Creating New Images - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

CHAPTER 2
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Getting Images into Photoshop and ImageReady
If your scanner does not have an Adobe
Photoshop-compatible scanner driver, import the
scan using the TWAIN interface. (See "Importing
an image using the TWAIN interface" on
page 100.)
If you can't import the scan using the TWAIN
interface, use the scanner manufacturer's software
to scan your images, and save the images as TIFF,
PICT, or BMP files. Then open the files in
Photoshop or ImageReady.
Importing an image using the TWAIN
interface
TWAIN is a cross-platform interface for acquiring
images captured by certain scanners, digital
cameras, and frame grabbers. The manufacturer
of the TWAIN device must provide a Source
Manager and TWAIN Data source for your device
to work with Photoshop and ImageReady.
You must install the TWAIN device and its
software, and restart your computer, before you
can use it to import images into Photoshop and
ImageReady. See the documentation provided by
your device manufacturer for installation
information.
To import an image using the TWAIN interface
(Photoshop):
Choose File > Import, and choose the device you
want to use from the submenu.
To import an image using the TWAIN interface
(ImageReady):
If you're using the TWAIN device for the first
1
time with ImageReady, choose File > Import >
TWAIN Select. Then select the device you want to
use. You do not need to repeat this step for subse-
quent use of the TWAIN module.
If more than one TWAIN device is installed in
your system and you want to switch devices,
use the TWAIN Select command.
2 To import the image, choose File > Import >
TWAIN Acquire.
For more information about scanning,
see "Scanning using the resolution
setting (Photoshop)," "Scanning using the
file size setting (Photoshop)," "Optimizing the
dynamic range of the scan (Photoshop)," and
"Eliminating unwanted color casts (Photoshop)"
in online Help.

Creating new images

The New command lets you create a blank image.
To create a new image:
Do one of the following:
1
To base the image dimensions and resolution
•
(Photoshop) on the Clipboard contents, choose
File > New. If the Clipboard does not contain
image data, the image dimensions and resolution
are based on the last image you created.