Microtek ArtixScan 120tf, ArtixScan 4000t, ScanWizard Pro TX Reference Manual

ScanWizard

Pro TX

Contents

• Introduction

• The Preview Window

• The Settings Window

• Advanced Image Correction Tools

• The Information Window

• The Job Panel Window

Reference Manual

Microtek

ScanWizard Pro TX

Reference Manual

for Windows & Mac OS

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 2003 by Microtek International, Inc.

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Documents 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.

T o obtain optimal results fr om the Microtek scanning software and user's manual, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxed. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide.

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Contents

Introduction 1

ScanWizard Pro TX: The Interface ......................................................................... 2

Launching ScanWizard Pro TX................................................................................3

Using the Scan mode .........................................................................................3

Using the Batch mode........................................................................................ 3

Exiting from ScanWizard Pro TX.............................................................................. 4

The Preview Window 5

The File Menu .............................................................................................................. 6

The Working Folder Concept............................................................................ 6

New Working Folder ........................................................................................... 7

Load ScanWizard Working folder .................................................................... 7

Save Working Folder As..................................................................................... 7

Show Current Working Folder Path ................................................................. 8

Quit..........................................................................................................................8

The Scanner Menu ....................................................................................................9

Scanner Model ....................................................................................................9

Current Scanner Info ........................................................................................ 10

Scanner Probe ...................................................................................................1 0

Scanner Driver Manager (Macintosh only) ................................................. 11

Scanner Control .................................................................................................1 3

The View Menu ......................................................................................................... 14

Prescan Image #n..............................................................................................14

Zoom In/Out ........................................................................................................15

Resize Window to Fit ........................................................................................15

Bring Settings Window to Front .....................................................................16

Show/Hide Info/Job Panel/All Tag Windows ..............................................16

Show/Hide High (White) & Low (Black) Value Markers ...........................16

About (Macintosh only) ...................................................................................1 6

The Preferences Menu ........................................................................................... 17

Scan Material ..................................................................................................... 17

Film Size ...............................................................................................................18

Color Matching Setup ......................................................................................1 9

White/Black Points Setup ............................................................................... 23

Auto Clipping tab.......................................................................................... 23

Output Levels tab .........................................................................................24

Highlight and Shadow Markers Value tab.............................................. 24

Cursor Auxiliary Lines .......................................................................................25

Prescan Setup .................................................................................................... 26

Monitor Gamma Setup (PC only) ....................................................................27

Invert ....................................................................................................................28

Retain Scan Module after Scan (Mac only) ................................................ 29

More .....................................................................................................................29

Keep Overview Image (PC only) ................................................................ 30

Smoked Glass Background ........................................................................30

Warn if No Holder is Inserted....................................................................30

Auto Focus for Final Scan ..........................................................................31

Auto Overview...............................................................................................31

Working Color Space (Mac)/Color Space Mode (PC) ..........................31

Scan Quality ..................................................................................................31

Best Quality Multiple Sampling.................................................................31

Interpolation Mode ...................................................................................... 33

Memory Usage (Mac only)......................................................................... 33

Default Orientation ......................................................................................3 3

Scratch Directory (Mac only) ....................................................................3 4

Thumbnail Size (PC only)............................................................................. 34

The Correction Menu ............................................................................................... 34

The Help Menu ..........................................................................................................35

The Toolbar ................................................................................................................36

Scan Frame tool .................................................................................................3 7

Zoom tool ............................................................................................................. 39

Pane tool ............................................................................................................. 40

Dropper tool........................................................................................................ 41

The Tag Window tool ....................................................................................... 42

To create a tag window ..............................................................................4 2

To close tag window(s) ...............................................................................42

Adjusting shadow & highlight with Magic Diamonds.......................... 43

Adjusting color cast with Magic Diamonds (LCH mode only) ............43

The White & Black Eyedropper tool ............................................................. 43

To create the White and Black Eyedropper tool ..................................43

