Nikon SCAN user Manual windows
Scanner Control Software
and TWAIN Source
Contents
Overview
Before You Begin
System Requirements
Software Installation
Basic Operations
The Scan Window
Opening the Scan Window
The Parts of the Scan Window
Moving and Resizing the Scan Window
Scan Window Preferences
Nikon Scan
for Windows
Reference Manual
The Thumbnail Drawer
Opening the Thumbnail Drawer
Displaying Thumbnails
Resizing the Thumbnail Drawer
Selecting Thumbnails for Scanning
IX240 Film Thumbnails
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Preview
The Color Balance Drawer
Film Type and Color Space Selection
Setting and Ejecting Film
Creating a Preview Image
Flipping and Rotating the Preview Image
Selecting a Crop
Automatic Contrast Adjustment
The Pixel Data Display
Autofocus
Pre-scan
Scanning the Image into an Application
The Scan Size Drawer
Opening the Scan Size Drawer
Scan-Size Drawer Controls
Input and Output Lock
The Curves and Levels Drawer
Curves and Levels Explained
Opening the Curves and Levels Drawer
The Curves and Levels Display
Gamma Curve Adjustment
Adjusting the Black and White Points
Displaying the Modified Histogram
Importing Settings
HSL Controls
Opening the Color Balance Drawer
Color Balance Controls
Saving and Loading Settings
The Settings Menu
Exporting and Importing Settings
Image Window Operations
The Main Window
Moving and Resizing Windows
Zoom
Rotating and Flipping Images
Copying Selections to the Clipboard
Saving Images to Disk
Reading Images from Disk
Printing Images
The Nikon Scan Menu
Quitting Nikon Scan
Appendix A: Scanner Extras
Opening the Scanner Extras Drawer
LS-2000 Scanner Extras
Appendix B: Installation Map
Nikon Scan 2.0 Installer CD-ROM
Nikon Scan 2.0 Installation Map
Contents
Appendix C: Uninstall
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Cautions
• The reproduction of this manual in whole or in part is prohibited save in cases in which Nikon’s prior permission has
been obtained.
• The information contained in this manual is subject to change
without notice.
• We have made every effort to produce a perfect manual,
but should you find any mistakes, we would be grateful if you
would kindly let us know. The address of Nikon’s representative in your area is provided separately.
• Nikon is not liable for damages resulting from the use of this
product.
Trademark Information
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Adobe is a registered trademark, and Photoshop a trademark, of Adobe
Systems, Inc.
The Defect Correction function incorporated in the LS-2000 makes use of
Digital ICE technology developed by Applied Science Fiction Inc. Digital ICE
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Other brand or product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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such as books, music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is prohibited except when it is
done for personal use at home or for similar restricted and
non-commercial use.
Cautions
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Overview
Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon Scanner. This reference
manual explains how to use Nikon Scan 2.0 for Windows, the
scanner driver software provided with your film scanner for use
with IBM PC/AT compatible computers running Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0. Nikon Scan 2.0 for Windows functions as a
thirty-two–bit TWAIN source, allowing you to scan images from
your Nikon Film Scanner into TWAIN-compliant applications such
as Adobe Photoshop version 4.0. It can also be used as a standalone scanning application for scanning images into your computer
and saving them to disk.
Nikon Scan 2.0 supports scanning with the LS-2000 (SUPER
COOLSCAN 2000). It allows non-sequential and batch scanning using the SA-20 strip-film adapter or IA-20 IX240 film
adapter (sold separately). It also supports sequential scanning
with the SF-200 slide-feeder adapter available for the LS-2000.
