Minolta DiMAGE Viewer instruction manual Advanced Image Processing

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ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING

This section covers the advanced image-processing tools in the DiMAGE Viewer. Adjustments to color, contrast, brightness, hue, and saturation can be made. Functions to view and save image cor- rections are also available. The basic image-processing section on pages 26 through 39 should be read before continuing.

Sharpness button (p. 62)

Tone curve/histogram button (p. 47)

Hue, saturation, and lightness button (p. 60)

Area-marquee (p. 64)

Snapshot button (p. 65)

Save image-correction

Job button (p. 66)

Load image-correction

Job button (p. 67)

RGB value display

The RGB display will show the color values for any point on the image. The first number are the val- ues for the original image before corrections are applied followed by the current values. Simply place the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB values of that point. Pressing the shift key (Windows) or command key (Macintosh) will display the CMY values.

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Contents SY-A306/ME-0306 Page Before YOU Begin Table of Contents Advanced image processing Dimage Viewer System Requirements Before Installing the Dimage Viewer Quicktime System RequirementsInstalling the Dimage Viewer Windows Page Installing the Dimage Viewer Macintosh Page Starting UP the Viewer Windows Starting UP the Viewer Macintosh Loading Image Files Updating the Thumbnail WindowOpening Audio Files Voice memo / Audio caption Audio recordingChanging the Display Format Changing the Thumbnail Format Sorting Image Files Selecting ThumbnailsRenaming Single Files Renaming Multiple FilesCreating Folders Moving Images to Another Folder Copying Images to Another Folder CUT, COPY, PASTE, and Delete Windows CUT, COPY, PASTE, and Delete MacintoshDisplaying and Saving Image Information Image Information Setup Editing the Subject LineIMAGE-CORRECTION Window Tool bars Displaying Images in the IMAGE-CORRECTION Window Flip and Rotate Images Fit-to-window button Controlling the Image DisplayResizing the viewer window Magnifying tool Grab toolMenu options Variation Palette Page BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, and COLOR-BALANCE Palette AN Introduction to Color RED Magenta Yellow Blue GreenComparing PRE and Post Correction Images Undoing and Redoing AN Image Correction Processing Images Text and Line ARTData Imprinting Basic Image ProcessingLuminance Resizing AN Image to be Saved Saving AN ImageChanging the Image Name or Format Printing Printer setup Creating AN Index Sheet Page Advanced Image Processing TONE-CURVE / Histogram Palette Using the Tone Curve Drawing Tone Curves by Freehand Short Guide to TONE-CURVE Corrections Bring out detail in the shadowsIncreasing contrast Correcting colorWHITE, BLACK, and GRAY-POINT Corrections Page Setting the White and BLACK-POINT Values TONE-CURVE / Histogram Auto SET Ting Displaying the Color HistogramsHistogram Corrections Page Short Guide to Histogram Corrections Page HUE, SATURATION, and Lightness Palette Auto-setting button HUE Correction ExampleSharpness Low-frequency setting Area Marquee Saving or Printing a Portion of AN Image Tracking Image Corrections Snapshot Button Saving Image Corrections Loading IMAGE-CORRECTION Jobs Processing RAW Images Page Saving RAW Images Saving RAW Jobs Loading RAW JobsBatch Processing Page Movie Enhancer Flicker Correction Editing Movie Files Splicing two movie clipsCopying sections from one movie to another Correcting Movie Images Page Advanced Setup Customizing the Viewer PreferencesPage Color Matching Color Preferences Page Using Printer ICC Profiles Using Monitor ICC Profiles About Dimage Viewer ICC ProfilesICC Profile Locations WinntWindows Uninstalling the Dimage ViewerMacintosh Copying JOB Files Macintosh OS Embedded Camera Color Profiles Page 1AG6P1P1616