Konica Minolta AF-2840 manual

INSTRUCTION MANU AL E 9222-2889-11 A V -A209[...]

Before 2 By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the ov erall 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 71. T one-curve corrections C OLOR EXAMPLES Selective-color palette In the[...]

3 B EFORE Y OU BEGIN Thank you f or purchasing this Minolta product. Please take the time to read through this instruc- tion manual so you can enjo y all the features of y our new scanner . This manual contains inf or mation regarding products introduced before October , 2002. T o obtain information f or products released after this date, contact a[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Color e xamples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bef ore you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 F or proper and safe use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Getting star ted . .[...]

5 Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Launching the Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using the Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 DiMA GE Scan Dual III Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 6 DiMA GE Scan Dual III Utility – Advanced scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting scanner pref erences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Exposure-control tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Saving e xposure settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 DiMA GE Scan Dual III Utility – Image processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Image processing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Main window and image-correction tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Guide to image-processing tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Undoing and redoing imag[...]

F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE 8 Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. W ARNING • Use only within the voltage range specified on the unit. Inappropr iate current ma y cause damage or injur y through fire or electric shock. • Only use the AC adapter (model specified b y Delta Electronics, Inc. ADP-20LB or Y a Hsin In[...]

9 Dual III The sound pressure lev el is less than 70dB according to ISO 3744 or ISO 7779. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. T ested by the Minolta Corporation 101 Williams Drive Ramse y , New Jerse y 07446 USA This device complies with P[...]

Standard USB por t supplied by Apple Computer . System Requirements G ETTING ST AR TED 10 The packa ge contents Check the pac king list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately contact your dealer . Follo w the steps below to set up the scanner . 1 Check the pac kage contents (p. 10) 2 Check the system requirements (p . 10) [...]

16-bit plus Auto Dust Brush 11 CPU , RAM, and hard-disc space requirements with 16-bit color depth, Auto Dust Brush (dust- remov al function), and Pixel P olish (automatic image-correction function) are as follows: P entium 166MHz (Pentium II) or later processor . 16-bit color depth 16-bit plus Auto Dust Brush Auto Dust Brush or Pix el P olish P en[...]

G ETTING ST AR TED 12 RAM-stationed programs such as anti-virus or installation-monitoring software ma y cause the installer to fail. Remove or disab le these programs before installing the scanner softw are. Reinstall or enable the softw are when the installation is complete. Do NO T connect the scanner to a computer before installing the software[...]

The scanner software can be launched directly from many image-processing applications such as Photoshop Elements (p . 16). When the scanner utility software is installed in a computer with a Windows operating system, a TW AIN dr iver is installed with it. Although the TW AIN driver cannot be seen, it allows the utility to be launched from an applic[...]

G ETTING ST AR TED 14 Installing the utility software – Macintosh At the bottom left of the installer screen, specify the location in which the software will be installed. T o change the designated location, use the install-location menu; this menu can be used to select an existing loca- tion or create a new f older . The end-user license agreeme[...]

15 After the computer restar ts, confirm the DS Dual3 (DiMAGE Scan Dual III) f older is installed in the designated location. If the easy-install option was chosen, the folder will contain the f ollowing items: DS Dual3 Utility , DS Dual3 Easy , DS Dual3 Plug-in, and Read Me. See page 85 for the default location of installed files and f olders. Bef[...]

-- Service Pack 4 or later and Internet Explorer 4.0 or later are required with Windows NT 4.0. P entium processor Color monitor with 256-color (8 bit) or greater video card and 800 X 600 or greater monitor resolution. Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000, NT 4.0, or XP . G ETTING ST AR TED 16 T ak e time to register your cop y of Photoshop Elem[...]

17 35 mm film-holder mark (p. 22) Pull the front door down to this position when inserting a 35mm film holder FH-U1 or slide mount holder SH-U1. APS adapter mark (p. 23) Pull the front door down to this position when inser ting the optional APS adapter . P ower s witch (p. 19) T urn off the scanner when it is not in use. Indicator lamp Eject button[...]

G ETTING ST AR TED 18 Securely plug the B connector of the USB cable into the scanner’ s USB por t and the A connector into the com- puter’ s USB por t. The scanner should be connected directly to the com- puter . Attaching the scanner to a USB hub may pre vent proper operation. When the scanner is initially connected to a computer with a Windo[...]

