Preface; About Studiostar; Conventions - AGFA StudioStar Owner's Manual

Preface

In Preface you find information about StudioStar and about the conventions of this Owner's Guide.

About StudioStar

Conventions

About StudioStar
StudioStar is a 10-bit flatbed scanner that scans reflective originals (e.g. pictures, text). If you
purchased the document feeder option you can to scan up to 10 sheets of text fast and without
interruption. Some software packages allow you to convert the scanned sheets of text into most of
the commercially used text file formats. If you purchased the transparency option, you can scan
transparent originals (e.g. slides) as well.
StudioStar is a one pass color scanner with a resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi. The image sensor is a tri-
linear color CCD (Charge Coupled Device) with a cold cathode lamp.
With its powerful and easy-to-use scanner driver software, StudioStar gives you easy access to
high-quality color scans. The scanner driver software gives you a number of additional features to
create special effects or to reproduce even the most difficult originals.
StudioStar's image quality makes it suitable for pre-press graphical applications. It is based on
flatbed CCD scanning technology. StudioStar is characterized by a large input size range and a high
scanning speed. Due to its 5 000 CCD pixels, an impressive output size range can be achieved.
This high-precision instrument features exceptional sharpness and color fidelity.
A practical feature is the adjustable document cover: when you put a thicker original (like a book or a
magazine) on the reflective glass plate, the document cover adapts itself to its thickness.
You can scan line-art, halftone, gray-scale and color reflective originals up to legal or A4 format. The
corresponding bit depths can be either 3 x 10 bit for color, 10 bit for gray-scale originals, or 1 bit for
line-art originals. The scanned data are transferred to the workstation through SCSI-2. The
workstation can be an Apple Macintosh or PC.
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this guide:
Note: a note of this type gives you additional information.
Instructions are preceded by a small red square.
1. Numbered steps describe the actions you must take to perform a task.
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