Minolta Dimage Scan Dual Path
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1. Pixel values have been spread to better utilize the brightness range Continued on the following page Dimage Scan Dual 45 IMAGE CORRECTION HISTOGRAM Adjusting Individual Colour Channels Changing the slider positions for individual channels affects the colour balance of the output image 1 Click on E to deselect RGB Synchro 2 Click on and move the R G and B sliders to the desired locations e Changes are automatically applied to the preview image e Click on B to view the control and preview images full screen 3 Click on P and hold to view the output level histograms Applying or Cancelling Corrections Click on __ _ to apply or _ Cancel to cancel the corrections 46 Input Level Histograms The red input level highlight slider is moved to the edge of the red flat line area Output Level Histograms Only the red pixel values have been remapped Remapping the values of a single colour channel usually affects the colour balance IMAGE CORRECTION HISTOGRAM l button in the histogram dialog box lets you save the histogram settings to a data The file The rl button lets you retrieve those settings and apply them to a new image Saving Histogram Settings 1 Click on i e The histogram settings are saved to a data dat file The save file dialog box will appear BS Save As 21x Save in a HistoSet gt c Ea i 22. TROUBLE SHOOTING SYMPTOM or MESSAGE The computer will not start up after connecting the scanner DS Dual does not appear in the Select Source drop down menu Could not establish connection with scanner Setting up now Remove the film holder Indicator lamp blinking rapidly 8Hz Set film properly Set 35mm film holder properly Set APS film holder properly Could not recognize the film type Insufficient Memory Setting up now Remove the film holder appears when the film holder is not loaded 64 SOLUTION e Shut down the computer and all the devices in your SCSI chain then check the SCSI cables SCSI ID connection power cord and SCSI ID e Make sure the driver software has been installed e Indicator lamp is off Turn the Dimage Scan Dual on then restart your system e Check that the SCSI ID is not being used by another SCSI device e Remove the film holder and click on OK e Scanner door opened during setup Close scanner door e Load film into the film holder e Set the correct film type e Set the correct film type e Set the film type manually e Increase the memory requirements for the host application e If you have scanned multiple images close and relaunch the host application In some cases it may be necessary to shut down and restart the computer e Contact a Minolta Service Facility to change the
3. 44 IMAGE CORRECTION HISTOGRAM Using the Histogram Sliders RGB Synchro When RGB synchro is selected moving the levels sliders remaps the pixel values without changing the colour balance Correcting the highlight and shadow values with the histogram sliders may produce better results on images without neutral highlights or shadows If the histogram contains large flat line areas 1 Click on EJI e Changes applied to one colour channel will be reflected in the other two 2 Click on and move the input level highlight and Input Level Histograms shadow sliders to the edges of the flat line area e Changes are automatically applied to the preview image e Values to the right of the highlight slider will be scanned as pure white iia OF level 255 Values to the left of the shadow slider will be scanned as ot pure black level 0 ae a A Wael ena cian f ar wa St Input level highlight sliders moved to the edge of the flat line area 3 Click on and slide the output level sliders until the preview image has the desired image contrast e Click on E to view the control and preview images full screen 4 Click on and hold to view the output level Output Level Histograms histograms PT TTT TT ae rk os NOTE The brightness level for the Currently aaa selected slider is m vO displayed next to the histogram Fe ina a Gen _
4. New Ctrl N Open Ctri 0 Open As mose EET Gaye tS Saye S SAREEN FS Gave aWopy AIETE Revert Hace Quick Edt Et Select TWAIN Source Select TWAIN_32 5 TWAIN TWAIN_32 OUICE The Select Source dialog box appears Sources New Ctrl N Open Ctrl 0 Open As pase EET E Gaye ot FS GAVES SAHEN FS Save a lopy Altlsti s Revert Hacen Quick Edt Erpat 2 Select TWAIN Source Select TWAIN_32 Source TWAIN TWAIN_32 The Dimage Scan Dual s standard control and preview windows appear after initialization is complete approx 2 min 54 SETTING THE FILM TYPE Select an APS film type from the film Film type drop down list e APS Auto Detect will identify the APS film type automatically e The selected film type will be displayed in the film type list box e The optional AD 10 APS Adapter is required to scan APS film with the Dimage Scan Dual Samm Color Negative 25mm Color Positive Samim Be Negative 25mm B amp W Positive APS Auto Detect AFS Color Negative APS Color Positive 5mm Color Negative The APS control and index windows will appear Film z Output Mode C Screen C Paste Paper Size z Orientation Image o Full Page al C 1 2 Size C 1 4 Size Image Data Size 000 MB Available Space 000 MB Reset HR p iE Boe PEA W Frescan Close
