Using The Color Meter Display - Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual

Using the Color Meter Display

The Color Meter Display is useful if you wish to adjust the
shadow and highlight points of an image.
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. The significance of the numbers is explained
below.
• The numbers in the Color Meter Display represent color
information taken by the scanner. The values can be
anywhere from 0 to 255, with 0 as the black point, 255 as
pure white, and all other values in between correspond-
ing to shades from black to white.
• The values as a whole represent color information for the
sample size selected in the Sample Size button (discussed
below). For instance, if you chose 3 x 3 as your sample
size and your R value reads 23, that shows your red value
of 23 is the average of a 3-pixel by 3-pixel area.
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The numbers in the Color
Meter Display represent
color information.
The numbers can be from
0 to 255, with 0 as the
black point, 255 as white,
and all values in between
corresponding to shades
from black to white.