ie EE Scar oa Veron 23 1 fot Saime 4 Scares Coppegid 77 2001 2003 a ca Oe About Version number of ScanWorks aA as porsble ScenWorks comes web presets that let vow ga pocesarg innis wach at noise jedienn corts amenent to lann atout the oxpatilines of Scariw orks by holding the cursor over ang y le ot 2 aconta Du Hop urdan wi dept moata infomation about thar Fa ad
11. ScanworksA A Place the stitch target into the scanner The target must be CENTER JUSTIFIED Press OK when ready stitch calibration data his stored inside the Colortrac scanner and not in the computer This ensures that the scanner can be moved from computer to coe a p computer without the operation needing to be repeated Still using the Automatic Stitch target place this in the scanner in exactly the Camera 1 same way and choose the Manual Stitch button from the Calibration section menu Note that it does not matter how ScanWorks is currently set for example E in color or black and white since using the Scan button on this panel will set up e ad automatically the correct settings for the procedure When the image onscreen is complete click the View boundary 1 button to see the image from two adjacent cameras Note scanners with three cameras will show three pairs of sliders 4280e and 5480e 36 ScanWorks User Manual Making your first scan Screen shot left shows the left camera camera 1 when viewed from underneath the paper is displaying low and indicating a single pixel error This is called a Front Back stitch error NOTE Always use a horizontal edge to detect a Front Back stitch problem and correct it by raising or lowering the vertical slider in for the appropriate camera Rule If the camera on the left is showing low increase the slider value for that camera The Front Back error should always
12. White Calibrated or normalized For more help on this procedure see the Scanner Operator and Installation Manual for Colortrac Scanners Calibration White Balance Sets the dark R G B 0 point and white R G B 255 point for the scanner normalization Light normalize only Performs a white balance only does not turn the lamps off ensuring fully warm tubes Auto Stitch Automatically align all cameras using the card stitch target does not apply to 3640e Manual stitch Operator driven stitch dialogue to set the overlap of the cameras See Section 10 Use Adaptive Stitch Have the scanner correct for very small L R errors during scanning primarily for Colortrac 24120 QUICKSTART TIP Select sRGB and make sure the scanner has been on for 30 mins and has been white calibrated before scanning ScanWorks User Manual 21 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 4 The Thumbnail Window ScanWorks will always make the scanned image fit the Thumbnall view window Atthe same time ScanWorks will begin to display the same scan data filling the Desktop window lf the Zoom in controls under the Overview window are used the image displaying in the Desktop window will enlarge but the image size in the Overview window will not change After the first zoom a red rectangular Zoom Indicator will be displayed in the Overview window indicating the section of the main image which has been e
13. an image Useful to rotate by 90 degrees AO drawings which are being scanned SEF short edge first in the scanner After processing rotated drawings will present LEF long edge first or landscape in the viewing window Use of this control in line can slow down the overall scan time depending on the resolution used The speed of this process is also affected by choice of file format Compressed file formats for example TIFG4 will take longer to process ScanWorks User Manual 11 8 Crop The Crop Box This is a realtime manual control and performs the conversion in the viewing window When the required amount of crop has been decided upon the operator presses Crop to cut away all image data OUTSIDE of the crop margin The enabled but borderless Crop icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used interactively This tool is NOT available as an automatic feature Press to re size Crop box to fit current Zoom Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use to quickly clean up irregular edges of any scan If you crop too much you can undo with ScanWorks how many times will depend on the memory in the computer Remember to use the RESET button to resize the Crop Box and grips to fit your zoom instead of manually zooming out to find them ScanWorks User Manual 33 11 9 Mirror 94 Bia The Mirror Control This is a realtime manual control and performs the c
14. be corrected BEFORE any Left Right adjustment is made The second screenshot is a view of the diagonal part of the polygon showing a Left Right stitch overlap This shows the left camera apparently too far over the right camera This is corrected by INCREASING the value shown by the horizontal slider for Camera 1 The red dotted line indicates the amount of horizontal movement needed to correct the Left Right stitch error After stitching the scanner it is advisable to carry out a white calibration or normalization This will ensure that all cameras record equal intensities of black and white across the total active scan width of the scanner NOTES ON STITCHING Q1 Why is re stitching necessary A1 For scanners that use CCDs lenses and mirrors stitching will most likely never be totally eliminated However because of the unique way in which the Colortrac is designed and manufactured re stitching should not be needed on a frequent basis If the scanner is Subjected to rough handling or large and rapid temperature changes it is a good idea to check the stitch alignment using the stitch target If the scanner loses stitch regularly or it cannot be aligned because there is no adjustment left in the sliders this is an indication that the cameras have moved or become loose and a trained service engineer should be contacted ScanWorks User Manual 37 Making your first scan After automatic or manual adjustment of the stitch values
15. can be made automatic or IN LINE for all subsequent scans Examples of IN LINE editing can be simple operations like Rotation and Inversion of the image changing white to black and black to white to more complex operations like Sharpening or altering the Black and White Points Sharpening Improve the focus of text and fine lines Start with 1 PMN eeepc tect RENDER EE Soften the focus of photographic details Noise Removal Remove spurious effects and image aberrations Particularly Filter useful for removing moire effect produced by halftoned originals Also useful for dust and speckle removal NOTE Sharpening and De noise filters are only relevant for RGB Controls Alter the intensity of R G and B using color curves full color RGB 24 bit and grayscale scanning modes ScanWorks may display c id l dierent or fewer tools for ihe sites ais delo sota image mee aliar scan modes rightness ncrease decrease image brightness White point Combines the white end of the spectrum Black point Combines the black end of the spectrum Deskew ccccccssseeeeeeeees Adjust the image to line up horizontally or vertically 26 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface Filters and Controls for RGB and Grayscale contd Grayscale is very similar to full color or RGB 24 bit
16. change particularly at the ends of the tubes Normalizing also corrects for small variations in the color sensitivity of the CCDs used in the scanner although special checks are made to match CCDs during scanner manufacture ScanWorks User Manual 39 Making your first scan Q2 How often should Normalize the scanner A2 Users should normalize the scanner at least every week for color work For black and white scanning it is not as important but still a good idea to repeat on a regular basis to maintain the high quality achievable with the Colortrac scanner Black and white scanning relies on processing grayscale data that can be affected by a badly normalized scanner Some documents may not have a perfectly white background This will produce background color information for a scanner calibrated to perfect white using the target If not needed as image information background data will increase the size of the scan file and increase printing times so it is usual for it to be removed It can be removed during the scan or as a post scan editing operation using the ScanWorks White point editor see Advanced Image Editing Another way to solve this problem and one that can give a more natural result is to calibrate the scanner with a paper stock similar or the same as the image to be scanned This will cause the background to be seen as pure white and lost from the image There must of course be no shades lighter than the background level or th
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18. decimal point dots or other vital information in the scan image or these will be lost and could make the scan useless Right click and drag a selection rectangle around what you consider to be a speck The actual size will auto populate the speckle size box eliminating guesswork ScanWorks supports multiple UNDO which means that if too many pixels are removed the process can be undone back to a less aggressive level Despeckle 15 Despeckle 5 No Despeckle 62 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 13 Flatbed Special Editing Controls More Controls Special editing tools have been incorporated into ScanWorks to allow RGB full colour data to be merged and skewed overlapped and split These editing tools only become available when ScanWorks detects that a Colortrac 24120 Flatbed scanner is attached to the computer running ScanWorks The speed and usefulness of these tools is improved by more computer memory particularly when high resolution and physically large files are manipulated The recommended minimum for a flatbed installation is 1GB RAM Windows XP Select a control This tool icon provides access to the flatbed tools covering the 4 Point the Overlay and the Cut Overlap tool The 4 Point and Overlay tools provide two slightly different methods for joining separate scan images together Scan joining can be used when a document has been split for storage purposes and needs to be re assembled in its digital form Thes
19. eject buttons during a scan will Abort the scan and stop di the scanner The scan can now be resumed from the stopped position by clicking the Scan button Alternatively the document can be ejected or rewound and staged from the ScanWorks interface F8 or manually ejected using the panel control buttons ee E E If ScanWorks shows the Scan button Rewind and Eject buttons lit then the scanner is ready to be used If the scanner is switched off or not connected to the computer No scanner attached will be a displayed and the Scan button will be grayed out Filename O SSCANSSSub Agen DP il Scanner icon displayed during Batch Mode automatic mode QUICKSTART TIP Use manual start mode not automatic batch mode to begin scanning 10 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 1 4 ScanWorks Units of operation mm or inches Preferences Tab The Preferences Preset provides user access to ToolTips Balloon help giving basic guidance on the control or button under or near the current cursor position ToolTips E gf le Briel Units occ Set ScanWorks to Metric or Inches All measurement will display and require input using these units lay the short version of the HotTip r Inches Centimeters Temporary files path This is the location reserved for all temporary storage required by ScanWorks Temporary files pat
20. of the scanner in inches In this example 36 or 915mm Resolution Datatype PRESET scanner resolutions can be selected by the user from optical resolution 8 dpi up to Custom 1200 0 twice the optical resolution in this example 800 dpi Higher interpolated resolutions can be generated using the custom settings entry up to a maximum of 2400 dpi 6 times the optical resolution using interpolation techniques High interpolated resolutions can place extra demand on computer resources Minimum selectable resolution is 50 dpi QUICKSTART TIP Answer the question What resolution do need for this scan ScanWorks User Manual 13 3 1 7 DataType Resolution Datatype Custom dpi RGB 5 256 Colors Fed 16 Colore Fined p Grayscale D Black amp White 256 Mono By Mono QUICKSTART TIP Change DataType to RGB 14 Software Installation and Graphical Interface DataType describes how the color mode of the Colortrac scanner is set For example as a full color device a limited color scanner a grayscale or a simple black and white scanner This is also known as the Color Depth of the image All Colortrac scanners use 32 bit primary point data capture as the basis for all color scanning RGB means full photographic quality color This is sometimes referred to as 24 bit or 16 million colors 256 colors available as fixed or automatically derived Useful for maps and schematic drawings and posters wher
