jon_noble Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Anybody know how to scan something and edit on a previous picture atthe same time in PS CS2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Don't use TWAIN? I do not understand the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_noble Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Im scanning using silverfast ai through photoshop and its a PC. What i mean is scanning in background and editing pictures at the same time. If that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Going back to what I said: you need a stand-alone scanning application; not one invoked in Photoshop. Can Silverfast do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 LIke was said you need to use stand alone scanning program and not through the import scan function in PS. Can you open your Silverfast on its own, outside of PS? Do that and edit away. I do it all the time using either Silver fast for an Epson flat bed or or the Nikon Scan for my film scanner. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Jon, the answer to your redirected question is NO. Photoshop is not a multithreading application. The correct solution to what you wish to accomplish is "use SilverFast as an independent application." There is a Utility you can download from the SilverFast website that does exactly that. It opens Photoshop plugins as an independent programs. You can also open TWAIN versions of SilverFast in other applications at the same time you use Photoshop. That's not very useful unless you have something else that creates standard image files. Scanning uses all of the computer's processor it can. If you use Photoshop at the same time, both will be very slow while Photoshop is crunching. The scanner will pick up again between key strokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Like everybody said. I do this all the time. Just avoid twain, use the stand alone app for your scanner, etcetera. If possible, use firewire connection, much less (or no) slowdown of either app., compared to usb, 2.0 or whatever. With my fanaticism for focus, I always have PS open during the scanning, to review focus of the scans as they complete. And when that's done, if I have the time, I sometimes do some cleanup, crop and rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom film holders for fl Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 When you download an update version for your version of Silverfast, you will usually be presented with the option to download either "SilverFast application (with PhotoShop Plug-in Option)" or "Twain". If you download "Silverfast Application," you will then have the ability to launch via a stand alone application or through Photoshop as a plug-in. <p> Doug<p> <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~dougfisher/holder/mainintro.html">Dougs MF Film Holder for batch scanning of 120/220 medium format film with flatbeds</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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