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The 'Color Detection Settings' property determines whether an image is classified as color, grayscale, or binary. Adjust these settings to control the sensitivity of color detection, which is especially important for documents with faint highlights, colored stamps, or subtle marks.

• If color is detected using these settings, the image will be output as 24-bit color.
• Use the available thresholds and detection options to tune how easily color is detected.
• For advanced configuration, refer to the Color Detection documentation.

Example:
To ignore faint pastel backgrounds but retain colored highlights, increase the 'Ambient Color Threshold' and adjust the 'Clustering Threshold' to match your document set.

Changing these settings can significantly impact file size and the preservation of important color features.

The 'Threshold Settings' property is used when the image is determined to be non-color and not sufficiently grayscale. It controls the method and parameters used to convert the image to black and white.

• Adjust the thresholding method and parameters to improve the quality of binary output.
• Useful for optimizing OCR accuracy or reducing file size for text-heavy documents.
• For a list of available options and detailed configuration, see the Threshold documentation.

Example:
For documents with uneven lighting, use the 'Adaptive' thresholding method to achieve better results.

Tuning these settings can help preserve fine details or improve the clarity of text in binary images.

The 'Grayscale Tolerance' property determines how much grayscale content must be present for an image to be output as 8-bit grayscale rather than binary.

• Range: 0 (least sensitive) to 1 (most sensitive).
• If the percentage of grayscale pixels exceeds this value, the image is output as grayscale.
• Lower values favor binary output; higher values preserve subtle shading and pencil marks.

Example:
Set to 0.05 to only output grayscale when there is significant shading, or to 0.5 to preserve more subtle grayscale content.

Adjust this value to balance file size and image fidelity for your documents. Use diagnostics to review the effect of different settings.

The 'Binary Cutoff' property sets the minimum DPI required for an image to be converted to binary. Images below this resolution will not be converted to black and white, regardless of content.

• Prevents loss of detail or legibility in low-resolution images.
• Typical values are between 100 and 200 DPI.

Example:
Set to 150 to ensure that only images scanned at 150 DPI or higher are converted to binary.

Use this property to avoid degrading the quality of low-resolution images, which can be especially important for legacy scans or faxed documents.

The 'Command Type Name' property shows the user-friendly name of the IP Command as it appears in the Grooper UI. This helps users identify which command is being configured or executed, especially when working with IP Profiles containing multiple commands.

This property is read-only and is automatically set based on the command's type.

The 'Supported Pixel Formats' property lists the image pixel formats that the IP Command can process. If an image does not match one of these formats, the command will be skipped for that image.

• By default, all pixel formats are supported unless a derived command restricts this list.
• Example formats include Pixel8bppGrayscale, Pixel24bppBgr, and Pixel1bppIndexed.

Use this property to verify compatibility when building IP Profiles or troubleshooting why a command did not execute.