Manual Cropping; Autoexposure; Ae Area Selection; Ae Lock - Minolta Dimage Scan Software Manual

Manual cropping

Cropping is a method of recomposing the image by eliminating unnecessary space
around the subject. Many images are improved by cutting out distracting elements in
the background.
Clicking the auto-cropping button to display
the cropping frame marquee.
To enlarge or reduce the cropping frame,
place the mouse pointer over the corners
or sides of the cropping frame; the pointer
will change to a double arrow. Simply click
and drag the edge of the frame to adjust
the cropping area.
To move the cropping frame, place the
mouse pointer in the center of the cropping
frame; the pointer will change to a four-
pointed arrow. Simply click and drag the
entire frame over the image area.
With the pointer is outside the cropping
frame, click and drag to define a new
cropping frame.
Pressing the auto-cropping button again
resets the cropping frame around the image
area. The cropping frame can be reset to
cover the full prescan area by pressing the
control key (Windows) or the command key
(Macintosh) and A key at the same time.
Click the crop-prescan button to make a prescan
of the cropped area. To cancel the cropping,
press the prescan button.
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Autoexposure

When AE area selection or AE lock are used with slides, the auto-expose-for-slides
option must be checked in the preferences box. When used with negatives, the
exposure control for negatives must be set to auto in the preferences box (p. 30).

AE area selection

AE area selection allows the use of a small area within the image to determine the
scan exposure. Use AE area selection with high or low-key images, or when the film
has been badly exposed.
Click the AE-area-selection button after prescanning
the image.
Pressing the shift key changes the dotted cropping
frame to the solid AE area frame. While pressing the
shift key, use the mouse to adjust and move the AE
area. The methods used to manipulate the frame are
the same as the cropping frame except that the shift
key must be held, see facing page.
Place the AE area over the section of the image to be
used to determine the exposure. Usually placing the area over the subject of the
picture will produce excellent results. The area should represent on average the mid-
tone of the image.
Click the prescan button to view the effect on the exposure. AE area selection can be
canceled by pressing the AE-area-selection button again.

AE lock

The AE lock function sets the scanner exposure based on the exposure determined
for a specific prescan with or without the use of AE area selection. This exposure can
be applied to scans of different images. This function is useful when scanning a series
of high and low-key images that have consistent exposures. By locking the exposure
on one frame when scanning a bracket series, the scans of the other frames will show
the exposure difference in each frame of the series.
After making a prescan or setting the exposure of the
reference image with the AE-area-selection function, click
the AE lock button to fix the scanner's exposure.
Select another image and click the prescan button to view the result with the set
exposure. To cancel the AE lock, click the AE lock button again. The prescan and final
scan will be made with the locked exposure setting until the AE lock is canceled, the
scanner is initialized, or the film type is changed.
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