User manual MICROTEK MAC M SWPRO 0501

[. . . ] Microtek ScanWizard Pro Users Guide For Macintosh Copyright 2001 by Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks MicrotekTM, ArtixTM, ScanWizardTM Pro, 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. All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders. Important Documents that you scan may be protected under copyright law. [. . . ] 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. 42 ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh Users Guide 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 Users 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. 9 Uncheck the Show Affected Areas option to see the corrected result, displayed on the right thumbnail. 44 ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh Users Guide 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. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]