Microtek 35t plus User Guide

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The Untitled Job1 (Settings) Window ................................................................ 34
Elements of the Settings window ................................................................ 34
Output Image Parameters ............................................................................ 35
Type (Image Type or Scan Mode) .................................................................... 35
Resolution .................................................................................................... 36
Optical vs. interpolated resolution .................................................................... 36
Choosing the best resolution setting ................................................................. 37
When to use high resolution ............................................................................. 37
When to use interpolated resolution ................................................................. 37
Unit Selection .............................................................................................. 38
Image Dimension controls .......................................................................... 39
How to use the Input-Output dimensions ......................................................... 40
Input dimensions ........................................................................................... 40
Output dimensions ........................................................................................ 41
How to use the Aspect Lock ............................................................................. 42
Scaling ......................................................................................................... 43
Image Adjustment controls .......................................................................... 44
Auto (Automatic Contrast Control) .................................................................. 44
Color Correction / DCR ................................................................................... 45
Image-Enhancement Tools .......................................................................... 46
What the Image Enhancement tools are ........................................................... 47
Using the Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box ............................................. 48
The Action Buttons in the AIE dialog box ....................................................... 49
Brightness, Contrast and Exposure tool ........................................................... 50
The BCE screen (for grayscale and color) ................................................... 51
The BCE screen (for line art) ....................................................................... 52
How to use the BCE tool .............................................................................. 53
Tints tool ........................................................................................................... 54
The Tints screen ............................................................................................ 55
How to use the Tints tool .............................................................................. 56
Shadows and Highlights tool ............................................................................ 57
The Shadows and Highlights screen ............................................................. 58
How to read and correct a histogram ........................................................... 60
How to use the Shadows and Highlights tool ............................................... 61
Curve tool ......................................................................................................... 62
How to read the curve .................................................................................. 62
Sample images and their curves ................................................................... 63
The Curve screen .......................................................................................... 64
Using the curve buttons ................................................................................ 65
How to use the Curve tool ............................................................................ 66
Filters tool ......................................................................................................... 67
Blur filters ..................................................................................................... 68
Sharpen filters .............................................................................................. 68
Edge Enhancement filter .............................................................................. 69
Emboss filter ................................................................................................. 69
Unsharm Mask filter ..................................................................................... 70
More Options tool ............................................................................................ 71
Descreen ....................................................................................................... 72
Scan Quality ................................................................................................. 73
Gray Scan CCD Filter .................................................................................. 73
Use Linear Gamma Curve ............................................................................ 73
The Window Expansion button ................................................................... 74