User manual MICROTEK ARTIXSCAN 120TF - Reference Manual

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 .................................................................................................................. 61 Unit of Measurement ............................................................................................... 61 Scan Frame options ................................................................................................. 62 Fixed Scan Frame .............................................................................................. 62 Fixed Output Size ............................................................................................... 62 Keep Proportion ................................................................................................. 62 Transform .................................................................................................................... 63 Scanner Profile .......................................................................................................... 64 Image Category ......................................................................................................... 65 v Advanced Image Correction Tools 67 The LCH Color Model ............................................................................................... 68 AIC Tools in LCH vs Native Color Mode ............................................................... 69 AIC Tools and your Image Type ............................................................................. 70 Workflow for Optimizing Images ............................................................................ 71 Accessing the AIC Tools ......................................................................................... 73 Elements of the Advanced Image Correction screen ...................................... 74 The Action Buttons and User-Defined Settings ................................................ 75 Default button .................................................................................................... 75 Revert button ...................................................................................................... 75 Add to Menu button .......................................................................................... 76 Cancel button ..................................................................................................... 76 OK button ............................................................................................................. 76 The Reset button ............................................................................................... 77 Loading/retrieving user-defined AIC settings .................................................... 78 Removing user-defined AIC settings .................................................................... 78 Dynamic Range tool ................................................................................................. 79 Eyedropper tools ............................................................................................... 80 White & Black Points tool (LCH color mode) ...................................................... 81 Eyedropper tools ............................................................................................... 82 The W&B Points dialog box in Native color mode .................................... 83 Gradation tool ............................................................................................................ 84 How to read the curve ...................................................................................... 84 The Gradation dialog box ................................................................................ 85 Eyedropper tool (Mac only) ............................................................................ 87 Color Cast tool ........................................................................................................... 88 Eyedropper tool ........................................................................................................ 89 Saturation tool ........................................................................................................... 90 Selective Color tool .................................................................................................. 91 How to use the Selective Color tool ..................................................................... 92 Tone Curve tool ......................................................................................................... 97 Filter tool ..................................................................................................................... 99 Blur filters .......................................................................................................... 100 Sharpen filters .................................................................................................. 100 Edge Enhancement filter ............................................................................... 101 Emboss filter ..................................................................................................... 101 Unsharp Masking (USM) filter ...................................................................... 102 Gaussian Blur filter .......................................................................................... 103 Brightness and Contrast tool (Native Color Mode only) ................................ 104 Color Correction tool (Native Color Mode only) ............................................... 105 vi The Information Window 106 Mouse Pointer Position ......................................................................................... 106 Color Input Meter ................................................................................................... 107 Color Output Meter ................................................................................................. 107 Color Meter Options ............................................................................................... 108 Sample Display Area .............................................................................................. 108 Creating Color Tag Windows ................................................................................ 109 The Job Panel Window 111 Image type list box ................................................................................................. 112 Thumbnails of overview images .......................................................................... 112 Checked scan job ................................................................................................... 112 Current scan job ..................................................................................................... 112 Tool bar buttons ...................................................................................................... 112 Selecting Multiple Scan Jobs ............................................................................. 113 Editing Multiple Scan Jobs .................................................................................. 113 Appendix A: Color Matching for Advanced Users 115 116 For Macintosh users .............................................................................................. 116 Calibrating your monitor ................................................................................. 116 Setting up the System (Monitor) Profile ..................................................... 