Color Matching Setup - Microtek ArtixScan 120tf Reference Manual

Color Matching Setup

Color Matching is an important feature of ScanWizard Pro TX that ensures
consistent color — from the initial input stage when an image is captured by the
scanner, to the final output stage when the image is output to your monitor or
printer through either the Kodak CMS with ICC profile standard or Apple
ColorSync™ technology (the latter applicable to Macintosh only).
Color matching is a critical component in the imaging process, because the color
space of your monitor is different from that of your printer (in terms of output
devices), just as the color space for RGB mode is different from the color space
for CMYK mode (in terms of image types). For this reason, color matching was
developed to allow an equivalent "mapping" of colors from one device or from
one color space to another, ensuring that no major color shifts occur in the
transference process.
More Color Matching details are discussed in Appendix A of the ScanWizard Pro
TX User's Guide.
With Macintosh Macintosh, the first time you launch ScanWizard Pro TX, you are Macintosh Macintosh
Macintosh
prompted to set up color matching for your scanner.
Under Windows Windows, you are asked to define color matching settings immediately Windows Windows Windows
right after ScanWizard Pro TX installation is completed. The Color Matching Setup
command in the Preferences menu is used to redefine or change color matching
settings whenever required after the initial setup.
(Macintosh)
(Wndows)
Reference: The Preview Window 19