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Image Dimension controls ...................................................................... 5-44
How to use the Input-Output dimensions ....................................................5-45
How to use the Aspect Lock .........................................................................5-46
Scaling ...........................................................................................................5-47
Image Adjustment controls ..................................................................... 5-48
Auto (Automatic Contrast Control) .............................................................5-48
Color Correction / DCR................................................................................5-50
Image-Enhancement Tools ..................................................................... 5-51
What the Image Enhancement tools are ......................................................5-52
Using the Advanced Image Enhancer dialog box ........................................ 5-53
The Action Buttons in the AIE dialog box...................................................5-54
Brightness, Contrast and Exposure tool.......................................................5-55
The BCE screen (for grayscale and color) ..............................................5-56
The BCE screen (for line art) ...................................................................5-57
How to use the BCE tool...........................................................................5-58
Tints tool .......................................................................................................5-59
The Tints screen ........................................................................................5-60
How to use the Tints tool ..........................................................................5-61
Shadows and Highlights tool ........................................................................5-62
The Shadows and Highlights screen ........................................................5-63
How to read and correct a histogram ......................................................5-65
How to use the Shadows and Highlights tool ..........................................5-66
Curve tool ......................................................................................................5-67
How to read the curve............................................................................... 5-67
Sample images and their curves ............................................................... 5-68
The Curve screen ......................................................................................5-69
Using the curve buttons ............................................................................5-70
How to use the Curve tool ........................................................................5-71
Filters tool .....................................................................................................5-72
Blur filters .................................................................................................5-73
Sharpen filters ........................................................................................... 5-73
Edge Enhancement filter ..........................................................................5-74
Emboss filter ............................................................................................. 5-74
Unsharp Masking ......................................................................................5-75
More Options tool .........................................................................................5-76
Use linear Gamma Curve ......................................................................... 5-76
Scan Quality ..............................................................................................5-77
Gray Scan CCD Filter ..............................................................................5-77
Descreen .................................................................................................... 5-78
The Window Expansion button .............................................................. 5-79
The Information Window............................................................................... 5-80
Elements of the Information window..................................................... 5-80
Using the Zoom Level Display .............................................................. 5-81
Using the Cursor Locator ....................................................................... 5-81
Using the Color Meter Display............................................................... 5-82
Using the Sample Size button ................................................................ 5-84
Value and Percent..........................................................................................5-84
Sample Size Options.....................................................................................5-85
Using the Pixel Display .......................................................................... 5-85