5. Click on 7 then click on the tone in the control image that should be scanned as the brightest neutral white in your image e The cursor changes to 2 The RGB brightness values of the selected tone will be changed to 255 2 Click on then click on the tone in the control image that should be scanned as the darkest neutral black in your image e The cursor changes to The RGB brightness values of the selected tone will be changed to 0 Continued on the following page Dimage Scan Dual 49 IMAGE CORRECTION TONE CURVE Correcting the Tone Curves Changing the shape of a correction curve changes the output brightness level for each corresponding input brightness level Changing the shape of the red green or blue curves affects colour balance of the image Changes to the RGB curve affect the image contrast and brightness 1 Select the channel you want to adjust from the RG colour channel drop down list 2 Click on and drag the portion of the curve you want to change e Changes are automatically applied to the preview image Pull up to increase the output level Click on the c point Anchor Click on S to draw a correction curve freehand Click on e to smooth out the final correction curve 50 Pull down to decrease the output level NOTE Clicking on fad draws a Smooth curve based on the Intersection of the corrected cu
6. E scan Total O framels Selected O frame s 1 Rewind button 4 Index scan button 2 Save index button 5 Reverse frame order 3 Scan amp Save button 6 Image box Dim ge Scan Dual 55 SETTING THE APS PREFERENCES 1 Click on The APS Preferences window will open Preference Scanner Control _ Default Value OK C Standard Input Resolution v dpi E f Precision Output Resolution z dpi Cancel Unit z Help Available in precision mode I Auto Expose with Positive Film I Close driver after scanning Background Color Modify pe Film Settings Set the maximum number of frames that can be scanned at the same time I Alert when acquiring multiple images Directory to Save Image 4 Y Index Orientation Click on this checkbox to M Auto film rewind I Rotate all frames automatically rewind the film when the driver software is closed Maximum frame lia Click here to select the saving folder for scans and index images Click on this checkbox to automatically rotate all frames in the index scan 180 2 Set the preferences as desired pages 20 and 21 then click on 0K 56 APS ADAPTER The AD 10 APS Adapter is an optional accessory The Dimage Scan Dual can not scan Advanced Photo System film IX 240 type without the AD 10 APS Adapter Names of Parts 1 Film chamber door 2 Film
7. 4 e The completed index Scans will appear in the index window no that have not been index anned can still be selected for prescanning and Scanning 59 Dim ge Scan Dual PRESCAN AND IMAGE CORRECTION 1 Click on an image or an image box then click on Wrrescan The image will be prescanned then opened in the Preview window NOTE Press the option key when clicking on Dirrescan to improve the colour accuracy of th i e pre Image ote m film will be prescanned wice The first Scan will set the exposure T The seco Prescans the image nd e S Ql OO NE vom Sal aj Click here to specify an APS format C H or P trimming area Available in Precision mode only 2 Orient and crop the image as desired 3 Apply contrast brightness and colour corrections e See pages 27 33 for Standard mode corrections e See pages 39 51 for Precision mode corrections 4 Click on ess to return to the index window 60 SCANNING THE IMAGE 1 Click on an image to select it for scanning e Selected images are surrounded by a dark gray frame e Press the control key while clicking to select additional frames for scanning e Press the control key while clicking to deselect an image Press the shift key while clicking to select all the frames between the current frame and the last frame selected CLICK NOTE eee en Pa to save fi
