FOUNDER V series Scanner Manual
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24. 50 Contrast it OP AAA AA AAA Scan Area Borders Pointer Magnifying Glass Scan Area Scan Area Prescan Image Units Version Cgerdinates Dimensions Area Size Founder VXX Dialog Box Features This section describes all of the options available in the Founder VXX interface It is very important to correctly configure the Scan Mode in order to successfully perform a scan All other items are optional and allow you to tailor the characteristics of the scanned image d Source Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images This option is available only for scanners built with a transparency adapter e Normal Use this setting to scan normal sheets of paper or any non transparent material e Negative Film Use this mode for scanning negative films e Positive Film Use this mode for scanning positive films I Film Size This option is available only for scanners built with a transparency adapter and only available when Positive Film or Negative Film is chosen as the SOURCE There are three settings to choose from e 35 mm 24x36 135 e 120 220 60x60 mm appropriate for 60x45 mm 60x60 mm film e 120 220 60x90 mm appropriate for 60x70 mm 60x80 mm 60x90 mm film E COM EM Scan Mode Tells the scanner the type of document you are scanning There are five settings to choose from e Text scans in black and w
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27. 130 225 300 dpi 31 LAE V50 V60 A eN il i 465 x 260 x 80 mm 3 48 Bit 24 48 Bit KT BA 16 Bit 8 16 Bit A 1 Bit 19200 dpi 24000 dpi TWAIN i 4 S E A a SS oR ca a Te AIIN ARTE DC 15V 1 0A Hx 15 Watts S Watts CD 2 I How to Set Up Your Scanner Box Contents 1 Founder VXX Scanner The scanner illustration s may appear different than from the actual scanner itself USB Cable Power Adapter User s Guide a oe a Setup Application CD ROM The complete scanner user s guide is available on the included CD ROM 4 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future 33 Install the Scanner s Hardware For Founder Scanner V50 V60 Please follow the step by step procedures described below to install the Founder VXX scanner Step 1 Hassle Free Lock Mechanism This scanner has an automatic locking mechanism to hold the scanning head in place during transportation When the locking switch located on the scanner s underside is pressed it a
28. Text from left to right 6 Adjust the resolution brightness or other settings if needed 47 7 Click on the E Mail button QJ to accept all settings and begin the procedure The document or image in the scanner will now be scanned your E mail program will be launched and a new message will be created with the scanned image already inserted as an attachment E mail Utility File Format JPG PEG Scan Mode Preview Area Brightness Contrast Gamma Setting Descreen Start E Mail x Y 0 00 0 00 W 2H 8 50 11 72 Image Size 2 989 857 PRN a SCAN Button The Scan Utility will scan your photos or text documents into the image editing software Presto ImageFolio ready for you to edit and save To use the SCAN button l Place a document or image on the scanning glass 2 Press the Scan button 3 The image editing software Presto ImageFolio will be automatically launched with the Founder VXX TWAIN window VXX represents your scanner model name appear on it 48 4 Select the desired Scan Mode and Resolution 5 Click the Prescan button The scanner starts the calibration and prescan process Afterwards the scanned image appears in the Prescan Window 6 Adjust the scan area and change any other settings you deem necessary Refer to IV The Founder TWAIN Interface section of this manual for more information 7 Click the Scan button to begin scanning the document or pi
29. 1 Open the scanner s document cover and place a picture onto the scanner glass headfirst and face down 2 Gently close the document cover 3 Next open the scanners image editing program From the Windows START menu click on Programs and then Founder Artworld 4 When the Founder Artworld program opens click on File and then Select Twain Source 5 In the window that opens choose Founder scanner Click on the Select button to close the window 8 The scanner illustration s may appear different from the actual scanner itself 39 6 Within Founder Artworld program click on File gt Acquire gt Acquire 7 The Founder VXX XX represents your scanner model name TWAIN window will open Close the Guide Scan window and click the Scan button 8 If an image appears on your screen your scanner is working properly Scanning the Films Your scanner provides an easier and quicker way to scan transparent materials such as slides positive or negative film With the special designed Negative and Positive Film Holder supplied with your scanner you may have a very different experience in proceeding scanning task Read the following instructions carefully to learn how to scan the films Installing the Transparency Adapter The transparency adapter is not included in model Founder V50 and V60 If you need to use this function please contact the vendor where you purchased your scanner and buy this part add
