User manual KONICA MINOLTA SCAN MULTI I SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Software Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Multi. The Dimâge Scan Multi is a multiple format film scanner capable of scanning medium-format, 35mm, 16mm, and sleeved APS film. With the optional APS adapter, Advanced Photo System film in the cassette can also be scanned. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. [. . . ] · Click the mouse anywhere on the screen to return the the normal Variations dialog box. CANCELLING OR APPLYING THE CHANGES Click on Click on Click on in the Variations dialog box to apply the changes and close the dialog box. to cancel the changes without closing the dialog box. 33 HISTOGRAM The Histogram dialog box displays the frequency of occurrence of the 256 levels of brightness (0 ­ 255) for each of the color channels that make up the image area inside the cropping frame. The midtone values fall in between. OPENING THE HISTOGRAM DIALOG BOX Click on in the Prescan window to display the Histogram dialog box. HISTOGRAM DIALOG BOX ­ NAMES OF PARTS Control image White point button Black point button Gray point button View Output Histogram button RGB Synchro button Load Histogram button Full Screen Display button Help button Save Histogram button Shadow slider Midtone slider Highlight slider Output level sliders Input level sliders Preview image · The level from the location of the pointer on the histogram is displayed to the left of each histogram. · Changes made to the image in the Histogram dialog box will be displayed in the Preview image. 34 SETTING THE WHITE, BLACK, AND GRAY POINTS Properly setting an image's white and black points will usually correct the color cast and midtone distribution. Click on . · The cursor will change to the white eye-dropper. 2. Click on the tone in either the Control or Prescan image that should be scanned as the brightest neutral white in your image. · The RGB brightness value of the selected tone will be changed to 255. Click on . · The cursor will change to the black eye-dropper. 4. Click on the tone in either the Control or Prescan image that should be scanned as the darkest neutral black in your image. · The RGB brightness value of the selected tone will be changed to 0. Click on . · The cursor will change to the gray eye-dropper. 6. Click on the tone in either the Control or Prescan image that should be scanned as a neutral tone. · The tone of the clicked area will become neutral and the color balance of the image will shift accordingly. The adjustment will be reflected in the Preview image. 35 HISTOGRAM BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST CHANGES ­ RGB SYNCHRO Under each histogram are two slider bars. The upper bar has three sliders that allow you to change the input values for the highlights, shadows, and midtones; the lower bar has two sliders that allow you to change the output values for the highlights and shadows. By using RGB Synchro, the sliders for the highlights, midtones, or shadows for each of the channels move in unison. This means you can make overall brightness and contrast changes without changing the color. If the histogram contains large flat line areas. . . Click on and move the input level highlight and shadow sliders to the edges of the flat line area. · Changes are automatically applied to the Preview image. · Values to the right of the highlight slider will be scanned as pure white (level 255). Values to the left of the shadow slider will be scanned as pure black (level 0). 3. Contrast can be decreased by using the output level sliders. · Click on to view the control and preview images full screen. Then, click anywhere on the screen to return to the normal Histogram dialog box. OUTPUT HISTOGRAM 4. Click on and hold to view the output level histograms. 36 COLOR BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ­ INDIVIDUAL CHANNELS Changing the slider positions for individual channels affects the color balance of the image. 1. Click on and move the R, G, and B sliders to the desired locations. · Changes are automatically applied to the Preview image. [. . . ] Please refer to your image editing software user's guide for additional information regarding resolution, file size, and resizing. 59 GLOSSARY BRIGHTNESS: The lightness or darkness of the image. 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. EMULSION SIDE The side of the film coated with the photographic material. [. . . ]