Microtek 1000xl Reference Manual
22 Microtek ScanWizard for Macintosh
Scan Material
This command allows you to select the correct scan material. Scan materials can
be classified into three types:
be classified into three types:
• Reflectives, such as photographs or prints.
• Positive transparencies, such as slides.
• Negative film, such as the negative film you use for your camera.
The default scan material depends upon the scanner you are using, and the
choices available to you in the Scan Material submenu will also depend on your
equipment.
choices available to you in the Scan Material submenu will also depend on your
equipment.
For instance, the Positive Transparency and Negative Film option appears only if
you have a dual-bed SnapTrans™ scanner such as the ScanMaker 5 or if you
are using a Transparent Media Adapter (TMA) with your flatbed scanner.
you have a dual-bed SnapTrans™ scanner such as the ScanMaker 5 or if you
are using a Transparent Media Adapter (TMA) with your flatbed scanner.
If you are scanning negatives or positives, make sure you specify the correct
scan material, or you will get inaccurate scanning results.
scan material, or you will get inaccurate scanning results.
The Preferences Menu
The Preferences menu lets you:
• Choose the correct scan material
• Specify color matching parameters
• Set up White/black points
• Show/hide auxiliary cursor lines
• Control Ovevew and Prescan settings
• Create effects like invert
• Activates the smoked glass effect
• Set other options, such as specifying a working directory for files