Table Of Contents - Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Instruction Manual

Before You Begin
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2
Software Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3
Installing the Software
Windows 95/Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . ...4
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7
Macintosh - Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...8
Macintosh - ColorSync . . . . . . . . . . . . ...9
Launching the Software - Windows
Launching the TWAIN Driver . . . . . . . . .10
Launching the Utility Software . . . . . . . .10
Launching the Software - Macintosh
Launching the Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Launching the Utility Software . . . . . . . .11
Quick Guide to Basic Operation . . . . . .12
BEGIN SCANNING
Command Window
Command Window - Names of Parts . . . .15
Film Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Selecting Film Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Index Scan
Making an Index Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Changing the Window Size . . . . . . . . . .18
Selecting Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Reversing the Frame Order . . . . . . . . . .19
Rotating the Index Frames . . . . . . . . . .19
Saving the Index Scan Image . . . . . . . .20
Prescan
Prescan Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Making a Prescan
35mm film/APS cassette . . . . . . . . . . .22
Medium Format, TEM, 16mm . . . . . . .23
Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Flip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Magnifying or Reducing the View . . . . . .26
Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
RGB/CMY Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
APS Formats; C, H, and P . . . . . . . . . . .27
Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Point AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Manual Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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MAKING IMAGE CORRECTIONS
Variations
Opening the Variations Dialog Box . . . . .31
Brightness and Contrast Changes . . . . .32
Adjusting the Colour Balance . . . . . . . .33
Full-Screen View Button . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Cancelling or Applying the Changes . . .33
Histogram
Opening the Histogram Dialog Box . . . .34
Setting the White, Black, and
Gray Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Brightness and Contrast Changes . . . . .36
Colour Balance Adjustment . . . . . . . . . .37
Applying or Cancelling Corrections . . . .37
Saving and Loading Histogram Settings 38
Tone Curves
Opening the Tone Curves Dialog Box . .39
Setting the White and Black Points . . . .40
Changing the Tone Curves . . . . . . . . . .41
Applying or Cancelling Corrections . . . .41
Saving and Loading Tone Curve Settings42
MAKING THE FINAL SCAN
Jobs
Loading a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Creating a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Final Scan
TWAIN Driver/Plug-In Software . . . . . . .46
Utility Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Utility Software File Formats . . . . . . . . .47
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Scan Settings
Opening the Scan Settings Dialog Box .49
Quick Guide to Scan Settings . . . . . . . .50
Scan Setting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Preferences
Setting the Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Preferences Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
APPENDIX
Accessory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Resolution Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
User Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
MINOLTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
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