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Preferences— Nikon Color Management
Color Management
The profi les used by the Nikon Color Management System
are specifi ed in the “Color Man age ment” category.
Use Nikon Color Management System
This option turns the Nikon Color Management System on
and off. Changes to this setting only take effect after Nikon
Scan has been quit and restarted.
When Nikon CMS Is On…
…images are processed to ensure consistent color re
pro -
duc tion, as described in “
How Nikon CMS Works” (
79)
.
Because color management profi les typically contain their
own settings for gamma, the controls in the Gamma tab are
dimmed and inactive.
When Nikon CMS Is Off…
…monitor and color-space profi les are not used, and the
con trols in the Color Management tab are dimmed and in-
ac tive. The only tool available for ensuring that colors from
the scan ner will be displayed accurately on the monitor is
the
“Gamma” category (
82)
. The only adjustments made
to the image be fore it is passed to the host application are
gam ma ad just ment and changes to curves and color balance
made in the scan win dow.
