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Page 1: ...oto World today free of charge and enter the fascinating world of Konica Minolta photography Register now save 29 99 EUR get DiMAGE Messenger for free Konica Minolta Customer Support www konicaminoltasupport com INSTRUCTION MANUAL 2005 Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Inc under the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention ...

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Page 3: ...through fire or electric shock may result if the product is used or stored in the following conditions In humid or dusty environments In direct sunlight or hot environments In smoky or oily areas In unventilated areas On unstable or unlevel surfaces This product should only be operated in the upright position Inappropriate placement may result in fire Insert the plug securely into the electrical o...

Page 4: ...31 Making the final scan 32 Quitting the DiMAGE Scan utility 33 Basic image processing 34 Main window and image correction tab 34 Digital ICE Dust removal 35 Pixel Polish 36 Comparison display 36 Variation palette 37 Brightness contrast and color balance palette 38 An introduction to color 39 Undoing and redoing image corrections 39 Advanced scanning 40 Setting scanner preferences 40 Exposure cont...

Page 5: ...s material Specifications in this manual are based on the latest information available at the time of printing and are subject to change without notice Konica Minolta is not responsible for any loss or damage caused by the use of this software This instruction manual may not be copied either in part or in its entirety without the prior permission of Konica Minolta Take time to register your copy o...

Page 6: ...turn the virtual memory off Allocate the RAM requirements above to the Easy Scan Utility DiMAGE Scan Utility or Batch Scan Utility when used alone When using the DiMAGE Scan Utility through an image processing application add the memory requirements to the host software To use Pixel Polish the unused block of memory must be four times the size of the scanned image When using the utility with an im...

Page 7: ...he software in another folder click the browse button to display the folder selection win dow Specify the directory in which to install the software then click OK The opening screen of the InstallShield Wizard appears Click the next button to continue Insert the DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II setup screen opens Click the Starting up the...

Page 8: ...Open the driver folder and then open the appropri ate language folder For Mac OS X log on as an administrator Insert the DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 II Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive the CD ROM icon appears on the desktop Double click on the icon to display the contents of the CD ROM Double click on the DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400II installer the installer s start up screen opens With Mac OS X the use...

Page 9: ...nner is initially connected to a com puter with a Windows XP operating system the found new hardware wizard appears Use the automatic installation option Click the next button Quit the DiMAGE Scan Utility Confirm that the scanner indicator lamp is not blinking Turn the scanner off and then disconnect the cable Never disconnect the scanner when the indicator lamp is blinking Disconnecting the scann...

Page 10: ... holder when it is in the scanner Loading and ejecting a film holder Before using the scanner install the DiMAGE Scan Utility Launch one of the DiMAGE Scan Utility drivers before inserting the film holder Do not insert the film holder into the scanner while the utility software is launching or the scanner is initializing the indicator lamp blinks during this peri od When the indicator lamp glows s...

Page 11: ...uick Scan button Simply click on one of the launcher buttons to start the appropriate application There should be no holder in the scanner Refer to the fol lowing sections for more information on the use of the applications DS Elite 5400 II Utility page 26 Easy Scan Utility page 22 Batch Scan Utility page 66 Adding an application to the launcher The name of the application is displayed in the laun...

Page 12: ...order of the film type button is highlighted to indicate the selec tion Click the next button to begin an index scan Press the Quick Scan button on the scanner to open the launcher Click the Easy Scan Utility button to open the application Scanner Notes The launcher can be opened from the programs option of the start menu Windows or by double clicking on the icon in the DS Elite 5400 II folder Mac...

Page 13: ... The replace film button ejects the hold er so the film can be changed The continue button allows other images in the film holder to be scanned If the image was scanned for printing the print preview dialog box opens to allow the data to be printed The number of prints can be speci fied in the copies text box Uncheck the print this image check box to exclude an image from the print run To change t...

Page 14: ...rs Scan To display a preview of a specific image A prescan allows an image to be focused cropped or corrected using the scanner s image processing tools Prescan To display thumbnails of each image in the film holder Index scan To save and export an image Image size resolution and file format are specified with this scan 7 Eject button Do not launch the utility with a film holder in the scanner Pre...

Page 15: ...n click on each image to be scanned To deselect an image click on the thumbnail a second time while holding the control key Windows or command key Macintosh To select consecutive images press and hold the shift key and then click on the first and last images of the series Press the control key Windows or command key Macintosh and A key at the same time to select all frames Reverse order Some camer...

Page 16: ... larger than the display area the grab tool can be used to scroll the image Click the grab button on the tool bar Click and drag on the image to scroll This tool cannot be used with the fit to window function p 29 Enlarge Reduce Auto cropping eliminates the blank space around the image area Clicking the auto crop ping button cycles through its three positions crop to the outside edge of the image ...

Page 17: ...ratio can be selected when saving The higher the compression ratio the smaller the file size and more loss to image quality JPEG File resolution Image size When the Job file is loaded a cropping frame appears on the image The frame is proportion al to the output use specified with the Job The frame can be resized by clicking and dragging on the marquee but the proportions remain the same the input...

Page 18: ...second is the current value Press the shift key Windows or command key Macintosh to display CMY values 5 Help Digital ICE dust removal Click the Digital ICE button to activate the function Press the prescan button to view the results Digital ICE processing is applied to every prescan and final scan To turn off Digital ICE click the Digital ICE button again Each time the Digital ICE button is press...

Page 19: ...or custom image corrections See page 11 for memory require ments Pixel Polish cannot be used with black and white film 16 bit or 16 bit linear color depth p 40 Scanning time increases The effect of Pixel Polish is based on the prescan image area If the image is cropped after applying Pixel Polish click the crop prescan button p 31 to view the results The difference between the samples can be chang...