Other features include:
• a scan window incorporating a wide variety of advanced
setting options, making it possible to make fine adjustments
to images before they are scanned
• a “defect correction” function that processes images digitally
to remove dust and scratches during scanning
• support of grayscale, RGB (sRGB), HSL, and CMYK color
models, producing images suited to a wide variety of uses
• advanced settings such as gamma curve adjustment and hue
editing that allow precise adjustment of images prior to
scanning
This reference manual describes how to install and use Nikon
Scan 2.0 for Windows. The next chapter, “Before You Begin,”
lists the system requirements for Nikon Scan and takes you
step-by-step through the installation process. For a quick guide
to installation, refer to the User’s Guide. “Before You Begin” is
followed by “Basic Operations,” which describes the steps in-
volved in starting Nikon Scan, adjusting scan settings, scanning
images, and saving images to disk. “The Scan Window” introduces you to Nikon Scan’s TWAIN source, or scan, window
and explains scan window preferences. In “The Thumbnail
Drawer,” Nikon Scan’s thumbnail display, used when previewing
multi-frame film on the LS-2000, is described. The process of
selecting the portion of an image to be scanned and adjusting
scan settings prior to scanning is detailed in “Preview,” “The Size
Drawer,” “The Curves and Levels Drawer,” and “The Color Balance Drawer,” while ”Saving and Loading Settings” describes how
changes to settings can be saved for later use. The final chapter,
“Image Window Operations,” describes the options available
when Nikon Scan is used as a stand-alone application. The
settings available for each scanner are described in separate
appendices.
Overview
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The present manual describes the operation of Nikon Scan 2.0
for Windows. Refer to your hardware manual for details of
scanner operation. Purchasers of the LS-2000 can refer to the
Fast Track manual or User’s Guide for a brief description of using
Nikon software with their scanner, while a detailed description of
the software available for the Macintosh may be found in the
Macintosh reference guide. We hope you find these manuals
helpful.
Overview
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Before You Begin
System Requirements
This section gives the system requirements for Nikon Scan 2.0
for Windows and guides you through the process of installing
Nikon Scan 2.0 to your computer’s hard disk.
Note: This manual assumes a basic understanding of common
Windows operations. If you are in doubt about the meaning of
terms used here, refer to your Windows’ manual.
To run Nikon Scan 2.0 for Windows, you will need system
hardware and software which meet the following minimum
requirements:
• a computer with an Intel 486 or equivalent CPU or better
capable of running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 or later
• either Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0 or later
• at least 16 MBs or more of RAM (24 MBs or more is
recommended)
(When launching this software as a TWAIN driver from
another application, you must also take account of the
amount of memory used by the application.)
• 3 MBs of free space on your hard-disk for installation, with
another 20 MBs of free hard disk space available for temporary storage while Nikon Scan is running (100 MBs or
more is recommended)
• a monitor with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels or higher,
with a video system supporting 16-bit RGB Color (32k/64k
colors) or more (Nikon Scan also supports 24-bit True
Color, or 16.7 million colors)
Before You Begin
• a CD-ROM drive for installation
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Software Installation
Step 1—Register your Nikon scanner (Windows 95 only)
The installation disk provided with this product contains the
Nikon Scan software and the drivers which handle the exchange of information between your computer and Nikon
scanners.
Before starting the installation program, check to be sure that:
• no other applications are running
• you have enough free space on your hard disk to install and
run the program (a minimum of 23 MBs of free disk space is
required, of which 3 MBs must be available in the Windows
directory; more space will be needed should you choose to
install the applications bundled with Nikon Scan).
• your Nikon scanner is connected to the computer and
powered on (it is not absolutely necessary that the scanner
be connected and powered on at installation, but having the
scanner connected allows you to start using the scanner
without first powering off your computer)
If you will be connecting your Nikon scanner for the first time,
you will need to register your scanner with Windows’ Device
Manager. Connect your Nikon scanner to your computer’s
SCSI chain as described in the scanner’s documentation. Turn
on your Nikon Scanner and then turn on your computer and
start Windows 95. The following message will appear on the
desktop.
After checking the above points, start installation as described
below.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click OK.
Note: This dialog will not appear if you are using Windows NT.
Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and proceed
directly to Step 2.
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The Install From Disk dialog will appear.
After inserting the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive,
enter the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive in the Copy
manufacturer's files from: text box and click OK. A
progress indicator will be briefly displayed while Windows
adds the Nikon scanner to your system.
Once Windows has registered your scanner, you can check
that it has been added to your system by clicking the My Computer icon with the right mouse button and selecting Proper-
ties from the menu that appears.
This will open the System Properties window. Select the
Device Manager tab and confirm that the scanner is shown in
the list of devices under “Nikon Scanners.”
