Microtek ScanMaker 8700 Pro, ScanWizard Pro TX Reference Manual
Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX
Reference Manual
For Mac OS X
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................. 1
ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X: The Interface ................................................................ 2
Launching ScanWizard Pro ............................................................................................. 3
Exiting ScanWizard Pro...................................................................................................3
The Preview Window .................................................................................. 4
Elements of the Preview window .................................................................................... 4
The File Menu .................................................................................................................. 6
The Context Concept ................................................................................................ 7
New ScanWizard Context......................................................................................... 8
Load ScanWizard Context ........................................................................................ 8
Save ScanWizard Context As ................................................................................... 8
Show Current Context Path ...................................................................................... 9
Quit ........................................................................................................................... 9
The Scanner Menu ......................................................................................................... 10
Scanner Model ........................................................................................................ 11
Current Scanner Info............................................................................................... 11
Scanner Probe ......................................................................................................... 11
Scanner Driver Manager ......................................................................................... 12
Scanner Controls..................................................................................................... 14
The View Menu.............................................................................................................. 15
Overview and Prescan ............................................................................................ 16
Zoom in / Zoom out ................................................................................................ 18
Resize Window to Fit.............................................................................................. 19
Bring Settings Window to Front ............................................................................. 20
Show / Hide ... Window commands ....................................................................... 20
Show / Hide Low & High Value Markers .............................................................. 20
About ...................................................................................................................... 20
The Preferences Menu ................................................................................................... 21
Scan Material .......................................................................................................... 22
Color Matching Setup ............................................................................................. 23
White/Black Points Setup ....................................................................................... 26
Cursor Auxiliary Lines ........................................................................................... 28
Prescan Setup .......................................................................................................... 29
Invert ....................................................................................................................... 31
More........................................................................................................................ 32
The Correction Menu ..................................................................................................... 36
The Help Menu .............................................................................................................. 36
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The Toolbar .................................................................................................................... 37
Scan Frame tool ............................................................................................................. 38
Zoom tool .......................................................................................................................39
Move tool .......................................................................................................................40
Tag Windows tool .......................................................................................................... 41
Overview, Prescan, and Scan ......................................................................................... 46
Rulers, Unit of Measurement ......................................................................................... 47
Preview Area and Eject button ....................................................................................... 48
Auxiliary information and Handy buttons ..................................................................... 49
The Settings Window ................................................................................ 50
Elements of the Settings window................................................................................... 50
Job .................................................................................................................................. 52
Input Profile (Scanner ICC) ........................................................................................... 53
Type................................................................................................................................ 54
Resolution settings .........................................................................................................56
Scan Frame and related settings..................................................................................... 58
Locks .............................................................................................................................. 62
Transform.......................................................................................................................63
Image Category .............................................................................................................. 64
Advanced Image Correction Tools ................................................................................ 66
The LCH Color Model ................................................................................................... 67
AIC Tools in LCH vs. Native Color Mode .................................................................... 68
AIC Tools and your Image Type .................................................................................... 69
Workflow for Optimizing Images .................................................................................. 70
Accessing the AIC Tools................................................................................................ 72
Elements of the Advanced Image Corrrection screen .................................................... 73
The Action Buttons ........................................................................................................74
Custom Settings ............................................................................................................. 75
The Default Button ........................................................................................................ 77
Dynamic Range tool ...................................................................................................... 78
White & Black Points tool ............................................................................................. 80
Gradation tool ................................................................................................................ 83
Color Cast tool ............................................................................................................... 86
Saturation tool ................................................................................................................ 88
Selective Color tool ....................................................................................................... 89
Tone Curve tool.............................................................................................................. 95
Filter tool........................................................................................................................ 97
Brightness and Contrast tool ........................................................................................ 101
Color Correction tool ................................................................................................... 102
Threshold tool .............................................................................................................. 103
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The Information Window ........................................................................ 104
Elements of the Information window .......................................................................... 104
Color Meter Options .................................................................................................... 106
Creating Color Tag Windows....................................................................................... 107
The Job Panel Window ........................................................................... 108
Appendix A: More Color Matching Information.................................... 110
Appendix B: Kodak Color Management System ...................................111
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Reference: The Preview Window 1
This Reference manual covers the various commands and features found in the
ScanWizard Pro TX scanning software for the Mac OS X system. The reference
information is divided into four major sections, corresponding to the four major
windows of the program:
• Preview
• Settings
• Information
• Job Panel
The Reference manual is part of the comprehensive documentation included
with your Microtek scanner package.
Another important component of the documentation, the User's Guide, covers
basic and advanced scenarios for scanning (e.g., how to scan film, how to scan
multiple jobs, etc.). Please use both these manuals in learning to make full use
of your ScanWizard Pro TX software.
