Microtek scanwizard pro user guide

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User's Guide

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Basic Setup and Features Getting Started Basic Scenarios Using the Advanced Image Correction Tools Special Features & Advanced Scenarios Appendix: More Color Matching Information

User's Guide

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Basic Setup and Features

What is ScanWizard Pro The ScanWizard Pro Interface System Requirements Installing ScanWizard Pro About this Manual

User's Guide

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Getting Started

Using the Scan Mode Using the Batch Mode Exiting ScanWizard Pro Color Matching

User's Guide

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Basic Scenarios

How to Scan a Color Photographic Print How to Scan a Color Positive Transparency How to Scan a Color Negative How to Scan a Line Art Image How to Scan a Newspaper or Magazine Image

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Using Advanced Image Correction Tools

The LCH Color Model Selecting LCH or Native Color Space Workflow for Optimizing Images Adding a Custom Setting How to Choose the Correct Image Category Using the Dynamic Range Tool Using the White & Black Points Tool Using the Gradation Tool Using the Color Cast Tool Using the Saturation Curve Tool Using the Selective Color Tool Using the Tone Curve Tool Using the Filter Tool

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Special Features & Advanced Scenarios

How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs How to Scan Multiple Jobs How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts How to Use the SnapTrans Templates How to Define and Scan a New Batch-Scan Job How to Load a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job How to Execute a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job How to Use the Magic Diamonds How to Customize Negative Film How to Scan and Display an Image on a 640 x 480 Monitor

Microtek ScanWizard Pro

User’s Guide

(Features, Scenarios, and Information for Advanced Users)

Macintosh version

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Table of Contents

Basic Setup and Features ..............................................5

What is ScanWizard Pro..................................................................... 5

The ScanWizard Pro Interface............................................................ 6

System Requirements ......................................................................... 8

Installing ScanWizard Pro .................................................................. 8

About this Manual .............................................................................. 9

Getting Started ...........................................................11

Using the Scan Mode.......................................................................... 11

Using the Batch Mode ........................................................................ 11

Exiting ScanWizard Pro ..................................................................... 11

Color Matching................................................................................... 12

Basic Scenarios ........................................................15

How to Scan a Color Photographic Print ........................................... 16

How to Scan a Color Positive Transparency ...................................... 18

How to Scan a Color Negative ........................................................... 20

How to Scan a Line Art Image ........................................................... 22

How to Scan a Newspaper or Magazine Image.................................. 24

Using the Advanced Image Correction Tools ........................27

The LCH Color Model ....................................................................... 28

Selecting LCH or Native Color Space................................................ 29

Workflow for Optimizing Images....................................................... 30

Adding a Custom Setting.................................................................... 31

How to Choose the Correct Image Category...................................... 32

Using the Dynamic Range Tool.......................................................... 34

Using the White & Black Points Tool ................................................ 36

Using the Gradation Tool ................................................................... 38

Using the Color Cast Tool .................................................................. 40

Using the Saturation Curve Tool ........................................................ 42

Using the Selective Color Tool........................................................... 44

Using the Tone Curve Tool ................................................................. 46

Using the Filter Tool........................................................................... 48

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Special Features & Advanced Scenarios ............................51

How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs ......................................................... 52

How to Scan Multiple Jobs................................................................. 54

How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts............................................... 56

How to Use the SnapTrans Templates ................................................ 58

How to Define and Scan a New Batch-Scan Job ............................... 60

How to Load a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job ............................. 62

How to Execute a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job......................... 63

How to Use the Magic Diamonds ...................................................... 64

How to Customize Negative Film ...................................................... 66

How to Scan and Display an Image on a 640 x 480 Monitor............. 68

Appendix: More Color Matching Information ................... 70

ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh User Guide

1 Introduction

What is ScanWizard Pro?

ScanWizard Pro is an advanced scanner controller program that provides many powerful, professional-level features for scanning.

One important feature of ScanWizard Pro is that it lets you work in the LCH color space, which is based on the LCH (Lightness, Chroma, Hue) model of colors. The LCH model is a more intuitive way of editing and working with colors because it defines colors the way we understand them-- based on the properties of brightness (how light or dark a color is), saturation (how rich or dull a color is), and hue (“red” as opposed to “blue”).

Another important function of ScanWizard Pro is the batch scan feature, a separate but integrated program that lets you create and manipulate specific “contexts” or batches of jobs. With Batch Scanning, you can lay out your jobs beforehand, make adjustments to each scan, then start the scan when you are ready. The result? A tremendously improved workflow and savings in time, with the additional advantage of being able to call up the various “contexts” or batch jobs when required.

ScanWizard Pro is also ColorSync™-savvy, allowing you to use standard ICC color profiles for accurate color matching when outputting your images.

A Powerful New Software

With ScanWizard Pro, you can achieve a new level of efficiency in scanning. The many powerful tools of the program work together to help you obtain the superior color images you need, as well as provide you with the flexibility to adjust or improve the images as needed.

As you become increasingly familiar with the program, you will also see how ScanWizard can open up a whole new vista for organizing your workflow and boosting your scanning productivity in as many ways as your creative imagination will allow.

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Settings window

The ScanWizard Pro Interface

Shows the current scan job

Image Type of the

Resolution settings

Scan Frame, Scaling, Output controls, Scan Frame options, Unit of measurement, Transform

Scanner profile Image category

Advanced Image Correction controls for adjusting and enhancing image quality

current scan job

Information window

Check: Indicates job

will be scanned

when you press the

Scan button.

Selected scan job,

which is the

highlighted job. There

can be multiple

selected scan jobs

(several highlighted).

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Scan Job window

Lets you select / switch image type

Function buttons for manipulating scan jobs

Thumbnail showing prescan image

Current scan job, indicated by boldface type

The ScanWizard Pro Interface

Prescan button: Previews a highresolution image of the area selected by the scan frame.

Scan button: Starts the scanning process.

Overview button: Previews

Preview

window

Unit of measurement.

Choose from inch, cm,

mm, point, pica, pixel.

Selections for ruler

colors as well.

Ruler

Cursor Locator: Shows x, y position of mouse cursor on the current overview / prescan image.

Color Meter Display: Displays input and output pixel values of the selected area in the overview / prescan image.

the entire scan bed.

Toolbar: Scan Frame, Zoom, Pane, Tag Windows

Scan Material icon: Selects the type of scan material.

Overview image

Status bar gives useful tips relating to the selected tool in the Toolbar

Color Meter Options: Provides further options for the Sample Dislay Area of the Information window. below).

Sample Display area: Shows pixelized display of area in the overview / prescan image where mouse cursor rests.

Auxiliary information

Handy buttons for Zoom in, Zoom out, and Flashers for Low & High Value Markers

Scan Frame around overview image. Drag on corner to resize.

Drag this corner to resize the Preview window.

