Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents 1 Hardware installation Overview Before you begin Installation Operating the scanner 1-11 Miscellaneous 1-14 2 Software Installation Overview Installing the CS-600 PtP and related software Installing the Microscan Utility Installing OmniPage Direct Installing Print to Press Software...
Page 3 3 Reference Overview The CS-600 PtP Preview window Scanner menu View menu 3-10 Preferences menu 3-15 Tool buttons 3-28 Settings window 3-36 Image-Enhancement tools 3-48 Information window 3-82 Scan Job window 3-88 4 Exporting separation files Overview Using PolaSharp Using other Photoshop filters and tools...
Page 4: Hardware Installation
1 Hardware installation Overview This section provides information on installing the hardware for your scanner. An outline is provided on the following page to guide you through the various stages of hardware installation.
Page 5 To do this See the section Go through preliminaries Before you begin • Unpack the scanner Check requirements • Check voltage • Install the scanner Installation Release the carriage • Set up cabling • Check the SCSI ID • Operate the scanner Operating the scanner Perform power-on test •...
Page 6: Technical Assistance
Unpack your scanner and read the Packing List first to deter- • mine if you have everything you need. If not, call Polaroid Technical Assistance. See section below. Check system requirements and scanner voltage. See page 1-5. •...
Page 7: Before You Begin
Otherwise, Polaroid will not be responsible for any damage that may be sustained during shipping to or from Polaroid. You may be charged for a new box. scanner...
Page 8 In the unlikely event that you receive a scanner with a voltage setting different from the voltage level used in your area, call Polaroid Technical Assistance (see page 1-3) for information about how to return the scanner. Scanners marked with 100V to 120V will not operate with 220-volt power in Europe or South America.
Page 9: Installation
Installation Release the scanner carriage • Connect your scanner and computer • Check the SCSI ID • Your scanner has a locking screw at the bottom to protect the Releasing the carriage scanner carriage mechanism during shipping. Before you can operate the scanner, you need to disengage the locking screw.
Page 10 Scanner SCSI cable Case 2 Connecting the scanner to a non-Polaroid SCSI peripheral (like a CD-ROM drive, tape drive, optical disk drive). The non-Polaroid SCSI peripheral has two 50-pin Centronics ports. In this case, you will need a SCSI peripheral cable (see Note on the next page).
Page 11 Case 3 Similar to case 2, but the non-Polaroid SCSI peripheral has a 50-pin port and a 25-pin port. In this case, you can use the cable provided with the scanner, but you will need a terminator. SCSI peripheral cables and terminators are not included...
Page 12 The SCSI ID daisy chain to differentiate the devices from one another. The SCSI ID for Polaroid scanners is set at default to 6. You won’t need to change the SCSI ID on your scanner unless another SCSI device on your system (such as a tape drive or CD-ROM drive) is using the same number.
Page 13 • that no two devices have the same ID. The SCSI check feature in the CS-600 PtP scanning software can tell you what the IDs are of the devices in your SCSI chain. Use a shorter cable (4 feet or shorter) for each segment of the •...
Page 14: Operating The Scanner
Operating the scanner • Performing the power-on self-test Positioning a document • Scanning thick documents • Notes on using the TMA and ADF scanner accessories • The power-on test is a quick self-checking mechanism that the Performing the scanner carries out after you turn it on. power-on test This is what happens after the scanner is turned on: POWER indicator on the front panel of the scanner lights up.
Page 15 Lift the scanner cover high enough so that there is Scanning thick enough room to place the document on the scanner glass. documents lift scanner cover lay thick document on the scanner Lower the scanner cover. You are now ready to start scanning. Your scanner is a powerful imaging device, but there are Using scanner scanner accessories available that can enhance your scanning...
Page 16: Miscellaneous
Pack the scanner in the original box without any software, • and send the interface cables if applicable. If you have lost the original box, you will need to buy one from Polaroid for a nominal fee. Send the scanner to Polaroid •...
Page 17 In addition, you need to pack the scanner in the original box in which it came. No scanner will be accepted in a packaging other than the authorized Polaroid packing box. If your box is lost, call Polaroid Technical Assistance (see page 1-3) to pur- chase a new one.
Page 18 If the lamp inside your scanner does not come on or if it Replacing the begins to flicker or dim after some time, the lamp may need to scanner lamp be replaced. If this is the case, call Polaroid Technical Assistance (see page 1-3). 1-15 Hardware installation...
Page 19: Software Installation
2 Software installation Overview This section covers the installation of the CS-600 Software scanning software and related software included with your scanner package. Depending on your scanner model, application software bun- dled with your scanner may include Adobe Photoshop, or Caere OmniPage Direct.
Page 20 Install the CS-600 scanning software. If you have a Power Mac or Performa Power Mac computer: Install only the disk labeled as “CS-600 Software for Power PC”. Do NOT install the other two disks. If you have a non-Power Mac computer: Start your computer with the Shift key held down to turn Extensions off and wait until you see the sign “Welcome...
Page 21 When the CS-600 Software logo appears, click on Continue. In the next window, you will be able to see the latest informa- tion and changes to CS-600 Software. Save this text and read it since it may contain valuable information regarding installa- tion and troubleshooting that is not included in this manual.
