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MonacoSCAN User’s Guide

For Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, Windows NT® 4.0,

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Introduction 4

System Requirements 5 Where to Get Help 5

Calibrating with MonacoSCAN 6

Scanning the IT8 Target 7 Selectin g Your Targe t and Referenc e F iles 10 Cropping the Target Image 12 Calibrati ng and Evalu at ing the Res ult s 20 Saving Your Calibration Profile 22

Loading th e M onacoSCAN Separ at ion Table 23

Photosh op 3.0 or 4.0 23 Photoshop 5.0 24

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Introduction

Monaco SC AN™ color m anagem ent software lets you create a unique input profile for your scanner by calibrating the scanner colors. When you use the pro f ile, th e c olors in your s c anned ima ge m ore closely m at c h t he colors in the original.

To create an input pro fi le, yo u f irs t scan the indu s tr y -s ta ndard IT8 ta rget image that came with your scanner and save it as a TIFF file. Then you use MonacoSCAN to compare the TIFF file with a color reference file. Monaco SC AN reports a m easure of th e c olor differences and creates an input prof ile t hat adjusts f or t hose differ enc es as you scan.

MonacoSCAN also comes with an output device profile you can load into Adobe you’ll outp ut on a MatchP rint.™

See your scanner on your system. Then se e t hese sect i ons fo r i nstru cti o ns on cr eati ng yo ur input prof ile and using th e output prof ile f or color separations:

◗ Calibrating with MonacoSCAN ◗ Loading th e M onacoSCAN Separ at ion Table

Photoshop® as a separ at ion table for s of t proofing images that

Setup Guide

for instructions on installing MonacoSCAN

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System Requirements

Before ins t alling Mona c oSCAN, mak e sure your sy stem meets t he following requireme nt s .

Windows System Requirements

◗ PC with a Pentium® or higher pro c es s or ◗ Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 ◗ 20MB RAM av ailable for MonacoSCAN ◗ VGA or hig her standard monitor w it h a 24-bit displa y adapter

Macintosh System Requirements

◗ Apple Power Macintosh computer running system 7.5 or later

operating system

◗ 20MB RAM av ailable for MonacoSCAN ◗ Color mon it or w it h a 24-bit display adap te r

Where to Get Help

If you need help usi ng MonacoSCAN, co nt act Monaco S yste ms te chni cal support as follows:

World Wid e W eb addres s : m o n acosys.com Electronic mail address: support@monacosys.com Telephone numbe r: (978) 749- 9944

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Calibrating with MonacoSCAN

When you ca librate your s c anner colo rs w ith M onacoSCAN, you’ll be performi ng these proc edures:

◗ Scanning the IT8 Target ◗ Selectin g Your Targe t and Referenc e F iles ◗ Cropping the Target Image ◗ Calibrati ng and Evalu at ing the Res ult s ◗ Saving Your Calibration Profile

When you ’re ready to load your calibration pr of ile into your ap plic ation, follow the ins t ructions in yo ur application docume nt at ion.

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Handle the IT8 target very carefully. If it becomes bent, torn, or scratched, it won't be able to give you a true calibrated profile.

You cannot use the enclosed IT8 target to create a prof ile for transpa rencies.

Scanning the IT8 Target

Before scanning the IT8 target for reflective images that comes with MonacoSCAN, make sure you have successfully installed your scanning applicat ion program and either the EPSON LaserSof t® SilverFa st® plug-in for Photoshop.

TWAIN Pro driv er or the

See the docum ent ation that came in the target package for information on caring for your target and purchasing replacem ents or transparency targets, if necess ary .

target date

You may h av e already verified that yo ur s c anner and software are working b y fol low ing the inst ruc t ions in your s c anner

Setup Guide

. If you

haven’t scanned yet, be sure to try it before scanning the IT8 target.

target name

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1 Make sure y our scanner is turned on and its docum ent table glass is

clean and lint-free.

2 Place the IT8 ta rge t facedown on the docu ment table with i ts upper left

corner aligned with th e upper left c orner of the sca nning area.

