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ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING

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DVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING

RGB value display

Load image-correction 
Job button  (p. 67)

Save image-correction 
Job button (p. 66)

Snapshot button (p. 65)

Hue, saturation, and lightness button (p. 60)

This section covers the advanced image-processing tools in the DiMAGE Viewer. Adjustments to
color, contrast, brightness, hue, and saturation can be made. Functions to view and save image cor-
rections are also available. The basic image-processing section on pages 26 through 39 should be
read before continuing.

The RGB display will show the color values for any point on the image. The first number are the val-
ues for the original image before corrections are applied followed by the current values. Simply place
the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB values of that point. Pressing the shift key
(Windows) or command key (Macintosh) will display the CMY values.

Sharpness button (p. 62)

Area-marquee (p. 64)

Tone curve/histogram button (p. 47)

Summary of Contents for DiMAGE Viewer

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL E 9222 7300 11 SY A306 ME 0306 ...

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Page 3: ...personal computers or the basic operation of Windows or Macintosh operating systems refer to the manuals supplied with the computer The examples in this manual use Windows software The appearance of the screens may differ from the examples when using Macintosh or other Windows operating systems Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this material Contact Minolta if you have any ...

Page 4: ...s to another folder 22 Cut copy paste and delete Windows 23 Cut copy paste and delete Macintosh 23 Displaying and saving image information 24 Image information setup 25 Editing the subject line 25 Basic image processing 26 Image correction window 26 Tool bars 27 Displaying images in the image correction window 28 Flip and rotate images 29 Controlling the image display 30 Fit to window button 30 Re...

Page 5: ...ng a portion of an image 64 Tracking image corrections snapshot button 65 Saving image corrections 66 Loading image correction Jobs 67 Processing RAW images 68 Saving RAW images 70 Saving RAW Jobs 71 Loading RAW Jobs 71 Batch processing 72 Movie Enhancer 74 Flicker correction 75 Editing movie files 76 Splicing two movie clips 76 Copying sections from movie to another 77 Correcting movie images 78 ...

Page 6: ...indows and Macintosh operating system requirements The requirements are printed on the CD ROM disk Compatibility with Windows XP is with the Home or Professional editions only Computers with Windows 98 operating systems require Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later 133MHz Pentium processor or higher 64MB or more of RAM 128MB or more with Windows XP 200MB or more of available hard disk space A T...

Page 7: ...talling the new Viewer version BEFORE INSTALLING THE DIMAGE VIEWER QUICKTIME SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM PC AT Compatible Pentium based computer Windows 95 98 98SE NT Me 2000 Professional or XP 32MB or more of RAM Sound Blaster or compatible sound card DirectX 3 0 or later recommended To install QuickTime follow the instructions in the installer In the window to choose the type of instal lation select...

Page 8: ...to the CD ROM drive The DiMAGE Viewer Installer window will open automatically The installer window varies with the camera model Click the Starting up the DiMAGE Viewer installer button to begin installation The welcome window will open Click Next to con tinue The license agreement appears If you accept the agree ment click Yes to continue the installation routine Read the entire license agreement...

Page 9: ...The name of the default program folder is displayed To install the software icons in this folder click Next Installation will begin To install the software icons in another folder select one of the folders listed in the existing folders box below Click Next to begin installation When the software installation has been completed a message will be displayed Click Finish The DiMAGE Viewer installer w...

Page 10: ...rt the operating system When the desktop appears insert the DiMAGE Viewer CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The contents of the CD ROM appear automatically If the contents do not appear double click the CD ROM icon to open it INSTALLING THE DIMAGE VIEWER MACINTOSH Open the utility folder and then open the appropriate operating system and language folder Double click on the installer icon to start the I...

Page 11: ...rm the installation location on the installer screen Click Next to install the DiMAGE Viewer A window will appear when the software has been installed Click Finish to exit the installer Using the folder selection dia log box select the location where the software should be installed Click Choose ...

Page 12: ...G UP THE VIEWER STARTING UP THE VIEWER WINDOWS Select the DiMAGE Viewer from the DiMAGE Viewer folder in the program option of the start menu The utility will start up and the thumbnail win dow will be displayed ...

