Capture Software User’s Guide A-63054
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Contents 1 Introduction Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lite version for i200 Series Scanners and i50, i60, and i80 Scanners . . . . Supported scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Tool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tool bar context-sensitive menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Document title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Image display area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Image title bar . . .
3C Working in Capture Software for i200 Series Scanners The main Capture Software window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C-1 Program title bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C-1 Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C-2 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3C-3 Batch menu . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Bar Code/OCR Setup Bar Code/OCR Setup window for bar codes and OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Bar Code and OCR Setup Tool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Image context-sensitive menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Scanning an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Drawing and selecting bar code zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9A Setting Up Page Properties About Page Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A-1 Using Page Setup with low volume, mid-volume, and high volume scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A-1 Scanner-specific page properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9A-6 Additional page properties for the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 .
A Installation Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Accessing the Capture Software Setup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Required TWAIN data source for i50/i60/i80 Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Required TWAIN data source for i200 Series Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Installing Capture Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Updating the Windows ASPI layer .
1 Introduction Product description Kodak Capture Software is a software application that enables all functions of the entire family of Kodak Scanners and Kodak Digital Science™ Scanners in both simplex and duplex models. Features Some features of Capture Software: • All functions are performed using this software, no special hardware acceleration is required. • Fast display in scale to gray of bitonal (i.e., black and white) images.
Lite version for i200 Series Scanners and i50, i60, and i80 Scanners The Kodak i200 Series Scanners, Kodak i50 Scanner, Kodak i60 Scanner, and Kodak i80 Scanner come bundled with the Lite version of Capture Software. This is a production version that does not require a hardware key. However, all features are not available.
Supported scanners Capture Software supports the following scanner models: • Kodak i50 Scanner • Kodak i60 Scanner • Kodak i80 Scanner • Kodak i250 Scanner • Kodak i260 Scanner • Kodak i280 Scanner • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 1500 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 2500 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 3500 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 3510 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 3520 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 3590C • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 4500 • Kodak Digital Science Scanner 5500 • Kodak Digital
System requirements Following are the minimum software and hardware requirements to run Capture Software. Software All systems require Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. NOTE: The i200 Series Scanners are only supported under Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Hardware • IBM PC (or compatible) with a Pentium 667 MHz processor (minimum) Choosing the right processor is important.
• 128 MB of RAM - For color scanning with the i50 Scanner, i60 Scanner, or i80 Scanner, 256 MB of RAM is recommended. - For color scanning with the i200 Series Scanners, 512 MB of RAM is recommended. - For color scanning with the i820 Scanner or i840 Scanner, 512 MB of RAM is recommended. • SCSI controller - An Adaptec 2940 controller is recommended. You can also use an Adaptec 1542CP controller. Newer SCSI cards such as the Adaptec 19160 or 29160 may also be used.
System development The Capture Software program was developed by Eastman Kodak Company and I.R.I.S. Group, Belgium. Using this manual This User’s Guide describes the functions and procedures in Capture Software. Chapters 2 and 3 are directed toward individuals who are responsible for scanning, manipulating images within a document, and writing to image batches. These individuals must have a working knowledge of IBM (or compatible) PCs and the Windows operating environment.
Document—a paper document is a collection of pages; an electronic document is a collection of images. A document containing many pages is called a multi-page document (e.g., a file folder or article). A document containing only one page is called a single-page document (e.g., a check). Initially, every document is in paper form and becomes an electronic document after it is scanned; Capture Software gives every document a unique electronic document number.
2 Getting Started with Capture Software Before you begin Before you begin make sure that the scanner is connected to the system and powered on. Login procedure 1. Click on Start (usually located in the bottom left corner) on the Windows desktop. 2. Move the mouse arrow to Programs. 3.
5. Enter your user name and password to complete the login procedure. The Capture Software Open Application window appears.
Using Capture Software Capture Software provides Production applications and Template applications. For more information on how to set up these templates, see Chapter 4, Application Setup. The sections that follow provide procedures for opening and closing an application as well as opening and creating a new batch. Chapter 3, Working in Capture Software, provides detailed information on other functions you can access from the Capture Software main window. Opening an application To open an application: 1.
Creating a new batch To create a new batch, proceed as follows. From the Open Application window: 1. Select an application where you want the new batch to reside. 2. Click New Batch. The Create New Batch dialog box appears. 3. Enter a new batch name in the Batch name field. By default, Capture Software suggests a new batch name based upon the last batch name created for the application (e.g., if the last batch name is Batch002, then the new batch name default will be Batch003). 4.
Enter a starting counter number. - For the i200 Series Scanners, the number will be downloaded and printed on the first scanned page. - For the Scanner 1500 or Scanner 2500, the number will be downloaded to the scanner and will appear on the scanner’s LCD display. - For the Scanner 3520DP or Color Scanner 4500DP, the number will be downloaded and printed on the first scanned page when document printing is enabled.
Opening a batch • To open an existing batch, double-click on the batch you want to open or highlight it and click Open. The main window appears and shows the existing batch. If you are scanning in a multiple scanner environment, and the batch has already been opened by another workstation, Capture Software will not allow you to open the batch. Instead, a message similar to the one shown below will appear. Changing to another application • From the main window, select File>Open Application.
Starting and stopping the scanner in Capture Software To start the scanner in Capture Software: Stop Start • Click on the green Start button (on the Scanner bar in the Capture Software main window) or press F7. - For the i50/i60/i80 Scanners, you first need to place the documents to be scanned face down in the feeder. The scanner automatically detects the presence of documents in the feeder and the scanner transport/feeder starts to run. You may also place a document on the flatbed.
- For the i800 Series Scanners, the Auto-start transport option in the Scanner Setup dialog determines what the Start button does. When Auto-Start transport is enabled, the scanner transport and feeder will automatically run and start scanning. When Auto-Start transport is disabled, the Start button enables only the scanner. You must press the green button on the scanner control panel to start the scanner transport/feeder.
Recovering from a paper jam Under certain conditions, a paper jam can occur. Follow these steps to clear the scanner and restart Capture Software. 1. Clear any paper from the scanner by following the guidelines described in the User’s Guide for the scanner you are using. 2. Make sure that the top and/or bottom of the scanner are completely closed, if you had to open them to clear the jam. 3. Wait until the scanner is ready (e.g.
3A Working in Capture Software The main Capture Software window This chapter describes how to access and use the various functions of Capture Software through the tools and menus of the main window.
Menu bar The Menu bar provides the following menu options: The following summarizes the functions associated with each Capture Software menu: File—allows you to open, close, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. Batch—allows you to open an existing batch or create a new batch; and process current or all available batches.
File menu The File menu allows you to open, close, import, export, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. New Application—accesses the Create New Application dialog box which allows you to create a new application based upon an existing application. Open Application—allows you to open an existing application. Keyboard shortcut: F3 Close Application—closes the current application and open batch.
Open Application dialog box The Open Application dialog box allows you to: • Open an existing application. • Close the Open Application dialog box. • Access information (i.e., a Readme text file) for selected applications. • Set up a new application—see Chapter 4, Application Setup, for more information. • Delete an existing application. • Create a new batch—see the section entitled “The Batch menu” later in this chapter for more information. Opening an application 1. Select File>Open Application.
Closing an application • Select File>Close Application from the main Capture Software window. Deleting an application 1. Select the application you want to delete. The batches associated with the application will be displayed. NOTE: An application cannot be deleted unless all batches are processed or deleted. 2. Click Delete. Accessing online application information 1. Select the application you want information about. 2. Click About.
Batch menu The Batch menu allows you to open, create, set up and delete batches. You can also process a current batch or all available batches. New—allows you to create a new batch. Open—shows a list of available batches for a selected application. Opening a batch from the list automatically closes the current batch. Setup—allows you to change the name of a batch. When selected, the Batch Setup dialog box will appear, which allows you to enter a new Batch name.
Creating a new batch When you create a new batch, Capture Software will not disable the scanner. From the Open Application window: 1. Select an application where you want the new batch to reside. 2. Click New Batch. From the main Capture Software window: 3. Select Batch>New. The Create New Batch dialog box appears. 4. Enter a new batch name in the Batch name field. By default, Capture Software suggests a new batch name based upon the last batch name created for the application (e.g.
Depending on your User Profile settings and the Application Setup, other dialog boxes may appear before the main Capture Software window appears. • For the Scanner 1500 or Scanner 2500 and Scanner 3520DP or Color Scanner 4500DP (when document printing is enabled), and the i800 Series Scanners, the Set Counter dialog box appears. Enter a starting counter number. - For the Scanner 1500 or Scanner 2500, the number is downloaded to the scanner and will appear on the scanner’s LCD display.
Opening a batch To open an existing batch, select Batch>Open. The Open Application dialog box appears. The batch that was previously opened is highlighted. You can now open any existing batch in any production application. Setting up a batch From the main window: 1. Select Batch>Setup. The Batch Setup dialog box appears. 2. If desired, enter a new name for the current batch. 3. Click OK. The new batch name is reflected in the list of batches for the selected application.
Removing blank images This option allows you to remove the blank rear or front sides produced by the scanner. If you use this option, you will be asked to verify the batch delete of the blank images. From the main window: 1. Select Batch>Remove Blank Images. The Remove Blank Images Setup dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document in the batch where you want verification to begin. The default is 1. 3. Define the byte size threshold of the images to be verified.
After a batch has been processed, Capture Software displays all rear images below the specified number of bytes (e.g., 5000 bytes). These images are displayed in a red highlight color (unless you disabled the Pre-select all option). All colored images (which appear black here, but red on your screen) are considered blank and ready for mass deletion. To delete the blank images: 1. By default, all images are selected for deletion. Select any images you do not want to delete by clicking them individually.
Changing the Remove Blank Images setup You can change the Remove Blank Images setup by selecting Setup on the Remove Blank Images dialog box. The Remove Blank Image Setup dialog box appears and you can change the parameters as required. Displaying a detailed view of an image You can display a more detailed view of an image by right-clicking on the thumbnail of the image. The image will be magnified to 100%.
Processing all available batches 1. Select Batch>Process All. The Process All Batches dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to select one or more batches to be processed. 2. Click Process. Each selected batch is processed in the order displayed. 3. After processing, the Create New Batch dialog box appears. By default, the name of the new batch is incremented by one. It is suggested that you increment the previous batch name by one. 4. Click OK to continue scanning into the new batch.
View menu The View menu provides options which allow you to alter the way you view images in the Image Display area. 1 Image—allows you to display one image in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 1 2 Images—allows you to display two images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 2 4 Images—allows you to display four images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 4 8 Images—allows you to display eight images in the Image Display area.
Changing zoom settings To change the settings in the Zoom Step dialog box, proceed as follows. 1. Select View>Zoom Step. The Zoom Step dialog box appears. 2. Click on the setting you desire. 3. Click OK. The zoom setting will be reduced or enlarged based upon the percentage you selected.
Document menu Following is a summary of what options are provided from the Document menu. New—allows you to start a new document with a document number equal to the last document number + 1. Keyboard shortcut: Enter In Capture Software for 3000/4000 Series Scanners and Capture Software for i800 Series Scanners, selecting this option also enables the scanner and starts the scanner transport/feeder. Attach—appends the next scanned page to the current document.
Go to Document—accesses the Go to Document dialog box which allows you to enter the number of the document that you want to display. You can also go to document numbers that do not contain any images. Keyboard shortcut: D First Image—allows you to go to the first image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: Home Last Image—allows you to go to the last image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: End Previous Screen—allows you to go to the previous screen.
Moving to a specific document or image The Go to Document and Go to Images options are available when you want to move directly to a specific document or image. To go to a specific document: 1. Select Document>Go to Document. The Go to Document dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document number you want to go to. 3. Click OK. To go to a specific image: 1. Select Document>Go to Image. The Go to Image dialog box appears. 2. Enter the image number you want to go to. 3. Click OK.
Index menu The Index menu provides access to the index fields at batch, document, and page levels. Following is a summary of each option. Edit Batch Fields—when selected, the Batch Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Document Fields—when selected, the Document Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Page Fields—when selected, the Page Index Fields dialog box appears. This function is not yet available, as page level index fields are not available. To enter or change a batch or document index field: 1.
For document index fields, two additional options are available: • Select Next Doc to edit the index fields for the next document in a batch. This option is useful for manual data entry indexing after scanning has been completed. • Select Next Invalid to go to the next document (or next field in the current document) that has an invalid field value. This option is useful for index correction after scanning has been completed.
Image Display context-sensitive menu These menu options function the same as they do on the Capture Software main window image context-sensitive menu. Any adjustments to image display by zooming in/out or fit image to window are saved per index field. NOTES: All adjustments to image display from the tool bar or the contextsensitive menu are automatically saved, per Capture Software application, when leaving the Batch/Document Index Fields dialog box.
Tools menu Following is a brief summary of each option on the Tools menu. The Tool bar also provides most of these options. See the section entitled “Tool bar” in this chapter for an explanation of the Tool bar buttons. Re-Append Images—this option is available only when the Insert Image tool is used. Use this option after Insert is completed to reattach the ending images of a document with the inserted images. Insert Image—allows you to insert additional pages into a scanned document.
Rotate 90°—allows you to rotate an image 90 degrees to the right. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Right Arrow Rotate 180°—allows you to rotate an image 180 degrees. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Up or Down Arrow Rotate 270°—allows you to rotate an image 270 degrees to the right (or 90 degrees to the left). Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Left Arrow Zoom—allows you to enlarge a portion of an image. When you select Zoom, a magnifying glass will be displayed. You can enlarge any area where you place the magnifying glass.
Scanner menu The Scanner menu provides the following functions: Setup—accesses the Setup dialog box specific to the scanner you selected. From this dialog box you can set the SCSI parameters and other specific parameters for the selected scanner. Stop—clears and stops the transport and disables the scanner. Keyboard shortcut: F6 Start—enables the scanner and starts the transport. Keyboard shortcut: F7 Image Calibration—allows you to calibrate the scanner.
Additional menu options for high volume scanners For high volume scanners, such as Scanner 5500, Scanner 7520, Scanner 9520, or the i800 Series Scanners, two additional menu options can be selected. Set Mode—accesses the Set Mode dialog box which allows you to change the scanning mode on the high volume scanner. If the mode selected is a linked mode to the current mode (as defined by the scanner), then the image address will not change.
Setting up the scanner You can set up or change the parameters of the scanner you will be using by accessing the Setup dialog box. 1. Select Scanner>Setup. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. 2. Enter a Transport Time-out value, if desired. Valid values for the time-out period depend upon the attached scanner. For the Scanner 3500, Scanner 3510, Scanner 3520, Color Scanner 3590C, and Color Scanner 4500, valid values are 3 to 30 seconds.
Upon startup, Capture Software automatically locates the scanner and fills in the adapter number and SCSI ID of the scanner. If the scanner was not ready or powered up when Capture Software was started, press the Find SCSI Address button to locate the scanner and fill in the fields if the scanner is available.
Additional settings for high volume scanners For the Scanner 5500, Scanner 7520, and Scanner 9520, the Scanner Setup dialog box has the additional settings shown below. True Simplex—allows you to operate a duplex Kodak high volume scanner more efficiently when scanning single-sided documents in simplex mode. By default, this setting is disabled. You should use it only when scanning small documents (e.g., postcard-size documents) in simplex mode.
Mode Setup The default image address format for each mode in Capture Software matches the factory setting of the mode defined in the scanner. As a result, you should only need to make changes in Capture Software if mode changes were made in your scanner through the KODAK Scanner Mode Setup Software. To make changes to your mode setting in Capture Software, do the following: 1. Select a Mode from the drop-down list of 18 mode numbers. 2.
Additional settings for the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 For the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500, the Scanner Setup dialog box has the additional settings shown below. The Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 paper feed rollers and separator rollers must be cleaned and replaced periodically. Clean roller status—allows you to clear the Clean Roller warning when it occurs on the scanner. Clean the rollers, then press the Reset button to clear the warning.
Specific settings for the i800 Series Scanners For the i800 Series Scanners, the Scanner Setup dialog box has the specific settings shown below. Auto-start transport—allows you to start the scanner transport and feeder automatically when the Start Scanner button is pressed in the main window of Capture Software. By default, this setting is enabled. When disabled, the scanner transport will not automatically start.
Transport time-out action—select an option to determine what takes place when the transport times out. • Select End job to stop the transport and feeder and disable the scanner. Scanning must be reinitiated from Capture Software. • Select Stop feeder and transport to stop the transport and feeder, and leave the scanner enabled. Scanning can be reinitiated by pressing the green button on the scanner operator control panel.
Page menu The following Page menu options are available. Most of these options can also be selected by using the Scanner bar. Setup List—accesses a drop-down list of all Page Setup names that have been defined. Allows you to select a page setup to use for the application. Once selected from the Setup List, Capture Software automatically downloads the page properties and starts the scanner.
Specific settings for the i820 Scanner and i840 Scanner For the i820 Scanner and i840 Scanner, which can scan in both color and black and white simultaneously, the Page menu has the specific settings shown below. Bi-tonal—both front and rear bitonal are enabled. Select this option to enable bitonal-only scanning. Keyboard shortcut: F9 Color—both front and rear color are enabled. Select this option to enable color-only scanning.
About Duplex modes The way a document is printed influences the orientation of the images produced by the scanner. There are two different ways of printing duplex documents. Classic duplex format is typically associated with multi-page reports. Reports, postcards, articles, etc. are all printed according to the classic duplex format. Calendar duplex format is more unusual. It is used for presentation handouts, statistical and financial reports, project planning reports, etc.
