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Image Processing for Scanner 1500 a nd Scanner 2500 User ’ s Guide A-63055.
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A-63055 Decem ber 1999 i Content s Introduction ..........................................................................................1 Features...........................................................................................2 Memor y Requirem ents .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 ii Length Contr ol.........................................................................18 Long Paper ..............................................................................19 Detect Page Size .........................
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 iii TWA IN Dat a Sourc e............................................................................ 38 Installation...................................................................................... 38 Kodak T wain Driver Dialog B ox .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 iv Image Em phasis .....................................................................56 Scanner S tatus ........................................................................57 Mirror Image .................................
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 1 Introduction Kodak ’s low volum e product ion s canners i nclude im age pr ocessing technolog y that ca n im prove im age qual ity and s ome times make the reproduct ion better than the or igina l.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 2 Scanner 1500 Scanner 2500 Feature ISIS T WA IN ISIS TW A IN Ar e a Barcode Binary Mode / A utomatic Threshold Brightness Compression Contrast Detect Double Feed Detect Page Si.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 3 Memory Requirement s The Sc anner 1500 a nd the Sc anner 25 00 both ha ve 8 M B of m emor y alread y installed. Th is m ay be sufficient f or your scannin g needs . Addition al mem ory ma y be require d, dependi ng on the s electe d resolut ion and paper s ize.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 4 Re s o l u t i on A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 L ed g e r L eg a l L et t e r 100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 dpi 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 8 0 300 dpi 32 16 8 0 24 8 0 32 16 16 400 dpi 56 24 8.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 5 ISIS Driver Inst allation The ISIS dri ver is inc luded wi th the scan ner . Y ou ca n install th e driver from the CD. After installat ion of the driver is com plete, i nstall your ap plicat ion software on the h ost PC.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 6 Scanner Settings Dialog Box This section des cribes the features and butto ns in th e Scanner Set ting s dial og box. The Sc anner Sett ings dial og box s hown belo w appears when eit her the Scann er 1500 or the Scan ner 2500 is selec ted in the Scanner list.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 7 Mode Choose a gr ayscal e or binar y (black and white) s canni ng form at in the Mode drop-do wn list box. Select t he form at that is b est suit ed to your applicat ion. G raysca le prov ides bett er im age qualit y but req uires m ore scannin g time and mem ory .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 8 Dither Ditherin g is a tec hnique f or reprod ucing h alftone im ages, such as a photo, in b inar y mode. T wo pixel le vels are used t o represe nt the ent ire gra yscale , thereb y reducin g the levels of gra y require d displa ying an im age.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 9 Dot s per inch (Resolution) Dots per inch (dpi) ind icates t he scannin g reso lution, wh ich large ly determ ines the qua lity of the s canned image. The gre ater the resolut ion, the be tter the repr oduct ion. However , scann ing at a h igher resolut ion also inc reases scanni ng tim e and file s ize.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 10 Brightness This function a llows you to adj ust the image br ightness , mak ing it lighter or dark er . T here are two Brightness m odes, Autom atic and Manual , and thr ee prese t m odes, Darken , Norm , and Ligh ten . Select th e Manual radi o button in the Bright ness gr oup box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 11 Contrast The Contrast optio n sets the im age contras t by adjus ting the difference between black and white, th ereb y making an im age sharp er or softer . In a low-c ontrast s etting, the d ifference bet ween bl ack and whit e is small, s o the im age is s ofter .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 12 Region Selection Y ou c an spec ify sin gle-sided (sim plex) or double-s ided (d uplex) scannin g in the Region Selection group box. NOTE: Both sides of the d ocum ent are scanne d at a sam e tim e in duplex s canning. The f ront sid e of the im age/page is o utput first, then th e back side of the image/page.