AGFA FOTOLOOK 3.6 User manual

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FotoLook 3.6
Scanner-Macintosh
Fo t o L o o k 3 . 6 is a u se r-f rie n d ly sc an n in g so f tware p ro g ram f o r A g f a sc an n e rs .
Fo t o L o o k make s it e asy t o c ap t u re imag e s f ro m p h o t o g rap h ic o rig in als (c o lo r o r
b lack an d wh it e ), lin e -art , t ran sp are n t , o r n e g at iv e o rig in als an d t o man ip u lat e t h e
imag e s in a we ll-t h o u g h t o u t way .
P r e f a c e
C h a p t e r 1 — F o t o L o o k R e f e r e n c e
C h a p t e r 2 — P r o f i l e S e t u p
C h a p t e r 3 — S c a n n i n g R e f l e c t i v e a n d T r a n s p a r e n t O r i g i n a l s
C h a p t e r 4 — S c a n n i n g N e g a t i v e O r i g i n a l s
C h a p t e r 5 — B a t c h S c a n n i n g
C h a p t e r 6 — R a n g e
C h a p t e r 7 — C u r v e s
C h a p t e r 8 — S e l e c t i v e C o l o r C o r r e c t i o n
A p p e n d i x A — S h o r t c u t s
A p p e n d i x B — O v e r v i e w o f t h e S c a n n i n g P r o c e s s
A p p e n d i x C — W h e r e t o F i n d Y o u r U s e r - D e f i n e d F i l e s ?
A p p e n d i x D — S u p p o r t e d F i l e F o r m a t s i n F o t o l o o k S A
G l o s s a r y
I n d e x

Tr a d e ma r k s & Co n v e n t i o n s 2
Trademarks
A GFA an d t h e A g f a rh o mb u s are t rad e marks o f A g fa-Ge vae rt A G.
A rcu s, Co lo rTu n e , Du o S can , Fo t o L o o k an d Ho riz o n Ult ra are t rad e mark s o f A g f a-
Ge v ae rt N . V .
TFS is a t rad e mark o f A g f a-Ge v ae rt A G. , wh ic h may b e re g ist e re d in ce rt ai n
j u r i s d i c t i o n s .
A d o b e , A d o b e Gamma an d A d o b e P h o t o s h o p are t rad e mark s o f A d o b e S yst e ms
In co rp o rat e d , wh ich may b e re g is t e re d in ce rt ain ju ris d ict io n s.
Co lo rS yn c, P o we r Macin t o s h an d S ys t e m 8 are t rad e mark s o f A p p le Co mp u t e r,
I n c .
A p p le , Macin t o sh an d Mac O S are re g ist e re d t rad e mark s o f A p p le Co mp u t e r, In c.
Gamma is a t rad e mark o f K n o ll S o ft ware .
Q u arkXP re s s is a re g is t e re d t rad e mark o f Q u ark , In c o rp o rat e d .
O th e r p ro d u ct o r co mp an y n ame s are t rad e marks o r re g ist e re d t rad e marks o f t h e ir
re sp e c t iv e h o ld e rs.
Co p y rig h t © 2 0 0 1 A g fa-Ge vae rt N. V .
A ll rig h t s re s e rve d .
A ll s o f t ware an d h ard ware d e s c rib e d in t h is d o cu me n t are su b je c t t o c h an g e
wit h o u t an y n o t ic e .
Conventions
Th e f o llo win g c o n v e n tio n s are u se d in th is man u al:
❖ No t e : A n o t e o f t h is t yp e g iv e s yo u ad d it io n al in f o rmat io n .
! L is t e d it e ms are p re ce d e d b y a s o lid sq u are .
1 . Nu mb e re d s t e p s d e sc rib e t h e ac tio n s y o u mu st t ake to p e rf o rm a t ask.
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## Imp o rt an t t ip s g ive yo u imp o rt an t ad d it io n a l in f o rmat io n .
C A U T I O N : Re a d t h e s e c a u t i o n s v e r y c a r e f u l l y .

