Minolta AF-2820U manual

Dimâge Scan Dual II 1 E 9224-2886-1 1 H-A006[...]

2 Thank you f or purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U is a dual f or mat film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter , Adv anced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help y ou understand the operation of your scanner . Please read this manual thoroughly to reali[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 3 FOR PR OPER AND SAFE USE Please read and understand each caution bef ore using this product. T o a void fire or electric shoc k: • Use only within the v oltage range specified on the bac k of unit. • Do not e xpose this unit to liquids. • Do not inser t metal objects into this unit. • Do not touch the A C power adapte[...]

4 P A CKA GE CONTENTS 1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 2. 35mm Slide holder (FH-U1) and Negative holder (SH-U1) 3. USB cable 4. A C power adapter (A C-U1, A C-U2 or A C-U3) 5. CD R OM for Dimâge Scan Dual II 6. CD R OM for Photoshop LE 7. W arranty card 8. Quick Reference Guide The f ollowing contents should be inc luded in this packa g e Software Re[...]

This section describes the required system and the names of the par ts. Overview Scanner setup Easy Scan Utility Inde x Scan Final scan Pre vie w scan The details of the contents are described on the follo wing page. Image correction Appendix 9 ➠ ➠ 13 This section describes how to load the film holder and perf or m the Minolta Easy Scan Utility[...]

6 T ABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 P A CKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 SCANNER – NAMES OF P AR TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SY[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 7 SCANNING FLO W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 The Prescan tab par t – Names of par ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 FULL-SCREEN VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Checking the Correction Result While Lining Up Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 JOB SA VE/JOB LOAD . . . .[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 9 SCANNER – NAMES OF P AR TS 1. Eject b utton 2. Fr ont door 3. Mark of 35 mm Film 4. Mark of APS cassette 5. Indicator lamp 6. P ower s witch 7. USB por t 8. DC power input plug[...]

10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/A T CPU: Operating System: Memory: Monitor: Other: IBM PC/A T compatib le with an Intel P entium or later processor or better . An Intel P entium or later when Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is installed. • Suppor t cannot be provided f or custom or home built machines. Windows 98, or Windows 2000 Prof essional. A minimu[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 11 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MA CINT OSH P ow er PC Mac OS 8.5 – 9 A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements f or the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™ 19 inch (1024 x 768) monitor or better . 13 inch (640 x 480) monitor capable of displa ying 32,000 colors. Plug-in is compatible with Photoshop V er . 3.05,[...]

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Dimâge Scan Dual II 13 SCANNER SETUP SCANNER SETUP FLO W CONNECTING THE HARD W ARE INST ALLING THE PHO T OSHOP LE GETTING ST AR TED INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE[...]

14 INST ALLING THE PHO TSHOP LE – WINDO WS This manual describes how to install Adobe Photoshop LE as the image editing application. The commands, the displa ys or the operations ma y differ when using another image editing application. In this case, ref er the instruction manual of the application you use . And if you hav e ne ver used the image[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 15 INST ALLING THE PHO T OSHOP LE – MA CINT OSH 1. Inser t the Photoshop LE CD-R OM into the CD-ROM drive . 2. Double-c lick on the installer icon. • The install progr am will star t. 3. Clic k on “English” and read “Install” and confirm the content. 4. P erform the installation b y following the instructions descri[...]

16 • The Device Wizard dialog bo x will appear . INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – WINDO WS WINDO WS 98/WINDO WS 2000 1. T urn on the scanner , then turn on the PC. 2. Star t the Windows operating system. This step v aries with y our specific operating software… Windows 98 3. Inser t the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive . Dimâge Sc[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 17 then c lick on N ext. 8. Clic k on Br owse to select another destination directory… • An install director y and path can also be entered directly into the install path list bo x. 7. After reading the agreement, clic k on Y es. • If y ou do not agree to the conditions stated in the End-User License Agreement, clic k on [...]

