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1. Take the MacBeth Color Checker Standard and place on SHIL Imaging Track

2. Click Start in IMS (Figure 3949).

Figure 3949. Sample Information Window

3. In the Sample Information window, check the box for Color Checker Standard (Figure 40 50). Checking this box produces an uncorrected image. Click back in the Sample Information bar and scan the Color Checker Label mounted on the track behind the computer.

Figure 4050. Color Checker box outlined in red and selected

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5. Adjust green crop box as necessary. When satisfied select Crop Image and then Save Image (Figure 41 51)

Figure 4151. Crop and Save Window

6. Close out of the Sample Information Window. In the IMS start area go to Instruments > JPEG Correction (Figure 4252)

Figure 4252. Selecting Image Correction Window

7. The main window opens (Figure 4353).

Figure 4353. Main Image Correction Window

8. On the right side of the screen select Open Test Image. The IMAGE folder will appear. Select the Image just taken. Make sure to select the .tif image and not the .jpg. With the mouse, hoover over the file and check the extension is .tif. Select the appropriate file and click Open (Figure 4454). As of writing this, keep TIFF Corection selected while opening Test Image, will receive an IMS error message if select JPEG Correction and then try to load in test image

Figure 4454. Selecting Appropriate test image. Callouts to button and .tif image

9. The image loads into main window in the Original section (Figure 4555)

Figure 4555. Test Image loaded into Original window

10. Now select JPEG Correction Mode (Figure 4656). 

Figure 4656. JPEG Correction selected

11. With the square tool selected draw a box around the color squares (Figure 4757). This creates a crop area to focus in on the color boxes. Select crop when the box looks about right. For now the box can be approximate. 

Figure 4757. Crop Box drawn around test image

12. With the square tool still selected, draw another box around the squares (Figure 48). This time get the green box very close to the edge of the colored squares. Small white boxes will appear in the color squares. Adjust the green rectangle so the white boxes are approximately in the center of the squares. 

Figure 4858. Crop box drawn with white boxes centered in color squares

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