Thursday 22 August 2013

Learn How To Scan To Get The Desired Result Of An Image

By Celina Heath


There are a lot of features when it comes to photo scanners nowadays that can make your quality scans look great and acceptable. To effectively do it however you need to learn how to scan a photo. While each company may have its own features and designs, the underlying operations are all the same regardless of the model or design you have.

Use the designed software that a certain device has and master all the functions as well as the features. This will be your first guide to be the best performer in scanning images. There are automatic tools that do the specific settings applicable. These built in functions automatically adjust everything in order to scan correctly.

But, it will still depend on you to check if the set controls are effectively done and made by the device. If not, then do some necessary changes and help yourself come up with what you think is the most outstanding. Always preview the result before scanning. A good device usually decides for the best adjustment applicable for the pixels found.

You must know that these automatic options cannot do all the adjustments for you. They do have their own limitations. They may be good and convenient but there are certain cases beyond their power. To have the desired outcome, you need to do it your own by making your own judgment as to how the object must look like. You can read the provided manual for you to have an idea how to manually do everything.

Upon seeing that the photo selection is correct but it remains to be too dark or too light, you can immediately control the exposure adjustment manually. If it still did not perform as what you are expecting, adjust or fix the midtones setting. It will let you lighten or darken the middle values of a certain photograph.

If the photo seems to be too light however then set the bright control to come up with the setting your prefer. If a too bright scale is adjusted, it will then result to pure white. All the details that are not important on the area may be eliminated. The same application can happen with darker images. So, just make use of the necessary options to come up with the best.

The brighter or lighter pixels will not be touched when dealing with the midtones option. Only those that are far beyond its capability. This option will help you make the element darker or lighter without touching the set highlights. You can however do more adjustments to deal with the sharpening and saturation of the element.

You can adjust the photo as well using the saturation control. Make use of any controls only when you need it, do not use it when you think it is not necessary. The saturation control helps you improve the vividness of the applied color. Do not over use this option however as it may result to being out of context or focus.

Most scanning software automatically chooses the best setting for you. It is you however that will control everything as you know how things must be done according to your tastes and artistry. Any setting will do as long as you first will learn how to scan. It is good to read some books as well or research regarding the various adjustments that must be done when dealing with an image.




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