More scanning fun

I have been busy scanning photos to add into my parents muvee dvd. A I have been scanning them, I am trying out some new tips and tricks to pass along to to all of you. Most of these tips are likely to be Epson specific, but hopefully some of them will help you to get more familiar or to play around a bit with getting photos in Photo Manager or in scanning software.

To save space and get more photos on your scanning bed, the photos do not have to be placed in the right orientation. After the scanner preview scans, there is (in Epson Software, at least), an icon to rotate that picture. Make sure you have the correct photo selected, then click the rotate icon until the photo is right side up.

Before:

After:

If you forget to rotate the photo, or your scanning software does not have that option, you can rotate files easily in Photo Manager.

Another neat trick I tried was to use a selection to scan only part of the picture.

First, scan in the photos you want. In the photo I am working on, I only want the two faces on the right. I go to the Target Size Drop Down box and choose “Customize.”

There are many presets, but in this case I think a 2 x 2 area would be good to use. Enter the dimensions in the box, name the preset, and click save.

The 2 x2 preset is now in the drop down list.

Making sure that the picture you want to use is selected, choose the preset of your choice, and a selection box appears on the photo’s thumbnail. Use the hand tool to move the selection box to the appropriate area.

selection scan