19 Check the scanner is securely connected to the computer . With the front door closed, turn on the scanner with the power s witch. Star t up the computer . When launching the utility software, the front door m ust be closed during initialization; the indicator lamp will blink when the scanner is initializing. Once the indicator lamp glows steadil[...]

L O ADING THE FILM HOLDERS 20 Handling film Where is the emulsion? T o achie ve the best possib le reproduction from the scanner , the film and film holder should be free from dust and dir t. Alwa ys work with processed film in a clean, dust-free environment. Handle film by the edges or mount to pre vent fingerprints and dir t marr ing the image ar[...]

21 Replace the cov er . Slide the two pro- trusions on the left side of the cover into the two slots in the base (2). Carefully lower the co ver taking care not to mov e the film. Snap the cov er closed by pressing the two push marks on each side of the tab (3). 2 Loading mounted slides Up to four mounted 35mm or APS slides can be inser ted into th[...]

L O ADING THE FILM HOLDERS 22 Loading a film holder into the scanner Inser t the film holder into the scanner in the direction indicated by the arro w . Hold the hold- er straight and le vel when inser ting it into the scanner . Before using the scanner , install the scanner utility software (p . 12). With the front door closed, turn on the scanner[...]

23 Inser t the cassette into the film chamber as shown (3). Close the chamber door (4); the film-chamber release will return to its or iginal position (5). When the indicator lamp glows steadily , open the front door until the top of the door is aligned with the APS adapter mark. With the scanner contacts face up , inser t the adapter into the scan[...]

E ASY SCAN UTILITY 24 Open the DS Dual3 (DiMAGE Scan Dual III) f older , and double click the DS Dual3 Easy icon. Select DS Dual 3 (DiMAGE Scan Dual III) Easy Utility from the Minolta DiMAGE Scan Dual3 f older in the programs option or all progr ams option (Windows XP) of the start menu. Windows Macintosh Easy Scan Utility is a simple, automatic sc[...]

25 Using the Easy Scan Utility When the Easy Scan Utility is launched, the easy scan wizard appears. Simply follo w the instruc- tions on the scan wizard to scan images. A screen requesting to inser t the film holder appears. Load the holder following the instructions from page 20 to 23. When the holder is loaded, the scanner automatically detects [...]

E ASY SCAN UTILITY 26 When scanning with 35mm film strips or mounted slides, the film type must be specified on this screen. Color negative, B&W negativ e, color positive , B&W positive film can be scanned. Film for slides is a positive film. Film for prints is a negative film. Click the appropriate film-type button. The border of the film-[...]

Pixel P olish button Index thumbnails: used to select the image to be scanned. When using the optional APS cassette, the thumbnail frame n umbers correspond to the film frame numbers. Pixel P olish button: Click this button to correct images automatically . Pixel P olish cannot be used with blac k-and-white film. T o cancel Pix el Polish, clic k th[...]

If the adjust-image option was selected b y checking the box in the pre vious screen, the adjust- image screen will be display ed. After making adjustments to the image, click the ne xt button. E ASY SCAN UTILITY 28 Pixel P olish button: Click this b utton to correct images automatically . Changes will be reflected in the display ed image. If the f[...]

On the sav e-as screen, specify the file name, file format, and destination of the image data. Click Sav e to star t scanning. Images can be sav ed in BMP , JPEG, TIFF , or PICT file formats. See the below for more about these f or mats. When saving JPEG files , the compression ratio can be specified. Click the sav e button to complete the final sc[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY 30 The DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility pro vides a variety of tools to optimize the reproduction of a film image. This section covers basic scanning, adv anced scanning, and image processing. Read the basic scanning section entirely before mo ving on to the other sections. Auto Dust Brush (p . 39) Basic scanning (p. 31 [...]

T o load a film holder , see pages 20 to 23. Before scanning, the film fo r mat and type must be specified in the main window of the utility software . Film format and type are selected from the drop-down menus in the top left corner of the main window . If the holder and selected film f or mat do not match, a warning will be display ed and the sca[...]

Rotate-right button (p . 34) Flip-horizontally button (p . 34) D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 32 Main window and inde x scan tab Film format (p . 31) Film type (p . 31) Index scan b ut- ton (p . 33) Prescan button (p . 37) Scan button (p . 43) Help Rotate-left button (p . 34) Flip-vertically button (p . 34) Fit-to-window b utton[...]