116 Using images in third-party applications ................................................... 117 A. Using ColorSync-savvy applications ................................................. 117 B. Using non-ColorSync-savvy applications ........................................ 118 For Windows users ................................................................................................. 119 System Monitor Profile Setup ....................................................................... 119 ICC Profile-Aware vs. non-ICC Profile-Aware applications .................... 120 Color Matching Setup using ICC Profile-Aware applications ................ 121 Color Matching Setup using non-ICC Profile-Aware applications ....... 122 Color Matching Setup dialog button functions ........................................ 123 Add Profiles button ......................................................................................... 123 Info button ........................................................................................................ 123 Preview button ................................................................................................. 123 Refresh button ................................................................................................. 123 vii B: Kodak Color Management System 124 KCMS Overview ....................................................................................................... 124 Some Background Information .................................................................... 124 The Idea Behind Color Management .......................................................... 124 How Color Management Works ................................................................... 125 How CMS Translates between Devices ..................................................... 125 What are Device Color Profiles .................................................................... 126 Where Do Color Profiles Come From? .......................................................... 126 A Word about Source and Destination ...................................................... 127 Controlling UCR & GCR ........................................................................................... 128 Controlling UCR and GCR with Professional CMYK Profiles .................... 128 Some Background ........................................................................................... 128 UCR ...................................................................................................................... 129 Advantages & Disadvantages to UCR ........................................................ 129 GCR ...................................................................................................................... 130 Advantages & Problems of GCR ................................................................... 130 Professional CMYK Profiles Package ................................................................. 131 What You Get with Professional CMYK Profiles Package ...................... 131 EUROPEAN PRINTING STANDARDS: ........................................................... 131 U.S. CMYK SWOP PRINTING STANDARDS: ................................................ 132 JAPANESE PRINTING STANDARDS: ............................................................ 132 Check With Your Service Provider ............................................................... 133 C: Available File Formats for "Scan to File" Function" D: Photoshop Color Settings 134 136 Calibrating your monitor ........................................................................................ 137 RGB Setup with your monitor ICC profile ........................................................... 140 CMYK setup information ....................................................................................... 141 Profile setup information ...................................................................................... 142 viii Introduction This reference manual describes the various commands and features found in the ScanWizard Pro TX scanning software for Macintosh. The reference information is organized in four parts, corresponding to the four major windows of the program: · Preview window · Settings window · Information window · Job Panel window Reference: The Preview window 1 ScanWizard Pro TX: The Interface ScanWizard Pro TX consists of four major windows: Preview, Settings, Information, and Job Panel. All four windows appear automatically after ScanWizard Pro TX is started up (in either LCH or Native color mode) for the first time. You may hide or show the Information window by clicking on the Hide/Show toggle commands in the View menu of the Preview window. Preview Preview window has commands and tools for controlling the scanner Information window under " LCH" Color Space Mode Information window under " Native" Color Space Mode Settings window under " LCH" Color Space Mode Settings window under " Native" Color Space Mode Information window provides color information on a selected area of the image Settings window contains the scanning parameters for the output image. It also provides the advanced image correction AIC tools for image editing in the scan stage. Scan Job window provides functions for managing scan jobs 2 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Launching ScanWizard Pro TX ScanWizard Pro TX operates in two modes, namely, the Scan and the Batch modes: 1) The Scan (or scan-to-application) mode, in which ScanWizard Pro TX is "acquired" through an image-editing software program like Adobe Photoshop. The output images are scanned and directly delivered (individually or in batches) to the image-editing application for further processing. 2) The Batch (or scan-to-file) mode launches the ScanWizard Pro TX as a standalone application from the desktop program icon (and/or from the Apple menu for Mac/Windows Start menu for PC). The output images are scanned and saved to files individually or in batches. Using the Scan mode The Scan mode refers to launching ScanWizard Pro TX from a TWAIN compatible image-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop. To operate ScanWizard Pro TX in the Scan mode, launch your image-editing software. When the software program is ready, go to the File menu, and choose Import or Acquire (depending on the software you are using) from its submenu. This will automatically launch ScanWizard Pro TX. The four major windows that form the interface of ScanWizard Pro TX will then appear on your screen. Using the Batch mode The Batch mode of operating ScanWizard Pro TX allows you to set up scan jobs individually or in "batches". It auto scans your multiple selections of originals and directly save them to a predesignated file. To launch ScanWizard Pro TX in the Batch modeMac users: Click your ScanWizard Pro TX application desktop or the Applet located in the ScanWizard Pro TX folder. You can also start the program from the Apple menu. PC users: Click on the ScanWizard Pro TX program icon on your desktop or go to the Start menu|Program|Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX|Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX 6.0. Reference: The Preview window 3 Exiting from ScanWizard Pro TX To exit ScanWizard Pro TX, go to the Preview window, and from the File menu, Preview choose the Quit command. You may also quit the program byMac users: Press the Apple+Q combination keys on your keyboard. Preview PC users: Click on the Close button at top-right corner of the Preview window. 