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System Requirements

• Power Mac or compatibles (except iMac)

• System 8.1 or later

• 64 MB RAM required; 128 MB or more suggested for better performance

• Free hard disk space as required by the size of your scanned images and for additional working files

• CD-ROM drive (internal or external)

• “Thousands of color” display or better

• Microtek ScanMaker 3, 4, 5, 6400XL, 9600XL, 2000; the Microtek ArtixScan line of professional scanners; and other scanner models that support ScanWizard Pro.

Installing ScanWizard Pro

1. Insert the Microtek ScanWizard Pro CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click the CD-ROM when it appears on your Macintosh desktop to open it.

3. When the CD-ROM opens, double-click the ICC Profile Installer icon, and follow screen instructions to install the desired profiles.

Note: If the ICC profile for your monitor is not found, contact your monitor

manufacturer.

4. Next, double-click the ScanWizard Pro Installer icon, and follow screen instructions to install the program.

5. Restart your computer.

Note: You may want to skip Step #3 and install the ICC profiles later. When Step #4 is run, some default profiles will be installed as the default.

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About this Manual

This manual provides basic information on the program and sketches out a variety of scenarios that illustrate ScanWizard Pro’s versatility and how best to use the program for specific scanning tasks.

For a more detailed listing of individual features, please refer to the companion Reference Guide included in your documentation package.

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2 Getting Started

This section of the manual describes the two modes of operating ScanWizard Pro:

1) The Scan mode, in which ScanWizard Pro is “acquired” from an imageediting software program like Adobe Photoshop; and

2) The Batch mode, which is launched from the Apple menu and is used to process batch scans.

Using the Scan mode

The Scan mode refers to launching ScanWizard Pro from an image-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop.

To operate ScanWizard Pro in the “Scan” mode, launch the image-editing software of your choice. When the software program launches, go to the File menu, and choose Import or Acquire from the submenu, depending on the software you are using. This will automatically launch ScanWizard Pro, and the four major windows that form the interface of ScanWizard Pro will appear on your screen.

In addition to the above, you can run the ScanWizard Pro Applet located in the ScanWizard Pro folder. The Applet is a small-sized application that will launch the ScanWizard Pro Plug-in to scan images.

Using the Batch mode

The Batch mode of operating ScanWizard Pro allows you to set up scans in “batches” of jobs beforehand and then lets you start the scanning process when you are ready to do so with the simple click of a button.

To operate ScanWizard Pro in the “batch” mode, go to the Apple menu, and choose the Batch Scan command. For more details, refer to the batch scan scenarios and information presented in the Special Features & Advanced Scenarios section of this manual.

Exiting ScanWizard Pro

To exit ScanWizard Pro, go to the Preview window, and from the File menu, choose the Quit command, or press the Apple+Q combination keys on your keyboard.

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RGB Destination

This feature lets you select the correct profile for outputting images to the RGB color space. The RGB Destination profile usually pertains to a monitor (since all monitors are RGB devices), but an RGB printer profile may also be used as a selection if the RGB color space in which you choose to work is an RGB printer.

To specify the RGB Destination profile: Choose from the profiles provided by ScanWizard Pro, or choose your own profile if you have others stored on your system.

CMYK Destination

This feature lets you select the correct profile for outputting images to the CMYK color space.

To specify the CMYK Destination profile: Choose from the profiles provided by ScanWizard Pro, or choose your own profile if you have others stored on your system.

For additional CMYK profiles, please run the ICC Profile Installer from your ScanWizard Pro CD.

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3 Basic Scenarios

This section of the manual sets out a few scenarios on how to do some basic scans, including a color photograph, a positive, and negative film. The steps are laid out on the left-hand side of the page, and supplementary information for each scenario can be found in a sidebar next to the procedures. Information on how to enhance or adjust images, as well as more advanced scanning scenarios, is provided in the later chapters of the manual.

Basic Scenarios:

• How to Scan a Color Photographic Print

• How to Scan a Color Positive Transparency

• How to Scan a Color Negative

• How to Scan a Line Art Image

• How to Scan a Newspaper or Magazine Image

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How to Scan a Color Photographic Print

1 Place the photograph to be scanned on your

scanner’s glass bed.

2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears,

choose Reflective. You will notice the change in the appearance of the icon.

3 Click the Overview button to start an overview, and

you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

4 Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the

Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

5 If you like what you see in the Preview window,

click the Scan button to start scanning.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 2)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned.

• Specify output dimensions (after step 2)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the desired output dimensions (width and height) in the output dimension edit boxes. The scan frame may change slightly, and you may want to go back to the Preview window to move the scan frame and enclose the area you want.

• Change output image resolution (before step 5)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box.

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 4)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. Then switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

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• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 4)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click an image processing button; the Advanced Image Correction dialog box will then appear.

Scanning a Color Photographic Print

Settings window for selecting image settings

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Preview window for seeing the overview image and scanning the image

Advanced Image Correction screen for fine-tuning images

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How to Scan a Color Positive Transparency

1 For dual bed-scanners that make use of the

SnapTrans™ templates (such as the ScanMaker

5), place the film to be scanned on the appropriate template, and insert the film and template into your scanner’s lower bed. For flatbed scanners, use a Transparent Media Adapter.

2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears,

choose Positive Transparency. You will notice the change in the appearance of the icon.

3 Click the Overview button to start an overview, and

you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

4 Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the

Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

5 If you like what you see in the Preview window,

click the Scan button to start scanning.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 2)

• Specify output dimensions (after step 2)

• Change output image resolution

(before step 5)

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 4)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned.

Go to the Settings window, and enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box.

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. Then switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

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• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 4)

Scanning a Color Positive Transparency

Settings window for selecting image settings

Preview window for seeing the overview image and scanning the image

Advanced Image Correction screen for fine-tuning images

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How to Scan a Color Negative

1 For dual bed-scanners that make use of the

SnapTrans™ templates (such as the ScanMaker

5), place the film to be scanned on the appropriate template, and insert the film and template into your scanner’s lower bed. For flatbed scanners, use a Transparent Media Adapter.

2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears,

choose Negative Film. You will notice the change in the appearance of the icon.

3 Click the Overview button to start an overview, and

you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

4 Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the

Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

5 Go to the Film Type menu in the Settings window,

and select the film type you are using.

6 If you like what you see in the Preview window,

click the Scan button to start scanning.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 2)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned.

• Specify output dimensions (after step 2)

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 4)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. Then switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 4)

• Customize film type (after step 5)

If your film type is not included in the menu, you can select Generic or create a customized film profile. For more details, see the Advanced

Scenarios section of the manual and the How to Customize Negative Film scenario.

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Scanning a Color Negative

Settings window for selecting image settings

Preview window for seeing the overview image and scanning the image

Advanced Image Correction screen for fine-tuning images

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How to Scan a Line Art Image

1 Place the image to be scanned on your scanner’s glass

bed.

2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears, choose Reflective.

3 Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box,

choose Line Art.

4 Click the Overview button to start an overview. 5 Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the

Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

6 On the Resolution box, enter a Resolution value that

at least matches the resolution of your printer (300 or 600 dpi, for example) to obtain optimal results.

