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Phone: 510-523-8233 www.sybex.com 41978Indx.qxd 5/28/03 9:03 AM Page 191 Index Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. A Scan Control window, 48–49, 49 bits Abs. Colorimetric option, 171 scan type, 47–48 in grayscale mode, 13 accessing auto-adjustment tools, 46–47 for pixel values, 3–4, 3 DC-VLT images, 187 applying, 52 brightness, 76–79, 76, 79–80 ICC profiles, 165, 166 for complex color line art, Brightness tool, 77–79 PhotoCD image libraries, 189 144, 144 bytes acquiring for manual scanning, 62, 63 in grayscale mode, 13 ICC profiles, 165, 166 results of, 69 for pixel values, 3–4, 3 images, 38–39. See also Auto Contrast setting, 52, 53 automatic scanning; manual Auto Frame Inset setting, 51 scanning Auto Sharpen option, 116 C ACR (Adaptive Color Restoration) Auto tab, 49, 49 Calibrated auto-adjustment tool, 47 tool, 102–103, 103 Auto Threshold Highlight setting, calibration, 42–43 activating 49–50, 51 frequency of, 45 HDR tool, 181, 181 Auto Threshold Shadows setting, IT8 target for, 34, 43–45, 43, 45 scan frames, 152 49–50, 51 Calibration option for color, ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), auto unsharp masks, 115–116 165–166 25–26 Automatic option for color, 166 capturing. See scanning Add Preview button, 159 automatic scanning, 41 CCD scanners Add Single Image From Film Strip calibration for, 42–45, 43, 45 configurations for, 26–27, 27 button, 158 completing, 58 operation of, 24–26, 25–26 additive color, 14 prescans for. See prescans CCDs (charge coupled devices), 23 Adjust Image Automatically option, scanner and image preparation channels, 6–8, 7 159 for, 42 CIELab mode, 17 Adobe Color Engine CMM, 162 AutoPip Middle Factor setting, CIELab option for output, 167 AdobeRGB1998 profile, 168 51–52 clean scans for sharpening, 120 albums, 187–188, 189 cleaning scanner surfaces, 42 analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), CMMs (color management 25–26 B modules), 162, 164, 164 Apple Macintosh system background removal in complex line CMS tab, 165, 166 requirements, 32 art, 139, 139 Color Management pane, archiving images, 174 batch scanning, 154 165–167 Ask Jeeves search engine, 40 bit depth, 5, 8 Embedded ICC Profiles pane, auto-adjustment options and channels, 6–8, 7 171, 172 Auto Contrast, 52, 53 for complex line art, 137 exiting, 173, 174 Auto Frame Inset, 51 bitmap images Plug & Play CMYK pane, Auto Threshold Highlight and in line art, 134, 134 172–173, 173 Shadows, 49–50, 51 pixels in, 27 profile setup comparison, AutoPip Middle Factor, 51–52 vs. vector images, 2 171, 171 Color Cast Removal, 51 for drawing applications, 2–3, Profiles For ColorSync pane, Highlight Offset and Shadow 2–3 167–171, 168, 170–171 Offset, 50 for painting programs, 3–4, 3 CMYK color (four-channel) MidPip Fixed Target, 52 bitmap mode, 13 images, 7, 7 41978Indx.qxd 5/28/03 9:03 AM Page 192 192 ■ CMYK COLOR SPACE– DIGITAL SIGNALS CMYK color space, 162–163 Color Cast Removal setting, 51 D CMYK mode, 15–16, 15–16 Color channel mode selector, 77 Dark Contour setting, 119 color, 13, 87 Color LCD profile, 168 data sections in Expert Dialog, adding, 99, 100 Color-managed auto-adjustment 108–110, 108–111 bit depth for, 5 tool, 47 DC version, 185 color balance, 79 color management modules DC-VLT (Digital Camera Virtual color curves for, 82–84, (CMMs), 162, 164, 164 Light Table) version, 186–188, 83–84 Color Management pane, 165–167, 187, 189 Global Color Correction tool 166 Default Setting, 60 for, 80–82, 81–82 Color Settings dialog box, 169 defaults, ScanPilot, 150, 150 for highlights, 82 color spaces, 162–163 Defaults window, 49, 49 image results, 83, 85 ColorMatch profile, 168 CMS tab. See CMS tab across tonal range, 81–82, 82 Colormodel setting, 60 for manual scanning, 60–62, 62 color casts ColorSync