Making the final scan

Before making the final scan, the input and output parameters must be specified. While it’s possible to input the scan settings yourself, DiMAGE Scan Utility gives you an easier choice - Jobs. Jobs are preset scan settings based on image use. The DiMAGE Scan Utility contains over 60 Job files. To create your own Job files or to input the scan settings manually, see page 46. For a list of Job parameters, see page 74. The scan-setting pane is located in prescan tab.

Job name

Load Job button

Scan resolution

File resolution

Scan dimensions and magnification

File dimensions

Unit of dimensions

Reset button

Image size

Image size is based on the total number of pixels in the image and can be different from the size of the saved data depending on the file format selected.

Click the load Job button. The Job-selection dialog box opens.

When the Job file is loaded, a cropping frame appears on the image. The frame is proportional to the output use specified with the Job. The frame can be resized by clicking and dragging on the marquee, but the proportions remain the same; the input and output values are automatically adjusted to match the change to the cropping frame.

Click the scan button in the main window to

 

 

start the final scan. If the DiMAGE Scan Utility

 

 

was opened in an image-processing applica-

 

 

tion, the scanned image is opened in that

 

 

application. If the utility is used by itself, the

 

 

save as dialog box opens.

Scan button

Cropping frame

 

On the save-as dialog box, enter the file name, and select the file destination and file format for the image data. If multiple images are scanned, a serial number is added to the file name automatically; enter the first number of the series in the number text box. When saving JPEG files, the compression ratio must be specified. Click the save button to make the final scan.

This file can be compressed to reduce the file size. The compression ratio can

JPEG be selected when saving. The higher the compression ratio, the smaller the file size, and more loss to image quality.

Select a Job category from the list box.

TIFF

A high-resolution bitmap that can be opened on any computer platform. The color depth can be specified in the preference window (p. 40).

Click a Job file name to select it. The Job

BMP

A file type used in Windows. This file type can be opened in the paint software installed in the Windows operating system.

A file type used in Macintosh. This file can be opened in the Simple Text applica-

names can be sorted chronologically or alphabetically by clicking the name or date radio buttons at the bottom of the dialog box.

The scan settings of the selected Job file are displayed on the right side of the window. Click the OK button to apply the Job settings.

Sort radio buttons

32Basic scanning

PICT tion installed with Macintosh operating systems. The file cannot have a width greater than 4096 pixels.

Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Utility

To close the DiMAGE Scan Utility, simply click the close button in the top right corner of the main window.

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