User manual MICROTEK ARTIXSCAN 2500F - Reference Guide

ScanWizard Pro QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Preview Window Preview window displays an overview scan of the original and prescan image(s). It also provides the tools for image cropping/selection and commands for scanner control for Windows Scan Job Queue window lists all prescans (scan jobs). The scan jobs can be selected collectively for multiple editing, final scan, and delivery to a common destination Info window shows the magnified view of pixels and its corresponding values at the pointer location on the prescan (output toggles between Native and LCH according to Color Space Mode in use) Settings window contains the scanning parameters for the output image. It also provides the advance image correction (AIC) tools for the scan stage image editing functions. Settings window under LCH Color Space Mode Settings window under Native Color Space Mode Copyright © 2001 Microtek International, Inc. I49-003152 A, May 2001 http://www.microtek.com Preview Window Tool Bar and Menu Batch button appears when ScanWizard Pro is operating as a stand-alone program (started from Windows Start menu). The output image is delivered to your disk for storage after final scan. Scan button appears when ScanWizard Pro is started from a TWAIN application (e.g., Photoshop). The output image is delivered to the application after final scan. Perform a lowresolution preview of the entire original scan material Perform highresolution preview of the selected scan frame Click on zoomed image to drag hidden area of the image out to view Click on image to zoom in (magnify). Press Shift key & click to zoom out (reduce) Click and use this Scan Frame tool to define an area from the scan material to be scanned Before and After values Tag window tool is used to set black (shadow) & white (highlight) values, and adding/removing color cast on the prescan. This a simplified function of the AIC's White & Black Points and Color Cast tools. Click on the color of the selected pixel (as viewed from the Information window) on prescan, and the following Tag window displays Scan Material icon. Click to select the icon appropriate for scan material in use: Reflective Positive Film Negative film or filmstrip Cursor position at X & Y axis of the image Click to switch working color space Click to reset either White &Black or Color Cast setting Click here to set the Before value as Black point Click to remove or add color cast. Minus sign (-) is remove. Plus (+) sign is add. Default is Minus. Press Alt key to switch sign to Plus Color strip showing the color of the selected pixel Click here to set the "Before" value as White point 2 Preview Window Status Bar Click to change the unit of measurement for the ruler. Default is inch Black/White markers Resolution info (in pixel per inch) for the Overview or Prescan image on preview Current image zoom size (in %) Click to zoom out Click to zoom in Tips relating to tool (Scan Frame; Zoom; Pane; & Eyedropper) currently in use Click to flash Black/White markers Settings Window Image type of current Scan Job Output resolution (in ppi or lpi) Current selected Scan Job (same job highlighted in Scan Job window) Output size control &corresponding image memory size Image type of current Scan Job Output resolution (in ppi or lpi) Image orientation, i.e., normal, rotated, mirrored, etc. Scanner profile and profile info Image Category Selections is disabled (dimmed) in Native mode Scanner profile and profile info Options for fixed/ flexible Scan Frame or output image size Image Category Selections AIC Tools See next page for details LCH Color Space Mode Native Color Space Mode 3 Setting Window (AIC Tools) Color Cast Adjust gray balance by removing color cast or adjust desired cast by adding color cast Gradation Curve Manually or autoadjust midtones of the Lightness channel L Dynamic Range Manually or auto determine image density range (darkest tone to lightest tone) Brightness & Contrast Manually adjust brightness & contrast of the entire image Color Correction Adjust hue & saturation and removes color cast LCH Mode AIC Tools Native Mode AIC Tools White & Black Points Manually or autoadjust shadow and highlight points Selective Color Manipulate a specific color range without affecting other colors Reset Resets any or all of the custom AIC adjustments to default settings Descreen Required only to remove moiré patterns from scans