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 13 Specifying an A rea T o captur e a portio n of an im age, clic k on the Area button to access the Set Scannin g Area dialog box . Area settings are determ ined by the X and Y pos itions an d the width an d length c oordin ates.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 14 Kodak Scanner Sp ecial Features Dialog Box This section des cribes the features and butto ns in th e Kodak Sc anner S peci al Featur es dialog b ox. This d ialog box is acces sed b y clicking on the More button i n the Sc anner Se ttings d ialog box.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 15 The Kodak Scan ner S pecial F eatures di alog box shown be low app ears when the Scanner 2500 is select ed in the Scan ner lis t.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 16 Buttons in the Kodak Scanner Special Features Dialog B ox Following are descr iptions of the butt ons in th e Kodak Scanner Special Features dia log box. Barcode Click on the Barcode butt on to acc ess the Bar code Par ameter s dialog box.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 17 Image Emphasis Image Emphasis all ows you t o adjus t the softness or sharpnes s of the scann ed im age. Choose o ne of the f ollowing im age emphas is levels: High, Med ium , Low , Non e, and Smooth. The def ault is Me dium .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 18 Gamma The Gamma option a llows yo u to def ine the g amm a curve settin g for norm al scanning and com puter sc reen viewin g. Choose one of the f ive gamm a curves in th e Gamma drop-down lis t box . Ther e are standard and CRT levels in a gamm a curve.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 19 Long Paper W hen Long Paper is enabled , a len gthy t ype of docum ent, such as an oil drill c hart or a cardi ogram, c an be captur ed. NOTE: This feature is a vailabl e only on the Scanner 2500. The s canned im age is div ided and f iled in t he size s electe d in the Page Size drop-do wn list box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 20 The lengt h that ca n be sc anned is d etermined by the m em ory size. Scanner Me mory dpi Docum ent Width Longest Docu ment Size Comments 8 MB (no additional memory added) 2.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 21 Read De skew Dat a Enable Re ad Deskew Data to detect the sk ewing of a docum ent and notify the applica tion when a sk ewed docum ent occurs .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 22 Mirror Image Sel ect M irror Imag e to fl ip scanned im ages to create mirr or images. Origin al M irror Reverse Image Select Rev erse Im age to re verse the c olor of the scanne d im age so that black areas ar e white an d white ar eas are b lack .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 23 White Lev el From Paper W hen White Level From Paper is on, th e first 3 mm of each docum ent is anal yzed and the back ground br igh tnes s lev el is adjuste d so the bac kground of the sc anned doc ument bec omes white. Whi te Level From Paper is “Off” whe n Dither or Grayscal e is enable d.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 24 Binary Mode A utomatic Threshold Sel ecting Automatic Threshold aut omatic ally sets Brigh tness , Contrast , White Level Fr om Paper , Gamma , Noise R eduction , and Image Emph asis in acco rdance wit h the sca nning re soluti on.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 25 Manual Feed Modes T he Manual Feed M odes group box allows you to conf igure the feeder in different wa ys, from a manual f eed m ode so you can s can pages one by one, to a mode where you onl y have to place paper in the feeder to begin s canning .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 26 Scanner Information The Counter and S tatus buttons in the Scanner Information group box allo w you to c heck the s can count a nd roll er status. Click on the Counter button t o acces s the Cou nter dia log box to v iew the current scan coun t or to s et up the c ounter .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 27 Click on the S tatus button to acces s the Scann er S tatus dialog box to view rol ler clean ing a nd replac ement g uidelines . Refer to the scanner ’s User ’s Guide f or detailed i nform ation about cleaning and rep lacing the r ollers .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 28 Barcode The s canner can rea d barc odes. The barcode data is ana lyzed a nd the infor mation is sent in ASCI I code to an applicat ion th at supports barcode re ading ( e.g., Kodak D igital Scienc e Capt ure Software) . IMPORT ANT : Y our app licatio n must s upport barc ode rea ding.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 29 4. Check the Enab le Barc ode box. 5. Select th e barcode r egion in the Barcode Setti ngs For drop -down list box . T en regions can be s pecif ied: five f ront barc odes (F ront #1-Fr ont #5) and f ive back barcodes ( Back #1-Back #5).