18 12. Clic k on Finish. 11. Clic k on C lose . 10. Clic k on N ext. • Setup will begin. INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – WINDO WS 9. Choose either T ypical or TW AIN Files install, then clic k on N ext. The Setup T ype dialog bo x will appear . The Select Program Folder dialog bo x will appear . The Setup Successful dialog bo x will appear .[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 19 INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – MA CINT OSH 1. T urn on the Dimâg e Scan Dual2, then turn on your Macintosh. 2. Quit an y open applications. 3. Inser t the Dimâge Scan Dual2 CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive . • will appear on the desktop . 4. Double-c lick on . • The driver f olders will appear . 7. Clic k on . 8. Clic k on[...]

20 10. Clic k on . 11. Clic k on . • The softw are will be installed in a new f older titled Dimâge Scan Dual2. • If Easy Install w as chosen, the Dimâge Scan Dual2 f older will contain the f ollowing items: DS_Dual2 Utility , DS_Dual2 Plug-in, and Read Me file. • Y our Macintosh will automatically restar t. INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – MA[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 21 Continued on the f ollowing page CONNECTING THE HARD W ARE 2. Connect one end ( ) of the USB cable to either USB port on the back of the scanner . 1. Plug the A C power adapter cor d into the scanner’ s A C socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet. Connecting the A C power adapter and the USB Cab le . This scanner has b[...]

22 CONNECTING THE HARD W ARE 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable ( ) to the USB port on the computer or the USB Hub terminal. Example: Connect the USB Hub terminal When connecting the Dual2 with the USB hub ter minal, be sure to connect to the closest ter minal to the computer .[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 23 EASY SCAN UTILITY EASY SCAN UTILITY FLO W Launch the Software Set the Preferences Saving Easy Scan Utility Sample Index Scan Specify the Job T ype Load the Film Holder Inser t the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype[...]

24 LA UNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY WINDO WS 98/WINDO WS 2000 MA CINT OSH Star ting up the utility software The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be perf or med by using the utility software . 1. After perf orming steps 1 and 2 on page 36, select Star t > Pr ogram (P) > Minolta Dimâg e Scan Dual2 ver .1.0 > EasyScan. • The softw are star ts up [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 25 LA UNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY Easy Scan Utility Window While the Minolta Easy Scan Utility software is functioning, the f ollowing window is displa yed. The Easy Scan Utility Window – Name of par ts Film T ype list bo x P erf or m Index Scan Do not P erf or m Index Scan Correct image automatically button Scan button Close b[...]

26 LO ADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negativ e and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm color negativ es • 35mm color slides • 35mm blac k & white negatives • 35mm blac k & white positives APS (Adv anced Photo System) negativ es and slides can also be scanned using the [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 27 LO ADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1 • Do not scan glass mounted slides. Glass mounts bend the light from the line scanner , producing bad results. • The APS positive film placed in the slide mount holder can be scanned using the supplied holder in the AE Off and 35 mm Color P ositive film se[...]

28 APS AD APTER (OPTIONAL) The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessor y . The Dimâge Scan Dual2 can not scan Adv anced Photo System film (IX-240 type) without the AD-10 APS Adapter . Names of P ar ts Loading the APS Adapter 1. Slide the film-chamber release as sho wn. • The film-chamber door will open. 2. Inser t the film cassette into the fi[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 29 INSER TING THE FILM HOLDER INT O THE SCANNER During the star t-up time, the indicator lamp will b link. DO NO T inser t the film holder into the film slot until the indicator lamp is steady . Scanning with the FH-U1 35 mm film or SH-U1 slide film holder 1. Open the scanner lid b y pushing it down to the 35 mm mark . 2. Be su[...]

30 INSER TING THE APS AD APTER 1. Open the scanner lid b y pushing it down to the APS mark . 2. Be sure that the arr ow mark on the APS adapter is facing up and then inser t the APS holder into the scanner until the holder stops.[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 31 SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE 1 Select the film f ormat to be scanned in the Main window . 2 Select the film type . • The inde x tab is selected and the index windo w will appear . Selecting the film type[...]