Selecting a page setup Capture Software comes with several pre-defined page setups The list of predefined page setups will vary depending upon which Capture Software product and Kodak scanner are being used. To access the Page Setup list from the main Capture Software window, select Page>Setup List. To select a page setup from the drop-down list either use the mouse, arrow keys or enter the first letters of the page setup name.
Options menu The Options menu allows you to customize the Capture Software screen layout and display or hide the Scanner bar, Tool bar, Button bar, or Status bar. For more information about each of these bars, see the appropriate section within this chapter. Extended Scanner bar—in addition to the Default Scanner bar, the Extended Scanner bar displays threshold and contrast settings. See the section entitled “Scanner bar” later in this chapter.
Help menu The Help menu provides access to the About box. The About box lists all Capture Software program libraries with their corresponding version number and description. The Capture Software program version number is also displayed in the About box.
Scanner bar Default Scanner bar The Scanner bar provides tools for controlling the scanner from within Capture Software. If the Scanner bar is not visible, open the Options menu and click on the Scanner bar option. The Scanner bar displayed below is for a duplex scanner scanning both sides of the page. The Default Scanner bar provides the following options. Button Description Stop—clears and stops the transport/feeder and disables the scanner. Start—enables the scanner and starts the transport/ feeder.
Extended Scanner bar The Extended Scanner bar has all of the options listed previously plus the following options: Button Description Threshold—controls the lightness and darkness of the background in an image. Valid values are 0 to 255. Contrast—contrast enhances the edges contained in a document. The higher the contrast level, the more the image edges will be enhanced. Valid values are 0 to 100.
Scanner bar context-sensitive menu If you position the mouse cursor on the Scanner bar and click the right mouse button, the context-sensitive menu will appear. The following menu options are available. Page Setup—accesses the Page Setup dialog box where you can set up page properties for an application. Default Bar/Extended Bar—allows you to toggle between the Extended Scanner bar and the Default Scanner bar.
Tool bar If the Tool bar is not displayed, it can be displayed by choosing Options>Tool bar. The following table describes the function of each button on the Tool bar. Procedures on how to use these functions are also included in this section. Most of these options can also be accessed from the Tools menu. The following list provides all of the Tool bar options and a brief summary of their functions.
Button Description Blank—you can blank out a specific part of an image by using the Blank tool. This is useful to clean up images or remove confidential information. Crop—allows you to draw a rectangle around a specific area of an image and discard any information outside the rectangle. Use this tool to keep only the significant part of an image. Move—use the Move tool to move a page or a consecutive range of pages to another location.
Rescan To rescan images in a document: 1. Select the Rescan tool (or press R). 2. Click on the images to be rescanned. To select multiple images, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques. If only the front or rear scanner is enabled, scanned images will replace all selected images until no selected images are available. Subsequent scanned images will be appended to the document. When a front image replaces a rear image, the new scanned image will also be marked as a rear and vice versa.
Rescanning when using dual stream with an i800 Series Scanner When scanning dual stream (both front and rear color and bitonal) with an i820 Scanner or i840 scanner, the following guidelines must be followed to ensure a successful rescan operation: • After highlighting the images of the page that you want rescanned, go to the Scanner bar and use the Front/Rear buttons to enable only those images that are highlighted for rescan.
Delete image You can delete one or more images selected inside a document using the Delete image tool. For example, use this tool for the deletion of blank images from a double-sided document. Capture Software renumbers all remaining images after the selected images are deleted. 1. Click on the Delete image tool (or press Delete). 2. Click on the images you want to delete. To select multiple images, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques. 3.
Flag image You can indicate that something special has to be done with certain images by using the Flag image tool. For example, flagged images can be used to indicate that an image has to be processed by an OCR system for data extraction. This function is not yet available. 1. Select the Flag image tool. 2. Click on the image you want to flag. Flagged images will be colored yellow. If you want to flag multiple images on the screen, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques.
Zoom (with magnifying glass) 1. Select the Zoom tool and click and hold the left mouse button anywhere on an image. The zone where you clicked is magnified. 2. You can select other magnification ratios (100%, 150%, 200%, or 250%) through the Image menu (right-clicking on the image accesses the contextsensitive Image menu). If you want to magnify a different displayed image, click and hold the left mouse button anywhere on that image. The Zoom tool does not slide between images.
Blank With the Blank tool you can blank out a specific part of an image. Use this tool to clean up images or to remove confidential information (i.e., to protect a name). To blank part of an image: 1. Select the Blank tool. 2. Point to the upper left corner of the area you want to blank out. 3. Click and drag the mouse diagonally over the area you want to blank out.
Move Use the Move tool to move a page or a consecutive range of pages to another location. • Select the Move tool, then click on one of the images of the page (front or rear) and drag and drop the page to its new location. If you drop a page on top of another page, it is inserted before that page. It does not matter whether you drop the page on top of the front or rear image of the page, it will always be inserted before the first image of the page.
Following are some ways to move a page from one location to another within a document. 1. Select one of the images of the page (front or rear) you want to move with the Move tool and hold the left mouse button. 2. Drag the page beyond the upper or lower borders of the screen to move it to its new destination. Capture Software paginates through the document automatically, as long as you keep the tool beyond the outer borders. 3. Drop the page on top of the page in front of which you want to insert it. OR 1.
Print You can print a complete document or specific images within a document with the Print tool. 1. Click on the Print tool. 2. Click on the image you want to print. A standard Windows Print dialog box is displayed. For example: 3. Select the image page or pages that you want to print. By default, Capture Software selects the image page that was selected with the Print tool. 4. Select any of the other options/properties on the Print dialog box. 5. Click OK to start printing.
Tool bar contextsensitive menu If you position the mouse cursor on the Tool bar and click the right-mouse button, the context-sensitive menu appears. The following menu option is available: Large Buttons/Small Buttons—allows you to toggle between displaying large and small buttons on the Tool bar. Document title bar The Document title bar shows the current document number and batch name. If you right-click the mouse button, you can access the Properties option.
Image title bar The Image title bar contains the current image number. The format of the image number (0 or 1 based) is defined in the Application Setup> ImagesNative Scan Structure. When you right-click on the Image Title bar, the context-sensitive menu with the option Properties appears.
Image context-sensitive menu When you right-click on an image, a context-sensitive menu is displayed with the following options: Undo [function]—this reverts one level of the last rotation, split tool action, and selection for insert, re-scan, delete, or flag. The menu option indicates the undo action it will perform (e.g., Undo Rotate, Undo Split, etc.). Apply [function] to Screen—these menu options apply the selected tool on all the images on the screen at one time.
Zoom in—this function is the same as described in “The View menu.” Zoom out—this function is the same as described in “The View menu.” Zoom Step—this function is the same as described in “The View menu.” Scroll Images to Top—selecting this function will scroll all the images in the Image Display area to the top. Scroll Images to Bottom—selecting this function will scroll all the images in the Image Display area to the bottom.
Button bar When selected, the Button bar appears on the left side of the screen. If the Button bar does not appear, enable Button bar from the Options menu. The following table describes the function of each button. Button Description Process—when selected, processes the current batch. New Document—when selected, Capture Software starts a new document with a document number equal to the last document number +1.
3B Working in Capture Software for i50/i60/i80 Scanners The main Capture Software window This chapter describes how to access and use the various functions of Capture Software through the tools and menus of the main window.
Menu bar The Menu bar provides the following menu options: The following summarizes the functions associated with each Capture Software menu: File—allows you to open, close, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. Batch—allows you to open an existing batch or create a new batch; and process current or all available batches.
File menu The File menu allows you to open, close, import, export, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. New Application—accesses the Create New Application dialog box which allows you to create a new application based upon an existing application. Open Application—allows you to open an existing application. Keyboard shortcut: F3 Close Application—closes the current application and open batch.
Open Application dialog box The Open Application dialog box allows you to: • Open an existing application. • Close the Open Application dialog box. • Access information (i.e., a Readme text file) for selected applications. • Set up a new application—see Chapter 4, Application Setup, for more information. • Delete an existing application. • Create a new batch—see the section entitled “The Batch menu” later in this chapter for more information. Opening an application 1. Select File>Open Application.
Closing an application • Select File>Close Application from the main Capture Software window. Deleting an application 1. Select the application you want to delete. The batches associated with the application will be displayed. NOTE: An application cannot be deleted unless all batches are processed or deleted. 2. Click Delete. Accessing online application information 1. Select the application you want information about. 2. Click About.
Batch menu The Batch menu allows you to open, create, set up and delete batches. You can also process a current batch or all available batches. New—allows you to create a new batch. Open—shows a list of available batches for a selected application. Opening a batch from the list automatically closes the current batch. Setup—allows you to change the name of a batch. When selected, the Batch Setup dialog box will appear, which allows you to enter a new Batch name.
Creating a new batch When you create a new batch, Capture Software will not disable the scanner. From the Open Application window: 1. Select an application where you want the new batch to reside. 2. Click New Batch. From the main Capture Software window: 3. Select Batch>New. The Create New Batch dialog box appears. 4. Enter a new batch name in the Batch name field. By default, Capture Software suggests a new batch name based upon the last batch name created for the application (e.g.
Removing blank images This option allows you to remove the blank rear or front sides produced by the scanner. If you use this option, you will be asked to verify the batch delete of the blank images. From the main window: 1. Select Batch>Remove Blank Images. The Remove Blank Images Setup dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document in the batch where you want verification to begin. The default is 1. 3. Define the byte size threshold of the images to be verified.
After a batch has been processed, Capture Software displays all rear images below the specified number of bytes (e.g., 5000 bytes). These images are displayed in a red highlight color (unless you disabled the Pre-select all option). All colored images (which appear black here, but red on your screen) are considered blank and ready for mass deletion. To delete the blank images: 1. By default, all images are selected for deletion. Select any images you do not want to delete by clicking them individually.
Changing the Remove Blank Images setup You can change the Remove Blank Images setup by selecting Setup on the Remove Blank Images dialog box. The Remove Blank Image Setup dialog box appears and you can change the parameters as required. Displaying a detailed view of an image You can display a more detailed view of an image by right-clicking on the thumbnail of the image. The image will be magnified to 100%.
Processing all available batches 1. Select Batch>Process All. The Process All Batches dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to select one or more batches to be processed. 2. Click Process. Each selected batch is processed in the order displayed. 3. After processing, the Create New Batch dialog box appears. By default, the name of the new batch is incremented by one. It is suggested that you increment the previous batch name by one. 4. Click OK to continue scanning into the new batch.
View menu The View menu provides options which allow you to alter the way you view images in the Image Display area. 1 Image—allows you to display one image in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 1 2 Images—allows you to display two images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 2 4 Images—allows you to display four images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 4 8 Images—allows you to display eight images in the Image Display area.
Changing zoom settings To change the settings in the Zoom Step dialog box, proceed as follows. 1. Select View>Zoom Step. The Zoom Step dialog box appears. 2. Click on the setting you desire. 3. Click OK. The zoom setting will be reduced or enlarged based upon the percentage you selected.
Document menu Following is a summary of what options are provided from the Document menu. New—allows you to start a new document with a document number equal to the last document number +1. Keyboard shortcut: Enter Selecting this option also enables the scanner and starts the scanner transport/feeder or flatbed. Attach—appends the next scanned page to the current document. Keyboard shortcut: F4 Delete—deletes the current document.
Go to Document—accesses the Go to Document dialog box which allows you to enter the number of the document that you want to display. You can also go to document numbers that do not contain any images. Keyboard shortcut: D First Image—allows you to go to the first image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: Home Last Image—allows you to go to the last image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: End Previous Screen—allows you to go to the previous screen.
Moving to a specific document or image The Go to Document and Go to Images options are available when you want to move directly to a specific document or image. To go to a specific document: 1. Select Document>Go to Document. The Go to Document dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document number you want to go to. 3. Click OK. To go to a specific image: 1. Select Document>Go to Image. The Go to Image dialog box appears. 2. Enter the image number you want to go to. 3. Click OK.
Index menu The Index menu provides access to the index fields at batch, document, and page levels. Following is a summary of each option. Edit Batch Fields—when selected, the Batch Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Document Fields—when selected, the Document Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Page Fields—when selected, the Page Index Fields dialog box appears. This function is not yet available, as page level index fields are not available.
For document index fields, two additional options are available: • Select Next Doc to edit the index fields for the next document in a batch. This option is useful for manual data entry indexing after scanning has been completed. • Select Next Invalid to go to the next document (or next field in the current document) that has an invalid field value. This option is useful for index correction after scanning has been completed.
Image Display context-sensitive menu These menu options function the same as they do on the Capture Software main window image context-sensitive menu. Any adjustments to image display by zooming in/out or fit image to window are saved per index field. NOTES: All adjustments to image display from the tool bar or the contextsensitive menu are automatically saved, per Capture Software application, when leaving the Batch/Document Index Fields dialog box.
Tools menu Following is a brief summary of each option on the Tools menu. The Tool bar also provides most of these options. See the section entitled “Tool bar” in this chapter for an explanation of the Tool bar buttons. Re-Append Images—this option is available only when the Insert Image tool is used. Use this option after Insert is completed to reattach the ending images of a document with the inserted images. Insert Image—allows you to insert additional pages into a scanned document.
Rotate 90°—allows you to rotate an image 90 degrees to the right. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Right Arrow Rotate 180°—allows you to rotate an image 180 degrees. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Up or Down Arrow Rotate 270°—allows you to rotate an image 270 degrees to the right (or 90 degrees to the left). Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Left Arrow Zoom—allows you to enlarge a portion of an image. When you select Zoom, a magnifying glass will be displayed. You can enlarge any area where you place the magnifying glass.
Scanner menu The Scanner menu provides the following functions: Select—accesses the Select dialog box which allows you to choose the scanner you want to use. This is necessary when more than one scanner is connected to the host PC or you are running in emulation mode. Setup—accesses the Setup dialog box specific to the scanner you selected. From this dialog box you can set specific parameters for the selected scanner. Stop—stops the transport/feeder and disables the scanner.
Setting up the scanner You can set up or change the parameters of the scanner you will be using by accessing the Setup dialog box. 1. Select Scanner>Setup. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. A check in the Energy saver mode box indicates that automatic lamp shutoff is enabled. Specify the time that the scanner will wait after the last scan operation before it shuts off the lamps. Valid values are 1 to 60 minutes.
Page menu The following Page menu options are available. Most of these options can also be selected by using the Scanner bar. Setup List—accesses a drop-down list of all Page Setup names that have been defined. Allows you to select a page setup to use for the application. Once selected from the Setup List, Capture Software automatically downloads the page properties and starts the scanner.
About Duplex modes The way a document is printed influences the orientation of the images produced by the scanner. There are two different ways of printing duplex documents. Classic duplex format is typically associated with multi-page reports. Reports, postcards, articles, etc. are all printed according to the classic duplex format. Calendar duplex format is more unusual. It is used for presentation handouts, statistical and financial reports, project planning reports, etc.
Selecting a page setup Capture Software comes with several pre-defined page setups The list of predefined page setups will vary depending upon which Capture Software product and Kodak scanner are being used. To access the Page Setup list from the main Capture Software window, select Page>Setup List. To select a page setup from the drop-down list either use the mouse, arrow keys or enter the first letters of the page setup name.
Options menu The Options menu allows you to customize the Capture Software screen layout and display or hide the Scanner bar, Tool bar, Button bar, or Status bar. For more information about each of these bars, see the appropriate section within this chapter. Extended Scanner bar—in addition to the Default Scanner bar, the Extended Scanner bar displays threshold and contrast settings. See the section entitled “Scanner bar” later in this chapter.
Help menu The Help menu provides access to the About box. The About box lists all Capture Software program libraries with their corresponding version number and description. The Capture Software program version number is also displayed in the About box.
Scanner bar The Scanner bar provides tools for controlling the scanner from within Capture Software. If the Scanner bar is not visible, open the Options menu and click on the Scanner bar option. The Scanner bar displayed below is for a duplex scanner scanning both sides of the page. Default Scanner bar The Default Scanner bar provides the following options. Button Description Stop—clears and stops the transport/feeder and disables the scanner. Start—enables the scanner and starts the transport feeder.
Extended Scanner bar The Extended Scanner bar has all of the options listed previously plus the following options: Button Description Threshold—controls the lightness and darkness of the background in an image. Valid values are -100 to 100. Contrast—contrast enhances the edges contained in a document. The higher the contrast level, the more the image edges will be enhanced. Valid values are -100 to 100.
Tool bar If the Tool bar is not displayed, it can be displayed by choosing Options>Tool bar. The following table describes the function of each button on the Tool bar. Procedures on how to use these functions are also included in this section. Most of these options can also be accessed from the Tools menu. The following list provides all of the Tool bar options and a brief summary of their functions.
Button Description Zoom—allows you to enlarge a portion of an image. When you select Zoom, a magnifying glass will be displayed. The Zoom tool does not slide between images. Scroll—allows you to scroll in any direction within an image that is partially hidden. This is useful when a single image is too large to be displayed fully on the screen. Blank—you can blank out a specific part of an image by using the Blank tool. This is useful to clean up images or remove confidential information.
Using the Tool bar Following are procedures for using the Tool bar options. Re-Append images Insert image You can insert additional images into a scanned document with the Insert image tool. To use the Insert image tool: 1. Select the Insert image tool (or press Insert). 2. Click on the page (front image of the page) where you want to insert images. The images will be inserted before this page. The selected page and all following images are placed in a temporary buffer.