30. clicking on the part of the image you wish to view in detail LTR LTR Scan Area Borders DN 53 If you change any settings either in the Founder VXX window or in any of the Advanced windows the effects of the changes except for Flip Rotate Filter and Descreen will immediately appear on the prescanned image in the Prescan Area This allows you to instantly judge the effects of almost any setting you change The Scan Area Border designated by the dotted box in the Prescan Area can be resized and moved This is very important for keeping the image size in terms of computer memory as small as possible To do this first prescan the document or image you wish to scan by loading it in the scanner and clicking on the Prescan Button After it appears in the Prescan Area resize and move the dotted box so it fits snugly around the edges of the prescanned image In this way only the actual image or the desired portion of an image will be scanned and extraneous white spaces which take up computer memory will be removed This feature 1s especially useful when scanning 3x5 photos for example change the cursor as shown to the left and allows you to move the Placing the mouse pointer INSIDE the Scan Area Border box will entire frame by dragging the mouse N Placing the mouse pointer at the EDGE of any side of the margin will change the cursor as shown to the left and allows you to reduce or expand the fr
31. only affect the final scanned image Flip Vertically This option will only appear when scanning Rotate 90 Clockwise This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 90 clockwise This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image w Rotate 180 This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 180 This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image c Rotate 90 counter clockwise This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will rotate the scanned image 90 counter clockwise This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image Prescan Window The Prescan Window is the large white area in the middle of the FOUNDER VXX window Documents or images that are prescanned will be displayed there Prescanning images is very useful as it gives you an idea of how a document or image will look after it is scanned You can use the Magnifying Glass to zoom the view of the prescanned image by clicking on the magnifying glass button towards the upper right of the Founder VX X window and then
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33. CQUIRE from FILE menu of the image editing program Within the Founder VXX XX represents your scanner model name TWAIN window select Positive Film or Negative Film from the drop down menu of E Select 35mm 24x36 135 120 220 60x60 mm or 120 220 60x90 mm from the drop down menu of Ue Film Size Scan Source 7 Click on the PRESCAN button to preview the image 8 Adjust the scanning border if necessary 9 Click on the SCAN button to start scanning the image Important Notes about Scanning Film O Do not cover any small compartment below each arrow sign on the film holder because that it is necessary for calibration O Always replace the reflective document mat onto the scanner s document cover after you finish scanning the films O Make sure the film is properly loaded into the film holder and the film holder is correctly positioned on the scanner glass Make sure the proper SCAN SOURCE and SCAN SIZE are selected before proceeding the scanning task It is recommended to use a higher resolution such as 1200dpi for 35mm films 600dpi for 120 220 films or 300 dpi for large format sheet films when you proceed the film scanning task to prevent the scan images from losing the quality while you enlarge the size of the images Lamp Control The scanner lamp may be turned ON and OFF manually via the Scanner Utility You may also press the Power Save button on the scanner s front panel to achi
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35. More Adds additional sharpening e Unsharpen Sharpens the edges in an image to remove the blurriness Always on Top When this box is checked the Founder program will always be on top of the other windows open on your desktop Auto Prescan at Startup Clicking this checkbox will cause the Founder program to perform a prescan immediately whenever it is opened Doing this allows the image to be automatically prescanned making settings adjustments quicker and easier since any changes to settings made in the FOUNDER VXX window will immediately be shown on the prescanned image Auto Crop after Prescan When this box is checked the Founder program will identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it will not trace the edges of oddly shaped images This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs Equalized Colors This command is only available when scanning photo negatives The Equalize command redistributes the brightness values of the pixels in an image so that they more evenly represent the entire range of brightness levels When this box is checked the Founder program finds the brightest and darkest values in the image and averages all the brightness values so that the darkest value represents black and the brightest value represents 99 white Use this command for example when a scanned image appears darker than the
36. NNER GLASS Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner Your scanner operates best in temperatures between 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 P Ill Scanner Buttons Copy Button The Copy button will allow you to make copies of your photographs and text documents much like a normal office copier Copies can be made on any printer previously installed in Windows To make a copy 1 Place a document or picture face down on the scanning glass 2 Press the Copy button and then the Copy Utility will open on your computer Select a printer from the drop down menu 4 Select the appropriate Paper Size to define the area to be scanned Alternatively you may check the AUTO CROP option to have the scanner program automatically identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it will not trace the edges of oddly shaped images This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs 5 Choose a Scan Mode and adjust other settings 1f necessary 6 Click on the Start button Copy Utility 3 j x Printer Select gt HP Lasenet 4000 Series PCL E T Setup ter Setup Printer w Paper Size fe FitinPage 4 Center On Page I Bum Gion pap g Scan Mode a Color Photo BAA Photo Text 50 ne Brightness Start Button 45 OCR Button The OCR button is used to convert images of t
