User manual MICROTEK SCANMAKER 9800XL - Reference Manual

Microtek ScanWizard Pro Reference Manual For Mac OS X Copyright © 2005 by Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks Microtek®, AritxTM, and ScanWizardTM Pro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microtek International Inc. Adobe® and Acrobat® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Macintosh® and Apple® are 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. 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August 2005 Microtek Lab, Inc. 16941 Keegan Avenue, Carson, CA 90746 Main: 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 ii Contents Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X: The Interface ............................................................2 Launching ScanWizard Pro .........................................................................................3 Exiting ScanWizard Pro ...............................................................................................3 The Preview Window ............................................................................... 4 Elements of the Preview window ................................................................................4 The File Menu ..............................................................................................................6 The Context Concept ............................................................................................7 New ScanWizard Context .....................................................................................8 Load ScanWizard Context ....................................................................................8 Save ScanWizard Context As ...............................................................................8 SnapTrans Templates ............................................................................................9 Show Current Context Path ................................................................................10 Quit .....................................................................................................................10 The Scanner Menu ..................................................................................................... 11 Scanner Model .................................................................................................... 12 Current Scanner Info ........................................................................................... 12 Scanner Probe ..................................................................................................... 12 Scanner Driver Manager ..................................................................................... 13 Scanner Controls ................................................................................................. 15 The View Menu .......................................................................................................... 16 Overview Image and Prescan Image .................................................................. 17 Resize Window to Fit .......................................................................................... 19 Bring Settings Window to Front ......................................................................... 20 Show / Hide ... Window commands ................................................................... 20 Show / Hide Low & High Value Markers .......................................................... 20 About .................................................................................................................. 20 The Preferences Menu ............................................................................................... 21 Scan Material ...................................................................................................... 22 Color Matching Setup ......................................................................................... 23 White/Black Points Setup ................................................................................... 26 Auto Clipping 26 Output Levels 27 High and Low Value Markers 27 Cursor Auxiliary Lines .......................................................................................28 Overview Setup ..................................................................................................29 Prescan Setup ...................................................................................................... 32 iii Invert ...................................................................................................................34 Retain Scan Module after Scan ...........................................................................35 More... ................................................................................................................. 36 Smoked Glass Background 37 Working Color Space 38 Scan Quality 38 Interpolation Mode 38 Scratch Directory 39 The Correction Menu .................................................................................................40 The Help Menu .......................................................................................................... 40 The Toolbar ................................................................................................................41 Scan Frame tool ..................................................................................................42 Zoom tool............................................................................................................ 43 Move tool ............................................................................................................ 44 Tag Windows tool ............................................................................................... 45 Overview, Prescan, and Scan .....................................................................................50 Rulers, Unit of Measurement .....................................................................................51 Preview Area ..............................................................................................................52 Auxiliary information and Handy buttons ................................................................. 53 The Settings Window ............................................................................. 