Delete image You can delete one or more images selected inside a document using the Delete image tool. For example, use this tool for the deletion of blank images from a double-sided document. Capture Software renumbers all remaining images after the selected images are deleted. 1. Click on the Delete image tool (or press Delete). 2. Click on the images you want to delete. To select multiple images, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques. 3.
Flag image You can indicate that something special has to be done with certain images by using the Flag image tool. For example, flagged images can be used to indicate that an image has to be processed by an OCR system for data extraction. This function is not yet available. 1. Select the Flag image tool. 2. Click on the image you want to flag. Flagged images will be colored yellow. If you want to flag multiple images on the screen, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques.
Changing the magnification ratio using the Image menu 1. Right-click on the image. The context-sensitive Image menu appears. 2. Select Magnification ratio. The Magnification Ratio dialog box appears. 3. Click on the setting you desire. 4. Click OK. The magnification ratio changes to the percentage you selected. Scroll Use the Scroll tool to scroll in any direction within an image that is partially hidden. This is useful when a single image is too large to be displayed fully on the screen.
Blank With the Blank tool you can blank out a specific part of an image. Use this tool to clean up images or to remove confidential information (i.e., to protect a name). To blank part of an image: 1. Select the Blank tool. 2. Point to the upper left corner of the area you want to blank out. 3. Click and drag the mouse diagonally over the area you want to blank out.
Move Use the Move tool to move a page or a consecutive range of pages to another location. • Select the Move tool, then click on one of the images of the page (front or rear) and drag and drop the page to its new location. If you drop a page on top of another page, it is inserted before that page. It does not matter whether you drop the page on top of the front or rear image of the page, it will always be inserted before the first image of the page.
Following are some ways to move a page from one location to another within a document. 1. Select one of the images of the page (front or rear) you want to move with the Move tool and hold the left mouse button. 2. Drag the page beyond the upper or lower borders of the screen to move it to its new destination. Capture Software paginates through the document automatically, as long as you keep the tool beyond the outer borders. 3. Drop the page on top of the page in front of which you want to insert it. OR 1.
Split The Split tool allows you to split a document into two documents. If you do not separate documents with patch codes, bar codes, or after X pages, you will start a new document by using the New Document button. If you forget to do this, the next document is appended to the current document. To correct this, cut off the part belonging to the next document with the Split tool to create a new document. 1. Select the Split tool and click on the first image in the new document.
Copy image To copy a complete image to the Windows clipboard: • Click on the Copy image tool and select one of the images in your document. NOTE: This option is not available for Capture Software Lite for the i50/i60/i80 Scanners. Copy area To copy an area of an image to the Windows clipboard: 1. Click on the Copy area tool. 2. Draw a selection rectangle around the area you want to copy from an image. 3. Click on the Confirmation tool or press the space bar.
Document title bar The Document title bar shows the current document number and batch name. If you right-click the mouse button, you can access the Properties option. Properties will display a full path name of the current document, number of images and number of pages in the document. Image display area The Image display area is the area where your images are displayed. How they are displayed is dependent upon what you have set up from the View menu. You can view 1, 2, 4, or 8 images at a time.
Image title bar The Image title bar contains the current image number. The format of the image number (0 or 1 based) is defined in the Application Setup> ImagesNative Scan Structure. When you right-click on the Image Title bar, the context-sensitive menu with the option Properties appears.
Image context-sensitive menu When you right-click on an image, a context-sensitive menu is displayed with the following options: Undo [function]—this reverts one level of the last rotation, split tool action, and selection for insert, re-scan, delete, or flag. The menu option indicates the undo action it will perform (e.g., Undo Rotate, Undo Split, etc.). Apply [function] to Screen—these menu options apply the selected tool on all the images on the screen at one time.
Status bar The Status bar indicates the size of the last scanned image or the image you clicked on last and the total Free Disk Space and Free Batch Space (based on the Maximum MB setting defined in the Storage setup). It also indicates the total number of images in the document and the number of documents in the batch. Button bar When selected, the Button bar appears on the left side of the screen. If the Button bar does not appear, enable Button bar from the Options menu.
3C Working in Capture Software for i200 Series Scanners The main Capture Software window This chapter describes how to access and use the various functions of Capture Software through the tools and menus of the main window.
Menu bar The Menu bar provides the following menu options: The following summarizes the functions associated with each Capture Software menu: File—allows you to open, close, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. Batch—allows you to open an existing batch or create a new batch; and process current or all available batches.
File menu The File menu allows you to open, close, import, export, or delete an existing Production or Template application. In addition, you can create and set up a new application. New Application—accesses the Create New Application dialog box which allows you to create a new application based upon an existing application. Open Application—allows you to open an existing application. Keyboard shortcut: F3 Close Application—closes the current application and open batch.
Open Application dialog box The Open Application dialog box allows you to: • Open an existing application. • Close the Open Application dialog box. • Access information (i.e., a Readme text file) for selected applications. • Set up a new application—see Chapter 4, Application Setup, for more information. • Delete an existing application. • Create a new batch—see the section entitled “The Batch menu” later in this chapter for more information. Opening an application 1. Select File>Open Application.
Closing an application • Select File>Close Application from the main Capture Software window. Deleting an application 1. Select the application you want to delete. The batches associated with the application will be displayed. NOTE: An application cannot be deleted unless all batches are processed or deleted. 2. Click Delete. Accessing online application information 1. Select the application you want information about. 2. Click About.
Batch menu The Batch menu allows you to open, create, set up and delete batches. You can also process a current batch or all available batches. New—allows you to create a new batch. Open—shows a list of available batches for a selected application. Opening a batch from the list automatically closes the current batch. Setup—allows you to change the name of a batch. When selected, the Batch Setup dialog box will appear, which allows you to enter a new Batch name.
Creating a new batch When you create a new batch, Capture Software will not disable the scanner. From the Open Application window: 1. Select an application where you want the new batch to reside. 2. Click New Batch. From the main Capture Software window: 3. Select Batch>New. The Create New Batch dialog box appears. 4. Enter a new batch name in the Batch name field. By default, Capture Software suggests a new batch name based upon the last batch name created for the application (e.g.
Opening a batch To open an existing batch, select Batch>Open. The Open Application dialog box appears. The batch that was previously opened is highlighted. You can now open any existing batch in any production application. Setting up a batch From the main window: 1. Select Batch>Setup. The Batch Setup dialog box appears. 2. If desired, enter a new name for the current batch. 3. Click OK. The new batch name is reflected in the list of batches for the selected application.
Removing blank images This option allows you to remove the blank rear or front sides produced by the scanner. If you use this option, you will be asked to verify the batch delete of the blank images. From the main window: 1. Select Batch>Remove Blank Images. The Remove Blank Images Setup dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document in the batch where you want verification to begin. The default is 1. 3. Define the byte size threshold of the images to be verified.
After a batch has been processed, Capture Software displays all rear images below the specified number of bytes (e.g., 5000 bytes). These images are displayed in a red highlight color (unless you disabled the Pre-select all option). All colored images (which appear black here, but red on your screen) are considered blank and ready for mass deletion. To delete the blank images: 1. By default, all images are selected for deletion. Select any images you do not want to delete by clicking them individually.
Changing the Remove Blank Images setup You can change the Remove Blank Images setup by selecting Setup on the Remove Blank Images dialog box. The Remove Blank Image Setup dialog box appears and you can change the parameters as required. Displaying a detailed view of an image You can display a more detailed view of an image by right-clicking on the thumbnail of the image. The image will be magnified to 100%.
Processing all available batches 1. Select Batch>Process All. The Process All Batches dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to select one or more batches to be processed. 2. Click Process. Each selected batch is processed in the order displayed. 3. After processing, the Create New Batch dialog box appears. By default, the name of the new batch is incremented by one. It is suggested that you increment the previous batch name by one. 4. Click OK to continue scanning into the new batch.
View menu The View menu provides options which allow you to alter the way you view images in the Image Display area. 1 Image—allows you to display one image in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 1 2 Images—allows you to display two images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 2 4 Images—allows you to display four images in the Image Display area. Keyboard shortcut: 4 8 Images—allows you to display eight images in the Image Display area.
Changing zoom settings To change the settings in the Zoom Step dialog box, proceed as follows. 1. Select View>Zoom Step. The Zoom Step dialog box appears. 2. Click on the setting you desire. 3. Click OK. The zoom setting will be reduced or enlarged based upon the percentage you selected.
Document menu Following is a summary of what options are provided from the Document menu. New—allows you to start a new document with a document number equal to the last document number +1. Keyboard shortcut: Enter Selecting this option also enables the scanner and starts the scanner transport/feeder or flatbed. Attach—appends the next scanned page to the current document. Keyboard shortcut: F4 Delete—deletes the current document.
Go to Document—accesses the Go to Document dialog box which allows you to enter the number of the document that you want to display. You can also go to document numbers that do not contain any images. Keyboard shortcut: D First Image—allows you to go to the first image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: Home Last Image—allows you to go to the last image of a document. Keyboard shortcut: End Previous Screen—allows you to go to the previous screen.
Moving to a specific document or image The Go to Document and Go to Images options are available when you want to move directly to a specific document or image. To go to a specific document: 1. Select Document>Go to Document. The Go to Document dialog box appears. 2. Enter the document number you want to go to. 3. Click OK. To go to a specific image: 1. Select Document>Go to Image. The Go to Image dialog box appears. 2. Enter the image number you want to go to. 3. Click OK.
Index menu The Index menu provides access to the index fields at batch, document, and page levels. Following is a summary of each option. Edit Batch Fields—when selected, the Batch Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Document Fields—when selected, the Document Index Fields dialog box appears. Edit Page Fields—when selected, the Page Index Fields dialog box appears. This function is not yet available, as page level index fields are not available.
For document index fields, two additional options are available: • Select Next Doc to edit the index fields for the next document in a batch. This option is useful for manual data entry indexing after scanning has been completed. • Select Next Invalid to go to the next document (or next field in the current document) that has an invalid field value. This option is useful for index correction after scanning has been completed.
Image Display context-sensitive menu These menu options function the same as they do on the Capture Software main window image context-sensitive menu. Any adjustments to image display by zooming in/out or fit image to window are saved per index field. NOTES: All adjustments to image display from the tool bar or the contextsensitive menu are automatically saved, per Capture Software application, when leaving the Batch/Document Index Fields dialog box.
Tools menu Following is a brief summary of each option on the Tools menu. The Tool bar also provides most of these options. See the section entitled “Tool bar” in this chapter for an explanation of the Tool bar buttons. Re-Append Images—this option is available only when the Insert Image tool is used. Use this option after Insert is completed to reattach the ending images of a document with the inserted images. Insert Image—allows you to insert additional pages into a scanned document.
Rotate 90°—allows you to rotate an image 90 degrees to the right. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Right Arrow Rotate 180°—allows you to rotate an image 180 degrees. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Up or Down Arrow Rotate 270°—allows you to rotate an image 270 degrees to the right (or 90 degrees to the left). Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Left Arrow Zoom—allows you to enlarge a portion of an image. When you select Zoom, a magnifying glass will be displayed. You can enlarge any area where you place the magnifying glass.
Scanner menu The Scanner menu provides the following functions: Select—accesses the Select dialog box which allows you to choose the scanner you want to use. This is necessary when more than one scanner is connected to the host PC or you are running in emulation mode. Setup—accesses the Setup dialog box specific to the scanner you selected. From this dialog box you can set specific parameters for the selected scanner. Stop—stops the transport/feeder and disables the scanner.
Setting up the scanner You can set up or change the parameters of the scanner you will be using by accessing the Setup dialog box. 1. Select Scanner>Setup. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. The Emulation mode check box is used to enable/disable running Capture Software in emulation mode without an attached scanner. For more information on the Emulation mode check box, refer to Appendix A, Installation.
Page menu The following Page menu options are available. Most of these options can also be selected by using the Scanner bar. Setup List—accesses a drop-down list of all Page Setup names that have been defined. Allows you to select a page setup to use for the application. Once selected from the Setup List, Capture Software automatically downloads the page properties and starts the scanner.
About Duplex modes The way a document is printed influences the orientation of the images produced by the scanner. There are two different ways of printing duplex documents. Classic duplex format is typically associated with multi-page reports. Reports, postcards, articles, etc. are all printed according to the classic duplex format. Calendar duplex format is more unusual. It is used for presentation handouts, statistical and financial reports, project planning reports, etc.
Selecting a page setup Capture Software comes with several pre-defined page setups The list of predefined page setups will vary depending upon which Capture Software product and Kodak scanner are being used. To access the Page Setup list from the main Capture Software window, select Page>Setup List. To select a page setup from the drop-down list either use the mouse, arrow keys or enter the first letters of the page setup name.
Options menu The Options menu allows you to customize the Capture Software screen layout and display or hide the Scanner bar, Tool bar, Button bar, or Status bar. For more information about each of these bars, see the appropriate section within this chapter. Extended Scanner bar—in addition to the Default Scanner bar, the Extended Scanner bar displays threshold and contrast settings. See the section entitled “Scanner bar” later in this chapter.
Help menu The Help menu provides access to the About box. The About box lists all Capture Software program libraries with their corresponding version number and description. The Capture Software program version number is also displayed in the About box.
Scanner bar The Scanner bar provides tools for controlling the scanner from within Capture Software. If the Scanner bar is not visible, open the Options menu and click on the Scanner bar option. The Scanner bar displayed below is for a duplex scanner scanning both sides of the page. Default Scanner bar The Default Scanner bar provides the following options. Button Description Stop—clears and stops the transport/feeder and disables the scanner. Start—enables the scanner and starts the transport feeder.
Extended Scanner bar The Extended Scanner bar has all of the options listed previously plus the following options: Button Description Threshold—controls the lightness and darkness of the background in a bitonal image. Valid values are 0 to 255. Enter a front side threshold value in the text box on the left. Enter a rear side threshold value in the text box on the right. Contrast—contrast enhances the edges contained in a document. The higher the contrast level, the more the image edges will be enhanced.
Tool bar If the Tool bar is not displayed, it can be displayed by choosing Options>Tool bar. The following table describes the function of each button on the Tool bar. Procedures on how to use these functions are also included in this section. Most of these options can also be accessed from the Tools menu. The following list provides all of the Tool bar options and a brief summary of their functions.
Button Description Zoom—allows you to enlarge a portion of an image. When you select Zoom, a magnifying glass will be displayed. The Zoom tool does not slide between images. Scroll—allows you to scroll in any direction within an image that is partially hidden. This is useful when a single image is too large to be displayed fully on the screen. Blank—you can blank out a specific part of an image by using the Blank tool. This is useful to clean up images or remove confidential information.
Using the Tool bar Following are procedures for using the Tool bar options. Re-Append images Insert image You can insert additional images into a scanned document with the Insert image tool. To use the Insert image tool: 1. Select the Insert image tool (or press Insert). 2. Click on the page (front image of the page) where you want to insert images. The images will be inserted before this page. The selected page and all following images are placed in a temporary buffer.
Delete image You can delete one or more images selected inside a document using the Delete image tool. For example, use this tool for the deletion of blank images from a double-sided document. Capture Software renumbers all remaining images after the selected images are deleted. 1. Click on the Delete image tool (or press Delete). 2. Click on the images you want to delete. To select multiple images, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques. 3.
Flag image You can indicate that something special has to be done with certain images by using the Flag image tool. For example, flagged images can be used to indicate that an image has to be processed by an OCR system for data extraction. This function is not yet available. 1. Select the Flag image tool. 2. Click on the image you want to flag. Flagged images will be colored yellow. If you want to flag multiple images on the screen, use the CTRL-click and SHIFT-click Windows techniques.
Changing the magnification ratio using the Image menu 1. Right-click on the image. The context-sensitive Image menu appears. 2. Select Magnification ratio. The Magnification Ratio dialog box appears. 3. Click on the setting you desire. 4. Click OK. The magnification ratio changes to the percentage you selected. Scroll Use the Scroll tool to scroll in any direction within an image that is partially hidden. This is useful when a single image is too large to be displayed fully on the screen.
Blank With the Blank tool you can blank out a specific part of an image. Use this tool to clean up images or to remove confidential information (i.e., to protect a name). To blank part of an image: 1. Select the Blank tool. 2. Point to the upper left corner of the area you want to blank out. 3. Click and drag the mouse diagonally over the area you want to blank out.
Move Use the Move tool to move a page or a consecutive range of pages to another location. • Select the Move tool, then click on one of the images of the page (front or rear) and drag and drop the page to its new location. If you drop a page on top of another page, it is inserted before that page. It does not matter whether you drop the page on top of the front or rear image of the page, it will always be inserted before the first image of the page.
Following are some ways to move a page from one location to another within a document. 1. Select one of the images of the page (front or rear) you want to move with the Move tool and hold the left mouse button. 2. Drag the page beyond the upper or lower borders of the screen to move it to its new destination. Capture Software paginates through the document automatically, as long as you keep the tool beyond the outer borders. 3. Drop the page on top of the page in front of which you want to insert it. OR 1.
Split The Split tool allows you to split a document into two documents. If you do not separate documents with patch codes, bar codes, or after X pages, you will start a new document by using the New Document button. If you forget to do this, the next document is appended to the current document. To correct this, cut off the part belonging to the next document with the Split tool to create a new document. 1. Select the Split tool and click on the first image in the new document.
