Scanning Tutorials for Image and Document Scanning
One way to get graphics and text into a computer is with a scanner. Learn how scanners work, get scanning software, and find tutorials on all aspects of image scanning, document scanning - including OCR - and using a scanner effectively for black and white and color scanning.
There was a time when having a scanner, especially a high-resolution flatbed scanner, was an essential piece of office equipment for desktop publishing and graphic design. Today, digital cameras can often take the place of a scanner.
Easy-to-remember guidelines that aren't necessarily hard-and-fast rules or scientific formulas but more than just a dumb guess. These tips cover printing and production for desktop publishing projects.
Learn how to properly scan line art with this step-by-step illustrated tutoroial three methods of scanning black and white and grayscale images.
If you have trouble getting scans that look right, the problem may not be with your scanning technique. Calibrating your scanner can go a long way toward insuring that what you scan and what you see on-screen and what you print are all the same.
Tutorials from Graphics Software Guide Sue Chastain describe scanning for email and the Web and how to print scanned photos.
Photography Guide Peter Marshall has step-by-step instructions and scanning tips for photographers.
Photography Guide Peter Marshall has the steps and tips for using a film scanner for digital color scanning and B&W scanning of negatives.
Whether for putting on the Web or for printing, learn how to scan slides (transparencies) in this tutorial from Photography Guide Peter Marshall.
No, not Shania. Graphics Software Guide Sue Chastain explains what this scanning-related technology without an interesting name really is (and what it's name really isn't).
Luisa Simone shows you how to get better scans from poor originals and how to clean up the images after scanning.
This excerpt from
Color Scanning Handbook has good tips for scanning line art, halftones, and greyscale images.
David Morgenstern has some steps to take to insure better scans including cleaning and calibration.
Correct color during or after scanning? A look at the pros and cons at creativepro.com.
Best ways to scan images for faxing; from Wayne Fulton.
Wayne Fulton explains how to set the black and white points; lots of other little scanning tips too.
Get better looking scans of color photos with unsharp masking including some recommended settings.