54 Elements of the Settings window ...............................................................................54 Scan Job .....................................................................................................................56 Scanner Profile ........................................................................................................... 57 Type ............................................................................................................................ 58 RGB ....................................................................................................................58 Grayscale ............................................................................................................ 58 CMYK ................................................................................................................58 Lab Color ............................................................................................................ 58 Web / Internet Colors .......................................................................................... 58 256 Colors (Default) / 256 Colors (Custom) ...................................................... 59 Line Art ...............................................................................................................59 Black-and-White Diffusion ................................................................................59 Resolution settings ..................................................................................................... 60 Resolution box 60 Resolution list box 60 Resolution unit 61 Scan Frame and related settings .................................................................................62 Scan Frame settings ............................................................................................63 Output settings .................................................................................................... 64 Scaling ................................................................................................................65 Image size ........................................................................................................... 65 Unit of Measurement .......................................................................................... 65 iv Locks ..........................................................................................................................66 Scan Frame lock ................................................................................................. 66 Output lock .........................................................................................................66 Keep Proportion lock .......................................................................................... 66 Transform ................................................................................................................... 67 Image Category .......................................................................................................... 68 The Advanced Image Correction Tools .....................................................................70 The LCH Color Model ............................................................................................... 71 AIC Tools in LCH vs. Native Color Mode ................................................................ 72 AIC Tools and your Image Type ................................................................................73 Workflow for Optimizing Images .............................................................................. 74 Accessing the AIC Tools ............................................................................................76 Elements of the Advanced Image Corrrection screen ................................................ 77 The Action Buttons .................................................................................................... 78 Default button ..................................................................................................... 78 Revert button ...................................................................................................... 78 Cancel button ...................................................................................................... 78 OK button ........................................................................................................... 78 Custom Settings .........................................................................................................79 The Default Button .................................................................................................... 81 Dynamic Range tool ..................................................................................................82 White & Black Points tool ......................................................................................... 84 The W&B Points dialog box in Native color mode ............................................86 Gradation tool ............................................................................................................ 87 How to read the curve ......................................................................................... 87 Color Cast tool ........................................................................................................... 91 Saturation tool ............................................................................................................ 93 Selective Color tool ...................................................................................................94 Tone Curve tool ........................................................................................................100 Filter tool ..................................................................................................................102 Blur ...................................................................................................................103 Sharpen .............................................................................................................103 Edge Enhancement ...........................................................................................103 Emboss ..............................................................................................................103 Unsharp Masking .............................................................................................. 