Photoshop

Importing scanned images

There are different ways to bring images into Photoshop from a scanner. Make sure to install the software necessary for your scanner. Some scanner software lets you designate Photoshop as the external editor or viewer for an image after a scanning is completed. Other scanning software saves the image as a file on your computer that can be opened in Photoshop.
Note: Scanner drivers are supported by the scanner manufacturer, not Adobe® Systems Incorporated. If you have problems with scanning, make sure that you are using the latest version of the scanner driver.

You can also import scanned images directly from any scanner that has a Photoshop-compatible plug‑in module or that supports the TWAIN interface. To import the scan using a plug‑in module, choose the scanner name from the File > Import submenu. See your scanner documentation for instructions on installing the scanner plug‑in.

If your scanner does not have Photoshop-compatible scanner driver, import the scan using the TWAIN interface.

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.

Import 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.

You must install the TWAIN device and its software and restart your computer before you can use it to import images into Photoshop. See the documentation provided by your device manufacturer for installation information.

 Choose File > Import, and choose the device you want to use from the submenu.

Import images from a scanner using WIA Support

  1. Choose File > Import > WIA Support.
  2. Choose a destination on your computer for saving your image files.
  3. Click Start.
  4. Make sure that Open Acquired Images in Photoshop is selected. If you have a large number of images to import, or if you want to edit the images at a later time, deselect it.
  5. Make sure that Unique Subfolder is selected if you want to save the imported images directly into a folder whose name is the current date.
  6. Select the scanner that you want to use.
    Note: If the name of your scanner does not appear in the submenu, verify that the software and drivers were properly installed and that the scanner is connected.
  7. Choose the kind of image you want to scan:
    Color Picture
    Uses the default settings for scanning color images.

    Grayscale Picture
    Uses the default settings for scanning grayscale images.

    Black And White Picture or Text
    Uses the default settings.

    Adjust The Quality Of The Scanned Picture
    Uses custom settings.

  8. Click preview to view the scan. If necessary, drag the handles of the bounding box to adjust the size of the crop.
  9. Click Scan.
  10. The scanned image is saved in BMP format.