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Reference: The Preview Window 15

The Preferences Menu

The Preferences menu lets you:

• Choose the correct scan material

• Set up color matching system

• Set up White/black point parameters

• Hide/show auxiliary cursor lines

• Set up Overview mode parameters

• Set up Prescan mode parameters

• Fine-tune monitor gamma values

• Invert images on the screen

• Further settings

Summary of Contents for ScanMaker 6400XL

Page 1: ...i Microtek ScanWizard Pro Reference Manual for Windows...

Page 2: ...unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials To obtain optimal resu...

Page 3: ...11 Overview Image 11 Prescan Image 12 Resize Window to Fit 13 Bring Settings Window to Front 14 Show Hide commands 14 Show Hide All Tag Windows 14 Show Hide White Black Markers 14 The Preferences Menu...

Page 4: ...ew 27 Prescan Setup 28 Fast Prescan 28 Keep All prescan images 28 Prescan Image Margin 28 Prescan Image Dimension 28 Background Prescan 28 Monitor Gamma Setup 29 Monitor Gamma 29 Invert 30 More comman...

Page 5: ...8 Preview image resolution 48 Zoom scale 48 Zoom out 48 Zoom in 48 White Dark points marker flasher 48 The Settings Window The Settings Window The Settings Window The Settings Window The Settings Wind...

Page 6: ...Points tool 66 The White Black Points dialog box Color Gray image 66 The Threshold dialog box Line art image 68 Sharpen 68 Gradation Curve tool LCH mode only 69 How to read the curve 69 The Gradation...

Page 7: ...on 105 The Save Load button 106 New name auto given if the name already exists 107 The Up Down Position Arrows 108 Scan to File 109 Entering Scan to File mode 109 How to perform Scan to File 110 Avail...

Page 8: ...lems of GCR C 9 Professional CMYK Profiles Package C 10 What You Get with Professional CMYK Profiles Package C 10 EUROPEANPRINTINGSTANDARDS C 10 U S CMYK SWOP PRINTING STANDARDS C 11 JAPANESEPRINTINGS...

Page 9: ...n is a listing of features found in the ScanWizard Pro for Windows scanning software The reference information is organized in four parts which shows the four major windows of the program Preview Sett...

Page 10: ...mation windows appear when you bring up ScanWizard Pro at the first time You may hide or show them from the View menu and click on the commands Show Scan Job Window and Show Info Window Scan Job windo...

Page 11: ...r but the very first time that ScanWizard Pro is started up the 4 windows will all appear The next time you start up ScanWizard Pro the main screen will look exactly like the last time you exited the...

Page 12: ...software The Action buttons include Overview Prescan and Batch Scan 4 The Scan Material Status icon Scan Material Status icon Scan Material Status icon Scan Material Status icon Scan Material Status...

Page 13: ...Reference The Preview window 5 The Menu Bar...

Page 14: ...all the scanners with their respective SCSI IDs The shown scanners are either your locally connected scanners or the network scanners the current scanner is indicated by a check Only one scanner can...

Page 15: ...mputer is enabled to access remote scanners scanner servers on the network If unchecked remote access is disabled Auto search scanner servers If checked clicking the Test Connection button displays th...

Page 16: ...e Identification Identification Identification Identification Identification tab on the server station The computer name is shown For Windows 2000 NT users Right click the My Computer My Computer My C...

Page 17: ...pears showing the scanner model SCSI ID number and firmware version Scanner Probe This command detects both the local and remote scanners on the network When scanners are detected the window below app...

Page 18: ...on you can set the time for scanning lamp time out By default if the scanner is idled for 15 minutes the scanning lamp turns off The power saving feature extends the service life of the scanning lamp...

Page 19: ...instance if your image is 8 x 5 but the dimensions in the Overview Setup are 4 x 3 your overview will be 4 x 3 The maximum size of the Overview varies depending on your scanner model For example if th...

Page 20: ...he Prescan button Each prescan image belongs to the respective scan job In the above screen the Untitled 1 Prescan Image is resulted ever since you clicked the Prescan button for a scan job named Unti...

Page 21: ...ances the Preview window may also exceed the Overview area if you manually enlarged the Preview window by dragging on the resize box To utilize window space more efficiently use this command to resize...

