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MicroScn

Scan a Targa image from a Microtek MSF-300Z or 600Z scanner


Syntax

MICROSCN [<switches>] <cFILENAME.TGA>


Switch

/aspect
Preserve aspect ratio.

/dither
Scan in two colors (black and white) with dither.

/600
Set maximum DPI to 600 (default is 300). Applies to 600Z only.

/port:<n>
Scan from port <n> (hex) (default is 300).

/verbose
Print input and output dimensions.

/s<n>
Scan in <n> grey shades (2, 16, or 256).

/color16
Scan in 32,768 colors (Targa 16).

/color24
Scan in 16,777,216 colors (Targa 24).

/b<n>
Set brightness to <n>. Valid values are -6 (dark) to 6 (light).

/k<n>
Set contrast to <n>. Valid values are -6 (dark) to 6 (light).

/aletter
Set scan range to 8.5 X 11.

/ainvoice
Set scan range to 8.5 X 5.5.

/t<n>
Set scanning time to <n>. Valid values are 1 (fastest) to 5 (slowest).

/w<x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
Set scan window in inches:
<x> is the x origin (x must be greater than or equal to 0)
<y> is the y origin (y must be greater than or equal to 0)
<w> is the width (x + w must be less than 8.5)
<h> is the height (y + h must be less than 14.0)

/o<x>,<y>,<w>,<h>
Set output window in pixels:
<x> is the x origin (x must be greater than or equal to 0)
<y> is the y origin (y must be greater than or equal to 0)
<w> is the width (w must be greater than 0)
<h> is the height (h must be greater than 0)

/compress
Compress output file.


Arguments

<cFILENAME.TGA>
The Targa image filename to save the scanned image to.


Remarks

This is a device driver for Microtek MSF-300Z color scanner. Requires 
proprietary Microtek interface card properly configured. Passing parameter 
string correctly will produce a high quality Targa 16 or Targa 24 output 
file.