The thumbnail display allo ws the selection of sin- gle or multiple images f or prescanning or scan- ning. Selected images can also be affected b y the scanner software functions such as the rotate buttons . Simply click on a thumbnail to select it; the bor- der will darken to indicate selection. T o select multiple images, press and hold the contr[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 34 Flip and rotate ima ges Original image Flip – when an image is flipped, it will create a mirror image. Rotate – the rotate-right button rotates the thumbnail 90° clockwise and the rotate-left button rotates the image 90° countercloc k- wise each time the buttons are clic ked. The orientati[...]

35 Fit-to-window b utton Normally , index thumbnails and prescan images are display ed based on their size and resolution. When the number of thumbnails or the size of the prescan is too large or small for the displa y area, clicking the fit-to-windo w button will auto- matically resize the images to fit the displa y area. Clicking the button again[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 36 Main window and prescan tab Film format (p . 31) Film type (p . 31) Index scan b utton (p. 33) Prescan button (p . 37) Scan button (p . 43) Help Preference b utton (p. 44) Rotate-left button (p . 34) Rotate-right button (p . 34) Flip-horizontally button (p . 34) Flip-vertically button (p . 34) F[...]

Auto cropping eliminates the b lank space around the image area. Pressing the auto-cropping but- ton cycles through its three positions: crop to outside edge, crop to inside edge, and entire win- dow . The cropping frame is indicated by a marquee (dotted line). The cropping area can also be adjusted manually (p . 38). Clicking the auto-cropping b u[...]

Clicking the auto-cropping b utton to display the cropping frame marquee. T o enlarge or reduce the cropping frame, place the mouse pointer ov er the cor ners or sides of the cropping frame; the pointer will change to a double arro w . Simply click and dr ag the edge of the frame to adjust the cropping area. D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASI[...]

Click the A uto Dust Brush button before making the final scan; the dust remov al processing will be done at that time. The effect of A uto Dust Br ush cannot be e valuated in the prescan image. T o cancel the Auto Dust Brush, click the A uto Dust Brush button again. Once selected, the Auto Dust Brush will remain active until canceled. 39 A uto Dus[...]

Scan button (p . 43) Image-correction tab (p . 64) The RGB display will sho w the color values f or any point on the image. Simply place the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB val- ues of that point. Pressing the shift key (Windo ws) or command key (Macintosh) will display the CMY v alues. D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANN[...]

Clicking the Pix el P olish button on the main window auto- matically corrects all the images in the film holder replac- ing any pre vious corrections. The correction are immedi- ately applied to the prescan image. Once applied, Pixel P olish will remain active until can- celed; to cancel Pixel P olish and return to the or iginal image, clic k the [...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 42 Making the final scan using Jobs Click the load Job b utton. The Job-selection dialog box will open. Select a Job category from the drop-down list. For details, see the Job file list on page 82. The final scan sav es the image data and any changes made to it with the scanner software in your com[...]

Click a Job file name to select it. The Job names can be sor ted chronologically or alphabetically by clic king the name or date radio buttons at the bottom of the dialog bo x. The scan settings of the selected Job file are display ed on the right side of the window . The Job settings vary between the 35mm and APS film formats, see the Job file lis[...]

Auto-e xpose-for-slides c heck box: this option acti- vates the auto-e xposure function when scanning slides. Since the density range of slides is relativ ely uniform, adjusting the e xpose for each slide is usual- ly unnecessary . Howe ver , when scanning an under- exposed or o vere xposed slide, the auto exposure system can compensate for the un [...]

45 Multi-sample list box: a multi-sample scans reduces random noise in the image b y analyzing the data of each sample scan; 2, 4, and 8 samples can be made. The more samples taken, the less random noise in the image and the longer the scanning time. Auto Dust Brush le vel slider: this slider adjusts the degree of retouching in three lev els. The l[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 46 Exposure-control tab Sav e setting button Load setting button Reset button Apply button Apply-all button Fit-to-window b utton (p. 35) If any changes are made to e xposure, the exposure control tab will be highlighted in red (Windows), or an asterisk will be display ed on the tab (Macintosh[...]

Click on the file name to highlight it. Click the OK but- ton to select the settings to apply to the image display ed in the exposure-control tab . Confirm the autoexposure settings in the preference windo w (p. 44). Clic k the apply button to view the results . T o delete a setting file, open the load window and clic k on the file name to highligh[...]

