Microtek ScanMaker 3600 User Manual

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About ScanWizard 5 ScanWizard 5 is Microtek's scanning software developped exclusively for Microtek scanners. ScanWizard 5's unique dual interface has features that both the novice and experienced scanner users will love. ScanWiz...

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Quick Start-up Scanning sequence is done in five easy steps. Step 1. Install Microtek ScanWizard 5 Step 2. Position your original material Step 3. Launch ScanWizard 5 Step 4. Scan your material Step 5. Save your scan material Step 6. Exit ScanWi...

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Macintosh: Launch your image-editing software from its folder. Step 4. Scan your material As soon as you launch ScanWizard 5, it will automatically detect, configure, scan, and perform a fast preview of the scan material and displays it in the prev...

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Standard Control Panel The ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel offers a simple and easy way to complete a scanning session. It has a balloon tutorial that can guide you through the actual steps to help you accomplish your first scan. To obt...

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Standard Control Panel To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber pointer to activate associated pop-up informati...

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Standard Control Panel To view a brief information about the functions of the Standard Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel, and then click the grabber pointer to activate associated pop-up informat...

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Standard Control Panel Preview window By default, ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel automatically detects and creates a preview image of your original material in the preview window when you first launch the program. If you have disabled t...

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To plot a scan frame, point at any corner of your intended scan frame. When the crosshair pointer appears, drag diagonally until you have the desired image selection enclosed in a frame, and then release the mouse. Your actual scan frame border ...

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If you wish to use an existing scan frame dimension to select another area of the scan image, simply move the existing scan frame over to the new area by pointing anywhere within the existing scan frame. When the four-way arrow pointer appears,...

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Options for selecting the type of scan material under the Original button include: Photo, Text Document, Illustration, Printed Material, Film, etc. Scan Type button The Scan Type button allows you to select the image output to which the original sc...

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Scale Output button This button lets you select image output resolution in terms of size/aspect ratio. (50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, or 200 %). Adjust button This button is your basic image enhancement tool for modifying or enhancing image(s) at the scann...

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Hide balloon screen tips If checked, a balloon help pops up while the mouse pointer is on a button, icon, or selection item. If unchecked, the balloon help becomes hidden and inactive. Auto Image Enhancement If the "Auto Image Enhancement"...

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E-mail button ScanWizard 5 automatically attaches the scanned image to your E-mail message. Point the cursor on the Scan or Scan to (whichever was activated previously) button for a moment, then click and hold the button. Select E- mail from the dr...

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has been selected/checked. Now, choose the Word processing application from the options, and then click Save. The saved file can now be opened from your chosen application, and is ready to be edited. To Web button Point the cursor on the Scan or Sc...

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(+) Zoom in button to magnify preview image (-) Zoom out button to shrink preview image i [Info] The Info icon or status bar will show a summary of current configuration settings on the current image and also becomes a progress bar during scanning....

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Minimize Windows: To minimize ScanWizard 5, click on the Minimize located at the top right corner of the Control Panel. Macintosh: (Not available) Exit Windows: To close ScanWizard 5, click on Exit located at the top right corner of the Control...

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Advanced Control Panel The ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel provides users the power to specify, correct, and improve the image at the scanning stage. Learn how to use the basic functions in the Advanced Control Panel to scan like a pro....

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Advanced Control Panel Preview window To view information about the functions of the Advanced Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel. Click the grabber pointer to activate associated help information....

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Advanced Control Panel Preview window To view information about the functions of the Advanced Control Panel, position the cursor over any button, icon, or bar on the panel. Click the grabber pointer to activate associated help information....

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Advanced Control Panel Preview window The Preview window is the main window of the four windows. The Preview window is where your image appears after you click on the Overview or Prescan button. Preview area Preview image information Menu ba...

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Help menu To access on-line help Control buttons The Control buttons generate a specific action from the scanning software. The buttons include: Overview, Prescan, Scan Material, Switch, Unit of Measurements/Rulers, Status bar, Resize, and Exit. W...