Page 13: ...13 STARTING UP THE VIEWER MACINTOSH Open the DiMAGE Viewer folder Double click the DiMAGE Viewer icon to start up the appli cation The main window of the utility will be displayed ...

Page 14: ...l Click on the positive nodes to display the contents of a folder Click on a negative node to hide the folder contents Click on the image folder to load the images All still image audio and movie files in the folder will be loaded LOADING IMAGE FILES UPDATING THE THUMBNAIL WINDOW If any changes are made to the folder tree or thumbnail dis play for example the camera is disconnected from the com pu...

Page 15: ...he recordings Voice memo Audio caption Audio recording To set up the Viewer to play back audio files select the prefer ences option from the file menu to open the dialog box Click on the view button next to the WAV file playback applica tion text box to display the open dialog box Locate the application to play back audio files QuickTime or the Windows Media Player can be used for playback Click t...

Page 16: ...ORMAT The contents of a folder can be displayed as thumbnail images icons or in a list with file data To change the display format simply press the appropriate button located on the tool bar Thumbnail display button Icon display button List display button ...

Page 17: ...medium with data To change the format highlight the Thumbnail Preferences option on the view menu to display the format options Highlight and click the desired thumbnail format the thumbnail display will change accordingly Large Medium Small Medium with data To edit or add a subject line in the data display see page 25 ...

Page 18: ...ton on the tool bar will also change the display order Reverse order button SELECTING THUMBNAILS Click on the thumbnail boarders or file icon to select a single image To select multiple images press and hold the control key Windows or command key Macintosh and then click on each image the selected frames will have a dark border To deselect an image click on the thumbnail or icon a second time whil...

Page 19: ...he new file name up to ten characters and enter the first serial number up to five digits Click the OK button to change the file names of the selected images RENAMING SINGLE FILES Single files can be renamed in the thumbnail icon or list displays p 16 When rewriting file names always include the original file extension Click on the thumbnail icon or file name to highlight it Click on the file name...

Page 20: ...ocation for the new folder In this example the new folder will be placed in Camera Images Click on the new folder button on the tool bar or select new folder from the file menu The new folder will be created in the specified location The folder name can be changed with the keyboard CREATING FOLDERS ...

Page 21: ...n click on the first and last image of the series Press the control key Windows or command key Macintosh and A key at the same time to select all images Click on the move to folder button on the tool bar or select the move to folder option from the edit menu The move to folder window will open In the move to folder window click on the destination folder Click the select button to move the specifie...

Page 22: ...he shift key and then click on the first and last image of the series Press the control key Windows or command key Macintosh and A key at the same time to select all images Click on the copy to folder button on the tool bar or select the copy to folder option from the edit menu The copy to folder window will open In the copy to folder window click on the destination folder Click the select button ...

Page 23: ...are located in the edit menu They can be used for editing file and folder names but they cannot be used to cut copy or paste files and folders The delete button on the tool bar or pressing the command and delete button on the keyboard will erase files and folders When a delete command is given a confirmation screen will appear Clicking the yes button will execute the command and delete the data cl...

Page 24: ... image information button If more than one thumbnail image is selected one window for each image will open To close the window click the close button in the top right cor ner The information displayed in the window may vary between camera models Recording data is contained in an exif tag attached to the image file If an image is opened in a image processing applica tion that does not support exif ...

Page 25: ...list The show all and hide all buttons adds or removes all Exif information in the image infor mation display Click OK to save the setup EDITING THE SUBJECT LINE Cameras like the DiMAGE A1 can attach text to an image s Exif data This is shown in the subject field in the image information display Exif 2 1 or later for mat images can have a subject line added or edited Select the image s to be edite...

Page 26: ...ge pro cessing tools For descriptions of the advanced tools see pages 46 though 73 IMAGE CORRECTION WINDOW Tool bars Status bar Color histogram display Image informa tion display p 25 The view menu can turn the tool bars snapshot display area status bar image information display and color histograms on and off Simple choose the menu option to show or hide the display Snapshot dis play area p 65 Im...

