MINOLTA DIMAGE III scanner
 

Turn on film scanner using ON/OFF button.

 
 


Turn on computer. Dust negative with canned air or dusting brush and place in film holder.
 
Open front door to scanner until the door rests at the 35mm NOTCH
(see left front of scanner). Door will be half open.
 
Carefully insert the film holder into the scanner until arrow mark on film holder is aligned with scanner door. Scanner will then engage the first frame of the film holder. Do not force the film holder into the scanner.
 

Open Photoshop. Go to File  / Import / D Scan III

OR select the DIMAGE UTILITY or DIMAGE SCAN OR DS3, which is a separate application used to launch the scanner utility. Using the separate application prevent problems when using the Photoshop plug-in, and allows for continuing work in Photoshop while simultaneously scanning in the background.
 

FILM TYPE: select color negative, color slide, black and white negative, etc.

 
 

ALTER the PREFERENCES: The small icon of the hand with pointing index finger provides access to the preferences. In the preferences dialogue box, you can set the bit depth and other options.

 

BIT DEPTH: to 16 bit or 8 bit (16 bit will give you more control over the adjustment of levels and curves and will produce a file twice the size as an 8 bit image). SEE NOTES ON BIT DEPTH BELOW.

 

the MULTISCAN setting:(optional)

In some cases, selecting a multiscan setting can increase the quality of the scan, but the scanning speed will be rather slow. Try a 4X setting or leave the setting at NORMAL.

 

the color space: (optional) to ADOBE RGB: Sometimes this selection will cause the driver to crash, so selection is optional.
 
Select the Prescan tab and click on the PRESCAN button. Note resolution, file size, frame number, etc. You can also select auto or manual focus. Refer to the PDF manual for more details. Click the SCAN button to create the image scan. (Use the film frame advance button to move through frames in the film holder.)

NOTE THE FILE SIZE: the resolution can be changed in Photoshop later

8 bit: If you scan at 8 bit, then you will want at least a 10 megabyte or 10 MB file.

16 bit: If you scan at 16 bit, then you will want about a 20 megabyte file. You can enter a different number on the input settings (try 2000) to produce a larger file or select a resolution level from the pulldown menu. After alteration of the image is performed using adjustment layers, a copy of the image can be converted to 8 bit for ease in editing.
 

When scanning is completed, save your file as Photoshop PSD or TIFF file format. Carefully eject the scanner film holder by using the EJECT button inside the scanner software or by using the EJECT button on the front of the scanner. Close the front door of the scanner when you are done. Place film holders in plastic bags to limit dust.