Contex Chroma 3040, Operator'S Manual

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2-2 System Overview
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The CHROMA scans media of up to 0.6 inch (15mm) thick and
thus supports originals mounted on cardboard, foamboard,
gatorboard etc.
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All digital cameras provide superior point-of-origin color capture for
low noise and extended dynamic range.
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Color is captured at 36 bits for maximum color precision, passing
the best 24 bits of color data to the computer to enhance color
fidelity and capture of even subtle color changes.
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Variable resolution in one dpi increments - assures superior color
results with color peripherals and varying RIP color dither cell size.
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Individual tone adjustment for each color channel (RGB) by way of
three color tone tables (gamma) that can be loaded into the
scanner. Independent user definable white and black point
correction.
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Color and Monochrome 2D-sharpening and softening filters
provides enhancement of fine details and reduction in moire effects
when scanning halftone originals.
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Color calibration to international standards with the ANSI-IT-8 color
reference card delivered with the scanner, thus improving long term
stability of scanner color balance, linearity and chromaticity.
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The color scanners fully support Color Management Systems
(CMS) by the international standard ICC profile (International Color
Consortium: Kodak, Agfa, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, etc.)
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Color feature extraction by built-in real-time hardware, without
additional scanning time overhead. Extracts features from drawings
and maps, enhances clarity and quality of duplicated, faded or
printed (color dithered) documents and improves details in complex
maps or drawings. The CHROMA Color Scanners are designed to
work with many types of scanning applications including
Reproduction (Large Format Color Copying), CAD (Computer
Aided Design), Mapping/GIS (Geographic Information Systems),
DTP (Desk Top Publishing) and Archival.