User manual

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartet
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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To make an image lighter or darker
First apply automatic highlight and shadow setting in one of the following ways
EITHER:
Activate Highlight/Shadow Setting in the Auto Functions section of the Magic Touch window.
OR:
1 • Open the Highlight/Shadow window.
2 • Click on Auto Setup... to open the Auto Setup window.
3 • If desired, activate the CMY Average Highlight check box and type in dot percents for C, M
and Y. The default values are C=5, M=3, Y=3.
4 • If desired (especially recommended when scanning reflectives), activate the Auto Shadow
check box.
5 • Set the Auto menu to either Open, Auto & Close or Open & Auto.
6 • Click on OK to return to the Highlight/Shadow window.
7 • Click on Auto to apply the new settings to the image.
The Auto Setup settings will now be remembered and will be applied to all your scans automat-
ically until you change the settings.
To learn more about Auto Setup for highlight and shadow – see page 165.
If the image is too dark or too light after automatic highlight/shadow adjustment
1 • Open the Highlight/Shadow window.
2 • Drag the histogram (bar graph) and observe the effect in the feedback window.
To learn more about the histogram – see page 161.
• To make the image lighter, drag the right-hand end of the histogram farther
to the right.
• To make the image darker, drag the left-hand end of the histogram farther to
the left.