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Nikon Scan 4 Reference Manual

1. are not allowed 99 TOP Preferences File Saving File Saving File Saving Choosing a Default File Format and Creator Choosing a Default File Format and Creator The File Saving category is used to choose the default le type for images saved when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone ap pli ca tion The Macintosh version also has an option for choosing the creator application i e the ap plication that will start when les saved from Nikon Scan are double clicked Windows Option Description Use alternate creator code Macintosh only If this option is selected a new creator application can be chosen by clicking the Choose Applica tion but ton and navigating to the desired ap pli ca tion This option is not avail able in the Windows version of Nikon Scan Compression level If the selected le format supports compression the amount of compression can be selected from this menu Default le format Select the default le format from NEF TIFF TIFF CMYK JPEG BMP Windows only and PICT Ma cintosh only Select Last used to choose the for mat most re cent ly used to save im ag es when Nikon Scan was used as a stand alone ap pli ca tion Macintosh 100 TOP Preferences Automatic Actions Automatic Actions Automatic Actions Preview Area Options Preview Area Options The Automatic Actions category controls the actions per formed when me
2. File Locations Scratch Disks File Locations Scratch Disks Choosing a Location for Temporary Storage Choosing a Location for Temporary Storage The File Locations Windows or Scratch Disks Macin tosh category is used to choose the folder or volume disk that will be used for tem po rary stor age or vir tu al mem o ry while Nikon Scan is in op er a tion It is rec om mend ed that only disks with a high data trans fer rate such as hard disks be selected for tem po rary stor age Windows The folder currently selected for temporary storage is shown under Folder for Temporary Data To choose a different location click Change Location and nav i gate to the de sired drive and folder Changes to File Locations Scratch Disks Settings Changes to File Locations Scratch Disks Settings Changes to File Locations and Scratch Disks settings only take ef fect af ter you have quit and restarted Nikon Scan 95 TOP Preferences Single Scan Single Scan Single Scan Scan Settings for Single Scans Scan Settings for Single Scans The Single Scan category is used to specify the tasks per formed au to mat i cal ly before and after single scans Before scan Option Description Auto ex po sure for negative lm If this item is checked the default set ting an auto exposure operation will be per formed as necessary before scanning lm negatives Auto ex po s
3. 61 TOP Digital ICE Digital ICE4 Advanced Digital ICE quad Advanced Advanced Digital ICE quad Advanced Digital ICE Digital ROC Digital GEM Digital DEE Digital ICE Digital ROC Digital GEM Digital DEE The Digital ICE4 Advanced palette controls the Digital DEE 9000 ED 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED only Digital ICE Digital ROC and Digital GEM functions built into Nikon scanners to reduce the effects of scratches dust fading lm grain and under or over exposure The Digital ICE The Digital ICE4 Advanced Palette Advanced Palette The Digital ICE4 Advanced palette is only available when the scan window is active The following functions are available Function Description Digital ICE Reduces the effect of dust and scratches when the image is scanned 62 Digital ROC Processes images digitally to restore colors lost through fading 63 Digital GEM Processes images digitally to reduce the effects of lm grain 64 Digital DEE Enhances detail in underexposed or overex posed areas of the image 9000 ED 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V only 65 Scanning Glass Microscope Slides Scanning Glass Microscope Slides Turn Digital ICE4 Advanced off when scanning glass microscope slides in the FH G1 or FH 8G1 medical holders available separately Digital ICE4 Advanced may fail to produce the desired results with glass microscope slides The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced
4. Application menu About Nikon Scan Display version information for Nikon Scan Preferences Display the Preferences dialog Quit Nikon Scan 4 Quit Nikon Scan File New This command can not be used Open Open an image le File continued Close Close the active window Save Save the image in the active win dow Save As Save the image in the active win dow under a new name Revert This command can not be used Page Setup Adjust printer settings Print Print the image in the active win dow Edit Undo Undo the preceding operation Cut When entering text in a dialog cut selected text and place it in the clipboard Copy When entering text in a dialog cut selected text to the clipboard Copy Settings Copy to the clipboard selected Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window A dialog will be displayed where the desired settings can be selected Copy All Settings Copy to the clipboard all Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window Macintosh Mac OS X 122 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Macintosh Mac OS X View Zoom In Zoom in on the image in the active window Zoom Out Zoom out from the image in the active window Hand Cursor Select the hand cursor Selection Cursor Select the crop cursor Zoom Cursor Select the zoom cursor Focus Cursor Select the cursor used to choose the focus point Show
5. Choose the scan bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the preview area Windows Scanner displayed only when scan window is active Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Eject Eject the lm or holder from the scanner Slide Feeder Choose the number of slides scanned when a slide feeder is inserted in the scanner Show Natural Pane Show Processed Pane Switch between the Natural and Processed panels in the preview area Tools Show Nikon Browser Open the Nikon Browser compo nent of Nikon View Scanner Firmware Version Port Open the scan window for the se lected scanner Window continued Tile Arranges image windows so that they do not overlap Arrange Icons Arranges minimized image win dows along the bottom of the Nikon Scan application window Open windows A list of the images currently open is displayed at the end of the Win dow menu Help Help Topics Open Nikon Scan help About Nikon Scan Display version information for Nikon Scan 121 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Paste Paste the contents of the clip board Clear When entering text in a dialog clear the contents of the current text box Select All When entering text in a dialog se lect all the text in the current text box When the scan window is active select all thumbnails in the thumbnail drawer
6. Mac OS 9 9 1 or later Mac OS X 10 1 5 or later Interface Built in USB 1 1 ports USB 2 0 CPU Power PC G3 or later G4 or later recommended USB Only built in Firewire ports supported Firewire 6 TOP Read This First Scanning Basics Scanning Basics Scanning Basics Scanning Images with Nikon Scan Scanning Images with Nikon Scan Required Hardware Nikon lm scanner Film Adapter and or lm holder After installing Nikon Scan and Nikon View connect the scanner and ready the lm and adapter or lm holder See the scanner User s Manual for more in formation Nikon Scan 1 Open the scan window To use Nikon Scan as a stand alone application select Nikon Scan from the Start menu Windows or dou ble click the Nikon Scan icon To use Nikon Scan to scan images into third party applications such as Adobe Photoshop select Nikon Scan from the application s list of acquire or import sources 6 Save Save the pictures using the Save or Save As command in the host ap plication 5 Scan Scan Click the Scan button to scan the images The images will be opened in windows in the host application 4 Adjust settings Use the tools in the scan window and Tool Chest to adjust settings and enhance pictures before scanning Tool Chest Scan window 3 Preview Preview Click the Preview button to preview images in the scan window Nikon View Use
7. Pro les Macintosh The les containing the pro les listed in the RGB sheet are given below Pro le File name sRGB NKsRGB icm Bruce RGB NKBruce icm NTSC 1953 NKNTSC icm Adobe RGB 1998 NKAdobe icm CIE RGB NKCIE icm Wide Gamut RGB NKWide icm Apple RGB NKApple icm Color Match RGB NKMatch icm Apple RGB compensated NKApple_CPS icm Do not use the Scanner RGB pro le when scanning images for use in a third party application When Nikon Scan is used as an acquire plug in to the Macintosh version of Adobe Photoshop 5 or later full ver sion the RGB pro le will auto matically be passed to Photoshop when the image is scanned Be sure that the monitor pro le matches that used in Photoshop by selecting the Photoshop monitor pro le in the monitor sheet of the Nikon Scan color management tab CMYK Color Model Choose a monitor pro le that match es that cho sen in the monitor sheet and a color space pro le that match es that se lect ed in the CMYK sheet When Nikon Scan is used as an acquire plug in to the Macintosh ver sion of Adobe Photoshop 5 or later full ver sion the CMYK pro le will automatically be passed to Photoshop when the image is scanned 94 TOP Preferences File Locations Scratch Disks Macintosh The volume used for temporary storage can be chosen from the Scratch disk menu The amount of space avail able on the selected disk is shown under the menu
8. The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced 68 TOP The Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Digital ICE4 Advanced palette displays the Digital ICE4 Advanced settings menu Option Description Reset to User Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Reset to Default Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Export Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Import Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Delete Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Save Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings Copy Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings to Clipboard Macintosh only Copy current Digital ICE4 Advanced settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the Digital ICE4 Advanced palette by selecting Paste from the Edit menu Save current Digital ICE4 Advanced settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the Digital ICE4 Advanced settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Delete settings created using the Save Digital ICE4 Advanced Settings option A dialog will be dis played where the settings to be deleted can be selected by name Import settings created using the Export Digital ICE4 Settings option Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice Digital ICE4 Advanced settings les have the extension nla Turn off all Digital ICE4 Advanced functions and restore all sliders to de
9. dialog click the Prefs button in the control area of the scan window The settings in the Preferences dialog are divided into the categories shown below Click the links for more information Prefs button Categories Read Nikon Color Management before reading the Gamma and Color Management sec tions Preview Settings 103 78 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Nikon Color Management Nikon Color Management Keeping Colors True Keeping Colors True The Nikon Color Management System or Nikon CMS en sures that image data from Nikon scanners are re pro duced consistently and accurately on monitors or print ers With this pow er ful tool colors can be manipulated in a cal i brat ed RGB color model before the data are passed to the host applica tion Pro les detailing the color char ac ter is tics of the chosen color model and the output de vice mon i tor or print er en sure that colors will be reproduced ac cu rate ly in al most any operating environment Nikon CMS involves two categories of preferences one Gamma for use when Nikon CMS is off and the other Color Man age ment for use when Nikon CMS is on Gamma speci es how data from the scanner will be mod i ed for display on the monitor Because monitor pro les can not be used when Nikon CMS is off this adjustment must be made manually Color Management is used to turn Nikon CMS on and off an
10. put size text boxes to change The physical dimensions of the image when output on a printer on monitor will however remain constant 39 TOP The Tool Chest Crop Keep this File Size When Keep this File Size is selected the le size will not change when the crop is resized or new values are entered for output size or resolution Choose this option to specify the exact le size of the nal image or to keep le sizes to a minimum for storage or electronic distribution 1 Select Keep this File Size 2 Choose an option from the le size units menu and enter the desired value for File size 3 Drag the mouse in the preview area of the scan window to select the crop Output size scale and resolution will be adjusted automatically File Size File Size The le size listed in the Crop palette does not re ect le headers which typically increase le size by about 10 KB or JPEG compression 40 TOP The Tool Chest Crop The Crop Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Crop palette displays the crop settings menu Option Description Reset to User Crop Settings Reset to Default Crop Settings Export Crop Settings Import Crop Settings Delete Crop Settings Save Crop Settings Copy Crop Settings to Clipboard Macintosh only Copy current crop settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the Crop palette by select
11. y x y x y y x y x 0 65 0 341 0 625 y y x y x Trinitron Custom 0 077 0 14 0 0454 0 155 0 07 0 605 0 265 0 717 0 28 0 595 1 8 1 8 1 8 Apple RGB ColorMatch RGB Apple RGB Com pen sat ed White Point Name Value Name Chromaticity x y R G B Pro le Gam ma Value 93 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Keeping Colors True in Other Applications Keeping Colors True in Other Applications When an image is scanned in the Nikon Scan TWAIN source or ac quire plug in and opened in another application or when an image saved using Nikon Scan is opened in another application the image will be pro cessed ac cord ing to the col or space and monitor pro les se lect ed in the application before being displayed on the monitor If the pro les used in the ap pli ca tion do not match those used in Nikon Scan col ors may not be the same as those in the original image RGB Color Model Choose a monitor pro le that match es that cho sen in the Monitor tab and a color space pro le that match es that se lect ed in the RGB tab the Photoshop pro les cor re spond ing to those used in Nikon Scan are list ed on the preceding pag es If no match ing RGB pro le exists you can use the Nikon Scan pro les in the path Pro gram Files Common Files Nikon Pro les Win dows or Sys tem Folder Pref er enc es Nikon MAID
12. 1 8 HDTV CCIR 709 Trinitron 0 625 0 64 0 33 0 34 0 3 0 28 0 6 0 595 0 15 0 155 0 06 0 07 0 3127159 0 34570291 0 3290015 0 3585386 x y x y x y x y x y x y x y x y HDTV CCIR 709 NTSC 1953 Bruce RGB Adobe RGB 1988 CIE RGB sRGB NTSC 1953 Bruce RGB Adobe RGB 1988 CIE RGB Wide Gamut RGB 6500K D65 Std Illuminant C 6500K D65 6500K D65 Std Illuminant E 5000K D50 0 3127159 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3290015 0 3101 0 3162 0 3127159 0 3290015 0 3127159 0 3290015 0 3333333 0 3333333 0 3457029 0 3585386 700 525 450nm 0 64 0 33 0 67 0 33 0 64 0 33 0 64 0 33 0 735 0 265 0 7347 0 2653 0 3 0 6 0 21 0 71 0 28 0 65 0 21 0 71 0 274 x x y x x y x x y y x y x y y x y x y x y x y y x y x y x y x y y x y x 0 717 0 1152 0 8264 x y x y x y 0 15 x y x y x y 0 06 0 14 0 08 0 15 0 06 0 15 0 06 0 167 0 009 0 1566 0 0177 0 295 0 155 0 3457029 0 3585386 0 3290015 0 3127159 0 3290015 0 3127159 x y x y x y 5000K D50 6500K D65 6500K D65 P22 EBU x 0 63 0 34 0 34 x x y
13. Adjust scanner settings Scanner Extras 71 Reduce noise 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED 4000 ED only Scanner Extras Multi Sample Scanning 76 130 Scan Index TOP Batch Scanning Automatic Processing and Scan Window Settings Operation Reuse scan window settings The Settings Menu 17 Specify actions performed before and after a single image is scanned Preferences Single Scan 95 Specify actions performed before during and after a batch scan Preferences Batch Scan 96 Choose a default le format Preferences File Saving 99 Specify actions performed when lm is inserted Preferences Automatic Actions 100 Specify actions performed when an image is previewed Preferences Preview Settings 103 Choose the number of slides in a batch scan SF 210 SF 200 S Batch Scans 29 Scanner Extras Slide Feeder Scan 76 Miscellaneous Operation Adjust output for display on the current computer monitor Preferences Gamma 82 Choose a color pro le for accurate color reproduction Preferences Color Management 84 Choose where Nikon Scan stores temporary les Preferences File Locations Scratch Disks 94 Set target output levels for the white point gray point and black point Preferences Advanced Color 101 Choose a color and spacing for the layout grid Preferences Grid Settings 105 Ensure that colors are reproduced accurately on the monitor b
14. See also Halo width Unsharp Mask Tone Pixel brightness measured either as the combined intensity for red green and blue or the intensity of each of these colors channels individually The number of tones that can be expressed depends on the bit depth of the image The distribution of tones in the image can be seen in the Curves palette histogram See also Bit depth TIFF Tagged Image File Format an image le format for color or grayscale images suited to storing bit mapped images such as digital photographs In some implementations TIFF supports lossless LZW and packbit compression in lossless compres sion methods no information is lost when the image is compressed as opposed to lossy compression methods such as JPEG in which detail is sacri ced to achieve higher compression ratios Images saved in TIFF format using Nikon Scan are not com pressed See also Compression JPEG TWAIN A standard for input devices such as scanners and digital cameras Applications that support TWAIN can acquire data from and TWAIN compliant device Tone curve A visual tool for editing tones enhancing brightness and contrast in a selected portion of the tone range Changing the shape of the tone curve changes the mapping between input the tones in the original image and output tones as they appear after editing The digital equiv a lent of a densitometric curve See also Tone USB Universal Serial Bus A s
15. pro le is se lect ed Use custom pro le Use this option to select a pro le supplied by the company that manufactured your printer When this option is se lect ed the Choose Custom Pro le button will be active Click ing this but ton displays a standard open le dialog nav i gate to the disk and folder con tain ing the man u fac tur er s pro le The path to the se lect ed pro le will appear in the text box below the Use custom CMYK pro le ra dio but ton CMYK CMYK Images can not be scanned in CMYK If CMYK data are required con vert images to CMYK before saving them to disk Note that images can only be saved in CMYK if Nikon CMS is on Nikon CMS is on by default 88 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management RGB Pro les Provided with Nikon Scan Windows Pro les Gamma 2 2 sRGB This RGB pro le is used in the majority of Windows mon i tors It closely re sem bles the RGB commonly used in color tele vi sion and is also used in the digital tele vi sion broad casting sys tem that is on its way to becoming the industry standard in the United States of Amer i ca Soft ware and hardware man u fac tur ers use it as a default color pro le and guarantee operation when it used It is also on its way to be com ing the standard for images on the web This pro le is suited to users who plan to use their digital images as is without editing or printing them It however suffers from the draw
16. pro les apply when images are displayed on a monitor for example when an image is displayed in the preview area or an image win dow Creating Monitor Pro les Creating Monitor Pro les If desired Adobe Photoshop can be used to create a monitor pro le for a speci c environment This pro le can then be used in Nikon Scan For information on creating monitor pro les see the doc u men ta tion provided with Adobe Photoshop This option is not avail able in Adobe Photoshop LE When image data are passed from an input device such as a scanner to an output device such as a monitor or printer color management ensures that the image displayed on the output device looks the same as the original To accom plish this task the color management system must have information about the color characteristics of both the input and output devices as well as the color space used for edit ing The les containing this in for ma tion are called ICC pro les Nikon Scan uses the fol low ing three types of pro le Input Pro les Input pro les provide information on the input device i e the Nikon scanner Fixed pro les de tail ing the color char ac ter is tics of sup port ed Nikon scanners are provided with Nikon Scan An input pro le is se lect ed au to mat i cal ly based on the model of scan ner used and the type of media pos i tive or negative being scanned 80 TOP Preferences Nikon Color
17. stand alone application the Zoom Cursor tool is used to zoom the images in the ac tive image window in or out It can not be used in the scan window or a third party host application Select the Zoom Cursor tool and click anywhere within the image window to zoom in on the selected point To zoom out click the image while pressing Alt Windows or option Macintosh The Zoom Cursor tool can also be activated by selecting Zoom Cursor from the Nikon Scan View menu The Focus Tool Scan Window Only The Focus Tool is used to select the focus point in the scan window It is only available when the scan window is active See The Autofocus Button 15 for more information Rotate Buttons Clicking these buttons rotates the image in the active win dow Any rotations are re ected in the orientation of the letter R in the Layout Tools palette Flip Buttons Clicking these buttons ips the image in the active window The letter R in the Layout Tools palette turns red when the image is ipped Button Description Flips image vertically ABC ABC Flips image horizontally ABC ABC Button Description Rotates image 90 clock wise ABC ABC Rotates image 90 coun terclockwise ABC ABC Button Description Show Grid When this option is checked a layout grid is displayed in the active window The Grid Settings category in the Prefer ences d
18. Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Apple the Apple logo Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trade marks of Apple Computer Inc Digital ICE4 AdvancedTM is Digital ICETM Digital ROCTM Digital GEMTM and Digital DEETM Digital ICE4 AdvancedTM are technologies developed by Applied Science Fiction Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Radius ColorMatch and Press View are registered trademarks of miro displays inc All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 3 TOP Read This First Introduction Illustrations Illustrations Save where otherwise noted the illustrations in this manual show the menus and dialogs displayed when the SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED is used under Windows XP Illustrations from Mac OS X are included where operations for Windows and Macintosh versions differ Background Knowledge Background Knowledge This manual assumes familiarity with operations common to the Ma cintosh and Windows operating systems Refer to the documentation provided with the operating system if in doubt concerning the meaning of any of the terms used here Printing This Manual Printing This Manual To print this manual for ease of reference select Print from the Ado be Acrobat Reader File menu and specify the d
19. Digital ICE Digital ROC Digital GEM Digital DEE Redraw button 62 TOP Digital ICE Correcting for Scratches and Dust Digital ICE Image Correction and Enhancement reduces the effects of dust and scratches when images are scanned To use Digital ICE select Enable Digital ICE and choose On Normal or On Fine from the Digital ICE menu Option Description On Normal On Fine Use this setting to remove very thin scratches or dust that is barely visible Note that the overall sharpness of the image may be reduced The image is processed digitally to remove the effects of scratches and dust To view the effects any changes to Digital ICE settings click the Preview button in the scan window the preview image can not be updated using the Redraw button which can only be used with Digital ROC Digital GEM and Digital DEE The effects of Digital ICE are re ected in both the Natural and Processed panels Enable Digital ICE check box Scanning Time Scanning Time Scanning times will increase when Digital ICE is enabled Turn Digital ICE off to reduce scanning times The Information Panel The Information Panel When Digital ICE is enabled the option selected in the Digital ICE menu is displayed in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to Digital ICE settings Film Negatives Film Negatives Noise may appea