104 Gaussian Blur.................................................................................................... 105 Brightness and Contrast tool ....................................................................................106 Color Correction tool ............................................................................................... 107 Threshold tool .......................................................................................................... 108 Descreen ...................................................................................................................109 v The Information Window ..................................................................... 110 Elements of the Information window ...................................................................... 110 Color Meter Options ................................................................................................ 112 Creating Color Tag Windows ................................................................................... 113 The Scan Job Queue Window ............................................................. 114 Elements of the Scan Job Queue window ................................................................ 114 Selecting Multiple Scan Jobs ................................................................................... 116 Editing Multiple Scan Jobs ...................................................................................... 116 Adding a New Scan Job ........................................................................................... 117 Duplicating a Scan Job ............................................................................................ 117 Removing a Scan Job ............................................................................................... 117 Using the Scan Job Manager button ........................................................................ 118 Appendix A: More Color Matching Information................................. 119 Appendix B: Kodak Color Management System ............................... 120 vi Introduction This Reference manual covers the various commands and features found in the ScanWizard Pro scanning software for the Mac OS X system. The reference information is divided into four major sections, corresponding to the four major windows of the program: · Preview · Settings · Information · Scan Job Queue The Reference manual is part of the comprehensive documentation included with your Microtek scanner package. Another important component of the documentation, the User's Guide, covers basic and advanced scenarios for scanning (e.g., how to scan film, how to scan multiple jobs, etc.). Reference: The Preview Window 1 ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X: The Interface ScanWizard Pro consists of four major windows: Preview, Settings, Information, and Scan Job Queue. All four windows appear automatically after ScanWizard Pro is started up the first time. You may hide or show the Scan Job Queue and Information windows by clicking on the Hide / Show toggle commands in the View menu of the Preview window. Settings window contains scanning parameters for image type and, dimensions. Includes image correction tools Preview window has commands and tools for controlling the scanner Information window provides color information on a selected area of the image Scan Job window provides functions for managing scan jobs 2 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Launching ScanWizard Pro Start ScanWizard Pro from the Applications folder in your Mac OS X system. The first time you launch ScanWizard Pro, you will be prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. If you are not sure about what to do, simply click the OK button to accept the settings. You can always change the settings at a later time. For more information, see the Color Matching Setup section of the manual. You will also see the ScanWizard Pro menu at the top left portion of your desktop. Here, you will see commands for specifying your preferences in ScanWizard Pro, hiding ScanWizard Pro, quitting ScanWizard Pro, etc. Exiting ScanWizard Pro To exit ScanWizard Pro, go to the File menu and choose the Quit command, or press the Apple + Q keys simultaneously. Reference: The Preview Window 3 The Preview Window The Preview window is the prominent window and includes the various commands and tools for controlling the scanner. Elements of the Preview window B. Scan Material popup menu C. Overview button D. Prescan button E. Scan button A. Menu bar F. Toolbar G. Unit of measurement H. Rulers I. Preview area J. Auxiliary bar L. Status bar K. Handy buttons 4 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X A. Menu bar: This area includes the different menus for controlling and operating the scanner. B. Scan Material pop-up menu: This shows the type of your scan material -- Reflective (photos and prints), Positive, or Negative. C. Overview button: This button previews the specified or entire scan bed. D. Prescan button: This button previews one or more detailed images of the area(s) selected by the Scan Frame tool. E. Scan button: This button starts the final scanning process. F. Toolbar: The buttons in the Toolbar perform specific actions on the Overview or Prescan image. The Toolbar includes the Scan Frame tool, Zoom tool, Move tool, and Tag Windows tool. G. Unit of Measurement: Select the unit of measurement for the rulers and the ruler colors by clicking the arrow at the 0,0 point of the rulers and choosing from the drop-down menu. H. Rulers: Rulers are located on both sides of the Preview window to help you with measurement and alignment. I. J. Preview area: This area in the Preview window shows the Overview or Prescan image. Auxiliary bar: This area shows the scan resolution of the preview image and the Zoom or magnification scale for the image. K. Handy buttons: These buttons include Zoom in, Zoom out, and the Flasher for Low Value and High Value Markers. L. Status bar: This area shows you information pertinent to the operation underway or being performed. Reference: The Preview Window 5 The File Menu The File Menu lets you do the following: · · · · · · Create a new context for scanning Load a previously saved context Save a context for scanning as an extra copy Use the SnapTransTM Templates feature Show the current context for scanning Exit ScanWizard Pro 6 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X The Context Concept The "Context" feature in ScanWizard Pro has to do primarily with setting up scan jobs and customizing your scanning environment for increased scanning