Nikon SCAN 4 USER MANUAL MACINTOSH

Contents

1. Overview

2. Before You Begin

2.1 System Requirements

2.2 Software Installation

3. Basic Operations

3.1 Launching and Quitting

3.2 Main Dialog Box

3.3 Basic Scanning

Scanner Plug-in Software

Nikon Scan Macintosh

User’s Manual

4. Scanning Conditions

4.1 Choosing the Scanner

4.2 Setting the Application Gamma

4.3 Positioning Media

4.4 Ejecting Film (film scanners only)

4.5 Choosing the Media Type

4.6 Crop/Preview Area Buttons

4.7 Cropping

4.8 Crop Size Control

4.9 Autofocus (film scanners only)

4.10 Adjust Focus (film scanners only)

4.11 Autoexposure

5. Image Compensation

5.1 Brightness / Threshold

5.2 Contrast

5.3 Color Balance

5.4 Level Display

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6. Gamma Curves

6.1 Viewing the Gamma Curves

6.2 Viewing the Histogram

6.3 Modifying the Gamma Curves

7. Saving and Loading Settings

7.1 Saving Settings

7.2 Deleting Settings

7.3 Recalling Settings

7.4 Exporting Settings

7.5 Importing Settings

7.6 Reset Color Settings

Appendix A:

Features Specific to the LS-20 and LS-1000 A.1 Software Interpolation

Appendix B: Features Specific to the LS-4500AF

B.1 Film Format B.2 Preview Quality B.3 Final Scan Quality B.4 Make Shading B.5 Sharpening

Cautions

• The reproduction of all or part of this manual without our permission is prohibited.

• 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.

• We shall take no responsibility for consequences resulting from the operation of this product, despite the terms mentioned above.

Appendix C:

Features Specific to the AX-110 and AX-210 C.1 Main Dialog Box C.2 Using Option Adapters C.3 Software Interpolation C.4 Sharpening

Index

Trademark Information

Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

All other brand or product names mentioned in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Notice concerning prohibition of copying or reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material which has been copied or reproduced by means of a scanner may be punishable by law.

• Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced

Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample”.

The copying or reproduction of paper money, coins, or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government without obtaining approval from the government is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and certified documents stipulated by law is prohibited.

• Cautions on certain copies and reproductions

The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies (shares, bills, checks, gift certificates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon tickets, except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government, licenses issued by public agencies and private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal coupons.

• Comply with copyright notices

The copying or reproduction of works such as books, music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs which are copyrighted creative works is prohibited except when it is done for personal use at home or for similar restricted and non-commercial use.

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1. Overview

Thank you for purchasing your Nikon scanner. This manual explains how to use Nikon scanners with Nikon Scan Macintosh software. Please read the documentation thoroughly to ensure proper operation and the best results from your scanner.

Nikon Scan Macintosh conforms to Adobe Photoshop version

3.0 acquire plug-in specifications, and provides the following functionality:

• Nikon Scan Macintosh supports the AX-110 (ScanTouch

110) and AX-210 (ScanTouch 210) flatbed scanners and the LS-20 (COOLSCAN II), LS-1000 (SUPER COOLSCAN), and LS-4500AF film scanners.The AX-1200 flatbed scanner is not supported by Nikon Scan.

• Scanners supported by Nikon Scan can be operated by launching the Nikon Scan plug-in software from the Nikon

Control Macintosh application provided with this product.

• Scanners supported by Nikon Scan can also be operated by launching the Nikon Scan plug-in software from the acquire menu within other applications that fully support the Adobe Photoshop Acquire 3.0 plug-in interface.

• With the optional AF-10 Auto Document Feeder mounted on the AX-110 or AX-210 or the optional SF-100 Auto Slide Feeder mounted on the LS-1000, images can be automatically and sequentially scanned by launching this software from within the Nikon Control application. Consecutive and automated scanning might also be supported by other imaging applications, but Nikon cannot ensure complete compatibility.

Note: The operating procedures for the LS-20 and LS-1000 are identical except that the LS-20 does not support the optional Auto Slide Feeder. Differences between these scanners and the LS4500AF are described in Appendix A, Features Specific to the LS20 and LS-1000, and Appendix B, Features Specific to the LS4500AF. Features specific to the AX-110 and AX-210 are described in Appendix C. Please be sure to read the appropriate appendix for the scanner you are using.

