Table Of Contents - Minolta Dimage Scan 1.1 Software Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This manual contains information on the DiMAGE Scan Utility software. See the supplied hard-
ware manual for information on connecting the scanner to a computer and loading the film hold-
ers. The scanner notes section of that manual provides additional information on software opera-
tion for your particular model scanner.
Color examples ..............................................................................................................2
Before you begin ............................................................................................................3
Before installing the DiMAGE Scan Utility ..........................................................3
Installation ................................................................................................................6
Windows ..............................................................................................................6
Macintosh ............................................................................................................8
Easy Scan Utility ..........................................................................................................10
Launching the Easy Scan Utility ......................................................................10
Using the Easy Scan Utility ..............................................................................11
Basic scanning ............................................................................................................14
Launching the DiMAGE Scan Utility..................................................................14
Scanning basics ................................................................................................14
Scanner setup ..................................................................................................15
Main window and index scan tab ......................................................................15
Making an index scan ......................................................................................16
Selecting index thumbnails................................................................................16
Flip and rotate images ......................................................................................17
Fit-to-window button ..........................................................................................17
Main window and prescan tab ..........................................................................18
Making a prescan ..............................................................................................18
Grab tool............................................................................................................19
Magnifying tool ..................................................................................................19
Auto cropping ....................................................................................................19
CHP button (APS film) ......................................................................................19
Making the final scan ........................................................................................20
Basic image processing................................................................................................22
Main window and image-correction tab ............................................................22
Pixel Polish ........................................................................................................23
Digital ICE - Image Correction Enhancement ..................................................24
Variation palette ................................................................................................25
Brightness, contrast, and color-balance palette ................................................26
An introduction to color ....................................................................................27
Comparing pre and post-correction images......................................................28
Undoing and redoing image corrections ..........................................................28
Grain Dissolver ..................................................................................................29
Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Utility......................................................................29
Advanced scanning ......................................................................................................30
Setting scanner preferences ............................................................................30
Exposure control tab ........................................................................................32
Saving exposure settings ......................................................................33
Loading exposure settings ....................................................................33
More index scan functions ................................................................................34
Reverse frame order ..............................................................................34
Saving the index thumbnails ..................................................................35
Saving an index file................................................................................35
Loading an index file ..............................................................................35
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