Scan View SCANMATE F10 Manual de usuario Pagina 1

Welcome toCOLORQUARTET 5.0 Pro!Previewing, scanning and separationColor toolsScanFlow System and CQ MouseFreeScanner adjustments and color calibration

1 • STARTING UP AND GENERAL SETTINGS 10ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro 1•Starting up and general settings Starting up ColorQuartet on a Macintosh 1 • If the sca

11 • MODIFYING AN IMAGE100ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro11•Modifying an imageColor tools • Overview and work flow• ColorQuartet provides a number of color tools

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro101The “Correction History” window

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro102Feedback windowWhen you use any of the color tools except Unsharp Masking, the changes you make are show

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro103Densitometer windowThe Densitometer window displays RGB, LCH, and CMYK values for any point in the feedb

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro104Densitometer tips• If no change seems to take place: The changes you type into the Densitometer window w

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro105• Location of extreme ink intensities: To find the points in the reproduction with the highest intensiti

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro106Cancelling color tool changes• To cancel any changes you have made with a given color tool while the win

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro107Saving and retrieving color tool settings• To save a setting you have created in a color tool function f

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro108The “Correction History” windowWhile you are working with an image crop, the Correction History window r

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro109Using a Correction History for repeated or global image adjustmentsThe Correction History function lets

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro11 Starting up ColorQuartet on a PC 1 • On the scanner computer, start up CQscan and/or CQ

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro110Changing an existing Correction Profile

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro111Creating a Correction Profile for global useIf you want to create and save a Correction Profile for repea

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro112You can now choose the saved Correction Profile from the Scan Setup window any time you want to apply it.

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro113Changing an existing Correction ProfileYou can change an existing Correction Profile and save the modifie

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro114The LCH color modelColor spaces varyA color space or color gamut is the range of colors that can be prod

11 • Modifying an imageColorQuartet 5.0 Pro115Advantages of LCHOne reason why the LCH color model is so useful is that it employs uniform units of dis

12 • SCANNING MULTIPLE IMAGES (BATCH SCANNING)116ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro12•Scanning multiple images (batch scanning)Setting up a batch scanYou can define

13 • SEPARATING PREVIOUSLY SCANNED FILES117ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro13•Separating previously scanned filesScanning an image and separating it laterWith Col

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro118Working with TIFF files from other sourcesTIFF RGB and TIFF Lab files from any source c

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro119Separation folders • Overview• ColorQuartet lets you set up separation folders, each o

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro12 The ColorQuartet “Preferences” window (Macintosh) By choosing Preferences... from ColorQ

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro120Setting up a separation folder and template (Macintosh)In the following procedure, you

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro121Setting up a separation folder and template (PC)1 • Make sure you are connected to CQti

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1226 • To activate a separation folder so that it is polled for files that need to be sepa

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro123Activating & using separation foldersIf you drag an unseparated TIFF file into a se

13 • Separating previously scanned filesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro124Setting up a separation folder (PC)

14 • SCANFLOW & MOUSEFREE • DESCRIPTION125ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro14•ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionScanFlow & MouseFree • What are they?Co

14 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionColorQuartet 5.0 Pro126ScanFlow & MouseFree • Features Batches are recognized by codes• Each ScanMate t

14 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionColorQuartet 5.0 Pro127ScanFlow & MouseFree • What are they?>>> Next step:ScanFlow & Mous

14 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionColorQuartet 5.0 Pro128ScanFlow & MouseFree • ConfigurationsTo work with Auto Previews and/or MouseFree

14 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionColorQuartet 5.0 Pro129ScanFlow System configuration diagramsTwo-computer configuration>>> Relate

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro13The “CQscan” and “CQtiff” windows• The CQscan or CQtiff window appears when you start up th

14 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • DescriptionColorQuartet 5.0 Pro130Multiple-computer configuration>>> Related topics:ScanFlow & MouseFree

15 • SCANFLOW & MOUSEFREE • PROCEDURES131ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro15•ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresPreviews in the ScanFlow SystemThe ability to

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro132Setting up the names of shared drives>>> Next step:ScanFlow System • Prepar

