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Addendum to ScanWizard Pro

This addendum provides information on newly added functions or updates to features in ScanWizard Pro,
including the following:

1. Negative Scan Settings window: Allows you to control settings for negative film scanning.

2. Automatic Sharpness Enhancement: Emphasizes the edges (contours) of an image, contributing to

increased sharpness.

3. DIGITAL ICE: Reconstructs damaged photos and film by removing dust, scratches, rips and tears from

images to be scanned.

4. Automatic Color Restoration: Restores faded colors in photos and film back to life.

5. Automatic Color Enhancement: Improves the contrast and saturation of an image, resulting in more

vibrant colors.

6. Working Color Space; Sharpen: Name change for these 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, Prescan
Setup, Scan Quality, and Interpolation Mode.

8. Expansion button for the Settings window: Lets you customize the look of the Settings window.

9. Multiple Sampling: Reduces random image noise and yields higher-quality images.

10. Automatic Correction: Improves the color of an image automatically, resulting in more vibrant colors.

11. Multiple Auto-crop for EZ-Lock Film Holder: Automatically perform multiple auto-crop preview of the film

loaded onto the scanner.

12. File Option: Allows you to save the scanned image in different quality compression ratio.

These new functions may or may not be available, depending on the system you use. See table below for
more details.

Functions

Windows XP/Vista

Mac OS X

Mac OS 9.x

Negative Scan Settings window

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Automatic Sharpness Enhancement

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Automatic Color Restoration

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Automatic Color Enhancement

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Change in function name

Preferences / Default command

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Display Profile selection

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Window Expansion button

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Multiple Sampling

Automatic Correction

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Multiple Auto-crop for EZ-Lock Film Holder

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File Option

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(O: Available, –: Unavailable)

Summary of Contents for ScanWizard Pro

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

Page 2: ...ments that you scan may be protected under copyright law The 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 results from the Microtek scanning software and user s manual you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing clicking dragging an...

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 15 Scan Material 16 The Scan Material Status icon 17 Color Matching Setup 18 Display using monitor compensation 18 Display 18 Native mode RGB color matching Native Color Mode only 19 Embed ICC desti...

Page 4: ...iew 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 command 31 Smoked Glass Background 31 Confirmation Message 32 Color Space Mode 32 Scan Mode 32 Best Quality Multiple Sampling 33 Interpolation Mode 33 Working Directory 33 The Help Menu 34 About 34 The Too...

Page 5: ...48 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 Window 49 Output Image Parameters 50 Type Image Type or Scan Mode 50 Palette 51 Dither 51 Resolution 52 Unit selection 53 Image Dimension controls 54 Scan Frame input x Scaling output 54 Scan Frame 54 Ou...

Page 6: ...k 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 Curve dialog box 71 Color Cast tool LCH Mode Only 74 The Color Cast dialog box 74 Saturation tool LCH Mode Only 76 The Saturation dialog box 76 Selective Color Tool LCH Mode Only 77 The Selective Co...

Page 7: ...ton 98 More on the New button 102 The Duplicate button 103 The Delete button 105 The Check button 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 Available File Formats for Scan to File Function 112 Appendix A 1 Appendix A Product and Technical Support A 2...

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Page 9: ...on 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 Settings Information Scan Job Queue Reference ...

Page 10: ...rmation 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 window provides key functions in managing scan jobs Settings window contains scanning parameters for outputting the image and includes image correction tools Information window provides information on the...

Page 11: ...ar 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 software This means that if you had all four windows open the last time you quit ScanWizard Pro the same four windows will appear the next time you start it up Exiting ScanWizard Pro To exit ScanWiza...

Page 12: ...g 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 icon shows your scan material whether it s reflective positive or negative 5 The Preview window Preview window Preview window Preview window Preview window is where the Overview or Prescan image appe...

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

Page 14: ...s 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 be accessed at a time To switch among various scanners select the scanner to be used The scanner with its SCSI ID is displayed The current scanner is marked by a check If you cannot locate a scanner ...

Page 15: ...omputer 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 the IP addresses of connected scanners If unchecked you can type either the host names or the corresponding IP addresses in the Server Location edit box then click the Test Connection or OK button The ...

Page 16: ...he 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 Computer My Computer My Computer on the Windows desktop select Properties Properties Properties Properties Properties then click the Network Identification Network Identification Network Identificatio...

Page 17: ...ppears 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 appears To select a connected scanner for use choose it from the Scanner menu of the ScanWizard Pro Overview window The selected scanner is shown with a check mark ...