Introduction
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ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac OS X: The Interface
ScanWizard 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
the first time. You may hide or show the Job Panel and Information windows by
clicking on the Hide / Show toggle commands in the View menu of the Preview
window.
Job Panel window provides functions
for managing scan jobs
Settings
window
contains
scanning
parameters for
image type
and,
dimensions.
Includes image
correction tools
Information
window
provides
color
information on
a selected
area of the
image
Preview window has commands and tools for
controlling the scanner
Reference: The Preview Window 3
Launching ScanWizard Pro TX
Start ScanWizard Pro TX from the Applications folder in your Mac OS X
system. The first time you launch ScanWizard Pro TX, you will be prompted to
set up color matching for your scanner. If you are not sure about what to do,
simply click the OK button to accept the settings; you can always change the
settings at a later time. For more information, see the Color Matching Setup
section of the manual.
You will also see the ScanWizard Pro TX menu at the top left portion of your
desktop. Here, you will see commands for specifying your preferences in
ScanWizard Pro TX, hiding ScanWizard Pro TX, quitting ScanWizard Pro TX,
and other commands.
Exiting ScanWizard Pro TX
To exit ScanWizard Pro TX, go to the File menu and choose the Quit command,
or press the Apple + Q keys simultaneously.
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The Preview Window
The Preview window is the prominent window and includes the various
commands and tools for controlling the scanner.
Elements of the Preview window
I. Rulers
H. Unit of
measurement
A. Menu bar
C. Overview
button
J. Auxiliary bar
D. Prescan
button
F. ToolbarE. Scan
button
B. Scan Material menu
L. Preview area
M. Status bar
K. Handy buttons
G. Eject
Reference: The Preview Window 5
A. Menu bar: This area includes the different menus for controlling and
operating the scanner.
B. Scan Material menu: This shows the type of your scan material — Positive
or Negative.
C. Overview button: This button previews the film or slides in your holder and
displays the overview images as thumbnails in the Job Panel window.
D. Prescan button: This button shows a higher-resolution view of the selected
overview image as shown in the Job Panel window, and displays the
resulting prescan image in the Preview window.
E. Scan button: This button starts the final scanning process.
F. Toolbar: The buttons in the Toolbar perform specific actions on the
Overview or Prescan image. The Toolbar includes the Scan Frame tool,
Zoom tool, Move tool, and Tag Windows tool.
G. Eject: This button ejects the holder from the film scanner.
H. Unit of Measurement: Select the unit of measurement for the rulers and the
ruler colors by clicking the arrow at the 0,0 point of the rulers and
choosing from the drop-down menu.
I. Rulers: Rulers are located on both sides of the Preview window to help you
with measurement and alignment.
J. Auxiliary bar: This area shows the scan resolution of the preview image
and the Zoom or magnification scale for the image.
K. Handy buttons: These buttons include Zoom in, Zoom out, and the Flasher
for Low Value and High Value Markers.
L. Preview area: This area in the Preview window shows the Prescan image.
M. Status bar: This area shows you information pertinent to the operation
underway or being performed.
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The File Menu
The File Menu lets you do the following:
• Create a new context for scanning
• Load a previously saved context
• Save a context for scanning as an extra copy
• Show the current context for scanning
• Exit ScanWizard Pro TX
Reference: The Preview Window 7
The Context Concept
The “Context” feature in ScanWizard Pro TX has to do primarily with setting
up scan jobs and customizing your scanning environment for increased
scanning efficiency. It is a powerful tool to help you get the most productivity
out of your scanner, especially if you do many similar scanning jobs.
A “context” is really a Mac OS folder that contains any number of scan job
files and a ScanWizard Pro TX preferences file with information on these scan
jobs. Think of a context as a complete scan setup or environment, with each
context having its own characteristics, such as scan material (reflective,
positive, or negative film), ColorSync profile selections, scan quality control,
interpolation method, and others.
When you quit or switch to another context, the settings of the current context
are automatically saved. You will have exactly the same setup when you run or
switch back to this context, so there is no need to start from scratch.
You can set up as many contexts as your hard disk can hold. And because
contexts are regular Mac OS folders, you manage them (e.g., copy, duplicate, or
delete) easily by using the Finder.
The ScanWizard Pro TX context can be easily customized to your particular
need and used for many applications, such as the following:
• Repeated or frequent use of project/job settings
• Saving different experiments on the same project/job
• Different setups involving scan material selections, CMS settings, scan jobs
• Various templates of a user's work
• Scanner sharing among multiple users
• Archiving of scan projects/jobs
• Proofing on prescans and adjustments before final scans
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New ScanWizard Context
This command creates a new context folder with default settings for scanning.