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dimmed if the selected resolution unit is lpi, and vice versa. To select the unit of measurement for the rulers: Click on the unit box in the Settings window, or click on the ruler unit button at the 0,0 point of the rulers in the Preview window. ...

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Exit [X] To close ScanWizard 5, click on the Exit button located at the top right corner of the Control Panel for Windows, or select Quit from the File menu for Macintosh. Take note that when you exit, you quit from both standard and advanced mo...

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OCR To Web Scan button This is the default button when ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel is launched from an image-editing application. It performs the final scan and sends the scanned image (output) to the application that you are usin...

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button for a moment. Select Copy from the drop-down menu. When the Copy dialog box appears, select your default printer or any alternative printer from the options, then specify the number of copies to be made. When you are ready to print, click OK...

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Toolbar commands include Scan Frame, Zoom, Pan, and Pickers. Windows Macintosh Scan Frame Zoom Pan Pickers Scan Frame tool The Scan Frame lets you create a single scan frame or multiple scan frames in the preview image, which i...

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The Pan tool can be used for zoomed-in images (enlarged through the Zoom tool), or images not completely displayed within the frame of the preview window (for instance, if your preview image is 7 inches wide and you resized the width of your overv...

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2. As you pass over a point in the image, observe the Info window — the RGB values will be displayed in the Color Output Meter. These values are in turn based on the sample size you selected. ...

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Advanced Control Panel>Preview window Menu bar Scanner menu View menu Preferences menu Correction menu Help menu File menu (for Macintosh only) Scanner menu The Scanner menu includes the following: Scanner Model Get Current Scanner In...

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Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among various scanners, select the scanner to be used. Get Current Scanner Info This command provides information about your current scanner. When you choose this command, a dialog box appears s...

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scanners, the newly found scanners will be appended to the scanner list. If a scanner on the list is not detected (not turned on, not ready, or removed from the system), the model will not be removed from the list but will have a question mark be...

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Resize window to fit Bring Settings window to front Show/Hide (Info, Scan Job Queue windows, and Status bar) About (for Macintosh only) Overview Image and Prescan image These commands select the image obtained with the Overview and Prescan butto...

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2. To select multiple scan jobs, press the Shift key and click on the jobs to be selected in the Scan Job Queue or Preview window. 3. Click the Prescan button in the Preview window. Multiple prescans are created in the process, corresponding to ...

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program version and copyright information. Preferences menu The Preferences menu includes the following: Scan Material Color Matching Setup White/Black Points Setup Cursor Auxiliary Lines Overview Setup Prescan Setup Monitor Gamma Setup (for W...

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● Positives, such as slides. ● Negatives, such as the negative film you use for your camera. The default scan material depends upon the scanner you are using, and the choices available to you in the Scan Material submenu will also depen...

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2. The first time you launch ScanWizard 5, you will be prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. You may also access the color matching parameters for ScanWizard 5 at any time in the future, by choosing the Color Matching Setup command...

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RGB Color Matching This box should generally be checked unless you want to scan raw color data, in which case you lose the compensatory effects of the Color Matching system. On the other hand, if this box is unchecked, all images will be scanned w...

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saturated. If the "None" option is selected, the scanned image will appear as similar as the original. Info/Profile Information button This lets you get information on currently used ICC profiles. Preview check box (for Macintosh only) Thi...

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Cursor Auxiliary Lines This command allows you to create horizontal and vertical grid lines with your cursor to help define a scan frame precisely. Using the grid lines, you can also read the measurements of your ruler more easily. To use this fea...

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customize the overview area so that the scanner consistently overviews only the specific dimensions you have in mind. For example, if your maximum scan area is 8.5" x 14", you can customize the overview area so that it consistently overv...

