Scanner Solutions : Effective Use of Your Scanner at Home, Work, and on the Internet

by Steward, Winston; Brown, Martin C.

• ISBN13: 9780966288971
• ISBN10: 0966288971
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

This book covers basic digital imaging as well as tricks to fine-tune scanning tools and optimize images on all types of media. Tips for enlarging, cropping, shrinking, and morphing images are also included.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Scanner Possibilities: An Overview	p. 5
Tapping Into Your Imagination	p. 5
The Artist Within	p. 6
Document Preservation	p. 6
Becoming a Publishing Wiz	p. 6
What's Ahead	p. 6
Software Needs	p. 7
Troubleshooting and Tips	p. 7
Just the Right Amount of Information	p. 7
Storing Your Scans	p. 8
Faxing and Copying	p. 8
Naming Names	p. 8
Putting the Power of Scanning at Your Fingertips	p. 9
Photo Retouching and Graphic Design	p. 10
Applying Special Effects to Photographs	p. 12
Something Different for a Change	p. 14
Scanning Forms	p. 14
Scanners and Word Processing	p. 16
Web Design	p. 18
How Scanners Work	p. 21
What Is a Scanner?	p. 21
Scanner Components	p. 23
Scanning: Getting Enough Dots	p. 23
How a Monitor Interprets Your Image	p. 24
How a Printer Interprets Your Image	p. 25
Scanning for Image Detail	p. 25
Higher Bits Are Better	p. 27
Understanding Resolution	p. 27
Use the Lower Number	p. 28
Disregard Interpolated Resolution	p. 28
Scanning vs. Printing Resolution	p. 29
When to Scan at a Higher Resolution	p. 30
Scanner Types	p. 30
Sheetfed Scanners	p. 32
Flatbed Scanners	p. 32
Film Scanners	p. 33
Business Card Scanners	p. 33
Understanding Data Ports	p. 34
Serial Port Technology	p. 34
Parallel Port Technology	p. 34
SCSI Technology	p. 35
USB Technology	p. 36
The Right Scanner for You	p. 37
Some Up-Front Advice	p. 37
Buy USB	p. 38
Check the Software	p. 38
Understand Your Hardware Requirements	p. 38
Know the Dynamic Range (Dmax)	p. 38
Know Your Purpose	p. 39
Why Is So Much Resolution Necessary?	p. 41
Recommendations	p. 41
Installing and Configuring Your Scanner	p. 45
Installing a Scanner: An Overview	p. 45
"Recognizing" the Scanner	p. 46
Installing the Drivers	p. 47
Setting Up the Basic Scanning Interface	p. 49
Installing Software	p. 50
SCSI, USB, and Parallel Port Scanner Installation	p. 52
Installing a SCSI Scanner	p. 52
Installing a USB Scanner	p. 55
Installing a Parallel Port Scanner	p. 56
Working with the Installation CD	p. 57
Software Installation Tips	p. 58
Limited Edition Software	p. 59
Scanner Registration	p. 59
Conducting a Test Scan	p. 59
Scanner Installation Troubleshooting	p. 61
Returning the Scanner to the Store	p. 63
What Software is Right for You?	p. 65
What Kind of User Are You?	p. 65
How Much Time and Patience to Invest	p. 66
Assess Your Needs	p. 66
Picking the Right Program	p. 67
Program Types and Recommendations	p. 68
Image Editing Software	p. 68
Desktop Publishing Programs	p. 70
Word Processing Programs	p. 71
Digital Art Programs	p. 71
Illustration and Design Programs	p. 72
Document Management Software	p. 73
Downloading Software from the Web	p. 76
Before Downloading Software	p. 76
Downloadable Software Types	p. 78
Finding Good Software on the Web	p. 80
Recommended Sites	p. 80
Downloading a File	p. 81
Viewing the Product Description	p. 85
Begin Downloading	p. 85
Keeping Track of Your Download	p. 86
What Did I Just Download?	p. 87
Installing the Program	p. 87
Automatic vs. Customized Installation	p. 87
Where You'll Find the Program	p. 88
Scanning Successfully	p. 89
Thinking Ahead	p. 89
How Scanning Interfaces Work	p. 91
Common Scanner Interface Features	p. 92
Scanner Interface	p. 93
Scanner Interface Example 2	p. 96
Making Global Color Adjustments	p. 98
Editing Individual Scans	p. 99
Saving Scans As Thumbnails	p. 100
Advanced Scanning Options	p. 102
Adjusting Color Hue and Tone	p. 102
Descreening Scans	p. 103
Scanning the Image	p. 103
Cropping and Color Adjustments	p. 104
Setting Resolution and Making the Final Scan	p. 105
Scanning Objects	p. 106
Scanning Oversized Documents	p. 107
Saving Your Scans	p. 109
How We'll Proceed	p. 109
Naming Your File	p. 110
Filename Extensions	p. 111
Working with Graphic File Types	p. 113
Why File Types Are Important	p. 114
The Development of Graphics File Types	p. 115
Saving a File As a Particular Type	p. 116
Bitmap and Vector Images	p. 118
Bitmaps	p. 118
Vector Images	p. 118
Color Models	p. 119
RGB and CMYK	p. 120
File Compression	p. 122
Lossless Compression	p. 122
Lossy Compression	p. 122
Saving Alpha Channels	p. 123
Common File Types	p. 124
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)	p. 124
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)	p. 125
Portable Network Graphics (PNG)	p. 126
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)	p. 126
