Page 2 - Tone-curve corrections; OLOR EXAMPLES; Selective-color palette
Before 2 By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the overall color of animage can be made. In this example, the image is too yellow. By moving the blue curve up, theimage looks more neutral. For more on tone curve corrections, see page 71. Tone-curve corrections C OL...
Page 3 - EFORE YOU BEGIN
3 B EFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this Minolta product. Please take the time to read through this instruc-tion manual so you can enjoy all the features of your new scanner. This manual contains information regarding products introduced before October, 2002. To obtaininformation for produc...
Page 4 - ABLE OF CONTENTS
T ABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Color examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3For proper and safe use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - OR PROPER AND SAFE USE; WARNING; cause damage or injury through fire or electric shock.; CAUTION
F OR PROPER AND SAFE USE 8 Read and understand all warnings and cautions before using this product. WARNING • Use only within the voltage range specified on the unit. Inappropriate current may cause damage or injury through fire or electric shock. • Only use the AC adapter (model specified by Delta ...
Page 9 - prongs of the plugs may result in fire.
9 Dual III The sound pressure level is less than 70dB according to ISO 3744 or ISO 7779. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Tested bythe Minolta Corporation 101 Williams Drive Ramsey, New Jer...
Page 10 - System Requirements; ETTING STARTED; The package contents; IBM PC/AT compatible computers
Standard USB port supplied by Apple Computer. System Requirements G ETTING STARTED 10 The package contents Check the packing list before using this product. If any items are missing, immediately contactyour dealer. Follow the steps below to set up the scanner.1 Check the package contents (p. 10)2 Ch...
Page 11 - Macintosh computers
16-bit plus Auto Dust Brush 11 CPU, RAM, and hard-disc space requirements with 16-bit color depth, Auto Dust Brush (dust-removal function), and Pixel Polish (automatic image-correction function) are as follows: Pentium 166MHz (Pentium II) orlater processor. 16-bit color depth 16-bit plus Auto Dust B...
Page 12 - Before installing the utility software; Installation; Installing the utility software – Windows
G ETTING STARTED 12 RAM-stationed programs such as anti-virus or installation-monitoring software may cause theinstaller to fail. Remove or disable these programs before installing the scanner software. Reinstallor enable the software when the installation is complete.Do NOT connect the scanner to a...
Page 14 - Installing the utility software – Macintosh
G ETTING STARTED 14 Installing the utility software – Macintosh At the bottom left of the installer screen, specify thelocation in which the software will be installed. Tochange the designated location, use the install-locationmenu; this menu can be used to select an existing loca-tion or create a n...
Page 16 - Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements; Macintosh; Launching the scanner utility from Photoshop Elements
-- Service Pack 4 or later and Internet Explorer 4.0 or later are required with Windows NT 4.0. Pentium processor Color monitor with 256-color (8 bit) or greater video card and 800 X 600 or greater monitor resolution. Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Me, 2000, NT 4.0, or XP. G ETTING STARTED 16 Take t...
Page 17 - Names of parts
17 35 mm film-holder mark (p. 22) Pull the front door down to this position when inserting a 35mm film holder FH-U1 orslide mount holder SH-U1. APS adapter mark (p. 23) Pull the front door downto this position wheninserting the optionalAPS adapter. Power switch (p. 19) Turn off the scannerwhen it is...
Page 18 - Connecting the USB cable
G ETTING STARTED 18 Securely plug the B connector of the USB cable into thescanner’s USB port and the A connector into the com-puter’s USB port. The scanner should be connected directly to the com-puter. Attaching the scanner to a USB hub may preventproper operation. When the scanner is initially co...
Page 20 - OADING THE FILM HOLDERS; Handling film; Loading the film; Loading 35mm film strips
L OADING THE FILM HOLDERS 20 Handling film Where is the emulsion? To achieve the best possible reproduction from the scanner, the film and film holder should befree from dust and dirt. Always work with processed film in a clean, dust-free environment. Handlefilm by the edges or mount to prevent fing...