Copy image To copy a complete image to the Windows clipboard: • Click on the Copy image tool and select one of the images in your document. NOTE: This option is not available for Capture Software Lite for the i200 Series Scanners. Copy area To copy an area of an image to the Windows clipboard: 1. Click on the Copy area tool. 2. Draw a selection rectangle around the area you want to copy from an image. 3. Click on the Confirmation tool or press the space bar.
Document title bar The Document title bar shows the current document number and batch name. If you right-click the mouse button, you can access the Properties option. Properties will display a full path name of the current document, number of images and number of pages in the document. Image display area The Image display area is the area where your images are displayed. How they are displayed is dependent upon what you have set up from the View menu. You can view 1, 2, 4, or 8 images at a time.
Image title bar The Image title bar contains the current image number. The format of the image number (0 or 1 based) is defined in the Application Setup> ImagesNative Scan Structure. When you right-click on the Image Title bar, the context-sensitive menu with the option Properties appears.
Image context-sensitive menu When you right-click on an image, a context-sensitive menu is displayed with the following options: Undo [function]—this reverts one level of the last rotation, split tool action, and selection for insert, re-scan, delete, or flag. The menu option indicates the undo action it will perform (e.g., Undo Rotate, Undo Split, etc.). Apply [function] to Screen—these menu options apply the selected tool on all the images on the screen at one time.
Status bar The Status bar indicates the size of the last scanned image or the image you clicked on last and the total Free Disk Space and Free Batch Space (based on the Maximum MB setting defined in the Storage setup). It also indicates the total number of images in the document and the number of documents in the batch. Button bar When selected, the Button bar appears on the left side of the screen. If the Button bar does not appear, enable Button bar from the Options menu.
4 Application Setup Accessing the Application Setup Capture Software provides two types of applications: Production applications and Template applications. Production applications allow you to scan and create batches in a specific application. Template applications are read-only applications that allow you to create a Production application based on the parameters used in the template. Template applications cannot be opened. They can only be set up.
Opening and setting up applications You must access the Open Application window before accessing Application Setup. Production and Template applications will be displayed only if the user profile provides access to both types of applications; otherwise, only Production applications will be displayed.
3. Select or highlight the application on which you want to base your new application and select Create. The Application Setup window appears. 4. Enter an application name in the Name field. This application name can only be entered when creating a new application. You cannot modify the application name of an existing application. NOTE: The last character of the application name must not end with a period (.). 5.
Following are some errors that you may encounter: • Index values that do not pass an audit (e.g.
Scanner-specific settings For most Kodak scanners (except the i50 Scanner, i60 Scanner, i80 Scanner, Scanner 3500, Scanner 3510, and Color Scanner 3590C), the Application Setup window provides a button for scanner-specific settings at the application level. Each of these buttons is described in this section.
Imprinting You can install an optional document printer in the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500. The Scanner 1500 supports a front document printer, while the Scanner 2500 supports both front and rear document printers. While you can install a document printer in both the front and rear of the Scanner 2500, only front or rear imprinting can be enabled at any one time. None—imprinting is disabled. Front—the front document printer prints on the front side of the document before scanning.
To set up an imprinter text formula: 1. Select a pre-defined value from the list box. 2. Click Add Item. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until your formula is complete. NOTES: Select Delete Item to delete the last pre-defined value that was added. Delete Formula deletes the entire imprinter text formula. You can also use a special substring syntax, enclosed within square brackets, to retain a certain portion of a default value (e.g., [1,4]).
Counter During scanning, the scanner’s LCD display contains a counter that you can set through Capture Software. As each page is scanned, the counter value increases by one. When you enable New batch starts with counter equal to, Capture Software sets the starting counter to either the value specified or the document number of the first document in the batch. By default, the counter will be set to “1” when a new batch is created. NOTE: The starting counter is set only when you manually create a new batch.
i200 Series Scanners Options Click on the i2x0 Options button to access the i2x0 Options dialog box which allows you to define scanner-specific options for the i200 Series Scanners. Use this dialog box to enable and define Document Printing when the Document Printer accessory is installed on your i200 Series Scanner. With the i280 Scanner, you can also enable and define Color Toggle Patch (also known as Color-on-the-fly). NOTE: The Patch tab is only available with the i280 Scanner.
For example, if the counter value inside the scanner is 26 and the counter length is 4 and the counter format is Display leading zeros, then the counter printed on the scanned page will be 0026. NOTES: When a new batch is manually created and printing is enabled, you will be prompted to specify a starting value for the scanner’s sequential page counter. By default, Capture Software suggests the next incremental value from when scanning was done last.
During scanning, the printed text can be a combination of fixed text (i.e., will be the same for each scanned page) or variable values (i.e., value that may change with each scanned page). The Message field is fixed for each scanned page. The Space field can be used to separate predefined values if more than one is selected for the print string formula (you can also use spaces, or other typed delimiters, when defining the Message field to separate predefined values).
Patch tab The i280 Scanner can switch back and forth between bitonal and color scanning (i.e., Color-on-the-fly) through the use of a Color Toggle Patch. Check the Feature Patch option to enable feature patch documents to be read by the scanner. When enabled, you must also specify a Color toggle patch option: Off — disable Color toggle patch. Front Side — enable Color on-the-fly for only the front images of scanned pages.
When configuring the page setup that will be used for scanning, first enable both the bitonal and color check boxes and set all bitonal and color settings to the desired values. Then, before you save the page setup, disable either the bitonal or the color check box, depending on how you want scanning to start. Scanning will start as either bitonal or color, depending on the image type enabled in the page setup.
i800 Series Scanners Options Click on the i8xx Options button to access the i800 Options dialog box which allows you to define scanner-specific options for the i800 Series Scanners. With the i800 Series Scanners, there is no need for Mode Setup Software anymore to configure things such as Image Address, Printing, Batching, and Patch Code recognition in the scanner. It now can all be done in Capture Software.
NOTES: For a Level 2 Offset image address format, specify a Level 2 length and set the Level 1 length to 0. For a Level 3 Offset image address format, specify a Level 3 and Level 2 length and set the Level 1 length to 0. Level 2 and Level 3 Offset image address formats are not recommended with Capture Software for the i800 Series scanners.
Fixed field value—allows you to specify the default value for the Fixed field portion of the image address. You can either type in the Fixed field value (enclosed in double quotes “”) or you can press the Setup button to access the Fixed Field Setup dialog box to build a Fixed Field formula based on predefined values. The left side of the dialog box contains a list of pre-defined values that you can use to build the Fixed Field formula.
Set image address on new batch—enable this option to set the image address value when a new batch is manually created in Capture Software. This option does not affect the image address when batches are automatically created in Capture Software (e.g., blank page separation, bar code separation). By default, the image address default value for a new batch will be as follows: Fixed field—the default value as defined in this dialog. Level 3—the batch number portion of the Capture Software batch name (e.g.
Printer tab The Printer tab allows you to define what gets printed on each scanned page, where printing will occur, and the format in which printing will be done. The i800 Series Scanners include a built-in document printer for the front of each scanned page. Select None to completely disable printing. To enable printing, select one of the four font/orientation options by clicking on the appropriate radio button: Start position—specify how far down vertically on the page printing will begin.
Date format—when printing the date maintained inside the scanner, specify the date format to be used. Possible values are MMDDYYYY, DDMMYYYY, and YYYYMMDD. Date delimiter—when printing the scanner date you can also specify the delimiter to be used in between the date fields. Possible values are: no delimiter, forward slash “/”, hyphen “-”, period “.”, and a space. Print String—when printing is enabled, you must specify the text or print string to be printed on each scanned page.
To set up a Print String formula: 1. Select a pre-defined value from the list box. 2. Click Add Item. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until your formula is complete. NOTES: Select Delete Item to delete the last pre-defined value that was added. Delete Formula deletes the entire Print String formula. For the Print String formula, you cannot use the special substring syntax that is available in other Formula dialog boxes.
Messages configuration—click on this button to define up to six message fields that are used to make up the print strings for each image level for which printing is enabled. Specify the fixed message data to be printed in the Text box. You can either type in the message data (enclosed in double quotes “”) or you can press the Setup button to access the Print String Setup dialog for messages.
Batch tab The Batch tab allows you to define the batching function that is available in the i800 Series Scanners. Click on the Enable check box to enable scanner batching. When enabled the scanner counts, a specified number of either Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 pages. In Capture Software, Level 1 pages are referred to as Pages, Level 2 pages are referred to as Documents, and Level 3 pages are referred to as Batches.
Start of batch function—specify the action the scanner will take when a new batch is started. Possible actions: Attach to current document—the scanner image address level is set to Level 1. The next page scanned will be attached to the current Capture Software document. Create new document—the scanner image address level is set to Level 2. The next page scanned will create a new document within Capture Software. Create new batch—the scanner image address is set to Level 3.
Level 2 patch—check this option to enable Level 2 patch codes to be read by the scanner. When a Level 2 patch code is read, the scanner image address level switches to Level 2 and a new document will be created in Capture Software. Level 3 patch—check this option to enable Level 3 patch codes to be read by the scanner. When a Level 3 patch code is read, the scanner image address level switches to Level 3 and a new batch will be created in Capture Software.
Color on-the-fly using the Toggle patch When Toggle patch is enabled, color on-the-fly processing is also enabled. With color on-the-fly, scanning automatically switches between color and bitonal whenever a Toggle patch is read by the scanner. To configure color on-the-fly processing properly in Capture Software: 1. Check Feature patch to enable Feature patch code reading. 2. Enable Toggle patch by selecting Front Side or Both Sides on the drop-down list. 3.
Application Setup tabs The Application Setup window provides Images, Index, and Output tabs. The Images and Index tabs also have sub-tabs. How to use each of these tabs is described in this chapter. Images setup tab The Images tab provides a graphical representation of your scan structure and is updated each time a modification is made in the Batch, Document, or Native Scan structure sub-tabs. You can change the default values in the Batch Name Example and Document Number Example.
Select Setup to change the global batch counter. The Name Check Setup dialog box appears. If the number of digits in a batch name reserved for the batch counter is greater than the number of digits in the global batch counter value, Capture Software will zero-fill the global batch counter. Conversely, if the number of digits reserved for the batch counter cannot accommodate the global batch counter value, Capture Software truncates the left-most characters of the global batch counter.
Warn X Documents Before Maximum—if this option is enabled, a message will appear when it reaches the specified quantity of documents before the maximum allowed number of documents. After the first message appears, no other message will be displayed until the maximum number of documents is exceeded. Check batch size for CD authoring—if you intend to create CDs from scanned batches, enable this option. Size – Maximum X Mb—enter a value that is less than or equal to the number of megabytes one CD can hold (e.
Document setup The Images - Document tab allows you to define document counting and document size limitations for the application. Following is a description of the functions of the Document tab. Counter Starts from—select one of the following options: 0 or 1—allows you to set the starting document number for each batch. In this version of Capture Software, the document counter is always “1.
Pages—select one or both of the following options: Minimum and Maximum—enter the minimum required and maximum allowed quantity of pages (one page is one front plus one rear) in these fields. If you try to close a new document (by creating a new document) with fewer than the minimum number of pages, Capture Software will give a warning. This allows you to return to the document and continue adding pages. This option is useful in conjunction with Stop Scanner on Error.
IBS/Document CD This structure is optimized for CD authoring or for an application with many single-page documents. All documents for a batch are stored in the same batch directory under the root path. The images are stored in a subdirectory structure under the batch directory based on the Capture Software document number. For example, document number 12345678 with five images is saved as: 8\67\12345001.TIF 8\67\12345002.TIF 8\67\12345003.TIF 8\67\12345004.TIF 8\67\12345005.TIF 8\67\12345IDX.
The xxxxxIDX.DAT file contains the document index fields. The IDX.DAT contains the following information: [Record Format Type];[Format Version];[Document Number]; [Page Count];[Image Count];[Field 1];[Field 2];[Field 3];... The following is a sample IDX.DAT record: “I01q”;”01”;”0000000001”;”0000000058”;”0000000087”;”37865”;”C0009341” All values are double-quoted and are separated by a semi-colon. A doublequote contained within an index field is doubled. Example: ...;“378”“65”;...
App\Batch\Document\Image Structure This is the most simple and straightforward structure. All documents are located in a directory equal to the Batch name and all image files are located in a directory equal to the Document number. This structure does not have the 999-page limitation that is inherent to the IBS/ Document CD structure. It is ideal for large multi-page documents. When you select Setup, you can select whether leading zeros will be added to document and image numbers.
The following is a sample IDX.DAT record: “I01q”;”01”;”0000000001”;”0000000058”;”0000000087”;“37865”;”C0009341” All values are double-quoted and are separated by a semi-colon. A doublequote contained within an index field is doubled. Example: ...;“378”“65”;... represents the value 378”65. The following is a description of each field in the sample IDX.DAT file: Record Format Type I01q Fixed length of 4 characters. A value of “I01q” indicates an IDX.DAT record.
Index setup tab The Index tab allows you to define index fields at two different levels: batch and document. Page level values are not yet supported. NOTE: Only one batch and one document level index field can be defined for Capture Software Lite for i50/i60/i80 Scanners or Capture Software Lite for i200 Series Scanners. Batch setup The Index - Batch tab allows you to define the index information you want to collect at the batch level. To set up batch level indexing: 1.
To set up your path formula: - Select a pre-defined value from the list box. After you select an item, click Add Item. Continue to add all pre-defined values until your path formula is complete. - Click OK when the path formula is complete. NOTES: Selecting Delete Item deletes the last pre-defined value added. Delete Formula deletes the entire path formula. In addition to default values, the pre-defined values list contains syntax strings to help build a fully qualified path and file name (i.e., “\” and “.
For example, with the value listed in the dialog box shown below, a bar code index value of “n6chste” would be converted to “nächste.” 5. Enter a Default Value, if applicable. or Select the Setup button to the right of the Default Value field to access a list of default system values. See the section entitled “Default values” for a complete description on how to select and define a default value. 6. Enter the Minimum Length of the index field.
9. Click OK when you are finished filling out the field information at the batch level.
The following is a sample of a batch index file: [Properties] Version=1 BatchPath=C:\Batches\Batch008 CreationDate=1998:11:23 CreationTime=17:11:47 ProcessStartDate=1998:11:24 ProcessStartTime=16:44:44 User=XVCS WorkStation=Kodak Scanner [BatchStatistics] FrontsInBatch=9 FrontsRescanned=1 FrontsBlanksRemoved=0 FrontsDeleted=1 RearsInBatch=9 RearRescanned=1 RearsBlanksRemoved=0 RearsDeleted=0 FirstDocument=1 LastDocument=2 DocumentCount=2 [BatchFields] Count=2 Label1=Box # Type1=TNBR Mask1=99 Label2=Bin Numb
Document setup The Index - Document tab allows you to define the index information you want to collect at the document level. The document index is stored in one file per document and is located in the same directory as the document images. The name of the file depends upon the selected Native Scan structure (xxxxxIDX.DAT for the IBS/Document CD structure and IDX.DAT for the App\Batch\Document\Image structure). A Batch Output format, such as single-page TIFF, can convert the separate .
Every document corresponds with one index file. To set up document level indexing: 1. For each index field you wish to define, enter a description in the Label column. 2. Select Text, Date/Time, Number, or Convert Chars as the field type from the drop-down list box in the Type column. 3. Select the Setup button to the right of the Type field to indicate whether the index field value is checked during scanning.
4. Enter a Default Value, if applicable. or Select the Setup button to the right of the Default Value field to access a list of default system values. See the section entitled “Default values” for a complete description on how to select and define a default value. 5. Enter the Minimum Length of the index field. If the index field is mandatory, then Minimum Length should be greater than 0 (zero). 6. Enter the Input Mask of the index field.
Converting Date (Year) value to Output Mask When converting Date field values that include the Year (input according to the Input Mask) to meet Output Mask requirements, Capture Software does the following: Four-character year values are converted to two-character year values by truncating the century of the year.
Default values Assigning default values to index fields will automate the indexing that is done during scanning. To define a default value for an index field, select the Setup button to the right of the Default Values field. The Text Field Default Value Setup dialog box for the corresponding field type appears. The left side of the dialog box contains the list of default or pre-defined values that you can use to build the default value formula. The following default values are possible.
For Text and Convert Chars fields, all default values listed are available. For Date/Time fields, only the fields that relate to the date and time values and Last value are available. For Number fields, only Document Number and Last value are available. In addition, string values, such as “PRIORITY” or “CLAIM,” can be manually entered for a default value.
Assigning bar codes/OCR text zones to index fields When bar codes or OCR text zones are defined for the application, they become available for indexing in the default value list. The default value name for the bar code is BC_[Label] where Label is the name specified when defining the bar code zone. Batch level bar codes are available for batch and document index fields. Document level bar codes are only available for document index fields. The default value name for the OCR text zone is OCR_[Label].
Bar codes or OCR text and Last Value In file folder applications it is often customary to use bar code/OCR text zone header sheets to index all of the documents in the folder. The lead document contains all bar codes/OCR text zones and subsequent documents may contain no bar codes/OCR text zones or a subset of the bar codes/OCR text zones. To index documents in these applications, an index field is either assigned the bar code/OCR text zone (when it exists) or the value from the previous document.
Substring syntax You can use a special syntax enclosed within square brackets to retain a certain portion of the default value. The syntax immediately follows the value you want to change. The system can have two formats: • comma delimiter: [START_POSITION,NUMBER_OF_CHARACTERS] or • semicolon delimiter: [START_POSITION;STOP_POSITION] When START_POSITION is a positive value, the position is determined by counting from the left side.
