DXARTS 411

Applications of Digital Technologies to Research in the Humanities

Tips on Scanning Images

Scanning

Creating an Electronic Archival Copy

1. Turn on scanner
2. Reboot computer
3. Open PhotoShop
4. Set import source
5. Start scanner software
6. Insert slide: facing, upside down
7. Select appropriate media setting
8. Click 'PREVIEW'
9. Adjust scan area (leaving border around image)
10. Click scan
11. Close the scanning window
12. Make any leveling adjustments to the scanned image in PhotoShop
• Select --> All
• Layer --> Transform --> Rotate
• Guides: click in the ruler area and drag guides out onto the image.
13. Save file as a TIFF
• File --> Save
• Select TIFF in 'Save As' field
• Type filename in 'File Name' field.

Processing

Creating a Version for the Web

1. Open PhotoShop CS (Version 8.0)
2. Open TIFF
3. Resize image
• Image --> Image Size
• Longest dimension at 550 pixels
4. Save TIFF
5. Make changes as needed.
6. Save as file for the WEB (will automatically downsize resolution)
• File --> Save for Web
• Select 'Preset' JPEG to filename from "tif" to "jpg"
• Save
7. Close TIFF. Don't Save
8. Open JPG.
9. Crop image
• Marquee tool
• Image --> Crop
10. Save
11. Modify image (as little as possible)
• Check for specks. (Use Rubber Stamp tool.)
12. Save
13. Add Copyright Tag
• Set foreground color (black preferred)
• Type tool
• Set in lower right-hand corner.
• Times New Roman, 11 pixels, Bold, anti-aliased
• Copyright © [date] [name]. All Rights Reserved.
• Copyright Symbol codes
1. Mac: Option + g = ©
2. PC: Alt + 0169 (numeric keypad) = ©
3. HTML: © = ©
14. Reposition as necessary (Move Tool)
15. Condense image layers
• Layers --> Flatten Image
16. Save

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