Page 21 - Loading mounted slides
21 Replace the cover. Slide the two pro-trusions on the left side of the coverinto the two slots in the base (2).Carefully lower the cover taking carenot to move the film. Snap the coverclosed by pressing the two pushmarks on each side of the tab (3). 2 Loading mounted slides Up to four mounted 35mm...
Page 22 - Loading a film holder into the scanner
L OADING THE FILM HOLDERS 22 Loading a film holder into the scanner Insert the film holder into the scanner in thedirection indicated by the arrow. Hold the hold-er straight and level when inserting it into thescanner. Before using the scanner, install the scanner utility software (p. 12). With the ...
Page 23 - Ejecting a film holder
23 Insert the cassette into the film chamber asshown (3). Close the chamber door (4); thefilm-chamber release will return to its originalposition (5). When the indicator lamp glows steadily, openthe front door until the top of the door isaligned with the APS adapter mark. With the scanner contacts f...
Page 24 - Launching the Easy Scan Utility
E ASY SCAN UTILITY 24 Open the DS Dual3 (DiMAGE Scan Dual III) folder, and doubleclick the DS Dual3 Easy icon. Select DS Dual 3 (DiMAGE Scan Dual III) Easy Utility from the MinoltaDiMAGE Scan Dual3 folder in the programs option or all programs option(Windows XP) of the start menu. Windows Macintosh ...
Page 25 - Using the Easy Scan Utility
25 Using the Easy Scan Utility When the Easy Scan Utility is launched, the easy scan wizard appears. Simply follow the instruc-tions on the scan wizard to scan images. A screen requesting to insert the film holder appears. Load the holder following the instructionsfrom page 20 to 23. When the holder...
Page 26 - ASY SCAN UTILITY
E ASY SCAN UTILITY 26 When scanning with 35mm film strips or mounted slides, the film type must be specified on thisscreen. Color negative, B&W negative, color positive, B&W positive film can be scanned. Film forslides is a positive film. Film for prints is a negative film. Click the appropr...
Page 29 - File types
On the save-as screen, specify the file name, file format, and destination of the image data. ClickSave to start scanning. Images can be saved in BMP, JPEG, TIFF, or PICT fileformats. See the below for more about these formats.When saving JPEG files, the compression ratio can bespecified. Click the ...
Page 30 - IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY; Scanning basics
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY 30 The DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility provides a variety of tools to optimize the reproduction of a filmimage. This section covers basic scanning, advanced scanning, and image processing. Read thebasic scanning section entirely before moving on to the other sections. Auto...
Page 31 - Launching the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility; Selecting the film format and type; Launching the utility from an image-processing application
To load a film holder, see pages 20 to 23. Before scanning, the film format and type must bespecified in the main window of the utility software. Film format and type are selected from thedrop-down menus in the top left corner of the main window. If the holder and selected film formatdo not match, a...
Page 32 - Main window and index scan tab; Index scan
Rotate-right button (p. 34) Flip-horizontally button (p. 34) D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 32 Main window and index scan tab Film format (p. 31) Film type (p. 31) Index scan but-ton (p. 33) Prescan button (p. 37) Scan button (p. 43) Help Rotate-left button (p. 34) Flip-vertically bu...
Page 34 - Flip and rotate images
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 34 Flip and rotate images Original image Flip – when an image is flipped, it will create a mirrorimage. Rotate – the rotate-right button rotates the thumbnail 90° clockwise and the rotate-leftbutton rotates the image 90° counterclock-wise each time the ...
Page 36 - Main window and prescan tab; Prescan
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 36 Main window and prescan tab Film format (p. 31) Film type (p. 31) Index scan button (p. 33) Prescan button (p. 37) Scan button (p. 43) Help Preference button (p. 44) Rotate-left button (p. 34) Rotate-right button (p. 34) Flip-horizontally button (p. ...
Page 37 - Auto cropping
Auto cropping eliminates the blank space around the image area. Pressing the auto-cropping but-ton cycles through its three positions: crop to outside edge, crop to inside edge, and entire win-dow. The cropping frame is indicated by a marquee (dotted line). The cropping area can also beadjusted manu...
