Adobe Elements Organizer 9 - Manual (Page 24)

20 USING ELEMENTS 9 ORGANIZER
Import photos and videos
Last updated 9/12/2011
6 Click OK. If you’re using a scanner with a TWAIN driver, Elements Organizer launches the driver that came with
your scanner. Follow the instructions that came with the driver software to scan your photo. Typically, you can also
select an area to scan or correct any color issues that you may see.
Note: In Windows XP, Elements Organizer launches the Windows XP scanning interface if you’re using a WIA
(Windows Imaging Architecture) scanner. You can find instructions in Windows XP online Help. In scanners that
support TWAIN, a vendor-specific user interface is launched.
After the photo is scanned, a preview of the scan is displayed in the Getting Photos dialog box. Elements Organizer
assigns the import date to the photos.
More Help topics
“ Change the date and time of files ” on page 114
Set scanner preferences (Windows only)
1 In the Elements Organizer, choose Edit > Preferences > Scanner.
2 Choose the name of your scanner from the Scanner menu.
Note: Each time you connect to a different scanner, you need to select the device from the list. The connected scanner is
indicated to help you identify it.
3 Choose a file format from the Save As menu. JPEG, the default format, is usually the best choice. If you choose
JPEG, drag the Quality slider to the setting you want. The higher the quality, the larger the file size.
4 Select a location to store your scanned photos, and then click OK.
Scan photos into the Organizer using a TWAIN driver (Windows only)
TWAIN is a software driver used for acquiring images captured by certain scanners, digital cameras, and frame
grabbers. For your TWAIN device to work with Elements
Organizer, the manufacturer must provide a source
manager and TWAIN data source.
Before you can use the scanner to bring images into Elements Organizer, you must install the TWAIN device and its
software, and then restart your computer. (See the documentation provided by your device manufacturer for
installation information.)
❖ In the Elements Organizer, choose File > Get Photos And Videos, and choose the device you want to use from
the submenu.
After the image is scanned, it appears in an untitled Elements Organizer window.
Note: After pressing the scanning button for the first time on some scanners, such as the Canon MP960, the scanning
progress bar will open behind Photoshop Elements. You can reduce the Photoshop Elements window to bring the progress
bar forward.
Local files, CDs, DVDs, and video
Using watched folders (Windows only)
The Elements Organizer automatically detects media files being added to any of its watch folders. By default, the My
Pictures folder is watched, but you can add additional folders to the Elements Organizer’s watch list.