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The process of using a scanner to take a tangible image and create a digital copy of that image.

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Scanning with SilverFast 8 Digital Media What is SilverFast 8? SilverFast 8 is a media professional level software application used for scanning and digital imaging. The various features it includes allow for this software to scan more comprehensively than most other scanning software. It is available to use through the Macs at the Multimedia Presentation Center. Scanning an Image To get started, click on the SilverFast 8 icon, which can be found on the Dock in between the PowerPoint icon and the PCClient icon. SilverFast 8 can also be accessed through the Applications folder. Once you have opened the SilverFast 8 application, a window like the one below should appear. Click on the Start button towards the bottom of the window. Prescan Once the application has launched, place the physical media into the appropriate scanner and click on the Prescan button at the top left of the window. This will allow you to preview what you are scanning and make any adjustments before the final scan. Red Marquee One of the adjustments you may want to make before the final scan is adjusting the red marquee, which is the big red rectangle overlaying the preview of the scan, to include only as much as you need to scan. To do this, place the cursor above the red rectangle. Placing the cursor inside the red rectangle will change the cursor into a move marquee cursor that will allow you to drag and drop the red marquee where you need it. Placing the cursor along the edges of the red rectangle will change the cursor into an extend marquee cursor that will allow you to stretch the borders of the red marquee to where you need them. Move Marquee Cursor. Extend Marquee Cursor. You can also create your own marquee from scratch by using the New Marquee Cursor. By placing the cursor over... also Rotate Marquee Cursor. New Marquee Cursor Rotate Marquee Cursor. Scan Once the red marquee is in place and the Prescan looks good, press the Scan button at the top left of the window in order to scan the image.

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Scanning with SilverFast 8 Scanning What is SilverFast 8? SilverFast 8 is a media professional level software application used for scanning and digital imaging. The various features it includes allow for this software to scan more comprehensively than most other scanning software. It is available to use through the Macs at the Multimedia Presentation Center. Scanning an Image To get started, click on the SilverFast 8 icon, which can be found on the Dock in between the PowerPoint icon and the PCClient icon. SilverFast 8 can also be accessed through the Applications folder. Once you have opened the SilverFast 8 application, a window like the one below should appear. Click on the Start button towards the bottom of the window. Prescan Once the application has launched, place the physical media into the appropriate scanner and click on the Prescan button at the top left of the window. This will allow you to preview what you are scanning and make any adjustments before the final scan. Red Marquee One of the adjustments you may want to make before the final scan is adjusting the red marquee, which is the big red rectangle overlaying the preview of the scan, to include only as much as you need to scan. To do this, place the cursor above the red rectangle. Placing the cursor inside the red rectangle will change the cursor into a move marquee cursor that will allow you to drag and drop the red marquee where you need it. Placing the cursor along the edges of the red rectangle will change the cursor into an extend marquee cursor that will allow you to stretch the borders of the red marquee to where you need them. Move Marquee Cursor. Extend Marquee Cursor. You can also create your own marquee from scratch by using the New Marquee Cursor. By placing the cursor over... also Rotate Marquee Cursor. New Marquee Cursor Rotate Marquee Cursor. Scan Once the red marquee is in place and the Prescan looks good, press the Scan button at the top left of the window in order to scan the image.