35mm slide scanning in the HoA Computer Room

How to use the Nikon scanner

• First make sure that the scanner USB cable is connected to the back of the Mac

• Secondly, switch on the Mac (button on rear of screen, bottom left-hand side)

• Log on using your History log-in • Then switch on the scanner (button on

front lower right)

Opening the scanner software• Double click on the Nikon Scan 4

software launcher

• If the icon is not visible in the taskbar, click on ‘Finder’ , then ‘Applications’, ‘Nikon software’, ‘Nikon Scan 4’ & double click

This is what you should see:

Loading your slides:

Open the lid of the SF-210

Load slides with right side facing away from you and images in ‘landscape’ orientation

Setting resolution and other tools

• Click on tools & the tool palette will appear

Selecting resolution etc. continued….

• Select ‘crop’ and set the resolution to 2,400.00 pixels/inch

• Click on ‘Digital Ice4 Advanced’ and select ‘Enable Digital Ice’ (this will clean up any dirt or scratches, but is not compulsory. N.B. Scanning using Ice will take longer, but the results are far superior.

You are ready to set the scanner running

• In the Nikon Scan 4 menu, select ‘Scanner’, ‘Slide Feeder’ and then type in the total number of slides you wish to scan, then click ‘scan’

Continued…

• When you see the ‘Batch Scan Options’ pane, click ‘OK’

• Select the number you wish to start with, where you would like to save the images and in which format

• Then hit ‘OK’ and your slides will start to feed through

How long will it take & how can I view my scans?

• If you have selected to scan using ‘Digital Ice’, each slide will take approximately 2 minutes to scan; without ‘Ice’ this may be reduced to about 1 minute.

• Your images are viewable wherever you chose to save them. Double clicking on them will open them using the Nikon 4 software, but by clicking on the image once to select it, then going to ‘File’, ‘Open with’, you are presented with many other options.

Saving your images

You can save your images to a memory stick, CD or e-mail them to yourself. You can also leave them on your desktop as this may only be viewed by you.

If you require any assistance with any of this, please do ask either Vicky or Christine. We are here to help!