The professional scanner models also allow multi sampling to be used to reduce noise. With the latest generation of Nikon scanners, the maximum possible color depth is 16-bit/channel, with the previous 14-bit/channel, which is also sufficient. Here you can select the color depth of the scan per channel in bits. The most important settings are located in the Scanner Extras Scanner Extras section. Therefore, make sure it remains disabled. Like all functions that are supposed to "optimize" or "enhance" images, this one is fatal for linear negative scans. Scan Image Enhancer Scan Image Enhancer is a feature available only for the newer Nikon scanners. For Kodachrome slides, the function works with the Coolscan LS-9000 alone. Digital ICE can not be used for black and white film. In many cases it is advantageous to use Digital ICE as it reduces the amount of time required in retouching the final image. If you need a smaller image file, it is usually better to reduce the resulting image later in Photoshop using appropriate techniques than to scan at a low resolution.ĭigital ICE Digital ICE, the function for removing dust and scratches, can be activated, it has no negative influence on the result. If scanning for archival purposes, the maximum physical resolution supported by the scanner is recommended, here 4,000 dpi.
Next define the scan's resolution in the Crop area.
This is important whether you are scanning slides or negatives. Options for scanning slides and negativesĪfter restarting Nikon Scan, you must make sure that the color positive film mode is selected before scanning. You will have to restart Nikon Scan before these changes take effect. Especially the settings on the Advanced Color tab. All other settings should be left at their default values. Automatic saving of the scan to the drive is also recommended. Recommended for both are the Auto Focus Before Scan as well as the Auto Exposure for Positive Film settings. Furthermore, you can also check the settings for Single Scan and Batch Scan. Afterwards, the Nikon Color Management System has to be deactivated on the Color Management tab.
#NIKON SCAN 8000 SOFTWARE#
In order to produce slide and negative scans suitable for further processing with ColorPerfect or ColorNeg with Nikon Scan 4.0, two general settings have to be made in the options menu of the software first.įirst, the gamma setting must be changed from its default value of 2.2 to 1.0 (linear gamma). Creating linear scans of slides and negatives with Nikon Scan 4.0
#NIKON SCAN 8000 HOW TO#
The following tutorial gives a step by step explanation on how to achieve this with Nikon Scan.
#NIKON SCAN 8000 FULL#
To harness the full potential of our Photoshop Plug-in it's important to obtain image data that has been processed as little as possible (RAW data). ColorPerfect processes scans with color integrity and gives unprecedented flexibility in creative image editing. Increase the quality of your slide and negative scans from Nikon Scan with ColorPerfect! Find out more about how to scan with your Nikon Coolscan. Creating perfect photos from your slide and negative scans with ColorPerfect: Nikon Coolscan, Nikon Scan 4.0