7 If you like what you see in the Preview window, click

the Scan button to start scanning.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Specify output dimensions (after step 2)

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 5)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. Then switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 5)

For Line Art images, only the Threshold option is available. Threshold measures how gray levels are converted to black and white, with the value of 128 (middle gray level) as the determining point of conversion. Gray levels below the threshold are converted to black, while gray levels above the threshold are converted to white.

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Scanning a Line Art Image

Settings window for selecting image settings

3 6

5 7

Preview window for seeing the overview image and scanning the image

Advanced Image Correction screen for fine-tuning images

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How to Scan a Newspaper or Magazine Image

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears, choose Reflective.

3 Click the Overview button to start an overview, and

you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

4 Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the

Preview window, and choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will see a flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.

5 Move the pointer to the menu next to the Descreen

tool in the Settings window. From the drop-down

menu that appears, select your source material -whether the image being scanned is from a newspaper, magazine, or art magazine (higherquality printing).

Note: If you know the printed lpi (lines per inch) for

the image, you may enter the exact number. You can measure the line screen by using a screen finder, which can be purchased from your local print shop.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Specify output dimensions

(after step 2)

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 4)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. Then switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

6 Click the Scan button. When the image is scanned,

no moiré patterns will be evident. Compare the “descreened” image to simply scanning the image with the Descreen selection set to “None”, and you will see the difference in the image.

The Descreen tool is used to remove “screens” or moiré patterns from appearing in images. Moirés are interference patterns that show up on your scanned images when you use previously printed matter, such as magazines and newspapers, as your source material (instead of using an original color photo or print). In moiré images, you will see these patterns emerge as a series of crosshatches or screens crisscrossing the image.

In the example here, an image was scanned from a magazine, resulting in an undesirable moiré pattern. The solution: rescan the image, with the Descreen tool “On” to eliminate potential moirés from appearing in the resulting image.

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Scanning a newspaper or magazine image

Use the Descreen tool to remove screens or moiré patterns from appearing in images scanned from previously printed material.

Prescan of image showing moiré patterns

Moiré

removed

with

Descreen

tool

3 4

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4 Using the Advanced Image Correction Tools

This section of the manual describes the use of the various Advanced Image Correction tools, which form an integral part of ScanWizard Pro. All the tools are available when you work in the default LCH color space, but a different set of tools is available when you choose to work in the Native color space. Included at the beginning of this section is a brief discussion of the LCH color model vs. the Native color model, as well as other concepts important to optimizing your workflow. The scenarios provided are based on the Advanced Image Correction tools available through the LCH color model.

• The LCH Color Model

• LCH vs. Native Color Mode

• Workflow for Optimizing Images

• Adding a Custom Setting

• How to Choose the Right Image Category

• Using the Dynamic Range Tool

• Using the Black / White Points Tool

• Using the Gradation Tool

• Using the Color Cast Tool

• Using the Saturation Tool

• Using the Selective Color Tool

• Using the Tone Curve Tool

• Using the Filter Tool

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The LCH Color Model

One of ScanWizard Pro’s strengths is its ability to let you work in the LCH color space. Unlike the RGB color model, which corresponds to the color space as defined in monitors and printers, the LCH color model is a more intuitive way of working with colors, based on the values of Lightness (the “L” in LCH), Chroma (C), and Hue (H). For instance, if you wish to change the color of the sky in an image to a darker blue, your own eye — and your own judgment — will be the guide to making those color changes. This is easier than, say, knowing the mathematical equivalent in RGB or CMYK values that would correspond to a “dark sky blue”.

The LCH model, in effect, makes it easier to comprehend colors as they are couched in the terms we are familiar with: Lightness (how dark or light a color is), Chroma or saturation (how rich or dull a particular hue of green is), and Hue (the property that distinguishes, say, the color red from the color blue.)

In the LCH color model, colors of equal brightness lie on a single plane of the model, as shown below. Red and green lie opposite each other on the horizontal axis, as blue and yellow lie opposite each other on the vertical axis.

On the color sphere shown below, you can see how the different LCH properties play out:

• The different hues (red, green, yellow, blue) are spread around the sphere.

• The chroma (saturation) for each hue increases from the center of the sphere outward, with the most saturated colors lying on the edge of the sphere.

• The brightness values increase from the bottom of the model to the top.

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Selecting LCH or Native Color Space

ScanWizard Pro lets you choose the color space in which you wish to edit and work with color images.

• Select LCH mode if you wish to edit or correct images in terms of color

perception according to the human eye, based on the properties of Lightness, Chroma, and Hue. This is the default mode.

• Select Native mode if you wish to edit or correct the individual RGB / CMYK

channels of an image.

To switch between LCH and Native color modes, go to the Preferences | More command in the Preview window. When the More Preferences dialog box comes up, go to the Working Color Space option, and choose LCH or Native as the color mode you wish.

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Workflow for Optimizing Images

To prepare and optimize your images for the final scan, we recommend the use of the Advanced Image Correction tools in the sequence that they appear in the Settings window. Following this order will significantly influence the overall quality of your images.

Dynamic Range

Manual or auto determine image density range (darkest tone to lightest tone)

Gradation

Manual or auto-adjust

midtones of the Lightness channel "L"

Saturation Curve

Adjust image saturation by manipulating the saturation curve

Tone Curve

Adjust tonal distribution of each channel of a CMYK/RGB image

The sequence is the same if you are working in Native color mode. However, the Gradation, Color Cast, Saturation, and Selective Color tools (#3 to #6) will not be available. The Brightness / Contrast and Color Correction tools are offered in their place.

White & Black Points

Manual or auto-adjust shadow and highlight points

Color Cast

Adjust gray balance by removing color cast or adjust desired cast by adding color cast

Selective Color

Manipulate a specific

color range without affecting other colors

Filter

Apply a particular filter for special effects (e.g., unsharp masking to sharpen image)

The Brightness /

Contrast and Color

Correction tools are

offered in the Native

color mode

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Adding a Custom Setting

To the right side of each AIC tool is a custom pull-down menu that features predefined settings for the AIC tool. For instance, some of these settings include Automatic or No Correction. You can also add your own image correction setting for each AIC tool. That way, you can retrieve or load the setting at any time in the future.

To do this, choose an AIC tool and make the adjustments you desire to the image. Then click the Add to Menu button in the AIC dialog box.

When another dialog box comes up, enter the name for the new setting. The new setting will appear in the custom pull-down menu of the Settings window for that particular AIC tool.

New setting appears here

Click this button to add a custom setting

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How to Choose the Correct Image Category

ScanWizard Pro provides several image categories to choose from, which can influence the auto-correction function and provide a more accurate output image.

To select the correct image category, go to the Settings window and choose the option you wish from the Image Category menu. Select the image category that corresponds most closely to the image characterstics of your original. The selected image category provides a starting point of predefined settings that can be applied to your image and bring out characteristics specific to that image type.

• None: No image category conversion.

• Standard: An image that does not fall into any of the described below. You can also use this category for images of good quality (neither underexposed nor overexposed, with accurate color and tones).