21. other by accessing the deskew tool from the menu on the right mouse click option Sub lmage select paid Guides V 1 In the same way as for the 4 Point method input a canvas size large enough to take the combined size of the images to be joined and then load each image Work on no more than two images at a time 2 Move the slider under the words Sub mage select to a midway position Move the Guides or blinds using the grips to turn off excessive overlap Using the mouse on the Active image second or last image loaded drag this image left or right over the canvas until it is positioned roughly above the first image underneath 5 Nudge the Active image into position using Shift Left Right Up or Down keys m The first graphic shows the second image in fully transparent mode towards the clear square The second graphic shows the second image fully opaque towards the black square TIP Moving the slider left and right at this point will reveal any skew correction that may be needed e Sub lmage oa If there is skew between the two images make a mental note of the direction in which the second aay image will need to be rotated clockwise or anti clockwise Guides 14 Zoom in If no skew correction is needed press the Join button to Zoom out permanently join the images together ScanWorks will prompt to Nudge Left Shift Left arrow name the composite image before completing the join operation Nudge Right Shift Right ar
22. scanner starts moving Automatic size Check this button to have the scanner automatically detect the document size Note that for some compressed file formats a full prescan will be required prior to beginning the scan For most formats only a short document feed is used to find the width of the document with the length detected as the scan completes Documents can be placed anywhere along the throat of the scanner as long as one of the document sensors is activated Specify size Useful for non standard paper sizes where automatic sizing may be too slow Also for fragile documents it can be better to specify a larger size and then manually crop it using the editing tools rather than selecting Auto Auto will rewind the document before scanning it risking possible to worn or fragile documents QUICKSTART TIP Change Paper size to Standard and select the same or next size up Use the ruler when Specifying paper size 12 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 1 6 Resolution The Colortrac scanner is available in various model types These vary according to their width and optical resolution The model number is related to these two parameters in the following way The Colortrac 3680e is used here as an example 3680e denotes enhanced scanner design introduced October 2002 the optical resolution doubled and divided by ten In this example optical resolution is 400 dpi The active scan width
23. when a scanner is normalized 10 3 1 White balance Carefully remove the Calibration Target white acrylic sheet from inside the scanner lid by opening the lid to its rest position and then sliding the target sideways Clean the target if necessary with a normal window cleaning solution or similar Pull back both Height Setting Sliders to position 5 and insert the target into the back of the scanner so that the rear edge is level with the back curve of the scanner lid Now click the White balance button The procedure will turn the scanner lights on and off while moving the target backwards and forwards slightly in the rollers The software will prompt the operator to remove the target when the operation is complete DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE THE WHITE TARGET 10 3 2 Light normalize only It can save time to only adjust the light end of the scanner spectrum sometimes Clicking Light normalize only keeps the lights turned ON This saves time because there is no need to wait for the lights to reach full brightness after they are turned OFF for the dark calibration part of the full White balance operation Learn how to recognize whether your scanner needs normalizing by reading the notes below Q1 Why Normalize A1 Normalizing is used to correct the change in the illumination intensity along the length of the fluorescent tubes used inside the Colortrac scanner During their lifetime normally about 1 year the quality of the whiteness can
24. when a single color channel is considered Full color scanning uses the Red Green and Blue channels each with 256 levels The grayscale scanning mode uses 256 levels but using a single color K or black In the Colortrac scanner grayscale can be generated by using the output from all three R G and B cameras or by just using the G camera so called greenscale scanning Greenscale scanning is three times 3x faster than ordinary Grayscale scanning Rotate image Rotate through 90 180 or 270 degrees Crop image Delete unwanted border data from the image MITO ss scccexdnszcnsxtnvscnsxenszencnins Mirror the mage about the y axis Color Depth Change 24 bit to 256 to 1 bit binary Reduction Resample Reduce the resolution of the scanned image IV a Change white for black blueprint scanning ScanWorks User Manual 27 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 7 2 Filters and Controls for 256 color or indexed color When ScanWorks is being used with the scanner in 256 or 16 color the Sharpening and Noise Removal filters are NOT available wi D E y i The sharpening and noise removal filters only work with RGB 24 bit full color or grayscale scan data 7 3 Filters and controls for 1 bit color or Black and White binary color When ScanWorks is being used to run the scanner in Black and White mode some of the color only filt
25. 0 for Series 4 Scanners InstallShield Wizard E Our Business is Your Image Our Business is Your Image Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ScanWorks 2 3 0 for Series 4 Scanners Software Installation Disk Please Select your Operating System The InstallShield R Wizard will allow you to modify repair or remove ScanWorks 2 3 0 for Series 4 Scanners To continue A click Next install software Ga Windows 98 ME Ca view product brochures cs Windows XP a product manuals a contact us OO Windows NT 3rd t ft link CD pa Party ctas aa Ca Windows 2000 GS Q view our website GQ Ge Apple Macintosh GQ 92003 Colortrao Ltd 62003 Colortrao Ltd 4 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 2 3 Software registration Colortrac Ltd operates a policy of continual product improvement ScanWorks application software is shipped free of charge with the scanner to each Colortrac customer Normally as updates and new versions become available these can be downloaded free of charge from the Colortrac ftp site Colortrac web site or can be obtained from your local Colortrac distributor If an update copy of ScanWorks is required and needs to be sent by post then Colortrac will usually make a small charge for this service Colortrac will keep you informed of updates and new products unless you expressly wish not to be AA N La ed augee Colortrac contacted If you do not wish Colortrac or their a Our Business l
26. 1 Electrical odd numbers 05 NOTE The increment control checkbox must be clicked to force Counter 2 to advance Counter 1 when it reaches its max value If left unchecked all numbers will increment by their respective settings for every scan made The start value becomes the minimum value Place the Counter Indicator immediately before the numbers you wish to control TIP Do not use the slash as the Counter indicator in the file sequence ScanWorks User Manual 69 Advanced Scanning 15 Printing from ScanWorks ScanWorks supports any normal Windows printer driver through the File gt Print Current View and File gt Print Setup choices from the main File menu ScanWorks SCAN TEST tif 18 RS Undo Window About Opens Ctro Option Print Setup permits the usual Windows driver quality and media selections to be made Option Print Current View takes the scan data as seen in the Viewing Desktop Window How to use the Print option ave copy as 1 If you wish to print the whole scan press the button to display the whole image in the view Create Batch window Edit Batch 2 If you require only part of the image to be printed zoom the image until the required section fills the _ Babine Betas Scheduler view window Save current settings as preset 3 Select Print Current View choose the paper size in the printer and press Print AR Print Current view Print Setup NOTES 1 Colortrac o pre cut tif f f l 2 EMf5cansl
27. 10 20MB to large full color images 600MB plus Not all formats are available for all color modes Clicking on the second tab File formats palettes reveals an area where the file format for each DataType Color Depth choice can be set See the Appendix for more information on Turbo Mode ScanWorks File Unde Window bout Turbo Mode button Scan 3680GHe Ve54 Palettes file formats Media handling Data control 256 16 color palette 256 Clr C Auto Fired olutions sw21 244det256 apt al TECk Aube f Fixed Subitione ew ZA Ndel E apt del api E Scan file types PGE TIFF Uncompressed EX Grayscale TIFF Uncompressed E 256 2 16 Color TIFF Uncompressed Black amp White TIFF Uncompressed E Use the scroll button control at the right hand side of the DataType boxes to pull down the formats JPEG ipa peg JPEG 2000 f Ape ek JPEG ZOO Ipe jek Lals cal mil JPEG2000 E ipo j2k pe POF f available NOTE TIFF is available Cee nae ee pe ra UN P for all DataTypes PICT pic i TIFF Group 4 tif tff PRG png E TIFF La DME ss sed f 7 TIFF Pack bits HE tit The settings used in one or all of these menus can be stored in ScanWorks Presets TIFF Peetu E MEM TIFF Packbits tif MEME vr WMF vero Sur Faster TFF Uncompressed t TIFF JPEG 54 tf TIFF Packbite uF titty
28. ER 0 a a E a o ae a E Le u pa ui iH D y q a w Preferences Wore Controb Preferences Preferences 4 Enable Presets Clicking this tab reveals the Presets available These can be altered and deleted by the user as required Controls This tab brings up the Editing controls relevant to the currently selected color mode or DataType of the scanner for example Full Color RGB Black and White Grayscale or Indexed Color More Controls This tab reveals further controls for running external editors and indexing programs as well as the Color classification module of ScanWorks for color separation and feature extraction When a Colortrac 24120 Flatbed scanner is connected extra icons appear in this tab See Section 13 for more detail on the flatbed editing controls Preferences Use this tab to set the units used inside ScanWorks the Language the location of the temporary files the Tool Tips status and to enable disable Scale to gray ScanWorks User Manual 25 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 7 Editing Control Area color and image editing controls 7 1 Filters and Controls for RGB and Grayscale These controls allow the scanner operator to alter the RGB or Grayscale image shown in the Viewing Desktop Window WITHOUT rescanning the document The operational concept behind ScanWorks is that the image can be edited in front of the user as required and then if necessary these changes
29. Hi Colortrac Our Business is Your Image ScanWorks User Manual Revision 1 0 January 2004 PAS129 ScanWorks to Version 2 3 2 Colortrac Ltd web e www colortrac com email e info colortrac com UK Kings Hall St Ives Cambridgeshire UK PE27 4WY Phone 44 0 1480 464618 e Fax 44 0 1480 464620 ScanWorks User Manual Copyright Colortrac Ltd a All rights reserved 1 3 E o Colortrac Our Business is Your Image Offices at Kings Hall 17301 West Colfax Avenue Room 4 B1B Building 7 St Ives Business Park Suite 165 Golden Section 3 Century City St lves CO 80401 USA HaiDian District Huntingdon Beijing 100089 Cambridgeshire China United Kingdom PE27 4WY T 44 0 1480 464618 T 1 800 533 0165 T 86 0 1051 988928 F 44 0 1480 464620 F 1 303 973 7092 F 86 0 1051 988927 www colortrac com info colortrac com This documentation may not be reproduced or transmitted in any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose except with the express prior written permission of Colortrac Ltd Colortrac Ltd makes no warranty claims with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Colortrac Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation January 2004 ScanWorks User Manual Overview 1 OVERVIEW sina casvevesevece
30. INAOW SIZE ani a a dd 59 ScanWorks User Manual 83 Hi Colortrac Our Business is Your Image Colortrac reserve the right to change or amend the specifications without notice Colortrac is a trademark or Colortrac Ltd All other trademarks mentioned are owned by their respective companies E amp O E Colortrac Ltd 2004
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32. If you must deskew the image and need to refine the process do not deskew an already deskewed image always UNDO a deskew and start again for a better final result ScanWorks does not support anti alias deskewing and some post deskew image irregularities may be visible at high zoom factors TIP At minimum zoom roughly stretch the ends of the deskew tool to each end of the longest horizontal or vertical line in the image Now zoom into the drawing over one end and affix the deskew marker Now by making a right mouse click drag the thumbnail area of interest to move the zoomed area along to the opposite end of the line being used as the deskew reference Affix the second marker Finally click the deskew button to complete the deskew ScanWorks User Manual 31 11 7 Rotate 52 al E The Quadrant Rotate Control set for 90 degrees clockwise This function can be set INLINE by clicking the green arrow to automatically rotate every scan image The graphic left shows this feature in manual mode The enabled but borderless icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used by the operator interactively The bright green INLINE arrow with the RED bar above and yellow border around the Rotate button indicates that automatic image rotation has been selected Note Rotation in fact occurs automatically directly after the scan finishes Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use to rotate