Page 18: ...ion 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 To disable power saving function uncheck the Auto Power Saving mode lamp control check box Not all Microtek scanner models support Scanner Control function If your scanner is implemented with these f...

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 the scan bed the glass surface of your scanner has a maximum size of 8 5 x 11 the maximum Overview will be limited to those dimensions The size of the Overview can be changed by setting new dimensions ...

Page 20: ...the 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 Untitled 1 When you select the prescan image item e g Untitled 1 Prescan Image the preview window switches to the Prescan mode ...

Page 21: ...tances 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 the Preview window To use this feature Choose the command Resize Window to Fit in the View menu or enter Ctrl r key This command is available only if the current zoom level is 100 and is disabled if...

Page 22: ...nd 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 image the Information window will display a tag window to show the information of the clicked pixel color You may choose to hide All Tag Windows if the tag information is of no use to you Show Hide Whi...

Page 23: ...ets 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 ...

Page 24: ...canners 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 results To use the scan material feature Choose the Scan Material command in the Preferences menu From the submenu that appears select your scan material a check will appear next to the selected option T...

Page 25: ...ilmstrip 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 filmstrip this icon will appear in the form of a negative When you click on the icon and hold down the mouse you ll see the Negative Film option checked Scan Material Status icon Appearance of the Scan ...

Page 26: ...e 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 how the RGB destination data will be displayed If this option is unchecked the RGB data is displayed directly to the monitor If checked RGB destination data will be compensated to the selected monit...

Page 27: ...ed 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 This feature lets you select the RGB output device e g display monitor or RGB based printer for matching RGB Color family images including RGB colors 48 bit RGB colors and 256 colors image types A numb...

Page 28: ...ration 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 the profiles to ScanWizard Pro This process takes a while for initialization Note When you purchase color monitor or color printer check to make sure your supplier provides the corresponding ICC prof...

Page 29: ...w 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 on the Refresh button updates the ICC profiles that have been stored in Windows System color and Windows System32 color folder ...

Page 30: ...oint 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 to the Black Point Output Levels Minimum output level For the lightness channel you can assign minimum or maximum level for clipping To the Minimum level colors under the percentage you assigned are...

Page 31: ...Highlight 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 window clicking the Preview button will get instant result clicking the OK button will exit from the Setup window and apply the H S markers setting you have made to the preview image ...

Page 32: ...mmand 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 your Preview window is close to the right edge of your monitor the Cursor Auxiliary Lines submenu may appear on the left side instead of on the right as shown above To resolve this move the Preview wi...

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 define a starting point Cursor lines appear to the top and left of the image As you drag the mouse down the scan frame is aligned with cursor lines on the x and y axis based on your selected option ...

Page 34: ...s 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 Overview Area by dragging the dotted boarders Unit Lets you set the ruler units such as inch cm and mm ...

Page 35: ...n 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 ScanWizard Pro and re launch ScanWizard pro If checked the preview image stays on the screen unless subsequent overview or prescan is performed Show confirmation message box if there is any prescan i...

Page 36: ...when 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 allows you to specify margin around the scan job in the first place subsequently you can adjust the scan frame slightly in the Prescan mode Available options are None Small Medium default and Large Presca...

Page 37: ...intensity 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 checked click the up down arrow buttons making gray level of the two boxes as close as possible Click OK to confirm ...

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 pixel with a value of 5 is changed to 250 Invert Original To use this feature Choose the Invert command in the Preferences menu A check appears next to the command when it is enabled ...

Page 39: ...om 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 rest of the image the irrelevant material is relegated to a background resembling smoked glass Current scan frame with pulsing lines Part of image not in any scan frame and also hidden by smoked glass ...

Page 40: ...selections 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 source resulting in better images Most scan materials can obtain a quality scan if this mode is chosen Best Quality This option is available for 10 12 or 16 bit scanners only The CCD exposure scheme is si...

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 resolution at which the image is scanned To compensate for the deviation ScanWizard Pro performs interpolation Available options are Nearest neighbor speed and Bilinear quality The Speed option suppor...

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 ScanWizard Pro for Windows scanning software ScanWizard Pro for Windows is also referred to in the About screen as the ScanWizard Pro scanner controller ...

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

Page 44: ...ching 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 distinguished by the marquee around the right half of the image This is not the current scan frame however as the part of the image enclosed by the scan frame is dimmed Smoked Glass Background is on so that...

