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There are several ways you can go about getting images into Photoshop:
There are two main types of scanners. With a flatbed scanner you scan documents and prints by placing them on the glass of the scanner. Slide scanners are used to convert scanning slides and negatives to digital format. Since most photography is now digital, slide scanners have fallen into disuse. However they are valuable for anyone who want to digitize collections of negatives or slides.
Before using a scanner for the first time, you need to install scanning software which allows the scanner to communicate with the computer.
The following example uses a Fujitsu flatbed scanner. Other flatbed scanner software may look different from this example, but the concepts are the same.
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Make sure the scanner is running, then start Adobe Photoshop. Place a print image-side down on the left side of the scanner. |
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Choose File>Import>Fujitsu fi-4010CU. This causes the TWAIN scan dialog box to appear. |
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In the TWAIN dialog box, Click Preview. The image will then appear in the left side of the dialog box. |
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Click and drag with the mouse to specify the area that you want to scan. This creates a black rectangle around the area to be scanned. You may wish to scan the entire original (as shown below), or just click and drag over part of the image to crop it. |
5. Set "Image Mode." For most purposes, choose 24-bit color.
6. Set the resolution. In choosing a scanning resolution, keep these issues in mind:
Images on the Web are displayed at about 100 pixels per inch [ppi], depending on the computer display. If you scan the image at about 100 ppi, it will probably display on the Web at about the same size as the original.
If you are going to crop your image or if your original is small, scan at a higher resolution to make the image appear larger.
If you are going to print your image, scan at a higher resolution, possibly in the range of 200 to 400 ppi.
A higher resolution means a larger file size. This gives you a better image to work with. You can "sample down" later in Photoshop if you need to decrease the resolution.
Other settings in the scan dialog box can normally be left at defaults. If you think you will need to make adjustments to things such as the contrast or brightness, it is better to do these in Photoshop rather than in the scanning dialog box.
7. Click "Scan." The image will appear in an untitled Photoshop window.