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Use the Preview Window in EPSON Scan

Normal Preview
Thumbnail Preview
Using Marquees

Before you scan an image, you can use the Preview window to see the effects of most EPSON Scan settings, and to make additional image adjustments.

Clicking Preview starts prescanning and previews the image. Depending on your mode and the Document Type settings, a small arrow appears to the right of the Preview button allowing you to select a preview method. Click the arrow and select Thumbnail or Normal to change the preview method.

Note:

The Preview window is not available in the Full Auto Mode.

If the Auto preview check box is selected in the Home Mode main window, the preview scanning automatically starts when you access the Home Mode.

If there is no arrow to the right of Preview, EPSON Scan automatically uses the Normal Preview method when previewing an image.

Normal Preview

The Normal Preview method allows you to see the entire preview image and the effects of settings you made, and to make additional image adjustments. You can also use marquees to scan selected portions of an image. For details on marquees, see Using Marquees.

Click the Zoom Preview button to zoom in on a selected area of the image. Use a marquee to select the part of the image you want to zoom and then click this button. An enlargement of the selection appears in the Zoom menu, allowing you to see the effects of your settings in more detail.

Note:

When the output size of the scanned image is already decided, select an appropriate setting from the Target Size list. A marquee proportional to the measurements of the Target Size setting appears in the Preview window. You can move this marquee to the area of the image you want to scan. For more details, see the online help.

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Thumbnail Preview

The Thumbnail Preview method allows you to preview multiple images in a thumbnail layout. EPSON Scan automatically locates the target image and applies the Auto Exposure feature to each image. You can modify each thumbnail image and make additional image adjustments. You can also use marquees to scan selected portions of an image. For details on marquees, see Using Marquees.

To scan image that appears as a thumbnail, select the check box under the image you want to scan and click Scan.

To modify a thumbnail image, click the image to select it and then choose the appropriate settings. The selected image has a blue frame around it.

To make the same modifications to all of the thumbnail images at once, click All.

To enlarge a thumbnail image, select a desired thumbnail image and click the Full Size tab. An enlargement of the selected image appears in the Full Size menu, allowing you to see the effects of your settings in more detail.

Note:

When you double-click a thumbnail image, the image is zoomed in and the enlarged image is displayed in the Full Size menu.

When you click All on the Preview window, the Full Size tab is grayed out.

If your scanner is unable to detect the images, or if your images are trimmed or grouped in an undesirable way when displayed as thumbnails, see You cannot scan the film from the Full Auto Mode or the Thumbnail Preview.

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Using Marquees

A marquee is a frame which you draw around a portion of a previewed image to select it.

Normal Preview:
You can make marquees up to 50 and use marquees to select an area you want to enlarge using the Zoom Preview button.

Thumbnail preview:
You can make only one marquee in one thumbnail image.

To create a marquee, move the pointer over the image in the Preview window. The pointer becomes a set of cross-hairs. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cross-hairs over an area of the image, then release the mouse button to create the marquee.

The frame around the marquee appears as a moving dotted line, indicating that it is active, which means that it can be resized.

The point where you first clicked is anchored, but the rest of the frame is sizable and movable.

When the mouse pointer is placed within the marquee (the frame of the selected image area), it changes to a hand. You can click and drag the marquee anywhere in the Preview window. If you drag a hand while pressing the Shift key, the marquee will be limited to vertical or horizontal movement.

When the mouse pointer is placed on the edge of the marquee, it changes to an arrow allowing you to re-size the marquee. If you drag an arrow while pressing the Shift key, the marquee will be resized proportionally.

To remove or delete a marquee, click the marquee and then click the Delete Marquee button.

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