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro133Setting up the names of shared drivesIf your scanner is connected to a different comp

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro134Example 2: “VOLUMES.TXT” for a cross-platform installationCQscan is running on a PC t

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro135ScanFlow System • Preparing to make automatic previews1 • On the file server computer

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro136Activating the ScanFlow System1 • Start up CQscan and the ColorQuartet user interface

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro137ScanFlow System • Making a preview scan1 • Mount the originals on a template or drum

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro138ScanFlow System • Cropping and setting up images from a previewWhen the ScanFlow Syst

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1398 • You can now open another preview and set up the jobs found there. You can also sc

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro14Elapsed timeStatusCurrent Template or Current Drum (not shown in CQtiff window)Pause / Resum

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro140Automatic cropping and scan setup• The Crop Layout Editor window gives you access to

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro141Customizing an automatic crop layoutIf you are working with standard ColorQuartet tem

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1426 • If you want the crop layout and scan setup to be valid for every template of a gi

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro143Setting up a new automatic crop layoutYou can set up your own crop layouts from scrat

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1448 • If desired, make the crop areas smaller by changing the Inset for all Crops value

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro145Storing a Correction Profile for use with the ScanFlow System• If you want to apply c

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro146ScanFlow System • ScanningWhen the ScanFlow System is activated, you can place any pr

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro147digits after the two long lines in the middle of the code as shown below. If the scan

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro148ScanFlow System • Interrupting a batch scanThe ScanFlow System lets you interrupt sca

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro149“ScanFlow” menu • OverviewScanFlow Control...Available Previews...Save Crop Layout...

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro15>>> Related topics:CQscan and CQtiff menus

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro150Set Up All CropsOpens each crop in turn and applies the scan setup that is linked to

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro151“ScanFlow Control” window • OverviewTo open the ScanFlow Control window, choose ScanF

15 • ScanFlow & MouseFree • ProceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro152MouseFree“Name Generation” sectionThis section lets you tell ColorQuartet how to gene

16 • MOUSEFREE • PRACTICAL EXAMPLES153ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro16•MouseFree • Practical examplesMouseFree Tutorial 1 • Auto-scanning a single templateIn it

16 • MouseFree • Practical examplesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro154ScanFlow & MouseFree • What are they?ScanFlow & MouseFree • Features>>> Ne

16 • MouseFree • Practical examplesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro155MouseFree Tutorial 2 • Auto-scanning with several types of templatesScanMate flatbed scanner

16 • MouseFree • Practical examplesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro156Remember that automatic cropping and scan setup will only be carried out if you have activat

16 • MouseFree • Practical examplesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro157MouseFree Tutorial 3 • Auto-scanning with multiple templates of same typeSince extra templat

16 • MouseFree • Practical examplesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro15810 • Open the lid of the scanner for 4-5 seconds and close it again. The images in the templ

17 • HIGHLIGHT AND SHADOW (TONAL RANGE)159ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro17•Highlight and shadow (tonal range)Highlight/Shadow • OverviewWhat it isIn any image,

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro16ScanMate F6/F8/F8+ template typesFollowing is a list of the standard template types current

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro160• The appearance of the image in the feedback window changes.• The values in the Densito

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro161Changing tonal range with the histogramThe histogram in the Highlight/Shadow window is a

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro162Checking tonal range and changing gray balance with the color wheelsThe two color wheels

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro163Checking and changing tonal range with the LCH text fieldsThe LCH text fields in the Hig

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro164Changing tonal range with the DensitometerWhen the Highlight/Shadow window is open, you

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro165Auto Setup functions • OverviewThe Auto Setup... button in the Highlight/Shadow window o

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro166Automatic and semi-automatic highlight adjustment via “Auto Setup”How the two modes work

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1672 • If the Highlight/Shadow window is not already open, open it from the Color menu or t

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro168Manual highlight adjustmentIf you prefer to evaluate each image before making any highli

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro169Setting the highlight via “Saved Highlight/Shadows”The Saved Highlight/Shadows menu in t

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro17ScanMate F10 template typesFollowing is a list of the template types currently available fo

