Epson V600 Tutorial - Scanning Photo Prints

A short tutorial on what I have found is the best way to scan your photo prints using an Epson V600 flatbed scanner.
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[@davidpmccorkle]

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[@thelatenightowl3079]

​​@@davidpmccorkle yo just curious, know it's been awhile since you made the vid but wanted to know if this scanner fits paper that's 16x20 in size?

[@davidpmccorkle]

@@thelatenightowl3079 The scanning bed is only about 9x12. If it’s something you could make multiple copies of, it’s possible to cut it into smaller portions, scan, then splice together in a digital editing software. For something 1 of 1 I would recommend finding a print company or someone local with a scanner that could do the job in one piece. Hope this helps!

[@danasharp5605]

I've looked at so many you tube videos on this topic, and you are the easiest to understand and listen to by far. I hope you do more!

[@sharonhowell159]

Unsharp Mask: it's a digital technique to sharpen the edges of images and make them look crisper. Think of pixels as a square - if you have a diagonal line that separates a black area from a white area - the scanner software will interpret (interpolate) the pixels between the fields as a "grey" (it averages the information is sees in that pixel - so if 50% of the image in that pixel is black, and 50% is white - the scanner interprets it as "grey" - the lower the DPI - the more you will see this!) - making your edges look fuzzy. Unsharp mask tries to prevent this from happening - making your images crisp! Good video!!

[@mymagicmurals]

Thanks Sharon, never understood this before, now I do.

[@anastasiaschuster6992]

Wow - this is SO helpful. I have had my scanner for a couple of years now and haven't really used it to scan photos like I need to because I didn't know what settings were best. I had even called Epson once and the support person hadn't a clue. This is the first clear instruction I've seen to help me navigate through this!

[@Loricather]

Thank you so much for this. I have a ton of photos that I want to digitize and this is the first tutorial that I found that gives practical advice on how to do multiple images. Very well done!

[@prakkari]

Unsharp mask blurs the image a bit to minimize grain but sharpens edges. You can actually leave that unchecked and do this mask in photoshop if you feel it neccessary. There you will also have more control over it. You might skip it if you want to preserve original grain in b&w film. Just a tip.

[@bethyounker555]

Thanks David, this is exactly what I was looking for. Great job on this video too, you have a really good instructional style!

[@craiglee6007]

If you want to do some post editing like in Photoshop Elements or something, I'd suggest scanning them to TIFF files and then converting to JPG after the editing. TIFFs don't have the compression loss that JPG has.

[@TeighMart]

Lol youtube ad revenue. At least he's honest.

[@jasonshields9501]

Awesome tutorial David. I bought an Epson V600 a month ago and am just now learning how to scan all of my parents' and family's old photos throughout the years. It's pretty freaking amazing. Btw, I love the groovy Brady Bunch type of music in the background hehehe.

[@omisfavorites1054]

You saved me a ton of scanning time! Thanks for the clear instructions.

[@nostology]

Great explanations of the whole process. Thanks,

[@kb2222222]

thanks for being so clear and detailed!

[@MajorBonMarita]

Extremely helpful for us as new Epson owners. Many thanks! 🤗

[@marylouzeek5370]

Thank you for such a great video. I appreciated the help with scanning more then one photo. Saved me so much time.

[@Hosgeldiniz2007]

Thank you so much! I just got my scanner and spent a full day doing only one photo at a time. Your video is great! Very much appreciate it.

[@laurielyon7740]

GREAT JOB!! Your explanation of scanning multiple photos at once was enlightening and will be most helpful.

[@LScottArt]

Thank you for posting this. It was extremely helpful.

[@lindadimmitt281]

Many, many thanks! Nice job. Extremely helpful!!

[@dehoedisc7247]

Like your coloured lighting area and then the great expose on the use pf the V600.

[@karensquiresayp]

Great video! It cleared up a lot of questions I had!

[@paulgraham6353]

Wow this is such a life saver for me. So easy to follow and reasons for the settings. It got me started quick. I have lots of different sized prints Thanks

[@janicebond5492]

Thanks for doing this. Showed me some good hints

[@luispaxtor2680]

Agree, the imperfections add to the charm of these old photos.

