DECimage Scan Software for VMS

This guide introduces the DECimage Scan Software for VMS, an application designed for acquiring, manipulating, storing, and transmitting digitized image files within a DECwindows environment. It details how to use a Digital MD300 scanner (local or remote) to scan single or multiple pages, offering functionalities to adjust image resolution, brightness, contrast, and grain. Users can choose between line art and halftone scanning modes, define specific scan frames and windows, and utilize image enhancement options during the scanning process. The software provides tools to modify scanned images through cropping, washing regions to white or black, reversing, rotating, cutting, copying, and pasting. Furthermore, the guide explains how to save images to files, including automatic naming for multi-page documents and data compression in Digital Document Interchange Format (DDIF), as well as transmitting them via mail. It also includes comprehensive instructions on navigating the DECwindows interface and using the software's online help system.