efficiency. It is a powerful tool to help you get the most productivity out of your scanner, especially if you do many similar scanning jobs. A "context" is really a Mac OS folder that contains any number of scan job files and a ScanWizard Pro preferences file with information on these scan jobs. Think of a context as a complete scan setup or environment, with each context having its own characteristics, such as scan material (reflective, positive, or negative film), ColorSync profile selections, scan quality control, interpolation method, and others. A good example in illustrating the concept of the context is through the use of templates. For instance, you may set up four contexts for your most frequent scanned work -- reflective scans, a 35mm template, a 4" x 5" template, and a negative filmstrip template. You can then switch easily and freely among these contexts to maximize your productivity. (For more information, see the SnapTrans Templates command.) When you quit or switch to another context, the settings of the current context are automatically saved. You will have exactly the same setup when you run or switch back to this context, so there is no need to start from scratch. You can set up as many contexts as your hard disk can hold. And because contexts are regular Mac OS folders, you manage them (e.g., copy, duplicate, or delete) easily by using the Finder. The ScanWizard Pro context can be easily customized to your particular need and used for many applications, such as the following: · Repeated or frequent use of project/job settings · Saving different experiments on the same project/job · Different setups involving scan material selections, CMS settings, scan jobs · Various templates of a user's work · Scanner sharing among multiple users · Archiving of scan projects/jobs · Proofing on prescans and adjustments before final scans Reference: The Preview Window 7 New ScanWizard Context This command creates a new context folder with default settings for scanning. Subsequent scan jobs are then stored in the newly created context folder. The newly created context also becomes the current context. To create a new context: 1. 2. Choose New ScanWizard Context from the File menu. When the browser dialog box appears, create a new folder. Load ScanWizard Context This command loads a previously saved context folder. The loaded context then becomes the current context. To load a context: 1. 2. Choose Load ScanWizard Context from the File menu. When the browser dialog box appears, select the folder to be loaded, and click the Select button at the bottom of the dialog box. Save ScanWizard Context As This command lets you save an extra copy of the current context to a new location. The settings of the current context are saved first and then copied and switched to the new location. This is particularly useful when you want to work on a new context based on the current context settings. To save a context: 1. 2. Choose Save ScanWizard Context As from the File menu. When a dialog box appears, choose the folder where the scan jobs will be saved. Subsequent scan jobs are then saved to the specified folder. 8 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X SnapTrans Templates This command lets you choose the particular SnapTransTM template you wish to use with ScanWizard Pro. The templates are holders designed to secure a variety of films, such as 4"x5" film, 6cm x 9cm film, 35mm filmstrip, and 35mm slide (landscape or portrait orientation). To use the SnapTrans templates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose SnapTransTM Templates from the File menu. The SnapTrans Templates dialog box appears. Choose the correct scan material. Select the template to be loaded by clicking the template icon. Take note of the name and location of the folder to where scan jobs will be saved, or specify your own folder name and location. Click the Save button. The selected set of pre-defined scan jobs based on the template you chose is copied to your designated folder; i.e., a new "Context" folder has been created for you. The Scan Job window will also show the pre-defined scan jobs. From hereon, do an overview to see the images in the Preview window, and continue with the process of matching each overview image with each of the predefined scan jobs in the Scan Job window. When you are finished, click the Scan button in the Preview window to start scanning with the use of your selected SnapTrans template. 6 7. Choose your scan material (step 2) Folder where scan jobs will be saved (step 4) Template icon (step 3) Reference: The Preview Window 9 Show Current Context Path This command shows the current context for scanning. By default, the current context folder has the same name as your scanner model (ex. ScanMaker 8700), and is located in the Plug-ins folder of your image-editing software. When you load or create a new context folder, the loaded or newly created folder then becomes the current context. To show the current context: Choose Show Current Context Path from the File menu. Quit This command lets you exit ScanWizard Pro. 10 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X The Scanner Menu 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 / FireWire chain · Easily manage the scanners you wish to use with your system · Perform special scanner controls unique to the scanner Reference: The Preview Window 11 Scanner Model The scanner model (and its SCSI, USB, or FireWire ID number) is shown at the top of the scanner. If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are shown with their respective IDs, and the current scanner is indicated by a check. Only one scanner can be accessed at a time. To switch among various scanners, select the scanner to be used. The scanner displayed with its SCSI, USB, or FireWire ID number. The current scanner is marked by a check 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 USB ID number, and the firmware version. Scanner Probe This command shows the scanner information on your SCSI, USB, or FireWire chain. If your scanner does not show in the Scanner Probe dialog box, make sure your scanner is properly installed, connected, and turned on, and then click the Probe button. For details on connecting your scanner, refer to your scanner hardware installation guide. Choose your hardware interface here SCSI/USB/FireWire devices on your system (including your scanner) Click the Probe button to update scanner information on the SCSI/USB/FireWire chain 12 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Scanner Driver Manager The Scanner Driver Manager keeps track of the scanners being used on your system and the bus / ID numbers occupied by the scanners. By keeping a record of this information, the Scanner Driver Manager allows ScanWizard Pro to start up more quickly, as there is no need to look for scanners that are anot available. When ScanWizard Pro is run the first time, all connected scanners are added to the list. To add a scanner: Follow the hardware installation instructions for connecting a scanner to your system. You can then use the Scanner Driver Manager in ScanWizard Pro to add or include the connected scanner to your scanner list. Note: You will have to follow the steps below if you change hardware configuration such as the SCSI ID or SCSI bus. 