When purchasing a wide format scanner, you should consider both

1. The attributes of the scanner.
2. The software you will use with the scanner.

Why is the software so important?

The software is the hidden engine which makes a huge difference to the quality of your output. The kind of actions you are likely to require, and which are all provided by Colortrac software, include:

• Automatic and manual size selection: standard and non-standard media sizes
• Choose your resolution
• Initiate a batch run when you are performing lots of scans
• Choose your output file type
• Name your file
• Select a pre-set filter or manually clean-up your image
• Adjust your settings both before and after the scan – save time as there is no need to rescan your image to make changes.

Your software is a vital part of your wide-format scanner solution.

You are likely to spend longer using the software than the scanner itself.

Image after scanning on a Colortrac scanner and clean-up with Colortrac Software SmartWorks Pro

Original image

Key actions

1. Save scanned images as a specific file type
2. Clean-up your image

Save scanned images as a specific file type

Colortrac software supports a huge variety of file formats for your convenience. This includes:

• Multipage PDF and TIFF
• Single page PDF, PDF/A, JPEG, JPEG2000, PNG, TIFF, TIFF packed bits, TIFF G3, TIFF G4, TIFF LZW, PCX, BMP, AutoCAD DWF

Clean-up your image

Depending on your originals, they may require a lot of clean-up to make the scanned images really useful. In addition to many other changes, with Colortrac software you can easily:

• Remove stains or backgrounds which have become darker with age.
• Remove small marks

All Colortrac software includes Scan Once technology, saving you time by allowing edits after the scan.

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