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 30 9. Set the bar code area : • X-Positio n to Begi n Search —m ust be 1 0 mm (0.39 inches ) to the left of the f irst barc ode data to be r ead. • Y -Pos ition to Begin Se arch—the l ength f rom the top of the docum ent to the upper edge of the barc ode.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 31 Detecting Patch Codes Patch codes can be used to i ndex docum ents via the industr y standard patch cod es ll, lll, and T . The patch code data is ana lyzed an d the inf orm ation is sent to an applicat ion that supports patch co de readi ng (e.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 32 The Barc ode Param eters dia log box lists the Front Side an d Back Side sett ings. 4. Choose the direct ion of s canning (Hor izontal Orie ntation or V ert ical Orientation) in Patchc ode Orientati on .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 33 Printing a Counter , Date, Time, or Fixed S tring Use the fol lowing s trings to pr int an y com bination of a counter , a date, a time, or a fixed str ing. Counter #:9999999 The f irst pound char acter (#) encount ered in t he string is replac ed with the value s pecif ied in the Counter dialog box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 34 Printing St art Posi tion Printin g is done vertica lly from the top of the paper . The ch aracter to p (“A” in t he diagram belo w) points to the r ight edg e of the doc ument.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 35 Setting up for Document Printing 1. Click on the Mor e button to ac cess th e Scanner S pecial Featur es dialog box . 2. Click on the Imprint er button to ac cess the Imprinter Par am eters dialog box . 3. Check the Enable I mprinter box.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 36 Counter Click on the Counter button in t he Im printer Par ameters dialog box to access the Counter dialog box to vie w the cur rent scan count or to set up the cou nter . Scanner Counter — when this b utton is s electe d, the num ber of sheets scanned appears on ly on the s canner ’s LCD displ ay .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 37 Compression Scanned image data ca n be com press ed to decrease file si zes. W hen Compression is spec ified, f iles tr ansmitted f rom the scanner dec rease in size, thus al lowing m ore im ages to be stor ed on the h ost PC.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 38 TW A IN Dat a Source Inst allation The T WAIN Data Source is include d with t he scanner . Y ou can ins tall the driv er from the CD. After installat ion of the driver is com plete, i nstall your ap plicat ion software on the h ost PC.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 39 Kodak T w ai n Driver Dialog Box This sec tion descr ibes the f eatures and b uttons i n the Kodak T wain Driver dialo g box . The Kodak T wain Dr iver dialog box sho wn belo w appears when th e Scanner 1500 is selected in the Scanner l ist.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 40 The Kodak T wain Dr iver dialog box sho wn belo w appears when th e Scanner 2500 is selected in the Scanner l ist..
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 41 Buttons in the Kodak T wain Driver Dialog Box Following are descr iptions of the butt ons in th e Kodak T wain Driver dialog box . Scan Click on the Scan b utton to ac cept al l selectio ns and be gin scann ing. Pr eScan Click on the PreScan button t o scan a docum ent so you can check the selected scanning s ettings .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 42 Side Y ou c an specif y singl e-sided or d ouble-s ided scan ning in t he Side group box by selec ting the Simpl ex or Duplex radio b utton. NOTES: Both sides of the d ocum ent are scanne d at a sam e tim e in duplex s canning.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 43 Image T ype Choose a gr ayscal e or binar y (black and white) s canni ng form at in the Image T ype drop-d own list b ox. Se lect the f orm at that is best su ited to your app licatio n. Gra yscale provides better im age qual it y but requires mo re scanning tim e and mem ory .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 44 Paper Size This function det ermines the scann ing area b y a pre-det erm ined size. The def ault paper size is set when a scan ner is f irst selec ted.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 45 Creating a New Paper Size 1. T y pe the paper name, width, and len gth into th e appropr iate tex t boxes in the Free Paper Nam e/Size gr oup box in t he Free P age Siz e di alog box. 2. Click on the Add button. The ne w paper size is register ed and the name app ears in t he Adde d Pape r Size Li st box.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 46 Half tone (Dither) Ditherin g is a tec hnique f or reproduc ing halftone im ages, such as a photo, in b inar y mode. T wo pixel le vels are used t o represe nt the ent ire gra yscale , thereb y reducin g the levels of gra y require d displa ying an im age.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 47 Brightness The Brightness option allows you to adj ust the im age brigh tness, mak ing it lighter or dark er . Adjust th e bright ness setti ng by dragg ing the Br ightnes s slidi ng bar in the Front S ide Settings or Back Side Se ttings gr oup box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 48 Contrast The Contrast optio n sets the im age contras t by adjus ting the difference between black and white, th ereb y making an im age sharp er or softer . In a low-c ontrast s etting, the d ifference bet ween bl ack and whit e is small, s o the im age is s ofter .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 49 Sub A rea Y ou c an define a brigh tness l evel and dither s ettin g for a s pecific area of an im age that is different f rom the brightnes s leve l and dit her sett ing of the wh ole im age.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 50 Specifying an A rea T o captur e a portio n of an im age, clic k on the Sub Area button in the Front Side S ettings gr oup box or in the Back Side Settin gs grou p box to access the Sub Area dialog b ox. NOTE: The Sub Area d ialog box shown a bove app ears for the Scanner 1500.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 51 More Settings Dialog Box This section des cribes the features and butto ns in th e More Setti ngs dialog box . Th is dialo g box is access ed by clic king on the Mor e butto n in the Kod ak T wain Driver dia log box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 52 The More S ettings d ialog box sho wn below app ears when the Scanner 2500 is selected in the Sc anner l ist..
