Konica Minolta DIMAGE SCAN MULTI II, SCAN MULTI II User Manual
Software Instruction Man
Software Instruction Man
ual
ual
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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Multi II.The Dimâge Scan Multi II is a
multiple format film scanner capable of scanning medium-format, 35mm, 16mm, and sleeved
APS film.With the optional APS adapter, advanced photo system film in the cassette can also be
scanned.
This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner.To realize
all the benefits of your scanner, please read this manual and the accompanying hardware manual
thoroughly.
The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system
for your computer (Macintosh OS, Windows
®
95, Windows®98, Windows®2000, or Windows®NT)
and its conventions. Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and
commands is necessary before operating the Dimâge Scan Multi II software.
This manual does not instruct in the:
• basic use of personal computers.
• use of Window
®
95, Windows®98, Windows®2000, Windows®NT, or Mac OS.
• use of Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
The examples in this manual use Windows software.The appearance of some screens may differ
from the examples when using Windows NT or the Macintosh operating system.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
INSTALL THE SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/2000/NT4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
INSTALL THE PLUG-IN – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
STARTING UP THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/2000/NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
STARTING UP THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
THE FLOW CHART TO PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
MAIN WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
MAIN WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SELECTING THE FILM FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
SELECTING THE FILM TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
INDEX SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
INDEX WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
MAKING AN INDEX SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SELECTING INDEX IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
SELECTING FRAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
ROTATING THE INDEX FRAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
FLIPPING THE INDEX FRAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
MAGNIFYING THE INDEX IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
REVERSING THE INDEX IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
SAVING AFTER LINING UP THE INDEX SCAN IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
SAVING THE INDEX SCAN IMAGES AS AN INDEX FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
LOADING THE INDEX SCAN IMAGES SAVED AS THE INDEX FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
MAKING A PRESCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
PRESCAN TAB – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
ROTATING THE PRESCAN IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
FLIPPING THE PRESCAN IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
FULL-SCREEN VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MAGNIFYING OR REDUCING THE VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
SCROLLING THE VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
AUTO EXPOSURE LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
AE AREA LOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
POINT AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
MANUAL FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
AUTO CROPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
MANUAL CROPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
APS FORMATS; C, H, AND P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
DISPLAYING FRAME NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
RGB/CMY INFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
PRESCAN TAB – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
TONE CURVES AND HISTOGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
CORRECTING THE TONE CURVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
TONE CURVES BY FREEHAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
SPECIFYING THE BLACK, WHITE OR GRAY POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
CORRECTING THE HISTOGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
CORRECTING THE HISTOGRAM – AUTO SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
CORRECTING THE HISTOGRAM – EACH R, G, B CHANNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
CORRECTING THE HISTOGRAM – RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
CORRECTING BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
CORRECTING BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE – AUTO SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
CORRECTING BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE – RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
CORRECTING HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
CORRECTING HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS – AUTO SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
CORRECTING HUE/SATURATION/LIGHTNESS – RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
VARIATION CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
VARIATION CORRECTION – COLOR BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
VARIATION CORRECTION – BRIGHTNESS & CONTRAST CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
VARIATION CORRECTION – SATURATION CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
CANCELLING THE IMAGE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
REDO THE CORRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
DELETING THE IMAGE CORRECTION (DELETING ALL THE IMAGE CORRECTIONS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
SNAPSHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
IMAGE CORRECTION JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
IMAGE CORRECTION JOB – SAVING IMAGE CORRECTION JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
IMAGE CORRECTION JOB – LOADING IMAGE CORRECTION JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
CHECKING THE CORRECTION RESULT WHILE LINING UP IMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
FULL-SCREEN VIEWING THE POST-CORRECTION IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
DIGITAL ROC/GEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
DIGITAL ROC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
DIGITAL GEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
THE FLOW CHART TO THE FINAL SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
LOADING A JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
CATEGORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
FINAL SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
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SCAN SETTINGS WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
SCAN SETTINGS WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
REGARDING THE SETTING ITEMS OF THE SCAN SETTINGS WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
EXAMPLE OF THE SCAN SETTING – WHEN DISPLAYING IN A MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
EXAMPLE OF THE SCAN SETTING – WHEN PRINTING A SCANNED IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
REGISTERING A JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
DELETING A JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
SETTING THE PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
THE DISPLAY IN THE PREFERENCES WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
REGARDING THE SETTING ITEMS OF THE PREFERENCES WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
COLOR MATCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
COLOR MATCHING – THE SETTING OF OUTPUT COLOR IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
REGARDING OUTPUT COLOR SPACE SETTINGS AVAILABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
COLOR MATCHING – THE SETTING OF ICC PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
THE AUTOMATIC OPERATION BY THE NAVIGATION FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
INPUTTING THE NAME OF NAVIGATION SET AND SAVING IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
SELECTING A NAVIGATION SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
DELETING A NAVIGATION SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
SLIDE FEEDER (OPTIONAL ACCESSORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
LOADING TIME – WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
LOADING TIME – MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
JOB FILE LIST – 35 MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
JOB FILE LIST – 6 X 4.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
JOB FILE LIST – 6 X 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
JOB FILE LIST – 6 X 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
JOB FILE LIST – 6 X 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
JOB FILE LIST – 6 X 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
JOB FILE LIST – APS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
JOB FILE LIST – 16 MM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
JOB FILE LIST – CENTER AREA 2820 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
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Please register this software before using it.
You will receive technical support, as well as software upgrade and product information once this
software is registered. Complete and return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form
after detaching it from the Warranty. No postage is necessar y.
• The information provided in the questionnaire will only be used for Minolta customer service
and product research & development.The information you provide will be kept private and
confidential.
The Dimage Scan Multi II and the supplied software are not designed for use with sepia color
film. However, if you intend to use sepia color film, select Color Negative in the film type (p.xx).
After the final scan, retouch the saved image using the image editing application so that a
sepia tone is reproduced.
Also, when scanning sepia color film with an APS cassette, [The film type cannot be selected.]
appears if the Auto Detect (color) is selected in the film type.In this case, select Color
Negative and perform the final scan. After the final scan, retouch the saved image using the
image editing application so that a sepia tone is reproduced.
SOFTWARE REGISTRATION
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/AT
CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium processor 90 MHz or above.
• Support cannot be provided for custom or home built machines.
Pentium III Processor is recommended when loading with 16 bit or using the
Digital ROC/GEM functions.
Orerating System: Windows
®
95 (inc. OSR2), Windows®98 (inc. Second Edition),
Windows
®
2000 Professional, Windows®NT 4.0
Memory: A minimum of 32 MB (megabytes) of RAM.
A minimum of 512 MB when loading with 16 bit and using the Digital
ROC/GEM functions.
Hard Disk Space: About 600 MB or more of available hard disk space.
About 2 GB or more of available hard disk space when loading with 16 bit
and using the Digital ROC/GEM functions.(About 3 GB or more is
recommended.)
Monitor: Minimum VGA (640 x 480) monitor capable of displaying High Color (16 bit)
is required. XGA (1024 x 768) or larger is recommended.
CD-ROM Drive: Necessary (when installing the software.)
Recommended SCSI Board:
Adaptec AHA-1510B, AHA-1520B, AHA-1540CP, AHA-2910B, AHA-2910C,
AHA-2920C, AHA-2940, AHA-2940U/W/AU/UW/U2W, SCSI Card
19160/29160/29160N, AVA-2902E/2903B/2906
Other: Photoshop Ver. 3.0.5, Ver.4.0.1, Ver. 5.0.2, Ver. 5.5, Photoshop 5.0 LE, Paint
Shop Pro Ver.6, Corel PHOTO-PAINT Ver. 9* have been fully tested for use
with the TWAIN driver software.
