Making A Prescan; Cropping The Image; Auto Cropping - Minolta DiMAGE Scan Elite II Instruction Manual

MAKING A PRESCAN

1
Select the index frame(s) to be prescanned.
2
Click the prescan button
main window.
• The prescan window will be displayed automatically.
• Double clicking on the index frame will activate the
prescan even if no thumbnail is displayed in the frame.
• Clicking the prescan button when more than one frame is
selected will make a prescan of all the selected frames.

CROPPING THE IMAGE

Cropping is a method of recomposing the image by eliminating unnecessary space around the sub-
ject. Many images are improved by cutting out distracting elements in the background. The image
can be cropped automatically or manually. When using the image-correction tools, only the cropped
area is displayed.

Auto Cropping

Auto cropping eliminates the blank space around the image area. Pressing the auto-cropping button
cycles through its three positions: crop to outside edge, crop to inside edge, and entire window.
After making the prescan, click the auto-cropping button
• Clicking the auto-cropping button once will bring the cropping frame to the outside edge of the
image area. Clicking the auto-cropping button a second time will bring the cropping frame to the
inside edge of the image area. Clicking the auto-cropping button a third time will return the crop-
ping frame to its original position.
in the
The cropping frame, indicated by the dotted line,
automatically encloses the image area eliminating
unnecessary blank space. The cropping area can
also be adjusted manually (see page 44).
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