4 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC The Preview Window The Preview window is the primary window of ScanWizard Pro TX. Prescan button: Previews a highresolution image of the selected scan job Overview button: Previews the entire film holder Prescan Frame Option: When this option is set to "Scan Frame," only the area enclosed by the Scan Frame is prescanned & scanned Toolbar: (Left to right) Scan Frame, Zoom, Pane, and Tag Windows Scan button: Starts the scanning process. Scan Material icon: Selects the type of scan material (Negative or Positive Film) Unit of Measurement: Choose from inch, cm, mm, point, pica, & pixel Film Size icon: Selects film size for 120 film (6 x 9 cm) suported scanners Eject button: Ejects the filmstrip/slide/ APS cartridge holder from the scanner Scan Frame: Selects the area for final scan. Drag on corner/side to resize Prescan Frame option showing "Scan Frame" setting icon Overview image of the currently selected scan job in Job Panel Ruler White & Black Points Markers: Pinpoint to the white & black points of current prescan image Prescan image resolution/zoom status Status bar: Provides tips relative to the selected tool in the Toolbar Handy buttons for Zoom in/out Switch for momentary flashing of White & Black Points Markers Window Corner: Drag to proportionally resize the Preview window Reference: The Preview window 5 The File Menu (Macintosh) (Windows) The File Menu lets you do the following: · Create a new working folder for saving custom-made scanning settings Load previously saved scanning settings in a working folder and apply to current scan session · Save a modified working folder to another folder for future use · Show the location of the working folder currently in use · Exit ScanWizard Pro TX The Working Folder Concept The ScanWizard Pro TX Working Folder is a tool that helps you enhance your scanning productivity, especially when you have to perform several scanning jobs of the same type of originals. All of your favorite image setting context for previews or prescans, including AIC adjustments are automatically saved and kept in a default or user-defined Working Folder. Several sets of settings in various contexts can be saved. The accumulated settings are then retrieved and loaded into ScanWizard Pro TX, and auto-applied to a new set of originals (of the same type) during subsequent scanning sessions. This saves your time from performing needless repetitive adjustments. 6 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC New Working Folder This command creates a new working folder where a new set of custom image settings is saved. To create a new working folder: 1. Choose New Working Folder from the File menu. 2. When the browser dialog box appears, create a new folder name in the edit box. Load ScanWizard Working folder This command loads a previously saved working folder into your current scan session. The loaded working folder becomes the default settings for the current scan session. To load a working folder: 1. Choose Load Working Folder from the File menu. 2. When the browser dialog box appears, select the folder to be loaded, and click the Open button at the bottom of the dialog box. Save Working Folder As This command lets you save a modified copy of the current working folder to a separate or new location. The settings of the current working folder are saved first and then copied and switched to the new location. This is particularly useful when you want to work on a new working folder based on the settings of the current working folder. To save a working folder: 1. Choose Save Working folder As from the File menu. 2. When a dialog box appears, choose the folder where the scan settings will be saved. Subsequent scan jobs setting are then saved to the specified folder. Reference: The Preview window 7 Show Current Working Folder Path This command shows the foldername and location of the working folder in use by the current scanning session. By default, the current working folder has the same name as your scanner model (eg., ArtixScan 4000t), and is located in the same folder where your ScanWizard Pro TX is located. When you load or create a new working folder, the loaded or newly created folder then becomes the current working folder. To show the current working folder: Choose Show Current Working folder Path from the File menu. Quit This command lets you exit ScanWizard Pro TX. 8 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC The Scanner Menu (Macintosh) (Windows) The Scanner Menu lets you: · Show your scanner model or select a scanner if you have multiple scanners · Get information about your scanner · Get scanner information on the SCSI/USB chain · Easily manage the scanners being used by your system (Macintosh only) · Power-saving control during idle time Scanner Model The top item(s) of the scanner menu displays the scanner model currently in use and its respective SCSI or USB ID number. If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are shown with their respective SCSI or USB IDs, and the current scanner is shown with a check mark. Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among various scanners, select the scanner to be used. The scanner with its SCSI or USB ID number is displayed. The current scanner has a check mark Reference: The Preview window 9 Current Scanner Info This command provides information about your current scanner. When you choose this command, a dialog box appears showing the scanner model, the SCSI or USB ID number, and the firmware version. Scanner Probe This command shows the scanner information on your SCSI/USB chain. If your scanner does not show in the dialog box, make sure your scanner is connected and turned on, and then click the Probe button. Please follow the scanner hardware installation guide for proper procedures on connecting your scanner. The SCSI/USB Chain dialog box Select your interface card here Click on the Probe button to update information or mount a SCSI device if it's not showing in the dialog box (Macintosh) SCSI devices are shown with their corresponding SCSI ID numbers Select your interface card here (Windows) 10 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Scanner Driver Manager (Macintosh only) The Scanner Driver Manager keeps track of the scanners being used on your system and their corresponding bus/ID numbers. By keeping a record of this information, the Scanner Driver Manager allows ScanWizard Pro TX to start up faster, as searching for devices from other buses is no longer required. When ScanWizard Pro TX is run for the first time right after installation, all preconnected powered-on scanners and corresponding SCSI/USB ID or SCSI/USB bus are automatically detected and added to the Scanner List of the Scanner Driver Manager dialog box. Find Scanners button Whenever you change the SCSI/USB ID or SCSI/USB bus of a scanner or increase the number of connected scanners while ScanWizard Pro TX is running, you need to add the new devices to the list by following the steps below. 1. Go to the Scanner menu in the Preview window, and choose Scanner Driver Manager. A dialog box will appear showing the current scanner list and the corresponding SCSI or USB bus/ID numbers of the scanners. 2. Click the Find Scanners button. Observe the newly found scanners being appended to the scanner list. NOTE: Any previously listed scanner which is inactive (not turned on or removed : from the system) will remain in the list but is shown with a question mark (?). 