20. Grid Display or hide the layout grid in the active window Progress Monitor Display the progress window Tool palettes A list of Tool Chests is displayed at the end of the View menu Select to display or hide Tool Chests Image Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Settings Section Display the settings section for the active window Color Space Convert the image in the active window to a new color space and bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the ac tive window 123 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Scanner displayed only when scan window is active Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Eject Eject the lm or holder from the scanner Slide Feeder Choose the number of slides scanned when a slide feeder is inserted in the scanner Show Natural Pane Show Processed Pane Switch between the Natural and Processed panels in the preview area Macintosh Mac OS X Tools Show Nikon Browser Open the Nikon Browser compo nent of Nikon View Scanner Firmware Version Port Open the scan window for the selected scanner Window displayed only when image window is active Fit To Screen Resize the active window to t the screen Actual Size View image in active window at 100 Open windows A list of the images cu
21. ICE4 Advanced palette or to the Strip Film Offset option in the Scanner Extras palette 27 TOP The Scan Window The Preview Area The Preview Area The Preview Area Previewing the Effects of Changes to Settings Previewing the Effects of Changes to Settings The preview image created when the Preview button is clicked is displayed in the preview area The preview area contains two panels a Natural panel showing the unprocessed image and a Processed panel that shows the effects of any changes to settings Click the Natural and Processed tabs for a quick before and after comparison that helps deter mine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect Processed shows changes to settings Natural unprocessed image Switching Between the Natural and Processed Panels Switching Between the Natural and Processed Panels When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the Show Natural Pane Show Processed Pane options in the Scanner menu and the Ctrl T Windows command T Macintosh shortcuts can be used to switch back and forth between the Natural and Processed tabs Analog Gain Scan Image Enhancer Analog Gain Scan Image Enhancer Changes to analog gain and the Scan Image Enhancer are re ected in both the Natural and Processed panes 28 TOP The Scan Window The Scan Button The Scan Button The
22. Nikon View to organize saved pictures 2 Insert lm See the scanner User s Manual for details 7 TOP Read This First Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Before Scanning Before Scanning Supported Scanners and Film Nikon Scan 4 supports the following scanners SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED 9000 ED SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED SUPER COOLSCAN 8000 ED 8000 ED SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN IV ED The following types of lm can be scanned Film holder adapter FH 835M FH 835S FH 869S FH 869G FH 896GR FH 816 FH 8G1 FH 869M MA 21 MA 20 S SA 21 FH G1 SF 210 SF 200 S IA 20 S SA 30 FH 3 Film 35 mm lm 35 mm slides Medium format 120 220 2 or Brownie lm electron microscope lm 16 mm lm Medium format 120 220 2 or Brownie lm electron microscope lm 35 mm panorama lm Glass microscope slides 35 mm slides batch scans and thumbnail preview not supported Medium format 120 220 2 or Brownie slides 35 mm lm in strips of 2 6 frames Glass microscope slides batch scans and thumbnail preview not supported 35 mm slides up to 50 slides 1 5 mm thick thumbnail preview not supported APS IX 240 lm cartridges 35 mm lm in strips of 2 40 frames 35 mm lm in strips of 1 6 frames batch scans and thumbnail preview not supported Sc
23. Reset to Default Curve Settings Reset all curves to linear Export Curve Settings Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice Curves settings les have the extension ncv Import Curve Settings Import settings created using the Export Curve Settings option Delete Curve Settings Delete settings created using the Save Curve Settings option A dialog will be displayed where the set tings to be deleted can be selected by name Save Curve Settings Save current curves settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the curves settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Copy to Clipboard Copy current curve settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the Curves palette for another window by activating the window and selecting Paste from the Edit menu 51 TOP The Tool Chest Color Balance Color Balance Color Balance Adjusting Overall Color Contrast and Brightness Adjusting Overall Color Contrast and Brightness The Color Balance palette offers simple controls for adjust ing brightness contrast and color balance for the entire im age Unlike the controls in the Curves palette however the Color Balance palette does not allow changes that affect only a portion of the tone range The controls in the Color Balance palette are described op posite Note th
24. Scan Button Scanning Images Scanning Images Click the Scan button to scan begin scanning if multiple images are selected in the thumbnail drawer all the selected im ages will be scanned When scanning is complete the images will be opened in image windows in the host application Image window Host Application Host Application The host application is the application in which images are displayed after scanning When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application scanned images will be opened in Nikon Scan If Nikon Scan is used as a TWAIN source or acquire plug in for a third party application such as Adobe Photoshop images will be opened in image windows in the third party application Scan button 29 TOP The Scan Window The Scan Button Batch Scans Batch scans allow a batch of multiple frames to be scanned with a single click of the Scan button Using the Thumbnail Drawer Batch scans can be performed with lm holders and adapters that support thumbnail previews 23 all frames selected in the thumbnail drawer are scanned when the Scan button is clicked The images can be scanned at the same settings or settings can be adjusted separately for each frame Multiple Frames Same Settings 1 Select one frame in the thumbnail drawer 2 Preview the image and adjust settings as desired 3 Save changes to settings in the scan window settings menu 17 4 Select all the frames
25. Scan application window Windows or menu bar Macintosh The Tool Chest will also be displayed the rst time Nikon Scan is used Starting Nikon Scan from a Third Party Application Selecting Nikon Scan from the application s list of acquire or import sources opens the scan window If this is the rst time Nikon Scan is used the Tool Chest will also be displayed Tool Chest Scan window Nikon Scan application window Windows only Tool Chest Scan window Third party application illustration shows Adobe Photoshop 10 TOP Read This First Getting Started Opening the Scan Window from Nikon Scan When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the scan window can be opened by selecting the scan window from the Nikon Scan Tools menu Use this option if the scan window has been closed after scanning Windows Select the scan window from the Tools menu Select Open Twain Source from the File menu Click the icon in the toolbar Macintosh Select the scan window from the Tools menu 11 TOP Read This First Elements of Nikon Scan Elements of Nikon Scan Elements of Nikon Scan Getting to Know Nikon Scan Getting to Know Nikon Scan The Nikon Scan interface includes the windows identi ed below Click the links for more information Tool Chest 30 The Tool Chest contains tools for scanning and enhancing images Image windows 106 Images are opened in im age wi
26. age windows Output Input Shadows Mid tones Highlights 42 TOP The Tool Chest Curves When the cursor is moved over the curve edit display the input and output values for the point under the cursor are shown in the input output display The Apply Button The Apply Button Changes to curves only apply when the button at the top left corner of the Curves palette is checked When this button is checked changes to curves will be re ected in the image in the active window The box can be checked and unchecked for a quick before and after compari son to determine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect Apply button Input output display Step 1 Viewing the Histogram The rst step in adjusting tone levels and color balance in the Curves palette is to view the histogram displayed in the background of the curve edit display The histogram provides information on what tones are present in the original image and in what amounts information that is used when setting the black point and white point and editing curves The histogram takes the form of a bar graph The horizontal axis shows the tone level pixel brightness with shadows to the left and highlights to the right The vertical axis gives the number of pixels of each tone level found in the current crop scaled to t in the curve edit display note that the histogram does not show the position of pixels wit
27. all lm holders Option Description Last Saved Settings Restores the most recent settings created with Save Settings Set User Settings or Export Settings Saved settings list To apply saved settings to selected thumbnails or to the image in the preview window select the desired settings from the list at the end of the settings menu Settings for Other Adapters or Scanners Settings for Other Adapters or Scanners The maximum crop size and other settings differ depending on the adapter and scanner used When settings for a different scanner or adapter are selected from the settings menu only those options that apply to the current adapter are affected 19 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Film Type Menu Choose the type of lm to be scanned from the options in the lm type menu Option Description Kodachrome Use with Kodachrome positives Kodachrome lm is manufactured by Eastman Kodak and is usually mount ed in cardboard or plastic slide mounts embossed or printed with the label Kodachrome Neg Mono Use with black and white negatives Neg Color Use with color lm negatives Color negatives can be identi ed by their orange tinted lm base and by the fact that the colors in the images are reversed Positive Use with most makes of positive slides and reversal lm These lms have a black lm base and the image in each frame appears in its actual c
28. and preview times will increase when Digital GEM is enabled To reduce scanning and preview times remove the check from the En able Post Processing check box Digital GEM Digital GEM The status of Digital GEM is shown in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to Digital GEM settings Digital GEM is not available when the FH 816 or FH 8G1 is used with the 9000 ED or 8000 ED or when the FH G1 is used with the 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED or COOLSCAN IV ED The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced Enable Post Processing check box Digital GEM slider and text box 65 TOP Digital DEE Enhancing Detail in Shadows and Highlights Digital DEE Dynamic Exposure Extender reveals details in shadows and highlights correcting for underexposure in back lit subjects or shaded areas and for overexposure in brightly lit areas Digital DEE is only available with 9000 ED 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED lm scanners Enhancing Details in Shadows To enhance details in shadows select Enable Digital DEE and adjust shadow brightness using the Shadow Adjust ment slider or by entering a value between 1 and 100 in the text box to its right The larger the value the brighter shad ows in the image will be The default setting is 50 To preview the image at the new settings click the Redraw button If the desired results are not achieved adjust set
29. back of a narrow gamut with a limited area avail able for re pro duc ing blues The cor re spond ing RGB setting in Photoshop 5 0 is sRGB Bruce RGB This color pro le attempts to expand on the ColorMatch RGB gamut by de n ing the chromaticity for G as lying be tween the values for G in the Adobe RGB and ColorMatch color space pro les It was pro posed by Bruce Fraser who claims that it in cludes most of the colors in the SWOP CMYK gamut It is not provided in the standard install of Photoshop 5 0 but can be selected as the RGB color space pro le for Photoshop by im port ing the pro le NkBruce icm NTSC 1953 This is the color space for video de ned by the National Tele vi sion Standards Committee NTSC in 1953 and used in early color televisions This color space is also used in some Far East newspaper and printing organizations The cor re spond ing RGB set ting in Photoshop 5 0 is NTSC 1953 Adobe RGB 1988 A color space pro le de ned in Photoshop 5 0 It has a wider gamut than sRGB and includes the colors found in most CMYK gam uts making it suitable for users involved in desktop pub lish ing The corresponding RGB setting in Pho toshop 5 0 is Ado be RGB 1988 CIE RGB A video color space pro le established by the CIE While it boasts a fairly wide gamut it suffers from the drawback that the area de vot ed to the re pro duc tion of cyan is relatively small The cor re s
30. colors to reproduce a single pixel simulated halftone The target output reso lution for an inkjet printer in pixels per inch or ppi is therefore less than the printer s catalogue resolution in dots in per inch or dpi In general a resolution of 360 ppi will produce acceptable results Dye sublimation printers Printers that use photographic or dye sublimation processes reproduce each pixel with a single dot continuous halftone The target output resolution for these devices is therefore the same as the printer resolu tion Commercial printing Commercial printing processes typically use from 150 to 300 lines per inch lpi As a rule of thumb assume an output resolution in ppi of about double the number of lines per inch when scanning for output on a commercial printer Monitors Computer monitors are usually considered to have resolutions of from 72 ppi Macintosh to 96 ppi Windows 38 TOP The Tool Chest Crop Follow the instructions below to choose an output size and resolution Keep this Crop When Keep this Crop is selected the size and location of the crop will not change when new values are entered for output size and resolution This option is the best choice for general purpose scanning 1 Select Keep this Crop 2 Drag the mouse in the preview area of the scan window to select a crop If no crop is selected the entire image will be scanned 3 Choose an option from the output units menu and en
31. hardware error occurs Save to disk If this item is checked the default setting when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application scanned im ages will be saved to disk in stead of being opened in im age windows When the Scan button is clicked a dialog will appear where the user can specify a location and le type and choose how the les will be named This op tion has no effect when Nikon Scan is be ing used as a plug in or TWAIN source for another ap pli ca tion After batch scan Option Description Close window and eject lm When this item is checked the scan window automati cally closes after scanning Holders are automatically ejected from the 9000 ED 8000 ED and lm is automati cally eject ed from the SA 21 IA 20 S SA 30 5000 ED 4000 ED and SF 210 SF 200 S 5000 ED 4000 ED The de fault setting is off The File Saving Options Dialog If Save to disk is selected in the Batch Scan category when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application a File Saving Options dialog will ap pear at the start of a batch scan 98 TOP Preferences Batch Scan The File Saving Options dialog contains the following File Naming Files saved during a batch scan are assigned names con sist ing of a pre x a le number of from one to six digits assigned in as cend ing or der from a user speci ed starting point and a suf x The options in the File Naming
32. nam ic range with min i mum loss of de tail in shad ows and high lights To pre serve detail at the ex pense of dy nam ic range low er the ex clud ed value for auto contrast a value of zero will set the black and white point re spec tive ly to the dark est and bright est pixel in the crop To increase the dynamic range at the ex pense of detail raise the excluded value 103 TOP Preferences Preview Settings Preview Settings Preview Settings Automating Previews Automating Previews The Preview Settings category determines the operations performed automatically when the Preview button is clicked 104 TOP Preferences Preview Settings Option Auto ex po sure for negative lm If this item is checked the default set ting an autoex posure operation will be per formed as necessary be fore previewing lm negatives Auto ex po sure for pos i tive lm If this item is checked the default set ting an autoex posure operation will be per formed as necessary be fore previewing lm pos i tives Auto focus If this item is checked the default set ting an auto focus operation will be per formed as necessary when the Preview button is clicked Multi sampling Check this item to perform multi sample scanning during preview 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED 4000 ED only Multi sample scanning will not be per formed if Normal 1 is selected in the Scanner Ex tras palette Se
33. or Nikon View s on line help Nikon View Browsing Images Browsing Images Created with Nikon Scan Browsing Images Created with Nikon Scan Some functions are not available when browsing images created with Nikon Scan Nikon View does not support BMP Windows or PICT Ma cintosh Save les in TIFF or JPEG when using Nikon View Large les created with Nikon Scan may not display in slide shows Color Management Color Management For accurate color reproduction choose the same color space pro le in Nikon Scan and Nikon View Product Registration Product Registration Nikon View 6 or later can be registered on line See the Nikon View Reference Manual for more information 128 Scan Index Scan Index Index to Scanning Options This section lists common scanning operations Click the links to view related sections of this manual Common Tasks Operation Open the scan window Starting Nikon Scan 8 Specify the lm type The Film Type Menu 19 Choose a color model The Color Model Menu 20 Choose a frame size 9000 ED 8000 ED only The Frame Size Menu 20 Select frames for scanning The Thumbnail Drawer 23 Preview images before scanning The Preview Button 26 The Preview Area 27 Scan images The Scan Button 28 Save images after scanning Image Windows Saving Images 109 Rotate images Layout Tools 33 Zoom images in and out Layout Tools 33 The Sca
34. selected a value for main scan gam ma can be en tered in the text box 84 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Color Management The pro les used by the Nikon Color Management System are speci ed in the Color Man age ment category Use Nikon Color Management System This option turns the Nikon Color Management System on and off Changes to this setting only take effect after Nikon Scan has been quit and restarted When Nikon CMS Is On images are processed to ensure consistent color re pro duc tion as described in How Nikon CMS Works 79 Because color management pro les typically contain their own settings for gamma the controls in the Gamma tab are dimmed and inactive When Nikon CMS Is Off monitor and color space pro les are not used and the con trols in the Color Management tab are dimmed and in ac tive The only tool available for ensuring that colors from the scan ner will be displayed accurately on the monitor is the Gamma category 82 The only adjustments made to the image be fore it is passed to the host application are gam ma ad just ment and changes to curves and color balance made in the scan win dow 85 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management The Monitor Tab The Monitor tab speci es the pro le that will be used when images are displayed on your monitor either in the scan window preview area or a Nikon Scan image window Monitor pro le
35. slider to the right lowering mid tone output values and darkening the image The de fault value for gamma is one which produces a linear curve in which input and output values are the same Gamma can be set to any value between 0 45 and 3 00 The Gray Point Slider The gray point slider is located at the bottom of the curve edit display Step 4 Setting the Gray Point Move the slider to the left to increase the brightness of mid tones in the selected channel or move it to the right to decrease brightness Al ter na tive ly you can enter a value for gamma directly in the text box under the slider The ef fects of changes to the gray point can be seen in the active image Gray point slider Gamma value The point midway between the maximum and minimum input values is known as the gray point or midpoint This point represents a neutral shade corresponding to an output level of 128 The gray point is controlled by a slider at the bottom of the curve edit display Moving the midpoint slider to the left increases the brightness of mid tones with out washing out high lights Moving the slider to the right darkens mid tones without obliterating detail in shad ows The midpoint can be set using the gray point slider or by directly sampling the image using the gray point eyedropper tool 49 TOP The Tool Chest Curves Sampling the Image for Gray Point The gray point can also be set by direct sampling Regardle
36. to its right If the right edge of the thumbnail is cut off move the slider to the right or enter a larger value to bring it into position if the left edge is cut off move the slider to the left or enter a smaller value Note that the direction of adjustment changes when thumbnails are ipped or rotated To view the effects of changes to the boundary offset click the Reload Thumbnail button and check the results in the thumbnail drawer The changes will not be re ected in the preview area until the Preview button is clicked Strip Film Offset Strip Film Offset Numerical boundary offset ranges are shown below 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED First frame Subsequent frames 0 144 144 144 Medium format lm 9000 ED 8000 ED Frame size 6 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 Subsequent frames 69 69 93 93 114 114 127 127 137 137 First frame 0 69 0 93 0 114 0 127 0 137 Small negative values may be possible with the rst frame of medium format lm Manual Focus Adjustment Use manual focus adjustment when the desired results can not be achieved using auto focus Adjust focus using the Position slider or by entering a value in the text box to its right then click the Preview button in the scan window to refocus the scanner The new focus position will be used un til the next time lm is inserted or Nikon
37. to the right of the display If a new value is entered for Width or Height when Keep this crop is selected the other value will change auto matically to maintain the current crop If Keep this le size is selected when Pixels is chosen in the output units menu the other value will automatically change to main tain the speci ed le size This change will be re ected in the dimensions of the current crop File size States the size of the le that will result if the crop is scanned at current settings before JPEG compression if applicable and not including le headers which typically increase le size by about 10 KB Scale Scale output size relative to the size of the image on lm can be set by direct entry or using the Scale slider Output resolution Enter a value for output resolution minimum 90 ppi The units for resolution can be chosen from the menu to the right of the text box Item Description Custom Select from the following menu of custom resolutions Add Resolution Add custom resolution Delete Resolution Delete custom resolution Inkjet Printer Set resolution to 360 dpi Dye Sublimation Printer Set resolution to 300 dpi 400 dpi Printer Set resolution to 400 dpi Choosing an Output Resolution Choosing an Output Resolution Inkjet printers Most inkjet printers require three or four dots of different
