Minolta DiMAGE Viewer Bedienungsanleitung

INSTRUCTION MANUALE9222-7300-11 SY-A306/ME-0306

10 INSTALLATIONThe license agreement appears. If you accept the agreement, click “Yes”to continue the installation routine.Read the entire license agr

11The location for the DiMAGE Viewer files must be specified. Clickthe reference button.Confirm the installation location on the installer screen. Cli

12 STARTING UP THE VIEWERSTARTING UP THE VIEWER - WINDOWSSelect the DiMAGE Viewer fromthe DiMAGE Viewer folder in theprogram option of the startmenu.T

13STARTING UP THE VIEWER - MACINTOSHOpen the DiMAGE Viewer folder. Double-clickthe DiMAGE Viewer icon to start up the appli-cation. The main window of

14 IMPORTING AND EDITING IMAGESImages can be loaded directly from a digital camera or from imagefolders saved in the computer. Simply use the folder t

15OPENING AUDIO FILESVoice memos, audio captions, and audiorecordings made with the camera can beplayed back with the DiMAGE Viewer. To con-firm if yo

16 IMPORTING AND EDITING IMAGESCHANGING THE DISPLAY FORMATThe contents of a folder can be displayed as thumbnail images, icons, or in a list with file

17CHANGING THE THUMBNAIL FORMATThe thumbnail format can be changed.Four format are available: large, medi-um, small, and medium with data.To change

18 IMPORTING AND EDITING IMAGESSORTING IMAGE FILESImage files can be sorted by name, date, extension, or subject line in ascending or descending order

19RENAMING MULTIPLE FILESMultiple files can be renamed in the thumbnail, icon, or list displays (p. 16). Click on the thumbnailboarders or file icon t

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20 IMPORTING AND EDITING IMAGESNew folders can be created to store images. Click on the desiredlocation for the new folder. In this example the new fo

MOVING IMAGES TO ANOTHER FOLDERMultiple files can be moved from one folder to another. Clickon the thumbnail boarders or file icon to select the image

22 IMPORTING AND EDITING IMAGESCOPYING IMAGES TO ANOTHER FOLDERMultiple files can be copied from one folder to another.Click on the thumbnail boarders

23CUT, COPY, PASTE, AND DELETE - WINDOWSWhen a delete command is given, a confirma-tion screen will appear. Clicking the yes buttonwill execute the co

Image information can be saved as a special text file. Simplyselect single or multiple thumbnails and then select the save-image-information option fr

25IMAGE INFORMATION SETUPThe Exif information displayed in the image infor-mation window can be edited. Select the image-information-setup option from

26 BASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGBASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGThe image-correction window displays the utility’s image-processing tools. Adjustments to color, con-tr

27Brightness, contrast, and color-balance button (p. 33)Image number display(p. 28)Fit-to-window button (p. 30)Reset-all button (p. 37)Redo button (p.

28 BASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGIn the index display, an image can automatically beloaded into the image-correction window. Simply dou-ble-click on a thumbna

29FLIP AND ROTATE IMAGESOriginal imageFlip - when an image is flipped, itwill create a mirror image.Rotate - the rotate-right button rotates thethumbn

3BEFORE YOU BEGINBefore installing the DiMAGE Viewer software, read the data-transfer section in the camera manual.This section details how to connect

30 BASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGNormally, an image is displayed based on its size and resolution. When the image is toolarge for the display area, clicking t

31The display image can be enlarged or reduced.Click the magnifying button on the tool bar orselect Magnifying Tool from the cursor option onthe view

32The variation palette allows an image to be corrected by comparing it to other slightly correctedimages surrounding it. This is an easy method to co

Checking the display-limit check box will indicate when any of the image values exceed 0 (black limit)or 255 (white limit) with the complementary colo

34 BASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGBRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, AND COLOR-BALANCE PALETTEClick the brightness, contrast, color-bal-ance button or select Brightness, Co

In photography, red, green, and blue are theprimary colors. The secondary colors, cyan,magenta, and yellow, are made from combin-ing the primary color

36 BASIC IMAGE PROCESSINGCOMPARING PRE AND POST CORRECTION IMAGESClicking the comparison display button divides the image display area in two. The ori

37Images of black text or line art on whitebackgrounds can be processed tosharpen detail and reduce uneven illumi-nation. Only images with horizontal

38DATA IMPRINTINGThe date and time of record-ing, file name, and the subjectline can be imprinted into theimage. To add a subject line toan image, s

39The font color can be specified. Click the font-color button to open the color dialog box. 48colors are available. Click on the color sampleto selec

4TABLE OF CONTENTSSystem requirements ...