L i c e n s e A g r e e me n t 3
License Agreement
L i c e n s e A g r e e m e n t
L i m i t e d U s e L i c e n s e
T e r m
L i m i t e d W a r r a n t y a n d L i a b i l i t y
G e n e r a l

L i c e n s e A g r e e me n t 4
License Agreement
Yo u sh o u ld care f u lly re ad t h e f o llo win g t e rms an d c o n d it io n s b e f o re u s in g th is
so f tware . If y o u d o n o t ag re e wit h t h e se t e rms an d c o n d it io n s, y o u sh o u ld re t u rn
t h e p ack ag e wit h in 1 0 d ays o f p u rc h ase , t o g e th e r wit h p ro o f o f p u rc h ase , an d
yo u r mo n e y will b e re f u n d e d .
Wit h in t h is p ackag e yo u will f in d o n e o r mo re CD RO M(s ) c o n t ain in g co p ie s o f
co mp u t e r s o ft ware p ro g rams wh ich , o r p o rt io n s o f wh ich are o wn e d b y A g f a-
Ge vae rt N. V . (“ A GFA ” ) an d wh ic h may als o c o n tain co mp le t e s o ft ware p ro g rams
wh ich , o r p o rt io n s o f wh ich are o wn e d b y o t h e r p art ie s (“ t h e O th e r O wn e r s ” ) . T h i s
p ac kag e als o c o n tain s d o c u me n t at io n re lat in g t o t h e so f tware p ro g rams re f e rre d
t o ab o ve an d in t h is A g re e me n t t h e t e rms “ P ro g rams” will me an b o t h t h e s o f t ware
p ro g rams an d t h e re lat e d d o c u me n t at io n . A GFA an d t h e O th e r O wn e rs re t a i n
o wn e rs h ip o f t h e P ro g rams an d t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h is p ac kag e . Yo u , an d an y o t h e r
p e rso n ac q u irin g t h e P ro g rams p u rs u an t t o p arag rap h 6 (b ) b e lo w, are lic e n se d t o
u se th e P ro g rams o n t h e f o llo win g t e rms an d co n d it io n s:
Limited Use License
1 . (a) Yo u are g ran t e d a n o n -e xclu siv e lice n s e (“ t h e L ice n se ” ) t o u se t h e
P ro g rams o n ly o n t h e t e rms an d co n d it io n s se t in t h is A g re e me n t .
(b ) Yo u ag re e t o u se t h e so f tware s o le ly f o r yo u r o wn c u s to mary b u sin e s s o r
p e rso n al p u rp o se s .
2 . Th e P ro g rams may b e u se d o n ly b y yo u ; o n ly o n a sin g le co mp u t e r.
3 . (a) Yo u an d y o u r e mp lo y e e s an d ag e n t s will p ro t e ct t h e c o n fid e n t ial it y o f t h e
P ro g rams.
(b ) E xce p t as p ro vid e d in p arag rap h 6 (b ) b e lo w, y o u will n o t su b lice n s e , s e l l ,
le ase , re n t , d ist rib u t e , d isclo se o r o t h e rwise mak e t h e P ro g ram availab le t o
an y o t h e r p e rso n .
4 . (a) O t h e r t h an th e n o rmal u se o f t h e P ro g rams, o r t o make o n e b ack-u p co p y
o f t h e P ro g rams in th e mach in e re ad ab le f o rm, yo u may n o t c o p y o r
re p ro d u c e t h e P ro g rams, in wh o le o r in p art , f o r an y p u rp o s e .
(b ) Yo u will s e e t h at t h e P ro g rams c o n t ain c e rt ain co p yrig h t n o t ic e s . Y o u w i l l
re p ro d u c e an d in c lu d e all su ch co p yrig h t n o t ic e s o n an y co p y o r
re p ro d u c t io n yo u mak e ; an d y o u ac kn o wle d g e t h at an y o f su c h co p y o r
re p ro d u c t io n will b e o wn e d b y A GFA an d , if ap p licab le , t h e O th e r O wn e r s .
5 . Yo u may n o t alt e r, mo d if y o r ad ap t t h e P ro g rams . Yo u may n o t me rg e al l o r
an y p art o f t h e m in t o an y o t h e r co mp u t e r s o ft ware p ro g rams . Yo u may n o t
t ran slat e , d e c o mp ile o r d isasse mb le t h e P ro g rams o r, wit h o u t p rio r wri t t e n
p e rmissio n o f A GFA , cre at e an y c o mp u t e r s o ft ware p ro g rams o r o t h e r wo r d s
d e riv e d f ro m t h e P ro g rams.