17 • Highlight and shadow (tonal range)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro170Adjusting the shadow pointThe shadow point of an image is not quite as critical as the h

18 • GRADATION (TONAL DISTRIBUTION)171ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro18•Gradation (tonal distribution)GradationWhat it isA gradation curve is a graphic represent

18 • Gradation (tonal distribution)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1722 • To change the default curve, click anywhere on the curve to produce one or more “han-dle

18 • Gradation (tonal distribution)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro173• Even if you adjust gradation automatically, you can still check the result in the feedback

18 • Gradation (tonal distribution)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro174Changing gradation with the CMYK CurvesIf you are used to working directly in CMYK, the CMYK

19 • GRAY BALANCE AND COLOR CAST175ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro19•Gray balance and color castGray Balance • OverviewWhat it isIn conventional color repro, gra

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro176Changing gray balance with “Introduce Cast”Changing gray balance with the “CMYK Curves”Changing

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro177Checking for and changing color castColor cast can be analyzed and corrected in the Gray Balanc

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro178• If you set the sliders to a value other than None, the desired adjustment will be applied whe

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro179Changing gray balance with the “Gray Balance” windowWith the Gray Balance window, you can chang

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro18CQscan and CQtiff menusWhen CQscan or CQtiff is the active window, the following menus are d

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro180Changing gray balance with the “Highlight/Shadow” windowThe two color wheels in the Highlight/S

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro181Changing gray balance with “Introduce Cast”The Introduce Cast window lets you deliberately crea

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro182Changing gray balance with the CMYK CurvesIf you are used to working directly in CMYK, the CMYK

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro183Changing gray balance with the RGB curvesColorQuartet’s Gray Balance function is defined in ter

19 • Gray balance and color castColorQuartet 5.0 Pro184Inspecting the gray balance with the “CMYK Gray Balance” windowThe CMYK Gray Balance window can

20 • SATURATION (COLOR INTENSITY)185ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro20•Saturation (color intensity)SaturationWhat it isSaturation refers to the color intensity of

20 • Saturation (color intensity)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro186• When you scan with Scan Setup, there are two ways of achieving automatic saturation adjust-m

20 • Saturation (color intensity)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro187Manually changing an automatic or semi-automatic saturation adjustmentIf the image shown in th

21 • SELECTIVE COLOR CHANGES188ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro21•Selective color changesMaking selective color changesIn digital repro, specific colors in an ima

21 • Selective color changesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro189• If you want to change a given color or range of colors throughout the entire lightness scale, use

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro19Quit“Edit” menuThis menu contains standard Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear commands, as wel

22 • SHARPENING AN IMAGE (UNSHARP MASKING)190ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro22•Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)Unsharp maskingWhat it isUnsharp masking (USM

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro191• To view the USM settings chosen by ColorQuartet, choose Custom... from the Unsharp

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro192Setting USM manually and viewing USM feedbackManual adjustment of USM should only be

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro193• A low value makes sharpening take place even when contrast is fairly low. This mean

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro194ored image areas, such as a blue sky. In the latter case, try setting Super Sampling

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro1953 • Place the Navigator frame as desired and click on the Scan button in the Unsharp

22 • Sharpening an image (unsharp masking)ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro196To save and reuse a USM settingOnce you have set up Unsharp Masking the way you want

23 • WHITE POINT CALIBRATION197ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro23•White point calibrationWhite point calibrationWhy is it necessaryThe output of the scanner’s lig

23 • White point calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro198White point calibrating your drum scannerNOTE: If the scanner has a removable drum, carry out focus

24 • GEOMETRIC CALIBRATION199ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro24•Geometric calibrationGeometric calibration (ScanMate F10 only)Why is it necessaryA special automat

THE COLORQUARTET 5.0 PRO USER MANUAL 2ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro 1•The ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro User Manual This manual will help you learn what ColorQuartet c

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro20DetailsTemplates or Drums (CQscan only)“Tools” menu (PC only)Options...>>> Relate

25 • FOCUS ADJUSTMENT AND FOCUS CALIBRATION200ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro25•Focus adjustment and focus calibrationFocus & Aperture • OverviewSome ScanMat

