ScanPotter Reference Manual
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Contents Introduction ................................................................................... 1 System Requirements ................................................................................. 2 Launching ScanPotter ................................................................................ 2 Exiting ScanPotter ...................................................................................... 2 Quick Guide to the User Interface ..................................................
File Save Settings ...................................................................................... 22 Location ........................................................................................... 22 File Name ......................................................................................... 23 Method ...................................................................................... 23 File Format .......................................................................................
Introduction ScanPotter is scanning software developed exclusively for Microtek scanners running on a Mac system. ScanPotter has a unique and clean interface that users will find productive and easy to use. • All-in-one and instinct control panel — ScanPotter’s single-page overall control panel gives you the power to scan photos, slides, films or documents without having to initiate a scanning session on the screen. It provides a simple and straightforward control over the scanning process.
System Requirements • Mac OS X 10.6 or later • Mac computer with an Intel processor (strongly recommended) • 2GB RAM required • Free hard disk space as required by the size of your scanned images and for additional working files • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive • “Thousands of colors” display or better • Microtek scanners that support ScanPotter Launching ScanPotter Start ScanPotter from the Applications folder in your Mac OS X system.
Quick Guide to the User Interface When the ScanPotter is launched, the user interface appears on the screen immediately. The user interface is the prominent window and includes the various commands and tools for controlling the scanner. 1. Image Tool Buttons - Click to manipulate the scanned image. 2. Scanner Settings - Specify scanning requirements. 3. File Saving Settings - Manage settings for scanned and saved image. 4.
Starting Scanning Immediately This section provides two basic scanning scenarios with ScanPotter, including scanning a stack of paper and scanning a single-sheet document. A. Scanning Photos 1. Place the photo to be scanned face down on the scan bed. 2. Launch ScanPotter (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it from an application program). 3. Click the Scan Source drop-down menu to choose Reflective for photos. 4.
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B. Scanning Positive or Negative Films 1. Place the transparent materials to be scanned on the scan bed. 2. Launch ScanPotter (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it from an application program). 3. Click the Scan Source drop-down menu to choose Positive Film for transparencies and slides; choose Negative Film for negatives, depending on the film type you are using. 4.
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C. Scanning a Single-sheet Document 1. Place the single-sheet document to be scanned on either the scanner bed or on the ADF’s Document Feed Tray. 2. Launch ScanPotter (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it from an application program). 3. Select your image input device in the Scan Source drop-down menu. The default setting is Automatic. 4. – Select Flatbed if you place the document on the scanner’s glass surface.
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D. Scanning a Stack of Documents 1. Place the stack of documents to be scanned on the ADF's Document Feed Tray. 2. Launch ScanPotter (either as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon, or by selecting it from an application program). 3. Select ADF in the Scan Source drop-down menu as your image input device. 4. Specify your scanning requirements in the Scanner Settings column. a) Select the appropriate image type (e.g., Color) in the Color Type as your image output type.
For pr eview purposes only preview only,, take note of the additional notes below: 1. Load a piece of paper from the paper stack into the ADF’s document feed tray as step 1 (of the previous page). Do not load more than one sheet, as a single sheet is sufficient for preview purposes. 2. After finishing step 3 (of the previous page) and before proceeding to step 4, click the Preview button to perform a preliminary view of the entire image. When done, a preview image appears in the preview window.
Detailing the User Interface Image Tool Buttons You can find 7 Image Tool buttons at the top of the User Interface. These buttons are Zoom In, Zoom Out, Preview, Scan, Reveal in Folder, Scan Settings and Image Settings. Zoom In Button Zoom In button let you magnify the view of the image. Only your view of the preview image is changed; the actual size of the image remains unaffected. Zoom In button also works same when the preview window is switched to the preview window of the Image Settings interface.
Zoom Out Button Zoom Out button let you resize the enlarged image back to the normal size. Only your view of the preview image is changed; the actual size of the image remains unaffected. Zoom Out button also works same when the preview window is switched to the preview window of the Image Settings interface.
Scan Settings Button Click the Scan Settings button to switch back to the default control panel of ScanPotter software if you have activated advanced options carried out by the Image Settings buttons.
• Exposure: Represent the original status of scanned images. • Brightness: Control the brightness levels of the selected frame image, increasing the brightness makes all tones in the image lighter. • Contrast: Control the contrast levels of the selected frame image. Increasing the brightness makes all tones in the image lighter.
Blur: Decrease the contrast between adjacent pixels, making the image appear hazy and out of focus. Thus, you can get a softer and pretty image. • Descreen: This effect help you to remove moiré patterns in images and get a clearer and moiré patterns-free image after applied. Use the drop-down menu to select the predefined settings : Newspapers, Magazines and Art Magazines.
Scanner Settings Scanner Settings section let you specify scanning requirements in the ScanPotter control panel once ScanPotter is launched. Scan Source Depending on the scanner model you are using, you should see different groups of Scan Source. If you are using a scanner with a built-in ADF and a glass scanner bed, the Scan Source you see will let you select image input device, such as Automatic, ADF and Flatbed.
Color Type Color Type shows the image type of the current scan job. Three options are available: Color, grayscale and black-and-white. To select a color mode, click the drop-down menu in the Color Type option and point the mouse (cursor) to the option desired. Resolution The Resolution list box provides predefined resolution values for easier selection of the resolution setting. The supported resolutions are based on the models of scanners used.
