IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS) - Settings (Scanning from a Computer) Dialog - G2270
Article ID: ART181414 | | | Date published: 02/07/2023 | | | Date last updated: 02/08/2023 |
Description
This article shows the settings that can be adjusted in the Settings (Scanning from a Computer) dialog in IJ Scan Utility Lite for macOS®.
Solution
Select the item you want to scan on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to switch to the corresponding settings.
In the Settings (Scanning from a Computer) dialog, you can set the default actions when scanning from IJ Scan Utility Lite.
The displayed items vary depending on your scanner or printer, the item you want to scan, or settings.
The following screen is displayed when Auto Scan is selected.
Source Type
Select the type of item to be scanned.- Automatically detecting the item: Auto
- Scanning documents: Document
- Scanning magazines: Magazine
- Scanning photos: Photo
Item
types supported by Auto are photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, and BD / DVD / CD.
To
scan the following types of items, specify the item type or size. You cannot scan correctly with Auto.
- A4 size photos
- Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off
- Items printed on thin white paper
- Long narrow items such as panoramic photos
Reflective
disc labels may not be scanned as expected.
Place
items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.
To
convert text in the image into text data after scanning, specify Source Type instead of selecting Auto.
To
reduce moire, set Source Type to Magazine or select the Reduce moire checkbox
in Image Processing Settings.
Select Auto to
set Color Mode, Original Size, and Resolution automatically.
In
Auto Scan, the outline of the subjects is emphasized. Set the outline emphasis level with Unsharp Mask Level in the Settings
(General Settings) dialog.
Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Original Size
Select the size of the item to be scanned.When you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the paper size appears. Select a Unit, then enter the Width and Height, and then select OK.
Select Defaults to
restore the specified settings to the default settings.
Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Output Resolution
Set the output resolution. To use the resolution set in the screen displayed by selecting Driver in the IJ Scan Utility Lite main screen, select Same as resolution. To set a custom value, select Custom (xxxdpi). Output resolution of up to 19200 dpi can be set.
Image Processing Settings
Select
- Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
- Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned.Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.
- Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10 degrees) of the document.
The following types of documents may not be corrected properly since the text cannot be detected correctly.
- Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line
- Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text
- Documents with extremely large or small fonts
- Documents with small amount of text
- Documents containing figures / images
- Hand-written text
- Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text originals.
- Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the scanned document.
Only text documents written in the language selected from Document Language in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.
The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since the text cannot be detected correctly.
- Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
- Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
- Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
- Documents with patterned backgrounds
In that case, select the Check scan results and specify save settings checkbox, and then rotate the image in the Save Settings dialog.
Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Set
the outline emphasis level in the Settings
(General Settings) dialog.
Reduce show-through
Reduce moire
Correct slanted text originals
Detect the orientation of text original and rotate image
File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format. When
you select the Save to a subfolder with current date checkbox, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name.
Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select Add... from the pop-up menu, select
The default save folder is the Pictures folder.
Data Format
Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.You can select JPEG / Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, or PDF (Multiple Pages).
When Auto is
selected and the items
are placed correctly, the scanned images are automatically saved in the following data formats.
- Photos, postcards, BD / DVD / CD, and business cards: JPEG
- Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF
When PDF or PDF
(Multiple Pages) is selected in Driver,
images up to 9600 pixels x 9600 pixels can be scanned.
JPEG Image Quality
You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.PDF Compression
Select the compression type for saving PDF files.- It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
- Compresses the file size when saving.
Standard
High
Create a PDF file that supports keyword search
Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword search.
If
text cannot be searched correctly, we recommend that you select 300 dpi or higher for Resolution.
PDF files
that are searchable in the language selected in Document
Language on the
(General
Settings) tab of the Settings dialog are created.
Save to a subfolder with current date
Select this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in Save in and save scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01" (Year_Month_Date).If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in.
Enable large image scans
Select this checkbox to scan images up to 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels and 1.8 GB.
When
this checkbox is not selected, images up to 10208 pixels x 14032 pixels can be scanned.
Check scan results and specify save settings
Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.
Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images.You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.
Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in Save in.You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.
Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.
Start OCR
Select this when you want to convert text in the scanned image into text data.You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.
OCR Application
Displays the extracted text in a specified application.
To
add an application to the pop-up menu, select Add... from the pop-up menu, then select
(Plus)
in the displayed dialog and specify the application.
Do not start an application
Saves to the folder specified in Save in. To
add an application or folder to the pop-up menu, select Add... from the pop-up menu, select
(Plus)
in the displayed dialog, and then specify the application or folder.
E-mail Client
Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.
To
add an e-mail client to the pop-up menu, select Add... from the pop-up menu, then select
(Plus)
in the displayed dialog and specify the e-mail client.
Instructions
Opens this guide.Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
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