User manual KONICA MINOLTA DIMAGE SCAN ELITE

[. . . ] E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9224-2885-11 H-A909 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite. The Dimâge Scan Elite F-2900 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 realise all the benefits of your scanner. [. . . ] · The change will be reflected in the preview image. Point Value Setting dialog box When the film type is set to the color mode. When the film type is set to the monochrome mode. Setting the Black Point 1. Double-click the Black Point button. · The Point Value dialog is displayed. 2. Click the Black Point button. · The cursor changes to the black dropper shape. 4. Click the desired shadow point of the image. · The image is corrected so that the point you clicked is the shadow point. The color of the shadow point is the black point value you input in step 2. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. 38 IMAGE CORRECTION ­ TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Setting the Gray Point This function can specify the gray of images. 1. Click the Gray Point button. · The cursor changes to the gray dropper shape. 2. Click the point to be changed to gray in the image. · The image is corrected so that the point you clicked is the gray point. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. Setting the gr ay point is not necess ary for most images. Viewing the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections When the Apply button is clicked, the histogram of images after making corrections can be displayed. The histogram after making corrections is displayed as long as you press this button. When the button is released, the histogram returns to the previous one. Auto setting When the Auto setting button is clicked, the image is corrected automatically by removing no information parts from the histogram and using all tone steps from 0 to 255. 39 IMAGE CORRECTION -- BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE When the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction button is clicked, the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction window is displayed. The images can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the desired value in the text box. · Click on in the Image Correction window. The Brightness, Contrast and Color Balance Correction Dialog box -- Name of parts Post-Correction LUT Post-Correction Gray scale Pre-Correction Gray scale Brightness slider Contrast slider Color Balance slider Brightness text box Contrast text box Color Balance text box 40 IMAGE CORRECTION -- BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE 1. Drag each Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider or input the desired value in the text box. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. · Moving the Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider changes "PostCorrection Gray Scale" and "Post-Correction LUT". Post-Correction LUT The color of the image is changed as shown in the PostCorrection LUT. The correspondence between the color displayed on the PreCorrection Gray Scale and Post-Correction Gray Scale appears on the Post-Correction LUT. Auto setting When the Auto setting button is clicked, the brightness and contrast of the image is corrected automatically according to the lightness without changing the color balance. 41 IMAGE CORRECTION -- HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS When the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction button is clicked, the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction window is displayed. The images can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the desired value in the text box. · Click on in the Image Correction window. The Hue, Saturation, Lightness Correction Dialog box -- Name of parts Hue-level slider Saturation slider Lightness slider Pre-Correction Color Sample Post-Correction Color Sample Hue-level text box Brightness text box Saturation text box Lightness text box 1. Drag the each Hue, Saturation or Lightness slider or input the desired value in the text box. · The change will be reflected in the preview image. · 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. [. . . ] A high contrast image has very dark areas and bright areas without many middle shades. A low contrast image has many tones that are close to the same brightness. A graph showing the amount of each level of the 256 brightness levels. The JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression standard is capable of producing a high compression ratio while maintaining image quality. [. . . ]