Special syntax for PDF417 bar codes When using PDF417 bar codes, a single bar code can be used to contain all the index data for a document or batch. To facilitate indexing with PDF417 bar codes, a special substring syntax has been added in Capture Software: [# OF DATA ELEMENTS IN BAR CODE; DELIMITER USED TO SEPARATE DATA ELEMENTS] The delimiter can either be the actual character symbol or its ASCII decimal numeric value (for symbols that cannot be printed or typed).
Mask syntax Following are mask syntax values and some examples of how to use them. A Strict alpha (no symbols such as: - _ ( ) + … are allowed). 9 Strict numeric (no symbols such as - _ ( ) + … are allowed). X Alpha and/or numeric (but no symbols such as - _ ( ) + … are allowed). ? Anything (including special symbols and spaces). D,M,Y Date characters. The mask for a Julian date is YYDDD.
Output setup tab The Output tab of Application Setup allows you to select the Batch Output format for the application. When batches are processed (by clicking the Process button or selecting the Batch>Process option from the main Capture Software window), the index data and images for the batch are converted and/or transferred according to the selected Batch Output format. Capture Software contains its own list of Batch Output formats as documented later in this section.
Batch Index (Eastman Imaging for Unix) When the Batch Index (Eastman Imaging for Unix) Batch Output format is selected, the image output is converted to Batch Index (Eastman Software, Inc.) format (Version 1.3 for Imaging for UNIX; Version 1.4 for Imaging for NT) during batch processing. No setup is required. The Batch Index output structure after processing looks like this: The BATCHSTS.INI file is created/updated as necessary each time a batch is processed. The following is an example BATCHSTS.
The following is an example batch file for a batch that has been fully processed: [Current Status] Status=20 Operator ID=XVCS [History] 0=Created XVCS 1998:02:20 08:10:03 1=Accepted XVCS 1998:02:20 08:10:51 For each document exported, one index file is created. The file name is the document number followed by a “d” and no extension. The document number is the document number given during scan, minus one. Up to 9999 documents may be exported (i.e., documents 0 to 9998).
Document CD The Document CD Batch Output format does not copy image files but instead just adds to the Native Scan structure those additional files and subdirectories that are required to author a Document CD. A Document CD is a Kodak standard directory structure containing single-page TIFF image files and document index data, along with an on-board image retrieval and display application.
NOTES: HVCS 16-bit and KoVIS/IBS/PCPlus include both CDVue and the Kodak Optistar CD Image Retrieval Applications on Document CDs. Capture Software includes just the CDVue application. The CDVue application currently does not support color image display. The Document CD batch output format cannot be used in conjunction with the Electronic Microimager Software (EMS) as the EMS batch output format does not support the IBS/Document CD Native Scan structure.
By default, the index file created for CDVue (INDEX.DAT located in DOC_CD\DATABASE) contains the date that the Document CD batch was processed for each scanned document. To change this default behavior, specify a Scan Date Index. The Scan Date Index must be a document level index field in the format of YYYYMMDD. When a Scan Date Index is specified, enable the Write to index fields option to include the Scan Date Index in the index data field portion of the INDEX.DAT file.
Authoring a Document CD Once you have finished scanning documents into a batch, process the batch to finalize the Document CD structure. For example, if the Scan Cache for the application is C:\SCAN, the Capture Software application name is “Acme CD,” and the Capture Software batch name is BATCH001, the directory structure will be the following: To create a CD, transfer the contents of the Capture Software batch name directory (e.g., BATCH001) to a writable CD.
KoVIS and IBS/PC Plus (eiStream) The KoVIS/IBS/PC Plus output format is one of the standard Capture Software Batch Output formats. Use this format when producing batches that will subsequently be imported into a KoVIS (Kofile Visual Information System) or an IBS/PC Plus system. Select the Setup button for additional settings. From the IBS/PC Plus Setup dialog box, you can specify the correct KoVIS/ IBS Client and Application number. By default the Client number and Application number are 1.
The Create Hybrid Records option will create IDX.DAT records containing microfilm Roll and Frame (i.e., Image Address) information for scanned documents. This option will only take effect when Capture Software is configured to work with the Electronic Microimager Software. In this configuration, Multiple Batch Output formats (MBO) is the selected batch output format. In the setup of MBO, the Electronic Microimager Software must be the first batch output format selected, followed by KoVIS and IBS/PC Plus.
IRISPdf IRISPdf is an application that is bundled with Capture Software for i50/i60/i80 Scanners and i200 Series Scanners. It is available only with the purchase of Capture Software v 6.0 or higher and is not available with upgrades from previous versions. It is not available in any of the downloads on the Capture Software web page. IRISPdf allows the conversion of scanned batches to fully searchable PDF files and full-page OCR.
Multiple Batch Output Format This batch output format will process the same batch to one or more batch output formats that are available in Capture Software. Batch output format processing is effectively “daisy-chained” such that the batch can be output to more than one location in more than one format by simply clicking once on the Process button from the main screen of Capture Software.
Selecting Batch Output Formats From the Output Format drop-down list in the Setup dialog, select a batch output format and click on the Add button to add the batch output format to the list box of Selected Output Formats. The list box of selected batch output formats is displayed at the top of the Setup dialog. Select and click on the Add button for each batch output format to which the batch will be processed.
Root Directory The root directory contains the root output path to where batch output will be transferred for the selected batch output format. By default, the root directory is the path specified in the Output tab of Application Setup. To change the root output path, specify a different path in the entry box and click on the Apply button. Configuring Selected Batch Output Formats To configure a selected batch output format, highlight the batch output format in the list box and click on the Setup button.
Multi-page TIFF The Multi-Page TIFF Batch Output format transfers the entire batch to a single batch subdirectory. The subdirectory name is the batch name and is located under the root path specified in the Output tab. All images of each document in the batch are written to a single multi-page TIFF file. The TIFF file name is the Capture Software document number and is padded with leading zeroes to form an 8-character file name. All files have a “TIF” extension.
When producing a document index file, the format of the index file can optionally be produced in HVCS 16-bit (Version 2.x) format. This option can facilitate the upgrade from HVCS 16-bit to Capture Software 32-bit by keeping the batch output produced for the target imaging system unchanged. The document index file is a semi-colon (;) delimited file that contains one record or line for each document in the batch. Each field in a record is enclosed in double quotes (““).
Multi-page MO:DCA The Multi-page MO:DCA Batch Output format transfers the entire batch to a single batch subdirectory. The subdirectory name is the batch name and is located under the root path specified in the Output tab. All images of each document in the batch are written to a single multi-page MO:DCA (Mixed Object Document Content Architecture) file to be used in an IBM ImagePlus imaging system.
eiStream WMS RBE The eiStream WMS RBE (also known as Rapid Batch Entry) Batch Output format produces a sequential range of either single-page TIFF files (one TIFF file per image) or multi-page TIFF files (one TIFF file per document) per batch. Select the appropriate WMS RBE batch output format to output either singlepage or multi-page TIFF files. All TIFF files are contained in one subdirectory with the subdirectory name equal to the Capture Software batch name.
The Document name, as written to the DDF file, can be the Capture Software document number or be based on a document index field. When based on a document index, select the document index field on the drop-down list. The document name for each document, as written to the DDF file, is the value of the document index field for the document. Since the index field is being used for the document name, by default it will not be written to the DDF file as index data (#DOCIDX or DOCFIELD entry).
The following is an example version 4 DDF file based on the following assumptions: • Batch name is BATCH001 and contains three two-page documents. • Document Class name is INV. • Document name is based on the index value for the document index field Invoice #. Invoice # is not included as index data in the DDF file. • Additional field name is Customer number.
Release Release is one of the standard Batch Output formats. Release keeps the batch as is in its Native Scan structure and location and does not perform any conversion on the image files or the document index files. Release will finalize the batch index file and copy it to the specified path. Based on the appearance of the batch index file, the integrator can start or trigger additional batch processing. Single-page TIFF Single-page TIFF is one of the standard Batch Output formats.
When producing a document index file, an image index file can optionally be produced. By default, it is named IMAGES.DAT and is located in the same subdirectory as the images. The image index file contains one entry for each image in the batch. Since Capture Software does not yet support page- or image-level indexing, this option may only be useful for High Volume Capture Software (HVCS) users.
Use JPG format for color—when used with a Kodak color scanner, color images will be saved as JPEG files and bitonal images will be saved as TIFF G4 images. For example, if you scan Documents 1 and 2, each containing four images with color fronts and bitonal rear sides, this batch will be produced: BATCHES\BATCH001\00000001\00000001.JPG BATCHES\BATCH001\00000001\00000002.TIF BATCHES\BATCH001\00000001\00000003.JPG BATCHES\BATCH001\00000001\00000004.TIF BATCHES\BATCH001\00000002\00000001.
When Create one folder per document is disabled, INDEX.DAT has the following format: [RECORD FORMAT TYPE]; [FORMAT VERSION]; [DOCUMENT NUMBER]; [STARTING IMAGE NUMBER]; [ENDING IMAGE NUMBER]; [INDEX FIELD 1]; [INDEX FIELD 2];…. Record Format Type Fixed length of four characters. Is always “I02r”. Format Version Fixed length of two characters. Initially, is always “01”. Document Number Capture Software document number. Fixed length of ten characters, zero-filled.
List of Batch Output Formats Capture Software will continue to include additional Batch Output Formats, compatible with other digital document management systems, as they become available.
• PC DOCS • PDF (Multi-page image PDF) • Single-page TIFF (or JPEG) • Single-page TIFF 300 DPI Conversion (downscale 300 dpi bitonal images to either 240 or 200 dpi) • Uncompress images (output decompressed images; one TIFF per image) • Unisys e-Workflow and Imaging Contact your local Kodak office or authorized reseller of Kodak Imaging Products for an updated list of Batch Output formats or visit our web site at www.kodak.com/go/capturesoftware.
5 Patch Setup About patch codes There are three types of patch codes you can set up in Capture Software: • Patch 2 codes are traditionally used to separate pages into documents. A page containing a Patch 2 code is usually kept. • Patch 3 codes are traditionally used to separate documents into batches. A page containing a Patch 3 code is not kept. • Patch T codes or programmable patch codes can be used for either document, batch separation or the creation of an attachment. A Patch T code is never kept.
Using the Patch Setup dialog box To access the Patch Setup dialog box, follow the steps below. 1. From the Capture Software main window, select the application for which you want to set up patch information. 2. Access the Application Setup dialog box. 3. Select the Setup Patch icon the window. located in the upper right corner of The Patch Setup dialog box appears. 4. Select the tab(s) with the patch type(s) you want to define: Patch 2, Patch 3, or Patch T. 5. Enable all desired options on the tab.
Patch Setup dialog box Detecting patch code options Following is an explanation of each option available in the Patch Setup dialog box The options described here are available on the 2 Patch tab, the 3 Patch tab, and the T Patch tab. Detect Patch—you can enable or disable the Detect Patch check box. If all Detect Patch check boxes are disabled, the Patch Reader is disabled.
Batch separation options Batch separation—to create a new batch with a patch code, enable the Batch separation option for the patch code type that you will use for that application. By default: • Patch 3 creates a new batch. • Patch 2 creates a new document and keeps the image of the page containing the patch code. • Patch T creates a new document and deletes the image of the page containing the patch code.
Create attachment options Create attachment—to create an attachment with a patch code, enable the Create attachment option for the patch code type you want to use in your application. NOTE: Use this option in conjunction with the option Create a document every X pages in the Application Setup> Images Tab – Document Tab. Rotate page based on patch code—rotates the attachment (both front and rear) so the patch code is horizontally on top of the page.
6 Bar Code/OCR Setup Use Bar Code/OCR Setup to set up bar code reader for one or more bar codes or OCR indexing parameters for one or more OCR zones.
The Bar Code and OCR Setup window appears. The Bar Code and OCR Setup window allows you to scan an image and define general OCR indexing or bar code properties for all defined bar codes/OCR zones and bar code/OCR zone-specific properties. You must have an image in the Image drop-down list before bar code/OCR zones can be defined. The example Bar Code and OCR Setup window shows the Folder Header Sheet image with four bar code zones defined.
Bar Code and OCR Setup Tool bar Following is a description of the tools available on the Bar Code and OCR Setup Tool bar and the functions they perform. Button Description The Scan button allows you to scan the front side of a single image. When you select the Scan button, the Scan Image dialog box appears. The General Bar Code and OCR Properties button allows you define application-level properties that will apply to all bar code/ OCR zones defined.
Image context-sensitive menu When you right-click on an image in Bar Code and OCR Setup, a contextsensitive menu appears. If no bar code or OCR zones are selected, the following menu appears. When a bar code or OCR zone is selected, the menu includes more options. Following are descriptions of each menu option: Cut—removes the selected bar code/OCR zone definition for subsequent pasting onto another image using bar codes or OCR indexing.
Rename Image—prompts you to rename the currently displayed image. When naming or renaming an image, the image name must be unique to the Capture Software application. A file extension is not required. Delete Image—removes the current image from the Bar Code and OCR Setup image list for the application. You will be prompted for confirmation before the deletion takes place. If other images remain in the image list, then the image preceding the deleted image will be displayed in its place.
Scanning an image An image must be in the Image drop-down list before bar code or OCR zones can be defined. There are two ways to capture images for bar code or OCR setup. Procedures for both ways follow. To scan an image from the Bar Code and OCR Setup window: 1. Select the green Scan button. The Scan Image window appears. 2. Position the original in the feeder and click on the Scan button. The image appears in the Scan Image window. Scan the image as straight as possible.
You can also scan an image from the Capture Software main window. 1. Select the image containing bar codes/OCR text and click the right mouse button. The Image context-sensitive menu appears. 2. Select the Copy Image to Bar Code/OCR Setup option. The Copy Image to Bar Code/OCR Setup window appears. 3. Enter the new image name. 4. Click OK.
Drawing and selecting bar code zones Bar code zones are drawn in the Bar Code and OCR Setup window. Once you define a bar code zone, you can set up the bar code properties. See the following section for defining bar code zone properties. To draw a bar code zone: 1. Select the Bar Code button in the Bar Code and OCR Setup Tool bar. 2. Place the mouse cursor at the top left corner of the area of the displayed image where you want to define the bar code zone.
You can delete or change the properties of a bar code zone. To do this, follow the steps below. To delete a bar code zone: 1. Select the bar code zone you want to delete by clicking the left mouse button on the zone you want to delete. The zone is highlighted. 2. Press the Delete key or choose Cut or Delete Selected Bar Code Zone from the Image context-sensitive menu. The zone is deleted. To edit or change a bar code zone: 1. Select the bar code zone you want to edit. 2.
Setting bar code zone properties Bar code zones provide Capture Software with important information, such as dimensions of the bar code and the bar code type. After you draw a bar code zone, Capture Software attempts to read the bar code in the zone and automatically displays the Bar Code Zone Properties window with whatever values Capture Software could determine about the bar code.
2. If applicable, enter a mask value in the Keep bar codes with mask field. The Keep bar codes with mask option should be used when one or more Anywhere bar code zones are defined. The bar code value is only retained for the defined zone when it complies with the mask specified in the Keep bar codes with mask field. This ensures that the bar code values read on a page get assigned to the correct bar code zone.
Using the Properties tab The Bar Code Zone Properties window provides a Properties tab and a Separation and Deletion tab. The Properties tab allows you to specify size and quality characteristics of the bar code as well as the position of the bar code. To define those characteristics fill out the Properties tab as described below: 1. If the bar code has a fixed width or height, enter these values in the Bar code width and Bar code height fields. Enter the width and height in 1/100 of an inch.
3. Select one or more bar code types from the Type list box. Although it is unusual that more than one bar code type would be found within a zone, or even an application, it is possible to select different bar code types. Following is a list of bar code types and any selection restrictions if they apply. • CODABAR • Code 128 • Code 2 of 5 (Mutually exclusive with Interleaved 2 of 5. Do not select them simultaneously.
When the bar code zone is first created, Capture Software searches the zone for all bar code types. When successful, Capture Software sets the bar code type to the one found. Otherwise, a bar code type is not selected. There are two exceptions to this rule: • For Code 39 Extended and Code 39 HIBC bar codes, Capture Software may set the bar code type to Code 39. As a result, you may need to manually select Code 39 Extended and Code 39 HIBC.
When the bar code zone is first created, Capture Software automatically sets the orientation to the orientation of the bar code, if found. Otherwise, Horizontal is selected by default. 5. Enter a Confidence level when you want to restrict what Capture Software considers to be a successful bar code read. When reading a bar code, the Capture Software bar code reader indicates how confident it was in correctly reading the bar code.
Using Separation and Deletion for bar code zones When a bar code is detected, you can use the Separation and Deletion tab to enable the following options: • Separate batches • Separate documents • Create attachments Choose the Separation and Deletion tab to set any of these options. • No separation—if you this option, you must indicate what level the bar code is located on.