38. tor Be cause the color pro les required for a cal i brat ed RGB color space are not available when Nikon CMS is off images can only be scanned as uncalibrated RGB or gray scale Similarly the absence of a monitor pro le means that gamma adjustment must be used to correct the image for dis play on the monitor or for editing in another application These ad just ments to gamma are made in the Gamma category of the Pref er enc es dialog The illustration below shows how scanning proceeds when Nikon CMS is off The image shown in the preview window is ad just ed for display in the monitor ac cord ing to the value cho sen for preview gamma in the Gam ma category When the Scan but ton is clicked the main scan gamma and any changes to curves and color balance are passed to the scan ner where they are ap plied to scan data be fore the image is trans ferred to the host ap pli ca tion if Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone ap pli ca tion the value for preview gam ma is passed to the scan ner instead of main scan gamma The LCH Editor and Unsharp Mask tools can not be used when Nikon CMS is off 82 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Gamma When the Use Nikon Color Management System option in the Color Management category 84 is off the con trols in the Gamma category are used to adjust data from the scanner so that they display correctly when previewed on the monitor or opened in an oth
39. unparalleled ex ibility when editing colors Using this tool a speci c range of input colors can be mapped to another range of output colors This allows all the reds in the image for example to be made more orange or even green or blue The desired editor is selected from the menu at the top of the LCH Editor palette Nikon Color Management Nikon Color Management 78 78 The LCH Editor is only available when the Nikon Color Management Sys tem CMS is on If Nikon CMS is off the tools in the LCH Editor pal ette will be disabled To use the LCH Editor with a color space that has the same gamut as uncalibrated RGB data obtained directly from the scanner turn CMS on and select the Scanner RGB color space pro le Editor menu Apply button 57 TOP The Tool Chest The LCH Editor The Lightness Editor Although it affects brightness rather than color editing lumi nosity has a similar effect to editing the master curve in the Curves palette Steepening the curve increases the differ ence between light and dark areas of the image increasing contrast Moving the gray point alters the brightness of mid tones while preserving detail in highlights and shadows Gray point slider Output level sliders White point slider Black point slider Input output levels Editor Selection Shortcuts Editor Selection Shortcuts The editor can also be selected using the following shortcuts Ctrl Shi
40. will au tomatically be performed prior to scanning for all subsequent frames Description Cache preview image for single image adapter If this item is checked the default option Nikon Scan will store the last preview created with the MA 21 MA 20 S slide mount adapter This preview will be displayed the next time the scan window is opened or the MA 21 MA 20 S is inserted 105 TOP Preferences Grid Settings Grid Settings Grid Settings Creating a Layout Grid Creating a Layout Grid The Grid Settings category determines the color and spac ing of the grid displayed over the image in the active window when Show grid is selected in the Layout Tools palette Option Display n subdivisions per line Enter the number of subdivisions into which each grid cell will be divided The main grid appears as solid lines the subdivisions as broken lines Display grid line every Enter the spacing for the layout grid Units can be se lected from the menu to the right of the text box Color Choose the grid color Show grid for new windows If this item is selected a layout grid will automati cally be displayed in the preview area If Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application a layout grid will also be displayed on images newly opened in im age windows Description 106 Image Windows Third Party Applications Third Party Applications When Nikon Scan serves as a TWAIN source or ac
41. 000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED When holder is inserted in 9000 ED or 8000 ED perform autofocus on rst frame FH 869S FH 869G FH 869GR excluded Perform autofocus when lm is inserted All Recalibrate scanner when lm has been left in device for extended periods Calibration Control amount of color information acquired for each pixel scan bit depth Pixel data size Choose crop settings to match different APS IX 240 aperture settings Crop choices 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED IA 20 S only Increase accuracy by increasing the number of passes the scanner makes over the image Multi sample scanning 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED 4000 ED Select Super Fine Scan to perform a single line scan instead of the normal three line scan CCD scan mode 9000 ED 8000 ED Choose the number of slides scanned each time the Scan button is clicked Slide feeder scan 5000 ED 4000 ED SF 210 SF 200 S only The Scanner Extras palette contains the following options 73 TOP The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Strip Film Offset This is option is used to position the lm in the scan aperture It is only available with the SA 21 FH 869S and the optional SA 30 and FH 869G To use this option the thumbnail drawer must be open with thumbnails displayed Select the desired thumbnail and ad just its position using the Boundary Offset slider or by en tering a value in the text box
42. CC pro les ensure consistent color reproduction among devices such as scanners monitors and printers The Nikon Color Management System is one such ICC pro le system and functions to ensure that colors from the scanner are reproduced accurately on the monitor See the Nikon Color Management System 78 for details Calibrated RGB RGB Calibrated RGB RGB Calibrated RGB is available when Use Nikon Color Management is selected in the Color Management category of the Preferences dialog RGB when it is not The color model menu CMS on 21 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area Clicking the Help button displays the Nikon Scan help dialog The Help Button Nikon Scan Help dialog Clicking the Prefs preferences button displays the Preferences dialog 77 The Preferences Button Using Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application Using Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application The Preferences dialog can also be opened by selecting Prefer ences from the Edit menu Windows Mac OS 9 or the Nikon Scan application menu Mac OS X Preferences dialog 22 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area Clicking the Tools button displays a menu that can be used to open the Tool Chest or progress window The Tools Button The Tool Chest Select Tool Palette 1 to open the Tool Chest 30 The Progress Window Selecting Progress Window opens the progress window The progress of
43. Management Scan Scan Preview The Scanning Process The illustration below shows the role Nikon CMS plays in the scanning process CMS pro les are shown in blue user op er a tions in red When Nikon CMS is on uncalibrated RGB image data from the scan ner are converted to grayscale or calibrated RGB de pend ing on the color model selected in the scan window RGB data are processed according to the pro le selected for the calibrated RGB color space These data are stored in mem o ry so that the color model can be changed with out per form ing an oth er pre view Any changes made using the color enhancement and Unsharp Mask tools also ap ply to these data When the im age is dis played in the pre view win dow the mon i tor pro le is used to ensure that the preview image is as true as pos si ble to the data in mem o ry When the Scan button is clicked to perform the nal scan the scan data are processed according to the selected color space pro le and any changes that were made using the color en hance ment and Unsharp Mask tools in the scan win dow The data are then trans ferred to the host ap pli ca tion Where pos si ble the color space pro le is trans ferred to the host ap pli ca tion to geth er with the im age data The TWAIN in ter face used in Windows how ev er does not al low pro les to be passed to an oth er ap pli ca tion with the result that under Win dows the pro le is only transferred to t
44. Nikon Scan 4 Reference Manual Read This First 2 11 Scanning Basics 6 Introduction 2 5 The Scan Window 12 29 The Tool Chest 30 76 Preferences 77 105 Image Windows 106 126 Scan Index 128 131 Appendices 131 139 Getting Started 7 10 Nikon View 127 Elements of Nikon Scan 11 2 Read This First Introduction Introduction Introduction About This Manual About This Manual Welcome to Nikon Scan
45. Nikon Scan is used to control Nikon scanners from a computer It can be used to preview images and adjust scanner settings before scanning giving the user control over advanced features supported by Nikon lm scanners including The Scan Image Enhancer automatically adjusts hue to produce images with clear contrast 9000 ED 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED only Digital ICE detects analyzes and automatically compen sates for scratches and dust Digital ROC digitally restores faded colors in old lm Digital GEM automatically corrects for lm grain smooth ing pictures taken with high speed lm Digital DEE reveals details in shadows of backlit and un derexposed shots and increases contrast in washed out areas of highlights to produce natural looking exposure 9000 ED 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED only Nikon Scan also supports batch scanning and can be used to scan images directly into third party applications such as Adobe Photoshop This manual has been written to guide the user through the process of scanning and enhancing images For informa tion on how to perform speci c tasks see the Scanning Guide For information on speci c elements of the Nikon Scan interface see The Scan Window The Tool Chest Preferences and Image Windows For troubleshooting information and a glossary of imaging terminology see the appendices Trademark Information Trademark Information Adobe and
46. SB 2 0 only maximum transfer rate 480 Mbps or full speed USB 1 1 USB 2 0 maximum transfer rate 12 Mbps Mac OS X computers with a USB 2 0 interface support high speed USB For more information consult the manufacturer Users of Mac OS X whose computer is not equipped with USB 2 0 can install a RATOC PCIU3U USB 2 0 interface board for more information visit Ratoc Systems English language web site at http www ratocsystems com english index html The computer may fail to recover from sleep mode when a 5000 ED COOLSCAN V or COOLSCAN IV is connected via USB 2 0 To prevent the computer from entering sleep mode select System Preferences from the Apple menu open the Energy Saver pane in Mac OS 9 select Energy Saver from the Control Panels sub menu in the Apple menu and set the Put system to sleep whenever it is inactive for slider to Never Additional technical and support information may be available at the Nikon web sites listed in this manual 3 Video resolution 800 600 pixels or more with 16 bit color thousands of colors or more Hard disk space A minimum of 70 MB required for installation 200 MB recommended with an additional 200 MB Mac OS 9 or 550 MB Mac OS X of free disk space available while Nikon Scan is running Miscellaneous CD ROM drive required for installation RAM Mac OS 9 64 MB or more 256 MB or more recommended Mac OS X 128 MB or more 512 MB or more recommended OS
47. Scan Image Enhancer A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to these settings Image enhancement Analog Gain 69 Digital ICE4 Advanced 61 Scan Image Enhancer 70 Indicates the current bit depth which determines the number of colors in the image and whether multi sample scanning 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED and 4000 ED only is in effect Scanner extras Scanner Extras 71 Lists the color values for the point under the cursor If changes are made to the settings listed at right the colors in the Natural tab will be listed in the top row the colors in the Processed tab in the bottom row Color values Curves 41 Color Balance 51 LCH Editor 56 26 TOP The Scan Window The Preview Button The Preview Button The Preview Button Previewing Images Previewing Images Click the Preview button to view the image to be scanned in the preview area If multiple frames are selected in the thumb nail drawer a preview will be performed for each frame Click the selected thumbnails in the thumbnail drawer to switch back and forth between previews Preview button Preview area Updating Previews Updating Previews Be sure to click the Preview button to update the image after selecting a new frame size 9000 ED 8000 ED only or lm type or after making changes to Digital ICE settings in the Digital
48. Scan is restarted To focus the scanner automatically click the autofocus button in the scan window control area 74 TOP The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Perform Autofocus When Film Is Inserted If this option is selected when the MA 21 MA 20 S slide mount adapter is inserted in the 5000 ED 4000 ED COOL SCAN V ED or COOLSCAN IV ED an autofocus operation will automatically be performed when a slide is inserted If this option is selected when the 9000 ED or 8000 ED is con nected an autofocus operation will be performed on the rst frame when a lm holder is in serted an autofocus operation will not be performed when the FH 869S FH 869G or FH 869GR is inserted Calibration If the scanner is left on for an extended period the temperature inside the scanner will rise and the scanner may need to be recalibrated Click Calibrate to recalibrate the scanner If the MA 21 or MA 20 S is inserted remove any slides from the adapter before recalibrating Users of the IA 20 S will be prompted to rewind the lm before calibration begins Film will automatically be ejected from the SA 21 SA 30 9000 ED or 8000 ED before calibration begins and will automatically be reloaded when calibration is complete The Status LED The Status LED The scanner status LED will blink while the scanner is being recalibrated Do not perform any additional operations in Nikon Scan until the status LED has stopped blinking 75 TOP
49. Settings Section The Settings Section The Settings Section Viewing Image Information Viewing Image Information To view information about the image in an image window click the Settings Section triangle or select Settings Section from the View menu The settings section gives information about the time and date the image was created the lm type the scan bit depth analog gain Digital ICE4 Advanced and multi sample scanning Click to view image information Windows Image information hidden Macintosh Click to hide image information Image information Image information displayed Image information displayed Click to hide image information Image information 112 TOP Image Windows Rotating and Flipping Images Zoom Rotating and Flipping Images Rotating and Flipping Images Changing Image Orientation Changing Image Orientation To ip or rotate the image in the active window Use the ip or rotate buttons in the Layout Tools pal ette Click the rotate clockwise or rotate counterclock wise buttons in the toolbar Use the options in the Image gt Transform sub menu Zoom Zoom Zooming Images in and Out Zooming Images in and Out The active window can be zoomed in or out using the zoom cursor or the zoom options in the View menu The Zoom Cursor To select the zoom cursor click the button in the Layout Tools palette select Zoom Cursor from th
50. TOP The Tool Chest Unsharp Mask Creating Unsharp Masks Step 1 Select a Color Select a color from the color menu Masks apply only to edges where the selected color predominates To create a mask that applies to all colors select All Intensity The amount the contrast of edges will be increased Halo Width The size of the area that will be affected The greater the halo width the wider edges will appear Too large a value for halo width will produce a halo along edges in the image Threshold The limit at which sharpening will be applied If the threshold is zero sharpening will apply to all pixels in the image Increasing the threshold increases the amount of contrast that must be present between pixels before the mask will be applied with the result that only more dis tinctly contrasting edges will be affected Step 3 Check the Results To compare the effects of the Unsharp Mask with the un modi ed image click the Apply button at the top left corner of the Unsharp Mask palette to turn the effects of Unsharp Mask on or off Step 4 Create Additional Masks Repeat steps 1 3 to create additional masks for different colors New masks will be added to the end of the Unsharp Mask list Masks apply in the order listed To change the order select a mask in the Unsharp Mask list and click to move it up in the list or to move it down To delete a mask select it and click the button Step 2 Se
51. The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Pixel Data Size The option selected in the Scan Bit Depth menu determines the num ber of bits acquired per color chan nel for each pixel in the image The options available depend on the scanner used 9000 ED 5000 ED 16 bits 8 bits COOLSCAN V ED 8000 ED 4000 ED 14 bits 8 bits COOLSCAN IV ED 12 bits 8 bits Bit Depth Color and File Size Bit Depth Color and File Size Scanning at a bit depth of eight bits yields 256 shades per pixel for each component channel of the current color model if the image is three color RGB the result is 24 bit color which can express roughly 16 7 million different color values The maximum bit depth depends on the scanner connected 9000 ED 5000 ED 16 bits 65 536 shades per channel COOLSCAN V ED 8000 ED 4000 ED 14 bits 16 348 shades per chan nel 1 COOLSCAN IV ED 12 bits 4 096 shades per channel 1 Scanning at the maximum bit depth results in larger les but increases accuracy 1 Images scanned at fourteen and twelve bits are converted to sixteen bits when opened in the host application IX240 Crop Choices The following crop choices are available when the optional IA 20 S APS IX 240 lm adapter is inserted in the 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED or COOLSCAN IV ED Crop choice Description Classic The size of the initial crop is adjusted for the classic APS setting with a width height ratio the same
52. The point corresponding to the hue of the pixel under the cursor will be highlighted on the input line 60 TOP The Tool Chest The LCH Editor The LCH Editor Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the LCH Editor palette displays the LCH Editor settings menu Option Description Reset to User LCH Curve Settings Restore the default LCH Editor settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17 Reset to Default LCH Curve Settings Reset all curves in the LCH Editor to linear Export LCH Curve Settings Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice LCH Editor settings les have the exten sion nlv Import LCH Curve Settings Import settings created using the Export LCH Curve Settings option Delete LCH Curve Settings Delete settings created using the Save LCH Curve Settings option A dialog will be displayed where the settings to be deleted can be selected by name Save LCH Curve Settings Save current LCH Editor settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the LCH Editor settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Copy to Clipboard Copy current LCH Editor settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the LCH Edi tor palette for another window by activating the window and selecting Paste from the Edit menu
53. amera output device moni tor or printer or color pro le No gamut can reproduce all of the colors seen by the human eye The gamut of primary RGB Red Green and Blue transmitted light displays lm transparencies and color monitors is very different from and comple mentary to the gamut of secondary CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow and blacK re ect ed light displays printed materials See also CMYK Pro le RGB Halo width The extent of pixels around a selected central pixel affected when Unsharp Mask is applied Also referred to as radius In creasing the halo width increases the width of edges affected by Unsharp Mask Excessive application of Unsharp Mask results in an undesirable halo along edges in the image See also Unsharp Mask Histogram A bar graph showing the distribution of tones or chroma in an image The horizontal axis shows tone level bright ness or chro ma the vertical axis the number of pixels The bars in the graph show the num ber of pixels of a given brightness or chroma in the image The histograms displayed in the Curves and LCH Editor palettes shows the distribution for the selected chan nel and can be used for ref er ence when editing curves See also Tone Tone curve ICC The International Color Consortium an international organization working to develop stan dards for color management and color management pro les ICC pro les were developed for the conversion of colo
54. ance Settings option A dialog will be dis played where the settings to be deleted can be selected by name Save Color Balance Settings Save current color balance settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the color balance settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Copy to Clipboard Copy current color balance settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the Color Balance palette for another window by activating the window and selecting Paste from the Edit menu 53 TOP The Tool Chest Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask Increasing Sharpness Increasing Sharpness Using Unsharp Mask the user can increase the sharpness of images by making edges more dis tinct Unsharp Mask works by increasing the contrast of edges in the image while leaving other areas untouched The amount of sharpness is determined by three factors in ten si ty halo width and threshold The Unsharp Mask Palette The Unsharp Mask Palette The Unsharp Mask palette can be used in both the scan window and in image windows The Apply Button The Apply Button Changes to Unsharp Mask only apply when the button at the top left corner of the Unsharp Mask palette is checked When this button is checked changes to settings will be re ected in the image in the active window The box can be checked and unchecked
55. anner 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED 5000 ED 4000 ED 8 TOP Read This First Getting Started Starting Nikon Scan Before scanning complete the following steps see the scanner documentation for details Install Nikon Scan Connect the power and interface cables Turn the scanner on and insert the adapter and or place lm in the lm holder Nikon Scan can be used as a stand alone application to scan process print and save images or it can be used to scan images into a third party application such as Adobe Photoshop where the images can then be processed printed or saved The application in which images are displayed after scanning is known as the host application Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application Windows Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application Windows If a shortcut was created during installation Nikon Scan can be started by double clicking the Nikon Scan icon on the desktop Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application Macintosh Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application Macintosh If Nikon Scan was added to the Dock or an alias was created during installation Nikon Scan can be started by clicking the Nikon Scan icon in the Dock Mac OS X or by double clicking the alias on the desktop Mac OS 9 Calibration 9000 ED 8000 ED Calibration 9000 ED 8000 ED When the 9000 ED is turned on the sta
56. area control the pre x le num ber and suf x Option Description Number of Digits Specify the number of digits in the le number Suf x Enter a suf x of up to 65 characters Pre x Enter a pre x of up to 65 characters Starting Index File numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from this number Sample Shows a sample of the le names that will be assigned File Saving Option Description Compression Level If the selected le format supports compression the amount of compression can be selected from this menu File Format Select a format from NEF TIFF TIFF CMYK JPEG BMP Windows only and PICT Macintosh only To choose a destination folder for the images click this button and navigate to the desired folder File Naming Conventions File Naming Conventions Windows Where long le names are supported the maximum length is 255 characters File names may not contain quotes or any of the following characters lt gt and In environments that do not support long le names the maxi mum length is eight characters le names may not contain spaces quotes or any of the following characters lt gt and Macintosh The maximum length for Macintosh le names is thir ty one characters Colons
