From the course: Creating Art with Your Desktop Scanner

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Controlling your scanner

Controlling your scanner

From the course: Creating Art with Your Desktop Scanner

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Controlling your scanner

- Let's talk about getting our computers and our scanners talking with each other, and even though I don't know what kind of scanner you're using or what kind of computer you've got, I think we're okay here, and that's just 'cause, you know, scanners work about the same and we can narrow computers down into just two, Mac and PC. And of course, it'll be Google to the rescue if anything else comes up, right? And yes, I will be using a Mac here, and if you are on a PC, don't worry. Most of this stuff is gonna apply just about the same. Now most scanners come with prepackaged driver software, and just to make sure you're using the latest, go to Google and type in the name of your scanner plus the words driver download, and that should take you there, or at least a click or two away from where you need to go, and that's for a Mac and for PC. And next, here's a little cheat that you Mac users might not know. Okay, with your scanner turned on and connected to your computer, open your system…

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