32 1. P erform the auto image correction using the 'A uto Image Correction' b utton if necessary . • The image correction matching to the image will be applied automatically . 1. Rotate the image 180° if necessary . Image Correction EASY INDEX SCAN 1. Select whether the index scan should be perf orm or not. • When P erform the index [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 33 SPECIFTY THE JOB TYPE/SA VING 1. Clic k on the Scan button to scan. • When the 'file sa ving dialog box' appears , select the file f or mat and sav e the scan. File f or mat: BMP JPEG, TIFF (Windows) PICT , JPEG, TIFF (Macintosh)[...]

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Dimâge Scan Dual II 35 INDEX SCAN SCANNING FLO W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype Prescan (see page 49) Image Correction (see page 63) Index Scan Changing the window size Selecting frames Rotating the index frames Rever sing frame order Saving the index scan image Saving the[...]

36 LA UNCHING THE SOFTW ARE The TW AIN driver allo ws you to control the software through another application, such as y our image editing software . Launching the TW AIN Driver – Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop LE as the host application. Commands ma y vary among applications. 1. Open the host application. 2. Select File > Impor t &g[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 37 LA UNCHING THE SOFTW ARE The plug-in software lets y ou access the software through Adobe Photoshop . Launching the Plug-in – Macintosh 1. Launch Adobe Photoshop. 2. Photoshop LE, 4.0.1 and newer: Select File > Impor t > DS_Dual2 Plug-in. Photoshop 3.0.5: Select File > Acquire > DS_Dual2 Plug-in The software is[...]

38 MAIN WINDO W – NAME OF P AR TS Film T ype list bo x Film f or mat list box Inde x Scan button Prescan button Scan button Navigation b utton Close button Status bar Help button ( on Macintosh) Pref erences button Eject button MAIN window The Command window part – Name of par ts T ab part • Index (see page 42) • Prescan (see page 50) • I[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 39 Continued on the f ollowing page . 1. Clic k on in the Command window . A uto Expose for Slides chec kbox Close Driver After Scanning chec kbox 2. Set the preferences as desired. Select this checkbo x when scanning undere xposed slides. Closes the scanner's driver softw are after the scan is complete. Scan AF checkbo x [...]

40 4. Clic k on to accept the new pref erence settings. • Changes to the Pref erence settings take eff ect immediately . Inde x Scan pr iority Speed – Creates a thumbnail representation of each frame on the roll. Quality – Thumbnail and Prescan images are created f or each frame on the roll. • Doub le-clicking on the inde x image opens the [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 41 2. Select 35mm or APS Cassette fr om the film f ormat drop-do wn list in the Command window . 3. Select the film type fr om the film type dr op-down list. SETTING THE FILM TYPE Select APS Cassette 1. Inser t the holder into the scanner .[...]

42 INDEX SCAN – NAME OF P AR TS Inde x scan displays a scan of each image on the film holder in the Inde x tab . The time required f or an index scan depends on the perf or mance of your computer . If you don’t w ant to index scan the entire roll, select the fr ame number of the image you w ant to scan from the inde x pr int provided b y your p[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 43 Changing the Window Size Change the size of the Inde x tab window as desired. The position of the frames will change accordingly . 1. Clic k on the corner tab (lower - right corner) and drag to reac h the desired size . INDEX SCAN 1. Clic k on in the Command window . • All frames on the film f older will be scanned and app[...]

44 SCANNING THE IMA GE 3. Refer to pa ge 46 to save the scanned image(s). • Multiple scans will be sa ved using the selected file name and numbered chronologically . Example: File_Name01, File_Name02, File_Name03… Selecting Frames 1. Clic k on an image to select it for scanning. • Selected images are surrounded b y a dar k gra y frame. 2. Cli[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 45 SCANNING THE IMA GE 1. Select the desired frames, then clic k on , or , . • The selected frames will rotate in 90° increments either clockwise or counter-cloc kwise or flip v er tically or hor izontally . • Rotating the inde x frame will not aff ect the Prescan or Scan. Rotating the Index Frames Rotate inde x frames so [...]