3 Start your application and open your scanning software (either EPSON

TWAIN P ro or LaserSo f t S ilv erF ast) as desc ribed in its online

Guide

User’s

If you’re c reating the profile fo r s ca nning with EPSON TWAIN Pro, use TWAIN Pro to scan the target. If you’re creating the profile fo r LaserSoft SilverFast, use SilverFast to scan it.

4 Click the Preview (EPSON T W AIN Pro) or Prescan (LaserSoft

SilverFa s t) but t on t o prescan th e t arget image.

5 Now turn off the automatic features in the scanning software.

In SilverFast, hold do w n t he Alt (Windows ) or option (Macintosh) key and click th e Auto Adjust button t o t urn off the automatic adjustment feature.

In EPSON TWAIN Pro, click the Reset button on th e Preview window to turn off all the automatic adjustment features.

6 In SilverFast, adjust th e f ram e on the image until it cont ains only the

IT8 target . In EPSON T W AI N Pro, draw a m arquee around the ed ges of the IT8

target image.

7 Click the Scan (or Scan R GB) button to scan the target.

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8 Save the sc anned ima ge as a TIFF file in your applic at ion program .

So you can fin d t he file easily wh en you load it in to M onacoSCAN, it ’s a good idea to save it with the rest of the MonacoSCAN files. In Windows, save it in the C:\Progra m Files\ MonacoSCAN folder. On a Macintosh, save it in the MonacoSCAN 2.6 folder. (See your program docume nt at ion for instru c ti ons on savin g f iles . )

Now follow t he s t eps in Select ing Your Target and Refe rence Files select you r f iles in MonacoSCAN.

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Selecting Your Target and Reference Files

1 In Windows, click Start, point to Programs, and click MonacoSCAN.

You see th e m ain window:

Windows main window

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On a Macin t os h, double-cl ic k the MonacoSCAN 2.6 icon in the Monaco SC AN 2.6 fold er. You see the m ain window:

Macintosh main window

2 Click the Select scanned targ et im age file list box arrow and select

Open.

3 Locate and select the target image TIFF file you created and click

Open. You see the main window again, with the target image TIFF file

name in the Select scanned target image file list box.

4 Now click the Select reference target data file list box arrow and select

Open.

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5 Select the R 1199704. Q60 file, or the appropriat e file based on the

name (Mo naco or Kod ak ) and date that appear on t he t arget. (In Window s, the file is i n t he C:\Program Files\MonacoSCAN\ IT8 References folder under Kodak or Monaco. On a Ma c int osh, it is in the MonacoSCAN 2.6\IT8 References folder.)

6 Click Open. You se e t he m ain windo w again, with the R1199704.Q60

file name in th e Select refe rence target data file list box.

Now follow t he s t eps under Cropping the Target Image

Cropping the Target Ima g e

Follow the steps in the section for your operating system to crop your target image:

◗ Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT Instructions ◗ Macintosh Instructions

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Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT Instructions

1 In the MonacoSCAN main window, click the Sel ect target image crop

marks but t on. You see th is w indow:

Draw a frame around this corner to zoom in

2 To zoom in, m ov e the mous e pointer to th e upper left corner of the

target image; the point er c hanges to a cro s s hair. Click the left mouse button and drag down and to the right to frame the white angle bracket in the corn er.

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When you release the m ouse butto n, th e program zooms into the corner.

Mark the corner point here

3 To mark the corner point, place the cross hair pointer in the lower right

corner of the angle bracket. When the cross hair is in the exact corner, click the right mouse button to mark it wi th a green angle bracket.

The icon on the si de l i sts the coordinates fo r th e cr oss hai r poi nt er location as you move the mouse. When you've marked the corner with a green angle bracket, the coordinates for the upper left corner appear under the icon, such as 15,15.

4 Use the up/down scroll bar to scroll down to the lower left angle

bracket, almost at the bottom of the dark area of the screen.

