1)

Open Photoshop Elements. This is the commonly used program for scanning images in the LRC.

2)

Choose File > Import.

Select the device you would like to use for scanning. The LRC scanners are Epson Perfection 3170 and Epson Perfection 3200.

3)

The scanning process can be done either manually or automatically.

• The Professional Mode allows the user to select the desired options for the quality of the image, out of which one of the most important is the resolution (Illustrated in this tutorial);
• The “Home Mode” and “Full Auto Mode” gives the user little control of the quality of the image, but provides a wizard for users to get projects done, even not satisfactorily;

Professional Mode (Full control)

Home Mode (Some Control)

Full Auto Mode (No Control)

4)

Choose the Proper resolution, when scanning photos or documents in Professional Mode:

• Under Original, set setting as illustrated:
• Document Table: Reflective;
• Document type: Document Table;
• Auto Exposure Type:
  When scanning image: set to “Photo”;
  When scanning documents: set to “Document”

• Under Destination:
• Image type: 24-bit Color;
• Resolution:
  Set to “150 or 300” dpi for archive or printing;
  Set to “72 or 96” for web or PowerPoint;

5)

Click Scan button at the bottom to start capturing. The higher resolution you set in the previous step, the longer the scanner takes to create the digital image. The image will be displayed in PhotoShop Elements after the scanning finish.

6)

To improve the image for your final purpose, you may need to use some PhotoShop Elements editing tools to rotate, crop, or modify the image. Make the selection using the dotted box in the tool bar, and then you may choose the following useful tools to edit the selected part of the image.

Rotate

If the scanned image is upside down or sideways, Go to Image and Rotate, choosing the degree of rotation necessary

Crop

To cut what is outside the selected area of the image, To do this:

• Highlight the Rectangular Marquee Tool in the tool bar, which looks like this

;

• Your curser should now be a cross. Click and drag over the area of the image you wish to keep. Then go to Image and select Crop.

Clone Stamp Tool

A handy tool used for touch-ups. It looks like this

This tool allows you to select an area and duplicate it. After selecting the tool, you may alter the size of the area you wish to duplicate. To do so, press the option button on the keyboard and click on an area to select it. To duplicate it, click in another area.

7)

Choose File > Save and select the desired format for the scanned image.

• Save as PSD, TIFF with more information (color, quality, etc) for archive & future editing purpose;
• Save as JPEG or PNG for web or PowerPoint slides purpose;