Page 45: ...ow 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 drag Select the job and set it to the current job Ctrl click Toggle between Job selection and make it as the current job Redraw Add click drag Redraw current frame Ctrl click drag Redraw current frame...

Page 46: ...ke 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 do either of the following Move the cursor to any corner of the frame the pointer will change to a double headed arrow Hold down the mouse and drag to form a new area then release the mouse or Click ...

Page 47: ...ch 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 Glass tool 2 Place the pointer now a lens with a plus sign inside it on the image and click To reduce the view hold down the Shift key and click again The plus sign changes to a minus sign when you h...

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 Click on the Pane tool 2 Move the pointer now a hand to the image Hold down the mouse and move the hand left right up or down and see portions of the image come into view You can also use the scroll ...

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 value of that pixel will be displayed in the Information window based on the sample size also selected in the Information window Pixel value information is useful especially when you re making color adj...

Page 50: ...he 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 click the black diamond To set the highlight point on the image to its Tag Windows value click the white diamond The Color diamond The color diamond is used to add or remove color cast to the selecte...

Page 51: ...ints 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 No Correction from the White Black points menu or Click on the Reset button Before restore After restore ...

Page 52: ...lue 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 or Lab values will be displayed in the Color Meter Display These values are in turn based on the sample size you selected Dropper Keyboard Shortcuts To get a better controls of scan frame settings u...

Page 53: ...image 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 preview image if a preview was performed If you bring up ScanWizard Pro directly without using other application program the Scan button turns out to be Batch button and you are in the Batch scanning...

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 resolution unit is lpi and vice versa To select the unit of measurement for the rulers Click on the unit box in the Settings window or click on the ruler unit button at the 0 0 point of the rulers i...

Page 55: ...odel 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 preview area to save on memory For details on how to change the size of the preview area refer to the Overview Setup command in the Preferences menu section Preview area ...

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 you click on this zoom in icon the preview image is enlarged one zoom scale level maximum 800 White Dark points marker flasher When preview image is displayed the white point marker the extremely wh...

Page 57: ...rocessed 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 image characteristics such as brightness and contrast white and black points and others Resolution edit box Lets you enter a resolution value in which your image will be output not scanned Image Dimensio...

Page 58: ...hoose 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 will simply create bigger files that won t be of any use to you If you have a grayscale original do not set image type to RGB Colors 48 bit RGB colors are 24 bit and RGB 48 bit colors are used for appli...

Page 59: ...By 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 particular areas of the spectrum this option is generally used Dither Lets you choose the dithering method Dithering can further improves the 256 index color image quality by mixing the available colors ...

Page 60: ...ess 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 you specify the resolution you need this value is recorded for subsequent use ScanWizard Pro records last 6 different resolution settings Note In setting resolution choose the setting that best matches...

Page 61: ...n 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 produce customized resolution Lpi is widely used in professional offset printing Values of ppi and lpi are exchangeable During scanning ScanWizard Pro first converts the unit into ppi before sending i...

Page 62: ...boxes 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 scan frame to whatever size you want and the dimensions will be reflected in the Scan Frame width and height boxes The Scan Frame dimensions can be changed only if the Fixed Scan Frame is unchecked and ...

Page 63: ...no 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 that is the closest scaling equivalent given the resolution value Image Size The Size Size Size Size Size indicates how big the file will be when you accept the dimensions shown in the edit boxes tog...

Page 64: ...then 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 have checked the Keep Proportion option or not To specify a name for frame You may give a specific resolution a name for easier access To begin set the Width Height of the scan frame click the small tr...

Page 65: ...upported 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 LCH mode only Selective 9 9 9 LCH mode only Tone Curve 9 9 9 9 Filter 9 9 9 9 9 Descreen 9 9 9 9 Brightness Contrast 9 9 Native mode only Color Correction 9 Native mode only For Line art output Whit...

Page 66: ...ools 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 Advanced Image Correction AIC dialog box appears In this box you can do the following 1 These are the thumbnails of the image captured by your scanner The left thumbnail is the before version which shows th...

Page 67: ...of 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 becomes hidden To redisplay click the Up arrow at the left side of the dialog box Preview If checked the AIC image correction effect applies to the Preview image in real time ...

Page 68: ...nges 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 Revert button Clicking on this button cancels out the changes you made with the current image correction tool This means that if you used several tools and achieved a look that is the cumulative effect ...