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This command allows you to set the parameters for scanning a prescan image. The major difference between Overview and Prescan is that the Overview button scans the area specified in the Overview Setup command for getting a low-resolution preview ...

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When the monitor gamma option is checked, click the up/down arrow buttons to make the gray level of the boxes as close as possible. Click OK to confirm. Invert This command creates a negative effect to an image. The Invert effect is applied to all...

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Note: This command can be used only in applications (such as Adobe Photoshop) that allow you to retain the scan module after a scan is completed. Some applications may not retain the scan module even if this option is enabled. To use this feature:...

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the rest of the preview image for greater visibility of the current scan frame. With the Smoked Glass feature turned on, the part of the image within the current scan frame will stand out, while the rest of the image (the “irrelevant” material...

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while the CCD is exposed to the light source. As a result, a better image is achieved. Most scan materials can get a quality scan if this mode is chosen. Best Quality: This option is available for 10- or 12-bit scanners only. The CCD exposure sche...

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memory in your application for this purpose; otherwise, ScanWizard 5 may not have enough memory to run. Use this option only if you do not want ScanWizard 5 to use memory outside your application. System: ScanWizard 5 will use the memory in the sys...

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The File menu contains one submenu — the Quit command, which lets you exit ScanWizard 5. ...

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Advanced Control Panel Settings window Shows the current scan job, image types selected, output resolution and unit options. Scan Frame settings, Scaling, Output settings, and Unit of Measurement. Scan Frame options and Flip/Transform t...

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effects • Descreen tool for removing moire patterns when scanning magazines/newspapers • Fast JPEG Quality is a compressed true color image which takes up less disk space. • Enable Digital ICE for Photo Prints enables Digital ICE-implem...

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Advanced Control Panel Settings window Shows the current scan job, image types selected, output resolution and unit options. Scan Frame settings, Scaling, Output settings, and Unit of Measurement. Scan Frame options and Flip/Transfo...

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• Filter tool for applying/creating special effects • Descreen tool for removing moire patterns when scanning magazines/newspapers • Image Quality is a compressed true color image which takes up less disk space. • Enable Digital ICE f...

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Advanced Control Panel Settings window The Settings window contains the parameters for outputting your scanned image for the current scan job and includes the advanced image correction tools of the program. Scan Job/Job Image Types Resoluti...

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ScanWizard 5 allows direct scanning in the following color spaces described below. The desired color space in ScanWizard 5 can be selected in the Type box in the Settings window. RGB Color RGB images use three colors (Red, Green, and Blue) to repro...

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256 Colors (Default)/256 Colors (Custom) These are single-channel images (8 bits per pixel) that use a color lookup table containing up to 256 colors. The file size is smaller for images in this mode. As an initial setting, selecting 256 Colors (D...

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scanner's optics. Interpolated resolution is software-enhanced resolution and can be useful for enlarging very small images or for printing line art to obtain superior results. Resolution Unit The unit of measurement for resolution is in ppi (...

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To specify your settings, enter the dimensions manually in the width and height edit boxes; or use the Scan Frame tool to define or resize your scan frame. Changes made in the Preview window are automatically displayed in the Scan Frame setting ed...

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If you know the exact input size for your image, or if you wish to “lock” the settings of your scan frame to a particular size, enter the Scan Frame width and height values first, then check Fixed Scan Frame. Your scan frame will be fixed at t...

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1. Click on the Flip/Transform button in the Settings window. 2. From the options that appear, choose the degree of rotation you wish. 3. Click the Scan button in the Preview window. When the image is scanned, it will be rotated or transformed a...

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Advanced Control Panel Info window To view a brief information regarding this window, position the cursor over the desired choice, and then double-click the grabber pointer to activate its related pop-up information dialog box. For a mor...

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Advanced Control Panel Info window To view a brief information regarding this window, position the cursor over the desired choice, and then click the grabber pointer to activate its related pop-up information dialog box. For a more detail...