Page 22: ...d from the View menu for viewing a window When the window appears you can hide it by choosing the particular Hide command for it Show Hide All Tag Windows When you click any location on the preview im...

Page 23: ...ts you Choose the correct scan material Set up color matching system Set up White black point parameters Hide show auxiliary cursor lines Set up Overview mode parameters Set up Prescan mode parameters...

Page 24: ...anners such as ScanMaker 5 and ScanMaker 2000 include a built in TMA If you are scanning negatives or positives make sure you specify the correct scan material or you will get inaccurate scanning resu...

Page 25: ...lmstrip this icon will appear in the form of a positive When you click on the icon and hold down the mouse you ll see the Positive Film option checked If you re scanning a negative transparency or fil...

Page 26: ...your existing settings from this command The default profile for color monitor is Generic P22 1 8 Gamma Monitor and printer will set to Display Display using monitor compensation This option controls...

Page 27: ...d ICC destination profile in scan image If checked the ICC information is saved into the image file This option is useful especially for image application software such as Photoshop RGB Destination Th...

Page 28: ...ation Add Profiles This command allows you add additional ICC profiles normally came with your device e g display monitor or printer Select the profiles you need then click on the Open button to load...

Page 29: ...Clicking on the Preview button immediately updates the Preview window image when a new color profile is selected This will reflect colors consistent with the newly selected profile Refresh Clicking o...

Page 30: ...int clipping For the lightness channel you can assign black or white level for clipping To the White Point colors under the percentage you assigned are mapped to white similar situation can be applied...

Page 31: ...ighlight shadow markers to either the entire preview selecting the Overview or Preview image option or only within the scan frame selecting the Current Scan Frame In the White Black Points Setup windo...

Page 32: ...mand in the Preferences menu From the submenu that appears select how the cursor lines will appear On both x horizontal and y vertical axes On x axis only On y axis only None no cursor lines Note If y...

Page 33: ...you draw the scan frame cursor lines will appear to help you draw the scan frame precisely When you release the mouse your scan frame will be aligned with the cursor lines Click on the Frame tool then...

Page 34: ...and the overview area for executing the Overview command Overview Area Choose Maximum Size other fixed dimensions or choose Custom Size then enter the required dimensions You may also set the Overvie...

Page 35: ...the preview window If unchecked auto preview is disabled you should click the Overview button to execute prescan Keep Overview image If unchecked the preview image will be cleared when you exit from...

Page 36: ...hen you exit from ScanWizard Pro and re launch ScanWizard pro If checked the preview images stay on the screen unless subsequent overview or prescan is performed Prescan Image Margin This option allow...

Page 37: ...ntensity of the monitor making them consistent between preview image and the final scanned image Monitor Gamma Check this box to enable monitor gamma value setting When the monitor gamma option is che...

Page 38: ...is inverted the brightness value of each pixel is converted to the inverse value on the 256 step color values scale For example a pixel in a positive image with a value of 255 is changed to 0 and a pi...

Page 39: ...m the rest of the preview image for greater visibility of the current scan frame With the Smoked Glass feature turned on the part of the image within the current scan frame will stand out while the re...

Page 40: ...elections are available as scan modes Speed Higher scanning speed results in lower image quality Quality With this option the scan head remains stationary while the CCD is being exposed to light sourc...

Page 41: ...sampling and speed and the higher the number of sampling lines the slower the scanning time Interpolation Mode This command is used when the output resolution of the scanned image does not match the r...

Page 42: ...standard Windows conventions for obtaining on line help If you are not familiar with this procedure refer to your Microsoft Windows user s guide About This command gives you information on the ScanWiz...

Page 43: ...Reference The Preview Window 35 Magnify Glass Frame Pane Dropper The Tool Buttons...

Page 44: ...hing ants or dotted boarders The current scan frame can be more easily distinguished if you turn on the Smoked Glass Background command in the Preferences menu Another scan frames which can be disting...

Page 45: ...w Function Keys Result Move Resize click move Move scan frame click drag Resize scan frame Ctrl click drag Toggle between Keep Square and resize Change Job click move Change to the current job click d...

Page 46: ...e multiple scan frames which would add scan jobs hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse For more information on scan jobs refer to the Scan Job section of the Reference 3 To resize the scan frame...