Page 69: ...where 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 Example If you changed white black points changed brightness then clicked on Reset and chose to reset brightness the brightness setting of the scan job is restored to its default but the altered shad...

Page 70: ...ro 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 click the Remove button ...

Page 71: ...2 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 setting determines the lightest tone Dmin and darkest tone Dmax of the original automatically then captures the image with the full input tonal range of the scanner This setting optimizes the contrast ...

Page 72: ...on 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 setting is on when the Dmin or Dmax is manually adjusted Click to auto matically or manually balance individual RGB channel Click to revert to the Scan Wizard Pro default setting Click to revert to the...

Page 73: ...edropper 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 You can also use the Eyedropper tools to define Dmin and Dmax settings Just move the cursor toward the prescan image while the AIC Dynamic Range dialog box is on display Notice that the cursor automati...

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 are applicable only when the Shadow check box of Auto Neutralize is enabled Click to define custom parameters in for Auto Clipping Output Levels and Highlight Shadow Markers Click to save and add the...

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 use the Eyedropper tools to define the two end points of the Highlight White and Shadow Black Simply move the cursor toward the prescan image while the AIC White Black Points dialog box is on display ...

Page 76: ...ite 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 art material appears blur e g text printed by inkjet dot matrix printer or contains text of small points ...

Page 77: ...y 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 curve shows the relationship of the brightness changes across the middle pixels between the resulting image and the original When you open the Curves dialog box the line on the graph is diagonal because...

Page 78: ...p 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 moved up pixels in that portion of the image are lightened Contrast in an image can be seen by the angle of the line The steeper the slope the higher the contrast The closer the line is to horizontal ...

Page 79: ...ge 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 revert to the Scan Wizard Pro default setting Check to enable Saturation Range option check box Then drag sliders or enter values in the setting edit boxes to define saturation chroma range colors outs...

Page 80: ...ted 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 Gamma handle toward left Gamma value above 1 00 will lighten the dark tones Likewise dragging the handle toward right Gamma value below 1 00 will add shadow to light tones vise versa These sections of ...

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 range setting Press Alt key to switch tool into Black Eyedropper and use it to assign the low chroma setting Release Alt key to revert back to White Eyedropper tool Check this check box to enable Saturat...

Page 82: ...and 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 observe corresponding C H values on the edit boxes You can also directly enter C H values in their respective edit boxes Click to save current custom curve parameters in Color Cast preset settings Cli...

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 Cast Cast Cast Cast dialog box is only display Notice that the cursor automatically transform itself into Neutral Eyedropper tool Use this tool to click on the color cast from the image you want remo...

Page 84: ...meters 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 Curve is the default Coordinates information of cursor position within the grids Select Saturation Range All is the default Enable this check box to show simulated effect of the adjust ment made on the...

Page 85: ...values 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 arrowhead with hollow dot of Drag the From slider black arrowhead with hollow dot of Drag the From slider black arrowhead with hollow dot of Drag the From slider black arrowhead with hollow dot of lightness...

Page 86: ...onds 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 will be affected by the From color change The larger the sector Delta LCH the wider the affected area will be LCH From color edit boxes Be sure the From on top of the column is underscored To move the ...

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 turn the specified Fr Fr Fr Fr From om om om om color into Click on the color wheel to select the T T T T To o o o o color Note that the selected color spot is highlighted with a Plus sign Observe c...

Page 88: ...bar 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 back to redefined your Fr Fr Fr Fr From om om om om color settings To temporarily go back to From From From From From color setting environment press Alt Alt Alt Alt Alt key watch From From From From ...

Page 89: ...S 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 proceed to set Fr Fr Fr Fr From om om om om and T T T T To o o o o settings as it were done under LCH mode Note that changes to LCH settings remain visible as you manipulate colors in CMYK RGB mode CM...

Page 90: ...ent 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 method used is Curve default See Line and Gamma methods next page Coordinates information of cursor position within the grids Dragging the bottom left section of the curve above the default diagonal...

Page 91: ...e 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 will lighten the dark tones Likewise dragging the handle toward right Gamma value below 1 00 will add shadow to light tones vise versa These sections of color tones are unchanged Instead of dragging ...

Page 92: ...arp 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 listing of all available filter tools Enable check box to ensure that image displayed on Preview window simulates that of the final scan applicable to Unsharp Masking only Applies to L channel of LCH ...

Page 93: ...ressing 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 transitions occur or noise exists Gaussian refers to the bell shaped curve that is generated when this filter adjust the color values of the affected pixels This filter produces a hazy effect see dialog box i...

