1. An image improvement system for determining the optimum settings for image reproduction by a scanner which is designed to read, based on current settings, an image from an original document and generate a digital image data file representing said document, said system comprising: an image data processor which generates data from which a full page video histogram and a pixel tag histogram may be generated based on said digital image data file; an image analyzer processor which generates said full page video histogram and said pixel tag histogram and collects statistics based on said full page video histogram and said pixel tag histogram, analyzes said statistics, and generates recommended settings for image mode and image parameter settings, based on said statistics, for improving said image reproduction of said scanner; a scanning assist processor for comparing said recommended settings with current settings and generating recommended adjustments; and a user interface for receiving said recommended adjustments and presenting said adjustments to a user.