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Konica Minolta AF-2840 Focusing the scanner - More prescan functions, Point AF Autofocus

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Focusing the scanner – More prescan functions

DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING

Focusing the scanner – More prescan functions

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 option in the preferences dialog box (p. 44). Point AF uses a point specified in the image to determine the focus. The scanner can also be focused manually using a selected point. Point AF and manual focus can be used for individual images.

Preference button (p. 44)

Point-AF button (p. 52)

Manual-focus button (p. 53)

Point AF (Autofocus)

The point AF focuses on a select point within the image. For best results when using point AF, select an area within the image with contrast or detail. The point AF function cannot focus on a low-contrast image area such as a cloudless or overcast sky.

Click the point-AF button. The mouse pointer will change to the point-AF icon. To cancel the function, click the point-AF button again.

Click on the area of image to be used for focus. Autofocus will begin and a new prescan will be displayed.

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Konica Minolta AF-2840 instruction manual Focusing the scanner - More prescan functions, Point AF Autofocus

Contents

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9222-2889-11 AV-A209Tone-curvecorrections Selective-colorpaletteCOLOR EXAMPLES Before AfterBEFORE 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 The package contents System RequirementsGETTING STARTED Macintosh computersIBM PC/AT compatible computers Macintosh computers16-bitcolor depth Auto Dust Brush or PixelInstallation Before installing the utility softwareInstalling the utility software – Windows GETTING STARTEDFiles\DS_Dual3, click the next button Installing the utility software – Macintosh GETTING STARTEDSelect 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 Installing Adobe Photoshop Elements WindowsMacintosh GETTING STARTEDNames of parts Connecting the USB cable Before scanner setupGETTING STARTED Connecting the AC adapter Disconnecting the scannerTurning on the scanner Turning off the scannerWhere is the emulsion? Film formatsLoading the film Handling filmLoading mounted slides Using the FH-U1and SH-U1film holders Using the APS Adapter AD-10sold separatelyLoading a film holder into the scanner LOADING THE FILM HOLDERSEjecting a film holder Launching the Easy Scan Utility EASY SCAN UTILITYWindows MacintoshUsing the Easy Scan Utility EASY SCAN UTILITY Progress bar Status bar Film-typebuttonsIndex thumbnails Pixel Polish button EASY SCAN UTILITY Pixel Polish button Auto Dust Brush buttonFile types DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY Basic scanning p. 31 –Advanced scanning p. 44 – Image processing p. 64 –Launching the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility Selecting the film format and typeDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING WindowsMain window and index scan tab Index scanDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING Making an index scan Canceling the index scanSelecting index thumbnails Flip and rotate images DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNINGFit-to-windowbutton Main window and prescan tab PrescanDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNING Making a prescan Grab toolMagnifying tool Auto croppingCHP button APS film Manual croppingPrescanning the cropped area DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – BASIC SCANNINGAuto Dust Brush - Removing the effect of dust Main window and Pixel Polish tab Pixel Polish – Correcting images automaticallyDIMAGE 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 SCANNINGQuitting the DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility Setting scanner preferences DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNINGHelp button: to open the help window Exposure-controltab DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNINGSaving exposure settings Loading exposure settingsReverse frame order More index scan functionsDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING Saving an index file Saving the index imagesLoading an index file Autoexposure control – More prescan functions DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNINGAE area selection AE lockPoint AF Autofocus Focusing the scanner - More prescan functionsDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING Manual focus Scan setting window Inputting scan settings manuallyDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING About resolution and output size Scan setting examples DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNINGSaving scan settings as a Job Deleting a JobCustom Wizard DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY - ADVANCED SCANNINGMake 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 spaceDIMAGE 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 profileDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – ADVANCED SCANNING Color matching recommendations Output Color Space: Monitor RGBImage processing tools Main window and image-correctiontabDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING Display area Tool barGuide to image processing tool Tools and functionsEffects Image processing glossaryTracking image corrections – Snapshot button Undoing and redoing image correctionsDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING Comparing pre and post correction images Saving image correctionsLoading image-correctionJobs RED GREENBLUE CYAN MAGENTA YELLOWVariation palette Brightness, contrast, and color balance palette DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSINGTone curve and histogram corrections OutputHighlights InputTone curve and histogram palette Using tone curvesDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING Drawing tone curves by freehand Bringing out detail in the shadows A short guide to tone curve correctionsDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING Increasing image contrast Correcting colorHistogram corrections DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSINGTone curve / histogram auto setting White, gray, and black point corrections DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSINGSetting the white and black-pointvalues Selective-colorpaletteDIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY – IMAGE PROCESSING Unsharp maskwith unsharp mask Hue, saturation, and lightness palette 35mm film JOB FILE LISTSAPS film INSTALLED FILES AND FOLDERS WindowsMac OS 8.6, Mac OSSYMPTOM or MESSAGE TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORTSOLUTION Checking Scanner Installation Windows Pixel Polish and Mac OSTechnical support Warranty and product registrationTROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Primary RGB and secondary CMY colors Complementary colorsAN INTRODUCTION TO COLOR GREENComplementary colors p. HSB color model p.Hue corrections COLOR EXAMPLES2002 Minolta Co., Ltd. under the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention9222-2889-11 AV-A209 Printed in Germany