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ScanMaker V300
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Microtek ScanMaker 35T Plus, ScanMaker E3 EPP, ScanMaker E3 SCSI, ScanMaker E6, ScanMaker V300 User Manual

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User's Guide
for the
Microtek ScanWizard
Scanner Software
PC Version
Microtek Lab, Inc.
To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's guide, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxes. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User’s Guide. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Microtek International, Inc.
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Copyright © 1998 Microtek Lab, Inc.
All rights reserved. Second Edition: May 1998
Table of Contents
ScanWizard Reference .........................................................................................1
ScanWizard: The Four W indows..........................................................................2
The Preview Window ...........................................................................................3
Elements of the Preview window..................................................................3
The Menu Bar................................................................................................4
The Scanner Menu ........................................................................................5
Scanner Model.................................................................................................... 5
Get Current Scanner Info.................................................................................... 5
Get SCSI Chain .................................................................................................. 6
Exiting ScanWizard............................................................................................ 7
The V iew Menu ............................................................................................. 8
Full Page Preview............................................................................................... 8
Zoomed Preview............................................................................................... 10
Resize Window to Fit ....................................................................................... 11
Show / Hide commands.................................................................................... 11
The Preferences Menu.................................................................................12
Scan Material.................................................................................................... 12
The Scan Material icon..................................................................................... 13
Invert ................................................................................................................ 14
Horizontal Mirror ............................................................................................. 15
Cursor Auxiliary Lines ..................................................................................... 16
Preview Setup ................................................................................................... 18
Live Prevew .................................................................................................. 18
Color Preview............................................................................................... 18
Fast Preview ................................................................................................. 18
The Preview Area.......................................................................................... 19
Keep Preview Image......................................................................................... 20
Smoked Glass Background .............................................................................. 20
How Smoked Glass works with image enhancement.................................... 21
More ................................................................................................................. 22
The Help Menu............................................................................................23
About ................................................................................................................ 23
The T oolbar ................................................................................................. 24
Zoom Preview tool ........................................................................................... 25
Scan Frame tool ................................................................................................ 26
Magnifying Lens tool ....................................................................................... 27
Pane tool ........................................................................................................... 28
Color Picker tool (Set Shadow / Highlight) ..................................................... 29
Action buttons .............................................................................................31
Rulers .......................................................................................................... 32
Preview Area ...............................................................................................33
The Untitled Job1 (Settings) Window ................................................................ 34
Elements of the Settings window ................................................................34
Output Image Parameters ............................................................................35
Type (Image Type or Scan Mode) .................................................................... 35
Resolution....................................................................................................36
Optical vs. interpolated resolution.................................................................... 36
Choosing the best resolution setting................................................................. 37
When to use high resolution ............................................................................. 37
When to use interpolated resolution ................................................................. 37
Unit Selection ..............................................................................................38
Image Dimension controls ..........................................................................39
How to use the Input-Output dimensions ......................................................... 40
Input dimensions........................................................................................... 40
Output dimensions ........................................................................................ 41
How to use the Aspect Lock............................................................................. 42
Scaling .........................................................................................................43
Image Adjustment controls..........................................................................44
Auto (Automatic Contrast Control).................................................................. 44
Color Correction / DCR ................................................................................... 45
Image-Enhancement T ools .......................................................................... 46
What the Image Enhancement tools are ........................................................... 47
Using the Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box............................................. 48
The Action Buttons in the AIE dialog box ....................................................... 49
Brightness, Contrast and Exposure tool ........................................................... 50
The BCE screen (for grayscale and color)................................................... 51
The BCE screen (for line art) ....................................................................... 52
How to use the BCE tool .............................................................................. 53
Tints tool........................................................................................................... 54
The Tints screen ............................................................................................ 55
How to use the Tints tool .............................................................................. 56
Shadows and Highlights tool............................................................................ 57
The Shadows and Highlights screen............................................................. 58
How to read and correct a histogram........................................................... 60
How to use the Shadows and Highlights tool ............................................... 61
Curve tool ......................................................................................................... 62
How to read the curve .................................................................................. 62
Sample images and their curves ................................................................... 63
The Curve screen .......................................................................................... 64
Using the curve buttons ................................................................................ 65
How to use the Curve tool ............................................................................ 66
Filters tool......................................................................................................... 67
Blur filters..................................................................................................... 68
Sharpen filters .............................................................................................. 68
Edge Enhancement filter .............................................................................. 69
Emboss filter ................................................................................................. 69
Unsharm Mask filter..................................................................................... 70
More Options tool ............................................................................................ 71
Descreen ....................................................................................................... 72
Scan Quality ................................................................................................. 73
Gray Scan CCD Filter.................................................................................. 73
Use Linear Gamma Curve............................................................................ 73
The Window Expansion button ...................................................................74
The Information Window ...................................................................................75
Elements of the Information window.......................................................... 75
Using the Zoom Level Display ...................................................................76
Using the Cursor Locator ............................................................................ 76
Using the Color Meter Display ...................................................................77
Using the Sample Size button .....................................................................78
Value and Percent ............................................................................................. 78
Sample Size Options ........................................................................................ 79
Using the Pixel Display............................................................................... 79
The Scan Job Window........................................................................................80
Elements of the Scan Job window...............................................................80
How to read the Scan Job window ..............................................................81
The New button ........................................................................................... 82
More Applications ............................................................................................ 85
The Duplicate button ...................................................................................86
The Save button...........................................................................................87
The Add button ............................................................................................87
The Check button ........................................................................................87
The Delete button ........................................................................................87
The Up/Down Position Arrows ...................................................................88
This is a reference manual for ScanWizard, your Microtek scanner controller driver. The reference information is organized in four parts, following the structure of the software which shows the four major windows of the program (Preview, Settings, Information, and Scan Job).