Before You Begin: Software Installation
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Step 2—View the “Read Me” file
When the Nikon Scan 2.0 CD-ROM is inserted in the drive, the
following Welcome dialog will appear on the desktop.
It is recommended that you take a few moments to view the
Read Me file, which contains important information about the
software provided with your scanner. Click ReadMe to open
the Read Me file.
Note: If the autorun feature is disabled on your computer, the
above dialog will not appear when the disk is inserted in the drive.
To start the installer, double-click the My Computer icon to access
your computer’s drives, then double-click the Nkscan20 CD icon.
In the Nikon Scan CD folder, double-click Welcome.exe to start
the installer program.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
Note: The Read Me file will be opened in the Notepad applica-
tion, where the contents of the file can be viewed or printed.
When you have finished, click the close box at the top right corner
of the Notepad window to return to the Nikon Scan Welcome
window.
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Step 3—Start the Nikon Scan 2.0 installer
To install Nikon Scan, click the Nikon Scan 2.0 button in the
Welcome dialog.
A dialog will appear prompting you to select a language for
Nikon Scan’s menus and dialogs. Select the desired language
from the list provided (please note that the dialogs and menus
shown in this manual are for the English version of Nikon Scan).
A progress indicator will be displayed while the Nikon Scan 2.0
installer loads.
Once this initialization process is complete, the following installer Welcome dialog will be displayed. Click Next to go to
the next step.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
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Cancelling installation
Selecting Cancel in the Welcome dialog displays the dialog
box shown below. Choose Exit Setup to quit without installing Nikon Scan, or Resume to continue installation. Should
you choose to exit the installation program, you will still be able
to complete installation at any time by repeating the process
from Step 2.
Step 4—Accept the software license agreement
Clicking Next in the Welcome dialog box brings up the Software License Agreement dialog. To install Nikon Scan, you
must accept this agreement. If you choose No, the Exit Setup
dialog shown at left will appear. Clicking Back will return you
to the previous step.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
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Step 5—Select a destination folder for Nikon Scan
Clicking Next in the Software License Agreement dialog box
brings up the Choose Destination Location dialog box. The
default folder (directory) for Nikon Scan 2.0 is displayed
under Destination Folder. If you would like to choose a
different folder, click Browse.
Choosing a folder for installation
Clicking Browse brings up the Choose Folder dialog box.
You can type a destination folder in the Path text box, or click
on the folders shown under Directories to navigate to an
existing folder on the current drive. Clicking on the arrow next
to Drives allows you to select a another drive from a pop-up
menu.
Note: This manual uses “folder” in place of the term “directory,”
familiar to many long-time Windows users.
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Click OK when you have chosen a destination folder. If the
specified folder does not already exist, the following dialog will
appear. Click Yes to create a new folder with the specified
name.
Map Network Drive
To install Nikon Scan to a network drive (if available), click the
Network button in the Choose Folder dialog box. The following dialog will appear.
Step 6—Install Nikon Scan
Once you have chosen a destination folder, click the Next
button to install Nikon Scan 2.0 in the selected folder. Click
Back to return to the previous step, or Cancel to bring up
the Exit Setup dialog box.
Select a drive and path from the pop-up menus and click OK.
If Reconnect at logon is checked, the drive will be recon-
nected whenever you log in.
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Clicking Next in the Choose Destination Location dialog box
causes Nikon Scan 2.0 to be installed in the specified folder.
The following progress indicators will be displayed while Nikon
Scan's program files and drivers are being copied to your hard
disk.
Clicking Cancel interrupts the installation and brings up the
Exit Setup dialog box, allowing you to exit the setup program
without adding Nikon Scan 2.0 to your system.
Step 7—Complete installation
Once the installer has finished copying Nikon Scan 2.0 to the
destination directory, the following dialog will be displayed.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
Click Finish to exit the setup program. If “Please ReadMe first”
is checked, the Read Me file will be opened in the Notepad
accessory. It is recommended that you read the Read Me file,
which may contain information that could not be included in
the manuals. When you have finished, choose Exit from the
File menu to close the Read Me file. It can be viewed again at
any time by opening the copy of the Read Me file located in the
folder you chose as the destination for Nikon Scan 2.0.
