User manual KONICA MINOLTA SCAN DUAL III

[. . . ] E 9222-2889-11 AV-A209 INSTRUCTION MANUAL COLOR EXAMPLES Tone-curve corrections By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the overall color of an image can be made. For more on tone curve corrections, see page 71. Selective-color palette In the original image, the colors were muted making the whole scene flat. By subtracting cyan from the red channel, the bridge and faint details in the clouds could be accentuated. The cloud detail was further enhanced by subtracting yellow from the blue channel. [. . . ] 39). Index-scan-priority radio button: this option allows the selection of high-speed index scans or a quality index scans with prescans. The quality setting makes an index thumbnail and prescan of each image. Double clicking on the index thumbnail immediately displays the larger prescan image. Prescan images are easier to use to make critical decisions over image quality. The setting increases index scanning time. Color-matching: this option turns color matching on. Rotate-all-frames-180-degrees check box: this option rotates all APS index frames 180 degrees in the index scan window. OK button: to apply the preference settings and close the window. 45 DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY ­ ADVANCED SCANNING Exposure-control tab The exposure control is not an image-processing tool. The exposure-control tab allows the scanner's exposure system to be customized to specific films, lighting, or a personal exposure index based on the film, processing, lens, and shutter combination. If a prescan has not been made, the scanner will make one automatically. Load setting button Save setting button Reset button Apply-all button Fit-to-window button (p. 35) RGB display The RGB display will show the color values for any point in the image; simply place the mouse pointer in the image area to see the values of that point. Apply button If any changes are made to exposure, the exposure control tab will be highlighted in red (Windows), or an asterisk will be displayed on the tab (Macintosh). The R, G, and B sliders and text boxes are used to compensate for any color shift. 46 Adjust the sliders or enter values between ±2 in 0. 1 increments in the text boxes. To cancel all settings, click the reset button and press the apply button to initialize the preview image. When using autoexposure, adjustments are made in reference to the exposure determined by the AE system. To calibrate the scanner in reference to a standard exposure, turn the autoexposure functions off in the preference window (p. 44); set exposure control for negatives to manual or uncheck the auto-exposure for slides check box. This is recommended when making settings for specific films. Click the apply-all button to use the exposure-control settings for all the images in the film holder. If autoexposure is used, the exposure setting for the displayed image is fixed and applied to the other images in the holder. To cancel changes to exposure once the apply-all function has been used, click the reset button, then the apply-all button. Saving exposure settings Click the save setting button to open the save window. Click the OK button. Loading exposure settings Click the load setting button to open the load window. Click the OK button to select the settings to apply to the image displayed in the exposure-control tab. To delete a setting file, open the load window and click on the file name to highlight it. Use the keyboard delete key to erase the file. 47 DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY ­ ADVANCED SCANNING More index scan functions Index scan button (p. 68) Reverse frame order Some cameras reverse-wind the film so the last frame is exposed at the beginning of the roll. [. . . ] Please have the following information ready when calling Minolta technical support: The name and model of your computer. The version number is displayed by placing the mouse pointer on the status bar in the main window. 1 2 3 4 5 Warranty and product registration Please take the time to fill in the warranty and product registration card. Technical support, scanner software upgrades, and product information is available when the product is registered. 88 TECHNICAL Scan type: Film type: Film formats: SPECIFICATIONS Moving film, fixed sensor, single-pass scan Color / B&W, Negative / positive Mounted and unmounted 35mm film, Mounted APS film. [. . . ]