Subsequent scan jobs are then stored in the newly created context folder. The
newly created context also becomes the current context.
To create a new context:
1. Choose New ScanWizard Context from the File menu.
2. Select your scan material from the Scan Material menu in the Preview
window or from the Scan Material command in the Preferences menu.
2. When the browser dialog box appears, create a new folder.
Load ScanWizard Context
This command loads a previously saved context folder. The loaded context then
becomes the current context.
To load a context:
1. Choose Load ScanWizard Context from the File menu.
2. When the browser dialog box appears, select the folder to be loaded, and
click the Select button at the bottom of the dialog box.
Save ScanWizard Context As
This command lets you save an extra copy of the current context to a new
location. The settings of the current context are saved first and then copied and
switched to the new location. This is particularly useful when you want to work
on a new context based on the current context settings.
To save a context:
1. Choose Save ScanWizard Context As from the File menu.
2. When a dialog box appears, choose the folder where the scan jobs will be
saved. Subsequent scan jobs are then saved to the specified folder.
Reference: The Preview Window 9
Show Current Context Path
This command shows the current context for scanning. By default, the current
context folder has the same name as your scanner model, and is located in the
Plug-ins folder of your image-editing software. When you load or create a new
context folder, the loaded or newly created folder then becomes the current
context.
To show the current context: Choose Show Current Context Path from the File
menu.
Quit
This command lets you exit ScanWizard Pro TX.
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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 or FireWire chain
• Easily manage the scanners you wish to use with your system
• Perform special scanner controls unique to the scanner
Reference: The Preview Window 11
Scanner Probe
This command shows the scanner information on your SCSI or FireWire chain.
If your scanner does not show in the Scanner Probe dialog box, make sure your
scanner is properly installed, connected, and turned on, and then click the
Probe button. For details on connecting your scanner, refer to your scanner
hardware installation guide.
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 ID number, and the firmware version.
Scanner Model
The scanner model (and its SCSI or FireWire ID number) is shown at the top of
the scanner. If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are
shown with their respective IDs, and 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.
SCSI / FireWire devices
on your system (including
your scanner)
Click the Probe
button to update
scanner information
on the SCSI or
FireWire chain
Choose your
hardware
interface here
The scanner displayed with its SCSI or
FireWire ID number. The current
scanner is marked by a check
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Scanner Driver Manager
The Scanner Driver Manager keeps track of the scanners being used on your
system and the bus / ID numbers occupied by the scanners. By keeping a record
of this information, the Scanner Driver Manager allows ScanWizard Pro TX to
start up more quickly, as there is no need to look for scanners that are not
available.
When ScanWizard Pro TX is run the first time, all connected scanners are
added to the list.
To add a scanner:
Follow the hardware installation instructions for connecting a scanner to your
system. You can then use the Scanner Driver Manager in ScanWizard Pro TX to
add or include the connected scanner to your scanner list.
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
with the corresponding SCSI or FireWire bus/ID number.
2. Click the Find Scanners button. In case you have added new scanners, the
newly found scanners will be appended to the scanner list. If a scanner on
the list is not detected (not turned on, not ready, or removed from the
system), the model will not be removed from the list but will have a
question mark before it. See below for details on how to remove a scanner.
3. Click the Close button to close the dialog box.
Reference: The Preview Window 13
To remove a scanner:
1. Choose Scanner Driver Manager from the Scanner menu.
2. Choose the scanner you wish to be removed from the list.
3. Click the Remove button.
4. Click the Close button to close the dialog box.
To update your scanner list:
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 goes through all available scanner drivers and
searches for scanners.
Scanner Driver Manager cont.
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Scanner Controls
This command lets you use some of the special features of your scanner, such
as lamp control.
Note: Not all scanner models support these features. If your scanner model is
not supported, the Scanner Controls command will be grayed out in the
Scanner menu.
Lamp Control
This the power-saving feature of the scanner lamp to save energy and extend
the life cycle of the lamp. By default, the lamp turns off automatically if the
scanner is idle for 15 minutes. You can change the lamp idle time in your
preferences or disable this feature completely by unchecking the Auto Power
Saving Mode check box.
By default, the lamp warm-up time is 3 minutes. A lamp warm-up dialog box
will appear if you try to perform a scan or preview operation without the lamp
having fully warmed up. If the lamp is not fully warmed up, the light intensity
of the scanner may not be stable and may adversely affect the quality of your
scanned image.
The current lamp status is indicated. You may specifically turn the lamp on or
off if you wish. Please note that the lamp On / Off state is automatically
controlled by the software, and no user intervention is necessary. You may want
to do this manually if and only if you wish to turn on and warm up the lamp a
few minutes before you actually finish your scan job editing.