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro201Guidelines for focus adjustmentFor a list of which functions are supported by which

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro202possibility is to use Super Sampling if your scanner supports it, or to use Photosho

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro203Autofocus • Overview• For some ScanMate scanners, ColorQuartet includes an Autofocus

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro204Setting the Autofocus point manuallyWhen Autofocus is on, ColorQuartet automatically

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro205Autofocus warning messages• In connection with Autofocus, several warning and inform

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro206When is focus calibration necessary• The Calibrate Focus function is relevant if you

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro207Focus calibration • Drum scannersSeparate focus calibrations must be made – and are

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro208>>> Related topics:When is focus calibration necessary

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro209Focus calibration • Flatbed scannersFocus calibration is rarely necessary for ScanMa

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro21Settings in the CQscan/CQtiff “Preferences” or “Options” windowThis window is used for setti

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro210Drum numbers on ScanMate 5000 with bar code readerIf your scanner is a ScanMate 5000

25 • Focus adjustment and focus calibrationColorQuartet 5.0 Pro211Choosing the correct drum numberIf you are working with a non-bar coded drum in a re

26 • IT8 CALIBRATION & DEVICE-INDEPENDENT COLOR212ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro26•IT8 calibration & device-independent colorColorQuartet and device-ind

26 • IT8 calibration & device-independent colorColorQuartet 5.0 Pro213Performing IT8 calibrationBefore starting, please note that the IT8 calibrat

26 • IT8 calibration & device-independent colorColorQuartet 5.0 Pro214NOTE: Only one IT8 calibration for tranmission and one for reflection can ex

26 • IT8 calibration & device-independent colorColorQuartet 5.0 Pro215Restoring the default IT8 calibrationOnly one IT8 calibration for tranmissio

26 • IT8 calibration & device-independent colorColorQuartet 5.0 Pro216Using an IT8 calibration from another sourceYou can use an IT8 input profile

27 • TROUBLESHOOTING217ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro27•TroubleshootingSuppressing film grain in smooth image areasSome images have large areas of the same colo

27 • TroubleshootingColorQuartet 5.0 Pro218Making shared previews available to all the computers in your systemIf CQscan reports that it cannot see th

27 • TroubleshootingColorQuartet 5.0 Pro219Restoring ColorQuartet to its default settings (PC)If you are having trouble with ColorQuartet for Windows,

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro22profiles that were supplied with your scanner (if you have copied them into the ColorQuartet

27 • TroubleshootingColorQuartet 5.0 Pro220Basic Troubleshooting for MacintoshIf ColorQuartet crashes or seems unstable, or if you suspect an incompat

27 • TroubleshootingColorQuartet 5.0 Pro221Check whether there are Extension conflictsIf you have upgraded your system software, there may be items in

27 • TroubleshootingColorQuartet 5.0 Pro2221 • Generate a description of your computer with the Apple System Profiler.2 • Write down an accurate step-

28 • HERE’S HOW! A QUICKGUIDE FOR COLORQUARTET223ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro28• Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetHere’s How! A Quick Guide for ColorQ

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro224Make sure you’re set up correctly to use ColorQuartetBefore starting, check that:

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro225Setting up your monitor (Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0)1 • From ColorQuartet’s Fil

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro226Setting up your monitor (Mac OS)1 • Open the ColorSync control panel (accessed fr

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro227Daily start-up1 • Turn on the scanner and any other SCSI units.2 • Turn on the co

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro228To scan automatically with Magic TouchIf the Magic Touch window did not automatic

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro2294 • For fully automatic scanning, activate the Do Jobs check box in the Auto Func

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro23Connecting to a scanner or work process1 • In the Connections window, click on one of the fo

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro230Choose the kind of original you want to scan• Reflection – see page 231• Transmiss

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro231To set up a reflection scan manually1 • Place the original in the scanner:2 • Fro

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro232To set up a transmission scan manually1 • Place the original in the scanner:2 • F

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro233To set up a negative scan manually1 • Check what kind of film the original is on

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro234To set up a line art scan manually1 • Place the original in the scanner:2 • From

