DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING
This section covers the advanced scanning tools in the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility. The basic scanning section on pages 31 through 43 should be read before continuing.
Setting scanner preferences
Click the preferences button in the main window to open the preferences dialog box.
Select the preferences options to customize scanner operations. Click the OK button to apply the preference settings and close the window.
The following settings are available in the preference window.
Exposure control for negatives: auto exposure adjusts the scanner exposure to compensate for the density of the negative. The manual setting uses a fixed exposure regardless of the density of the film. Manual exposure can show the exposure difference in a bracket series. When using AE lock or AE area selection with negatives (p. 50), the auto radio button must be checked.
Auto-expose-for-slides check box: this option acti- vates the auto-exposure function when scanning slides. Since the density range of slides is relatively uniform, adjusting the expose for each slide is usual- ly unnecessary. However, when scanning an under- exposed or overexposed slide, the auto exposure system can compensate for the unusual image den- sity. When using AE lock or AE area selection with slide film (p. 50), the auto-expose-for-slide box must be checked.
Autofocus-at-scan check box: this option activates the autofocus function during the prescan and final scan. The scanner’s autofocus system uses the center of the image to determine focus. When using the Auto Dust Brush, the use of autofocus is recommended. The autofocus function increases the scanning time.
Close-utility-after-scanning check box: this option closes the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility after the final scan when using the scanner with an image-processing application. Activate this function when individual images will be scanned and then processed or retouched in another application.
However, uncheck the box when multiple images need to be scanned before retouching.