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 with the corresponding SCSI, USB, or FireWire bus/ID number. Click the Find Scanners button. In case you have added new scanners, the newly found scanners will be appended to the scanner list. If a scanner on the list is not detected (not turned on, not ready, or removed from the system), the model will not be removed from the list but will have a question mark before it. See below for details on how to remove a scanner. Click the Close button to close the dialog box. 2. 3. Note: For USB and FireWire scanners, you will have to follow the steps below if you unplug the scanner at any time during the ScanWizard Pro session. Reference: The Preview Window 13 Scanner Driver Manager cont. To remove a scanner: 1. 2. 3. 4. Choose Scanner Driver Manager from the Scanner menu. Choose the scanner you wish to be removed from the list. Click the Remove button. Click the Close button to close the dialog box. To update your scanner list: 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 goes through all available scanner drivers and searches for scanners. 14 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Scanner Controls This command lets you use some of the special features of your scanner, such as lamp control. Note: Not all scanner models support these features. If your scanner model is not supported, the Scanner Controls command will be grayed out in the Scanner menu. Lamp Control This the power-saving feature of the scanner lamp to save energy and extend the life cycle of the lamp. By default, the lamp turns off automatically if the scanner is idle for 15 minutes. You can change the lamp idle time in your preferences or disable this feature completely by unchecking the Auto Power Saving Mode check box. By default, the lamp warm-up time is 3 minutes. A lamp warm-up dialog box will appear if you try to perform a scan or preview operation without the lamp having fully warmed up. If the lamp is not fully warmed up, the light intensity of the scanner may not be stable and may adversely affect the quality of your scanned image. The current lamp status is indicated. You may specifically turn the lamp on or off if you wish. Please note that the lamp On / Off state is automatically controlled by the software, and no user intervention is necessary. You may want to do this manually if and only if you wish to turn on and warm up the lamp a few minutes before you actually finish your scan job editing. Reference: The Preview Window 15 The View Menu The View menu lets you: · Select an overview or prescan view of an image · · · · · · Magnify or reduce (zoom in / zoom out) the Overview image Resize the Preview window to fit Bring the Settings window to the front Show or hide the Info, Scan Job Queue and Tag windows Show or hide the High and Low Value Markers Show the ScanWizard Pro splash screen 16 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Overview Image and Prescan Image These commands allow you to switch between Overview or Prescan viewing modes. · Overview image: This is an image obtained when you click the Overview button in the Preview window. The image shows you whatever is on your scan bed. · Prescan image: This is a detailed image obtained from selecting an area in the Overview image and then clicking the Prescan button in the Preview window. You can also change the size of the Overview or Prescan image. The size of the images is determined by the Overview Setup command and the Prescan Setup command, respectively. For more details, see these commands under the Preferences menu section. Overview viewing mode Prescan viewing mode Reference: The Preview Window 17 Overview & Prescan cont. A. To obtain the Overview image: With the image(s) placed on your scanner, click the Overview button. B. To obtain the Prescan image: 1. 2. 3. Click the Scan Frame tool. Select the area to be prescanned by drawing a frame around the area in the Overview image. Click the Prescan button. The Prescan image will then be available for viewing in the View menu, and a thumbnail of the image will appear in the Scan Job Queue window. C. To obtain multiple Prescan images: 1. 2. 3. Define your scan jobs in the Scan Job Queue window (see the Scan Job Queue window section of the manual for more details). To select multiple scan jobs, press the Shift key and click the jobs to be selected in the Scan Job Queue or Preview window. Click the Prescan button. Multiple prescans are created in the process, corresponding to the number of scan jobs defined. You can then switch among the various prescan images for viewing. 18 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Resize Window to Fit This command resizes the Preview window, which you may find helpful to do for conserving space on your desktop monitor (especially after you have enlarged the Preview window). To use this feature: Choose the Resize Window to Fit command. You can also do this by pressing the Apple command + R keys simultaneously. Resize before Resize after Reference: The Preview Window 19 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 a expanded your Preview window such that it covers the Settings window. Show/Hide... Window commands These commands allow you to switch between showing or hiding the Scan Job Queue window, Information window, and Tag windows on your screen. Show/Hide Low & High Value Markers This command shows or hides the Low & High Value Markers 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 This command displays the ScanWizard Pro splash screen and shows the program's version number. 