Page 27: ...t all button p 37 Redo button p 37 Undo button p 37 Variation button p 32 Tool bars Magnifying button p 31 Grab button p 31 Index display button p 28 Flip vertical button p 29 Flip horizontal button p 29 Rotate left button p 29 Rotate right button p 29 Comparison display button p 36 Data imprinting button p 38 ...

Page 28: ...n window will display the image number and the total number of images loaded Clicking on the arrows on each side of the display will load the previous or next image Image number of the image currently displayed Total number of images loaded in the utility DISPLAYING IMAGES IN THE IMAGE CORRECTION WINDOW Click to display the previous image Click to display the next image To return to the index disp...

Page 29: ... thumbnail 90 clockwise and the rotate left button rotates the thumbnail 90 counterclock wise each time the buttons are clicked The orientation of the displayed image can be changed with the flip and rotate buttons on the tool bar or with the tool menu Any changes to image orientation will be applied to the thumbnail image in the index display ...

Page 30: ... display area Clicking the button again displays the image at its original size The grab and zoom tool cannot be used with the fit to window function CONTROLLING THE IMAGE DISPLAY Fit to window button Resizing the viewer window The utility window can be resized by clicking and dragging the bottom right corner If the fit to window function is active the displayed image will automatically adjust to ...

Page 31: ...area the grab tool can be used to scroll the image Click the grab button on the tool bar or select Grab Tool from the cursor option on the view menu Click and drag on the image to scroll Grab tool Magnifying tool Enlarge Reduce Menu options The zoom option on the view menu con trols the size of the display image As well as the magnifying tool s enlarge and reduce functions and fit to window func t...

Page 32: ...hotofinishing Click the arrow next to the variation list box to select the image quality to be corrected color balance brightness and contrast or saturation Each variation palette shows the current image in the center with corrected samples displayed around it VARIATION PALETTE Click the variation button or select Variation from the image correction option on the cor rection menu to display the pa...

Page 33: ... image becomes the new center surround ed by a set of new images and the change is applied to the prescan image This procedure can be repeated until the desired correction is obtained Click the reset button to cancel all changes Click the close button to close the palette to apply any image corrections The difference between the samples can be changed Drag the variation step slider or enter a valu...

Page 34: ...he chart indicates the original image values and the vertical axis the new values Click the reset button to cancel all changes Clicking the auto setting button corrects the brightness and contrast auto matically without affecting the color balance Click the reset button to cancel the changes Is this picture too light Adjusting brightness and contrast can be more difficult than it looks The top ima...

Page 35: ...d if the image is too yellow increase the amount of blue Adding or subtracting equal parts of red green and blue will have no affect on the color balance However it can change the overall image brightness and contrast Usually no more than two color channels are needed to color balance an image Color balancing is a skill that develops with practice While the human eye is extremely sensitive in maki...

Page 36: ...age is on the left and the corrected image is on the right To display the corrected image only click the comparison display button again Original image Corrected image Changes made with the magnifying tool grab tool or scroll bars on one image will be applied to the other Using the fit to window button automatically resizes both images to fit the display area ...

Page 37: ...om the plug in menu To reset the correction select the text image processing option again from the plug in menu Click the undo button to cancel the last image correction applied to the image Image cor rections can continue to be undone as far as the computer memory capacity allows Click the redo button to reapply the last image correction canceled with the undo button Click the reset all button to...

Page 38: ...ate button to select the corner to imprint the data If the within area marquee check box is selected the data will appear inside the area marquee in the position select ed For more about the area marquee see page 64 The font font style and point size can be specified Simply click the font setup button to open the font dialog box The sample area will reflect the settings The script can be selected ...

Page 39: ...to add the color to the custom palette Click the custom sample and then the OK button Luminance Hue Saturation Click the OK button in the data imprinting dialog box to complete the operation Select the data imprint option from the tool menu or click the data imprinting button to apply the settings The relative size of the imprinted data varies with image size To cancel the imprinting function sele...