33. Increase the background darkness until speckles begin to appear 7 Choose a difficult area of the drawing and check that the Window setting is optimum 8 Save these settings as a Preset Save the file and resume scanning TIP Too low a Window setting will begin to outline block data and remove the center of any filled area even arrowheads It will also make text look feint and of poor quality Window 10 TIP For greater scanning speeds after scan settings have been established interactively enable processing in the scanner by unchecking the Post scan threshold button ScanWorks User Manual 39 Advanced Scanning 12 2 Basic Thresholding in Black amp White 1 Move the slider first to the right and then make the image darker by moving it to the left to bring up Black and White Threshold detail in the drawing Post scan threshold e Fixed P Adaptive NOTES Basic thresholding will apply a uniform threshold across the whole drawing This will not be C Dithered suitable for all drawings especially those with a non uniform background such as blueprints Diazo copies ERA and badly reproduced originals Note that copies from digital plain paper copiers are electronic binary copies and so may not respond as expected to the adaptive thresholding process Basic thresholding may not allow drawings that have regions of low contrast to be scanned effectively see graphic below Scale to Gray is a feature that imp
34. LUGGING PRECAUTIONS a atadas 79 196 CABLE LENTA a Re LRN Re EN O e RD AD Ea Ad do caia 19 19 7 COLOR DEPTH FILE SIZE CALCULATIONS WITHOUT COMPRESSION ooccoccncccnccnncnncnnccnoconcnncononnncnncnnnronconccnncnncnncancnnnos 80 19 8 2SCANWORKS LICENSING LIMITATION Scotia alii lets 80 VY TURBO MODE BUTTON O oo EAR 80 19 10 IMPORTANT CABLINGsINFOR MATION it cid 81 20 ANDEN a A a VOS TUE ads lu soa dDs asno ua VOS Tl s us du a us ds dd O a aa a 82 VIII ScanWorks User Manual Overview 1 Overview ScanWorks has been designed to convert large format images retrieved by Colortrac scanners into digital form and store this on an attached computer as easily as possible ScanWorks represents a revolutionary software approach to managing the scan to file process for large format scanning Unlike most other scanning software available today which use an adjust and rescan method to perfect settings for more difficult originals ScanWorks can do all this with a single scan by emulating scanner behavior on the computer When the scan has been adjusted on screen the scan which is already on disk is overwritten as the Save button is clicked By activating the inline function these adjustments can be incorporated automatically in all further scans or saved as a Preset This not only saves valuable time and boosts productivity but it also reduces wear and tear on the original document The concept of ScanWorks was arrived at by listening care
35. Light on scanner lid is showing green The scanner document illumination tubes are lit look through the gap where documents are loaded or exit the scanner denotes default setting ES Undo Window About Define Preset Ctri O Preset Name _ i Save a copy as Create Batch Labels Text Edit Batch 1 Image Type Colour print Launch Batch Scheduler 2 Moda aj Pe o 3 Scan Type sRGB 4 Scan as 200dpi Save current settings as preset Send to Print Current View Print Setup Cancel 1 C SCANS 2400 tiF 2 C SCANS Sub Assy 07 tif 3 E Scans scan O0 tif 4 G Blueprint in grey tif Exit ScanWorks User Manual 29 Making your first scan All saved Presets can be listed by pressing the Presets tab in the editing j Select preset controls area As the user changes to other presets the ScanWorks E ttt settings linked to that preset alter in the ScanWorks interface Once Black and White Text Document selected the database details for Image type Media Condition and Scan Lolor Block Graphic are displayed in the lower panel Full Color Image Greyscale Picture The Labels in any preset can be changed to reflect the nature of the scanning work being carried out by selecting the existing text and re typing a new label Presets can be changed by selecting the Preset making the ScanWorks setting changes and selecting Save current settings as preset in the ScanWorks Fi
36. a set of documents for RE E which a palette has been derived automatically see next section E ett O Z ToS na NOTE Inline means processed by the scanner instead of in DE HE Nom 85 the computer This can benefit slower computer systems 16 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 2 3 Palettes Auto in line processing When the scanner is set for Auto palette the resulting scanned colors are much closer to the colors in the original For best results a 16 color map will need to be scanned using a 256 color palette because pure colors are never pure and begin to fade and change slightly over time ScanWorks File Undo Window About Scan J620G e Vesd Palettes file formats Media handling Data control 256416 color palette Seartile types 256 Clr de Auto LE JN LDEFSSR HP Em RGB TIFF Uncompressed z Grayscale TIFF Uricompressed Ed 16 Cir 5 fae 16 Color TIFF Uncompressed x Black 4 White TIFF Uncompreszed gt Ed Note that the scan color quality produced when the scanner carries out an autopaletted scan is much better than the result from the fixed palette scan The scanner achieves this by first taking a low resolution full color prescan of the original From the prescan it analyses the colors to find out which ones are important and considers their coverage of the image area These details are then processed to make the new optimized palet
37. an configuration controls e The overview window iy SCAN Scan 0001 tif 11 00 x 7 76 RGB 200 dpi Zoom 50 e The editing control area e The viewing desktop REWIND STOP EJECT STOP 3 ANA 41606 y te Colortrac 3 Our Business is Your Image 255 Black pomt Cursor pos x 347 y 1272 RGB 249 247 255 Be ScanWorks User Manual Microsoft Word Sca ScanWorks SCAN EN R jit 10 15 Scanner panel controls 6 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 1 Scan Configuration Controls The Scan Configuration Control is split into the SCAN PALETTES FILE FORMATS MEDIA HANDLING and DATA CONTROL tabs ScanWorks SCAN Sub Assy 07 tif 8 22 x11 69 RGB 200 dpi Zoom 65 File Undo Window About Sean 36B0GXe Ve5d Palettes file formats Media handling Data control Filename Sizes Resolution Datatype as ii C Auta Standard Specify 300 dpi z fiso AD 84 118cm gt Portrait RGE Scan Configuration Controls ScanWorks v2 30 shown 3 1 1 Scan and Scan P6806 e Ve540 Palettes file formats Media handling Data control Sizes O C Auto Standard C Specify ISO A0 84x 118cm Portrait lal Single or Batch Before a scan has been started only the Toggle buttons are visible in the control area Sean 3680G e Ye540 Palettes file formats Media handlin
38. assar pesar irads Kodak Imaging hiCONSCooooocccccnnnnnccnnnnnnnnnanas Marquee nas MEDIA HANDLING minimized cconccccncconncnnnnoas MIMO E iia optical resolution OVA Visado ier citer overview window palettes Index e O ete eee 79 81 PGR ERRO MP PESO E A 21 26 PRE O LEE A a AA E 16 17 PE EE dain E cael atedeeuuud 22 24 ScanWorks User Manual 82 PALE WES sei A 7 POSUSCAl auction ea 59 62 Predial dis 1 15 29 30 59 72 73 74 75 Presi e 25 30 73 DEAD ess pesa os 44 48 PRIME SUD DEAR E DE MDR DEDE NIOS NE ED DE ER 70 UE AAA A A A 23 24 A A E 27 Rescatando 7 8 e ch A o sins A 8 10 18 30 ROB ina 14 15 21 25 26 27 29 40 44 45 46 55 76 80 Rota a ia 27 34 41 52 63 73 scan configuration controls esses 6 8 23 Scheduler sasana RACE ADE id 75 Sharpening it II TT 26 28 SIMPLE ICM A 9 Index o A A 12 SRGB rara MDA ND 90 ETA o 21 29 30 Slag MO anamaria da ds 19 71 Standard SIZO iii 12 INFESHOIGING 2 14 58 59 60 61 62 Thumbnail iseit en ea aeaaeae cal 22 64 AA n RAS AR aaa a A 2 58 61 72 UNG A E AE E E a 34 Unattended iina a E 72 74 UNCOMPESSCO erica 72 73 76 UNDO tinta da ade ween dades 34 62 MES N A rere ee eee ee 34 VIEWING desktop ini 6 7 8 23 24 30 Virtual Scan Tool 0csssscseseeesseeeeees 42 43 44 47 49 54 57 58 White Balance ii 21 W
39. be compromised Distance image starts after Staging Distance image stops before Staging End passing leading edge of Start the trailing edge of value cm document mm value cm document mm AAA ATA a Sa LS p m O TIP To scan the complete length of any document specify the next paper size up and switch on the Detect end of media option with the Staging settings set to the values in hatched row above Our Busiress is Your Image Ht Colortrac ScanWorks User Manual 71 Advanced Scanning 17 ScanWorks Batch processor The ScanWorks Batch feature allows the scanner operator to perform a variety of editing and Undo Window About reformatting functions on scan data AFTER scanning The instructions for the Batch operation can _ be taken from a pre existing Preset or entered through the Batch dialogue Typical Batch operations might be to rotate documents or compress them into a smaller file formats or even change the format altogether Coro 17 1 Running Unattended Auto save Create Batch Edit Batch Run Batch To compress Black and White files select Create Batch and set as follows 1 Select settings for Batch choose Use current settings Laurich Batch Scheduler Place the uncompressed files in a separate directory and then click Add to browse Marquee the files for processing and press OK 3 Click Run unattended Auto Save 4 Check Save images in new location and browse to a new directory to hold t
40. canWorks User Manual Overview 13 3 DESKEWING WITH THE OVERLAY JOIN TOOL 0000 tt td ia ib 67 ES ACUTON ERA OU a o eo 68 14 4 TIER AUTO INCREMENT FILE NAMING 2 cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccoess 69 ES PRINTING EROMES CAN WORKS ii clas 70 16 PAPER STAGING ADIUS EMIEN Toi A a 71 17 SEANWORKS BATCHPROCESSO Rouco 72 ig RUNNING UNATIENDED AUTOSSAVE naa olla e dl da a do J2 17 2 RUNNING WITH OPERATOR PRESENT QUALITY CONTROL MODE cooccnccnccnoconcnnccnncnncnnncnnconcnnanoncnncnnocnnroncnnocancnncnninos 12 17 3 USING PRESETS WITH SCAN WORKS BATCH COMMAND ia 73 17 3 1 mine acl Command Mets de e di cs dies e dear den o ee 74 EA USING THE SCAN WORKS BATCH SCHEDULER a apago edo alo do dt e nd da lo 75 75 CREATING A BATCH CONFIGURATION IN SCAN WORKS ls 75 EKO TEDITING A BATCH CONFIGURATION IN SCAN WORKS ds e adas eau ea alados aldo adas RUS 75 ES COLOR CEASSIFICA TON lt a A n ad 76 Is REDUCING A FULECOLORSCAN TO 64 OR FEWER COLORS ias 76 52 COMBINING AND CHANGING COLORS IN ASAIN iii ohio a al Ae A TA 19 APRENDE TE RES Aa E Eare ai 79 19 1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION SKIP THIS SECTION IF YOUR SCANNER IS ALREADY INSTALLED oocoocccncnnncnnocnnccnnnonnoss 19 Y FIREWIRE PRECAUTIONS tras ra ed tia A A RA ld ce ai pd 19 t93 COMPUTER HARDWARE RECOMMENDA TIONS a 79 194 MEEBEASIAPELECARDANS TALLA TON da donado ea 79 ScanWorks User Manual VI Overview 193 FIREWIRE P
41. crease the color saturation of the image being scanned or in the editor The characteristic S curve is often used to strengthen colors in a scan A filter although SET will not be active for any scan unless the INLINE arrow or green border are showing To apply the setting manually to a scan click the slider control or Curve grips Use this control with a single color selected to change the intensity of this color in the scan For example remove blue or increase red to add warmth to an image ScanWorks User Manual 11 3 1 Using the ScanWorks RGB curve editor Neutral RGB Linear filter setting applies no changes to the red green and blue signals There is no increase or reduction in the gamma of the scan data Alter the RGB values as a group or individually as red green or blue saturation De satwate The curve is dragged low to increase the saturation of all colors Note how the background has darkened and the lighter shades are now lost as the midtones are lost For a low input there is high output This will mean a movement of the colors to white as the red green and blue signals get larger nearer 255 Weaker colors get brighter IN RGB y Advanced Scanning S curve Curves Used to lighten the background and the lighter colors while improving the contrast and general color Colours in the mid tones are boosted Very light and very dark colours are not affected muc
42. d for very high performance scanning the computer may lose connection to the scanner Increasing the memory in the computer can help with this type of problem Alternatively a good quality SCSI card and 5m SCSI cable may be a better option A SCSI connection will always be about 10 faster than a FireWire link ScanWorks User Manual 81 20 INDEX TO CO lO nara 14 24120 PR RNA RAS SRD RS DNS ES RR AS RR AND 1 21 25 63 68 79 DDO COS A 14 290 NONI and 14 PAS Ro 6 JEAN ODESSA EDS DS E AE S ES NE AS RR RR ARS RP RS 79 A Tier Auto Increment sacas or ean Dios A Oo eee a 9 ACTIVE NIM AGG a dt ada 66 67 Adaptive SUCH sas sas oad 21 A NS SRD ASR ES SUE SAR E RA 35 attachment ads Des a aaa e 33 AUTO load dela a DRDS DR RR 19 Automati SIZE sa a na Ens 12 BOW MONO idiotas aims a 14 BASIC cia AA 58 60 61 Bat sis ie 7 9 10 33 72 73 74 75 BINA Rene POOR RUE DU CRS pp E SRS SRS DD rere 61 Black and Wilescrurmcnracina taaan 14 Brighte Sil rodar ria a a Ag ia 21 26 47 48 Cascade da seleta anta Tal dada A ec ae O CU 34 Color DOD Minato 14 15 55 80 Counter Indicator asco caciones 69 CROP A iea 27 34 41 53 72 DATA CONTROL aaa a ica 7 DataType cosas aa 14 15 17 25 29 58 76 DESDE ran cd 28 62 DESDECKINING carpa iria dl 62 DIT A A ee ee 60 Disable auto Odd aras cata ais 19 DIME actas 58 61 AU tdosa 35 A 28 58 El ua tdi grayscale Hewlett Packard in line processing INVENT c