Page 47: ...h click of the Magnify Glass tool magnifies or reduces by a factor of 2 Thus the magnification levels increase from 100 to 200 to 400 and to the maximum 800 To enlarge the view 1 Click on the Magnify...

Page 48: ...completely within the frame of the preview window for instance if your preview image is 7 inches wide and you resized the width of your overview preview window to only 3 inches To use the Pane tool 1...

Page 49: ...you can apply black and white points to several jobs With the Dropper tool you can determine the color values for any pixel in an image When you click on the Dropper tool and pass over a pixel the val...

Page 50: ...e shadow and white for the highlight diamonds are used to apply the shadow and highlight points indicated on the Tag windows to the image To set the shadow point on the image to its Tag Windows value...

Page 51: ...nts 1 Choose it from the Tag window and 2 choose it directly from the Dropper holding down the Ctrl key to select Black point and the Alt key to select White point To restore original settings Select...

Page 52: ...ue of a 3 pixel by 3 pixel area To display color information for a pixel or an averaged area 1 Click on the Dropper tool 2 As you pass over a point in the image see the Information Window the RGB CMYK...

Page 53: ...mage in your scanner and delivers it to your image editing software The scanned image is based on the specifications you have chosen in the Settings window and on controls you may have applied to the...

Page 54: ...the Preview window Depending on your chosen unit of measurement the rulers can mark off measurement in these units inch centimeter millimeter point and pixel The pixel option is dimmed if the selected...

Page 55: ...del The size can be changed however through the Overview Setup command in the Preferences menu You can increase the size of the preview area to see more detail in your image or you can reduce the prev...

Page 56: ...image ranging from 100 200 400 to 800 Zoom out Each time you click on this zoom out icon the preview image is reduced one zoom scale level minimum 100 Zoom in Zoom in Zoom in Zoom in Zoom in Each time...

Page 57: ...ocessed Unit selection Lets you choose the unit of measurement for resolution in either ppi pixel per inch or lpi lines per inch Advanced Image Correction tools Improve image quality by enhancing imag...

Page 58: ...oose 256 grayscale for the scan mode the photo is scanned and processed as grayscale To use the Type menu from the Type menu select your scan mode Choose the correct image type as the wrong choice wil...

Page 59: ...y default the Adaptive is selected this option creates color palette table from commonly used areas of the color spectrum that appears in the image Since colors in most images are concentrated in part...

Page 60: ...ss Enter If the value you enter is too low or too high the minimum or maximum resolution value is entered for you instead According to the image type you select default resolution is displayed When yo...

Page 61: ...133 lpi halftone printing Choose lpi 2x to produce resolution that is two times the screen frequency Normally used on the screen equal to or less than 133 lpi halftone printing Choose lpi Custom to p...

Page 62: ...oxes may or may not be edited depending on whether the Fixed Output Sized is checked or not Below are the details Scan Frame Use the Scan Frame dimensions to specify your scan frame or drag on the sca...

Page 63: ...o exact equivalent for scaling the scaling may be affected and adjusts itself to the nearest allowed value For instance if your resolution is 100 your scaling becomes 99 instead of a full 100 because...

Page 64: ...hen your Scan Frame width will show 3 00 and your Scan Frame height will show 4 00 The Scan Frame width Scan Frame height output width and output height are affected by your scaling and whether you ha...

Page 65: ...pported by such tools RGB CMYK Lab Gray Line art B W Remark Diffusion Dynamic Range 9 9 9 9 White Black Points 9 9 9 9 9 Gradation 9 9 9 9 LCH mode only Color Cast 9 9 9 LCH mode only Saturation 9 9 9...

Page 66: ...ols to see which one provides the optimal results Using the Advanced Image Correction dialog box When you click on any of the image correction tools or select Custom in the Settings window the Advance...

Page 67: ...f the thumbnail is about the same as the image shown in the Preview window If unchecked the image size appears fit into the shown dialog box Hide Thumbnails If checked the before and after thumbnails...

Page 68: ...ges will take effect and you exit the AIC dialog box The Default button If Reset is selected the settings are restored to their default values if Cancel is selected the operation has no effect The Rev...

Page 69: ...here you can specify which settings are to be reset then click Reset or Cancel If Reset is selected the settings are restored to their default values if Cancel is selected the operation has no effect...

