Scanning Images into Photoshop

This section describes the procedures for scanning images into Photoshop using HSL's Media Design Studio flatbed scanner.

If you are in Photoshop and want to see additional information on scanning choose F1 (Help). Then read Getting Images into Photoshop.

Note: The flatbed scanner is used to scan prints or paper originals. The Media Design Studio also has a Nikon slide scanner for scanning slides. The procedure for scanning slides is essentially the same as for the flatbed scanner, except you need to choose the Nikon scanner in step 3 below.

The HSL Media Design Studio's flatbed scanner can be used for scanning images as well as text. To scan images, follow these steps:

1.

Make sure the scanner is running, then start Adobe Photoshop. Place a print image-side down on the left side of the scanner.

2.

Choose File>Import>Fujitsu fi-4010CU. This causes the TWAIN scan dialog box to appear.

3.

In the TWAIN dialog box, Click Preview. The image will then appear in the left side of the dialog box. 

4.

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 96 pixels per inch [ppi], depending on the settings of the user's computer. So if you scan the image at about 100 ppi, it will 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 want to print your image, you may want to scan at a higher resolution, possibly in the range of 200 to 400 ppi.

• A higher resolution means a larger file size. This means Photoshop's performance will be slower when working with the image. But it gives you a better image to work with. You can "sample down" later in Photoshop if you need to decrease the resolution. 

The other settings in the scan dialog box can normally be left at the 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.