Adjusting shadow & highlight with White & Black

Eyedropper tools .......................................................................................... 44

Color information preview in pixel ................................................................. 44

To restore original settings .............................................................................45

Overview, Prescan, Scan ........................................................................................46

Overview button ................................................................................................. 46

Prescan button .................................................................................................. 4 6

Scan button ........................................................................................................47

Rulers, Unit of Measurement ................................................................................. 48

Preview Area..............................................................................................................49

Auxiliary information and Handy buttons ...........................................................50

Prescan image resolution ................................................................................50

Zoom in/out scale .............................................................................................. 50

Zoom-in ................................................................................................................50

Zoom-out ............................................................................................................. 50

Toggle for momentary flashing of White and Black Markers.................. 50

The Settings Window 51

Elements of the Settings window .........................................................................51

Job ...............................................................................................................................54

Type .............................................................................................................................55

RGB.......................................................................................................................55

Grayscale ............................................................................................................ 55

CMYK ....................................................................................................................55

Lab Color..............................................................................................................55

Web/Internet Colors .........................................................................................56

256 Colors (Default)/256 Colors (Custom) .....................................................56

Line art .................................................................................................................5 6

Black-and-White Diffusion ..............................................................................56

Resolution settings .................................................................................................. 57

A. Resolution list box ........................................................................................ 57

B. Resolution unit .............................................................................................. 58

Scan Frame and related settings.......................................................................... 59

Scan Frame settings .........................................................................................59

Scaling Setting ................................................................................................... 60

Output settings .................................................................................................. 61

Image Size ..................................................................................................................6 1

Unit of Measurement...............................................................................................61

Scan Frame options .................................................................................................6 2

Fixed Scan Frame .............................................................................................. 62

Fixed Output Size...............................................................................................6 2

Keep Proportion .................................................................................................6 2

Transform....................................................................................................................63

Scanner Profile .......................................................................................................... 64

Image Category......................................................................................................... 65

Advanced Image Correction Tools 67

The LCH Color Model ............................................................................................... 68

AIC Tools in LCH vs Native Color Mode ...............................................................6 9

AIC Tools and your Image Type............................................................................. 70

Workflow for Optimizing Images............................................................................ 71

Accessing the AIC Tools.........................................................................................73

Elements of the Advanced Image Correction screen ......................................7 4

The Action Buttons and User-Defined Settings................................................ 7 5

Default button ....................................................................................................75

Revert button...................................................................................................... 75

Add to Menu button ..........................................................................................76

Cancel button ..................................................................................................... 76

OK button ............................................................................................................. 76

The Reset button...............................................................................................77

Loading/retrieving user-defined AIC settings .................................................... 78

Removing user-defined AIC settings .................................................................... 78

Dynamic Range tool .................................................................................................7 9

Eyedropper tools ............................................................................................... 80

White & Black Points tool (LCH color mode)......................................................81

Eyedropper tools ............................................................................................... 82

The W&B Points dialog box in Native color mode ....................................83

Gradation tool ............................................................................................................84

How to read the curve...................................................................................... 84

The Gradation dialog box................................................................................85

Eyedropper tool (Mac only) ............................................................................ 87

Color Cast tool ........................................................................................................... 88

Eyedropper tool ........................................................................................................89

Saturation tool ...........................................................................................................90

Selective Color tool ..................................................................................................9 1

How to use the Selective Color tool .....................................................................9 2

Tone Curve tool .........................................................................................................97

Filter tool .....................................................................................................................99

Blur filters..........................................................................................................100

Sharpen filters .................................................................................................. 100

Edge Enhancement filter............................................................................... 101

Emboss filter .....................................................................................................101

Unsharp Masking (USM) filter ......................................................................102

Gaussian Blur filter .......................................................................................... 103

Brightness and Contrast tool (Native Color Mode only) ................................ 104

Color Correction tool (Native Color Mode only)...............................................10 5

