Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 On Demand
Excerpt from Chapter 3: Importing Photos into the Organizer
by Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc.

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Getting Photos from a Scanner

If you have a scanner attached to your computer with a cable, you can scan photos directly from the scanner to a folder on your hard disk and then import them into the Organizer. When you get photos from a scanner, you need to follow the scanning instructions provided by the Scanner manufacturer to complete each photo scan. As you import files into the Organizer, you can have Photoshop Elements automatically fix red eye on any photos that need it.

Import Photos from a Scanner

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then point to Get Photos and Videos.

2. Click From Scanner.

3. Click the Scanner list arrow, and then select a scanner attached to your computer or network.

4. To select a location for scanner files, click Browse, select a folder, and then click OK.

5. Click the Save As list arrow, and then select the file type in which to save scanner files and then set a related quality level, if available.

The higher the quality level, the higher the file size.

6. Select the Automatically Fix Red Eyes check box to automatically correct red eyes for photos that need it when you import the files.

7. Click OK.



Figure 3.15

8. Select the scanning options you want from the ones available from your scanner, and then scan your photo.



Figure 3.16

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See Also - See "Setting Scanner Preferences" for information on setting default options to import photos.

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Getting Photos from a Mobile Phone

If you have a Nokia phone, Photoshop Elements recognizes the phone when you connect it to your computer with a cable. Instead of using this task, you should use the instructions for Getting Photos from a Camera or Card Reader. For all other mobile phones, you can use the From Mobile Phone command. The first time you import files from your mobile phone, you need to specify a folder on your computer to store the downloaded photos, which Photoshop Elements automatically makes a watch folder, so it's easier for the Organizer to detect and import mobile photos into the catalog.

Import Photos from a Mobile Phone

1. In the Organizer, click the File menu, and then point to Get Photos and Videos.

2. Click From Mobile Phone.

3. On secondary use, Photoshop Elements imports the available photos from the specified folder for mobile phone photos.

On first use, click Browse, specify and select the folder location (such as Mobile Phone Photos) where you want to import the photos, and then click OK.

4. Select the Automatically Fix Red Eyes check box to automatically correct red eyes for photos that need it when you import the files.

5. Click OK.



Figure 3.17

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See Also - See "Getting Photos from a Camera or Card Reader" for information on getting photos from a Nokia phone.

See "Setting Mobile Phone Preferences" for information on setting options to import photos.

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Getting Photos a Video in the Editor

If you have a digital video in a file format that Photoshop Elements can recognize, such as ASF, AVI, MPEG, M1V, and WMV, you can open it in the Editor, play the video in the Frame From Video dialog box and then capture frames as individual photo files. The individual photo files are saved with the name of the video file and a number. For example, videoname01, videoname02, videoname03, etc. In addition to Photoshop Elements, you also need to install the latest version of standard video software, such as QuickTime or Windows Media Player, which you can get for free online at http://www.apple.com and http://www.microsoft.com.

Capture Frames from a Digital Video in the Editor

1. In the Editor, click the File menu, and then point to Import.

2. Click Frame From Video.

3. Click Browse.

4. Navigate to the location with the video file you want to import, select the file, and then click Open.

5. Click the Play button to start the video, and then pause the video where you want to capture the frame.

6. To capture a frame as the video runs, click the Grab Frame button or press the spacebar.

7. Use the forward and backward arrows to display the next screen you want to capture.

8. When you're finished, click Done.



Figure 3.18

9. Click the File menu, and then click Save to save each screen capture file to a folder.

Adding Photos to the Organizer from the Editor

If you open or import a file in the Editor that is not currently included in the catalog, you can add the photo to the Organizer while you save the file in the Editor. All you need to do is select the Include In The Organizer check box in the Save As dialog box while you save the photo. The next time you open the Organizer, the saved photos appears in the catalog for use in the Organizer.

Add Photos to the Organizer from the Editor

1. In the Editor, open or import the photo file you want to add to the Organizer.

2. Click the File menu, and then click Save As.

3. Select the Include in the Organizer check box.

4. Select the Save in Version Set with Original check box to save the current version with the original version.

5. Navigate to the folder location where you want to save the photo.

6. Click Save.



Figure 3.19

7. If prompted, click OK to save the current version with the original version in a version set.



Figure 3.20

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