57. as 35 mm lm 3 2 Wide The size of the initial crop is adjusted for the wide APS setting with a width height ratio of 16 9 Panorama The size of the initial crop is adjusted for the panora ma APS setting with a width height ratio of 3 1 76 TOP The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Multi Sample Scanning In multi sample scanning available only with the 9000 ED 8000 ED 5000 ED and 4000 ED the scanner makes multiple passes over the image and averages the results to reduce the effects of electronic noise producing more accurate reproductions with smoother changes in tone To use multi sample scanning select the desired setting from the Mode menu Mode Description No of passes Super Fine 16 Precision increased by equivalent of four bits per channel 16 More Fine 8 Precision increased by equivalent of three bits per channel 8 Fine 4 Precision increased by equivalent of two bits per channel 4 Good 2 Precision increased by equivalent of one bit per channel 2 Normal 1 Multi sample scanning off 1 Scanning Time Scanning Time Scanning time increases in proportion to the number of passes CCD Scan Mode This option is available only with 9000 ED and 8000 ED lm scanners To speed scanning these scanners use a three line CCD Although the scanner automatically compensates for slight differences in output between each line the very small
58. at when grayscale is selected for the color model the Color Balance palette contains only brightness and contrast sliders The Color Balance Palette The Color Balance Palette The Color Balance palette can be used in both the scan window and in image windows The Apply Button The Apply Button Changes to color balance only apply when the button at the top left corner of the Color Balance palette is checked When this button is checked changes to color balance will be re ected in the image in the active window The box can be checked and unchecked for a quick be fore and after comparison to determine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect Apply button Sliders Item Description Brightness The brightness slider adjusts brightness for the entire im age Dragging the brightness slider in the direction brightens the image while dragging the slider in the direction darkens the image A value for brightness be tween 100 and 100 can be entered directly in the text box to the right of the slider Contrast Dragging the contrast slider in the direction height ens the difference between high lights and shadows in the image increasing contrast Dragging the slider in the di rec tion decreases the difference be tween light and dark portions of the image lowering contrast A value for contrast between 100 and 100 can
59. atest product in for ma tion tips an swers to fre quent ly asked ques tions FAQs and gen er al advice on digital imaging and pho tog ra phy Ad di tion al information may be available from the Nikon rep re sen ta tive in your area See the URL below for contact in for ma tion http www nikon image com eng 4 TOP Read This First Introduction System Requirements Nikon Scan must be installed before the scanner can be used to scan images See the documentation provided with the scanner for complete installation instructions Before installing Nikon Scan make sure that the computer satis es the fol lowing system requirements Windows More memory may be required depending on lm type scan size resolution bit depth the number of scans performed in each session the lm holder or adapter used and on whether Digital ROC Digital GEM or Digital DEE is used A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended More free disk space may be required depending on the lm type and number of frames Nikon recommends having as much free disk space as possible when running Nikon Scan Depending on the type of interface installed USB will operate at high speed USB 2 0 only maximum transfer rate 480 Mbps or full speed USB 1 1 USB 2 0 maximum transfer rate 12 Mbps Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional computers with a USB 2 0 interface support high speed USB For more information consult the manufactur
60. ayscale Convert image to eight bit grayscale capable of express ing 256 shades of gray 24 bit RGB Convert image to RGB at a bit depth of eight bits per channel twenty four bit RGB 48 bit RGB Convert image to RGB at a bit depth of sixteen bits per channel forty eight bit RGB Converting Color Images to Grayscale Converting Color Images to Grayscale If a color image is converted to grayscale and then saved the lost color information can not be restored Print Preview Windows Only Print Preview Windows Only To preview the image to be printed select Print Preview from the File menu Windows only 114 TOP Image Windows Editing Images Tool Palette Settings Tool Palette Settings The settings in effect in the scan window are applied to data from the scanner when the Scan button is clicked Any further changes to settings in image windows apply to these modi ed image data To re ect this tool palette settings are restored to their default values when the images are opened in image windows Editing Images Editing Images Editing Images After Scanning Editing Images After Scanning The image in the active window can be edited using the following palettes in the Tool Chest Palette Operation Information 35 View information about the color of the point under the cursor and the size and location of the current selection Layout Tools 33 Flip rotate and scroll images zoom images in or ou
61. be entered in the text box to the right of the slider Color balance Red Green Blue While the brightness slider adjusts brightness for the im age as a whole the three color balance controls allow the user to adjust brightness for each color individually For ex am ple dragging the red slider in the direction brightens the red portions of the image making the im age as a whole more red Dragging it in the direc tion dims the red elements in the image bringing out the remaining colors Color balance can also be set by entering values between 100 and 100 directly in the text boxes to the right of the sliders 52 TOP The Tool Chest Color Balance The Color Balance Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Color Balance palette displays the color balance settings menu Option Description Reset to User Color Balance Settings Restore the default color balance settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17 Reset to Default Color Balance Settings Reset all sliders to 0 Export Color Balance Settings Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice Color balance settings les have the extension nca Import Color Balance Settings Import settings created using the Export Color Balance Settings option Delete Color Balance Settings Delete settings created using the Save Color Bal
62. d select the pro les for use with the monitor and with the CMYK and calibrated RGB color models when Nikon CMS is on Turning Nikon CMS Off Turning Nikon CMS Off In general much better results can be achieved with Nikon CMS on It may however be necessary to turn color management off to Speed processing If the computer has a slow CPU the processing required for color management may result in longer scan times Try turning color man agement off for reduced scan times Edit data from the scanner directly Advanced users may want to turn Nikon CMS off to edit uncalibrated RGB data from the scanner CMYK CMYK Images can not be scanned in CMYK If CMYK data are required con vert images to CMYK before saving them to disk Note that images can only be saved in CMYK if Nikon CMS is on Nikon CMS is on by default 79 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management How Nikon CMS Works Color Space Pro les Separate pro les are avail able for the RGB and CMYK color models Nikon Scan comes with a selection of pro les for the RGB color model while CMYK pro les for color print ers are usually pro vid ed by the man u fac tur er Color space pro les are used when editing images in the scan win dow and when making the nal scan Monitor Pro les Monitor pro les are usually provided by the manufacturer although pro les for some common monitor types may be included with the computer operating system Monitor
63. d when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the im age created when the Scan but ton is clicked will be saved to disk instead of being opened in an image window When the Scan button is clicked a Save di a log will ap pear spec i fy a name lo ca tion and le type for the image This op tion has no effect when Nikon Scan is be ing used as a plug in or TWAIN source for another ap pli ca tion The de fault setting is off 96 TOP Preferences Batch Scan Batch Scan Batch Scan Scan Settings for Batch Scans Scan Settings for Batch Scans The Batch Scan category is used to specify the tasks per formed au to mat i cal ly before during and after batch scans Before batch scan Option Description Create scan log If this item is checked the default setting a log show ing the operations performed and errors that occurred during the batch scan will be displayed in the Log tab of the progress window If Save to disk is select ed for After each image the log will be saved to the same folder as the scanned images Prompt for this information If this item is checked the default setting a dialog con taining the same options as appear in the Batch Scan category will be dis played at the start of a batch scan Before each image Option Description Auto ex po sure for negative lm If this item is checked the default set ting an auto exposure operation will be p
64. dia are inserted in the scanner or the focus point is adjusted using the focus tool in the Layout Tools palette Option Description Perform auto focus when focus point is moved If this option is select the scanner will automatical ly perform an autofocus op er a tion when the focus point is changed us ing the focus tool in the Layout Tools pal ette If it is not checked autofocus will only be per formed when the but ton is clicked in the scan window control area Thumbnail when lm is inserted If Ten or fewer thumbnails is selected the scan ner will au to mat i cal ly generate thumbnails when APS or strip lm with ten or fewer frames is inserted in a multi frame adapter If More than ten thumb nails is checked the scan ner will au to mat i cal ly generate thumbnails when lm is inserted in the SA 30 or IA 20 S This option is not available when the 9000 ED or 8000 ED is connected Preview when lm is inserted If Single image adaptor is selected the scan ner will au to mat i cal ly perform a pre view when a slide is inserted in the MA 21 MA 20 S slide mount adapt er or the op tion al SF 210 SF 200 S slide feeder If Multiple image adap tor is checked the scanner will au to mat i cal ly perform a preview using user de fault set tings when lm is inserted in a multi frame adapter if no user de faults are de ned fac to ry de faults will be used This option is not available whe
65. differences that do remain could cause a drop in image quality when for example the image is processed by sharply steepening curves to increase contrast This can be prevented by selecting Super Fine Scan to scan the image with a single line note that scanning times will triple Super Fine Scan produces no noticeable improve ment when scanning images with a standard tone curve Slide Feeder Scan This option is available when an optional SF 210 or SF 200 S slide adapter is used with the 5000 ED or 4000 ED En ter the number of slides to be scanned in the Feed Images text box This is the number of slides that will be scanned in sequence when the Scan button is clicked To scan all the slides in the feeder enter a large value the maximum value is 99 77 Preferences Nikon Color Management 78 Single Scan 95 Color Management 84 Gamma 82 File Locations 94 Batch Scan 96 File Saving 99 Automatic Actions 100 Advanced Color 101 Grid Settings 105 Nikon Scan Menus Nikon Scan Menus When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the Preferences dialog can also be accessed by selecting Preferences from the Edit menu in Mac OS X select Preferences from the Nikon Scan application menu Preferences Fine Tuning Nikon Scan The settings in the Preferences dialog are used to ne tune the controls in the scan window To view the Preferences
66. e nal image Similarly you can match the white point to a pixel in the brightest area of the image containing details important to the nal image While direct sampling can be used with any channel it is most effective when used with the master curve When the master curve is selected sampling will set the white or black point for red green and blue curves si multaneously the master curve itself is unaffected Setting the White or Black Point for the Current Channel Setting the White or Black Point for the Current Channel By default sampling sets the white point or black point for all channels and displays the master curve To set the white point or black point for the current channel only press the Ctrl key Win dows or option key Macintosh while clicking the or button To modify brightness and contrast without affecting color balance select the master channel and press Ctrl Win dows or option Macintosh while clicking the or button To sample the white point click the button When the cursor is moved over the active image it will take the shape of an eyedropper Move the cursor over the image to nd the pixel that you want to use to set the white point keeping an eye on pixel level display in the Information palette to identify pixels with high input values With the cursor over the target pixel click the mouse button The input value for the selected pixel will be used as the input value for the white poi
67. e for colors in the selected channel zero or no color the right end the maximum value In the case of the master curve the minimum value represents areas of the input image that are a true black the maximum value represents areas that are a true white Output is plotted along the vertical axis with the minimum possible output value again zero or no color at the bottom and the maximum output value at the top Current channel Curve edit display Curves Curves Fine Tuning Color Contrast and Brightness Fine Tuning Color Contrast and Brightness The Curves palette is used to adjust brightness contrast and color in speci c por tions of the tone range highlights mid tones and shadows The main editing tool in the Curves palette is the curve edit display which contains a curve showing the relationship between input the tones in the original image and output how the tones in the input will be represented in the nal image Separate curves control the re la tion ship between input and output for the image as a whole the master curve and for each of the com po nent colors or channels in the current color model red green and blue in the case of the RGB color model The default curve in each case is linear meaning that tones will be output exactly as they are input The Curves Palette The Curves Palette The Curves palette can be used in both the scan window and in im
68. e View menu or click the button in the toolbar Click anywhere within the image window to zoom in on the selected point To zoom out click the image while pressing Alt Windows or option Macintosh The View Menu Open the View menu and select Zoom In to zoom in on the center of the image in the active window Select Zoom Out to zoom out To scroll the image use the image window scroll bars or use the hand cursor to drag the image To view the entire image at the maximum possible zoom ratio select Fit to Screen from the Window menu To view the image at a zoom ratio of 1 1 select Actual Size from the Window menu Rotate Flip Layout Tools palette 113 TOP Image Windows Document Color Space Printing Images Color Space Color Space Selecting a New Color Model and Bit Depth Selecting a New Color Model and Bit Depth To convert the image in the active window to a new color model and bit depth select one of the following options from the Image gt Color Space sub menu Printing Images Printing Images Printing the Image in the Active Window Printing the Image in the Active Window To print the image in the active window select Print from the File menu In the Windows version of Nikon Scan im ages can also be printed by clicking the button in the toolbar Option Description 16 bit Grayscale Convert image to sixteen bit grayscale capable of ex pressing 65 536 shades of gray 8 bit Gr
69. e used to paste text in a dialog Clear Delete the contents of the current text box Preferences Display the Preferences dialog 119 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Color Space Convert the image in the active window to a new color space and bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the ac tive window Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Settings Section Display the settings section for the active window Image Zoom In Zoom in on the image in the active window Zoom Out Zoom out from the image in the active window Selection Cursor Select the crop cursor Zoom Cursor Select the zoom cursor Hand Cursor Select the hand cursor Show Grid Display or hide the layout grid in the active window Windows View Toolbar Display or hide the toolbar Status Bar Display or hide the status bar Tool palettes A list of Tool Chests is displayed in the View menu Select to display or hide Tool Chests Progress Window Select to display or hide the prog ress window 120 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Window Fit To Screen Resize the active window to t the screen Actual Size View image in active window at 100 Cascade Arranges image windows so that they overlap Film Type Select type of lm to be scanned Scan Color Space Choose the scan color model Bit Depth
70. ea Scanner displayed only when scan window is active Macintosh Mac OS 9 Tools Show Nikon Browser Open the Nikon Browser compo nent of Nikon View Scanner Firmware Version Port Open the scan window for the selected scanner Window displayed only when image window is active Fit to Screen Resize the active window to t the screen Actual Size View image in active window at 100 Open windows A list of the images currently open is displayed at the end of the Win dow menu Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Eject Eject the lm or holder from the scanner Slide Feeder Choose the number of slides scanned when a slide feeder is inserted in the scanner Show Natural Pane Show Processed Pane Switch between the Natural and Processed panels in the preview area Help Nikon Scan Help Open Nikon Scan help 127 Nikon View The Show Nikon Browser option can only be used if Nikon View 6 has been installed from the supplied Nikon View 6 CD If an earlier version of Nikon View is already installed on the computer upgrade to Nikon View 6 Selecting Show Nikon Browser in the Nikon Scan Tools menu opens the Nikon Browser component of Nikon View where image les that have been saved to disk can be browsed and selected images viewed edited and printed For more information see the Nikon View Reference Manual
71. er Additional information technical and support information may be available at the Nikon web sites listed in this manual 3 Video resolution 800 600 pixels or more with 16 bit color High Color or more Hard disk space A minimum of 40 MB required for installation 200 MB recommended with an additional 200 MB of free disk space avail able while Nikon Scan is running Miscellaneous CD ROM drive required for installation RAM 128 MB or more 512 MB or more recommended OS Preinstalled versions of Windows XP Windows 2000 Professional Windows Me Windows 98 SE Interface Built in USB 1 1 USB 2 0 ports CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better USB OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 interface required IEEE 1394 5 TOP Read This First Introduction Macintosh For the latest information on supported versions of Mac OS see the Nikon web sites listed in this manual 3 More memory may be required depending on lm type scan size resolution bit depth the number of scans performed in each session the lm holder or adapter used and on whether Digital ROC Digital GEM or Digital DEE is used A system with more than the minimum amount of memory is recommended More free disk space may be required depending on the lm type and number of frames Nikon recommends having as much free disk space as possible when running Nikon Scan Depending on the type of interface installed USB will operate at high speed U
72. er the capacity to express detail Resolution is hence the digital equivalent of lm resolving power Computer monitors typically have a resolution of 72 ppi 90 ppi or 96 ppi while printers may have resolutions of 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200 dpi or 2400 dpi See also ppcm ppi Plug in A software module that adds functionality to another application IEEE 1394 A high speed transfer protocol developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics En gi neers for connecting peripherals such as hard disks MO drives and digital cameras to a com put er via a cable 137 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix B Scale The output size of an image as a percentage of the input size At a scale of 50 images are output at half their original size RGB An additive color model commonly used in monitors in which light emitted in three primary colors Red Green and Blue is combined to create a wide variety of colors White is modeled by mixing 100 of all three colors Term De nition Thumbnail A small preview image the digital equivalent of a photographic lm contact sheet If the current adapter can read multiple frames thumbnails will be displayed in the scan windows thumbnail drawer Threshold The limit up to which Unsharp Mask will be applied While it is generally the case that the higher the threshold the greater the amount of sharpening applied the exact effect depends on other Unsharp Mask settings such as halo width
73. er application Preview gamma Preview gamma applies to the image displayed in the pre view area of the scan window In general preview gamma is solely for display in the preview area and does not apply to the image data that are passed to the host application when the Scan button is clicked There are two exceptions to this rule how ev er The rst is when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the second when Use preview gam ma is se lect ed as the main scan gamma option In these cases pre view gam ma is ap plied to im age data passed to the host ap pli ca tion Preview gam ma de faults to a val ue of 1 8 on the Macintosh 2 2 on Win dows com put ers To choose a set ting suited to the current monitor adjust the value so that the pat terns of gray lines and dots above the slider match in density Gam ma can be set by en ter ing a value directly into the text box or by moving the slider When mak ing this ad just ment set the res o lu tion on the monitor to a low value such as 640 480 and sit as far away from the monitor as possible To restore the default setting for your platform click Reset 83 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Main scan gamma Main scan gamma options are only visible when Nikon Scan is being used as a TWAIN source or acquire plug in for an oth er program when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application preview gamma automatically applies both to the preview image and
74. er formed as necessary before scanning lm negatives Auto ex po sure for pos i tive lm If this item is checked the default set ting an auto exposure operation will be per formed as necessary before scanning lm pos i tives Auto focus If this item is checked the default set ting an auto focus operation will be per formed as necessary be fore each scan Before Each Image Before Each Image If Perform auto focus when lm is inserted is selected in the Scanner Extras palette an autofocus operation will au to mat i cal ly be per formed when a slide is inserted in a slide mount adapter 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED or when a holder other than the FH 869S or FH 869G is inserted in the 9000 ED or 8000 ED As a result an autofocus operation will not au to mat i cal ly be performed before the image is scanned even if Auto focus is selected for Before each image In the case of the 9000 ED and 8000 ED this applies only to the rst frame in the holder an autofocus operation will automati cally be performed prior to scanning for all subsequent frames 97 TOP Preferences Batch Scan After each image Option Description Stop on errors If this item is checked the default setting scanning will stop when minor errors are encountered If it is not checked scanning will only stop when all the selected im ages have been scanned lm jams in the scanner or a
75. esired page range To make it easier to nd the information you need the fol lowing symbols and conventions are used This icon marks notes information that should be read before using Nikon Scan This icon marks tips additional information that may be helpful when using Nikon Scan This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this manual or in other documentation This icon marks cautions information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the scanner Use the following buttons and links to navigate the manual Click to go back one page Click to return to the table of contents Click to go forward one page Click to go to the beginning of the section TOP Blue underlined text indicates a link to an other part of this manual or the World Wide Web Click the text to follow the link note that a web browser and an Internet connec tion are required to link to the World Wide Web and or blue under lined text Life Long Learning Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing prod uct sup port and ed u ca tion con tin u al ly updated information is avail able on line at the following sites For users in the U S A http www nikonusa com For users in Europe http www nikon euro com For users in Asia Oceania the Middle East and Africa http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the l