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The Information Window 106

Mouse Pointer Position......................................................................................... 106

Color Input Meter ...................................................................................................1 07

Color Output Meter.................................................................................................107

Color Meter Options ...............................................................................................10 8

Sample Display Area..............................................................................................10 8

Creating Color Tag Windows................................................................................109

The Job Panel Window 111

Image type list box .................................................................................................1 12

Thumbnails of overview images.......................................................................... 112

Checked scan job ................................................................................................... 112

Current scan job .....................................................................................................112

Tool bar buttons...................................................................................................... 112

Selecting Multiple Scan Jobs ............................................................................. 113

Editing Multiple Scan Jobs ..................................................................................1 13

Appendix 115 A: Color Matching for Advanced Users 116

For Macintosh users..............................................................................................11 6

Calibrating your monitor.................................................................................116

Setting up the System (Monitor) Profile .....................................................1 16

Using images in third-party applications ...................................................1 17

A. Using ColorSync-savvy applications ................................................. 117

B. Using non-ColorSync-savvy applications ........................................118

For Windows users.................................................................................................119

System Monitor Profile Setup .......................................................................119

ICC Profile-Aware vs. non-ICC Profile-Aware applications ....................120

Color Matching Setup using ICC Profile-Aware applications ................ 121

Color Matching Setup using non-ICC Profile-Aware applications .......122

Color Matching Setup dialog button functions........................................ 123

Add Profiles button ......................................................................................... 123

Info button ........................................................................................................123

Preview button .................................................................................................123

Refresh button .................................................................................................123

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B: Kodak Color Management System 124

KCMS Overview ....................................................................................................... 124

Some Background Information ....................................................................1 24

The Idea Behind Color Management ..........................................................124

How Color Management Works ...................................................................1 25

How CMS Translates between Devices ..................................................... 125

What are Device Color Profiles ....................................................................1 26

Where Do Color Profiles Come From?.......................................................... 126

A Word about Source and Destination ......................................................127

Controlling UCR & GCR...........................................................................................128

Controlling UCR and GCR with Professional CMYK Profiles....................128

Some Background........................................................................................... 1 28

UCR...................................................................................................................... 129

Advantages & Disadvantages to UCR ........................................................129

GCR...................................................................................................................... 130

Advantages & Problems of GCR ...................................................................130

Professional CMYK Profiles Package.................................................................131

What You Get with Pr ofessional CMYK Profiles Package ......................131

EUROPEAN PRINTING ST ANDARDS: ...........................................................131

U.S. CMYK SWOP PRINTING ST ANDARDS: ................................................132

JAP ANESE PRINTING ST ANDARDS:............................................................132

Check With Your Service Provider ............................................................... 133

C: Available File Formats for “Scan to File” Function” 134 D: Photoshop Color Settings 136

Calibrating your monitor........................................................................................ 137

RGB Setup with your monitor ICC profile ........................................................... 140

CMYK setup information .......................................................................................141

Profile setup information ......................................................................................142

Reference: The Preview window 1

Introduction

This reference manual describes the various commands and features found in the ScanWizard Pro TX scanning software for Macintosh.

The reference information is organized in four parts, corresponding to the four major windows of the program:

••

•

Preview windowPreview window

Preview window

••

•

Settings windowSettings window

Settings window

••

•

Information windowInformation window

Information window

••

•

Job Panel windowJob Panel window

Job Panel window

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Scan Job window

provides functions for managing scan jobs

Information window provides color

information on a selected area of the

image

Preview window

has commands and

tools for controlling

the scanner

ScanWizard Pro TX: The Interface

ScanWizar d Pro TX consists of four major windows: Preview, Settings, Information, and Job Panel.

All four windows appear automatically after ScanWizard Pro TX is started up (in either LCH or Native color mode) for the first time. Y ou may hide or show the InformationInformation

InformationInformation

Information window by clicking on the Hide/Show toggle commands in the View menu of the

PrPr

evieweview

eview window.