• Landscape: An image with cool atmosphere with broad tonal variation and a wide hue range. Examples include natural scenery, skyline with an expanse of blue sky, mountains and fields.

• Portraits (Skin Tones): An image with dominant skin tones and mid-tone details present. Examples include portraits and objects with fleece- or skin-like covering.

• Jewelry (Gold Tones): An image featuring dominant gold / silver hues. Examples include gold and silver jewelry, silverware.

• Sunsets: An image with warm reddish hues or a color cast reminiscent of sunsets. Examples include scenes at dusk or twilight and images of the Grand Canyon.

• Metallic Subjects: An image with broad highlight and shadow details but with very narrow mid-tone details. Examples include audio equipment, TV sets, cameras.

• High Keys: An image with broad highlight tonal variation but with less shadow detail. Examples include snow-covered landscapes, wedding gowns, whitewashed structures.

• Low Keys: An image with broad shadow tonal variation but with less highlight detail. Examples include nighttime scenery, dark suits and clothing, a coal pit.

• Underexposed: An image with compressed tonal variation particularly in the shadow areas, characterized by an overall dark appearance typical of underexposed positive film.

• Overexposed: An image with compressed tonal variation particularly in the highlight areas, characterized by an overall bright appearance typical of overexposed positive film.

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Selecting the correct Image Category

In the example above, an overexposed original is shown in two different image categories. Because the original was overexposed to begin with, choosing the Overexposed image category had the result of neutralizing the exposure, resulting in a better image.

Image assigned “Standard” image category

The same original did not fare as well when it was assigned the Standard image category (too bright overall, not enough contrast), because this image category is best used for originals of fairly good quality (sharp, neither underexposed nor overexposed) and not, in this case, for an original with flawed exposure settings.

Image assigned “Overexposed” image category

This example then shows the importance of choosing the correct image category that corresponds most closely to your original to obtain optimal results.

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Using the Dynamic Range Tool

Original image and lightness histogram without density correction, showing narrow tonal range

The Dynamic Range tool is used to set the density capture range of the scanner and displays the density distribution (histogram) of the image to be scanned.

The Auto range (default) feature automatically determines the Dmin (minimum density, lightest tone) and Dmax (maximum density, darkest tone) of the image, and sets the scanner capture range.

In the example here, the original image has low contrast and a limited range of tones, as can be seen in the narrow image histogram. The solution: To narrow the scanner’s range of density capture to the density range of the image (or smaller). This would then redistribute the small density range of the image to the maximum range of the scanner output, and thus restore contrast to the image.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Click the Overview button to start an overview,

and you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

Corrected image and lightness histogram with density correction, showing a broader tonal range

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3 Select the area to be prescanned with the Scan

Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the Dynamic Range tool in the Settings

window. The Dynamic Range screen will appear.

5 Adjust the Dmin and Dmax values to an opti-

mized range. To do this, move the sliders to the boundaries on both ends of the histogram.

6 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Note: In the default Automatic setting, ScanWizard Pro optimizes density capture range automatically. You only need to use the Dynamic Range tool if you wish to further enhance image contrast.

Using the Dynamic Range tool

Use the Dynamic Range tool to set the density capture range of the scanner.

In the example below, the original has a narrow image histogram skewed heavily to the right. In the corrected version, the dynamic range is adjusted, restoring contrast to the image.

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Using the White & Black Points Tool

The White & Black Points tool is used to change the shadow and highlight points of an image. (See note on next page for additional descriptions.)

By using this tool, you can manipulate an image to either bring out the highlights in a very dark image, or bring out more of the shadows in a very light image.

The White & Black Points tool can also be used to neutralize the color cast in the highlight and shadow regions.

In the example here, we need to set the shadows and highlights, as well as correct the color cast on both highlight and shadow regions.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Click the Overview button, and you will see the

image appear in your Preview window.

Original image

Image corrected with White & Black Points tool

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3 Select the area to be prescanned with the Scan Frame

tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the White & Black Points tool in the Settings

window. The White & Black Points screen will appear.

5 Check the Shadows and Highlights Auto Neutralize

options to “On” (the default). This helps to neutralize the color cast in the shadow and highlight areas of the image.

6 Click the Auto button. This will automatically set the

optimal highlight and shadow points for the image.

7 Check the Preview box so that the image in the

Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

8 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the White & Black Points tool

Use the White & Black Points tool to set the shadow and highlight points of an image, as well as to neutralize the color cast in shadow/highlight regions.

In the example below, the original has a slight color cast in the shadow and highlight portions of the image. With the use of the auto neutralizing and auto adjustment features, the color cast is removed, and the shadows and highlights are remapped accordingly.

The shadow point is defined as the lightness value “L” in an image that is output as black (mapped to the Minimum Output Level), while the highlight point is defined as the lightness value “L” that is output as white (mapped to the Maximum Output Level).

The default values of the Minimum Output Level and Maximum Output Level are L=5.0 and L=95.0, respectively.

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Using the Gradation Tool

Original image

The Gradation tool lets you adjust the midtones (the mid-level grays) of the lightness channel “L” of an image without altering the color itself. This is because even with changes to the luminance or lightness value, the chroma and hue values are kept constant.

To prevent color images from losing saturation when adjusting the lightness, ScanWizard Pro provides a Saturation Range option. With this option, colors outside of a given chroma range are not affected by the manipulation of the gradation curve.

In the example here, the original image is underexposed, with the middle tones of the image being too dark. The solution: Lighten the tones to brighten up the image.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your

scanner.

2 Click the Overview button, and you will see

the image appear in your Preview window.

Image corrected with Gradation tool

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3 Select the area to be prescanned with the

Scan Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the Gradation tool in the Settings

window. The Gradation screen will appear.

5 Move the pointer over the curve, and drag

the center of the curve to the left. This brighten up the midtones of the image.

6 Check the Preview box so that the image in

the Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

7 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the Gradation tool

Use the Gradation tool to adjust the midtones of the lightness channel “L” of an image.

In the example below, the original is underexposed, with the middle tones of the image being too dark. The corrected image shows the middle tones being brightened, but the saturation and hues of the image remain untouched.

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Using the Color Cast Tool

Original image

The Color Cast tool is used to eliminate any unwanted color casts in an image, as well as to add a color cast without altering the lightness channel “L” values.

In the example here, the original has a slight cyan cast that makes the image look cold and unappealing. The solution: Remove the undesirable color cast.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your

scanner.

2 Click the Overview button, and you will see

the image appear in your Preview window.

3 Select the area to be prescanned with the

Scan Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the Color Cast tool in the Settings

window. The Color Cast screen will appear.

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5 Click the Tag Windows tool in the

Advaned Image Correction screen.

6 In the preview image, choose the color cast

that you wish to be removed. In the example here, we click on the “sail” to remove the unwanted cyan cast.

7 Check the Preview box so that the image in

the Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

8 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the Color Cast tool

Use the Color Cast tool to remove an unwanted color cast or to add a color cast without altering the lightness channel “L” values.

