Nikon SCAN 3 SPECIAL NOTES mac os

What is this?

Nikon Scan version 3.1.4 for Macintosh OS X

What is new/Content Description

Support for Macintosh OS X
Nikon Scan 3.1.4 is designed and written to support the Coolscan 8000 ED, Coolscan
4000 ED and the Coolscan IV ED scanners under Mac OS X. The LS-2000 and Coolscan
III are NOT supported on Mac OS X.

Compatible OS platform

The new feature of Nikon View 3.1.4 is support for Macintosh OS X version 10.1.4 and
higher as well as an Adobe Photoshop Scan plug-in.

What's included in the download

Nikon Scan 3.1.4 for Macintosh OS X

Special Notes

I. Known problems and issues with this release.

Saving an image file to a network volume (All Mac OS)
Nikon Scan 3.1.4 does not save an image file properly if the destination is a volume
mounted over a network. A new file will be created, but this file will be corrupted.
Please save your image files to your local hard disk first, and then move them to your
network volume later on.

PICT file cannot be opened (Mac OS X only)
This release of Nikon Scan cannot open PICT format files although it saves files in
PICT format correctly.

System Sleep Issue (Mac OS X only)
Please turn off the computer "Sleep" setting if you use LS-8000ED or LS- 4000ED.
The computer may not awake correctly once it goes to the sleep mode. To turn Sleep
off, select "System Preferences" from the Apple menu, and then click the "Energy
Saver" icon that is listed in the "Hardware" column. Set the top slider to "Never" (all
way to the right).

Scratch Disk Issue (Mac OS X only)
Regardless of the "Scratch Disk" setting of the Nikon Scan program, OS X is in full
control of scratch disk selection.

II. About Nikon Scan 3.1.4

In order to use the LCH editor and the Unsharp Mask Filter, the Color Management
System must be active. Should you wish to enable the Color Management System (in
order to make use of features that are only available through the Color Management
System) yet prefer the appearance of a non-color managed file, it is possible to set the
Calibrated RGB mode to ignore color space profiles and simply work with the
original, untreated image. To set this mode, please follow the procedure below:

1. Open the Color Management tab of the Preference setting.

2. Turn on the "Nikon Color Management System" check box on the dialog.

3. Open the "RGB" tab.

4. Select the "Scanner RGB" for the calibrated RGB color. When Scanner RGB
is selected, an ICC profile tag will not be embedded with the image file when
the file is saved.

5. Quit Nikon Scan and launch again.

Scan speed depends on the host computer processing speed and memory and may slow
down when color management is on. Please note that in order to provide a more authentic
"non-color managed" operational workflow:

• The image will not be compensated for the type of monitor in use. This
compensation is normally applied when the Color Management System is
turned on, however Nikon Scan will not apply the monitor compensation
when "Scanner RGB" is selected, even if the color management system is
turned on.

• An ICC profile tag will not be embedded in an image file when the file is
saved. This tag is normally applied when the Color Management System is
turned on, however Nikon Scan will not embed an ICC profile tag when the
"Scanner RGB" is selected, even if the color management system is turned on.

III. Using a SA-20, SA-21 Strip Film Adapter or SA-30 Roll Film Adapter

The following sections describe tips for the SA-20, SA-21 and SA-30 film adapters.

Frame Boundary
Nikon Scan will automatically detect the edges of each frame. If, however, the Film
Type setting is incorrect (e.g. Positive Film Type selected for a strip of negative
images), this auto detect operation may not work properly. Please make sure that the
Film Type is set correctly prior to performing any scans. Additionally, the thumbnail
scan is an important step in aligning multiple frames for preview and main scans, and
should be performed at least once prior to doing any preview scans or main scans. If
it is not possible to perform a thumbnail scan, a preview scan should be performed as
a minimum requirement. Frames with dark images or content can cause problems
with frame edge detection. In this case, the thumbnail scan may give incorrect
thumbnails. If the image appears to be offset, please use the "Adjust Boundary
Offset" controls, located within the "Extras" tab, to change the scan offset. Continue
to take preview scans until a satisfactory result is obtained.

Differences between thumbnail images and preview images