Minolta Dimage Scan 1.1 Mounting instructions
SOFTWARE MANUAL
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9222-7310-11 AV-A304/ME-0304
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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.
Original image After Digital ROC processing
Digital ROC - Reconstruction Of Color
Digital ROC restores the color of old faded film, see page 45.
Tone-curve corrections
Color examples
BEFOREYOU BEGIN
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 Scan Utility.
Reinstall or enable the software when the installation is complete.
The scanner hardware manual contains the system requirements for the purchased scanner unit;
do NOT connect the scanner to a computer before installing the DiMAGE Scan Utility software.
Before installing the DiMAGE Scan Utility
Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP
are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh, Apple, and Power Macintosh
are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trade-
marks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Digital ICE3, Digital ICE, Digital ROC, and Digital GEM
are trademarks of registered trademarks and technologies of Applied Science Fiction, Inc in U. S.
A. Other corporate and product names are the trademarks and registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
Thank you for purchasing this Minolta product. Please take the time to read through this instruc-
tion manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new scanner. Check the packing list in the
scanner hardware manual before using this product.
The DiMAGE Scan functions available vary between scanner models.To find the functions listed
in this software manual that are not compatible with your scanner, see “Compatibility with the
DiMAGE Scan Utility” in the scanner notes section of the hardware manual.
If the operating system’s display controls are set to a large font size, the text in the DiMAGE Scan
applications will not be displayed correctly. Use the computer’s initial display text size.
This instruction manual does not provide instruction in the basic operation of the personal com-
puters, nor the basic operation of Windows or Macintosh operating systems; refer to the manuals
supplied with the computer.
The examples in this manual use Windows software.The appearance of the screens may differ
from the examples when using Macintosh or other Windows operating systems.The screens can
also vary with the scanner model.
Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this material. Specifications in this
manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject to
change without notice. 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.
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4Table of contents
Color examples ..............................................................................................................2
Before you begin ............................................................................................................3
Before installing the DiMAGE Scan Utility ..........................................................3
Installation ................................................................................................................6
Windows..............................................................................................................6
Macintosh............................................................................................................8
Easy Scan Utility ..........................................................................................................10
Launching the Easy Scan Utility ......................................................................10
Using the Easy Scan Utility ..............................................................................11
Basic scanning ............................................................................................................14
Launching the DiMAGE Scan Utility..................................................................14
Scanning basics................................................................................................14
Scanner setup ..................................................................................................15
Main window and index scan tab......................................................................15
Making an index scan ......................................................................................16
Selecting index thumbnails................................................................................16
Flip and rotate images ......................................................................................17
Fit-to-window button..........................................................................................17
Main window and prescan tab ..........................................................................18
Making a prescan..............................................................................................18
Grab tool............................................................................................................19
Magnifying tool..................................................................................................19
Auto cropping ....................................................................................................19
CHP button (APS film) ......................................................................................19
Making the final scan ........................................................................................20
Basic image processing................................................................................................22
Main window and image-correction tab ............................................................22
Pixel Polish........................................................................................................23
Digital ICE - Image Correction Enhancement ..................................................24
Variation palette ................................................................................................25
Brightness, contrast, and color-balance palette................................................26
An introduction to color ....................................................................................27
Comparing pre and post-correction images......................................................28
Undoing and redoing image corrections ..........................................................28
Grain Dissolver..................................................................................................29
Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Utility......................................................................29
Advanced scanning ......................................................................................................30
Setting scanner preferences ............................................................................30
Exposure control tab ........................................................................................32
Saving exposure settings ......................................................................33
Loading exposure settings ....................................................................33
More index scan functions ................................................................................34
Reverse frame order..............................................................................34
Saving the index thumbnails..................................................................35
Saving an index file................................................................................35
Loading an index file..............................................................................35
This manual contains information on the DiMAGE Scan Utility software. See the supplied hard-
ware manual for information on connecting the scanner to a computer and loading the film hold-
ers.The scanner notes section of that manual provides additional information on software opera-
tion for your particular model scanner.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
More prescan functions ....................................................................................36
Point AF (Autofocus)..............................................................................36
Manual focus..........................................................................................37
Manual cropping ....................................................................................38
Autoexposure ........................................................................................39
AE area selection ..............................................................................39
AE lock ..............................................................................................39
Inputting scan settings manually ......................................................................40
About resolution and output size ......................................................................41
Scan setting examples......................................................................................42
Saving scan settings as a Job ..........................................................................43
Deleting a Job ..................................................................................................43
Advanced image processing ........................................................................................44
More image-processing tools............................................................................44
Digital ROC - Reconstruction Of Color ............................................................45
Digital GEM - Grain Equalization & Management ............................................46
Tone curve / histogram palette..........................................................................48
Using tone curves ............................................................................................48
Drawing tone curves by freehand ....................................................................49
A short guide to tone-curve corrections............................................................50
Histogram corrections ......................................................................................52
Tone-curve / histogram auto setting..................................................................53
White, black, and gray-point corrections ..........................................................54
Setting the white and black-point values ..........................................................55
Tracking image corrections - snapshot button ..................................................55
Hue, saturation, and lightness palette ..............................................................56
Selective-color palette ......................................................................................57
About RGB and CMY........................................................................................57
Unsharp mask ..................................................................................................58
Saving image corrections..................................................................................59
Loading image-correction Jobs ........................................................................59
Custom Wizard ............................................................................................................60
Batch Scan Utility ........................................................................................................62
Color matching..............................................................................................................66
Setting the output color space ..........................................................................66
Output color spaces ..........................................................................................67
Setting the monitor ICC profile..........................................................................68
Scanner color profiles ......................................................................................68
Color matching recommendations ....................................................................69
Appendix ..............................................................................................................70
Using multiple scanners....................................................................................70
Uninstalling the DiMAGE Scan software ..........................................................70
Installed file and folders ....................................................................................71
Dimage Scan Multi and Multi II system requirements ......................................72
About the Dimage Scan Multi and Multi II ........................................................73
Record keeping ................................................................................................73
Image Data Sheet ............................................................................................74
Color examples ................................................................................................75
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6Installation
Windows
The opening screen of the InstallShield Wizard will
appear. Click the next button to continue.