of newspaper/ magazine originals Unsharp Masking Filter Adjust the contrast of edge details and sharpen focus of blurry image Tone Curve Adjust tonal distribution of each channel of a CMYK/GRB image Saturation Curve Adjust image saturation by manipulating the saturation curve 4 Scan Job Queue Window To change image type, click dropdown arrow and choose new type Highlighted Job Title indicates current scan job on preview in the Preview window. To rename, highlight (delayed second click) Job Title & type over a new name. Multiple Selections Multiple selection is supported in performing functions of Duplicate, Delete, and Check buttons. To select several scan jobs randomly, press Ctrl key while clicking on selected jobs. To select a range of successive jobs, click on the begin scan job. Then hold down Shift key while clicking on the last scan job of the range. Notice the scan jobs within the selected range are highlighted Thumbnails for prescanned images. When overview image is on display, clicking on a thumbnail will highlight the corresponding selection (scan frame) in the Preview window. Double clicking a thumbnail will display its corresponding prescanned image in the Preview window. When prescan image is on display, click on a thumbnail to display the corresponding image in the Preview window Current Scan output image type Indicates the number of scan jobs selected from Overview image. Checked jobs will be included in the final batch scan. Disable (uncheck) jobs you wish to exclude from final scanning Scan Jobs sequential Selection Arrows Duplicate Copy & paste a selection (scan frame) of the highlighted Job Title on the overview image New Add a new Scan Job by creating a default selection (scan frame) on the overview image Delete Delete highlighted individual or range of scan jobs Check Box Check (or uncheck) scan job(s) to be included (or excluded) in the final scan (individually or in batch) Material Load/Save Click button & the following Job Template Manager ADD to apply the saved setting as dialog box displays template to a new scan job. Save all image editing settings of the highlighted scan job as template for future scan job If correct material is not yet set at the main Preview window, set the actual scan (film) material here 5 SnapTrans Templates Pre-fab scan frame templates for transparent scan materials. Select the appropriate template for your film or slides and click Add button. Your overview scan will have your scan (film) material framed within the selected template The Information Window Mouse Cursor Position displays the x, y position of the mouse cursor on the current prescan image Color Input Meter Display shows input (in density values) & output (in pixel values) relative to the x,y position at the prescan image Pixel Sampling Display Area shows a pixelized display of the specific x,y position of the prescan. The size of the sampling area depends on the selection made in the Color Meter Options (top right) Color Output Meter Options changes color space mode between Native & LCH and size of the pixel sampling display area (see window bottom). Color Output Meter Display shows the output values of the pixel at x,y position (values should differ from input after image correction is complied) Quick Keys Menu display Alt+S Alt+V Alt+P Alt+C Alt+H Scanner menu View menu Preferences menu Correction menu Help menu File menu and Scanner menu Ctrl+Q Ctrl+R Ctrl+I Exits ScanWizard Pro Resizes Preview window to fit preview image size Scanner Info dialog box Preferences menu Shift+Ctrl+C Shift+Ctrl+W Shift+Ctrl+V Shift+Ctrl+P Shift+Ctrl+M CMS Setup dialog box White/black point setup dialog box Overview setup dialog box Prescan Setup dialog box More Preferences dialog box Tool selection (in Preview window) M Z H D Selects scan frame tool Selects zoom tool Selects pane tool Selects Tag window tool AIC screen (If unspecified, the Native mode is assumed.) Show/hide window Shift+Ctrl+S Shift+Ctrl+J Shift+Ctrl+I Shift+Ctrl+T Shift+Ctrl+B Ctrl+O Ctrl+= Ctrl+Brings setting window to the front Show/hides Scan Job Queue window Show/hides Info window Show/hides Tag window Show/hides white and black markers Show/hides overview page Zoom in Zoom out Ctrl+D Ctrl+W Ctrl+V Ctrl+B Ctrl+C Ctrl+F Ctrl+G Ctrl+S Ctrl+E Dynamic range White/black points Tone curve Brightness and contrast Color correction or color cast (LCH) Filter Gradation (LCH only) Saturation curve (LCH only) Selective color (LCH) 6