Page 70: ...o for Windows To remove user defined AIC settings From Settings window choose the AIC function then select the Remove Settings item A Settings dialog box appears Select the Settings you want to remove...

Page 71: ...0D Without optimized remapping from scanner s dynamic range to the dynamic range of the original tonal range of the image will not be fully captured resulting poor contrast Automatic dynamic range se...

Page 72: ...n when the Auto button is clicked Click to auto matically or manually balance all RGB channels Click to auto matically apply the full range setting Custom is checked will display to indicate manual se...

Page 73: ...dropper and use it to assign the Dmax highlight setting Release Alt key to revert back to Black Eyedropper tool Enable this check box to show simulated effect of the adjustment on the prescan image Yo...

Page 74: ...areas of the image Click to apply the automatic Scan Wizard Pro algorithm or custom clipping setup values of the prescan Enter custom Lightness Chroma Hue values for Shadow Black area here C H values...

Page 75: ...to assign the White Highlight Point setting Release Alt key to revert back to Black Eyedropper tool Enable this check box to show simulated effect of the adjustment on the prescan image You can also u...

Page 76: ...te Black Point tool becomes a Threshold correction tool The threshold values are in the range of 0 through 255 Sharpen This option lets you further enhance line art image quality if your original line...

Page 77: ...take some time to master its intricacies The Gradation Curve tool applies to grayscale and color images and is not available for use with line art or halftone scan modes How to read the curve The cur...

Page 78: ...or down the relationship between input value and output value changes accordingly In areas where the curve is moved down pixels in that portion of the image are darkened In areas where the curve is m...

Page 79: ...e with Tone Curve Tool in this chapter Click to save current custom curve parameters to Gradation preset settings Click to revert to the custom setting defined right after current start up Click to re...

Page 80: ...ed by Gradation adjustment This section higher chroma and outside the set Saturation Range 51 to 100 will NOT be affected by Gradation adjustment Current Gradation method used is Gamma Dragging the Ga...

Page 81: ...Eyedropper tool default The White Eyedropper tool appears when you move cursor toward the prescan while the Saturation Range check box is enabled Use this tool to manually define your high chroma rang...

Page 82: ...nd observe corres ponding L value in the edit box You can also enter L value directly in the box Select desired color to add or remove by dragging the Chroma Hue Handle toward desired color cast and o...

Page 83: ...to add or remove It is more convenient to use the neutral Eyedropper tool in removing or adding color cast Simply move the cursor toward the prescan image while the Color Color Color Color Color Cast...

Page 84: ...eters in Saturation preset settings Click to revert to the custom setting defined right after recent start up Click to revert to the default Scan Wizard Pro default setting Select Saturation method Cu...

Page 85: ...alues of the From From From From From color directly in the LCH From From From From From edit boxes 2 2 2 2 2 Drag the From slider black arrowhead with hollow dot of Drag the From slider black arrowhe...

Page 86: ...nds to Delta LCH values Drag this From slider of Lightness bar to the desired tone L From color value range to be affected by color adjustment Enable this check box to view which areas on the image wi...

Page 87: ...color to change the Fr Fr Fr Fr From om om om om color with one of the following methods Go to your prescan with the pointer now a Neutral Eyedropper pin point the T T T T To o o o o color you wish to...

Page 88: ...ar to the desired tone Enter the L L L L L numerical value directly into the L edit box under T T T T To o o o o column If you are not satisfied with the resulting image on preview you can always go b...

Page 89: ...Setup CMS Setup CMS Setup CMS Setup CMS Setup dialog box Click on the expansion arrow provided in the Selective Color Selective Color Selective Color Selective Color Selective Color dialog box Then p...

Page 90: ...nt start up Click to revert to the Scan Wizard Pro default setting See applications for these tools next page Click to select individual RGB CMYK channel to adjust tone distribution Current Tone Curve...

Page 91: ...its position on the grid Press Shift key and click Zoom tool to zoom out grid back to normal size Current Tone Curve method used is Gamma Dragging the Gamma handle toward left Gamma value above 1 00...

Page 92: ...rp masking The Filter dialog box The final scan result for Unsharp Masking filter can now be simulated and previewed from the Pr Pr Pr Pr Preview eview eview eview eview window Click to display menu l...

