Using the Polaroid SprintScan Slide Scanner (Mac Only) Related Help Desk Files Scanning Resolution Scanning from the Apple Color OneScanner (Mac Only) Procedure You must be using the Macintosh computer that is connected to the Polaroid SprintScan 35 slide scanner. This machine can scan slides or film negatives in either Black & White or Color. Open the application Adobe Photoshop by selecting it from the Microsoft Office Menu in the upper left corner of the screen. Once Photoshop is open, click on the File menu, point to the Import submenu and select SprintScan 35. This opens a group of windows containing the controls for the scanner and a preview window for your scanned image. The first window contains the controls for the SprintScan 35 scanner. You can select the type of slide or negative fim that you are scanning, whether the media is Color or Grayscale (Black & White), and whether the image is in portrait or landcape orientation. Output Since slides and negatives are small, you will want to scale the scanned image to the size you will use in your final product. You can also set the resolution of the output image. Be aware that higher resolution will result in large file sizes (Note the Size: display in the window). See the GGCS Help Desk file, Scanning Resolution for more information on appropriate scan resolutions for various destinations (Printers, Posters, Slides, Internet, etc.). When the settings are selected, click the Preview button and the scanner will show a preview of the image in the Preview Window. If the image needs adjustment, you can experiment with the tools in the Exposure Window and then hit the Preview button again to see the results. The sliders in the upper half of the window allow adjustments to the color balance. The Automatic Cast Removal tries to eliminate over- or underexposure as well as remove some color imbalances. Like most automatic features, it does not always produce a satisfactory result, but can be very helpful when it does work.
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