Page 22 The next screen asks you to select your Plug-ins folder. If you have Photoshop: • Select the hard disk by double-clicking on it. • Select the Photoshop folder by double-clicking on it. • Highlight the Plug-ins folder by clicking on it only once. There will be a button on the bottom of this dialog box which now says Install into plug-ins.
Page 23: Installing The Microscan Utility
Installer icon to start installation. Step 2 Install the Microscan utility. Insert the CS-600 Software disk into the drive. The disk is labeled CS-600 scanner controller for the Macintosh. Double-click on the disk to open it, then double-click on the Installer icon to start installation.
Page 24 When the CS-600 Software logo appears, click on Continue. In the next window, you will be able to see the latest informa- tion and changes to CS-600 Software. Save this text and read it since it may contain valuable information regarding installa- tion and troubleshooting that is not included in this manual.
Page 25 Step 3 Install CS-600 Software. Insert the CS-600 Software disk into your computer. Double- click on the disk to open it, then double-click on the Installer icon to start installation. When the CS-600 Software logo appears, click on Continue.
Page 26: Installing Omnipage Direct
If you’re using the CS-600 , select CS-600 Driver. • OmniPage Direct is not bundled with the CS-600 , but Note: the instructions are provided here in case you obtained your copy of OmniPage Direct from retail channels.
Page 27: Reference
3 Reference Overview The CS-600 PtP scanning software is the program that acts as a bridge between your scanner and a target application, such as Adobe Photoshop or MicroFrontier Color It. In practical terms, this means you use the CS-600 to capture images placed on your scanner, edit those images, then place them in your target application.
Page 28 This section is a listing of features found in the CS-600 PtP scanning software. The reference information is organized in four parts, follow- ing the structure of the software which shows the four major windows. The subjects covered in this section include the fol-...
Page 29 The two scan jobs can then be manipulated and scanned sepa- rately, and you can switch between scan jobs easily while making changes. The CS-600 Software Plug-in’s ability to process various scan jobs concurrently adds tremendous flexi- bility to scanning.
Page 30: The Cs-600 Ptp
Settings, Information, and Scan Job. The Preview and Settings windows appear automatically after the CS-600 is started up. The Scan Job and Information win- dows, however, are hidden, and to see them, go to the View menu in the Preview window and click on the commands Show Scan Job window and Show Info window.
Page 31 Acquire from the File menu, and choose CS-600 from the submenu. On the very first time that the CS-600 is started up, only the Preview and Settings windows will appear. To see the Scan Job and Information windows, go to the View menu and choose the Show command for both windows.
Page 32: Preview Window
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. The Menu Bar includes the different menus for setting up the scanner (Scanner menu), controlling view options (View menu), customizing the software (Preferences menu).
Page 33 The Scan Material Status icon shows your scan material: whether it’s reflective, positive or negative. The Action buttons generate a specific action from the scan- ning software. The Action buttons include Preview and Scan. The Menu Bar Reference...
Page 34: Scanner Menu
• Get information about your scanner Get information about the SCSI chain • Exit the CS-600 • The top of the scanner menu displays the scanner model Scanner Model you’re using and its SCSI ID. If you have multiple scanners on your system, all the scanners are shown with their respective SCSI IDs, and the current scanner is indicated by a check.
Page 35 CS-600 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). This will make the CS-600 bypass the numbers for your other devices and focus effort on simply detecting scanners.
Page 36: View Menu
Resize the preview window • Show or hide the Settings, Information, and Scan Job windows • Obtain information on the CS-600 • This command shows one of the two viewing modes available Full Page Preview (the other being the zoomed preview, explained in the next sec- tion).
Page 37 A smaller preview area will occupy less memory, speed up processing, and yield a higher-resolution preview. This is because the CS-600 takes your preview image and dynamically calculates how best to display that image in the smaller preview area — resulting in a higher-resolution view.
Page 38 To use full page preview: Full page preview is the default view. It will be dimmed if the current view is already the full page preview. It is available for use only if you are in zoomed preview mode. To change the size of the full page preview, click on the Preview Setup command in the Preferences menu.
Page 39 To use zoomed preview: Click on the zoom preview tool (leftmost tool in the Toolbar that looks like a microscope). Move the pointer to the preview image and draw a scan frame around the area to be zoomed in, then click inside the scan frame.
Page 40 Another way to close or hide an active window is to click Tip: in the close box on the left corner of the active window. This is the same as using the Hide command. This command gives you information on the CS-600 PtP scan- About ning software. 3-14...
Page 41: Preferences Menu
Preferences menu The Preferences menu lets you: • Choose the correct scan material • Create effects like invert and mirror Create cursor lines to help you with alignment • Control the size of your preview window • Keep your scan module after you finish scanning •...
Page 42 If you are scanning negatives or positives, make sure you spec- ify the correct scan material, or you will get inaccurate scan- ning results. The Scan Material function is also related to the Tints Note: tool, an image-enhancement function in the Settings window. Refer to that section for more details.
Page 43 Another way to access the Scan Material menu is to use the The Scan Material Scan Material Status icon, located to the right of the Scan Status icon Button. Scan Material Status icon The appearance of the Scan Material Status icon changes, depending on whether your scan material is reflective, positive, or negative.
