Scanning Photos and Graphics

Liston Campus, Room 212

How to scan graphics and photographs with the Microtek ScanMaker 6400XL flatbed scanner.

Instructions and Screenshots
Step 1

Place your art work on the scanner bed and sign on to the computer at left as faculty, password is faculty. Double click the Adobe Photoshop desktop icon.
Image of Adobe Photoshop icon
Step 2

In Photoshop under File select Import then Microtek Scan Wizard Pro.

Image of Import option
Step 3

If you are scanning color images select RGB Colors from the Type drop down box.
This setting will work for most applications.

Image of RGB Colors option
Step 4

Resolution should be set to 72 PPI (Pixels Per Inch) if your image will be used for computer and Web applications.  Raising the resolution to 200 PPI is preferable if you plan to print your image.
Image of Resolution options
Step 5

On the Scan Wizard Pro box click on Overview.  This will preview everything on the scanner bed.
Image of Scan Wizard Pro Options
Step 6

Left click and drag the mouse over the portion of the image that you wish to scan. A red and white marquee will highlight the area to be scanned.

Image of Portion of the image to scan
Step 7

In the Settings box, increase or decrease the Output size of your image. An image size percentage can be typed or selected from the Image Size drop down box. A specific size can be typed under Output. Selecting 100% will retain the original image size.
Image of Settings options
Step 8

Click on the Scan button near the top of the  Wizard.

Image of Scan Button
Step 9

The image will be scanned and appear at left in Photoshop.  You can Scan another image. Or to save your scanned image, close the Scan Wizard. Leave Photoshop open as you will need to save your image in Photoshop. You can also rotate or crop your image before saving.
Image of Scan Wizard
Step 10

Under File select Save As. After naming your image and locating the drive/folder to save to,
choose the type of file to save as.  Choose GIFs for graphics, JPEG for photos
Image of Save As option
Step 11

When saving as a JPEG in Photoshop a compression adjustment window appears.  This allows for increasing or decreasing the file size. Smaller files may be easier to use on the web or in e-mail. Larger files will be of higher quality.  The photo can be previewed for quality while adjusting the file size.
Image of compression option

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