48 Sav e index-file b utton (p. 49) Sav e index-image b utton (p. 49) Rev erse-frame-order button (p . 48) More index scan functions Load index-file b utton (p. 49) Load image-correction Job button (p . 68) Re verse fr ame order Some cameras re verse-wind the film so the last frame is e xposed at the beginning of the roll. When scanning film strips[...]

The index thumbnails can be sa ved as an inde x file. The inde x file can be loaded into the scanner so that the index scan does not need to be made again. The index image file f or mat is unique to this software. An index scan of all the frames in the film holder , including empty frames, must be made before the inde x thumbnails can be sav ed. Cl[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 50 A utoexposure contr ol – More prescan functions AE lock b utton AE-area-selection button Autoe xposure adjusts the scanner exposure to compensate f or the density of the film. T o use the autoexposure function with color slides , the auto-expose-f or-slides option must be check ed in the [...]

Click the AE-area-selection b utton after prescanning the image. Pressing the shift ke y changes the dot- ted cropping frame to the solid AE area frame. While pressing the shift key , use the mouse to adjust and mov e the AE area. The methods used to manipulate the frame are the same as the cropping frame e xcept that the shift key must be held, se[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 52 P oint AF (Autof ocus) Use the focusing functions if the film is w ar ped or curled. Three options are availab le: autof ocus, P oint AF , and manual focus . A utofocus uses the center of image to determine the focus is activ at- ed with the autofocus-at-scan option in the pref erences dial[...]

53 Manual f ocus The scanner can be focused man ually using the focus meter . F or best results, select an area with- in the image with contrast or detail. The manual f ocus functions cannot focus on a lo w-contrast image area such as a cloudless or ov ercast sky . Click the manual-f ocus button. The mouse pointer will change to the manual-f ocus i[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 54 Inputting scan settings manuall y Settings for the final scan such as input or output resolution and siz e can be manually made for individual images in the index scan or prescan windo ws. Once made, they will remain in eff ect until changed. Input-resolution list box: v alues can be select[...]

55 Resolution can be expressed in dpi (dots per inch). This refers to ho w many pixels are placed along one linear inch. A resolution of 350 dpi, which is commonly used in commercial printing, means that an area of one square inch would use 122,500 pix els. The larger the resolution, the greater the detail in the image. Howev er , as the resolution[...]

Example 2: setting output by print size and output resolution. This example creates a 148mm X 100mm image to be printed on a 300 dpi printer. Select millimeters from the unit list box. Enter the output resolution of the printer in the output-resolu- tion list box: 300. Enter the output size; 148 for the width and 100 f or the height. Click on the o[...]

F requently used scan settings can be sav ed. A Job file can be deleted. Once deleted, it can not be recovered. Saving scan settings as a Job Deleting a Job With the settings to be sav ed in the scan setting window , click the sav e Job button. The Job-registry dialog box will open. Select the category in which to save the settings from the drop-do[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 58 Select scanning preferences in the dialog bo x. Click the ne xt button to continue . For inf ormation on the preference settings, see page 44. For information on color matching, ref er to page 60. Set up the dialog box f or the film and holder in use. Select the frame number(s) of the image[...]

59 Click the sa ve button to sa ve the Custom Wizard settings. Enter the file name in the sav e window and click OK. The next time the Custom Wizard is used, those settings can be select- ed in the Custom Wizard setting dialog box. Click the start button to begin automatic scan- ning. Select image-correction settings. Click the ne xt button to con-[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 60 Click the color-matching-on chec k box. Select the output color space from the color- space drop-down menu. Load ICC-profile button ICC-profile text bo x Use-ICC-profile check bo x Color-matching-on check bo x Color-space list box Click the pref erences button to access the color-matching f[...]

61 The choice of output color space depends on how the image will be reproduced. For most home use where the image is display ed on a monitor or printed with a small pr inter , sRGB color space is adequate. Other color spaces hav e been included for prof essional and technical applications. For recommendations f or color space use, see page 63. sRG[...]

D IMA GE SCAN DU AL III UTILITY – AD V ANCED SCANNING 62 Monitor ICC profiles can be found at the f ollowing locations: Windows 98/98SE/Me: [Windows] f older -> [System] folder -> [Color] f older . Windows 2000, XP: [WINNT] folder ->[System32] f older ->[Spool] folder ->[Drivers] f older ->[Color] folder . Mac OS 8, 9: [System] [...]

