Performing A Preview Scan - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Chapter 10
Figure 10.11 The manual focus S
If you move the mouse over the preview area, you will see that it becomes a magn-
ifying glass with crosshairs in the center. Place this cursor over the area you wish to
focus on, then click the mouse button.
The scanner will take a small high-resolution grayscale scan and display it in the
preview area. You may then adjust the focus by using the slider, which has now become
active, or the F
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focus settings are in the area of 24 for slides mounted in plastic.

Performing a Preview Scan

There are several scanning parameters which you can change that affect the out-
come of the preview scan. Each of these is controlled through the Scan dialog and the
Gamma Curve Editor dialog boxes, as indicated in Table 10.1.
Parameter
Film Type
Image Orientation
Auto Exposure
Brightness
Contrast
Color Balance
Gamma Curves
Table 10.1 Parameters affecting the preview scan.
Conversely, the preview scan is also controlled by preset parameters that you can-
not change. These include position, width, height and resolution. These are all dis-
cussed in Chapter Eleven of this manual.
Once the preview scan is finished, you can view the image, adjust the scanning
settings, and crop the image in preparation for the final scan.
Software Reference for Scanners
Performing a Preview or Final Scan
button – Macintosh and Windows.
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value edit box, which can contain a value between 0 and 48. Most
Dialog Box
Scan
Scan
Scan
Scan
Scan
Scan
Gamma Editor
Described In
Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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