Page 44 This command creates a negative of an image. The Invert Invert effect is applied to the whole preview image; it cannot be used for only a specific portion of the image. When an image is inverted, the brightness value of each pixel is converted to the inverse value on the 256-step color values scale.
Page 45 This command allows you to create horizontal and vertical Cursor Auxiliary Lines grid lines with your cursor to help define a scan frame precise- ly. Using the grid lines, you can read the measurements off your ruler more easily. Cursor auxiliary lines on the x and y axis To use this feature: Choose the Cursor Auxiliary Lines command in the...
Page 46 appear on the left side instead of on the right (as shown above). To resolve this, move the Preview window towards the left to create enough room for the submenu to drop down on the right. Click on the Scan Frame tool. To see how the cursor lines work, draw a scan frame.
Page 47 This command allows you to set the dimensions of your pre- Preview Setup view area. When the Preview Setup dialog box (below) comes up, click on the option you need or specify your parameters. Live Preview This option applies only to color scanners. If Live Preview is enabled, the next option, Color Preview, will be dimmed.
Page 48 Color Preview This option applies only to three-pass color scanners, and is enabled only if Live Preview is not selected. If this option is turned on, the image will be scanned in whatev- er scan mode is specified in the Type box (in the Settings win- dow).
Page 49 Keep Preview Image used; the preview image is kept in the preview window after you exit the CS-600. The next time you start up CS-600, this last preview image is again displayed in the preview window. To use this feature: Choose the Keep Preview Image command in the Preferences menu.
Page 50 This command can be used only in applications (such as Adobe Photoshop) that allow you to retain the scan module after a scan is completed. Some applications will not retain the scan module even if this option is enabled. To use this feature: Choose the command Retain Scan Module after Scan in the Preferences menu.
Page 51 Part of image not in any scan frame and thus hidden by smoked glass background. Current scan frame (with pulsing lines). To use this feature: Choose the Smoked Glass Background command in the Preferences menu. A check appears next to the command when it is enabled.
Page 52 If you have smoked glass off, a scan frame defined, and set • image-enhancement and other controls, the enhancements , not just the scan frame are applied to the entire image alone. With Smoked Glass off, controls are applied to the entire image.
Page 53 CS-600 is used instead. When you have completed your choices, click OK to close the More Preferences dialog box. For the changes to take effect, exit the CS-600, then relaunch the program. 3-27 Reference...
Page 54: Tool Buttons
The Tool buttons The Zoom Preview tool gives you the zoomed preview, which Zoom Preview tool is an enlarged, high-resolution view of an image with more Usage: To magnify visible detail. the view of a pre- view image in high The zoomed preview is different from the zoomed-in view, resolution, and to which is obtained by using the magnifying lens tool and is not...
Page 55 The Scan Frame tool lets you create or modify a scan frame, Scan Frame tool which is the active area on which controls and commands can Usage: To create be applied. You can have multiple scan frames, but only one a scan frame or multiple scan can be current at a time;...
Page 56 The Magnifying Lens tool enlarges your view of the preview Magnifying Lens tool image, allowing you to set the scan frame with greater preci- Usage: To zoom sion if you need to. Only your view of the preview image is in or enlarge your view of the changed;...
Page 57 The Hand tool lets you scroll through a preview image, allow- Hand tool ing you to move parts of the image into view. Usage: To scroll through an image The Hand tool can be used include zoomed-in images and move parts of (enlarged through the Magnifying Lens tool), or images not it into view.
Page 58 The Color Picker tool allows you to set shadow and highlight Color Picker tool by sampling color from an area of an image and designating a (Set Shadow and Highlight) new shadow or highlight point. Usage: To sample color from an area With the Color Picker tool, you can determine the color values and designate for any pixel in an image.
Page 59 When the expanded window appears, click on the Reset button. When a dialog box appears, choose Shadows and Highlights, then click on Reset to close the dialog box. To change the sample size of the Color Picker: Open the Information window by choosing the Show Info Window command in the View menu.
Page 60 If you wish to keep the scan module (the CS-600 Software Plug- in) after a scan is completed, check the command Retain Scan Module After Scan, located in the Preferences menu in the Preview window.
Page 61 Select the unit of measurement for your rulers here To select a unit of measurement for the rulers: Click on the unit box in the Settings window, and select the unit of measurement from the submenu that appears. Preview Area The preview area is where the preview image appears.
Page 62: Settings Window
The Settings Window The Settings window contains the commands for outputting your scanned image and includes the image-enhancement tools of the program. The Type menu lets you select the mode in which your image will be scanned and processed. The Resolution edit box lets you enter a resolution value in which your image will be output (not scanned).
Page 63 The options Billions of colors and 1000’s shades of Note: gray are available only for 36-bit scanners such as the CS-600. Only a few applications in the market today (such as Photoshop 3.0) support these two options. Do not select these options unless they are supported by your applications;...
Page 64 The image you obtain when you choose Halftone may Note: not look clear in the preview. To see what it actually looks like, you may need to scan it in. The various halftone patterns give you an array of effects for Halftone Patterns your image.
Page 65 Resolution Resolution in the Settings window refers to the desired resolu- tion for outputting the image to a device, such as a monitor or printer. It does not refer to the resolution in which the image is scanned. The maximum output resolution is dynamically calculated by the system as determined by the maximum scan- ner resolution and the scaling setting.
