Setting the White or Black points | Minolta AF-2820U guide

TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM

Setting the White or Black points

This function allows you to correct the highlight or shadow

point to the specified value.

• Changes are automatically applied to the prescan image.

Setting the White Point

1.Double-click on .

•The Point Value Setting dialog box is displayed.

2.Input the desired white point value.

3.Click on .

•The cursor changes to the white dropper shape.

4.Click the desired highlight point of the image.

•The image is corrected so that the point you clicked is highlight point. The color of the highlight point is the white dropper value you input in step 2.

•The change will be reflected in the prescan image.

Setting the Black point

Point Value Setting dialog box

•When the film type is set to the color mode.

•When the film type is set to the monochrome mode.

1.Double-click on .

•The Point Value Setting dialog box is displayed.

2.Input the desired black point value.

3.Click on .

•The cursor changes to the black dropper shape.

4.Click the desired shadow point of the image.

•The image is corrected so that the point

you clicked is shadow point. The color of the shadow point is the black point value you input in step 2.

•The change will be reflected in the prescan image.

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Minolta AF-2820U manual Setting the White or Black points, Input the desired white point value Click on

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9224-2886-11 H-A006 Page To avoid fire or electric shock For Proper and Safe USE Package Contents Overview Table of Contents Table of Contents Final Scanner Names of Parts System Requirements PC/AT Operating System Mac OS 8.5 Memory System Requirements MacintoshPage Scanner Setup Installing Photoshop LE Windows 98/2000 Installing the Photshop LE WindowsSelect the following either one in the install dialog box Select United States/Canada in the Select Country window Installing the Photoshop LE Macintosh Installing the Software Windows Then click on FinishInsert the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive After reading the agreement, click on Yes Click on NextClick on Browse to select another destination directory… Then click on Next Click on Close Click on Finish Double-click on Installing the Software MacintoshDouble-click on Driver folder Click on Installing the Software Macintosh Connecting the AC power adapter and the USB Cable Connecting the Hardware Connecting the Hardware Easy Scan Utility Starting up the utility software Launching Easy Scan Utility Easy Scan Utility Window Name of parts Easy Scan Utility Window Loading the 35 mm Negative Film Holder FH-U1 Loading the Film Holder Insert slides into the slide mount holder emulsion side up Loading the Slide Mount Holder SH-U1 Names of Parts APS Adapter OptionalLoading the APS Adapter Slide the film-chamber release as shown Inserting the Film Holder Into the Scanner Inserting the APS Adapter Selecting the film type Specify the Film Type Easy Index Scan Setting the usageImage Correction Rotate Click on the Scan button to scan Specifty the JOB TYPE/SAVINGPage Index Scan Launching the Twain Driver Windows Launching the Software Launching the Utility Software Windows Launching the Plug-in MacintoshMacintosh Double click on Command window part Name of parts Main Window Name of PartsMain window Setting the Preferences Click on in the Command windowSet the preferences as desired Setting the Preferences Click on to accept the new preference settings Setting the Film Type Index Scan Name of Parts Index tab part Names of PartsClick on Index tab in the Main window Index Scan Index scanChanging the Window Size Selecting Frames Scanning the ImageClick on an image to select it for scanning Click on to scan the selected image s Rotating the Index Frames Reversing Frame orderSelect the desired frames, then click on , or Click on the Save Index Image button in the Main window Saving Index Scan ImageWindows Macintosh Click on the Save Index button in the Main window Saving Index Image File Loading Index Image File Click on the Read Saved Index button in the Main windowSelect the index file to be read and then click on OK Preview Scan Prescan Prescan tab part Names of partsClick on the Prescan tab in the Main window Prescan Orienting the Image Flip Click anywhere on the image to zoom out Click anywhere on the image to zoomFull screen view Magnifying or Reducing the View Use the grab button to scroll an enlarged image ScrollClick on in the Prescan image display area Click on and drag the image to the desired location Cancelling AE-Lock Setting AE-LockAUTO-EXPOSURE Lock Select another image, then click on AE Area Lock Click on Press the Shift keyWhile pressing down the Shift key, change the AE area Focus Point AF FocusClick on the area of the image to be in the sharp focus Click on the area of the image to be in sharp focus Focus Manual Auto Cropping Cropping the ImageCropping Click on the cropping frame and drag the pointer in or out Prescan and Image Correction RGB/CMY information APS formats C, H and P APS onlyDisplaying Frame number Click on to display the APS cropping frames Image Correction Image Correction Image Correction tab part Names of partsClick on the Image Correction tab in the Main window Auto Image Correction Insert the check mark in the Select exposure keyword. itemSelect a scene Tone CURVES/HISTOGRAM Correcting the Tone Curves Changing Tone Curves by FreehandDraw the desired curve by dragging Correcting the Histogram Drag the slider to move it to the desiredLevel or input the value in the text box Input the desired white point value Click on Setting the White or Black pointsClick the desired highlight point of the image Input the desired black point value Click on Reset Auto SettingViewing the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections Click the point to be changed to gray in the image Click on in the Image Correction tab BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR Balance Post-Correction LUT HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS Variation Correction Variation Dialog Box Names of PartsSelecting the Correction Item Color Balance Correction Brightness & Contrast CorrectionClick the color balance Changing the Amount of Correction Step Saturation Correction Storing in the Snapshot Display Area temporarily SnapshotDisplaying the image stored temporarily as a prescan image Click on the thumbnail in the Snapshot Display Area Cancelling the Image Correction Cancelling Image CorrectionRedo the Correction Delete the Image Correction FULL-SCREEN View Full-Screen ViewChecking the Correction Result While Lining Up Images JOB SAVE/JOB Load Saving an Image Correction JobInput the job name and click on Select the image correction job and click on Loading Image Correction Job Scan setting Navigation Final scanCreating a job Deleting a job Job type Scan Settings part window Names of parts Scan Settings Scan Settings Enter the desired output size maximum 3 digits CREATING/DELETING JOB Files Creating a JobDeleting a Job Default Scan JOB TypeScan Job Category Description Twain Driver/Plug-in Software Final ScanUtility Software Click on in the Main window Navigation Dialog box Name of parts Navigation Navigation Menu Select the setting to be deleted and click the Delete button Saving, Selecting and Deleting a Navigation Setting Appendix Color Matching in the Preference Dialog Box Name of parts Color Matching Output color space setting ICC profile settingSelect the ICC profile according to the monitor being used Color Laser Printer Scan JOB File List 35MM Scan JOB File List 35MM Photosensitive Scan JOB File List APS Contrast Glossary Shadows Trouble Shooting Specifications Determining the version number of your driver software User Technical Support When the Add New Hardware Wizard window is displayed When the PC does not recognize the Dimâge Scan DualAppendix B Click on Next Click on Finish Dimâge Scan Dual II is not connected to the PC correctly Power of the Dimâge Scan Dual II is not turned onDimâge Scan Dual II does not appear in the Device Manager Click on OK Dimâge Scan Dual 107 For Windows 2000 Users Switch off the scanner Minolta