46 SA VING INDEX SCAN IMA GE When perf or ming the index scan, all the thumbnail images displa yed in the inde x window can be sav ed as an image file. 1. Clic k on the 'Save Inde x Image' button in the Main window . • The standard file sa ve dialog bo x for each oper ating system will appear . [Windows ® ] • F or Windows ® , the fi[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 47 SA VING INDEX IMA GE FILE Some inde x images display ed in the index tab can be sa ved as an inde x file. 1. Clic k on the 'Save Inde x' button in the Main window . • The standard file sa ve dialog bo x for each oper ating system will appear . [Windows ® ] • F or Windows ® , the file can be sa v ed in the Win[...]

48 LO ADING INDEX IMA GE FILE The inde x file can be display ed in the index tab after reading the sav ed inde x file. The previously displa yed pre view images are erased. 1. Clic k on the 'Read Saved Inde x' button in the Main window . • The standard file open dialog bo x for each oper ating system will appear . [Windows ® ] • F or[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 49 PREVIEW SCAN SCANNING FLO W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype Prescan Rotate Flip Full screen view Magnifying or Reducing the view ScrollSetting AE-lock Cancelling AE- lock AE area lock Focus – P oint AF (auto focus) Focus – Manual A uto crpping Cro[...]

50 PRESCAN The Prescan tab par t – Names of parts Prescanning creates a scan of the image that you can apply and vie w color , contrast, orientation, and br ightness corrections bef ore clicking on the Scan button. This ensures that final scan will be the best it can be. Clic k on the Prescan tab in the Main window . Rotate Left button Rotate Rig[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 51 1. Clic k on in the Command windo w . The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab. Press Ctrl when prescanning ( on the Macintosh) to see CMY v alues in the RGB/CMY displa y . PRESCAN[...]

52 ORIENTING THE IMA GE Click on the and buttons to correct the orientation of your image bef ore scanning. Changes will be reflected in the prescan image. Rotate Click on to rotate the image 90° c lockwise. Click on to rotate the ima ge 90° counter-c lockwise.[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 53 ORIENTING THE IMA GE The and buttons let y ou flip the image left to r ight or top to bottom bef ore scanning. Changes will be reflected in the prescan image. Flip Click on to flip the ima g e left-to-right. Click on to flip the ima ge top to bottom. • The image is upside down compared to the original prescan. • Image is[...]

54 ORIENTING THE IMA GE 2. Clic k anywhere on the ima g e to zoom in. • The clic ked position will be the center of the magnified view in the Prescan tab . • The “+” disappears from the magnifier icon when the maximum image magnification has been reached. Use the zoom b utton to increase or reduce the image magnification. Magnifying or Redu[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 55 2. Clic k on and drag the image to the desired location. Use the grab b utton to scroll an enlar g ed image. • can only be selected when the image has been magnified bey ond the limits of the Prescan tab . Scr oll 1. Clic k on in the Prescan ima g e displa y area. • The pointer will change to .[...]

56 A UT O-EXPOSURE LOCK Especially useful when scanning brac keted e xposures, AE (auto e xposure) lock lets y ou scan multiple images with the same initial e xposure settings. AE Lock sa v es the automatic exposure settings deter mined when an image is prescanned. Subsequent images are prescanned using the ‘lock ed’ e xposure settings. • AE-[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 57 AE AREA LOCK The AE area in auto e xposure adjusting mode can be changed and the exposure of that area is adjusted automatically . P erf or m the procedure below after prescanning the image. 2. Press the Shift key . • The AE area is indicated b y a line instead of the cropping area indicated by a dashed line . 3. While pre[...]