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The coordinate points must be within 1 point of their exact positions for the crop to succeed. If they aren’t, MonacoSCAN informs you at the end of the process and you c an correct their pos it ions.

5 This time, position th e c ros s hair in the upp er right corner of the white

angle bra c ke t and check the coordinat es f or t he pointer p os it ion. Move the c ros s hair until the f irs t co ordinate is th e s ame as the first

coordinat e for the upper left corne r. Fo r ex ample, if the upper left corner co ordinates are 15,15, th e f irs t low er left corne r c oordinate (listed under the icon) should be 15 and the second coordinate can be another num ber, suc h as 263.

When the cross hair is positioned correctly, click the right mouse button to m ark it with a green angle bracket.

6 Use the right/left scroll bar to scro ll ov er to the lowe r right angle

bracket. Position the cross hair in the upper left corner of the white angle bra c ke t and check the coordinat es f or t he pointer p os it ion.

Move the c ros s hair until the s ec ond coord inate is the same as the second coordinate fo r th e lower left corner. For ex am ple, if the low er left coordinates are 15, 263, the se c ond lower rig ht co rner coordinate (listed un der the icon) should be 263 and the firs t co ordinate can be another num ber, suc h as 464.

When the cross hair is positioned correctly, click the right mouse button to m ark it with a green angle bracket.

7 Scroll up to the upper right angle bracket. Position the cross hair in the

lower left c orner of the wh it e angle brac k et and check the

coordinates for the pointer po s it ion.

Move the c ros s hair until the f irs t co ordinate is th e s ame as the first coordinat e for the lowe r right corner, and the second coordin at e is t he same as the sec ond coordin at e fo r th e upper left corne r. For ex ample, if the coordinates are 464,15, th ey m at c h t he first coordi nat e for the lower right c orner and the se c ond coordi nat e for the uppe r lef t co rner.

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When the cross hair is positioned correctly, click the right mouse button to mar k it with a gre en angle bracket. The result ing coordinate s now look something lik e this:

8 If you need to correct the coordinates, scroll to the corner of the image

that you need to adjust. Then right click the cross hair at the correct position to move the green angle bracket to it.

If the coordinates are where you want them, click OK. If the coordinat es are correct, you see the MonacoSCAN main window with Completed shown b es ide the Select target image crop marks button.

If the coordinates are not within 1 point of being exact, you’ll see an error mes s age. Click OK and move the angle brackets as necessary.

Now see Calibrating and Evalu at ing the Result s

for steps to complete

your calib rat ion.

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Macintos h In st ru ctions

1 In the MonacoSCAN main window, click the Crop and Profile button.

You see th is wi ndow:

Click the mouse with the cross hair in this corner

Drag the mouse down to this corner to frame the image

2 Draw a frame around the entire image. Place your mouse pointer in the

upper left co rner of the ima ge; the point er c hanges to a cross hair. Click and drag the mous e all the way to th e low er right corn er, including t he graysca le at the bottom .

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3 If the frame is w here you want it, place th e m ouse pointe r inside the

framed area; the pointer changes to a scissors icon. Click the mouse once to accept the frame as is.

If the frame is not w here you want it, clic k Cancel, then repeat steps 1 through 3.

4 Once the frame is where you want it, click the Show grids check box.

The displ ay ch anges to look lik e this:

5 Each white square s hould be relatively centered in one of t he s quares

of the image behind it, including the grayscale at the bottom.

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If the squares are centered, click Ok. You see the MonacoSCAN m ain window. See Calibr at ing and Evaluating the Re s ult s calibratio n s t eps.

If any white s quares lie o ut s ide any image squares, deselect Show grids and click the Revert button. Then repeat st eps 2 through 5 to crop the image again.

to complete the

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Calibrating and Evaluating the Results

Once you ’v e s uc c essfully cr opped your im age, you’re ready to cali brate and evaluate the calibration results. MonacoSCAN compares the colors in the image yo u’v e cropped and aligned against the ref erence image that came with th e program a nd t hen gives th e results of the c olor compari so n.