*Corel Scan is not recommended.
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CPU: Power PC, Power Macintosh G3, Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 and
Power Macintosh G4
(Except for 68 K Macintosh and Mac OS compatible unit)
Power Macintosh G4 is recommended when loading with 16 bit and using
the Digital ROC/GEM functions.
Operation System: Mac OS 7.5.3 to 9.0.4
Memory: A minimum of 32 MB (megabytes) application RAM in addition to the
requirements for the Mac OS.
256 MB or more when loading with 16 bit and using the Digital ROC/GEM
functions.
Hard Disk Space: About 600 MB or more of available hard disk space.
About 2 GB or more of available hard disk space when loading with 16 bit
and using the Digital ROC/GEM functions.(About 3 GB or more is
recommended.)
Monitor: Minimum 13 (640 x 480) inch monitor capable of displaying at least 32,000
Colors.
19 inch(1024 x 768) or larger is recommended.
CD-ROM Drive: Necessary (when installing the software.)
Recommended SCSI Board:
With a Power Macintosh and Power Macintosh G3
The standard built-in SCSI board
Connecting to the extension board inserted into the PCI bus/NuBus is not
available.)
With a Blue & White Power Macintosh G3*, Power Macintosh G4
Adaptec PowerDomain 2940UW/U2W, PowerDomain 2930U, SCSI Card
2906, and AVA-2903B
* Some models in the Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 series use the
Ultra2 Wide SCSI board as the standard built-in SCSI board, however,
connecting the Dimage Scan Multi II to the standard built-in SCSI board is
not recommended.The connecting capacity may be limited and the full
capabilities of the PC may not be usable due to the specifications of the
standard built-in SCSI board.
When using the model which has the standard built-in SCSI board, insert
the recommended SCSI board as described above in the open slot without
detaching the standard built-in SCSI board and then connect the Dimage
Scan Multi II to the SCSI connctor on the inserted SCSI board.
Other: Adobe PhotoShop Ver.4.0.1, Ver. 5.0.2, Ver. 5.5 and Adobe Photoshop 5.0
LE have been fully tested for use with the plug-in software.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH
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To use the Dimage Scan Multi II, install the software by following the procedure below.
CAUTION – Before installing
• Make sure that the Damage Scan Multi II is connected to your PC correctly. For connecting the
Dimage Scan Multi II to the PC, refer to the hardware instruction manual.
• The antivir us system extensions may conflict with the operation of this installer. Remove or
disable any extensions before launching this installer and replace or re-enable them when
installations are complete.
INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
These installation instructions assume drive C or D is the CD-ROM drive or the startup disk drive
respectively.
WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/2000/NT4.0
Turn on the Dimâge Scan Multi II.
1
Turn on the PC and start up Windows.
• The“[New Hardware Found” window will appear.
2
Click on [Next >] in the first dialog
box.
3a
Click on [Finish] in the second dialog
box.
3b
Select “Do not install a driver.” and
click on [OK].
• This dialog box may appear several times.
Repeat step 3 until the dialog box no longer
appears.
3
FOR WINDO WS 2000/NT4.0
FOR WINDOWS 95 RELEASE 2 (OSR2)
• The 2 dialog boxes shown on the left will
appear.
Click on [Next >] until [Finish]
appears and Click on [Finish] at last.
3
Insert the Dimâge Scan Multi II CDROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4
FOR WINDO WS 98
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INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
From the START button, select Run…
When the Run dialog box appears,
enter D:driver\english\setup.exe from
the Open drop-down list, then click
on [OK].
• The following dialog box will appear.
5
Click on [Next >].
• The Software License Agreement will appear.
6
After reading the agreement, if you
accept it, click on [Yes].
• The [Serial Number Input] dialog box will
appear.
If you do not accept, click on [No].Setup will
be cancelled.
7
Enter your name, company name and
the serial number described on the
CD-ROM case and click on [Next >].
