9224-2766-21 H-B109 (V11)
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
• This instruction manual may not be copied either in part or in its entirety without the prior
permission of Minolta Co., Ltd.
© 2001 Minolta Co., Ltd.
• Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this material Please contact Minolta if
you have any questions, find any mistakes or notice missing information.
• Minolta cannot accept responsibility for any loss, damage or other problems caused by use of this
software.
• With the exception of personal, home or equivalent use No part of book, magazine, music, or other
copyrighted material may be used, copied or revised without the prior permission of the author or
copyright holder.
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This instruction manual does not provide instructions for the basic operation of the
personal computers, or the basic operation of Windows® or Mac OS operating
systems.
Please refer to the manual that came with your computer for information on the
above mentioned topics.
• Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of
Microsoft Corporation.
• The official name of Windows® is Microsoft® Windows® Operating System.
• Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
• Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Mac OS and the Mac OS logo are registered
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Other company and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................4
BEFORE YOU BEGIN.....................................................................................................6
TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL..............................................................................6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows®).......................................................................8
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (Windows®) ...............................................................10
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE (Macintosh) ..............................................................13
STARTING THE SOFTWARE.......................................................................................16
For Windows ............................................................................................................16
For Macintosh ..........................................................................................................17
USING THE SOFTWARE – THUMBNAILS..................................................................18
To Display Thumbnails of All Images in the Folder..................................................19
To Display a Thumbnail of a Certain Image in the Folder .......................................21
To Open Minolta-RAW Files.....................................................................................23
To Save in the Minolta-RAW File Format (RAW File Processing) ...........................28
To Rotate, Flip and Sort Thumbnails .......................................................................30
To Change the Image Size ......................................................................................31
To Display the Image (Recording) Information ........................................................32
To Delete Thumbnails ..............................................................................................33
USING THE SOFTWARE – COLOR MATCHING ........................................................34
USING THE SOFTWARE – SAVING IMAGES.............................................................38
To Save an Image File .............................................................................................38
To Save Multiple Images at One Time .....................................................................41
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLOR CORRECTION ................................................................................................46
Corrections using the tone curves ...........................................................................47
To Draw a Free Hand Tone Curve ...........................................................................48
To Correct Images Using the “Black Point” Button...................................................49
To Correct Images Using the “White Point” Button ..................................................50
To Correct Images Using the “Gray Point” Button....................................................51
Histogram Correction – Auto Setting .......................................................................52
Histogram Correction – To Correct RGB Channels Separately ...............................53
To Correct Brightness, Contrast and Color Balance................................................54
To Correct Hue, Saturation and Lightness...............................................................56
Variation Correction .................................................................................................58
Variation Correction – Color Balance.......................................................................59
Variation Correction – Brightness & Contrast ..........................................................60
Variation Correction – Saturation.............................................................................61
To Undo the Correction............................................................................................62
To Redo the Canceled Correction............................................................................62
To Undo All Color Corrections .................................................................................62
Snapshot ..................................................................................................................63
Color Correction Job ................................................................................................64
To Compare the Pre/Post Correction Images ..........................................................66
To Display the Whole Post-Correction Image ..........................................................67
Thumbnail Number Display......................................................................................68
RGB Value Display...................................................................................................69
SHARPNESS................................................................................................................70
QUITING THE SOFTWARE..........................................................................................72
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL
• This manual assumes that your computer’s operating system (Windows®95/98/98 Second
Edition/Me/2000/NT 4.0 or Mac OS) as well as other necessary software such as device drivers
have been installed, and are operating properly.
• In general, the descriptions in this manual are illustrated by the displays for the Windows® version.
There are no major differences between the displays for the Windows® and Macintosh versions
except for some of the button layouts and other cosmetic features.
• This manual assumes the use of a two- button, right- handed mouse for Windows®. The terms
‘click’ and ‘double-click’ refer to a single or double click of the left mouse button. The term ‘drag’
refers to the action of holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse.
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• If you are using Macintosh OS, the term ‘Command Key’ refers to the key located next to the
Space Bar.
• Command names shown in this manual which are common both to the Windows® and Macintosh
systems do not indicate any of the shortcut keys found in Windows® command names.
Example No. 1: The File command appears as “File” on Windows® and “File” on Macintosh menus,
but in this manual it is shown as merely as “File.”
Example No. 2: The Save command appears as “Save” on Windows® and “Save” on Macintosh
menus, but in this manual it is shown merely as “Save.”
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows®)
The system requirements for the operation of this software are as shown below:
CPU
OS
RAM
IBM PC/AT and their compatible computers
Intel Pentium® Processor 133MHz or higher
Windows®2000 Professional, Windows®Me,
Windows®98 / 98 Second Edition, Windoes®95,
Windows®NT4.0 (Service Pack 6 or later)
A minimum of 64MB of RAM
Hard Disk Space
100MB or more of free hard disk space for use as workspace
after the software installation
Monitor
Resolution: VGA (640 X 480 dots) or higher
XGA (1024 X 768 dots) or hjgher is recommrnded
Color Depth: True Color (24 bit) or higher
CD-ROM Drive
Required for software installation
Interface
USB port* that each PC maker guarantees to operate without problem
You need a USB port when you connect a USB mass storage class supported digital camera
*
such as DiMAGE 7 or DiMAGE 5 to your PC with a USB cable and use (a CF card in) the digital camera as
a removable disc with this software. If you use Windows®98/98 Second Edition, you must install the USB
driver software in the attached CD-ROM to execute this operation. (See the digital camera’s instruction
manual for details.) If you use Windows®95/NT 4.0, you can not execute the above operation (because USB
pots are not normally supported), however, you can still operate image files copied on PC hard disks since
the software also runs on Windows®95/NT 4.0.
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