Konica Minolta IV - Manual

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Color examples ..........................................................................................................2Before you begin ........................................................................................................3For proper and safe use ..............

9 NAMES OF PARTS Front door Power switch USB port DC terminal Indicator lamp Quick Scan / Eject button RAM-stationed programs such as anti-virus or installation-monitoring software maycause the installer to fail. Remove or disable these programs before installing theDiMAGE Scan Utility. Reinstall or...

10 I NSTALLATION DiMAGE Scan system requirements Hard-disk space: 3 to 10 times the file size of the scanned image. * To use preinstalled Mac OS 8.6 with a built-in FireWire port, a Firewire 2.2 to 2.3.3extension must be installed. This software can be downloaded free of charge from theapple web sit...

11 Additional memory requirements PC / AT compatible computers 16-bit color depth Macintosh computers Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2: allocate the RAM requirements above to the Easy Scan Utility orDiMAGE Scan Dual 4 Utility when used alone. When using the DiMAGE Scan Utilitythrough an image-processing applicati...

12 I NSTALLATION Windows The opening screen of the InstallShield Wizardwill appear. Click the next button to continue. Insert the DiMAGE Scan Utility CD-ROM into theCD-ROM drive. The DiMAGE Scan Dual IV setupscreen will open. Click the “Starting up the DiMAGE Scan Dual4installer” button. The program...

With custom installation selected from the pop-up menu at the top left of the installer screen,the check boxes indicates the software to beinstalled. To deselect a file for installation, clickon the box to uncheck it At the bottom of the installer screen, specify thelocation in which the software wi...

16 S CANNER SETUP Securely plug the A connector of the USBcable into the scanner’s USB port and the Bconnector into the computer’s USB port. The scanner should be connected directly tothe computer. Attaching the scanner to a USBhub may prevent proper operation. Before connecting the scanner to a com...

17 1. Connect the output plug of the AC adapter to the scanner’s DC terminal. 2. Plug the AC adapter into a standard household outlet. Connecting the AC adapter Confirm the front door of the scanner isclosed; the scanner is unable to initialize ifthe door is open. Turn on the scanner withthe power s...

Handling film Where is the emulsion? To achieve the best possible reproduction from the scanner, the film and film holdershould be free from dust and dirt. Always work with processed film in a clean, dust-free environment. Handle film by the edges or mount to prevent fingerprints and dirtmarring the...

Ejecting a film holder Click the eject button in theDiMAGE Scan Utility window orpress and hold the Quick Scan /eject button on the scanner toremove the holder; the scannerautomatically ejects the holder toits initial insertion position. Do nottouch or hinder the holder while itis moving. If the sca...

22 D IMAGE SCAN LAUNCHER DIMAGE SCAN LAUNCHER The Quick Scan button launches theDiMAGE Scan applications. When thebutton is pressed, the launcher isdisplayed; the button is disabled whena scanner application is open. Simplyclick on one of the launcher buttons tostart the appropriate application.Ther...

23 The DiMAGE Scan Easy Scan Utility is a simple, automatic scanning application fortrouble-free scans. The utility works as a stand-alone program, and cannot belaunched through another application. The following settings are automatically made when using the Easy Scan Utility: • Autofocusing with e...

24 E ASY SCAN UTILITY Using the Easy Scan Utility When the Easy Scan Utility is launched, the Easy Scan Wizard opens. Simply followthe instructions on the Wizard to scan images. A screen requesting a film holder appears. Load andinsert the holder following the instructions in theloading a film holde...

28 B ASIC SCANNING BASIC SCANNING Open the DS Dual4 folder, and double click the DiMAGEScan Dual4 Utility icon. Launching the DiMAGE Scan Utility Select DiMAGE Scan Dual4 Utility from the DiMAGE Scan Dual4folder in the program option of the start menu. Windows Macintosh Scanning basics Please read t...

30 B ASIC SCANNING The thumbnail display allows the selectionof single or multiple images forprescanning or scanning. Selected imagescan also be affected by the scannersoftware functions such as the rotatebuttons. Simply click on a thumbnail to select it; theborder will darken to indicate selection....

31 Flip and rotate images Original image Flip - when an image isflipped, it will create amirror image. Rotate - the rotate-right buttonrotates the thumbnail 90° clockwiseand the rotate-left button rotates theimage 90° counterclockwise eachtime the buttons are clicked. The orientation of the index th...

