User manual POLAROID POLACOLOR INSIGHT PRO VERSION 5.0

[. . . ] Polaroid PolaColor Insight Software User's Guide for Power Macintosh and Windows applications © 2000 Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. "Polaroid", "SprintScan", "PolaColor" and "IQA" are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation. All other product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Ver 5. 0 12/11/00 Table of Contents 1 Introduction What's New in Version 5. 0 Features Compatible scanners What you can scan Output file choices Preview scan Correction and enhancement Final scan Batch scan Saving scan settings System requirements Power Macintosh systems Windows systems How to use this manual Windows 2000 and NT Installation Notes Scanner connection and setup instructions Getting assistance 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 2 2 Quick start Typical PolaColor Insight software workflow Typical scanning steps 3 PolaColor Insight basics Navigating in the PolaColor Insight window Menus File menu Edit menu View menu Scanner menu Scripts & Tools menu Help menu Apple menu Contextual and shortcut menus Macintosh contextual menus Windows shortcut menus Toolbar buttons Status Bar Help Features 21 21 21 23 23 26 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 35 3 4 Getting started Starting the PolaColor Insight program Choosing a scanner Naming a job Saving and using job settings Choosing settings for first-time use Creating new default job settings Exporting current job settings for later use Importing job settings Changing preferences Preview Edit Scanning General How to change the preferences 5 Previewing your scan Preview overview Choosing film and monitor profiles Choosing a predefined cropping format Doing a preview scan Previewing with single-frame scanners Previewing with multiple-frame scanners Flipping the picture Rotating the picture Cropping the preview 36 36 37 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 47 47 48 50 51 52 4 6 Correcting and enhancing the image Correction overview Using split view Zooming and panning Zooming in Zooming out Panning Automatically adjusting lightness Manually adjusting lightness Enhancing detail in light and dark areas Manually adjusting contrast Automatically removing color cast Removing color cast with the gray eyedropper Manually adjusting color balance Adjusting color saturation Converting a color image to black-and-white Identifying the brightest or darkest area Identifying the brightest highlight Identifying the darkest shadow Adjusting eyedropper levels Adjusting highlights, midtones, shadows with tone curves About tone curves Adjusting the tone curves 55 55 56 58 58 59 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 65 66 67 67 68 69 69 70 71 72 5 6 Correcting and enhancing the image (continued) Displaying and using a histogram Displaying the histogram Using the histogram to enhance the image Adjusting sharpness Reducing dust spots 7 Performing the final scan Final scan overview Final scan tips Choosing an image resolution Choosing scanning quality Choosing units of measure Scaling the image Cropping the final scan Using fixed size output Selecting an output profile Doing the final scan Batch scanning Preparing the images for batch-scanning Performing the batch-scan Using Binuscan with PolaColor Insight Ejecting the film carrier 73 73 73 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 80 81 82 82 84 86 86 88 89 90 6 8 Scanning and printing tips 91 Scanning tips 91 Choosing the correct film and display profiles 91 Adjusting lightness first 92 Trying all color cast removal tools 92 Turning autofocus off for faster scans 93 Scanning black and white slides 94 Printing tip 94 Scanning multiple areas of one image (Macintosh only) 94 Setting up for multiple-area scanning 95 Performing a multiple-area scan 95 Scanning with other applications 96 Selecting a scratch disk 97 Tips for using color profiles 98 Embedding color profiles to improve results 98 About embedded color profiles 98 When to embed a profile 99 When not to embed a profile 99 Workflow for embedding when saving in raw format 100 Workflow for embedding when using PolaColor Insight for editing 101 Using Profiles with Photoshop and Windows 2000 or NT 103 Naming Profiles in Adobe Photoshop Software 104 7 8 Scanning and printing tips (continued) Problem-solving tips Troubleshooting SCSI problems Settings for Adaptec 2940 or 3940 SCSI adapters Correcting "Insufficient Memory" message (Macintosh) Correcting blank Profiles popup (Macintosh) Correcting "Scanner Not Found" message Removing green tint from thumbnails Updating scanner firmware Software license agreement 105 105 105 106 107 108 108 108 110 8 1 Introduction PolaColor Insight is a simple software program designed for use with most Polaroid SprintScan film scanner models. [. . . ] The red, green, blue (RGB) color triplet values and the color patch indicate the color under the cursor. If you do not want to keep this change, click Undo Eyedropper Cast Removal on the Edit menu. 5 Repeat step 4 to select a new gray point and view the effect as needed. 6 When you are finished, deselect the eyedropper tool by clicking the eyedropper button. Tip: On Macintosh systems, hold the Ctrl key and click on the image to display a contextual menu for selecting and deselecting the gray eyedropper tool. Note: Instead of using the eyedropper for cast removal, you can remove color cast automatically as described on page 62. You can also remove a color cast by manually adjusting color balance as described in the following section. 64 Manually adjusting color balance If necessary, you can manually adjust the color balance of the entire picture by moving the indicator (a) on the Color panel color wheel. If the picture has an overall blue tint, for example, you can shift the color balance toward yellow to remove it. a To adjust color balance: 1 Click the Color tab. 2 Adjust the color balance by dragging the color wheel indicator to a new location. If the image is too blue, for example, move the indicator away from blue and toward yellow. Tip: The x and y coordinates of the color wheel indicator appear above the color wheel for reference. You can move the indicator in small increments by clicking one of the color arrows at the edge of the wheel or by typing different values in the x and y coordinate boxes. If you do not want to keep the change, click Undo Color Wheel Cast Removal on the Edit menu. 65 Adjusting color saturation Color saturation is the intensity, or purity of a color. Saturated colors are bright and eye-catching. Unsaturated colors are gray, muted, or washed-out looking. The saturation tool enables you to make precise adjustments if the image is too faded or too strongly colored. To adjust saturation: 1 Click the Color tab. If the image is undersaturated, increase the color intensity by moving the slider to the right. If oversaturated, decrease the color intensity by moving the slider to the left. The Saturation slider has a range of -100 to 100. The default is 0, the center of the slider. Tip: Move the slider in small increments by typing a new value in the Saturation box. Note: Too much saturation may produce colors that look unnatural. [. . . ] You may not network the Software or otherwise use it on more than one computer or computer terminal at the same time. The Software is owned by Polaroid or its suppliers and is protected by United States Copyright Laws and International Treaty provisions. Therefore, you 110 must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material (e. g. , a book or musical recording) except that you may either (a) make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes, or (b) transfer the Software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not copy the written materials accompanying the software. [. . . ]