Page 66 Unit Selection The unit of measurement for resolution is in dpi (dots per inch) or lpi (lines per inch). Lpi settings are dimmed if the ruler unit is in pixels. To select your option: Choose dpi if you know precisely the resolution you need for •...
Page 67 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. Output width and output height refer to the dimensions of the •...
Page 68 Use the input dimensions to specify your scan frame; or if you • wish, you can simply drag on the scan frame to whatever size you want, and the dimensions will be reflected in the input width and height boxes. The input dimensions can be changed only if your Aspect Lock is off, and this is evident because only the input dimen- sions have edit boxes around them.
Page 69 2 inches wide by 4 inches high, changing it to 1 inch by 2 inches will maintain its aspect ratio. Changing it to, say, 1 inch by 4 inches, however, will alter its aspect ratio, so that the image will be narrower than the original. The notes below provide more details on how to use the Aspect Lock.
Page 70 Scaling is the process of creating larger or smaller images in Scaling your scanning software so that you need not resize the images later when they are delivered to your image-editing program. To illustrate the use of scaling: Assume that your input dimen- sions are 4"...
Page 71 Before Auto After Auto Selected image part (within scan frame). Auto settings will be based on the settings of this image part. The Entire image has lightened with Auto applied, based on settings of the image part within the scan frame. When you use Auto, It is helpful to turn on the Smoked Glass Background feature on (in the Preferences menu in the Preview window).
Page 72 Polaroid’s Print to Press developed expressly for this purpose. Polaroid creates an industry-standard color profile for non- Polaroid materials, matched to your scanner, so that colors in your scanned image are adjusted to their optimal levels. The Color Correction button is turned on by default, but it can be turned off by clicking on the button again.
Page 73 Color Correction is turned on by default To see how color images compare with and without Note: Color Correction, see the color pages in this manual. 3-47 Reference...
Page 74: Image-Enhancement Tools
CS-600. If these tools were not available, image enhancement would have to be done instead in your image- editing software.
Page 75 When you click on an image-enhancement tool, a dialog box called the Advanced Image Enhancer (AIE) appears, with a screen corresponding to the image-enhancement tool you selected. The AIE dialog box allows you to perform several functions, including the following: View image-enhancement changes in real time.
Page 76 The Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box The kind of screen you see is indicated by the image-enhance- ment tool. Above is the Brightness Contrast and Exposure screen. Below is the Filters screen Parts specific to each screen. Parts common to all screens (including vertical toolbar in right side of dialog box.
Page 77 Using the Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box When you click on any of the image-enhancement tools in the Settings window, the Advanced Image Enhancer (AIE) dialog box appears. Functions of this box, include the following: This is where you select the scan job to which image enhance- ment will be applied.
Page 78 Click on any button here to use another image-enhancement tool. The dialog box will change accordingly. Left thumbnail: before enhancements. Right thumbnail: after enhancements. Click on a button for an action. Choose your scan job here. The Action buttons in the AIE dialog box (item in preced- The Action Buttons ing illustration) carry out a specific action.
Page 79 If you applied filters, changed the curve, and Example: then clicked Cancel, none of the changes will take effect, and you exit the AIE dialog box. The Reset button Clicking on this button brings up the Reset dialog box, where you can specify which settings are to be reset, then click Reset or Cancel.
Page 80 The Brightness, Contrast and Exposure (BCE) tool changes Brightness Contrast the brightness, contrast, and exposure setting of the entire and Exposure tool image. Usage: To change the brightness, Brightness is the balance of light and dark shades in an image, contrast and exposure setting of while contrast is the range between the darkest and lightest...
Page 81 The BCE screen (for grayscale and color) Exposure lets you increase or reduce available light to the image. This can be used to allow more detail to emerge in an image, especially if it was underexposed. More exposure can result in lighter images with more visible •...
Page 82 Threshold The BCE screen (for line art) In line art mode, the method for determining how gray levels are converted to black and white is through the Threshold adjustment control. The threshold is the dividing line between black and white, with the value 128 (the middle gray level) as the determining point.
Page 83 How to use the BCE tool To change exposure: • Click on the Channel box, and select the color channel to be modified. Drag on the Exposure slide bar or click on the arrows on • either side of the bar. To change brightness or contrast, choose the Brightness or Contrast control.
Page 84 The Tints tool adjusts the hue or saturation of colors. This Tints tool tool applies only to color images and is not available for use Usage: To change the hue or satura- with grayscale or black-and-white images. tion of an image. Hue is the aspect of color that distinguishes one color from another (whether it is red, green, or blue).
Page 85 The Tints screen The Saturation bar lets you change the intensity of the hues (colors) in your image. Use Saturation selectively, because increasing saturation will intensify all hues in the image. b and c are available only when scan material chosen is negative.
Page 86 If your film type is not in the selection list and you cannot find its family group, choose Generic Negative Film. The Color Wheel shows you the position of colors — green is across from magenta, and red is across from cyan. By mov- ing the pointer (a small dot) to a place in the color wheel, you alter the hue of the image.
Page 87 How to use the Tints tool To change the saturation of an image, drag on the saturation bar. Dragging the slide bar to the left decreases saturation; dragging it to the right increases saturation. For negatives only: To choose the correct film type for your negative, click on the •...
