Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual page 7

Image Dimension controls ...................................................................... 5-44
How to use the Input-Output dimensions .................................................... 5-45
How to use the Aspect Lock .........................................................................5-46
Scaling ........................................................................................................... 5-47
Image Adjustment controls ..................................................................... 5-48
Auto (Automatic Contrast Control) ............................................................. 5-48
Color Correction / DCR ................................................................................ 5-50
Image-Enhancement Tools ..................................................................... 5-51
What the Image Enhancement tools are ...................................................... 5-52
Using the Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box ........................................ 5-53
The Action Buttons in the AIE dialog box ...................................................5-54
Brightness, Contrast and Exposure tool ....................................................... 5-55
The BCE screen (for grayscale and color) .............................................. 5-56
The BCE screen (for line art) ................................................................... 5-57
How to use the BCE tool ........................................................................... 5-58
Tints tool ....................................................................................................... 5-59
The Tints screen ........................................................................................ 5-60
How to use the Tints tool .......................................................................... 5-61
Shadows and Highlights tool ........................................................................ 5-62
The Shadows and Highlights screen ........................................................ 5-63
How to read and correct a histogram ...................................................... 5-65
How to use the Shadows and Highlights tool .......................................... 5-66
Curve tool ...................................................................................................... 5-67
How to read the curve ............................................................................... 5-67
Sample images and their curves ............................................................... 5-68
The Curve screen ...................................................................................... 5-69
Using the curve buttons ............................................................................ 5-70
How to use the Curve tool ........................................................................ 5-71
Filters tool ..................................................................................................... 5-72
Blur filters ................................................................................................. 5-73
Sharpen filters ........................................................................................... 5-73
Edge Enhancement filter .......................................................................... 5-74
Emboss filter ............................................................................................. 5-74
Unsharp Masking ...................................................................................... 5-75
More Options tool ......................................................................................... 5-76
Use linear Gamma Curve ......................................................................... 5-76
Scan Quality .............................................................................................. 5-77
Gray Scan CCD Filter .............................................................................. 5-77
Descreen .................................................................................................... 5-78
The Window Expansion button .............................................................. 5-79
The Information Window............................................................................... 5-80
Elements of the Information window ..................................................... 5-80
Using the Zoom Level Display .............................................................. 5-81
Using the Cursor Locator ....................................................................... 5-81
Using the Color Meter Display............................................................... 5-82
Using the Sample Size button ................................................................ 5-84
Value and Percent .......................................................................................... 5-84
Sample Size Options ..................................................................................... 5-85
Using the Pixel Display .......................................................................... 5-85
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