8. bar will appear e To cancel the scan click on Cancel_ or press the escape key until the Cancelling Operation message box appears Do not remove the film holder until the scan is finished Interfering with the scanner during scan could result in image distortion NOTE Multiple images can be Scanned before Closing the Software if Photoshop is the host Software PhotoDeluxe Corel DRAW is Corel Photopaint can ie Bede one image at 2 Click on a to exit the Dimage Scan Dual driver software The image will be opened in your photo application software e The driver window will automatically close after each scan if Close driver after scanning was selected in the preferences dialog box 3 Save the image using the instructions from your photo application software 4 Remove the film holder from the scanner 52 SCANNING APS SCAN FLOW Launch Software _ Specify APS Film Type Set Preferences _ Load and Insert APS Adapter Index Scan Select Frame s asi to Prescan from Index Print _ Brightness and Colour a Save OR Select Frame s to Prescan LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE 1 Turn on the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual then turn on your PC 2 Launch Adobe Photoshop 3 Select File gt Import gt Select Twain_32 Source 4 Select DS_dual then click on Select 5 Select File gt Import gt Twain_32
9. film 1 Click on A Scan e The cursor will change to an hourglass and a progress bar will appear e To cancel the scan click on Cancel_ or press the escape key until the Cancelling Operation message box appears Do not remove the film holder until the scan is finished Interfering with the scanner during scan could result in image distortion NOTE Multiple images can be Scanned before Closing the Software if Photoshop is the host Software PhotoDeluxe Corel DRAW is Corel Photopaint can ie Bede one image at 2 Click on a to exit the Dim ge Scan Dual driver software The image will be opened in your photo application software e The driver window will automatically close after each scan if Close driver after scanning was selected in the preferences dialog box 3 Save the image using the instructions from your photo application software 4 Remove the film holder from the scanner 34 PRECISION OPEF SCAN FLOW EF Pane the Software Pel Preferences __Load the Film Holder l nien the Film Holder _ Specify the Film Type gt Prescan Orient the Image at the Resolution Correct the Brightness Contrast and Colour Scan Save PRECISION OPERATION STARTUP Launch the Software 1 Turn on the Minolta Dimage Scan Dual then turn on your PC 2 Launch Adobe Photoshop 3 Select File gt Import gt Select TWAIN_32 Source e
10. possible The rule to follow when scanning is bigger is better We recommend you set the output resolution to the highest value your output device printer monitor etc can handle The input resolution will vary with the size of the scan area magnification and output size 1 Select the desired output resolution from Output the output resolution drop down list e Values can also be entered directly to the output resolution list box e This menu is dimmed and cannot be accessed when the units menu is set to pixels 2 The dimensions of the cropping Input Size w H ri frame are displayed in the input size text boxes Magnification e Values can also be entered directly to the input size list boxes e The values will change if a different unit of Output Size Ww H measure is selected NOTE Click on sil to lock the input Size settings The icon will change to H wae I Click again to 3 Enter the desired output size maximum 3 digits e The output size is limited by the maximum resolution of the scanner e The values will change if a different unit of measure is selected e The output size windows are dimmed when the units menu is set to pixels Pi magnification window ISplays the output input size atio as a percentage 4 The input resolution list box displays the lowest input scan resolution necessary to achieve the desired output size and resolut
11. Enter a file name and the location to save the file then click on se File name Histograms dat Save as type Histogram Data File dat x Cancel Loading Histogram Settings 1 Click on l The open file dialog box will appear 5 Open 21x Look in E HistoSet gt c e 2 Select the data file you want to use then click on e The settings in the selected file are applied to the current image File name istograms da Files of type Histogram Data File dat x Rael NOTE The histogram settings files for colour and black and white film are not interchangeable Dim ge Scan Dual 47 TONE CURVE DIALOG BOX NAMES OF PARTS The tone curve dialog box displays correction curves for the prescanned image Here you can control the brightness contrast and colour of the output image Click on 2 in the preview window The Tone Curve dialog box will appear Tone Curve o Cancel o a Input Diii o 1 Control image 6 Calculate button 2 Colour channel list box 7 Output brightness value 3 White point button 8 Input brightness value 4 Black point button 9 Preview image 5 Free curve 48 IMAGE CORRECTION CURVES Setting the White and Black Points Properly setting an images white and black points will usually correct the colour cast and midtone distribution e Changes are automatically applied to the preview image 1