In the example below, the original has a slight cyan cast to it. Using the Tag Windows tool and clicking on the “sail” removes the unwanted cyan cast from the image.

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Using the Saturation Curve Tool

Original image

The Saturation Curve tool lets you increase or decrease the color intensity (chroma or saturation) of an image without altering its hue and lightness values.

In the example here, the colors in the original are not as saturated as they should be, resulting in a dull, lifeless image. The solution: To increase the saturation or intensity of the colors and restore vibrancy to the image.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your

scanner.

2 Click the Overview button to start an

overview, and you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

3 Select the area to be prescanned with the

Scan Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

Image corrected with Saturation Curve tool

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4 Click the Saturation Curve tool in the

Settings window. The Saturation Curve screen will appear.

5 Move the pointer over the curve, and drag

the center of the curve to the left. This increases the saturation of the image.

6 Check the Preview box so that the image in

the Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

7 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the Saturation Curve tool

Use the Saturation Curve to increase or decrease the color intensity (chroma or saturation) of an image without altering the hue and lightness values.

In the example below, the colors are not as rich as they should be (notice the slightly muddied wash to the overall image). The corrected image shows deeper, richer tones, resulting in a more vibrant, lifelike image.

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Using the Selective Color Tool

Original image

The Selective Color tool is used to perform color correction to a specific color range without altering the other colors in an image. This is done either to increase the visual impact of a color or to completely change the relationship of the targeted color(s) to the other colors in the image.

In the example here, we want to increase the saturation of the sky and change the boat color but leave everything else untouched.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Click the Overview button to see the Overview

image in your Preview window.

3 Select the area to be prescanned with the Scan

Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the Selective Color tool in the Settings

window. The Selective Color screen will appear.

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5 Select the “From” color or the color to be

corrected. In the example, move the pointer over the blue sky in the Preview window, then click on the blue sky. (Steps 5 to 9 are repeated for the change in the ship’s color. Click the New button to define a second color.)

6 Check the Show Affected Areas option to see the

targeted color(s).

7 Adjust the color range to be affected (the ∆LCH

values). To do this, drag the arc of the color wheel and the sliders of the lightness bar until only the sky’s blue color is affected.

8 Enter the “To” color or the color that will take

the place of the original. Enable the “To” color mode by clicking on the “To” color label prior to entering the color. In the Color Wheel, move the “To” color marker to the desired chroma position.

Using the Selective Color tool

Use the Selective Color tool to perform color correction to a specific color range without altering the other colors in an image.

In the example below, the color of the blue sky is

changed with an increase in saturation, but all other colors in the image are held constant and remain unchanged.

New button for

defining

succeeding

colors to be

changed

9 Uncheck the Show Affected Areas option to see

the corrected result, displayed on the right thumbnail.

10 Check the Preview box so that the image in

the Preview window is updated with the

latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

11 Click OK to confirm the correction.

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Using the Tone Curve Tool

Original image

The Tone Curve tool is used to adjust the tonal distribution of each channel of an image. It functions very much like the Gradation tool, except that it provides additional functions to allow separate adjustments of the tones in each RGB or CMYK channel, depending on the image type. This tool is especially useful for correcting the “ink percentage” distribution (i.e., dot gain correction) in CMYK images.

In the example here, the original image looks cold, with a decidedly blue-green cast to it. The solution: Increase the “ink percentage” of the yellow and magenta channels to bring out the warmer tones.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Click the Overview button, and you will see the

image appear in your Preview window.

3 Select the area to be prescanned with the Scan

Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

Image corrected with Tone Curve tool

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4 Click the Tone Curve tool in the Settings window.

The Curve screen will appear.

5 Select Curve as your “Method”. 6 Select Yellow as your “Channel”, and adjust the

yellow channel by moving the curve slightly higher and towards the left, as shown.

7 Select Magenta as your next “Channel”, and do

the same thing you did with the yellow channel, moving the curve slightly higher and towards the left.

8 Check the Preview box so that the image in the

Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

9 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the Tone Curve tool

Use the Tone Curve tool to adjust the tones separately or as a whole for RGB/ CMYK images.

In the example below, the original looks cold, with a preponderance of blie-green tones. The corrected version shows the image with adjusted tones in the yellow and magenta channels, resulting in a rosier, warmer look.

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Using the Filter Tool

Original image

The Filter tool is used to apply special effects to your images. Several filters are provided in ScanWizard Pro, including various Blur / Blur More, Sharpen / Sharpen More, Emboss, and Edge Enhancement.

In the example here, the original is a bit blurry to begin with. The solution: Use the Unsharp Masking filter to increase sharpness in an image.

1 Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. 2 Click the Overview button, and you will see the

image appear in your Preview window.

3 Select the area to be prescanned with the Scan

Frame tool, then click the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image, and switch to the Prescan view in the View menu.

4 Click the Filter tool in the Settings window. The

Filter screen will appear.

5 Check the option, Simulate Unsharp Mask Effect

on Preview Images.

Image corrected with Unsharp Masking filter tool

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6 Check the option, Apply Filter to Lightness

channel only.

7 Select Unsharp Masking from the Filter drop-

down menu. The Unsharp Masking dialog box will appear.

8 Adjust the Strength and Mask Size parameters

until you are satisfied with the effect displayed by the thumbnail.

9 Click OK to return to the Filter screen. 10 Check the Preview box so that the image in the

Preview window is updated with the latest image correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show.

11 Click OK to confirm the correction.

Using the Filter tool

The Filters tool applies special effects to your images.

In the example below, the Unsharp Masking filter is used to increase sharpness in the image and improve image quality.

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5 Special Features & Advanced Scenarios

This section of the manual touches on the special features of ScanWizard Pro and provides more advanced scenarios on how to use the program.

• How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs

• How to Scan Multiple Jobs

• How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts

• How to Use the SnapTrans Templates

• How to Define and Scan a New Batch-Scan Job

• How to Load a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

• How to Execute a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

• How to Use the Magic Diamonds

• How to Customize Negative Film

• How to Scan and Display an Image on a 640 x 480 Monitor

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How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs

ScanWizard Pro lets you edit multiple scan jobs at the same time, increasing your efficiency in using the software.

In the scenario below, each scan job has its own image type setting (RGB, CMYK, Lab Color) and its own resolution setting (from 100 to 300 dpi). With multiple job editing, you can select all the jobs and then change their image type and resolution in a few quick steps, and then, say, apply a filter to all the images.

1 Define the scan jobs in your Scan Job window. If you

wish to see how this scenario works, try setting up each scan job as a different image type with its own resolution, so that each of the jobs has varying settings.

2 Select all three scan jobs in the Scan Job window. To

include each scan job for selection, use the Shift + Click combination (pressing the Shift key while clicking the mouse at the same time).

3 Go to the Settings window, and choose an image type

that will apply to all the scan jobs. In the example here, we selected CMYK.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 5)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing button. If all your images are of the same type, you can edit and apply image corrrections to all the selected scan jobs simultaneously.

