How to scan slides and negatives with Epson
How to digitize photo negatives and slides using the Epson scanner and software.
Maker Studio
10 steps
20 seconds
*Connect the grey labeled wire to the 2nd Thunderbolt port (on the back of the computer) and **Turn On The Scanner**!*
**Grab the film and slide adapters from the drawer labeled "Film Adapters" and load your films and slides.**
1
Prepare the bed of the scanner by removing the white sheet from the top of the scanner.
2
Remove the gray plastic guide from the scanner cover and line up the guide with the back edge of the scanner.
3
Finally, arrange your loaded film adapter (the black plastic) with the edge matching the guide.
4
Open "**Epson Scan 2**" program
5
Set Document Source to "**Transparency Unit**"
6
Set Document Type to "**Color Positive Film**". *See tip below for options.*
1. Use "**Color Positive Film**" for slides. 2. Use "**Color Negative Film**" for negatives in color. 3. Use "**Black & White Film**" for black and white negatives.
7
Set image type to "**24-bit Color**". *See tip below for options.*
1. Use "**24-bit color**" for color images. 2. Use "**16-bit grayscale**" for black and white images.
8
Set Resolution to "**2400**". *See tip below for options.*
1. For 35mm slides/film pick **2400** DPI. 2. For 3" film pick **1600** DPI. 3. For 4" film pick **1200** DPI.
Set Scanning Quality to "**Standard**". Choose "**High**" for better quality images and much larger sized files.
9
Choose Image Format to "**JPEG**", "**TIFF**", or "**PNG**"
*We recommend creating **TIFFs** if you need to resize, touch up, and print the image later.*
10
Click "**Scan**". *This can take a few minutes, especially scans set at a high DPI!*
Your photos are now on the computer's desktop. Transfer all your images to your storage device.
Remove the film holders, transparency guide, and put them back in the the drawer. Don't forget to re-attach the white document mat!
**Turn off Scanner!** **Eject** your storage device and **Restart** the computer to end your session.
How to scan slides and negatives with Epson
How to digitize photo negatives and slides using the Epson scanner and software.
Maker Studio
10 steps
20 seconds
*Connect the grey labeled wire to the 2nd Thunderbolt port (on the back of the computer) and **Turn On The Scanner**!*
**Grab the film and slide adapters from the drawer labeled "Film Adapters" and load your films and slides.**
1
Prepare the bed of the scanner by removing the white sheet from the top of the scanner.
2
Remove the gray plastic guide from the scanner cover and line up the guide with the back edge of the scanner.
3
Finally, arrange your loaded film adapter (the black plastic) with the edge matching the guide.
4
Open "**Epson Scan 2**" program
5
Set Document Source to "**Transparency Unit**"
6
Set Document Type to "**Color Positive Film**". *See tip below for options.*
1. Use "**Color Positive Film**" for slides. 2. Use "**Color Negative Film**" for negatives in color. 3. Use "**Black & White Film**" for black and white negatives.
7
Set image type to "**24-bit Color**". *See tip below for options.*
1. Use "**24-bit color**" for color images. 2. Use "**16-bit grayscale**" for black and white images.
8
Set Resolution to "**2400**". *See tip below for options.*
1. For 35mm slides/film pick **2400** DPI. 2. For 3" film pick **1600** DPI. 3. For 4" film pick **1200** DPI.
Set Scanning Quality to "**Standard**". Choose "**High**" for better quality images and much larger sized files.
9
Choose Image Format to "**JPEG**", "**TIFF**", or "**PNG**"
*We recommend creating **TIFFs** if you need to resize, touch up, and print the image later.*
10
Click "**Scan**". *This can take a few minutes, especially scans set at a high DPI!*
Your photos are now on the computer's desktop. Transfer all your images to your storage device.
Remove the film holders, transparency guide, and put them back in the the drawer. Don't forget to re-attach the white document mat!
**Turn off Scanner!** **Eject** your storage device and **Restart** the computer to end your session.
