Canon Capture Perfect 3.0 User Manual

Capture Perfect 3.0

Operation Guide

ENGLISH

Preface

Thank you for purchasing a Canon Document Scanner.

CapturePerfect 3.0 is an ISIS-compatible application program that enables the computer to acquire

images from the Canon Document Scanner. To fully understand the CapturePerfect 3.0 functions and to

be able to use them effectively, please read this guide and the ISIS/TWAIN Driver Help guide as well as

your scanner's operating manual.

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Preface..................................................................................................................... 2

Before Using ........................................................................................................... 5

Scanning Methods................................................................................................ 38

About the CapturePerfect Window......................................................................................6

Scanner Selection and Settings........................................................................................16

About Saving Image Files .................................................................................................18

About File Naming.............................................................................................................24

About MultiStream Functions............................................................................................27

About OCR Functions .......................................................................................................29

About Log Files .................................................................................................................32

About Barcode/OCR Modification .....................................................................................33

About Other Functions......................................................................................................34

Scan Page.........................................................................................................................39

Scan Batch to File (Saves scanned images to a specified file).........................................40

Scan Batch to Printer (Prints scanned images) ................................................................43

Scan Batch to Mail (Attaches scanned images to email)..................................................45

Scan To Presentation (Displays scanned images full-screen)..........................................47

Scan JOB (Scan According to a Previously Registered Job)............................................50

Scanned Image Operations .................................................................................54

Displaying the Thumbnail Window....................................................................................55

Split View ..........................................................................................................................56

Saving an Image ...............................................................................................................58

Opening an Image File......................................................................................................60

Printing an Image..............................................................................................................62

Adjusting Brightness of the Displayed Image....................................................................64

Inserting/Adding Pages to an Image File ..........................................................................65

Replacing a Page in an Image File ...................................................................................68

Setting PDF File Security Options.....................................................................................71

Index ...................................................................................................................... 73

Before Using

Please read the following descriptions before using CapturePerfect.

• About the CapturePerfect Window (→P. 6) : Describes the menus in the CapturePerfect window.

• Scanner Selection and Settings

• About Saving Image Files

• About File Naming CapturePerfect.

• About MultiStream Functions

• About OCR Functions

• About Log Files detection function or OCR function.

• About Barcode/OCR Modification barcode and OCR recognition results are saved.

• About Other Functions warning settings for folders specified as save destinations.

(→P. 24) : Describes the requirements of file names for files to be saved by

(→P. 29) : Describes the OCR functions.

(→P. 32) : Describes how to save recognition results to a log file when using the barcode

(→P. 34) : Describes saving rotated images, saving split pages and capacity

Important

• Confirm that your scanner is properly connected to the computer. Refer to your scanner's operating manual for details.

• Before using CapturePerfect, install the ISIS/TWAIN driver for the scanner. Refer to your scanner's operating manual for ISIS/TWAIN driver installation.

(→P. 16) : Describes scanner selection and setup procedures.

(→P. 18) : Describes the file types that can be saved by CapturePerfect.

(→P. 27) : Describes the MultiStream output functions.

(→P. 33) : Describes how to verify and edit the log files in which

About the CapturePerfect Window

The following window appears when CapturePerfect launches. The items in the window's menu and status

bar are described here.

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

File menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

Open or button

Opens saved image files. The following file types saved by CapturePerfect can be opened: TIFF (*.tif),

JPEG (*.jpg), BMP (*.bmp) and PDF (*.pdf) files. Opening an Image File

(→P. 60)

Note

If security is enabled for a PDF file, you are required to enter a password to open the file. Setting PDF

File Security Options (→P. 71)

Save Page As or button

This procedure saves open image files with a specified name. Saving an Image (→P. 58)

Closes the open image file.

Close All the Files

Closes all open image files.

Print or button

Prints the image displayed in the window. Printing an Image (→P. 62)

Print Format

Selects an image size for printing from the submenu.

•Actual Size Regardless of the printing paper size or scan resolution, the image prints at the same size as the original document.

• Fit to Paper Reduces or enlarges images so they fit the size of the paper, and then prints.

•Actual Pixel The image is printed so that one image pixel corresponds to one printer pixel. So the size of the printed image is smaller when printing to a high resolution printer with small dots.

Printer Setting

Configure printer settings for printing images.

Exit

Exits CapturePerfect.