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 53 Buttons in the More Settings Dialog Box Following are descr iptions of the butt ons in th e More Se ttings dialog box . Imprinter Click on the Imprinter butto n to acces s the Im printer Param eters dialog box . Th is dialo g box al lows you to choose docum ent printer options.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 54 White Lev el W hen White Le vel is on, the firs t 3 mm of each doc ument is analyze d and the bac kgr ound brightnes s leve l is adj usted so th e back ground of the scann ed docum ent becom es white. W hite Level is set to “From W hite S tic k” when Hal ft one (Dither) or Grayscal e is en abled.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 55 Gamma The Gamma option a llows yo u to def ine the g amm a curve settin g for norm al scanning and com puter sc reen viewin g. Choose one of the f ive gamm a curves in th e Gamma drop-down lis t box . Ther e are standard and CRT levels in a gamm a curve.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 56 Lamp Sele ct Red in t he Lamp box to allow the scanner t o perf orm red dropout c olor . T he green lamp is the norm al settin g. W hen red dropout is specif ied, m ost red c haracters , lines, or illustrat ions will not be captured when a doc ument is s canned.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 57 Scanner S t atus The Counter and Wa rn i n g butto ns in the Scanner S tatus group box allow you to chec k the sc an count and roller status. Click on the Counter button t o acces s the Cou nter dia log box to v iew the current scan coun t or to s et up the c ounter .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 58 Click on the Warning button to ac cess the Warning S tatus dialog b ox to view rol ler clean ing a nd replac ement g uidelines . Refer to the scanner ’s User ’s Guide f or detailed i nform ation about cleaning and rep lacing the r ollers .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 59 Mirror Image Sel ect M irror Imag e to fl ip scanned im ages to create mirr or images Origin al M irror Reverse Image Select Rev erse Im age to re verse the c olor of the scanne d im age so that black areas ar e white an d white ar eas are b lack .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 60 A utomatic Separation (Half tone Mode) W hen Automatic Se paration is enabled, t he scan ner autom aticall y recognizes and se parates text a nd phot o.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 61 Fit to Page Selectin g Fit to Page allo ws you to spec if y whether doc uments are scanned at actual s ize or red uced (F it to Pa ge) size. Norm ally, the scann er scans at 100% of the act ual page size. Som e of the data on t he edges of the page m ay be lost.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 62 Stop at Skew W hen S top at Skew is en abled, the scanner s tops scanni ng when a skewed doc ument is detecte d. NOTE: This feature is a vailabl e only on the Sca nner 1500.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 63 Document Printer (Imprinter) The Imprinter butto n in the Scanner Special Features dialo g box allows you to acces s the Im printer Par ameter s dialog box in whic h you can set u p parameters for the opt ional doc ument pri nter .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 64 Printing a Counter , Date, Time, or Fixed S tring Use the fol lowing s trings to pr int an y com bination of a counter , a date, a time, or a fixed str ing. Counter #:9999999 The f irst pound char acter (#) encount ered in t he string is replac ed with the value s pecif ied in the Counter dialog box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 65 Printing St art Posi tion Printin g is done vertica lly from the top of the paper . The ch aracter to p (“A” in t he diagram belo w) points to the r ight edg e of the doc ument.
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 66 Setting up for Document Printing 1. Click on the Mor e button to ac cess th e More d ialog box . 2. Click on the Imprint er button to ac cess the Imprinter Par am eters dialog box . 3. Check the Enable I mprinter box. 4. T y pe the character seque nce in t he Impri nter String text box .
A-63055 Decem ber 1999 67 Counter Click on the Counter button in t he Im printer Par ameters dialog box to access the Counter dialog box to vie w the cur rent scan count or to set up the cou nter . Scan Counter —when th is button is selec ted, the number of sheets scanned appears on ly on the s canner ’s LCD displ ay .
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