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--- preparation:adf-scanning [2020/09/06 20:22] – hubz
+++ preparation:adf-scanning [2020/09/12 17:40] – jonasrosland
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 ====== ADF Scanning ======
-First off, the methods and software I use are all Windows based, unfortunately I am not experienced enough with Linux or Mac to have built a similar method with them but if someone wants to write one up I will gladly add it to the guide. This guide is currently only tailored for the Fujitsu fi-7460 and 7160 models. But if we find other models that do a good job we'll add methods to use them here as well.
+>The methods and software we present here are all Windows based, if someone would like to write up similar setups for Mac or Linux please do so!
+>This guide is currently only tailored for the Fujitsu fi-7160 and fi-7460 models. As we find other models that do a good job we'll add methods to use them here as well.
 ===== Which Fujitsu Software to use? =====
-If you go ahead and purchase a 7160 or 7460 you’ll notice these come with a slew of software from Fujitsu… so which do we want to use? Well it depends. I personally have found that surprisingly the consumer grade Scansnap Manager Software produced better results than the professional ScandAllPro software did. It’s also MUCH simpler to configure. There is one benefit to ScandAllPro though and it’s that it will accept documents that have a length longer than A3 where as Scansnap Manager just gives up at that point and cuts it off. That is rarely encountered however in my experience so I recommend using Scansnap Manager outside of that. However I’ll show you how I’ve configured both.
+If have a fi-7160 or fi-7460 you’ll notice these come with a slew of software from Fujitsu, so which do we want to use? We have found that the consumer grade "Scansnap Manager Software" produced better results than the professional "ScandAllPro" software did. It’s also MUCH simpler to configure. There is one benefit to ScandAllPro though and it’s that it will accept documents that have a length longer than A3, whereas "Scansnap Manager" just gives up at that point and cuts it off. Scanning documents longer than A3 is a rare occurrence however, so we recommend using "Scansnap Manager" for everything else.
-**__Scansnap Manager Configuration -__**
+==== Scansnap Manager Configuration ====
-Upon launch Scansnap Manager will usually start in your taskbar (If you’re in Windows) and not actually pull anything up. So you’ll need to go there and right click the green scansnap icon and choose scan button settings. Each of the tabs have configuration options.
+Upon launch "Scansnap Manager" will usually start in your taskbar and not actually show an application window. So you’ll need to go there and double-click the green ScanSnap icon. Each of the tabs have configuration options.
-Application Tab – I just set this to Scan to Folder and that’s it.
+**Use Quick Menu** - Uncheck to disable.
-Save – Choose the folder you want your scans to go in and change the file naming format if you wish.
+**Application Tab** – Set this to Scan to Folder.
-Scanning – Here are my settings I recommend unless it’s grayscale or non duplex than naturally change it in those cases temporarily.
+**Save** – Choose the folder you want your scans to go in and change the file naming format if you wish.
+**Scanning** – Here are the recommended settings for a color document that's duplex (printed on both sides). If the document is grayscale or non duplex, then change it in those cases temporarily.
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-File Option - Set this to save your files as JPEG.
+**File Option** - Set this to save your files as JPEG.
+**Paper Size** - This one is a bit tricky. For most uses Automatic will work okay but we’ve noticed with manual pages it sometimes gets too aggressive and will cut things off. So we recommend to scan the manual in twice, first with Automatic as it straightens and crops the manual pages, which saves a lot of work. Then rescan the manual with custom set page sizes that are larger than the document being scanned, so it captures all of it without cropping. Keep those larger scans as your RAW untouched images, which can be compressed together into a ZIP file and included with your uploads. We really recommend going the extra mile and doing this so RAW scans exist for people to use that won't be cut off or can be edited later for various uses. As mentioned above you can create Custom Sizes to cut down on the extra space it will scan in to make your file sizes smaller, for example for NES/Famicom Manuals a great custom size is 6x6 inches which usually captures those completely as well as a small border. Experiment and create your own (please share custom sizes that work for you!), and again this is usually only necessary with smaller manuals. For some reason full size pages are rarely aggressively cropped with the Automatic setting, but it’s a good idea to always keep an eye out for this.
-Paper Size – This one is a bit tricky… for most uses Automatic will work okay but I’ve noticed with manual pages it sometimes gets too aggressive and will cut things off. So what I’ll do is scan the manual in twice, once with automatic as it straightens and crops the manual pages, which saves a lot of work. I’ll then rescan another time with custom set page sizes that are larger than what I’m scanning so it captures all of it without cropping. I’ll keep those larger scans as my RAW untouched images which I usually ZIP and include with my uploads. For books and magazines I don’t really run into this issue but for smaller pages I do for whatever reason. As I mentioned above you can create Custom Sizes to cut down on the extra space it will scan in to make your file sizes smaller, for example for NES/Famicom Manuals I have one set that is set to 6x6 inches which usually captures those completely as well as a border. Experiment and create your own is what I recommend, and again this is really only necessary with smaller manuals in my experience, for some reason full size pages are rarely aggressively cropped with automatic but it’s not a bad idea to always keep an eye out for this. Oh and lastly for Multifeed Detection I just leave it set for Check Overlapping [UltraSonic].
+**Multifeed Detection** - Set it to Check Overlapping [UltraSonic].
-Compression – Set this to 1, that gives you the largest file sizes but the lowest JPEG compression and will make our scans look best
+**Compression** – Set this to 1, that gives you the largest file sizes and the lowest JPEG compression, making our scans look as good as possible.
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-Once you set all of these then put your pages in your ADF with your cover page facing you and the guides locked in. Then hit your scan button and it should start feeding your scans through. Notice if you do over 100 pages it will error out and ask if you want to delete your scans. Just tell it no there and it will keep everything fine. Under 100 it will just ask you to confirm everything, if it misfeeds it should notify you and I honestly just recommend killing your current batch and redoing it, or figure out which pages it’s missing and start from there. As long as you don’t need to adjust your configuration you can just simply hit the scan button from here on out and it will do it without adjustments.
+Once you set all of these then put your pages in your ADF with your cover page facing you and the guides locked in. Then hit your scan button and it should start feeding your scans through. Notice if you do over 100 pages it will error out and ask if you want to delete your scans. Just tell it No, and it will keep everything. Under 100 it will just ask you to confirm everything, if it misfeeds it should notify you and we honestly just recommend redoing your current batch, or figure out which pages are missing and start from there. As long as you don’t need to adjust your configuration you can simply hit the Scan button from here on out and it will do it without adjustments.
-===== ScandAll Pro Settings =====
+==== ScandAll Pro Settings ====
-\\ Again I do NOT recommend ScandAllPro for scanning with your Fujitsu scanners due to the fact that it produces worse quality and more JPEG artifacts than ScanSnap Manager. It’s only useful when you are scanning very long documents as it will not cut them off.
+>Again we do NOT recommend ScandAllPro for scanning with your Fujitsu scanners due to the fact that it produces worse quality and more JPEG artifacts than ScanSnap Manager. It’s only useful when you are scanning very long documents as it will not cut them off.
 To configure it you’ll need to go to the “Scan Options” along the toolbar and click it.
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-If you close out of that window then you’ll choose another option on your toolbar-
+Close out of that window, then you’ll choose another option on your toolbar:
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-That will bring up this window which you’ll click the circled area on –
+That will bring up this window which you’ll click the circled area:
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-Mimic the settings in these screenshots on each tab –
+Mimic the settings in these screenshots on each tab:
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