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How to Do Everything with Your Scanner

Huss, David
ISBN-10: 0072228911
ISBN-13: 9780072228915

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Discover all the basics about your scanner, then put it to work with help from this step-by-step resource. Author Dave Huss looks at how and why scanning works, and examines many ways you can maximize the scanner you already own. Learn to use all your scanner's features. Explore graphic concepts including color correction, resolution, and image optimizing--plus, repair and preserve scanned documents, and more.

How to Do Everything with Your Scanner is filled with projects, resources, ideas, and simple instructions to help you get the most from your scanner for home or business use. Set up and maintain a scanner for optimal use Discover the best scanner, peripherals, and applications for your needs Optimize hardware to achieve the best possible scans Organize and share files and images online Correct and enhance your scanned images Use your scanner to preserve and restore family heirlooms Scan photos for placement on the Web or to send through email Maximize home office tools such as OCR and paper document management Learn to use popular photo editors to maximize your scanner experience'How to Do Everything With Your Scanner' describes how to use a scanner to capture images, offers advice and tips on image and colour correction and provides details on using photo editing software to edit, repair and modify scanned images.Scan this book! Or, read it cover-to-cover. Either way, you’ll learn which scanner to purchase to suite your needs, important technical information about pixels and digital images, installation and calibration tips, and plenty of tricks to make scanning easier and more effective. Written for both PC and Mac users.