Page 94: ...r 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 or 5x5 Notice the Weight edit boxes switches between 5x5 25 and 3x3 9 edit boxes In the Scale edit box enter the value by which to divide the sum of the brightness values of the pixels included in th...

Page 95: ...is 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 Blur filter result Original Gaussian Blur 3 x 3 Gaussian Blur Drag sliders or enter a Dark value 0 100 and Light value 0 60 to control the sharpness effect of the light and dark edges to be applied sepa...

Page 96: ... the 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 Magazine 150 lpi for images with a finer dot pattern Choose Art Magazine 175 lpi for images with near photographic quality with a very tight dot pattern Choose Custom to set your own descreen options A ...

Page 97: ...washed 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 gray shades Low contrast can make an image look dull and flat Very low brightness levels can make an image look very dark Individual channel adjustment for brightness contrast is not supported For RGB ...

Page 98: ...ke 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 pointer a small dot in the center of the wheel to another place in the color wheel the hue of the image is altered For instance if you move the pointer towards the green area of the wheel the image will a...

Page 99: ...ge 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 AIC dialog box Click Cancel to abandon all changes and exit the AIC dialog box Click Reset to restore settings to original default values Click Revert to cancel the effect of the current image enhance...

Page 100: ...sor 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 window command in the View menu in the Preview window Elements of the Information window Cursor Locator Input value Output value Sample size button Pixel Display ...

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 value at the left side is the image data before processing by White Black points Tone Curve Brightness Contrast Color Corrections and Filters At the right side is the image data after the processing Whit...

Page 102: ...instance 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 making image corrections based on color values Knowing this you can modify the White and Black points of an image then come back to the same point in the image and verify through the output value that th...

Page 103: ...ply 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 number of titles in the Scan Job window Scan jobs marked with a check are the ones designated to be scanned and the jobs are scanned in the order that they appear in the window Scan Job Queue window This ...

Page 104: ...d 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 down the Shift key click the end scan job The highlighted scan jobs are selected ...

Page 105: ...he 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 to change the sequence of the titles Note The Smoked Glass Background feature is turned on in the above example to mark clearly the current scan job 3 The image type icon in front of the scan job tit...

Page 106: ...raw 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 other half of the image will make up the second scan job and will be in grayscale To use the New button 1 Click on the Overview button to see a preliminary view of the image 2 When the preview image...

Page 107: ...w 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 The reason why will become apparent in the next step For details on drawing the scan frame see the Note that comes after 2 Draw second scan frame around upper right half of image New scan frame appears...

Page 108: ...ollowing 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 any scan frame is hidden behind the smoked glass background The smoked glass command is not essential for doing a scan job but it helps you distinguish scan frames more easily Upper right half of im...

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 the scan job and click on the Check button The checked scan job s will then be scanned in the order that they appear in the Scan Job window and they will be delivered separately to your image editin...

Page 110: ...ype 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 images and designate each image as a separate scan job Image 1 could be color image 2 could be grayscale and image 3 could be line art When the three scan jobs are scanned each is delivered into its ...

Page 111: ...turn 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 image To show the principle of duplication clearly choose image type in the Settings window as RGB colors Also turn on the Smoked Glass Background feature in the Preferences menu of the Preview window D...

Page 112: ...oked 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 will also be in grayscale as it shares the settings of the current scan job In the Scan Job window there will be two titles and the duplicate scan job is the one with a number to it ex Entitled 1 1 Dup...

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 scanned 2 Click on the Check button A check will appear next to the selected scan job 3 To uncheck a selection select the scan job to be unchecked and click on the Check button again The scan job will be u...

Page 114: ...can 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 shown at the upper left hand side In this example the directory name is C windows twain_32 scanpro data You may specify different directories for respective scan job templates e g 6x7 cm 35mm et al ...

Page 115: ...umn 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 When you load or save scan job templates you may check or uncheck the New name auto given if the name already exists option Suppose the scan job templates already exist if you check this check box th...

Page 116: ...le 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 the list When you start scanning the scan jobs will be processed and scanned in the order that they appear in the Scan Job window i e the first scan job is scanned first the second scan job is scanned...

Page 117: ...ion 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 ScanWizard Pro icon in the programs group or select it from Start Programs Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Windows menus you have chosen the Scan to File mode Consequently in the Preview window the Scan ...

