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Release Notes
English
oXYgen Scan
Version 2.5.5
including
oXYgen Scan for Scientific Research
Internal 739-00249A-EN Rev A graphics.kodak.com
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Copyright © 2005 Kodak. All rights reserved. Creo, EverSmart, and oXYgen are trademarks of Kodak. Adobe, Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Distiller, Photoshop, PostScript, and PageMaker are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Apple, iMac, Power Macintosh, Mac OS, AppleShare, AppleTalk, TrueType, ImageWriter, and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. PANTONE, Hexachrome,
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Contents 3 Contents Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 oXYgen Scan for Scientific Research......................................................................................................... 1 Version Highlights........................................................................................................................................... 2 Minimum Syste
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4 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes
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Overview Kodak oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 software (CD 634-00277D) supports Kodak EverSmart Supreme II and Kodak EverSmart Select II scanners, as well as Kodak EverSmart Supreme and Kodak EverSmart Select scanners with FireWire connectivity. Its features include a 16-bit mode for black-and-white originals, custom crop analysis, as well as automatic naming and numbering that suit image- indexing requirements. oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 enables you to further improve the high quality of your sc
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2 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Version Highlights oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 software provides the following new features and enhancements: • Direct access to oXYgen Scan for Scientific Research software. For details about this software, which includes specialized tools and new Setup dialog box options, see the oXYgen Smart Tips: Scientific Research Tools document. 16-bit B/W scanning mode for B/W or RGB images. You can now scan a B/W original negative as a color RGB 16-bit and o
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3 Installation Procedure on Mac OS X Notes: You must create all scanner hardware tables using the Install&Utils program. Full installation of either oXYgen Scan version 2.5.5 or oXYgen Scan for Scientific Research provides you with access to both on your system. You must have administrator rights to install the software. 1. Insert the software CD and leave it in the CD-ROM during installation. 2. Double-click the oXYgen Scan 2.5.5 icon. 3. In the oXYgen Scan Ver. 2.5.5 window, you can install
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4 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes 8. Click Choose. The installation starts. When the installation is complete, a message informs you that the software is successfully installed. 9. Click Quit. 10. Restart the computer. The oXYgen Version Folder window opens. 11. Install the other version if you require. Application Folder Following installation, the oXYgen Version 2.5.5 folder contains the following items: oXYgen Scan: Software version 2.5.5 for EverSmart scanners Install&Utils: S
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5 Recommendations On the internal hard disk, you should have free space that is at least three times the size of the scanned file. This space is for temporary use by the scanner. For further information, see the oXYgen Scanning Application User Guide (399Z1P555C), Chapter 11, page 174. Documentation Folder The following documents are located in the Documentation folder on the oXYgen Scan software CD. oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes (in English) Feedback Form for EverSmart Users (
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6 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Feature Details Numbered Mask Display Numbers appear on the mask display, indicating the order in which the images are scanned. Tip: The recommended scanning order is to start from the top of the right column, downwards, and continuing from the top of the next column to the left.
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7 Removing the Moire Effect in Copydot Scans To remove the moire effect that appears with screens of more than 175 lpi that have mesh angles of 0 in. and 45 in. use the Excellent scanning mode. 1. On the keyboard, press CMD + L to open the Scanning Mode dialog box. 2. On the CopyDOT tab, select Excellent. 3. Click OK.
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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 RGB images, that addresses the ever-increasing need for archival of analog images as digital media. Many analog originals are historical black-and-white negative images. To ensure that these images are preserved digitally, the maximum amount of image information must be captured in digital form. 1. From the Mode list, select B&W 16 bit. Note: In the Setup dialog b
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9 Negative End Points Dialog Box The Negative End Points dialog box for use in B/W Negative mode has less options that the Negative End Points dialog box used for general purposes.
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10 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Producing a Gray Image from a Black-and-white or Color Original To produce a gray image from a black-and-white or color original, you can use either of the following input profiles: Tr_ES_Gray: For use with transparent originals Ref_ES_Gray: For use with reflective originals Note: R, G, and B values may not be equal. The input profile converts these values to grays. Scanning Black-and-white or Color Negative Originals In the Setup dialog box, sel
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11 Defining a Crop Area for Analysis You can specify that only part of the crop is used for the crop analysis. If you do not use this option to define a crop area, the default for the crop analysis is 90%. 1. Select Setup>Operations Modes or on the keyboard press CMD+K. 2. In the Operation Mode Preferences dialog box, select the Define Area for Crop Analyze check box. 3. In the W box (width or x-axis) and in the H box (height or y-axis), enter a value from 40% to 100%. 4. With the Preview wi
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12 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes 5. Press SHIFT and the up and down arrow keys to adjust the area for the crop analysis, if necessary. 6. In the Setup dialog box, click Apply to perform the crop analysis. Using a Naming Convention Use the Automatic Naming Setup option in oXYgen Scan software to assign a prefix, suffix, and indexed numbering to the image files in a collection. 1. From the oXYgen menu, select Setup>Automatic Naming Setup. 2. To include a prefix: a. In the Automatic N
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13 3. To include a suffix: a. Click the top button in the dialog box. b. Click the Suffix check box. c. Enter a suffix. The suffix appears after the indexing numbers in the filename (for example, if red is the suffix, then the filename might be house_1_red). 4. To set the first index number for a series of image, select the Automatic Image Indexing check box and then enter a number. Other images in the series are automatically numbered sequentially according to this first number (for examp
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14 oXYgen Scan Version 2.5.5 Release Notes Known Limitations The metadata feature is not fully functional. If you open a DT file created with an earlier oXYgen Scan version, you must use input profiles from an earlier oXYgen Scan version. After you manually adjust cast factors, you must quit and restart the oXYgen Scan software. Rotate is disabled for all Line Art scans (such as Bitmap, De-screen). Auto Detect does not support the Delete Crop and the Duplicate Crop options. When yo
