Black And White Negative Film; Changing The Film Type - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Film Type and Orientation
Black and white negative film is used to make black and white prints. Shining a
light through a black and white negative film produces a 'negative' image. In other
words, blacks in the image appear transparent on the film.

Changing the Film Type

Macintosh: The F
sponding to the film being scanned. The F
Scan dialog is seen in Figure 12.5a, displaying the currently selected film type.
Figure 12.5a F
You can easily access the different film types by clicking on the selection box por-
tion of the F
ILM
Figure 12.5b.
Color Positive
Color Negative
B & W Positive
B & W Negative
Figure 12.5b F
The adjacent check mark indicates the currently selected film type. By moving
the mouse up and down the menu, without releasing the mouse button, you can select
one of the four film types. Indicate the selected type by placing the reverse box over it,
then releasing the mouse button. The F
display.
Windows: The F
to the film being scanned. The F
is seen in Figure 12.6a, displaying the currently selected film type.
Figure 12.6a F
You can easily access the different film types by clicking on the selection box por-
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T pop-up menu lets you select the film type corre-
ILM YPE
T pop-up menu, not selected – Macintosh.
ILM YPE
T pop-up menu and holding the mouse button down, as shown in
YPE
T pop-up menu, selected – Macintosh.
ILM YPE
ILM
T combo box lets you select the film type corresponding
ILM YPE
T
ILM YPE
T combo box, not selected – Windows.
ILM YPE
T pop-up menu, as it appears in the
ILM YPE
T
button will return to the single line
YPE
combo box, as it appears in the Scan dialog
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