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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Master Software

Konica Minolta’s DiMAGE Master software further enhances the creative opportunities for photographers using DiMAGE digital cameras. The new image editing and enhancing software DiMAGE Master coincides with the launching of the world’s first digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera with body-integral anti-shake technology, the Konica Minolta Dynax 7D. DiMAGE Master is optional software designed to improve creative workflow for professional and advanced digital camera users. The software’s newly developed 3D Lookup Table technology for RAW processing enables more accurate color reproduction, and can process any RAW images taken by Konica Minolta digital cameras. Diverse image management operations, such as viewing, classifying, correcting, printing and more, can be performed in the three main operating windows.

“Serious digital photographers will especially appreciate the ease-of-use and enhanced workflow that DiMAGE Master software permits,” said Todd Schrader, vice president of marketing for Konica Minolta Photo imaging U.S.A., Inc. “Konica Minolta software engineers recognize that efficient image management is a vital tool for today’s’ digital workflow. We are pleased to make this powerful software application available to photographers using our digital cameras.

Enhanced work efficiency

Organizer Window
Users can browse images quickly by viewing the instant thumbnail display. Focus checker quickly enlarges a small portion of an image with just a click - just like checking film slides on a light box with a magnifier to confirm focusing results. Images can be classified into four customizable categories with just the click of a button.

Examiner Window
Advanced and unique tools are available for accurate and effective comparisons that help to select the best shot from several images taken under the same shooting conditions. Images can be interactively displayed and examined in detail on the basis of quantitative analysis of exposure, histogram, white balance and focus.

Photofinisher Window

DiMAGE Master software provides a sophisticated platform for image retouching with professional and user-friendly functions in the Photofinisher Window. Each editing screen for white balance adjustment or tone-curve tuning can be opened from the tool menu in the Photofinisher window. The variation palette allows an image to be corrected by comparing it to other slightly corrected images that are automatically displayed surrounding it.

High-quality images

3D Lookup Table (3D-LUT) color conversion technology and the advanced automatic white balance algorithm with precise analysis of image data enable accurate color reproduction. The new DiMAGE Master supports various color spaces and color management using ICC profiles, allowing users to print images as they expected or viewed on PC monitors. It also features the print function that converts color space directly from RAW to printer’s color space for the best performance of printers.

Main features:

3D-LUT color conversion
Enables more accurate color reproduction by converting RAW image data precisely in individual color with a newly developed algorithm.

Customizable classification
Image files can be easily organized into four customizable categories just by clicking a button or dragging and dropping.

Focus checker
Enlarges a selected portion of an image to confirm focusing results with just a mouse-click.

Image comparison
Tools are available for comparing images side-by-side and interactively in details on the basis of objective analysis of histogram, white balance, etc.

Color management
The color management system using ICC profiles is built for color matching. For instance, the ICC profile for Konica Minolta inkjet photo paper renders the best color reproduction for use with Konica Minolta inkjet photo paper.

Image correction jobs
Helps to save image correction settings for easy application to other images.

Advanced sharpness correction
Sharpness can be appropriately enhanced by the precise and flexible adjustment of spatial frequency response.

Snapshot
Image corrections can be stored temporarily as a thumbnail next to the displayed image.

Apply processing function
Allows batch processing of multiple corrected images and then saves them at one time.

System requirements

Item	IBM PC/AT compatible computers	Apple Macintosh series computers
CPU	Pentium II or higher (Pentium III or higher is recommended)	PowerPC G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)
OS	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP home/Professional	Mac OS X or later v10.1.3 - v10.1.5, 10.2.1- 10.2.8, v10.3.0 - 10.3.5
RAM	128MB or more (256MB or more is recommended)	128MB or more (256MB or more is recommended)
HDD	200MB or more of available hard-disk space	200MB or more of available hard-disk space
Monitor	XGA (1024 x 768) or higher	1024 x 768 or higher
Languages	English Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (SC), Swedish and Italian	English Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (SC), Swedish and Italian

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta is an innovative global company that continuously delivers inspiring products and services in the field of business imaging, and leads the market through advanced digital technologies and enhanced reliability.

Konica traces its history back to 1873 when Rokusaburo Sugiura began selling photographic materials at his Tokyo apothecary. By the start of the 20th century, the company had developed it’s first camera and range of photographic products. In 1971, Konica released Japan’s first plain paper photocopier, developing a dominant position in high-speed, high quality document management systems and imaging products.

Minolta was founded in 1928 to initially manufacture cameras and then went on to pioneer technologies including; a latent image transfer system, the world’s first magnification and reduction photocopier and the world’s first photocopier to produce two-colour images in a single pass. Minolta went on to achieve a strong global presence as a pioneer in the field of high quality imaging technology.