New Features in Pixel!FX Deluxe Version 5.x

Pixel!SCAN

• Recognizes networked scan devices.


• User can stop a prescan before it completes and can define scan bed viewing area.


• New edit scan gang list dialog for adding, deleting, and editing selections from a scan gang list.


• Additional calibration support for Kodak Q-60TM Color Input Target.  This target is manufactured in accordance with ANSI IT8.7/2.


• New color adjustments on a per-channel basis allow for fine-tuning color scans.


• Most new Pixel!SCAN features are also available in Mentalix's Pixel!SCAN Photoshop Plug-Ins.

• Innovative Color Adjustments feature combines image color adjustment functions on a single dialog.


• Image analysis Histogram with white point, mid point and black point settings.


• Contrast, Brightness and Gamma adjustments.


• All analysis controls, adjustments and preview features are constrainable by channel selector for choosing composite adjustment, or a single R, G, B, C, M, Y, or K channel adjustment.


• What-if preview area displays prospective subtle and exaggerated adjustments of the last modified parameters for the selected channel.


• CMYK editing support.


• Updated image support, up to 16 bits per channel (30-bit RGB, 36-bit RGB, 48-bit RGB, 32-bit CMYK, 64-bit CMYK, 10-bit grayscale, 12-bit grayscale and 16-bit grayscale).


• Three-dimensional color picker lets you display and select foreground/background colors in HSB, RGB, CIE L*a*b*, and CMYK color spaces.

• Automated directory monitor system with user-configurable image routing supports integration with third-party applications, fax products and network scanning capability.


• Image routing configuration supports user notification when image arrives and automatic routing to new image window, printer, Inbox, or system program.


• Inbox for routed images provides Motif interface to browse, open and delete incoming images. The Inbox includes visual icon to track count of incoming images.


• Support for viewing 32-bit and 64-bit CMYK images; 10-, 12- and 16-bit grayscale images; and 30-, 36- and 48-bit RGB images.

• Rich Text Format (RTF) Support retains font sizing, font attributes and embedded images when you export a document to your word processor.


• Barcode Recognition


• Handprinted Text Recognition


• Multiple engines maximize recognition effectiveness based on image quality

• Support for 12 bit/channel, device-independent, CIE-based Postscript.


• Support for 8 and 12 bit/channel RGB and CMYK Postscript.


• Support for printing selected image regions.


• Support for printing multipage images.


• 10-, 12- and 16-bit per channel image formats are printed using Postscript (maximum) 12 bit per channel output format.

• Mentalix now offers this command-line interactive program as a separate product targeted at systems integrators, users with limited scanning needs and anyone with batch functionality requirements for scanning, OCR and file conversion.  The Pixel!ENGINE product features a TCL-based scripting interface that enables smooth integration with third-party products.


• Provides file and image type conversion to Pixel!ENGINE supported formats.


• Full range of scanner adjustment controls supported (sizing, resolution, image type, etc.).


• Scans images and sends them to a user-defined file or stdout.


• Enables image rotation and image scaling.


• Performs OCR on scanned line-art images and writes the recognized text to stdout.


• Faxes scanned images.


• Can be used as an Application Programmers Interface (API).