20 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X The Preferences Menu The Preferences menu lets you: · Choose the correct scan material · Specify color matching parameters · Set up White/black points settings · Show/hide auxiliary cursor lines · Control Ovevew and Prescan settings · Create effects like invert · Activate the smoked glass effect · Set other options, such as specifying a working directory for files Reference: The Preview Window 21 Scan Material This command allows you to select the correct scan material. Scan materials can be classified into three types: · · · Reflectives, such as photographs or prints. Positive transparencies, such as slides. Negative film, such as the negative film you use for your camera. The default scan material depends upon the scanner you are using, and the choices available to you in the Scan Material submenu will also depend on your equipment. For instance, the Positive and Negative options appear only if you are using a dual-bed SnapTransTM scanner such as the ScanMaker 8700 or if you are using a Transparent Media Adapter (TMA) with your flatbed scanner. If you are scanning negatives or positives, make sure you specify the correct scan material, or you will get inaccurate scanning results. 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 will appear next to the selected option. 2. Alternatively, you can click the Scan Material pop-up menu and then choose the correct scan material from the drop-down menu that appears. Scan Material pop-up menu 22 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Color Matching Setup Color Matching is an important feature of ScanWizard Pro 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 or Apple ColorSyncTM technology). 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 transferrence process. To use the ScanWizard Pro color matching function: 1. Set up the Kodak CMS and Apple ColorSync features correctly at the time that ScanWizard Pro is installed. For more information on this procedure, refer to your Kodak or Apple system documentation. The first time you launch ScanWizard Pro, you will be prompted to set up color matching for your scanner. You may also access the color matching parameters for ScanWizard Pro at any time in the future by choosing the Color Matching Setup command in the Preferences menu. Before you proceed with specifying your Color Matching Setup options, you should know if the image-editing or page-layout application you use to edit or process scanned images is ColorSync-savvy or not (e.g., Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later is ColorSyncsavvy; Adobe Photoshop 4.0 is not). This is because the settings in the Color Matching Setup dialog box will vary, depending on the imageediting application you are using. 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 more information, see the section titled Using images in thirdparty applications in the Appendix. 2. Reference: The Preview Window 23 Color Matching Setup cont. A. Display using monitor compensation For ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 5.0.2 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 box affects only the way the image data is displayed and not the image data itself. For more information, see the section titled Using images in third-party applications in the Appendix. B. Monitor The monitor selection shown here is the monitor set in your Monitor Control Panel. To verify this information, go to your System Preferences, then Displays. Your selected monitor will be shown, which should be the same as the entry in this dialog box. This setting only affects how the image is shown on the screen -- not the final scanned image. C. 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 ColorSync data conversion, which will not generate the correct CMS effect. For more information, see the section titled Using images in third-party applications in the Appendix. 24 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X D. Embed ICC destination profile in scan image For ColorSync-savvy applications such as Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later, check this box. This feature will enable ScanWizard Pro 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 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). For more information, see the section titled Using images in third-party applications in the Appendix. E. RGB Destination 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 internal color space profile. For Photoshop 5.0 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. A large number of RGB profiles is supplied by ScanWizard Pro. 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. F. CMYK Destination This feature lets you select the ICC profile in the ColorSync profile folder for outputting images to the CMYK color space. ScanWizard Pro 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. G. Preview check box This immediately updates the Preview window image when a new color profile is selected, so that the preview image reflects colors consistent with the newly selected color profiles. H. Profile Info This lets you review the information on the currently used ICC profiles. Reference: The Preview Window 25 White/Black Points Setup This command provides you with advanced controls for setting the clipping points for your white and black points, as well as determining the output levels for the white/black points on your printer. To use this feature: 1. 2. Choose the White/Black Points Setup command from the Preferences menu. As an alternative, you can click this command from the Color Correction Menu. This is also the same thing as clicking the White/Black points tool in the Settings window and then clicking the Setup button from the dialog box that comes up. When the dialog box comes up, specify your preferences. A. Auto Clipping 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 AIC White/Black Points dialog box. For example, if you specify 10 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 90 percent information leftover is then remapped, resulting in an image with less highlight detail. The same principle above applies to the Auto Black Point Clipping feature, which 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. LCH Color Mode Native Color Mode 26 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X B. Output Levels 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. LCH Color Mode Native Color Mode C. High and Low Value Markers This lets you adjust the settings that define the High Value Marker (shown as a black circle) and the Low Value