User manual

3 • Basic scanning procedures

ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro

Flipping or rotating the image

An image crop can be flipped and/or rotated, either to get a desired effect or to ensure that ver-

tical or horizontal objects in the image are properly aligned. The rotation functions are slightly

different in the Macintosh and PC versions of ColorQuartet.

Flipping or rotating to preset positions (Macintosh and PC)

1 • Check that the image’s feedback window is active.

2 • Use the Flip and Rotate commands in the tool bar or Color menu to get the desired effect.

Interactive free rotation (Macintosh)

1 • In the Preview window, place the cursor anywhere in the crop area you want to rotate and

hold down the Alt key.

2 • Drag the cursor to rotate the crop frame as desired.

Value-based free rotation (Macintosh)

If you know the rotation value you need, you can type it directly into the Scan Setup window.

1 • Set the Size & Resolution section of the Scan Setup window to Enlargement & Ruling or File

Size.

2 • In the Rotate text field, type in the desired number of degrees and press the tab key to con-

firm.

Feedback-based free rotation (PC)

In the PC version of ColorQuartet, free rotation can be done by drawing a line in the feedback

window to define the part of the image that you want to be horizontal or vertical. For example, if

a horizontal element in the image crop is not at a 90 degree angle to the crop frame, but should

The cursor will change shape, and a grid of white lines will appear to

use as a guide.

• This may be easiest if you place the cursor near the edge of the crop.

• Note that you cannot drag the crop frame past the outside borders of the

preview scan.

• A positive value rotates the image clockwise.

• A negative value rotates the image counterclockwise.