Cropping Frame in Preview Area

You can create scan areas (cropping areas) on the images shown in the preview area. When you click the [Scan] button, only the areas selected as the cropping area will be scanned and passed to the application program.

You can create two or more multiple cropping areas. When you click the [Scan] button, you can scan all of the cropping areas you created at once. (The scanner makes a number of passes corresponding to the number of cropping areas created.)

Cropping frames are created differently according to the document type selected in [Select Source].

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The maximum numbers of cropping frames you can create vary depending on the [Select Source] setting:

-	Platen: 10
-	Film (Thumbnail display on): 6 (1 per frame)
-	Film (Thumbnail display off): 30

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You cannot create additional cropping frames when you have chosen the multi-crop function with the [Multi-Crop] button with ScanGear in the Advanced Mode.

Cropping Frame Types

Focus Cropping Frame	Simple Mode and Advanced Mode settings are applied to this frame.
Selected Cropping Frames	The same settings applied to the focus cropping frame are applied to these frames. Press [Ctrl] ([Command] in Macintosh) and click the frames to select multiple frames.
Unselected Cropping Frames	The settings are not applied.

Paper/Photo Selected in [Select Source]


	Focus Cropping Frame (Thick and Rotating)

	Selected Cropping Frame (Thick and Stationary)

	Unselected Cropping Frame (Thin and Stationary)

Film Selected in [Select Source] (Thumbnail Display Off)


	Focus Cropping Frame (Thick and Rotating)
	Selected Cropping Frame (Thick and Stationary)
	Unselected Cropping Frame (Thin and Stationary)

Film Selected in [Select Source] (Thumbnail Display On)

You can only create one cropping frame per film frame. Settings are applied to the selected film frame.

Paper/Photo Selected in [Select Source]

Initial Status of the Cropping Frame

A focus cropping frame corresponding to the item's original size will be automatically displayed around the periphery of the image scanned for preview.

Changing the Scan Area

The mouse cursor will change into the

shape when it is positioned over the cropping frame. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in the direction of the arrow in this state, the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly.

The mouse cursor will change into the

shape when you position it inside the cropping frame. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in this state, the entire focus cropping frame will move.


	•	The auto crop function, by which the image is cropped to the selected paper size, is set by default to be on when ScanGear is first installed. For details: [Preview] Sheet

Creating Multiple Cropping Frames

You can create another cropping frame when there is already one in the preview area.

The last cropping frame to be created becomes the focus cropping frame and the previous one becomes unselected.


	•	It takes longer to scan multiple cropping frames.

Film Selected in [Select Source] (Thumbnail Display On)

Cropping Frame Types When Thumbnail Display is On

Focus Frame	Simple Mode and Advanced Mode settings are applied to this frame.
Selected Frame	The same settings applied to the focus frame are applied. In Advanced Mode, clicking on one frame unselects the other frames. Press [Ctrl] ([Command] in Macintosh) and click the frames to select multiple frames. Click [Select All Frames] to select all frames at once.
Unselected Frame	The settings are not applied. In Simple Mode, you cannot unselect the frame.

	Focus Frame (Thick Blue Line)
	Selected Frame (Thin Blue Line)
	Unselected Frame (No Blue Line)

Selecting the Frames to Scan

Click the checkbox for the frames you want to scan. Click the checkbox again to remove the checkmark. To check all the frames, click

[All Checks] in the toolbar. Click

[Remove All Checks] to remove all checkmarks.

Initial Status of the Cropping Frame and Thumbnails

Film frames scanned for preview are displayed in the tiled layout.

Changing the Scan Area

Click the thumbnail and drag the mouse cursor on the image to make a cropping frame appear. Encompass the area you wish to scan in the cropping frame. You can create one cropping frame per film frame.

To change a previously created cropping frame, position the mouse cursor over the frame. The mouse cursor will change into the

shape. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in the direction of the arrow in this state, the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly.

The mouse cursor will change into the

shape when you position it inside the cropping frame. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in this state, the entire cropping frame will move.

Enlarged View

You can enlarge a thumbnail in the preview area. To enlarge a thumbnail, double-click the area outside the frame, where the cursor changes to

In the enlarged view, click

to move onto the next or previous frame.

To return to the normal thumbnail display, double-click the area outside the enlarged frame.

Film Selected in [Select Source] (Thumbnail Display Off)

Initial Status of the Cropping Frame

A cropping frame corresponding to the detected film size will be automatically displayed.


When [Flexible] is selected	When [4" x 6" Landscape] is selected

Changing the Scan Area

To change a previously created cropping frame, position the mouse cursor over the frame. The mouse cursor will change into the

shape. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in the direction of the arrow in this state, the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly.

The mouse cursor will change into the

shape when you position it inside the cropping frame. If you click and drag the mouse cursor in this state, the entire cropping frame will move.

Deleting Cropping Frames

Platen or Film (Thumbnail Display Off) Selected in [Select Source]

To delete a cropping frame, select the frame and click

in the toolbar or click [Delete].

In Windows, you can also delete a cropping frame by right-clicking on the frame and click [Delete].

If multiple cropping frames are present, both the focus and selected cropping frames will be deleted.

Film (Thumbnail Display On) Selected in [Select Source]

To delete a cropping frame, click anywhere outside the frame within the image.

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