Slide
or Negative Scanning
Brief instructions follow on how
to scan an image using the Nikon scanner attached to Green-28. If you need more
detailed information, there is a manual that can be checked out from the HelpDesk.
This scanner will scan from either a slide or a negative. If you are using a
negative, you will need to check out the negative holder that goes into the
scanner from the HelpDesk.
The instructions that follow show
how to scan using the Nikon Scan software. If you want to scan directly
into Photoshop you can do so - at step 3 Go to the Apple menu,
Applications, Publishing, then choose Photoshop 6. In Photoshop
go to the File menu and choose Import, Nikon Scan. This will open
the scanning software program within Photoshop. Step 4 will not apply if you
use Photoshop.
- Make sure the computer and scanner
are turned on. (There will be a green light on the front of the scanner to
indicate that the scanner is on. The on/off switch is on the right hand side
of the scanner towards the back.)
- Clean dust from slide or negative.
Pick off the dust with a brush Ð do not brush as this only moves the dust
around on the slide. Never blow on the film as this puts moisture on the film
that can leave permanent marks.
Insert slide lengthwise (see example below) emulsion side down.
At this point it does not matter if the picture is vertical or horizontal.
If you are scanning a negative
for the first time, check out the Nikon manual (yellow) for detailed instructions
on how to load the negatives into the negative holder.
- Go to the Apple menu, Applications,
Publishing, then choose Nikon Control 2.2
- You should see the following
Control Palette on your screen:
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Passing the cursor over
the icons in this palette will show you what each icon does.
Click on the acquire
single image icon- top left in this palette.
You should now see the
main scanning window.
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- The following picture shows the
top left of the scanning window. Click on the Settings button and choose
Factory Default. This is to ensure that you don't get stuck with settings
left over from a previous scan by another user.
- Click on the Film Type button
(next to the Settings button) and make sure that Color and Positive
are checked if you are scanning a color slide. Color and Negative
should be checked for a color negative.
- Click on the Preview button
- bottom right of the scanning window. After a short wait the image will appear
in the right hand side of the scanning window.
- Type in the Output Resolution
that you want - a good starting point is 300 pixels/inch. This will allow
you to go lower later and to keep the file size manageable.
- Select the part of the image that
you want scanned by drawing a box around the desired area in the preview window.
- You can adjust the scale to your
liking. The file size is shown in this same part of the window so you can
see how adjusting this affects the file size.
- You can adjust the brightness
and contrast in the image by clicking and holding on the following
buttons:
and you can adjust the gamma
curve by moving the line in the black/white squared area - play with this
to see the effects:
- Click on Scan button (bottom
right of window).
If the image needs rotating you can use the rotating tool in the Control Palette.
- To save the image go to the File
menu and choose Save As...
Choose the location where
you want to save the image.
In the Filename: box enter the name for the file.
In the File Type: box select the format that you want to save the image
as.
Finally click on the Save button.
When finished scanning remember to
remove your slide or negative from the scanner.If you checked out either the
negative holder or the manual, please remember to return them to the HelpDesk
when you are finished.
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