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Step 8—Exit the setup program
After the ReadMe file has been closed, the initial Welcome
dialog will reappear. Click Exit to exit the setup dialog and
return to Windows.
The other items in this dialog box are explained below.
Slides & Sound
Install Slides & Sound Plus.
URL
If you have an Internet connection, clicking the URL at the
bottom of the Welcome dialog will start your Web browser
(Netscape Navigator 3.0 or better or Internet Explorer 3.0
or better required) and take you to the Nikon technical
support home page for the region in which your scanner was
purchased.
There is no need to restart your computer after completing
installation. After clicking Exit to close the Welcome dialog,
you will find Nikon Scan registered in your computer’s Start
menu.
ReadMe
View the ReadMe file.
Before You Begin: Software Installation
Note: For information on uninstall and on the location of files
installed by the Nikon Scan 2.0 installer, see Appendices B and C.
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Basic Operations
Step 2—Start Nikon Scan
This chapter provides a brief introduction to Nikon Scan’s
windows, menus, and buttons, and guides you step-by-step
through the basics of using Nikon Scan 2.0 to acquire images
from your scanner, modify them, and save them to disk. The
details of each operation will be provided from the following
chapter on.
Note: In addition to the strip-film and slide adapters provided
with your scanner, a slide feeder and IX240 film adapter are
available separately for the LS-2000.
Step 1—Connect the scanner
Connect the scanner to your computer as described in the
scanner manual or User’s Guide, first making sure that both
devices are off. Turn the scanner and any other peripheral
devices on, then turn on your computer and start Windows.
Once Nikon Scan 2.0 has been installed, a program icon will
appear in the Window’s Start menu as shown below. Nikon
Scan 2.0 can be started by selecting this icon from the Start
menu.
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Once Nikon Scan 2.0 has been selected from the Start menu,
the main window will appear, followed by the scan window,
where you will preview images and make adjustments prior to
scanning. At the left side of the scan window is a control area
containing a collection of buttons and menus, while on the right
is the preview-image display area in which a preview of the
image to be scanned is displayed. If no adapter is in the scanner
or if no film is inserted in the adapter, all controls other than the
preferences button will be grayed out and inactive.
▼ The Nikon Scan main window
▼ The Nikon Scan scan window
Title bar
Basic Operations
Control area
Preview/crop area
Note: If the MA-20 Slide Mount Adapter is inserted in the LS-2000
film scanner, all controls will be active regardless of whether there is a
slide in the adapter or not. If there is no slide in the adapter, clicking
the autofocus, prescan, preview, or scan buttons will produce an error.
Click OK in the error message box, check that a slide is inserted in the
adapter, and repeat the autofocus, prescan, preview, or scan operation.
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Launching Nikon Scan from another application
Choosing a scanner
The scan window can also be opened from any TWAINcompliant application by first selecting Nikon Scan 2.0 as the
application’s thirty-two–bit TWAIN source and then choosing
“acquire from 32-bit TWAIN source” from the application’s
acquire menu. See the application manual for details. When
Nikon Scan 2.0 is used as a TWAIN source for another application, the main window will not open; instead, images will be
passed directly to the calling application when scanned.
Nikon Scan will open a separate scan window for every supported scanner that is connected and powered on at the time
the application starts up. The name, firmware version number,
host adapter ID, and SCSI ID of each scanner is shown in the
scan window title bar. Click the scan window for the desired
scanner to activate it and bring it to the front, or close unneeded windows by clicking the close button at the right end of
the title bar (see “The Scan Window,” below).
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Step 3—Choosing a film type and color space
Having chosen a scanner, select the type of film to be scanned
and the “color space” to be used when scanning the image and
displaying it in the scan window. Film type and color space may
be selected from pop-up menus in the control area of the scan
window.
Film type selection
Clicking the film-type menu button will display the pop-up
menu shown below. Select the type of film currently in the
scanner. The chosen film-type will be displayed on the menu
button. (More details on film-type selection may be found in
“Preview,” below.)
Film-type menu button
Color-space menu button
Color space selection
Clicking the color-space menu will display the pop-up menu
shown below. Click a color space to select it from the list (the
default is “sRGB”). The chosen color space will be displayed
on the menu button. (More details on color space selection
may be found in “Preview,” below.)