• The Choose Destination Location dialog box
will appear.
• Take care to type them correctly, otherwise,
[Next >] cannot be clicked.
8
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INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
To install the software into the directory in the default setting ;C:\Program
Files\DS_Multi II, click on [Next >].
• The “Setup Type” dialog box will appear.
• To select another destination directory, click
on [Browse…] and select the directory. Click
on [OK].
9
Select the setup type and click on
[Next >].
• Normally, select “Typical”When the DS Multi
II Utility software is not used, select [TWAIN
File].
• When [Next >] is clicked on, the [Select
Program Folder] dialog box appears.
10
The name of the program folder in
which program icons will be added is
displayed. Confirm the name and
click on [Next >].
• Setup will begin.
• When setup is complete, the “Setup is complete and Minolta Dimage Scan Multi ver.2.0
is now installed!” dialog box appears.
11
Make sure that the message “Yes, I
want to restart my computer now.” is
checkmarked and click on [Finish].
• Your computer is restarted.
12
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INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
MACINTOSH
Click on [Continue…].
• The user License Agreement will appear.
7
After reading the agreement, if you
accept it, click on [Accept].
• The Easy Install dailog box will appear.
When [Print…] is clicked, the user License
Agreement can be printed.
When [Save As…] is clicked, the content of
the License Agreement is saved as a text file.
If you do not accept the user License
Agreement, click on [Decline].The installation
will be cancelled.
8
Double-click on the DS Multi II Installer icon.
• The install screen will appear.
6
Turn on the Dimâge Scan Multi II.
1
Turn on the PC and start up the Mac OS.
2
After the desk-top window is displayed, inser t the Dimage Scan Multi II
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3
Double-click on the Dimage Scan Multi II CD-ROM icon.
4
Double-click on the Driver folder and English folder.
5
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INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
Confirm the install location of the
software displayed in Install Location.
To change the location
• Select Install Lacation from the Install
Location pull-down menu and specify the
folder or make a new folder.
When Easy Install is selected, all the folders
are installed.
9
Click on [Install].
• The [Enter your serial number] dialog box will
appear.
10
Enter the serial number described on
the back of the CD-ROM case.
• Type it correctly.
11
Click on [OK].
• The installation will begin. Follow the procedure displayed in the window.
• When the installation is complete, a message
appears informing you installation was successful.
12
Click on [Quit].
13
When installing either the DS Multi Plug-in or
the DS Multi Utility, select the Custom Install.
1 Select Custom Install from the [Install Select]
pull-down menu.
2 Click on the checkbox of the file to be
installed.
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INST ALL THE SOFTW ARE
Once the installation procedure is complete, move the DS Multi Plug-in from the Dimage Scan
Multi folder to the appropriate folder for the host application.
You can use the DS Multi II Plug-in when Adobe Photoshop is functioning.
As this DS Multi Plug-in cannot be installed automatically, install this Plug-in by performing the
following procedure after the installation is complete.
When using only the DS Multi Utility without activating the DS Multi Plug-in, the installation is not
necessary.
INSTALL THE PLUG-IN – MACINTOSH
If Adobe Photoshop is functioning,
quit it.
1
Open the Adobe Photoshop folder,
and open the Photoshop Plug-ins
folder.
2
Drag and drop the DS Multi II Plug-in
folder in the DS Multi II folder into the
Plug-in’s Import/Export folder.
3
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STARTING UP THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS
Turn on the Dimage Scan Multi II.
1
Turn on the PC and start up Windows.
2
Start up Adobe Photoshop LE.
3
Select File -> Import -> Select
TWAIN_32 Source… .
• The [Select TWAIN Source] dialog box
appears.
4
Select DS Multi 2.0 from the Source
list, then click on Select.
5
ST ARTING UP THE TW AIN DRIVER
WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/2000/NT4.0
This uses Adobe Photoshop 5.0LE as an example.The commands and displays may var y among
applications. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the image editing software you use.
