Presenting in PowerPoint at the Fine Arts Library
I. Scanning the Image
Scan your images to a size of approximately 10 inches on the long side if you want to use one PowerPoint slide per image. Scan to a size of approximately 5 inches on the long side for PowerPoint slides that will have two images.
Remember, it is easier to size down images that are too large than to size up images that are too small.
Flatbed scanning from books or other large images
Equipment:
Macintosh G4 workstation or Dell PC workstation
Adobe Photoshop CS (8.0)
Epson Perfection 3170 scanner or Epson Expression 10000XL
Steps:
1. Open Photoshop and choose File > Import > Epson Perfection 3170 or Epson Expression 10000XL
2. Choose your settings.
Target Settings
Document Type: Reflective
Document source: Document Table
Auto Exposure Type: Document or Photo
Destination Settings
Image type: 24-bit color or 8-bit greyscale
Resolution: 96 DPI
Target size: original or 8" x 10" or screen size (600 x 800)
Adjustments
Check "Unsharp Mask" for original photographs
Check "Descreening" for pictures from books
3. Preview scan your image and draw a scanning box by using your cursor.
4. Scan your image.
5. Manipulate your image if necessary while it is a large file. **You cannot do this once you save as a jpeg.**
6. Open your Home Directory (the house and car icon on the desktop). If you are a student at the Architecture School, you may connect to ScanTemp and save your images there.
7. Save your image to your Home Directory as a jpeg (.jpg) with image quality of between 5 (medium) and 8 (high). Do not use punctuation of any kind in your filename.
Flatbed scanning from slides
Equipment:
For this type of scanning you may wish to use the scanner film holders which can be checked out as a 2-hour closed reserve from the Information Desk.
Steps:
1. Open Photoshop and choose File > Import > Epson Perfection 3170 or Epson Expression 10000XL
2. Remove the reflective document mat from the underside of the top of the scanner.
3. Choose your settings.
Document Type: transparency or film
Film Type: positive
Resolution: 96 dpi
Target size: Screen size (600 x 800)
4. Place the slide scanning rack (4 square openings) on the glass so that the notch lines up with the light in the scanner top.
5. Place your slide or slides face down on the glass so that they will scan the right way around. If you are not using the scanning racks, place the slides on the scanner bed so that the light in the scanner top will shine through all slides at once.
6. Preview scan your image (wait for the scanner to warm up!) and draw a scanning box.
7. Scan your image.
8. Manipulate your image if necessary.
9. Open your Home Directory (the house and car icon on the desktop). If you are a student at the Architecture School, you may connect to ScanTemp and save your images there.
10. Save your image to your Home Directory or ScanTemp as a jpeg (.jpg) with image quality of between 5 (medium) and 8 (high). Do not use punctuation of any kind in your filename.
Scanning slides with the slide scanner
Equipment:
Dell PC workstation
Adobe Photoshop CS (8.0)
Nikon Super Coolscan 4000
Steps:
1. Open Photoshop and choose File > Import > Nikon Scan 3.1.
2. Choose your settings.
positive
calibrated RGB for a color slide
greyscale for a black-and-white slide
3. Insert your image into the scanner face up and "portrait" style (with the short side pointed first into the scanner).
4. Click the Tools radio button and go to Tool Palette 1 and the Crop settings. Make sure the radio button "Keep this Crop" is selected. Change the Output Size to either 10 inches or 5 inches on the long side, and the Resolution to 96 pixels/inch. You will see that the scale percentage will become quite large; this is fine.
5. Preview scan your image and draw a scanning box.
6. Scan your image.
7. Manipulate your image if necessary.
8. Open your Home Directory (the house and car icon on the taskbar). If you are a student at the Architecture School, you may connect to ScanTemp and save your images there.
9. Save your image to your Home Directory or ScanTemp as a jpeg (.jpg) with image quality of between 5 (medium) and 8 (high). Do not use punctuation of any kind in your filename.
Contact the Librarian: Ann Burns | 924.6606 | arb5w@virginia.edu
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