32 B ASIC SCANNING Main window and prescan tab Film format Index scan button (p. 30) Prescan button Scan button (p. 34) Help Rotate-right button (p. 31) Rotate-left button (p. 31) Flip-horizontally button (p. 31) Flip-vertically button (p. 31) Fit-to-window button (p. 31) Scan-setting window (p. 34,...

Auto cropping eliminates the blank space aroundthe image area. Clicking the auto-cropping buttoncycles through its three positions: crop to outsideedge of the image area, crop to inside edge of theimage area, and entire scan area. The croppingframe is indicated by a marquee (dotted line). Thecroppin...

34 B ASIC SCANNING Making the final scan Click the load Job button. The Job-selection dialog boxwill open. Select a Job category from the drop-down list. Before making the final scan, the input and output parameters must be specified.While it’s possible to input the scan settings yourself, DiMAGE Sc...

36 B ASIC IMAGE PROCESSING BASIC IMAGE PROCESSING Main window and image-correction tab Index scan button (p. 30) Prescan button (p. 32) Scan button (p. 34) Image-correction tab Fit-to-window button (p. 31) Display area Comparison display button (p. 42) Reset-all button (p. 42) Redo button (p. 42) Un...

37 To make custom corrections, click the Pixel Polish tab. If a prescan has not beenmade, the scanner will make one automatically. Click the custom radio button. Click on the descriptions in the list boxes which bestdescribes the image. To deselect a description, click on it again (Windows) or press...

38 B ASIC IMAGE PROCESSING Auto Dust Brush Original image With Auto Dust Brush processing The Auto Dust Brush reduces the visibility of fine dust particles onthe film surface that cannot be removed with a brush or blower; allvisible dust should be removed from the film, see handling film onpage 18. ...

39 Variation palette The variation palette allows an image to be corrected by comparing it to other slightlycorrected images surrounding it. This is an easy method to correct images forindividuals who are inexperienced in image processing or photofinishing. Click the variation button to display the ...

40 B ASIC IMAGE PROCESSING Drag the brightness, contrast, or color sliders, or enterspecific values in the corresponding text box to makecorrections. Dragging each slider to the right or inputtinga positive number in the text box increases thebrightness, contrast, and color. Changes will be reflecte...

41 An introduction to color In photography, red, green, and blue arethe primary colors. The secondarycolors, cyan, magenta, and yellow, aremade from combining the primary colors:cyan = blue + green, magenta = blue +red, and yellow = red + green. Theprimary and secondary colors aregrouped in compleme...

42 B ASIC IMAGE PROCESSING Comparing pre and post-correction images Clicking the comparison display button divides the image display area in two. Theoriginal image is on the left and the corrected image is on the right. To display thecorrected image only, click the comparison display button again. O...

43 Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Utility To close the DiMAGE Scan Utility, simplyclick the close button in the top right cornerof the main window.

44 A DVANCED SCANNING ADVANCED SCANNING This section covers the advanced scanning tools in the DiMAGE Scan Utility. Thebasic scanning section on pages 28 through 35 should be read before continuing. Setting scanner preferences Auto-expose-for-slides check box: to useautoexposure when scanning slides...

48 A DVANCED SCANNING Save index-file button (p. 49) Save index-image button (p. 49) Load image-correction Job button (p. 73) Reverse-frame-order button More index scan functions Load index-file button (p. 49) Reverse frame order Some cameras reverse-wind the film so the last frame is exposed at the...

50 A DVANCED SCANNING More prescan functions Manual-focus button (p. 51) Point-AF button Crop-prescan button (p. 52) AE lock button (p. 53) Auto-cropping button (p. 52) AE-area-selection button (p. 53) Point AF (Autofocus) For best results when using point AF, select an area within the image with co...

51 Manual focus Click the manual-focus button. The mousepointer will change to the manual-focuscursor. To cancel the function, click themanual-focus button again. Click on the area of image to be used forfocus. The focus meter window will appear. Adjust the slider using the mouse until theblack and ...

52 A DVANCED SCANNING Manual cropping With the pointer is outside the croppingframe, click and drag to define a newcropping frame. Pressing the auto-cropping button againresets the cropping frame around the imagearea. The cropping frame can be reset tocover the full prescan area by pressing thecontr...

53 The AE lock function sets the scanner exposure based on the exposure determinedfor a specific prescan with or without the use of AE area selection. This exposure canbe applied to scans of different images. This function is useful when scanning a seriesof high and low-key images that have consiste...