Page 20: ...s cyan magenta and yellow are made from combin ing the primary colors cyan blue green magenta blue red and yellow red green The primary and secondary colors are grouped in complementary pairs red and cyan green and magenta and blue and yel low Knowing the complementary colors is very important in color balancing If the image has a specific color cast either subtracting the color or adding its comp...

Page 21: ...mize scan ner operations Close utility after scanning this option closes the DiMAGE Scan Utility after the final scan when using the scanner with an image processing application Activate this function when indi vidual images will be scanned and then processed or retouched in another application Uncheck the box when multiple images need to be scanned before retouching Color depth this option specif...

Page 22: ...on the tab Macintosh The master slider and text box control the overall exposure The R G and B sliders and text boxes are used to compensate for any color shift The exposure control tab allows the scanner s exposure system to be customized to specific films lighting or a personal exposure index based on the film processing lens and shutter combination This can also be used to compensate for badly ...

Page 23: ...ies to show the exposure difference in each frame When used with slides the auto expose for slides option must be checked in the preferences dialog box With negatives the exposure control for negatives must be set to auto in the preferences dialog box p 40 AE lock Prescan the reference image Click the AE lock button to fix the exposure the lock indicator appears above the reference image Prescan t...

Page 24: ... lock the input values The cropping frame can be moved but not resized while this button is clicked Clicking the button again releases the lock The input size lock button cannot be used if pixel is selected in the unit list box Magnification text box to set image magnification This value is based on input and output res olution or output and input size The magnification text box cannot be used if ...

Page 25: ... of the area to move the frame The scan settings are complete and the final scan can be made Scan settings remain in effect until changed 49 The current scan settings can be saved Click the save Job button to open the Job registry dialog box Saving scan settings as a Job Deleting a Job Select the category in which to save the settings from the drop down menu Enter the Job name Click OK to save the...

Page 26: ...ould be read before continuing Digital ROC Reconstruction of Color can restore old faded film The results with Digital ROC vary with the condition of the film For memory requirements for Digital ROC see page 11 Confirm the scan settings for the final scan before using Digital ROC Check the autofocus at scan function is active in the preferences box p 40 or use point AF or manual focus p 44 before ...

Page 27: ...evel 0 to white level 255 The apply button turns red after each adjust ment Click the apply button to view the result Reset button Apply button Digital ICE4 tab Digital SHO button Threshold slider With Digital SHO Original Highlight and shadow sliders Scanner Notes Black and white chromegenic films that are designed to be developed in a C 41 or equivalent color process Kodak T 400CN or Ilford XP2 ...

Page 28: ...en 0 and 255 When the luminance level is greater than the shadow protection level that pixel is recognized as a sharp pixel Radius to increase the edge sharpness of the pix els Threshold level adjusted in integers between 0 and 255 The default setting is 2 If the difference between the surrounding pixels is greater than the threshold level that pixel is recognized as a sharp subject pixel When the...

Page 29: ... brightness of the image select the RGB chan nel Close button To draw a tone curve click the freehand curve button The mouse pointer changes to the pen cil tool when placed in the tone curve box Click and drag to draw a new curve Extreme image manipulations are possible with the free hand curve tool To smooth a rough freehand curve click the smooth curve button Nodes are automatically placed on th...

Page 30: ...ights clouds lights Changing the tone curve can affect the brightness con trast and color of the image Tone curve processing guide Input Output Highlights Mid tones Shadows Changing brightness This is a simple technique to make an image brighter 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 th...

Page 31: ...isplay and tone curve show the value of that point All changes are reflected in the displayed image Click and hold the apply button to show the change on the histogram To change the white and black point values see the following sec tion Click the reset button to cancel the processing White black gray point processing Click the white point button the mouse pointer changes to the white dropper tool...

Page 32: ...tness slider or enter specific values in the corresponding text box to make corrections changes are reflected in the display image The hue slider rotates the colors in the image through the color space the maximum position to the right 180 is the same as the maximum position to the left 180 Click the reset button to cancel any changes Two color samples are displayed at the bottom of the palette Th...

Page 33: ...RGB multi media and internet standard Apple RGB Apple display standard SMPTE C U S television standard PAL SECAM European television standard ColorMatch RGB prepress standard Click the color matching on check box Select the output color space from the color space list box Selecting the Monitor RGB option uses a specified monitor profile see below Click the OK button in the preferences dialog box t...

Page 34: ...ters are based on a 24 hour clock The manual option uses the name entered in the text box plus an automatic four digit serial number 6 To select the destination of the scanned images Click the view button to open the browse dialog box Use the folder tree to locate the folder in which to save the files Click the folder to select it Click the OK button to complete the operation The destination is di...

Page 35: ...The scanner door was opened during setup Close the door and shut down and restart the scanner and DiMAGE Scan Utility The scanner indicator lamp blinks rapidly The film holder was hindered during the scan Turn off the scanner and restart the computer Cannot verify home position message appears during scanning Select an autofocus option in the preference dialog box or use point AF or manual focus T...

Page 36: ...h MLTF5400_2p icc is for positive film an scanned with a16 bit linear color depth The profiles are installed in the following locations Windows 98 98SE Me Windows System Color Windows 2000 WINNT System32 Spool Drivers Color Windows XP Windows System32 Spool Drivers Color Mac OS 9 System ColorSync profile Mac OS X Library ColorSync Profiles Scanner color profiles Please contact your dealer for info...

Page 37: ...fore the DiMAGE Scan Utility was installed the computer may not recognize the scanner unit Use the following instructions to confirm the driver was installed correctly 1 Right click on the My computer icon Select properties from the drop down menu 2 Windows 2000 and XP select the hardware tab in the properties window and click the device manager button Windows 98 and Me click the device manager ta...

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