Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual page 96

• By default, the Color Correction
button is turned on, which means
your image is color corrected as a
matter of course to compensate for
the minor color shifts that normally
occur in all scanning. If you have
Microtek's DCR installed, the DCR
color profile is applied instead of the
generic color profile.
• One useful image-enhancement
control is the Auto button, which
optimizes contrast for the entire
image. Auto works by calculating the
settings of the image part inside the
current scan frame, and then applies
those settings to the scan frame.
If your scan frame encloses a dark
portion and then you apply Auto, this
will have the effect of lightening the
dark portion (the part of the image
within the scan frame). Conversely, if
your scan frame encloses a light
portion and then you apply Auto, this
will make that light part darker. In
both cases, the pixels are remapped
to a broader range, so that the image
parts in the scan frame are darkened
or lightened accordingly.
• Use the flexibility provided by the scan
job functions to process your various
scans. With the Scan Job window, you
can (among other things) create new
scan jobs, copy settings for a duplicate
scan job, and save scan jobs as
templates.
For image enhancement
• Use the powerful image-
enhancement tools to improve your
image if necessary, and familiarize
yourself with the features of the
Advanced Image Enhancer (AIE)
dialog box. This is one of the
strengths of the software.
While in the AIE dialog box, you can
see thumbnails of the image, make
image enhancements there, and see
effects of the changes ("before" and
"after" versions ) in real time. You
can also switch from one tool to
another, as well as switch among
various scan jobs if you have
multiple scan jobs.
Familiarize yourself too with the
various action buttons in the AIE
dialog box and how they work. This
is important.
For scan jobs
• To master the intricacies of the scan
job functions, familiarize yourself with
the usage of the Scan Frame tool and
the Smoked Glass Background
feature, both of which are linked to the
functions of the scan job.
Sample Scanning 4-9