L i c e n s e A g r e e me n t 5
6 . (a) Yo u may n o t su b -lic e n se , assig n o r t ran s f e r t h is L ice n se t o an y o t h e r
p e rso n , e it h e r in wh o le o r in p art , o t h e r t h an as p ro vid e d in 6 (b ) b e lo w.
(b ) Yo u may t ran sf e r yo u r rig h t s u n d e r t h e L ice n s e t o an o t h e r p e rso n
p ro vid e d t h at , at t h e same t ime o f t h e t ran sf e r:
(i) y o u p ass t h e P ro g rams (an d all co p ie s in yo u r c o n tro l) t o t h e
p e rso n ac q u irin g y o u r rig h t s u n d e r t h e L ice n se , an d
(ii) t h at p e rso n sig n s an d re t u rn s t o A GFA a Re g ist rat io n Card
(t h e re b y ag re e in g t o b e b o u n d b y t h e t e rms an d c o n d it io n s in t h e
L ic e n s e ). Re g is trat io n Card s are av ailab le f ro m A GFA u p o n re q u e st .
Fo llo win g s u ch t ran sf e r, all yo u r rig h t s u n d e r t h e L ice n se will p ass
t o t h e p e rso n acq u irin g t h e P ro g rams.
7 . If y o u vio lat e an y o f t h e ab o ve co n d it io n s , t h is L ice n se will t e rmin at e
a u t o m a t i c a l l y .
Term
Th e L ice n se is e f f e c tiv e u n t il t e rmin at e d . Yo u may t e rmin at e it at an y t i me b y s o
n o t if y in g A GFA in writ in g . It will also t e rmin at e u p o n th e co n d it io n s s e t e lse wh e re
in t h is A g re e me n t . Yo u ag re e t h at u p o n an y t e rmin at io n , y o u will imme d iat e ly
d e st ro y t h e P ro g rams t o g e t h e r wit h all c o p ie s, an d will imme d iat e ly n o t i f y A GFA
in writ in g th at s u ch d e st ru ct io n h as t ake n p lace .
Limited Warranty and Liability
1 . If y o u d is c o ve r an y p h ysical d e f e ct in th e me d iu m o n wh ich t h e P ro g r a m s
ap p e ar an d re t u rn it t o A GFA wit h in 9 0 d ays af t e r p u rch ase t o g e t h e r wit h
p ro o f o f p u rch ase , A GFA will re p lace t h e me d iu m at n o ch arg e t o y o u .
2 . A lt h o u g h A GFA h as t e st e d t h e P ro g rams an d re vie we d t h e d o c u me n t at io n ,
A GFA d o e s n o t warran t t h at t h e P ro g rams will me e t yo u r re q u ire me n t s, t h at
t h e y will f u n ct io n in e ve ry h ard ware / so f t ware e n viro n me n t o r t h at t h e ir
o p e rat io n will b e u n in t e rru p t e d o r e rro r f re e .
3 . O th e r t h an as st at e d in P arag rap h ab o v e , A GFA g ive s n o warran t ie s , an d in
an y e v e n t t h e O th e r O wn e rs make n o re p re s e n tat io n s an d g ive n o
warran t ie s, g u aran t e e s o r c o n d it io n s wh e t h e r e xp re ss o r imp lie d , b y s t at u t e
o r re co rd e d d at a, in re lat io n t o t h e p ro g rams, t h e ir q u alit y, d e scrip t io n ,
me rc h an t ib ilit y o r f it n e ss f o r an y p art icu lar p u rp o s e .
4 . In n o e ve n t wh at so e ve r sh all A GFA , an d O th e r O wn e rs , h ave liab ilit y f o r an y
sp e cial, in d ire ct o r co n s e q u e n t ial lo s se s o f p ro f it o r o t h e rwis e , o r f o r lo sse s
o f re co rd e d d at a, in re lat io n t o t h e u s e o r an y in ab ilit y t o u s e t h e P ro g rams.
5 . No d is t rib u t o r, d e ale r o r ag e n t o f A GFA is au t h o rise d t o mak e an y
mo d if ic at io n o r ad d it io n t o t h is st at e me n t o r limit e d warran t y an d lia b i l i t y .