Page 118: ...ter 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 which is located in the upper right corner of the dialog box then assign the file name Current scan job is reflected on the Preview window for the respective scan frame If the preview image is in the Pre...

Page 119: ...imply 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 JPG PSD and SCT For more information of the image types each file format support refer to Appendix E 4 Upon clicking the Done button ScanWizard Pro closes the dialog box and carries out Batch Scan ta...

Page 120: ...nd 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 see the following cross reference table TIF EPS BMP PSD SCT JPG RGB Colors V V V V V RGB Colors 48 bit V Gray Scale V V V V V V Gray Scale 16 bit V CMYK Colors V V V V Lab Colors V Web Internet Colo...

Page 121: ...ormation on product and support policies troubleshooting and other scanner related features The following subjects are covered Product and Technical Support Kodak Color Management System KCMS PhotoShop 5 0 Color Settings Troubleshooting Glossary ...

Page 122: ...ard 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 ready please make sure that when calling technical support you or someone calling for you are knowledgeable about the basic operations that may need to be performed on PCs These procedures include How t...

Page 123: ...help 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 interprets color in a unique way This unique interpretation is called a device dependent color space And while there are groups of color spaces such as RGB or CMYK each device is still unique within its grou...

Page 124: ...g 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 Rosette Stone in the translation process Device Color Profiles DCPs DCPs relate a device dependent color space to the Profile Connection Space The CMS uses the Color Profile to translate from one device de...

Page 125: ... 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 image the CMS again translates the image data from the monitor s RGB color space to the printer s CMYK color space using the information about both devices as stored in their Color Profiles So althoug...

Page 126: ...ofiles 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 equipment to measure the color characteristics of a representative example of each device as supplied by the manufacturer to determine the intrinsic properties of the device From these measurements they d...

Page 127: ...r 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 Likewise when you open a Photo CD image the source is the Photo CD plus the Color Profile that relates the color data to the PCS and the destination is the monitor plus the Color Profile that relates the PC...

Page 128: ... 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 Profiles and composes them into a single color transforming profile This technology adds significant improvement in the quality and performance of the Color Management System Note You use the Source Dest...

Page 129: ...ical 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 to print jobs that have more than 340 TAC and most printers feel more comfortable with 280 TAC Another area of practical concern is in how process inks are combined Most printers can not produce a c...

Page 130: ...al 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 the paper to firmly hold each layer of wet ink Less ink means better control and faster drying times Also replacing cmy ink with the less expensive black ink has proven more cost efficient on long ru...

Page 131: ...center 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 variations on press so when ink coverage varies the colors become slightly lighter or darker rather than changing hue Increased amounts of GCR also allows your printing company to use a somewhat high...

Page 132: ...s 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 printing conditions The following two pages list the settings for the three standards EUROPEAN PRINTING STANDARDS Filename Profile Description GCR Maximum TAC eucmyk02 icm Light GCR 260 UCR CMYK Lig...

Page 133: ...oofing 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 Std Proofing jpcmyk04 icm Light GCR 280 UCR CMYK Light 280 Japan Std Proofing jpcmyk06 icm Light GCR 300 UCR CMYK Light 300 Japan Std Proofing jpcmyk08 icm Light GCR 320 UCR CMYK Light 320 Japan Std Pr...

Page 134: ...the 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 has been linearized So it s important that you use some kind of calibration software for your imagesetter ...

Page 135: ...nter 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 CMYK Japan Std Proofing as the CMYK destination item Note In ScanWizard Pro s Color Matching Setup if you select the Display setting as sRGB because default setting of Photoshop display monitor is sRG...

Page 136: ...C 2 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Windows Calibrating your monitor 1 Choose Start Settings and Control Panel 2 Run Adobe Gamma Utility program ...

Page 137: ...Kodak 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 duplicate a copy of the profile in C Windows System Color folder that you re going to use for calibrating your monitor In the following example select Copy of P22G18M7 ICM a duplicate of P22G18M7 ICM whic...

Page 138: ...the 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 saved ICC profile name is shown as the selected Monitor on RGB Setup dialog box ...

Page 139: ... C 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 Copy of P22G18M7 ICM 3 Click OK ...

Page 140: ...ofile 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 ICC CMS Note ScanWizard Pro uses Kodak Digital Science ICC CMS 5 At the ICC Options Intent choose Perceptual Images 6 Check to enable Black Point Compensation 7 Click OK ...

Page 141: ...have 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 300 UCR CMYK Japan Std Proofing 4 Click OK Note When you ve changed the CMS settings on ScanWizard Pro keep in mind to update Photoshop s color settings to ensure color consistency ...

