Scanning Tips - What I have Learned.
magikbilly
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Hi All,
someone PM'd me asking for tips. After writing them out I decided to share with all who might want them.
Pasted below:
"well, I am using a high quality Epson Photo Scanner, Perfection 2450, that can scan up to 12,500 DPI. I am using the Photoshop Elements program that came with it. I am scanning at 2400 with adjusted settings for"Gamma" and "Exposure", "Saturation" and such - and I scanned with the "Unsharp Mask" on. The slabs are tilted on the flatbed, capable of 48 bit true color, with a combination of Kodachrome slides, and other odd items under them that give the proper reflection or other sought after effects (color, cameo etc.) without changing focus or color appreciably (these can be corrected in the editing phase to a degree). The whole thing then gets covered with a folded black t-shirt which seems to enhance the mirrors. Trial and error with exposures and tilt will yield the best results. This scan is then saved, and turned into a JPEG file. This is then opened and cropped with the "Crop Tool". I then select "Inverse" under "Selections" and then turn the "Rectangular Selection" tool into an elipse/cirlce by right clocking and choosing that feature. After selecting the coin only I choose from the layers dropdown folder on the right the lower left icon which changes the unselected background color to black (or whatever color you want). This image is then saved. Each step is saved seperately - in case you make a mistake you won't have to start again. Then, I edit for minor color variations with "Variations", then "Brightness" and "Contrast" to insure accuracy, then judiciusly remove scratches in the slab, which show up quite well, with the "Blur Tool", and then manual "Unsharp Mask" to pull it all together. This is then resized to "500" and saved at quality level "7". This ought to do it. Let me know if I can help further."
Best
Billy
someone PM'd me asking for tips. After writing them out I decided to share with all who might want them.
Pasted below:
"well, I am using a high quality Epson Photo Scanner, Perfection 2450, that can scan up to 12,500 DPI. I am using the Photoshop Elements program that came with it. I am scanning at 2400 with adjusted settings for"Gamma" and "Exposure", "Saturation" and such - and I scanned with the "Unsharp Mask" on. The slabs are tilted on the flatbed, capable of 48 bit true color, with a combination of Kodachrome slides, and other odd items under them that give the proper reflection or other sought after effects (color, cameo etc.) without changing focus or color appreciably (these can be corrected in the editing phase to a degree). The whole thing then gets covered with a folded black t-shirt which seems to enhance the mirrors. Trial and error with exposures and tilt will yield the best results. This scan is then saved, and turned into a JPEG file. This is then opened and cropped with the "Crop Tool". I then select "Inverse" under "Selections" and then turn the "Rectangular Selection" tool into an elipse/cirlce by right clocking and choosing that feature. After selecting the coin only I choose from the layers dropdown folder on the right the lower left icon which changes the unselected background color to black (or whatever color you want). This image is then saved. Each step is saved seperately - in case you make a mistake you won't have to start again. Then, I edit for minor color variations with "Variations", then "Brightness" and "Contrast" to insure accuracy, then judiciusly remove scratches in the slab, which show up quite well, with the "Blur Tool", and then manual "Unsharp Mask" to pull it all together. This is then resized to "500" and saved at quality level "7". This ought to do it. Let me know if I can help further."
Best
Billy
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I recently got an Epson 1660 and spent weeks learning my way around it.
Thanks, Steve.