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro235When the preview scan appears on screen1 • Use the mouse to draw a frame around t

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro236When the negative preview appears on screen1 • Use the mouse to draw a frame arou

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro237When the line art preview appears on screen1 • Use the mouse to draw a frame arou

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro238In the “Scan Setup” window1 • Type in a name for the scan (or accept the default

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro239In the “Scan Setup” window for your negative scan1 • Type in a name for the scan

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro24Choosing the next function via the “Connections” windowFrom the Connections window, you can

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro240In the “Scan Setup” window for your line art scan1 • Type in a name for the scan

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro241Choose the type of change you want to make• Make the image lighter or darker – se

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro242General information about working with the color tools• The color tools are acces

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro243To make an image lighter or darkerFirst apply automatic highlight and shadow sett

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro244If you cannot achieve the desired effect with the Highlight/Shadow toolThe Highli

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro245To set the highlight automatically to specific dot percentsThe highlight or “whit

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro246To set the highlight manually1 • Open the Highlight/Shadow window.2 • EITHER: Cli

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro247To set the shadow as dark as possibleThe shadow point can be set automatically or

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro248To make an image sharper or less sharpUnsharp masking (USM) adds visual sharpness

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro249To learn how to work with USM in the Unsharp Masking window – see page 192.

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro25Setting up your RGB monitor for ColorQuartet• Monitors differ in how they display color. To

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro250To make an image more or less colorfulThe color intensity of an image is called i

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro251To keep gradation changes from affecting the saturationTo keep gradation changes

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro252To reduce or remove color cast in an imageIn the color reproduction process, imag

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro253Adjusting color cast for the whole image automatically1 • Open the Gray Balance w

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro254To add color cast to an imageIntroduce Cast lets you deliberately create a color

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro255To change some specific colors in an imageSelective Color and Selective Hue let y

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro2563 • The color you clicked on is indicated on the lightness scale by a white recta

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro257To remove the background color from an imageBurn Out Background lets you mask a m

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro258Choose the kind of calibration you want to do• White point (flatbed scanner) – see

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro259To white point-calibrate your flatbed scannerNOTE: before calibrating, make sure

1 • Starting up and general settingsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro26Running more than one scanner at a time• ColorQuartet lets you run more than one scanner at

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro260To white point-calibrate your drum scanner1 • If you are calibrating a removable

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro261To geometrically calibrate your ScanMate F10 scanner1 • Using the registration pi

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro262To focus-calibrate your flatbed scanner1 • Place the supplied focus calibration t

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro263To focus-calibrate your drum scanner1 • Mount the supplied focus adjustment targe

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro264To IT8-calibrate your scanner1 • After noting its ID number, place the IT8 transm

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro2653 • Then find the original it8trsml.icc and/or it8rfsml.icc file on the ColorQuar

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro266Choose the item you want to check or changeMACINTOSH:• Location of preview file –

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro267To check or change the location of the preview file (Macintosh)The preview scan i

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro268To check or change the location of the preview file (PC)The preview scan is store

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro269To check or change the location of the temporary files (Macintosh)You can tell Co

2 • PREVIEW SCANNING27ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro2•Preview scanningMounting originals for automatic scanningHow to place originals• If your scanner is a flat

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro270To check or change the location of the temporary files (PC)You can tell ColorQuar

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro271To change the location of hi-res scans for an OPI serverIf you have an OPI server

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro272To use an IT8 scanner calibration from an outside source (Macintosh)1 • Store the

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro273To use an IT8 scanner calibration from an outside source (PC)1 • Store the desire

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro274

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28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartetColorQuartet 5.0 Pro277

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro28Mounting images for preview scanning• On a flatbed scanner, the highest scan resolution is obtained down the

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro29Making a preview scanTo scan an image, you start by making a quick preview scan, which will be displayed in

CONTENTS 3ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro 1•Contents 1 •Starting up and general settings Starting up ColorQuartet on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro30Choosing the preview sizeThe values in the Preview Setup window’s Size menu refer to the number of megabytes