Reference: The Preview Window 15
The View Menu
The View menu lets you:
• Select an overview or prescan view of an image
• Magnify or reduce (zoom in / zoom out) the Overview image
• Resize the Preview window to fit
• Bring the Settings window to the front
• Show or hide the Info, Job Panel and Tag windows
• Show or hide the High and Low Value Markers
• Show the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen
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Overview & Prescan
These commands allow you to see the image obtained with the Overview and
Prescan buttons, respectively.
Clicking the Overview button will let the scanner do an overview of the slides
in your scanner, and thumbnails of the images will appear in the Job Panel
window. Clicking the prescan button will give you a prescan or high-resolution
view of the selected image as shown in the Job Panel window. The Prescan
image is helpful as it shows a higher-resolution view of the image and aids in
the creation of a more accurate scan frame toward obtaining the final scan
image.
The parameters for the Prescan image are determined by the settings in the
Prescan Setup command in the Preferences menu.
Reference: The Preview Window 17
A. To obtain the Overview image: With the image(s) placed in your film holder
and with the holder inserted into your film scanner, click the Overview button.
B. To obtain the Prescan image:
1. Select the image to be prescanned by choosing the image thumbnail in the
Job Panel window.
2. Click the Prescan button. The Prescan image will then be available for
choosing in the View menu, as indicated by the title Prescan Image #1.
3. To obtain multiple prescan images: Press the Shift key and click the jobs to
be selected in the Job Panel window. When you click the Prescan button,
multiple prescans are created in the process, and the images will be
available for choosing in the View menu, as indicated by the title Prescan
Image and numbered consecutively; e.g., Prescan Image #1, Prescan
Image #2, etc.
4. To select all scan jobs, click the Select All button.
Overview & Prescan cont.
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Zoom in / Zoom out
These commands allow you to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) your
view of the overview image. Only your view of the image is enlarged or
reduced; the actual size of the image is not changed.
To use this feature:
• To enlarge your view, choose Zoom In.
• To reduce your view, choose Zoom Out.
Zoom in
Zoom out
Reference: The Preview Window 19
Resize Window to Fit
This command resizes the Preview window, which you may find helpful to do
for conserving space on your desktop monitor (especially after you have
enlarged the Preview window).
To use this feature:
Choose the Resize Window to Fit command. You can also do this by pressing
the Apple command + R keys simultaneously.
Resize before
Resize after
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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 a
expanded your Preview window such that it covers the Settings window.
Show/Hide... Window commands
These commands allow you to switch between showing or hiding the Job Panel
window, Information window, and Tag windows on your screen.
Show/Hide Low & High Value Markers
This command shows or hides the Low & High Value Markers 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 represents the High Value (white point) Marker.
About
This command displays the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen and shows the
program's version number.
Reference: The Preview Window 21
The Preferences Menu
The Preferences menu lets you:
• Choose the correct scan material
• Choose the film size for your film holder
• Specify color matching parameters
• Set up White/black points settings
• Show/hide auxiliary cursor lines
• Control Prescan settings
• Create effects like invert
• Activate the smoked glass effect
• Set other options in the More Preferences command
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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 will appear next
to the selected option.
2. Alternatively, you can click the Scan Material pop-up menu and then
choose the correct scan material from the drop-down menu that appears.
Scan Material
This command allows you to select the correct scan material for use with
ScanWizard Pro TX. Choose from either:
• Positive transparencies, such as slides; or
• Negative film, such as the negative film you use for your camera.
Scan
Material pop-
up menu
Reference: The Preview Window 23
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 or Apple ColorSync™ technology).
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 transferrence process.
To use the color matching function of ScanWizard Pro TX:
The first time you launch ScanWizard Pro TX, you will be prompted to set up
color matching for your scanner. You may also access the color matching
parameters for ScanWizard Pro TX at any time in the future by choosing the
Color Matching Setup command in the Preferences menu.
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Color Matching Setup cont.
A. Display using monitor compensation
This check box affects only the way the image data is displayed and not the
image data itself.
B. Monitor
The monitor selection shown here is the monitor set in your Monitor Control
Panel. To verify this information, go to your System Preferences, then Displays.
Your selected monitor will be shown, which should be the same as the entry in
this dialog box. This setting only affects how the image is shown on the screen
— not the final scanned image.
C. 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 ColorSync data
conversion, which will not generate the correct CMS effect.
D. Embed ICC destination profile in scan image
This feature will enable ScanWizard Pro TX to embed the Destination ICC
profile into the image data. The information will then be properly interpreted by
any ColorSync-savvy application.
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