Marker. The High Value Marker is shown as a black circle in your preview image, while the Low Value Marker is shown as a white circle. You can specify the range of the markers to either the entire preview (by selecting the "Overview or Preview image" option) or to only within the scan frame (by selecting the "Current Scan Frame"). In the White/Black Points Setup window, clicking the "Preview" button will obtain instant results; clicking the "OK" button lets you exit from the Setup window and applies the High and Low Value Markers setting you have made to the preview image. LCH Color Mode Native Color Mode Reference: The Preview Window 27 Cursor Auxiliary Lines This command allows you to show or hide cursor auxiliary lines to help you define a scan frame or measurement off the rulers more precisely. The cursor auxiliary lines show only when the Scan Frame tool is selected. To use this feature: 1. Choose the Cursor Auxiliary Lines command in the Preferences menu. From the submenu that appears, select how the cursor lines will appear. · · · · 2. On both the x (horizontal) and y (vertical) axis On the x axis only On the y axis only None (no cursor lines) Click the Scan Frame tool. When you move the pointer to the image, the cursor auxiliary lines will appear. Cursor Auxiliary Lines 28 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Overview Setup This command lets you set the area you want to overview off the scanner bed and provides some overview options as well. By default, ScanWizard Pro overviews the maximum scan area as determined by your scanner model's bed size. You can, however, customize the overview area so that the scanner consistently overviews only the specific dimensions you have in mind. For example, if your maximum scan area is 8.5" x 14", you can customize the overview area so that it consistently overviews, say, 4" x 8" of the bed size. As a rule of thumb, it is best to use the default maximum settings. You should change the overview area only if your subsequent overview is too large to be shown in entirety, or too small for reliable previewing. A smaller overview area will increase the overview resolution for clearer image viewing. You may also wish to change the size of your overview to improve performance. Generally, a shorter overview time results from the scanner motor travelling a lesser distance. Reference: The Preview Window 29 Overview Setup cont. B C A D E F G H A. Overview Area This represents the scan bed size. The dimensions of this overview area will depend on the size as stipulated by the Size and the Left/Top/Width/Height settings in the dialog box. B. Size This option lets you choose whether to do an overview of the Maximum area or a Custom area. · Maximum refers to the maximum area that can be overviewed. The dimensions of the maximum area vary, depending on your scanner model. Take note that transmissive scan areas are smaller. Custom refers to the area as determined by the dimensions you specify in Section C below. · C. Left, Top, Width, Height These edit boxes let you specify the dimensions of the overview area. · · Top and Left refer to the starting points of the overview area on the X and Y coordinates. Width is the expanse of the overview area. Height is the depth of the overview area. 30 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X D. Keep Overview Image After Quit If this box is checked, the overview image will be kept when you quit ScanWizard Pro, and the same overview image will be displayed again when you run ScanWizard Pro the next time. E. Fast Overview If this box is checked, the overview process is speeded up. The trade-off to increased speed is a slightly downgraded overview image. If you do not care about the image quality of the overview image, check this box. F. Warn Me if Overwriting Prescan If this option is checked, a confirmation message appears, notifying you that a previously prescanned image exists. This confimration is usually useful because doing a new overview will delete all prescan images. G. Auto Overview when ScanWizard Pro is Run If this box is checked, an overview is performed automatically when you run ScanWizard Pro. H. Overview button This button performs an overview and shows the overview image in the Overview Setup dialog box. Changing the Size of your Preview Area 1. 2. Go to the Preferences menu in the Preview window, and choose Overview Setup. When the Overview Setup dialog box appears, click the Overview button to preview the entire bed. This will help you determine how you wish to resize the overview area. To change the overview area, you can: · · Drag a rectangle that approximates the size of the overview that you wish; or Enter the appropriate values for the Top, Left, Width, and Height edit boxes. The new dimensions will take effect on the next Overview -- when you click the Overview button again in the Preview window (not the Overview button in the Overview Setup dialog box). 3. Reference: The Preview Window 31 Prescan Setup The Prescan Setup command lets you determine the margin surrounding the prescan image and the size of the prescan image. To change the margin or size of the prescan image: 1. 2. Go to the Preferences menu in the Preview window, and choose Prescan Setup. When the Prescan Setup dialog box appears, specify your choices. A. Fast Prescan If this box is checked, the prescan process is speeded up, but the resulting image is grainier. If unchecked, the prescan process is slowed down a bit, but the resulting image is of better quality. B. Keep All Prescan Image(s) After Quit If this box is checked, the preview images stay after you exit ScanWizard Pro. Otherwise, all prescan images are deleted after you exit ScanWizard Pro. 32 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X C. 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 because selecting the exact scan frame (through the Scan Frame tool) can never be a completely accurate process, and what appears to have been selected by the scan frame when you view the image in the lowerresolution overview may or may not actually include the portion you wish. 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. Margin options include minimal, small, medium, and large. D. 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. E. 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. Reference: The Preview Window 33 Invert This command inverts images of all scan jobs. 