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38. Table of Contents ME NE as 1 e AA ata Daten A ON 1 2 TT AD ene aaa aio 2 BER EZR HID ETRE WO 3 4 ES ii 5 A ee A T 6 a oe SC ONO A ee er Tere Re ree cree ae mete eee mere hy nee rte tee 7 E aco Aviacsa is volcan oes ue i ahaha ee ada 7 CTT TT A E EEA AEEA TE TAAT 7 HERA TITA IT EID reia TATE KEATAS 10 e EE E T A T E A TT 10 E A de 11 Fy WE Aa a a a E 12 12 AE A oh act eres wear a 13 Power Save E RH IIA A 14 E Maila F AHTI o lidia 14 SCANT A ind 15 We a A 17 17 Aa Rda ida 18 esla al qu ARPA POLO O rer erate reer nent ee te 24 2 E E A ea area Raabe oh at 24 A edna od 27 A A EEEE nee i ae RO OR ER 27 EE OT 27 29 GO Te or i a E 30 31 HOW TO SET UP YOUR SCANNER 33 BOX CONTO Said dia 33 Install the Scanner s Hardware For Founder Scanner V50 V60 34 Step 1 Hassle Free Lock Mechanism cococcononncnononocnononenonnononennanonens 34 Step 2 Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer ee 35 Is 0 WE 36 Il OPERATING THE SCANNER 000000 38 Festa Me Scam Aa 39 JP thao a 40 Installing the Transparency Adapter ss 40 Using the Negative and Positive Film HOJ0AEES ocoococccnononocnononenonos 40 Important Notes about SCANNING FUN Nt 43 LIND CONTO ee oe Gua wtuardsoseeuea anaes 43 UA el i a anne 44 Ill SCANNER BUTTONS 0s 45 CO VB OIA Se PEO eran ee reason ie tana eee eee 45 OCRE dada 46 Power Save But
39. What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor This is the role of Optical Character Recognition OCR software OCR software converts the image files that are created from scanning text documents into text files that can be viewed edited and saved by word processors An OCR program has also been bundled on the included Setup Application CD ROM and if you wish to use the scanner in this way you should install the OCR software that 1s included Action Manager 32 is a program that allows you to conveniently scan images and text without the need to work directly within any image editing application i e Presto ImageFolio Action Manager 32 also includes features to allow you to use your scanner as fax and copy machines A fax modem and fax software is required to send faxes A printer is required for the copy utility 38 Please refer to the Action Manager 32 on line Help accessible by right clicking on the Action Manager 32 window and choosing Help for more information about these functions Testing the Scanner The following test procedure checks to see 1f the scanner 1s properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software Before testing your scanner double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened To properly test your scanner please perform the following steps Removable Document Cover Place document facedown to center Front of Scanner
40. ame around the image pS Pointer Changes the cursor from magnifying glass to pointer The pointer must be used to adjust the Scan Area Border or change settings Magnifying Glass Clicking on the magnifying glass button changes the cursor to a magnifying glass and lets you easily zoom in and out of the prescanned image in the Prescan Window To zoom in click the left mouse button To zoom out click the right mouse button To stop zooming in and out of the image click on the Pointer button just above the Magnifying Glass button 54 Note The magnifying glass only affects the view of the prescanned image in the prescan area and in no way affects the scanning process or the final scanned image Scan Button Accepts all settings and begins scanning Prescan Button By clicking on the Prescan button you can scan the source document into the Prescan Area in the middle of the Founder VXX window This allows you to modify the scan area for smaller images such as photographs and gives you a rough idea of what the scanned image will look like before you scan Advanced Button Advanced controls for precision scans See below for detailed explanations about the Advanced Settings window that appears when you click on this button Cancel Clicking on the Cancel button saves your current settings and closes the Founder VXX window Help Clicking on this button runs the on line help program Status Bar The status bar contains imp
41. canned image clearer It does this by increasing the difference between color tones Inverse When inverse is checked the colors of an entire image will become reversed A black and white image will look similar to a photo negative Before After Descreen Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moir patterns or herringbone A moir pattern is created from scanning pictures in Magazines or printed material that use color dithering The descreen filter is not needed when scanning original photographs or black and white images and After text but is recommended when scanning any printed color graphics such as a page from a magazine in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur Before Filter There are five filter choices located under the Filter menu Filters help you improve your scans by allowing you to sharpen images as well as remove excessive dots and distortion 98 e Average Determines the medium depth of an image and averages adjacent pixels to make images appear softer e Blur Lets you dull the edges within an image and decreases the contrast by making dark edges lighter and light edges darker e Blur More Adds additional blurring e Sharpen Allows you to sharpen the edges within an image by making the edges in an image more distinct The Sharpen filter also increases contrast by making dark edges darker and surrounding light edges lighter e Sharpen