Scan menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

Select Scanner

Selects the scanner to be used. Scanner Selection (→P. 16)

Scanner Setting or button

Sets up the scanner. Scanner Settings (→P. 16)

Scan Page or button

Scans and displays a single document page. Scan Page (→P. 39)

Scan Batch to File or button

Continuously scans multiple pages of a document and simultaneously saves the page images to a file or

files. Scan Batch to File (Saves scanned images to a specified file)

(→P. 40)

Scan Batch to Printer

Prints the images as documents are scanned. The scanned images are not saved. Scan Batch to

Printer (Prints scanned images) (→P. 43)

Scan Batch to Mail or button

Attaches scanned images to an email. The scanned images are not saved. Scan Batch to Mail

(Attaches scanned images to email) (→P. 45)

Scan To Presentation

CapturePerfect switches to full-screen display before scanning. Select whether or not to save scanned

images when Scan To Presentation finishes. Scan To Presentation (Displays scanned images full-

screen) (→P. 47)

Note

In an environment with a projector connected to the computer, such as a presentation meeting, paper

documents can be scanned and instantly projected onto the screen for description.

Scan JOB or button

Select a job title from the JOB list box and click to execute the scan job. Scan JOB (Scan

According to a Previously Registered Job) (→P. 50)

Job Title list box

Click Job in the Edit menu and select a job title, and click on the tool bar. Scan JOB (Scan

According to a Previously Registered Job) (→P. 50)

Use Continue Scanning dialog

Specifies the action to take after all the pages in a document are scanned with Scan Batch to File or

Scan Batch to Mail. When this item is checked, the Continue Scanning dialog box appears after all the

pages are scanned, allowing you to specify whether to continue scanning another document. When this

item is not checked, the scan procedure ends after all the pages are scanned. Scan Batch to File (Saves

scanned images to a specified file) (→P. 40) Scan Batch to Mail (Attaches scanned images to email)

(→P. 45)

Cancel Scan

Interrupts the current scanning operation.

Edit menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

Undo

After performing a page operation (delete, insert/add or replace), undoes the change to revert to the

previous state.

Redo

Executes the operation that was last undone.

Brightness

Displays the Brightness Adjustment dialog box for adjusting brightness and contrast of the displayed

image. Adjusting Brightness of the Displayed Image

(→P. 64)

Copy

Copies the images selected by Select All or in the area specified by Pointer - Selection to the clipboard.

Images copied to the clipboard can be pasted into other applications.

Select All

Selects all parts of the displayed image.

Pointer

Changes the pointer setting from the submenu when selecting a part of the displayed image area.

•Hand The cursor changes to a hand shape when moving it over an image displayed in the image window. When the image is magnified, the displayed area of the image can be moved by dragging.

• Select the rectangle The cursor changes to a crosshair when moving it over an image displayed in the image window. By dragging the crosshair cursor diagonally, the area dragged over is selected.

Password Settings

These settings determine password security when opening PDF files. Setting PDF File Security Options

(→P. 71)

Remove Security Information

When a PDF file with password security has been opened, this allows removing the security settings.

Canceling Security

(→P. 72)

Job

Displays the Register/Edit/Delete dialog box for registering and editing a job. Scan JOB (Scan

According to a Previously Registered Job) (→P. 50)

Modify Barcode/OCR

Activated when an image file is open, this option displays the Modify Barcode/OCR dialog box for

modifying the barcode or OCR recognition results. About Barcode/OCR Modification

(→P. 33)

View menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

Toolbar

Switches display of the toolbar on and off.

Statusbar

Switches the Status Bar (→P. 15) on and off.

Zoom In or button

Magnifies the view of the image.

Each time you select Zoom In in the View menu or click the Zoom In button, the view of the image is

magnified (Maximum 400%).

Zoom Out or button

Reduces the view of the image.

Each time you select Zoom Out in the View menu or click the Zoom Out button, the view of the image is

reduced (Minimum 10%).

Best Fit or button

Resizes the view of an image so that it all fits in the current window.

Fit to Width or button

Resizes the view of an image so that its width fits the current window.

One to One

Displays each image pixel as one pixel on the monitor. The image's actual displayed size depends on

the monitor size and resolution.

Rotate Left or button

Rotates the page image(s) specified in the submenu counterclockwise.

Rotate Right or button

Rotates the page image(s) specified in the submenu clockwise.

Split View

Splits the image display window into two or four screens. Split View (→P. 56)

Thumbnail

By opening the thumbnail window, open images can be viewed at reduced (thumbnail) size. Displaying

the Thumbnail Window (→P. 55)

Full Screen

Displays the open image on the full screen. With full screen display, the display status can be changed

from the submenu displayed by the right mouse button. Scan To Presentation (Displays scanned

images full-screen) (→P. 47)

Page menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

Next page or button

Displays the image of the next page.

Prev. page or button

Displays the image of the previous page.

Last Page

Displays the image of the last page.

First Page

Displays the image of the first page.

GoTo Page

Displays the image on a specified page.

Delete Page

Deletes the open page.