12. ORIENTING THE IMAGE Rotate Click on the al and e buttons to correct the orientation of your image before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image e Click on 5 to view the image inside the cropping window full screen Click on e to rotate the image 90 clockwise Click on al to rotate the image 90 counter clockwise Continued on the following page Dimage Scan Dual 29 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Flip The and w buttons let you flip the image left to right or top to bottom before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image e Click on E to view the image inside the cropping window full screen Click on to flip the image top to bottom e The image is upside down compared to the original prescan Click on PK to flip the image left to right e Image is backwards compared to the original scan 30 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Cropping The cropping frame is the box surrounding the image area you want to scan The height to width ratio of the scan area is fixed in standard mode Use precision mode when you want to change the height to width ratio of the scanning area e Click on E to view the image inside the cropping window full screen To enlarge or reduce the size of the cropping frame Click on the corners and drag or click on sides and drag To move the cropping frame Click on the inside of the cropping frame and drag NOTE Click on a
13. The select source dialog box will appear Quick Edit Select TWAIN Source TWAIN TWAIN_32 4 Click o Dual then click on 5 Select File gt Acquire gt TWAIN _32 eano ocedure e The Minolta Dim ge Scan Dual control and preview windows appear on pages 16 and 17 after initialization is complete can also be used Set the Preferences 1 Click on to open the preferences dialog box e The preferences dialog box will open 2 Click on the Precision mode option button 3 Specify the default input resolution output resolution and units settings from the Input Resolution dpi drop down lists Default Yale Output Resolution dpi Unit We recomme Available in precision mode nd setting the resolution to the tion your output default input highest resolu device printer etc handle can 4 Click on to accept the new preference settings 36 PRECISION CONTROL WINDOW NAMES OF PARTS The precision mode control window will appear with the preview window pe Dimage Scan Dual MINOLTA Film ae o Input i xl dpi Smt dpi 8 Input Size wp HE _esnitication xi OutputSize wf H a Unit 7 Image Data Size 000 MB Available Space 000 ME W rrescan g Close HB scan 1 Input size text box 6 Units list box 2 Magnification window 7 Lock buttons 3 Output size text box 8 Output resolution
14. a eQ _ zziz R hs o Help eS a O He aA J m kA 30 p 9 10 11 1 Control image 8 Save settings button 2 White point button 9 Shadow sliders 3 Black point button 10 Midtone slider 4 Gray point button 11 Highlight sliders 5 Output histogram button 12 Output level sliders 6 RGB synchro button 13 Input level sliders 7 Load settings button 14 Preview image Continued on the following page Dim ge Scan Dual 43 IMAGE CORRECTION HISTOGRAM Setting the White Black and Gray Points Properly setting an image s white and black points will usually correct the colour cast and midtone distribution e Changes are automatically applied to the preview image 1 Click on FI then click on the tone in the control image that should be scanned as the brightest neutral white in your image e The cursor will change to 7 e The RGB brightness values of the selected tone will be changed to 255 2 Click on PI then click on the tone in the control image that should be scanned as the darkest neutral black in your image e The cursor will change to The RGB brightness values of the selected tone will be changed to 0 3 Click on 7 then click on the tone in the control image that should be scanned as middle gray e The cursor will change to e The RGB brightness values of the selected tone will be changed to 127 Setting the gray point IS not necessary for Most images
15. chamber release 3 Scanner contacts Do not touch Loading the APS Adapter 1 Slide the film chamber release as shown e The film chamber door will open 2 Insert the film cassette into the film chamber with the VEI on top e Only load cassettes with the Jf mark current 3 Close the film chamber door The film chamber door will not close if the I mark is not current Forcing the door shut could damage the cassette Dimage Scan Dual 57 INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER INTO THE SCANNER 1 Press to unlock 2 Insert the APS Adapter into the scanner 6 oe o T RO o 58 INDEX SCAN Index scan performs a low resolution scan of each image on the cassette and displays them in the index window The time required for an index scan will vary depending on the performance of your machine If you don t want to index scan the entire roll select the frame number of the image you want to scan from the index print provided by your photofinisher Click on the appropriate image box in the index window to select an image for prescanning or scanning Click on f Sean All frames on the cassette will be scanned and opened in the Index window Total 25 frame s Selected O frames Click here to reverse the display order NOTE e cancel the index Scan press the eee key until the Cancelling Ind an message box appears