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STATING UP THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS
Select File -> Import -> TWAIN_32.
6
STARTING UP THE UTILITY SOFTWARE
When you intend to scan and save images only, use the DS Multi II Utility software.
After performing step 1 and 2 on page 15, select Start -> Programs -> Minolta
Dimage Scan Multi ver.2.0 -> DS Multi II Utility.
• The software will function and the Main window (p.19) will appear.
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STATING UP THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH
Turn on the Dimage Scan MultI II.
1
Turn on the PC and start up Mac OS.
2
Start up Adobe Photoshop LE.
3
Select File -> Import -> DS Multi Plugin ver. 2.0….
• The software will function and the Main window (p.19) will appear.
4
STARTING UP THE Adobe Photoshop PLUG-IN
MACINTOSH
This instruction assumes that the DS Multi II folder is installed in the Plug-ins Import/Expor t folder
of Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE. For the installation of the DS Multi II Plug-in, see page 14.
Turn on the Dimage Scan Multi II.
1
Turn on the PC and start up Mac OS.
2
Double-click on the DS Multi II folder.
3
Double-click on the DS Multi II Utility
icon.
• The software will function and the Main window (p.19) will appear.
4
STARTING UP THE UTILITY SOFTWARE
When you intend to scan and save images only, use the DS Multi ii Utility software.
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THE FLOW CHART TO PRESCAN
Main Window
Selecting the Film Type (p.21)
Selecting the Film Format (p.20)
Index Scan
When using the Slide
Mount Holder, 35 mm
Film Holder or APS
adapter (optional
accessory)
Selecting Frames (p.24)
Saving the Index Scan Images
(p.30)
Rotating/Flipping Index Frames
(p.25)
Reversing the Frame Order (p.27)
Saving after Lining Up the Index
Scan Images (p.28)
Prescan
Magnififying the Index Image
(p.26)
Scrolling Prescan Images (p.37)
Auto Cropping/Manual Cropping
(p.42 to 44)
Manual Focus (p.41)
Changing CHP Cropping Area
(p.45)
Rotating/Flipping Prescan Images
(p.34)
Magnifying/Reducing Prescan
Images (p.36)
AE Area/AE Area Lock
(p.38 to 39)
Point Auto Focus (p.40)
Displaying RGB/CMY (p.46)
Displaying Frame Number (p.46)
When using Medium Format
Film Holder, Universal Film
Holder (optional accessory)
or Slide Feeder (optional
accessory)
Full-Screen View (p.35)
To the Image Correction Window (p.47)
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MAIN WINDO W
The Main Window appears when you launch the software.This is the main window for the
Dimâge Scan Multi II software.
Film Format list box
Film Type list box
Preferences button
Navigation button
Status bar
Closing button (The upper left side of the window on Macintosh)
Index Scan button
Tab (Switching the Tab of the Index Scan/ Prescan/Image
Correction/Digital GEM Window)
Prescan button
Scan button
Help button
Digital GEM button
Digital ROC button
Eject button
MAIN WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS
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MAIN WINDO W
In the Main window, select the film format from the drop-down list.
• The Index window (p.22) will appear if 35mm or
APS Cassette is selected.
• The Prescan window will (p.33) appear if a
Medium-Format Film Size (6x4.5, 6x6, 6x7, 6x8,
6x9), APS Sleeve, Transparent Media, TEM
Film, 16 mm, Center Area 2820 or Whole Area
Interpolation 2820 is selected.
• The following list shows the film for mats and
appropriate holders for scanning.
* shows optional accessories.
