Importing images using WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) Support

Certain digital cameras and scanners can be used to import images using WIA Support. When you use WIA Support, Photoshop works with Windows and your digital camera or scanner software to import images directly into Photoshop.

Note: WIA Support is only available if you are using WindowsME or Windows XP.

To import images from a digital camera using WIA Support:

1. Choose File > Import > WIA Support.
2. Choose a destination on your computer for saving your image files.
3. Make sure Open Acquired Images in Photoshop is checked. If you have a large number of images to import, or if you want to edit the images at a later time, deselect it.
4. Make sure Unique Subfolder is selected if you want to save the imported images directly into a folder named with the current date.
5. Click Start.
6. Select the digital camera that you want to import images from.

Note: If the name of your camera does not appear in the submenu, verify that the software and drivers were properly installed and that the camera is connected.

7. Choose the image or images you want to import:
• Click the image from the list of thumbnails to import the image.
• Hold down Shift and click on multiple images to import them at the same time.
• Click Select All to import all available images.
8. Click Get Picture to import the image.

To import images from a scanner using WIA Support:

1. Choose File > Import > WIA Support.
2. Choose a destination on your computer to save image files to.
3. Click Start.
4. Make sure Open Acquired Images in Photoshop is checked. If you have a large number of images to import, or if you want to edit the images at a later time, deselect it.
5. Make sure Unique Subfolder is selected if you want to save the imported images directly into a folder named with the current date.
6. Select the scanner that you want to use.

Note: If the name of your scanner does not appear in the submenu, verify that the software and drivers were properly installed and that the scanner is connected.

7. Choose the kind of image you want to scan:
• Color picture to use the default settings for scanning color images.
• Grayscale picture to use the default settings for scanning grayscale images.
• Black and White picture or Text to use the default settings.
• Click Adjust the Quality of the Scanned Picture to use custom settings.
8. Click preview to view the scan. Crop the scan if needed by pulling the rectangle so it surrounds the image.
9. Click Scan.
10. The scanned image will be saved in the .bmp file format.

Related Subtopics:

Scanning using the resolution setting (Photoshop)
Scanning using the file size setting (Photoshop)
Optimizing the dynamic range of the scan (Photoshop)
Eliminating unwanted color casts (Photoshop)