Question before I buy photoshop

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matthew_unterkircher
May 19, 2008
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I am looking for photo software that will recognize my scanner (including the Automatic document feeder), and allow me to scan multiple photos directly in to the program, it also needs it to automatically crop and rotate the pictures to the correct size and orientation, will adobe photoshop do that?

If not does someone know of a program that will?

ps I know that my scanner should have come with software that does this but it would take way to long to use, I have A LOT of pictures and not enough time, I need it to do all the cropping and rotating automatically.
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ID._Awe
May 19, 2008
What I would do is install the trial version to see if it works. That is about all you can do. A lot will depend on your scanner. I take it the scanner software that came with the scanner does not do what you want.
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Buko
May 19, 2008
Using Photoshop as a scanning interface is pretty dumb. the software costs more than most scanners. the other reason its dumb is because Photoshop does not scan anything nor does it have any scanning software built in. Any scanning functionality Photoshop has is provided by the scanning software that came with your scanner.

So if your scanner can’t do it then throwing Photoshop into the mix is not going to magically add functions that were not originally there.

the best work flow you can use if you have lots of scanning to do is scan using the scanner software while working on the scans that have been saved by the stand alone scanning software. This way you are not tying up photoshop as an expensive scanner interface
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Phosphor
May 19, 2008
Erm…What scanner? Make and model, with an active link to pages about it on the manufacturer’s site, please.
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matthew_unterkircher
May 19, 2008
I have 3 printers that will do scanning a Canon Pixma MX310, a Lexmark X6150, and a HP Deskjet F335. I wanted one program that would do all the scanning instead of having to setup and configure 3 seperate programs.

Also, I’m a student, so I can get InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Pro, Dreamweaver CS3, and Acrobat 8 Professional for $329 at the college computer store.

HP 335F = < http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en& amp;product=1128297&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN>

Canon MX310 = < http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAc t&fcategoryid=123&modelid=15603>

Lexmark X6150 = <http://search.lexmark.com/printer/US/en/15K0360>
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Phosphor
May 19, 2008
I was going to suggest getting the brilliant VueScan standalone scanning software, but it doesn’t support Lexmarks.

<http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#supported>
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John Joslin
May 19, 2008
In any case you don’t need to buy Photoshop for what you want. As has been said it is not a scanning program.

To automatically crop and rotate the pictures to the correct size and orientation, you need to say how the photographs will be fed into the scanner and what size(s) they will be originally and afterwards.

What do you mean by correct orientation?
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Fred
Jul 8, 2008
Using Photoshop as a scanning interface is pretty dumb. the software costs more than most scanners. the other reason its dumb is because Photoshop does not scan anything nor does it have any scanning software built in. Any scanning functionality Photoshop has is provided by the scanning software that came with your scanner.

So if your scanner can’t do it then throwing Photoshop into the mix is not going to magically add functions that were not originally there.
the best work flow you can use if you have lots of scanning to do is scan using the scanner software while working on the scans that have been saved by the stand alone scanning software. This way you are not tying up photoshop as an expensive scanner interface

Photoshop CS3 has a built-in ‘Crop & Straighten’ function. It’s a BIG timesaver, provided you have enough contrast round the edges in the scanned files.
Install the trial version and look under File > Automate.

http://www.photoshopquicktips.com/index.php?post_id=141920

See if it works for you…

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