User manual MICROTEK SCANMAKER 9700XL

[. . . ] Microtek ScanWizard Pro Users Guide For Macintosh English 2 Copyright © 2004 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. [. . . ] Click the Color Dropper/Picker tool in the Advanced Image Correction screen. 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. Image corrected with Color Cast tool 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. Click OK to confirm the correction. 40 ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh Users 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. Using the Tag Windows tool and clicking on the "sail" removes the unwanted cyan cast from the image. 4 7 5 8 6 ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh Users Guide 41 English English Using the Saturation Curve Tool 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. Place the image to be corrected on your scanner. Original image 2. Click the Overview button to start an overview, and you will see the image appear in your Preview window. 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. Click the Saturation Curve tool in the Settings window. The Saturation Curve screen will appear. 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. 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 English English 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. [. . . ] 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. . . [. . . ]