Settings window contains the scanning parameters for the output image. It also

provides the advanced image correction

AIC tools for image editing in the scan

stage.

Settings

window under

“ LCH ” Color

Space Mode

Settings window under “ Native” Color Space Mode

Information window under “ Native” Color Space Mode

Information window

under “ LCH” Color

Space Mode

Reference: The Preview window 3

Launching ScanWizard Pro TX

ScanWizar d Pro TX operates in two modes, namely, the

Scan Scan

Scan an d the

BatchBatch

Batch

modes:

1) The

ScanScan

Scan ( o r s c an - to - application) mode, in which ScanWizard Pro TX is “acquired” through an image-editing software program like Adobe Photoshop. The output images are scanned and directly delivered (individually or in batches) to the image-editing application for further processing.

2) The

BatchBatch

Batch ( o r scan-to-file) mode launches the ScanWizard Pro TX as a standalone application from the desktop program icon (and/or from the Apple menu for Mac/Windows Start menu for PC). The output images are scanned and saved to files individually or in batches.

Using the Scan mode

The

Scan Scan

Scan mode refers to launching ScanWizard Pro TX from a TWAIN

compatible image-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop. To operate ScanWizard Pro TX in the

ScanScan

Scan mode, launch your image-editing software. When the software program is ready, go to the File menu, and choose Import Import

Import Import

Import or

AcquireAcquire

Acquire (depending on the software you are using) from its submenu. This will automatically launch ScanWizard Pro TX. The four major windows that form the interface of ScanWizard Pro TX will then appear on your screen.

Using the Batch mode

The

BatchBatch

Batch mode of operating ScanWizard Pro TX allows you to set up scan jobs individually or in “batches”. It auto scans your multiple selections of originals and directly save them to a predesignated file.

T o launch ScanW izard Pr o TX in the

BatchBatch

Batch mode-

Mac users:

Click your ScanWizard Pro TX application desktop or the Applet located in the ScanWizar d Pr o TX folder. You can also start the program from the Apple menu.

PC users:

Click on the ScanWizard Pro TX program icon on your desktop or go to the Start menu|Program|Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX|Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX

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Exiting from ScanWizard Pro TX

T o exit ScanW izard Pr o TX, go to the

PrPr

evieweview

eview window, and from the File menu,

choose the Quit command. Y ou may also quit the program byMac users:Mac users:

Mac users:Mac users:

Mac users: Press the

Apple+QApple+Q

Apple+Q combination keys on your keyboard.

PC users:PC users:

PC users: Click on the

CloseClose

Close button at top-right corner of the

PrPr

evieweview

eview window.

Reference: The Preview window 5

The Preview Window

The

PreviewPreview

Preview window is the primary window of ScanWizard Pro TX.

Overview button:

Previews the entire film

holder

Prescan button:

Previews a high-

resolution image of the

selected scan job

Scan Material icon: Selects the type of scan material (Negative or Positive Film)

Scan button: Starts the scanning process.

Unit of

Measurement:

Choose from inch,

cm, mm, point, pica,

& pixel

Ruler

Overview image of the currently selected scan job in Job Panel

T oolbar: (Left to right) Scan Frame, Zoom, Pane, and Tag Windows

Window Corner: Drag to proportionally resize the Preview window

Status bar: Provides

tips relative to the

selected tool in the

Toolbar

Prescan image

resolution/zoom

status

Handy buttons for

Zoom in/out

Eject button: Ejects the filmstrip/slide/ APS cartridge holder from the scanner

Scan Frame: Selects the area for final scan. Drag on corner/side to resize

White & Black Points Markers:

Pinpoint to the white & black points of current prescan image

Prescan Frame Option: When this option is set to “Scan Frame,” only the area enclosed by the Scan Frame is prescanned & scanned

