Advantage I-200 User's Guide

i200 Series ScannersImageProcessingGuideA-61520

A-61520 April 2005 9• Majority Rule sets the central pixel value in a matrix according to the majority of white or black pixels in a matrix.Image Fil

10 A-61520 April 2005 Threshold  used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The thresholding value is an integer ranging from 0 to 255.

A-61520 April 2005 11Color Table  Not applicable for bi-tonal images. See the next section “Scanning color images”.Paper Source — provides the follo

12 A-61520 April 2005 Scanning color images The descriptions below are for scanning color images only.Resolution or dots per inch (dpi)  indicates t

A-61520 April 2005 13Toggle Patch — the toggle patch is a type 4/toggle patch that is used to trigger the scanner to change from the current image st

14 A-61520 April 2005 Scanning grayscale images The descriptions below are for scanning grayscale images only.Resolution or dots per inch (dpi)  ind

A-61520 April 2005 15Toggle Patch — the toggle patch is a type 4/toggle patch that is used to trigger the scanner to change from the current image st

16 A-61520 April 2005 The Paper tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., cropping values, rotation, paper size a

A-61520 April 2005 17• Relative to Document: (zone processing): (used for batches of same-sized documents) — zone processing is a floating fixed crop

18 A-61520 April 2005 • Long Paper (i280 Scanner only): allows you to scan documents that exceed the 34-inch maximum length. You can scan documents t

A-61520 April 2005 1Image Processing Guide for i200 Series ScannersOverview This documentation introduces concepts that may be new to many users. The

A-61520 April 2005 19Overscan — allows you to add a specified value (inches/mm) before and after the edge of the image. Overscan values can be applie

20 A-61520 April 2005 The Compression tab Compression squeezes a file to decrease the total size. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using a CCI

A-61520 April 2005 21The following color/grayscale compression options are available: • JPEG — JPEG compression offers a JPEG quality of Draft, Good,

22 A-61520 April 2005 Filter Threshold  the value that is used to identify the color which will be dropped out. This value is applied to the color a

A-61520 April 2005 23Document Ultrasonic Monitor — controls how aggressively the scanner will work to determine if more than one document is fed into

24 A-61520 April 2005 The Options tab The Options tab allows you to set Image Transfer and Transport controls. Image Transfer Order  if you are usin

A-61520 April 2005 25The Printer tab The optional Kodak i200 Series Imprinter provides a vertical print capability that is programmed to support alph

26 A-61520 April 2005 • Counter Format  used to control the width of the document counter. Values range from 1 to 9.The following choices are availa

A-61520 April 2005 27Y-Offset  enter a value in this field to determine how far the printed information will appear from the leading edge of the doc

28 A-61520 April 2005 The Setup tab The Setup tab allows you to download firmware and set the scanner clock. The Setup tab is only available when run

2 A-61520 April 2005 When you use the Kodak Scan Validation Tool, you will need to select which camera(s) you want to use to scan your document to ge

A-61520 April 2005 29The Info tab The Info tab displays information regarding your scanner. You can save this information that is displayed in the wi

30 A-61520 April 2005 Using the ISIS Driver The ISIS Driver is a piece of software that communicates with the scanner. This driver is created and mai

A-61520 April 2005 31About  displays the About dialog box. The About dialog box provides detailed information such as the driver version number, cer

32 A-61520 April 2005 Configure  highlight the image you want to setup. As you select the image, other options will become available on the Scanner

A-61520 April 2005 33Cropping  allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. All cropping options can be used with color/grayscale

34 A-61520 April 2005 This option may be used in conjunction with auto cropping where a separate color/grayscale or binary area to be saved is desire

A-61520 April 2005 35Page layout The Page Layout area allows you to select paper size and viewing orientation. The default paper size is set when a s

36 A-61520 April 2005 When using Adaptive Thresholding, Threshold and Contrast may be adjusted. Contrast values may range from 1 to 100. A Contrast v

A-61520 April 2005 37Threshold  used to convert a grayscale image into a binary (1 bit/pixel) image. The thresholding value ranges from 0 to 255. Th

38 A-61520 April 2005 More Scanner Settings dialog boxAdditional image processing values unique to the i200 Series Scanners are available when you ch

A-61520 April 2005 3Starting the Scan Validation Tool1. Select Start>Run or select Programs>Kodak>Document Imaging>Scan Validation Tool.

A-61520 April 2005 39Scan Source  the host PC provides information to the scanner defining whether to scan one or both sides of the document. Simple

40 A-61520 April 2005 Deskew  check this option to automatically deskew a document within ±0.3 degrees of the leading edge of the document. Automati

A-61520 April 2005 41• Majority Rule sets the central pixel value in a matrix according to the majority of white or black pixels in a matrix.Toggle P

42 A-61520 April 2005 Color Dropout — electronic color dropout is used to eliminate a form’s background so that a document management system may auto

A-61520 April 2005 43Scanner Control dialog boxSelecting the Scanner Control button on the More Scanner Settings dialog box displays the Scanner Cont

44 A-61520 April 2005 Ultrasonic Detection Sensitivity levels • Low Sensitivity: this setting is the least aggressive setting and is less likely to d

A-61520 April 2005 45Defining the Scan areaThe Scan Area dialog box is only available for images when the Cropping option selected on the Scanner Set

46 A-61520 April 2005 The Scan Area dialog box allows you to define the amount of image data which is returned to the host. The area can be defined i

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4 A-61520 April 2005 Scan Validation Tool dialog boxThe Scan Validation Tool (SVT) is a diagnostic application that Kodak provides with most Kodak sc

A-61520 April 2005 5Using the TWAIN Datasource The TWAIN Datasource is a piece of software that communicates with your scanner. It is provided by Kod

6 A-61520 April 2005 Copy  copies the settings of the front camera to the rear camera for the selected camera (bi-tonal, color or grayscale). For ex

A-61520 April 2005 7Scanning bi-tonal images Bi-tonal images are scanned images that are made up of only black-and-white elements. The descriptions b

8 A-61520 April 2005 When Adaptive Thresholding is selected, Contrast values may range from 1 to 100.Fixed Processing  used for black-and-white and