ScanWizardTM Pro TX Reference Manual Contents · · · · · · Introduction The Preview Window The Settings Window Advanced Image Correction Tools The Information Window The Job Panel Window Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX Reference Manual for Windows & Mac OS Copyright 2003 by Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks MicrotekTM, ArtixTM, ScanWizardTM Pro TX, 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. The unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder. Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials. To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's manual, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxed. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide. February 2003 Microtek Lab, Inc. 16941 Keegan Avenue Carson, CA 90746 USA TEL: 310-687-5800 FAX: 310-687-5950 http://www.microtekusa.com Microtek International, Inc. 6, Industry East Road 3 Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu, 30077, Taiwan TEL: 886-3-5772155 FAX: 886-3-5772598 http://www.microtek.com Microtek Europe B.V. Microtek Europe B.V. Klompenmaker Str. 76 3194DE Hoogvliet-RT The Netherlands TEL: 31-10-2425688 FAX: 31-10-2425699 http://www.microtekeurope.com ii Contents Introduction 1 ScanWizard Pro TX: The Interface ......................................................................... 2 Launching ScanWizard Pro TX ................................................................................ 3 Using the Scan mode ......................................................................................... 3 Using the Batch mode ........................................................................................ 3 Exiting from ScanWizard Pro TX .............................................................................. 4 The Preview Window 5 The File Menu .............................................................................................................. 6 The Working Folder Concept ............................................................................ 6 New Working Folder ........................................................................................... 7 Load ScanWizard Working folder .................................................................... 7 Save Working Folder As ..................................................................................... 7 Show Current Working Folder Path ................................................................. 8 Quit .......................................................................................................................... 8 The Scanner Menu .................................................................................................... 9 Scanner Model .................................................................................................... 9 Current Scanner Info ........................................................................................ 10 Scanner Probe ................................................................................................... 10 Scanner Driver Manager (Macintosh only) ................................................. 11 Scanner Control ................................................................................................. 13 The View Menu ......................................................................................................... 14 Prescan Image #n .............................................................................................. 14 Zoom In/Out ........................................................................................................ 15 Resize Window to Fit ........................................................................................ 15 Bring Settings Window to Front ..................................................................... 16 Show/Hide Info/Job Panel/All Tag Windows .............................................. 16 Show/Hide High (White) & Low (Black) Value Markers ........................... 16 About (Macintosh only) ................................................................................... 16 The Preferences Menu ........................................................................................... 17 Scan Material ..................................................................................................... 17 Film Size ............................................................................................................... 18 Color Matching Setup ...................................................................................... 19 White/Black Points Setup ............................................................................... 23 Auto Clipping tab .......................................................................................... 23 Output Levels tab ......................................................................................... 24 Highlight and Shadow Markers Value tab .............................................. 24 iii Cursor Auxiliary Lines ....................................................................................... 25 Prescan Setup .................................................................................................... 26 Monitor Gamma Setup (PC only) .................................................................... 27 Invert .................................................................................................................... 28 Retain Scan Module after Scan (Mac only) ................................................ 29 More ..................................................................................................................... 29 Keep Overview Image (PC only) ................................................................ 30 Smoked Glass Background ........................................................................ 30 Warn if No Holder is Inserted .................................................................... 30 Auto Focus for Final Scan .......................................................................... 31 Auto Overview ............................................................................................... 31 Working Color Space (Mac)/Color Space Mode (PC) .......................... 31 Scan Quality .................................................................................................. 31 Best Quality Multiple Sampling ................................................................. 31 Interpolation Mode ...................................................................................... 33 Memory Usage (Mac only) ......................................................................... 33 Default Orientation ...................................................................................... 33 Scratch Directory (Mac only) .................................................................... 34 Thumbnail Size (PC only) ............................................................................. 34 The Correction Menu ............................................................................................... 34 The Help Menu .......................................................................................................... 35 The Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 36 Scan Frame tool ................................................................................................. 37 Zoom tool ............................................................................................................. 39 Pane tool ............................................................................................................. 40 Dropper tool ........................................................................................................ 41 The Tag Window tool ....................................................................................... 42 To create a tag window .............................................................................. 42 To close tag window(s) ............................................................................... 42 Adjusting shadow & highlight with Magic Diamonds .......................... 43 Adjusting color cast with Magic Diamonds (LCH mode only) ............ 43 The White & Black Eyedropper tool ............................................................. 43 To create the White and Black Eyedropper tool .................................. 43 Adjusting shadow & highlight with White & Black Eyedropper tools .......................................................................................... 44 Color information preview in pixel ................................................................. 44 To restore original settings ............................................................................. 45 Overview, Prescan, Scan ........................................................................................ 46 Overview button ................................................................................................. 46 iv Prescan button .................................................................................................. 46 Scan button ........................................................................................................ 47 Rulers, Unit of Measurement ................................................................................. 48 Preview Area .............................................................................................................. 49 Auxiliary information and Handy buttons ........................................................... 50 Prescan image resolution ................................................................................ 50 Zoom in/out scale .............................................................................................. 50 Zoom-in ................................................................................................................ 50 Zoom-out ............................................................................................................. 50 Toggle for momentary flashing of White and Black Markers .................. 50 The Settings Window 51 Elements of the Settings window ......................................................................... 51 Job ............................................................................................................................... 54 Type ............................................................................................................................. 55 RGB ....................................................................................................................... 55 Grayscale ............................................................................................................ 55 CMYK .................................................................................................................... 55 Lab Color .............................................................................................................. 55 Web/Internet Colors ......................................................................................... 56 256 Colors (Default)/256 Colors (Custom) ..................................................... 56 Line art ................................................................................................................. 56 Black-and-White Diffusion .............................................................................. 56 Resolution settings .................................................................................................. 57 A. Resolution list box ........................................................................................ 57 B. Resolution unit .............................................................................................. 58 Scan Frame and related settings .......................................................................... 59 Scan Frame settings ......................................................................................... 59 Scaling Setting ................................................................................................... 60 Output settings .................................................................................................. 61 Image Size ....................................... ...