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Introduction
Please click on images to view its full sized version (so you can see all details).
You may wish to handle colour scans individually so that you can set the colour tones to your personal preferences.
Output Settings
Colour images should be output in JPG. How much bandwidth you have available and how picky you are about appearance will decide the quality percentage you choose in the optimization settings. I generally use 80% or 85%.
Tweaking in the Graphics Program
Open the colour image in the graphics program.
Crop the image first in order to eliminate any extraneous edges (unless you need to tilt the image -- then tilt before you crop)..
A little bit of curl (gutter shadow) on the edges is OK because that's usually a fairly simple matter to contend with. However, if it doesn't disrupt the image very much, you can opt to crop about.
Scale the image consistently with those you batch processed. Select a height or width of a specific pixel size and stick with it.
Rotate the image if necessary.
Colour the image according to taste. One thing you will need to watch out for is any bleed from the other side of the page, often visible in the lighter portions of the scan. If bleed through is going to be a problem, take care of it during the scanning process by placing a black sheet of paper behind he page scanned.
Instead of leveling, manually set the curves. You will have to play around with the various points on the curve, dragging them this way and that, to explore the results of each movement.
If there is bleed through, lighten the image until any bleed from the other side of the page is absent. Take care of skin tones so they do not appear too yellow or unnatural -- however, setting the colours is very much personal preference (I tend to go for the pale look).
Darken the image (enhance the colours) to achieve the richness and fullness of colour that you wish.
Check the rest of the image, and then go back into the curves and keep tweaking if you wish. Achieving the results you wish is simply a matter of practice and experimentation.
Page curl often appears darker than the rest of the image. In order to eliminate the visual sense of the page curl, use the Dodge tool over top of the darker edge in order to lighten it.
The Dodge tool is usually quite efficient in lightening areas, but it is possible to use too much. Again, practice.
Export/save the image according to whatever parameters you have decided upon (I usually use JPG 80%).
You should now have a series of Web ready scans to share with others.
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