43. dons product infcimation mocot and upgrades go da vwy cobrar com Thank you for chousng Colas M Shur Gas Abend Dos eveyone Scarabs stats CH 34 ScanWorks User Manual Making your first scan 10 Scanner Maintenance 10 1 Scanner cleaning Although the Colortrac scanner will not be affected by dirt on the optics aperture it is always a good idea to regularly check the scanner rollers and paper surfaces for signs of dirt and grease These can be cleaned with non solvent based computer equipment foam cleaner or similar Also check the surface of the paper pressure plate inside the lid of the scanner for deep scratching as this may affect the quality of transparency scans If you expect to be scanning large quantities of drawings covered with abrasive dust it is a good idea to remove most of the surface contamination before placing them in the scanner Any dust that falls through the aperture will not pose a serious threat to image quality because it will not settle in the focal plane at the aperture nor is it likely to land in a position obstructing a vital pixel If you suspect that there is a dirt build up on the mirrors that is affecting the image a white calibration will often cure the problem If you suspect an object has fallen into the scanner and is causing a serious problem please contact your nearest Service Agent for assistance 10 2 Stitch maintenance All Colortrac scanners with the exception of the 3640e have two or more CCD
44. e fewer colors can be used without degrading the appearance of the image Images created with this mode will be approximately 1 3 the size of RGB scans uncompressed 16 color available as fixed or automatically derived Useful for maps where there are only perhaps 4 colors Images created with this mode are 1 6 the size of RGB scans uncompressed Grayscale creates 256 shades from white to black This file will be the same byte size as a 256 color file Black and White reduces an image to a single color black All other colors or shades of gray are turned off or discarded The level at which data is accepted is called the threshold Adaptive Thresholding is an advanced technique to deal with large areas of original where there is low contrast making normal basic thresholding less effective 256 Mono and B amp W Mono produce the same results as grayscale and Black amp White except that they are derived by taking the digital information from a single color channel green The effect of this is to triple the scan speed of the scanner Do not use for black and white scans for images containing green information as this may not scan properly ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 2 File Format palettes 3 2 1 File Format ScanWorks uses TIFF Tagged Image File Format as its default file format This file format can be used to store digital scan information from small binary black and white images
45. e icon to turn this feature ON and OFF The Loupe window can be resized by dragging the edge of the circle The loupe window will also display what ever is beneath the cursor when the cursor is positioned outside of the loupe window The main viewing desktop can be switched to fill the whole screen by clicking on the small arrows in the view window left margin Clicking the same arrows again toggling will restore the viewing window to the Standard display size with the full editing and file controls visible Top graphic shows the Loupe magnification set to 200 Lower graphic shows ScanWorks set for Full Screen display mode Clicking the arrows in the left border toggles each display between Standard and Full Screen mode File Unde Window About slelalalalal View Controls available in Full Screen Display Mode 24 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 6 The Tabs inside the Editing Controls Area ToolT ips C Off Bret Select preset Select a control FactorpDiefaults emacs oT me Adaptive with Sharpen 600 dpi AGE Black and White Text Document Color Block Graphic Full Color Image Greyscale Picture Unite Inches Centimeters Temporary tiles path IE Program Files Colortracs En ai T an des E w5 o E o a W o E o L E o hore Control Control Presets Language English a Scale to gray Image Type Any Media Any Condition Any Scanas SUP
46. e tools can also be used to join sections of a much larger document together in order to digitize documents bigger than the flatoed A1 36 x 24 format The Cut Overlap enables the double image effect to be corrected when scanning documents that cannot lay directly on the flatbed glass for example mounted pictures in frames 13 1 4 Point Join Tool Preferences More Controb Control Presets 1 Enter the Width and Height of the Canvas or work area large enough to accept two images to be joined together Any number of images can be joined together using this technique Click the button to display the canvas 2 Press the Select Image button and browse to load the two images to be joined 3 The first image will load with a blue edge and blue arrows 1 and 2 The second image will load with a red edge and red arrows 1 and 2 Join Images Canvas size Method walne amp Font Overlay Hat 50 01c C Cut Overlap Sub lmage select position zi Select Guides Iv image Auto crop iv Delete st ia SE Color Moptrito E ae ia Ton rage A w w a a d o E o o Ri o E E o o w 2 v pu x c g a pa g a TIP Rotate and crop as necessary any images using the regular edit controls before using the join tools ScanWorks User Manual 63 11 NOTE The two half images have been given colored backgrounds so that in the composite image the join area can be clea
47. ers will disappear from the tool group Black and White scanning introduces the Despeckle and Dynamic Threshold controls see below E Despeckle Remove isolated pixel groups speckles ET ic Dynamic Produces Black and White scans by processing grayscale thresholding data in the computer using Basic or Adaptive thresholding 28 ScanWorks User Manual 8 Making your first SCAN 8 1 Checking the settings ScanWorks settings checklist Scan icon is green inside ScanWorks DataType RGB Paper sizing Standard size A4 portrait Paper position Center Resolution 200 dpi sRGB ON End of scan Do nothing Filename TEST or similar Speed Fast Load delay 1 second 8 2 Saving your first Preset The Preset option in ScanWorks is provided to allow the user to capture any mix of settings It is useful practice to save these settings now so they can be reloaded at any time during the scanner familiarization and training period Note that whenever ScanWorks is closed it will reload with the settings that were in use when it was shutdown If the program terminates abnormally no settings will be saved Reloading this Preset will restore the settings shown above Making your first scan Scanner checklist Scanner has been switched on for 2 minutes ideally allow 30 min Scanner has passed its stitch procedure 3640e does not apply Scanner has been white calibrated with a clean target
48. ese will be lost NORMAL documents As soon as originals containing white information are required the scanner must be either Light Normalized or given a full White balance to restore calibration back to the optimum values CURSOR RGB ScanWorks provides a continuous readout of the Red Green and Blue values of every pixel of the image This can be used to monitor the normalization of the scanner Below left shows low RGB dark gray below right shows high RGB white The RGB readout is given at the current cursor location RGB 81 66 69 4 RGB 242 244 246 Cursor pos x 448 y 260 Cursor pos x 497 y 267 RGB 81 66 69 40 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 11 More Advanced Techniques Image Controls The Inline Auto and Reset buttons IMPORTANT The unchecked INLINE button Each edit function has its own Inlne Auto button Checking this button causes ScanWorks to automatically apply the tool in real time or at the end of the scan The checked inline button means that automatic editing is ACTIVATED and ScanWorks indicates the ACTIVE control using a green or yellow outline border A green border indicates processing during the scan A yellow border means the action is applied automatically after the scan has completed An activated Sharpen Blur control An activated Rotate control rotation is carried out after the full image is scanned Inline post bu
49. esholding This is where Dither Binary can be very effective D Dithered image Grayscale image ScanWorks User Manual 61 Advanced Scanning 12 4 Despeckling with Black and White scanning Despeckling is a process used to remove isolated areas of black pixels after a scan has been Black and White despeckle scanned in black and white The control works by removing any group of pixels whose largest pixel dimension is LESS than the size set in the despeckling dialogue Despeckling is closely related to the quality of the thresholding particularly the setting of the Background level Certain drawings are best left with some background speckles or Noise after thresholding and these can be cleaned using the despeckle function This command affecis the entire loaded image Speckle size in pixels Post scan threshold In this mode use of the despeckle command prevents any further interactive thresholding of the scan Despeckle can still be increased and undone top menu Undo command Despeckle multiple times It is normal to despeckle as the final operation Changing the threshold will change the requirements of any despeckling operation In scanner threshold Despeckling in this mode behaves as above and just like a regular non at T dE Ba Es interactive scanner To change the threshold the document must be re scanned cp dpi TIP Care must be taken not to set the despeckle level higher than the size of the smallest
50. ess control can be used to bring out shadow information It can also be used to compensate for ageing tubes in the scanner as the scanner gets older Contrast will take out subtle information leaving only the strong colors A filter although SET will not be active for any scan unless the INLINE arrow or green border are showing To apply the setting manually to a scan move the slider control s ScanWorks User Manual 47 Advanced Scanning 11 4 1 Using the ScanWorks Brightness Contrast curve editor E Brightness controls the amount of white in a scan Contrast controls the tonal quality of an image Brightness High Brightness Low Contrast High Contrast Low 48 High brightness moves every color towards white and effectively puts more white into the images Low brightness takes white out of an image and makes the image much darker This is not the same as saturating or decreasing the gamma Contrast exaggerates the divisions between colors by removing any tonal quality Colors move towards their primary stte CMYKRGB and Black Low contrast softens the divisions between colors eventually making the entire image gray ScanWorks User Manual 11 5 Black White point Black White Pants white paint Black point Showing the Black Point control set to 194 and the White Point control set to 15 These controls Preview the effect of altering the sliders in real time and will update the image in the viewing
51. fully to the needs of scanning professionals and continues to be enhanced regularly to accommodate the constantly changing requirements of the large format scanning market ScanWorks software is designed to work with all Colortrac products from the single camera Colortrac 3640e to the Colortrac 24120 Flatbed scanner right up to ANAtech Eagle high resolution products like the 42160C We hope that you too will find ScanWorks a pleasure to use Peter de Winter Brown Sales 8 Marketing Director Colortrac Ltd ScanWorks User Manual 1 Overview 1 1 Howto use this manual The manual is divided into five Chapters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Overview this section How to use this manual the sections and coverage of the manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface The ScanWorks system requirements software installation from the Colortrac CD and the ScanWorks Graphical User Interface with descriptions and locations of all the main controls Making your first SCAN The steps to making your first Colortrac scan Advanced Scanning More Advanced Techniques Image Controls Appendix Notes on the hardware installation FireWire cable lengths and file sizes Help and Assistance Throughout this manual you will see that some text appears in shaded blocks These areas provide assistance in the form of the QUICKSTART TIP which is a summary of the main configuration s
52. g Data control Sizes E Ml C Auto Fs C a z a Filename sel ES E Filename C SSCANS Sub Assy O7 tif The green Scan button has three functions During scanning the Scan button icon will change to display a red SCAN Stop icon Pressing it now will STOP the scanner Work already displaying on the viewing desktop can be saved at this point When the document has been scanned the green Scan icon will re appear with the Save and Delete icons alongside At this point the user has three options to press Save and save the data to press Delete and discard the data or to press Scan to Rescan the document again ScanWorks User Manual 7 Software Installation and Graphical Interface Filename Filename SCAN F9 from the keyboard The file has been named and the user is ready to start scanning NOTE that the Delete and Save icons are not present before the scan has been started All information in the view desktop is true image data at the resolution set up in the scanner configuration controls A full scan and not a prescan has been made STOP F10 from the keyboard During scanning the scanner can be stopped by clicking the SCAN Stop icon on the ScanWorks interface or by pressing either of the scanner panel Rewind or Eject buttons RESCAN F9 SAVE F11 or DELETE F12 from the keyboard When the scan has completed the user has the option to Rescan Save or Delete the current image on the viewing desktop
