Scanning (mac)

Basic Scanning

Two Programs used for Scanning on a Mac:

Photoshop–for photographs, slides, negatives, or illustrations
Adobe Acrobat–for converting text documents to pdf format

Photoshop (mac)

  1.  Open Photoshop CS3 (found on dock).
  2. Click FILE-IMPORT-(scanner name). The scanner is usually named HP-twain or some variation of it.  At this point, you will be prompted another       window. This window will give you the option of clicking “New Scan” for a preview, and “Accept” to convert the scanned object to an image file.

(note: if you get an error message, try closing photoshop, turning off the scanner, turning it back on and then opening photoshop again.) Choose your document source. Usually this will be “flatbed” unless you’re scanning multiple pages in which case you probably want to use a different program (Acrobat or FineReader).

4. Choose your image type. The most common for photos and illustrations are (this is found under the “adjust” button):

    • Color Photo (24 bit)
    • Black & White (if you have a b&w photo or if you want to convert a color photo to b&w)
    • Illustration (for drawings, graphs, charts, etc.)

5. Choose the destination. This is what you’re going to do with the document when you’re done scanning. Selecting an option sets some default                            parameters for resolution.

  • Manually adjust resolution if you want. Remember: the higher the resolution the bigger the file size. If you’re e-mailing or putting a picture on the web, you probably don’t want to set this too high. Photoshop also allows you to adjust the resolution after scanning.
    • Click the preview button.
    • Select an area to scan. Usually a photograph doesn’t take up the whole scanning area. To only scan the area you want, move your mouse over the scan area, then click and drag to select the area to scan.
    • Click “accept”.
    • Now close the scanning interface and begin working in Photoshop.

       

      Adobe Acrobat

      1. Place your photo on the scanner with the corner in the upper right corner. There’s a big arrow to indicate where you should line things up.
      2. Open Adobe Acrobat Professional.
      3. Choose File–>Create PDF> From Scanner. It may take a while for the scanning software to open. Be patient.
      4. Choose your format, either single or double sided
      5. Choose the destination. This is what you’re going to do with the document when you’re done scanning. Select to begin a new document or to add this page to a current open document.
      6. Move the triangle between a higher compression or a higher quality, remembering that a higher quality scan will have a larger file size.
      7. Click Scan.