L i c e n s e A g r e e me n t 6
General
1 . S h o u ld yo u h ave an y q u e s t io n s ab o u t t h is A g re e me n t y o u may c o n tact t h e
P ro d u ct Man ag e me n t CI/ DTP b y writ in g t o
A g fa-Ge vae rt N. V . at S e p t e st raat 2 7 , B -2 6 4 0 Mo rt se l, B e lg iu m.
2 . Th is A g re e me n t is g o ve rn e d b y t h e laws o f t h e c o u n t ry in wh ic h it was
p u rch ase d .
3 . If t h e P ro g rams are u se d wit h in a co u n t ry o f t h e E u ro p e an Co mmu n it y,
n o t h in g in t h is A g re e me n t s h all b e co n st ru e d as re s t ric tin g an y rig h t s
av ailab le u n d e r t h e E u ro p e an Co mmu n it y S o f t ware Dire ct ive , O . J. E u r.
Co mm (No . L . 1 2 2 ) 4 2 (1 9 9 1 ).
4 . If an y p ro v isio n o f t h is A g re e me n t is h e ld in v alid , t h e re main d e r o f t h i s
A g re e me n t sh all c o n t in u e in f u ll f o rc e an d e f fe ct .
Yo u ac k n o wle d g e t h at y o u h av e re ad t h is A g re e me n t , u n d e rs tan d all o f i t s
p ro visio n s an d ag re e t o co mp ly f u lly wit h t h e m. Yo u f u rt h e r ag re e t h at t h i s
A g re e me n t co n t ain s t h e c o mp le t e an d e xc lu sive s tat e me n t o f t h e ag re e me n t
b e t we e n y o u an d A GFA in re lat io n t o t h e P ro g rams, an d t h at it s u p e rse d e s an y
p ro p o sal o r p rio r ag re e me n t , o ral o r writ t e n , an d an y o t h e r c o mmu n icat io n s
re lat in g t o t h e s u b je ct mat t e r o f t h is A g re e me n t .

Co n t e n t s 7
Contents
Preface ..............................................................................................1 1
About Fotolook........................................................................................................................12
What’s New..............................................................................................................................13
About the Documentation ........................................................................................................14
How to Use this On-Line Guide? ......................................................................................14
How to Print this On-Line Guide? .....................................................................................15
Chapter 1 — Fotolook Reference ..............................................................1 6
Introduction.............................................................................................................................17
Interactive Mode ......................................................................................................................18
Overview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................19
Preview Scan Phase.......................................................................................................19
Final Scan Phase............................................................................................................20
Production Mode.....................................................................................................................21
Overview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................21
Final Scan Phase............................................................................................................22
Image Area ..............................................................................................................................22
Selection Coordinates ....................................................................................................24
Original....................................................................................................................................25
Reflective.......................................................................................................................25
Transparent....................................................................................................................25
Negative ........................................................................................................................26
Scan Area................................................................................................................................28
Save Current Position.....................................................................................................28
Mode ......................................................................................................................................31
Line-Art Mode ................................................................................................................31
Gray-Scale Mode ............................................................................................................31
Color RGB Mode.............................................................................................................34
Color CMYK Mode ..........................................................................................................36
Color Lab Mode..............................................................................................................37
Res./Size….............................................................................................................................38
Res./Size Dialog Box ......................................................................................................39
Gradation… .............................................................................................................................42
Gradation Editor..............................................................................................................43
Range…..................................................................................................................................44
Manual Scan Range Dialog Box .......................................................................................45
Threshold Dialog Box......................................................................................................45
Range Dialog Box...........................................................................................................46
Curves….................................................................................................................................52
Curve Editor...................................................................................................................53
Sel. Color….............................................................................................................................55
Selective Color Correction Dialog Box..............................................................................56
Descreen….............................................................................................................................61
Descreen Dialog Box ......................................................................................................61
Sharpening .............................................................................................................................62
Default Settings..............................................................................................................62

Co n t e n t s 8
Amount of Sharpness.....................................................................................................63
Advanced Parameters.....................................................................................................64
Saving your Settings.......................................................................................................68
Information Field ......................................................................................................................68
Info .........................................................................................................................................68
Info Dialog Box ...............................................................................................................69
Options...................................................................................................................................70
General..........................................................................................................................70
Settings.........................................................................................................................71
Work Flow ......................................................................................................................73
Floating Palette........................................................................................................................74
Adjusting the Sample Size ..............................................................................................75
Watchpoint Window .................................................................................................................76
Rotation/Mirror.........................................................................................................................77
Zoom ......................................................................................................................................78
Preview Position......................................................................................................................78
Batch Scanning .......................................................................................................................78
Chapter 2 — Profile Setup .......................................................................8 0
About Color Management.........................................................................................................81
What is ColorTune....................................................................................................................81
Calibrating your Monitor............................................................................................................82
Profile Setup on System level...................................................................................................84
ColorSync Profiles for Standard Devices (Displays) ...........................................................84
ColorSync Profiles for Documents ...................................................................................85
Profile Setup in FotoLook.........................................................................................................86
Color Mode RGB - CMYK - Lab.........................................................................................86
Gray-Scale Mode ............................................................................................................88
Profile Setup in Photoshop ......................................................................................................92
Photoshop 6.0...............................................................................................................92
Photoshop 5.0 and 5.5...................................................................................................94
Photoshop 5.0 LE..........................................................................................................97
Chapter 3 — Scanning Reflective and Transparent Originals ..........................9 8
In Interactive Mode...................................................................................................................99
Preview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................100
Final Scan Phase..........................................................................................................101
In Production Mode................................................................................................................102
Overview Scan Phase...................................................................................................102
Final Scan Phase..........................................................................................................103
Chapter 4 — Scanning Negative Originals.................................................104
General Tips ..........................................................................................................................105
Scanning Color Negative Originals ..........................................................................................106
Preview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................107
Final Scan Phase..........................................................................................................108
Customizing Color Negative Originals......................................................................................108
Overview Scan Phase...................................................................................................108
Preview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................110

