INSTRUCTION MANUAL
9222-2889-11 AV-A209
COLOR EXAMPLES
Tone-curvecorrections
Selective-colorpalette
Before After
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Launching the Easy Scan Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using the Easy Scan Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility – Basic scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Launching the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Launching the utility from an image-processingapplication . . . 31 Selecting the film format and type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Index scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Main window and index scan tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Making an index scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Canceling the index scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Selecting index thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Flip and rotate images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility – Advanced scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting scanner preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Exposure-controltab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Saving exposure settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Loading exposure settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 More index scan functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Reverse frame order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Saving the index images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Saving an index file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Loading an index file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Autoexposure control – More prescan functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 AE area selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 AE lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility - Image processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Image processing tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Main window and image-correctiontab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Guide to image-processingtool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Undoing and redoing image corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Tracking image corrections - Snapshot button . . . . . . . . . . 66 Comparing pre and post correction images . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Saving image corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Loading image-correctionJobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Variation palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Brightness, contrast, and color balance palette . . . . . . . . . 70 Tone curve and histogram corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tone curve and histogram palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Using tone curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Drawing tone curves by freehand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 A short guide to tone curve corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Histogram corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Tone curve / histogram auto setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 White, gray, and black point corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Setting the white and black-pointvalues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Selective-colorpalette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Unsharp mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Hue, saturation, and lightness palette
FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE
Do not use if the cord is damaged
GETTING STARTED
The package contents
System Requirements
Macintosh computers
16-bitcolor depth
IBM PC/AT compatible computers
Macintosh computers
Auto Dust Brush or Pixel
Installing the utility software – Windows
Installation
Before installing the utility software
GETTING STARTED
Files\DS_Dual3, click the next button
Installing the utility software – Macintosh
GETTING STARTED
Select the installation method from the pop-upmenu at the top left of the installer screen. The easy-installoption will install the required software. If only specific programs need to be installed, select the custom-installoption click the check box of the files to be installed. Click on the install button to begin installation
Macintosh
Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements
Windows
GETTING STARTED
Names of parts
Connecting the USB cable
Before scanner setup
GETTING STARTED
Turning on the scanner
Connecting the AC adapter
Disconnecting the scanner
Turning off the scanner
Loading the film
Where is the emulsion?
Film formats
Handling film
Loading mounted slides
Loading a film holder into the scanner
Using the FH-U1and SH-U1film holders
Using the APS Adapter AD-10sold separately
LOADING THE FILM HOLDERS
Ejecting a film holder
Windows
Launching the Easy Scan Utility
EASY SCAN UTILITY
Macintosh
Using the Easy Scan Utility
EASY SCAN UTILITY
Progress bar Status bar Film-typebuttons
Index thumbnails Pixel Polish button
EASY SCAN UTILITY
Pixel Polish button Auto Dust Brush button
File types
Advanced scanning p. 44 –
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY
Basic scanning p. 31 –
Image processing p. 64 –
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Launching the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility
Selecting the film format and type
Windows
Main window and index scan tab
Index scan
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Making an index scan
Canceling the index scan
Selecting index thumbnails
Flip and rotate images
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Fit-to-windowbutton
Main window and prescan tab
Prescan
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Magnifying tool
Making a prescan
Grab tool
Auto cropping
Prescanning the cropped area
CHP button APS film
Manual cropping
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Auto Dust Brush - Removing the effect of dust
Main window and Pixel Polish tab
Pixel Polish – Correcting images automatically
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY - BASIC SCANNING
Clicking the Pixel Polish button on the main window auto- matically corrects all the images in the film holder replac- ing any previous corrections. The correction are immedi- ately applied to the prescan image
Making the final scan using Jobs
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING
Quitting the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility
Setting scanner preferences
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Help button: to open the help window
Exposure-controltab
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Saving exposure settings
Loading exposure settings
Reverse frame order
More index scan functions
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Saving an index file
Saving the index images
Loading an index file
Autoexposure control – More prescan functions
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
AE area selection
AE lock
Point AF Autofocus
Focusing the scanner - More prescan functions
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Manual focus
Scan setting window
Inputting scan settings manually
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
About resolution and output size
Scan setting examples
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Saving scan settings as a Job
Deleting a Job
Custom Wizard
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY - ADVANCED SCANNING
Make any adjustments to the scanner exposure. Previously saved settings can be loaded. See page 46 for more informa- tion. Click the next button to continue
Color matching
Setting the output color space
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
The choice of output color space depends on how the image will be reproduced. For most home use where the image is displayed on a monitor or printed with a small printer, sRGB color space is adequate. Other color spaces have been included for professional and technical applications. For recommendations for color space use, see page
Scanner color profiles
Setting the monitor ICC profile
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
Color matching recommendations
Output Color Space: Monitor RGB
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Image processing tools
Main window and image-correctiontab
Display area Tool bar
Effects
Guide to image processing tool
Tools and functions
Image processing glossary
Tracking image corrections – Snapshot button
Undoing and redoing image corrections
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Comparing pre and post correction images
Saving image corrections
BLUE CYAN
Loading image-correctionJobs
RED GREEN
MAGENTA YELLOW
Variation palette
Brightness, contrast, and color balance palette
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Highlights
Tone curve and histogram corrections
Output
Input
Tone curve and histogram palette
Using tone curves
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Drawing tone curves by freehand
Bringing out detail in the shadows
A short guide to tone curve corrections
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Increasing image contrast
Correcting color
Histogram corrections
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Tone curve / histogram auto setting
White, gray, and black point corrections
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Setting the white and black-pointvalues
Selective-colorpalette
DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING
Unsharp mask
with unsharp mask
Hue, saturation, and lightness palette
35mm film
JOB FILE LISTS
APS film
INSTALLED FILES AND FOLDERS
Windows
Mac OS 8.6,
Mac OS
SYMPTOM or MESSAGE
TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOLUTION
Checking Scanner Installation Windows
Pixel Polish and Mac OS
Technical support
Warranty and product registration
TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
AN INTRODUCTION TO COLOR
Primary RGB and secondary CMY colors
Complementary colors
GREEN
Hue corrections
Complementary colors p.
HSB color model p.
COLOR EXAMPLES
9222-2889-11 AV-A209
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and the Universal Copyright Convention
Printed in Germany