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Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog

Click Scan and Stitch on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog.

In the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings for scanning items larger than the platen.

figure: Settings dialog

Important

  • When the Settings dialog is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items for Application Settings do not appear.

(1) Scan Options Area

Select Source

Select the type of item to be scanned.

  • Scanning photos: Photo
  • Scanning documents: Document
  • Scanning magazines: Magazine

Note

  • To reduce moire, set Select Source to Magazine.
Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Resolution

Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.

The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.

Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following. Available setting items vary by Select Source.

Important

  • When Color Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.
  • When Select Source is Photo:

    Sharpen outline
    Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
  • When Select Source is Magazine or Document:

    Sharpen outline
    Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
    Reduce show-through
    Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
    Reduce moire

    Reduces moire patterns.

    Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned.

    Note

    • Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.

(2) Save Settings Area

File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.
Data Format

Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.

You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, or PDF (Multiple Pages).

Important

  • You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.
Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto Scan.
Save in

Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

The default save folder is the Pictures folder.

Important

  • When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.

Important

  • When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(3) Application Settings Area

Open with an application

Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.

You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

Send to an application

Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images.

You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

Send to a folder

Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in Save in.

You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

Do not start any application
Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note

  • Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
Instructions
Opens this guide.
Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.