Scanning images with the Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc scanners

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A scanner is a device that translates an image into digital information that can be displayed and edited on the computer. Different types of scanners address different price, quality, and image format requirements. The H-P scanners we will use are flatbed scanners, suitable for reproducing flat reflective artwork at medium-high quality  and low cost.

Another scanner you might consider using in the lab is the Polaroid SprintScan 35 slide scanner.


Basic operation:

  1. The scanners can only be used from the computers directly attached to them (they are not available through the network). Bring your floppy disk along and prepare the scanner if not already set-up.
  2. Place your image face-down on the glass plate of the scanner, with the upper-right image corner near the red document set mark.
  3. Launch the scanner software, DeskScan II, located on the hard drive, in the Scanner folder
    the icon of the DeskScan application
  4. Preview the image.
  5. If necessary, change the image type, by clcking and holding on the popup menu next to "Type" (upper-left of the "DeskScan II" window); scroll to the desired image type and release.
    the Type pop-up menu
  6. If necessary, change the print path. Click and hold on the popup menu next to "Path" (upper-left of the "DeskScan II" window); scroll to the desired print path and release. The chosen path, in combination with the image type, will affect both the resolution (amount of detail) of the image, and the brightness/contrast adjustments (and, if applicable, the color balance).
    the Path pop-up menu
  7. If necessary, adjust the selected area in the preview window:
    the preview selected
  8. Scale the image to the appropriate size in pixels:
  9. Click the "Final" button to scan your image with the desired settings. Select "PICT" as the image format, then save to your floppy disk and return to your computer.
  10. To see the image you scanned, drag its icon on the icon of the program Photoshop (in the Paint folder on your Hard Drive)


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Last modified 16JUN96 by Sandro Corsi