Kodak 2.5.5 manual

Release Notes English oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 including oXYgen Scan for Scientific Resear ch Internal 739-00249 A-EN Rev A graphics.kodak.com[...]

Copyright © 2005 K odak. All r ights reserved. Creo , Ev erSmar t, and oXYgen ar e tr ademarks of K odak. Adobe, A crobat, Ad obe Illust rator , Distiller , Photoshop, P ostScrip t, and P ageMaker are trademarks of Adobe S ystems Incor po ra ted . Apple, iM ac, Pow er Macintosh, Mac OS, AppleShare, A ppleT alk, T rueT ype, ImageW r iter , and Lase[...]

Contents 3 Contents Overview ..................................................................................................................................... ................... 1 oXYgen Scan for Scientific Research ............................................................................................ ............. 1 Version Highlights .[...]

4 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes[...]

Overview Ko d a k o X Y g e n Scan version 2.5 .5 software (CD 634-00277D) supports Ko d a k Eve r S m a r t Sup reme II an d Ko d a k E v e r S m a r t Select II scanners, as well as Ko d a k Eve r S m a r t Sup reme an d Ko d a k E v e r S m a r t Select scanners w ith FireWire connecti v ity . Its features include a 16-bit mode for black-and-whi[...]

2 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes V ersion Highlights oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 softwa re provid es the follo w ing new feature s and enhancemen ts: • Di rec t a cces s to oXYgen Scan for Scientific R esearch softwar e. For details abou t this software, which includ es specialized tools and new Setup dialog bo x options, see the oXYge n S[...]

3 Installation Procedure on Mac OS X 1. Insert the software CD and leav e it in the CD-ROM during installation. 2. Double-clic k the oXYgen Scan 2.5.5 icon. 3. In th e oXYgen Scan V er . 2.5.5 window , you can install an y or all of the following items b y double-clicking the r elated icon: • oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 • oXYgen Scan for Scientif[...]

4 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes 8. Click Cho ose . The installation star ts. W hen the installation is complete, a message info r ms you that the softwar e is succ essfully installed. 9. Click Quit . 10. Re star t the comput er . T he oXYgen V ersion Folder window opens. 11. Install the other ve rsion if you requir e. Application Folder F[...]

5 Recommendations On the internal hard disk, y ou should hav e free space that is at least three times the size of the scanned file. This space is f or temporar y use by the scanner . Documentation Folder The following documents ar e located in the Documentation folder on the oXYgen Scan software CD . • oXYge n Scan V ersion 2.5.5 R elease Notes [...]

6 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Feature Details Numbered Mask Display N umbers appear on the mask displa y , indicating the order in whi ch the images are scanned. Tip: The recommended scanning or der is to start from the top of the right column, downwards, and continuing fr om the top of the next column to the left.[...]

7 Removing the Moire Ef fect in Copydot Scans T o remov e the moire effect that appears with screens of more than 175 lpi that hav e mesh angles of 0 in. and 45 in. use the Excellent scanning mode. 1. On the keyboard, pr ess CMD + L to open the Scanning M ode dialog box. 2. On the CopyDOT tab , selec t Excellent . 3. Click OK .[...]

8 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes 16-bit B/W Mode 16-bit B/W is a new scanning mode for scanning B/W images, as well as R GB images, that addr esses the ever -increasing need for archi val of analog images as digital media. Man y analog or iginals are historical black-and-white negativ e images. T o ensure that these images are pr eser ved [...]

9 Negative End Points Dialog Box The N egative End P oints dialog bo x for use in B/W N egative mode has le ss options that the N egative End P oints dialog bo x used for general purposes.[...]

10 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Producing a Gray Image from a Black-and -white or Color Original T o produce a gray image from a black-and-whit e or color orig inal, you can use either of the follo wing input profiles: • T r_ES_Gray: F or use with t ransparent originals • Ref_ES_Gray : For use with reflectiv e orig inals Scanning Bla[...]

11 Defining a Crop Area for Analysis Y ou can sp ecify that only part of the crop is used for the cr op analysis. If y ou do not use this option to define a cro p area, the default for the crop anal ysis is 90%. 1. Select Setup>Operations Modes or on the keyboard press C MD +K. 2. In the Operation Mode P refere nces dialog box, select the Define[...]

12 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes 5. Pr ess S HIFT and the up and down arrow k eys to adjust the area for the cr op analysis, if necessa r y . 6. In the Setup di alog box, clic k Apply to perform the crop analysis. Using a Naming Convention U se the Automatic Naming Setu p option in oXY gen Scan software to assign a prefix, suffix, and ind[...]

13 3. T o include a suffix: a. Click the t op button in the dialog bo x. b. Click the Suf fix check box. c. Enter a suffix. The suffix appears aft er the indexing numbers in the filename (for example, if red is the suffix, then the filename might be house_1_r ed). 4. T o set the first index number for a series of image, select the Automatic Image I[...]

14 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Known Limitations • The metadata featur e is not fully functional. • If y ou open a DT file created with an earlier oXYgen Scan version, y ou must use input profiles from an earlier oXYgen Scan version. • After y ou manually adjust cast factors, you must quit and r estar t the oXYgen Scan software. ?[...]