4 Choose a resolution setting that will apply to all the

scan jobs. In the example here, we selected 300 dpi.

5 As a last step, apply a filter to all the scan jobs. In the

example here, we chose the Unsharp Masking filter. Take note that any of the Advanced Image Correction tools (such as the filters) can be applied to scan jobs simultaneously only if the jobs are of a similar image type (in this case, all CMYK).

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How to Scan Multiple Jobs

Oftentimes, you will need to scan several images at a time or find yourself wanting to scan multiple jobs to save time. The sample scenario below shows how this can be done.

1 Place the images to be scanned on your scanner. 2 Go to the Preview window, click the Scan Mate-

rial icon, and choose the correct scan material type.

3 In the Preferences menu, choose More, then

check the Smoked Glass option. This feature will help you distinguish the different scan jobs created, especially if each one is of a different image type (RGB color, Lab color, grayscale; shown in example here).

4 Click the Overview button to start an overview.

The images will appear in the Preview window.

5 If the Scan Job window is not open, go to the

View menu and choose Show Scan Job window.

6 Create the other scan jobs that you need. To do

this, use the Duplicate or New button, or Shift+Drag the current scan frame to form new ones.

7 Define the settings for each scan job. To do this,

highlight one or more scan jobs in the Scan Job window, then specify the appropriate settings (type, resolution, etc.) in the Settings window for these scan jobs.

Note: Changed settings will apply to all selected

jobs (the highlighted jobs). For more information, see the “How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs” scenario.

8 If you like what you see in the Preview window,

click the Scan button to start scanning.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 7)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for each scan job.

• Specify output dimensions (after step 7)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the desired output dimensions (width and height) in the output dimension edit boxes for each scan job. The scan frame may change slightly, and you may want to go back to the Preview window to move the scan frame and enclose the area you want.

• Change output image resolution (before step 8)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box for each scan job.

• See a more detailed preview image or do multiple prescans (after step 7)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button. You can also do multiple prescans if you have multiple scan jobs. Simply choose all the scan jobs in the Scan Job window, then click the Prescan button. To view the various prescan images, go to the View menu and switch among the different views possible.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 7)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option for each scan job from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing button; the Advanced Image Correction dialog box will then appear.

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How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts

The ScanWizard Pro Context is a powerful tool to help you get the most productivity out of your scanner, especially if you do many similar scanning jobs. You can save a ScanWizard Pro Context, and each time you do a similar job, you can then load that Context, make minor adjustments, and finish your job quickly. The following scenario is presented as an example, but ScanWizard Pro Contexts can be easily customized to your particular needs.

Suppose you often scan 35 millimeter slides to include in a web site image gallery. All the final images must be 100 pixels by 80 pixels at 72 dpi. This is the perfect opportunity to streamline your work by using a ScanWizard Pro Context.

First Time:

1 If you are using a dual-bed scanner, load

the appropriate template with multiple slides, and insert the tray into your scanner’s lower bed. If you are using a flatbed, use a Transparent Media Adapter.

2 Go to the File menu and choose New

ScanWizard Context. In the dialog box,

enter an appropriate name such as “Slides to Web Gallery” for your Context. A folder with this name will appear in the Finder.

3 Select the appropriate scan material type in

the Preview window, and click the Overview button.

4 Start with the default scan frame. 5 In the Settings window, select 72 dpi as

your resolution, pixel as your unit of measurement, then type in the the appropriate output dimensions (100 x 80 in this example). Next, check the Fixed Output Size option to preserve the output dimensions as the scan frame changes.

6 Select the Scan Frame tool from the

Toolbar in the Preview window, and adjust the flashing marquee of the scan frame to cover one of the slides.

7 Use the Duplicate button in the Scan Job

window to create multiple copies of this job.

8 Reposition the jobs so that a Scan Frame is

located over each slide to be scanned.

9 Make sure that you correctly set up any

global preferences, such as Color Matching Setup or Scan Quality.

Note: For an alternative way to use the ScanWizard Pro Contexts, see the “How to Use the SnapTrans™ Templates” scenario in place of Steps #4 to Step #8.

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10 If desired, Prescan the jobs by highlighting

the jobs in the Scan Job window and clicking the Prescan button in the Preview window.

11 If desired, make the appropriate adjust-

ments to each job by using the Advanced Image Correction dialog box and the Prescan image.

12 If you like the Prescan images, click the

Scan button to scan all the jobs.

Next Time:

1 If you are using a dual-bed scanner, load

the appropriate template with multiple slides, and insert the tray into your scanner’s lower bed. If you are using a flatbed, use a Transparent Media Adapter.

2 Go to the File menu in the Preview

window and choose Load ScanWizard Context.

3 From the finder browser, select “Slides to

Web Gallery”, the ScanWizard Pro Context you saved earlier. Multiple jobs of 72 dpi resolution, output of 100 x 80 pixels, are already defined.

4 Click the Overview button to see a Preview

image of the new slides.

5 If desired, Prescan the jobs by highlighting

the jobs in the Scan Job window and clicking the Prescan button in the Preview window.

6 If desired, make the appropriate adjust-

ments to each job by using the Advanced Image Correction dialog box and the Prescan image.

7 If you like the Prescan images, click the

Scan button to scan all the jobs.

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How to Use the SnapTrans™ Templates

ScanWizard Pro provides a way to use the SnapTrans™ templates on scanners featuring the E.D.I.T technology. The templates are holders designed to secure a variety of film, such as 4” x 5” film, 6cm x 9cm film, , 35mm filmstrips, and 35mm mounted slides (that can be mounted in either landscape or portrait orientation).

This scenario shows you how to choose a particular template, which then loads predefined scan jobs for you to help in automating the scanning process.

1 Go to the Preview window, and in the File menu,

choose the SnapTrans Templates command. The SnapTrans Templates dialog box appears.

2 Choose the correct scan material. 3 Select the template to be loaded by clicking the

template icon.

4 Take note of the folder to where the scan jobs will be

saved to, or specify your own folder location.

5 Click the Create button. The selected set of pre-

defined scan jobs based on the template you chose is copied to your designated folder; i.e., a new “Context” folder has been created for you. The Scan Job window will also show the pre-defined scan jobs.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 6)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned.

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 6)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 6)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing button.

6 From hereon, do an overview to see the images in the

Preview window, and continue with the process of matching each overview image with each of the predefined scan jobs in the Scan Job window.

7 When you are finished, click the Scan button in the

Preview window to start scanning with the use of your selected SnapTrans template.

Note: The pre-defined scan jobs that are created in this process are in their default settings, and these settings are usually not what you want. To change the settings easily among multiple scan jobs, see the “How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs” scenario.

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How to Define and Scan a New Batch-Scan Job

Batch scanning allows you to set up scans beforehand, define the settings for each scan or make the adjustments you want, start the scan — and then you can take a break and come back to see all the scans done. The sample scenario below shows how this can be done.

1 Go to your Apple Menu, and choose Batch Scan to

start the program.