Page 93: ...essing the color within the selection and then tracing its edges with dark shadow Original Emboss Gaussian Blur filter is used to blur or defocus the area of an image where significant color transitio...

Page 94: ...the center Weight edit box Repeat the last two steps for all the pixels you want to include in the operation It is not necessary to enter values in all the weight boxes Choose a filter mask size 3x3...

Page 95: ...s applied Only the pixels with the range of contrast below Threshold value will be subjected to blur effect Therefore the smaller the Threshold value the weaker the blurring effect Sample Gaussian Blu...

Page 96: ...he Descreen pop up menu 2 When the Descreen menu comes up select the screen for your needs Choose Newspaper 85 lpi if the original image has a coarse dot pattern like images in a newspaper Choose Maga...

Page 97: ...ashed out Contrast The Contrast Contrast Contrast Contrast Contrast control lets you change the contrast setting High contrast can make an image look like a photocopy of a picture with little or no gr...

Page 98: ...e the image look neutral Color Wheel The Color Wheel Color Wheel Color Wheel Color Wheel Color Wheel shows you the position of colors green is across magenta and red is across cyan By moving the point...

Page 99: ...e drag on the saturation bar Dragging the slide bar to the left decreases saturation dragging it to the right increases saturation 3 Click on an action button Click OK to accept changes and exit the A...

Page 100: ...or location It also allows you to change zoom levels directly in much the same way like using the Magnify Glass tool in the Preview window To display the information window click on the Show Info wind...

Page 101: ...data This information is useful for you to locate Dmin Dmax points Output value This data indicate the output values of the selected image type The image type is selected from Settings window The valu...

Page 102: ...nstance if you chose 3 x 3 as your sample size and your R value reads 23 that shows your red value of 23 is the average of a 3 pixel by 3 pixel area Pixel value information is useful when you are maki...

Page 103: ...ly image correction change settings etc and scan them as separate files into your image editing software if the software supports multiple open images The number of scan jobs is indicated by the numbe...

Page 104: ...Check buttons allow multiple selections For multiple random selection holding down the Ctrl key then click the scan jobs respectively for sequential selection click the begin scan job then holding do...

Page 105: ...e one enclosed by the current scan frame 2 All three scan jobs will be scanned as each is marked with a check To change the order in which the jobs will be scanned use the Up and Down position arrows...

Page 106: ...aw the frame Both methods will work In the following example we will use a single image and then divide it into two parts the left half of the image will comprise one scan job and will be in color the...

Page 107: ...scan frame appears in the preview window 4 Draw the second scan frame around the right half of the image In this case confine the scan frame to the upper right half leave the lower right half free Th...

Page 108: ...llowing The second scan job the upper right half of your image is in grayscale The first scan job the left half of the image remains in color The lower right half of the image the part not included in...

Page 109: ...is activated upper right hand part of image in grayscale The second title will now be highlighted because it will be the current scan job 7 To designate the scan job to be processed and scanned select...

Page 110: ...pe all color or all grayscale but each job could have different brightness and contrast settings resolution etc Create different scan jobs from multiple images Instead of one you can have two or more...

Page 111: ...urn on the Smoked Glass Background feature This will allow you to see clearly the effects of duplication To use the Duplicate button 1 Click on the Overview button to see a preliminary view of the ima...

Page 112: ...ked glass background remains in color 4 Click on the Dup button Draw another scan frame around a different part of the image this is your duplicate scan job You will see that the duplicate scan job wi...

Page 113: ...scan jobs marked by a check are the ones that will be scanned The Check button is a toggle To use the Check button 1 In the Job Title area of the Scan Job Queue window select the scan job to be scanne...

Page 114: ...an job as a template 1 Click on the Load Save button 2 At the right column highlight the scan jobs you want to save 3 Click on the Save button The scan job templates are saved under the directory show...

Page 115: ...mn highlight the scan job templates you want to load You can put more scan jobs to left column by looking in default directory 4 Click on the Add button New name auto given if the name already exists...

Page 116: ...e area To use the Up Down position arrows 1 In the Title area of the Scan Job window select the scan job to be moved up or down 2 Click on the Up or Down arrow to change the order of the scan job in t...

Page 117: ...on is most useful in networked workstation operations You may scan images at a site and let co workers share to use the scanned images Entering Scan to File mode When you double click on the Microtek...

