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16 • MouseFree • Practical examples
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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MouseFree Tutorial 2 • Auto-scanning with several types of templates
ScanMate flatbed scanners are delivered with a set of standard mounting templates for images
of various sizes (24 x 36 mm, 6 x 6 cm, etc.). Each template has a code that lets the scanner rec-
ognize the template’s format.
You can set up MouseFree mode to apply a specific scan setup every time a certain type of tem-
plate is detected:
1 • From ColorQuartet’s ScanFlow menu, choose ScanFlow Control. In the window that
appears, set the ScanFlow menu to Off.
2 • Mount an image in the standard 24 x 36 mm template and place the template in the scan-
ner. Make a preview scan of the whole template.
3 • From the ScanFlow menu, choose Apply Crop Layout. In the window that appears, choose
the relevant standard layout (Template 24 x 36).
4 • Open the Highlight/Shadow tool, open the Auto Setup dialogue, and set the parameters as
desired. If you want the highlight for each image in the template to be set automatically, set
the Auto mode in the Highlight/Shadow window to Open, Auto and Close. Close the High-
light/Shadow window.
5 • If desired, you can also activate the Auto Setup functions for Gradation, Saturation and/or
Gray Balance in the same way as Highlight/Shadow.
6 • If you want to use any other color tools, apply them to the image. The Correction History
will automatically be saved together with the scan setup in step 8.
7 • In the Sc
an Setup window, click on Ready to Scan.
8 • From ColorQuartet’s ScanFlow menu, choose Save Scan Setup. Save the file into the Scan
Setups folder in the ColorQuartet X.X folder and give it a name that will be easy to recognize
later (for example: Scan Setup for 24 x 36).
9 • From the ScanFlow menu, choose Crop Layout Editor. In the window that appears, choose
the relevant standard crop layout (Template 24 x 36), activate the Preferred Scan Setup
check box and choose the scan setup you defined above. Then click on Save.
10 • Close the Preview window – a dialogue will appear to warn you that there are jobs in the
queue. Click on Cancel Jobs!
If you repeat the above procedure for a different type of template, you will be able to see how
MouseFree chooses the relevant scan setup depending on what type of template is placed in the
scanner.