58 FOCUS – POINT AF The Dimâge Scan Dual2 uses the CCD sensor f or autofocus . A utofocus uses the center of the image to determine focus . Nor mally , this results in an e xcellent scan because the film plane is flat. Howe ver , if the film is war ped or curled, or if A utofocus is turned off in the preferences , focus ma y not be accurate . In[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 59 FOCUS – MANU AL Use manual f ocus on a specific area of the image or to reduce the appearance of gr ain in grain y film (such as high-speed or pushed film) by slightly def ocusing it. MANU AL FOCUS 1. Clic k on . • The pointer will change to the Manual F ocus icon. • Clic k on the Manual Focus b utton again to escape t[...]

60 T o enlarge or reduce the size of the cropping frame… T o define a new cr opping frame… T o mo ve the cropping frame… CR OPPING THE IMA GE Clic k on the cropping frame and dra g the pointer in or out. • Clic k on the cor ners and drag to resize the cropping frame propor tionally . • Clic k on the sides and drag to resize the cropping f[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 61 PRESCAN AND IMA GE CORRECTION 1. Clic k on an image or an image bo x, then c lick on . The image will be prescanned, then opened in the Prescan tab. 5. Close the Prescan tab window to return to the Index tab windo w . • Adjustments made in the Prescan tab are held until the image is scanned or the driver softw are is close[...]

62 The RGB inf or mation from the pointer position is alwa ys displa yed in the Prescan tab . The information is descr ibed in brightness lev els from 0 to 255. Howe v er , the display can be changed to show CMY inf or mation. RGB/CMY inf ormation 1. Press and hold the Shift key (command ke y on the Macintosh) with the Prescan tab open. The RGB inf[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 63 IMA GE CORRECTION IMA GE CORRECTION FLO W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype Prescan (see page 49) Image Correction A uto image correction T one curves/histogram Brightness/ contrast/ color balance Hue/saturation/ lightness V ariation correction Snapshot[...]

64 IMA GE CORRECTION The Image Correction tab par t – Names of parts This scanner giv es you three options f or correcting the brightness, contrast, and color balance of the final scan. Clic k on the Image Correction tab in the Main window . V ariations button Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction button Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 65 A UT O IMA GE CORRECTION This function automatically perf or ms the ideal correction for each image . All the corrections perf or med before clic king on the Auto Image Correction b utton will be reset. This function is av ailable only when the Color depth is set to “8 bit” in the Preference Dialog bo x on page 39. 1. Cl[...]

66 T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM Clic k on in the Image Correction tab. When the T one cur v es/Histogram Correction b utton is click ed, the T one Cur v es and Histogram dialog bo x is display ed. The T one Cur v es par t allows y ou to change the tone cur ves and directly correct the output v alue. The Histogram part allows you to specify the input an[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 67 T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM Changing the shape of a correction cur v e changes the output le vel f or each corresponding input lev el. Changing the shape of the red, green, or b lue cur ves aff ects color balance of the image. Changes to the RGB cur ve aff ect the image contrast and brightness. 1. Clic k on the arro w next to t[...]

68 T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM The input slide bar has the Input shadow slider , Input gamma slider and Input Highlight slider . The output slide bar has the Output Highlight slider and Output shadow slider . The image can be corrected by dr agging the slider or inputting the v alue in the te xt box. The change will reflect the prescan image. Correcti[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 69 Setting the White P oint T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM 1. Double-c lick on . • The P oint V alue Setting dialog bo x is displa yed. 2. Input the desired blac k point value. 3. Clic k on . • The cursor changes to the b lack dropper shape. 4. Clic k the desired shadow point of the image . • The image is corrected so that the [...]

70 T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM 1. Clic k on . • The cursor changes to the gr ay dropper shape. 2. Clic k the point to be changed to gra y in the image . • The image is corrected so that the point you clic ked is g ra y point. • The change will be reflected in the prescan image. Setting the gra y point is not necessar y f or most images. Viewing [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 71 BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR B ALANCE When the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction button is clic ked, the Brightness, Contrast and Color Balance Correction dialog bo x is displa yed. The images can be corrected by dr agging the slider or inputting the desired value in the te xt bo x. Clic k on in the Image Correction [...]

