Overview
Fully updated to cover new hardware and technology
Here's how to choose a scanner, set it up, and start capturing images
Flatbed or sheet-fed? USB or FireWire? And what the heck is a dpi, anyway? This handy guide tells you all that and more - everything you need to know to get the most use, and fun, out of your scanner. Choose the right image editing software, share photos online, even get the scoop on tricks the experts use.
All this on the bonus CD-ROM
* Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro and Photo Album
* Adobe Photoshop Elements and Acrobat Professional tryout versions
* Mac GraphicConverter and VueScan trial versions
* SnapCopier(TM) and Ulead PhotoImpact XL trial versions
Discover how to:
* Buy the right scanner for your needs
* Choose your software
* Fine-tune your scans
* Select and install extra equipment
* Edit images like a pro
* Keep your scanner happy and healthy
Synopsis
Fully updated to cover new hardware and technology
Here's how to choose a scanner, set it up, and start capturing images
Flatbed or sheet-fed? USB or FireWire? And what the heck is a dpi, anyway? This handy guide tells you all that and more - everything you need to know to get the most use, and fun, out of your scanner. Choose the right image editing software, share photos online, even get the scoop on tricks the experts use.
All this on the bonus CD-ROM
* Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro and Photo Album
* Adobe Photoshop Elements and Acrobat Professional tryout versions
* Mac GraphicConverter and VueScan trial versions
* SnapCopier(TM) and Ulead PhotoImpact XL trial versions
Discover how to:
* Buy the right scanner for your needs
* Choose your software
* Fine-tune your scans
* Select and install extra equipment
* Edit images like a pro
* Keep your scanner happy and healthy
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewAre you getting everything out of your scanner that you expected? Are you using it as much as you planned? Getting the quality you hoped for? Doing the cool stuff you thought you would? If not, get Scanners for Dummies, Second Edition.
Chambers starts with quick, on-target guides to buying and installation, then turns to creating better scans. Cleaning the scanner’s glass (and how not to!) Tweaking your settings (including how to scan 3D objects). Editing your scanned images (with coverage of software ranging from Paint Shop Pro to Eye Candy 4000). There’s a full chapter of crafts projects -- from T-shirts to wine labels. Oh, and troubleshooting, too -- both hardware and drivers. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.