Insert the DiMAGE Scan Utility CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive.The DiMAGE Scan Utility setup screen will
open.
Click the “Starting up the DiMAGE Scan installer” but-
ton.The program decompression screen will briefly
appear.The Install Shield Wizard will start automatical-
ly.
If the Install Shield Wizard does not start up automati-
cally, execute the following procedure:
1. Initiate the run routine on the start menu.
2. Click the browse button in the run dialog box.
3. Select the CD-ROM drive from the look-in box in the
browse window.
4. Open the driver folder.
5. Open the English folder.
6. Click on the Setup.exe file. It will be displayed with its
location in the run dialog box:
D:\Driver\English\Setup.exe. Click OK.
Turn on the computer to start up the Windows operating system.
In the example below, the hard disk is drive C, and the CD-ROM drive is drive D. The letters des-
ignating the drives will vary between computers.
Click the yes button to accept the agreement and con-
tinue. Read the entire agreement carefully before con-
tinuing. If you do not agree to the terms of the license
agreement, click the no button to exit the setup pro-
gram.
INSTALLATION
The InstallShield Wizard will indicate that installation
was successful. Select the restart-computer option and
then click Finish.When the computer restarts, the
scanner driver software will be ready to use. Print out a
copy of the Read Me file for reference.
The name of the default program folder is displayed.To
install the software in this folder, click Next.
To install the software to another existing folder, select
one of the folders listed in the existing-folders box
below. Click the next button to begin installation.
Select the components to be installed, then click the
next button.The DiMAGE Scan Launcher and Quick
Scan Utility should only be installed with compatible
scanners, see “Compatibility with the DiMAGE Scan
Utility” in the scanner notes section of the hardware
manual. Normally, the TWAIN data source should be
installed.The descriptions in this manual assume the
utility was installed with the TWAIN data source.
To install the software in the default folder (C:\Program
Files\DiMAGEScan), click Next.
To install the software in another folder, click the
browse button to display the folder selection window.
Specify the directory in which to install the software,
then click OK.
The scanner software can be launched directly from most image-processing applications.
Although the TWAIN driver cannot be seen, it allows the utility to be launched from an image-pro-
cessing application using the import option as well as allowing the computer and scanner to com-
municate.
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With custom installation selected from the pop-up
menu at the top left of the installer screen, click the
check box of the files to be installed.The DiMAGE
Scan Launcher and Quick Scan Utility should only be
installed with compatible scanners, see “Compatibility
with the DiMAGE Scan Utility” in the scanner notes
section of the hardware manual. At the bottom of the
installer screen, specify the location in which the soft-
ware will be installed.To change the designated loca-
tion, use the install-location menu; this menu can be
used to select an existing location or create a new
one.
Click the install button to begin installation.
8Installation
Macintosh
The end-user license agreement will appear. If you
accept the terms of the agreement, click the accept
button to continue the installation routine. If you do
not agree to the conditions in the end-user license
agreement, click the decline button and the software
will not be installed.
Open the appropriate
language folder.
Open the driver folder to view the language folders.
Turn on the computer to start the Mac OS. Insert the DiMAGE Scan Utility CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive.The Dimage Scan Utility CD-ROM icon will appear on the desktop. Double-click on the
icon; the driver, manual, and acrobat reader folders will be displayed.
Double click on the DiMAGE Scan installer; the installer’s start-
up screen will open.
Driver
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Click the continue button on the installer screen to begin the installa-
tion routine.
A screen confirming the successful installation of the
software will appear. Click the restart button to exit
the installation program and restart the computer.
The quit button exits the installer without restarting
the computer.To make additional installations, click
the continue button.
After the computer restarts, confirm the selected
DiMAGE Scan applications are installed in the designated location. Print out a copy of the Read
Me file for reference.
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Any software that is running must be closed before
the DiMAGE Scan Utility can be installed. Click the
continue button to shut down any active applications
and continue the installation routine.The cancel
option will end the installation routine.
If the DiMAGE Scan plug-in was installed, simply drag
and drop the plug-in file into an image-processing
application’s import folder.This will allow the DiMAGE
Scan Utility to be launched directly from that applica-
tion.
10 Easy scan utility
The DiMAGE Scan Easy Scan Utility is a simple, automatic scanning application for trouble-free
scans.The utility works as a stand-alone program, and cannot be launched through another appli-
cation.This software is not available with all scanner models, see the scanner notes section in the
scanner hardware manual.
The following settings are automatically made when using the Easy Scan Utility:
•Autofocusing with each 35mm frame, or with the first APS frame only.
•Index scan priority: speed setting (p. 30).
•Color depth: 8 bit.
•No multi-sample scanning.
•Automatic cropping to inside edge (p. 19).
•When Digital ROC is active, color matching is turned off.
•sRGB output color space when color matching is on. (p. 66)
•Autoexposure with all films except black and white slides.
Open the DiMAGE Scan folder. Double click the DiMAGE Scan
Easy icon.
Launching the Easy Scan Utility
Select DiMAGE Scan - Easy Scan Utility from the Minolta DiMAGE
Scan folder in the program option of the start menu.
Windows
Macintosh
Do not launch the utility with a film holder in the scanner. If the scanner model has a manual front
door, the door must be closed.
EASY SCAN UTILITY
This manual suits for next models
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