Please take note that if you select "Automatic Crop" in the Scan Frame option and click the Scan button to execute the final scan job directly without performing a preliminary preview job, the system will pop up a dialog box to ask about if you have the need to adjust the scan frame manually. If needed, click the Adjust scan frame manually button to resize the final scan frame for your scan job. If not, click the Scan button to carry out the finally scan job immediately.
Calibrate Scanner Calibrate Scanner button lets you calibrate your scanner before performing a scan job. The button will be activated only when the scanner you purchased supports the calibration function. Also, if the scanner connected support Smart Calibration, ScanPotter will enable a window of further calibration settings for you to select.
Calibrating Settings Window If your scanner support the Smart Calibration function, when you click the Calibrate Scanner button, you will see a window appear as below: Calibration Mode Smart When you check this option, the ScanPotter will memorize the calibration values generated by different scanning settings. Next time, when you perform a scan job with a same value of scanning settings, the scanner will skip the calibration step and directly perform a scan job.
File Save Settings In the area of the File Save Settings, you are able to customize some settings for your scanned and saved files, such as where to store the files, files' names, saving formats, and so on. Location It is a specific place where the final scan is delivered to. By default, the software has picked up the user's Documents/ScanPotter folder to save all your scanned materials. To reassign a new location, simply click the Location button. A pop-up dialog window appears on the screen.
File Name This is the file name to store images. Method This is where to name your saved file by your preference. There are three methods to name your file: • Date + Suffix - This is the default method the system names the saved files, using the date when the file is saved and the number together. “00001” is the default number put after the date and can be modified in the Suffix edit box below.
File Format File Format lets you select a file format for a saving file. At the top column of the list, you can see lists of file format grouped by common compressed image format. At the half bottom of the list, you can see lists of file format grouped by common text file format. Accompanied with different kinds of file format, when you click the Settings button beside, you will see different File Format Settings windows for each set of file format.
• Encoding Method: Check the box if you like to save a JPEG file in progressive encoding. • Image Quality: Five options are provided for saving the JPEG file. The options are Highest, High, Normal, Low and Lowest. PNG Image Format • Encoding Method: Check the box if you like to save a PNG file in interlaced encoding. • Gamma: Slide the bar to set up the gamma value for your saved material.
TIFF Image Format • Multiple Pages: If this option box is checked, the system allows you to save the scanned images to a single file. You can enable this option if the output image file format is TIF or PDF. When the option is checked, ScanPotter will prompt you to place the next page as you scan from the scanner bed. Then click the Continue button to scan; or click the Finish button to save multiple images as a single file.
HTML Document Format • OCR Language: If you select a text file format to be the format for your saved file, OCR Language drop-down menu will appear on the screen. This option allows you to select the language in which the original text document is written. • Encoding Method: Check the box if you like to save a HTML file in Unicode encoding. • Pictures: Check the box if you like to save pictures with your scanned text together.
• Encyption: Allow you to encrypt your saved PDF file in Low, Medium or High security level. Also, you can select "None" if you do not encrypt your saved file. If you select "None" in the "Encryption" option box, the "Owner Permissions" and "User Permissions" option boxes will be disabled and you cannot set up the password requirement for your saved PDF file.
• File Format: Two options are provided for saving the TXT file. The options are Text and CSV; default is Text. XLS Document Format • As numbers rather than as strings: Check the box if you rather the system recognizes numbers as its numberial values instead of strings' values. • From table only: Check the box if you want the system to recognize the value from a text block only. Barcode Separator This option let you group your files by the use of the barcode on your scanned materials.
Application The Application options let you scan, copy, email or publish your scanned files on Web according to your preferences. Each option offers you several different choices to specify how the document will be scanned and saved. Scan Application Scan application allows you to perform the final scan and sends the scanned image to the application that you are using. Send to an application If this option is checked, the scanned file is sent to your selected application.
The newly added application is displayed immediately in the left-to-right movable application window. It is now ready to be selected to open your saved files. Remove an Existing Application You are also allowed to remove an application from the application listing window. To do so, click and highlight the application you wish to remove, and then click the Minus (-) button at the top right side of the application lists.
E-Mail Application E-Mail application allows you to perform the final scan and attaches the scanned image to the E-mail application you assigned. Please take note that when you key in an E-Mail address in the recipient, the other parts, such as Subject and Content, will be available to be accessed and modified. Check the box of "Send the mail immediately" if you like to send out the scanned file once when it is done.
Reset to Default Button Click the button to reset all of the image settings to default values.
Preview Window It is an area where the preview image displayed inside. Image preview window Create Frames The Create Frame function lets you create a new frame in the preview window. This feature allows you to create as many frames as you wish, and each frame can then be saved as an independent file. With the creation of a new frame, the new frame becomes the current selected frame. To create a new frame, 1. 34 Click the Preview button to see a preliminary view of the image.
2. Point the cursor to the place where you like to create a frame. There are two ways to create new frames: A. Press the Command key and mouse together and then a new frame with the same size as the previous one will appear on the screen. B. Or, press the Command key and mouse together and then drag the mouse to draw a new frame in a size you like. When a new frame is generated, you will see that the new added frame is selected and enclosed in red dotted lines. 3.
1. Select the frame to be removed in the preview window. 2. Click the "x" button at the right corner of the frame. Or, press the del key on your keyboard. The system will pop up a confirmation window to ask about if you want to delete the selected frame. Click the Delete button to execute the final action. The selected frame will be removed from the Preview window.
