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Image Stitch Window

Click Stitch in the IJ Scan Utility main screen to display the Image Stitch window.

You can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than the platen and combine them back into one image. You can scan items up to approximately twice as large as the platen.

figure: Image Stitch window

Note

  • The displayed items vary depending on the select source and view.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

Select Output Size
B4 (B5 x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of a B4 size item separately.
A3 (A4 x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of an A3 size item separately.
11 x 17 (Letter x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of an item twice as large as Letter size separately.
Full Platen x 2
Scans the left and right halves of an item twice as large as the platen separately.
Scan Direction
Scan from Left
Displays the first scanned image on the left side.
Scan from Right
Displays the first scanned image on the right side.
Scan Image 1
Start Scanning Image 1

Scans the first item.

figure: Image Stitch window
Scan Image 2
Start Scanning Image 2

Scans the second item.

figure: Image Stitch window
Adjust cropping frames

You can adjust the scan area in preview.

If no area is specified, the image of the size selected in Select Output Size will be saved. If an area is specified, only the image in the cropping frame will be scanned and saved.

Save
Save
Saves the two scanned images as one image.
Cancel
Cancels Stitch scan.

(2) Toolbar

You can delete the scanned images or adjust the previewed images.

(Delete)
Deletes the scanned image.
(Enlarge/Reduce)

Allows you to enlarge or reduce the preview image.

Left-clicking the Preview area enlarges the displayed image.

Right-clicking the Preview area reduces the displayed image.

(Rotate Left)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
(Invert Vertically)
Rotates the preview image 180 degrees.
(Rotate Right)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise.
(Open Guide)
Opens this page.

(3) Thumbnail View Area

Displays the thumbnails of the scanned images. Appears blank if none has been scanned.

(4) Preview Area

Displays the scanned images. You can adjust the layout by dragging the scanned image or check the results of the settings made in "(1) Settings and Operation Buttons."

When no image has been scanned:

figure: Image Stitch window

After scanning the first item by clicking Start Scanning Image 1:

figure: Image Stitch window

The image is scanned in the direction specified in Scan Direction, and 2 appears next to it.

After scanning the second item by clicking Start Scanning Image 2:

figure: Image Stitch window

The two scanned images appear.