2 When the Batch Scan program starts, go to the

File menu, and choose Find Plug-in to locate your plug-in. The plug-in is usually in the Plugins folder of your image-editing software. This step is needed only the first time; afterwards, ScanWizard Pro will remember where the Plugin is located.

3 Go to the Batch menu, and choose Edit. The

ScanWizard Pro interface will appear.

4 Go to the Preview window, and from the File

menu, choose New Batch Command. When the browser dialog box appears, create a new batch folder by giving it a name.

5 Place the image(s) to be scanned on your scanner,

and click the Overview button to start an overview. The image(s) to be scanned will appear in your Preview window.

6 Create your scan jobs, and define the settings for

each scan job.

7 In the Scan Job window, choose the image type

for outputting the scan jobs (JPEG, PICT, or TIFF). This function is located at the bottom right corner of the window.

8 To start batch scanning, click the OK button in

the Preview window. The batch scans will be delivered to the Output folder in the “Batch folder” of ScanWizard Pro, and their files names will be numbered in sequence. (cont. next page)

If you want to.... Before doing the

Final Batch Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 6)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for each scan job.

• Specify output dimensions (after step 6)

• Change output image resolution (after step 6)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box for each scan job.

• See a more detailed preview image or do multiple prescans (after step 6)

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 6)

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9 Go to the File menu and choose Quit

to exit the batch scan program.

10 As soon as you exit, a message will

appear asking if you wish to execute the batch scans “Later” or “Now”. Make your choice accordingly.

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How to Load a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

In the previous section, we showed you how to create a new folder to contain your batch scans. In this scenario, we will show you how to load a previously created folder, which you will need to do to call up previously saved scans.

1 Go to your Apple Menu, and choose Batch Scan

to start the program.

2 When the Batch Scan program starts, go to the

Batch menu, and choose Edit. The ScanWizard Pro interface will appear.

3 Go to the Preview window, and from the File

menu, choose Load Batch Command.

4 When the browser dialog box appears, select the

folder containing the batch scans to be loaded, click the Select... button at the bottom center of the dialog box.

Batch-scan folder to be loaded

Click this button to load the batch-scan folder

5 To confirm the batch you have loaded, go to the

File menu in the Preview window, and choose the Show Current Batch Path command. A dialog box will appear verifying the batch folder you have loaded.

If you want to.... Before doing the

Final Batch Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 5)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for each scan job.

• Specify output dimensions (after step 5)

• Change output image resolution (after step 5)

Go to the Settings window, and enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box for each scan job.

• See a more detailed preview image or do multiple prescans (after step 5)

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 5)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option for each scan job from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing

6 Go to the File menu and choose Quit to exit the

batch scan program. A message will appear asking if you wish to execute the batch scans “Later” or “Now”. Make your choice accordingly.

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How to Execute a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

The previous two sections showed you how to create a new batch folder and how to load a previously saved batch folder. Now it is time to execute the scan jobs in the batch folder. The sample scenario below shows how this can be done.

1 Go to your Apple Menu, and choose Batch Scan to start the program. 2 When the Batch Scan program starts, go to the Batch menu, and choose Execute. 3 When the browser dialog box appears, select the folder containing the batch scans to be loaded,

and click the Select... button at the bottom center of the dialog box. Batch scanning will start immediately; the ScanWizard Pro interface will not appear.

Batch-scan folder to be executed

Click this button to start batch scanning

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How to Use the Magic Diamonds

The “Magic Diamonds” that are a part of the Tag Windows feature in ScanWizard Pro let you set the white and black points, as well as remove any unwanted color casts in an image without having to bring up the color adjustment / correction screens.

In the example here, the image has a slightly grayish cast (i.e., less contrast), which can be removed easily with the use of the Magic Diamonds.

1 Place the image to be scanned on your scanner. 2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan Material

icon. From the submenu that appears, choose the correct scan material type.

3 Click the Overview button, and you will see the image

appear in your Preview window.

4 Click the Tag Windows tool. 5 Click a white area in the image. A “Tag Window” will

appear with the color strip on the bottom of the Tag window appearing as white, indicating the spot where you had clicked. Move the Tag Window to a desired location.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type (after step 2)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned. For monitor display of images, choose RGB, Grayscale, or Web / Internet colors.

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 3)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 10)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing button.

6 Next, click a black area in the image, and click on

that spot. A “Tag Window” will appear with the color strip on the bottom of the Tag window appearing as black, indicating the spot where you had clicked.

7 Now, click the area where you wish to remove the

unwanted color cast. In the example here, we clicked the gray color on the boy’s T-shirt.

8 For Tag Window #1, click the white diamond to set

the white point.

9 For Tag Windows #2, click the black diamond to set

the black point.

10 For Tag Window #3, click the center diamond to set

remove the color cast and neutralize the image.

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How to Customize Negative Film

With ScanWizard Pro, you can create a customized film profile for your negative film, based on an existing negative film profile. This lets you create film profiles at will or as the need arises, and allows you to use the profiles for subsequent scans as well.

1 Place the negative film to be customized in the

proper film holder and insert into your scanner.

2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan

Material icon. From the submenu that appears, choose Negative Film.

3 Go to the Settings window, and click the Film Type

button. Select Custom at the bottom of the menu.

4 When a dialog box appears, follow the steps out-

lined. First, click the Overview option in the dialog box. When the overview image appears in the dialog box window, select the film base (the area or perimeter just outside the film exposure itself).

5 Click the Prescan option. When the prescan image

appears, fine-tune the selection area you made in step #4 to make sure that the film base is properly selected.

6 Choose the base film type on which the custom

negative film profile will be based. In general, select an existing film profile closest to your new film type. In this example, we chose Kodak Gold 100-6.

7 Click the Customize option in the dialog box. 8 When the customization process is completed, enter

a file name for the new negative film profile and a description. Take note that the new film will appear in the Settings Window Film Type menu by description, not by file name.

9 Click the Save button. The saved profile will now

appear in the Film Type menu in the Settings window.

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10 Click the Close button in the

Customize Negative Film Type dialog box to return to the Preview window.

11 Select the newly created

customized profile from the Film Type menu to scan your new negative film type. In this example, it is Kodak Gold 100 New.

Customizing Negative Film

Prescan image showing film base selected

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How to Scan and Display an Image on a 640 x 480 Monitor

At times, you may wish to scan an image and then scale or resize the image so that it can be displayed on your monitor (either as a screen saver or wallpaper). The sample scenario below shows how this can be done.

1 Place the image to be scanned on your scanner. 2 Go to the Preview window and click the Scan Material

icon. From the submenu that appears, choose the correct scan material type.

3 Click the Overview button to start an overview, and

you will see the image appear in your Preview window.

4 Go to the Settings window, and choose pixels as your

unit of measurement. Then, enter the resolution value in the Resolution edit box — 72 dpi in this case for monitor display. If you change the resolution after specifying the output dimensions, the dimensions will change, and you will then need to re-enter the correct output dimensions again.