42. cture The scanned image will be displayed on the Presto ImageFolio program and you can perform other image editing tasks 49 IV The Founder Interface Introduction The Founder program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image editing software you are using to view and edit images The Founder program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image The following chapter describes the Founder VXX interface which automatically opens when you click SCAN or ACQUIRE from within a TWAIN compatible scanning program or image editing application The Founder VXX interface allows you to make important adjustments before scanning For example you can scan in different modes black and white grayscale or color increase or decrease the resolution dots per inch of an image and adjust the brightness and or contrast The Prescan option allows you to adjust the borders of the scan area by increasing or decreasing the size of the crop box located inside the Prescan Area The Founder VXX interface also provides you with statistics such as how large an image will be after scanning in terms of both file size and physical dimensions Founder YED Scan Source g 3 Fama El Film Size gt az o Scan Mode gt W iG rie ONES Resolution gt Brightness Y gt eee
43. em to guide 46 you through any questions you may have while using this program 2 OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition and is designed to read text characters only FOUNDER Chinese OCR System will NOT recognize forms Power Save Button The Power Save button enables users to turn off on the scanner lamp immediately to conserve energy with simply one click How to turn OFF the scanner lamp e Press the Power Save button on the scanner to turn off the lamp How to turn ON the scanner lamp e Press the Power Save button again e Press any function button on the scanner E Mail Button The E Mail button lets you scan documents and images directly to your MAPI based E Mail programs which currently include Microsoft Outlook Eudora etc that have already been installed on your computer To scan images and send them to your E Mail program 1 Place a document or image face down on the scanner glass 2 Press the E Mail button 3 Once the E mail Utility is opened the scanner automatically starts the calibration and prescan process Afterwards the scanned image appears in the Scan Area of the E mail Utility window To define the margins and crop out sections of the image you don t want scanned use the mouse to click and drag the corners or sides of the scan area borders 4 Select the File Format from the drop down menu 5 Choose a Scan Mode by clicking on the appropriate button Color Photo B W Photo or
44. er the software 1s installed close all open applications and click on the FINISH button to restart your computer Note If the scanner installation is not started and displayed automatically on the screen click START select RUN and type in dinstall where d is the drive letter assigned to the CD ROM drive of your computer 37 II Operating the Scanner Your scanner accepts documents as small as business cards and as large as A4 sized documents However some software programs have limitations as to the information they can handle The capacity of the computer s memory and free space on your hard drive can also limit the physical size of the document that you scan There are two different ways to operate the scanner 1 From within an image editing program that can acquire images from the scanner 2 By using the Action Manager 32 program that is automatically installed as your scanner software Your scanner needs to be driven by some type of software program Since all documents or images whether text or pictures that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images most scanning will probably be done from an image editing program where you can view edit save and output the scanned images An image editing program has been bundled with your scanner on the included Setup Application CD ROM It will allow you to alter and correct any scanned images by using a variety of filters tools and effects
45. eve the same result refer to Power Save Button of page 46 for more information From the Windows START menu click on Programs gt Founder VXX XX represents your scanner model name gt Scanner Utility In the window that opens find the Lamp Control section shown below Lamp Control a E ES minutes to turn off lamp Click on the On Off switch at the far right of the section to immediately turn the scanning lamp on or off 43 You may also set the default time for the lamp to automatically turn off after a scan by clicking the up or down arrows next to the area that reads minutes to turn off lamp Or you can set the lamp being always illuminated Maintenance To keep your scanner working smoothly take a moment to review the following maintenance tips 44 Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment When it is not in use keep the scanner covered Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty Do not subject the scanner to excessive vibration It may damage the internal components Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break Clean the scanner glass by lightly spraying a non abrasive glass cleaner onto a soft lint free cloth Then wipe the glass thoroughly with the cloth DO NOT SPRAY CLEANER DIRECTLY ONTO THE SCA