Separating batches You can separate batches in the following ways: • with a bar code • with an OCR zone (see the section entitled “Setting OCR zone properties” later in this chapter) • with a patch code (see the section entitled “Patch Setup dialog box” in Chapter 5 for more information) • with a blank page (see the section entitled “Blank Page Setup dialog box” in Chapter 8 for more information) • automatically after x documents • by selecting Batch>New from the Capture Software menu bar To separate a bat
Separating documents You can separate documents using the following methods: • with a bar code • with an OCR indexing zone • with a patch code (see the section entitled “Patch Setup dialog box” in Chapter 5 for more information) • with a blank page (see the section entitled “Blank Page Setup dialog box” in Chapter 8 for more information) • automatically after x pages • by clicking on the New Document icon on the Button bar • by pressing Enter during scanning • by cutting off a part of a document using the
Creating attachments Creating attachments is useful in applications where typically every page is a document (e.g., transaction documents, such as; checks, airline tickets, invoices, etc.), but there is occasionally a page (such as a corresponding memo) that needs to be appended to a document.
Displaying bar code values Bar code/OCR values can be displayed by selecting the Test All Bar Code and OCR Zones button or the Test Selected Bar Code and OCR Zones button on the Button bar. When you select this option, Capture Software attempts to read all bar code/OCR zones defined for a bar code/OCR value. If any bar codes/OCR text are found, the Bar Code Value window appears. The Bar Code Value window shows the following information about each bar code: • Label of the bar code zone.
Tips for using bar codes • Choose the page setup name that you will use for scanning before you define a bar code zone. • Make sure that all glass surfaces within the scanner transport are clean. Dirty surfaces (the glass guides or glass over the camera area) will cause poor read rates. • Perform an image calibration if the bar code read rates deteriorate. • Use a higher resolution to obtain better read rates (300 dpi vs. 200 dpi).
OCR Indexing Drawing and selecting OCR zones OCR zones are drawn in the Bar Code and OCR Setup window. Once you define an OCR zone, you can set up the OCR properties. To draw an OCR zone: 1. Select the OCR button in the Bar Code and OCR Setup Tool bar. 2. Place the mouse cursor at the top left corner of the area of the displayed image where you want to define the OCR zone. For variable length and height OCR indexing, make sure that you draw the zone large enough to capture all indexing data.
You can delete or change the properties of an OCR zone. To do this, follow the steps below. To delete an OCR zone: 1. Select the OCR zone you want to delete by clicking the left mouse button on the zone you want to delete. The zone is highlighted. 2. Press the Delete key or choose Cut or Delete Selected Bar Code Zone from the Image context-sensitive menu. The zone is deleted. To edit or change an OCR zone: 1. Select the OCR zone you want to edit. 2.
Setting OCR zone properties OCR zones provide Capture Software with information such as dimensions of the zone. After you draw an OCR zone, Capture Software attempts to read the information in the zone and automatically displays the OCR Zone Properties window with whatever text Capture Software could read in the zone. When the OCR Zone Properties window is displayed, follow the procedures below to further define the zone properties: 1. Enter a name for the OCR zone in the Label field.
Using Separation and Deletion for OCR zones When an OCR zone is detected, you can use the Separation and Deletion features to enable the following options: • Separate batches • Separate documents • Create attachments You can set the following Separation and Deletion options. • No separation—if you this option, you must indicate what level the OCR zone is located on.
Creating attachments Creating attachments is useful in applications where typically every page is a document (e.g., transaction documents, such as; checks, airline tickets, invoices, etc.), but there is occasionally a page (such as a corresponding memo) that needs to be appended to a document. You can append an attachment manually to a document by clicking the Attach button on the Button bar or by selecting Attach from the Document menu. To create an attachment with an OCR zone: 1.
Tips for using OCR zones OCR indexing uses the English lexicon and allows reading of alphanumeric text at high speed (1000 characters/second). It is zonal (similar to bar code reading) and is processed during scanning. The following text information can be recognized: • ligatures (“joined” characters) • broken characters • degraded characters • text from 200 to 600 dpi resolution • text fonts from 8 to 72 points • numbers from 0-9 • letters from A-Z and a-z • symbols ! " $ % & ( ) * + , - .
General Bar Code and OCR Properties The General Bar Code and OCR Properties dialog box provides applicationlevel bar code properties that apply to all bar code and OCR zones defined for the application. To set General bar code or OCR properties, follow the steps below. 1. From the Bar Code and OCR Setup window, choose the General Bar Code and OCR Properties button from the tool bar. The General Bar Code and OCR Properties dialog box appears. 2.
7 Bar Codes, Patch Codes, and OCR Indexing with Color Scanners Bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing with i50/i60/i80 Scanners Bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing with the i50 Scanner, i60 Scanner, and i80 Scanner is supported only when bitonal scanning. Bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing are not supported when color or grayscale scanning.
If bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing will be configured to Alternatively search bar codes on rear side, then binarization should be enabled for both the Front and Rear image setups. However, if for performance reasons you choose to disable searching on the rear, then you need to enable only the Front image setup. 3. Enable one of the Binarization options on the bottom left drop-down list in the Filters tab on the Image Setup dialog box.
Setting up bar code/OCR zones for color scanning When color scanning, bar code zone setup, as described in Chapter 6, Bar Code/OCR Setup, may only be done using binarized images. Follow the steps below to capture a binarized image for the purposes of bar code/OCR setup. 1. Scan the sample bar code/OCR page using the Color 150 DPI – Deskew – Dual Stream page setup (as provided by Capture Software). 2. Select the binarized image containing bar codes/OCR zones and click the right mouse button.
Bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing with i200 Series Scanners For all i200 Series Scanners, bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing is done using the bitonal front or rear images. When dual stream scanning (e.g., scanning color and bitonal simultaneously) with an i200 Series Scanner, the bitonal images are used for bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing.
Bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing with i800 Series Scanners For all i800 Series Scanners, bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing (when performed by Capture Software) is done using the bitonal front or rear images. When dual stream scanning (i.e., scanning color and bitonal simultaneously) with an i820 Scanner or i840 Scanner, the bitonal images are used for bar code and patch code reading and OCR indexing.
8 Blank Page Setup Use Blank Page Setup when you want to use blank pages as batch or document separator pages, much in the same way that patch code pages are used. You can also define a blank page to create an attachment. Using the Blank Page Setup dialog box To access the Blank Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below. 1. From the Capture Software main window, select the application for which you want to set up blank page information. Access the Application Setup dialog box. 2.
Following is an explanation of each option available on the Blank Page Setup dialog box. Blank page separator option You can enable or disable the Blank page separator option. To use blank pages as separator pages, the check box must be checked. • If disabled, the rest of the options on this dialog box will be disabled. • If enabled, you must specify the image size in bytes, below which an image is determined to be a blank page. 3000 bytes is suggested by default.
Blank page separation with i800 Series Scanners For all i800 Series Scanners, blank page separation is based on the image size of the bitonal front and rear images. When dual stream scanning (i.e., scanning color and bitonal simultaneously) with an i820 Scanner or i840 Scanner, the bitonal image size is used to determine a blank page.
Blank Page Setup for i50/i60/i80 Scanners and i200 Series Scanners Use Blank Page Setup when you want to use blank pages as batch or document separator pages, much in the same way that patch code pages are used. You can also define a blank page to create an attachment. NOTE: Blank page separation is not available for Capture Software Lite for i50/i60/i80 Scanners or Capture Software Lite for i200 Series Scanners. To access the Blank Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below. 1.
Following is an explanation of each option available on the Blank Page Setup dialog box. Blank page separator option You can enable or disable the Blank page separator option. To use blank pages as separator pages, the check box must be checked. • If disabled, the rest of the options on this dialog box will be disabled. • If enabled, you must specify the image size in bytes, below which an image is determined to be a blank page.
9A Setting Up Page Properties About Page Setup Page Setup allows you to communicate information such as resolution, threshold, contrast, and image filters to the scanner. It also activates Capture Software functions such as auto-rotate, auto-crop, and deskew, and enables the merge and split options. These capabilities, and how to use Page Setup, are described in the sections that follow.
3. Select the image resolution from the drop-down list. For low volume and high volume scanners, the Custom setting allows you to enter a value between the minimum and maximum resolutions allowed for the attached scanner (e.g., 100 and 600 dpi for the Scanner 2500). When scanning in black-and-white with the Scanner 3500, 3510, 3520, and Color Scanner 3590C, possible values are 200 or 300 dpi. When scanning in color with the Color Scanner 3590C and Color Scanner 4500, possible values are 100 or 150 dpi.
7. Select one of the auto-crop and deskew options. Raw Image—no auto-crop or deskew takes place. Crop—image is auto-cropped. Black borders around the image are removed. No deskew takes place. Deskew with White Corners—image is auto-cropped and deskewed on-the-fly immediately after scanning. If image deskew is high and corners are lost during scanning, Capture Software fills in the lost corners with a white background.
8. If desired, enable the Maximum skew allowed check box and enter the allowed degree of skew (1 to 15 degrees). When this option is enabled, the scanner stops and a message appears when the degree of skew exceeds the maximum level regardless of whether the Stop scanner on error option in the Application Setup is enabled or disabled.
11. If required, enable the Swap Front and Rear check box to automatically swap the front and rear images of a page immediately after scanning. This option is useful when pages are scanned with the rear side up on purpose (e.g., rear side is carbon-backed, which would contaminate the feeder rollers if scanned front side up.) NOTES: When you scan in simplex mode, the Swap Front and Rear option will cause an error during scanning. Disable the Swap Front and Rear option when you scan in simplex mode.
Scanner-specific page properties For the Scanner 1500, Scanner 2500, and all of the mid-volume scanners (Series 3000/4000 Scanners) except for the Scanner 3500, additional page properties can be selected in the Page Setup dialog box. Additional page properties for the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 Multi-feed thickness detection—select either None or Warn from the dropdown list.
Flatbed properties for the Scanner 1500 When flatbed scanning is enabled, the Scanner 1500 scans only the flatbed when nothing is in the document feeder. Do not use flatbed—select this icon to disable flatbed scanning. Use flatbed once—select this icon to enable flatbed scanning one page at a time. The scanner will stop after the item on the flatbed is scanned. You must start the scanner in Capture Software for each page scanned with the flatbed.
Additional page properties for mid-volume scanners For all Kodak mid-volume scanners (Series 3000/4000 Scanners) except for the Scanner 3500, the following additional page properties are available: Multi-feed thickness detection—select None, Warn, or Warn and Stop from the drop-down list. When enabled, the scanner warns you with an audible alarm whenever a scanned sheet of paper is detected to be thicker (commonly caused by a multi-feed) than a single sheet.
Additional page properties for color scanners For the Color Scanner 3590C and Color Scanner 4500, the following additional page properties are available: Pixel precise—when the page setup is configured to do auto-rotation and/or auto-cropping of color images without deskew, then this check box becomes available. When enabled, Capture Software will perform pixel-precise autorotation and/or auto-cropping.
Color Scanner 3590C only page properties The following properties are available only with the Color Scanner 3590C. Start scanning in color—when performing color scanning (front color, rear black and white), select this icon to start the Color Scanner 3590C in color mode. Start scanning in black and white—when performing black-and-white scanning (both front and rear black-and-white), select this icon to start the Color Scanner 3590C in black-and-white mode.
Using Page Setup with the i800 Series Scanners To set Page Setup options for the i800 Series Scanners: 1. Select Page>Setup. The Page Setup dialog box appears with the page properties of the page setup name selected from the main Capture Software window. 2. Enter a new page name or select a page name from the Page name drop-down list. 3. Select the Bi-tonal resolution and/or Color resolution from the drop-down list(s).
IMPORTANT: When color-only scanning, Capture Software “behind the scenes” will still scan in dual-stream using the grayed-out bitonal Page and Image settings. The bitonal images will never be displayed or stored to disk, but they will be used as necessary for blank page separation, bar code reading, etc. As a result, the grayed-out bitonal resolution may dictate the speed at which the scanner runs.
6. Select one of the auto-crop and deskew options. Disable black border removal and deskew—no autocrop or deskew takes place in the scanner. Also referred to as Fixed Cropping relative to the scanner transport. The settings in the Mask tab of each Image Setup (see the section entitled “Using Image Setup with the i800 Series Scanners” later in this chapter) determine the image produced by the scanner. Remove black borders—the image is auto-cropped by the scanner. No deskew takes place.
9. Select the Fine cropping for color images check box to have Capture Software perform an additional auto-crop to remove any remaining black borders on color images. NOTES: This option is only available when color scanning is enabled. The Fine cropping options are only available when Deskew and/or Auto-crop has been selected and Aggressive cropping has been disabled.
13. Select the Pixel-precision for auto-rotation check box if desired. When the page setup is configured to do auto-rotation and color scanning, then this check box becomes available. When enabled, color image autorotation should be very precise and should not result in any residual black border showing up in the auto-rotated images that may appear if pixelprecision were disabled. NOTES: Auto-rotation is more accurate with pixel-precision enabled, but it is slower than when pixel-precision is disabled.
For complete details on image setup, see the section entitled “Using Image Setup with the i800 Series Scanners.” NOTES: For the i810 Scanner and i830 Scanner, only the bitonal page and image setup options are available. For dual-stream scanning, enable at least one bitonal image and one color image. When color scanning, bitonal scanning is still performed “behind the scenes” using the grayed-out bitonal page and image settings.
Zone processing Zone processing in the i800 Series Scanners allows you to define different zones for bitonal and color images when dual-stream scanning. It is particularly useful, for example, in insurance applications where a claim form may contain a photograph of a damaged vehicle, and so forth. With Zone processing, you can produce a bitonal image of the entire claim form while at the same time producing a color image that contains only the photograph.
Using Image Setup with low volume, mid-volume, and high volume scanners Image Setup for low volume, mid-volume, and high volume scanners (except the i800 Series Scanners) provides three tabs: Filters, Check, and Mask. Following are descriptions of these tabs. Filters tab The Filters tab is different for each Capture Software product. NOTE: The Delete button on the Image Setup dialog box allows you to delete an image setup and remove it from the list of available image setups.
Noise filter—these options are available to help increase the compression ratio and improve the appearance of document images. • Majority Rule—determines central pixel data according to the number of white and black pixels. • No Filter—no enhancement is done to the images. • Remove Lone Pixels—reduces random noise on bitonal images by converting a black pixel surrounded by white pixels to white and by converting a white pixel surrounded by black pixels to black.
Additional settings for the Color Scanner 3590C and Color Scanner 4500 When color scanning with the Color Scanner 3590C or Color Scanner 4500, the settings for Noise filter and Dither are not used. In addition, Threshold and Contrast are not used unless you are binarizing color images. JPEG Quality—JPEG quality controls the amount of file compression performed by the scanner when producing JPEG images. Enter a value between 10 and 255.
NOTES: When a THR2 board is installed on the host PC, only the Hardware – Best Binarization/High Speed option is available for selection. Binarization is supported only when the scanning resolution is 150 dpi. The binarization options are not available when the resolution is set to 100 dpi. Adjusting the Threshold and Contrast settings in the Filters tab will affect binarized images in the same way as black-and-white scanned images.
Installation requirements for binarization To activate the ability to binarize color images, you must install the binarization support libraries from the CD supplied with your color scanner. These libraries are not installed with Capture Software. The binarization support libraries are installed when installing the Host Diagnostics application for your Color Scanner 3590C or Color Scanner 4500. Version 2.2.25, or later, of Host Diagnostics is required. To install Host Diagnostics, you must run the SETUP.
Dither—dithering is a way to simulate gray shades and should be used for scanning photos. It is not recommended for text-only images. Seven options are available: • None—also referred to as binary mode. This is the default setting. Always select this setting for text-only business documents. The other dithering options significantly increase the image file sizes. Also, for OCR reading, it is critical that you do not use any of the dithering options because they decrease the read rate of any OCR system.
Automatic Threshold—when Automatic Threshold is enabled, image processing parameters (e.g., Threshold and Contrast) are automatically set in accordance with the scanning resolution. Any Threshold and Contrast settings are ignored. Four options are available: • Manual—Automatic Threshold is disabled. This is the default. • Level 1—suitable for dark documents. • Level 2—suitable for normal documents • Level 3—suitable for light documents.
Check tab Length—select a length type from the drop-down list. Capture Software checks the length of every scanned image and gives a warning (Image too short or Image too long) when the image length does not comply with the selected length type (i.e., is not between the minimum and maximum length). The length check is useful for detecting document double-feeds. Selecting All disables Length Check. Setup—accesses the Image Length Setup dialog box.
Mask tab Mask coordinates define the area to be scanned. Values are expressed in hundredths of an inch. By default, all predefined image setups contain the maximum scan mask for the attached scanner. The maximum scan mask is ideal for Capture Software’s auto-crop function. To define a maximum scan mask: 1. Type 0 in Left field. For both the front and rear images for the Scanner 2500, the recommended value is 24.
Draw mask—opens a scan window. Scan one page and draw a mask on the image and click OK. Capture Software automatically calculates the mask parameters and enters the value in the Left, Top, Width, and Height fields. Depending on whether you are setting up the front or rear image, Capture Software displays the image coming from the front or rear scanner. To draw a mask: 1. Click on the Draw button in the Mask tab. The Image Mask window appears. 2. Select Scan to show the image in which to apply the mask. 3.
Additional Mask settings for the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 You may define up to three additional scan windows for the Scanner 1500 and Scanner 2500 on which to apply different threshold and dithering parameters. This capability, called Image Segmentation, can be useful for documents that combine text and photographs. These scan windows for segments do not affect the area to be scanned; they only affect the image processing performed by the scanner for the segment. I Enter the Dither pattern.
Using Image Setup with the i800 Series Scanners Image Setup for i800 Series Scanners provides four tabs: Filters, Check, Mask, and Color Dropout. Following are descriptions of these tabs. i800 Series Scanners Filters tab The Filters tab is different for bitonal and color image setup. NOTE: The Delete button on the Image Setup dialog box allows you to delete an image setup and remove it from the list of available image setups.