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro31Previewing negatives• To scan a color negative, you must activate Negative when you make the preview.• The i

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro32Previewing line art• Line art means material that does not contain photographic images or gray tones, but on

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro33Bringing back the last preview• If you want to see the last preview you made, choose Get Last Preview from t

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro34Preparing a preview for scanningWhen you have made a preview scan, you’re ready to set up the image(s) for s

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro35Changing the name or storage location of the preview fileThe preview scan is stored on disk until it is repl

2 • Preview scanningColorQuartet 5.0 Pro36How to work with multiple previewsThe ScanFlow System module of ColorQuartet lets you make and store multipl

3 • BASIC SCANNING PROCEDURES37ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro3•Basic scanning proceduresScanning automatically with Magic TouchThe easiest way to scan with Col

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro38choose the desired settings from the Magic Touch menu. For each of the ten combinations, Magic Touc

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro39• By double-clicking inside any defined image area (crop), double-clicking on the name of the crop

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro4 Choosing an output file format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro40Functions in the “Magic Touch” windowDepending on the scan type you activate from the buttons at th

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro41File InformationThis is where you tell ColorQuartet how to name the scans, where to put them, what

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro42Special Functions• For a Line Art scan, set the Threshold, which determines the breaking point betw

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro43• To move the crop borders slightly inward on all automatic image crops, type a value greater than

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro44The “Scan Setup” windowFor each crop that is defined in the Preview window, the basic scan paramete

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro45Manual scanning parameters • OverviewBefore carrying out a final scan, you need to consider a numbe

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro46Parameter checklist and tableColorQuartet’s scanning parameters are summarized in the list and tabl

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro4720 • Change the gradation curve, if desired.21 • Change the gray balance (color neutrality), if des

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro48>>> Related topics:The “Scan Setup” windowNegative profile Must be chosen if scanning a c

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro49

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro5 Standard ColorQuartet CMYK profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Usin

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro50Drawing a crop frameFor each scan you want to make, use the mouse to draw a crop frame on the image

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro51• When you scale the crop frame, if you have chosen Enlargement & Ruling as the Size & Res

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro52Flipping or rotating the imageAn image crop can be flipped and/or rotated, either to get a desired

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro53be, you can make it that way by drawing a line along it as described below. ColorQuartet rotates th

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro54Assigning a name & location to a scanColorQuartet assigns a default name to each crop when you

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro55Choosing an output file formatColorQuartet lets you save your scans in a variety of common file for

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro56Creating a low-resolution FPO file for an OPI serverFPO (“for positioning only”) means a low-resol

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro57To start scanning an image1 • When all the scanning parameters for the image have been adjusted as

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro58The “Jobs” window• The Jobs window registers each crop area you draw and tells you its status. For

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro59To stop scanning/separation or processing• To stop the scanner when a job is in progress, click on

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro6 15 •ScanFlow & MouseFree • Procedures Previews in the ScanFlow System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 • Basic scanning proceduresColorQuartet 5.0 Pro60Re-scanning the same crop areaAs long as a job is listed in the Jobs window, you can rescan it.1 •

4 • SETTING THE PHYSICAL SCAN PARAMETERS61ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro4•Setting the physical scan parametersSetting the output size and resolutionThe Size &am

4 • Setting the physical scan parametersColorQuartet 5.0 Pro62confirm.2 • If desired, you can also change the Quality Factor.“Res” modeBesides being u

4 • Setting the physical scan parametersColorQuartet 5.0 Pro63“File size” mode1 • Type in the desired output File Size in megabytes and press the tab

4 • Setting the physical scan parametersColorQuartet 5.0 Pro64Setting the screen rulingWhat it isImage printing is based on the technique of breaking

4 • Setting the physical scan parametersColorQuartet 5.0 Pro65Setting the Quality factorWhat it isThe Quality Factor determines the number of electron

4 • Setting the physical scan parametersColorQuartet 5.0 Pro66Changing the scan resolutionWhat it isColorQuartet determines the scan resolution for ea

