Scanners For Dummies®

by Mark L. Chambers

• ISBN13: 9780764507830
• ISBN10: 0764507834
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Unfortunately, making a decent scan is harder than anyone wants to admit, which is what makes this fun and easy guide so useful. After demystifying terms such as "pixels" and explaining how to select a scanner, expert Mark Chambers walks you through the art of scanning and shows how to use scanned images in a variety of cool projects.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: The Scam on Scanners	7	(32)
Let's Get Digitized!	9	(14)
The Joys of Buying a Scanner	23	(16)
Part II: Surviving the Installation	39	(32)
``Will That Be Parallel, USB, or Fire Wire?''	41	(6)
And Then There's SCSI	47	(10)
Installing the Extra Stuff	57	(14)
Part III: Bread-and-Butter Scanning	71	(78)
Just Plain, Basic Scanning	73	(18)
Examining Your Original: The Sequel	91	(16)
Attack of the Fine-Tuning Monster	107	(22)
Image Editing: The Easy Way	129	(20)
Part IV: The Lazy Expert's Guide to Advanced Scanning	149	(72)
So You Want to Be an Internet Graphics Guru	151	(18)
Advanced Image Editing 101	169	(18)
Maintaining the Scanner Beast	187	(18)
Scanner Projects for Crafty People	205	(16)
Part V: The Part of Tens	221	(56)
Ten Tips and Tricks for Better Scanning and Editing	223	(16)
Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague	239	(12)
Ten Signs of a Good Scan	251	(16)
Ten Favorite Effects	267	(10)
Part VI: Appendixes	277	(22)
Appendix A: Scanner Hardware and Software Manufacturers	279	(2)
Appendix B: Glossary	281	(10)
Appendix C: About the CD	291	(8)
Index	299	(10)
Hungry Minds End-User License Agreement	309	(3)
Installation Instructions	312