Switch for momentary flashing of White & Black

Points Markers

Prescan Frame option showing “Scan Frame” setting icon

Film Size icon: Selects film size for 120 film (6 x 9 cm) suported scanners

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The File Menu

The File Menu lets you do the following:

• Create a new working folder for saving custom-made scanning settings

Load previously saved scanning settings in a working folder and apply to current scan session

• Save a modified working folder to another folder for future use

• Show the location of the working folder currently in use

• Exit ScanWizard Pro TX

The Working Folder Concept

The ScanWizard Pr o TX Working Folder is a tool that helps you enhance your scanning productivity, especially when you have to perform several scanning jobs of the same type of originals. All of your favorite image setting context for previews or prescans, including AIC adjustments are automatically saved and kept in a default or user-defined Working Folder. Several sets of settings in various contexts can be saved. The accumulated settings are then retrieved and loaded into ScanWizard Pro TX, and auto-applied to a new set of originals (of the same type) during subsequent scanning sessions. This saves your time from performing needless repetitive adjustments.

(Macintosh) (Windows)

Reference: The Preview window 7

New Working Folder

This command creates a new working folder where a new set of custom image settings is saved.

To create a new working folder:

1. Choose New W orking Folder fr om the File menu.

2. When the browser dialog box appears, create a new folder name in the edit

box.

Load ScanWizard Working folder

This command loads a previously saved working folder into your current scan session. The loaded working folder becomes the default settings for the current scan session.

To load a working folder:

1. Choose Load Working Folder from the File menu.

2. When the browser dialog box appears, select the folder to be loaded, and

click the Open button at the bottom of the dialog box.

Save Working Folder As

This command lets you save a modified copy of the current working folder to a separate or new location. The settings of the current working folder are saved first and then copied and switched to the new location. This is particularly useful when you want to work on a new working folder based on the settings of the current working folder .

To save a working folder:

1. Choose Save W orking folder As fr om the File menu.

2. When a dialog box appears, choose the folder where the scan settings will be

saved. Subsequent scan jobs setting are then saved to the specified folder .

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Show Current Working Folder Path

This command shows the foldername and location of the working folder in use by the current scanning session. By default, the current working folder has the same name as your scanner model (eg., ArtixScan 4000t), and is located in the same folder where your ScanWizard Pro TX is located. When you load or create a new working folder, the loaded or newly created folder then becomes the current working folder .

To show the current working folder: Choose Show Current Working folder Path from the File menu.

Quit

This command lets you exit ScanWizard Pro TX.

Reference: The Preview window 9

The Scanner Menu

The Scanner Menu lets you:

• Show your scanner model or select a scanner if you have multiple scanners

• Get information about your scanner

• Get scanner information on the SCSI/USB chain

• Easily manage the scanners being used by your system (Macintosh only)

• Power -saving control during idle time

Scanner Model

The top item(s) of the scanner menu displays the scanner model currently in use and its respective SCSI or USB ID number . If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are shown with their respective SCSI or USB IDs, and the current scanner is shown with a check mark.

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 or USB ID number is displayed. The current scanner has a check mark

(Windows)

(Macintosh)

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Current Scanner Info

This command provides information about your current scanner. When you choose this command, a dialog box appears showing the scanner model, the SCSI or USB ID number , and the firmware version.

Scanner Probe

This command shows the scanner information on your SCSI/USB chain. If your scanner does not show in the dialog box, make sure your scanner is connected and turned on, and then click the Probe button. Please follow the scanner hardware installation guide for proper procedures on connecting your scanner.

Select your interface

card here

Click on the Probe

button to update

information or mount

a SCSI device if it's

not showing in the

dialog box

SCSI devices are shown with their corresponding SCSI ID numbers

The SCSI/USB Chain dialog box

(Windows)

(Macintosh)

Select your interface card here

Reference: The Preview window 11

Scanner Driver Manager (Macintosh only)

The Scanner Driver Manager keeps track of the scanners being used on your system and their corresponding bus/ID numbers. By keeping a record of this information, the Scanner Driver Manager allows ScanWizard Pro TX to start up faster, as searching for devices from other buses is no longer required.