[@benborn2luvmusicnely510]

Thank you so much. I just bought this & was having a difficult time trying to figure this out. What a great help you are. Keep up the good tutorials please.

[@mymagicmurals]

Great Video David, thank you. I have the V550 and scanned plenty B&W film to print and now I'm pulling out my old family photo prints to scan etc.

[@hawkswinagain]

Thanks for the video. Short and sweet.

[@ltgnbryk]

Thank you! This was very helpful

[@zulizali7867]

Thank you. Nicely explained, was very helpful.

[@Cheryl64014]

Good tutorial - great instruction! Thank you!

[@thegentlementor]

I received my V600 delivered by UPS about 10 minutes ago, While I was waiting, I watched your video, which I found very informative. I am anxious to try mine. Thank you for a well-done video! Also, your music was nice and not annoying like some videos.

[@caahayes]

Thanks for sharing. Just getting into scanning years of photos - very helpful

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Thanks for the video, it has convinced my to order one knowing it will do what I need

[@sewinget]

This was really helpful, thanks!

[@brianbanfield5397]

Many thanks for an excellent tutorial. I recently bought an Epson V600 scanner but did not have a clue how to use it. Your tutorial has solved that problem and I am now making great progress with my scanning. One interesting point: Epson claim that the software is designed for both Mac and Windows. When I tried to load it onto OSX it failed to complete for some reason to do with 32-bit v 64-bit. Luckily I have Windows 10 on my Mac (using VMWare Fusion) and, using this, the software loaded without any issues. So I can scan to Windows and then copy iPhoto in OSX. Thanks again.

[@barbarac.6799]

Thank you very much! What a time-saver.

[@LarryHyett]

Great informative video! Thanks for posting.

[@AnastasiaLipske]

Saved me SO much time - thank you!

[@rodneykeen7042]

Very useful video. Great preparation for scanning the archive of family and friend photographs.

[@classicmamma8632]

thank you. Just showed me how to save heaps of time and effort for great results. Way better than the instruction manual.

[@janetmiller3200]

This is so helpful. Thank you!

[@mazzycollins9856]

Thank you for this video, very helpful!

[@GusScottExley]

Great video! thanks for making this.

[@orangecountyjackson7898]

thanks you da man liked your take on things i have the same unit

[@brankopopovic6878]

Thanks! Great Video, super useful!

[@victoriaryan1509]

Thinking of getting one of these and even 6 years later your video still came out top as a good instructional video! That gap in the market is still there apart from you 😂😂 😂

[@paigeharris1107]

Thank you. I was wasting time, and getting lower quality by scanning home mode "one by one" This is a much better way to go. The photos look so much nicer. I also like the comments below (except for the critique of your music... I think it's fun!)

[@dylanbriggs7269]

This is a great tutorial you should do more photography related stuff

[@littleskullrot]

Amazing! Thank you so much!

[@alfredbarten4901]

Thanks. Very well done.

[@cubehire3653]

Excellent demonstration thank you. I want to buy this scanner even though I have a boxes containing hundreds of old photos I want to Digitize. I plan on getting this scanner.

[@cathiebella3169]

Thanks so much! I was really lost until I found this video. 🙂

[@sheldonmccloskey9285]

Outstanding production values! What camera and lens combination did you use to make this video?

[@ElViejoYElViaje]

Very useful. Thanks a lot!

[@chippertpa]

Great video David! Just started scanning images, love the scanner. Have you had any issues when you are trying to scan a matt finish photograph? I've tried 3 different matt finish photos, all came out very distorted. They are in very good condition, not curled, warped, etc.

[@AfterCoffeeWithJess]

thank you so much for this video!!

[@gengrl63]

GREAT tutorial - thank you so much. Now I feel like a dolt for all the time I've wasted. But now I know!

[@MandiToutsch]

Thank you very helpful.

[@skeletorrobo]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but the scan of four images doesn't need manual "marqueeing" Clicking the thumbnails tab next to the Normal tab that you were on shows the images autocropped so you don't need to do it yourself. I'm new at this so I may be wrong but just trying to help.

