Operation Manual

20
Getting to Know the Scan Window
Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with scan window controls.
Tutorial: The Scan Window
Scan button
(see 23)
Click to scan the selected
portion of the image into
the host application.
Interactive help
Gives a brief tip about the
control under the mouse
cursor.
Preview area
The preview image is displayed here. Click the Natural tab (see 23)
to see how the image looked before processing; click the Processed tab
(see 23) to see how the image will look when it is scanned.
Thumbnail drawer tab
(see 23)
Click to select frames to be scanned from multi-frame
film (this tab is not displayed when the MA-20 (S) or
SF-200 (S) is inserted in the scanner).
Tool chest
(see 24)
Contains tools for:
• setting the image orientation
and choosing the portion of
the image to be scanned
• controlling the physical di-
mensions and file size of the
image when opened in the
host application
• enhancing color, contrast,
and sharpness before the
image is scanned and, when
Nikon Scan is used as a stand-
alone application, after im-
ages are opened in the Nikon
Scan applet
• removing the effects of
scratches, dust, fading, and
film grain
• controlling the exposure val-
ues for the scanning element
and other features particular
to your scanner
Scan Progress window
(see 23)
Shows what actions are be-
ing performed, and gives a
log of automated tasks.
Information panel
(see 22)
Indicates:
• whether the image has been
flipped or rotated
• the physical dimensions and
file size of the portion of the
image to be scanned
• what extra processing will be
performed when the image is
scanned
• the color values for the pixel
under the cursor
Control area
(see 21)
Contains the most frequently
used scanning and preview con-
trols, including the film eject
button and media type and
color-model menus.
Preview button
(see 23)
Click to preview the frame to be
scanned. The preview shows
how the image will look when it
is scanned.