Canon printer MAXIFY MB5120 User Manual

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							AdjustingColorsUsingaColorPatternYou can preview color changes and reproduce natural colors by using the color pattern function in ScanGear
(scanner driver)'s  BasicMode tab.
ColorAdjustment
Correct colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast. "Colorcast" is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors.
Click an arrow in  ColorAdjustment  to emphasize the corresponding color.
Cyan & red, magenta & green, and yellow & blue are complementary color pairs (each pair produces a
shade of gray when mixed). You can reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color
and increasing the complementary color.
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							It is recommended that you find a portion in the image where it should be white, and adjust the colors sothat the portion turns white.
Preview image appears in the center. Preview image colors change as you adjust them.
Below is an example of correcting a bluish image.
Since  Blue and  Green  are too strong, click the  Yellow and Magenta  arrows to correct.
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							AdjustingSaturationandColorBalanceYou can brighten colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast by using 
 (Saturation/Color
Balance) in ScanGear (scanner driver)'s  AdvancedMode tab.
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							ColorBalance
Adjust images that have a colorcast. "Colorcast" is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors.
Move 
 (Slider) under  ColorBalance  to the left or right to emphasize the corresponding color.
Cyan & Red
Magenta & Green
Yellow & Blue
These are complementary color pairs (each pair produces a shade of gray when mixed). You can
reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color and increasing the complementary color.
It is usually difficult to correct the image completely by adjusting only one color pair. It is recommended
that you find a portion in the image where it should be white, and adjust all three color pairs so that the
portion turns white.
You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).
Below is an example of an image in which the "Cyan & Red" pair has been adjusted.
Cyan is increasedRed is increased
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							AdjustingBrightnessandContrastYou can adjust images that are too dark or bright, or too flat due to lack of contrast by using 
(Brightness/Contrast) in ScanGear (scanner driver)'s  AdvancedMode tab.
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							AdjustingHistogramYou can adjust the image color tone by using a graph (histogram) showing brightness distribution, via 
(Histogram) in ScanGear (scanner driver)'s  AdvancedMode tab.
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							(1) Bright area(2) Dark area(3) Whole imageMore data is distributed to the high-light side.More data is distributed to the shad- ow side.Data is widely distributed between thehighlight and shadow.
AdjustingHistograms(UsingtheSlider)
Select a  Channel , then move 
 (Black-point Slider) or  (White-point Slider) to specify the level to be
set as the shadow or highlight.