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- Page 1 User's Guide for the Microtek ScanWizard Scanner Software PC Version...
- Page 2 Worldwide Web Site: http://www.microtek.nl To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's guide, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxes. If these things are new to you, refer to your Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Elements of the Preview window ... 3 The Menu Bar ... 4 The Scanner Menu ... 5 Scanner Model ... 5 Get Current Scanner Info ... 5 Get SCSI Chain ... 6 Exiting ScanWizard ... 7 The View Menu ... 8 Full Page Preview ... - Page 4 The Untitled Job1 (Settings) Window ... 34 Elements of the Settings window ... 34 Output Image Parameters ... 35 Type (Image Type or Scan Mode) ... 35 Resolution ... 36 Optical vs. interpolated resolution ... 36 Choosing the best resolution setting ... 37 When to use high resolution ...
- Page 5 The Information Window ... 75 Elements of the Information window ... 75 Using the Zoom Level Display ... 76 Using the Cursor Locator ... 76 Using the Color Meter Display ... 77 Using the Sample Size button ... 78 Value and Percent ... 78 Sample Size Options ...
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Page 6: Scanwizard Reference
ScanWizard Reference This is a reference manual for ScanWizard, your Microtek scanner controller driver. The reference information is organized in four parts, following the structure of the software which shows the four major windows of the program (Preview, Settings, Information, and Scan Job). -
Page 7: Scanwizard: The Four Windows
Preview and Settings windows appear. To see the Scan Job and Information windows, go to the View menu and choose the Show Scan Job window and Show Info window command. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Preview window Information window... -
Page 8: The Preview Window
The Preview Window The Preview window is the most prominent window of the four major windows, and it includes the various commands and tools for controlling the scanner. Elements of the Preview window The Menu Bar includes the different menus for controlling ScanWizard. -
Page 9: The Menu Bar
The Menu Bar Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 10: The Scanner Menu
SCSI 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. -
Page 11: Get Scsi Chain
By default, all numbers (located in the lower third of the dialog box) are selected by the check boxes. To allow ScanWizard to start up more quickly, select only the boxes that match the SCSI ID of your scanner (or scanners, if you have multiple scanners on your system). -
Page 12: Exiting Scanwizard
Exiting ScanWizard To exit ScanWizard for Windows, double click on the "X" on the upper right corner of the Preview window. Double-click here to exit ScanWizard Reference... -
Page 13: The View Menu
The maximum size of the Full Page Preview varies, depending on your scanner model. For example, if the scan bed (the glass surface) of your scanner has a maximum size of 8.5" x 13", the maximum full page preview will be limited to those dimensions. - Page 14 Comparison of Full Page Previews as determined by the Preview Setup Preview area matches dimensions in Preview Setup command Preview area changes as dimensions change. Note new ruler measurements. To use Full Page Preview: Full Page Preview is the default view is already the Full Page Preview.
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Page 15: Zoomed Preview
Full Page Preview and Zoomed Preview as your viewing modes. For more details, refer to the section on the Zoom Preview tool. 5-10 Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Full page preview Zoomed preview Zoom Preview tool (leftmost tool in the Toolbar that looks like a inside the scan frame. -
Page 16: Resize Window To Fit
Resize Window to Fit This command adjusts the preview window to fit the preview area, so that the preview space is used more efficiently. To use this feature: Choose the command Resize window to fit This command is available only if the current zoom level is 100%, and is disabled if zoom is set to other levels. -
Page 17: The Preferences Menu
The Scan Material function is also related to the Tints tool, an image-enhancement function in the Settings window. Refer to that section for more details. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 18: The Scan Material Icon
Transpar- ent Media Adapter with your flatbed scanner, or if you're using a transpar- ency / slide scanner such as the ScanMaker 35t Plus. Scan Material icon when scanning reflectives Scan Material icon when... -
Page 19: Invert
255 is changed to 0, and a pixel with a value of 5 is changed to 250. Original Invert To use this feature: Choose the Invert command in the Preferences menu. A check appears next to the command when it is enabled. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 20: Horizontal Mirror
Horizontal Mirror This command allows you to flip the image so that a mirror effect is created. The Mirror effect is applied to the whole preview image; it cannot be used for only a specific portion of the image. Original To use this feature: Choose the Horizontal Mirror... -
Page 21: Cursor Auxiliary Lines
This command allows you to create horizontal and vertical grid lines with your cursor to help define a scan frame precisely. Using the grid lines, you can read the measurements off your ruler more easily. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) To use this feature: Choose the Cursor Auxiliary Lines menu. - Page 22 Click on the Scan Frame To see how the cursor lines work, draw a scan frame. Click on the top left corner of the image as your starting point, then drag down to form a scan frame. As you draw the scan frame, cursor lines will appear to help you draw the scan frame precisely.