Page 40: ...ubic interpolation Click the OK button to set the new dimensions The image is resized when it is saved or printed SAVING AN IMAGE Click the save button on the tool bar or select the save option on the file menu The image will be saved in its original location overwriting the current file If a JPEG image is saved the save as dialog box will open the location and compression rate must be specified s...

Page 41: ...will open Specify the location to save the file Enter the file name without an extension Specify the file format of the image from the drop down menu The file does not need to be saved in the original file format If JPEG is selected the compression rate must be fixed using the slide bar at the bottom of the dialog box The higher the compression rate the smaller the file size and the lower the imag...

Page 42: ...42 PRINTING PRINTING With the image to be printed displayed in the correction window click the print button or select the print option from the file menu to open the print setup window ...

Page 43: ... made bleed to the edge of the printing area by setting the dimensions larger than the area Click the size to page radio button to automatically size the image to the printing area The print size can be adjusted between 1 and 100 of the printing area in integers Click the apply button each time the percentage of reproduction is change to see the result in the preview area Preview area To preview t...

Page 44: ...ndex sheets Select the images in the thumbnail display choose the create index sheet option from the tool menu Click the save but ton to save the index sheet as a file Click the print button to open the print preview dialog box See page 42 for information on print settings ...

Page 45: ...s and vertical columns Size to select the pixel dimensions of the index sheet The greater the number of pixels the fine the image resolution and the larger the file size Thumbnail frame to print a black frame around each image The frame can indicate the extent of an image that has a large area of white near the edges such as a cloudy sky Folder Page Number to print the folder name and location of ...

Page 46: ... view and save image cor rections are also available The basic image processing section on pages 26 through 39 should be read before continuing The RGB display will show the color values for any point on the image The first number are the val ues for the original image before corrections are applied followed by the current values Simply place the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB valu...

Page 47: ...ng button Output shadow and high light text boxes Output shadow and high light sliders Input shadow gamma and highlight sliders Input shadow gamma and highlight text boxes Histogram Apply button White gray and black point buttons Tone curve Smooth curve button Freehand curve button Channel list box Color histogram button ...

Page 48: ... image the grey or color level of that point will be indicated on the tone curve by a white circle The reset button cancels all corrections in all channels 48 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSING Click the arrow next to the channel box to select the channel from the drop down menu To make adjustments to the color balance of the image select the appropriate color channel To adjust the contrast or brightness o...

Page 49: ...urve Extreme image manipulations are possible with the freehand curve tool To smooth a rough freehand curve click the smooth curve button 2 Nodes will be automatically placed on the curve and can be adjusted with the mouse With extreme freehand curves the smooth curve but ton may significantly change the shape of the curve Click the undo button to return to the original free hand curve 1 2 ...

Page 50: ...ights Changing the tone curve can affect the brightness contrast and color of the image A SHORT GUIDE TO TONE CURVE CORRECTIONS Input Output Highlights Mid tones Shadows Bring out detail in the shadows With the RGB channel selected place the smooth curve cursor on the center of the curve Click and drag the curve up Look at the displayed image to judge the result The adjustment can be very small an...

Page 51: ...ow move the blue curve up For more on color see page 35 51 The contrast of an image can be changed The light blue 45 line on the tone curve graph represents the original contrast of the image Making the angle of the tone curve greater than 45 will increase the contrast of the image Making the angle less than 45 will reduce the contrast Increasing contrast With the RGB channel selected click on the...

Page 52: ...ITE BLACK AND GRAY POINT CORRECTIONS Click the white point button the mouse point er changes to the white dropper tool Click the black point button With the dropper tool click on the brightest neutral area of the image to define it as the white point The values of the image will be adjusted based on the selected point The default level for the white point is 255 for each RGB channel With the dropp...

Page 53: ...oint button The grey point controls the color of the image With the dropper tool click a neutral area of the image to be defined as the gray point The area used to calibrate the gray point must be neutral The brightness level of the area is not important but if the area has a definite color the image will not be color balanced correctly ...

