User manual KONICA MINOLTA DIMAGE SCAN ELITE F-2900 Software Manual

[. . . ] 9222-7310-11 AV-A304/ME-0304 E SOFTWARE MANUAL Tone-curve corrections By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the overall color of an image can be made. In this example, the image is too yellow. By moving the blue curve up, the image looks more neutral. For more on tone curve corrections, see page 50. Digital ROC - Reconstruction Of Color Original image After Digital ROC processing Digital ROC restores the color of old faded film, see page 45. 2 Color examples BEFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this Minolta product. [. . . ] This function is useful when scanning a series of high and low-key images that have consistent exposures. By locking the exposure on one frame when scanning a bracket series, the scans of the other frames will show the exposure difference in each frame of the series. After making a prescan or setting the exposure of the reference image with the AE-area-selection function, click the AE lock button to fix the scanner's exposure. Select another image and click the prescan button to view the result with the set exposure. To cancel the AE lock, click the AE lock button again. The prescan and final scan will be made with the locked exposure setting until the AE lock is canceled, the scanner is initialized, or the film type is changed. 39 Inputting scan settings manually Settings for the final scan can be made in the index scan or prescan windows. Job-name list box Load Job button Save Job button Input-resolution list box Output-resolution list box Input-size text boxes Input-size lock button Magnification text box Output-size text boxes Output-size lock button Unit list box Reset button Image-size display Input-resolution list box: values can be selected among the drop-down list or be entered into the box directly. See scanner resolution in the scanner notes section of the hardware manual for the resolution of the specific scanner model. Output-resolution list box: values can be selected among the drop-down list or be entered into the box directly. Output-resolution cannot be entered if pixel is selected in the unit list box. Input-size text box: input size is determined by either the cropping frame dimensions or the values entered in the width and height boxes. The cropping frame will adjust to any value entered. Input-size cannot be entered if pixel is selected in the unit list box. Input-size lock button: to lock the input values. The cropping frame can be moved, but not resized while this button is clicked. Clicking the button again releases the lock. The input-size lock button cannot be used if pixel is selected in the unit list box. Magnification text box: to set image magnification. This value is based on input and output resolution, or output and input size. The magnification text box cannot be used if pixel is selected in the unit list box. 40 Advanced scanning When the input size and output size are unlocked, the input resolution and output size vary according to the entered magnification value. When the output size is locked, the input resolution and input size vary according to the entered magnification value. When the input size is locked, the input resolution and output size vary according to the entered magnification. [. . . ] With 16-bit color depth: 500MB (35mm), 1GB (Multi-format 35mm), 2GB (6X9). Recommended hard disk space: 600MB (35mm), 1GB (Multi-format 35mm), 2GB (6X9). With16-bit color depth: 1GB (35mm), 2GB (Multi-format 35mm), 4GB (6X9). 72 Appendix About the Dimage Scan Multi and Multi II The DiMAGE Scan Utility can be used with the Dimage Scan Multi and Multi II model scanners. However, certain functions are not available: DiMAGE Scan Multi Digital ICE, ROC, and GEM DiMAGE Scan Multi II Digital ICE Pixel Polish Grain Dissolver Holder-type list box Prescan-size list box (Preference window) Easy Scan Utility Batch Scan Utility DiMAGE Scan Launcher Manual Focus Dial The input-resolution range for the Dimage Multi is 176 dpi to 2810 dpi for 35mm film and 70 dpi to 1128 dpi with medium-format film. [. . . ]