3. Click the Close button to close the dialog box. Reference: The Preview window 11 Remove Scanner button To remove a listed scanner from the Scanner List, do the following: 1. Choose Scanner Driver Manager from the Scanner menu. 2. Choose the scanner you wish to be removed from the list. 3. Click the RemoveScanner button. 4. Click the Close button to close the dialog box. Update List button The Update List button is used to refresh your scanner list. For instance, you may have three scanners on your system, with two of them currently turned off. When you choose Scanner Driver Manager, the dialog box may show a question mark in front of the two scanners that have been turned off. In this case, simply click the Update List button, and the scanner list will be refreshed and show only the connected one on the list. Clicking the Update List button produces faster results than clicking the "Find Scanners" button. Update List simply searches the scanner models already on your list, while Find Scanners looks through all the buses and does a more thorough search of the system before giving you the results. Scanner Probe button See Scanner Probe command in the previous section. 12 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Scanner Control The film scanner provides an energy-saving feature whereby the scanning lamp switches to power-saving mode when the scanner remains idle for a defined period of time. It will revert to full power mode as soon as the Overview, Prescan, or Scan/Batch button is clicked. Aside from saving power, the feature also helps extend the service life of the lamp and prevents the caking and deforming of film being scanned due to long period of exposure to lamp heat. The default idle time to induce the scanning lamp into power-saving mode and the time needed for the lamp to warm up, revert to full power, and start the scanning, opeation varies among scanner models. You may define your own idle and warm-up time intervals or disable the feature altogether by clicking on the "Scanner Control..." menu command. The following Scanner Control dialog box will then display to allow you to change the default settings. (Macintosh) Uncheck check box to disable Power Saving feature Define idle time interval for Power Saving mode (Windows) Define warm-up time required for lamp to revert to full power mode to take effect (60 minutes maximum) Reference: The Preview window 13 The View Menu (Macintosh) (Windows) The View menu lets you: · Select a prescan view of an image · Magnify or reduce (zoom in /zoom out) the prescan image · Resize the Preview window to fit · Bring the Settings window to the front · Show or hide the Info, Tag, and Scan Job windows · Show or hide the High (White) and Low (Black) Value Markers · Show the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen Prescan Image #n This command is available only after performing a prescan of the overview images in the Job Panel window. The number of commands indicates the total available number of prescanned images. Select the appropriate command to display the corresponding prescan image in the main Preview window for further editing. The selected command is shown with a check mark to indicate the image you are currently working and is on display. Likewise, the Job Panel will highlight the image you have selected. You may also make the selection from the Job Panel window instead of making it from the View menu. Clicking directly on any of the multiple overview images in the Job Panel will also display its corresponding prescan image in the main Preview window. 14 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Zoom In/Out These commands allow you to magnify (Zoom In) or reduce (Zoom Out) the prescan or scanned image in the Preview window. Alternatively, you can use the magnifying glass tool in the Preview window's Toolbar or use the Handy buttons at the bottom of the Preview window to accomplish the same effect. Resize Window to Fit This command trims an oversized Preview window to fit the prescan image size under preview to provide more desktop space to display other ScanWizard Pro TX windows. This is done without affecting the image size. In the example below, the Preview window at the left is oversized with plenty of extra idle spaces to its right and bottom. After executing the Resize command from the View menu, the extra spaces are trimmed and the Preview window is proportionally resized to accommodate the image size. After resizing Before resizing Reference: The Preview window 15 Bring Settings Window to Front This command brings the Settings window to the forefront, which is useful if you have the Settings window hidden behind other windows or if you have expanded your Preview window so that the Settings window is hidden behind it. Show/Hide Info/Job Panel/All Tag Windows These commands allow you to toggle between showing or hiding the Information, Job Panel window, and the Tag windows on your screen. Show/Hide High (White) & Low (Black) Value Markers These commands show or hide the Low & High Value Markers (White & Black Markers for Windows) in the Preview window. By default, the Markers are shown in the form of a circular crossbar. A white circle in the middle represents the Low Value (black point) Marker, and a black circle in the middle represents the High Value (white point) Marker. About (Macintosh only) This command displays the ScanWizard Pro TX splash screen and shows the program's version number. 16 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC The Preferences Menu (Macintosh) (Windows) The Preferences menu lets you: · Choose the correct scan material · Choose the correct film size (for 6 x 9 cm film supported scanner only) · Specify color matching parameters · Set up White/black points · Show/hide auxiliary cursor lines · Control Prescan settings · Create effects like invert · Activate the smoked glass effect · Set other options, such as specifying a working directory for files · Activate Multiple-Sampling feature to maximize scan image quality (applicable to scanners that supports this feature only) Scan Material This command allows you to select the correct scan material. Scan materials can be classified into two types: · 35mm positive transparencies · 35mm and APS negative films Make sure you specify the correct scan material, or you will get inaccurate scanning results. Reference: The Preview Window 17 To choose your scan material: 1. Choose the Scan Material command in the Preferences menu. From the submenu that appears, select your scan material; a check mark will appear on the selected option. (Macintosh) (Windows) 2. Alternatively, you can click the Scan Material icon from the Preview window and then choose the correct scan material from the drop-down menu that appears. (Positive transparency) (Negative film) Film Size This command allows you to select the correct film size for 6 x 9 cm film supported scanners (e.g., ArtixScan 120tf). If your scanner does not support scanning 6 x 9 cm film, the Film Size command will not display. To choose your Film Size: 1. When the 6 x 9 cm film holder is inserted, the Film Size command is activated. You can choose the Film Size command in the Preferences menu. Then select your film size; a check mark will appear on the selected option. (Macintosh) (Windows) 2. Alternatively, you can click the Film Size icon from the Preview window and then choose the correct film size from the drop-down that appears. 