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. Original Inverted image To use this feature: Choose the Invert command in the Preferences menu. A check appears next to the command when it is enabled. 34 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Retain Scan Module after Scan This command allows you to keep the ScanWizard Pro 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 all over again. Note: This command can be used only in applications 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. To use this feature: Choose the command Retain Scan Module after Scan in the Preferences menu. A check appears 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 to see the image. Reference: The Preview Window 35 More... The More... command shows the More Preferences dialog box, where you can specify other options for ScanWizard Pro. 36 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X A. Smoked Glass Background This option lets you apply a smoked glass background that makes your scan jobs stand out more clearly and allows you to focus on the scan jobs. This feature can also be used for multiple scan jobs to show their respective image modes (example: one job in color, another in B&W), as well as their imageediting settings. The framed part of the image (inside the marquee) stands out clearly. Applied to the rest of the image is the smoked glass background (shaded gray area surrounding the selection or framed area). Reference: The Preview Window 37 More Preferences cont. B. Working Color Space This option lets you choose between the default LCH color space or the Native color space. C. Scan Quality This option allows you to select the 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. Quality: 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. Best Quality: This setting is available only to higher-depth scanners (10-, 12-bit, or higher). 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. This special operation results in the best image quality possible. · · D. Interpolation Mode The interpolation mode controls the way ScanWizard Pro 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 vs. quality. If your application requires higher quality, use Bilinear (Quality) mode, especially if you are scanning higher-resolution line art images. 1. Nearest Neighbor (Speed): When this option is selected, ScanWizard Pro will do the following: · Expanding (when scan resolution is higher than optical resolution): Linear interpolation is used (i.e., makeup pixels are created by using the average of the neighboring pixels). Shrinking (when scan resolution is less than optical resolution): Pixel drop is used to match the resolution. · 2. Bi-linear (Quality): When this option is selected, ScanWizard Pro always scans in a high-enough resolution and then applies a bi-linear interpolation algorithm to expand or shrink image data. This is a complicated mathematical formula, and thus, takes longer to process. 38 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X E. Scratch Directory The scratch directory is the folder where ScanWizard Pro creates temporary files, with the temporary files deleted at the end of an operation. You should change to a different folder only if the scratch directory is located in a disk volume that is too small for scanning operations. To specify a new scratch directory, choose Other Directory... from the menu. Reference: The Preview Window 39 The Correction Menu The Correction Menu lets you use the Advanced Image Correction (AIC) features of ScanWizard Pro. The commands in the Correction menu correspond to the AIC buttons in the Settings window. For more information, see the section of the manual on Advanced Image Correction. The Help Menu The Help menu lets you access on-line help for ScanWizard Pro and the Microtek web site. The contents of this menu may vary and will depend on your scanner package. 40 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X The Toolbar Scan Frame Zoom Move Tag Windows Reference: The Preview Window 41 Scan Frame tool The Scan Frame tool lets you select the area to be scanned or prescanned. You can have multiple scan frames, but only one scan frame can be current at a time; the current scan frame is indicated by a flashing marquee. Multiple scan frames can be more easily distinguished if you turn on the Smoked Glass Background command (in the Preferences menu). Resize the frame by dragging To use the Scan Frame tool: 1. 2. Click the Scan Frame tool. Move the pointer (now a crossbar) to the Overview image, and draw a frame enclosing the area to be selected. When you release the mouse, a flashing marquee will indicate the scan frame. To create multiple scan frames, hold down the Shift key and drag your next scan frame. To resize the scan frame, drag a corner of the scan frame and resize to the desired area you want. To change the position of the scan frame, drag inside the scan frame and move to a new location. 3. 4. 42 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X Zoom tool The Zoom tool lets you zoom in (magnify) and zoom out (reduce) 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 magnifies or reduces by a factor of 2. Thus, the magnification levels increase from 100% to 200%, to 400%, to 800%, and to the maximum 1600%. When you reach the maximum magnification factor, the center of the Zoom tool will appear empty. To zoom out (reduce), hold down the Option key and with the Zoom tool selected, click the image. A minus sign will be in the middle of the lens to indicate the image is being zoomed out. Original image view Image view enlarged with Zoom tool To use the Zoom tool: 1. 2. Click the Zoom tool. Place the pointer -- now a lens with a plus sign inside it -- on the image and click. To reduce the view, hold down the Option key (the Zoom tool changing to show a minus sign inside it), and click again. Reference: The Preview Window 43 Move tool The Move tool lets you scroll through an overview or prescan image, allowing you to move parts of the image into view quickly without using the scroll bars. You can use the Move tool for scrolling through zoomed-in images that were enlarged through the Zoom tool, or for scrolling through parts of an image not included completely within the frame of the preview window. Zoomed-in image Scrolled image To use the Move tool: 1. 2. Click the Move tool. Move the pointer (now in the form of a hand) to the image. Hold down the mouse and move the Move tool left, right, up, or down, and you will see portions of the image come into view. 44 Microtek ScanWizard Pro for Mac OS X