When ScanWizard Pro TX is run for the first time right after installation, all preconnected powered-on scanners and corresponding SCSI/USB ID or SCSI/USB bus are automatically detected and added to the Scanner List of the Scanner Driver Manager dialog box.

Find Scanners button

Whenever you change the SCSI/USB ID or SCSI/USB bus of a scanner or increase the number of connected scanners while ScanWizard Pro TX is running, you need to add the new devices to the list by following the steps below.

1. Go to the Scanner menu in the Preview window, and choose Scanner Driver

Manager. A dialog box will appear showing the current scanner list and the corresponding SCSI or USB bus/ID numbers of the scanners.

2. Click the Find Scanners button. Observe the newly found scanners being

appended to the scanner list.

NOTE

: Any previously listed scanner which is inactive (not turned on or removed

from the system) will r emain in the list but is shown with a question mark (?).

3. Click the Close button to close the dialog box.

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Remove Scanner button

To remove a listed scanner from the Scanner List, do the following:

1. Choose Scanner Driver Manager from the Scanner menu.

2. Choose the scanner you wish to be removed from the list.

3. Click the RemoveScanner button.

4. Click the Close button to close the dialog box.

Update List button

The Update List button is used to refresh your scanner list. For instance, you may have three scanners on your system, with two of them currently turned off. When you choose Scanner Driver Manager, the dialog box may show a question mark in front of the two scanners that have been turned off. In this case, simply click the Update List button, and the scanner list will be refreshed and show only the connected one on the list.

Clicking the Update List button produces faster results than clicking the “Find Scanners” button. Update List simply searches the scanner models already on your list, while Find Scanners looks through all the buses and does a more thorough search of the system before giving you the results.

Scanner Probe button

See Scanner Probe command in the previous section.

Reference: The Preview window 13

Scanner Control

The film scanner provides an energy-saving feature whereby the scanning lamp switches to power-saving mode when the scanner r emains idle for a defined period of time. It will revert to full power mode as soon as the Overview, Prescan, or Scan/Batch button is clicked. Aside from saving power, the feature also helps extend the service life of the lamp and prevents the caking and deforming of film being scanned due to long period of exposure to lamp heat.

The default idle time to induce the scanning lamp into power-saving mode and the time needed for the lamp to warm up, revert to full power, and start the scanning, opeation varies among scanner models. Y ou may define your own idle and warm-up time intervals or disable the feature altogether by clicking on the “Scanner Control...” menu command. The following Scanner Control dialog box will then display to allow you to change the default settings.

Define idle time interval for Power Saving mode

to take effect (60 minutes maximum)

Uncheck check

box to disable

Power Saving

feature

Define warm-up time

required for lamp to

revert to full power mode

(Windows)

(Macintosh)

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The View Menu

The View menu lets you:

• Select a prescan view of an image

• Magnify or reduce (zoom in /zoom out) the prescan image

• Resize the Preview window to fit

• Bring the Settings window to the front

• Show or hide the Info, T ag, and Scan Job windows

• Show or hide the High (White) and Low (Black) V alue Markers

• Show the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen

Prescan Image #n

This command is available only after performing a prescan of the overview images in the Job Panel window. The number of commands indicates the total available number of prescanned images. Select the appropriate command to display the corresponding prescan image in the main Preview window for further editing. The selected command is shown with a check mark to indicate the image you are currently working and is on display.

Likewise, the Job Panel will highlight the image you have selected. Y ou may also make the selection from the Job Panel window instead of making it from the View menu. Clicking directly on any of the multiple overview images in the Job Panel will also display its corresponding prescan image in the main Preview window.

(Macintosh) (Windows)

Reference: The Preview window 15

Before resizing

After resizing

Zoom In/Out

These commands allow you to magnify (Zoom In) or reduce (Zoom Out) the prescan or scanned image in the Preview window.