18 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Color Matching Setup Color Matching is an important feature of ScanWizard Pro TX that ensures consistent color -- from the initial input stage when an image is captured by the scanner, to the final output stage when the image is output to your monitor or printer through either the Kodak CMS with ICC profile standard or Apple ColorSyncTM technology (the latter applicable to Macintosh only). Color matching is a critical component in the imaging process, because the color space of your monitor is different from that of your printer (in terms of output devices), just as the color space for RGB mode is different from the color space for CMYK mode (in terms of image types). For this reason, color matching was developed to allow an equivalent "mapping" of colors from one device or from one color space to another, ensuring that no major color shifts occur in the transference process. More Color Matching details are discussed in Appendix A of the ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide. With Macintosh the first time you launch ScanWizard Pro TX, you are Macintosh, prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. Under Windows you are asked to define color matching settings immediately Windows, right after ScanWizard Pro TX installation is completed. The Color Matching Setup command in the Preferences menu is used to redefine or change color matching settings whenever required after the initial setup. (Macintosh) (Wndows) Reference: The Preview Window 19 Display using monitor compensation Mac users NOTE: Before you proceed with specifying your Color Matching Setup options, you should find out whether the image-editing or page-layout application you are using to edit or process the scanned images is ColorSync-savvy or not. This is because the settings in the Color Matching Setup dialog box will vary, depending on the image-editing application you are using. An example of a ColorSync-savvy application is Adobe Photoshop 5.02 (or later). An example of a non-ColorSync-savvy application is an earlier version of Photoshop, such as 4.0. A non-ColorSync-savvy application is a program that does not know how to read or handle embedded ICC profile information. In this case, the ICC profile data is ignored. For ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 5.02 (or later), check this box, which pertains to how your monitor displays color, relative to the RGB Destination color space. Checking this box ensures that there are no unexpected color shifts between your selected RGB Destination space and your monitor. Checking or unchecking this check box affects only the way the image data is displayed and not the image data itself. Monitor: The monitor selection shown here is the monitor set in your Monitor Control Panel. To verify this information, go to your Apple Menu, select Control Panel, then Monitor. Your selected monitor will be shown, which should be the same as the entry in this dialog box. NOTE: This setting only affects how the image is shown on the screen -- not the final : scanned image. PC users This option controls how the RGB destination data will be displayed. If this option is unchecked, the RGB data is displayed directly on the monitor. If checked, RGB destination data will be compensated according to the selected monitor type before it is displayed on the monitor. Display: This feature allows you to select the color monitor type that is used for displaying RGB data. The monitor profile will be applied only when the "Display using monitor compensation" option is checked. NOTE: If your monitor type is not : listed, select Generic P22 or Generic EBU. These two profiles are compatible with most monitors. 20 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Native Mode RGB color matching This option is available only for Native color space mode. This check 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. Take note that it is not desirable to scan in raw data and then perform data conversion, which will not generate the correct CMS effect. This item is grayed (disabled) when you are under LCH mode. Embed ICC destination profile in scan image When scanning through an image application such as Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later, check this box. This feature will enable ScanWizard Pro TX to embed the Destination ICC profile into the image data. The information will then be properly interpreted by Photoshop (or any ColorSync-savvy application for Mac). For Mac users only: For non-ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 4.0, uncheck this box if turning it on causes any kind of problem (computer crashes, weird color effects, etc.). RGB Destination NOTE: A large number of RGB profiles is supplied by ScanWizard Pro TX. If you do not : see the ICC profile for your monitor or RGB device, contact your device manufacturer. To load a specific ICC profile from a different folder, click the RGB profile button (beside the drop-down menu), and select the profile you need. Mac users This feature lets you select the ICC profile in the ColorSync folder for outputting images to the RGB color space. You may select from Scanner RGB, Monitor, RGB printer (e.g., inkjet printers), a special color space, or the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 (or later) internal color space profile. For Photoshop 5.0 (or later) users, you may export its internal color space to an ICC profile. If you are not sure what to choose, select your current monitor profile. PC users This feature lets you select the RGB output device (e.g., display monitor, or RGBbased printer) for matching the RGB-color family of images (including RGB colors, 48-bit RGB colors, and 256 colors image types). If you are scanning through an ICC Profile-Aware application (Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later) select Scanner RGB from the list. Refer to Appendix A of the ScanWizard Pro TX User's Guide for more details on ICC Profile-Aware applications. Reference: The Preview Window 21 CMYK Destination This feature lets you select the ICC profile in the profile folder for outputting images to the CMYK color space. ScanWizard Pro TX has supplied a large number of CMYK profiles. If you do not see the ICC profile for your printer, contact your printer manufacturer. To load a specific ICC profile from a different folder, click the CMYK profile button and select the profile. Preview check box (Mac)/Preview button (PC) users: Mac users when this check box is checked, the newly selected color profile will immediately update the Preview window image. users: PC users the Preview window image is updated with the newly selected color profile when the Preview button is clicked. The preview image will reflect colors that are consistent with the newly selected color profiles. Profile Info (Mac)/Add Profile (PC) users: Mac users clicking the Profile Info button will let you review more detailed information on the currently used ICC profiles. users: PC users click the button to add new ICC profiles that came with your new display monitor or printer. A dialog box will prompt you to browse for the new profiles from the Windows system and enter them into ScanWizardPro TX. Info (PC only) This command displays basic profile information for the current selected devices. Refresh (PC only) Clicking on the Refresh button updates the ICC profiles that have been stored in \Windows\System\ color and \Windows\System32\color folder. 