Note: The illustrations in this manual are based on the dialog boxes and menus displayed when the selected scanner is the LS-

1000. Depending on the scanner selected, the items displayed in

Nikon Scan’s Main dialog box and its associated menus may differ slightly from those shown here. Please consult the appropriate appendix for the scanner you are using.

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2. Before You Begin

2.1 System Requirements

To run Nikon Scan Macintosh, the following minimum hardware and software is required:

• A Macintosh with a 68030 or higher-power CPU running System 7.1 or later, or a Power Macintosh running System

7.1.2 or later

• 8MB or more of RAM (more than 12MB is recommended)

• 1MB or more of hard disk space for installation (300MB or more is recommended when scanning images)

• 640 x 400 pixel monitor or larger

• Monitor with 16.7M colors, 32K colors, 256 colors, 256 grayscale, 16 grayscale

• QuickTime Version 1.5 or later (when using Nikon Control)

• Nikon Control or other plug-in supporting applications

2.2 Software Installation

The Install disks provided with this product contain the Nikon Scan Macintosh plug-in and the Nikon Control Macintosh application.

To begin using the Nikon Scan plug-in, you must first install Nikon Scan, as described in the Installation section of the Nikon

Control manual provided with this product.

Nikon Control is an easy-to-use application that acquires images from the scanner via the Nikon Scan plug-in. Use Nikon Control to scan a number of images consecutively with an optional autofeeder attachment fitted to the AX-110 or AX210 flatbed scanners or to the LS-1000, or use it as your basic scanning application if you do not have any plug-in compatible software available. The procedures for using Nikon Control are covered in the Nikon Control Macintosh User’s Manual.

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3. Basic Operations

Connect the scanner as described in the hardware manual. First turn on any peripheral devices, including your scanner(s), then turn on the Macintosh.

If you are using a Nikon film scanner, be sure to always remove the strip film holder from the film slot before turning the scanner on.

Refer to the hardware manual provided with the product for details on how to insert and position the media to be scanned.

3.1 Launching and Quitting

The Nikon Scan plug-in can be launched from the Acquire menu in your imaging application, or from within Nikon Control, as described in detail below.

Launching

Double-click the Nikon Control icon.

After Nikon Control is launched, the following Control palette appears on the desktop, and File, Edit, Image, and Window menus appear on the menu bar.

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You must first select the Nikon Scan plug-in before you can begin scanning. To do so, choose Preferences… from the File menu.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

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When the Select button is clicked, the Plug-in Selection dialog box appears.

Select the required plug-in from this dialog box, and click the Select button. The selected plug-in is displayed after “Selected plug-in:” in the Preferences dialog box.

After quitting the Preferences dialog, click the Acquire button on the Control palette.

Aquire button

The Nikon Scan Main dialog box appears.

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Quitting

Clicking the Cancel button in the Nikon Scan Main dialog box will return you to Nikon Control or to your current imaging application.

3.2 Main Dialog Box

Nikon Scan will automatically detect which scanners are connected and will display the Main dialog items and menus appropriate for the scanner you select. (The Main dialog box items will vary slightly, depending on the selected scanner.)

If multiple Nikon scanners are connected and powered on, first choose the scanner you are going to use from the pop-up menu at the top left corner of the Main dialog box. Only scanners supported by Nikon Scan will be visible in this pop-up menu.

Note: Depending on what devices are actually connected to your computer, the options which will appear in the pop-up menu above may differ from those shown here.

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Main Dialog Box

Place the cursor over a control (button, menu, or window) for a brief description of its function. Clicking a control will open this manual to the section in which its function is explained in greater detail.

To clear this explanation from the screen, click the Close button below.

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Interactive Help

Clicking the Help button at the bottom left of the dialog box activates the Interactive Help function. Passing the cursor over a dialog item automatically displays appropriate Help text in the message display area.

The Interactive Help display disappears when the Help button is clicked again.

Changing the Size of the Main Dialog Box

The size of the Main dialog box can be enlarged to fill your entire display by clicking the fit-to-screen box at the upper right corner.

Fit to screen

The size of the Main dialog box can also be adjusted by dragging the re-size box at the bottom right corner.

Note: Making the dialog larger than 800 x 600 pixels may require you allocate additional memory to your imaging application to accommodate the larger preview image.

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3.3 Basic Scanning

This section gives a brief description of the standard acquisition procedure after the Main dialog box is displayed. The individual buttons and menus are explained in detail in the following chapters.

