Minolta DiMAGE Biz Software User manual
INSTRUCTION MANUALE
Biz Software
9222-7301-11 SY-A308/ME-0308
2USING THIS MANUAL / TABLE OF CONTENTS
Using this manual
Thank you for purchasing this product.This software allows users to share comments
about an image (JPEG, BMP, and TIFF). Please read this instruction manual thoroughly
before using the software.
This instruction manual does not provide instruction in the basic operation of personal
computers, or the basic operation of Windows operating systems; refer to the manuals
supplied with the computer.
The examples in this manual use Windows XP.The appearance of the screens may differ
from the examples when using other Windows operating systems.
Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this material. Minolta is not
responsible for any loss or damage caused by the use of this software.
This instruction manual may not be copied either in part or in its entirety without the prior
permission of Minolta.
Minolta, The essentials of imaging, and DiMAGE are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Minolta Co., Ltd. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries.The official name of Windows is
Microsoft Windows Operating System. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel
Corporation. IBM and IBM-PC/AT are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation US. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of their respective owners.
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Table of contents
System requirements .............................................................................................................................5
Installation ...........................................................................................................................................6
Uninstalling the DiMAGE Biz Software ..................................................................................................8
Starting up ...........................................................................................................................................9
Quitting ...........................................................................................................................................9
Main window.........................................................................................................................................10
Showing thumbnail images......................................................................................................10
Main window............................................................................................................................11
Opening camera images .........................................................................................................13
Changing the display format....................................................................................................15
Sorting the files........................................................................................................................16
Renaming files.........................................................................................................................17
Resizing files ...........................................................................................................................18
Validation.................................................................................................................................19
Editing files..............................................................................................................................20
Folder search for comments....................................................................................................21
Creating new folders................................................................................................................22
Accessing other windows........................................................................................................23
Printing a thumbnail index.......................................................................................................24
Creating camera files...............................................................................................................26
Help .........................................................................................................................................27
Annotation window...............................................................................................................................28
Opening the annotation window..............................................................................................28
Annotation window ..................................................................................................................29
Creating .mdm files..................................................................................................................31
Opening a main image.....................................................................................................31
Rotating the main image..................................................................................................32
Viewing the main image...................................................................................................33
Adding text comments .....................................................................................................34
Adding audio comments..................................................................................................36
Adding image comments .................................................................................................37
Adding nested comments................................................................................................38
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Viewing .mdm files...................................................................................................................39
Reviewing audio and image comments...........................................................................39
View date and user name................................................................................................40
Editing .mdm files....................................................................................................................41
Editing a comment...........................................................................................................41
Deleting a comment.........................................................................................................42
Deleting a nested comment.............................................................................................42
Undo/cut/copy/paste/Searching comments..........................................................................................43
After editing an .mdm file.........................................................................................................44
Saving .mdm files.............................................................................................................44
Printing.............................................................................................................................46
Sending by e-mail............................................................................................................49
Help menu........................................................................................................................50
Quit / Information link.......................................................................................................51
Color matching ........................................................................................................................52
sRGB ...............................................................................................................................53
Original Color Space........................................................................................................53
AdobeRGB.......................................................................................................................53
About ICC profiles............................................................................................................55
Viewer window......................................................................................................................................56
Opening the viewer window.....................................................................................................56
Viewer window.........................................................................................................................57
Using cursor tools....................................................................................................................58
Zoom commands.....................................................................................................................59
Rotating an image ...................................................................................................................60
Copying an image....................................................................................................................61
Tool bar / Status bar................................................................................................................61
Help .........................................................................................................................................61
Saving an image......................................................................................................................62
Printing an image ....................................................................................................................63
Closing / Quitting.....................................................................................................................64
Text window .........................................................................................................................................65
Opening the text window.........................................................................................................65
Text window.............................................................................................................................66
Editing images.........................................................................................................................67
Text image processing..........................................................................................................................68
Processing the entire image....................................................................................................68
Using perspective control........................................................................................................70
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System requirements
Windows XP (Home/Professional), Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 98 SE, Windows ME
Minimum of 128 MB
(256 MB or more with Windows XP)
200MB or more available disk space
True Color (24 bit) or greater
with a minimum resolution of 800 X 600.
1024 X 768 or higher is recommended.
CD-ROM drive
OS
RAM
Hard disk space
Monitor
Others
CPU Intel Pentium 133MHz or higher
IBM PC/AT compatible computersComputers*
* Operating system running on the computer must be supported by the computer vendor.
Before installing the software
RAM-stationed programs such as anti-virus or installation-monitoring software may cause
the installer to fail. Remove or disable these programs before installing the DiMAGE Biz
Software. Reinstall or enable the software when the installation is complete.
6INSTALLATION
In the example below, the hard disk drive is drive E.The letters designating the drives vary
between computers. With Windows 2000 or XP, the software should be installed with the
Administrator privilege.
Installation
1. Turn on the computer to start Windows.
2. Insert the DiMAGE Biz CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive.The DiMAGE Installer Menu win-
dow will open automatically.The installer win-
dow varies with the camera model.
3. Click the “Install the DiMAGE Biz Software”
button to begin installation.
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4. The welcome window will open. Click “Next>”
to continue.
5. The license agreement appears. If you accept
the agreement, click “Yes” to continue the
installation routine.
•Read the entire license agreement carefully
before continuing. If you do not agree to the
terms, click “No” to exit the installation program.
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7. To install the software in the default location
- E:\Program Files\DiMAGE Biz Software,
click “Next>.” To install the software in a dif-
ferent location, click the browse button to
display the folder selection window. Specify
the directory in which to install the software.
8. The name of the default program folder is
displayed.To install the software icons in this
folder, click “Next>.” Installation will begin.
•To install the software icons in another folder,
select one of the folders listed in the existing-
folders box below. Click “Next>” to begin installa-
tion.
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6. Enter the license key number supplied with
the software.
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8INSTALLATION / STARTING UP
9. Click either or both check box if necessary,
and click “Finish.”
•Reading the README file before use is recom-
mended.
•Click the second check box if you wish to start
up the software immediately.
10.The DiMAGE Installer Menu window will be
displayed. Click “Finish” to close the window.
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Uninstalling the DiMAGE Biz Software
Windows XP:
1. Quit the software.
2. Select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select DiMAGE Biz Software.
4. Click “Change/Remove.”
Windows 2000:
1. Quit the software.
2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
3. Select DiMAGE Biz Software.
4. Click “Remove.”
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Select the DiMAGE Biz Software from the DiMAGE Biz Software folder in the programs
option of the start menu to start the application and open the main window.
Starting up
If DiMAGE Biz files (.mdm)
have been linked to DiMAGE
Biz, double-clicking an .mdm
file starts the application and
opens the annotation window
(p. 28).
To quit the software, select the quit
option from the file menu or click the
close [X] button in the upper right cor-
ner of the main window.
Quitting
10 MAIN WINDOW
Showing thumbnail images
All image and audio files in a folder can be displayed
in the main window. Using the folder tree, select the
folder where the images are stored; thumbnails are
shown in the file display area.To show the image
thumbnails taken by the DiMAGE Xt Biz camera, see
page 13.
Main window
This is the main window of DiMAGE
Biz Software.The annotation (p.
28), text image-processing (p. 65),
and viewer (p. 56) windows are
accessed from here.
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