User manual NIKON CONTROL WINDOWS

[. . . ] Before You Begin 2. 1 System Requirements 2. 2 Software Installation 3. Getting Started 3. 1 Launching and Quitting 3. 2 Control Menu 3. 3 File Menu 3. 4 Image Menu 3. 5 Window Menu 3. 6 Control Palette 3. 7 Scanning Basics 4. Preferences 4. 1 TWAIN source 4. 2 Naming Files 4. 3 Export Plug-in 4. 4 Image Window Handling after Exporting 4. 5 Gamma Values 4. 6 Control Palette Size 5. Image Window Operations 6. 1 Zoom in/Zoom out 6. 2 Rotating the Image 6. 3 Scrolling the Image 6. 4 Flipping the Image Horizontally 6. 5 Flipping the Image Vertically Scanner Control Software Nikon Control Windows User's Manual -1- 7. [. . . ] Image window handling after exporting: Either of the buttons is selected to specify whether the original scanned images are to be closed or not after exporting the images. Gamma Value: Control palette: Either of the radio buttons is selected to specify whether a Large or Small Control palette is used. Cancel: OK: Changes are discarded and the Preferences window is closed. Changes are saved and the Preferences window is closed. Allows you to set the Gamma value of the monitor being used. - 22 - 4. 1 TWAIN source If you want to change to another TWAIN driver, pull down the TWAIN source menu and choose the required TWAIN driver from the menu. The TWAIN driver is then selected and the newly selected TWAIN driver is displayed in the box. 4. 2 Naming Files The names of individual files saved by means of sequential image scanning consist of a fixed part and a serial number. This setting specifies whether the number is to be placed before or after the fixed part. The fixed part of the file name is specified in the Sequential save window as a "Prefix name" or "Suffix name" when the image files are saved. For example, if the As a suffix button is selected here, and the fixed part "Image" is specified in the Sequential save window, the file names, in the order saved, will be "Image001", "Image002", "Image003" and so on. Naming Procedure Choices As a prefix: As a suffix: The serial number precedes the fixed part. The serial number follows the fixed part. - 23 - 4. 3 Export Plug-in If you want to change to another Export plug-in, pull down the Export plug-in menu and choose the required Export plug-in which conforms to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2. 0 specification. The Export plug-in is then selected and the newly selected Export plug-in is displayed in the box. 4. 4 Image Window Handling after Exporting The original scanned images can be automatically closed after exporting the images. Either of the buttons is selected to specify whether the displayed images are to be closed or not after exporting the images. Note: Some Export plug-ins which conform to the Adobe Photoshop Ver 2. 0 plug-in specification might not be supported. Meaning of the Buttons Close: Hold: The original scanned images are automatically closed after exporting. The original scanned images are held on the monitor. - 24 - 4. 5 Gamma Values Enter the Gamma values of the image. Acceptable values range from 0. 80 to 3. 00. The default setting is 1. 80. Clicking the Config. . . button brings up the Monitor Gamma window shown below. Change the display resolution to 640 x 480 and set the gamma value while viewing the chart. The chart display shows a halftone gray patch made of black and white dots, and a midtone gray value calculated from the current monitor gamma value. Try various monitor gamma values until the mid-tone gray value and the halftone gray match as closely as possible. Acceptable values range from 0. 80 to 3. 00. Meaning of the Buttons OK: Cancel: Save changes and return to Preferences window. Discard changes and return to Preferences window. - 25 - 4. 6 Control Palette Size The Nikon Control has two sizes of Control palette. You can select the palette size by clicking the appropriate button. Meaning of the Buttons Small Palette: Large Palette: The small control palette is displayed. [. . . ] Choosing the Information command brings up the Information window. This window shows information about the active image. If either width or height is entered, the other value is automatically calculated to maintain the locked width/height aspect, and the new value is displayed. The units for width and height can be selected from the pop-up menu. [. . . ]