72 1. Drag the eac h Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider , or input the desired v alue in the text bo x. • The change will be reflected in the prescan image . • Mo ving the Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider changes “P ost-Correction Gra y Scale” and “P ost- Correction LUT”. P ost-Correction LUT The color of the image[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 73 HUE/SA TURA TION/LIGHTNESS When the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction b utton is click ed, the Hue, Satur ation, Lightness Correction dialog bo x is display ed. The images can be corrected by dr agging the slider or inputting the desired value in the te xt bo x. Clic k on in the Image Correction tab. The Hue, Saturation, L[...]

74 A uto Setting When the A uto Setting button is clic ked, the satur ation of the image is corrected automatically without changing the hue and lightness. HUE/SA TURA TION/LIGHTNESS Reset If you clic k the Reset button, the settings in the current correction window are reset.[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 75 Selecting the Correction Item The correction item of the av ailable v ariation can be selected from the color balance, brightness, contr ast and saturation. How e ver , the color balance and saturation are not av ailable when using the monochrome film. 1. Clic k on the arro w next to the correction item in the correction lis[...]

76 V ARIA TION CORRECTION Color Balance Correction The 8 images of which brightness and contrast hav e been corrected by one-step in horizontal and v er tical direction respectiv ely f or the center image are display ed. The v ariation images on the left and lower sides of the center image show the “-” correction effect, and on the right and up[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 77 Saturation Correction The 2 images of which saturation has been corrected on the right and left sides of the center image are display ed . The v ariation image on the left side shows reduced saturation, and on the right side shows increased saturation. 1. Clic k the image in the direction y ou want to correct fr om the 2 fra[...]

78 SNAPSHO T When the Snapshot button is clic ked, the current prescan image is stored in the Snapshot Displa y Area temporar ily and displa yed as a thumbnail. When the thumbnail in the Snapshot Displa y Area is double-clic ked, that image is displa yed in the Prescan tab . This is conv enient when storing the image correction temporar ily while p[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 79 CANCELLING IMA GE CORRECTION Cancelling the Image Correction When the Undo button is clic ked, the current image correction is cancelled and the image retur ns to the pre vious one. Redo the Correction When the Redo button is clic ked, the cancelled image correction can be resumed. Delete the Image Correction When the Correc[...]

80 FULL-SCREEN VIEW Full-Screen View This function allows y ou to display a full screen vie w of the corrected image in the Image Correction tab . 1. Clic k on . • When is click ed, the size of pre and post correction image is automatically changed according to the size of the Main window . Chec king the Correction Result While Lining Up Images W[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 81 JOB SA VE/JOB LO AD Saving an Ima g e Correction Job 1. Clic k on in the Image correction tab. • The Register Image Correction Job dialog bo x is displa yed. 2. Input the job name and c lick on . • The current image correction setting is sa ved as an image correction job . The image correction setting in the correction w[...]

82 JOB SA VE/JOB LO AD 1. Clic k on in the Image correction tab. • The Selected Image Correction Job dialog bo x is displa yed. Loading Image Correction Job This function allows y ou to load the sav ed correction job and apply an image correction to the displa yed image. 2. Select the image correction job and c lick on . Image Correction job disp[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 83 FINAL SCAN FLO W Scan setting Creating a job Deleting a job Job type Navigation Final scan[...]

84 SCAN SETTINGS The scan settings deter mine y our final image’ s resolution, dimensions, and file siz e, as well as helping deter mine the image quality . Y ou can select a Job (see page 87) to hav e the scan settings selected f or you or y ou can directly enter them into the Main window (Inde x tab or Prescan tab). The Scan Settings par t wind[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 85 SCAN SETTINGS Image resolution is the number of pix els per inch (ppi or dpi) that represent your scanned image. The size of an image file is determined by its siz e (dimensions) and resolution. The rule to follo w when scanning is "bigger is better". T o obtain the best results , set the output resolution to the h[...]

