User manual KONICA MINOLTA SCAN MULTI I SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Software Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Multi. The Dimâge Scan Multi is a multiple format film scanner capable of scanning medium-format, 35mm, 16mm, and sleeved APS film. With the optional APS adapter, Advanced Photo System film in the cassette can also be scanned. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. [. . . ] OK button Applies the changes and closes the Variations dialog box. Help button Click on the help button to launch the help file. · Only the area inside the cropping frame appears in the variations dialog box. 31 VARIATIONS BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST CHANGES Brightness changes are represented horizontally; by the bar at the bottom and the thumbnails in a row (from left to right). Contrast changes are represented vertically; by the bar on the side and the thumbnails in a column (from top to bottom). Click on a thumbnail that represents a correction. The preview image will receive the change and the brightness/contrast on the grid will shift accordingly. · Example: The thumbnail in the first column/first row represents a decrease in brightness and an increase in contrast. You can also use the arrows on the slider bars to make corrections. · If the upper or lower limits of brightness or contrast are reached, the preview image will not be in the center. 32 ADJUSTING THE COLOR BALANCE Adjust the color balance as necessary by clicking on the R, G, and B sliders. · R can subtract red (left arrow) or subtract cyan (right arrow). · G can subtract green (left arrow) or subtract magenta (right arrow). · B can subtract blue (left arrow) or subtract yellow (right arrow). FULL-SCREEN VIEW BUTTON Click on to view the control and preview images full screen. · The control image will be to the left or on top. · Click the mouse anywhere on the screen to return the the normal Variations dialog box. CANCELLING OR APPLYING THE CHANGES Click on Click on Click on in the Variations dialog box to apply the changes and close the dialog box. to close the Variations dialog box without making any changes. to cancel the changes without closing the dialog box. 33 HISTOGRAM The Histogram dialog box displays the frequency of occurrence of the 256 levels of brightness (0 ­ 255) for each of the color channels that make up the image area inside the cropping frame. Level 0 is the minimum brightness (black). Level 255 is the maximum brightness (white). The midtone values fall in between. OPENING THE HISTOGRAM DIALOG BOX Click on in the Prescan window to display the Histogram dialog box. HISTOGRAM DIALOG BOX ­ NAMES OF PARTS Control image White point button Black point button Gray point button View Output Histogram button RGB Synchro button Load Histogram button Full Screen Display button Help button Save Histogram button Shadow slider Midtone slider Highlight slider Output level sliders Input level sliders Preview image · The level from the location of the pointer on the histogram is displayed to the left of each histogram. · Changes made to the image in the Histogram dialog box will be displayed in the Preview image. 34 SETTING THE WHITE, BLACK, AND GRAY POINTS Properly setting an image's white and black points will usually correct the color cast and midtone distribution. Properly setting the gray point will correct the color balance. 1. Click on . · The cursor will change to the white eye-dropper. 2. Click on the tone in either the Control or Prescan image that should be scanned as the brightest neutral white in your image. · The RGB brightness value of the selected tone will be changed to 255. The change will be reflected in the Preview image. 3. Click on . · The cursor will change to the black eye-dropper. 4. Click on the tone in either the Control or Prescan image that should be scanned as the darkest neutral black in your image. · The RGB brightness value of the selected tone will be changed to 0. The change will be reflected in the Preview image. 5. [. . . ] The dots that make up an electronic image. RESAMPLE To change the number of pixels in the image. If pixels are discarded when shrinking an image, it is called resampling down. If new pixels are created in an image, it is called resampling up (p. [. . . ]