NOTE: When using the Nikon Coolscan IV scanner, please see the
Tips and Tricks page on scanning in order to save
yourself time and effort.
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Getting Started: loading the media
Loading Slides: Place the slide face
up into the slide receiver located on the front of the Nikon Coolscan.
Gently push the slide into the receiver until it stops. |
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Ejecting Slides: After scanning has completed,
eject the slide by pressing the button to the right of the slide receiver. |
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Scanning with the Nikon Coolscan
Double click on the Nikon Scan 3.1 Icon on the desktop.
When application starts, a program window will appear with the following:
- Program window
- Scanner Interface
- Progress Window
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Step 1: In the scanner interface
window, press the teal PREVIEW button to start the scanning process.
Step 2: Click and drag the mouse from one corner
to the opposite corner of the area to be scanned. A marquee scrolling
outline will appear.
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Step3: Open the Tools Palette by selecting the Nikon
Scan - Tools - Tools Palette in the program window. Under the
CROP tab (click the dark gray triangle to expand menu item), select
the desired size outcome (Keep this output size), the desired file size,
scale and resolution.
Step 4: Click on the green SCAN button to complete
the scanning process. |
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During the scanning process, the progress window will
appear and show the progress of the application as it processes your
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Tips and Tricks
- When scanning, do all of the enlargement and resizing from the original.
The more that the image is resized AFTER scanning, the more pixilated
and distortion will occur.
- When scanning, it is not necessary to scan the image at the resolution
of the printer that it will be printed on. Please see Image DPI vs. Printer
DPI Help.
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Why is my picture only 2" x 2.5" when I open
it in PhotoShop?
Answer: Unless configured otherwise, the scanner is configured
to scan and save the image at its original size. To enlarge the image during
the scanning process's, configure the Crop options in the Tool palette to
increase the image in scale during the scanning process.
NOTE:
It is suggested that all enlarging be done DURING the scanning process.
Any enlargements made after the scanning process will degrade the quality of the image is resized larger
than the original.
This is the latest addition to the Digital Media Group. It is capable
of scanning slides and negatives. The negative carrier can be loaned from
the Media Services Staff in Hayes 235.