Co n t e n t s 9
Scanning Black-and-White Negative Originals..........................................................................111
Overview Scan Phase...................................................................................................111
Preview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................111
Final Scan Phase..........................................................................................................111
Chapter 5 — Batch Scanning..................................................................112
Setting Batch Preferences .....................................................................................................113
Setting the Scan Settings.......................................................................................................115
Overview Scan Phase...................................................................................................115
Preview Scan Phase.....................................................................................................115
Start Batch Scanning..............................................................................................................117
Repeat Batch Scanning..........................................................................................................118
Repeat Batch Scanning for Small Jobs...........................................................................118
Repeat Batch Scanning for Large Jobs ..........................................................................118
Chapter 6 — Range ..............................................................................120
Range: Line-Art .....................................................................................................................121
Range: Reflective and Transparent .........................................................................................123
Setting Automatic Range ..............................................................................................124
Setting a Clipping Percentage.......................................................................................124
Setting the Lightest Point (Dmin.) and the Darkest Point (Dmax.) .....................................126
Setting the White, Neutral, and Black Point in RGB Edit Space.........................................128
Setting the White, Neutral, and Black Point in CMYK Edit Space ......................................132
Setting the White and Black Point in Gray-Scale Mode.....................................................135
Range: Negative....................................................................................................................137
Using the Sliders ..........................................................................................................138
Using TFS....................................................................................................................138
Setting the White and Black Point..................................................................................138
Neutralizing or Correcting the Image...............................................................................139
Chapter 7 — Curves..............................................................................140
Creating a Tone Curve............................................................................................................141
Creating a New Gamma Curve .................................................................................................142
Chapter 8 — Selective Color Correction ...................................................143
Overview Scan Phase ............................................................................................................144
Preview Scan Phase ..............................................................................................................144
Applying a Color Pair.....................................................................................................147

Co n t e n t s 10
Appendix A — Shortcuts .......................................................................148
Appendix B — Overview of the Scanning Process ......................................150
Appendix C — Where to Find Your User-Defined Files.................................154
Mac OS 9...............................................................................................................................154
Mac OS X...............................................................................................................................156
Delete custom-defined curves or settings................................................................................157
Copy Your Previous User-Defined Settings to FotoLook 3.6.....................................................158
Appendix D — Supported File Formats in Fotolook SA ...............................159
Glossary .............................................................................................162
Index.................................................................................................172

P r e f a c e 11
Preface
Th e P re f ace in t ro d u ce s yo u t o F o t o L o o k 3 . 6 an d t h e co n t e n ts o f t h is g u id e .
A b o u t F o t o L o o k
W h a t ’ s N e w
A b o u t t h e D o c u m e n t a t i o n
H o w t o U s e t h i s O n - L i n e G u i d e ?
H o w t o P r i n t t h i s O n - L i n e G u i d e ?