Page 142: ...ing I O or IRQ conflict with another card in the computer Solution Change the jumper settings on the card Also refer to the related documentation in the ScanWizard Pro folder Bad SCSI cable Solution Try another cable Scanner is faulty Solution Check for a steady green Ready indicator on the scanner If the Ready indicator is lit the problem is at the cable or there is a SCSI conflict with another d...

Page 143: ...hin the past 30 days call your dealer b If you purchased your scanner more than 30 days ago call the nearest service center or Microtek directly If your lamp is on and the READY light is on but the scanner doesn t scan or doesn t seem to work try testing the scanner to see if it is a scanner related hardware problem To do this disconnect the scanner from the computer set the SCSI ID to 7 and turn ...

Page 144: ...your dealer and tell them the situation 5 Flatbed scanners only When issuing a Scan command the software locks up after the scanner seems to start scanning makes noises or you get an error message 5A If you have the Transparent Media Adapter Make sure the TMA is installed properly see situation 3 for more details In addition make sure you observe the following Place the gray template that comes wi...

Page 145: ...To resolve this you can Increase RAM in the computer by purchasing more memory 8 Your scanned images do not have the same color as the original Solution To ensure the color consistency between scanner monitor and printer please make sure the ICC profiles selected in the Color Matching Setup command under the Preferences menu that match with your color monitor and color printer If you cannot find t...

Page 146: ...ur computer try the computer with only the scanner connected to see if the two work If they do the problem is with another SCSI device with the cabling or with the terminator Make sure none of your cables are too long 4 feet or shorter and make sure the last SCSI device on your system is externally terminated with a terminator Set the Windows display option to VGA or super VGA then restart Windows...

Page 147: ...ges seem to have a pattern on them when scanned Solution Check the following Make sure that your display option in your Windows setup is set to 16 7 million colors If you scan an image that came from a magazine or brochure you will get an artifact on the image called a moiré Moiré patterns show up when you scan an image that has been printed already To reduce the patterns select the appropriate De...

Page 148: ...ernal power supply contact the place where you purchased the ADF for an exchange For verification look at the ADF box it should say Auto Document Feeder for the flatbed scanner Also if you attempt to scan color images through the ADF you will not be able to do so because the ADF only supports multiple page scanning for line art halftone and grayscale but not color Make sure too your application su...

Page 149: ...are composed of three 8 bit color channels When combined the red green and blue channels provide up to 16 7 million possible combinations hence colors 24 bit color is also known as True Color and photo realistic color Auto Document Feeder ADF A scanner accessory that helps with text scanning The ADF allows continuous scanning of up to 50 pages of text This accessory is normally used with an OCR OC...

Page 150: ...om input devices to output devices CMYK Cyan magenta yellow and black are the base colors used in printing processes Color channel Refers to the red green and blue components from which colors are created Color image An image type that contains the most complex information compared to single bit and grayscale images To capture color images scanners use a process based on the RGB RGB RGB RGB RGB co...

Page 151: ...ight in an image The exposure of an image can be changed by increasing or reducing available light File format The way a graphic file is saved Several file formats are available for use and each one has its own advantages and disadvantages The most popular file formats include TIFF PICT EPS and PCX TIFF is the most widely used file format Filters Tools that allow you to apply or create special eff...

Page 152: ...hat fool the eye into seeing shades of gray Examples of halftone images are the pictures you see in a newspaper These images usually look very coarse Highlights The lightest portions of an image Histogram A graphic representation of how brightness and darkness pixels are distributed in an image A histogram skewed heavily to the left indicates a dark image while a histogram skewed to the right indi...

Page 153: ...nlarging small originals Lab A CIE device independent color model which represent the color vision of human being and normally used as a reference color space in color management system Line art A type of single bit image single bit image single bit image single bit image single bit image that is just purely black and white such as a pencil or ink sketch Line art may also include one color images ...

Page 154: ...ages color images color images you can choose from ink jet desk jet color printers dye sublimation printers or printing presses Resolution The level of detail in an image expressed in dots per inch or dpi dpi dpi dpi dpi The greater the dpi number the higher the resolution and the resulting file size There are two types of resolution optical resolution optical resolution optical resolution optical...

