Final Resolution Units; Scan Pitch - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Cropping and Sizing Images
The important point to understand for now is that the F
directly related to the scan P

Final Resolution Units

Macintosh: The units of measure for the F
inch, pixels per cm, or pixels per mm. Typically, the inch, cm or mm units of measure
selected will correspond to the W
sure for this setting is shown in Figure 11.6a.
Figure 11.6a Selecting the units of measure for F
Windows: The units of measure for the F
inch, dots per cm, or dots per mm. Typically, the inch, cm or mm units of measure
selected will correspond to the W
sure for this setting is shown in Figure 11.6b.
Figure 11.6b Selecting the units of measure for F

Scan Pitch

The scan P
lower the P
ITCH
ting essentially instructs the scanner on how to set the film scanning stage mechanism
inside the scanner. It refers to the pitch of the lead screw mechanism that drives the
film stage. The higher the pitch number, the more the stage moves for every scan line
and the lower the resulting resolution.
Figure 11.7 The scan P
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and the W
ITCH
and H
IDTH
and H
IDTH
is a number that determines the input resolution of a scan. The
ITCH
number, the higher the quality of the resulting scan. The P
setting – Macintosh and Windows.
ITCH
R
INAL
and H measurements.
IDTH EIGHT
R can be in pixels per
INAL ESOLUTION
units. Selection of the units of mea-
EIGHT
R
INAL ESOLUTION
R can be in dots per
INAL ESOLUTION
units. Selection of the units of mea-
EIGHT
R
INAL ESOLUTION
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– Macintosh.
– Windows.
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