User manual POLAROID POLACOLOR INSIGHT PRO VERSION 5.0

[. . . ] Polaroid PolaColor Insight Software User's Guide for Power Macintosh and Windows applications © 2000 Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. "Polaroid", "SprintScan", "PolaColor" and "IQA" are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation. Ver 5. 0 12/11/00 Table of Contents 1 Introduction What's New in Version 5. 0 Features Compatible scanners What you can scan Output file choices Preview scan Correction and enhancement Final scan Batch scan Saving scan settings System requirements Power Macintosh systems Windows systems How to use this manual Windows 2000 and NT Installation Notes Scanner connection and setup instructions Getting assistance 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 2 2 Quick start Typical PolaColor Insight software workflow Typical scanning steps 3 PolaColor Insight basics Navigating in the PolaColor Insight window Menus File menu Edit menu View menu Scanner menu Scripts & Tools menu Help menu Apple menu Contextual and shortcut menus Macintosh contextual menus Windows shortcut menus Toolbar buttons Status Bar Help Features 21 21 21 23 23 26 27 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 35 3 4 Getting started Starting the PolaColor Insight program Choosing a scanner Naming a job Saving and using job settings Choosing settings for first-time use Creating new default job settings Exporting current job settings for later use Importing job settings Changing preferences Preview Edit Scanning General How to change the preferences 5 Previewing your scan Preview overview Choosing film and monitor profiles Choosing a predefined cropping format Doing a preview scan Previewing with single-frame scanners Previewing with multiple-frame scanners Flipping the picture Rotating the picture Cropping the preview 36 36 37 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 47 47 48 50 51 52 4 6 Correcting and enhancing the image Correction overview Using split view Zooming and panning Zooming in Zooming out Panning Automatically adjusting lightness Manually adjusting lightness Enhancing detail in light and dark areas Manually adjusting contrast Automatically removing color cast Removing color cast with the gray eyedropper Manually adjusting color balance Adjusting color saturation Converting a color image to black-and-white Identifying the brightest or darkest area Identifying the brightest highlight Identifying the darkest shadow Adjusting eyedropper levels Adjusting highlights, midtones, shadows with tone curves About tone curves Adjusting the tone curves 55 55 56 58 58 59 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 65 66 67 67 68 69 69 70 71 72 5 6 Correcting and enhancing the image (continued) Displaying and using a histogram Displaying the histogram Using the histogram to enhance the image Adjusting sharpness Reducing dust spots 7 Performing the final scan Final scan overview Final scan tips Choosing an image resolution Choosing scanning quality Choosing units of measure Scaling the image Cropping the final scan Using fixed size output Selecting an output profile Doing the final scan Batch scanning Preparing the images for batch-scanning Performing the batch-scan Using Binuscan with PolaColor Insight Ejecting the film carrier 73 73 73 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 80 81 82 82 84 86 86 88 89 90 6 8 Scanning and printing tips 91 Scanning tips 91 Choosing the correct film and display profiles 91 Adjusting lightness first 92 Trying all color cast removal tools 92 Turning autofocus off for faster scans 93 Scanning black and white slides 94 Printing tip 94 Scanning multiple areas of one image (Macintosh only) 94 Setting up for multiple-area scanning 95 Performing a multiple-area scan 95 Scanning with other applications 96 Selecting a scratch disk 97 Tips for using color profiles 98 Embedding color profiles to improve results 98 About embedded color profiles 98 When to embed a profile 99 When not to embed a profile 99 Workflow for embedding when saving in raw format 100 Workflow for embedding when using PolaColor Insight for editing 101 Using Profiles with Photoshop and Windows 2000 or NT 103 Naming Profiles in Adobe Photoshop Software 104 7 8 Scanning and printing tips (continued) Problem-solving tips Troubleshooting SCSI problems Settings for Adaptec 2940 or 3940 SCSI adapters Correcting "Insufficient Memory" message (Macintosh) Correcting blank Profiles popup (Macintosh) Correcting "Scanner Not Found" message Removing green tint from thumbnails Updating scanner firmware Software license agreement 105 105 105 106 107 108 108 108 110 8 1 Introduction PolaColor Insight is a simple software program designed for use with most Polaroid SprintScan film scanner models. With PolaColor Insight software, you scan a positive or negative transparency (color slide, color negative, black-and-white slide, blackand-white negative). [. . . ] If you do not want to keep the change, click Undo Color Wheel Cast Removal on the Edit menu. 65 Adjusting color saturation Color saturation is the intensity, or purity of a color. The saturation tool enables you to make precise adjustments if the image is too faded or too strongly colored. If the image is undersaturated, increase the color intensity by moving the slider to the right. If oversaturated, decrease the color intensity by moving the slider to the left. Tip: Move the slider in small increments by typing a new value in the Saturation box. A saturation setting of -100 (extreme left position) creates a black-and-white (grayscale) image, which is stored as an 8-bit grayscale image when the image is scanned. If you do not want to keep this change, click Undo Saturation Adjustment on the Edit menu. 3 Try another Saturation value as needed. 66 Converting a color image to black-and-white You can use PolaColor Insight to save a color image as a black and white (grayscale) image. "B&W" appears above the slider in place of a numerical value. If you do not want to keep a change, click Undo Saturation Adjustment on the Edit menu. Identifying the brightest or darkest area PolaColor Insight provides tools for automatically or manually identifying points in the image that should be pure white (usually the brightest highlight) or pure black (usually the darkest shadow). After these points are identified, the software adjusts the tone of the entire image to extend from pure white to pure black. Note: These tools are disabled when "Process Final Scan with Work Space Color Profile" is enabled on the Scan tab of the Preferences box. Identifying the brightest highlight is useful for: · Brightening highlights that have a "muddy" look. 67 Identifying the darkest shadow is useful for: · Darkening shadows. Note: You may want the brightest highlight or darkest shadow to be a level other than pure white or pure black. 2 To identify the brightest highlight automatically, click the Auto Highlight button. To define the highlight manually, click the white eyedropper button and then click a bright highlight or another point in the image that should be pure white. The effect of the change becomes visible in the image and in the tone curve in the lower-right of the panel. (See "About tone curves" on page 71 for more information. ) To reset the brightest highlight to its original setting: On Macintosh systems, hold the Ctrl key and click the image. Then click Reset Curves Tools on the contextual or shortcut menu. 68 Identifying the darkest shadow 1 Click the Curves tab. 2 To identify the darkest shadow automatically, click the Auto Shadow button. To identify the shadow manually, click the black eyedropper button and then click a deep shadow or another point in the image that should be pure black. [. . . ] If you decline to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement, thereafter you may restart the installation and accept the terms and conditions or return the Software to the place you obtained it for a full refund. Polaroid grants to you the right to use one copy of the accompanying Polaroid Software on a single terminal connected to a single computer (i. e. , with a single CPU). You may not network the Software or otherwise use it on more than one computer or computer terminal at the same time. The Software is owned by Polaroid or its suppliers and is protected by United States Copyright Laws and International Treaty provisions. [. . . ]