User`s guide

4-36 Microtek ScanWizard 5 User’s Guide (Macintosh)
This section contains important information on further steps you need to take to achieve color
matching across your devices. The procedures to be performed include monitor calibration and how
to set up ScanWizard 5 with the Apple ColorSync™ system and the Adobe Photoshop software.
Some recommendations are also given in order to achieve color matching across devices. For more
detailed information on the ColorSync or Adobe Photoshop functions covered in this section, refer to
the respective user guides of those programs.
Setting up the System (Monitor) Profile using ColorSync
ColorSync is Apple’s industry-standard color matching system. The notes below pertain to configur-
ing ColorSync to ensure that it works properly with ScanWizard 5.
Calibrating your monitor
Proper monitor calibration is important for achieving higher precision in color matching. Monitor
ICC profiles may be created specifically for your monitor by calibrating your monitor through the
following utilities:
• ColorSync 2.5 Monitors & Sound Control Panel Calibration function
• Adobe Gamma utility, from Adobe Photoshop 5.0
• Any third-party calibration programs or hardware calibrator
Color Matching for Advanced Users
If you have ColorSync 2.1.2 or earlier, do the
following:
1. In the ColorSync System Profile control
panel, select your desired System Profile
settings.
2. In the Monitors & Sound control panel, set
the Gamma to “Uncorrected Gamma”.
In addition, make sure you disable or remove
any utilities or third-party control panels that
alter monitor display. Your System Profile is the
profile describing the monitor you are using.
If you have ColorSync 2.5, do the following in
the exact order below:
1. Open the Monitors & Sound control panel to
select your desired profile in the Monitor
Profile list box.
2. Open the ColorSync Control Panel to verify
the desired monitor profile as the System
Profile.
The settings in these two control panels should
be the same. If you select a profile in Monitors
& Sound, your ColorSync System Profile will
change accordingly.
In addition, make sure you disable or remove
any utilities or third-party control panels that
alter monitor display.