Page 88 The Shadows and Highlights tool lets you change the shadow Shadows and and highlight points of an image. Highlights tool By using this tool, you can manipulate shades so that the Usage: To change the shadow and Shadow point becomes the new darkest value and the highlight points of an image.
Page 89 The Shadows and Highlights screen The Histogram is a graphic representation of how all the pix- els in an image are distributed across brightness and darkness levels. The darkest pixels are at the left; the lightest pixels are at the right. A histogram skewed heavily to the left indicates that the •...
Page 90 The Histogram bar shows the distribution of shades from dark to light (left to right). The distribution of shades changes as you move any of the triangles. Output edit boxes show the 0-to-255 pixel range to where the Input levels are mapped. For example, if you modified input values to 30 and 255 and then change output values to 0 to 250, the input values of 30 to 255 will be “stretched”...
Page 91 Count value indicates the number of pixels at the Input value. If • Input value is 2 and Count value is 1300, then there are 1300 pixels in the image at the input value of 2. Percent value is the percentage of all pixels in the image where •...
Page 92 For example, if your graph starts at about value 20 and ends at 240, then move the black triangle to 20 and the white tri- angle to 240. Move the gray triangle to somewhere in the middle between the black and white triangle. Original image and histogram Histogram has a broad and flat spread, with almost all pixels in the shadow range (near the black triangle).
Page 93 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 •...
Page 94 Click on an action button. Click OK to accept changes and exit the AIE dialog box. • Click Cancel to abandon all changes and exit the AIE dialog • box. Click Reset to restore settings to original default values. • Click Revert to cancel the effect of the current image-enhance- •...
Page 95 The Curve tool lets you control the gamma, which measures Curve tool the intensity affecting the mid-level grays (midtones) of an Usage: To control the midtones, or image. Adjusting the gamma lets you change the values of the mid-level grays, middle range of gray tones without dramatically altering the of an image.
Page 96 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 pix- els are lightened as they are plotted to new points. The net effect creates a lighter image.
Page 97 The Curve screen Curve is a graphic representation of the gamma showing scanner input from dark on the left to light on the right. Curve Buttons let you modify the curve. The tools are (left to right) the pointer, zoom frame, and hand. Input/Output/Zoom: •...
Page 98 Method sets the kind of curve you wish to have. Select from Line, Curve, or Gamma. Line Curve Gamma 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 Hand.
Page 99 How to use the Curve tool Choose the channel in which the curve will be modified. Select Master to modify gamma in the red, green, and blue • color channels of the image simultaneously. Select color channels individually (red, green, blue) to modify •...
Page 100 To save a curve, click on the Save button. A dialog box will appear. Save the curve in either Polaroid or Photoshop format. The • Polaroid format allows you to have as many as 64 control points in the curve for more precision; Photoshop allows a maximum of 19. •...
Page 101 The Filters tool lets you apply or create special effects to your Filters tool images. This tool is disabled when your image type is set to Usage: To create special effects for Billions of colors, 1,000 shades of gray (grayscale), line art, images.
Page 102 To preview filters and see their effects immediately, click on this box. The image you obtain in the preview when you use the Note: Filters tool may differ from the way the image will appear when you scan it in. This depends on your resolution, and the higher the setting, the less obvious certain filters (like Blur) will have.
Page 103 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 Edge Enhancement 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 104 The More Options tool provides you with additional scanner More Options tool and image controls. These controls include: Usage: For additional controls Descreening • in adjusting your scanner and image. Velocity • Gray Scan CCD Filter • Using the linear gamma curve •...
Page 105 To use Descreen: Click on the More Options tool in the Settings window. When the More Option screen comes up, click on the Descreen box and select your descreen option. The option you select will depend on the dot quality of the original. Choose Newspaper if the original image has a coarse dot pat- •...
Page 106 To use Velocity: Click on the More Options tool. When the dialog box comes up, click on the Velocity box and select your scanning speed. Sometimes certain scanner models on certain con- Important: figurations appear to make noise when scanning. This could be normal and may be related to the speed at which the car- riage is moving.
Page 107 The Window Expansion button lets you expand The Window Expansion the Settings window to its full size, with the bottom half of button the window revealing the image-enhancement controls. Settings window Settings window before expansion after expansion Image- enhancement buttons Image- enhancement controls...
Page 108: Information Window
Information window The Information window provides information on the cursor and the preview image. It also allows you to change zoom lev- els 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 109 The Pixel Display shows the pixel and color information of the image part where the cursor is resting. The Sample Size button lets you choose how extensively the color information will be read — whether it will apply to a single pixel or an averaged area.
Page 110 The Color Meter Display is useful if you wish to adjust the Using the shadow and highlight points of an image. Color Meter Display As you pass over a point in the image, the Color Meter Display will show the appropriate RGB values of that point in the image.
Page 111 Pixel-value information is useful especially if you are making color corrections based on color values. Knowing this, you can modify the shadow and highlight points of an image, then come back to the same point in the image, and verify through the Color Meter Display that the RGB values have indeed changed.
Page 112 Value and Percent If you choose Value, the numbers in the Color Meter Display • represent the values in the 0-to-255 pixel scale. For instance, an R value of 23 indicates that the sampling size selected has a red color value of 23. Value is calculated by multiplying the percentage by the constant 255 (value = 255 x percent).