P r e f a c e 12
About Fotolook
Fo t o L o o k 3 . 6 is a u se r-f rie n d ly scan n in g so f tware p ro g ram f o r A g f a scan n e rs.
Fo t o L o o k make s it e asy t o c ap t u re imag e s f ro m p h o t o g rap h ic o rig in als (c o lo r o r
b lack an d wh it e ), lin e -art , t ran sp are n t , o r n e g at iv e o rig in als an d t o man ip u lat e t h e
imag e s in a we ll-c o n s id e re d man n e r. T h e Fo t o L o o k scan n in g so f tware p r o g r a m
o f fe rs almo s t all t h e t o n al-co rre c tio n t o o ls yo u co u ld as k f o r, an d t ak e s f u l l
ad v an t ag e o f t h e s can n e r' s d o wn lo ad ab le g amma cap ab ilit y. Fo t o L o o k u s e s t h e
To t al Film S can n in g te c h n o lo g y (T F S ) f o r s can n in g n e g at iv e s . TFS is a
re vo lu t io n ary imag e p ro ce ssin g me t h o d u s e d in A GFA P h o t o fin ish in g S ys t e m s t o
e n h an c e t h e re p ro d u ct io n o f c o lo r n e g at ive s . Fo t o L o o k 3 . 6 s u p p o rt s a
S h arp e n in g Wizard t h at au t o mat ically s e ts all t h e c o rre ct sh arp e n in g p arame t e rs
f o r yo u . Th is wiz ard g u aran t e e s id e n t ic al o u t p u t re su lt s in d e p e n d e n t f ro m t h e
scan n e r, t h e re so lu t io n o r t h e t yp e o f o rig in al. If h o we ve r, yo u wan t c o mp le t e
co n t ro l o ve r t h e s h arp e n in g p ro c e s s, y o u can als o se t e ach in d iv id u al s h arp e n in g
p arame t e r yo u rse lf .
Fo t o L o o k can b e u se d wit h s e ve ral imag e e d it in g ap p licat io n s an d p ag e layo u t
ap p lic at io n s, ru n n in g o n th e A p p le Mac in t o sh o r t h e A p p le P o we r Macin t o sh
co mp u t e rs.
A g fa o f f e rs Fo t o L o o k as a P h o to s h o p p lu g -in (Fo t o L o o k P S ) o r as a s tan d -alo n e
ap p lic at io n (Fo t o L o o k S A ). Th e re are so me d if f e re n ce s b e t we e n b o t h v e rsio n s o f
Fo t o L o o k :
! Fo t o L o o k S A allo ws b at ch sc an n in g (n e xt t o o n e -b y -o n e scan n in g ).
! Fo t o L o o k S A s u p p o rt s h o rizo n t al an d ve rt ic al f lip p in g , b u t n o ro t at io n .
! Fo t o L o o k S A s can s o n ly t o a f ile (DCS , E P S , P ICT, TIFF, JP E G ) an d d o e s
n o t d isp lay t h e s can n e d imag e .
To u s e Fo t o L o o k co rre ct ly, it is ve ry imp o rt an t t h at sc an n e r, mo n it o r an d o u t p u t
d e vic e s are we ll calib rat e d an d c h aract e riz e d . A co rre ct u s e o f P ro f il e s i s a l s o
re q u ire d . A g f a' s o wn co lo r man ag e me n t s o f t ware Co lo rTu n e an d Mac O S
Co lo rS yn c are u s e d t o g e th e r wit h Fo t o L o o k t o e n su re co lo r f id e lit y t h ro u g h o u t
t h e wh o le s c an n in g p ro ce ss . C h a p t e r 2 g ive s y o u mo re in f o rmat io n o n
calib rat io n , c h aract e rizat io n an d P ro f ile se t u p .

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What’s New
In Fo t o L o o k 3 . 6 , imp ro v e me n t s we re mad e an d e xt ra f u n ct io n alit y h as b e e n
ad d e d . Th e mo st imp o rt an t imp ro ve me n t s are list e d h e re b e lo w.
Ge n e ral imp ro v e me n t s:
! S l i d e H o l d e r A d j u s t m e n t : c o rre ct s c o n s ist e n t p o sit io n o f f se t e rro rs b e t we e n
t h e p re d e f in e d b at ch h o ld e r p o s it io n s in Fo t o L o o k an d t h e re al scan .
! F i l e F o m a t s : y o u can s ave imag e s in 1 6 -b it / ch an n e l in s t e ad o f t h e u s u al
8 -b it / ch an n e l.
! F i l e E x t e n s i o n : ad d s a s t an d ard 3 le t te r e xt e n sio n t o t h e f ile .
! E m b e d G r a y - S c a l e P r o f i l e s : p ro f ile e mb e d d in g is also su p p o rt e d n o w f o r
g ray-scale imag e s .
! C o l o r S y n c D e f a u l t P r o f i l e s f o r D o c u m e n t s : F o t o L o o k 3 . 6 s u p p o rt s t h e
d e f au lt p ro f ile s f o r d o c u me n t s f o r t h e d if f e re n t mo d e s.
! P r o t e c t S k i n T o n e s : s h arp n e ss will n o t (o r le ss) b e ap p lie d t o skin t o n e s.
! P o s t S c r i p t P i c a R u l e r U n i t s : P icaP S is ad d e d as ru le r u n it in
Fo t o L o o k 3 . 6 . Th e P ic aP S mat c h e s t h e d e f au lt p ica u n it in P h o to sh o p .
! S e p a r a t e D e s t i n a t i o n P r o f i l e s f o r S t a n d - a l o n e a n d P l u g - i n : mat ch t h e s p e c ial
co lo r man ag me n t re q u ire me n t s f o r P h o t o sh o p .
! S w i t c h e d i c o n s i n r a n g e d i a l o g b o x : Dmin an d Dmax ico n s h ave swit ch e d
p o sit io n s t o b e t t e r mat ch t h e s lid e r p o sit io n s.
S p e c ia l f o r M a c O S X
! O n t h e F ly L an g u ag e S wit ch : swit ch lan g u ag e s wit h o u t re b o o t in g o r
re in s tallin g Fo t o L o o k.