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Page 23: Preview Setup
• Off: The preview process is slower, but the quality of the preview image is improved. The Fast Preview option is a hardware-related feature and may or may not be available depending on your scanner model. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Color... -
Page 24: The Preview Area
A4, legal, maximum size, or custom size. • Maximum refers to the maximum scan area that can be supported by your particular scanner model. • Custom will appear if you type in your own specifications and change any of the edit boxes. -
Page 25: Keep Preview Image
It is helpful to enable this feature, especially when you are editing a scan frame or applying image-enhancement controls. See the next section for more details. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Keep Preview Image command in the Preferences menu. A check Smoked Glass Background command in the Preferences menu. -
Page 26: How Smoked Glass Works With Image Enhancement
How Smoked Glass works with image enhancement When the Smoked Glass feature is enabled, it becomes linked with the functions of the scan frame and signficantly impacts the way image-enhancement controls and other settings (such as resolution) are applied. Details follow. •... -
Page 27: More
When you have completed your choices, click OK to close the More Preferences dialog box. For the changes to take effect, exit ScanWizard, then relaunch the program. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) More command in the Preferences menu. The dialog box below... -
Page 28: The Help Menu
The Help Menu The Help menu lets you access online help for ScanWizard.The Help menu uses standard Windows conventions for obtaining online help. If you are not familiar with this procedure, refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide. About This command shows you the "splash" screen for ScanWizard and the version number of the program. -
Page 29: The Toolbar
The Toolbar Zoom Preview Scan Frame Magnifying Lens Pane Color Picker Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 30: Zoom Preview Tool
Zoom Preview tool Usage To magnify the view of a preview image in high resolution, and to let you switch between full page preview and zoomed preview. The Zoom Preview tool gives you the zoomed preview, which is an enlarged, high-resolution view of an image with more visible detail. The zoomed preview is different from the zoomed-in view, which is obtained by using the magnifying lens tool and is not a high-resolution view. -
Page 31: Scan Frame Tool
Current scan frame Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) The Scan Frame tool lets you create or modify a scan frame, which is the active area on which controls and commands can be applied. You can have multiple scan frames, but only one scan frame can be current at a time;... -
Page 32: Magnifying Lens Tool
Magnifying Lens tool Usage To enlarge your view of the preview image. Note If the Information window is open, the zoom level will be indicated. This means you can also zoom in by selecting the appropriate zoom level in the Information window. -
Page 33: Pane Tool
To scroll through an image and move parts of it into view. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) The Pane tool lets you scroll through a preview image, allowing you to move parts of the image into view. The Pane tool can be used to include zoomed-in images (enlarged through... -
Page 34: Color Picker Tool (Set Shadow / Highlight)
Color Picker tool Usage To sample color from an area and designate new shadow or highlight points. The Color Picker tool allows you to sample color from an area of an image and to designate a new shadow or highlight point. With the Color Picker tool, you can determine the color values for any pixel in an image. - Page 35 Color Meter Display in the Information window. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Sample Size button, located to the right of the RGB values in the Value Percent to determine how the pixel information will be displayed.