54 A DVANCED SCANNING Inputting scan settings manually Settings for the final scan can be made in the index scan or prescan windows. Job-name list box Input-resolution list box Output-resolution list box Input-size text boxes Magnification text box Output-size text boxes Unit list box Image-size dis...

55 Resolution can be expressed in dpi (dots per inch). This refers to how many pixels areplaced along one linear inch. A resolution of 350 dpi, which is commonly used incommercial printing, means that an area of one square inch would use 122,500 pixels.The larger the resolution, the greater the deta...

56 A DVANCED SCANNING Example 1: setting the scanner output by pixels. This example creates an image withthe pixel dimension of 640 X 480 to be displayed on a monitor. Select pixel from the unit list box. The output-resolutionand input-size boxes are deselected. Enter the dpi resolution for the outp...

57 Frequently used scan settings can be saved. With the settings to be saved in the scan setting window,click the save Job button. The Job-registry dialog box willopen. Saving scan settings as a Job Deleting a Job Select the category in which to save the settings fromthe drop-down menu. Enter the Jo...

58 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING More image-processing tools RGB display Load image-correction Job button (p. 73) Save image-correction Job button (p. 73) Snapshot button (p. 69) Hue, saturation, and lightness button (p. 70) Tone curve/histogram button (p. 60) This section cov...

59 Digital Grain Dissolver Digital GEM reduces the effect of film grain. Grain is a sandy texture that cansometimes be seen in smooth uniform areas of the image such as the sky. Grain ismore pronounced in fast film. The results vary with the film. Scanning time increases. Select the image to beproce...

60 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING Tone curve and histogram palette Click the tone-curve/histogram button to display the palette. Reset button Auto-setting button (p. 65) Output shadow and highlight text boxes (p. 64) Output shadow and highlight sliders (p. 64) Input shadow, gamma, and highlight sliders ...

61 Place the mouse pointer over the tone curve.Click and drag the curve. Any corrections madeon the tone curve are immediately applied to thedisplayed image. Each time the tone curve is clicked, a node isattached to the curve. The nodes can be movedby clicking and dragging. The horizontal axis(input...

62 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING A short guide to tone curve corrections Image processing is a highly specialized and difficult field that takes years of practiceto master. This basic guide to using tone curves covers a few simple procedures toimprove your pictures. For more about digital-image process...

64 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING Histogram corrections The histogram indicates the distribution of pixels with specific brightness or colorvalues in the image. Using the histogram can maximize the output of the image data.Changes made with the histogram are also displayed on the tone curve. Input shado...

65 The input shadow slider sets the black level. As the slider is moved to the right, anapparent increase in contrast can be seen in the displayed image. All pixels to the leftof the slider are set to 0 and any image detail they may contain will be lost. The black and white output levels can be adju...

66 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING A short guide to histogram corrections This guide shows simple corrections that can be made with a histogram. Unlike thetone curve, the histogram provides information on a specific image. This can used toevaluate the image and make adjustments accordingly. The histogram...

Image corrections can be stored temporarily as a thumbnail next to the displayedimage. Simply click the snapshot button on the tool bar to create a thumbnail with thecurrent image corrections. To return to a previousimage correction, click onthe corresponding snapshotthumbnail. The thumbnailimage wi...

72 A DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING Amount: to adjust the contrast of the mask between0% and 500%. If the value is too high, pixilation willbe apparent; the image becomes noticeably rough orgrainy. 150% to 200% is recommended for high-quality printed images. Unsharp mask The unsharp mask sharpens edges in...

74 C USTOM WIZARD The Custom Wizard is an automatedscanning routine. Screens vary withscanner model. Insert a film holder into the scanner. Clickthe Custom Wizard button. CUSTOM WIZARD Select scanning preferences in the dialog box. Clickthe next button to continue. For information on the preference ...

76 B ATCH SCAN UTILITY BATCH SCAN UTILITY The Batch Scan Utility is for scanning a large volume of images. This utilityautomatically scans, processes, and saves all the images in a film holder. The BatchScan Utility is opened with the DiMAGE Scan launcher, see page 22. Select the 35mm or APS cassett...

78 B ATCH SCAN UTILITY To change scanner preferences. For more on the preferences dialog box, seepage 44. For information on color matching,see page 80. To crop the image automatically and to setthe output size and resolution. Select the35mm or APS cassette tab to makesettings. See page 33 for infor...

80 C OLOR MATCHING Each output device (monitor or printer) defines color and contrast differently. To ensurethe reproduction of the image on the monitor matches the reproduction of the imagefrom the printer, the color space for both devices must be defined. Color matching isactivated in the preferen...

