Scanning Pictures or Slides in Room 10

1) Make sure the scanners are connected.

2) Make sure the scanners are turned on.

To scan slides:

1) Insert slide (image forward) into top slot of slide scanner.

2)Open up Adobe Photoshop (located on "The Globe").

3)Under File, select Acquire.

4) Select ScanMaker Plug-in 2.06.

You should see a window like this:

5) Prescan the image. (NOTE: A slide scanner scans in the red, blue and green hues separately. It will take some time to scan the image. You can short that time by selecting Gray-Scale prescan.)

6)Use the selection marquee to select the portion of the slide you want scanned.

7) Press the scan button & wait!

NOTE: Once the image is scanned, it will be opened up in Adobe Photoshop. IMMEDIATELY, save the image. You can save as a .pict, .jpeg, .bmp (for Windows). IF you are using this image for the Internet, you must save it as either a .jpeg or a .gif. To save as a .gif image:

1)you must select MODE from the main menu.

2) Choose Index Color and in the Other box: type 256.

3) Make sure the Palatte is Adaptive and Dither is Diffusion.

You may now save the image as a CompuServe Gif. NOTE: a .jpeg image is a larger file than a .gif image - i.e. a 353K jpeg will be 118K gif.

To scan a picture or object:

1) Place picture or object on glass of scanner.

(NOTE: when scanning an object that might scratch the glass, place a very light colored cloth - like a white hand kerchief - over the glass.)

2) Open Adobe Photoshop (located on "The Globe").

3) Under file, select Acquire.

4)Choose Scantastic Epson 4.1.6.

5) A window like this should appear:

6) Press the Prescan button & wait (this doesn't take as long as the slide prescan!)

7) Use the Selection marquee to select the portion of the image you want scan.

8) Press the Scan button.

NOTE: Once the image is scanned, it will be opened up in Adobe Photoshop. IMMEDIATELY, save the image. You can save as a .pict, .jpeg, .bmp (for Windows). IF you are using this image for the Internet, you must save it as either a .jpeg or a .gif. To save as a .gif image:

1)you must select MODE from the main menu.

2) Choose Index Color and in the Other box: type 256.

3) Make sure the Palatte is Adaptive and Dither is Diffusion.

You may now save the image as a CompuServe Gif. NOTE: a .jpeg image is a larger file than a .gif image - i.e. a 353K jpeg will be 118K gif.

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