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Page 36: Action Buttons
With the preview image displayed, you can apply image enhancements or crop the image before performing the final scan. The Scan button lets you scan in the image in your scanner and delivers it to your image-editing software. The scanned image is... -
Page 37: Rulers
5"x8" to 6"x9", the rulers will change accordingly. To select a unit of measurement for the rulers: Click on the from the submenu that appears. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Pressing the ruler unit button displyas the measurement menu. Select the unit of... -
Page 38: Preview Area
Preview Area The preview area is where the preview image appears. The size of the preview area varies, depending on your scanner model. The size can be changed, however, through the Preview Setup command in the Preferences menu. You can increase the size of the preview area to see more detail in your image, or you can reduce the preview area to save on memory. -
Page 39: The Untitled Job1 (Settings) Window
The Untitled Job1 (Settings) window contains the commands for outputting your scanned image and includes the image-enhancement tools of the program. Elements of the Untitled Job1 (Settings) window Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) The Type menu lets you select the mode in which your image will be scanned and processed. -
Page 40: Output Image Parameters
Output Image Parameters The Output Image Parameters include the various controls that determine how your image is scanned and processed. The Output Image Parameters include: • Type • Resolution • Image Dimension controls Type (Image Type or Scan Mode) The Type menu determines what your resulting scan will be. It does not refer to the original image mode. -
Page 41: Resolution
Resolution Resolution determines the level of detail recorded by the scanner, and is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the result- ing file size. Image quality improves with higher resolution, but only up to a certain point, after which increasing the resolution simply makes file size unmanageable without yielding any visible improvement to the image. -
Page 42: Choosing The Best Resolution Setting
High resolution is important if you're processing an image through a high-end color system that carries continuous tone data from the scanner through the final film output. This is because high resolution can improve the sharpness and clarity of the dots that make up the image. -
Page 43: Unit Selection
(no higher than 72 pixels per inch). • Choose Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) if you know precisely the resolution you need for your image. For more lpi Draft to produce resolution that is one times the screen frequency (no... -
Page 44: Image Dimension Controls
Input width input height example, if the image on your scanner is 5" x 7" and you draw a scan frame that is 3" x 4", then your input width will show 3.000 and your input height will show 4.000. -
Page 45: How To Use The Input-Output Dimensions
The output boxes, however, will respond to changes in the input boxes (and scaling). Aspect Lock is off Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) With Aspect Lock off, only input dimensions can be edited Output edit boxes... -
Page 46: Output Dimensions
Ouput Dimensions The output dimensions determine the width and height of your image when output to an output device such as a monitor or printer. Take note of the following: • The output dimensions can be changed only if the Aspect Lock is on. •... -
Page 47: How To Use The Aspect Lock
With Aspect Lock off, you cannot edit the output dimensions. Aspect Lock is off Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Changing one output field will change the other. Note that aspect ratio is preserved (input 2x4; output 4x8); scaling also changed automatically. -
Page 48: Scaling
Scaling Scaling is the process of creating larger or smaller images in your scanning software so that you need not resize the images later when they are delivered to your image-editing program. In the scanning software, scaling has an inverse relation to resolution: The lower the resolution, the larger the image can be scaled. -
Page 49: Image Adjustment Controls
Auto enabled, click on the Auto button again to deselect the feature. A message will appear, asking if you wish to reset the Shadow / hightlight / midtone values; click Yes. This will return your image to the original. The Auto button Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 50: Color Correction / Dcr
A generic color profile is provided with the scanning software to correct the minor color shifts that occur invariably with scanners. To achieve optimal color correction, however, you need a true color calibration and correction system like Microtek's DCR, or Dy- namic Color Rendition, developed expressly for this purpose. -
Page 51: Image-Enhancement Tools
Image Enhancement Tools Brightness, Contrast, and Exposure Tints Shadows and Highlights Curve Filters More Options Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) -
Page 52: What The Image Enhancement Tools Are
What the Image Enhancement Tools are The image-enhancement tools are an integral part of ScanWizard, and they let you adjust the characteristics of your image such as brightness and contrast right from within ScanWizard. Take note of the following: • When you click on an image-enhancement tool, a dialog box called the Advanced Image Enhancer (AIE) appears. -
Page 53: Using The Advanced Image Enhancer Dialog Box
The dialog box will change accordingly. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) scan job to which image enhancement will be applied. thumbnails of the image captured by your scanner. The left thumbnail is image-enhancement... -
Page 54: The Action Buttons In The Aie Dialog Box
The Action Buttons in the AIE dialog box The Action buttons in the AIE dialog box (item #4 in preceding illustration) carry out a specific action. Below are the details. OK button Clicking on this button will apply whatever image enhancements you have performed on the current scan job, and close the AIE dialog box. -
Page 55: Brightness Contrast And Exposure Tool
