Nikon Scan 4 - Monitor Tab Settings; Default Monitor Profiles; Custom Monitor Profile Selection

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Preferences— Nikon Color Management
The “Monitor” Tab
The “Monitor” tab specifi es the profi le that will be used
when images are displayed on your monitor, either in the
scan window preview area or a Nikon Scan image window.
Monitor profi les contain information about the color and
gam ma characteristics of the monitor, allowing images to be
ad just ed for more accurate color reproduction.
Use factory default monitor profi le (default)
Nikon Scan is supplied with default monitor profi les for use
when no other profi le is available (see below). To use the
default pro fi le for your plat form, select Use factory default
mon i tor pro fi le.
Default Windows Monitor Profi le (Gamma 2.2)
The default Windows monitor profi le (“NkMonitor_Win.icm”)
is identical to the sRGB profi le.
Default Macintosh Monitor Profi le (Gamma 1.8)
The default Macintosh monitor profi le (“NkMonitor_
Mac.icm”) is iden ti cal to the profi le used for Apple 17˝ moni-
tors with a D
50
white point.
Use custom monitor profi le
Use this option to select a profi le supplied by the company
that manufactured the monitor. When this option is se-
lect ed, the Choose Custom Profi le… button will be ac tive.
Click ing this but ton dis plays a standard “open fi le” di a log;
nav i gate to the disk and folder containing the man u fac tur er’s
pro fi le. The path to the selected profi le will appear in the
text box below the Use custom mon i tor profi le radio but-
ton.