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Chapter 4 Basic Operation
Basic Operation
Introduction
By this time you have completed the hardware setup portion of your Coolscan
installation. Installation of the Nikon scanning software is covered in the companion
user manual
Software Reference for Scanners.
Before proceeding to the software installation, this chapter will introduce you to
the basic mechanical operation of Coolscan, including attributes of various film types
and slide mounts, orientations supported by Coolscan, care and preparation of the film,
proper usage of the film strip holder, and focusing.
Film
Coolscan is a 35mm film scanner. Cameras using 35mm film are widely available
and handle a wide variety of film types, including color negative, color transparency
(slide) and monochrome (Black and White). The 35mm frame format is shown in
Figure 4.1.
35mm image area
Figure 4.1 35mm film image area.
In the case of slides, 35mm film will be returned from your film processor in
35mm slide mounts, or in the case of negatives, cut into strips of 5 or 6 frames in
length. Coolscan can accommodate either of these two film types. Film mounted in a
slide holder is shown in Figure 4.2a, while an uncut strip of negative film is shown in
Figure 4.2b.
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