Glossary – Kodak INNOVATION A-61506 User Manual
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Glossary
Brightness — Brightness and Contrast Control uses a brightness 
scale from -50 (darkest) to +50 (lightest). Changing the Brightness 
value will effect all color pixels in the image uniformly making all colors 
in the entire image darker or lighter according to the values selected.
Contrast — Brightness and Contrast Control uses a contrast scale 
from -50 (subtle) to +50 (sharp). As Contrast values become more 
positive, darks become darker, and lights become lighter in order to 
create as much distinction as possible between lights and darks.
GUI — graphical user interface.
Color Table — a file downloaded to the scanner which contains the 
information required for the scanner to output the desired color. Only 
one table may be resident in the scanner. Multiple tables may be saved 
as files on the host PC. Each scanner family has a unique file format. 
Color tables cannot be shared across scanner platforms. Color tables 
are stored using the file extension .ekct. Kodak provides default color 
tables which are bundled and installed with the Scan Validation Tool. 
For more information about these default tables (a description of each 
and when you would you use it), see the Image Processing Guide for 
your scanner. One or more of the default color tables should meet your 
needs, if not, this tool may be used to create your own custom color 
table. For Kodak service testing purposes a Kodak default color table 
will be used. 
SVT (Scan Validation Tool) — a diagnostic application provided by 
Kodak to test your scanner to verify scanner functionality. For detailed 
information about the SVT, see the Image Processing Guide for your 
scanner.
JPEG — Joint Photographic Experts Group (compressed image 
format).
NULL color table — a table used by the scanner in place of a color 
table which does not modify the raw image data, and therefore, can be 
used to create an uncorrected image. 
RGB — Red, Green, Blue. Brightness and Contrast Control uses 24-bit 
color images. Each pixel in the image has an 8-bit Red value (0 to 255), 
an 8-bit Green value (0 to 255) and an 8-bit Blue value (0 to 255). 
Uncorrected image — a color image created using a NULL color table 
(raw image from the scanner).