User Guide

Microtek RDC Software Documentation
Subject: ScanWizard Pro Color Management Page 1
1 Introduction
Every color input or output device has its own gamut, i.e.
the range of colors they can produce. A successful artwork for
print or for online use relies on accurate color reproduction.
ScanWizard Pro provides complete color management solution for
scanning to let you achieve color consistency for your application.
To reproduce color accurately, you will have to setup your
color management system properly depending on the operating
system and the applications you’re using. It is not difficult process
but a bit tedious. You’ll need to consult their documentation for
more information.
ScanWizard™ Pro for Macintosh provides complete
scanning color management solution by being compatible with
common profile standards put by forth by the InterColor
Consortium (ICC), an association of major software developers.
ScanWizard Pro for Macintosh allows you to:
Ø Profile your scanner and create various scanner ICC profiles
Ø Select and apply scanner profiles to scan jobs
Ø Specify destination RGB and CMYK profile
Ø Support soft proof by compensating destination profile
with monitor display
Ø Embed ICC profile to scanned images
Ø Deliver uncorrected “raw” image data
With all these features, you may manage color by working
with ScanWizard Pro entirely. Or you may scan and then process
image with your favorite applications.
This document will explain the ScanWizard Pro for
Macintosh color management features and workflow in detail. You
will learn how all these features works together and how you can
take advantage of them.
2 Calibrating Your Monitor
Calibrating your monitor to obtain the proper monitor
profile is the first step to achieve high color consistence and
precision of color management. This will ensure the closest
possible match between your colors on-screen and those produced
by a scanner, a printer, a video display, or a different computer
monitor, and also between your colors in ScanWizard Pro and
other programs such as Adobe Photoshop™ 5.
Monitor ICC profiles may be created specifically by using
either one of the following utilities: