Scanners are devices that capture printed text, images, handwriting, and objects for computer editing and display. Common scanners range in price from £89.99 for a basic flatbed scanner to £419.99 for a higher resolution photo scanner. Scanners are useful for commission work as they allow rough drafts and graphics to be converted into digital formats for quicker copying and sharing.

1. Scanner
-Research-
Device that scans :
•Printed text Definition: A scanner is a device that captures
•Images images from photographic prints, posters,
•Handwriting magazine pages, and similar sources for
•object computer editing and display
Document Scanner

2. Scanner
-Cost of scanner-
CANON CanoScan LiDE 210 Flatbed Scanner
Optical resolution: 4800 X 4800 dpi £89.99
USB-powered
CANON CanoScan 5600F Film Scanner
Optical resolution: 4800 x 9600 dpi £122.00
EPSON Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
£419.99

3. Scanner
-What is used for-
•Similar to a copy machine
•Copying your work (sketches into the
computer)
•Make more copies of an image or a
document
-why is it valuable to a
commission-
•Rough drafts – can scan it in, so you
can have it as a computer format
•Instead of copying your group’s work,
you can scan it,
•Much quicker
•Can scan in pictures, and graphics

4. Adobe Photoshop
-Research-
•Graphic editing programme
•Photo editing
•Photoshop uses color models RGB, lab,
CMYK, grayscale, binary bitmap, and duotone
•digital image editing
•Photoshop has been around since 1982
•Image making

5. Photoshop
-Cost of Photoshop-
Adobe Photoshop CS4 - PC - DVD-ROM - £231.00
Universal English
Adobe Photoshop CS5 – windows full £368.50
edition
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 (PC) £74.99

6. Photoshop
-What is used for-
•To edit pictures (professionally)
•Primary method of web design
-why is it valuable to a
commission
•Use to format our pictures (crop, size
them, change colour etc)
•Professional programe
•Used for mostly magazines to create
posters, covers etc