ScanWizard acts as a bridge between your scanner and your image-editing software (such as Adobe Photoshop or Ulead PhotoImpact). ScanWizard captures the image placed on your scanner and then delivers the image when it is scanned to the image­editing software, where the scanned image can then be saved, printed, or edited further.
Here are some things you can do with ScanWizard:
• Select the type of image to be scanned. For example, you can have a color photo and scan it in the same color mode, or you can scan it in a different mode such as grayscale or line art.
• Perform a preview, which allows you to see a preliminary view of the image before it's actually scanned.
• Use the image-enhancement tools to adjust image features such as brightness and contrast, or to apply filters and special effects.
• Create multiple scan jobs. For example, one scan job may be in grayscale and another may be in color. The two scan jobs can then be manipulated and scanned separately, and you can switch between scan jobs easily while making changes. ScanWizard's ability to process various scan jobs concurrently adds tremendous flexibility to scanning.
ScanWizard Reference
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ScanWizard consists of four major windows: Preview, Settings, Information, and Scan Job. The Preview and Settings windows appear automatically after ScanWizard is started up. The Scan Job and
Information windows, however, are hidden, and to see them, go to the View menu in the Preview window and click on the commands Show Scan Job window and Show Info window.
ScanWizard: The Four Windows
Whenever ScanWizard is started, only the Preview and Settings windows appear. To see the Scan Job and Information windows, go to the View menu and choose the Show Scan Job window and Show Info window command.
Scan Job window
Settings window
Preview window
Information window
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The Preview Window
The Preview window is the most prominent window of the four major windows, and it includes the various commands and tools for controlling the scanner.
Elements of the Preview window
1 The Menu Bar includes the
different menus for controlling ScanWizard.
2 The Toolbar simplifies the
performance of certain tasks.
3 The Action buttons generate a
specific action from the scanning software. The Action buttons include Preview and Scan.
4 The Scan Material Status icon
shows your scan material, whether it's reflective, positive, or negative.
5 The Preview Area is where the
preview image appears after you click on the Preview button.
6 Rulers are located on both sides
of the window to help you with measurement and alignment.
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The Menu Bar
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The Scanner Menu
The Scanner Menu lets you:
• Show your scanner model or select a scanner if you have multiple scanners
• Get information about your scanner
• Get information about the SCSI chain
Scanner Model
The top of the scanner menu displays the scanner model you're using and its SCSI ID. If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are shown with their respective SCSI IDs, and the current scanner is indicated by a check.
Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among various scanners, select the scanner to be used.
The scanner is displayed here with its SCSI ID. The The current scanner is marked by a check.
Get Current Scanner Info
This command provides information about your current scanner. A dialog box appears showing the scanner model, SCSI ID number, firmware version, and other relevant information.
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Get SCSI Chain Info
This command lets you see the SCSI devices on your SCSI chain and the SCSI ID
number of the devices.
By default, all numbers (located in the lower third of the dialog box) are selected by the check boxes. To allow ScanWizard to start up more quickly, select only the boxes that match the SCSI ID of your scanner (or scanners, if you have multiple scanners on your system).
This will make ScanWizard bypass the numbers for your other devices and focus effort on simply detecting scanners. If you're not sure about which numbers to specify, check all the boxes.