Page 118: ...er the respective file names for individual scan jobs Cursor is located at the Image File name entry of the first scan job You may either directly input the file name or click on the Browser icon whic...

Page 119: ...mply assign the filename color will spawn color 1 color 2 et al The start up count can be assign at the Filename starting index entry Image format The available image formats are TIFF default BMP EPS...

Page 120: ...d save images as several file formats Not all file formats are available for different image types you should select the proper file format with the image type that meets your requirements For details...

Page 121: ...rmation on product and support policies troubleshooting and other scanner related features The following subjects are covered Product and Technical Support The Scanner Test Utility Kodak Color Managem...

Page 122: ...rd Pro CD ROM Your system components or the devices on your system such as an external hard drive CD ROM etc Software being used with your scanner Important Aside from having the above information rea...

Page 123: ...izard Pro that allows you to verify if your scanner has been properly set up and connected to your PC To start up the Scanner Test utility To start up the Scanner Test click on the Start button to sel...

Page 124: ...r face Car face Card d d d d indicates the scanner interface you re using Choose from the following If you have more than one SCSI card in your system you can click on this option to select which card...

Page 125: ...and computer off wait for 5 seconds then turn them on again to reset everything 5 The Reconfigur Reconfigur Reconfigur Reconfigur Reconfigure Equipment e Equipment e Equipment e Equipment e Equipment...

Page 126: ...ner accessory such as a Transparent Media Adapter TMA or Auto Document Feeder ADF with your scanner this will also show up as a second Image button There will then be two Image buttons one for the sca...

Page 127: ...em click on the Reconfigure Equipment button 5 element The correct scanner model should then be displayed on the Scanner model box If the above measures still fail to display your scanner model turn o...

Page 128: ...age button area This indicates that all is well with your scanner If no image appears see the Troubleshooting section of the manual Note If you have an ADF place a page inside the ADF but remove any m...

Page 129: ...elp you get accurate predictable color across all devices by managing compensating for and controlling these differences The Idea Behind Color Management Each type of device reads displays or interpre...

Page 130: ...a scientifically designed system including A Color Matching Processor A Device Independent color space frequently called a Reference Color Space or Profile Connection Space PCS which acts as a Rosett...

Page 131: ...from the Profile Connection Space to your monitor color space where you see it displayed In this example the scanner is the source device and the monitor is the destination device When you print the i...

Page 132: ...files are created by either Kodak scientists or other color professionals using specialized software packages sometimes known as profile building tools Kodak scientists use sensitive specialized equip...

Page 133: ...example when you scan in an image you want it to appear on your monitor So the source is your scanner and its related Color Profile and the destination is your monitor using its Color Profile Likewis...

Page 134: ...the output device such as a Monitor Printer or Proofer However this is not the case with a Kodak CMS Kodak has patented its composition technology This technology takes the Source and Destination Prof...

Page 135: ...cal constraints of the printing process In theory if you printed a 100 of each CMYK layer you would have 400 Total Area Coverage TAC Real world experience proves this to be impractical It is difficult...

Page 136: ...l within a TAC constraint reduces the problem of printing four solid layers of ink one on top of the other while each previous layer is still wet Reducing the ink coverage TAC improves the ability of...

Page 137: ...enter of both diagrams looks the same With more GCR applied less color ink and more black ink produces the same color Advantages Problems of GCR The main advantage of GCR is it reduces the effects of...

Page 138: ...for your proofing and printing applications reduce your printing costs and minimize ink trapping problems on press However check with your printer as to the optimal UCR GCR setting to select for your...

Page 139: ...ofing gncmyk50 icm Light GCR 360 UCR CMYK Light 360 US Negative Proofing JAPANESE PRINTING STANDARDS Filename Profile Description GCR Maximum TAC jpcmyk02 icm Light GCR 260 UCR CMYK Light 260 Japan St...

Page 140: ...he following conditions in mind You will want to check with your service provider to confirm the laydown order Colorant Laydown Order Yellow Magenta Cyan Black This DCP assumes that your imagesetter h...

Page 141: ...ter ICC profiles in ScanWizard Pro install Photoshop 5 0 and choose the same profiles For example in ScanWizard Pro you choose Generic P22 1 8 Gamma Monitor as the display item and Light GCR 300 UCR C...

