Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Preferences controlling the way
that the Adobe Photo Downloader
functions can be found in the Pref-
erences options for Organizer.
By editing the download
option you can control the
mode that the downloader
uses when first starting.
Starting with a Scanner
The Organizer: Get Photos and Videos > From Scanner option enables users to obtain im-
ages directly from the scanners they have connected to their computers. A similar entry is
located on the Import drop-down menu. A dialog asking the user to 'Select an input source'
and choose a download folder and image quality may appear if your scanner is not automat-
ically detected. To continue, select the device from the list and click OK. Next, the scanner
driver window will be displayed. In this dialog you can preview the picture and adjust the
settings that will govern the scanning process. The default settings for importing files from
an attached scanner for Windows users can be adjusted in the Scanner area in the Organ-
izer: Edit > Preferences > Scanner dialog.
The Import drop-down
menu contains the five
most common sources
used for bring photos into
the Organizer space of
Photoshop Elements.
Start by performing a Preview scan (some scanners handle this step automatically). This
will produce a quick low-resolution picture of the print or negative. Using this image as a
guide, select the area to be scanned with the Marquee or Cropping tool. Next, adjust the
brightness, contrast and color of the image to ensure that you are capturing the greatest
amount of detail possible. Now input your scan sizes, concentrating on ensuring that the
final dimensions and resolution are equal to your needs. As a rough guide, remember that if
your original print or film frame is small you will need to scan at a high resolution in order
to produce a reasonable file size. Large print originals, on the other hand, can be scanned at
lower resolutions to achieve the same file size. Sound a little confusing? It can be, but most
scanner software is designed to help you through the maze.
Ensuring enough pixels for the job
When you capture an image using a print or film scanner, you are creating a digital file.
Unlike the situation with most digital cameras, where the largest pixel dimensions of the file
are fixed by the size of the sensor, images made via a scanner can vary in size depending on the
settings used to create them. To make sure that you have enough pixels for your requirements,
it is important to remember that the quality of the image, and the size that it can be printed,
are determined, in part, by its pixel dimensions. It is therefore good practice to choose the
 
 
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