Note: If the “Use Nikon Color Management System” check-box
in the Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog box is off,
the color-space menu will differ from that shown above. The
alternative menu is shown in “Preview,” below.
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Step 4—Select thumbnails
When the strip-film or optional IX240 film adapter is in place,
clicking the thumbnail drawer-tab in the scan window control
area will open the thumbnail drawer. When the thumbnail
drawer-tab is clicked, Nikon Scan will create thumbnail preview
images for all frames in the scanner and display them in the
thumbnail drawer automatically.
The size of the thumbnail drawer can be changed by dragging
the lower right corner of the drawer. The drawer cannot be
made larger than the scan window.
Thumbnail drawer-tab
To select a particular frame for preview, click the associated
thumbnail. The selected thumbnail will be highlighted. If you
then click the preview button, the selected frame will appear
in the preview/crop area of the scan window, where it can be
cropped or scanned as described in the following sections. To
close the thumbnail drawer, click the button at the upper right
corner of the drawer. (More details on thumbnail display and
selection may be found in “The Thumbnail Drawer,” below.)
Basic Operations
Note: Nikon Scan’s thumbnail function can be used when scanning with the LS-2000’s strip-film adapter or the IX240 film
adapter available separately for the LS-2000. This function is not
available when scanning with other adapters or scanners.
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Step 5—Conducting a preview scan
Before actually scanning an image into your computer, conduct
a preview scan to select an area and orientation for the final
scan and to determine whether adjustments to scan settings are
necessary. To make a preview scan, click the preview button.
When the preview button is clicked, a preview scan will be
made using the current control and color-space settings, and
an image will be displayed in the preview-image display area.
Basic Operations
Preview button
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Step 6—Rotate and flip the preview image
Four buttons are used to control the orientation of the image:
Once a preview image is displayed in the scan window, it can
be rotated or flipped prior to scanning using the flip and rotate
buttons in the control area.
Rotate and flip buttons
For example, clicking the button below will rotate the preview
image ninety degrees clockwise. When the scan button is
clicked to make the final scan, the image will be read into Nikon
Scan’s Main window or other host application in this orientation.
Rotate 90º Clockwise
Click this button to rotate the preview
image clockwise, ninety degrees at a time.
Rotate 90º Counter-clockwise
Clicking this button rotates the preview
image counter-clockwise, ninety degrees at
a time.
Flip Horizontal
Clicking this button flips the preview image
horizontally.
Flip Vertical
Clicking this button flips the preview image
vertically.
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Step 7—Choose an area for the final scan
If so desired, an area and location for the final scan can be
selected by dragging the mouse to specify a rectangular crop
area in the preview-image display. Only the area within the
crop will be included in the final scan.
Note: Information on the current crop appears in the control
area, where the height and width and the coordinates of the top
left corner of the crop are displayed. For details on how to specify
file size and output resolution for the final scan, see “Preview”
and “The Scan Size Drawer,” below.
The size of the preview-image display can be changed by dragging its lower right corner or the entire preview/crop area can
be repositioned by dragging the rulers on the top and left
borders of the display. The preview area can not be made
larger than the scan window as a whole, but the scan window
can be enlarged by dragging its borders if necessary.
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Zooming the crop area in and out
Clicking the zoom-in button will expand the currently selected
crop to fill the preview area. The original view can be restored
by clicking the zoom-out button.
Zoom buttons
Basic Operations
Zoom-in
button
Zoom-out
button
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Step 8—Automatic contrast adjustment
Step 9—Scan an image
If desired, Nikon Scan is capable of modifying contrast adjustment automatically. Simply click the contrast button.
Contrast button
Note: When the contrast button is clicked, Nikon Scan analyzes
the preview image to maximize contrast. The tone curve that will
produce the best possible results is automatically selected. For
manual tone-curve adjustment, refer to “The Curves and Levels
Drawer.” The original contrast can be restored by clicking the
reset button in the curves-and-levels drawer.
If, after specifying a crop and adjusting contrast, you are satisfied
with the preview image, click the scan button to perform the
final scan.