Page 38 - Manual cropping
Clicking the auto-cropping button to display the cropping framemarquee. To enlarge or reduce the cropping frame, place the mouse pointerover the corners or sides of the cropping frame; the pointer willchange to a double arrow. Simply click and drag the edge of theframe to adjust the cropping area. D...
Page 39 - Auto Dust Brush – Removing the effect of dust
Click the Auto Dust Brush button before making the final scan; the dust removal processing will bedone at that time. The effect of Auto Dust Brush cannot be evaluated in the prescan image. To cancel the Auto Dust Brush, click the Auto Dust Brush button again. Once selected, the AutoDust Brush will r...
Page 40 - Pixel Polish – Correcting images automatically; Main window and Pixel Polish tab
Scan button (p. 43) Image-correction tab (p. 64) The RGB display will show the color values for any point on the image.Simply place the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB val-ues of that point. Pressing the shift key (Windows) or command key(Macintosh) will display the CMY values. D IMAG...
Page 42 - Making the final scan using Jobs
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING 42 Making the final scan using Jobs Click the load Job button. The Job-selection dialog box willopen. Select a Job category from the drop-down list. For details,see the Job file list on page 82. The final scan saves the image data and any changes made t...
Page 43 - Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility
Click a Job file name to select it. The Job names can besorted chronologically or alphabetically by clicking the nameor date radio buttons at the bottom of the dialog box. The scan settings of the selected Job file are displayed onthe right side of the window. The Job settings vary betweenthe 35mm a...
Page 44 - Setting scanner preferences
Auto-expose-for-slides check box: this option acti- vates the auto-exposure function when scanningslides. Since the density range of slides is relativelyuniform, adjusting the expose for each slide is usual-ly unnecessary. However, when scanning an under-exposed or overexposed slide, the auto exposu...
Page 48 - Reverse frame order
48 Save index-file button (p. 49) Save index-image button (p. 49) Reverse-frame-order button (p. 48) More index scan functions Load index-file button (p. 49) Load image-correction Job button (p. 68) Reverse frame order Some cameras reverse-wind the film so the last frame is exposed at the beginning ...
Page 50 - Autoexposure control – More prescan functions
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 50 Autoexposure control – More prescan functions AE lock button AE-area-selection button Autoexposure adjusts the scanner exposure to compensate for the density of the film. To use theautoexposure function with color slides, the auto-expose-for-slide...
Page 52 - Focusing the scanner – More prescan functions
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 52 Point AF (Autofocus) Use the focusing functions if the film is warped or curled. Three options are available: autofocus,Point AF, and manual focus. Autofocus uses the center of image to determine the focus is activat-ed with the autofocus-at-scan ...
Page 53 - Manual focus
53 Manual focus The scanner can be focused manually using the focus meter. For best results, select an area with-in the image with contrast or detail. The manual focus functions cannot focus on a low-contrastimage area such as a cloudless or overcast sky. Click the manual-focus button.The mouse poin...
Page 54 - Inputting scan settings manually; Scan setting window
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 54 Inputting scan settings manually Settings for the final scan such as input or output resolution and size can be manually made forindividual images in the index scan or prescan windows. Once made, they will remain in effectuntil changed. Input-reso...
Page 55 - About resolution and output size
55 Resolution can be expressed in dpi (dots per inch). This refers to how many pixels are placedalong one linear inch. A resolution of 350 dpi, which is commonly used in commercial printing,means that an area of one square inch would use 122,500 pixels. The larger the resolution, thegreater the deta...
Page 56 - Scan setting examples
Example 2: setting output by print size and output resolution. This example creates a 148mm X 100mm image to be printed on a 300 dpi printer. Select millimeters from the unit list box. Enter the output resolution of the printer in the output-resolu-tion list box: 300. Enter the output size; 148 for ...
Page 57 - Saving scan settings as a Job
Frequently used scan settings can be saved. A Job file can be deleted. Once deleted, it can not be recovered. Saving scan settings as a Job Deleting a Job With the settings to be saved in the scan setting window, clickthe save Job button. The Job-registry dialog box will open. Select the category in...