76. etween applications and on different output devices Preferences Nikon Color Management 78 Preferences Gamma 82 Preferences Color Management 84 131 Appendices Appendices Troubleshooting Glossary and Memory Requirements Appendix B Glossary 134 137 Appendix A Troubleshooting 132 133 Appendix C Memory Requirements Mac OS 9 Only 138 139 132 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If any problems are encountered with Nikon Scan check the list below before contacting a Nikon rep re sen ta tive Problem Possible Cause 4 Nikon Scan displays the error Nikon Scan was unable to nd any active devices The scanner is turned off or not connected Connect the scanner as described in the scanner User s Manual The USB or IEEE 1394 Firewire interface is not correctly installed or the device drivers are missing or corrupted See the manufacturer s manual for de tails The scanner device drivers are not correctly installed Windows only See the scanner hard ware manual for details Your computer does not meet the speci cations given in the system re quire ments Nikon Scan is not correctly installed Reinstall Nikon Scan as described in the scanner Use
77. fault settings Restore the default Digital ICE4 Advanced settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17 Windows Macintosh The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced 69 TOP The Tool Chest Analog Gain Analog Gain Analog Gain Controlling the Scanner s Light Source Controlling the Scanner s Light Source The Analog Gain palette is used to adjust color by modify ing exposure for the colored elements in the scanner s light source Gain is measured in Exposure Values EVs the same unit used for measuring exposure compensation on many cameras Analog gain sliders and text boxes Redraw button Reset button The Analog Gain Palette The Analog Gain Palette The Analog Gain palette is only available when the scan window is active Exposure Values Exposure Values Exposure Values are a measure of the quantity of light that falls on the scanning element Charge Coupled Device or CCD At 1 EV the CCD is exposed to twice the normal amount of light while at 1 EV the amount of light is halved EVs are sometimes referred to as steps Smear Smear Choosing too high a value for exposure may produce smear or other defects in the scanned image Analog Gain Analog Gain The status of analog gain is shown in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect chan
78. for a quick before and after comparison to determine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect Apply button Intensity Halo width Threshold Unsharp Mask can be applied to all the colors in the image or selectively to areas of the image in which red green blue cyan magenta or yellow predominate as determined by the color values for each pixel The brightness luminosity of the affected pixels is adjusted to sharpen edges without affect ing color balance The controls in the Unsharp Mask palette can be used to create multiple masks one for each color or for all colors Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask sharpens edges without affecting color balance by ad justing only luminosity brightness The effect is the same as perform ing Unsharp Mask with the Luminosity channel selected in the Adobe Photoshop Lab color model Image Size and Resolution Image Size and Resolution The amount of Unsharp Mask required depends on the size and resolu tion of the nal image The more pixels in the image the greater the amount of Unsharp Mask required to achieve the same degree of appar ent sharpness Before applying a mask scale the image to the desired size and resolution Nikon Color Management Nikon Color Management 78 78 Unsharp Mask is only available when the Nikon Color Management Sys tem CMS is on If Nikon CMS is off the tools in the Unsharp Mask palette will be disabled 54
79. ft 1 Windows option 1 Macintosh Luminosity editor Ctrl Shift 2 Windows option 2 Macintosh Chroma editor Ctrl Shift 3 Windows option 3 Macintosh Hue editor Item Description Histogram Shows the distribution of pixels of different luminosi ties in the input The horizontal axis corresponds to luminosity in the range 0 255 the vertical axis to the number of pixels Output level sliders Choose the maximum and minimum values for out put Black point slider Choose the minimum input level Gray point slider Set the gray point gamma value White point slider Choose the maximum input level Input output levels Input and output levels for the point under the cursor in the curve edit display Click to view the luminosity distribution for the nal image Click again to view the input luminosity distri bution Restore the luminosity curve to linear Restore all curves in the LCH Editor to linear Set maximum and minimum input levels to exclude val ues for 0 5 of the brightest and darkest pixels in the crop The percentage of pixels excluded can be adjust ed in the Advanced Color category of the Prefer ences dialog 101 Histogram 58 TOP The Tool Chest The LCH Editor The Chroma Editor The chroma editor is a useful tool for adjusting color satura tion Steepening the curve increases saturation in the af fected range making colors more vivid Flatte
80. g 6 9 medium format lm at full size using FH 869S lm holder with Digital DEE 9000 ED only Digital ICE Digital ROC and Digital GEM Memory required when scanning forty frames using optional IA 20 S or SA 30 adapter 5000 ED 4000 ED or six frames using SA 21 COOLS CAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED with Digital DEE 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED only Digital ICE Digital ROC and Digital GEM Assumes all frames are previewed and scanned at full size Turn virtual memory off when using Nikon Scan To turn virtual memory off quit all applications open the Memory control panel select Off for Virtual Memory and restart the computer TOP 139 Appendices Appendix C Allocating Memory to the Host Application 1 After making sure the host application is not running open the application folder and click the host application icon once to select it To allocate more memory to Nikon Scan when it is used as a stand alone application open the Nikon Software Nikon Scan 4 folder in the install location the default installation folder is the Applications folder on the start up disk and click the Nikon Scan icon 2 Select Get Info I from the Finder File menu The application info dialog will be displayed 3 Select Memory from the Show menu 4 Consult the table on the previous page and enter the appropriate value for Preferred size
81. ge from zero to 255 cal cu la tions are per formed at a pre ci sion of six teen bits 102 TOP Preferences Advanced Color Sample Point Size This setting determines the size of the area sampled for the color value display and the white point gray point and black point tools Sample point size can be set to 1 1 3 3 or 5 5 pixels When the sample size is set to 3 3 or 5 5 Nikon Scan averages the pixels sampled Choosing a large sample size reduces pre ci sion but also minimizes the effects of noise choosing a small sample size has the opposite ef fects Digital DEE Digital DEE When inspecting color values to determine the threshold for Digital DEE set the sample point size to 5 5 pixels Note that color values are displayed in the Information palette and information panel when an eyedropper tool is selected be careful not to click the image when determining the threshold for Digital DEE If an eyedropper cursor is selected clicking the image could reshape the active curve Auto Contrast Calculations The Auto contrast calculations option controls how auto contrast operations in the Curves and LCH Editor pal ettes calculate the input val ues for the white point and black point By default the white point is set to a value that excludes 0 5 of the bright est pixels in the current crop the black point to a value that ex cludes 0 5 of the dark est pixels in the crop This produces an optimal dy
82. ges to analog gain The Analog Gain palette contains the following items Item Description Master Adjust exposure for all elements by dragging the slider or by entering a value between 2 00 and 2 00 in the text box to its right Red Green Blue Adjust exposure for the red green and blue elements by dragging the sliders or by entering values between 2 00 and 2 00 in the text boxes to their right Redraw Update the preview image to re ect changes to ana log gain Reset Reset all analog gain sliders to 0 70 TOP The Tool Chest Scan Image Enhancer Scan Image Enhancer 9000 ED 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED Only Scan Image Enhancer 9000 ED 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED Only Automatic Color Brightness and Contrast Adjustment Automatic Color Brightness and Contrast Adjustment The Scan Image Enhancer automatically adjusts brightness and color saturation during scanning to produce an image with optimal contrast It is only available with 9000 ED 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED lm scanners To use the Scan Image Enhancer select Enable Scan Image Enhancer in the Scan Image Enhancer palette To preview the effects of the Scan Image Enhancer click Redraw The Scan Image Enhancer Palette The Scan Image Enhancer Palette The Scan Image Enhancer palette is only available when the scan window is active Scan Image Enhancer Scan Image Enhancer The status of the Scan Image Enha
83. he host when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application note that pro le information is lost when the image is saved in a format such as BMP that does not allow the pro le to be recorded When im ag es are dis played in im age win dows in Nikon Scan the monitor pro le en sures that the image on the screen re ects the orig i nal as close ly as pos si ble Before preview Film type selection Color model and pro le selection Preview Color space pro le Image processing Changes to color model or color space pro le New color space pro le Curves Color Balance LCH Editor Unsharp Mask Scanner input pro le Monitor pro le Monitor pro le Scanner Extras Digital ICE4 Advanced Scan Image Enhancer Analog Gain Processed tab Natural tab Host application 81 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Scan Scan Preview Before preview Gamma adjustment Preview Image processing Curves Color Balance Preview gamma Scanner Extras Digital ICE4 Advanced Scan Image Enhancer Analog Gain Processed tab Natural tab Host application Main scan gamma Preview gamma Scanning with Nikon CMS Off If Use Nikon Color Management System is not selected in the Color Management category pro les can not be used to ensure that the data from the scanner are reproduced ac cu rate ly when passed to another application or displayed in the mon i
84. he straight diagonal line con nect ing these two points rep re sents the dif fer ent shades of purple cre at ed by combining red and blue light The colors inside the area en closed by these lines are created by mixing light of dif fer ent wave lengths No color pro le is capable of expressing the full range of col ors visible to the human eye The diagram below com pares the gam ut of col ors vis i ble to the eye with the colors that can be ex pressed in each of the RGB pro les pro vid ed with Nikon CMS The gamut for each pro le is con tained in the triangle de ned by the three points that mark the ex tremes of red green and blue for that pro le red is at the bot tom right corner green at the top of the triangle and blue at the bot tom left corner The white point for each pro le is shown by the symbol in the cen ter of the triangle 1 1 0 9 0 9 0 8 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 x y Color Match RGB Apple RGB sRGB NTSC 1953 Bruce RGB Adobe RGB 1988 CIE RGB Wide Gamut RGB Human 92 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management The following table shows the gamma values for the pro les included with Nikon CMS together with the chro ma tic i ty val ues for the white point and for red green and blue Default Windows Monitor Default Macintosh Monitor 6500K D65 5000K D50 2 2
85. hin the crop To view the distribution of tones in the nal output image after changes to curves click the button Click the but ton again to view the input tone distribution Sixteen Bit Images Sixteen Bit Images The histogram uses eight bit precision with the result that spikes may be visible in the histogram when previewing images at a bit depth of sixteen bits Sixteen bit precision is however used when the image is scanned 43 TOP The Tool Chest Curves Channel Selection Shortcuts Channel Selection Shortcuts The current channel can also be selected using the following shortcuts Ctrl Windows Macintosh Master channel RGB Ctrl 1 Windows 1 Macintosh Red channel RGB Ctrl 2 Windows 2 Macintosh Green channel RGB Ctrl 3 Windows 3 Macintosh Blue channel RGB Step 2 Channel Selection The channel menu is used to select compo nents of the current color model for editing Select the master curve to modify tones for all channels in the image In the RGB color model the red green and blue curves can be modi ed separately The histogram shows tone levels for the selected chan nel only When the master curve is selected the auto contrast but ton and white point and black point eye drop per tools apply simultaneously to all of the red green and blue curves the master curve is un af fect ed When one of the red green and blue curves is selected these controls ca
86. ialog 105 controls grid spacing and color 35 TOP The Tool Chest Information Information Information Pixel and Crop Information Pixel and Crop Information The Information palette provides information about the size and location of the current crop the position of the cur sor within the active image and the color of the point under the cursor The Information Palette The Information Palette The Information palette is automatically updated to re ect changes to the crop in the Crop palette All measurements are in pixels The Information palette can be used in both the scan window and in image windows Item Description W H Height and Width of crop L T Coordinates of Top Left corner of crop X Y Horizontal X and vertical Y distance of cursor from top left corner of image Color values for point under cursor If selected color model is grayscale only one channel Luminosity or brightness is shown If selected color is model RGB separate values are shown for Red Green and Blue channels If image has been modi ed two values will be shown for each channel giving color before and after processing Size of area sampled to de termine color value can be changed using Sample point size option in Advanced Color category of the Preferences dialog 102 L R G B Calibrated RGB RGB Grayscale 36 TOP The Tool Chest Crop Cro
87. ils in Highlights Digital DEE can also be used to reveal details in highlights where the background is much brighter than the subject or the subject much brighter than the background To enhance details in highlights select Enable Digital DEE and click More To preview the image at the new settings click the Redraw button If the desired results are not achieved adjust set tings and click Redraw again Adjust highlights using the Highlight Adjustment slider or by entering a value between 1 and 100 in the text box to its right Increasing highlight adjustment increases contrast in highlights while decreasing highlight adjustment has the opposite effect The default value is 1 After processing Before processing Monotone Highlights Monotone Highlights Digital DEE has no effect if details in highlights have been totally obliter ated leaving highlights a single uniform color The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced More button Highlight Adjustment slider and text box Redraw button 67 TOP De ning Shadows and Highlights The Threshold slider in the detailed view of the Digital DEE panel determines the border between shadows and highlights Moving the slider to the right or entering a higher value in the Threshold text box increases the range of tones affected by the Shadow Adjustment slider and reduces the range of tones affected by the Highlight Adjustment slider Try increasing the threshold
88. ing Paste from the Edit menu Save current crop settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the crop settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Delete settings created using the Save Crop Settings option A dialog will be displayed where the set tings to be deleted can be selected by name Import settings created using the Export Crop Settings option Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice Crop settings les have the extension ncc Cancel the current crop and reset resolution and scale to default values Restore the default crop settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17 Macintosh Windows 41 TOP The Tool Chest Curves The Curve Edit Display The Curve Edit Display Although values for input and output in the Curves palette range from zero to 255 eight bit pre ci sion familiar to users of other image editing software the results of any changes to curves are calculated at a preci sion of sixteen bits This allows images scanned at twelve and fourteen bits to be modi ed without lowering the quality of the output Input is plotted along the horizontal axis with shadows the dark areas of the image to the left high lights the bright areas of the image to the right and mid tones in between The left end of the axis marks the minimum possible valu
89. ing and preview times will increase when Digital ROC is enabled To reduce scanning and preview times remove the check from the En able Post Processing check box Monochrome Film Grayscale Images Monochrome Film Grayscale Images Digital ROC may add color to monochrome images or images scanned in grayscale Digital ROC Digital ROC The status of Digital ROC is shown in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to Digital ROC settings Digital ROC is not available when the FH 816 or FH 8G1 is used with the 9000 ED or 8000 ED or when the FH G1 is used with the 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED or COOLSCAN IV ED The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced Enable Post Processing check box Digital ROC slider and text box 64 TOP Digital GEM Reducing Film Grain Digital GEM Grain Equalization Management digitally pro cesses images to reduce the effects of lm grain To use Digital GEM select Enable Post Processing and choose a value for grain equalization using the Digital GEM slider or by entering a value between 0 Digital GEM off and 4 maxi mum effect in the text box to its right The default setting is 3 To preview the image at the new settings click the Redraw button If the desired results are not achieved adjust set tings and click the Redraw button again Scanning and Preview Times Scanning and Preview Times Scanning
90. isplay for the SA 21 supplied with the 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED and COOLSCAN IV ED always contains six frames regardless of the actual number of frames in the lm strip while the frame number display for the SA 30 available separately for the 5000 ED and 4000 ED always contains forty frames The correct number of frames will be displayed when the button is clicked to create thumbnail pre views Both the frame number and thumbnail displays for the 9000 ED and 8000 ED contain as many frames as there are apertures in the holder even if some apertures are empty The Thumbnail Display The Thumbnail Display The thumbnail display is stored in memory until new lm is inserted in the scanner 25 TOP The Scan Window The Information Panel The Information Panel The Information Panel Image Information Image Information The information panel provides information about the image in the preview area Area Description See also Shows the orientation of the preview image re ect ing any ips or rotations that have been performed If the image has been ipped the letter R will be shown in red Orientation Layout Tools 33 Gives the height and width of the current crop in pix els and the size of the le that will result if the crop is scanned at the current output size and resolution Crop 36 Dimensions File size Shows the status of analog gain Digital ICE4 Ad vanced and the
91. kon Scan help Help Rotate the image in the active window clockwise Rotate 90 CW Rotate the image in the active window counter clockwise Rotate 90 CCW Open the scan window Open Twain source Select the hand cursor to scroll images Hand Cursor 116 TOP Image Windows The Toolbar Macintosh In the Macintosh version of Nikon Scan each image window has its own toolbar The toolbar contains the following buttons Button Description Button Description Shows the orientation of the image re ecting any ips or rotations Image Orientation Zoom the image in Zoom In Zoom the image out Zoom Out Rotate the image counterclockwise Rotate 90 CCW Rotate the image clockwise Rotate 90 CW Choose the selection cursor to select an area in the window Selection Cursor Select the zoom cursor to the zoom image in and out Zoom Cursor Select the hand cursor to scroll the image Hand Cursor Display a dialog where selected Tool Chest set tings can be copied to the clipboard Copy Settings Paste settings copied with the button into the Tool Chest for the current image Paste settings 117 TOP Image Windows The Status Bar Windows Only The Status Bar Windows Only The Status Bar Windows Only Tool Tips Tool Tips When the cursor is moved over a button or menu a brief description of its function appears in the status bar at the bottom of the application window The
92. lable 9000 ED 8000 ED Clicking the button ejects lm holders from the scanner 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED The operation performed by the button varies depending on the adapter used MA 21 MA 20 S MA 21 MA 20 S When the MA 21 MA 20 S is inserted in the scanner the button is grayed out and unavailable Use the eject button on the adapter 15 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Autofocus Button Clicking the autofocus button focuses the scanner on a selected point if no focus point has been selected the scanner will focus on the center of the frame Autofocus Preferences Autofocus Preferences Depending on the options selected in the Preferences dialog an auto focus operation may be performed automatically when the focus point is moved or an image is previewed or scanned If Perform autofocus when focus point is moved is selected in the Automatic Actions category of the Preferences dialog the scan ner will automatically refocus when a new focus point is selected using the Focus Tool If Auto focus is selected for Before scan in the Single Scan category of the Preferences dialog an autofocus operation will au tomatically be performed when the Scan button is clicked to scan a single image If a batch scan is performed when Auto focus is selected for Before each image in the Batch Scan category of the Preferences dialog
93. lecting this option increases the time needed to complete a preview while the effects of multi sample scanning may not be visible in the pre view area at the normal zoom ratio Digital ICE If this item is checked the default option the image will be processed during preview to reduce the effects of dust and scratches This option only takes effect if Enable Digital ICE is selected in the Digital ICE4 Ad vanced palette Selecting this option increases the time needed to complete a preview Autofocus Autoexposure Autofocus Autoexposure If an autofocus or autoexposure operation has already been performed on the current frame it will not automatically be repeated before a preview or scan The autofocus and autoexposure buttons in the scan window can be used to perform these operations manually if desired If Perform auto focus when lm is inserted is selected in the Scanner Extras palette an autofocus operation will au to mat i cal ly be per formed when a slide is inserted in a slide mount adapter 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED or when a holder other than the FH 869S or FH 869G is inserted in the 9000 ED or 8000 ED As a re sult an autofocus operation will not au to mat i cal ly be performed before the image is scanned even if Auto focus is selected in the Preview Settings category In the case of the 9000 ED and 8000 ED this ap plies only to the rst frame in the holder an autofocus operation
