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Scanning Into Photoshop: [2011 - CanoScan]

 Digital Imaging: A Photoshop Workshop
Teacher: Ken Kimura
email: ken_kimura at lsrhs dot net
telephone: (978)443-9961 XT2221
  1. Log out from you own computer and Login at the Scanner computer
  2. Place your image face down on the scanner glass (Do not put your image against the back edge of the glass).
  3. Launch Photoshop
  4. In Photoshop, go to the File menu and choose Import > CanoScan (4400F).
    This will open the Scanner software.
  5. If you're in Simple Mode, switch to Advanced Mode
    • Find and click on the button for "Advanced Mode >>"
  6. Preview what's on the glass by clicking the "Preview" button. (sometimes it will have to calibrate or adjust the lamp - let it do this.
  7. The dotted lines represent what will be the edges of your image. Adjust the dotted lines where you want them to be. This is done by clicking on the lines and dragging.
  8. Set the Color Mode dropdown menu to "Grayscale"
  9. Determine the dimensions of your selected area in pixels.
    • Change the "Units" dropdown menu from "inches" to "pixels"
  10. Change the output size so that the larger dimension is 1200 pixels and press the enter key (the number will be rounded to the nearest possible).
  11. Now click the Scan button
  12. Canoscan will ask if you want to "retouch and save" press "Okay"
  13. When scanning is complete, it will open a new window BEHIND the scanner window (I know, this is annoying). Close the scanner window by clicking on the red dot at the top left of the window.
Once Your Image is in Photoshop
  1. Change the Mode to RGB color
    • Image Menu > Mode > RGB Color
  2. Orient your image appropriately
    • Image Menu > Rotate Canvas > (Whatever applies to your image)
  3. If needed, adjust the brightness and contrast
    • Image Menu > Adjustments > Brightness Coontrast (check "Use Legacy")
  4. Crop or straighten out your image appropriately using the Crop Tool
  5. Save your image as P1_(lastname first inital).psd
    • For example, if Jack Bauer was in class he'd name it: P1_ bauerj.psd
  6. Log out and continue working on your project at your own computer.
    Remember, you need to create an outline layer that is transparent except for where the black line are - just like you did in the Birds exercise.
Edited 9-28-06