User manual KONICA MINOLTA DIMAGE SCAN MULTI PRO

[. . . ] E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9224-2887-11 H-A108 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO. The DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO AF5000 is a Multiple format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm, 120/220 (6x4. 5, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9). 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. The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system for your computer (Windows®98, Windows®Me, Windows®2000 Professional, Windows NT® or Macintosh OS) and its conventions. [. . . ] · Click on the sides and drag to resize the cropping frame non-proportionally. To move the cropping frame. . . Click inside the cropping frame, then drag the cropping frame to its new location. 58 CROPPING THE IMAGE To define a new cropping frame. . . Click and drag outside the current cropping frame. * You can resize the cropping frame to cover the full prescan image again by pressing the following keys. When the Prescan tab is displayed: Windows: Press the Ctrl key and A key simultaneously. Macintosh: Press the Command key and A key simultaneously. CROPPING THE PRESCAN IMAGE A more precise prescan image can be displayed by prescanning the cropped area again. 1. Click on . · After the cropped area is prescanned again, a more precise prescan image is displayed. DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 59 FOCUS The DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO uses the CCD sensor for autofocus. 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 point AF or Manual Focus function. · Automatic autofocus can be turned on and off in the Preferences (see page 29). 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 [Point AF] button again to escape the function. 2. Click on the area of the image you wish to be in sharp focus. · Autofocus will begin, then a new prescan will start. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab when complete. 60 FOCUS MANUAL FOCUS Manual focus can be use with specific area of the image. 1. Click on . · The pointer will change to the Manual Focus icon. · Click on [Manual Focus] button again to escape the function. 2. Click on the area of the image you wish to be in sharp focus. · The focus control window dialog box will appear. 3. Adjust the slider until the black and white lines are at their longest for maximum sharpness. · Click and drag the slider to the left or right. · To slightly defocus, adjust the sliders until the black bar is a little shorter than the white bar. 4. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab when complete. DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 61 DISPLAYING FRAME NUMBER When 35mm is selected the film format, this function allows you to display the current frame number and total frame number. 1. To display the previous frame, click on RGB/CMY INFORMATION The RGB information from the pointer position is always displayed in the Prescan tab. Press and hold the Shift key (Command key on the Macintosh) with the Prescan tab open. The RGB information will change to CMY. 62 IMAGE CORRECTION IMAGE CORRECTION FLOW LAUNCH THE SOFTWARE (see page 26) Set the Preferences (see page 29) Load the Film Holder (see page 31) Inserting the Film Holder (see page 38) Setting the Film Format / Film Type (see page 39) INDEX SCAN (see page 41) PREVIEW SCAN (see page 49) IMAGE CORRECTION Tone curves and histogram Brightness/ contrast / colour balance Hue / saturation/ lightness Variation correction Selective colour correction Unsharp mask Snapshot Cancelling the image correction Full-screen view Job save / job load Digital ICE/ROC/GEM FINAL Scan and Save (see page 98) DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 63 IMAGE CORRECTION WINDOW This scanner gives you three options for correcting the brightness, contrast, and colour balance of the final scan. Click on the Image Correction tab in the Main window. THE IMAGE CORRECTION TAB PART -- NAMES OF PARTS Selective Colour button Variations button Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction button Brightness/Contrast/Colour Balance Correction button Tone Curves/Histogram Correction button Snapshot display area Unsharp Mask button Undo button Redo button RGB/CMY value display Frame Number indicator Full-Screen View button Pre/Post Correction Comparison Display button Image Correction Job Load button Image Correction Job Save button Snapshot button Correction Reset button 64 TONE CURVES AND HISTOGRAM When the Tone curves/Histogram Correction button is clicked, the Tone Curves and Histogram dialog box is displayed. The Tone Curves part allows you to change the tone curves and directly correct the output value. The Histogram part allows you to specify the input and output area from the information included in a film and correct images. [. . . ] Ultra SCSI (Fast-20) is one variation of the SCSI-3 standards now being promoted by ANSI (American National Standards Institute). In addition to being a widely supported format, TIFF is able to handle the colour palette needed for professional-quality images and graphics. BMP images are supported by the Paint accessory and can easily be opened on most PCs running Windows. SCSI (Ultra SCSI) SHADOWS TIFF WINDOWS® BMP DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 125 TROUBLE SHOOTING SYMPTOM or MESSAGE The computer will not start up after connecting the scanner. SOLUTION · Shut down the computer and all the devices in your SCSI or IEEE 1394 chain, then check the SCSI or IEEE 1394 cables and AC power cord. · Make sure the plug-in module has been placed in the correct folder. [. . . ]