53. h ogam Files Colortracewe3 mal Language Language setting for ScanWorks dis Ao cange cem Chinese Simplified English gt effective after a program restart a AO di i HE a cto Ee H E a a o 2 El a a au ii au La E bas ET Y ell E Scale to gray For Black and White scanning Makes small detail visible when viewing the whole drawing onscreen Scale to gray M Enable For help hold cursor overa control QUICKSTART TIP Always use the local hard disk as the temporary drive Colortrac also recommend for all network based scanning that scans be stored first locally and then transferred to the network afterwards ScanWorks User Manual 11 3 1 5 Paper Size Controls Specify 150 40 84x 118em a Landscape Sizes Standard C Specify Width Height gt Vies Sizes Auto Standard width 46 77 Height 3307 Y Offset 0 00 Software Installation and Graphical Interface Standard size Use the browse box to select the paper size closest to the size of the document you are about to scan Paper sizes larger than the physical document will be cropped on length automatically by the scanner and can be width cropped by the operator as required Paper sizes set smaller than the physical document will capture this area of the document from the point at which the
54. h ScanWorks User Manual 45 46 Curves The red channel is selected as the channel to be adjusted The green and blue channels will not be affected by any adjustments to the red curve Curves The red curve is dragged low to reduce the red components of the scan The red curve is dragged high to increase its intensity allowing it to dominate over blue and green Advanced Scanning Low Green Curves JD e mm e The green curve is dragged low to reduce the green component s of the scan Blue and red are stronger ScanWorks User Manual The Brightness and Contrast slider pair This control Previews the effect of altering the sliders in real time and updates the image in the viewing window When the required amount of filter has been found the image can be saved to store the effect of the filter on the original image The enabled but borderless Brightness Contrast icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being applied interactively The bright green INLINE arrow and green border around the Brightness Contrast button indicate that the filter is being applied during the scan This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations The Brightn
55. he compress form of the files Check Save images in new format select TIFG4 from the pull down choices File re formatting must be done in this mode Supply a name using the button and press OK Select Run Batch from the ScanWorks File menu and browse to the name entered in 6 To run the batch press OK Nos 17 2 Running with Operator present Quality Control mode This permits the operator to process previously scanned files using the ScanWorks Editing Tools Operations like crop rotate and deskew can be carried out on the scans before pressing the Save Changes Get Next Image or Discard Changes Get Next Image buttons Change the QC setting to Operator Presentto activate Processing batch Compressor bch TEST OZ tif 29 67cmx21 01cm Black White 200 dpi Zoom 0 f Discard Changes Get Next Image Save Changes Get Next Image TIP If you experience problems with the last file in unattended mode turn off log file generation If use of Crop hides the image press the right mouse button to restore the image behind the crop lines 12 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 17 3 Using Presets with ScanWorks Batch command Preset can be used to pre select operations such as Rotate and Invert for example and the Preset can then be called upon by a Batch process to operate on a group of pre scanned files ScanWorks Batch Preset uses only the Editing commands of the Preset and any settings in the Preset dealing w
56. hese operating systems and no additional software is required Supported operating systems Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Windows XP Home Recommended computer hardware Pentium 4 2 4 GHz or better with at least 256MB of RAM and 40GB of hard disk space A slower computer may not allow the scanner to achieve the maximum speeds as published in the specifications Display settings The graphics resolution should be set to 1024 x 768 or higher and color depth to full color 24 bit color or 32 bit A 17 monitor is the minimum size recommended for comfortable operation of the graphical user interface GUI ScanWorks User Manual 3 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 2 2 Software installation Insert the Software Installation CD that ships with every scanner into the computer you intend to use with your new Colortrac scanner If the Software Installation Disk splash screen does not pop up right away you may need to right mouse click and choose AutoPlay or alternatively use Explorer to double click the Launch exe file in the root of this CD Click install software and then proceed to select the operating system used on your computer NOTE You will need to use Administrator privileges to first install ScanWorks After installation users with limited privileges will still be able to use the software but will not be able to remove or re install the ScanWorks product Hie Colortrac Hi Colortrac i ScanWorks 2 3
57. ions For the Sharpen control use a setting of 1 to bring up 200 dpi maps to a sharper more focussed result without the disk space implications of using a higher resolution Blurring affects all detail in a scan Sharpening is effective at 1 1 and low zooms for example copies Normal Blurred 1 Sharpen 1 ScanWorks User Manual 11 2 Noise Reduction Noize reductor Filter size 5x5 The Noise reduction Control set for 3x3 This control has a 1 1 Preview button which can show the user how the image can expect to look after the filter has been applied on the portion of the image visible in the viewing window auto zoomed to 1 1 When the required amount of filter has been found the De noise button is clicked to process the whole image The file will now need to be saved to store the De noised form of the image The enabled but borderless Waveform icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being applied interactively The green INLINE button and green border around The Waveform button indicate that the filter is being applied during the scan This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use where there are print screening problems us
58. is produced the wrong way around in a black and white sense For example engineering blueprints where the background will scan as black and the foreground or line information as white ScanWorks User Manual 37 Advanced Scanning 12 Monochrome scanning Interactive Dynamic thresholding The Colortrac scanner is an excellent monochrome scanning device Monochrome scans are very small in storage format terms and can occupy as little as 250 Kbytes for an AO 1189 mm x 841 mm drawing when compressed using 2D TIFF Group 4 compression Engineering plans and drawings are converted into raster format and emailed rather than sending a hard copy TIFG4 is also a very common file format and compatible with most viewers such as Kodak Imaging Paint and many others Select DataType Black amp White or Black amp White Mono high speed Green channel mono Resolution 200 dpi Black and White Threshold if Post scan threshold Fixed Dithered Window 400 J Background 16 The Black amp White Threshold Control This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the normal scanning In manual mode the result of the edit replaces and continually updates the image shown in the viewing window The Black and White thresholding control can be set to produce Basic Dither or Adaptive output Black and White Thresholding is a filter that works permanentl
59. it is advisable to verify the scanner stitch settings using the stitch target In some circumstances it may be necessary to make the adjustment by altering the opposite side of the affected pair In other words if a Front Back stitch was attempted using the camera on the left of a camera to camera intersection then instead move the camera on the right side of the intersection An identical approach can be used on the Left Right stitch To check the stitch settings on a Colortrac scanner always scan in grayscale at the optical resolution of the scanner The view boundary button on the Manual Stitch dialogue can be used to zoom into the stitch area for closer inspection Graphic showing correctly adjusted Left Right top and Front Back lower stitch boundaries CORRECTLY STITCHED CAMERA BOUNDARY 38 ScanWorks User Manual Making your first scan 10 3 White Calibration or Normalization White Calibration or Normalization sometimes also called white balance is the name given to the procedure when all cameras used in the scanner have their upper and lower limits aligned to the maximum and minimum values When red green and blue mix at full strength they produce white light White light is given the value 255 255 255 in other words 100 of R Gand B is present When there is no light this is seen as 0 0 0 or 0 of R G and B in other words black A White balance is in fact a white and a black balance and both operations are carried out
60. ith Format change will be ignored For example to Rotate and Invert some uncompressed Black and White scans follow the instructions below 1 Make a black and white scan with ScanWorks to establish the correct scan settings Black and White Mono 2 Activate the Invert and Rotation tools within the Editing Tools and specify Inline by clicking the Arrow Save as a Preset 3 Select Create Batch from the File menu of ScanWorks 4 Choose Use settings from Preset the Preset created in step 3 above 5 Add files to be processed in the normal way 6 Choose to Run with Operator present or using Timer 7 Give the Batch a name and press OK seen EE ia Palos tats Mega Cae core 8 Run the Batch named in step 7 OE Sait Rojo A Comte mpi HE TFF Lincorem ested Enana TFF icons E Himi idos TEF iror Typical Workflow Batch Add command Current editor e controls which files are settings or settings M pepe processed from a Preset are applied Reformat with Manual Edit Quality Unattended Mode Control with Operator Mode New iomal ANEN Edited a in same i a al folder olaer H AT a Le TIP Select files for processing in groups of ten Use the i oaf eel file date stamp to confirm which files have been processed E Our Business is Your Image E sa Colortrac 7 BE 1 Ged se aT Cinna pod fo ee EI Ral 1000 01 ScanWorks User Manual 73 17 3 1 The Batch Command interfaces
61. le menu Image Type Colour print Media Paper Scan Type sRGB Scarras 200dpi Pai a a oe di a Em pd E a ti Tre A o b of Cc a o ml ioe E l a or E a Ema au je q Em 8 3 Starting the scan o Place the document on the scanner in the center of the paper tray face down with the top of the document nearest the rollers and allow the document to load assumes Center justify selected The Flatbed 24120 takes media side justified to the panel corner o Now using the cursor click the SCAN FP button or press F9 on the keyboard to begin scanning The very first sRGB scan configures the scanner and will always be slightly slower than for repeated sRGB scans o Review the image shown in the viewing desktop o If the image is OK press the Diskette icon or F11 to save the image The document will remain gripped in the scanner For production scanning change the End of scan setting to Eject o Press Rewind to reload the same document ready for further self training The paper setting can be reset to Eject after training 30 ScanWorks User Manual Making your first scan The SCAN Workflow SCAN REQUIRES CROP OR EDITING OPERATION OPTIONAL DISCARD SCAN NAME RETAINED ADJUST SETTINGS CHANGE DOCUMENT NAME RETAINED SAVE SCAN TO DISK SAVE SCAN TO DISK SAVE F11 SAVE F11 ScanWorks User Manual 31 Making your first scan The BATCH SCAN Workflow I
62. n Batch Mode waiting for next document Press Pause and Edit to make changes to the scan curently on screen Press Cancel Batch to save the last scan and end batch mode To continue the batch feed another document into the scanmer SSS _ A a Pause and Edit PAUSE EDIT Cancel Batch CANCEL FINISH BATCH INTERRUPT SCAN FOR CROP OR EDITING OPERATION SAVE SCAN TO DISK CURRENT SCAN DISCARDED AND SCANNER SESSION ENDED AUTO LOADS AND AUTO SAVES DOCUMENTS PLACED SAVE F11 IN SCANNER 32 ScanWorks User Manual 9 The ScanWorks Pull down menus ScanWorks SCAN TEST tif 29 1 Unda Window About Cira b cop hd sra Create Batch Edit Batch Launch Batch Scheduler Send to Print Current View Print Setup 1 TEST tif 2 EslScansibesk tif 3 Greyscale tif 424120 cif Exit Open any previously saved scan file Making your first scan Close any current file after editing or reworking Save current file to a NEW OR DIFFERENT NAME Run the Batch utility within ScanWorks Add to or Delete the files used in the Batch process Run the Batch Save ALL current settings to a User PRESET Use current scan as an email attachment Send current view to the Windows printer Configure the Windows printer for printing current view Last four scans loaded Leave ScanWorks ScanWorks User Manual 33 Making your first scan ScanWorks