Page 54: ...tivate the point value setting dialog box Input the new white point or black point values Click OK With the point value setting dialog box open the mouse pointer can be used to measure the color of any point on the displayed image Press the shift key Windows or command key Macintosh to display the CMY levels in the RGB display The RGB display shows the original values for the image on the left and...

Page 55: ...e image are set to a black level for 0 the brightest pixels are set to a white level of 255 and the rest of the pixels are distributed between them equally To view the change in the histogram press the apply button Click the reset button to cancel the auto setting DISPLAYING THE COLOR HISTOGRAMS Click the color histogram button to view the red green and blue histograms Click the histogram RGB disp...

Page 56: ...GB channel HISTOGRAM CORRECTIONS The histogram indicates the distribution of pixels with specific brightness and color values of the dis played image Using the histogram can maximize the output of the image data Changes made with the histogram are also displayed on the tone curve Input shadow slider Input gamma slider Input highlight slider Input shadow text box Input gamma text box Input highligh...

Page 57: ...trast can be seen in the displayed image All pixels to the right of the slider are set to 255 and any image detail they may contain will be lost This can be an important tool for improving copy images of text on a white background Uneven illumination or faded or stained paper can be distract ing when copying text or line art By adjusting the white level the imperfections of the white back ground c...

Page 58: ... right and the flowers look a little grey This is caused by slight underexposure when the image was captured By moving the highlight slider to the left to set the white point to where the pixel distribution ends the whites become more brilliant and the contrast increases This image is flat The pixel distribution in the his togram reflects the low contrast scene The lack of any strong shadows or da...

Page 59: ...hange the relative distribution of the tones in the image By mov ing the gamma slider to the left toward the shadows the image becomes lighter By moving the gamma slider in the opposite direction the image becomes darker However unlike the brightness control in the brightness contrast and color balance palette p 33 details are not lost in the shad ows or highlights ...

Page 60: ...ed upon human perception rather than photographic process es Hue refers to each separate color in the model Saturation is how vivid each colors is Lightness describes how bright or dark a color is in the color space The hue control is not a color balancing tool It is a creative tool When changing hue in the palette each color is assigned a new hue depending on the degree of rotation through the co...

Page 61: ... the color space In this example the original image was rotated 180 through the color space For more on the hue satu ration and brightness palette see page 60 HUE CORRECTION EXAMPLE Two color spaces are displayed at the bot tom of the palette The top bar indicates the color space of the original image The bot tom bar displays the relative shift to the color space In the example the reds have been ...

Page 62: ...pness from the image correction option in the correction menu to open the palette SHARPNESS Reduce and enlarge buttons The preview image can be scrolled using the mouse Place the mouse pointer over the image area it will change to the grab tool Click and drag the image to scroll Click the display area preview check box to view the effects of the sharpness controls on the image displayed in the mai...

Page 63: ...an be set between 0 and 2 in 0 1 increments The higher the value the greater the contrast compare the examples above which are at the maximum setting with the original image on the facing page The degree of sharpness can also be entered in the text box next to the slider Like frequency the optimal contrast setting will vary from image to image Reduce and enlarge button to adjust the size of the pr...

Page 64: ...e When the print selected area option is chosen the print dialog box open The selected area will be seen in the pre view display See page 42 on how to make print settings When the save selected area option is chosen the save as dialog box will open Enter the file name for the selected area choose the file format specify the location to which to save the file and save the image p 40 An area of an i...

Page 65: ...ot option from the cor rection menu to create a thumbnail with the current image corrections To return to a previous image correction click on the corresponding thumb nail The thumbnail image will replace the displayed image The number of snapshots that can be made is only limited by the computer memory To delete a snapshot click on the thumbnail and press the keyboard delete key Snapshot display ...

Page 66: ...erent images This is a time saving function when a large number of images need too be processed with the same correction settings Click the save image correction Job but ton or select the save image correction Job option from the correction menu to save the current image correction set tings Enter the Job name Click the OK button to save the settings SAVING IMAGE CORRECTIONS ...