16. e window or move the sliders to increase or decrease the contrast and or brightness e The changes are automatically applied to the preview image e Additional contrast and brightness simulations will be mapped around the center image NOTE Correcting the brightness and contrast may eliminate the need for Colour Corrections Contrast Brightness i Adjusting the Colour The colour picker consists of a colour map and a pointer Adjust the colour of your image 20 points in any direction by clicking on any colour tone within the colour map Colour corrections at the edge of the colour map are more saturated stronger Colour corrections closer to the center are less saturated Colour corrections are automatically applied to all of the image simulations 3 Place the colour correction you want to apply i to your image within the the cursor then click m the mouse button 0 e The pointer will move to the new position on the colour map e The RGB correction values are displayed to the right of the colour i Cursor picker E Pointer 4 Click on ok to apply the changes to your scan e Click on to cancel all corrections and start over e Click on _ Cancel to close the variations window without applying any corrections Dimage Scan Dual 33 SCANNING AND SAVING THE IMAGE When you have finished making all the desired adjustments to the image you are ready to scan the
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18. ion e Input scan resolutions can also be selected from the drop down list or entered directly into the input resolution list boxes 40 RESOLUTION NOTES Resolution and Output Size Output resolution is determined by hardware The Dimage Scan Dual driver software automatically determines the correct scan resolution to obtain the desired output size and resolution To determine the final dimensions of a displayed or printed image yourself multiply the dimensions of the scan area by the scan resolution input resolution then divide by the resolution of the output device output resolution Resampling Up Resampling up occurs when pixel values are interpolated to create an output resolution higher than the input resolution value Resampling up generally results lower image quality Users of the Dimage Scan Dual need to be aware of resampling because image corrections entered in the driver software are applied after the image has been scanned and sent to the CPU Resampling up will occur when the scanner s output resolution is set higher than the input resolution at magnification greater than 100 Incorrectly Scanned Image Correctly Scanned Image Dimage Scan Dual 41 SCAN SETTINGS SAVE AND LOAD The Ei button in the precision control window saves the resolution scan area magnification and units settings to a data file The eaj button lets you retrieve those settings and apply them to a new image Savi
19. le cans directly to a The scans will b e Saved i format aul The scans will not be automatically Opened in a Photoshop window 2 Click on A Scan to scan the selected image s e The scan is cancelled if more than the number of frames set for multiple acquire are selected See Setting APS Preferences on page 56 e Adobe PhotoDeluxe Corel DRAW and Corel Photopaint can only acquire one image at a time e The image will be opened in your photo application software when the Dimage Scan Dual s driver software is NOTE as 95 ER to save ine ex as an image The image will b e JPEG for i saved in closed 61 Dim ge Scan Dual QUITTING THE APS WINDOW 1 Click on a to rewind the film into the cassette e This step is not necessary when the auto rewind option in the APS preference window is selected 2 Remove the APS adapter from the scanner and close the film door to exit the Dim ge Scan Dual 3 Click on driver software e The driver window will close automatically after each scan if Close driver after scanning was selected in the Preferences dialog box NOTE Multiple images can be scanned before closing the software if Photoshop is the host Software PhotoDeluxe Corel DRAW es Corel Photopaint can Y Saale one image at 4 Open the APS adapter s film chamber door and remove the cassette 62 APPENDIX