To use the Get SCSI Chain Info feature:
1 Choose the Get SCSI Chain Info command from the Scanner menu. The SCSI
Check dialog box will appear.
2 If your scanner does not show in the SCSI Check dialog box, click on the
Probe button. Make sure your scanner is connected and turned on.
3 Make sure that the correct interface card is shown in the card selection box. 4 Check the numbered box corresponding to the SCSI ID of your scanner or
scanners.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Click on the
Probe button
to update
information or
mount a SCSI
device if it's
not showing in
the dialog box
SCSI devices are shown with their corresponding SCSI ID numbers
The Get SCSI Chain Info dialog box
Make sure you
have the correct
interface card
here.
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Exiting ScanWizard
To exit ScanWizard for Windows, double click on the "X" on the upper right corner of the Preview window.
Double-click here to exit ScanWizard
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The View Menu
The View menu lets you:
• Get a full page preview or enlarged, h ig-resolution view of an image
• Resize the preview window
• Show or hide the Settings, Information, and Scan Job windows
• Obtain information on ScanWizard
Full Page Preview
This command shows you a full preview of your image. Take note of the following:
• The Full Page Preview is defined by the parameters set in the Preview Setup command (in the Preferences menu). For instance, if your image is 8" x 5" but the dimensions in the Preview Setup are 4" x 3", your full page preview will be 4" x 3".
• The maximum size of the Full Page Preview varies, depending on your scanner model. For example, if the scan bed (the glass surface) of your scanner has a maximum size of 8.5" x 13", the maximum full page preview will be limited to those dimensions.
• The size of the full page preview can be changed by setting new dimensions in the Preview Setup command. The new dimensions will take effect, however, only with the next preview. This means you need to click on the Preview button so that the scanner does a new preview; only then will you see the new dimensions of the Full Page Preview.
• You may wish to change the size of your Full Page Preview to improve
performance and save memory. A smaller preview area will occupy less
memory, speed up processing, and yield a higher-resolution preview.
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To use Full Page Preview:
Full Page Preview is the default view. The option will be dimmed in the View menu if the current view is already the Full Page Preview.
1 To change the size of the full page preview, click on the Preview Setup command in the
Preferences menu. When the Preview Setup dialog box appears, specify the new dimensions for the full page preview. (See the Preview Setup command for more details.)
2 To make the new preview dimensions take effect, do a new preview by clicking on the
Preview button, and in a few moments, the new preview area will appear.
Comparison of Full Page Previews as determined by the Preview Setup
Full page preview (8.5" x 11") as determined by dimensions in the Preview Setup
Preview area matches
dimensions in Preview
Setup command
1
Full page preview changes to 6" x 9" because dimensions in Preview Setup were changed
Preview area changes
as dimensions change.
Note new ruler
measurements.
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Zoomed Preview
This command displays a magnified view of the preview when you use the Zoom Preview tool.
The zoomed preview shows a specific part of the preview image in higher resolu­tion and with more visible detail. If you have zoomed preview enabled, the view is stored in memory, and you can easily switch between full page preview and zoomed preview.
The zoomed preview is different from the zoomed-in view obtained from the Magnifying Lens tool. The zoomed-in view is simply an enlarged view, but it is not in high resolution.
To use Zoomed Preview:
1 Click on the Zoom Preview tool (leftmost tool in the Toolbar that looks like a
microscope).
2 Move the pointer to the preview image and draw a scan frame around the area
to be zoomed in, then click inside the scan frame. The selected area will be magnified to give you the zoomed preview.
After you use the zoom preview tool to create the zoomed preview, the Zoomed Preview option in the View menu will be enabled. You can then switch between Full Page Preview and Zoomed Preview as your viewing modes.
For more details, refer to the section on the Zoom Preview tool.
Zoomed preview
Full page preview
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Resize Window to Fit
This command adjusts the preview window to fit the preview area, so that the preview space is used more efficiently.
To use this feature:
Choose the command Resize window to fit in the View menu. This command is available only if the current zoom level is 100%, and is disabled if
zoom is set to other levels. To verify the zoom level, open the Information window and look up the zoom level.
Show / Hide commands
Allow you to switch between showing or hiding the Settings, Scan Job, and Infor­mation windows on your screen. The commands also have their toolbar counterparts in the form of three arrowheads on the right edge of the toolbar.
To use this feature, do either of the following:
• Toggle the command to show or hide the respective window on your screen.
• Click on the Show/Hide tool buttons in the Preview window.
Note: Do not double­click the close box of the Preview window because this will cause you to exit the program.
