Coin Imaging Sucess! Help Needed

magikbilly

HI All,
after reading several posts here and looking through the archives, and at two sites I found online, I have been experimenting with my Epson 2450 Perfection scanner - tilting the slab a bit, using a black cloth background and slightly altering the gamma and exposure of the scan. I am scanning 19th /20th Century Richly toned Proof sliver 10c at 1200 DPI and am now getting rather beautiful scans that actually are pretty darn representative of the coins - even capturing cameo contrast too. However, I am totally unable to figure out how to crop the darn thing with a circle leaving a white backround in the Photoshop Elements program that goes with the scanner! Most frustrating after getting the images so well. I also have an old Photoshop program. Any advice greatly appreciated. I am very used to using a scanner, and Photoshop elements, but only for scanning vintage 35MM Kodachomes slides. I have never tried this before with a coin

Thanks! Anxious to post propr pics of my coins as the ones posted in my set are horrible and real;ly don't look like the coins at all.

Best,
Billy

mgoodm3

I just crop square. You can use the circular select tool to get the coin selected, Invert selection which will select everything else and then fill the rest with the color of your choice.

magikbilly

Hi,
thanks, I have gotten that far - but where is "Inverse Select"? I don't seem to have that second palette that should drop down after selecting the circular select tool.
Thanks!

Best,
Billy

mgoodm3

I find it in the drop-down menus on top. Don't remember which heading.

photoman

Under the select tab. THen select inverse. YOu'll have to change the background color before you delete the background if you want something other than white.

Doug
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