Building a Scanner Profile
for Transparencies
To scan transparencies, you need to use a different
profile from the one you use for reflective copy
such as photographic prints. This section provides
step-by-step instructions for building a scanner
transparency profile.
First, you’ll scan the transparency target included
with MonacoEZcolor using SilverFast, then you’ll
load the scan into MonacoEZcolor and build the
profile.
Locate the 4x5 transparency IT8.7/1 target
included in the MonacoEZcolor package, and load
it in your scanner’s 4x5 film holder. The target
must be loaded face-down in the holder (“wrong-
reading” or mirror-image as viewed from above).
Handle the target carefully by its edges to avoid
getting fingerprints or smudges on the color
patches.
Then place the holder on the scanner glass, with
the large arrow on the holder pointing to the right
rear of the scanner glass. Then close the lid.
Scanning the Transparency Target
To build a transparency profile, you must use
special settings in SilverFast, similar to those used
in building the reflective profile. You must scan
the profiling target with all color management and
color correction features turned off, following the
instructions in this section.
1
Launch the standalone SilverFast
application. You’ll be prompted to import
the SilverFast (Epson) plug-in, as shown.
You can find the plug-in inside the
SilverFast application folder.
Note:
Your scanner must be connected to
your computer and turned on before you can
successfully import the scanner plug-in.
Before you scan the target, you need to
make sure that SilverFast is configured
correctly for the profile scan.
2
On the main SilverFast screen, click the
General tab, and make sure the Scan Mode
is set to Normal (File), Original is set to
Transparency, and Pos./Neg. is set to
Positive, as shown:
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