Final Scan; Setting The Crop - Nikon Scanners Software Reference Manual

Getting Started on the IBM PC or Compatible
The preview scan should take a little less than one minute to complete, with slight
variations in speed depending on the model of your Macintosh and the size of your dis-
play. Upon completion, the preview image will stay in the Scan dialog box while you
prepare for the final scan.

Final Scan

The next step is to perform the final scan at a higher resolution, or image quality.
First, we have to crop, or trim the preview image. Notice there is a narrow black border
around it. We want to eliminate this from the scanning area so that it does not appear
in our final scan.

Setting the Crop

Start by placing the cursor anywhere over the preview, clicking and dragging a
crop rectangle to enclose the area of interest. Adjust the crop rectangle by placing the
cursor on any of the small boxes, or 'hot spots,' on the crop rectangle. The cursor will
change to an arrow when it is placed over any of these boxes. Now, move the rectangle
inward by clicking and dragging until the border line of the rectangle encloses the area
of interest, as in Figure 5.4a for Coolscan and Figure 5.4b for LS-3510AF. Repeat this
step using the other small boxes, as necessary, until you have cropped the image to its
edges, and the unexposed, or black area is completely outside of the rectangle. Note
that the crop rectangle does not appear if the full image area is selected.
Pixel coordinates of cursor
Pixel coordinates of
crop rectangle corners
Corner hot spot
Cursor
Center hot spot
Crop rectangle
Crop rectangle edge
Figure 5.4a Selecting a crop area – Coolscan.
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