Page 113 Pixel Display The 1x1 sample size means the RGB numbers represent the color value of a single pixel – the one in the middle of the pixel display. The 5x5 sample size means the RGB numbers represent the average value of a 5-pixel by 5-pixel area. This would include the whole of the Pixel Display (which is 5 pixels long and 5 pixels wide.
Page 114: Scan Job Window
Scan Job window The Scan Job window is an important feature of the scanning software 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 115 The function buttons allow you to create or manipulate the settings for a scan job. These buttons include the Up and Down position arrows; Duplicate button; New button; Add button; Save button; Delete button; and Check button. See next page for more details.
Page 116 The New button lets you create a new scan job; the new scan New button job will have default settings. This feature allows you to cre- ate as many scan jobs as you wish, and each scan job can then have its own settings.
Page 117 Click on the New button in the Scan Job window. When a dia- log box comes up, give a title to the new scan job, then click OK. In this example, we will call the new scan job Scan Job 2. The Scan Job window will now have two titles.
Page 118 With the title bar in the Scan Job window highlighting the sec- ond scan job, go to the Settings window, then choose 256 shades of gray in the Type box. Next, go to the Preferences menu in the Preview window and enable the Smoked Glass Background command.
Page 119 Click on the second title, and the second scan job is activated • (upper right-hand part of image, in grayscale). The dot will now appear in front of the second title because it will be the current scan job. Second scan job First (grayscale)
Page 120 More Applications The previous 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 121 Draw a scan frame around a part of the image. This is your current scan job. To see the effects of duplication clearly in the steps that fol- low, do this as an experiment. Set the image type of the cur- rent scan job to 256 Grayscale.
Page 122 Shortcut to creating duplicate scan jobs: Hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse. A duplicate scan job is created based on the current scan job, and a dupli- cate title is added in the Scan Job window. The Save button lets you save the settings in a scan job to a Save button scan job template that can be used for future scan jobs.
Page 123 The Delete button lets you delete a scan job from the list. Delete button To use the Delete button: In the Title area of the Scan Job window, select the scan job to be deleted. Click on the Del button. The scan job is deleted. The Up/Down position arrows allow you to change the Up/Down sequence in which jobs are scanned through changing the...
Page 124: Exporting Separation Files
Polaroid color film and the profiled scanner are well char- acterized. In addition, the software uses proprietary algo- rithms to produce CMYK file conversions faster than general purpose image processing software currently on the market.
Page 125 The photograph you want to convert should be in the active Opening the RGB file window of Adobe Photoshop. To convert an RGB image to a CMYK file: Start up Adobe Photoshop. Use File Acquire to scan a photograph that you want to con- vert by following the instructions in Chapter 3, or use File Open to load an existing RGB file.
Page 126 PolaSharp is useful when you desire greater sharpening for larger reproductions or when you want to control the amount of sharpening applied to an image or specific regions within an image. A drawback of the Polasharp filter is that it operates slower than the hardware sharpening built into the CS-500 PtP scanner.
Page 127: Using Polasharp
Using PolaSharp The PolaSharp filter offers precise control of the sharpening effects within an image. It can be applied to the entire image or to a selected area of interest. To sharpen your scanned image with the PolaSharp Plug-in filter: Turn off the hardware sharpening by clicking Custom on the CS-500 PtP control panel.
Page 128 The PolaSharp dialog box offers a number of settings that The PolaSharp dialog box allow you to precisely control the amount of sharpening and the manner in which the sharpening is applied. Technique You can click the Technique box to select either Better or Faster from the pop-up menu.
Page 129 Checking the Lock Mask Size box brings up a slider bar that allows you to select a sharpening mask. You can use this table to determine the sharpening mask for the image based upon the original scanning resolution, and then use the sliding bar to select a mask size.
Page 130 Sharpening Limit Sharpening Limit determines the point at which PolaSharp applies the maximum sharpening. This value can range between 0 and 128, but must be higher than the Sharpening Threshold. The closer the Sharpening Limit is to Sharpening Threshold the more steep will be the transition from no sharpening to maximum sharpening.
Page 131 The numbers used by the Sharpening Threshold, Sharpening Setting the Limit, and Smoothing Threshold sliding bars all represent the PolaSharp values standard deviation between the center pixel and its neighbors. These numbers are a measure of the pixel to pixel variation or edginess of an image.
Page 132: Using Other Photoshop Filters And Tools
Using other Photoshop filters and tools Adobe Photoshop offers many tools that can be helpful if you want to touch-up a photograph. For example, the airbrush and rubber stamp tools can be extremely useful if you need to remove a blemish or defect from a scanned image. Refer to your Photoshop manual for details on applying these tools.
Page 133: Exporting The Cmyk File
Exporting the CMYK file To convert the active image into a CMYK file: Click File Export from the Photoshop menu. Then select Print to Press from the pop-up menu. This will bring up the Print to Press dialog box. Scanned images will appear as an untitled file on the Photoshop screen, so you need to type a file name in the Save Converted File As box.
Page 134 If necessary, use the scrolling window to select the correct Folder for the converted file. If you are using a SyQuest or other removable hard Hint: disk, you should save the CMYK file to your hard disk first and then move the file to the other drive. This procedure is faster than saving the file directly to the removable drive.