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)	p. 127
Adobe Acrobat (PDF)	p. 127
Proprietary File Types	p. 127
Basic Photo Enhancements	p. 129
Restoring a Shadowy Image	p. 129
Color Correction with Photoshop	p. 129
Color Correction with PictureMan	p. 131
Correcting Overexposure with Paint Shop Pro 5 or 6	p. 133
Adding Detail to Grainy Paper Photos	p. 134
Removing Red Eye	p. 136
Correcting Red Eye with Paint Shop Pro	p. 136
Sharpening an Image	p. 139
Avoid Oversharpening	p. 139
The Unsharp Mask Tool	p. 140
Cropping	p. 141
Correcting Imperfections with Clone Tools	p. 141
Working with the Clone Tool	p. 141
Fixing Bends and Tears with the Clone Tool	p. 142
Creating a Calendar	p. 145
Special Effects Photo Editing	p. 147
Types of Photo Effects	p. 147
Before We Get Started	p. 148
Creative Restraint	p. 148
Finding Your Way Back	p. 149
System Requirements	p. 149
Color Effects	p. 150
Basic Color Effects Editing	p. 150
Color Combinations and Selection Tools	p. 151
Deformation Effects	p. 155
Creating Frames, Embossing, and Beveling	p. 156
Cut-and-Paste Effects	p. 158
Cutting Even Selections	p. 159
Applying a Drop Shadow to a Selected Area	p. 160
Cutting and Pasting with Perspective	p. 161
OCR and Working with Text	p. 165
PCs and Formatted Text	p. 165
OCR in Practical Terms	p. 166
Making OCR Work for You	p. 168
OCR Walk-Through	p. 170
Using The Visioneer Pro OCR 100	p. 171
Advanced OCR Options	p. 176
Scanning Multiple Pages	p. 176
Forcing OCR to Recognize Columns	p. 178
Working with Complex Layouts	p. 180
Desktop Publishing	p. 181
Principles of Desktop Publishing	p. 181
Balancing Text and Images	p. 182
Color Schemes	p. 182
Text and Graphic Effects	p. 183
Layering and Transparency	p. 185
Printing Principles	p. 186
Printing Limitations	p. 186
Size of the Resulting Print	p. 186
Templates	p. 187
Important Desktop Publishing Features	p. 188
What You Get When You Pay More	p. 188
PageMaker and Quark Features	p. 189
Features Unique to PageMaker	p. 189
Features Unique to QuarkXpress	p. 189
A Desktop Publishing Example Using Microsoft Publisher 97	p. 190
Using a Microsoft Publisher Template	p. 190
Creating a Newsletter	p. 191
Adding Elements with Publisher's Help	p. 196
Scanning Documents for Business and Other Uses	p. 199
The One-Touch Solution	p. 200
Scan-and-Fax Capabilities	p. 200
Just the Fax	p. 200
The Scan-and-Fax Phenomenon	p. 203
Scan-and-Fax Features to Look For	p. 204
Common Fax Applications	p. 205
A Tour of Microsoft's Fax Wizard	p. 206
Scan and Fax with Art-Copy	p. 206
Scan-and-Photocopy Capability	p. 208
Scan and Photocopy with Copyshop 2000	p. 209
Other Scan-and-Photocopy Applications	p. 210
Scan-and-E-Mail Capabilities	p. 210
Creating a Scanned Business Logo	p. 212
Creating a Business Card	p. 213
Creating Scanned Forms for Automating Text Entry	p. 215
Importing Scanned Text into a Spreadsheet	p. 217
Graphics and Web Design	p. 219
The Web-Page Designer's Challenge	p. 219
How We'll Proceed	p. 221
Controlling Color Reduction and Image Palette	p. 221
Color Reduction Tools	p. 222
Family Fun	p. 237
Your Family and the Computer	p. 237
Why Teach Kids to Scan?	p. 238
Keeping Kids Away From Important Files	p. 239
Using Subjects to Teach Scanning	p. 241
Adjusting for Ages	p. 242
Create a Puzzle from a Picture	p. 242
Scan and Listen to Music	p. 243
Painting a Photograph Fill	p. 244
Create a Bookmark	p. 246
A Matching Game	p. 247
Making a T-Shirt Transfer	p. 247
Creating Board Games	p. 249
Making the Game	p. 249
How the Game Works	p. 250
Dimensions and Size	p. 250
Creating the Game Board	p. 251
Creating the Cards	p. 254
Printing, Cutting, and Gluing	p. 254
Getting Ready to Play	p. 255
Gameplay	p. 255
Creating a Storybook and Board Game	p. 255
The Printing Problem	p. 256
Creating a Booklet	p. 256
For Younger Children	p. 259
Arranging and Archiving Your Files	p. 261
The Need For a Plan	p. 262
Planning for Accessibility	p. 262
Planning for Growth	p. 262
Organizing and Accessing Your Images with Thumbnails	p. 263
Using a Thumbnail System	p. 263
How Thumbnails Work	p. 264
Cerious Software's ThumbsPlus	p. 265
Compressing Image Files Using WinZip	p. 273
Using WinZip	p. 273
Zipping a File or Group of Files	p. 273
Unzipping Files	p. 275
Scanning and the Law	p. 277
Who Owns an Image?	p. 277
Guidelines for Legal Use of Images	p. 278
Web-Based Images	p. 278
Scanned Images	p. 278
The Fair Use Rule	p. 278
Using Royalty-Free Images	p. 279
Scanning and Reproducing Text	p. 279
Repercussions	p. 280
Your Scanner and Your Mac	p. 281
Mac Installation Tips	p. 281
Hardware	p. 282
Traps for the Unwary	p. 287
Performing a Scan	p. 292
Recommended Software	p. 293
Image Editing/Viewing	p. 293
Optical Character Recognition	p. 296
Faxing/Copying	p. 297
Document Storage	p. 298
Family Fun	p. 300
Web Publishing	p. 302
Index	p. 305
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