Scrolling An Image; Adjusting Brightness And Contrast; Adjusting Colour Balance - Minolta DIMAGE EX - SOFTWARE Software Instruction Manual

USING THE IMAGE PANEL

Scrolling an Image

Scrolls an image which is too large to fit on the screen.
Click on the Pan tool on the tool palette.
• The cursor changes to the hand icon.
Pan tool
Cursor
Place the cursor over the image and drag it across the
screen as necessary.

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

Adjusts the brightness and contrast of the displayed image.
Select Brightness/Contrast from the Image menu.
• The Brightness/Contrast adjustment window appears.
Drag the slider knobs with the mouse. The settings may also
be entered directly in the boxes at the right.
• The brightness and contrast change as the knobs are dragged or as values are entered in the boxes.
Click on OK when you have completed the adjustments.
• Click on Cancel to cancel the adjustments and close the window.
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Adjusting Colour Balance

Adjusts the balance in the displayed image.
Select Colour Balance from the Image menu.
• The Colour Balance window appears.
Use the option buttons to choose to adjust the shadows,
midtones, or highlights of the image.
• Making corrections in the midtones first may eliminate the need for further corrections.
Drag the slider knobs with the mouse. The settings may also
be entered directly in the boxes at the right.
• The colour balance of the image changes as the knobs are dragged or as values are entered in the
boxes.
✎ Red can subtract red (move left) or subtract cyan (move right).
Green can subtract green (move left) or subtract magenta (move right).
Blue can subtract blue (move left) or subtract yellow (move right).
Click on OK when you have completed the adjustments.
• Click on Cancel to cancel the adjustments and close the window.
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