

For black and white film, use 16-bit grayscale. Image Type: For color negative film, use 48-bit color.Type of Film: Color Negative or B&W Negative.Resolution: Completely up to you, but I prefer 600+ dpi for documents.Image Type: Color, BW, or Grayscale (BW is only two tones of black and white, grayscale is all shades of grayscale).Once you’ve selected the mode for your intended use, head into the ‘ Main Settings‘ section right below.ĭepending on what you’re scanning, your settings will differ, but we’ll give you some examples for a better idea on what to use. For film and any type of negatives, select ‘ Photo‘ Mode.

This is where you’ll change your settings depending on what you’re scanning.įor documents, artworks, or any miscellaneous things, select ‘ Document‘ Mode. Once you have the basic Epson Scan homepage pulled up, take a look at the top where ‘Scanner’, ‘Scan Settings’, and ‘Mode’ are. Once you have Epson Scan 2 up and running it should look a little something like this:
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Once you’ve plugged everything in and your scanner is on, go to Epson’s website and download ‘Epson Scan 2’ software so you can start scanning.

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Go ahead and follow the directions on your Epson V550 instructions manual for setting up your scanner (physical). Now that you have some knowledge about scanning under your belt, let’s set up shop. Most scanners, like the V550 will be set up with pretty much automatic settings, but when you start scanning film or artwork, you might have to tweak settings to ensure that you’re portraying a perfect color tone match. With a camera, you can underexpose or overexpose an image, and with a scanner you can do the same thing. With that being said – do NOT forget that every scan can be manipulated, just like a photograph.