Choosing the Scanner

Nikon Scan will automatically detect which scanners are connected and will display the Main dialog items and menus appropriate for the scanner you select. The Main dialog box items will vary slightly, depending on the selected scanner.

Positioning Media

Insert or position the media to be scanned as described in your scanner’s hardware manual.

Ejecting Film (film scanners only)

To eject film, click the button shown below. If you are using the optional SF-100 Auto Slide Feeder with the LS-1000, clicking this button will eject the current slide and set the next one. If you are using the LS-4500AF, you can also eject the film by pressing the scanner’s Eject button.

Media Type

Choose the media type to be scanned.

Note: Depending on what devices are actually connected to your computer, the options which will appear in the pop-up menu above may differ from those shown here.

Note: The above menu may differ depending on the scanner and options used. Please see the appendix appropriate to the scanner you are using.

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Preview

Clicking the Preview button starts a preview operation.

Before the preview process begins, a prescan operation will be carried out if the Prescan check box is turned on.

Prescan check box

PRESCAN ON

Note: Even if the prescan check box is turned on, the LS-4500AF will not conduct a prescan operation if the cropping area has not been changed.

If the Prescan check box is turned off when a prescan is required, the following indication will appear.

PRESCAN OFF

In this case you can carry out the prescan operation after the preview is completed by choosing Autoexposure from the

Special Capabilities menu.

Note: Depending on the scanner you have selected, the options

which appear in the pop-up menu above may differ from those shown here. Please see the appendix appropriate to the scanner you are using.

Once the preview operation is completed, an image will be displayed in the Preview display area.

This indication appears when a prescan operation has not been carried out

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Cropping

Setting Size, Resolution, and Image Adjustment

Using the mouse, click and drag a bounding box to specify a rectangular crop area in the preview image display area.

Using the five buttons shown below, the image displayed in the preview area by the preview operation can be rotated 90˚ to landscape or portrait orientation, flipped vertically or horizontally, and enlarged or reduced.

You can change settings such as the resolution, scale, contrast, gamma curve, and other parameters, as required.

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Scanning

When the Scan button is clicked, scanning is carried out in accordance with the settings made, and the acquired image is passed to the imaging application, or to Nikon Control.

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4. Scanning Conditions

Except where otherwise noted, the operating procedures covered in the present chapter are identical for all scanners supported by Nikon Scan. Features specific to each model are covered in Appendix A, Features Specific to the LS-20 and LS-1000, Appendix B, Features Specific to the LS-4500AF, and

Appendix C, Features Specific to the AX-110 and AX-210.

4.1 Choosing the Scanner

The names and SCSI IDs of the connected scanners are shown in the menu at the top left corner of the Main dialog box.

Note: Depending on what devices are actually connected to your computer, the options which will appear in the pop-up menu above may differ from those shown here.

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4.2 Setting the Application Gamma

You can set an application gamma value and decide whether you want to use the application gamma correction function.

Choose Gamma Correction… from the pop-up menu at the top left corner of the Main dialog box.

Note: Depending on the scanner selected, the options which appear in the pop-up menu above may differ from those shown here. Please see the appendix appropriate to the scanner you are using.

When Gamma Correction… is chosen from the menu, the Manual Gamma Correction dialog box appears.

You can set a Gamma value between 1.0 to 3.0 when the Use Application Gamma check box is unchecked. If you want to use the application gamma correction value, insert a check mark

and click the OK button.

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4.3 Positioning Media

4.5 Choosing the Media Type

Insert or position media as described in your scanner’s hardware manual.

4.4 Ejecting Film (film scanners only)

To eject film, click the button shown below (this button is not displayed when an AX-110 or AX-210 flatbed scanner is selected). If you are using the optional SF-100 Auto Slide Feeder with the LS-1000, clicking this button will eject the current slide and set the next one.

Note: With the LS-4500AF, you can also eject the film by pressing the scanner’s Eject button.

After the film eject button has been clicked, a prescan operation will be carried out automatically.

Media Type Selection

Choose the type of media to be scanned.

Note: The above menu may differ depending on the scanner and options used. Please see the appendix appropriate to the scanner you are using.

Choose one of the following from the upper part of the Media Type menu.

B&W Line Art: To scan black and white binary images Grayscale: To scan grayscale images Color: To scan color images

Choose one of the following from the lower part of the Media Type menu.

Positive: To scan positive images Negative: To scan negative images

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