User manual

18 • Gradation (tonal distribution)
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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2 • To change the default curve, click anywhere on the curve to produce one or more “han-
dles.” Drag the handles until the desired effect is observed in the feedback windo
w.
3 • When finished, click on OK or open another color tool.
How to keep saturated colors saturated
When a gradation curve is used to lighten an image, saturated colors will tend to become
washed out.
The Saturation Limit function in the Gradation window compensates for this by preventing
colors above a given chr
oma value (color intensity) from being affected by the gradation
curve. It should normally be activated.
To set the threshold of the Saturation Limit, move the slider and observe the effect in the feed-
back window.
Adjusting gradation automatically
When you scan with Magic Touch, ColorQuartet will automatically optimize the gradation of
each image if you activate Gradation in the Auto Functions section of the Magic
Touch window.
When you scan with Scan Setup, there are two ways of achieving automatic gradation adjust-
ment:
Both kinds of automatic gradation adjustment are based on an analysis of each individual
image as well as your specification (via the Guide menu) of how big a gradation change you
want to apply.
For a standard adjustment of the gradation, set the Guide menu in the Gradation window or
Auto Gradation Setup window to 100%. (This is also the level that is applied by Magic Touch.)
Choose a lower value if you want gradation changes to be applied to a lesser degree, and a
higher value if you want them to be applied to a greater degree.
If you do not want automatic gradation adjustment at all, set the Guide menu to None.
You will find that even small changes in the curve will produce a
noticeable effect on the image.
For any given image, you can manually set the Guide menu in the Gradation
window to let ColorQuartet adjust the gradation.
You can use Auto Gr
adation Setup to give ColorQuartet a default instruction
about whether you want gradation to be adjusted automatically or not, and
to what extent.