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Step 8—Select an RGB profile
When images are scanned in RGB, Nikon Scan uses calibrated
RGB profiles to ensure consistent color reproduction. As part
of the installation process, you can choose which of these pro-
files will be used as the default for the calibrated RGB color
space when you first start Nikon Scan. A new profile can be
chosen at any time from the Nikon Scan Preferences dialog.
8-1 Once the Nikon Scan program
files have been installed, a dialog
similar to that shown at right will
be displayed.
To choose a profile from a list, click Use name list and
proceed to
Step
8-4. To choose a profile with the help of a
Wizard, click Use Wizard and proceed to Step 8-2. If you
are unsure as to what color-space profile to choose, we
recommend that you select Use Wizard and choose the
profile suggested for your platform. A new profile can be
chosen at any time after installation in the Nikon Scan Pref-
erences dialog.
Pg. For more information on:
105 Preferences
115 Color-space profiles
107 Nikon Color Management System
Getting Started: Installation
Windows/Macintosh
8-2 The Color Space Wizard opens
To ensure accurate color reproduction, the Nikon Color Man-
agement System (Nikon CMS) must have information about the
color characteristics of your scanner, monitor, and the color
space used when editing or printing images. This information is
contained in files called "profiles."
with the dialog shown at right.
Choose Windows if the majority of the images that you
scan will be edited on Windows platforms, or Macintosh
if you do most of your editing on a Macintosh.
Click
here
"Profile"
to proceed to the next step.
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