22 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC White/Black Points Setup The white point is a reference point that specifies the lightest area in an image, while the black point is the darkest reference area. Likewise, black point is the darkest reference area. This command provides you with an advanced setup control for the clipping points of the white and black points of your scan jobs, as well as determining the output levels for the white/black points on your printer. The settings may be accessed and revised any time during scanning when performing image adjustments with the White/Black Points AIC tool (available from the Settings window or Correction Menu). You need to click the Setup button from the AIC dialog box in order to display the White & Black Points Setup window. Auto Clipping tab The Auto White Point clipping and Auto Black Point clipping fields allow you to specify the percentage by which the white and black points, respectively, can be clipped from the histogram. The clipping is done after you click the Auto button in the White/Black Points dialog box. For example, if you specify 5 percent as your White Point clipping value and then click the Auto button, the white point on the histogram is adjusted so that 10 percent of the color information is "clipped" or ignored. The resulting 95 percent information leftover is then remapped, resulting in an image with less highlight detail. The same approach applies for the Black Point clipping value, except that it governs the black point for shadows. These fields are normally used by more advanced users, and the features are taken care of automatically if you have set up Color Matching correctly early on in ScanWizard Pro TX. (Macintosh) (Windows) Reference: The Preview Window 23 Output Levels tab The Minimum Output Level lets you set the minimum output level of the black point. The higher the percentage value, the lower the contrast will be. The Maximum Output Level lets you set the output level of the white point. The lower the percentage value, the lower the contrast will be. (Macintosh) (Windows) Highlight and Shadow Markers Value tab This lets you set the values of the lightest (High/highlight) spot and the darkest (Low/Shadow) spot (pinpointed by white and black markers or by spiked circles respectively) in your preview image. You can specify the image range that the markers should cover with its evaluation; i.e., evaluate either the entire image (by selecting the "Overview or Preview image" option) or only the area within the scan frame (by selecting the "Current Scan Frame"). To preview the new location of the markers on the preview image (if available) after defining the new values, check the Preview check box (Mac / click the Mac) Mac Preview button (PC Be sure the whole preview image on the Preview window PC). PC is visible when previewing the new locations of the markers. (Macintosh) (Windows) 24 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Cursor Auxiliary Lines This command allows you to add and show (or hide) horizontal or vertical (or both) auxiliary grid lines to your scan frame cursor. It assists you in determining the precise measurement and position of your scan frame relative to the ruler. Mac users: The auxiliary line(s) will show only when the Scan Frame or Eyedropper tool is in use. PC users: The auxiliary line(s) will show when any of the tools (Scan Frame, Magnifying Glass, Hand or Eyedropper) are in use. To use this feature: 1. Choose the Cursor Auxiliary Lines command in the Preferences menu. From the submenu that appears, select how you would like the cursor lines to appear. · With both the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axis auxiliary lines · With the x axis line only · With the y axis line only · None (no cursor lines) 2. Click the Scan Frame tool. If you have selected to display the auxiliary the line(s) will display when you move the pointer to the image. Cursor Auxiliary Lines Reference: The Preview Window 25 Prescan Setup The Prescan Setup command lets you set your preferences on how ScanWizard Pro TX should perform in carrying out prescans of your image. The parameters you are allowed to control are described below. (Macintosh) (Windows) Auto Detect Scan Frame (Full Frame Prescan only) If this box is checked, prescanning will be processed to detect the film frame containing the image only (slide frame and film unexposed edges are ignored). Note that this feature will work only if the Prescan button is set at "Full Frame" mode before clicking the button. Auto Focus (Mac)/Auto Focus for Prescan (PC) If this box is checked, the prescan process will include the Auto Focus function before the actual prescan is carried out. With Auto Focus, the prescanned image will look clear and sharper. However, this may slow down the prescan process. Fast Prescan If this box is checked, the prescan process is accelerated, but the resulting image is grainier (low resolution). If left unchecked, the resulting image will be of better quality but the prescan process may slow down a bit. Keep All Prescan Image(s) After Quit If this box is checked, all prescanned images from the current session are retained in the Preview window when you exit ScanWizard Pro TX. The images will remain available in the Preview window the next time you launch the program. 26 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Prescan Image Margin This option allows you to specify how wide or narrow the margin around the scan frame is for the prescan image. Options are: Minimal, Small, Medium, and Large. Smaller margins give you more room to capture the preview image, while larger margins will allow you to have more room to expand your scan frame. This is helpful when trying to select an exact scan frame (through the Scan Frame tool) to scan. You can never select a completely accurate scan frame to process. What appears to have been selected by the scan frame when you view the image in the prescan view may or may not exactly appear as you wish it to be. Some portion at the edges may be missing or emerge where you do not wish them to be. The margin, depending on how wide or narrow it is can then provide a berth or allowance for extending the boundaries of the scan frame around the prescan image. Prescan Image Dimension This option lets you specify how large the prescan image will be: Full screen ("screen" meaning your main monitor), 75% screen, 50% screen, and Fit Preview Window. The larger the size, the higher the prescan resolution. The maximum prescan resolution is the scanner's optical resolution. Background Prescan If checked, the background prescan function is enabled. You can assign a number of scan jobs to execute a prescan while carrying out other jobs in the meantime (e.g., performing color correction to other scan jobs). If unchecked, this function is disabled. Background Audio at Completion (Mac only) This option allows you to enable audio and select a voice type to signal completion of a prescan job. Monitor Gamma Setup (PC only) The Monitor Gamma Setup command lets you compensate for the linear intensity of the monitor, making them consistent between preview image and the final scanned image. Adjust until the gray level or shading of the 2 boxes are at equal levels Reference: The Preview Window 27 Monitor Gamma Check this box to enable monitor gamma value setting. Click the up/down arrow to adjust the gray-level (shading) of the two boxes until they are equal or they merge into a single shade level. Then click OK to apply. Invert This command inverts or creates an effect similar to negative film for all scan jobs. Original Inverted image Take note that all scan jobs are inverted at the same time; you cannot invert an individual scan job alone. When an image is inverted, the brightness value of each pixel is converted to its inverse value. In the case of 24-bit images, for example, a pixel in a positive image with a value of 255 is changed to 0, and a pixel with a value of 5 is changed to 250. To use this feature: Choose the Invert command in the Preferences menu. A check mark is shown before the command when it is enabled. 