User manual MINOLTA VECTIS 25

[. . . ] The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system for your computer (Macintosh OS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT) and its conventions. Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and commands is necessary before operating the driver software for the Dimâge Scan Elite. This manual does not instruct in the: · basic use of personal computers. · use of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Macintosh OS. [. . . ] Click and drag the portion of the curve to be changed. · The coordinate value of the cursor is displayed from 0 to 255. · The corrected image by changing the tone curves is applied to the preview image. · You can also change the tone curves by freehand. Changing Tone Curves by Freehand This function allows you to draw tone curves by freehand. 1. Select the channel of the color (R, G, B, RGB) to be corrected from the channel selection menu. Click the Tone Curve Drawing button. · The cursor changes to the pencil shape. 3. Draw the desired curve by dragging. · To smooth out the curve points, click the Smooth Curve button. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. 36 IMAGE CORRECTION ­ TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Correcting the Histogram The input slide bar has the Input shadow slider, Input gamma slider and Input Highlight slider. The output slide bar has the Output Highlight slider and Output shadow slider. The image can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the value in the text box. The change will reflect the prescan image. 1. Drag the slider to move it to the desired level or input the value in the text box. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. Input Level Histograms Displaying the Histogram of Each R, G, B color 1. · To change the colour, move the Hue, Saturation or Lightness slider (or input the desired value in the text box). · Moving the slider changes "Pre-Correction Color Sample" and "Post-Correction Color Sample". Pre-Correction Color Sample and Post-Correction Color Sample The colour of the image is changed as shown in "Correction Color Sample". The colour displayed in "Pre-Correction Color Sample" is changed as shown in "Post-Correction Color Sample". 42 IMAGE CORRECTION -- HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS Auto setting When the Auto setting button is clicked, the saturation of the image is corrected automatically without changing the hue and lightness. Reset If you click the Reset button, the settings in the current correction window are reset. 43 IMAGE CORRECTION ­ VARIATION CORRECTION The variation frames are displayed around the corrected preview image. You can correct the image while comparing with the variation images. 1. Click on in the Image Correction window. The Variations Dialog Box -- Names of Parts Variation Amount Control slider Correction list box Pre/Post Correction Image Display Area Variation Amount Control text box Limit Indication check box Selecting the Correction Item You can select from colour balance, brightness, contrast and saturation as the correction item to be used in the variation correction. However, colour balance and saturation are not available when using monochrome film. 1. Click on the arrow next to the correction item in the correction list box. The available correction items are displayed. Click the correction item. · The variation frames are corrected according to the selected correction item. 44 IMAGE CORRECTION -- VARIATION CORRECTION Color Balance Correction The 6 images that have been corrected by one-step in each RGBCMY direction for the center image are displayed. 1. Click the colour balance. · The corrected 6 frames of variation images are displayed. 2. Click the image in the direction you want to correct from the 6 frames of the variation images except for the center image. · The image you clicked is placed in thw centre and 6 new variation images that have been corrected by one-step in each direction are displayed. 3. [. . . ] The middle shades of an image, in between light and dark. Having no colour cast, such as black, white, or gray. (Macintosh operating system only) The PICT graphic file format uses a lossless compression scheme and is compatible with many Macintosh applications. The dots that make up an electronic image. CROP DPI EMULSION SIDE GAMMA HIGHLIGHTS HISTOGRAM INTERPOLATION JPEG MIDTONE NEUTRAL PICT PIXEL 78 GLOSSARY RESAMPLE To change the number of pixels in the image. [. . . ]