Click arrows here to show or hide the Settings, Preview, and Scan Job Window
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The Preferences Menu
The Preferences menu lets you:
• Choose the correct scan material
• Create effects like invert and mirror
• View cursor lines to help you with alignment
• Control the size of your preview window
• Keep your last preview image after you finish scanning
• Create a smoked glass background to help distinguish the active scan frame
• Set other options, such as specifying a working directory for files
Scan Material
This command allows you to select the correct scan material, which can be classified into three types:
• Reflectives (such as photographs or prints)
• Positives
• Negatives The options available to you in the Scan Material submenu will depend
on your equipment. For instance, the positive and negative option will be active only if you're using a Transparent Media Adapter (TMA) with your scanner.
If you are scanning negatives or positives, make sure you specify the correct scan material before scanning the image, or you will get inaccu­rate scanning results.
The Scan Material function is also related to the Tints tool, an image-enhancement function in the Settings window. Refer to that section for more details.
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Scan Material icon when scanning reflectives
Scan Material icon when scanning positives
Scan Material icon when scanning negatives
To use the scan material feature: Choose the Scan Material command in the Preferences menu. From the submenu that
appears, select your scan material; a check appears next to the selected option. The option you select will also be shown in the Scan Material Status icon (discussed below).
Another way to access the Scan Material menu is to use the Scan Material icon, located to the right of the Scan Button.
The Scan Material icon
Scan Material icon
The appearance of the Scan Material icon changes, depending on whether your scan material is reflective, positive, or negative. Note: The positive and negative icons become active only if you're using a Transpar­ent Media Adapter with your flatbed scanner, or if you're using a transpar­ency / slide scanner such as the ScanMaker 35t Plus.
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Invert
This command creates a negative of an image. The Invert effect is applied to the whole preview image; it cannot be used for only a specific portion of the image.
When an image is inverted, the brightness value of each pixel is converted to the inverse value on the 256-step color values scale. For example, a pixel in a positive image with a value of 255 is changed to 0, and a pixel with a value of 5 is changed to 250.
InvertOriginal
To use this feature: Choose the Invert command in the Preferences menu. A check appears next to
the command when it is enabled.
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Horizontal Mirror
This command allows you to flip the image so that a mirror effect is created. The Mirror effect is applied to the whole preview image; it cannot be used for only a specific portion of the image.
Horizontal MirrorOriginal
To use this feature: Choose the Horizontal Mirror command in the Preferences menu. A check
appears next to the command when it is enabled. When the mirror image appears, the scan frame will still be in the old location,
and you will need to move the scan frame if you wish to define another area.
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Cursor Auxiliary Lines
This command allows you to create horizontal and vertical grid lines with your cursor to help define a scan frame precisely. Using the grid lines, you can read the measurements off your ruler more easily.
To use this feature:
1 Choose the Cursor Auxiliary Lines command in the Preferences
menu. From the submenu that appears, select how the cursor lines will appear.
• On both x (horizontal) axis and y (vertical) axis
• On x axis only
• On y axis only
• None (no cursor lines)
Cursor auxiliary lines on the x and y axis
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2 Click on the Scan Frame tool.
To see how the cursor lines work, draw a scan frame. Click on the top left corner of the image as your starting point, then drag down to form a scan frame.
As you draw the scan frame, cursor lines will appear to help you draw the scan frame precisely. When you release the mouse, your scan frame will be aligned with the cursor lines.
Click on the
Scan Frame
tool, then
define a
starting point.
As you drag the mouse down, the scan frame is aligned with cursor lines on the x and y axis (based on your selected option in the submenu).
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Live Preview
This option applies only to color scanners. If Live Preview is enabled, the next option, Color
Preview, will be dimmed.
If Live Preview is on:
• Changes you make to the preview image are shown instantly (for example, switching from color to grayscale).
• If you're scanning in grayscale and live preview is on, the image appears in color unless you specifically change image type in the Type box (in the
Untitled Job1
window) to a
grayscale mode. This happens because Live Preview always does previews in color.
If Live Preview is off: Your preview will be in accordance with your image type (i.e., if you have a grayscale image, your preview is in grayscale; with a color image, you get a color preview). If you apply any image-enhancement control, the changes will not be apparent until you do a new preview (click on the Preview button again). Turn off Live Preview if you're previewing or scanning in grayscale to speed up the process.
Preview Setup
This command allows you to set the dimen­sions of your preview area. When the Preview Setup dialog box (below) comes up, click on the option you need or specify your parameters.