Alternatively, you can use the magnifying glass tool in the Preview window's Toolbar or use the Handy buttons at the bottom of the Preview window to accomplish the same effect.

Resize Window to Fit

This command trims an oversized Preview window to fit the prescan image size under preview to provide more desktop space to display other ScanWizard Pro TX windows. This is done without affecting the image size.

In the example below, the Preview window at the left is oversized with plenty of extra idle spaces to its right and bottom. After executing the Resize command from the View menu, the extra spaces are trimmed and the Preview window is proportionally resized to accommodate the image size.

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Bring Settings Window to Front

This command brings the Settings window to the forefront, which is useful if you have the Settings window hidden behind other windows or if you have expanded your Preview window so that the Settings window is hidden behind it.

Show/Hide Info/Job Panel/All T ag Windows

These commands allow you to toggle between showing or hiding the Information, Job Panel window, and the T ag windows on your screen.

Show/Hide High (White) & Low (Black) Value Markers

These commands show or hide the Low & High Value Markers (White & Black Markers for Windows) in the Preview window. By default, the Markers are shown in the form of a circular crossbar. A white circle in the middle represents the Low Value (black point) Marker, and a black circle in the middle r epresents the High V alue (white point) Marker .

About (Macintosh only)

This command displays the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen and shows the program's version number.

Reference: The Preview Window 17

The Preferences Menu

The Preferences menu lets you:

• Choose the correct scan material

• Choose the correct film size (for 6 x 9 cm film supported scanner only)

• Specify color matching parameters

• Set up White/black points

• Show/hide auxiliary cursor lines

• Control Prescan settings

• Create effects like invert

• Activate the smoked glass effect

• Set other options, such as specifying a working directory for files

• Activate Multiple-Sampling feature to maximize scan image quality (appli-

cable to scanners that supports this feature only)

Scan Material

This command allows you to select the correct scan material. Scan materials can be classified into two types:

• 35mm positive transparencies

• 35mm and APS negative films Make sure you specify the correct scan material, or you will get inaccurate

scanning results.

(Windows)(Macintosh)

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2. Alternatively, you can click the Scan Material icon from the Preview window

and then choose the correct scan material from the drop-down menu that appears.

To choose your scan material:

1. Choose the Scan Material command in the Preferences menu. From the

submenu that appears, select your scan material; a check mark will appear on the selected option.

(Positive transparency)

(Negative film)

Film Size

This command allows you to select the correct film size for 6 x 9 cm film supported scanners (e.g., ArtixScan 120tf). If your scanner does not support scanning 6 x 9 cm film, the Film Size command will not display.

To choose your Film Size:

1. When the 6 x 9 cm film holder is inserted, the Film Size command is

activated. You can choose the Film Size command in the Preferences menu. Then select your film size; a check mark will appear on the selected option.

2. Alternatively, you can click the Film Size icon from the Preview window and then choose the correct film size from the drop-down that appears.

(Windows)(Macintosh)

Reference: The Preview Window 19

Color Matching Setup

Color Matching is an important feature of ScanWizard Pro TX that ensures consistent color — from the initial input stage when an image is captured by the scanner , to the final output stage when the image is output to your monitor or printer through either the Kodak CMS with ICC profile standard or Apple ColorSync™ technology (the latter applicable to Macintosh only).

Color matching is a critical component in the imaging process, because the color space of your monitor is different from that of your printer (in terms of output devices), just as the color space for RGB mode is different from the color space for CMYK mode (in terms of image types). For this reason, color matching was developed to allow an equivalent “mapping” of colors from one device or from one color space to another, ensuring that no major color shifts occur in the transference process.

More Color Matching details are discussed in Appendix A of the ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide.