On the other hand, exposure works like the exposure feature in photogra- phy, allowing you to change exposure of the image by increasing or reducing available light to the image. The Exposure control is a scanner hardware-related feature, and using it correctly can allow more detail to emerge in an image, especially if it was underexposed. -
Page 56: The Bce Screen (For Grayscale And Color)
The BCE screen (for grayscale and color) Brightness control lets you change the brightness setting. • Too much brightness can make an image look washed out. • Very low brightness levels can make an image look very dark. The Contrast control lets you change the contrast setting. •... -
Page 57: The Bce Screen (For Line Art)
• Drag the black triangle above the threshold edit box to the right or left. Moving it to the right will increase the threshold value, resulting in a higher-contrast image. Moving it to the left will lower the threshold value, resulting in a lower-contrast image. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Threshold... -
Page 58: How To Use The Bce Tool
To change brightness or contrast, choose the values, drag on the slide bar or click on the arrows at either side of the bar. To change exposure: • Click on the Channel box, and select the color channel to be modified. •... -
Page 59: Tints Tool
To change the hue or saturation of an image. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) The Tints tool adjusts the hue or saturation of colors. This tool applies only to color images and is not available for use with grayscale or black- and-white images. -
Page 60: The Tints Screen
The Tints screen Color Wheel shows you the position of colors — green is across magenta, and red is across cyan. By moving the pointer (a small dot) to a place in the color wheel, the hue of the image is altered. For instance, if you move the pointer towards the green area of the wheel, the image will acquire a greenish cast. -
Page 61: How To Use The Tints Tool
• Click Reset to restore settings to original default values. • Click Revert to cancel the effect of the current image-enhancement tool. For more details, see the section The Action Buttons in the AIE Dialog Box. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) How to use the Tints tool... -
Page 62: Shadows And Highlights Tool
Shadows and Highlights tool Usage To change the shadow and highlight points of an image. The Shadows and Highlights tool lets you change the shadow and highlight points of an image. By using this tool, you can manipulate shades so that the Shadow point becomes the new darkest value and the Highlight point becomes the new lightest value. -
Page 63: The Shadows And Highlights Screen
• The white (right) triangle controls the highlights. Moving this triangle to the left will emphasize highlights and create a lighter image. Note: The gray and white triangles will change in color if a color channel (not Master) is selected in the Channel box. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) - Page 64 Input edit boxes show how pixels are distributed over the 0-to-255 pixel scale. The input values are related to the position of the indicators along the histogram. For example, if you move the left triangle in from 0 to 30, the input range becomes 30 to 255, and pixels in the range of 0 to 30 are then set to 0.
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Page 65: How To Read And Correct A Histogram
Original image and histogram Corrected image and histogram More detail shows up in shadow areas Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) flat, with almost no pixels for the midtones and highlights where the gray and white triangles are. In the corrected image, the triangles have been moved to new locations. -
Page 66: How To Use The Shadows And Highlights Tool
How to use the Shadows and Highlights tool Choose the channel in which the histogram will be modified. • Select Master to modify the histogram in the red, green, and blue color channels simultaneously. • Select color channels individually (red, green, blue) to modify the histogram in that particular channel. -
Page 67: Curve Tool
Clicking on the diagonal line then plots a point that can be adjusted. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Modified curve with points moved up When the curve is moved up or down, the relationship between input value and output value changes accordingly. -
Page 68: Sample Images And Their Curves
Sample images and their curves Here, the original curve is a straight diagonal, indicating that input and output values are equal. Here, points along the curve have been moved up, so that pixels are lightened as they are plotted to new points. The net effect creates a lighter image. -
Page 69: The Curve Screen
The Curve screen Curve is a graphic representation of the gamma showing scanner input from dark on the left to light on the right. Method sets the kind of curve you wish to have. Select from Line, Curve, or Gamma. -
Page 70: Using The Curve Buttons
Using the Curve buttons The Curve buttons allow you to modify the curve in the Curve dialog box. The buttons are the Pointer, Zoom Frame, and Pane. • Use the Pointer click on any point in the curve, a control point appears to mark your position. To remove a control point, drag it off the graph. -
Page 71: How To Use The Curve Tool
For more details, see the section The Action Buttons in the AIE Dialog Box . To save a curve, click on the • Save the curve in either Microtek or Photoshop format. The as many as 64 control points in the curve for more precision; Photoshop allows a maximum of •... -
Page 72: Filters Tool
Filters tool The Filters tool lets you apply or create special effects to your images. This tool is disabled when your image type is set to billions of colors, 1,000 shades of Usage gray (grayscale), line art, and halftone. To create special effects for images. -
Page 73: Blur Filters
Both Sharpen stronger sharpening effect than the Sharpen filter. Original Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) produces an effect three or four times stronger than Blur. Blur Sharpen More filters improve clarity. The Sharpen More filter has a... -
Page 74: Edge Enhancement Filter
