User manual MINOLTA DIMAGE SCAN DUAL II

[. . . ] E 9224-2886-11 H-A006 Dimâge Scan Dual II 1 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U is a dual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter, Advanced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. Please read this manual thoroughly to realize all the benefits of your scanner. [. . . ] While pressing down the Shift key, change the AE area. · The operation is the same as that of changing the cropping area except that the shift key should be used. · For details, see "Cropping" (see page 60). Dimâge Scan Dual II 57 FOCUS ­ POINT AF Focus The Dimâge Scan Dual2 uses the CCD sensor for autofocus. Autofocus uses the center of the image to determine focus. Normally, this results in an excellent scan because the film plane is flat. However, if the film is warped or curled, or if Autofocus is turned off in the preferences, focus may not be accurate. In this case, the focus adjustment should be performed again using the pont AF or Manual Focus function. · Automatic autofocus can be turned on and off in the Preferences (page 39). POINT AF This allows you to use autofocus on a specific area of the image. 1. Click on . · The pointer will change to the Point AF icon. · Click on the Point AF button again to escape the function. 2. Click on the area of the image to be in the sharp focus. · Autofocus will begin, then a new prescan will start. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan window when complete. For best resu lts when usin g Point AF and Manual Focu s, click on an are a with contrast or detail. Manu al Focus and Point AF will no be able to focus on an a rea with flat color (such a s a gray sky o r solid black su bject). 58 FOCUS ­ MANUAL MANUAL FOCUS Use manual focus on a specific area of the image or to reduce the appearance of grain in grainy film (such as high-speed or pushed film) by slightly defocusing it. 1. Click on . · The pointer will change to the Manual Focus icon. · Click on the Manual Focus button again to escape the function. 2. Click on the area of the image to be in sharp focus. · The Focus Control Window dialog box will appear. 3. Adjust the slider until the black and gray lines are at their longest for maximum focus. · Click and drag the slider to the left and right. Click on the slider bar to make a larger change. · To slightly defocus, adjust the sliders until the black bar is a little shorter than the gray bar. 4. Click on . · A new prescan will begin. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab when complete. Dimâge Scan Dual II 59 CROPPING THE IMAGE Auto Cropping The cropping area is determined automatically so that the holder or slide mount frame in the prescan image is removed. Click on . Cropping The cropping frame defines how much of the prescan image will be scanned. The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the lower left corner of the Prescan tab. To enlarge or reduce the size of the cropping frame. . . Click on the cropping frame and drag the pointer in or out. · Click on the corners and drag to resize the cropping frame proportionally. [. . . ] Make sure that neither "USB Device" nor "Unknown Device" appears as displayed left and then click on [Close]. 9. Press the power button of the Dimâge Scan Dual II to turn off. Press the power button of the Dimâge Scan Dual II again to turn on. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" window is displayed. 11. Make the PC recognize the Dimâge Scan Dual II by following the procedure described on "When the "Add New Hardware Wizard" window is displayed". Dimâge Scan Dual II 107 FOR WINDOWS 2000 USERS When using the TWAIN_32 driver with Adobe Photoshop LE (supplied with this scanner), scanning may stop halfway through the scan depending on the memory allocations to Photoshop. [. . . ]