FILM FORMAT HOLDER
35mm 35mm Film Holder FH-M1 (sleeved film)/Slide Mount Holder SH-M2 (mounted slides)
APS Cassette APS Adapter AD-100*
6x4.5, 6x6, 6x7,
6x8, 6x9
Medium Format Film Holder MH-M1 and the mask corresponding to each film size, or Universal
Holder UH-M1* and Wide Universal Mask WM-M1*
APS Sleeve Medium Format Film Holder MH-M1 and APS mask
Transp. Media Slide Mount Holder SH-M2, or Universal Holder UH-M1* and Wide Universal Mask WM-M1*
TEM Film
Medium Format Film Holder MH-M1 and the mask corresponding to each film size, or Universal
Holder UH-M1* and Wide Universal Mask WM-M1*
16mm Medium Format Film Holder MH-M1 and 16mm mask
Slide Feeder Slide Feeder SC-100*
Center area 2820/
Whole area interpolation 2820
Medium Format Film Holder MH-M1 and the mask corresponding to each film size, or Universal
Holder UH-M1* and Wide Universal Mask WM-M1*
SELECTING THE FILM FORMAT
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MAIN WINDO W
In the Main window, select the type of
film from the drop-down list.
• The film type options differ according to the the
film format currently selected.
Auto Detect (APS Cassette)
The APS cassette has a built-in disk in which data such as the film sensitivity (ISO), the number
of film or the type of film, etc. is recorded. When selecting the [Auto Detect], the scanner detects
the information and specifies the film type automatically.
SELECTING THE FILM TYPE
FILM FORMATS FILM TYPES
35mm, Medium-format films, APS Sleeve,
16mm, Slide Feeder
Color Negative, Color Positive, B&W Negative, B&W Positive
APS Cassette Auto Detect (colour), Color Negative, Color Positive
Transparent Media
Special (colour), Color Negative, Color Positive, B&W Negative,
B&W Positive
TEM film
Special (B&W), Color Negative, Color Positive, B&W Negative,
B&W Positive
Center Area 2820/
Whole Area interpolation 2820
Special (colour), Special (B&W), Color Negative, Color Positive,
B&W Negative, B&W Positive
Special (Color/B&W)
The transparent media or TEM film differs from ordinary camera film in characteristics such as
transparency rate, etc.When selecting [Special], the scanner specifies the film type according to
the characteristics of the transparent media or TEM film.
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INDEX SCAN
When [35 mm]or [APS Cassette] is selected in the film format, the Index tab in the Main window
is activated. (The Index window is displayed in the front.) When the index scan is performed, the
index images of all frames set in a Slide Mount Holder SH-M2, 35 mm Film Holder FH-M1 or an
APS adapter (optional accessory) are displayed in the Index window.
INDEX WINDOW – NAME OF PARTS
Rotate Left button
Rotate Right button
Flip Horizontal button
Flip Vertical button
Index Image Magnifying Display button
Reverse frame order button
Save Index Image button
Save Index Scan button
Index Load button
Image Correction Job Load button
Index images
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INDEX SCAN
• There are two modes of the index scan; [High-Speed Scan] and [High-Quality Scan].These
modes can be switched in the Preferences.The default setting (after installing the software) is
[High-Speed Scan].
• To cancel the index scan halfway:
Windows Press the Esc key.
Macintosh Press Command and the period key simultaneously.
• To delete all index images displayed in the Main window:
When the Index window is activated (displayed in the front),
Windows Press Ctrl, Shift, and R simultaneously.
Macintosh Press Command, Shift and R simultaneously.
MAKING AN INDEX SCAN
Insert the film holder into the scanner
as instructed by the hardware manual.
• Index scans can only be performed when
using the 35mm film holder, slide mount
holder, or optional APS adapter.
1
Click on in the Main window.
• All frames will be scanned and appear in the
Index window in the order in which the
frames are scanned.
• When using the 35mm film holder, the
frames are scanned in the following order: 1,
2, 4, 3, 5, 6.This is not a malfunction but for.
The index images are displayed in the order
of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
2
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INDEX SCAN
Index frame can be selected by clicking on the desired frame.The selected frame can be rotated
in 90° increments either clockwise or counterclockwise or flipped horizontally or vertically (p.25) .
Moreover, that can be also prescanned by clicking on the Prescan button (p.32).
