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Use the Preview Window in EPSON Scan

Preview images
Using marquees

Preview images

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

Clicking Preview starts prescanning and previews the image. Depending on the scanning 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:

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

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 the Zoom button.

Note:

You can select a specific output image size as the Target Size. 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 details, see EPSON Scan help.

Thumbnail preview

The Thumbnail Preview method allows you to preview multiple images in a thumbnail layout. EPSON Scan automatically locates the target images 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 an 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 choose the appropriate settings. The selected image has a blue frame around it.

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

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

Note:

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

When you click All in the Preview window, the Full Size tab is dimmed.

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

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Using marquees

A marquee is a frame that you draw around a portion of a previewed image to select it as the scan area..

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

Thumbnail Preview:
You can create only one marquee for one thumbnail image.

Note for Perfection 2580 Photo users:

If you are using the Auto Film Loader, you can create a marquee up to 35 mm in size.

Note for the Multi Photo Feeder users:

If you scan documents using the Multi Photo Feeder, you can create only one marquee.

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, and 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 and 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 the hand pointer while pressing the Shift key, the marquee becomes restricted to only 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 the arrow pointer while pressing the Shift key, the marquee is resized proportionally.

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

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