A few months ago I discovered the Photomerge function in Photoshop Elements. It was always there I know, but I m the sort of person who s a bit slow on the uptake with new functionality.


Anyway, suddenly I was able to make a decent electronic replica of my paper scrapped layouts. No more wonky digital photos. Paper scrapped layouts now have the shareability of digi-scrapped ones.


However, one thing I ve noticed is that the Scanner bed doesn t cover the full 12″ depth. So the first thing I d recommend is to ensure that either the top or the bottom half inch of the layout is free from photos or embellishments. Then butt the opposite

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end of your layout up against the edge of the scanner bed and scan (I recommend 300 dpi in case you need to print it out later). When you have scanned one half of your layout, slide the layout over to scan the other half. It doesn t matter that there will be overlap. In fact that s a good thing.



Save the two files that your scanner will have created. Then in Photoshop Elements (I expect the function is similar in PSP) click on File>New>Photomerge Panorama. The two files you have just scanned should appear in the file selection window (if not just click the browse button and select them). Click OK and let PSE work its magic. Save

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the resulting layout and then you can work on it.


I usually adjust the lighting (Enhance>Adjust Lighting>Levels). As a basic rule of thumb move the end sliders on the lighting graph inwards so that they sit at each end of the black body of the graph. Then if you like you can move the centre slider back and forth until the lighting levels reflected on your layout are to your satisfaction.


Then I usually like to sharpen the picture by going in to the Unsharp Mask filter (Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask). I set the Amount to 500, the Radius to 0.1 and the threshold to 0. With the cursor in the Radius field, use the up arrow key to increase

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the radius by increments of 0.1. You will find that before long the picture will pop . That s my signal to stop.


When I finish all that I drag the Crop Tool across the image to cut off the daggy tops and bottoms that were a result of the merge.


And that s it! An electronic version of your paper layout. Save the file as a JPEG or use the Save for the Web function to compress it still further if you need to make it more email friendly.


By the way, if you have scratchy elements on your layout you may want to protect your scanner bed by putting a sheet of clear acetate down between the

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layout and the scanner bed.


Karen Bellamy is a digital as well as a traditional scrapbooker from Australia. She writes the [http://www.scrapsofmind.com]Scraps of Mind blog which she describes as:
A feast of Scrapbooking information and tutorials for both the Digital Scrapbooker and the Traditional Paper Scrapbooker. Seasoned with Antiques & Collectibles, Music inspired, and Blog Presentation articles to add some extra spice. All served up with a light hearted and fun style.