User manual UMAX POWER COLOR PHOTO QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Auto Range: Automatically adjusts the tonal range, setting the highlight and shadow points. Pick Neutral Point: Uniquely selects multiple gray points in an image by holding down the Option key (Macintosh) or Control key (Windows) and clicking on quarter, mid, and three quarter tone values. Highlight Value Shadow Value: Automatic values for each image highlight and shadow range are made with both buttons selected (default setting). Deselecting either button will result in a new auto range without the deselected value. [. . . ] The image is now ready for a Preview Scan. Click on the three horizontal parallel bars the bottom left corner of the region in the Queue Manager. 6 Performing a Scan in UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide 9. In the Tool Bar Window, when Inches is selected as default, the default values are 150 for Line Screen, 2. 00 for sampling, and 100% for scale. The Width and Height dimensions reflect the final dimensions of the Crop Area. The File Size is dependent on the Crop Area, the Sampling resolution, and the Scale value. These functions are further discussed in the manual. When adjusting the Line Screen, hit enter or click on another setting inside the Toolbar window for the change to take effect. Choose Recall Default from the Settings drop down menu or click the Recall Default button in the Control Bar. When the Settings dialog box appears, check Color, Tone & Cast Histogram, and UnSharp Masking. Click the Auto Range button , the half-black, half-white circle in the Control Bar Window. The Auto Range automatically sets the Highlight and Shadow points on the image, effectively increasing the amount of contrast. The color engine will only evaluate the data inside of the Crop Area. Sticky Densitometers are set for the Highlight and Shadow points, and can be moved to a new location by holding the mouse button down over the densitometer and dragging it to the new location. To do this, the Pointer from the Control Bar must be selected. Now that the image has been Auto Ranged, it is ready for color correction. Select the Pointer from the Control Bar Window, then the Color tab within the RGB Controls window. To open the RGB Controls window, select Color from the Correction drop down menu. Click on the area of the image that you wish to adjust. The Color Sliders will now change in color, and allow you to accurately adjust the color of the image. This can be repeated invarious areas of the image until you are satisfied with the result. The last step to perform is adjustment of Unsharp Masking, or USM. The USM is applied by selecting a pre-set value in the Tool Bar Window (Heavy, Medium or Light), or by selecting Custom, and applying your own custom settings. Double check the parameters in your Tool Bar. In the Queue Manager, select the Cropped Region you wish to scan, and click on the white page symbol in the lower right corner of the region. [. . . ] Locking the anchor points is useful for fine-tuning the gradation curve. Remember that adjustments in the gradation curve change the input-to-output tonal compression. For example, moving the three-quarter tone point down expands the shadow area of the image by starting the three-quarter tone range at a lower optical density. Color The Color option in the RGB Control window provides control over high chroma (saturated) and low chroma (pastel) in all primary and secondary colors independently. Use the Color Selection color wheel to select the individual color to be corrected. You can also click on any area of the image and the software automatically detects the selected pixel's high value and whether it is a pastel or saturated color. [. . . ]