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4-22 ScanWizard Pro TX User’s Guide

Using the Filter Tool

The Filter tool is used to apply special effects to your

images. Several filters are provided in ScanWizard

Pro TX, including Blur / Blur More, Sharpen /

Sharpen More, Emboss, and Edge Enhancement.

In the example here, the original is a bit blurry to

begin with. The solution: Use the Unsharp Masking

filter to increase sharpness in an image.

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 PanelJob 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 image-

less frame position in the

Job PanelJob Panel

Job Panel. Then click

the

Prescan Prescan

Prescan button to obtain a prescan image.

3. Click the

Filter Filter

Filter tool in the

Settings Settings

Settings window. The

AIC:FilterAIC:Filter

AIC:Filter dialog appears.

4. Check the option,

Simulate Unsharp Mask EffectSimulate Unsharp Mask Effect

Simulate Unsharp Mask Effect

on Preview Imageson Preview Images

on Preview Images.

5. Check the option,

Apply Filter to LightnessApply Filter to Lightness

Apply Filter to Lightness

channel onlychannel only

channel only.

6. Select

Unsharp MaskingUnsharp Masking

Unsharp Masking from the Filter drop-

down menu. The

Unsharp MaskingUnsharp Masking

Unsharp Masking dialog

appears.

7. Adjust the

Strength Strength

Strength and

Mask Size Mask Size

Mask Size parameters

until you are satisfied with the effect displayed by

the thumbnail.

8. Click

OKOK

OK button to return to the Filter screen.

9. 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.

10.Click

OKOK

OK to confirm the correction.

Image corrected with Unsharp Masking filter tool

Original image