Insert/Add Pages

Inserts or adds a page to the open image file.

Added pages are read from the scanner or selected from existing files. Inserting/Adding Pages to an

Image File (→P. 65)

Replace Page

Replaces a page in the open image file.

Replacement pages are read from the scanner or selected from existing files. Replacing a Page in an

Image File (→P. 68)

Options menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options Help menu Status Bar

TIFF File

Selects TIFF as the file save type. Setting TIFF File Compression Options (→P. 19)

JPEG File

Selects JPEG as the file save type. Setting JPEG File Image Quality (→P. 20)

PDF File

Sets the compression ratio and OCR target language to use when saving PDF files (*.pdf). Setting PDF

File Saving Options (→P. 21)

MultiStream Settings

MultiStream Settings are enabled if the scanner specified in Select Scanner in the Scan menu supports

MultiStream output functions, allowing you to set scanning criteria and file type for MultiStream output.

About MultiStream Functions (→P. 27)

Note

If the specified scanner does not support MultiStream output functions, MultiStream Settings are

ignored.

Barcode/OCR Log

Displays the Barcode/OCR LogSetting dialog box for specifying a log file in which to save barcode and

OCR recognition results. About Log Files

(→P. 32)

Capacity Warning Settings

Displays the Capacity Warning Settings dialog box for making capacity warning settings. Capacity

Warning Settings (→P. 36)

OCR Settings

Displays the OCR Settings dialog box for setting the language for character recognition. About OCR

Functions (→P. 29)

Help menu

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help Status Bar

About

Shows CapturePerfect version information.

Help or button

Shows this Help for CapturePerfect.

Image Info

Displays information about the open image file.

Status Bar

File menu Scan menu Edit menu View menu Page menu Options menu Help menu Status Bar

The image's display zoom (%), page number and scanner settings (mode, resolution and paper size) are

displayed on the Status bar.

Note

When CapturePerfect starts, the Status bar is displayed as "---".

Scanner Selection and Settings

Scanner Selection

Before using CapturePerfect, follow the procedure below to select a scanner to use with it. The selected

scanner setting is retained until another scanner is selected.

Important

Verify that your scanner is properly connected to the computer, and that the scanner and computer are both

turned on. Refer to your scanner's operating manual for details.

1 Click Select Scanner in the Scan menu.

The Select Scanner dialog box appears.

Note

If the name of the scanner does not appear in the dialog box, install the ISIS/TWAIN driver for the

scanner.

2 Select the scanner to be used, and click the OK button.

The Select Scanner dialog box closes and scanner selection is complete.

Scanner Settings

Before scanning a document, set up the scan settings. Settings remain in effect until changed.

1 Click Scanner Setting in the Scan menu, or click the button.

The scanner setting dialog box appears.

Note

• The settings dialog box displayed depends on your scanner model.

• Scanner settings can be made in the settings dialog box while scanning. Scanning Methods

(→P. 38)

2 Make the appropriate settings for your scanning conditions.

For help related to these settings, click the Help button in the dialog box to refer to the driver help.

3 Click the OK button to exit the settings dialog.

About Saving Image Files

Image file types, file name requirements and multi-page files that can be saved with CapturePerfect are

described here.

About File Types

Images scanned with CapturePerfect can be saved as TIFF (*.tif), BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg) or PDF (*.pdf)

files. However, please note that the JPEG file type can be selected only when the specified scanning mode

is 256-level Gray, 24-bit Color, or Auto Color Detection.

Scanning Mode File types that can be saved

TIFF BMP PDF JPEG

Black and White Yes Yes Yes No Error Diffusion Yes Yes Yes No Text Enhanced Yes Yes Yes No Advanced Text Enhancement Yes Yes Yes No Advanced Text Enhancement II Yes Yes Yes No Hi-Speed Text Enhancement Yes Yes Yes No 256-level Gray Yes Yes Yes Yes 24-bit Color Yes Yes Yes Yes Auto Color Detection Yes Yes Yes Yes

Note

• The available scanning modes will differ depending on the scanner.

• When the file type is JPEG File (*.jpg), the image quality set by the JPEG File setting in the Option menu is applied. Refer to Setting JPEG File Image Quality

• When JPEG File (*.jpg) is selected as the file type with Auto Color Detection as the scanning mode, black and white images are saved as TIFF files using CCITT Group 4 compression, regardless of the current TIFF file compression settings in the Options menu. Color images are saved as JPEG files using the JPEG file image quality settings in the Options menu.

• When the file type is PDF File (*.pdf), the compression ratio set by the PDF File setting in the Options menu is applied. Refer to Setting PDF File Saving Options

(→P. 20) for details.

(→P. 21) for details.

