A
Application
Abbreviation of the phrase “application software.” Software designed for a specific purpose such as word processing software, spreadsheet software, database software, or a combination of these.
B
Bit
An indication of the volume of data used to describe points in an image. A
Brightness
The relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image; increasing brightness lightens it.
C
Color Matching
In some cases, the range of colors captured by a scanner exceeds the range that can be displayed by a particular monitor. In addition, the colors displayed for an image on the monitor may be slightly different than those output by a printer. Color Matching is the process used to make the colors captured by a scanner consistent with those shown on a display or printed on a printer.
Contrast
The degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Decreasing contrast lightens the dark areas and darkens the light areas; increasing it darkens the dark areas and lightens the light areas.
Control Panel
The set of Windows programs you can use to change system, hardware, software, and Windows settings.
Crop
The action of selecting only part of an image for use. Using the Crop button on the ScanGear MF toolbar, a portion of the preview image can be selected and only that portion is then