User manual

8 • SCANNING COLOR NEGATIVES

ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro

8•Scanning color negatives

Previewing and scanning negatives

When scanning negatives on a flatbed scanner, we recommend mounting them in a template. If

you don’t use a template, cover the sprocket holes in 35-mm negatives with red repro tape or

any other opaque or dark-colored tape to avoid stray light.

For best results when scanning negatives, use the following procedure, which exploits the Neg-

ative Proﬁle window to adjust both highlight/shado

w, gradation and gray balance. Preview

scanning can be done either from the

Magic Touch window or the Preview Setup window. After

previewing, the rest of the procedure is the same.

Previewing with Magic Touch

1 • In the Magic Touch window, choose Transmission, the desired type of output, the desired

size, scan resolution and file name, etc.

2 • Activate the Negative check box and choose the most relevant Film Type from the menu.

3 • Deactivate Do Jobs in the Auto Functions section so you will be able to adjust the image

before final scanning.

4 • Start preview-scanning by clicking on Scan.

5 • When the pr

eview scan appears on screen, double-click inside the desired image crop. This

will open the S

can Setup window and feedback window for that crop.

Continue with “

Adjusting the image and scanning it,” below.

Previewing with “Preview Setup”

1 • In the Preview Setup window, choose Transmission, activate the Negative check box, and

make a preview scan.

To start with, choose the profile that corresponds most closely to the

type of film the image was exposed on, or a custom profile that you

think will fit the film and the way it was exposed.

The image will be displayed negative in the Preview window, but positive

in the feedback window. The conversion in the feedback window is

based on the Negative Proﬁle you chose.