5 • SCANNING REFLECTIVE (OPAQUE) ORIGINALS67ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro5•Scanning reflective (opaque) originalsPreviewing and scanning reflectivesReflective

6 • SCANNING LINE ART68ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro6•Scanning line artScanning line artLine art means material that does not contain photographic images or gr

6 • Scanning line artColorQuartet 5.0 Pro699 • Now check the image in the feedback window. If you want to raise or lower the threshold to make the ima

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro7 18 •Gradation (tonal distribution) Gradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 • SCANNING PRINTED MATTER70ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro7•Scanning printed matterDescreening printed matterPrinted matter can be scanned like any other reflec

8 • SCANNING COLOR NEGATIVES71ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro8•Scanning color negativesPreviewing and scanning negativesWhen scanning negatives on a flatbed scan

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro722 • When the preview appears on screen, draw a crop frame and double-click inside it. This will open

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro73darker or lighter image in the highlights, midtones and/or shadows. During this step, don’t worry if

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro74blue triangles at the left side of the Reversal Curves grid. Your goal will be to get all three tri-

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro75files folder in your ColorQuartet X.X folder. It will then automatically appear in the list of Negati

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro76Advanced features in the “Negative Profile” windowIf you find that an image is difficult to adjust w

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro77• When Auto is chosen for Full Exposure or No Exposure, ColorQuartet reproduces the extreme highligh

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro78Why do we need negative profiles?Negatives vary in the color and opacity of the film base as well as

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro79Creating a negative profileNOTE: Before attempting this procedure, be sure that you have tried the s

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro8 Focus calibration • Flatbed scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209D

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro80>>> Related topics:Why do we need negative profiles“Negative Profile” window • Functions

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro81“Negative Profile” window • Functions• The Negative Profile window contains the Full Exposure and No

8 • Scanning color negativesColorQuartet 5.0 Pro82• To check whether the shadow point found by ColorQuartet is actually part of the image and not, for

9 • SCANNING TO RGB83ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro9•Scanning to RGBChoosing an RGB profile for RGB outputIf you are scanning to RGB for a film recorder or othe

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro84RGB output calibration • OverviewPerforming RGB output calibrationUsing an ICC profile from another programSet

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro85Using an ICC profile from another programICC output profiles that have been created in other color management

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro86RGB output calibration • Overview• RGB output calibration lets you create an output profile for ColorQuartet

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro87Performing RGB output calibration1 • Before starting, make sure the output environment is stable, i.e., that

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro888 • Save the profile in the ColorQuartet X.X folder or one of its sub-folders.NOTE: During calibration, a gra

9 • Scanning to RGBColorQuartet 5.0 Pro89Modifying images directly in RGBWhat it means• If you are outputting images in RGB form, for example, on an R

1 • ContentsColorQuartet 5.0 Pro9 Choose the type of change you want to make . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241General in

10 • SCANNING TO CMYK90ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro10•Scanning to CMYKChoosing a CMYK profile for CMYK outputColor separation is the process of transforming a

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro91• The simplest and safest way to do this is to find the CMYK profiles folder in the ColorQuartet X.X folder,

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro92Standard ColorQuartet CMYK profiles• ColorQuartet includes a number of pre-programmed CMYK profiles based o

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro93• Newsprint 250 GCR.icc:• Newsprint 280 GCR.icc:• Offset 300 GCR.icc:• Offset 300 UCR.icc:For newspaper pri

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro94• Offset 320 UCR.icc:• Offset 320 UCR CF.icc:• Offset 340 UCR.icc:• Offset 360 Skeleton.icc:For general web

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro95• Offset 360 Skeleton CF.icc:>>> Related topics:Choosing a CMYK profile for CMYK outputUsing ICC p

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro96Using ICC profiles from other programsICC output profiles that have been created in other color management

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro97Modifying a CMYK profileYou can use ColorQuartet’s color tools to modify any existing CMYK profile or ICC p

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro98Modifying images directly in CMYKWhat it meansIf you are used to working directly in CMYK, you may want to

10 • Scanning to CMYKColorQuartet 5.0 Pro99Gradation Gray balance • OverviewCancelling color changesSaving and retrieving color tool settings