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About the Documentation
Th is man u al in c lu d e s re f e re n ce mat e rial as we ll as ap p licat io n p ro c e d u re s. Th e
st ru ct u re o f t h is man u al mirro rs t h e o rg an izatio n o f t h e Fo t o L o o k in t e rf ace .
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In t e rac t iv e mo d e o f F o t o L o o k.
! C h a p t e r 1 is t h e re f e re n ce c h ap t e r. It e x p lain s all t h e e le me n t s t h at ap p e ar in
t h e d ialo g b o xe s in o rd e r o f t h e ir ap p e aran ce .
! C h a p t e r 2 d e mo n st rat e s h o w t o calib rat e y o u r mo n it o r, h o w t o c h aract e riz e
P ro f ile s u s in g Co lo rT u n e co lo r man ag e me n t so f t ware an d h o w t o u se th e s e
P ro f ile s wit h Fo t o L o o k an d P h o to sh o p .
! C h a p t e r 3 t e ach e s yo u h o w t o scan re f le c tiv e an d t ran s p are n t o rig in als .
C h a p t e r 4 t e ach e s yo u h o w t o scan n e g at ive o rig in als.
! C h a p t e r 5 in f o rms y o u o n t h e u s e o f Fo t o L o o k S A f o r scan n in g in B at ch
mo d e .
! Ch ap t e rs 6 , 7 , an d 8 h an d le in p u t an d o u t p u t e d it in g in Fo t o L o o k. C h a p t e r 6
e xp lain s h o w t o s e t t h e ran g e f o r re f le ct ive , t ran sp are n t , an d n e g at iv e
o rig in als. C h a p t e r 7 t e lls y o u h o w t o u se t h e Cu rve E d it o r.
C h a p t e r 8 in s t ru ct s y o u h o w t o co rre c t t h e co lo rs o f a RGB o r CMYK imag e
s e l e c t i v e l y .
! Th e ap p e n d ic e s p ro vid e in f o rmat io n o n s h o rt c u ts, d e f in it io n s, an d f il e
f o rmat s .
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Chapter 1 — Fotolook Reference
I n t r o d u c t i o n
I n t e r a c t i v e M o d e
O v e r v i e w S c a n P h a s e
P r e v i e w S c a n P h a s e
F i n a l S c a n P h a s e
P r o d u c t i o n M o d e
O v e r v i e w S c a n P h a s e
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I m a g e A r e a
O r i g i n a l
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M o d e
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W a t c h p o i n t W i n d o w
R o t a t i o n / M i r r o r
Z o o m
P r e v i e w P o s i t i o n
B a t c h S c a n n i n g

Ch a p t e r 1 — Fo t o L o o k Re f e r e n c e 17
Introduction
Th is c h ap t e r e x p lain s all t h e e le me n t s t h at ap p e ar in t h e d ialo g b o x e s . Th e
e le me n t s are d e s c rib e d in o rd e r o f t h e ir ap p e aran ce .
To d isp lay t h e Fo t o L o o k in t e rf ace , c h o o s e S can f ro m t h e File me n u in Fo t o L o o k
S A o r c h o o se Imp o rt A g f a Fo t o L o o k P S 3 . 6 f ro m t h e P h o t o s h o p File me n u .
Fo t o L o o k can b e u se d in I n t e r a c t i v e o r P r o d u c t i o n mo d e . Th e In t e ract ive mo d e
co n t ain s t h re e scan n in g p h ase s : an o ve rvie w p h ase , a p re vie w p h as e , an d a f in al
p h as e . Th e P ro d u c t io n mo d e c o n tain s o n ly t wo scan n in g p h as e s: an o v e rv i e w
p h as e an d a f in al p h ase .
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## T h e e le me n t s d isp laye d d e p e n d o n yo u r s can n e r a n d o n t h e
mo d e ( In t e ract iv e o r P ro d u ct io n ) yo u are wo rkin g in .
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## T h e C u st o m se t tin g s in t h e p o p - u p me n u s c o n t ain t h e se t tin g s
u se d in yo u r la st imag e .
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## Yo u c an t o g g le b e t we e n P ro d u c tio n an d In t e ra c tive mo d e b y
h o ld in g d o wn t h e C o mman d ke y wh ile p re s sin g D . Yo u c an also
ch o o se P ro d u c tio n o r In t e ract iv e fro m t h e T y p e p o p - u p me n u in
t h e W o rk F lo w d ialo g b o x . T h e n e xt t ime yo u o p e n F o t o L o o k, it
will o p e n in t h e mo d e t h at yo u h av e las t c h o se n .
FotoLook
Interactive Production
Overview
scan phase Preview scan phase Final scan phase Overview scan phase Final scan phase