With

MacintoshMacintosh

Macintosh, t h e first time you launch ScanWizard Pro TX, you are

prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. Under

WindowsWindows

Windows, you are asked to define color matching settings immediately right after ScanWizard Pro TX installation is completed. The Color Matching Setup command in the Preferences menu is used to redefine or change color matching settings whenever required after the initial setup.

(Macintosh)

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Display using monitor compensation Mac users

NOTE

: Before you pr oceed with specifying your Color Matching Setup options, you should find out whether the image-editing or page-layout application you are using to edit or process the scanned images is ColorSync-savvy or not.

This is because the settings in the Color Matching Setup dialog box will vary , depending on the image-editing application you are using. An example of a ColorSync-savvy application is Adobe Photoshop 5.02 (or later). An example of a non-ColorSync-savvy application is an earlier version of Photoshop, such as 4.0. A non-ColorSync-savvy application is a program that does not know how to r ead or handle embedded ICC profile information. In this case, the ICC profile data is ignor ed.

For ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 5.02 (or later), check this box, which pertains to how your monitor displays color, relative to the RGB Destination color space. Checking this box ensures that there are no unexpected color shifts between your selected RGB Destination space and your monitor. Checking or unchecking this check box af fects only the way the image data is displayed and not the image data itself.

Monitor:

The monitor selection shown here is the monitor set in your Monitor Control Panel. To verify this information, go to your Apple Menu, select Control Panel, then Monitor. Y our selected monitor will be shown, which should be the same as the entry in this dialog box.

NOTE

: :

: This setting only af fects how the image is shown on the screen — not the final scanned image.

PC users

This option controls how the RGB destination data will be displayed. If this option is unchecked, the RGB data is displayed directly on the monitor . If checked, RGB destination data will be compensated according to the selected monitor type before it is displayed on the monitor .

Display:

This feature allows you to select the color monitor type that is used for displaying RGB data. The monitor profile will be applied only when the “Display using monitor compensation” option is checked.

NOTE

: :

: If your monitor type is not listed, select Generic P22 or Generic EBU. These two profiles are compatible with most monitors.

Reference: The Preview Window 21

Native Mode RGB color matching

This option is available only for Native color space mode. This check box should generally be checked unless you want to scan raw color data, in which case you lose the compensatory effects of the Color Matching System. Take note that it is not desirable to scan in raw data and then perform data conversion, which will not generate the correct CMS effect.

This item is grayed (disabled) when you are under LCH mode.

Embed ICC destination profile in scan image

When scanning through an image application such as Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later , check this box. This feature will enable ScanW izar d Pr o TX to embed the Destination ICC profile into the image data. The information will then be properly interpreted by Photoshop (or any ColorSync-savvy application for Mac).

For Mac users only:For Mac users only:

For Mac users only: For non-ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 4.0, uncheck this box if turning it on causes any kind of problem (computer crashes, weird color effects, etc.).

RGB Destination

NOTE

: A large number of RGB profiles is supplied by ScanWizar d Pro TX. If you do not see the ICC profile for your monitor or RGB device, contact your device manufactur er. To load a specific ICC profile fr om a different folder, click the RGB profile button (beside the drop-down menu), and select the profile you need.

Mac users

This feature lets you select the ICC profile in the ColorSync folder for outputting images to the RGB color space. Y ou may select fr om Scanner RGB, Monitor, RGB printer (e.g., inkjet printers), a special color space, or the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 (or later) internal color space profile. For Photoshop 5.0 (or later) users, you may export its internal color space to an ICC profile. If you are not sure what to choose, select your current monitor profile.

PC users

This feature lets you select the RGB output device (e.g., display monitor , or RGBbased printer) for matching the RGB-color family of images (including RGB colors, 48-bit RGB colors, and 256 colors image types).

If you are scanning through an ICC Profile-Aware application (Adobe Photoshop

5.0 or later) select Scanner RGB from the list. Refer to Appendix A of the ScanWizar d Pro TX User's Guide for more details on ICC Pr ofile-Aware applications.

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