Scanning Notes for My EPSON V100 Photo Scanner

I created this page for my sole use, to remind me of things to remember when scanning pictures. If other viewers find anything useful here, great!

Always scan at 300dpi and save the file as either a … .TIF (Best but creates a 10x larger file size) .JPG (OK if you save as a negative file and use a duplicate for editing)

EPSON Flatbed Scanner Specs for my picture files: Olympus 1.2MP pictures (Best Quality is a 3.5” picture) Canon 5MP pictures (Best Quality is a 5x7” picture) Panasonic DMC-G2 12MP pictures (Best Quality is 14x18” picture) Panasonic ZS20 14MP pictures (Best Quality is 16x20” picture) Panasonic ZS30 18MP pictures (Best Quality is 24x32” picture)

Settings for Scanning a picture or Film Negative: Step-1 Set MODE to PROFESSIONAL (for photographs) Set DOCUMENT TYPE to FILM Set FILM TYPE as appropriate to Positive Film, Color Negative or B&W Negative Set DESTINATION  IMAGE TYPE to 48-Bit Color SCAN QUALITY to BEST Step-2 Refine (size) the Image Step-3 Click on the Button for the Histogram For each channel, DRAG the triangles outward so they are just beyond the data edges Step-4 Uncheck each of the ADJUSTMENT Boxes RESOLUTION to 9600 dpi NOTE: 9600dpi will produce a 750MB file that can print to 4-feet NOTE: 4800dpi will produce a 185MB file that can print to 2-feet Step-5 Hit the SCAN button and print to either a .TIF or .JPG file Save the original to a SCAN Negative Folder and a “copy” to an editing folder Step-6 Open the file in a Photo Editing Program Retouch to get dust spots out  Use a Curves Adjustment Layer to remove any color casts Step-7 Save the picture to a file with a new file name Then resize to an 11x14-inch print Zoom in to 50% and perform a Sharpen/Smart Sharpen Set the amount LOWER and the radius HIGHER SAVE

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