[@paulgraham6353]

Thanks!

[@hawleygriffon9290]

Nice little tutorial on the Epson V600. I have just received mine but plan on doing quite a bit of reading before attempting to transfer anything. I used to have an old Umax photo scanner back when I used to do magazine scans for online use but it seems like an age since that time. Have you used the other software that comes with the scanner, like Digital ICE and the Adobe photo software? How well does that work and what settings should be used? After all, Epson includes it for a reason, so it should be used...or should it. I used to use Vuescan for all my scanning needs but the native Epson software looks more than adequate. Also, have you used the scanner for anything other than photographic work? How about document and magazine scans? Again, thanks for an informative tutorial...

[@SF-yr2td]

thank you for this video :-)

[@bobbieharr7854]

Some other videos I've watched all say 300 dbi is a a good quality to print up to an 8x10. If you want to print larger, then choose a higher dbi. As far as space, when I scanned a 4x6 photo: 300 dbi 24 bit = 5.59 MB. 600 dbi 48 bit = 11.18. 600 dbi 24 bit = 22.36 MB. 600 dbi 48 bit = 44.72. Also I read that monitors and tv screens can't see 48 bit on a regular monitor or tv screen, and display only in 24 bit. The 48 bit comes if you are ever going to reprint. There's a lot of other videos out there to watch before you make your decision. Guess it depends how much space you have on your computer and how many photos you are scanning. I have 12 boxes of family photos to scan. I'm doing them all in 300 dbi 24 bit. The special ones 300 dbi 48 bit in case somewhere down the line someone wants to reprint.

[@Wrecked01]

You can click Thumbnail view and it will automatically scan only the photos and make separate files.

[@markvanhorne1822]

Thanks! I just bought a "reconditioned" scanner and as you stated, little to no instructions. Did you make a video for film negative scanning? I wish you would amend this one to show how to set up a folder for the scans, or a folder in a separate drive, since most people won't want to jam up their computer with thousands of pix

[@peter4076]

Good video cheers

[@Viracocha711]

Looking for tips on using the v600 to scan a mountain of very old B&W photos & what fixes are available upon scanning?

[@59jll]

Hello, Thanks for this video. I have just bought the V600 but cannot find the exact same software (the ones I find on the Epson website are more "basic"). Which one is it exactly? Thanks

[@mikeh2291]

This tutorial was a big help. Thank you David. Some may want to watch, "Seven Deadly Sins of Digitizing Photos - RootsTech 2018".

[@depotmsa2362]

so good !!! i hope you get your add money !

[@debwalker4826]

Thanks for the tips....great help....do you have a film video for this same scanner?

[@davidpmccorkle]

Not currently, but maybe I could make one soon!

[@gilwow877]

I suggest that you select one or more of your marquees and experiment with Color Restoration. I believe that your prints are old and faded. Color restoration does a very good job if you are doing lots of prints. If you just have one print which MUST be carefully restored, then perhaps saving the color corrections for post processing in Photoshop or whatever may suit you better but if you want very much better results on lots of photos without so much time spent, the Color Restoration selector is great. I've already done about 5500 old color and B/W negatives and am now starting a heap of prints for which I do not have negatives. Prints fade more than negatives but I had lots of negatives which needed color restoration.

[@gosman949]

Lightroom can easily take care of these photos and color correct.

[@Marij174]

Yesterday I got my scanner. This video is very helpful. Thank you. I have trouble with the software. There was a cd in the package, but I don't have a cd drive in my computer, so I downloaded a zipfile from epson. Unzipped I only have a lot of html files. There isn't a setup or install file. How can I install the software with those html files?

[@voiceactorRU]

Hi. I would like to ask you: have you noticed that when you place a document on the bed right to the edge of glass LEFT FRONT AND BOTTOM edges about 8 mm is chopped off. RGHT side is perfect. This is what going on with my scanner. THank you :)

[@Scottie404]

Great video. And yes, 600 dpi is fine for most photos.

[@woofinu]

Thanks for the review. I see mixed information about scanning of multiple photos at once. Do you have to manually crop each picture as you showed, or does the machine do it automatically?

