The Flexcolor Setup Philosophy; Managing Setups - Hasselblad FLEXTIGHT X1 User Manual

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The FlexColor Setup Philosophy

In the traditional prepress environment, where photographs are shot
to film and then scanned, the professional scanner operator requires
extensive education and experience to make all of the settings required to
obtain good results. The operator examines each original and, applying
his or her experience, enters a "best guess" of what all the settings should
be for that particular type of original. Then the operator checks the
preview and makes fine tuning adjustments.
FlexColor simplifies this process by enabling you to save a library of
setups that you use most frequently. Nearly all FlexColor settings,
including all settings in the Setup, Gradations, Histogram, and
Unsharp Mask windows, are saved in each setup file.
Each time you scan a new original, select the closest setup from the Setup
menu, define the crop, click on the Auto button, and you are 98 to 100%
of the way to a perfect scan.
FlexColor is delivered with several generic setups to get you started
quickly. Use the Setup pop-up menu to choose a setup that is appropriate
for your current job. The name of each setup indicates its intended use.
Start by using the generic setups. If you want to develop your own setup
library, begin with the closest of the available generic setups, modify it,
and save it with a new name.

Managing Setups

To create a new setup, click on the New button. A window will appear in
which you can name the new setup. All of the settings currently applied
in the Setup, Gradations, Histogram, and Texture windows will be
saved in the new file.
To rename the currently loaded setup, click on the Rename button. A
window will appear in which you can rename the setup.