63. nlarged and now fills the Desktop window As the zoom is repeated the Desktop view becomes larger while the Zoom Indicator shrinks 1 1 zoom No magnification 1 pixel in the file is displayed as 1 pixel on the screen Fit to Window Fits the image to the window sometimes call zoom extents default zoom ZOOM Reduce magnification or zoom out Zoom indicator gets larger ZOOM Magnify the image or zoom in Zoom indicator gets smaller Loupe Use to magnify the scanner image in the desktop viewer window Hand pan icon Move in any direction Zoom Indicator pan Right click the zoom indicator and drag to pan across the scanned image fastest pan method Also click and drag out a square marquee in the thumbnail view window to have that part of the image display in the Viewing Desktop window 22 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 5 The Viewing Desktop The ScanWorks Viewing Desktop window is a Live view of the original image at the resolution set in the scan configuration controls This means that the scan can be inspected for completeness no missing edges in the first view of the original as it appears onscreen Next it can be viewed at 1 1 to very rapidly quality check the image all in one single operation This is a Colortrac productivity feature Allied 02 1if 83 92 29 576 Black amp White 200 dpi Z gt 72 A A i P P eee All scan data is directed immediately t
64. ntinuity to maximize the effectiveness of this tool TIP Use the right mouse menu Center options to display the arrows at the current Zoom 68 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 14 4 Tier Auto Increment File Naming This feature of ScanWorks allows the Colortrac user to create more complex file names for Filenaming setup scans based on an auto increment and roll over system Normal incremental file naming is activated by using a filename nn construction Entering Project 08 as the filename in the Counter indicator El normal way and then pressing the ID button will reveal that the name can increment to a max value of 99 in steps of 1 as expected Filename Project 08 Counter 1 iier This can now be expanded further by adding more information through the ID dialogue and Min value de Min rallies using the increment parameter and max and min values For example iaa 99 le Increment by 1 Primary name E eee ee r Secondary name boa psi Project 08 Electrical even numbers 04 Secondary counter Filenaming setup Counter indicator E Primary counter Tr Filename Project 08 Electrical even numbers 04 i Counter Indicator use a single character Conlara Counter 2 Min value og Min value na Max value qo Max value 0 Increment by 1 Increment by a Increment when icheniehiteanten I Counter 2 resets El to Min value Filenaming setup Counter indicator a Filename Project 1
65. o the viewing 300W_10BKGRD tif 83 92cmx59 41cm Black amp White 400 dpi Zoom 0 ANA Dithered tif 59 33cm x42 01cm Black amp White 400 dpi Zoom 0 E desktop where it can be inspected cropped rotated or 3680e Target200dpi tif 5 99cmx 6 58cm RGB 200 dpi Zoom 91 Sa deskewed using the Editing Controls Adaptive A3 tif 41 96cm x 29 69cm Black amp White 400 dpi Zoom 25 Inik Series4 installer sheet tif 41 6cm x 29 22cm RGB 200 dpi Zoom 52 Use the horizontal and vertical sliders at the sides of the a Colortrac s Viewing Desktop to navigate around the scanned Our Business is Your Image E image Alternatively click the control below the thumbnail view to activate the hand panning tool The Zoom controls can be used with the hand panning tool Use the hand pan to move the zoomed image in any direction Use the left click to zoom in and the right click to zoom out TIP Use the top pull down Window menu to arrange multiple scans on the Viewing Desktop tile vertically horizontally or cascade ScanWorks User Manual 23 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 5 1 The Loupe and Screen display modes ENE TPE Dar The Loupe tool permits the operator to quality check the scan as it first appears with greater freedom to change the zoom using the right click of the computer mouse It can be moved over the full image and the zoom altered by clicking the right mouse button Toggle the Loup
66. onnectors at all times This will mean taking care when making AF Wi the connection between the cable and the scanner and again when attaching the cable to the FireWire interface on the Irevvire computer Although the scanner can be hot plugged to the computer when the scanner and computer are switched on it is not recommended to remove the FireWire connection during scanning as this may require the computer to be restarted to re establish the software connection SERVICE 8 WARRANTY If a fault on the scanner can be traced to a failure on the part of the operator to observe the instructions above then any remedial action involving the replacement of electronics by the manufacturer or its agent WILL NOT BE COVERED under the terms of the scanner warranty FIREWIRE CABLE LENGTH CONSIDERATIONS The scanner processing and storage load placed on the computer can be quite variable from very straightforward black and white data to high speed color with sharpening rotation to full speed scanning of fully interactively thresholded and compressed black and white scanning tasks The 2 m cable has been found to provide the most reliable connection when the scanning system is likely to be used to the limits of the attached computer Running the scanner more slowly places less strain on the computer and much longer cable lengths can be used The maximum length tested has been 18m using the Mac FireWire Repeater product When too long a cable is use
67. ons for operator quality controlled batch processing or stand alone processing without an operator In stand alone mode all processing is handled totally automatically 17 6 Editing a Batch configuration in ScanWorks Use File gt Edit Batch and select the batch to be edited TIP Editing a batch does not allow the user to change or select a different Preset The purpose of the Edit Batch command is to select new files for batch processing To have a batch use a different Preset create a new batch and choose a new name or overwrite the old batch name ScanWorks User Manual 75 Advanced Scanning 18 Color Classification ScanWorks Color Classification allows the user to carry out the following operations To change any color in the scan to a different color To change a group of colors to any member color or a different color completely To reduce the number of colors in a scan for the purposes of reducing the file size or making the data suitable for vectorisation 18 1 Reducing a Full Color scan to 64 or fewer colors 1 Begin by clicking the icon above in the More Controls tab Note Color Classification is only available when DataType is RGB or 24 bit Full Color Color Clazsitication 2 Zoom into the image and note the coloration across the picture estilo 256 sehen 3 Change the number in the Best fit to box from 256 to 64 4 Press the Classify button and note the change in the background as seen in the viewer behind Clas
68. onversion in the viewing window This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used INLINE during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window The enabled but borderless Mirror icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being applied interactively The bright green INLINE arrow and green border around the Mirror button indicates that the filter is being applied during the scan Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use for transparencies where the printed side closest to the CCDs during scanning must be revolved about the y axis ScanWorks User Manual 11 10 Convert to gt Corrvert to f Ea E pm Co Grayscale i ile 11 The Convert to Control set for 256 colors Step down to file formats with lower Color Depth or fewer colors If the image showing in ScanWorks was scanned in RGB then all of the shown reductions will be possible The Color Depth may be changed in steps manually always towards the fewer color version or by skipping intermediate levels if required as an inline process The enabled but borderless Checker icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used by the operator interactively The bright green INLINE arrow with the RED bar and the yellow border around the Checker button indicate
69. press the tick in the lower left corner supply an name for the apt file Now press the Apply button in the ScanWorks Color Classification tab To change one color in a scan 1 Choose the 3 D representation icon and Sort by Lightness Use the to click on the scan and identify a color to the Color Classification module The Current Color will change to the color under the Dropper nib To change the color move the sliders To save the scan with these changes click the tick in the lower left corner and Apply To change more than one color in a scan Choose the 3 D representation icon and Sort by Lightness Use the Dropper Pa to click on the scan and identify a color to the Color Classification module The Current Color will change to the color under the Dropper nib Use the Color Combine Button to place a marquee or square over the colors to be combined changed Color Classification Printed information often has more than one colour making up a colour as in the example of blue right Advanced Scanning r Curent Color _ Lightness 496 Count 0664 ScanWorks User Manual 77 Advanced Scanning Combining and changing colors in a scan contd Move the marquee around and use it to add more colors to the merge list Identify the colors selected in the merge by pressing the 3 icon o Bs Change the color of the Identifier color using the fi icon Marga colors in this area to selec Alter the color of
70. result Advanced Scanning Decker Angle 2 JH O Clockwise e Counterclockwise ScanWorks User Manual 67 Advanced Scanning 13 4 Cut Overlap Tool This tool will correct an image having image overlap This can be caused when an object is scanned off the glass such as a painting held in a frame or an object already behind a layer of glass The diagram shows that the two cameras in the Colortrac 24120 Flatbed scanner are arranged such that they meet precisely on the top surface of the glass This is called the stitch point For an object that is placed a distance above this point a double image will be produced If the object maintains a constant height above the scanner glass then the image error will be constant and can be removed effectively using the Cut Overlap Tool 1 2 3 4 Select Cut Overlap from the Join Images dialogue and create a canvas large enough to take the single image that is affected by the overlap error Click the button to display the Canvas and then load the file using the Select image button Note the dotted centerline and the blue arrows numbered 1 and 2 Drag the dotted line over the line where the images start to repeat and use the arrows to indicate repeated scan data see graphic below right Now press Join and supply a new filename IEA Center point 2 Select Delete TIP Move the dotted line 1 pixel to the right of the disco
71. rly seen Advanced Scanning For an ACTIVE image the mouse cursor will change to a cross and mouse cursor and the image will have grips which can be used to control the amount of image visible Use the right mouse click to access the 4 point menu Practice changing the selected image by moving over the first image and choosing Select from the menu Return to the second red image and using the position sensitive Zoom from the right click menu or the regular zoom controls under the Thumbnail locate a part of the image that is duplicated in both images Bring the red arrows 3 and 4 into view by using the Center point 1 or 3 and Center point 2 or 4 dragging the arrow aside each time to separate them Position each red arrow on the ends of the duplicated part inside the second image Change to select the blue first image and position the blue arrows on the ends of the duplicated part inside this image Press Join and enter a filename for the new composite image Zoom in Zoom out Left edge of red image Center point 1 ors Center point 2 or 4 E A bj r iige o Our Business is Your Image Joining line Right edge of blue image TIP Only use the left mouse click when above the active image Using it elsewhere will start to Zoom the images 64 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning Use the grips to move the edges of each image back to the point where the two images will be joined to improve the quality of the