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Interactive Mode
Th e In t e rac tiv e mo d e o f Fo t o L o o k allo ws y o u t o wo rk in t e ract ive ly o n t h e p re v ie w
imag e . Th is p re vie w imag e simu lat e s h o w t h e o u t p u t imag e af t e r a f in al s c a n w i l l
lo o k . Th is In t e ract ive mo d e o ff e rs yo u t h e re f o re s o me in p u t (G r a d a t i o n , R a n g e )
an d o u t p u t e d it in g (S e l e c t i v e C o l o r C o r r e c t i o n , C u r v e s ) t o o ls .

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Overview Scan Phase
Th e f irs t p h ase in t h e In t e ract iv e mo d e is t h e O ve rvie w p h as e . If t h e P re vie w
p h as e o f t h e In t e rac tive mo d e is act ive , y o u can c lic k t h e O ve rvie w b u t t o n at t h e
u p p e r p art o f t h e Fo t o L o o k d ialo g b o x t o s wit c h t o t h e O ve rvie w p h ase :
❖ No t e : Yo u c an p re ss t h e Tab ke y t o t o g g le b e twe e n t h e O ve rvie w an d
P re vie w p h as e .
In t h e O ve rvie w p h ase , y o u c an mak e a q u ick lo w-re s o lu t io n g ray -scale s c an b y
click in g th e O ve rv ie w b u t to n at t h e lo we r p art o f t h e Fo t o L o o k d ialo g b o x :
A ft e r an o ve rvie w scan , y o u can u se t h e g ray -scale imag e in t h e imag e a r e a t o
se le c t t h e are a t o p re vie w. Yo u can c lick t h e P re v ie w b u t to n at t h e lo we r p art o f
t h e F o t o L o o k d ialo g b o x t o make a p re vie w imag e o f h ig h q u alit y an d re so lu t io n :
A ft e r mak in g a p re vie w scan , t h e O ve rv ie w p h ase s wit ch e s au t o mat ically t o t h e
P re vie w p h as e . Th is p re v ie w imag e is u s e d f o r in t e ract ive p u rp o se s.
Preview Scan Phase
Th e s e c o n d p h ase in t h e In t e ract ive mo d e is t h e P re vie w p h as e . If t h e O v e r v i e w
p h as e o f t h e In t e rac tive mo d e is act ive , y o u can c lic k t h e In t e ract ive b u t t o n at t h e
u p p e r p art o f t h e Fo t o L o o k d ialo g b o x t o s wit c h t o t h e P re v ie w p h ase :
❖ No t e : Yo u c an p re ss t h e Tab ke y t o t o g g le b e twe e n t h e O ve rvie w an d
P re vie w p h as e .
In t h e P re v ie w p h ase , y o u can man ip u lat e t h e p re vie w imag e an d mak e a f i n a l
scan . If n e c e s sary, y o u can make an o t h e r p re vie w scan b y c lic k in g t h e P re vie w
b u t to n at t h e lo we r p art o f t h e Fo t o L o o k d ialo g b o x:

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Final Scan Phase
Th e t h ird p h as e in t h e In t e ract ive mo d e is t h e S can p h ase . Wh e n t h e sca n
se t tin g s are co rre c t , click S can t o s c an t h e o rig in al o n t h e scan b e d :
Th e S can d ialo g b o x clo s e s.
If y o u are wo rkin g in Fo t o L o o k S A , a S ave A s d ialo g b o x ap p e ars in wh ich yo u
h av e t o s p e cif y t h e f o rmat f o r y o u r imag e . Ch o o se T IF F , P ICT , E P S , J P E G o r
D C S , an d s ave t h e scan n e d imag e . Yo u c an e d it yo u r imag e in an o t h e r
ap p lic at io n s u c h as A d o b e P h o t o sh o p .
If y o u are wo rkin g in Fo t o L o o k P S , y o u r imag e will ap p e ar in yo u r imag e e d it in g
ap p lic at io n .