86 SCAN SETTINGS 4. Enter the desired output resolution fr om the output resolution dr op-down list. • V alues can also be entered into the output resolution list bo x directly . 5. The dimensions of the cr opping frame are displa yed in the input size text bo xes. • V alues can be entered directly or by resizing the cropping frame . • The v [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 87 CREA TING/DELETING JOB FILES In addition to the Job settings included with the software , it is possible to create and sa ve y our own Job settings. Creating a Job 1. Set the desired settings in the Main window (Index tab or Prescan tab). 2. Clic k on . 3. Name the job b y entering a title and select the desired category , t[...]

88 SCAN JOB TYPE Bef ore making the final scan, the scanner needs to know how big the final image will be and the quality of output that will be used (printer , monitor , etc.) so it knows what resolution to scan the film. Using the Job function is a quic k and easy wa y to enter the scan settings. Scan Job Category Description Custom User created [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 89 T wain Driver/Plug-in Software Scan the film according to the Prescan settings. With the Dimage Scan Dual2 utility software , you can sa v e the final scan in one of the f ollowing file f or mats. • JPEG • TIFF • BMP (Windows only) • PICT (Macintosh operating system only) The image file of 48 bit (16 bit each RGB) ca[...]

90 NA VIGA TION The Navigation windo w allows y ou to automate the procedure of scanning. When the Navigation b utton is click ed in the Main window , the Navigation dialog bo x is display ed. The Navigation Dialog bo x – Name of parts Operation Item chec kbox Navigation Flo w Repeated Operation Item chec kbox Navigation Men u list box Operation [...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 91 NA VIGA TION Navigation Men u This menu allo ws you to select the sa ved setting f or automatic operation. Not only the sav ed settings but the “Sav e Setting” and “Delete Setting” items are displa yed in this men u. 1. Select the operation items in the Operation Item Chec kbo x or Repeated Operation Item checkbo x. [...]

92 Saving, Selecting and Deleting a Na vigation Setting This function allows y ou to sav e the navigation settings. The abov e settings can be sav ed, selected or deleted in the Navigation Men u list box. NA VIGA TION Saving a Na vigation setting 1. Clic k on the arro w next to the Na vigation menu list to displa y the av ailable menu. 2. Select sa[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 93 APPENDIX Color maching Scan job file list Glossary T rouble shooting Specifications User technical support[...]

94 The Color Matching in the Preference Dialog Bo x – Name of parts COLOR MA TCHING The function allows y ou to match the scanner data to the monitor specification (color space). Colors in the original film are reproduced on the monitor with a high fidelity . The output color space and the monitor ICC profile can be specified with the color match[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 95 COLOR MA TCHING Output color space setting 1. Inser t the chec k mark in the “Color Matching ON” chec kbo x. 1. Inser t the chec k mark in the “Use ICC pr ofile” checkbo x. 2. Clic k the ICC profile Load b utton. • The standard file open dialog of y our operating system is display ed. 3. Select the ICC pr ofile acc[...]

Ink-Jet Printer A4Full 163 200 818 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 297.00 198.00 ON A4Half 1156 200 578 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 210.00 139.00 ON A4Quar ter 814 200 407 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 148.00 98.50 ON A4Eighth 577 200 288 mm 36.4 24.3 OFF 105.00 69.80 ON Letter Full 1526 200 763 inch 1.42 0.95 OFF 10.90 7.27 ON Letter Half 1144 200 572 inch 1.42 0.95 OFF 8.17 5.45 ON Le[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 97 SCAN JOB FILE LIST – 35MM W eb P age 1023 x 682 716 300 238 pix el 1023 682 OFF 1023 682 ON 960 x 640 671 300 223 pixel 960 640 OFF 960 640 ON 870 x 580 608 300 202 pixel 870 580 OFF 870 580 ON 768 x 512 537 300 179 pixel 768 512 OFF 768 512 ON 624 x 416 436 300 145 pixel 624 416 OFF 624 416 ON 600 x 400 419 300 139 pixel [...]