72. roves the view of the scan when seen zoomed out in the view window of ScanWorks As the user zooms into the image the grayscaling gives way to the pure binary of the true image Without this feature lines may appear to be missed from the scan when seen at full zoom TIP Basic thresholding produces the best results for scanning clean drawings 60 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 12 3 Dithered Thresholding in Black 8 White Black and White Threshold 1 Select Dither and then move the slider first to the right then move it to the left to bring up more detail in the drawing Fixed 0 Adaptive NOTES Dither responds differently from Basic or Adaptive thresholding and provides a gradual increase f Dithered in the amount of detail seen in the drawing as the slider is moved to the left Dithered output produces a binary file that can be stored in the compressed TIFG4 format As the background level is increased more black pixels are used Increasing the background still further moves pixels closer together A Dithered black and white file will be much smaller in file size than the same drawing held in the grayscale format although can be almost as useful TIP Although the image may appear weak on the screen there will be a significant improvement in the information visible when the image is printed out on a black and white printer TIP Sometimes very feint lines in a drawing may fail to be revealed using conventional Basic thr
73. row Nudge Up Shift up arrow Nudge Down Shift Down arrow Deselect Deskew Right graphic shows the menu available on the Overlay Tool right mouse click option Delete 66 ScanWorks User Manual 13 3 Deskewing with the Overlay Join Tool 1 Establish the direction of skew correction needed to bring the Active image into alignment with the inactive image Move the images so that they are in alignment at one point This will be the vertex of the Deskew tool Right mouse click the Active image to display the menu and click the Deskew tool Identify the Vertex end cursor turns black over the drag points of the Deskew tool and position it on the point identified in Step 2 above Set the transparency to 50 and Open up the opposite ends of the Deskew Tool Find a detail on one image and its rotated repeat in the other image and place the ends of the deskew tool on these two points This procedure will identify the rotation needed to bring the Active image into a parallel alignment with the inactive image 7 Press the deskew button on the Deskew dialogue remembering to select the appropriate direction of rotation first The rotation will have been corrected but the images will still need to be nudged into position using the keyboard directional cursors as in the instructions for Overlay above TIP Deskewing both images prior to using the Overlay Join Tool may be a more straightforward operation but may not produce such a good
74. s Use to make smaller file sizes Use this feature to produce scans for word processing documents where high zoom close up detail is not required This is a real time manual control and performs the conversion in the viewing window TIP Resampling a scan from 400 dpi down to 72 dpi will reduce the byte size the area of any scan by a factor of 72 400 x 72 400 or 0 032 The physical dimensions will be approximately 0 18 of those previously in each of the axes For scans intended to be viewed on a monitor 72 dpi is a good general resolution which maintains both legibility and keeps the storage size of the document to a minimum 56 ScanWorks User Manual 11 12 Invert laeit PE The Invert Control Use this control to move any shade of black through white to the opposite end of the gray spectrum Turn blacks to white and white to black This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual mode the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window The enabled but borderless Invert icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used by the operator interactively The bright green INLINE arrow and green border around the Invert button indicates that the filter is being applied during the scan Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use where the scan
75. s Your Image The warranty and support of your Action Imaging Solutions product will star from the date on thie form H your product is not registered your warranty well start from the date your scanner left the factory representatives to contact you please check the last radio button before clicking Serd to transmit the form E mail Tel Your name Company Fax A copy of this manual and a browser based Supplier Frequently Asked Questions area FAQs is available PurchaseDai December25h 2003 on the Colortrac website For more help and advice or Product Colortrac 3658 Serial No o aa technical service assistance please contact your local hardware anty o Who mstalled the product Customer Distributor Colortrac dealer or distributor Wae th packaging damagad C Yes No Did the product show any signs of damage O Yes E No www colortrac com Did the product operate corectly on arrival E tas e Ho January 2004 ScanWorks User Manual 5 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 Getting Started with ScanWorks The ScanWorks user interface has four ScanWorks SCAN Scan 0001 tif 11 00 x 7 76 RGB 200 dpi Zoom 50 File Undo Window About main areas Scan 3680GXe Ve540 Palettes file formats Media handling Data control ZES El ii E Auto Standard O Specify 200 dpi ve TE fiso A4 21x 29 7cm Landscape y RGB z e The sc
76. s j W Auto detectend of media a End of scan behavior Rewind on Save Delete After the scan completes clicking Save or Delete will rewind the document Eject on Save Delete After the scan completes clicking Save or Delete will Eject the document to the rear of the scanner Do nothing on Save Delete After the scan completes clicking Save or Delete will leave the document at its current position Auto detect end of media The scanner will detect the end of the media For most file formats and a paper length set oversize the scanner will produce a digital document matching the physical length of the document by detecting its length as it scans The width will remain as set No prescan is needed Scanner behavior is identical for Standard or User defined sizes For most file formats and Auto paper size selected the scanner will determine first the width and detect the document length as the scan is completed No prescan is required For some file formats auto detect has no effect and ScanWorks must either be used with a known paper size or paper size must be determined prior to the scan proper through the automatic Prescan operation The Autosize Prescan is carried out by ScanWorks when AutoSize is selected for some formats that involve compression see Table on page 20 Note that in V230 Hold and Detect are overridden if the user specifies a document size in excess of the physical document size
77. s that the filter is being applied after the scan Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use to convert Full color scans to files with fewer colors to reduce file size Use to change color scans to grayscale Use to change grayscale scans to binary black and white Use of this control in line will incur extra processing time after the scan and depends on the resolution used and the size of the image This is a real time manual control and performs the conversion in the viewing window TIP Conversion allows colour scans to be reduced to files of fewer colours and smaller byte size at medium to high resolution and is suitable for maps schematics and similar Not effective for photographic images where it is preferable to reduce the resolution and use JPEG or JPEG2000 to reduce scan file size instead ScanWorks User Manual 55 11 11 Resample Reduce Resolution The Convert to Control set for 256 colors Step down to lower resolutions to reduce the file storage size of the scan New resolution 120 Resample is not available as an offline function and must be carried out by the operator OE E The enabled but borderless Checker icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used by the operator interactively T a ne EL 44 a E a x E o E a a ql key CESSA ql a E q Pr q pl EL Advanced Scanning Notes recommendation
78. sify 5 Inthe Color Classification window press P in the lower left hand corner 6 Supply a palette name and press OK Palette Contains 64 colors De Sheetfeed 241 20RGE apt Note that image has reverted to full color but the filename supplied in 6 has been entered into the E dit palette name field We are now told the palette contains 64 colors To convert the scanned image to 64 colors either press the Apply button or press amp to replace the standard 256 color palette Apply ls As seperates with this 64 color palette in the Color Palette File Format tab of the Scanner Configuration Controls area If the palette is replaced by the 64 color version the document will need to be scanned again to produce a new 64 color version of the same document This palette can now be used with other similar documents Scans containing between 16 and 256 colors occupy one third of the disk space of files scanned in Full Color uncompressed TIFF TIP To use this palette regularly the DataType must be changed to 256 Colors Fixed from RGB or the scanner will still scan in Full Color TIP Use L to see the Full Color version and 2 to see the Palette reduced image 76 ScanWorks User Manual 18 2 Combining and changing colors in a scan To further reduce the colors from the Color Classification dialogue move the slider in the top right corner and press the tick below To apply the new colors permanently to the scan without rescanning
79. te The palette is then downloaded to the scanner and used for the final scan at the resolution set by the user The result is a much closer and finely balanced image that is nearly as good as full color but occupying 66 less storage space Palettes generated from an auto palette scan can be saved as the fixed palette using the Convert to tool dialog Useful for scanning multiple documents that are similar such as quad maps No need to need to auto palette each one separately TIP Always set DataType for 256 colors Auto or 16 colors Auto when using auto paletting ScanWorks User Manual 17 Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 3 Media handling This tab controls whether the scanner should eject the media after the operator SAVEs or DELETEs a scan It is also the tab where the speed of the scanner can be controlled to match the performance of the computer For the best scanning results rapid stopping and starting of the scanner should be avoided by lowering the speed setting of the scanner if required This will not affect overall scan time and productivity ScanWorks SCAN TEST ti 29 64cmx 37 44cm RGB 400 dpi Zoom 100 File Undo Window About Scan 36806a esa Palettes file formats Media handling Data control Erid of scan behavior Justihication Staging Speed Auto load delay secs Rewind on Save Delete kart End Sl Fast Disable Auto load Eject on SavevDelete oc Hold fe Center Fono
80. teps the TIP which is experienced based operator information for faster and more accurate scanning and a NOTES heading where you can find further explanatory detail ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 2 ScanWorks Installation 2 1 System requirements for ScanWorks The Colortrac scanner sends data to the computer via a SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface or FireWire IEEE 1394 connection Although it is possible to connect the scanner using both of these connections at the same time DO NOT do this If using a SCSI connection for example for NT4 it will be necessary to purchase an adapter card such as Adaptec 29160 or similar with the appropriate cable ScanWorks V230 and later is only available for the more recent Windows operating systems see below To use ScanWorks for earlier operating systems like NT4 it will be necessary to use the SCSI connection method because FireWire was not supported by NT4 Windows 98 First Edition is not compatible with ScanWorks version 2 upwards Windows 98 Second Edition will work with ScanWorks but like NT4 does not properly support a FireWire connection Note that under NT4 SCSI will need the appropriate ASPI layer installed for the adapter card in use To use a SCSI card with the operating systems listed below no ASPI layer installation is necessary because these operating systems use the later STI Still Image Interface to communicate with the scanner STI is built into t
81. the eal icon to configure automatic incremental numbering for your scan filename If you used the nn file naming format above pressing this icon will display the 4 tier file naming dialogue Use this feature to create counter driven names for your scan files For example contract 02drawing 49 can be generated by inputting the appropriate start and end point for each counter The counters work in a similar way to vehicle odometers except that the number at which any higher order counter will be advanced is not limited to 10 This feature can be used with single scan or Batch scanning operations see next section QUICKSTART TIP Press the icon and type a name ScanWorks User Manual Y Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 1 3 Paper Motion Controls Pressing this button toggles its operation between manual start scan mode and automatic start scan mode often called Batch scanning E mode In Batch scanning mode ScanWorks will automatically begin scanning the second and all following documents without the user pressing the Scan icon The user only needs to load each document and ScanWorks will take over the naming saving and eject processes automatically Batch Scanning is dealt with in more detail later in the manual Clicking the upward arrow F7 when the document is stopped will cause the scanner to eject the document with sub options to hold or release see Data Handling tab covered later Use of the hard panel rewind or