Page 67: ...rection Job button or select the load image correction Job option from the correc tion menu to load a saved image correction set ting Click on an image correction Job thumbnail to select it Click the OK button to apply the Job to the displayed image Jobs are loaded into the snapshot display area Multiple Jobs can be loaded ...

Page 68: ...he overall color of the image The drop down menu automatically applies the camera setting used when the image was cap tured or balances it to a specific light source The preset white balance set tings vary between camera model Click on the manual setting check box for fine control over white balance The grey point dropper tool can be used to balance the image in reference to a neutral point within...

Page 69: ...aturation contrast or sharpness controls were used when the picture was taken the settings will be displayed in the dialog box Changes to these settings are reflected in the preview image The cursor can be used to measure the RGB values of any point within the image When a Vivid color image is opened the saturation level will be set to zero 0 but the high satura tion level of the color mode will b...

Page 70: ... of the image 3 If saved as a TIFF file the bit length must be selected 4 24 bit or 48 bit Once saved as 24 bit the image cannot be saved as a 48 bit file If the data imprinting function is used p 38 the file can only be saved as 24 bit If saved as a JPEG file the compression rate should also be set 5 The higher the compression rate the smaller the file size and the lower the image quality Click t...

Page 71: ...file dialog box click the save RAW Job button Enter the name of the Job in the save RAW Job window and click save LOADING RAW JOBS To apply a RAW Job to another image click on the load RAW Job button in the open Minolta RAW file dialog box Select the Job in the load RAW Job window and click the load button to apply the settings to the image ...

Page 72: ... Job window p 67 Select the Job to be applied to the images in the batch and click OK If a RAW Job and image correction Job are selected for batch processing RAW images will have both Jobs applied to them Images can be resized between 10 and 200 If the result of the resizing exceeds the maximum pixel size of 5120 X 3840 an alert message will be displayed Reenter a new magnification When resizing i...

Page 73: ...r 48 bit Once saved as 24 bit images cannot be resaved as a 48 bit file If saved in the JPEG for mat the compression rate should also be set 4 The higher the compression rate the smaller the file size and the lower the image quality Click the change file name check box 5 to rename the image files Enter the file name up to ten characters and enter the first serial number up to five digits Click the...

Page 74: ...ication simply double click on the thumbnail in the DiMAGE Viewer thumbnail display To play the movie clip back use the controls at the bottom of the screen Only MOV or AVI for mat images can be opened Volume Play Pause Jog slider Forward Reverse Resize When the resize button is clicked and dragged there is a maximum limit to how large the screen area can be The jog slider is used in editing p 76 ...

Page 75: ...w flicker in the area illuminated by the fluorescent lights FLICKER CORRECTION The save dialog box will open enter a new file name and specify the location to save the file The file can only be saved in the MOV format Choose the type of flicker to be corrected on the drop down menu in the flicker correction window Click the OK button to process the movie file With the movie displayed in the main w...

Page 76: ...select it the slider bar should be dark 1 If not choose the select all option from the edit menu to darken the bar and indicate the selection Select the copy frame option from the edit menu Click on the second clip Position the jog slider all the way to the left to attach the first clip to the beginning of the second or all the way to the right to attach it to the end 2 Select the paste frame opti...

Page 77: ...ction 1 the slider bar darkens to indicate the selected section To deselect the section click on a gray area on the slider bar Select the copy frame option from the edit menu On the second movie clip use the jog slider to locate the point to paste the copied section 2 Select the paste frame option from the menu to complete the operation Copying sections from one movie to another ...

Page 78: ...ettes Both palettes control the same image qualities but the advance setup palette allows finer adjustments The correction preview display shows the original image and the corrected image To initially display the corrected image press the preview button Use the preview button to update the image display every time a setting is changed The frame selection slider can display any frame in the movie c...

Page 79: ...ss and brightness Selected with the drop down menu for each of the five image qualities low standard and high are preset levels manual setup activates the slider for manual adjustments and no correction turns off the correction function To save the current settings Only one set of settings can be saved Each time the function is used the previous set ting are replaced with the new ones To apply the...