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Advanced Control Panel Info window The Info window provides information on the cursor and the preview image. It also allows you to change zoom levels directly, in much the same way as using the Zoom tool in the Preview window. The Info window...

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alignment. Using the Color Output Meter The Color Output Meter is useful if you wish to adjust the shadow and highlight points of an image. As you pass over a point in the image, the Color Output Meter will show the appropriate RGB values of that p...

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(maximum 5-pixel by 5-pixel area). When you click on the Color Meter Options button , the drop-down menu below appears: Value and Percent ● If you choose Value, the numbers in the Color Output Meter represent the values in the 0-to-255 pixel...

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The Sample Display Area helps you see how color pixels are organized and distributed. The display can then help you make judgment on how best to modify the image characteristics, such as shadows and highlights, and also allow you to verify the cha...

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Advanced Control Panel Scan Job Queue window To view a brief information about the elements of the Scan Job Queue window, position the cursor over an element, and then click the grabber pointer to activate its related pop-up information d...

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- Load/Save ...

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Advanced Control Panel Scan Job Queue window To view a brief information about the elements of the Scan Job Queue window, position the cursor over the desired choice, and then click the grabber pointer to activate its related pop-up infor...

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Advanced Control Panel Scan Job Queue Window The Scan Job Queue window is a floating window that shows your scan jobs. A scan job contains the following elements: a set of scanning parameters (shown in the Settings window); a scan frame (show...

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Settings window should be the same. 2. All the scan jobs should have the same scan type. For example, the scan type can be either color (RGB or RGB 48- bit) or gray (Gray or Gray 16-bit). 3. The Digital ICE function, if available, should be disabl...

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Note: After performing multiple auto-crop scanning, the previously created jobs will be removed from the Scan Job Queue window. Function Buttons The function buttons at the bottom of the Scan Job Queue window can be used for multiple job select...

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Load/Save Up/Down Duplicate button To duplicate a scan job: 1. From the list of scan jobs available, select the scan job(s) to be duplicated. 2. Click the Duplicate button. The selected scan job(s) will be duplicated. The Duplicate functi...

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Check button The Check button allows you to select the scan jobs to be To use the Check button: 1. In the Job Title area of the Scan Job Queue window, select the scan job to be scanned. 2. Click on the Check button. A check will appear next to the...

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To use the Up/Down arrows: 1. In the Title area of the Scan Job Queue window, select the scan job to be moved up or down. 2. Click on the Up or Down arrow to change the sequential order of the scan jobs in the list. When you start scanning, the s...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Advanced Image Correction tools Windows Macintosh White/Black Points Tone Curve Brightness/Contrast Color Correction Filter Descreen Fast JPEG Quality/Image Quality Enable...

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shows the effects of the last saved settings values. The right thumbnail is the “after” version — which shows the effects of the new settings added in the AIC. 2. To select another image correction tool, click on any of the buttons displaye...

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Hide Thumbnails (for Windows only) If checked, the “before” and “after” thumbnails becomes hidden. To redisplay, click the “Up” arrow at the left side of the dialog box. Preview If checked, the AIC image correction effect applies to th...

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setting of the scan job is restored to its default; but the altered shadows and highlights remains in effect. If you reset both white/black points and brightness, then those values are both restored to default. Revert button This button cancels ou...

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Menu button at the bottom of the dialog box. 3. Enter a name for the Custom Setting (ex: More Red Tint), then click OK.The new custom setting is added to the menu. To remove a custom setting: 1. Choose the desired AIC control in the Settings windo...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window White/Black Points tool For color and gray images, this tool allows you set white/black points; for line-art image, it carries out threshold adjustment feature. How to use the White/Black Points tool...

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Sliders The sliders are used to adjust the Black and White points of the image. The values of the black and white points are reflected in the edit boxes below. Auto The Auto button automatically judges the darkest and whitest points and clips exce...