28 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Retain Scan Module after Scan (Mac only) This command allows you to keep the ScanWizard Pro TX interface running after scanning is completed and the image delivered to your image-editing software. This way, you do not have to go back to the File-Acquire process to start ScanWizard Pro TX all over again. 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 will not retain the scan module even if this option is enabled. This command does not function when you run ScanWizard Pro TX in Batch Mode or through Applet. To use this feature: Choose the Retain Scan Module after Scan command in the Preferences menu. A check mark is shown next to the command when it is enabled. If you wish to see the scanned image in your image-editing software after scanning is completed, you will need to quit ScanWizard Pro TX to see the image. More The More command shows the More Preferences dialog box, where you can specify other options for ScanWizard Pro TX. Options for APS Film or 120 Film (6 x9 cm) supported scanners, depending on the scanner you are using (Windows) Options for APS Film or 120 Film (6 x 9 cm) supported scanners, depending on the scanner you are using (Macintosh) Reference: The Preview Window 29 Keep Overview Image (PC only) If checked, the overview images in the Job Panel window remain intact when you exit from ScanWizard Pro TX and are automatically displayed in the next scanning session. If unchecked, ScanWizard Pro TX deletes the overview images when you exit the program. Smoked Glass Background When enabled (checked) this option will apply a smoked glass background to the area outside the actual scan job (everything outside the scan frame), while the actual scan job is highlighted. This makes your actual scan job stand out from the rest of the image. Selected scan job (enclosed in the scan frame) Smoked glass background Warn if No Holder is Inserted If checked, a warning message will display whenever you try to do an overview, prescan, or scan image with the film or slide holder not inserted or improperly inserted into the scanner. If unchecked, the message does not appear. 30 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Auto Focus for Final Scan If this box is checked, the final scan process will include the Auto Focus function before the actual scan is carried out. With Auto Focus, the final scan will look clear and sharper. However, this may slow down the final scan process. Auto Overview If checked, your scanner automatically performs a full overview of all your originals when ScanWizard Pro TX is launched, and shows the overview images in the Job Panel window. If unchecked, Auto Preview is disabled. You need to click the Overview button to execute an overview. Working Color Space (Mac)/Color Space Mode (PC) This option lets you choose between the default LCH color space or the Native color space. If the LCH mode is selected, the color space is represented by Lightness, Chroma (saturation), and Hue. If the Native mode is selected, color enhancements are performed by RGB, CMYK or Lab. Scan Quality This option allows you to select image quality by controlling the scanner hardware and the maximum image processing depth. Speed Choose this option if your primary concern during scanning is speed. Image data is delivered faster and the image data is processed in 8 bits per channel. This results in a lower-quality image. This is the default setting. Scanned data is delivered a little slower but in high quality, and the image data is processed in 8 bits per channel. Quality Best Quality Scanned data is delivered a little slower but in high quality, and image data is processed in maximum bits per channel (i.e., 10-, 12-bit, or higher), and then converted to the desired output depth. If your scanner supports the Multiple Sampling feature, this selection will also enable the Multiple Sampling options that will allow you to scan image with the best possible quality. Best Quality Multiple Sampling This feature is available only if your scanner supports the Multiple Sampling which allows your scanner to perform multiple scans on each line and then converts their average into one line. This scheme reduces image noise while increasing the dynamic range of the scanner. Reference: The Preview Window 31 Mac users NOTE: The Best Quality Multiple Sampling pane is grayed if your scanner does not : support the feature or your Scan Quality setting is not set at "Best Quality." With everything else are done except for the final scan, set the Scan Quality setting at "Best Quality" and click the expansion arrow on the Best Quality Multiple Sampling pane. From the resulting drop-down menu, choose the number of lines you wish to be sampled when the scanner performs final scanning. Available options are 2, 4, 8, and 16 lines. Choose None if multiple sampling is not required. PC users NOTE: The Best Quality Multiple Sampling option will not appear if your scanner does : not support the feature. When you are ready for the final scan, click the expansion arrow on the Scan Quality pane then drag pointer down the resulting menu till it highlights the Best Quality (Multiple Sampling: None) option. Then choose the number of lines you wish to be sampled when the scanner performs final scanning from the secondary menu. Available options are 2, 4, 8, and 16 lines. Choose None if multiple sampling is not required. 32 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Interpolation Mode Interpolation mode controls the way ScanWizard Pro TX interpolates (either expands or shrinks) image data. Interpolation always occurs when the scan resolution you select is different from the scanner's optical resolution. The trade-off is speed (Nearest Neighbor) vs. quality (Bi-Linear). The Speed option supports faster scanning at fair image quality; the Bi-Linear (Quality) option produces fine image quality approaching Adobe Photoshop's bilinear interpolation function but entails longer scanning time. Memory Usage (Mac only) This option controls the way ScanWizard Pro TX uses memory. Three options are provided: · Application ScanWizard Pro TX will only use the memory inside the Application: application heap as its image buffer. Make sure you allocate a large amount of memory in your application for this purpose. Otherwise, ScanWizard Pro TX may not have enough memory to run. Use this option only if you do not want ScanWizard Pro TX to use memory outside your application. · System ScanWizard Pro TX will use the memory in the system heap as its System: image buffer, and only a limited amount of memory is used in the application heap. This option is best if you have only a small memory allocation for your application but a large amount of system memory. · Auto This is the default setting. ScanWizard Pro TX maximizes the memory Auto: usage from both system and application, looking for memory first from the system heap and then from the application heap. Default Orientation This option allows you to specify the default display orientation or the rotation of images for each type of scan material (slide, filmstrip, APS film, or 120 film ) when Overview, Prescan or Scan is performed. Notice that option