46. ext documents created by the scanner into text files that can be edited within a word processor When you press the OCR button a text document will be scanned transferred to the OCR software included with your scanner called FOUNDER Chinese OCR System for optical character recognition and converted into a format supported by your word processor To use the OCR button 1 Place a typewritten text document face down on the scanning glass 2 Press the OCR button 3 Within the FOUNDER OCR Image Processing window that opens on your computer click on the wr Scan button 4 The Founder VXX XX represents your scanner model name TWAIN CA window will open Select Text from the drop down menu of Em Scan Mode and set resolution as 300 dpi Click the Prescan button Adjust scan area 1f necessary and then click the Scan button 6 Select the document language for example Pure English from the language menu on the far right Pure English Pure English Traditional a Al 7 Click on the Recognize button The FOUNDER OCR starts the recognition process and shows the OCR result in a new window cascaded on top The original document image 1s shown in the window cascaded below with which you may compare and check the contents by moving the mouse pointer 8 Remember to save the new text document that has been created Some key points about OCR 1 Refer to the online help of FOUNDER Chinese OCR Syst
47. hanges and the results will show up on the prescanned image in the Prescan Area All other color tones will also be remapped to create a smooth curve in order to keep the color of the image smooth Release the mouse button when you are satisfied with the results This action provides the most flexibility in adjusting the tone map and can be repeated on other parts of the line to create up to 20 remapping points Clicking on the Default button removes any changes you have made and resets the tone map to the original values Image Gamma Advanced KES Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer Gamma values follow a smooth curve as seen below Figure By adjusting the gamma you can change the tonal range of the selected color channel Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color The larger the gamma value the brighter the color becomes Adjusting the gamma on the Master channel affects the tonal range for all colors equally And adjusting the gamma for the individual Red Green or Blue channels only affects pixels containing that color Click on a color channel and then drag the slider bar near the bottom of the window to adjust the image gamma Channel Remember you can immediately view the effects of any changes you make in the Prescan Area by first prescanning the image 64 Clicking on the Defaul
48. his is because image editing applications have their own monitor gamma settings The settings defined here should be exactly the same as the settings in the image editing application you will use to view and edit the scanned image To correctly adjust the monitor gamma you must first have your computer and working environment stable This includes the lighting in the room and making sure your monitor brightness contrast and colors are properly adjusted Next drag the slider bars to alter the monitor gamma When finished click OK to exit Make sure that the monitor gamma values you set correspond to the monitor gamma values in your image editing graphics program This ensures that colors in the prescanned image you see in the Prescan Area will be exactly the same as the colors in the final scanned image in the image editing program When the monitor gamma in the Founder program and all your image editing applications are the same you will only need to adjust the Image Gamma to change the color brightness for scanned images in all applications Changing the image s gamma value by clicking on the Gamma tab at the top right of the Advanced window allows you to change the brightness of the colors in the image itself and keeps all monitor gamma values in your programs consistent This ensures that colors will always be displayed in the same way 57 Auto Density Checking this box automatically adjusts the Histogram to make the s
49. hite and is suitable for scanning text e B W Photo grayscale scans in 256 shades of gray giving black and white images or photos depth and shadow e 16 bit B W Photo grayscale scans in more than 65 000 shades of gray improving the realism of b w images e Color Photo scans in millions of colors for photo realism Choose this mode when scanning color pictures or graphics e 48 bit Color Photo scans in billions of colors for professional imaging requiring precise uniformity of color 91 transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will flip the scanned image around the central horizontal axis This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will only affect the final scanned image 92 Resolution Resolution is measured in dots per inch dpi The higher the resolution the more detailed the image and the more memory and drive space the image will use Brightness This is the amount of light that is concentrated onto a document while it is being scanned Contrast Contrast adjusts the tonal range of an image by lowering mid tone values and increasing values for high and low tones Flip Horizontally This option will only appear when scanning transparencies or negatives if your scanner is built with a transparency adapter It will flip the scanned image around the central vertical axis This feature will not show up on the prescanned image but will