CMM, 162 Defect Size setting, 128 histograms for, 73–74, 73 ColorSync option Defect Type setting, 128 removing, 74–76, 75 for color, 166 deleting saving, 74–75 for monitors, 166 job entries, 155 color gamuts, 14, 163, 163 for output, 167 scan frames, 153 curves for combined histogram mode, 66 Densitometer Radius setting, 60 for color balance, 82–84, commercial printing, 176 Densitometer window, 35 83–84 complex line art, 136 densitometers, 64–65, 64 for color correction, 92–95, color, 143–146, 144–147 for color numbers, 88 93–95 finishing scan for, 139 for fixed-PIP points, 88–89, densitometers for, 64, 88–92, histogram analysis for, 137–139, 88–89 88–92 138–139 for grayscale, 8, 9, 64 in line art, 140–141 setup and prescan for, 136–137 histograms for, 89–91, 89, 91 complex, 143–146, 144–147 compression for image adjustments and simple, 141–143, 142–143 in Expert Dialog, 111 tracking numbers, 90, 90 managing, 161–162 JPEG, 19–20 raw measurements for, 89–90, 89 color gamuts in, 163, 163 contrast for skin tone, 91–92, 92 color spaces in, 162–163 controlling, 78, 79–80 Descreening control window, ICC profiles for. See CMS overall, 96 121–122, 121 tab; ICC profiles in sharpening, 114–115, 114 descreening process, 121–123, output tips for, 174–177 Contrast control, 77 121–124 workflows in, 174, 175 converting light into digital signals, Design Tools Monthly, 40 matrix sets for, 97–98, 99 22–23, 22–23 desktop printing, 176 MidPip tool for, 95–96, 97 copying scan frame detailed line art, 136 modes for characteristics, 153 color, 143–146, 144–147 CMYK, 15–16, 15–16 curves finishing scan for, 139 Indexed Color, 17–18, 18 for color, 92–93, 93 histogram analysis for, 137–139, Lab, 16–17, 16–17 for adjustments, 94–95, 95 138–139 monochrome, 13, 14 for balance, 82–84, 83–84 setup and prescan for, 136–137 RGB, 14 for histogram corrections, Detection setting in SRD, 128 numbers for, 88, 98 94, 94–95 device profiles, 164 preset adjustments for, for image evaluation, 93–94, Device settings, 36 99–100, 100 93–94 diffuse highlights, 5 restoration of, 102–103, 103 for complex color line art, 146, Digital Camera Virtual Light Table saturation of, 99, 99 146–147 (DC-VLT) version, 186–188, selecting in Expert Dialog, 107–108, 107 187, 189 for adjustments, 97–98 custom profiles, 164 digital signals, converting light into, through masking, 100–101, customizing ScanPilot, 150–151, 151 22–23, 22–23 100, 102 41978Indx.qxd 5/28/03 9:03 AM Page 193 DIGITIZATION– HISTOGRAMS ■ 193 digitization, 21 fixed-PIP points, 88–89, 88–89 Gray Matrix 6 tab, 185, 185 dpi (dots per inch), 9–11 flatbed scanners, 24–26, 25 Gray profile, 169 dpi/dpcm button, 55 For HDR (High Dynamic Range) grayscale mode, 4, 13, 14 dpi setting, 38 Output option, 61 grayscale values, 8–9, 9 dpi slider, 38 four-channel (32-bit CMYK color) bit depth for, 5 drawing applications, 2–3, 2–3 images, 7, 7 densitometer for, 64 drum scanners, 23–24, 24 14 -> 8 Bit Grayscale scan type duplicating scan frames, 152 setting, 47 dust, SRD for, 126–131, 127, 42 -> 24 Bit Color scan type H 129–131 setting, 47 hard drive space requirements, 32 dynamic range of drum scanners, 24 48 Bit Color scan type setting, 48 HDR Scan Control window, 181, 181 48 Bit HDR color scan type HDR tool setting, 48 activating, 181, 181 E Frame-Set setting, 36 adjusting images in, 183–185, e-mail, images for, 176 Frame-sets, 153 184–185 edges Frame tab capturing images in, 180 in line art. See line art options in, 37–38, 37–38 opening images in, 182–183 in sharpening, 114–115, 114 for prescans, 52–58, 55, 57 help editing for scan frames, 151 in ScanPilot, 34, 150 color curves, 84 sources for, 40 Expert Dialog, 111 Help Text window, 34 HDR images, 183–185, 184–185 G Helptexts option, 150 job entries, 156, 156 Gamma-Gradation setting, 61 high-contrast edges in sharpening, PhotoCD images,