94. lly obtained when they are used to modify the master curve To edit the white point or black point click the correspond ing slider once to activate it then drag it to the right or left a value can also be entered directly in the text box underneath the slider Matching the black point slider with the low est input value displayed in the histogram will set the mini mum output value for the selected channel to the darkest pixel actually present in the image steepening the curve and enhancing contrast without sacri cing detail in shad ows Similarly matching the white point slider with the highest input value displayed in the histogram will set the maximum output value for the selected channel to the brightest pixel present in the image enhancing contrast without loss of de tail in highlights Any changes are applied instantly to the active image Black point slider White point slider Black point input value White point input value 46 TOP The Tool Chest Curves Sampling the Image for White Point or Black Point The white point or black point can be set by directly sam pling the image allowing the user to choose the pixels that will be used to set the maximum white point or minimum black point output value This makes it possible to set the black point by matching it to a pixel in the darkest part of the image containing detail you want to preserve eliminat ing details in darker areas that are not important to th
95. mages The Layout Tools palette contains tools for making selec tions and adjusting focus in the scan window It can also be used to ip and rotate images both before and after scan ning and to navigate images displayed in image windows The tools available in the Layout Tools palette differ de pending on whether the active window is the scan window or an image window Tool Image window Scan window Flip Rotate Hand Cursor Crop Cursor Zoom Cursor Focus Tool The Hand Cursor Image Windows Only When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the Hand Cursor tool can be used to scroll images that have been opened in image windows after scanning It can not be used in the scan window or a third party host application The Crop Cursor The Crop Cursor tool is used to make a selection or crop In the scan window the crop is the area selected for scan ning In image windows the crop is the source of the his togram To make a selection drag the mouse over the image in the active window The size of the crop can be changed by dragging its borders its location by placing the cursor anywhere inside the crop and dragging it to a new posi tion To cancel the crop double click anywhere outside the selected area 34 TOP The Tool Chest Layout Tools The Zoom Cursor Image Windows Only When Nikon Scan is used as a
96. n nef The advantage of NEF is that while user settings such as curves and color balance are saved they are not applied to the original image data NEF images may thus be edited and saved several times without degrading or altering the original image Noise Digital artifacts or data in an image le that are not a part of the original image The presence of noise is re ected in a loss in image quality ppcm pixels per centimeter a measure of resolution The more pixels per centimeter the higher the res o lu tion See also ppi Reso lution ppi pixels per inch a measure of resolution The more pixels per inch the higher the resolution See also ppcm Resolution Preferences Settings controlling basic operations performed by a given program adjustable by the user Pro le A le de ning the color characteristics of an input device such as a scanner or digital camera an output device such as a printer or monitor or the color space used for editing images Pro les are used by color management systems to ensure consistent col or reproduction The Nikon Color Management System used in Nikon Scan employs ICC pro les See also Color space ICC Resolution The density of dots or pixels that make up an image measured in dots per inch dpi or pixels per inch ppi the resolution of Windows monitors for example is 96 ppi The greater the density of dots or pixels the higher the resolution and the great
97. n the 9000 ED or 8000 ED is connected 101 TOP Preferences Advanced Color Advanced Color Advanced Color White Point Gray Point Black Point and Auto Contrast White Point Gray Point Black Point and Auto Contrast The Advanced Color category is used to specify output col ors for the black white and gray points and to change the size of the area sampled when the eyedropper tools in the Curves palette are used It is also controls the portion of the tone range excluded in auto contrast operations White Gray and Black Point Targets The targets in the RGB and Grayscale tabs specify de fault out put values for the white gray and black points in each color model The fac to ry default set ting for white point is 255 for each channel which displays as white on most com put er mon i tors The factory default for the gray point is 128 which displays as a neutral gray The de fault for the black point is zero which dis plays as black To restore fac tory de faults for the color mod el in the selected sheet click Reset The Master Channel The Master Channel To set the white and black points for the master channel in the RGB color model select RGB in the Curves palette channel menu click the white or black point eyedropper tool while pressing Ctrl Windows or option Macintosh and sample the image Output Values Output Values Although output values in the Advanced Color palette ran
98. n Window The Zoom Buttons 16 Image Windows Zoom 112 Select the area to be scanned select a crop Layout Tools 33 View information about a selection Information 35 Focus the scanner The Autofocus Button 15 Adjust exposure The Autoexposure Button 16 129 Scan Index TOP Operation Set image size and output resolution Crop 36 Image Size and Resolution Image Enhancement Operation Automatically adjust brightness and saturation to produce a high contrast image Scan Image Enhancer 70 Reduce the effects of dust and scratches Digital ICE4 Advanced Digital ICE 62 Restore colors lost through fading Digital ICE4 Advanced Digital ROC 63 Reduce the effects of lm grain Digital ICE4 Advanced Digital GEM 64 Reveal details in highlights and shadows Digital ICE4 Advanced Digital DEE 65 Adjust contrast in highlights mid tones or shadows Curves 41 Adjust color balance in highlights mid tones or shadows Curves 41 Adjust brightness contrast and color balance over the entire tone range Color Balance 51 Sharpen edges Unsharp Mask 53 Adjust brightness color saturation and hue LCH Editor 56 Adjust color balance by selectively adjusting exposure during scanning Analog Gain 69 Choose a scan bit depth pixel data size Scanner Extras Pixel Data Size 75 Reposition thumbnails Scanner Extras Strip Film Offset 73
99. n be used to edit only the se lect ed curve Step 3 Setting White and Black Points The endpoints of the curve are referred to as the white point and the black point The black point for a given channel represents the darkest shade minimum value for that color the white point the brightest shade maximum value By default the input and output values for the black point are zero The darkest shade in the input image may however be greater than zero with the result that a portion of the curve is dedicated to reproducing tones not actually present in the image Increasing the input value for the black point until it matches the darkest shade in the image will steepen the curve en hanc ing overall contrast without caus ing a corresponding loss of detail in shadows Similarly if the original image does not actually contain shades correspond ing to the maximum value the white point can be lowered to match the brightest shade in the image There are two steps to selecting a white point and black point for the nal image choosing the white point and black point input levels and selecting out put levels 44 TOP The Tool Chest Curves White Point and Black Point Input Levels Input levels for the white point and black point can be set using any of the following three methods automatic contrast adjustment white point and black point sliders direct sampling using the white point and black point eyedropper
100. ncer is shown in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to the Scan Image En hancer Scanning Time Scanning Time Scanning times may increase slightly when the Scan Image Enhancer is enabled Dark Images Dark Images If the image is dark the Scan Image Enhancer may have no effect or may make the scanned image darker Turn the Scan Image Enhancer off if it fails to produce the desired results Enable Scan Image Enhancer check box Redraw button 71 TOP The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Scanner Extras Scanner Extras Controlling Scanner Settings Controlling Scanner Settings The options available in the Scanner Extras palette vary with the model of scanner connected and the lm holder or adapter in use Scanner Extras palette for 9000 ED with FH 835S lm holder Scanner Extras palette for 5000 ED with SA 21 adapter The Scanner Extras Palette The Scanner Extras Palette The Scanner Extras palette is only available when the scan window is active 72 TOP The Tool Chest Scanner Extras Item Description Scanner Reposition lm to match the scan position Strip lm offset All SA 21 SA 30 FH 869S FH 869G only Focus scanner manually using slider or by direct text entry Manual focus adjustment Perform autofocus when slide is inserted in MA 21 MA 20 S 5000 ED 4
101. nd brought to the front by clicking the window or by choosing it from the windows listed at the bot tom of the Win dow menu The Tool Chest The Tool Chest Many of the tools in the Tool Chest can be applied to images in im age windows If multiple images are opened in image win dows in the Nikon Scan applet settings can be adjusted and saved separately for each im age With the exception of images saved in NEF format the settings in each tool palette will be reset to default values when an image is opened When an im age saved in NEF format is opened the settings in each tool palette will be reset to the values in effect when the image was saved Macintosh Windows 109 TOP Image Windows Saving Images Saving Images Saving Images Supported File Formats Supported File Formats To save the image in the active window under a new name choose Save As from the File menu A Save As dialog will be displayed after navigating to the desired location enter a le name and choose a le type Click Save to save the image Choosing a File Type Nikon Scan supports the following formats Format NEF Changes to settings in the Tool Chest are not directly ap plied to images saved in NEF Nikon Electronic Image For mat Instead information about settings is saved separate ly in the same le as the image When the image is opened again in Nikon Scan these settings will be loaded into the Tool Chest and applied to
102. ndows after scan ning where they can be enhanced printed and saved Scan window 12 This is where images are pre viewed and modi ed before scanning Preferences 77 The Preferences dialog con trols scan window settings Progress window 22 Shows the status of current tasks and lists operations that have been or are about to be performed 12 The Scan Window The Scan Window The Scanner Computer Interface The parts of the scan window are identi ed below Click the links for more information Thumbnail drawer tab 23 Click to display the thumbnail area where multiple frames can be selected for preview or scanning Title bar Shows the scanner currently connected Preview area 27 Preview images before scan ning Interactive help Windows only Displays a brief tip about the control under the cursor Interactive help text and tool tip for the Preview button Control area 13 Contains frequently used scan ning and preview controls Information panel 25 Lists information on current settings Preview button 26 Click to view selected frames in the preview area Scan button 28 Click to scan the selected frames 13 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Control Area The Control Area Scan Window Controls Scan Window Controls The scan window control area contains frequently used preview and scan controls Click the links bel
103. ning the curve results in atter less vivid colors Moving the gray point to the left makes the image as a whole more vivid while mov ing it to the right averages out differences between colors making the image grayer One effective way to make full use of the scanner s dynamic range is to steepen the curve in the portions of the histogram that contain the greatest number of pixels while leaving colors corresponding to a neutral gray unaffected Item Description Histogram Shows the distribution of pixels of different chromas in the input The horizontal axis shows chroma the verti cal axis the number of pixels Output level sliders Choose the maximum and minimum values for out put Black point slider Choose the minimum input level Gray point slider Set the gray point gamma value White point slider Choose the maximum input level Input output levels Input and output levels for the point under the cursor in the curve edit display Click to view the chroma distribution for the nal im age Click again to view the input chroma distribu tion Restore the chroma curve to linear Restore all curves in the LCH Editor to linear Gray point slider Output level sliders White point slider Black point slider Input output levels Histogram 59 TOP The Tool Chest The LCH Editor The Hue Editor The controls for editing hue are unique consisting of a rain bow colored backgro
104. nitor or printer and the color space used for editing See also ICC Pro le Color space A general term encompassing both the model used to de ne color for example CMYK or RGB and the range or gamut of colors that can be expressed in a given color model See also CMYK Gamut RGB Compression A method for reducing le sizes for storage or transmission Compression algorithms can be divided into lossless algorithms such as LZW in which no information is lost when les are restored to their original size for display or editing and lossy al gorithms such as JPEG in which some information is lost when the le is restored See also JPEG TIFF 135 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix B Term De nition Crop The selected portion of an image Curve See Tone Curve dpi dots per inch a measure of resolution The more dots per inch the higher the resolution See also ppi Resolution Gamma Gamma also written a fundamental property of video systems determines the intensity of the output signal relative to the input When calculating gamma the maximum possible input intensity is assigned a value of one and the minimum pos sible intensity no input is assigned a value of zero Output is calculated by raising input to the inverse of the gamma value output input 1 Gamut The range of colors that can be expressed by a given input device for example scanner or digital c
105. nt The image will automatically be altered to re ect the new value for white point and the master curve will be displayed in the Curves palette To sample the image for the black point click the button and move the eye drop per cursor over the image until you nd the point that you want to use to set the min i mum input value then click the mouse button to select the black point 47 TOP The Tool Chest Curves White Point and Black Point Output Levels Once the input levels for the black and white points have been determined output levels can be altered to re ect the actual shade of the darkest and brightest pixels in the image If the darkest shade in the image represents a true black for example the output level for the black point can be left at zero If however darkest shade present in the image is a lighter color the output level for the black point can be raised to achieve more natural coloration The output levels for the white point and black point are set using the white point and black point output sliders on the left side of the curve edit display To set the output level click the slider once to activate it then drag it up or down until you have found the desired output level the output level can also be set by entering a value directly in the text box to the left of the slider The ef fects of the change will be re ected in the active image Black point output slider White point outpu
106. of slides at different settings preview and scan each slide separately Preferences gt Batch Scan Preferences gt Batch Scan The Batch Scan category 96 in the Preferences dialog contains a variety of batch scan options 30 The Tool Chest Using the Tool Chest 31 Curves 41 Information 35 Layout Tools 33 Crop 36 Color Balance 51 Unsharp Mask 53 LCH Editor 56 Digital ICE4 Advanced 61 Analog Gain 69 Scan Image Enhancer 70 Scanner Extras 71 The Scan Window and Image Windows The Scan Window and Image Windows The Crop Digital ICE4 Advanced Analog Gain Scan Image Enhancer and Scanner Extras palettes are available only in the scan win dow When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application the other palettes can be used both before scanning in the scan window and after scanning in image windows The Tool Chest Setting up Scans and Enhancing Images The tools in the Tool Chest can be used before scanning to select the area to be scanned rotate and ip images specify size and resolution adjust color brightness and contrast improve sharpness and mitigate the effects of dust scratches and fading When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application some tools can also be used to edit images opened in image windows after scanning Click the links below for more informati
107. olors 9000 ED 8000 ED 9000 ED 8000 ED The lm type menu is only available when a lm holder is inserted in the scanner Glass Microscope Slides Glass Microscope Slides Select Positive when scanning glass microscope slides with the optional FH G1 or FH 8G1 lm holder 20 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Frame Size Menu 9000 ED 8000 ED Only When scanning medium format 120 220 2 or Brownie lm using the FH 869S or optional FH 869G lm holder select the frame size from the options below with other holders the appro priate frame size is selected automati cally The maximum length of the lm strip that can be scanned in these hold ers depends on the frame size Frame size Maximum length 6 9 cm Two frames 6 7 cm 6 6 cm Three frames 6 4 5 cm Four frames 6 8 cm The Color Model Menu Choose whether to scan images in color or monochrome grayscale The options available depend on whether the Nikon Color Manage ment System CMS in on the default setting or off Option Description RGB CMS off Use to edit raw RGB data from the scanner Calibrated RGB CMS on Choose when scanning images that will be printed in color or edited or displayed on a computer monitor Grayscale Choose when scanning images that will be printed or displayed in monochrome Nikon Color Management Nikon Color Management Color management systems using I
108. omatically be adjusted to pass through this point Points can be repositioned by dragging them to new locations in the curve edit display Steepening a section of the curve will enhance contrast in that portion of the tone range while changing the curve to map input to higher or lower output levels will brighten or darken tones in the af fected portion of the tone range The image in the active window will automatically be adjusted to re ect changes to the curve Removing Points from the Curve Points can be removed from the curve by dragging them out of the curve window Resetting the Curves to Linear The default linear curve for the current channel can be re stored by clicking the button in the Curves palette To reset all curves to linear click the button Resizing the Curve Edit Display Resizing the Curve Edit Display The Tool Chest can be resized by dragging its borders Windows or by dragging the handle at its lower right corner Macintosh The size of the curves edit display changes with the size of the palette For in creased precision enlarge the palette when editing curves 50 TOP The Tool Chest Curves The Curves Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Curves palette displays the curves settings menu Option Description Reset to User Curve Settings Restore the default curves settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17
109. on 31 TOP The Tool Chest Using the Tool Chest Using the Tool Chest Using the Tool Chest Tool Chest Operations Tool Chest Operations Opening the Tool Chest To display the default Tool Chest click the Tools button in the scan window control area and select Tool Palette 1 from the menu that appears Displaying the Contents of a Tool Palette To display or hide the contents of a tool palette click the triangle to the left of the palette title Title bar 32 TOP The Tool Chest Using the Tool Chest Opening a Tool Palette in a Separate Window Tool palettes can be opened in a separate window by click ing the palette title and dragging it outside the current win dow to create a new Tool Chest con tain ing only the selected palette Tools can be added to the new window by drag ging ad di tion al palettes into the window The new window will be added to the tools menu in the scan window If you close the new window by click ing the win dow close box you can open it again by se lect ing the desired Tool Chest from the tools menu Changing the Order of Palettes in the Tool Chest To change the order of palettes in the Tool Chest click a tool palette title bar and drag it into a new position Moving the Layout Tools palette to a position following the Crop palette 33 TOP The Tool Chest Layout Tools Layout Tools Layout Tools Setting up Scans and Orienting Images Setting up Scans and Orienting I
110. or a third party imaging application such as Adobe Photoshop images will not be opened in the Nikon Scan ap plet after scanning Instead they will be opened in the third party application where they can be viewed edited printed and saved according to the options available Starting the Nikon Scan Applet For information on starting the Nikon Scan applet see Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application 9 If no scanner is connected the following message will be displayed when Nikon Scan is started Opening Images from the Toolbar Windows Only Opening Images from the Toolbar Windows Only Image les can also be opened by clicking the button in the toolbar Windows only Macintosh 108 TOP Image Windows Image Windows Image Windows Image Windows Viewing Images Viewing Images When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application images are opened in image windows after scanning except when Save to disk is selected in the Preferences dialog 77 or when a le is selected using the Open option in the File menu Layout Grid Layout Grid If Show grid is selected in the Layout Tools palette a layout grid will be displayed over the image in the active window The grid can also be displayed by selecting Show Grid from the View menu Selecting the Active Window Selecting the Active Window When multiple windows are open in the Nikon Scan applet a window can be activated a
111. or space achieved when scan ning with Nikon CMS off Its main purpose is to allow the LCH ed i tor and Unsharp Mask tools which are not available when Nikon CMS is off to be used to edit the colors produced by the scan ner In order to pro duce the effect achieved by turn ing Nikon CMS off the mon i tor pro le is not used nor is an ICC pro le included with the image when it is opened in the host ap pli ca tion 90 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Macintosh Pro les Gamma 1 8 Apple RGB This pro le is used in desk top publishing applications and in Adobe Photoshop ver sions 4 0 or earlier and is the typical RGB pro le for Macintosh monitors The corresponding RGB set ting in Photoshop 5 0 is Apple RGB This pro le is suit able for work ing with images dis played on the Macintosh ColorMatch RGB The ColorMatch pro le is native to Radius PressView mon i tors It has a wider gamut than Apple RGB with a par tic u lar ly wide area devoted to the reproduction of blues The cor re spond ing RGB setting in Photoshop 5 0 is Color Match RGB Apple RGB compensated This pro le de nes tristimulus red green and blue chro ma tic i ty as the intersection of the curve that marks the limits of the visible gamut with lines drawn from the Apple RGB white point and pass ing through the points that de ne tri stimulus chro ma tic i ty in the Apple RGB color space pro le This pro le is
112. ow for more informa tion about the buttons and menus in the control area Name Control Description Tools button 22 Display the Tool Chest or progress window Preferences button 21 Open the Preferences dialog Frame size menu 20 9000 ED 8000 ED only Specify the lm frame size Color model menu 20 Choose to scan images in color or grayscale Film type menu 19 Specify the type of lm to be scanned Zoom buttons 16 Zoom the crop selected in the preview area in or out Autoexposure button 16 Optimize exposure automatically Settings menu 17 Save reset and load scan window settings Eject button 14 Eject the lm or holder Help button 21 View help Autofocus button 15 Focus the scanner on the point selected with the focus tool 14 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Eject Button The eject button ejects lm holders or ejects or rewinds lm as described below Adapter Description SA 30 available separately for 5000 ED and 4000 ED Ejects lm from adapter SA 21 Ejects lm from adapter IA 20 S available separately Rewinds lm SF 210 SF 200 S available separately for 5000 ED and 4000 ED Ejects current slide and feeds a new one To eject current slide without feeding a new slide press Ctrl Windows or option Macin tosh while clicking eject button MA 21 MA 20 S Eject button not avai
