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Microtek ScanMaker 9700XL Reference Manual

Microtek ScanMaker 9700XL Reference Manual

Microtek scanmaker 9700xl: reference manual
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  • Page 2 Important Documents that you scan may be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized use of such documents could be a violation of the rights of the copyright holder. Microtek bears no responsibility for the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials. To obtain optimal results from the Microtek scanning software and user's manual, you should be familiar with such Windows concepts as pointing, clicking, dragging, and selecting from menus and dialog boxed.
  • Page 20 Scanner Driver Manager cont.
  • Page 24 Overview & Prescan cont.
  • Page 30 Color Matching Setup cont.
  • Page 36 Overview Setup cont.
  • Page 44 More Preferences cont.
  • Page 52 Tag Windows tool cont.
  • Page 63 /Library/ ColorSync/Profiles...
  • Page 72 Scan Frame Lock Output Lock...
  • Page 86 Custom Settings cont.
  • Page 90 White & Black Points Setup Auto Neutralize - Shadow Auto Neutralize - Highlight...
  • Page 94 Gradation tool cont.
  • Page 96 Gradation tool cont.
  • Page 98 Color Cast tool cont.
  • Page 100 “From” "To" Delete “From” color slider From / To color sliders “To” color slider...
  • Page 101 “From”...
  • Page 102 Selective Color tool cont.
  • Page 104 Selective Color tool cont.
  • Page 107 Zoom Option...
  • Page 110 Filter tool cont.
  • Page 135: Addendum To Scanwizard Pro

    Automatic Color Enhancement – Change in function name Preferences / Default command – – Display Profile selection – – Window Expansion button – Multiple Sampling Automatic Correction – (O: Available, –: Unavailable) Copyright© 2005 Microtek International, Inc. http://www.microtek.com August 2005...
  • Page 136 Negative Scan Settings window The Negative Scan Settings window is available only when negative film is your scan material, providing controls that enable you to customize the settings for your negative film. The Negative Scan Settings window is always displayed on the desktop until you switch your scan material to Reflective or Positive.
  • Page 138 A. Preset The Preset setting allows you to load or retrieve a custom film scan setting that you have previously defined for your negative film scan in the Negative Scan Settings window. When the Preset drop-down menu appears the first time, no preset values or settings are shown, as they have not been created.
  • Page 139 In the Negative Scan Settings window, click the “Customize Film Table” button. The Film Table window appears with film profile information in Microtek’s proprietary format. The four curves (R, G, B, and Master) that represent the color characteristics of the selected film type are displayed with exposure correction effect applied (if any).
  • Page 140 Take note of the following during editing: • All handles on the curve can be moved, except for the handles on the two end points, which remain immovable as the values they represent need to be preserved. • Handles cannot be added or removed from a curve. •...
  • Page 141 R, G, B, or Master channel The channel allows you to choose the color or gray channel in which the curve will be affected. Curve Pointer tool Use the Curve Pointer tool to enable the handles in the curve that will be modified; the handles appear in black to mark your position.
  • Page 142 D. Auto Exposure Correction This feature allows you to perform the exposure correction automatically for the current scan job. E. Exposure Correction This feature allows you to manually set the exposure correction value for the current scan job. By dragging the slider or entering a value in its edit box, you can change the exposure correction value from Under (2.0) to Over (4) in 0.1-step increments.
  • Page 143 H. Auto Color Cast This feature allows you to remove color casts in the image automatically. You can control this function by clicking its check box. If the Auto Color Cast check box is checked, the color cast is removed automatically. When it is unchecked, no color cast removal will be performed.
  • Page 144 Automatic Sharpness Enhancement The Automatic Sharpness Enhancement feature emphasizes the edges (contours) of an image, contributing to increased sharpness. To use the Automatic Sharpness Enhancement function: In the Settings window, select the Filter options menu. From the options menu, select your sharpening option from Low, Medium, and High.
  • Page 145: Digital Ice

    DIGITAL ICE The DIGITAL ICE option is part of Microtek’s exclusive PictuRescue system for reconstructing damaged photos and film. The DIGITAL ICE feature allows scanners that implement this function to automatically remove dust, scratches, cracks, creases, folds, and other defects from damaged photos and film, resulting in markedly visible improvements.
  • Page 146: Automatic Color Restoration

    Automatic Color Restoration The Automatic Color Restoration feature is part of Microtek’s ColoRescue system for bringing faded colors back to life. Note: • This option will not work when the Image Type is set to “Line Art” or “Black and White Diffusion.”...
  • Page 147 Automatic Color Enhancement The Automatic Color Enhancement feature improves the contrast and saturation of an image, resulting in more vibrant colors. In the Color Matching Setup window (under the Preferences menu in the Preview window), check the “Auto Image Enhancement” option to enable Automatic Color Enhancement.
  • Page 148 Changes to function name Working Color Space The term “Color Space” has been changed to “Working Color Space.” Originally located under the “More” command, this function can now be found under the “Preferences” menu. Mac OS X Windows XP Sharpen The term “Unsharp Mask Filter,”...
  • Page 149 Preferences / Default Command A new Default command has been added to the Preferences menu, allowing users to reset selected preferences to factory defaults and to recover the original values. As default, all checked boxes are checked, except for the All check box. The following options are available as general guidelines, where (x) indicates that a checkbox is checked for that particular preference.
  • Page 150 Display Profile selection The following are changes made to the Display Profile Selection in the Color Matching Setup dialog box (for Mac OS X only): Display Profile: The user’s display profile is shown. To select a different display profile, users will need to go to the System Preferences Displays panel to make the change.
  • Page 151 Expansion button for Settings window The Window Expansion button reveals the bottom half of the Settings window, which includes the various image-enhancement controls. Mac OS X Windows XP...
  • Page 152: Multiple Sampling

    Multiple Sampling Multiple Sampling is a process in which the scanner samples each line in the image a number of times, then obtains an average to reduce random noise. Enabling multiple sampling will slow down scanning, as the process requires extra time to yield higher-quality images. To use Multiple Sampling: In the Preview window, click the “Preview”...
  • Page 153: Auto Correction

    Auto Correction The Auto Correction function optimizes the quality of scanned images by making adjustments to the W&B Points, Gradation, Color Cast, and Filter in Expert (LCH) mode, W&B Point, Tone Curve, and Filter in Advanced (Native) mode. You can control this function by clicking its check box.