Our primary goal in scanning is to faithfully reproduce high-quality images,…and then in some cases attempt to improve and/or edit the characteristics of…the original images.…However, before we begin the capturing, editing, and improving image processes,…we must address a fundamental issue and take an oath.…Just like the Hippocratic Oath in medicine, our prime directive in scanning is…to first do no harm.…While we tend to view the scanning and image editing process as…an image enhancing process, it is also indeed true that many of the tools, processes, and…procedures we use during the image capture, editing, and output can actually…degrade the quality of our images-- and in many cases significantly so.…
Processes such as changing the dimensional and linear resolution of our images,…repeatedly resaving our images in different file formats--and especially…compressed formats like JPEG-- applying improper tone compression, too much…sharpening, and converting our images through multiple color spaces, can…
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3/23/2012- Arranging your workspace
- Setting up color management
- Setting scan frame and resolution
- Calibrating the scanner
- Performing grayscale and color automatic scans
- Performing a negative color film scan
- Scanning simple line art and changing it into vectors
- Scanning photos
- Making global color corrections to a scan
- Sharpening
- Removing noise, dust, and scratches
- Batch scanning
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome55s
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Taking the Tazmanian Oath3m 38s
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1. Introducing SilverFast
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Launching SilverFast4m 2s
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2. Setting up for Automatic Scanning Projects
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Arranging your workspace4m 23s
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Setting up color management4m 43s
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3. Start to Finish: Automatic Scanning Projects
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Scanning simple line art8m 6s
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Scanning grayscale photos11m 43s
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Scanning color photos11m 17s
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4. Setting up for Manual Scanning
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Calibrating your scanner3m 40s
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Arranging your workspace5m 2s
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5. Start to Finish: Manual Scanning Projects
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Scanning detailed line art8m 18s
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Scanning grayscale photos14m 5s
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Scanning landscape color photos15m 51s
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Scanning color portrait photos13m 56s
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Scanning color product shots9m 29s
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6. Special Scanning Topics
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Bringing out shadow details4m 28s
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Sharpening in SilverFast7m 15s
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Color correcting with neutrals10m 19s
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Scanning a printed image5m 49s
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Removing noise and patterns3m 32s
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Removing dust and scratches3m 30s
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7. Streamlining Your Scanning
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Batch scanning images1m 28s
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Using the JobManager4m 16s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m 29s
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