Image Processing—select from the following options: Adaptive thresholding—also known as ATP. The Adaptive Threshold Processor separates the foreground information in an image (i.e., text, graphics, lines, etc.) from the background information (i.e., white or nonwhite paper background). Adaptive Thresholding works on grayscale scanned images and outputs a bitonal electronic image.
Noise filter—these options are available to help increase the compression ratio and improve the appearance of document images. • Majority Rule—determines central pixel data according to the number of white and black pixels. • No Filter—no enhancement is done to the images. • Remove Lone Pixels—reduces random noise on bitonal images by converting a black pixel surrounded by white pixels to white and by converting a white pixel surrounded by black pixels to black.
Filters tab for color image setup For the i820 Scanner and i840 Scanner, you can specify a different Filters option. JPEG Quality—JPEG quality controls the amount of file compression performed by the scanner when producing JPEG images. Enter a value between 10 and 255. A higher setting increases image compression (resulting in smaller file sizes), but decreases image quality. A lower setting decreases image compression (resulting in larger file sizes), but improves image quality.
i800 Series Scanners Check tab Length—select a length type from the drop-down list. Capture Software checks the length of every scanned image and gives a warning (Image too short or Image too long) when the image length does not comply with the selected length type (i.e., is not between the minimum and maximum length). The length check is useful for detecting document double-feeds. Selecting All disables Length Check. Setup—accesses the Image Length Setup dialog box.
i800 Series Scanners Mask tab Mask coordinates define the area to be scanned. Each image (Front Bi-tonal, Rear Bi-tonal, Front Color, Rear Color) can have its own unique scan area. The Mask tab is only available when the Page Setup is defined for Fixed Cropping (i.e., scanner auto-crop is disabled) or Zone processing. When Fixed Cropping, the mask coordinates are measured relative to the top left corner of the scanner transport.
Draw mask—opens a scan window. Scan one page and draw a mask on the image and click OK. Capture Software automatically calculates the mask parameters and enters the value in the Left, Top, Width, and Height fields. Depending on whether you are setting up the front/rear or bitonal/color images, Capture Software displays the appropriate image coming from the scanner. To draw a mask: 1. Click on the Draw button in the Mask tab. The Image Mask window appears. 2.
i800 Series Scanners Color Dropout tab Electronic Color Dropout is used to eliminate a form’s background so that a document management system may automatically (through OCR and ICR technology) read pertinent data without interference from the lines and boxes of the form. The i800 Series Scanners can drop out either red, green, or blue. The Color Dropout tab allows you to select the desired dropout color, and alter the filter threshold and background. Color Dropout is only available for bitonal image setup.
Using the Merge and Split options The Page Setup dialog box provides you with the option of merging and splitting images. Following is a description of each option and how to use it for all Kodak scanners. Merge—combines the front and rear image into one image (for instance front and rear of a check becomes one image). The merge only takes place for images complying with the minimum and maximum width or minimum and maximum height expressed in 1/100-inch.
If you use the Split option, the documents must be folded according to the following folding schemes: 5 4 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 4 When splitting images, Capture Software always assumes the first image (image 1 in the diagram above) is on the front after scanning. If, during scanning, the first image is on the rear side, be sure to enable the Swap Front and Rear option just above the Merge and Split tabs.
Additional Split option for the Scanner 2500 For the Scanner 2500, you can specify an additional split option. This capability, called Continuous Forms Splitting, is suitable for the scanning of long paper on continuous perforated forms. The long document is scanned and then divided into images of the side specified in the Split tab. Document Image Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page N The page or image size must be specified in twelve hundredths of an inch.
NOTES: The maximum scannable length of long paper or a continuous form is different based on the amount of additional optional memory installed in the scanner, the image resolution, and the document width as defined in the Mask tab of Image Setup. Please refer to the table on the next page for details. For example, without installing any additional scanner memory, a letter-size continuous form of up to eight pages can be scanned at 200 dpi.
9B Setting Up Page Properties for i50/i60/i80 Scanners About Page Setup Page Setup allows you to communicate information such as resolution, threshold, contrast, and image filters to the scanner. It also activates Capture Software functions such as auto-rotate and enables the merge and split options. These capabilities, and how to use Page Setup, are described in the sections that follow. Using Page Setup To set Page Setup options for the i50 Scanner, i60 Scanner, and i80 Scanner: 1. Select Page>Setup.
4. Select an auto-rotate option if desired. The straight arrow disables auto-rotation. Pages can be rotated 90° ( 180° ( ), or 270° ( ) before storing them. ), In cases where any patch codes are defined, the rotation of the page template is first applied, then the patch code is located, then the rotation according to the patch code is applied. The patch code determines the final rotation. 5. Select one of the Flatbed options: Do not use flatbed—select this icon to disable flatbed scanning.
8. Select one of the auto-crop and deskew options. Disable black border removal and deskew—no autocrop or deskew takes place. The settings in the Mask tab of Image Setup (see the section entitled “Using Image Setup” later in this chapter) determine the image produced by the scanner. Remove black borders—the image is auto-cropped. Black borders around the image are removed. No deskew takes place. Remove black borders and deskew—the image is autocropped and deskewed.
11. Select the Image type to scan from the drop-down list. Bitonal (black and white), color, and grayscale image types are supported. NOTES: Color images are 24-bit. 8-bit color is not supported in Capture Software. Color and grayscale images are stored as JPEG compressed images in Capture Software. 12. Check the Front and/or Rear check boxes for the side(s) of pages you want scanned. For duplex scanning, check both Front and Rear. For simplex scanning, choose either Front or Rear.
Using Image Setup Image Setup provides four tabs: Filters, Check, Mask, and Color Dropout. Following are descriptions of these tabs. The content and availability of each tab may be different, depending on the Image type (bitonal, color, or grayscale) selected in Page setup. NOTE: The Delete button on the Image Setup dialog box allows you to delete an image setup and remove it from the list of available image setups. Filters tab The Filters tab is different depending on the image type selected.
Descreen—select a setting from the drop-down list to specify the type of document you are scanning in order to eliminate the moire pattern (an undesirable pattern resulting from the incorrect screen angle of the overprinting halftone) commonly found in printed material. You can specify None, Newspaper, Magazine, or Catalog. JPEG Quality—JPEG quality controls the amount of file compression performed by Capture Software when producing JPEG images. Enter a value between 10 and 255.
Check tab Length—select a length type from the drop-down list. Capture Software checks the length of every scanned image and gives a warning (Image too short or Image too long) when the image length does not comply with the selected length type (i.e., is not between the minimum and maximum length). The length check is useful for detecting document double-feeds. Selecting All disables Length Check. Setup—accesses the Image Length Setup dialog box.
Auto delete images—allows you to discard images below or above a byte threshold during scanning. This is useful for automatically removing blank sides (e.g., blank rears). The Auto-delete check is performed after any autocropping, splitting, or merging that may take place. NOTES: When enabled, auto-deletion will take place on all scanned images (front and rear).
To draw a mask: 1. Click on the Draw button in the Mask tab. The Image Mask window appears. 2. Select Scan to show the image in which to apply the mask. 3. Using the mouse pointer, draw a rectangle over the area where you want the mask to be applied. 4. Click OK. NOTE: The Draw mask function also works when you scan with the flatbed.
Using the Merge and Split options The Page Setup dialog box provides you with the option of merging and splitting images. Following is a description of each option and how to use it. Merge—combines the front and rear image into one image (for instance front and rear of a check becomes one image). The merge only takes place for images complying with the minimum and maximum width or minimum and maximum height expressed in 1/100-inch.
If you use the Split option, the documents must be folded according to the following folding schemes: 5 4 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 4 When splitting images, Capture Software always assumes the first image (image 1 in the diagram above) is on the front after scanning. Set the Auto-Rotate option (at the top of the Page Setup dialog box) correctly depending on how you scan the document. After split, images 1, 3, and 5 will be considered front images and images 2, 4, and 6 will be considered rear images.
9C Setting Up Page Properties for i200 Series Scanners About Page Setup Page Setup allows you to communicate information such as resolution, threshold, contrast, and image filters to the scanner. It also activates Capture Software functions such as auto-rotate and enables the merge and split options. These capabilities, and how to use Page Setup, are described in the sections that follow. Using Page Setup To set Page Setup options for the i200 Series Scanners: 1. Select Page>Setup.
3. Select the Color resolution, Grayscale resolution, and/or Bi-tonal resolution from the drop-down list(s). Valid resolutions are 75, 100, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400, and 600 dpi. NOTES: To achieve the best possible throughput when scanning at 300 dpi or higher, it is highly recommended that you upgrade the i250/i260 Scanner memory from 64 MB to 256 MB. The i280 Scanner comes standard with 256 MB of memory. Refer to the Kodak i200 Series Scanners User’s Guide for information about installing memory.
6. Select an auto-rotate option if desired. The straight arrow disables auto-rotation. Pages can be rotated 90° ( 180° ( ), or 270° ( ) before storing them. ), In cases where any bar codes are defined, the rotation of the page template is first applied, then the bar code is located, then the rotation according to the bar code is applied. The bar code determines the final rotation.
9. Select the Cropping option from the drop-down list. When Auto-Crop and Deskew are enabled, there are three choices for the type of cropping to be performed: Automatic — the image is auto-cropped by the scanner. A slight amount of black border may still exist on the edges of the images. Aggressive — the image is auto-cropped by the scanner with the goal of completely removing any remaining black borders that may be left over after regular auto-crop and deskew processing.
NOTES: As long as the host computer can keep up with the continuous scanning of long paper, the maximum size paper that can be scanned, essentially has no limit. As the long paper may shift in the transport and skew during scanning, it is recommended to account for this movement when specifying the Left and Width settings on the Mask tab. In addition, a residual image of very small size may be left over at the end of scanning.
If a disabled or grayed-out image type in Page Setup is enabled via the Scanner Bar buttons in the Capture Software main window, the grayed-out page and image setup settings are used for scanning. For the i280 Scanner only. When Color Toggle Patch (also known as color-on-the-fly) is enabled, the page setup must be configured for bitonal-only or color-only scanning in order for Color Toggle Patch to take effect.
Using Image Setup Image Setup for i200 Series Scanners provides four tabs: Filters, Check, Mask, and Color Dropout. Following are descriptions of these tabs. NOTE: The Delete button on the Image Setup dialog box allows you to delete an image setup and remove it from the list of available image setups. Filters tab The Filters tab is different for bitonal and color/grayscale image setup. Filters tab for bitonal image setup NOTE: The iThresholding button is only available with the i280 Scanner.
Image Processing—select from the following options: Adaptive thresholding—also known as ATP. The Adaptive Threshold Processor separates the foreground information in an image (i.e., text, graphics, lines, etc.) from the background information (i.e., white or nonwhite paper background). Adaptive Thresholding works on grayscale scanned images and outputs a bitonal electronic image.
Noise filter—these options are available to help increase the compression ratio and improve the appearance of document images. • Majority Rule—determines central pixel data according to the number of white and black pixels. • None—no enhancement is done to the images. • Lone Pixel—reduces random noise on bitonal images by converting a black pixel surrounded by white pixels to white and by converting a white pixel surrounded by black pixels to black.
Check tab Length—select a length type from the drop-down list. Capture Software checks the length of every scanned image and gives a warning (Image too short or Image too long) when the image length does not comply with the selected length type (i.e., is not between the minimum and maximum length). The length check is useful for detecting document double-feeds. Selecting All disables Length Check. Setup—accesses the Image Length Setup dialog box.
Auto delete images—allows you to discard images below or above a byte threshold during scanning. This is useful for automatically removing blank rear sides. The Auto-delete check is performed after any fine cropping, splitting, or merging that may take place. NOTES: When dual-stream scanning, it is recommended that you define separate image setups for color, grayscale, and bitonal when auto-deleting images.
4. Specify the Height value. For the i250/i260 Scanners, the maximum height value depends upon the amount of scanner memory installed in the scanner. When the scanner has the standard 64 MB of scanner memory, the maximum height value is 17 inches (coordinate value: 1700). When the scanner has 256 MB of extended scanner memory (up to 256 MB of optional memory may be installed in the scanner), the maximum height value is 26 inches (coordinate value: 2600).
Color Dropout tab Electronic Color Dropout is used to eliminate a form’s background so that a document management system may automatically (through OCR and ICR technology) read pertinent data without interference from the lines and boxes of the form. The i200 Series Scanners can drop out either red, green, or blue. The Color Dropout tab allows you to select the desired dropout color, and alter the filter threshold and background.
Using the Merge and Split options The Page Setup dialog box provides you with the option of merging and splitting images. Following is a description of each option and how to use it for all Kodak scanners. Merge—click on the Merge icon in Page Setup to combine the front and rear image into one image (for instance front and rear of a check becomes one image). The merge only takes place for images complying with the minimum and maximum width or minimum and maximum height expressed in 1/100inch.
If you use the Split option, the documents must be folded according to the following folding schemes: 5 4 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 4 When splitting images, Capture Software always assumes the first image (image 1 in the diagram above) is on the front after scanning. If, during scanning, the first image is on the rear side, be sure to change the image order in Page Setup to Bitonal rear; Bitonal front.
10 Recovery Procedure If for any reason Capture Software or the scanning PC shuts down or terminates abnormally while scanning a batch, Capture Software will recover and repair the batch at the time Capture Software is restarted and the batch is reopened. When restarting Capture Software after an abnormal termination, the Locked Applications and Batches dialog box appears with any batches that were open at the time of the abnormal termination.
11 System Administration Program Properties Any Capture Software user who has Administrator privileges can access the Program Properties dialog box to change any of the following settings. Multi-user path—allows you to specify a folder/subdirectory on a server to share applications and page templates by several computers with Capture Software installed.
To access the Program Properties dialog box: 1. From the Capture Software main menu, select File>Properties. The Program Properties dialog box appears. NOTES: Program properties can only be accesses by users with Administrator privileges. By default, Capture Software is configured with two users (SysAdmin and xxxxx), both of which have Administrator privileges. At least one user must have Administrator privileges.
A user must be a member of a group. Groups contain the actual privileges that enable or disable access to Capture Software functions and applications. By default, Capture Software is configured with two users (“SysAdmin” and “xxxxx”) that are members of the All options enabled group. This group has privileges for all Capture Software functions and applications. NOTES: The default passwords are “SysAdmin” for SysAdmin and “xxxxx” for xxxxx.
User groups To set up a user group: • Click on the Groups button. A list of groups appears. To modify a group’s privileges and application access: 1. Highlight the group name. 2. Click on the Modify button. The group’s profile appears.
Application access Highlight the application(s) for which you want to grant access. To remove a group’s access to a specific application, deselect the application by removing the highlighting. NOTES: Application access can only be provided for production applications. Template application access is provided by the Administrator privilege under Administration options. When a new application is created, it is automatically accessible by all user groups.
For example: • Invoking Capture Software from the Run option of the Windows Start menu: • Shortcut to enable Capture Software Network User Login: When LOGIN is on the command line, Capture Software searches the User Profiles list using the network user name. If the network user name exists, the user is automatically logged into Capture Software as that user, inheriting their user group's function and application privileges.
Appendix A Installation Before you begin Before installing Capture Software, verify the proper scanner and SCSI board (or FireWire card) setup and configuration. For example, this can be done for the i260 Scanner by running the Scan Validation Tool from the Kodak-->Document Imaging Program Group. Accessing the Capture Software Setup window To access the Setup menu to begin the installation of Capture Software, follow the steps below. 1. Start up Windows. 2.
Tutorial—this interactive presentation provides an overview of Kodak Capture Software including sales information and end-user capabilities. The Tutorial requires the following system specifications: • At least 16 MB of RAM • A 4X CD-ROM drive • A video card capable of 256 colors • A Windows-compatible sound card • A display capable of 800 by 600 resolution User Guide—when selecting User Guide, the Capture Software Setup program launches Acrobat Reader and opens up the .pdf file for the User's Guide.
Installing Capture Software To install Capture Software, follow the steps below. 1. Choose the appropriate Install Capture Software option from the menu for the Kodak scanner model you will be using. The Capture Software License Agreement appears. 2. Click Yes. • If you are installing Capture Software for i50/i60/i80 Scanners or Capture Software for i200 Series Scanners, the Select Your Capture Software Scanners dialog box appears. Go to step 3 to continue.
3. Select the scanner model that you will be using with Capture Software. 4. Click Next to install the selected scanner. NOTES: It is possible to install and operate the i50/i60 Scanners, i80 Scanner, and i200 Series Scanners with the same installation of Capture Software. To do this, you must run the install program twice. Select one of the scanner models during the first install and complete the installation.
The Capture Software Setup dialog box appears. 7. Click Next. The Choose Your Capture Software Application Folder dialog box appears. 8. Click Next to install the program in the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder.
The Select Your Capture Software Language dialog box appears. 9. Choose the desired language(s) from the Languages list box. 10. Click Next. The Choose Your Capture Software Multi-User Folder dialog box appears. 11. Click Next to set the Capture Software shared folder to the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder. IMPORTANT: Capture Software uses long file names for application and page template names.
The Choose Your Capture Software Scan Cache Folder dialog box appears. 12. Click Next to set the default folder location where images are stored during scanning in the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder. IMPORTANT: When installing in a Capture Software environment where applications and batches must be shared by more than one workstation, it is critical that the Scan Cache folder on each workstation is defined exactly the same.
