HP 6200C manual Changing highlights, Bringing out details in light areas

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Changing highlights

The Highlights control in the Exposure Adjustment tool lets you select the lightest printable value in the image. This gives coverage to areas that would otherwise remain the color of the paper. You may change highlights to:

■lighter to bring out details

■darker to minimize details

The range for the number in the Highlights field is set in the Preference Controls tab (see page 47).

UP spin button

field

Highlights

control

slider

DOWN spin button

T I P

You can change the amount of tonal resolution per color available for correction in the Exposure Adjustment tool (see

page 47).

Bringing out details in light areas

To bring out details in the light areas of the image, decrease the number in the Highlights field:

■Click on the left side of the slider,

–or –

■type a lower number in the Highlights field, then press Tab or Enter,

–or –

■click the DOWN spin button next to the Highlights field.

Highlights set at 215

Highlights set at 122

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Adjusting images of

pictures

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➮HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide

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Contents HP PrecisionScan Pro Features Restricted Rights Legend Support for your new productHow to use this online document Contents Scanning text Scanner W s c a n n i n g w o r k s What can you scan?F u s e r s Place the picture on the scannerPushing the button on the scanner Using the Windows Start menuStart the scanning software A t i s T W a I N ? Launching from another programConfigure the Scan button 2A tour of the scanning software2 Scanning software window A n MenusE w I tT p u t T y p e O l s Displays the HP ScanJet Automatic Document L pO l b a r B u t t o n s ToolbarEnlarging the preview area Preview areaInfo bar ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍Status bar Selection area pointers Context-sensitive pointersWhat’s This Help pointer Ready pointerTyping pointer Pixel value pointersDocking a tool Image adjustment toolsDisplaying a tool Closing a toolImages to be displayed on a monitor Output Resolution toolAutoResolution Custom resolution100 150 300 Images to be printedSharpen Level tool Dimensions tool HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Exposure Adjustment tool ➍ ➋ Color Adjustment tool➊ ➍ ➋ Black & White Threshold toolHP PrecisionScan Pro Help Online HelpQuick Help in the scanning software window What’s This Help in the scanning software windowVideos HP ScanJet CoachTo view an online manual from the scanning software Online manualsTo view an online manual from the Desktop Dimensions tool values output size and output scale Save and re-use adjustment settingsSaving a set of settings Deleting a set of settings Loading a set of settingsOpening the HP PrecisionScan Pro Preferences dialog box Set preferencesScanner tab To change settingsMaximum Pixel Depth Preview scan when scanner button is pushedBest Quality Scaling Best Quality SharpeningSelection Area tab Automatically set the output type after selection Automatically adjust exposure after selectionAutomatically adjust color after selection Automatically create selection area after a mouse clickTo delete a resolution default Resolution tabTo add a resolution default Controls tab 3Scanning pictures Quick scan Optional adjustmentsBasic steps for scanning pictures Preview scan Using the Scan button to Preview scanUsing the scanning software to Preview scan Create a selection area Clicking to create a selection area Removing the selection area Drawing to create a selection areaSelecting the entire zoomed area Selecting the entire preview areaUse the handles on the border Adjusting the size of selection areaUse the Dimensions tool Moving the selection areaPerforming a Zoom scan Zoom scanReturn to the preview image Undo Zoom Using Undo ZoomSet the output dimensions To set units Setting unitsScaling output as a percentage of the original Typing values for output width and height Locking values for output dimensionT p u t t y p e s f o r p i c t u r e s Choose an output typeChanging the output type Type of original Suggestions for choosing output type4Adjusting images Pictures Adjustments for color output types Tools for making adjustmentsAdjustment Tool Adjustments for Black & White Scalable vector output type Adjustments for Grayscale output typeAdjustments for Black & White Bitmap raster output type Sharpen Changing the sharpen level Applying the default sharpen levelApplying the default exposure settings Adjust exposureUsing the Exposure Adjustment tool Bringing out details in light areas Changing highlightsBringing out details in dark areas Changing shadowsBrightening the image Changing midtones brightnessPixel distribution histogram RGB Meter Using the RGB MeterChecking for clipping of pixels Viewing and removing clipped dark areas Viewing and removing clipped light areasChanging output levels Setting pixel output levelsHP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide Changing color balance Adjust colorMoving the indicator circle Decreasing the amount of color Changing color saturationIncreasing the amount of color Click the Auto button in the Color Adjustment tool Applying the default color settingsResolution settings for photographs Set output resolutionApplying the default resolution Resolution settings for drawingsSet threshold for black and white bitmaps Applying the default thresholdScan a picture From the Tools menu, select B & W Threshold Changing the black and white thresholdEliminating a color from the image Set color channel for black and white bitmapsExamples of changing color channels 5Scanning text Scan and convert a block of text L e c t i n g T e x t Drag-and-drop to another programSave to a file Copy to the ClipboardScan a whole 6Saving scanned Images How you can use the image Print the image Drag-and-drop to another program Drag-and-drop to the Desktop Pasting the image Copy to the ClipboardCopying the image FlashPix .fpx Save to a fileFile formats Bitmap Image .bmpTiff Image .tif GIF Image .gifJpeg Image .jpg Text File .txtReducing file size Saving the file7Scanning 35mm Slides7 Placing the slide and the adapter 35mm slide adapterScan the slide Index Saving image to Help 19 Output Type 17 Scan 15 Tools 18 View To a file 92, 93, 100, 102 scaling 30 Sharpen Level 29, 68 Tools menu 18 ToolTips