Setting the gray balance, Changing saturation – Epson Macintosh User Manual

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Setting the Gray Balance

Neutral shades of gray are produced by mixing the three colors

used to make up the image in approximately equal

proportions. Sometimes, however, the resulting gray shades
are not truly neutral. To create a more neutral gray, adjust the

Gray Balance setting.

Choose the left Color button below the Gray Balance slide

bar; the mouse pointer changes to an eyedropper icon. Select

the color in the preview scan you want to neutralize. Then
either move the slide bar to adjust the color or choose the
Comparison icon to the left of the slide bar to choose the level
you want from the comparison samples. The Gray Balance
value field shows the setting for the selected color

or you can

type a specific value in the field.

Changing Saturation

Changing the saturation levels of a color increases or decreases

the amount of color in a specific hue. Less saturated colors are

more pale while saturated colors are richer.

You can change the saturation levels in the image by adjusting

the Saturation slide bar. You can also click on the Comparison

icon to the left of the slide bar to choose the saturation level you
want from the comparison samples. The Saturation value field

shows the setting you selected or you can type a specific value

in the field.

To remove color from an image completely, move the

Saturation slide bar all the way to the left.

Note:

The saturation setting is ignored during 3-pass scanning.

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