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4-10 ScanWizard Pro TX User’s Guide

Using the White & Black Points Tool

The

White & Black PointsWhite & Black Points

White & Black Points tool is used to change the

shadow and highlight points of an image. (See note on

next page for additional descriptions.)

By using this tool, you can manipulate an image to either

bring out the highlights in a very dark image, or bring out

more of the shadows in a very light image.

The

White & Black Points White & Black Points

White & Black Points tool can also be used to

neutralize the color cast in the highlight and shadow

regions.

In the example here, we need to set the shadows and

highlights, as well as correct the color cast on both

highlight and shadow regions.

1. Insert the film holder with the image to be corrected

into your scanner.

2. Click the

OverviewOverview

Overview button to start a thumbnail

overview of all your originals in the

Job Panel Job Panel

Job Panel window,

then click on the thumbnail to select the image. If

thumbnail overview is not required (

OverviewOverview

Overview

skipped), click directly on the imageless frame position

in the

Job PanelJob Panel

Job Panel. Then click the

Prescan Prescan

Prescan button to

obtain prescan an image.

3. Click the

White & Black PointsWhite & Black Points

White & Black Points tool in the

SettingsSettings

Settings

window. The

AIC:White & Black PointsAIC:White & Black Points

AIC:White & Black Points dialog

appears.

4. Be sure that the

Shadows Shadows

Shadows and

Highlights Highlights

Highlights check boxes

under

Auto Neutralize Auto Neutralize

Auto Neutralize options are “On” (default).

This helps neutralize the color cast in the shadow and

highlight areas of the image.

5. Click the

Auto Auto

Auto button. This will automatically optimize

the highlight and shadow points for the image.

6. Check the

PreviewPreview

Preview box so that the prescan image in

the

PreviewPreview

Preview window is updated with the latest

correction. The update is done in the background and

so may take a few moments to show.

7. Click

OKOK

OK to confirm the correction.

Image corrected with White & Black Points tool

Original image