82. the merged colors using the sliders sm E Click in the lower left to save the palette then press Apply to apply por N oO ol e this to the Full Color scan Color Classification IES colors Current Color FR Colors in a Merged to 231 colors E 4 Colors in gt al DN Merge mo too Z 2 na E j lt 5 Unmerge al amp E o E fal z El Cd BH Sort by Lightness v Z al Identifying merged colors 78 s ScanWorks User Manual Appendix 19 Appendix 19 1 Hardware Installation skip this section if your scanner is already installed 19 2 FireWire precautions Every Colortrac Series 4 large format color scanner comes equipped with a IEEE 1394 FireWire connection and Ultra Wide 68 pin SCSI connection built into the unit Supplied with the scanner in the shipping box is a PCI IEEE 1394 interface card which you should use install in the computer and use to connect the scanner and computer together See the Colortrac Scanner Operator s Manual for more guidance on this procedure Please note Colortrac DO NOT supply a SCSI PCI card or SCSI cable with the scanner but the recommended product is the Adaptec 29160 The SCSI cable needed for the scanner will be a 68 pin to 68 pin type not exceeding 3m in length for optimum performance 19 3 Computer hardware recommendations ScanWorks is designed to operate with modern computers with a clock frequency of at least 2
83. to Aggressive White point will remove background remove all the lighter grayness Note the light shades because they have shades are lost in the center a large white value of the image 50 Ela ue Porto Black tada Por ahde pauri WF ein aii Black pol Each por A low Black Point can be A high Black Point groups used to darken black all colors except the lighter detail however it can shades sometimes make text appear blocky and unnatural ScanWorks User Manual 11 6 Deskew Deskem Angle 10 54 f Clockwise P Counter clockwie Press to re size Deskew reference line to fit current zoom The Deskew Control set for 0 54 degrees This is an interactive control and requires the operator to identify the longest horizontal or vertical line in the image and for them to place the Deskew marker ends onto each end of the line When the required amount of deskew has been found the Deskew button is clicked to process the whole image The file will now need to be saved to store the Deskewed form of the image The direction of the deskew rotation is determined automatically by ScanWorks but can be entered manually overidden by the operator Deskew is interactive and must be carried out by the operator Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use where the image is not oriented perpendicular to the viewing window Where possible always re scan the document instead of carrying out a deskew
84. tton displays a red bar An often overlooked control the RESET button is more than a simple slider reset Clicking this button adjusts the size of the Crop Box and Deskew tools to suit the current zoom The images to the right show the Crop Box before and after resizing to suit the current Zoom ScanWorks User Manual 41 Advanced Scanning 11 1 Sharpen Blur Sharpen Blur Sharpen Sharpen Blur 42 The Sharpen Blur Control set for Sharpen1 This control has a 1 1 Preview button which can show the user how the image can expect to look after the filter has been applied on the portion of the image visible in the viewing window auto zoomed to 1 1 When the required amount of filter has been found the Sharpen Blur button is clicked to process the whole image The image will now need to be saved to store the Sharpened form of the image The enabled but borderless A icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being applied interactively The green INLINE button and green border around The A button indicate that the filter is being applied during the scan This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window R gt gt p Notes recommendat
85. ually where the resolution of the scanner interferes with the resolution of the printed original Maintains detail and removes screening patterns without losing sharpness Use of this control in line will slow down scanning depending on the resolution used 5 E IS y E ba E ee Po e E pai A A a uy eo ta gt y T A FRITA paire i Blur 1 DeNoise 7 Normal ScanWorks User Manual 48 11 3 RGB Curves Editing Curves 44 The RGB Curves Editor This can be used to control the intensity of the primary scanner colors of Red Green and Blue This control Previews the effect of altering the curves in real time and updates the image in the viewing window When the required amount of filter has been found the image can be saved to store the effect of the filter on the original image The enabled but borderless Curves icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being applied interactively The green INLINE button and green border around the Curves button indicate that the filter is being applied during the scan This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations This control can be used to in
86. ull length Prescan is NEVER necessary 20 ScanWorks User Manual Software Installation and Graphical Interface 3 4 Data control the scanner internal settings This tab provides control of Brightness Gamma and selection of raw RGB scanning or sRGB standardized RGB scanning Use of sRGB provides corrected color output suitable for standard Windows peripherals like monitors and color printers Certain colors may scan better with SRGB turned off ScanWorks SCAN TEST tif 29 64cm x 37 44cm RGB 400 dpi Zoom 100 File Undo Window About Scan 36806 lt e esd Palettes file formats Media handling Brightness Gamma AGE Calibration Bed Reen Blue a White balance E Light normalize only p i i 0 A o Mis LS puts PAS p Use Adaptive Stitch Manual Stitch When scanning Brightness Controls the amount of white in the scanned image default value depends on the scanner model Gamma Controls the depth of the colors seen by the scanner default values are 1 5 1 5 1 5 for R G and B sRGB Standardized RGB color scanning according to the Microsoft Hewlett Packard standard See Appendix detail NOTE The scanner Brightness and Gamma settings are not intended to be changed by the user and have been set to the optimum values for the machine This assumes the scanner has reached its operating temperature after 30 minutes and has been recently
87. vccccccesencuaweucscvsucdcusvevescucewevasssDewssesevavedcusvovescucecessasedevevesavivedccsUeusscucsscdawdssesduesevaneueveustes 1 11 HOWTO USE THIS MANUAL A A 2 2 SCANWORKS INSTAL DA TION cuoipcrans rai AA PEGO Ansa nd assa de is an nsiNo Ta 3 2 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR SCAN WORKS di ca 3 22 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ASA A a 4 233 SOFTWARE REGIS TRA TION tiara 5 3 GETTING STARTED WITH SCANWORKS esesseesscececccecccccsecceecceccecseccoeeccecceccecocecceeccececccecceecseecsecceeseecsecseeceesseose 6 Sl SCAN CONFIGURATION CON TROIS nu A 7 3 1 1 ETE E a A la do RRE AR E 31 2 A O ST 9 3 1 3 Paper oo Control ess id cidade 10 3 1 4 ScanWorks Units of operation mm or inches Preferences Tab oooonnnnooccnnoncnncncnnnncnnonocnnoncnnnnnncnnoncnnnnns 11 3 1 5 PEES A C ONOS AA A 12 3 1 6 MS PUL OI AE a E DO E E E 13 3 1 7 Data e E 14 3 2 PILE PORMAT PALE IE Soio e Co ot a Ro AR a af ot bland etal alm A 15 5 23 AA a ete pd ed en cee ce ad ae et sob pd o ale las Ne o pao les alee ad areata 15 J22 Paletes Fired Cine lie Procesadora clio 16 3 2 3 Paletes AULAS PEO CES as 17 3 3 MEDIA HANDECIN O a ia 18 3 4 DATA CONTROL THE SCANNER INTERNAL SETTINGS c0cccecceeceeccncceeseucenceseceucenceseseucencesesessesctsesescesceseseesenceeeees 21 4 THE THUVMIBNATE WVINDO Wer Uli nc unidade 22 IV ScanWorks User Manual Overview 5 THE VIEWING DESKTOP under pi a idilio 23 5 1 THE LOUPE AND SCREEN DISPLAY MODES e ea e 24 6 THE TABS INSIDE THE ED
88. visible join This is because in the example above the images will not be joined at the intersection along the line joining the arrows 1 2 to 3 4 but instead at the physical end of the second image Arrows positioned Hi Cdlortrac Our Business is Your image The dotted line above shows the three sided intersection where the second image will overlay the first The arrow locators should be placed as closely as possible to the mid point of the image overlap region and this region should be reduced in size as much as possible by using the grips TIP The 4 Point join tool will automatically adjust for skew in one of both of the images to be joined and these do not need to be deskewed before the join operation Unnecessary deskewing of any image will affect its quality TIP The red and blue arrows can be moved without pre selecting the image underneath first The white cursor will turn to black when in the correct position to Completed join move the arrows Left clicking when white will carry out a Zoom ScanWorks User Manual 65 Advanced Scanning 13 2 Overlay Join Tool The Overlay Join tool allows two or more images to be joined by overlaying one on top of the other To assist this operation the transparency of the images the last to be loaded can be controlled If both images are without skew the process is straightforward and faster to use than the 4 point method If deskewing is required one image can be skewed to match the
89. will be 200 x 36 x 200 x 48 x 3 byte per pixel 207 MB in size A 256 color file occupies 1 byte for every pixel A 200 dpi AO file will be 200 x 36 x 200 x 48 x 1 byte per pixel 69 MB in size A 16 color file occupies 2 16 or half of 1 byte per pixel A 200 dpi AO file will be 200 x 36 x 200 x 48 x 0 5 bytes per pixel 34 MB A Black and White or binary file is 2 or 1 or one eighth of one byte per pixel A 200 dpi AO will be 200x36x200x48x0 125 bytes per pixel 4 3MB 19 8 ScanWorks licensing limitations ScanWorks image editing for non TIFF images is limited to a single user This means that although ScanWorks can be installed on second and subsequent computers the saving of data to file formats supported by the licensed image libraries within ScanWorks will not be available This is to protect the license arrangements between Colortrac Ltd and the purveyors of the library Observance of this principle is part of your contract as a user of the Colortrac scanner and software 19 9 Turbo Mode button Use of Turbo Mode will double the scan speed in the paper direction This process uses a high quality interpolation in the computer to replace dots removed at the scanner to increase scanning speed Wide images may require a powerful computer 80 ScanWorks User Manual Appendix 19 10 IMPORTANT CABLING INFORMATION RELATING TO Installation using IEEE 1394 FireWire WARNING Please observe correct polarity of the FireWire EEE 1394 c
90. window When the required amount of filter has been found the image can be saved to store the effect of the filter on the original image The enabled but borderless Black White dot icon tells the ScanWorks operator that the tool is being used by the operator interactively The bright green INLINE arrow and green border around the Black White dot button indicates that the filter is being applied during the scan This is a Virtual Scan Tool and when used offline this edit tool produces the same effect as when used Live during the scanning process In manual use the result of the edit replaces the image shown in the viewing window Advanced Scanning Notes recommendations Use White point to remove unwanted off white backgrounds from scans Use Black point to increase the purity of black information in scans Be careful not to over use as they will increase the harshness of an image if used excessively A filter although SET will not be active for any scan unless the INLINE arrow or green border are showing To apply the setting manually to a scan move the slider control s ScanWorks User Manual 49 11 5 1 Using the Black White Slider cia Advanced Scanning For grayscale and full color images This control collects grays and off whites together Low White Point High White Point Low Black Point High Black Point Pac ae Paita Malo pol Block per White Point can be used
91. y to produce BW data in the scanner or in the computer When thresholding is selected for in computer ScanWorks termed Post scan threshold provides interactive control over the thresholding levels for Basic and Adaptive methods Virtual Thresholding permits optimization of the image while only needing to scan ONCE Notes recommendations Use to produce very small binary files which store only ON binary 1 or OFF binary 0 data Use Basic Thresholding for clean drawings with no background noise or dirt Use Adaptive Thresholding for drawings where the background density approaches the foreground lines and contrast between the two is poor Do not assume Adaptive thresholding is always best Do not leave it switched on for clean drawings TIP Post scan thresholding or in computer thresholding allows INTERACTIVE adjustment without rescanning 58 ScanWorks User Manual Advanced Scanning 12 1 Adaptive Thresholding in Black amp White Enable Post scan threshold in the top of the Black and White controls dialogue Select Adaptive Post scan thresholding causes grayscale data to be returned to the computer Raise the Window and Background controls to minimum effect move both sliders to the right First increase the Background darkness to bring up any feint detail graphic left Second reduce the Window size to sharpen up lines increase contrast and remove area discoloration middle graphic SAI 6

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