Microtek 120tf Reference Manual
118 ScanWizard Pro TX for Mac & PC
• Check the Embed ICC destination profile in scan image check box. This feature
will enable ScanWizard Pro TX to embed the ICC profile of the currently
selected color space in the image data. The information will then be properly
interpreted by Photoshop or any ColorSync-savvy application.
selected color space in the image data. The information will then be properly
interpreted by Photoshop or any ColorSync-savvy application.
• Select Scanner RGB as your RGB destination profile. This is the best choice as
your RGB destination profile because there is one less color space conver-
sion in the process of color matching (which means the original color data is
preserved better). This is especially important for users who demand the
minimal loss of data during color-space conversion.
sion in the process of color matching (which means the original color data is
preserved better). This is especially important for users who demand the
minimal loss of data during color-space conversion.
B. Using non-ColorSync-savvy applications
Adobe Photoshop 4.0 or earlier is a non-ColorSync-savvy application. Other
third-party applications may also not be ColorSync-savvy, which means that
these programs do not know how to read or handle embedded ICC profile
information. In this case, the ICC profile data is ignored.
third-party applications may also not be ColorSync-savvy, which means that
these programs do not know how to read or handle embedded ICC profile
information. In this case, the ICC profile data is ignored.
If you are processing images with a non-ColorSync-savvy application, you need
to do the following in the ScanWizard Pro TX Color Matching Setup dialog box:
to do the following in the ScanWizard Pro TX Color Matching Setup dialog box:
• Uncheck the Embed ICC destination profile in scanned image check box, if this
feature causes any kind of problem.
• Uncheck the Display using monitor compensation check box. If this box is
checked, display of image data is “compensated”, resulting in a difference
between the image shown in the Preview window from the scanned image
that is delivered to your image-editing application. Take note that the image
data itself is not altered; only the image display is affected.
between the image shown in the Preview window from the scanned image
that is delivered to your image-editing application. Take note that the image
data itself is not altered; only the image display is affected.
• Select your desired RGB destination profile. This is the desired color space in
which the application wishes to work in relation to RGB color images. In
many cases, you can select your monitor profile or the sRGB profile, which
will usually provide satisfactory results.
many cases, you can select your monitor profile or the sRGB profile, which
will usually provide satisfactory results.