50. in the center of the window Note Changes made to the individual color channels will be added on top of changes made to the Master channel 60 Histogram Histogram is a representation of Statistical data by rectangles widths represent class intervals and heights eli represent similar frequencies Make _ _ _ adjustments to the histogram only when the color balance of your scanned image does not match the original picture Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma However 1f the colors in a scanned image appear unclear the histogram can be used to make them more to your liking A histogram shows how bright or dark colors in the image are and can be used to adjust these levels When using the histogram it is very helpful to prescan the image Changes made to the histogram will instantly be shown on the image in the Prescan Area allowing you to immediately judge the effects of the changes A histogram is a graphic representation of the tonal distribution the brightness and darkness levels in an image It plots the number of pixels dots at each brightness level The histogram displays these levels in the 4 color channels The x axis of the histogram graph represents the color values from darkest 0 at the far left to the brightest 255 at the far right the y axis represents the total number of pixels at that value A histogram for a dark image shows most of the pixels at the left side of the graph A hi
51. itionally The transparency adapter is a necessary tool when scanning slides or negatives To use this function install it into your scanner first and plug it in as shown below Using the Negative and Positive Film Holders 1 Remove the reflective document mat Hold the top of the mat and gently pull it upward until it is separated from the document cover 7 Available only to scanners equipped with transparency adapter 40 2 Insert a filmstrip or a 120 220 film into the proper compartment on the film holder Adjust the position of the inserted film so that the desired image appears in the view window Caption a Filmstrip b 35mm Slides c 120 220 film 60x45 mm 60x60 mm d 120 220 film 60x70 mm 60x80 mm 60x90 mm 41 Place the film holder on the scanner glass and align the positioning aids of the film holder to fit into the indentations at the upper right hand or left hand corner of the scanner glass Ensure that the ready to be scanned film compartment must be positioned on the center of the scanner glass and the arrow sign of the particular film compartment must be in alignment with the inverse arrow sign carved on the scanner housing 42 Note If you are scanning 35mm slides place the film holder on the scanner first and then place the slides in the holder Open an image editing program e g Presto ImageFolio or Presto ImageFolio and then open the Founder TWAIN window by choosing A
52. lue of 0 to highlights on the right white with a value of 255 All color tones appear somewhere in between When you move the cursor onto the map you will notice the IN and OUT values showing specific numbers The in value represents the original value of the color tone The out value represents the new value of the color tone 1f you were to click on the graph and thus redefine 1t Before adjusting color tones on the tone map it 1s a good idea to prescan the image When this is done and the image appears in the Prescan Area any changes made to the tone map will immediately appear on the prescanned image This enables you to see the effects of the changes you make When you are satisfied with the results and finally click on the Scan button to scan the image the scanned image will contain the color properties you have defined There are two ways to adjust tones on the tone map Clicking with the left mouse button on the graph as mentioned above remaps the color values to the numbers shown in the In and Out boxes All 63 other color tones will also be remapped to create a smooth curve in order to keep the color of the image smooth The second way to alter the tone map and possibly the most useful is to click on the diagonal line on the graph and while keeping the mouse button pressed move the mouse Let the cursor hover over a single point on the graph while keeping the button pressed to give your computer time to recalculate the c
53. original and you want to balance the values to produce a lighter image or vice versa Unit This area is used to choose the measurement units to be used in the Prescan Window Advanced Windows for Color Correction The Advanced window has 3 other tabs Histogram Tone Map and Gamma used for the Founder color correction options These items are intended for users who are familiar with image editing tools and how they affect images If you are just learning how to scan then we strongly recommend not using these features until you become familiar with your scanner and its terminology Many image editing programs already have these features However if the need arises to adjust the color level of your scanned images then click on the appropriate tab and perform the adjustments Note Before adjusting the Histogram Tone Map and or Gamma perform a PRESCAN so you can view the changes before you scan Color Channels Along the top of the Histogram Tone Map and Gamma windows are the color channels This can be useful in comparing color ranges between the color values and in identifying methods when editing specific areas The first channel is the Master channel the only active channel for gray images and for color images it affects the three other channels evenly The other 3 channels affect the Red Green and Blue RGB colors in an image respectively Clicking on one of the color channels activates it in the graph