81 The choice of output color space depends on how the image will be reproduced. Formost personal use where the image is displayed on a monitor or printed with a smallprinter, sRGB color space is adequate. Other color spaces have been included forprofessional and technical applications. For recommen...

82 C OLOR MATCHING Monitor ICC profiles are located in the same folder as the scanner color profiles, seebelow. When using Mac OS X, the monitor profiles are in the following location:[Library] -> [ColorSync] -> [Profiles] -> [Displays]. Setting the monitor ICC profile The ICC profile for a...

83 The following are recommendations for output color space and monitor ICC-profilesettings with image-processing applications. Some applications, such as AdobePhotoshop 5 or later, have a monitor correction display function which automaticallycorrects the monitor display to a specific color space. ...

84 AUTO DUST BRUSH PLUG-IN Installation - Windows The opening screen of the InstallShieldWizard appears. Click the next button tocontinue. Insert the DiMAGE Scan Dual IV CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. TheDiMAGE Scan Dual IV setup screen willopen. Click the “Starting up the Auto Dust BrushPlug-in inst...

86 A UTO DUST BRUSH PLUG - IN Installation - Macintosh If the Auto Dust Brush plug-in was installed,simply drag and drop the plug-in file into animage-processing application’s plug-in filterfolder. This will allow the plug-in to be used inthat application. To use the plug-in, see page88. If the plug...

87 Using the Auto Dust Brush plug-in Open an image in theapplication with the Auto DustBrush plug-in. Only RGB andgrayscale images can beprocessed. Using the area marquee, selectthe area within the image to beretouched. If no area isselected, the Auto Dust Brushis applied to the entire image.Process...

89 Glossary of common terms Saturation Resolution Pixels Hue Grain Contrast Highlights Shadows Mid-tones Contrast adjusts the relationship between the light and dark areasof the image. Increasing the contrast will make the highlightsbrighter and the shadows darker. Increasing the contrast can alsoin...

90 A PPENDIX To uninstall the DiMAGE Scan softwarefrom a Macintosh computer, place theDiMAGE Scan CD-ROM in the CD-ROMdrive repeat the installation procedure, butselect uninstall from the pop-up menu inthe installer dialog box. Confirm thelocation of the software. Click the uninstallbutton to remove...

91 Mac OS X Library CFMSupport MFSIOUsb2891.bundle Users (User logon name) Library Preferences DS_Dual4 Installed files and folders The following files and folders are installed in the computer system at the same timeas the DiMAGE Scan Utility application software. For the location and names of thei...

92 A PPENDIX Jobs can be used to make scan settings based on the final use of the image. Seemaking-the-final-scan section on page 34. The following charts list the parameters ofthe scanner’s Job files: Job file list APS

94 T ROUBLESHOOTING This section covers minor problems with scanner operation. For major problems ordamage, or if a problem continues to reoccur frequently, contact your dealer or akonica Minolta service facility. Increase the memory requirements for the hostapplication. If multiple images have been...

95 If the scanner was connected to the computer before the DiMAGE Scan Utility wasinstalled, the computer may not recognize the scanner unit. Use the followinginstructions to confirm the driver was installed correctly: 1. Windows 98, 2000, Me: right click on the My-computer icon. Select “properties”...

Scan type: Moving film, fixed sensor, single-pass scan Film type: Negative and positive, color and monochrome Film formats: 35mm and APS film. Scanning dimensions: 35mm - 24.76 x 37.14mm (3120 x 4680 pixels)APS - 17.33 x 30.09mm (2184 x 3782 pixels) Optical input resolution: 3200 dpi Image sensor: 3...

97 Record keeping Keeping records when scanning is important. It allows for results to be reproduced aswell as a good reference for settings when new images are scanned. Records are alsoa useful learning tool; they document both successes and failures. The data sheet on the following page may be cop...

98 A PPENDIX Image: Date: Film: Exposure: Filtration: Processing: Image processing Brightness, contrast, &color balance palette Hue, saturation & light-ness palette Selective-color palette Unsharp mask Brightness: Contrast: Red: Green: Blue: Hue: Saturation: Lightness: Cyan: Magenta: Yellow ...

99 Changes in hue rotate the originalcolor values though a color spaceand reassigns a new hue based onthe new position in that space. Inthis example, the original imagewas rotated 180°. For more on thehue, saturation, and brightnesspalette, see page 70. Two color spaces are displayed atthe bottom of...