The scanner is attached to the IMAGE Lab G3. To scan, you'll have to use that workstation, which has Photoshop already installed. If you'd like to edit with Fireworks or Freehand, you'll need to scan your file, save it, and then FTP your file to your home space so that you can access it on the other computers.
To scan images using Adobe Photoshop on the IMAGE lab G3 attached to the scanner, simply do the following:
A window will pop up, giving you several options for color, value, dpi, etc.
NOTE: if you get an error message saying the scanner is not found or not ready, try turning the scanner off, waiting a few seconds, and turning it back on. This will usually help.
The settings you choose for your scan will help determine the quality and size (in memory) of your image. We suggest that you scan at a high quality level and then adjust your image. The better your starting material, the better off you are.Here are a few of the options given, and what they do:
- Color Choice -- If you are going to use the document online, the color choice you want is probably "Color, RGB." If you plan on printing the document, "Color, CMYK" is a better choice.
- DPI -- "Dots per Inch." A high dpi will give a higher quality image, but will take up much more memory.
- Percentage -- This is the ratio of the size of your original to the size of the scan. If you are planning on enlarging your image, you need to be sure you use a high dpi so your enlargement looks good.
To select the image you want to scan, click the preview button. A window showing an image of the scanning bed will pop up. Select the section of the bed you want to scan using the rectangular select tool. Once you've selected the image you want to scan, click "Scan."
Click the scan button to make a scan of the image with the settings you selected. Save your image and you're done.
Once you've scanned your image, feel free to modify it (by cropping or flipping) before you send it to one of the file servers with Fetch.