Page 80: ...n a thumbnail is double clicked in the DiMAGE Viewer it will be opened in the specified applica tion ADVANCED SETUP CUSTOMIZING THE VIEWER PREFERENCES The radio button indicates the applica tion used to open still images and movie clips To link a new application click the others radio button and then the view button the open dialog box will be displayed Select the new appli cation and click the op...

Page 81: ... The file path will be displayed in the preference window Click the link button Click OK to complete the operation The application icon will be displayed in an area below the folder tree To open a file in the application drag and drop the file onto the icon or highlight the file and select the application from the open with option on the file menu To remove the application from the display click o...

Page 82: ...e original camera color space Original Color Space Adobe RGB Adobe RGB color mode images captured with a Minolta digital camera such as the DiMAGE 7Hi or DiMAGE A1 must be opened with this color space unless the color profile has been embedded see the embedded camera profiles section on page 90 As with Original Color Space sRGB the color space of the camera image is not converted to a standard col...

Page 83: ...uced with a four color printing process Wide gamut RGB utilizing the color coordinates of the spectrum this standard offers an extreme range of colors Many of the colors that can be generated cannot be reproduced on standard com puter monitors or by printing technology NTSC the current television broadcasting standard used in Japan CIE RGB this color space is defined by the CIE Use ICC Profile to ...

Page 84: ... boxes Click on the printer ICC profile load button to display the open window Locate the ICC profile for the specific device for profile locations see page 86 Click the open button to complete the operation CMY or CMYK printer profiles are not compati ble with the DiMAGE Viewer software When loaded correctly the ICC profile will be displayed in the color preference window The profile can be tempo...

Page 85: ...itor and printer profiles are supplied with the DiMAGE Viewer In Windows the profiles folder is located in the DiMAGE Viewer application folder The profiles are in the following location in a Macintosh System Preferences 7300 Profiles or for Mac OS X Library Preferences 7300 Profiles Std_Monitor icc sRGB_Monitor icc Printer profiles sRGB_Printer icc Std_ColorLBP icc Std_DyeSublimation icc Std_InkJ...

Page 86: ...ction manual of the specific device on how to install the ICC profile ICC PROFILE LOCATIONS ICC profiles can be found in the following locations Windows Windows 98 98SE Me System Color Windows XP Mac OS 9 Mac OS X System32 System folder Library Windows Spool Drivers Colors System32 WINNT Spool Drivers Colors ColorSync profile folder ColorSync Profiles Displays Windows 2000 ...

Page 87: ...ns the Job files Macintosh As well as the DiMAGE Viewer application folder the following files and folders should also be delet ed System Mac OS 9 Preferences Preferences Library 7300 System Extensions CFMSupport Library Mac OS X DSCIPLibrary2 MQTQueenLib MQueenLib MCMLibraryDSC2 MQTQueenLib2 MQueenLib2 7300 Users Logon name Library Preferences 7300 Delete Windows 98 98SE and Me Windows Logon name...

Page 88: ...move applications XP routine in the control panel 4 Install the new DiMAGE Viewer See page 8 5 While logging on as a user launch the DiMAGE Viewer once and close it to create the necessary folders 6 Open the Prefs folder that was copied from the old DiMAGE Viewer application to show the ImageCorrectJob and MRWCorrectJob folders 7 Copy all the files in the ImageCorrectJob folder with an icj extensi...

Page 89: ...ication folder 4 Install the new DiMAGE Viewer See page 10 5 While logging on as a user launch the DiMAGE Viewer once and close it to create the necessary folders 6 Open the Prefs folder that was copied from the old DiMAGE Viewer application Copy all the files with an icj and mrj extension to the following location Users logon user name Library Preferences 7300 Prefs 7 Open the DiMAGE Viewer to co...

Page 90: ...r tungsten lighting the corresponding measurement can be very effec tive in balancing the color of the image However because the spectral response of the camera s CCD and the color meter are not the same if images are captured under lighting with a discontinu ous line spectrum like fluorescent or mercury vapor the values recorded with the color meter may not result in an accurate reproduction EMBE...

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