Edge Enhancement filter The Edge Enhancement filter gives greater contrast to edges. The filters can do this because edges are usually areas in an image where gray or color levels change abruptly. Original Emboss filter The Emboss filter makes a selection appear raised or stamped by suppressing the color within the selection and then tracing its edges with black. -
Page 75: Unsharm Mask Filter
The Threshold defines the required range of contrast between adjacent pixels before sharpening is applied to an edge. A lower value produces a more pronounced effect. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Unsharp Mask from the Filters menu. The Unsharp Mask dialog box Amount box to specify the percentage of the filter's effect. -
Page 76: More Options Tool
More Options tool The More Options tool provides you with additional scanner and image Usage controls. These controls include: For additonal controls • Descreen in adjusting your • Scan Quality scanner and image. • Gray Scan CCD Filter • Using the linear gamma curve... -
Page 77: Descreen
Remeber to reset the Descreen option to None after using the feature. Leaving the Descreen feature on will slow down your future scans, in some instances signifi- cantly especially if you're scanning a big file. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) After Descreen Newspaper... -
Page 78: Scan Quality
Scan Quality This option allows you to select the quality of your scans. • Choose Draft if you're outputting images as drafts. This option speeds up the scanning process, but the image may be a little coarse (compared to the Final option). -
Page 79: The Window Expansion Button
"before-and-after" images in a dialog box. To close the bottom half of the window, click on the Window Expansion button again. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Untitled Job1 (Settings) window Click here... -
Page 80: The Information Window
The Information Window The Information window provides information on the cursor and the preview image. It also allows you to change zoom levels directly, in much the same way like using the Magnifying Lens tool in the Preview window. The Information window is a "floating window" and does not appear when you start up the scanning software. -
Page 81: Using The Zoom Level Display
(horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates of the axis. This feature is useful for operations that require very precise measurements and alignment. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Click here to display the drop- down menu, and then select your zoom level. -
Page 82: Using The Color Meter Display
There are two numbers shown in the Color Meter Display. The first number repre- sents the raw color data taken by the scanner; the second number represents the resulting value after color correction or image enhancement is applied to the image. -
Page 83: Using The Sample Size Button
35 percent intense (out of 100 percent). Percent is calculated by dividing the constant 255 by the value (percent = 255 Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Determines how the numbers in the Color Meter Display are shown —... -
Page 84: Sample Size Options
Sample Size Options This determines the expanse of color information to be made available. For instance, if you choose 5 x 5 as your sample area, this means your RGB values will represent color information for a 5-pixel by 5-pixel area. If you choose 1 x 1, the color information pertains to a single pixel —... -
Page 85: The Scan Job Window
The Scan Job window is an important feature of ScanWizard and provides several key functions in processing your scans. A scan job is simply a task that you designate the scanner to process and scan. For instance, when you first preview an image, the image as a whole has its own parameters (its own brightness and contrast setting, resolution, etc.). -
Page 86: How To Read The Scan Job Window
How to read the Scan Job window The example above shows three scan jobs (three different scan frames). • The first scan job, Untitled Job1, is a color image, as denoted by a color icon right beside the title. • The second scan job, Untitled Job2, is a grayscale image, as denoted by a grayscale icon beside the title. -
Page 87: The New Button
(Untitled Job1). Make sure the image type selected (in the Untitled Job1 or Settings window) for this scan job is Millions of colors. Scan frame around left half of image. This corresponds to the current scan job in Scan Job window. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) - Page 88 Click on the New button in the Scan Job window; a new scan job is created called Untitled Job2. At the same time, a new scan frame will appear in the preview image. To rename the scan job, double-click on the title and give it a new name.. Two titles now appear in the Scan Job window.
- Page 89 Check button. The checked scan job(s) will then be scanned in the order that they appear in the Scan Job window, and they will be delivered separately to your image-editing software. Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Upper right half of image (second scan job) is in grayscale.
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Page 90: More Applications
More Applications The above example shows how to use the New button to create different scan jobs. While the example makes use of creating two scan jobs from a single image, with each scan job being a different image type, you can use the same principle in different applications. -
Page 91: The Duplicate Button
In the Scan Job window, there will be two titles, and the duplicate scan job is the one with a number and dash to it (ex. Untitled Job 2-1). Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version) Shortcut to creating duplicate scan jobs: Hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse. -
Page 92: The Save Button
Save button The Save button lets you save the settings in a scan job to a scan job template that can be used for future scan jobs. To use the Save button: Click on the Save button. When a dialog box appears, give a name to the scan job template to be saved, then click OK. -
Page 93: The Up/Down Position Arrows
Scan Job window (i.e., the first scan job is scanned first; the second scan job is scanned second, etc.). Microtek Scanner User's Guide (PC version)