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1. Re: CS3 freezing when I try to scan..
John Joslin Oct 23, 2009 10:09 AM (in response to x_defect)x_defect wrote:
I can scan directly from the scanner application fine, but I was informed that scanning thru Photoshop produces clearer results so I'd prefer to do that if possible.
That is absolute rubbish!
I tried increasing the allowed memory usage in my preferences but it didn't help.
Decreasing it might be better because PS may be starving the scanner software.
How much RAM do you have and what % is allocated to PS?
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2. Re: CS3 freezing when I try to scan..
x_defect Oct 23, 2009 2:51 PM (in response to John Joslin)John Joslin wrote:
x_defect wrote:
I can scan directly from the scanner application fine, but I was informed that scanning thru Photoshop produces clearer results so I'd prefer to do that if possible.
That is absolute rubbish!
I tried increasing the allowed memory usage in my preferences but it didn't help.
Decreasing it might be better because PS may be starving the scanner software.
How much RAM do you have and what % is allocated to PS?
I lowered the RAM to the lowest "ideal range" it recommends, at 54%, and exited out of Epson after scanning/before trying to edit the image - the latter seems to have worked as it's not having problems now.
my coworker claimed she could see a noticeable difference in scanning straight from the Epson application and opening in Photoshop, vs. opening Photoshop first and scanning through there - she says the latter is less fuzzy so I've been told to do it this way but I have yet to test the theory. does it really make a difference in any way if you do it one way or the other?
could it just be something i can change in either the settings of Photoshop or the scanner that would make the difference?
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3. Re: CS3 freezing when I try to scan..
John Joslin Oct 23, 2009 3:09 PM (in response to x_defect)x_defect wrote:
my coworker claimed she could see a noticeable difference in scanning straight from the Epson application and opening in Photoshop, vs. opening Photoshop first and scanning through there - she says the latter is less fuzzy so I've been told to do it this way but I have yet to test the theory. does it really make a difference in any way if you do it one way or the other?
could it just be something i can change in either the settings of Photoshop or the scanner that would make the difference?
It's the same scanner and the same software; the only difference is that in the Photoshop case it is working inside Photoshop.
That won't make any difference to the quality or the settings.
Many experienced PS users prefer using the stand-alone scanner software because it doesn't tie up PS while scanning.
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4. Re: CS3 freezing when I try to scan..
x_defect Oct 23, 2009 3:42 PM (in response to John Joslin)John Joslin wrote:
x_defect wrote:
my coworker claimed she could see a noticeable difference in scanning straight from the Epson application and opening in Photoshop, vs. opening Photoshop first and scanning through there - she says the latter is less fuzzy so I've been told to do it this way but I have yet to test the theory. does it really make a difference in any way if you do it one way or the other?
could it just be something i can change in either the settings of Photoshop or the scanner that would make the difference?
It's the same scanner and the same software; the only difference is that in the Photoshop case it is working inside Photoshop.
That won't make any difference to the quality or the settings.
Many experienced PS users prefer using the stand-alone scanner software because it doesn't tie up PS while scanning.
Yeah that's what I thought.. I usually prefer to open in PS later but i thought i'd check first if it matters.. Thanks for the help