Page 142: ...D 2 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Windows Calibrating your monitor 1 Choose Start Settings and Control Panel 2 Run Adobe Gamma Utility program...

Page 143: ...odak s ICC profiles used in ScanWizard Pro which may contain some proprietary profile information that benefits the original CMM to reproduce more accurate color Therefore we highly recommend to dupli...

Page 144: ...he selected profile For more information of calibrating monitor refer to the documentation that came with Photoshop 5 Click on the OK button to save the calibrated ICC profile for your monitor The sav...

Page 145: ...D 5 Entering RGB Setup information 1 Choose File Color Settings and RGB Setup 2 Click on the Load button to select the ICC profile your have saved for your monitor In this example you should select Co...

Page 146: ...file choose the printer profile that you ve selected in ScanWizard Pro In this example Light GCR 300 UCR CMYK Japan Std Proofing is selected 4 At the ICC Options Engine choose Kodak Digital Science IC...

Page 147: ...ave selected in RGB Setup In this example it is Copy of P22G18M7 ICM 3 At the Assumed Profiles CMYK choose the ICC printer profile you have selected in CMYK Setup menu In this example it is Light GCR...

Page 148: ...functions 7 Default command Added to the Preferences menu to restore default values for various preferences including Color Space White Black Points setup Color Management Setup Overview Setup Presca...

Page 149: ...inary scan of the image 3 Make a scan frame selection 4 Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image of the selected scan frame 5 Adjust the scan frame to ensure that the selection marquee is...

Page 150: ...3...

Page 151: ...the film you use When the film type selection is completed the selected film type settings are remembered and used when a new scan job is created the next time Film Brand Lists the popular brands e g...

Page 152: ...Customize Film Table button The Film Table window appears with film profile information in Microtek s proprietary format The four curves R G B and Master that represent the color characteristics of t...

Page 153: ...for Windows 4 Click the Save button to save the current settings as a new film profile In the Film Type field you can enter a suitable description to help provide additional information for the film p...

Page 154: ...ou can then use the Curve Pointer tool to redefine points for better precision The zoom level can be seen in the Zoom field To zoom out use Option click Mac or Shift click PC CurveMovetool Use the Cur...

Page 155: ...is in place and following an interval of a few seconds changes in the Color Temperature are immediately reflected in the Preview window G Color Cast Picker The Color Cast Picker is used to eliminate c...

Page 156: ...Enhance Contrast This feature allows you to emphasize the contrast of an image resulting in more vivid colors When this option is checked the Enhance Contrast feature is applied automatically to the...

Page 157: ...e the Automatic Sharpness Enhancement function 1 In the Settings window select the Filter options menu 2 From the options menu select your sharpening option from Low Medium and High Alternatively you...

Page 158: ...g 2 In the Preview window click the Scan or Batch button to perform scanning The effects from the use of DIGITAL ICE will display shortly afterwards with dust scratches creases and other defects remov...

Page 159: ...ly the image area of the photo to be restored the photo proper Do not include the white border around the photo as inclusion of the background may lead to inaccurate color restoration To use the Autom...

Page 160: ...the original with no image enhancement applied Note This feature is always checked for specific scanner models e g ScanMaker i900 and i800 To use the Automatic Color Enhancement function 1 In the Prev...

Page 161: ...Working Color Space Originally located under the More command this function can now be found under the Preferences menu Windows XP Mac OS X Sharpen The term Unsharp Mask Filter located under the Filt...

Page 162: ...CMS Setup Embed ICC destination profile x RGB Profile Kodak s RGB CMYK profile Generic CMYK Auto Color Enhancement x For more details see the Color Matching Setup section in the Reference Manual and...

Page 163: ...le is shown To select a different display profile users will need to go to the System Preferences Displays panel to make the change Please note that the image displayed in the Preview window is now al...

Page 164: ...17 Expansion button for Settings window The Window Expansion button reveals the bottom half of the Settings window which includes the various image enhancement controls Mac OS X Windows XP...

Page 165: ...ra time to yield higher quality images To use Multiple Sampling 1 In the Preview window click the Preview button to preview the image 2 Select the image area in the preview image where multiple sampli...

Page 166: ...ou can control this function by clicking its check box To use the Auto Correction function 1 In the Preview window click the Preview button to preview the image 2 Select the image area in the preview...

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