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Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Basic Details about Your Scanner
Get Acquainted with Your Scanner	p. 3
Learn What Your Scanner Is Designed to Do	p. 4
Copy and Preserve Photographs	p. 4
Capture Moments in Time	p. 4
Make the Pictures Better	p. 6
Make Images Larger and Smaller	p. 6
Convert Printed Text into Electronic Text (OCR)	p. 6
Translate Printed Documents	p. 7
Add Business Cards to Address Books	p. 7
Manage Your Documents Once They're Scanned	p. 8
Copy Your Documents and Images	p. 9
Fax Your Documents	p. 9
Scan 3-D Objects	p. 9
The Hows and Whys of Scanning	p. 10
Scanner Terms and Concepts You Should Understand	p. 12
Pixels	p. 12
Resolution	p. 13
Color Depth	p. 13
Color Space	p. 14
Different Kinds of Scanners	p. 15
Desktop Scanners	p. 15
Drum Scanners	p. 17
Film Scanners	p. 17
Specialty Scanners	p. 19
Buy, Install, and Maintain Your Scanner	p. 21
What Scanner Is Best for You?	p. 22
What Type of Scanner Do You Need?	p. 22
What Size Scanner Do You Need?	p. 23
Should You Buy a New, Refurbished, or Used Scanner?	p. 23
Where Should You Buy Your Scanner?	p. 24
Which Scanner Interface Is Best?	p. 24
How Much Resolution Do You Need?	p. 25
How Deep Does Your Color Need to Be?	p. 27
What Other Factors Should You Consider?	p. 28
Scanner Installation	p. 28
Finding the Best Location for Your Scanner	p. 29
Unlocking and Connecting the Scanner	p. 29
Installing Scanner Software	p. 29
Attaching the Scanner and Making a Scan	p. 30
Make Your First Scan	p. 31
Tools You Need Near Your Scanner	p. 32
Three Steps of Scanning Preparation	p. 34
How to Clean the Scanner Glass	p. 34
Cleaning the Image	p. 35
Align the Image on the Scanner	p. 36
Scanning Near the Edge	p. 36
Alignment Techniques	p. 37
Aligning Images with Crooked Edges	p. 38
Aligning Crooked Photos	p. 40
Steps to a Great Scan	p. 41
Preview the Image You're Scanning	p. 44
Select the Correct Input Mode	p. 46
Quick Solutions for Better Scans	p. 47
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Automatic Approach to Scanning	p. 47
Resolution--You Need Less Than You Might Imagine	p. 48
Change Image Size (Within Limits)--Scaling	p. 48
Scan the Image--Finally	p. 50
Review the Scan	p. 50
Copyright Issues or... You May Not Own the Picture of You	p. 52
Save What You Have Scanned	p. 53
Types of Graphic Files	p. 54
Internet Formats	p. 55
When to Use JPEG or GIF	p. 56
Graphic Standard Formats	p. 57
Native Formats	p. 57
Saving Options	p. 58
Choosing TIFF Compression	p. 60
File Format Suggestions	p. 62
Where Will You Store Your Images?	p. 62
Using Hard Drive Storage	p. 63
Using Removable Storage	p. 63
How to Organize Your Images	p. 64
Print What You Have Scanned	p. 67
A Brief History of Consumer Printers	p. 68
Sort Out Today's Available Color Printers	p. 69
What Color Inkjet Printers Are All About	p. 70
What a Dye-Based Photo Inkjet Printer Is Best For	p. 70
Why Print Longevity Matters	p. 71
Who Needs Print Longevity?	p. 72
What a Dye-Sublimation Printer Is Best For	p. 73
What You Need to Know About Printer Ink and Media	p. 74
Should You Use Those Third-Party Ink Cartridges?	p. 74
Use the Media that Produces the Best Results for You	p. 74
Adjust Your Printer Settings for Best Results	p. 75
Put Your Scanner to Work
Scan Graphics for Use on the Web	p. 81
Send a Photo with an E-mail	p. 82
Scan the Photo	p. 82
Scan a Photo for E-mail Using an Epson Scanner	p. 83
Scan a Photo for E-mail Using an HP Scanner	p. 85
Scan a Photo for E-mail Using a Canon Scanner	p. 87
Work with Different Photo File Sizes and Resolutions	p. 87
Attach a Photo to Your E-mail	p. 89
How to Attach Your Photo to an E-mail	p. 90
Embed a Photo in Your E-mail	p. 91
Getting a Photo out of an E-mail	p. 94
Scan for E-mail and Printing	p. 95
Automated E-mail Photos	p. 96
Sharing Photos Online	p. 97
Scanning for Web-Based Photo Services	p. 99
Make the Right Choice--For You	p. 100
Scan Documents Using OCR Software	p. 101
How OCR Is Accomplished	p. 103
When OCR Does and Doesn't Make Good Sense	p. 103
A Glimpse at Commercial OCR	p. 103
Heavy/Occasional Office Usage	p. 104
What's the Best Scanner for OCR?	p. 104
Is Your Scanner Supported?	p. 105
How High Is Your Scanner Resolution?	p. 106
Check the Scanning Area Size	p. 106
How Fast Is Your Scanner?	p. 107
What Can OCR Software Do?	p. 107
Which OCR Software Is Best?	p. 108
Prepare to Convert a Document Using OCR	p. 108
The Proper Care and Feeding of ADFs	p. 110
Things that Confuse OCR Software	p. 111
How to Perform OCR on Colored Paper	p. 112
Scan for OCR	p. 113
Use Your Scanner for a Variety of Workplace Tasks	p. 115
Scan Business Cards	p. 116
Two Ways to Scan Business Cards	p. 118
Scanning Other Small Documents	p. 119