54. ortant information about the settings in the FOUNDER VXX window 0 00 71 00 143 50 H 11 56 24 Mb Inch Version da Scan Area Coordinates shows the position of the Scan Area Border in terms of X and Y coordinates Scan Area Dimension shows the exact width and height of the Scan Area Border Image Size displays the amount of memory your image will use The larger the image size the longer 1t takes to actually scan the image Larger images due to their memory requirements will also take longer for your image editing applications to process when making any corrections 55 Tips for reducing the file size of an image Change the scan mode Color mode collects the most amount of information and therefore requires more memory than grayscale or black and white Reduce the resolution See Scanning Tips later in this chapter for detailed information about selecting the proper amount of resolution Reduce the scan area When scanning images that are smaller than a full page make sure you prescan the image and adjust the scan area borders in the Prescan Area window Some file formats such as GIF and JPEG can compress image data greatly reducing the amount of space an image takes up on your hard drive Units shows the measurement units used in the Prescan Area The measurement units can be changed by clicking on the Advanced button Version displays the version of the Founder program you are using Advanced Set
55. rinting on a press A general rule when printing in one of these two manners is to scan one and a half to two times the amount of the line screen Laser printers that have resolution ranges of 300 and 600 dpi will have line screens between 50 and 100 Typical commercial printing is done at an average line screen of about 150 Therefore an optimal scanning resolution would be from 225 to 300 dpi 65 Appendix Specifications FOUNDER FOUNDER v50 V60 Physical dimensions 465 x 260 x 80 mm Weight Operating Temp Max Scan Area Scan Method Color Input 48 1t Output 24 48 bit Scan Modes Grayscale Input 16 bit Output 8 16 bit Black amp White 1 bit Optical Resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi 2400 x 4800 dpi Max Interpolated 19200 dpi 24000 dpi Resolution Protocols TWAIN Compliant USB 2 0 Cold Cathode Lamp Power Output DC 15V 1 0A Max 15 watts Connection Lamp type Power adapter Power Operation Consum 5 watts ption Hardware specifications may change at any time without prior notice 66
56. stogram for a bright image is more heavily weighted to the right side You can manipulate colors in the histogram by changing the values in the highlight midtone and shadow slider bars towards the bottom of the window UA The highlight represents the high bright end of the color spectrum If the highlight value of the Master channel is lowered to 245 all color values between 245 and 254 will be given the value of 255 white Thus 61 lowering the highlight of the Master channel brightens the whole picture Doing this also increases the color contrast because all the remaining pixels between the midtone and the highlight will be automatically redistributed over the midtone to 255 range This redistribution serves to increase the difference between shades of color If the highlight for one of the Red Green or Blue channels is adjusted then the results will only affect pixels of that color or containing combinations of that color 1 e Yellow contains Green and Blue and would thus also be affected by changes to one of these channels Bd The midtone 1s used to adjust the mid range of color values Raising the midtone darkens the image and lowering the midtone brightens the picture For balanced color the midtone should be set at 50 The shadow represents the low dark end of the color spectrum If the shadow value on the Master channel is raised to 10 all color values between one and ten will be given the value of zero black Th
57. t near the bottom of the window causes the gamma values in all color channels to be reset at 1 00 Note By changing the gamma values you affect the image data and influence how the image displays on your computer s monitor and printer Scanning Tips Oo More is not always best Determine what your final application will be BEFORE you scan In many cases a high resolution image will do nothing more but dramatically increase the file size take up more disk space and slow down the process O Internet Applications For e mailing color photos or pasting images on Web sites a resolution of 75 dpi is the best choice This is because the actual viewable resolution of the average monitor is 72 dpi Additionally download times are dramatically reduced Oo Printing to Ink Jet Printers Check your printer documentation for recommended printer resolution settings We recommend ranges between 75 300 dpi in general Only use a higher scanning resolution 301 dpi and above for smaller images when detail must be captured in a small area because it will be enlarged later Oo Laser and Commercial Printers When printing an image to a laser printer or commercial printing press it 1s important to understand the process in terms of line screen a k a LPI Line screens are the number of screen lines per inch when an image is halftoned Halftoning is the process of breaking the image down into a series of dots to reproduce continuous tone art when p
