Scan 35mm Slides Into Adobe PhotoShop
Adobe Photoshop CS4 offers powerful image enhancement tools to help you digitize your library of photographs and slides. Using Photoshop's integrated tools to control your scanner, you can scan slides directly into Photoshop without need of any additional software. You will need a special slide adapter for your scanner, however. Together with a 35mm slide scanner, Photoshop can help you improve your final image scans and bring new life to old 35mm slides.
Instructions
1. Select "File" then "Import" from the main menu.
2. Select "TWAIN Acquire" or "WIA Support" (depending on your scanner and computer platform) from the Import menu. From the dialogue box, click the "Browse" button to select the location where you want to store the scanned slides. Under "Options" keep the box checked for "Open Acquired Image(s) in Photoshop" and uncheck the "Create Unique Subfolder Using Date Today" unless you want subfolders organized around scan dates. Press the "Start" button to continue.
3. Select your scanner device from the Select Device dialogue box and click on "OK."
4. Configure your scanner using the control settings provided. If you are scanning slide negatives, indicate "negative" for the scan type. Select a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi) due to the size of 35mm slides.
5. Depending on your scanner controls, you may be able to preview your scan to confirm your settings. If the WIA or TWAIN device controls allow, preview your settings. Otherwise, click on the "Scan" button to import the image into Photoshop.
6. Use Photoshop's image adjustment tools to enhance the contrast, color and brightness of your slide. Select "Image" then "Auto Contrast" from the main menu. If the results are not what you had hoped for, undo the selection by selecting "Edit" and "Undo" from the menu.
7. Repeat the previous step for "Auto Tone" and "Auto Color" to improve image quality as needed.
8. Remove remaining imperfections in the original slide scan by selecting "Filter" then "Noise" then "Dust & Scratches" from the menu. If needed, adjust the radius of the particle size you wish removed using the Radius slide control in the Dust & Scratches dialogue box, then click the "OK" button.
9. Save the scanned slide by selecting "File" then "Save" from the main menu.
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