63 The follo wing are recommendations for output color space and monitor ICC-profile settings with image-processing applications. Some applications hav e a monitor correction display function which automatically corrects the monitor display to a specific color space . Color matching recommendations Output Color Space: Select the same color space as[...]

V ar iation button (p . 69) Brightness, contrast, and color-balance button (p . 70) T one-cur v e/histogram button (p . 71) Hue, saturation, and lightness b utton (p. 81) Selective-color b utton (p. 79) Unsharp mask button (p. 80) 64 Main window and image-correction tab Index scan b utton (p. 33) Prescan button (p . 37) Scan button (p . 43) Fit-to-[...]

Guide to image processing tool There are multiple tools that will result in the same eff ect. One ma y be easier or more flexible than another . The most suitable tool f or a specific job will depend not only on the required results but also the experience of the operator; all changes made with any of the palettes can be reset or undone (p . 66). V[...]

66 Image corrections can be stored temporarily as a thumbnail next to the displa yed image. Simply click the snapshot b utton on the tool bar to create a thumbnail with the current image corrections. T o return to a previous image correction, click on the corre- sponding snapshot thumbnail. The thumbnail image will replace the display ed image. The[...]

67 Comparing pre and post correction images Clicking the comparison displa y button divides the image display area in tw o. The or iginal image is on the left and the corrected image is on the right. T o display the corrected image only , click the comparison display b utton again. Original image Corrected image Changes made with the scroll bars on[...]

68 Loading image-correction Jobs Click on an image-correction Job thumbnail to select it. Click OK to apply the Job to the displa yed image. Jobs are loaded into the snapshot display area. Multiple Jobs can be loaded. Display the image to be corrected in the image-correc- tion window . Click the load image-correction Job b utton to load a sav ed im[...]

69 V ar iation palette The variation palette allows an image to be corrected b y comparing it to other slightly corrected images surrounding it. This is an easy method to correct images for individuals who are ine xperi- enced in image processing or photofinishing. Click the v ariation button to display the palette . Click the arro w next to the va[...]

70 Drag the brightness, contrast, or color sliders , or enter specific values in the corresponding te xt box to mak e corrections. Dragging each slider to the right or inputting a positive number in the text bo x increases the brightness, contrast, and color . Changes will be reflected in the display ed image and in the graph at the top of the pale[...]

The tone curve is a graphic representation of the brightness and color lev els of the image. The bottom axis is the 256 levels of the original image (input data) from black to white. The ver tical axis is the corrected image (output data) with the same scale from top to bottom. The bottom left por tion of the graph repre- sents the dark colors and [...]

72 Click the arro w next to the channel-list bo x to select the channel from the drop-down menu. T o make adjustments to the color balance of the image, select the appropriate color channel. T o adjust the con- trast or brightness of the image without affecting the color , select the RGB channel. The tone curves can be display ed with keyboard shor[...]

73 1 1 2 2 Click the freehand curve b utton (1). The mouse pointer changes to the pencil tool when placed on the tone curve. Click and drag the pointer to dr aw a new curve. Extreme image manipulations are possible with the freehand curve tool. T o smooth a rough freehand cur v e, click the smooth-curve button (2). Nodes will be automatical- ly pla[...]

74 A shor t guide to tone cur ve corrections Image processing is a highly specialized and difficult field that tak es years of practice to master . This basic guide to using tone curves cov ers a few simple procedures to impro ve your pictures . For more about digital-image processing, consult y our local book dealer about self-help guides on this [...]

75 By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the ov erall color of an image can be made. This can be used to eliminate unnatural color casts or add warmth to a pic- ture. If the image is too red, green, or blue , simply drag the corresponding color- channel curve down until the color appears natural. If the color cast[...]

76 Histogram corrections Input shadow slider Input gamma slider Input highlight slider Input shadow te xt box Input gamma text bo x Output shadow slider Output highlight slider Output shadow te xt box Output highlight text bo x The color histograms can be displa yed with the channel list bo x or with keyboard shortcuts. While holding the control ke[...]

