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Quick Reference Guide

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  • Page 1 Creo Smart Scanners Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 2: Basic Scanning

    Follow these steps to produce a high-quality, high-resolution scan: Basic Scanning Prepare to scan Set general parameters Advanced Scanning (optional) Set scan parameters Set white and dark points Adjust image brightness and contrast Enhance image color Adjust image luminance and saturation Sharpen image Scan...
  • Page 3: Prepare To Scan

    Prepare to scan Install the scanner according to the installation guide. Turn on the scanner, and then turn on the computer. Clean the originals and clean the base glass. Mount the originals, emulsion-side down, on the mask. Place the mask over the registration pins. Make sure the stitching area is clean and is not covered by an original.
  • Page 5 Set general parameters To start the oXYgen Scan software, double-click the To start the oXYgen Scan software, double-click the oXYgen Scan icon. oXYgen Scan From the Type list, select Transparent or Reflective according From the to the type of original. to the type of original.
  • Page 7 Set scan parameters Click the Preview button to view a low-resolution scan of each selected image. To adjust each image separately: a. Crop the image in one of the following ways: 4In the Crop Size area, enter height and width values. 4In the Image Display window, use the Crop tool to manually crop the image.
  • Page 9 Scanning Click the Scan button. The Save Scan As dialog box opens. Enter a name for the scan file. Specify a file destination. From the File Format list, select a file format. Select the Embed ICC Profile check box to attach the color profile of the scanner to the image.
  • Page 10 End Points Use the End Points dialog box to produce tonal changes. During preview, the scanner performs an image analysis of each crop, and then automatically selects its whitest and darkest points. These points are displayed in the End Points dialog box.
  • Page 11 Negative End Points A negative original requires special care because it has a built-in orange layer that produces a yellowish cast. This cast differs depending on the type of film and emulsion. To ensure accurate cast removal, select the appropriate film type in the Setup dialog box.
  • Page 12 Gradation After setting the whitest and darkest points, you can use the Gradation dialog box to enhance image brightness and contrast. You can adjust each color channel separately or multiple channels simultaneously. Use curves to adjust gradation within a shadows-to-highlights range. Before Before After...
  • Page 13: Color Correction

    LS Curves Color Correction In the Color Correction dialog box, In the LS Curves dialog box, you you can adjust specific colors in can adjust the luminance curve the image using HSL, CMYK, or to make an image brighter or RGB controls.
  • Page 14 Max Detail Sharpness In the Sharpness dialog box, Use Max Detail to perform a scan you can sharpen an image to of an enlarged area. Such an compensate for quality lost during enlargement is useful for examining scanning or printing. The default the results of sharpening as sharpness table produces good well as for editing the sharpness...
  • Page 15: Split Screen

    Open software (and a dongle), and then set parameters, edit colors, and make other modifications in the same way as with an analog original. You can also open a DT file in Adobe Photoshop software ® ® with the Creo DT Tone plug-in.