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- Page 2 UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide This guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of UMAX’s PowerColor Photo and Press edition professional scanning software. You will launch the application, perform basic setups, and execute an Overview scan and Region scan using some basic tools and commands. This guide begins with basic operations and then moves into some of the finer points of the software.
- Page 3 Control + 2 Control + 3 Control + 4 Function Stop a preview Launch the Descreening window Get info on PowerColor, change memory allocation (Mac Only) Update image manually Close Queue Manager window Launch the RGB Probe Save Launch the USM window...
- Page 4 Toolbar, Queue Manager and Overview Region windows appear. Note: The History (H) and Duplicate (D) Icons are located at the bottom of the Region Window when using the Macintosh version of PowerColor. For the Windows version, the icons are located in the Toolbar.
- Page 5 Overview Window disappears. Only one Window (Region or Overview) can appear at a time. 8. The image is now ready for a Preview Scan. Click on the three horizontal parallel bars the bottom left corner of the region in the Queue Manager. Performing a Scan UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide...
- Page 6 15. To switch to the Press scanning package, select Press as your Separator from the Preferences window, choose CMYK scan mode from the Toolbar. For more information on how to scan using the Press mode, please refer to your PowerColor User’s Guide. UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide from the Settings drop down menu or click the Recall Default , the half-black, half-white circle in the Control Bar Window.
- Page 7 Contrast: Controls how fast the transition is between light and dark pixels. On a gradation curve this would be the correlation between the quarter-tone and three-quarter points. Saturation: The amount of chromaticity present in all hues. 0% saturation would yield a black and white image. Photo RGB Basic Controls UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide...
- Page 8 Therefore, color correction should only be performed in the Selective Color window, where neutrals and hues are treated separately. To adjust neutral tones, use Tone & Cast; to adjust hues, use Selective Color. UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide Photo RGB Expert Controls...
- Page 9 To toggle between the high and low chroma colors, click on the color wheel. This toggle feature allows you to make changes in the darker or lighter colors without affecting the other. RGB Expert Controls UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide...
- Page 10 Minor adjustments to histograms have strong results. Move the sliders in small increments to avoid distorting your range values excessively. Remember to update the image regularly to view your changes. UMAX PowerColor Quick Start Guide sepa- RGB Expert Controls...