Freedman Center:Scanning Transparent Media
- In order to scan transparent media (i.e. MRI film, x-rays, etc.), the transparent media adapter needs to be connected to the ScanMaker 9800XL; this can be checked out at the front desk and connected by Freedman Center staff.
- Turn on the Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL; the power switch is located on the back of the scanner, in the lower right corner.
- Place the transparent media into the scanner right-side up, with the top of the media towards the front of the scanner.
- Make sure, however, to leave the clear strip at the front of the scanner bed unobstructed. This is used to calibrate the scanner.
- Open Adobe Photoshop CS2, located in the Scanning Software Folder on the desktop.
- Open Microtek ScanWizard Pro through Adobe Photoshop CS2 (File -> Import -> Microtek ScanWizard Pro).
- Select the film setting in the Preferences menu (Preferences -> Scan Material -> Negative/Positive/...etc. Film).
- Click the Overview button (rather than the Prescan button) to preview the scan.
- The red/white bordered box in the preview pane indicates what section of the document will be scanned; it can be moved and resized as needed.
- Use the arrow buttons to move each side or all of the crop box.
- The Settings window provides several options which are used to change the scan, including Type (the color profile), Resolution, and Scaling.
- Click the Scan button to scan the document.
- Close the Microtek ScanWizard Pro window.
- Save the image as a JPEG file (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jpe) (File -> Save As).
- A JPEG image of quality 12 will be saved uncompressed; saving the image at any quality level less than 12 will result in quality loss and a smaller file size.
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 can now be used to edit and save the image as desired.
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