6 Replies Latest reply: Apr 2, 2014 10:33 AM by A.T. Romano RSS

    How to scan slides?

    Watervrees Community Member

      How to scan slides?

        • 1. Re: How to scan slides?
          Steve Grisetti CommunityMVP

          Are the slides literally transparencies or are they photos that you plan to use as slides in a video slideshow?

           

          Do you have Photoshop Elements?

           

          What model of scanner do you have?

          • 2. Re: How to scan slides?
            Watervrees Community Member

            Yes, I have Photoshop Elements 12 (licensed version).

            The scanner is an HP Scanjet 8300 flatbed scanner (professional image scanner), with frames to mount the slides, transparancies and/or negatives of different sizes; even for 35-mm filmstrips. The main thing concerns 35-mm slides (in plastic or cardboard frames).

            • 3. Re: How to scan slides?
              John T Smith CommunityMVP

              I know that Photoshop Elements will link to a scanner, I don't know if Premiere Elements will do that

               

              You will **most likely** need to use the software that came with the scanner, if you do not have Photoshop Elements (or the full Photoshop)

              • 4. Re: How to scan slides?
                Steve Grisetti CommunityMVP

                Actually Photoshop Elements should use the scanner's software, if you have the Twain software installed for Photoshop Elements. (As I show you in my book, you do this by copying the Twain_32.8BA file from ADOBE/PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 12/OPTIONAL PLUG-INS/IMPORT-EXPORT to ADOBE/PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 12/PLUG-INS.)

                 

                Once you do that, go to Photoshop Elements File/Import and select your scanner. In the scanner software that opens, set it to scan a Transparency rather than Reflective image.

                • 5. Re: How to scan slides?
                  A.T. Romano Community Member

                  Watervrees

                   

                  Your details are unclear to me regarding the involvement of Premiere Elements (any version) in your question of

                  "How do I scan slides."

                   

                  I am not sure if your are

                  a. In Elements Organizer of Photoshop Elements 12

                  b. In Elements Organizer of Premiere Elements 12

                  c. In Photoshop Elements 12 Full Editor

                   

                  You can scan into the Elements Organizer 12 mentioned above (a or b)

                  File Menu

                  Get Photos and Videos

                  Scanner

                  and the resulting formats will depend on the specification of your scanner (I can get jpeg, tiff, or png)

                   

                  You can scan into the Photoshop Elements 12 Full Editor

                  File Menu

                  Import

                  and then look for the name of your scanner.

                   

                   

                  Before you do the above....

                   

                  a. Go To

                  Local Disk C

                  Program Files (x86)

                  Adobe

                  Photoshop Elements 12

                  Optional Plug-Ins

                  Import-Export

                  and make a copy of "Twain_32.8BA" that is in the Import-Export Folder. Do not remove this file, just make a copy.

                   

                  then

                   

                  b. Go to

                  Local Disk C

                  Program Files (x86)

                  Adobe

                  Photoshop Elements 12

                  Plug-Ins

                  and paste the "Twain_32.8BA" inside the Plug-Ins Folder (you want the "Twain_32.8BA" as a file in the Plug-ins Folder. Do not put it into a folder inside the Plug-Ins Folder.

                   

                  then determine if a. b. c recognize your scanner. It may not be. Then you will have to scan to the computer hard drive and then import from the computer hard drive into your applications.

                   

                  Please let us know the outcome.

                   

                  The above works for scanning photos. Other depends on the specifications of your scanner.

                   

                  ATR

                   

                  Add On...Do you have a copy of the HP Scanjet 8300 User Manual as a backup for information on the use of the scanner.

                  http://content.etilize.com/user-manual/1011648413.pdf

                  • 6. Re: How to scan slides?
                    A.T. Romano Community Member

                    SG

                     

                    Did not see your post until after I had posted mine.

                     

                    ATR