User manual

3 • Basic scanning procedures

ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro

Choosing an output file format

ColorQuartet lets you save your scans in a variety of common file formats.

• Choose the desired format from the File Format menu in the Scan Setup

window.

• ColorQuartet will remember your choice until you change it.

• The possibilities are:

• Some tips for choosing a format:

• You can embed ICC output profiles in your TIFF and JPEG scans so the profiles can be read by

third-party programs such as Photoshop. For Macintosh, this feature is available if you have

ColorSync 2.6 or higher. At the time of writing, information about how to set up Photoshop to

make use of embedded profiles could be found on Apple’s web site at:

http://www.apple.com/creative/ama/0102s/photoshop.html

• DCS...

• TIFF CMYK

• TIFF Lab

• TIFF RGB

• TIFF RGB 16 Bit

• TIFF Grayscale

• TIFF Grayscale 16 Bit

• TIFF Line Art

• Targa...

• EPS CMYK

• EPS RGB

• EPS Grayscale

• EPS Line Art

• JPEG CMYK...

• JPEG RGB...

• JPEG Grayscale...

• Scitex CT

• TIFF Lab produces a file suitable for exchanging with other programs or for

creating separations later. The colors of the image are defined in absolute

terms, independent of any input or output devices.

• The JPEG file formats can be used for compressing the image data. They are

often used for Internet applications.