Page 58 - Custom Wizard
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 58 Select scanning preferences in the dialog box. Click the nextbutton to continue. For information on the preference settings, see page 44. Forinformation on color matching, refer to page 60. Set up the dialog box for the film and holder in use. Sel...
Page 60 - Setting the output color space; Color matching
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 60 Click the color-matching-on check box. Select the output color space from the color-space drop-down menu. Load ICC-profile button ICC-profile text box Use-ICC-profile check box Color-matching-on check box Color-space list box Click the preferences...
Page 62 - Setting the monitor ICC profile
D IMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING 62 Monitor ICC profiles can be found at the following locations:Windows 98/98SE/Me: [Windows] folder -> [System] folder -> [Color] folder. Windows 2000, XP: [WINNT] folder ->[System32] folder ->[Spool] folder->[Drivers] folder ->[Co...
Page 63 - Color matching recommendations
63 The following are recommendations for output color space and monitor ICC-profile settings withimage-processing applications. Some applications have a monitor correction display functionwhich automatically corrects the monitor display to a specific color space. Color matching recommendations Outpu...
Page 64 - Main window and image-correction tab; Image processing tools
Variation button (p. 69) Brightness, contrast, and color-balance button (p. 70) Tone-curve/histogram button (p. 71) Hue, saturation, and lightness button (p. 81) Selective-color button (p. 79) Unsharp mask button (p. 80) 64 Main window and image-correction tab Index scan button (p. 33) Prescan butto...
Page 65 - Guide to image processing tool; Effects
Guide to image processing tool There are multiple tools that will result in the same effect. One may be easier or more flexible thananother. The most suitable tool for a specific job will depend not only on the required results butalso the experience of the operator; all changes made with any of the...
Page 66 - Tracking image corrections – Snapshot button
66 Image corrections can be stored temporarily as a thumbnail next to the displayed image. Simplyclick the snapshot button on the tool bar to create a thumbnail with the current image corrections. To return to a previous imagecorrection, click on the corre-sponding snapshot thumbnail.The thumbnail i...
Page 67 - Comparing pre and post correction images; Saving image corrections
67 Comparing pre and post correction images Clicking the comparison display button divides the image display area in two. The original image ison the left and the corrected image is on the right. To display the corrected image only, click thecomparison display button again. Original image Corrected ...
Page 68 - Loading image-correction Jobs; RED; Complementary colors
68 Loading image-correction Jobs Click on an image-correction Job thumbnail to select it.Click OK to apply the Job to the displayed image. Jobsare loaded into the snapshot display area. Multiple Jobscan be loaded. Display the image to be corrected in the image-correc-tion window. Click the load imag...
Page 69 - Variation palette
69 Variation palette The variation palette allows an image to be corrected by comparing it to other slightly correctedimages surrounding it. This is an easy method to correct images for individuals who are inexperi-enced in image processing or photofinishing. Click the variation button to display th...
Page 70 - Brightness, contrast, and color balance palette
70 Drag the brightness, contrast, or color sliders, or enter specificvalues in the corresponding text box to make corrections.Dragging each slider to the right or inputting a positive numberin the text box increases the brightness, contrast, and color. Changes will be reflected in the displayed imag...
Page 71 - Tone curve and histogram corrections
The tone curve is a graphic representationof the brightness and color levels of theimage. The bottom axis is the 256 levels ofthe original image (input data) from blackto white. The vertical axis is the correctedimage (output data) with the same scalefrom top to bottom. The bottom left portion of th...
Page 72 - Using tone curves; Tone curve and histogram palette
72 Click the arrow next to the channel-list box to select thechannel from the drop-down menu. To make adjustments to the color balance of the image,select the appropriate color channel. To adjust the con-trast or brightness of the image without affecting thecolor, select the RGB channel. The tone cu...
Page 73 - Drawing tone curves by freehand
73 1 1 2 2 Click the freehand curve button (1). The mousepointer changes to the pencil tool when placed onthe tone curve. Click and drag the pointer to draw a new curve.Extreme image manipulations are possible with thefreehand curve tool. To smooth a rough freehand curve, click thesmooth-curve butto...