Description of function
Option
Color Preview This option is enabled only if Live Preview is not selected. If this option is turned on, the
image will be scanned in whatever scan mode is specified in the Type box (in the Settings window). If it is turned off, the image will be scanned in grayscale.
This option allows you to choose your preview mode.
• On: The preview process is faster, but the quality of preview image is a little coarse.
• Off: The preview process is slower, but the quality of the preview image is improved.
The Fast Preview option is a hardware-related feature and may or may not be available depending on your scanner model.
Fast Preview
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The Preview Area
The Preview Area option in the Preview Setup dialog box lets you select the size of your preview area. Choose from the following options: letter, A4, legal, maximum size, or custom size.
• Maximum refers to the maximum scan area that can be supported by your particular scanner model.
• Custom will appear if you type in your own specifications and change any of the edit boxes.
• The Top, Left, Width and Height edit boxes allow you to specify the dimensions of the preview area. Top and Left refer to the starting points of the preview area on the x and y coordinates. Width is the expanse of the preview area, and Height is the depth of the preview area.
• The unit of measurement, indicated on the right side of the Left box, reflects the unit selected in the Settings window.
To set the preview area:
1 Choose the Preview Area size. If you enter any of the edit boxes
marked Top, Left, Width, or Height, the Preview Area size automatically changes to Custom.
2 Click OK to accept the settings; click Cancel to abandon. 3 To make the new preview dimensions take effect, do a new
preview by clicking on the Preview button. In a few moments, the
new preview area will appear.
Size of preview area if preview setup is 6" x 9"
Size of preview area if preview setup is 8. 5" x 11"
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Smoked Glass Background
This command helps you distinguish the scan frame from the rest of the preview image for greater visibility of the scan frame.
With this feature turned on, the part of the image within a scan frame will stand out, while any material not in a scan frame is relegated to the smoked glass background. If you have multiple scan frames, all the scan frames will be visible, and the current scan frame will be denoted by the marquee (marching ants).
To use this feature: Choose the Smoked Glass Background command in the Preferences menu. A check
appears next to the command when it is enabled. It is helpful to enable this feature, especially when you are editing a scan frame or applying image-enhancement controls. See the next section for more details.
Holding down the Shift key while dragging the mouse allows you to make multiple scan frames.
Current scan frame (pulsing lines or "marching ants" marquee)
Part of image not in any scan frame and also hidden by smoked glass background
Keep Preview Image
This command allows you to retain the last preview image you used, and the preview image is kept in the preview window after you exit ScanWizard.The next time you start up ScanWizard, this last preview image is again displayed in the preview window.
To use this feature: Choose the Keep Preview Image command in the Preferences menu. A check
mark appears next to the command when it is enabled.
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How Smoked Glass works with image enhancement
When the Smoked Glass feature is enabled, it becomes linked with the functions of the scan frame and signficantly impacts the way image-enhancement controls and other settings (such as resolution) are applied. Details follow.
• If you have turned on smoked glass, defined a scan frame, and set image-enhance­ment and other controls (such as changing brightness, applying a filter, or changing resolution), the enhancements are applied to the scan frame alone.
This means that the part within the scan frame may change in appearance (as it now has different settings), but because smoked glass is on, the rest of the image hidden behind the smoked glass remains unaffected.
• If you have turned off smoked glass, defined a scan frame, and set image-enhance­ment and other controls, the enhancements are applied to the entire image, not just the scan frame alone.
With Smoked Glass
on, controls are
applied to the part of
the image within the
scan frame. Notice
how right half of image
remains behind
smoked glass.
With Smoked
Glass off, controls
are applied to the
entire image.
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More
This command allows you to specify a working directory where you can save all temporary and data files, including files for job templates.
To use this feature:
1 Choose the More command in the Preferences menu. The dialog box below
appears.
2 Click and hold down the Working Directory box, and from the pop-up
menu that appears, choose your working directory.
3 If you choose Other Directory from the menu, a standard dialog box will
appear where you can specify the working directory of your choice. Whatever directory you specify is automatically added to the pop-up menu
above for you to choose from in the future. If the directory you specify is not found or does not exist, a warning message appears, and the current directory of the ScanWizard is used instead.
4 When you have completed your choices, click OK to close the More
Preferences dialog box. For the changes to take effect, exit ScanWizard,
then relaunch the program.
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The Help Menu
The Help menu lets you access online help for ScanWizard.The Help menu uses standard Windows conventions for obtaining online help. If you are not familiar with this procedure, refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide.
About
This command shows you the "splash" screen for ScanWizard and the version number of the program.
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