While scanning is in progress, the following indicator will be
displayed. Clicking the cancel button stops scanning.
Progress indicator
Cancel button
Basic Operations
Scan button
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The scanned image will not appear in the scan window; instead,
the image will be passed to the host application. If you are
using Nikon Scan as a stand-alone application, the image will be
opened in an image window in the main window where it can
be saved to disk, printed, or flipped and rotated using the
commands available in the main window.
▼ Scanned image opened in an image window in Nikon Scan
Step 10—Scan additional images
If the scan window is clicked, the
vated and another image can be scanned
Nikon Scan 2.0 from within another application, select Nikon
Scan from the application’s acquire menu). When additional
images are scanned, each will appear in an image window in
the host application or Nikon Scan’s main window.
Note: If a slide feeder is being used with the LS-2000 film
scanner, clicking the Eject and Feed button in the scan window will
eject the current slide and feed the next one. This button can also
be used to eject film from the LS-2000’s strip-film or IX240
adapters.
Eject and feed
button
scan window will be acti-
(if you are using
Note: When open, the scan window will always appear in front
of the main window whether the scan window is active or not. If
your monitor is big enough, you can move the windows so that
both are visible. If there is not enough room on the desktop for
both windows, close the scan window after completing a scan.
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Opening the scan window
If the scan window is no longer open on the desk top, a scan
window can be opened by clicking the Open Source button
( ) in the main window or choosing the Open Twain
Source command from the File menu. To re-launch Nikon
Scan from another application, select Nikon Scan from the
application’s acquire menu.
Step 11—Saving images
Choose Save As from the File menu or click the Save button
( ) in the main window to save the image in the active
image window (if more than one image window is open in the
main window, click the image to be saved once to activate the
window).
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If the image has not been saved before, or is being saved under
a new name using the Save As command, the following Save
As dialog will appear. Specify a file-name, folder (directory), and
file-type, then click the Save button.
(More details on file-type selection may be found in “Image
Window Operations,” below.)
Step 12—Exit Nikon Scan
Choose Exit from the File menu or click the close box at the
top right corner of the Main window to close all Nikon Scan’s
windows and exit from Nikon Scan.
If a scanned image has yet to be saved, the following dialog will
appear.
Basic Operations
Click Yes to display the Save As dialog shown above, where
the image can be saved. Clicking No closes Nikon Scan
without saving the image. Click Cancel to return to the
main window.
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The Scan Window
The “scan window” is where scans are performed and scan
settings adjusted. This chapter overviews basic scan window
layout and settings.
Opening the Scan Window
When Nikon Scan is started, one scan window will be opened
for each supported scanner connected and powered on (you
can choose the scan window to be opened at start up using
the Preferences dialog box as described in “The Scan Window:
Preferences,” below). The scan windows for the scanners
currently selected in the Preferences dialog can be re-opened
from the main window by clicking the “Open Twain Source”
button on the tool bar or selecting Open Twain Source from
the File menu.
The scan window for a particular scanner can be opened by
choosing Device from the NikonScan menu in Nikon Scan’s
main window. The Device tab of the Preferences dialog will
appear. Choose the scanner from the list of those available and
select open now (see “The Scan Window: Preferences,” below).
If Nikon Scan is functioning as a TWAIN source to scan images
into other applications, the scan window can be opened when
Nikon Scan is the selected source and the “acquire from 32-bit
TWAIN source” command is chosen from the application’s
acquire menu.
Open Twain Source
button
The Scan Window: Opening the Scan Window
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The Parts of the Scan Window
The scan window is composed of the following sections:
• the title bar
• the control area
• the preview/crop area
• the interactive help display
The control area is the area on the left side of the scan window
containing a crop information display and the buttons and tabs
used in changing scan settings. The image to be scanned is
previewed in the preview/crop area on the right of the window,
where the area to be scanned (called a “crop”) can be selected.
The title bar, at the top of the window, shows the name and
firmware version of the scanner currently selected and gives its
SCSI ID and the ID of the host adapter. The interactive help
display, at the bottom of the window, displays help messages
when the cursor is moved over controls in the scan window.
Title bar
The Scan Window: The Parts of the Scan Window
Control area
Preview/crop area
Interactive help
display
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