20. list box 4 Load scan settings button 9 Input resolution list box 5 Save scan settings button Dim ge Scan Dual 37 LOADING AND PRESCAN Load and insert the film holder The white TOP ay Should be upright mark 35mm Calor Negative Specify the film type Film 35mm Color Negative Sram Color Positive somm B amp W Negative 25mm BW Positive APS Auto Detect APS Color Negative APS Color Positive NOTE Press the Option key a clicking on MgPrescan O Improve the colour accuracy of th e pre Image ae The film will be Prescanned twice The first scan will set the exposure The Second Prescans the image Click on DPrescen e The indicator lamp blinks slowly 0 5 Hz during prescan 38 Rotate flip and crop the image as desired LLI O lt LLI O am O D O S t O 2 O i 2 O D b c G O D Click on the corners of the cropping frame to resize the scan area proportionally cropping frame to resize the Click on the sides of the 39 Dim ge Scan Dual SETTING THE RESOLUTION Image resolution is the number of pixels per inch ppi or dpi that represent your scanned image Image size and resolution determine the size of your image file Lower input resolutions result in shorter scan times Higher input resolutions make larger output sizes and higher output resolutions
21. mp or P enlarge Or reduce the image In the preview window Click on to move an enlarged image 31 Dimage Scan Dual VARIATION DIALOG BOX NAMES OF PARTS The variation dialog box lets you quickly correct the brightness and contrast of your image by clicking on simulations that represent varying amounts correction to your image Correct the colour by clicking on the colour you want to add to your image e Click on 5 to view a full screen display of the control and preview windows 1 Click on in the preview window T Variation R R 0 7 c o Borjan 32 The Variation dialog box will appear Brightness 0 Contrast 0 Qo 3 ONOaAR WD Contrast Brightness RGB levels Colour picker Control image Brightness Level Full screen display button Reset button Contrast level Contrast level slider 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Status window Brightness slider Image simulation windows Preview image Help button Cancel button OK button IMAGE CORRECTION VARIATION Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast The image simulation windows map contrast and brightness changes to the preview image The windows display a one step change in the brightness and contrast but up to 10 steps can be applied The current colour brightness and contrast changes are automatically applied to the preview image 2 Click on the appropriat
22. ng Scan Settings 1 Click on E e The resolution scan area magnification and units settings are saved to a data dat file 3 The save file dialog box will appear 5f Save As Save in a ScanSet z c Ss E 2 Enter a file name and the location to save the file then click on se File name DimageSetting prf Save as type Dimage Scan Dual Preference File prf z Cancel Loading Scan Settings 1 Click on al The open file dialog box will appear pS Open 21x 2 Select the data file you o Efa e ES want to use then click on Seimasin e The settings in the selected file are applied to the current image File name Files of type Dimage Scan Dual Preference File prf 7 Cancel The scan settings files for colour and hae and white film not interch able nes 42 HISTOGRAM DIALOG BOX NAMES OF PARTS The histogram dialog box displays the frequency of occurrence of the 256 levels of brightness for each of the colour channels that make up the image area inside the cropping frame Level 0 is minimum brightness Level 255 is maximum brightness The midtones fall in between e The histograms represent the red green and blue brightness levels for the control image Click on c and hold to view the histograms for the preview image Click on ail in the preview window The Histogram dialog box will appear Histogram Rinput a Cancel R Output
23. rve through seven input brightness values 31 63 95 127 159 191 223 and 255 IMAGE CORRECTION CURVES Applying or Cancelling Corrections Click on to apply or _Cancel_ to cancel the corrections The znj button in the tone curve dialog box lets you save the tone curve settings to a data file The eal button lets you retrieve those settings and apply them to a new image Saving Tone Curve Settings 1 Click on enj e The tone curve settings are saved to a dala dayne The save file dialog box will appear 5g Save As 21x 2 Enter a file name and eee o oest a al alee select the location to save the file then click on see File name ToneCurvedat Save as type Tone Curve Data File dat x Cancel Loading Tone Curve Settings 1 Click on l The open file dialog box will appear PE 1 1x 2 Select the data file you O Eff Bel ee want to use then click on e The settings in the selected file are applied to the current image File name ToneCurve dat Files of type Tone Curve Data File dat be Cancel NOTE The tone curve Settings files for colour and black and white film are not interchangeable Dim ge Scan Dual 51 SCANNING AND SAVING THE IMAGE When you have finished making all the desired adjustments to the image you are ready to scan the film 1 Click on A Scan e The cursor will change to an hourglass and a progress
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