User manual MICROTEK GNC M SWPROTX 0501

[. . . ] Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide for Windows & Mac OS Copyright 2001 by Microtek International, Inc. Trademarks MicrotekTM, ArtixTM, ScanWizardTM Pro TX, and ArtixScanTM are trademarks of Microtek International, Inc. Macintosh® and Apple® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] Click the Gradation tool in the Settings window. Move the pointer over the curve, and drag the center of the curve to the left. This will brighten up the midtones of the image. Check the Preview box so that the prescan image in the Preview window is updated with the latest correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show. Click OK to confirm the correction. 4-12 ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide 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. 3 4 5 6 Using the AIC Tools 4-13 Using the Color Cast Tool (LCH Mode only) 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. Insert the film holder with the image to be corrected into your scanner. Click the Overview button to start a thumbnail overview of all your originals in the Job Panel window, then click on the thumbnail to select the image. If thumbnail overview is not required (Overview Overview skipped), click directly on the imageless frame position in the Job Panel Then click Panel. the Prescan button to obtain a prescan image. Click the Color Cast tool in the Settings window. For Macintosh users Click the Neutral Eyedropper tool in the Advanced Image Correction screen. For Windows users Original image Image corrected with Color Cast tool Simply move he mouse pointer inside the prescan image and observe the pointer turning into a Neutral Eyedropper pointer. With the Eyedropper pointer, click the color Eyedropper cast that you wish to remove. In the example here, we click on the watchtower of the fishing boat to remove the unwanted cyan cast. Check the Preview box so that the prescan image in the Preview window is updated with the latest correction. The update is done in the background and so may take a few moments to show. Click OK to confirm the correction. 4-14 ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide 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. [. . . ] 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 minimal loss of data during color-space conversion. 1 2 3 4 5. If you are using Adobe Photoshop 5. 0 or later, make sure that you also check the Display using monitor compensation check box in Photoshop. From the Photoshop menu bar, click File > Color Settings > RGB Setup. [. . . ]