ColorPro Pro includes several binuscan technologies. Among these:

ReCo Technology

ReCo Technology is the first major technological breakthrough to integrate binuscan software. It seeks to use and to re-organize the histogram's levels in an optimal way. Levels that were not captured at the time of acquisition are artificially "created" by the ReCo Technology. Those excess pixels generated produce a smoother transition (therefore, richer in color composition) inside the image. This method creates a closer representation of the original image, which was limited by the digitizing process. Even though to a certain degree, pixel values in the processed image may not be found in the initial image, the original image is not modified since crucial pixels are not altered in any way.

With conventional image retouching software, correction operations are performed sequentially: color saturation, contrast enhancement, unsharp masking, etc. Consequently, they accumulate approximation errors in each successive calculation. Using a different approach, binuscan technology incorporates all the image correction-related comprehensive analysis in a single operation, minimizing any error.

The process incorporates this concept even further as it takes into account a great number of information variables directly related to the image. It not only analyzes each individual pixel, but also analyzes the surrounding pixels, the values of the highlight and shadow points, the image size and, of course, its histogram. This way, the correction process adapts automatically for each image by modifying its own parameters in order to obtain an appropriate recalculation of each pixel during the processing phase. This approach is more efficient and more accurate than the application of successive operations with fixed values, applied uniformly to all images. For example, sharpening and gradation cannot be applied evenly on different size images.

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Exact Color Separations

High quality color separations are fundamental in obtaining high quality output. Yet it is little known that a good separation also requires a good black generation.

ColorPro's separation tables are the result of decades of printing experience followed by years of real-world testing. They create an accurate impression in print of digital images regardless of theoretical gamut limitations, from vibrant fluorescent colors through to rich shades of brown.

Separate output curves can be set to counter the way dot gain builds up differently on each plate throughout the print run. This helps ensure ColorPro’s sharp, saturated images look good throughout each gradual variation in press conditions.

ColorPro's separation tables range from the standard short run art litho preset to fully editable Under Color Removal (UCR) and Gray Component Replacement (GCR) settings and are perfectly suited to any type of offset press.

Optimized Statistical Balance of Luminance and Chromaticity

Hand-held digital cameras are different from scanners in the way that they use a single sensor for all three colors, meaning that every CCD element of the camera "sees" either Red, Green or Blue. The missing information has to be interpolated or reinvented. With a twist: while a document may be scanned again in case of a problem, press photographers (and others) have to capture the best possible image in an instant. Moreover, there is little control over lighting, especially when compared to a scanner.

To handle this"twist" binuscan engineers applied their experience with CCD scanners to digital cameras and developed OSBLC technology (Optimized Statistical Balance of Luminance and Chromaticity). OSBLC analyses, samples and rebuilds the image based on a global, statistical analysis. This technology even helps recover lost information and rebalances poorly exposed shots.