113. ows only Most Win dows users will be able to view les of this type This format is not avail able in the Macintosh version of Nikon Scan and does not support CMYK six teen bit gray scale or six teen bit RGB PICT Macintosh only PICT can be viewed on most Macintosh computers and supports JPEG compression This format is not avail able in the Windows version of Nikon Scan and does not support CMYK six teen bit grayscale or sixteen bit RGB 110 TOP Image Windows Saving Images Choosing a Compression Ratio Choosing a Compression Ratio JPEG and PICT images can be compressed using JPEG com pres sion in which images are divided into blocks eight pixels on a side and detail within each block selectively reduced Although raising the compression ratio decreases the le size it also makes the block pattern more visible and may result in noticeable loss of detail the actual effect depends on the output scale and the type of subject It is recommended that les be saved at the lowest com pres sion ratio possible if nec es sary they can always be opened and saved again at a higher com pres sion ratio The compression ratio can be chosen from a menu in the Save As dialog Five options are available rang ing from Ex cel lent Quality which of fers the lowest com pres sion and highest im age quality to High Compression which of fers the high est com pres sion and lowest image quality 111 TOP Image Windows The
114. p Crop Output Size and Resolution Output Size and Resolution The Crop palette is used to specify the dimensions and resolution at which the current crop will be scanned Crop input size size of area scanned Output size File size Scale Output resolution Custom button Three options are available for choosing output size and resolution Select an option according to how the image will be used Keep this Crop 38 Adjust output dimensions le size and resolution without changing the crop selected in the preview area Keep this Output Size 38 Adjust le size resolution and the selection in the preview area without changing the chosen output size Keep this File Size 39 Adjust output size resolution and the selection in the pre view area without affecting the chosen le size The Crop Palette The Crop Palette The Crop palette is only available when the scan window is active 37 TOP The Tool Chest Crop The Crop palette contains the following items Item Description Crop input size Gives the dimensions of the current crop The units for input size can be chosen from the menu to the right of the display the units chosen are re ected in the rulers in the preview area Output size Gives the output dimensions of the current crop i e the size of the crop after scanning The units for output size can be chosen from the menu
115. pond ing RGB setting in Photoshop 5 0 is CIE RGB Wide Gamut RGB This color space pro le designed by Adobe in cor po rates most of the visible colors This however has the con se quence that most of the colors it can express can not be reproduced on standard mon i tors and print ers The corresponding RGB set ting in Photoshop 5 0 is Wide Gamut RGB 89 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Wide Gamut RGB compensated Nikon scanners can scan some colors that cannot be ex pressed using the Wide Gamut RGB color space pro le The com pen sat ed Wide Gamut RGB pro le rede nes Wide Gamut RGB to include all the colors that can be output from the scanner Be cause many of the colors that can not be ex pressed in Wide Gamut RGB occur in the blue por tion of the gamut the level of detail in the blue area has been greatly increased be cause the gamut has been expanded in a non lin ear fash ion to in cor po rate just those colors that could not otherwise be ex pressed it can not be rep re sent ed in chro ma tic i ty di a grams using a stan dard RGB triangle As is the case with Wide Gam ut RGB most of the colors de ned in this pro le can not be re pro duced on mon i tors and print ers It is output to the host ap pli ca tion as Wide Gamut RGB When scanning images into Photoshop 5 0 using this pro le set the Photoshop RGB pro le to Wide Gamut RGB Scanner RGB This pro le replicates the col
116. quire plug in for a third party imaging application such as Adobe Photoshop images will be opened in the third party application after scanning See the documentation provided with the application for information on the operations that can be performed Image Windows Using Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application This chapter describes the operations that can be performed in image windows when Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application Click the links for more information Windows Macintosh The Nikon Scan Applet 107 Rotating and Flipping Images 112 Saving Images 109 Image Windows 108 The Settings Section 111 Zoom 112 Color Space 113 Printing Images 113 Editing Images 114 The Toolbar 115 The Status Bar Windows Only 117 Menu Commands 118 Menu bar Toolbar Status bar Image window 107 TOP Image Windows The Nikon Scan Applet Click OK to close the message To open a previously saved image for viewing printing or editing select Open from the Nikon Scan File menu Windows The Nikon Scan Applet The Nikon Scan Applet Getting Started Getting Started When Nikon Scan is used as a stand alone application images can be saved viewed and printed in image windows opened in the Nikon Scan applet The Tool Chest can also be used to perform simple imaging tasks When Nikon Scan is used as a TWAIN source or acquire plug in f
117. r s Manual The host application does not recognize the Nikon Scan plug in Macintosh The plug in has not been copied to the application s plug ins folder The application does not support Adobe Photoshop plug ins Use a dif fer ent host applica tion Film jams in the scanner See the scanner User s Manual for information on resolving jams 15 15 Images are out of focus An autofocus operation was not performed before the image was scanned The focus point requires adjustment 85 87 86 16 Colors do not match the original The monitor pro le chosen in the Color Management category of the Preferences dialog does not match the mon i tor The CMYK pro le chosen in the Color Management category of the Preferences dialog does not match the printer The RGB color space pro le chosen in the Color Management category of the Pref er enc es dialog has too narrow a gamut colors too vivid or too wide a gamut image lacks contrast Curves 41 color balance 51 or LCH 56 settings are incorrectly adjusted Negative lm was scanned without an autoexposure operation Monitor settings require adjustment 133 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix A Problem Possible Cause 85 87 86 82 Images are too dark The monitor pro le chosen in the Color Management categor
118. r if Digital ICE is used to process overexposed images or images that have acquired very vivid colors through the developing process The best results will be obtained in correctly exposed images that have been developed normally Monochrome Film Monochrome Film Digital ICE can not be used with monochrome lm unless the lm has been developed in color Kodachrome Film Kodachrome Film Digital ICE is not recommended when scanning Kodachrome lm with the 8000 ED 4000 ED or COOLSCAN IV ED When scanning Koda chrome lm with the 9000 ED 5000 ED or COOLSCAN V ED select Kodachrome in the lm type menu Depending on the frame scanned blurring or localized loss of detail may occasionally result when Koda chrome lm is scanned with the 5000 ED or COOLSCAN V ED The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced 63 TOP Digital ROC Restoring Faded Colors Digital ROC Reconstruction of Color digitally restores colors lost through fading of the original lm To use Digital ROC select Enable Post Processing and choose a value for color reconstruction using the Digital ROC slider or by entering a value between 0 Digital ROC off and 10 maximum effect in the text box to its right The default setting is 5 To preview the image at the new settings click the Redraw button If the desired results are not achieved adjust set tings and click the Redraw button again Scanning and Preview Times Scanning and Preview Times Scann
119. r space information between devices and are now on their way to becoming a global standard ICC pro les have been proposed as an International Or ga ni za tion for Standardization ISO standard See also Pro le Gray point Controls the output level for mid tones in the original image See also Tone Tone curve Firewire Apple s term for the IEEE 1394 interface See IEEE 1394 Grayscale A color model reproduces image data in shades of gray Eight bit grayscale supports 256 shades sixteen bit grayscale 65 526 shades See also Bit depth 136 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix B JPEG A standard graphic format designed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group Images are compressed using a discrete cosine transform that takes advantage of the properties of hu man vision which is more sensitive to light in the lower wavelengths to increase quantization at lower frequencies JPEG com pres sion is lossy meaning that information is lost when images are compressed leading to a drop in image quality A lossless compression option is also supported in some implementations JPEG images can be compressed to as much as 100 1 though quality will be signi cantly reduced At a compression ratio of 20 1 image quality is not noticeably diminished Term De nition NEF Nikon Electronic Image Format an image le format developed by Nikon to support high resolution image data In Windows NEF les have the ex ten sio
120. rd Copy When entering text in a dialog cut selected text to the clipboard Copy Settings Copy to the clipboard selected Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window A dialog will be displayed where the desired settings can be selected 125 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Macintosh Mac OS 9 Zoom In Zoom in on the image in the active window Zoom Out Zoom out from the image in the active window Hand Cursor Select the hand cursor Selection Cursor Select the crop cursor Zoom Cursor Select the zoom cursor Focus Cursor Select the cursor used to choose the focus point Image Settings Copy save load delete or reset settings for all tool palettes or for selected tool palettes Settings Section Display the settings section for the active window Show Grid Display or hide the layout grid in the active window Progress Monitor Display the progress window Tool palettes A list of Tool Chests is displayed at the end of the View menu Select to display or hide Tool Chests View Color Space Convert the image in the active window to a new color space and bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the ac tive window 126 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Film Type Select type of lm to be scanned Color Space Choose the scan color model Bit Depth Choose the scan bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the preview ar
121. rrently open is displayed at the end of the Win dow menu Help Nikon Scan Help Open Nikon Scan help Film Type Select type of lm to be scanned Color Space Choose the scan color model Bit Depth Choose the scan bit depth Transform Rotate or ip the image in the preview area 124 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Macintosh Mac OS 9 Save As Save the image in the active win dow under a new name Revert This command can not be used Page Setup Adjust printer settings Print Print the image in the active win dow Quit Quit Nikon Scan Apple menu About Nikon Scan Display version information for Nikon Scan File New This command can not be used Open Open an image le Close Close the active window Save Save the image in the active win dow File continued Edit Copy All Settings Copy to the clipboard all Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window Paste Paste the contents of the clip board Clear When entering text in a dialog clear the contents of the current text box Select All When entering text in a dialog se lect all the text in the current text box When the scan window is active select all thumbnails in the thumbnail drawer Preferences Display the Preferences dialog Undo Undo the preceding operation Cut When entering text in a dialog cut selected text and place it in the clipboa
122. s contain information about the color and gam ma characteristics of the monitor allowing images to be ad just ed for more accurate color reproduction Use factory default monitor pro le default Nikon Scan is supplied with default monitor pro les for use when no other pro le is available see below To use the default pro le for your plat form select Use factory default mon i tor pro le Default Windows Monitor Pro le Gamma 2 2 The default Windows monitor pro le NkMonitor_Win icm is identical to the sRGB pro le Default Macintosh Monitor Pro le Gamma 1 8 The default Macintosh monitor pro le NkMonitor_ Mac icm is iden ti cal to the pro le used for Apple 17 moni tors with a D50 white point Use custom monitor pro le Use this option to select a pro le supplied by the company that manufactured the monitor When this option is se lect ed the Choose Custom Pro le button will be ac tive Click ing this but ton dis plays a standard open le di a log nav i gate to the disk and folder containing the man u fac tur er s pro le The path to the selected pro le will appear in the text box below the Use custom mon i tor pro le radio but ton 86 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management The RGB Tab The RGB tab is used to select a color space pro le for the cal i brat ed RGB color model The pro le used can be se lect ed from the Color
123. space menu Each of the pro les listed may be classi ed according to its gam ma value and gamut Gamma is a fundamental char ac ter is tic of im ag ing systems which determines the intensity of the output sig nal relative to the input in human terms gamma controls the subjective brightness of images through al ter ations to the out put level for mid tones Win dows and Macintosh systems pro cess video signals dif fer ent ly and these differences are re ect ed in the difference in the standard gam ma values for these plat forms The default system gamma for Macintosh computers is 1 8 the de facto standard for Win dows systems 2 2 Nikon CMS includes eight RGB pro les with a Windows gamma of 2 2 sRGB Bruce RGB NTSC 1953 Adobe RGB 1988 CIE RGB Wide Gamut RGB compensated Wide Gamut RGB and Scanner RGB and three pro les with a gam ma val ue of 1 8 Apple RGB ColorMatch RGB and compensated Apple RGB for use on the Macintosh When scan ning im ag es choose a pro le with a gam ma value suited to the sys tem on which the image will be edited 87 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management The CMYK Tab The CMYK sheet is used to select a pro le for use with the CMYK color model Use factory default CMYK pro le default Nikon Scan is supplied with a default CMYK pro le the SWOP color library for use when no other pro le is avail able This pro le is used when Use factory default CMYK
124. ss of the channel currently selected in the channel menu sam pling simultaneously de nes the gray point for each of the red green and blue chan nels while leaving the gray point for the master curve unchanged Grayscale images can not be sampled for gray point To sample the gray point click the button When the cur sor is moved over the active image it will take the shape of an eyedropper Move the cursor over the image to nd a pixel to use to set the gray point keeping an eye on the pixel level display in the Information palette to identify pixels with a neutral input value look for pixels that should be a neutral gray color in the nal image With the cursor over the target pixel click the mouse button The gray point for each of the component channels will be adjusted to alter color balance without altering the brightness of the sampled pixel the weight assigned to each channel can be selected using the Gray point target options in the Advanced Color catego ry of the Preferences dialog 101 The image will au to mat i cal ly be altered to re ect the new value for gray point Step 5 Editing Curves Directly Curves can be reshaped to make adjustments to brightness and contrast in speci c portions of the tone range Adding New Points to the Curve Move the cursor to the desired location in the curve edit display and click A new point will be added at this position and the curve will aut
125. status bar can be hidden or displayed by selecting Sta tus Bar from the View menu Status bar display for the Save button 118 TOP Image Windows Menu Commands Menu Commands Menu Commands Index to Menu Options Index to Menu Options Windows File Open Twain Source Open the scan window Open Open an image le Close Close the active window Save Save the image in the active win dow Save As Save the image in the active win dow under a new name Print Print the image in the active win dow Print Preview Preview the image to be printed Print Setup Adjust printer settings Recent les Recent les are listed in the order opened Choose a le to open it in an image window Exit Exit Nikon Scan Edit Undo Undo the preceding operation Cut The Ctrl X shortcut can be used in dialogs to cut selected text to the clipboard The menu command itself can not be used Copy The Ctrl C shortcut can be used in dialogs to copy selected text to the clipboard The menu command it self can not be used Copy Settings Copy to the clipboard selected Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window A dialog will be displayed where the desired settings can be selected Copy All Settings Copy to the clipboard all Tool Chest settings for the image in the active window Paste Paste the contents of the clipboard to the Tool Chest The Ctrl V shortcut can b
126. t select an area to be copied to the clipboard and display or hide the layout grid Curves 41 Adjust contrast and color balance in selected portions of the tone range shadows mid tones or highlights Color Balance 51 Adjust brightness contrast and color balance over the entire image LCH Editor 56 Adjust brightness color saturation and hue Unsharp Mask 53 Make edges more distinct either over the entire image or in areas where a speci c color predominates 115 TOP Image Windows The Toolbar The Toolbar The Toolbar Quick Command Access Quick Command Access The toolbar gives access to many commonly used commands with a single click The Windows and Macintosh versions of Nikon Scan have different toolbars Windows To display or hide the toolbar select Toolbar from the View menu When displayed toolbar can be dragged out of the menu bar to a new position anywhere within the Nikon Scan application window where it will oat in an independent window The toolbar contains the following buttons Button Description Save the image in the active window Open an image in Nikon Scan Copy the current selection to the clipboard Print the image in the active window Print Copy Save Open Button Description Select the zoom cursor to zoom images in and out Zoom Cursor Choose the selection cursor to select an area in the active window Selection Cursor Open Ni
127. t Intensity Halo Width and Threshold Use the sliders or enter values directly in the text boxes to their right 55 TOP The Tool Chest Unsharp Mask The Unsharp Mask Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Unsharp Mask palette displays the Unsharp Mask settings menu Option Description Reset to User Unsharp Mask Settings Restore the default Unsharp Mask settings created with the Set User Settings option in the scan window settings menu 17 Reset to Default Unsharp Mask Settings Delete all masks in the Unsharp Mask list Export Unsharp Mask Settings Export current settings to a le in a location of your choice Unsharp Mask settings les have the extension num Import Unsharp Mask Settings Import settings created using the Export Unsharp Mask Settings option Delete Unsharp Mask Settings Delete settings created using the Save Unsharp Mask Settings option A dialog will be dis played where the settings to be deleted can be selected by name Save Unsharp Mask Settings Save current Unsharp Mask settings under a user speci ed name These settings will be added to the end of the Unsharp Mask settings menu where they can be recalled by selecting the desired settings by name Copy to Clipboard Copy current Unsharp Mask settings to the clipboard These settings can then be pasted into the Unsharp Mask palette for another window by activating the
128. t image use the Save Settings or Ex port Settings options before previewing another image 18 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The settings menu contains the following options Option Description Import Settings Imports settings created with the Export Settings option Delete Settings Displays dialog where settings created with Save Set tings can be selected for deletion Export Settings Exports current settings to a user speci ed location Settings les have the extension set Set User Settings Saves current settings as user default settings which can be recalled by selecting reset to user settings options in the scan window or tool palette settings menus Set tings created with the SA 21 IA 20 S or SA 30 can be used with any of these adapters while settings created with the 9000 ED 8000 ED apply to all lm holders Save Settings Saves current settings under a user speci ed name Saved settings will be added to the end of the settings menu Clear User Settings Deletes user defaults created with the Set User Set tings option Restore Factory Defaults Restores the settings in effect at installation Reset User Settings Restores user default settings created with Set User Settings Settings created with the SA 21 IA 20 S or SA 30 can be used with any of these adapters while settings created with the 9000 ED 8000 ED apply to
129. t slider Output Levels Output Levels In some cases it is best if the darkest and lightest points of the image are not printed or displayed as saturated black or white even when the colors in the original represent a true black or true white For example Making blacks less saturated can reduce the amount of ink consumed Making whites less saturated can prevent undesirable lines from ap pearing when a true white is printed in ink for example when white is printed on a colored background Default Output Values Default Output Values The default output levels for white point and black point can be set in the Advanced Color category of the Preferences dialog 101 48 TOP The Tool Chest Curves Gamma Gamma Gamma also written is a fundamental property of video systems which determines the in ten si ty of the output signal relative to the input When calculating gamma the maximum possible input intensity is as signed a value of one and the minimum possible intensity no input is assigned a value of zero Output is calculated by raising input to a power that is the inverse of the gamma value output input 1 In practical terms raising the gamma value has the same effect as mov ing the midpoint slider to the left raising mid tone output values and brightening the image while leaving the maximum and minimum values untouched Lowering the gamma value has the same effect as mov ing the midpoint
130. tandard for computer serial interfaces which allows automatic plug and play recognition of periph eral devices and hot plug connection of peripherals while the computer or device is on Unsharp Mask A lter for increasing the apparent sharpness of bit mapped images Sometimes abbreviated as USM Unsharp masks em phasize the differences in color and brightness between edges outlines and the rest of the image See also Halo width Threshold White point The input value above which all input tones are mapped to the maximum output value the default for the master channel is white Any details brighter than the white point will be lost See also Tone Tone curve 138 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix C Appendix C Appendix C Memory Requirements Mac OS 9 Only Memory Requirements Mac OS 9 Only Under Mac OS 9 the amount of memory required for best performance varies with the scanner used The following table lists the total system memory needed for full use of all scanner functions together with the recommended memory alloca tion for Nikon Scan when used as a stand alone application Use these values as a guide when entering the preferred memory size 139 Memory allocation preferred size Total memory Scanner 5000 ED COOLSCAN V ED 450 MB 1 GB or more 4000 ED COOLSCAN IV ED 450 MB 768 MB or more 9000 ED 8000 ED 800 MB 1 5 GB or more Memory required when scannin
