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8 • Scanning color negatives

ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro

• When Auto is chosen for Full Exposure or No Exposure, ColorQuartet reproduces the extreme

highlight or shadow point it finds in the negative, without considering how representative it is

of the actual image content.

• When Area % is chosen, ColorQuartet moves the true highlight or shadow value to the edge of

the histogram. Visually, this appears as cutting off the “tail” of the histogram. It prevents the

highlights coming out too dark or the shadows coming out too light, respectively.

• How much is cut off depends on the values you enter in the text fields next to Area %. Note

that very small values (less than 1%) are sufficient.

• When Fixed Density is chosen, you can manually adjust the histograms by dragging them with

the mouse to cut off false highlights and shadows. Check the effect in the feedback window

and readjust until you are satisfied.

• Note that you can choose Auto, Area % or Fixed Density independently of each other for Full

Exposure and No Exposure.

What to do when the crop area has no strong highlight and/or shadow

In some cases, you may want to crop a part of the image that does not contain a strong highlight

or strong shadow. To get an accurate highlight/shadow setting and tonal distribution, do the

following:

1 • Draw a crop frame that includes both highlight and shadow parts of the image and double-

click inside the frame to open the Scan Setup window.

2 • Open the Negative Proﬁle window, set Full Exposure and No Exposure to Auto, and adjust

the image as described under “

Previewing and scanning negatives.”

3 • Set Full Exposure and No Exposure to Fixed Density. You can now move or adjust the crop

frame to the desired part of the image and the distribution of tones will stay the same.

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