How to Scan a Business Card to Capture Logos or Other Art	p. 119
Scan for Electronic Communication	p. 121
How to Choose the Best Scanner for Electronic Communication	p. 121
Send a Fax from Your Scanner	p. 122
Fax Using a Fax Service	p. 124
Send an Image as an E-mail Attachment	p. 126
Convert Printed Pages to Text (OCR)	p. 128
Convert Printed Forms to Electronic Ones	p. 129
Use Your Scanner as a Copier	p. 129
Scanners--the Ultimate File Cabinet	p. 131
Share Your Scanner	p. 133
Put Your Scanner to Work at Home, Too	p. 135
Scrap Booking--Scanning and Sharing Memories	p. 136
How to Get a Scrapbook into Your Computer	p. 136
How Big Does Your Scanner Need to Be?	p. 137
How to Scan Your Scrapbook Page	p. 139
How to Stitch Your Scans Together	p. 141
Share Your Scrapbook	p. 147
Capturing Memorabilia	p. 149
Creating Gifts and Other Projects	p. 149
Make a Photo Calendar	p. 150
Too Much to Cover	p. 153
Advanced Scanner Stuff
Get the Best Scan You Can	p. 157
Discover Your Scanner Tools	p. 158
Make Your Automatic Tools Work Better	p. 158
Automatic Tools Can't Do Everything	p. 160
Other Manual Adjustments	p. 163
Solve the Scanning Challenges You'll Encounter	p. 165
Remove Bleed-Through Using Manual Threshold Adjust	p. 166
Remove Bleed-Through with Your Photo Editor	p. 167
Scan Printed Material	p. 168
Scan Your Negatives and Slides	p. 169
The Advantages of Scanning Negatives and Slides	p. 170
Choose Between Scanners	p. 171
Advantages of Dedicated Film Scanners	p. 173
Digital ICE--Almost Too Good to Be True	p. 173
The First Step: Cleaning Negatives and Slides	p. 175
Canned Air or Air Compressor	p. 176
How to Clean a Really Dirty Slide	p. 176
How to Scan Film by Using a Film Scanner	p. 177
Storage and Handling of Slides and Negatives	p. 180
Store Negatives Properly	p. 180
Things That Bug Your Slides and Negatives	p. 181
Before We Leave This Topic	p. 182
Organizing Your Photos	p. 183
Measuring Your Virtual Closet	p. 184
Using the Power of Windows to Organize	p. 185
Finding All of Your Photos	p. 185
Viewing and Sorting the Search Results	p. 189
How to Globally Change the Viewing Options	p. 194
The Organization Plan	p. 194
Digital Image-Management Tools	p. 195
The Power of Keywords	p. 195
Image Management--A Lot of Choices	p. 197
Two General Categories of Image Managers	p. 198
Different Programs, Same Name	p. 200
Selecting and Using Photo Editors	p. 205
Which Photo Editor Is Best for You?	p. 206
Photoshop Is King--But Do You Need a King?	p. 206
Many Alternatives to Photoshop	p. 208
Photoshop Elements	p. 209
Microsoft Picture It! Digital Image	p. 211
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8	p. 212
Ulead PhotoImpact 8	p. 213
Photo Editing Tools and Concepts	p. 215
The Power of the Crop Tool	p. 215
Isolating Areas of a Photo	p. 216
Using Image Adjustment Tools	p. 219
Using Histogram-Based Tools and Curves	p. 222
Understanding the Curve Tool	p. 229
Photoshop Plug-in Filters	p. 230
Correct and Enhance Your Scanned Photos	p. 233
How to Make Photos Fit the Frame	p. 234
Enlarge Photos with Your Scanner	p. 235
How to Get the Right Output Size	p. 236
How to Produce Scans in Standard Photo Sizes	p. 238
Resize a Photo with an Image Editor	p. 240
Use Photoshop Elements' Resize Image Command	p. 240
The Best Way to Resize	p. 243
Resampling--The Other Way to Resize	p. 243
Straighten Crooked Scans	p. 244
Choices in Straightening Photos	p. 244
Correct Underexposed (Darker) Photos	p. 245
Correct Overexposed (Lighter) Photos	p. 248
Basic Color Correction--Be Very Careful	p. 251
Color Casts and Their Causes	p. 251
Correct Color Casts	p. 252
Help Automatic Tools Do a Better Job	p. 253
Remove Red Eye from Photos	p. 253
Paint Shop Pro's Red-Eye Removal Tool	p. 254
Photoshop Elements' Red-Eye Brush Tool	p. 255
The Red-Eye Removal Plug-in Filter	p. 255
Sharpening Your Work	p. 256
When to Sharpen--During the Scan or Later?	p. 256
How Sharp Is Sharp Enough?	p. 257
Covering a Lot of Material	p. 260
Repair and Restore Photographs	p. 261
Prepare to Restore Photos	p. 262
General Print Handling Procedures and Precautions	p. 262
Scan for Restoration	p. 263
Enlarge the Original	p. 263
Use the Highest-Quality Scan Setting	p. 264
Scan the Original--Warts and All	p. 264
Store Using a Lossless File Format	p. 264
Repair Tears and Creases	p. 265
Restore a Paper Frame	p. 271
Clean Up Dirty Backgrounds	p. 274
Another Way to Remove Stains	p. 279
Index	p. 283
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Edition:	2nd 2003
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Osborne
Binding:	Trade Paper
Pages:	320
Size:	7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight:	1.23 lbs.
Language:	English

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