131. ter the desired value for Width or Height The remaining di mension will change automatically to maintain the current crop The output size can also be chosen using the Scale slider 4 Choose an option from the resolution units menu and en ter the desired value for resolution or select a resolution for a speci c output device from the Custom button menu Keep this Output Size When Keep this Output Size is selected the values en tered for output Width and Height will not change when the crop is resized or a new value is entered for le size Choose this option when scanning images that must display or print at a speci ed size 1 Select Keep this Output Size 2 Choose an option other than pixels from the output units menu and enter the desired value for Width and Height 3 Choose an option from the resolution units menu and en ter the desired value for resolution or select a resolution for a speci c output device from the Custom button menu 4 Adjust the size and location of the crop The crop will be maintained at the height width ratio speci ed in Step 2 and the value for scale will automatically be adjusted ac cording to the size of the crop Keep This Output Size Keep This Output Size Keep this Output size xes the physical dimensions of the image when output on a printer on monitor When Pixels is selected in the output units menu adjusting resolution will cause the values shown in the out
132. th can be used to refer both to the number of bits per channel and to the combined bit depth for all channels thus for example an image with a bit depth of eight bits per channel can be said to have a bit depth of twenty four bits An image with a bit depth of one bit has only two colors typically black and white with no gradation between the two See also Channel Black point The input value below which all input tones are mapped to the minimum output value by default no color or black Any de tails darker than the black point will be lost See also Tone Tone curve Channel The component colors in a given color space The RGB color space is made up of red green and blue channels and a master channel that combines the three See also Color space CMS See Color management system CMYK A re ective subtractive color model commonly used in printing which models color using com bi na tions of the three second ary colors used in printer s ink Cyan Magenta and Yellow Because no com bi na tion of these three inks will create a true black blacK ink is also used Color management system A method of ensuring consistency of color reproduction between devices such as scanners monitors and printers and be tween different computer platforms In the color management system used in Nikon Capture 3 accurate color reproduction is ensured through the use of pro les that provide information about the characteristics of the mo
133. the current task ac quiring thumbnails preview or scanning is shown at the top of the window To cancel the current task click Stop Clicking the triangle under the progress meter displays the Queue and Log tabs The Queue tab lists the tasks that have yet to be performed To can cel a task select it in the list and click the button The Log tab lists the tasks that have been completed 23 TOP The Scan Window The Thumbnail Drawer Tab Film Holders and Adapters That Do Not Support Thumbnail Previews Film Holders and Adapters That Do Not Support Thumbnail Previews The following lm holders and adapters do not support thumbnail previews MA 21 MA 20 S 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED SF 210 SF 200 S available separately for the 5000 ED and 4000 ED and FH 869GR available separately for the 9000 ED and 8000 ED The thumbnail drawer tab is not displayed when these adapters and holders are inserted in the scanner Batch Scans Batch Scans Batch scans are supported with the following lm holders and adapters The Thumbnail Drawer Tab The Thumbnail Drawer Tab Selecting Frames Selecting Frames If the current adapter or lm holder supports thumbnail pre views the frames to be scanned can be selected from the thumbnail drawer Click the thumbnail drawer tab to open the thumbnail drawer By default frames are listed by number to display the frames as small th
134. the image This allows settings to be adjusted without affecting the original image the origi nal image is the image acquired from the scanner modi ed according to the settings in effect in the scan window at the time image was scanned Note that Nikon Capture does not support NEF images created in Nikon Scan Description Format Description TIFF Use TIFF when saving images for high quality output or editing Images scanned at a bit depth of twelve or more twelve fourteen or sixteen bits will be saved as sixteen bit TIFF images scanned at a bit depth of eight bits as eight bit TIFF Al though the lack of com pres sion will re sult in larger les a high level of im age qual i ty will be main tained TIFF is sup port ed in a wide variety of ap pli ca tions on both Windows and Macintosh platforms JPEG JPEG is a good choice for images that will be out put at low resolution or distributed in elec tron ic form Im ag es can be compressed al low ing more im ag es to be saved in the same amount of disk space Note however that JPEG com pres sion results in loss of information that can not af ter wards be re stored This format is not available when saving CMYK im ag es or images with a bit depth of sixteen bits per channel TIFF CMYK As above except that the image is converted to the CMYK color model when saved This option is available only when Nikon CMS is on Nikon CMS is on by default BMP Wind
135. the scanner will automatically perform an autofocus operation before each scanning each image If Auto focus is selected for Settings to be applied to preview in the Preview Settings category of the Preferences dialog an autofocus operation will automatically be performed when a frame is previewed To select a new focus point click the button while press ing the Ctrl Windows or option Macintosh key The cur sor will take the shape of a set of cross hairs Move the cursor over the point in the preview image that will be used as the new focus point and click to focus the scanner on the selected point The Focus Tool The Focus Tool The focus point can be moved using the Focus Tool in the Layout Tools palette Click the button in the Layout Tools palette to select the Focus Tool then click in the preview image to select a focus point 16 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Autoexposure Button At default settings the scanner automatically adjusts exposure as necessary before displaying images in the preview area The autoexposure button is only required if autoexposure has been turned off by removing the check from the Auto exposure for positive lm or Auto exposure for negative lm options in the Single Scan Batch Scan or Preview Set tings categories of the Preferences dialog In these cases click the button before performing the selected opera
136. tings and click the Redraw button again Digital DEE Digital DEE The status of Digital DEE is shown in the scan window information panel A warning icon will be displayed if the preview image has not been updated to re ect changes to Digital DEE settings Digital DEE is not available when the FH 816 or FH 8G1 is used with the 9000 ED or when the FH G1 is used with the 5000 ED or COOLSCAN V ED Scanning and Preview Times Scanning and Preview Times Scanning and preview times will increase when Digital DEE is enabled To reduce scanning and preview times remove the check from the En able Digital DEE check box Medium Format Film 9000 ED Only Medium Format Film 9000 ED Only When using Digital DEE to scan medium format lm under Windows adjust Crop palette settings so that le size is 169 MB or less A le of 169 MB is equivalent to a full frame of 6 9 lm crop size 6588 4482 pixels scaled to 100 at 2000 dpi Selecting a Crop Selecting a Crop When using Digital DEE select a crop that excludes the frame borders and other unexposed areas of the lm Monotone Shadows Monotone Shadows Digital DEE has no effect if details in shadows have been totally obliter ated leaving shadows a single uniform color After processing Before processing The Tool Chest Digital ICE4 Advanced Enable Digital DEE check box Shadow Adjustment slider and text box Redraw button 66 TOP Enhancing Deta
137. tion single scan batch scan or preview on lm of the affected type positive or negative The Zoom Buttons Click the button to zoom in on the current crop enlarging it to ll the preview area If a smaller se lection is made within the original crop clicking the button will zoom the new selection in to ll the preview area To zoom out to the previous view click the button Preview Image Quality Preview Image Quality The image in the preview area may seem rough and uneven at high zoom ratios This can be cured by clicking the Preview button to pre view the image at the new zoom ratio 17 TOP The Scan Window The Control Area The Settings Menu The settings menu can be used to save and export the following set tings and recall them as desired the current scanner lm type color model and the location and dimensions of the current crop all settings in effect in the Tool Chest including image orienta tion curves color balance LCH Editor Unsharp Mask and Digi tal ICE4 Advanced settings Tool Palette Settings Menus Tool Palette Settings Menus The settings for the Crop Curves Color Balance LCH Editor Unsharp Mask and Digital ICE4 Advanced palettes can be saved and recalled separately using the palette settings menu Save Settings Export Settings Save Settings Export Settings To save settings for the curren
138. to be scanned in the thumbnail drawer 5 Select the saved settings from the settings menu if this step is omitted the settings in the scan window and Tool Chest will apply only to the rst frame the remaining frames will be scanned at default settings 6 Click the Scan button to scan the selected frames Multiple Frames Different Settings 1 Select the frames to be scanned in the thumbnail drawer 2 Preview the frames and adjust settings separately for each im age use the thumbnail drawer to switch between frames 3 Click the Scan button to scan the selected frames SF 210 SF 200 S Slide Feeder Adapters The slide feeder adapters available separately for the 5000 ED and 4000 ED also support batch scans allowing a series of slides to be scanned automatically at the same settings 1 Preview the rst slide and adjust settings as desired 2 Select the number slides to be scanned in the Scanner Extras palette 76 3 Click the Scan button to scan the slides at current set tings Batch Scan Settings Batch Scan Settings Settings in the scan window and Tool Chest will be reset to default val ues if the lm or holder is ejected before the Scan button is clicked Slide Feeder Adapters Slide Feeder Adapters Because slide feeder adapters do not support thumbnail previews im ages can not be selected in the thumbnail drawer nor can settings be adjusted separately for each slide in a batch scan To scan a series
139. to the nal scan Image data passed to the host application are modi ed according to the option chosen here Three op tions are available Use preview gamma The gamma value chosen for preview gamma is applied be fore the data are passed to the host application Use this setting when the host application does not support in de pen dent gam ma settings and you want the nal image to be modi ed for display on your monitor Use application gamma In some environments a value for gamma can be chosen in the host application and passed to the Nikon Scan plug in When Use application gamma is selected this value is applied to the main scan data before they are passed to the host application Two conditions must be ful lled if this option is to be ef fec tive First the in ter face be tween the ap pli ca tion and Nikon Scan must allow the gamma value to be passed to the Nikon Scan plug in The TWAIN in ter face used under Windows does not however allow the gamma value to be passed to the TWAIN source i e to Nikon Scan Con se quent ly in the Windows ver sion of Nikon Scan a default val ue of 2 2 is used for main scan gamma when ev er Use ap pli ca tion gam ma is se lect ed Second the ap pli ca tion must sup port gamma transfer If Use ap pli ca tion gam ma is se lect ed with a Macintosh ap pli ca tion that does not sup port this fea ture Macintosh system gamma 1 8 will be used Use custom gamma When this option is
140. tools Automatic Contrast Adjustment In automatic contrast adjustment Nikon Scan automati cally selects white and black points that exclude a certain percentage of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image steepening curves for enhanced contrast the exact percent age of pixels excluded can be speci ed in the Preferences dialog By default 0 5 of the brightest and darkest pixels are excluded producing a curve that makes optimal use of the output tone range while preserving details in shadows and highlights To perform an auto contrast operation click the but ton The white and black points for each of the red green and blue channels will be modi ed simultaneously and the master curve will be displayed in the Curves palette the master curve itself is unaffected by this operation Clicking the button with the Ctrl Win dows or option Macintosh key held down adjusts contrast only for the channel cur rent ly se lect ed in the channel menu To modify brightness and contrast without affecting color balance select the master channel and click the button while pressing Ctrl Win dows or option Macintosh 45 TOP The Tool Chest Curves White Point and Black Point Sliders The white point and black point sliders can be used to match the white and black points to the his to gram displayed in the curve edit display While these sliders can be used to edit curves for any channel the best results are usua
141. tus LED will blink for one to two minutes while the scanner is calibrated Do not start Nikon Scan until the status LED has stopped blinking In the case of the 8000 ED calibration is not performed until Nikon Scan is started Do not use the controls in the scan window or Tool Chest until the status LED has stopped blinking Operation Nikon Scan used as stand alone application Third party host application Scanning Images are previewed in the Nikon Scan scan window and modi ed using the tools in the Tool Chest Scan settings are adjusted in the scan window and Preferences dialog When preview is complete click the Scan button to scan the images into image windows in the host application Opening the scan window Open the Start menu and select Nikon Scan 4 from the pro gram list Windows only or double click the Nikon Scan icon in the install destination folder Select Nikon Scan from the application s list of Acquire or Import sources For more information see the documenta tion provided with the application Processing Images are processed in Nikon Scan Images are processed in the third party application Images are saved from Nikon Scan Images are saved from the third party application Saving images 9 TOP Read This First Getting Started Starting Nikon Scan as a Stand Alone Application The scan window opens on the desktop and menus for the Nikon Scan application appear in the Nikon
142. umbnail previews click the button Frames can be selected for preview or scanning by clicking the associated frame number or thumbnail To select multiple frames for a batch scan click each frame while press ing the Ctrl Windows or command Macintosh key or press the shift key and click two images to select these images and all frames between them Thumbnail drawer tab Click to display thumbnails Frame numbers Thumbnail drawer 9000 ED 8000 ED FH 8G1 available separately FH 869M available separately FH 816 available separately FH 869S FH 869G available separately FH 835M FH 835S 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED SA 30 available separately for 5000 ED and 4000 ED SF 210 SF 200 S available separately for 5000 ED and 4000 ED SA 21 IA 20 S available separately Click to hide thumbnails Click to close thumbnail drawer Drag to resize thumbnail drawer Selected thumbnail 24 TOP The Scan Window The Thumbnail Drawer Tab High Contrast Images High Contrast Images Thumbnails may have unusual coloration if the associated image is very high contrast The preview image and nal scan are unaffected Film Offset Film Offset Thumbnails generated with the FH 869S FH 869G SA 21 or SA 30 may be slightly out of position Use the Strip Film Offset control in the Scanner Extras palette to adjust thumbnail position Frame Count Frame Count The frame number d
143. und bisected by a horizontal line which represents the hues colors in the original image input col ors Superimposed on this line is another horizontal line representing the colors in the image after editing output colors Before editing the input line is the same as the output line so that reds in the input are reproduced as reds in the nal image By changing the shape of hue curve the user can map input colors to different output colors over a selected portion of the color range To edit the hue curve click once in the edit window to ac tivate the hue editor then click the point on the curve over the hue you want to edit Drag this point up or down until it intersects with the desired output color Item Description Width slider Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected point increasing or decreasing the range of adjacent hues affected by the change Scale button Click to change the vertical scale from 60 through 120 to 180 and back again the degrees in this scale refer to a 360 color wheel Increasing the scale in creases the range of hues visible in the display while decreasing the scale increases precision Output slider Map all input colors to different output colors Restore the hue curve to linear Restore all curves in the LCH Editor to linear Output slider Scale button Width slider To determine the hue of a speci c pixel move the cursor over the image
144. unique in that it preserves the characteristics of Apple RGB while al low ing more sat u rat ed colors It is not pro vid ed in the stan dard install of Photoshop 5 0 but can be selected as the RGB color space pro le for Photoshop by im port ing the pro le NKApple_CPS icm 91 TOP Preferences Nikon Color Management Gamut In addition to gamma pro les can be classi ed according to their gamut or the range of colors that can be ex pressed us ing the pro le Gamut is conventionally expressed by means of chromaticity a measure of color developed by the Com mission Internationale de l clairage CIE The CIE system which is modeled on hu man color perception maps the physical wave lengths of light to three coordinates known as CIE X Y and Z that give unique nu mer i cal ex pres sion to the full range of color differences that can be per ceived by hu mans Chro ma tic i ty is a mea sure of col or from which con sid er ations of bright ness have been fac tored out giving a two co or di nate system In the chromaticity diagram at right the complete gamut of col ors visible to hu mans is in the area en closed by the green line The curved portion of the line gives the chro ma tic i ty of pure un mixed colors with wavelengths in the visible spec trum of 380 780 nm The blue end of the spectrum 380 nm is at the bot tom left corner the red end of the spectrum 780 nm at the bot tom right corner T
145. ure for pos i tive lm If this item is checked the default set ting an auto exposure operation will be per formed as necessary before scanning lm pos i tives Auto focus If this item is checked the default set ting an auto focus operation will be per formed as necessary be fore making a scan Before Scan Before Scan If Perform auto focus when lm is inserted is selected in the Scanner Extras palette an autofocus operation will au to mat i cal ly be per formed when a slide is inserted in a slide mount adapter 5000 ED 4000 ED COOLSCAN V ED COOLSCAN IV ED or when a holder other than the FH 869S or FH 869G is inserted in the 9000 ED or 8000 ED As a result an autofocus operation will not au to mat i cal ly be performed before the image is scanned even if Auto focus is selected for Before scan In the case of the 9000 ED and 8000 ED this applies only to the rst frame in the holder an autofocus operation will automatically be performed prior to scanning for all subsequent frames After scan Option Description Close window and eject lm When this item is checked the scan window automatical ly closes after scanning Holders are automatically eject ed from the 9000 ED 8000 ED and lm is automatically eject ed from the SA 21 IA 20 S SA 30 5000 ED 4000 ED and SF 210 SF 200 S 5000 ED 4000 ED The de fault setting is off Save to disk If this item is checke
146. value if shadow brightness fails to brighten shadows in the desired tone range or if highlight adjustment is affecting too great an area Moving the slider is to the left or entering a lower value in the Threshold text box increases the range of tones affected by the Highlight Adjustment slider and reduces the range of tones affected by the Shadow Adjustment slider Try decreasing the threshold value if highlight adjustment fails to increase contrast in the desired tone range or if shadow brightness is affecting too great an area Threshold slider and text box Shadows Threshold Highlights Tone range affected by Shadow Adjustment Tone range affected by Highlight Adjustment Shadows Threshold Highlights Tone range affected by Shadow Adjustment Tone range affected by Highlight Adjustment Threshold Threshold Ideally the threshold for shadow adjustment should be twenty to forty greater than the highest of the R and G values in the brightest shadows The threshold for highlight adjustment should be twenty to forty less than lowest of the R and G values in the dark est highlights To choose a threshold that can be used for both shadows and highlights enter the average of the highest value R or G in the brightest shadows and the lowest value R or G in the darkest highlights Color values can be deter mined by moving the cursor over the image and observing the R and G values in the scan window information panel
147. window and selecting Paste from the Edit menu 56 TOP The Tool Chest The LCH Editor The LCH Editor The LCH Editor Editing Colors Editing Colors The LCH Editor models color using three components Light ness brightness Chroma color saturation or vividness and Hue Each component has its own edit display Lu minosity and chroma are represented by curves which can be edited in much the same way as the tone curves in the Curves palette Steepening the luminosity curve increases the difference between bright and dark portions of the image increasing contrast Steepening the chroma curve increases color saturation making colors more vivid Both editors feature histograms auto contrast and white black and gray point sliders Output sliders are also available to edit the maximum and minimum values for output The LCH Editor Palette The LCH Editor Palette The LCH Editor palette can be used in both the scan window and in image windows The Apply Button The Apply Button Changes to the LCH Editor only apply when the button at the top left corner of the LCH Editor palette is checked When this button is checked changes to settings will be re ected in the image in the active window The box can be checked and unchecked for a quick before and after comparison to determine whether changes to settings are having the desired effect The hue editor features unique controls for
148. y of the Preferences dialog does not match your mon i tor The CMYK pro le chosen in the Color Management category of the Preferences dialog does not match the printer The RGB color space pro le chosen in the Color Management category of the Pref er enc es dialog has the wrong gamma value for your platform You need to adjust the gamma value chosen in the Gamma category of the Pref er enc es dialog for use when Nikon CMS is off The brightness setting on your monitor requires adjustment 36 53 The scanned image has a rough jagged appearance The resolution setting in the Crop palette does not suit the output device The halo width or intensity settings in the Unsharp Mask palette are too high 36 File size is too large The value for resolution in the Crop palette is too high 36 Print size is too large or too small Crop palette settings are not adjusted correctly 134 Appendices TOP Appendices Appendix B Appendix B Appendix B Glossary Glossary This glossary provides de nitions of some of the terms used in this manual Term De nition Bit depth The number of bits used to express color also referred to as color depth The bit depth determines the amount of color infor mation in an image The greater the bit depth the larger the number of colors and the ner the gradations that can be ex pressed Bit dep

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