User manual MICROTEK SCANMAKER 6400XL - 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 Macintosh 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 advanced 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. http://www.microtek.com I49-003154 A, May 2001 Preview Window Tool Bar and Menu OK button appears when ScanWizard Pro is operating from BatchScan application (located in Apple menu). The output image is delivered to your disk for storage after final scan. Scan button appears when ScanWizard Pro is started from Photoshop or other image editing or TWAIN compliant application or from ScanWizard Pro Applet. Scan indicator flashes when the scanner is active. Perform a low-resolution preview of the entire scan bed 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 Option key & click to zoom out (reduce) Click and use this Scan Frame tool to define an area from the scan material to be scanned Tag Window tool is used to set black (shadow) & white (highlight) points, and adding/removing color cast on the prescan. This a shortcut for 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 Before and After values Click to switch display mode 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 High/Low value 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; & Tag Window) currently in use Click to flash High/Low value markers Settings Window Current selected Scan Job (same job highlighted in Scan Job window) Image type of current Scan Job Output resolution (in ppi or lpi) Scanner profile & profile info Image Category Selections Image type of current Scan Job Output resolution (in ppi or lpi) Image orientation, i.e., normal, rotated, mirrored, etc. Output size control &corresponding image memory size Options for fixed/flexible Scan Frame or output image size AIC Tools See next page for details Scanner profile & profile info Image Category Selections is disabled (dimmed) in Native mode Native Color Space Mode LCH 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 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 Selective Color Manipulate a specific color range without affecting other colors Saturation Curve Adjust image saturation by manipulating the saturation curve Tone Curve Adjust tonal distribution of each channel of a CMYK/GRB image 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. Click on a single scan job to select it. Click and drag to select a range of scan jobs or hold down the Shift key and click on a job to toggle its selection state. Thumbnails for prescanned images. When overview image appears, 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 appears, click on a thumbnail to display the corresponding image in the Preview window Check Check (or uncheck) scan job(s) to be included (or excluded) in the final scan (individually or in batch) Current Scan output image type Indicates the number of scan jobs which will be scanned when the Preview Window Scan button is clicked. Disable (uncheck) jobs you wish to exclude from final scanning. Change the position of the selected Scan Job New Add a new Scan Job by creating a default selection (scan frame) on the overview image Duplicate Copy & paste a selection (scan frame) of the highlighted Job Title on the overview image Delete Delete highlighted individual or range of scan jobs ADD to apply the saved setting as template to a new scan job. Save all image editing settings of the highlighted scan job as template for future scan job To rename, double-click on the Job Title to display the Scan Job Title editing dialog box.. Load/Save Click on this button, the Job Template Manager dialog box displays Material If correct material is not yet set at the main Preview window, set the actual scan (film) material here SnapTrans Templates Pre-fab scan frame templates for transparent scan materials (accessible from Preview window File menu). Select the appropriate template for your film or slides and click the Create button. Your overview scan will have your scan (film) material framed within the selected template 5 The Information Window Mouse Cursor Position displays the x,y position of the mouse cursor on the current preview image Color Output Meter Options changes color space display mode between Native & LCH and size of the pixel sampling display area (see window bottom). Color Input Meter Display shows input (in density values) & output (in pixel values) relative to the x,y position at the preview image Pixel Sampling Display Area shows a pixelized display of the specific x,y position of the preview image. The size of the sampling area depends on the selection made in the Color Meter Options (top right) 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 Tool selection (in Preview window) M Selects scan frame tool Z Selects zoom tool H Selects pane tool D Selects Tag window tool File menu and Scanner menu Q Exits ScanWizard Pro R Resizes Preview window to fit preview image size N New a context L Loads context A Saves context as I Scanner Info dialog box D Scanner Driver manager Show/hide window S Brings setting window to the front J Show/hides Scan Job Queue window I Show/hides Info window T Show/hides Tag window B Show/hides high and low value markers = Zoom in Zoom out 6 Preferences menu C CMS Setup dialog box W White/black point setup dialog box V Overview setup dialog box P Prescan Setup dialog box M More Preferences dialog box AIC screen (If unspecified, the Native mode is assumed.) D Dynamic range W White/black points V Tone curve B Brightness and contrast C Color correction or color cast (LCH) F Filter G Gradation (LCH only) S Saturation curve (LCH only) E Selective color (LCH) Overview/Prescan selection 0 Go to Overview image 1 Go to 1st Prescan image 2 Go to 2nd Prescan image n Go to nth Prescan image