Page 155: ...CSI devices on your system A SCSI chain may include such devices as a scanner a CD ROM drive an external hard drive and a tape drive Each SCSI device on the chain must have its own SCSI ID number or conflict will ensue Shadows The darkest areas of an image Single bit image Single bit images are the simplest kind of image using just one bit bit bit bit bit of data to record each pixel Single bit im...

Page 156: ...eing exposed to too much light and getting washed out as a result Twain A software industry standard that allows software applications and hardware imaging devices to communicate directly ScanWizard Pro for Windows is a Twain compliant program which means it can be used with other Twain compliant applications like PhotoImpact SE In practical terms this means that when a scan is performed through S...

Page 157: ... Black Points setup Color Management Setup Overview Setup Prescan Setup Scan Quality and Interpolation Mode 8 Expansion button for the Settings window Lets you customize the look of the Settings window 9 Multiple Sampling Reduces random image noise and yields higher quality images 10 Automatic Correction Improves the color of an image automatically resulting in more vibrant colors 11 MultipleAuto ...

Page 158: ...minary 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 inside the image and that the marquee does not contain any film material area 6 In the Negative Scan Settings window choose the Film Brand Film Type and ISO settings that match your film The settings...

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Page 160: ... 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 Kodak FujiColor AgfaColor etc on the market If your film brand is not on the list choose a compatible option or customize according to your need Film Type Lists the film type for the selected Film Br...

Page 161: ...e 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 the selected film type are displayed with exposure correction effect applied if any You can adjust each R G B and Master curve to customize a film profile for your need To create a customized film typ...

Page 162: ... 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 profile being created then click OK to save the profile The ISO field is not editable The newly added profile is then displayed and selectable from the Film Type options menu in the Negative Scan Sett...

Page 163: ...you 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 Curve Move tool to scroll through the curve if the curve has been zoomed in This curve tool can be used only if the curve has been zoomed in with the Curve Zoom Frame tool Defaultbutton The Default butt...

Page 164: ... 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 color casts in the neutral area of an image without altering the lightness and saturation of the image 1 Click the Color Cast Picker in the Negative Scan Settings window 2 Move the cursor to the previ...

Page 165: ...I 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 image When unchecked colors especially skin tones appear in more natural shades J Default The Default button allows you to cancel the changes you have made with film correction and reverts the settin...

Page 166: ...se 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 can also select the sharpening option from the Advanced Image Correction Filter window 3 Click the Scan or Batch button to start scanning The resulting sharpened image displays shortly afterwards ...

Page 167: ...ng 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 removed from the image being scanned Take note that DIGITAL ICE requires additional time in processing and requires more time than regular scanning Note For DIGITAL ICE to work on photos make sure the Des...

Page 168: ...nly 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 Automatic Color Restoration function 1 In the Preview window marquee the faded image area to be restored 2 In the Settings window check the Automatic Color Restoration option 3 Click the Scan or Batch but...

Page 169: ... 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 Preview window select the Color Matching Setup command from the Preferences menu The Color Matching Setup window appears 2 Check the Native mode RGB color matching option 3 Check the Auto Color Enhanceme...

Page 170: ...o 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 Filter pull down menu in the Settings window has been changed to Sharpen Mac OS X Windows XP ...

Page 171: ...l 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 8 of this Addendum See the next section too for additional information Overview Setup Size Maximum size Keep overview image after quit x Fast overview x Warn me if overwriting prescan x For more...

Page 172: ...ile 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 always compensated with the currently selected display profile in the System Preferences Removed The Display using monitor compensation checkbox and the Change button fields have been removed ...

Page 173: ...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 174: ...tra 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 sampling will be applied 3 In the Settings window click the M Sampling drop down menu and choose an option 4 Click the Scan or Batch button to start scanning Multiple sampling is applied producing a higher...

Page 175: ...You 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 image where automatic correction will be applied 3 In the Settings window check the Auto Correction check box Automatic correction is performed and the adjusted images are displayed in the Preview wi...

Page 176: ...o crop multiple scanning frames To perform mulitple auto crop preview of the film loaded onto the scanner click the Overview button When done you will see multiple scan frames that have been automatically cropped in the preview window Multiple job titles will appear in the Scan Job Queue window numbered sequentially and all marked by a Check that indicates the jobs are ready to be scanned Note Aft...

Page 177: ...You select TIF as your image format then click the File Option button The TIF Save Options dialog box will appear There are two Format options IBM PC and Macintosh supported for saving a TIF file the default setting is IBM PC While the Encoding option includes JPEG and None If None is selected the image quality compression will not be available for adjusting The default setting is None If Line art...

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