77 The input shadow slider sets the b lack lev el. As the slider is moved to the right, an apparent increase in contrast can be seen in the displa yed image. All pixels to the left of the slider are set to 0 and any image detail the y may contain will be lost. The blac k and white output lev els can be adjusted. By moving the output highlight and s[...]

78 On the tone curve / histogram palette, corrections can be made b y specifying a white, blac k, and gra y point within the image. Locating an appropriate neutral area within the image is critical to cor- rectly calibrate the software . When the dropper tool is selected, the RGB display is active and can be used to ev aluate the image area. All ch[...]

79 The white and blac k-point values are set to 255 and 0 f or each RGB lev el. Changing these values allow the calibration of an image with no true white or blac k. Double-clic k on either the white-point or black-point b utton to activate the point-v alue-setting dialog box. Enter the new white-point or b lack-point values . Click OK. With the po[...]

Amount: to adjust the contrast of the mask between 0% and 500%. If the value is too high, pixilation will be apparent; the image becomes noticeably rough or gr ainy . 150% to 200% is recommended f or highly quality printed images. Radius: to increase the edge sharpness of the pixels. The radius can be adjusted between 0.1 and 5. The def ault settin[...]

81 Hue, satur ation, and lightness palette This palette adjusts the image in reference to the HSB color model. These controls can be used to manipulate the color image rather than producing a realistic representation. The HSB color model defines color based upon human perception rather than photographic processes. Hue refers to each separ ate color[...]

J OB FILE LISTS 82 35mm film Jobs can be used to make scan settings based on the final use of the image . See making-the- final-scan using Job section in page 42. The follo wing char ts list the parameters of the scanner’ s Job files based on the film format selected in the main window:[...]

83 APS film[...]

I NST ALLED FILES AND FOLDERS 84 When installing the utility software, the f ollowing files and f olders are installed: C: Program Files DS_Dual3 f older DS_Dual3.e xe DS_Dual3Easy .ex e Readme.txt Expor ter f older Help f older Job f older* Profile f older Prefs f older EasyScan f older Windows f older (98, 98SE, Me) or WINNT folder (2000 and XP) [...]

85 DS Dual3 f older DS Dual3 Utility DS Dual3 Easy DS Dual3 Plug-in Read Me Mac OS 8.6, 9.2.2 Mac OS X System f older Pref erences folder DS Dual3 f older Prefs f older Help f older Job f older* Profile f older ColorSync Profile f older ML TF2840.icc ML TF2840p.icc Extensions f older MFSLib2889 MFSBaseLib2889 MFSIFLib2889 MCM Library DS DSDual3Driv[...]

T ROUBLESHOO TING AND TECHNICAL SUPPOR T 86 This section cov ers minor problems with scanner operation. For major prob lems or damage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently , contact your dealer or a Minolta ser vice f acility . Increase the amount of the system’ s largest unused block of memory to more than 128MB. See instructions on t[...]

With Macintosh operating systems, to use Pix el P olish when the utility is launched through Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, the largest unused bloc k of memor y in the system must be more than 128 MB. With the Photoshop application open, check the amount of the largest unused bloc k of memor y before launching the utility . If the bloc k of memor[...]

88 Please contact your dealer f or information regarding installation, USB interface recommendations , or application compatibility . If your dealer is unab le to help you, contact an authorized Minolta ser- vice facility . Please hav e the following inf ormation ready when calling Minolta technical suppor t: 1 The name and model of your computer .[...]

89 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Scan type: Moving film, fix ed sensor , single-pass scan Film type: Color / B&W , Negative / positive Film formats: Mounted and unmounted 35mm film, Mounted APS film. APS cassette with optional AD-10 adapter . Maximum scan size: 35mm film: 24.21 x 36.32 mm APS film: 17.29 x 29.98 mm Maximum input pix els: 35mm film[...]

A N INTRODUCTION T O COLOR 90 Adding or subtracting equal parts of red, green, and blue will hav e no effect on the color balance. Howe ver , it can change the overall image brightness and contrast. Usually , no more than two color channels are needed to color balance an image. Color balancing is a skill that dev elops with practice. While the huma[...]

91 Changes in hue rotate the original color values though a color space and reas- signs a new hue based on the ne w posi- tion in that space. In this example , the original image was rotated 180°. For more on the hue, saturation, and bright- ness palette, see page 81. T wo color spaces are displa yed at the bottom of the palette. The top bar indi-[...]

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