Contrast — allows you to make an image sharper or softer. Decreasing this setting will make the image softer and reduce noise in the image. Increasing this setting will make the image clearer and make light information more visible. The options range from
NOTE: This is only available for Conversion quality: Best and Conversion quality: Normal.
Threshold — aids in controlling the level at which a pixel is considered black or white. Decreasing this setting will make the image appear lighter, and can be used to subdue background noise. Increasing this setting will make the image appear darker, and can be used to help pick up light information. The options range from 0 to 255. The default is 90.
NOTE: This is only available for Conversion quality: Draft and Conversion quality: Normal.
•Filters: Noise
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-Lone Pixel: reduces random noise by converting a single black pixel to white when it is completely surrounded by white pixels or by converting a single white pixel to black when it is completely surrounded by black pixels.
-Majority Rule: sets each pixel based on its surrounding pixels. The pixel will become white if the majority of the surrounding pixels are white and visa versa.
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•Filters: Image
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-Halftone Removal: enhances dot matrix text and images made with halftone screens (e.g. newspaper photographs).
NOTE: These are not available for the following conversion qualities:
Invert Colors — allows you to select how the black pixels will be stored in the image. By default the black pixels are stored as black and the white pixels are stored as white. Turn this option on if you want the black pixels stored as white and the white pixels stored as black.