APS film and 120 film are exclusive, depending on the scanner you are using. Options of orientation are: · 90° clockwise · 90° counterclockwise default counterclockwise; · None (displays image as seen on holder held in upright position) Note that the new default setting will take effect only after restarting Reference: The Preview Window 33 ScanWizard Pro TX. You can always change the rotation anytime during the scanning session by clicking on the Transform icon in the Settings window. Scratch Directory (Mac only) The Scratch Directory is the buffer folder where ScanWizard Pro TX creates and holds temporary image data file while overviewing, prescanning, and scanning images. The scratch file is needed only until the current scan ends or ScanWizard Pro TX is terminated. The file is then deleted. You should change to a different folder only if the default scratch directory (where your current ScanWizard Pro TX is located) is located in a disk with limited space to accommodate scanning operations. To specify a new scratch directory, choose Other Directory... from the option list. Thumbnail Size (PC only) This option allows you to choose between two sizes of thumbnail display in the Job Panel window during Overview. Sizes available are 96 x 96 pixel (default) and 128 x 128 pixel. The Correction Menu Macintosh Windows The Correction Menu is an alternative way to access the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) tools normally available from the Settings window. Note that corresponding short-cut keys for each tool are also provided in the above menu. See the section on the Settings window of this manual for the detailed information of each AIC tool. 34 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC The Help Menu Macintosh Windows The Help menu lets you access on-line help for ScanWizard Pro TX and the Microtek web site. The contents of this menu may vary and will depend on your scanner package. Reference: The Preview Window 35 The Toolbar Scan Frame Zoom Pane Tag Windows 36 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Scan Frame tool The Scan Frame tool lets you select an area from the prescan image for another prescan or a final scan. You can only create one scan frame at a time. When a new scan frame is created, the previous one is deleted. Click arrow for prescan frame options Drag corner or border to resize scan frame Creating a Scan Frame on thumbnail overview image for prescanning 1. If a blank scan frame does not appear in the Preview window (i.e., no image appears in it), click the Scan Frame tool. 2. From the Job Panel window, click the thumbnail image you want to scan. Observe that the scan frame from the Preview window is now reproduced in the selected Job Panel thumbnail image in miniaturized format. Any adjustment of the scan frame from the Preview window will be proportionally reflected in the corresponding Job Panel thumbnail scan frame. 3. To resize the scan frame, drag its corner or border to the desired size. To move the whole scan frame position, click and hold anywhere inside the scan frame and move the whole scan frame to a new location. 4. To prescan the selected area only (enclosed by the scan frame) delete from the thumbnail, you must choose the "Scan Frame" option of the Prescan button as shown in the figure at the right. Click the list box arrowhead in the Prescan button to display the options. Reference: The Preview Window 37 Adjusting Scan Frame on prescan image for final scan 1. The prescan image is pasted on the Preview window with its defined scan frame intact. Thus, there is no need to click the Scan Frame tool again. You may, however, resize your scan frame to refine your selection. 2. To resize the scan frame, drag its corner or border to the desired size. To move the whole scan frame position, click and hold anywhere inside the scan frame and move the whole scan frame to a new location on the prescan image. Observe that the adjustment made of the scan frame from the Preview window will be proportionally reflected in the corresponding thumbnail scan frame in the Job Panel window. 38 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Zoom tool The Zoom tool lets you zoom in (magnify) and zoom out (shrink) your view of the image. Only your view of the preview image is changed; the actual size of the image remains unaffected. Each click of the zoom tool (magnifying glass) pointer magnifies or reduces the image display by a factor of 2. Thus, the magnification level increases from 100% to 200%, to 400%, and to 800% (to the maximum 1600% for Mac) and decreases at opposite decrements. Zoom tool Original image view Zoom in Image view To use the Zoom tool: 1. Click the Zoom tool and point to the image. Observe the pointer turning into a magnifying glass with a plus (+) in it. 2. Click the plus (+) pointer on the image. The image is magnified at each click. 3. To zoom out (shrink image display), hold down the Option key (for Mac)/ Shift key (for PC) with the pointer on the image. (Observe the plus (+) sign in the pointer changing to minus sign (-) to indicate that the zoom out action is ready.) Then click to shrink your view of the image. The image display can only be reduced to a size no smaller than the original view. Reference: The Preview Window 39 Pane tool The Pane tool lets you pan or drag out the hidden portion of a zoomed prescan image into view. This is a faster way of viewing hidden image portions than using the scroll bars. Pane tool Zoomed-in image partially on view Right section of the hidden portion drag into view with Pane tool To use the Pane tool: 1. Click on the Pane tool and point to the image. Observe the pointer turning into a hand pointer. 2. Click and hold on the image, then drag out the hidden portion of the image you want to view. 40 Microtek ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC Dropper tool The Dropper tool is actually a 3-in-1 tool. It consists of the Tag Windows tool, Black Eyedropper tool and White Eyedropper tool. The Tag Windows tool provides pixel information at the pointer position on the prescan image. With the pixel information, the Tag Windows tool allows you to further adjust the Black (shadow) point, White (highlight) point, and color cast (LCH mode only) directly on the image (instead of making the adjustments from the AIC tools in the Settings window). The Tag Windows tool also helps isolate and identify precise colors in a given image, providing a visible and retrievable record of color values. This way, ScanWizard Pro TX lets you pinpoint and "tag" the color on the image, showing you the original or "Before" values, as well as the corrected or "After" values following the application of image adjustment controls. This tool is particularly useful in performing color adjustments based on known mathematical values, as the displayed color information provides a base in determining how close or accurate are the color changes that have been made. Tag marker at selected color where Tag Windows dropper (with " T" ) pointer is clicked and where the corresponding Tag window is created Dropper tool x, y coordinates of Tag Window #1 White Eyedropper tool Magic Diamonds (L-R black, color cast, and white diamonds) RGB values of the selected White or Black reference point (where Dropper pointer is clicked) " Before" value (left side of slash) " After" value (right side of slash) Color space mode (LCH or Native) selection Reset (White/Black Points or Color Cast setting) selection Color Strip showing the selected or adjusted color Reference: The Preview Window 41