3.Adjust the settings until you are satisfied with the appearance of the image in the preview window. See the following table for guidelines on changing these settings.

Method

Description

 

 

Value fields

Type the value you want for the current option.

 

 

Slide bars

Move the slide bar until the preview looks correct.

 

 

Comparison

Click the Comparison icon next to the slide bar to

icons

display 3 or 5 comparison samples using different

 

settings. In the preview window, click the sample that

 

most closely reflects the image you want. That sample

 

is selected and placed in the middle position,* and a

 

different set of samples is displayed based on the

 

image you selected. Repeat this process until the

 

image sample you want is displayed in the middle

 

position; then double-click it and it reappears alone.

 

 

Highlight

Click the Color button below the Highlight or Shadow

and Shadow

slide bar; the mouse pointer changes to an

Color

eyedropper. Select the color you want to represent

buttons*

the highlights or shadows from the preview image.

 

When you select the color in the preview window, the

 

button turns that color.

 

 

*You cannot choose the Highlight and Shadow Color buttons when the preview window is displaying comparison samples.

Note:

Appendix A lists the available ranges for the image controls.4.When the image in the preview window looks the way you want, click OK.5.You can now scan the image into your application.

You can reset any preview image you’ve modified by choosing the Reset button below the Image Controls icon on the advanced screen.

Using Special Effects 4-5