40 SAVING IMAGESSAVING IMAGESRESIZING AN IMAGE TO BE SAVEDEnter the new width or height value in the text boxes.Only one value needs to be entered, th

41Click the save button to save the image.CHANGING THE IMAGE NAME OR FORMATTo save an image file under a new name or in anew file format, select the

42 PRINTINGPRINTINGWith the image to be printed displayed inthe correction window, click the print buttonor select the print option from the file menu

43PositionThe image can be positioned within the printing area. Simply click on the appropriate radio buttons.Changes are immediately displayed in the

44 PRINTINGCREATING AN INDEX SHEETMultiple images can be laid out in index sheets.Select the images in the thumbnail display choosethe create-index-sh

45The font, font style, and point size can be specified for the folderpath and page number, caption, and title. Simply click the font-setup button to

46 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGRGB value displayLoad image-correction Job button (p. 67)Save image-correction Job button (p. 66

47Click the tone-curve/histogram button to display the palette.THE TONE-CURVE / HISTOGRAM PALETTEReset buttonAuto-setting buttonOutput shadow and high

Place the mouse pointer over the tone curve. Click and dragthe curve.Each time the tone curve is clicked, a new node will beattached to the curve. The

49DRAWING TONE CURVES BY FREEHANDClick the freehand-curve button (1). The mouse point-er changes to the pencil tool when placed in the tone-curve box.

5Advanced image processing ...46The tone

50 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGThe tone curve is a graphic representation of the brightness andcolor levels of the image. The bottom axis is the 256 leve

By selecting individual color channels on the tone curve, adjustments to the overall color of an imagecan be made. This can be used to eliminate unnat

52 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGOn the tone-curve / histogram palette, corrections can bemade by specifying a white, black, and gray point within theimage

53Click and hold the apply buttonto show the change on the his-togram.Click the reset button to cancelall corrections.Click the gray-point button. The

54 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGThe white and black-point values are set to 255 and 0 for each RGB level. Changing these valuesallow the calibration of an

55TONE-CURVE / HISTOGRAM AUTO SET-TINGClick the auto-setting button. The change is immediately reflect-ed in the displayed image.The auto-setting func

56 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGThe color histograms can be displayed with the channel list box or with keyboard shortcuts. Whileholding the shift key (Wi

57The highlight level, shadow level, and gamma can be set manually. The histogram can be used tomaximize the distribution of the pixels in the image.

58 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGA SHORT GUIDE TO HISTOGRAM CORRECTIONSThis guide shows simple corrections that can be made with a histogram. Unlike the th

59By moving the shadowslider to the right to setthe black level to wherethe pixel distributionbegins, image contrast isimproved.The gamma slider can b

Apple Macintosh series computersIBM PC/AT compatible computers6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSPowerPC 100MHz or higher128MB or more of available RAM200MB or more

Drag the hue, saturation, or lightness slider, or enter specific values in the corresponding text box tomake corrections.Dragging each slider to the r

61Clicking the auto-setting button adjusts the saturation automatically without affecting the hue or light-ness. Click the reset button to cancel any

62 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGThe apparent sharpness of the image can be increased. Sharpness is a very subtle, but can have apowerful affect on overall

63Frequency slider - affects the sharpness of image details. The high frequency setting maximizes res-olution, and the low-frequency setting maximizes

64 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGAREA MARQUEE - SAVING OR PRINTING A PORTION OF ANIMAGEClick and drag over the area of the image tobe selected. The area-ma

