Enhancing Images - Microtek ScanMaker IIG User Manual

Enhancing images

This section discusses how to use the image-enhancement tools in the scanning
software for your images. The image-enhancement tools are located in the
Settings window and include brightness, contrast and exposure; shadows and
highlights, curve, tints, filters, and more options.
In addition, you can use the Auto and Color Correction buttons to optimize
image quality.
• The Auto button optimizes contrast for the image. Auto operates by calculat-
ing the settings of the image part within the scan frame, and then applying
those settings to the scan frame. Do not use this option with Color Correc-
tion.
• The Color Correction button is turned on by default, and it applies a generic
color profile to your image to compensate for the minor color shifts that
occur in all scanning. If you have Microtek's DCR (Dynamic Color Rendi-
tion) color calibration system installed, the Color Correction feature will
apply DCR instead of the generic color profile. (DCR is an option.) Do not
use this option with any other setting, such as gamma or Auto.
To use an image-enhancement tool, do one of the following:
• Click on an image-enhancement tool. The Advanced Image Enhancer (AIE)
dialog box will come up (see next page), and you can then apply image enhance-
ments there and also switch to other tools while in the AIE dialog box.
• Click on the Window Expansion button. This will reveal the bottom half of
the Settings window with image-enhancement controls corresponding to the
image-enhancement buttons. The Reset button at the bottom of the window
has the same function as the Reset button in the AIE dialog box.
Use the first option for more precise control over adjustments and to see
"before" and "after" versions of the image. Use the second option for quick
results once you have become more familiar with these tools.
Click on any of the
image-enhancement
tools to adjust your
image. The AIE dialog
box will then appear
(see next page).
Click here to see
bottom half of window
Bottom half of window
has controls
corresponding to
image-enhancement
buttons.
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