Image Category - Microtek ArtixScan 4500t Reference Manual

Image Category

ScanWizard Pro provides several image categories to
choose from, which can influence the auto-correction
function and provide a more accurate output image.
To select the correct image category, go to the Settings
window and choose the option you wish from the Image
Category menu. Select the image category that
corresponds most closely to the image characterstics of
your original. The selected image category provides a
starting point of predefined settings that can be applied
to your image and bring out characteristics specific to that image type.
• None: No image category conversion.
• Standard: An image that does not fall into any of the described below. You
• Landscape: An image with cool atmosphere with broad tonal variation and
• Portraits (Skin Tones): An image with dominant skin tones and mid-tone
• Jewelry (Gold Tones): An image featuring dominant gold / silver hues.
• Sunsets: An image with warm reddish hues or a color cast reminiscent of
• Metallic Subjects: An image with broad highlight and shadow details but with
• High Keys: An image with broad highlight tonal variation but with less
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can also use this category for images of good quality (neither underexposed
nor overexposed, with accurate color and tones).
a wide hue range. Examples include natural scenery, skyline with an expanse
of blue sky, mountains and fields.
details present. Examples include portraits and objects with fleece- or skin-
like covering.
Examples include gold and silver jewelry, silverware.
sunsets. Examples include scenes at dusk or twilight and images of the Grand
Canyon.
very narrow mid-tone details. Examples include audio equipment, TV sets,
cameras.
shadow detail. Examples include snow-covered landscapes, wedding gowns,
white-washed structures.