5 Change to an initial scaling value of 200% in the

scaling menu. This step is necessary because most scanners have a scan bed of only 8.5”, and this is not enough to generate 640 pixels with the 72-dpi resolution specified in Step #4 (8.5” x 72=576, not

640). To compensate for the shortage in scan bed length, we boost the scaling factor to 200%. Do not worry about this; the final scaling will be changed but the output dimensions will still be preserved.

If you want to....

Before the Final Scan

• Select an output image type

(after step 2)

Go to the Settings window, and from the Type box, choose the appropriate image type for the image to be scanned. For monitor display of images, choose RGB, Grayscale, or Web / Internet colors.

• See a more detailed preview image (after step 7)

Go to the Preview window, highlight the scan job you wish to see in detail, and click the Prescan button.

• Fine-tune the preview image with image processing options (after step 7)

Go to the Preview window, and select the desired image-processing option from the Correction menu. Alternatively, you can go to the Settings window and click on an image processing button.

6 In the Output edit boxes, enter “640” for width and

“480” for height. You will notice that the scan frame in your preview image changes.

7 Check the Fixed Output Size box. Take note of the

flashing frame (marquee) around the selected area. If you adjust or move the scan frame, the scaling will change accordingly.

8 If you like what you see in the Preview window, click

the Scan button in the Preview window to start scanning.

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Appendix: More Color Matching Information

This section contains important information on further steps you need to take to achieve color matching across your devices. If you need more details on ColorSync or any of the third-party application programs discussed in this section, refer to the respective user guides of those programs.

Calibrating your monitor

Calibrating your monitor to obtain the proper monitor profile is important for achieving higher precision in color matching. ICC profiles for your monitor may be created specifically by profiling your monitor through the following utilities:

• The Calibration function of the Monitor Control Panel for ColorSync 2.5 or later.

• The Adobe Gamma utility, from Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later package.

• Any third-party calibration programs or hardware calibrator

You can also obtain your monitor profile by checking with the manufacturer of your monitor.

Setting up the System (Monitor) Profile

After creating or identifying the monitor profile, you need to select the moitor profile to make sure the image is displayed correctly.

Make sure you always update your ColorSync program to the most recent version. If you have ColorSync earlier than version 2.5, please update it to the most recent version available.

To select the system monitor profile, bring up the Monitor Control Panel. An example is shown below.

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After selecting your monitor profile, you will see the profile changed in the ColorSync Control Panel, as shown in the example below.

Using images in third-party applications

You should know if the image-editing or page-layout application you use to edit or process 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.

A. Using ColorSync-savvy applications

Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later is a good example of a ColorSync-savvy application. If you are using Photoshop 5.0, we recommend that you update to version 5.0.2, or you may upgrade to version 5.5; do not use version 5.0. In the Color Matching Setup dialog box of ScanWizard Pro, you will need to do the following:

• Check the Display using monitor compensation check box. If you are using Adobe Photoshop 5.0.2 or later, make sure that you also check the Display using monitor compensation check box in Photoshop’s File | Color Settings... | RGB dialog box. This will ensure that the scanned images displayed in Photoshop match the preview images shown in the Preview window of ScanWizard Pro.

• Check the RGB Color Matching check box. Take note that if this box is not checked, your RGB images will not go through the color matching process, and you may obtain inaccurate color as a result. (more, over)

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• Check the Embed ICC destination profile in scan image check box. This feature

will enable ScanWizard Pro to embed the ICC profile of the currently selected color space in the image data. The information will then be properly interpreted by Photoshop or any ColorSync-savvy application.

• Select Scanner RGB as your RGB destination profile. This is the best choice as

your RGB destination profile because there is one less color space conversion in the process of color matching (which means the original color data is preserved better). This is especially important for users who demand the minimal loss of data during color-space conversion.

B. Using non-ColorSync-savvy applications

Adobe Photoshop 4.0 or earlier is a non-ColorSync-savvy application. Other third-party applications may also not be ColorSync-savvy, which means that these programs do not know how to read or handle embedded ICC profile information. In this case, the ICC profile data is ignored.

If you are processing images with a non-ColorSync-savvy application, you need to do the following in the ScanWizard Pro Color Matching Setup dialog box:

• Uncheck the Embed ICC destination profile in scanned image check box, if this feature causes any kind of problem.

• Uncheck the Display using monitor compensation check box. If this box is checked, display of image data is “compensated”, resulting in a difference between the image shown in the Preview window from the scanned image that is delivered to your image-editing application. Take note that the image data itself is not altered; only the image display is affected.

• Select your desired RGB destination profile. This is the desired color space in which the application wishes to work in relation to RGB color images. In many cases, you can select your monitor profile or the sRGB profile, which will usually provide satisfactory results.

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Monitor selection shown here is set

in ColorSync™

Control Panel.

Color Matching

The first time you launch ScanWizard Pro, you will be prompted to perform color matching for your monitor and printer.

Color Matching is an important feature of ScanWizard Pro that ensures color consistency — from the initial input phase when an image is captured by the scanner, to the final output process when the image is output to your monitor or printer. Color Matching allows you to gain the assurance that the colors captured by the scanner are the same when they are displayed on your monitor and will be reproduced as closely as possible when they are printed.

To use Color Matching:

As mentioned above, you will be prompted to select color matching settings immediately after you launch ScanWizard Pro the first time.

At any point in the future, you may also select color matching settings to change your color profile. To do this, go to the Preferences menu in the Preview window, and choose the Color Matching Setup command.

See the

Appendix

section of the manual for more details.

Color Matching

features

For more information on color matching, please refer to section of the manual titled More Color Matching Information in the Appendix and the Appendix C: Kodak Color Management System in the References.

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Immediately updates the Preview window image when a new setting is selected. This will reflect colors consistent with the newly selected profile.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Basic Setup and Features

Getting Started

Basic Scenarios

What is ScanWizard Pro?

The ScanWizard Pro Interface

System Requirements

Installing ScanWizard Pro

About this Manual

Using the Scan mode

Using the Batch mode

Exiting ScanWizard Pro

How to Scan a Color Photographic Print

How to Scan a Color Positive Transparency

How to Scan a Color Negative

How to Scan a Line Art Image

How to Scan a Newspaper or Magazine Image

The LCH Color Model

Selecting LCH or Native Color Space

Workflow for Optimizing Images

Adding a Custom Setting

How to Choose the Correct Image Category

Using the Dynamic Range Tool

Using the Dynamic Range tool

Using the White & Black Points Tool

Using the White & Black Points tool

Using the Gradation Tool

Using the Color Cast Tool

Using the Saturation Curve Tool

Using the Selective Color Tool

Using the Tone Curve Tool

Using the Filter Tool

How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs

How to Scan Multiple Jobs

How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts

How to Use the SnapTrans™ Templates

How to Define and Scan a New Batch-Scan Job

How to Load a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

How to Execute a Previously Saved Batch-Scan Job

How to Use the Magic Diamonds

How to Customize Negative Film

Appendix: More Color Matching Information