In Windows, click the Create profile button on the Monac oSCAN m ain window. Completed appears beside the button and the calibration results are listed to t he right.

Calibration results

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On a Macin t os h, t he M onacoS C AN m ain window already dis plays your calibratio n results ne xt t o t he Crop and Profile button.

Calibration results

The nume ric v alue displa ye d is c om puted in La b c olor space an d indicate s the average dis t ance betw een the color c aptured by your scanner and the color in t he MonacoSCAN ref erence file.

If the value is 3.0 or less, you’ll achieve acceptable color accuracy when you use the resulting profile as yo u s c an. See Savin g Your Calib rat ion

Profile for instructions on saving the profile.

If the value is greater than 3. 0, rescan you r ta rget image an d c alibrate again. Begin at Scann ing the IT8 Target

and follow all t he steps carefully.

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Saving Your Calibration Profile

Follow the steps in the section for your operating system to save your calibratio n profile:

◗ Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT Instructions ◗ Macintosh Instructions

Windows 95, 98, and Windows NT Instructions

1 At the MonacoSCAN m ain window, c lic k th e Save profile button. Yo u

see the Sa v e As dialog box .

2 Select the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COLOR folde r an d type a name fo r

your .ICM file. Then click Sa ve. Monaco SC AN closes a ut om atically.

Now you can use your calibration profile in your application program; see your program docum entation fo r ins t ructions.

Macintos h In st ru ctions

1 At the MonacoSCAN m ain window, c lic k th e Save Profile button . You

see the dia log box for sa vi ng C olorSync profiles.

2 Select th e S ystem Folder\Preferences\ColorSync Profiles (or

System Folder\ColorSync Profiles) folder (if it’s not already

selected) and type a name for your ICC file, such as 836XL 06/99R. Then click Save.

3 Select Quit from the File me nu to close MonacoSCA N . Now you can use your calibration profile in your application program; see

your program docum entation fo r ins t ructions.

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Loading the MonacoSCAN Separation Table

You can load the MonacoSCAN output profile as a separat ion table in Adobe Ph ot os hop so you c an proof images that you ’ll be printing on a MatchPrint device . The profile sim ulates the appearanc e of an image using the 320 GCR sett ing.

Start Pho to s hop and follo w th e s t eps in the section for your program version to load the output profile as a Photosho p s eparation tab le.

Photoshop 3.0 or 4.0 (full vers ion s on ly)

1 From the File menu, select one of the following, depending on your

version o f Ph ot oshop:

◗ Prefere n ces (for Photoshop 3.0) ◗ Color Settings (f or Photo s hop 4.0)

2 Select Separation Tables. 3 Select Load. 4 Locate the MonacoSCAN output profile on your system:

◗ In Windows, click the Monaco MatchPrint 320.ast file in the

C:\Program Files\MonacoSCAN folder

◗ On a Macint os h, c lic k th e f ile Mona co MatchPrint 320 GCR in the

Monaco SC AN 2.5 fold er.

5 Click Open. You se e t he Separati on Tables wi ndow with the file listed

in the To CM YK and From C M YK sectio ns .

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6 Click OK. When you select CMYK in the Mode menu, you can soft proof your image

as it will appear on a Matc hPrint with a se t ti ng of 320 GCR.

Photoshop 5.0 (full version only)

1 From the F ile m enu, selec t Color Settings. 2 Select CMYK Setup. 3 Select the Ta bles radio but t on. 4 Select Load. 5 Locate the MonacoSCAN output profile on your system:

◗ In Windows, click the Monaco MatchPrint 320.ast file in the

C:\Program Files\MonacoSCAN folder.

◗ On a Macint os h, c lic k th e f ile Mona co MatchPrint 320 GCR in the

Monaco SC AN 2.5 fold er.

6 In Windows, click Load. On a Macintosh, click Open.

You see th e C M YK Setup window with th e f ile listed in the To CMY K and From CMYK sections.

7 Click OK. When you select CMYK in the Mode menu, you can soft proof your image