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Flatbed Scanning
Flatbed scanning ( up to 11x17" is available in the small computer lab (Room 004) and the King + King Library (Room 301).
- Each flatbed scanner is connected to a computer. Login with your NetID credentials.
- To scan, use the Epson scan program.
- If you get a ‘scanner not found’ message, make sure the scanner is on. The scanner power button is on the front left of the scanner. If that doesn’t help, restart the computer.
- If you are scanning magazine or book photos, use the ‘descreen’ option in the scanner control panel. This helps remove the wavy moire moiré pattern. It may be necessary to further fix the image in Photoshop with a slight amount of blur, or through use of the despeckle filter a few times to get rid of the pattern.
- Save scans as TIF or PNG files if you do not want degradation of the image. If that is not important, then the JPG format may be more appropriate since it is highly compressible (although TIFs are as well using the LZW checkbox at the time of saving).
- If the scanner glass is dirty, ask a plot monitor or librarian to clean it (paper towels and glass cleaner are stored in the plot room closetcabinet).
- Please remove your scanned files when done. Files may be deleted after 24 hours.