SELECTING INDEX IMAGE
To select more than 2 index frames, perform the following procedure when the Index window is
displayed.
SELECTING FRAMES
Windows
• Click on the desired index frames while holding the Ctrl key.
To cancel the selected frame, click on the frame to be cancelled again while holding the Ctrl
key.
• To select a sequence of index frames
Example: To select the images from frame numbers 2 to 9
Click on the images of frame numbers 2 and 9 while holding the Shift key.
• To select all the frames, press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously.
Macintosh
• Click on the desired frames while holding the Commend key.
To cancel the selected frame, click on the frame to be cancelled again while holding the
Command key.
• To select a sequence of index frames
Example: To select the images from frame numbers 2 to 9
Click on the images of frame numbers 2 and 9 while holding the Shift key.
To select all the frames, press the Command and A keys simultaneously.
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INDEX SCAN
Select the frame (p. 24) to be rotated and click on or .
• Each time the Rotate Left button or Rotate Right button is clicked, the index frame is rotated in
90° increments either clockwise or counterclockwise.
ROTATING THE INDEX FRAMES
Select the frame (p. 24) to be flipped and click on or .
• To cancel flipping frame, click on the Flip Horizontal button or Flip Vertical button again.
FLIPPING THE INDEX FRAMES
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INDEX SCAN
When is clicked, the index image is magnified.When the button is clicked
again, the image returns to the previous size.
MAGNIFYING THE INDEX IMAGE
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INDEX SCAN
Each time button is clicked, the order of the index frames is switched
between reverse order and original order.
REVERSING THE INDEX IMAGE
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INDEX SCAN
The index scan images can be lined up like an album (as shown on the next page) and then
saved as an image file.
SAVING AFTER LINING UP THE INDEX SCAN IMAGES
Click on Save Index Image button .
• The standard save dialog box for your operating system will appear.
1
Select the file type to be saved from
the [Save as Type] list box (or the file
format pull-down menu).
• Windows:The displayed index scan image
can be saved in the Windows
®
Bitmap (BMP)
file format or the JPEG file format.
• Macintosh:The displayed index scan image
can be saved in the PICT file format or JPEG
file format.
2
Enter the desired file name, choose
the file destination and then click on
Save.
• When the index scan images are displayed,
these images are saved regardless of the
film set in the scanner.
• When the index images are not displayed,
the index images are saved after performing
the index scan.
• If there are index images which have not
been scanned yet, those images will be
scanned and then all index images including
those images will be saved.
3
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The index scan images are arranged in the image file to be saved as follows
• When there are 4 index frames, the frames are arranged in 4 columns of one line.
When there are more than 6 index frames, the frames are arranged in 6 columns multiplied by
the necessary number of lines (for example, when there are 15 index frames, the frames are
arranged in 6 columns multiplied by 3 lines.)
• A spacing of 50 pixels is allocated at the top, bottom, right and left sides of the window.
• The hor izontal or vertical space between frames is 100 pixels or 70 pixels respectively.
• The output resolution of the image file to be saved is 300 dpi.
INDEX SCAN
50 pixels
50 pixels
100
pixels
70 pixels
1
7
2
8
3
9
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INDEX SCAN
The index images can also be saved as an index file using the original file format of this software.
SAVING THE INDEX SCAN IMAGES AS AN INDEX FILE
Click on Save Index Scan button .
• The standard save dialog box for your operating system will appear.
1
Enter the desired file name, choose
the file destination, then click on
Save.
• File types other than the Index Image file
(*.idx) cannot be selected in the [Save as
Type] list box (or the file format pull-down
menu).
• When the index scan images are displayed,
these images are saved regardless of the
film set in the scanner.
• When the index images are not displayed,
the index images are saved after performing
the index scan.
• If there are index images which have not
been scanned yet, those images will be
scanned and then all index images including
those images will be saved.
• The index image file is saved in the original
format of this software.
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