Page 135 EPS (Binary) (Encapsulated PostScript) is similar to EPS ASCII but allows the use of binary data to create a file that includes data for each separation plate. These files interleave the data for the different color plates. Includes Level 2 PostScript com- mands.
Page 136 Click Save to return to the Print to Press dialog box. Enter any other necessary settings in the Print to Press dialog and then click Save to sharpen and convert the file in one operation. You will not see the sharpened image on the Remember: screen before it is converted when you use the Sharpen bar in the Print to Press dialog box.
Page 137: Thumbnail Preview Images
Thumbnail preview images All Print to Press files include an 80 x 80 pixel low-resolution thumbnail image that can be viewed within the File Open dia- log box of many image processing and desktop publishing programs. We recommend that you set up your desktop publishing soft- ware to display these previews in their File Open dialog box.
Page 138: Selecting The Paper
Different ink standards are used in different parts of the world. Therefore, the correct ink standard is generally deter- mined by the geographic location of the printer. SWOP is the ink standard used for almost all printing jobs within the United States. You should check with your printer if you are in doubt about the standard that will be used for your print job.
Page 139: Selecting The Press
To select a paper: Click Paper in the Print to Press dialog. Select one of the four settings in the pop-up menu: • Glossy Coated Newsprint • Uncoated • Uncoated Newsprint • Selecting the press The Press box allows you to select the press that will be used for the printing job.
Page 140: Customizing Press Settings
Customizing press settings The four predefined press types are appropriate for almost all print jobs. However, Print to Press also allows you to use the Press pop-up menu to define a custom press. The Press pop-up menu offers an Edit Presses option. Clicking on this selection brings up the Edit Presses dialog box that allows you to customize the dot gain for a press and then assign a name to this setting.
Page 141 Assign a name for this press in the Press box. Type a dot gain in the Dot Gain box. Permissible dot gain values range from 0 to 40. Click Add to save the custom press. Click Done to exit from the Edit Presses dialog. The Print to Press dot gain has been carefully select- Caution: ed to produce the best printed image.
Page 142 Select one of the custom presses listed below the four prede- fined presses. Creating or retrieving a custom press setting defines Warning: only the dot gain. The printed image will also be affected by the ink standard and paper settings that you select. Check to make sure that these settings are correct for your custom press.
Page 143: Using Setups
You need to select the color content of the output file. You Selecting one- can select either one- or four-color output by clicking on the or four- color output correct radio button. Selecting RGB –>CMYK creates a four-color separation file, which can be printed as a full-color image.
Page 144 Select an Ink Standard. Select a Paper. Select a Press. Select one-color or four-color output. Click Add. This will save the setup with the assigned file name. Click Done to exit from the setup dialog box. Retrieving a setup You can easily retrieve a stored setup by following these steps: Click Setup on the Print to Press dialog.
Page 145 Follow these steps to modify an existing setup: Modifying a setup Click Setup on the Print to Press dialog. Select Edit Setups from the pop-up menu. Select the setup that you want to modify from the scrolling window. Change any of the ink standard, paper, press, and one-color or four-color settings.
Page 146: Creating The Separation File
Creating the separation file You are now ready to create the separation file. First, check the settings for each of the printing variables in the Print to Press dialog box to ensure that they are correct. To save the separation file: Click Save.
Page 147 To view the settings of a separation file on the Apple desktop: Click on the file icon. Click File Get Info (shortcut -I) from the Apple desktop menu. You can then view the setup, paper, press, ink standard, and dot gain settings of the selected file in the Version section of the display panel.
Page 148 Although an image should be cropped during the scan to Cropping and sizing eliminate clearly unnecessary regions, it is better to perform the separation file the final cropping and sizing of the image within your desktop publishing software. This allows the image to be cropped, sized, and placed with more precision, and you can always retrieve the uncropped conversion file if you want to change the image area.
Page 149 er who is knowledgeable about the process of color reproduc- tion. And, it's often worthwhile to develop a close working relationship with a printer who has established a reputation for good and reliable work. 4-26...
Page 150: Appendix A: Dot Gain
Appendix A: Dot gain In an ideal world, a dot in the digital file would appear as the same size dot on the printed page. Unfortunately, a number of factors, including the photographic processes used to create the plate, the physical spread of the ink during printing, and the reflection of viewing light from the underlying paper, cause the digital dot to increase in size when it is printed.
Page 151 The correct dot gain has to be applied to each of the four color plates or the resulting print will suffer from color shifts and, in the worst case, color fringes with some colors extend- ing beyond the edge of the other colors. The color shifts and fringes caused by unequal dot gain are even more noticeable than the changes in contrast and saturation that are caused when all four color plates are off from the required value by a...
Page 152 Components of dot gain Dot gain is caused by a number of factors in the printing process. And, dot gain is cumulative, so each of the compo- nents is added together to determine the total dot gain in a printed image. Let’s look at the principle causes of dot gain: Imagesetter A properly calibrated imagesetter accurately reproduces a digital dot by creating a half-tone dot of the required size.
Page 153 A dot of ink spreads out beyond its original boundaries as it Ink spread contacts and soaks into the paper. The type of press used and the quality of the ink and paper all affect ink spread. Higher quality inks are able to achieve good color saturation with a thinner coating, which reduces ink spread.