65TRACKING IMAGE CORRECTIONS - SNAPSHOT BUTTONImage corrections can be stored temporarily as a thumbnail next to the displayed image.Simply click the

66 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGAll corrections applied to an image can be saved as an image-correction Job. The Job can be loadedinto the utility at any

67LOADING IMAGE-CORRECTION JOBSDisplay the image to be corrected in theimage-correction window. Click the loadimage-correction Job button or select th

68 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGCertain digital cameras, such as the DiMAGE 7Hi, or DiMAGE A1, use a special file format calledMinolta-RAW. This file can

69Click on the gray-point button (a) to calibrate the white balance to a point within the image; the cursorwill change to the gray-point dropper tool.

7RAM-stationed programs such as anti-virus or installation-monitoring software may cause the installerto fail. Remove or disable these programs before

70 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGClick the save button on the tool bar or select the save option from the file menu to save the dis-played image. In the sa

71SAVING RAW JOBSRAW processing settings can be saved and appliedto other images.After all setting have been made on the open-Minolta-RAW-file dialog

72 ADVANCED IMAGE PROCESSINGExcept for RAW processing, the settings in the dia-log box are applied equally to all images. If RAWimages are included in

73Click the OK button to begin processing. The save-in dialog box will open.Select the location to save theimages on the folder tree (1).Specify the f

74 MOVIE ENHANCERMOVIE ENHANCERQuickTime must be installed on the com-puter system for the Movie Enhancer to beused. For QuickTime system requirements

75The Movie Enhancer can minimize flicker in 640 X 480 (VGA) or smaller movie files. General flickereffects the overall image area evenly. Localized f

76 MOVIE ENHANCEREDITING MOVIE FILESThe Movie Enhancer can join movie clips together, cut sections from a clip, or copy sections fromone clip to anoth

7712In the first movie file, use the jog slider to locate the beginning of the section to be pasted.While pressing the shift key, drag the jog slider

The image quality of a 640 X 480 (VGA) or smaller movieclip can be adjusted. If both flicker correction and image cor-rection is applied to the same m

79Color corrects the overall color cast of an image. The higher the level, the greater the color balance isshifted toward neutral. Contrast controls t

8INSTALLING THE DIMAGE VIEWER - WINDOWSIn the example below, the hard disk drive is drive F. The letters designating the drives will varybetween compu

80 ADVANCED SETUPThe application software to open stillimages, movie clips, and audio filescan be specified in the preferencesdialog box. To open the

81The create-application-link function links another image-processing application to the DiMAGEViewer. When the link is made, the application icon is

82 ADVANCED SETUPCOLOR MATCHING - COLOR PREFERENCESEach output device (monitor or printer) defines colorand contrast differently. To ensure accurate r

83SMPTE-C - the current television broadcasting standard used in the United States.PAL/SECAM - the current television broadcasting standard used in Eu

84 ADVANCED SETUPUSING PRINTER ICC PROFILESSpecific printer ICC profiles can be used with theDiMAGE Viewer. Select the color-preferences optionfrom th

85USING MONITOR ICC PROFILESThe computer system’s monitor ICC profiles can beused with the DiMAGE Viewer. Select the color-pref-erences option from th

86 ADVANCED SETUPICC profiles for a specific monitors or printers are available from the manufacturer. These may bedownloaded from the manufacturer’s

87VIEWER NOTESUNINSTALLING THE DIMAGE VIEWERWindowsUninstall the the DiMAGE Viewer using the add/remove programs or add/remove applications (XP)routin

88 VIEWER NOTESWindowsIf you are upgrading the DiMAGE Viewer from a version earlier than 2.2, the following procedure canbe used to copy Job files fro

89Macintosh OS X1.Log on to your computer an administrator. Open the 7300 folder:/Library/Preferences/7300.2.Copy the Prefs folder into another folder

9To install the software in the default location - F:\ProgramFiles\DiMAGE Viewer, click “Next >.” To install the soft-ware in a different locatio

90 ADVANCED SETUPMicrosoft and Windows are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries ofMicrosoft Corporation. The official name o

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