Cropping and Sizing Images
In many cases you will want to scan only a certain portion of an image. Through
an operation called cropping, the Nikon Scanner plug-in allows you to select any area of
the image for scanning – from the image border to any portion within the border.
Cropping is accomplished by using the mouse in combination with the sizing controls
found in the Scan dialog, as shown in Figure 11.1a for Macintosh and Figure 11.1b
under Windows.
Directly related to the cropping function is the resolution of the scan. The resolu-
tion setting determines how many pixels will be produced by the scan. The higher the
resolution, the greater the scan quality, and the larger the resulting scan file size. You
will want to select an appropriate scanning resolution for each image. The objective is
to scan an image at the appropriate resolution for your intended use, thus minimizing
unnecessarily large file sizes, yet guaranteeing sufficient data for demanding output
requirements.
Figure 11.1a Sizing controls in Scan dialog – Macintosh.
Figure 11.1b Sizing controls in Scan dialog – Windows.
The Sizing Controls
The sizing controls consist of the
W
IDTH
,
H
EIGHT
,
F
INAL
R
ESOLUTION
, and
P
ITCH
. For convenience, you can choose to lock the
A
SPECT
(
the proportions of the
image) or the
F
ILE
S
IZE
.
Locking the
A
SPECT
ensures that the resulting scan will retain
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