13. Click Next to define the batch destination folder where the Capture Software batches are transferred to after processing in the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder. IMPORTANT: When installing in a multiple scanner environment where processed batches must all be transferred to the same physical destination folder, it is critical that the Batch Destination folder on each Capture Software workstation is defined exactly the same. You should use UNC syntax (e.g.
The Select Program Icons Folder dialog box appears. 15. Choose one of the Program folders in the list or type a new folder name. 16. Click Next. The Installation Settings Summary dialog box appears. 17. Click Install to complete the Capture Software installation program.
The files are installed and the Capture Software Program icon is created. The Capture Software Setup Complete dialog box appears. 18. Check the box to view the README file. 19. Click Finish to complete the Capture Software installation. When the installation has finished, Capture Software Setup automatically launches the hardware key driver program. To install the WIBU-KEY Software Setup program, it is suggested that you exit all Windows programs (and the control panel). 20. Click Next.
The WIBU-KEY Setup window appears. 21. Click Next. The following window appears. 22. Click Next to install the files listed on the WIBU-KEY Setup window.
When the files are installed, the following window appears. 23. Click Next. The following window appears. 24. Click Finish to complete the WIBU-KEY setup. NOTES: On Windows 98/Me systems, if WIBU version 3.00 is being installed for the first time, you must reboot your PC after the installation of Capture Software and WIBU are complete. Reboot your PC before running the Capture Software program. WIBU version 3.00 Help requires an up-to-date version of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Updating the Windows ASPI layer If your system is running Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, or Windows 2000, Capture Software Setup automatically launches the Windows ASPI layer update program after the WIBU-KEY setup is completed. NOTE: This update program will not appear if you are installing Capture Software for the i50/i60/i80 Scanners or i200 Series Scanners or if your system is running Windows XP. 1. Click Install. When the ASPI layer is updated, the following message appears. 2. Click OK.
Installing the Scanner Validation Tool (SVT) for i200 Series Scanners When installing Capture Software and specifying installation for the i200 Series Scanners, Capture Software Setup automatically launches the Scanner Validation Tool (SVT) installation program for the i200 Series Scanners after the WIBU-KEY setup is completed. Installing SVT will also install the Kodak TWAIN data source for the i200 Series Scanners. 1. Click Next. The Software License Agreement appears. 2. Click I Agree.
The following window appears. 3. Enter your name and company name in the appropriate text boxes. 4. Click Next. The following window appears. 5. Click Next to install the SVT program in the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder.
The following window appears. 6. Click Next to install the TWAIN Data Source in the destination folder indicated, or click Browse to choose a different folder. When the Scanner Validation Tool is installed, the following window appears. 7. Click Finish.
The following message appears. 8. Click OK to restart your computer and complete the SVT setup.
Installing Demo Applications and Emulation Images In addition to using Capture Software with a Kodak scanner, you can also run Capture Software in emulation mode without an attached scanner. To install demo applications and emulation images and run Capture Software in emulation mode, proceed as follows. From the Capture Software Setup menu: 1. Choose the appropriate Install Demo Apps and Emulation Images option from the menu for the version of Capture Software and the Kodak scanner model you will be using.
Installing Demo Applications only To install the demo applications only, proceed as follows. From the Capture Software Setup menu: 1. Choose the appropriate Install Demo Applications option from the menu for the version of Capture Software and the Kodak scanner model you will be using. The following window appears. 2. Click OK to install the new Capture Software Demo Applications. When the files are installed, the message Installation Successful! appears. 3. Click OK to dismiss the message box.
Uninstalling Capture Software To remove Capture Software from your PC, follow the steps below. 1. From the Start menu, choose Programs>Kodak Capture Software>Uninstall. The Remove the Capture Software Application dialog box appears. 2. Click Next to continue with the uninstall procedure. The following dialog box appears. 3. If the multi-user folder is not being used by other computers on the same network, and you want to delete it, click Next.
The following dialog box appears. 4. If you want to remove the Capture Software scan cache folder, click Next. Any non-processed batches are deleted. If you do not want to remove the Capture Software scan cache, uncheck the Remove scan cache folder option, and click Next. The following dialog box appears. 5. Click Uninstall to continue to remove the folders and icons listed in the Current Settings list box.
When the uninstall procedure is complete, the following dialog box appears. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Upgrading your Capture Software installation To upgrade Capture Software, follow the steps below. 1. Start up Windows. 2. Go to the root directory of the CD-ROM containing the Setup program and double-click on the Setup icon. The Capture Software Setup window appears. 3. Select Install Program. The Installing on Existing Version window appears. 4. Click Next to install the most recent version of Capture Software on the currently installed version.
• If you are installing Capture Software for i800 Series Scanners or for other Kodak Scanners, the Select Your Capture Software Language dialog box appears. Go to step 7 to continue. 5. Select the check box for the scanner model that you will be using with Capture Software. 6. Click Next to install the selected scanner. The Select Your Capture Software Language dialog box appears. 7. Choose the desired language(s) from the Languages list box and click Next.
The files are copied and the Capture Software Setup Complete dialog box appears. 9. To view the README file check the appropriate box and click Finish to complete the Capture Software installation setup.
To install the WIBU-KEY Software Setup program, it is suggested that you exit all Windows programs (and the control panel). 10. Click Next. The WIBU-KEY Setup window appears. 11. Click Next. The following window appears. 12. Click Next to install the files listed on the WIBU-KEY Setup window.
When the files are installed, the following window appears. 13. Click Next. The following window appears.
14. Click Finish to complete the WIBU-KEY setup. NOTES: On Windows 98/Me systems, if WIBU version 3.00 is being installed for the first time, you must reboot your PC after the installation of Capture Software and WIBU are complete. Reboot your PC before running the Capture Software program. WIBU version 3.00 Help requires an up-to-date version of Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you get an error message indicating an out-ofdate HHCTRL.OCX file, you must upgrade Internet Explorer (to at least version 4.73.
Index Numerics 1 Image from View menu, 3A-14, 3B-12, 3C-13 2 Images from View menu, 3A-14, 3B-12, 3C-13 4 Images from View menu, 3A-14, 3B-12, 3C-13 8 Images from View menu, 3A-14, 3B-12, 3C-13 A Abnormal termination of Capture Software, 10-1 Access application, 11-5 limiting, 11-2 Accessing Capture Software Setup menu, A-1 to A-2 Accessing online application information, 3A-5, 3B-5, 3C-5 Alternatively search on 180° rotated image Patch Setup dialog box, 5-3 on rear Patch Setup dialog box, 5-3 Anywhere opt
Auto-start transport, 2-8 from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-31 AXXIS (Automated Office Systems), 4-74 B Background Image Setup Color Dropout tab, 9A-36, 9C-13 Bar Code button on Bar Code/OCR Setup Tool bar, 6-3 Bar code assigning to index fields, 4-46 height option on Properties tab, 6-12 reading with color scanners, 7-1 to 7-5 with i200 Series Scanners, 7-4 with i50 Scanner, 7-1 with i60 Scanner, 7-1 with i80 Scanner, 7-1 with i800 Series Scanners, 7-5 with Scanner 3590C, 7-1 with Scanner 4500, 7-1 setup,
Application Setup, 4-22 to 4-23 Binarization enabling for bar code reading, 7-1 to 7-2 for OCR indexing, 7-1 to 7-2 for patch code reading, 7-1 to 7-2 requirements for installation, 9A-22 Binarization of color images Image Setup Filters tab, 9A-20 Binarized color pages rescanning, 3A-44 image capturing for bar code setup, 7-3 Binarized image retention and display Image Setup Filters tab, 9A-21 Bi-tonal button on Default Scanner bar, 3A-39 from Page menu, 3A-34 Bitonal button on Default Scanner bar, 3C-30 fr
document index fields, 3A-19 to 3A-20, 3B-17 to 3B-18, 3C-18 to 3C-19 OCR text zone, 6-23 Remove Blank Images setup, 3A-12, 3B-10, 3C-11 zoom settings, 3A-15, 3B-13, 3C-14 Check tab, 9A-25 Auto delete images, 9A-25, 9A-33, 9B-8, 9C-11 for high volume scanners, 9A-25 for i200 Series Scanners, 9C-10 for i50/i60/i80 Scanners, 9B-7 to 9B-8 for i800 Series Scanners, 9A-33 for mid-volume scanners, 9A-25 for Scanner 1500, 9A-25 for Scanner 2500, 9A-25 Length, 9A-25, 9A-33, 9B-7, 9C-10 Setup, 9A-25, 9A-33, 9B-7, 9C
Creating attachment, 6-19, 6-26 new batch, 3A-7 to 3A-8, 3B-7, 3C-7 in High Volume Capture Software, 3A-8 in Low Volume Capture Software, 3A-8 new batches, 2-4 to 2-5 Crop button using, 3A-49, 3B-37, 3C-38 button on Tool bar, 3A-43, 3A-49, 3B-32, 3B-37, 3C-33, 3C38 from Tools menu, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Page Setup, 9A-3 Current batch processing, 3A-12, 3B-10, 3C-11 Cut from Image context-sensitive menu, 6-4 D Default Bar from Scanner bar context-sensitive menu, 3A-41, 3B-30, 3C-31 Default Scanner bar, 3A-39,
Deskew without Borders Page Setup, 9A-3 Detailed view of image displaying, 3A-12, 3B-10, 3C-11 Detect Patch Patch Setup dialog box, 5-3 Detecting patch code options, 5-3 Disable black border removal and deskew Page Setup i200 Series Scanners, 9C-3 i50 Scanner, 9B-3 i60 Scanner, 9B-3 i80 Scanner, 9B-3 i800 Series Scanners, 9A-13 Disable Scale to Gray from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55, 3B-44, 3C-45 Disk Space warning level in Program Properties dialog box, 11-1 Display Mode button on Button bar, 3A-57,
Emulation mode check box, 3A-27, 3B-23, 3C-24 Enable Fast Color Processing from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55 Enable Pixel Precision from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55 Enable Scale to Gray from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55, 3B-44, 3C-45 Enabling binarization for bar code reading, 7-1 to 7-2 for OCR indexing, 7-1 to 7-2 for patch code reading, 7-1 to 7-2 Enhanced Multi-Page Document, 4-74 Enhanced Single Image, 4-74 Enhancement Image Setup Filters tab, 9A-23, 9A-31 Entering batch index fie
Noise filter, 9A-22 Overscan, 9A-22 Threshold, 9A-22 for Scanner 2500, 9A-22 to 9A-24 Automatic Threshold, 9A-24 Contrast, 9A-22 Dither, 9A-23 Enhancement, 9A-23 Gamma Correction, 9A-24 Noise filter, 9A-22 Overscan, 9A-22 Threshold, 9A-22 Find SCSI Address, 3A-27 FireWire card setup, A-1 verifying, A-1 First from Document menu, 3A-16, 3B-14, 3C-15 First Document button on Button bar, 3A-57, 3B-45, 3C-46 First Image, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 Fit Images to Window from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55, 3B-44, 3C
Scroll Images to Right, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Scroll Images to Same Position, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Scroll Images to Top, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Test All Bar Code Zones, 6-5 Test Selected Bar Code Zone, 6-5 Undo (function), 3A-55, 3B-44, 3C-45 Zoom in, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Zoom out, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Zoom Step, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 displaying detailed view, 3A-12, 3B-10, 3C-11 moving to specific, 3A-18, 3B-16, 3C-17 Image Address tab i800 Series Scanners Application Setup, 4-14 to 4-17 Image Calibration from Scann
L Lamp for Scanner 1500, 9A-6 for Scanner 2500, 9A-6 Lamp saver, 3A-26, 3C-24 Lamp time-out from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-31 Large Buttons from Scanner bar context-sensitive menu, 3A-41, 3B-30, 3C-31 from Tool bar context-sensitive menu, 3A-53, 3B-41, 3C-42 LaserFiche, 4-74 Last from Document menu, 3A-16, 3B-14, 3C-15 Last Document button on Button bar, 3A-57, 3B-45, 3C-46 Last Image, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 Last Value and bar codes, 4-47 Last Value and OCR text, 4-47 Legato, 4-74 Length Image Setup Check t
in High Volume Capture Software, 3A-8 in Low Volume Capture Software, 3A-8 New Document button on Button bar, 3A-57, 3B-45, 3C-46 Next from Document menu, 3A-16, 3B-14, 3C-15 Next Document button on Button bar, 3A-57, 3B-45, 3C-46 Next Screen, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 No separation Batch Level, 6-16, 6-25 Document Level, 6-16, 6-25 option on Separation and Deletion tab, 6-16, 6-25 Page Level, 6-16, 6-25 Noise filter Image Setup Filters tab, 9A-19, 9A-22, 9A-31, 9C-9 O OCR button on Bar Code/OCR Setup Tool bar,
Rear, 3A-33, 3B-24 Setup, 3A-33, 3B-24, 3C-25 Setup List, 3A-33, 3B-24, 3C-25 setup selecting, 3A-36, 3B-26, 3C-27 Page Level No separation, 6-16, 6-25 Page level indexes, 4-42 Page properties additional for Color Scanner 3590C, 9A-10 Check tab, 9A-25 for high volume scanners, 9A-25 for i200 Series Scanners, 9C-10 for i50/i60/i80 Scanners, 9B-7 to 9B-8 for i800 Series Scanners, 9A-33 for mid-volume scanners, 9A-25 for Scanner 1500, 9A-25 for Scanner 2500, 9A-25 Color Dropout tab for i200 Series Scanners, 9C
i50 Scanner, 9B-3 i60 Scanner, 9B-3 i80 Scanner, 9B-3 i800 Series Scanners, 9A-13 Scanner-specific page properties, 9A-6 to 9A-10 for mid-volume color scanners, 9A-9 for mid-volume scanners, 9A-8 Scanner 1500, 9A-6 Scanner 1500 flatbed, 9A-7 Scanner 2500, 9A-6 using with high volume scanners, 9A-1 to 9A-10 with i200 Series Scanners, 9C-1 to 9C-6 with i800 Series Scanners, 9A-11 to 9A-17 with low volume scanners, 9A-1 to 9A-10 with mid-volume scanners, 9A-1 to 9A-10 using with i50 Scanner, 9B-1 to 9B-4 using
Privileges function, 11-5 Process button on Button bar, 3A-57, 3B-45, 3C-46 from Batch menu, 3A-6, 3B-6, 3C-6 Process All from Batch menu, 3A-6, 3B-6, 3C-6 Process All Batches dialog box, 3A-13, 3B-11, 3C-12 Processing all available batches, 3A-13, 3B-11, 3C-12 batch, 3A-12 to 3A-13, 3B-10 to 3B-11, 3C-11 to 3C-12 current batch, 3A-12, 3B-10, 3C-11 Product description, 1-1 Production application, 2-3 Profiles users, 11-2 to 11-6 Program Properties dialog box accessing, 11-1 Demonstration mode, 11-1 Disk Spa
Rename Image from Image context-sensitive menu, 6-5 Replace roller status from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-30 Requirements system hardware, 1-4 to 1-5 software, 1-4 Rescan button using, 3A-44 to 3A-45, 3B-33, 3C-34 button on Tool bar, 3A-42, 3A-44 to 3A-45, 3B-31, 3B-33, 3C-32, 3C-34 Rescan Image from Tools menu, 3A-22, 3B-20, 3C-21 Rescanning binarized color pages, 3A-44 when using dual stream and i800 Series Scanner, 3A-45 Restarting scanner when transport time-out occurs, 2-8 Rotate button using, 3A-47,
Scanning images from Bar Code/OCR Setup window, 6-6 to 6-7 Scroll button using, 3A-48, 3B-36, 3C-37 button on Tool bar, 3A-42, 3A-48, 3B-32, 3B-36, 3C-33, 3C37 from Tools menu, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Scroll image, 3A-20, 3B-18, 3C-19 Scroll Images to Bottom, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Scroll Images to Left, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 Scroll Images to Right, 3A-17, 3B-15, 3C-16 from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-5
button on Tool bar, 3A-43, 3A-51, 3B-32, 3B-40, 3C-33, 3C-41 from Tools menu, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Split option using with i200 Series Scanners, 9C-14 to 9C-15 with i50 Scanner, 9B-10 to 9B-11 with i60 Scanner, 9B-10 to 9B-11 with i80 Scanner, 9B-10 to 9B-11 Start button, 2-7 on Default Scanner bar, 3A-39, 3B-29, 3C-30 from Scanner menu, 3A-24, 3B-22, 3C-23 Start scanning in black and white for Color Scanner 3590C, 9A-10 Start scanning in color for Color Scanner 3590C, 9A-10 Starting Capture Software, 2-1 sc
Scroll, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Split, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Zoom, 3A-23, 3B-21, 3C-22 Transport time-out, 3A-26 from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-31 restarting scanner, 2-8 Transport timeout, 3C-24 Transport time-out action from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-32 True Simplex from Scanner Setup dialog box, 3A-28 Tutorial Capture Software, A-2 TWAIN data source installing, A-2 U Uncompress images, 4-75 Undo (function) from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-55, 3B-44, 3C-45 Uninstalling Capture Software, A-20 to A-22
Zoom settings changing, 3A-15, 3B-13, 3C-14 Zoom Step dialog box, 3A-15, 3B-13, 3C-14 from Image context-sensitive menu, 3A-56, 3B-44, 3C-45 from View menu, 3A-14, 3B-12, 3C-13 A-63054 February 2004 Index-19
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