Page 74 - A short guide to tone curve corrections; Bringing out detail in the shadows
74 A short guide to tone curve corrections Image processing is a highly specialized and difficult field that takes years of practice to master.This basic guide to using tone curves covers a few simple procedures to improve your pictures.For more about digital-image processing, consult your local boo...
Page 76 - Histogram corrections
76 Histogram corrections Input shadow slider Input gamma slider Input highlight slider Input shadow text box Input gamma text box Output shadow slider Output highlight slider Output shadow text box Output highlight text box The color histograms can be displayed with the channel list box or with keyb...
Page 77 - Tone curve / histogram auto setting
77 The input shadow slider sets the black level. As the slider is moved to the right, an apparentincrease in contrast can be seen in the displayed image. All pixels to the left of the slider are setto 0 and any image detail they may contain will be lost. The black and white output levels can be adju...
Page 80 - Unsharp mask
Amount: to adjust the contrast of the mask between 0% and 500%. If the value is too high, pixilation will be apparent; the image becomesnoticeably rough or grainy. 150% to 200% is recommended for highlyquality printed images. Radius: to increase the edge sharpness of the pixels. The radius can be ad...
Page 82 - OB FILE LISTS
J OB FILE LISTS 82 35mm film Jobs can be used to make scan settings based on the final use of the image. See making-the-final-scan using Job section in page 42. The following charts list the parameters of the scanner’sJob files based on the film format selected in the main window:
Page 83 - APS film
Page 84 - NSTALLED FILES AND FOLDERS; Program Files; Windows
I NSTALLED FILES AND FOLDERS 84 When installing the utility software, the following files and folders are installed: C: Program Files DS_Dual3 folder DS_Dual3.exeDS_Dual3Easy.exeReadme.txtExporter folderHelp folderJob folder*Profile folderPrefs folderEasyScan folder Windows folder (98, 98SE, Me) or ...
Page 85 - Mac OS X
85 DS Dual3 folder DS Dual3 UtilityDS Dual3 EasyDS Dual3 Plug-inRead Me Mac OS 8.6, 9.2.2 Mac OS X System folder Preferences folder DS Dual3 folder Prefs folderHelp folderJob folder*Profile folder ColorSync Profile folder MLTF2840.iccMLTF2840p.icc Extensions folder MFSLib2889MFSBaseLib2889MFSIFLib28...
Page 86 - ROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
T ROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT 86 This section covers minor problems with scanner operation. For major problems or damage, or if aproblem continues to reoccur frequently, contact your dealer or a Minolta service facility. Increase the amount of the system’s largest unused block ofmemory to m...
Page 87 - Pixel Polish and Mac OS
With Macintosh operating systems, to use PixelPolish when the utility is launched throughPhotoshop or Photoshop Elements, the largestunused block of memory in the system must bemore than 128 MB.With the Photoshop application open, check theamount of the largest unused block of memorybefore launching...
Page 88 - Warranty and product registration
88 Please contact your dealer for information regarding installation, USB interface recommendations,or application compatibility. If your dealer is unable to help you, contact an authorized Minolta ser-vice facility. Please have the following information ready when calling Minolta technical support:...
Page 89 - ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
89 T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Scan type: Moving film, fixed sensor, single-pass scan Film type: Color / B&W, Negative / positive Film formats: Mounted and unmounted 35mm film, Mounted APS film.APS cassette with optional AD-10 adapter. Maximum scan size: 35mm film: 24.21 x 36.32 mmAPS film: 17.29 ...
Page 90 - N INTRODUCTION TO COLOR
A N INTRODUCTION TO COLOR 90 Adding or subtracting equal parts of red, green, and blue will have no effect on the color balance.However, it can change the overall image brightness and contrast. Usually, no more than two colorchannels are needed to color balance an image. Color balancing is a skill t...
Page 91 - Hue corrections
91 Changes in hue rotate the original colorvalues though a color space and reas-signs a new hue based on the new posi-tion in that space. In this example, theoriginal image was rotated 180°. Formore on the hue, saturation, and bright-ness palette, see page 81. Two color spaces are displayed at thebo...
