User manual MICROTEK MAC M SWPRO 0200

[. . . ] ScanWizard Pro User's Guide ScanWizard Pro Table of Contents Basic Setup and Features Getting Started Basic Scenarios User's Guide Using the Advanced Image Correction Tools Special Features & Advanced Scenarios Appendix: More Color Matching Information ScanWizard Pro Basic Setup and Features What is ScanWizard Pro The ScanWizard Pro Interface System Requirements Installing ScanWizard Pro About this Manual User's Guide ScanWizard Pro Getting Started Using the Scan Mode Using the Batch Mode Exiting ScanWizard Pro Color Matching User's Guide ScanWizard Pro Basic Scenarios How to Scan a Color Photographic Print User's Guide 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 ScanWizard Pro User's Guide 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 ScanWizard Pro How to Edit Multiple Scan Jobs How to Scan Multiple Jobs How to Use ScanWizard Pro Contexts How to Use the SnapTrans Templates User's Guide Special Features & Advanced Scenarios 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 Copyright © 2000 Microtek Lab, Inc. All rights reserved. Second Edition: February 2000 Microtek Lab, Inc. 3715 Doolittle Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90278-1226 Sales: 800-654-4160 Internet: http://www. microtekusa. com Tech Support Web Page: http://www. support. microtek. com Microtek International, Inc. 6, Industry East Road 3 Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 30077, Taiwan, R. O. C. [. . . ] 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. Image corrected with Saturation Curve tool 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. ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh User Guide 42 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. 4 6 5 7 ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh User Guide 43 Using the Selective Color Tool 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. Original image 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. 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. ) Image corrected with Selective Color tool 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. ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh User Guide 44 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. 5 4 6 7 8 New button for defining succeeding colors to be changed 9 7 9 Uncheck the Show Affected Areas option to see the corrected result, displayed on the right thumbnail. [. . . ] · 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) ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh User Guide 71 · 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. [. . . ]