File Type Settings

The following file-type-dependent settings are available. Settings are made by selecting the file type from

the Options menu

(→P. 14) .

Setting TIFF File Compression Options

When TIFF file (*.tif) is selected for the file type in Save Page As dialog box, the compression format

specified here is applied.

1 Click TIFF File in the Options menu.

The TIFF File Settings dialog box appears.

2 Select the image type (Black and White, or Grayscale or Color).

3 Select the compression format from the list box.

CCITT Group 4 can be selected when the image type is black and white, and OLD JPEG(6) or JPEG(7)

can be selected when the image type is grayscale or color. If compression is set to None, saved files

may be quite large.

Note

• CCITT Group 4 This compression format is used by faxes and other such devices for data transmission, and is used to compress black and white images.

• OLD JPEG(6) and JPEG(7) These compression formats are for saving grayscale and color images. When OLD JPEG(6) or JPEG(7) is selected, the value set in the JPEG File Setting dialog box is applied.

Important

• OLD JPEG(6) is the JPEG format supported by Image Viewer that was bundled with Windows prior to Windows 2000, and is no longer supported by the Windows Image and Fax Viewer bundled with Windows XP.

• JPEG(7) is not supported by Image Viewer that was bundled with Windows prior to Windows 2000.

• The compression format supported by CapturePerfect may not be supported by other applications. If a TIFF file saved by CapturePerfect cannot be opened by another application, set the compression to None and save it again.

Setting JPEG File Image Quality

Select the image quality to be applied when saving scanning images as JPEG files. The file size depends

on the selected image quality.

1 Click JPEG File in the Options menu.

The JPEG File Setting dialog box appears.

2 Make the following settings:

Quality

Select the quality of files to be saved from the following choices. The slider position changes when an

item is selected.

Quality Setting Slider Value Image Quality File Size

High Quality 90 (Auto) High Large Standard 75 (Auto) Standard Standard High Compression 10 (Auto) Low Small User Manual setting See Note See Note

Note

When High Quality is selected, the quality of saved images has priority, but files are large. When High

Compression is selected, the size of saved image has priority, but image quality is poorer.

3 Click the OK button.

The JPEG File Setting dialog box closes.

Setting PDF File Saving Options

When saving scanned images as PDF (*.pdf) files, set the compression and OCR object language saving

options.

1 Click PDF File in the Options menu.

The PDF File Setting dialog box appears.

2 Make the following settings:

•Mode Select the PDF file compression ratio.

– High Compression

Files are saved with high compression. Image quality is degraded, but the file size is smaller.

– Standard

Files are saved with standard compression.

– Character Precedence

To prevent character legibility from degrading, only non-character areas are compressed when files are saved.

Note

The Mode setting is only valid when the specified scanning mode is 256-level Gray or 24-bit Color, or

when a color document is detected with Auto Color Detection as the scanning mode. If the scanning

mode is a two-color mode such as Black and White, or Error Diffusion, the size of the file depends on

the size of the document.

• Language for OCR When the Apply OCR check box is selected, you can select from the list box the language of the text to be scanned.

•Apply OCR Select this check box to cause printed characters in the image to be recognized and saved as text data attached to the recognized area.

Note

– For PDF files (*.pdf) with attached OCR information, document character strings scanned as

images are recognized as text and saved as text data.

– When the Apply OCR check box is selected, deskewing is performed regardless of the scanner

driver's Deskew setting. If you scan sizes smaller than the set scan size or you set the TWAIN driver Margin to a large value, the image is moved to the upper-left corner.

– Depending on documents, some images may be truncated if the Apply OCR box is selected. If this

happens clear the Apply OCR check box.

• High-Speed (JPEG transfer) High-Speed (JPEG transfer) can be enabled if your scanner supports JPEG transfers. When the scanning mode specified during scanner setup is 256-level Gray or 24-bit Color, this feature applies JPEG compression to images transferred from the scanner to the computer.

3 Click the OK button.

The PDF File Setting dialog box closes.

About Multi-Page Files

When scanning with Scan Batch to File (→P. 40) or Scan Batch to Mail (→P. 45) , and when performing

Save Open Image

PDF file.

(→P. 58) , the MultiPage function can be used to save multiple images to one TIFF or

MultiPage Settings

MultiPage settings are made from a settings dialog box when Scan Batch to File (→P. 40) or Scan Batch

to Mail (→P. 45) is selected for scanning.

Available MultiPage settings are determined by the file type (BMP, JPEG, TIFF or PDF) selected in the scan

settings dialog box.

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Canon Capture Perfect 3.0 User Manual

Preface

Contents

Before Using

About the CapturePerfect Window

Scanner Selection and Settings

About Saving Image Files