58. tings Window The Advanced Settings window has 4 tabs running along the top Preferences Histogram Tone Map and Gamma all of which will be explained in detail below Click on one of the tabs to display settings For additional instructions click on the Help button at the bottom right of the window to view the on line Founder help Most of the menu options are considered advanced features We strongly suggest that you first become familiar with scanning and using the settings in the Founder VXX window before attempting to use any of the following features Many of these 96 Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma Monitor Gamma lv Keep R GB values the same Scanning Attributes I Auto Density T Inverse I Descreen Filter Rada TT Always on Top Y Auto Prescan At Startup Y Auto Crop After Prescan Equalized Colors Unit Inch v advanced features will also be available to you in your image editing software after you scan Preferences Window The Preferences window has a number of settings that control how the image is scanned and how it is viewed in the Prescan Area Monitor Gamma Monitor gamma defines how the colors in an image will be displayed on your monitor not the color data in the image itself The monitor gamma setting allows you to change the gamma values for your monitor The monitor gamma only affects the prescanned image in the prescan area T
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60. us raising the shadow darkens the entire image and raising the shadow in a specific color channel darkens pixels of that color Raising the shadow also increases the color contrast of darker tones the range between the midtone and the shadow The Default button at the bottom of the window sets the shadow to 0 the highlight to 255 and the midtone to 50 the lowest contrast settings Note Checking the Auto Density box in the Preferences window will automatically adjust the histogram to give high quality images without needing to manually adjust the settings in the Histogram window 62 Tone Map Advanced Ea Es Preferences Histogram Tone Map Gamma Like the histogram the tone map lets you adjust the tonal range es of an image However instead of making the adjustments using just mm LJ three variables shadows midtones and highlights in the histogram you can adjust any ve point along the tonal scale and up to 20 points in all OUT a The x axis of the graph represents the original brightness values of the pixels input levels the y axis represents the new brightness values output levels The diagonal line that appears by default shows the current relationship between the input and output values no color tones have Cancel Help been changed so all pixels have the identical input and output values The curve moves from shadows on the left black with a va
61. utomatically unlocks the scanning head when not pressed it automatically locks up the scanning head again 1 Always place your scanner on a flat and smooth surface S before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task 2 When you need to move the scanner do keep the locking switch NOT PRESSED to ensure accurate and problem free use of your scanner Attention 34 Step 2 Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer LE i gr Taian ar TES TOT MA 1 Plug the power adapter into the scanner s power receptor 2 Plug the other end of the power adapter into a standard AC power outlet 3 Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner 4 Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of your computer Note If there is another USB device connected to the computer connect the scanner to an available USB port 5 If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer Next connect the scanner to the USB hub The USB hub is not included with the scanner 35 Note If you do not have a USB port available you might need to buy a USB port Install the Software l 36 If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly they will automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hard
62. ware Wizard to be launched For Windows 98 amp 2000 a Click on the NEXT button when the Add New Hardware Wizard window is displayed b Select SEARCH FOR THE BEST DRIVER FOR YOUR DEVICE RECOMMENDED and click on the NEXT button c The next window will ask you where to search to find the drive Select CD ROM drive and deselect Floppy disk drives if it is checked d Insert the Setup Application CD ROM included with your scanner into your CD ROM drive and then click on the NEXT button e Click on the NEXT button when the next window displays Afterwards for Windows 98 users please skip to Step 5 For Windows Me amp XP a Insert the Setup Application CD ROM included with your scanner into your CD ROM drive b Select INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDED and click on the NEXT button c Click on the NEXT button when the next window displays Afterwards for Windows Me users please skip to Step 5 Windows XP amp 2000 Users During the process of the installation a message Windows Logo authorization required or Digital Signature required might be prompted Please ignore it and click on CONTINUE ANYWAY to continue the installation without any misgiving at your scanner functioning When the system completes the installation click on the FINISH button Follow the on screen instructions to install all software that your new USB scanner requires Aft
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