98 SCAN JOB FILE LIST – APS Color Laser Printer Max Size_600dpi 2820 600 470 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 140.00 81.20 ON A4 Eighth_600dpi 2104 600 350 mm 30.0 17.3 OFF 105.00 60.60 ON Letter Eighth_600dpi 2161 600 360 inch 1.18 0.68 OFF 4.25 2.45 ON Max Size_400dpi 2820 400 705 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 211.00 121.00 ON A4 Half_400dpi 2809 400 702 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 2[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 99 GLOSSAR Y BRIGHTNESS The lightness or darkness of the image. CHANNEL The component of an image. Y our scanned image has three channels: red, green, and b lue (RGB). CONTRAST The gr adation of shades in an image. A high contrast image has v er y dar k areas and bright areas without many middle shades . A low contr ast image h[...]

100 GLOSSAR Y RESAMPLE T o change the number of pix els in the image. If pix els are discarded when shr inking an image , it is called resampling down. If ne w pix els are created in an image, it is called resampling up (see page 100). RESOLUTION The number of pix els in a giv en area of the image; such as pix els per inch or pix els per centimeter[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 101 TR OUBLE SHOO TING • Load film into the film holder . • Scanner door opened during setup . Close scanner door . The computer will not star t up after connecting the scanner . • Shut down the computer and all the de vices in your USB chain, then chec k the USB cab les and A C power adapter cord. DS_Dual2 does not appea[...]

102 SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications are based on the latest inf or mation av ailable at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice. T ype : Fix ed sensor , film transpor t, single pass Usable Film: 35mm – negativ e/positive , color/B&W APS cassette (with optional adapter) – color/B&W , negativ e/positive Scanning Dimen[...]

Dimâge Scan Dual II 103 USER TECHNICAL SUPPORT Please contact your dealer f or inf or mation regarding installation, USB interface recommendations, or application compatibility . If y our dealer is unable to help y ou, contact an authorized Minolta ser vice center . Please hav e the f ollowing inf or mation ready when calling Minolta T echnical Su[...]

104 APPENDIX B 1. When the “Ad d New Har dware Wizard” window is displa yed, clic k on [Next>]. The window f or selecting the wa y to search f or new driv ers is display ed. When the “Add New Har dware Wizard” window is displa yed The “Add New Hardware Wizard” window ma y be display ed in the follo wing cases: • If y ou connected t[...]

SOFTW ARE-INST ALLA TION – WINDO WS Dimâge Scan Dual II 105 5. Clic k on [Next>]. 6. Clic k on [Finish].[...]

APPENDIX B 106 1. Connect the Dimâge Scan Dual II to the PC and turn on the power of the Dimâge Scan Dual II and the PC. 2. Clic k on “My Computer” on the desk top using the right b utton of the mouse and then c lick on “Properties”. 3. Clic k on the tab of “De vice Manager”. 4. Make sure that “USB De vice” or “Unknown De vice?[...]

SOFTW ARE-INST ALLA TION – WINDO WS Dimâge Scan Dual II 107 8. Make sure that neither “USB De vice” nor “Unknown De vice” appears as displa yed left and then c lick on [Close]. 9. Press the power b utton of the Dimâge Scan Dual II to turn off. 10. Press the po wer button of the Dimâge Scan Dual II again to turn on. The “Add New Hardw[...]

FOR WINDO WS 2000 USERS 108 When using the TW AIN_32 driver with Adobe Photoshop LE (supplied with this scanner), scanning ma y stop halfwa y through the scan depending on the memor y allocations to Photoshop . In this case, change the memor y allocations after closing the driver softw are by f ollowing the procedure described below: Switch off the[...]

MINOL T A Dimâge Scan Dual II 109 A Minolta Austria Ges.m.b.H Amalienstr . 59-61, A-1131 Wien, Österreic h T el: 01 87868 176 Fax: 01 87868 153 http://www .minoltaeurope.com B Minolta Belgium Branch Prins Boudewijnlaan 1 B-2550 Kontic h, België T el: 03 451 07 00 Fax: 03 458 50 48 http://www .minolta.be en http://www .minolta.nl CAN Minolta Cana[...]