Page 154 How Print to Press calculates dot gain Print to Press uses the settings you select for the paper, press, and ink standard to calculate a total dot gain value that includes the effects of photographic imaging, mechanical ink spread, and viewing effects. This calculated dot gain integrates all the different components into a single value that is extreme- ly accurate and should not be changed in most cases.
Page 155 Assigning a dot gain in the Edit Presses dialog box The Press selection in the Print to Press dialog box allows you to create custom press settings with user-defined dot gain values. Clicking on the Edit Presses option in the Press pop-up menu opens the Edit Presses dialog box which allows you to customize the dot gain and then assign a name for this particular setting.
Page 156: Appendix B: Polaroid Film
Appendix B: Polaroid film Print to Press relies on Polaroid instant films to simplify the prepress process by offering the photographer and art director a camera proof at the beginning of the process. This photo- graphic proof can be viewed immediately, which allows changes to be made during the original photography session.
Page 157 Please refer to the Polacolor Pro 100 and Polacolor ER data sheets for more detailed information on the films and their photographic characteristics. Polaroid color print films should be stored in a cool environ- Film storage ment. Unused film should never be stored in direct sunlight,...
Page 158 + 2/3 f-stop Longer than 1/4 sec. Not recommended The contrast range of the Polaroid color print films is closely Contrast range matched to the contrast range of printed materials, so little tone compression is required during the printing process. This...
Page 159 120 sec. 150 sec. 180 sec. Polaroid instant prints will change color slightly for a brief Viewing period after they are peeled. It is best to wait about a minute before making final color decisions, because the print will lose its greenish color cast as it dries.
Page 160 Polaroid instant color prints will remain slightly moist for a period of a few minutes. It is important to store the prints loosely and not press them together tightly during the first few minutes of storage. Ideally, you should treat them as you would any other final-art photographic negative or trans- parency.
Page 162: Appendix C: Color Transformation
Appendix C: Color transformation The color transformation that takes place from one media to another is one of the most challenging problems for the print- ing industry. The difficulty occurs because our eyes, photo- graphic film, digital scanners, computer monitors, and print- ing presses all record and display color in different ways.
Page 163 The ability to produce accurate color separations directly from the original Polaroid instant print also allows the photo- graph to be used as the color check throughout the printing process. This offers the photographer and art director an...
Page 164 The use of the original Polaroid photograph as a proof also eliminates the nearly impossible task of attempting to judge the printed color image on the computer monitor. Even cali- brated monitors give only an approximation of the final image because the two color systems--RGB triads illuminated...
Page 166: License Agreements
POLAROID SOFTWARE LICENSE GRANT OF LICENSE. Polaroid grants to you the right to use one copy of the enclosed Polaroid software program (the “SOFTWARE”) on a single terminal connected to a single computer (i.e., with a single CPU).
Page 167 COPYRIGHT. The SOFTWARE is owned by Polaroid or its suppliers and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material (e.g., a book or musical recording) except that you may either (a) make one...
Page 168 (b) repair or replacement of the SOFTWARE that does not meet Polaroid’s Limited Warranty and which is returned to Polaroid with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty is void if failure of the SOFTWARE has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
Page 169 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or if you wish to contact Polaroid for any reason, please write: Polaroid Resource Center, 201 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730.
Page 170 Index Color Correction button, 4-29, 4-35, 4-38 action buttons, 4-27 color information, 4-27 Preview, 4-27 Color Meter Display, Scan, 4-27 4-27, 4-64 to 4-66 Add button, 4-74 Color Picker tool, 4-26, 4-27 add scan job feature, 4-74 color values, 4-27, 4-50 alignment, 4-15 color wheel, 4-45 apply button, 4-41...
Page 171 media type status button, 4-6 menu bar description, 4-5 enlarging preview image, 4-25 image adjustment tools, menu bar overview, 4-7 Exposure control, 4-44 4-29, 4-39, 4-40 mirror effect, 4-16 exposure correction, 4-47 image adjustment tools mirror image, 4-16 exposure settings, 4-43 summary, 3-9, 3-10 More command, 4-22 Image Dimension controls,...
Page 172 Preview Area command, 4-18 retain last preview image, 4-19 SprintScan for Windows, 2-4 preview area dimensions, 4-19 Revert button, 4-42 SprintScan Preview button, RGB color channels, 4-50 features, 1-1, 4-1 4-11, 4-19, 4-27 RGB values, 4-27 description, 1-1 preview dimensions, 4-12 rulers, 4-5, 4-27 documentation, 1-4 preview image, 4-28...
Page 173 Window Expansion button, 4-29, 4-62 Windows applying More Preferences, 4-22 exiting SprintScan, 3-5, 4-10 image editing software installation, 2-5 on-line help, 1-4 Quick Panel utility, 2-4 Show/Hide arrow buttons, 4-14 software installation procedure, 2-4 starting SprintScan, 3-2 TWAIN modules, 1-1, 2-4, 4-1 working directory, 4-22 working directory, specifying, 4-22...

Polaroid CS-600 User Manual

1 Hardware Installation

2 Software Installation

3 Reference

4 Exporting Separation Files

Appendix A: Dot Gain

Appendix B: Polaroid Film

Appendix C: Color Transformation

License Agreements

Quick Links

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