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Pickers The Pickers can be used instead of the sliders to set the Black and White points, based on color values in the preview image. The Picker on the left sets the Black point; the Picker on the right sets the White point. ● To set the Whi...

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❍ If your Image Type is Grayscale, only the Gray channel is available for selection. 2. Move the black and white sliders to new points on the histogram. ● Moving the black slider to the right will yield more contrast in the highligh...

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For Line Art images, the Brightness & Contrast screen becomes the Threshold setting, and the Threshold dialog box appears instead. Threshold is the dividing line between black and white; the range is 0 to 255, and the default is 128. Thus, gray...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Tone Curve tool The Tone Curve tool lets you adjust the tonal range of an image. However, instead of making adjustments using just three variables (highlights, shadows, and midtones), you can adjust ...

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Contrast in an image can be seen by the angle of the line. The steeper the slope, the higher the contrast. The closer the line is to horizontal, the lower the contrast. Curve The Curve is a graphic representation of the tone curve showing scanne...

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The Channel allows you to choose the color or gray channel in which the gamma will be affected. Curve Tools The Curve Tools let you modify the curve. The tools are the curve pointer, the curve zoom frame, and the curve pane. Use the Curve Pointer...

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3. Click the Curve Pointer tool, then click on the gamma curve to define the points where the curve will be modified. You can then either raise or lower the curve at that point and see changes to the image accordingly. 4. When the changes are do...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Brightness and Contrast tool The Brightness & Contrast tool lets you control the brightness and contrast levels of the entire image. Increasing the brightness makes all tones in the image lighter...

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Using the Brightness & Contrast tool: Drag the scroll bar on the Brightness or Contrast control to change the settings. Take note of the following: ● Too much brightness can make an image look washed out, while too little brightness will ...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Color Correction tool The Color Correction tool changes the hue and saturation of an image. You can also add a color cast to an image by simply moving the pointer to a particular area on the Color Wh...

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Example: 0° corresponds to the color red on the Wheel, 60° to the color yellow, 120° to the color green, 180° to the color cyan, 240° to the color blue, and 300° to the color magenta. Original After correction After correction R...

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Picker The Picker lets you pick a known neutral gray shade in your image and adjusts it to a closer, truer gray. The grays in an image may have a particular color cast which can be verified through the color information in the Info window. A gray ...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Filters The Filters tool lets you apply or create special effects to your images. The filters include Blur, Blur More, Sharpen, Sharpen More, Edge Enhancement, Emboss, and Unsharp Masking. In using t...

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contrast between adjacent pixels, making the image appear hazy and out of focus. ● Blur smooths out the transitions by lightening pixels next to the hard edges of defined lines and shaded areas. ● Blur More produces an effect three or f...

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The Emboss filter makes a selection appear raised or stamped by suppressing the color within the selection and then tracing its edges with black. Before After Sharpen filters The Sharpen filters do the opposite of the Blur filters and increase ...

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Unsharp Masking filter The Unsharp masking filter is used to adjust the contrast of edge detail, creating the illusion of more image sharpness. This filter can be useful for refocusing an image that has become blurry from interpolation or scanning...

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determines the depth of pixels that will be affected at the edge. Available selections are 3x3, 5x5, 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, and 13x13. For small, low-resolution image files, 3x3 is sufficient. For high-resolution, or large-scale image files, use 7x7. 5....

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Descreen The Descreen tool lets you remove moiré patterns in the scan process. Moirés occur when you scan a screened original (mostly reflective materials, such as pictures from a newspaper or magazine...

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Advanced Control Panel > Settings window Fast JPEG Quality/Image Quality Windows Macintosh The Fast JPEG Quality/Image Quality option lets you choose the JPEG image compression ratio for JPEG-implemented scanners. If the JPEG image type ...

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2. When the Descreen menu comes up, select the screen for your needs, or choose Custom to set your own descreen options. When the Descreen dialog box comes up, enter a value that best corresponds to the dot quality of the original in which the mo...