[@henkdelange3107]

If you click the Thumbnail tab in de preview window the software autocrops the photos.

[@remcat3572]

Really nice tutorial. Is it pretty much the same with negatives and slides?? Also, can a photo be made from a scan of a negative or slide? Love the groovy music too.

[@davidpmccorkle]

remcat It is generally the same with film and slides. Because you use trays for the film, a lot of the cropping is done automatically.

[@quantumchang4410]

How do you turn on the scanner? I've got the power connected. I'd assume the power light would turn on automatically since there's no on/off button on the scanner at all. Why is my scanner not light up when power is connected at the back? Do I need to press any of the four buttons at the front to switch it on?

[@derekfishwick679]

Great video, as someone has already said, much better than the manual. One question - you say in the video that you managed to scan the 4 photos into 4 separate files. I think you did this by clicking a button on the bottom, putting marquees around each photo and then clicking on "all". No matter how many times I do this I get all my pictures in one file. I would be very grateful if you could tell me if I am missing something?

[@davidpmccorkle]

Derek Fishwick First you have to drag the cursor around each photo to select the areas you need scanned. Once they are each selected you will be able to use the marquee function to activate each area at once.

[@mkpleco]

hit the thumbnail tab for auto picture cropping.

[@bpatbpat2]

Can you put a San Disk in printer and store photos onto it when scanning photos?

[@marucs9558]

Thank you for the great video...do you lose a little of the picture when you place it up against the edge? I use an Epson V550 and when I place the photo against the edge, Epson crops a tiny portion. Any thoughts on how to stop this? Thanks

[@andylelewski4966]

came here for the same thing

[@kdryan21]

Are you really listening to the Muzak version of 'I am Woman' by Helen Reddy?

[@leeloudoodles9502]

I only have Epson scan 2 I can't follow these instructions, I have an Epson v600 erfection scanner but no disc tray in my laptop so downloaded the drivers off the website and it only opens Epson scan 2 what software are you using? I can't find the mode bit to choose professional

[@sueclothier7264]

I have just had to reinstall the software for the Epson V600 but it is different from the one I had - i.e. the one above. This one does not offer professional mode

[@bartzenglishoe8128]

Well done, very informative.

[@dominickducote1469]

Hope you got that ad revenue my guy 👌

[@terrywitkowski9486]

My V-600 scanner crapped out 2 yrs ago, I bought a new one. But I don't remember how to copy slides anymore.

[@martinsemrok]

What do you do to make it save a file that you scanned?

[@henkdelange3107]

I have bought this scanner a month ago. The only problem I have is that while scanning glossy photos dark spot appear in light areas. It looks like the spots in the white area above the photo of the plane. It seems as if because of the glossiness it kind of sticks to the glass of the scanner. Dust removal and the ICE technology can't remove these. Now I remove them by hand in Gimp and that costs me a lot of time. Now I have ordered transparent sheets to put in between to see if the spots disappear. If not, I want to put flower on the glass to prevent the stickiness. Does anyone else have a solution for this?

[@dragooz8859]

Nice video - I have ~5000 photos to scan (all sizes). Was thinking of this scanner or the CanoScan 9000F. Then i found the Epson FastFoto 640. What would you recommend for a project like mine? Thanks -

[@olafdietz3873]

Be careful of the FastFoto and other feeder options! They can damage your photos.

[@margaretcompton7382]

Do the 4 pictures come out as 4 separate files so you can name each one?

[@parkervx1k]

thanks very much dog!

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Great video, but I followed exactly your steps, and only 1 of my 2 or 4 images on the bed are getting scanned, the last one I selected , what I am doing wrong ? thanks

[@davidpmccorkle]

After you select the areas around each image for scanning, you must click the “All” button to the left. This will highlight all areas that you designated for scanning. It will then scan each individual area in the same order you made the selections.

[@SimmeringPotpourri]

It looks like your images on the right got cropped since the border is missing in the preview. This is something I'm trying to figure out right now.

[@brendafullmer264]

My Epson V600 keeps disconnecting from my Mac. Sometimes right in the middle of it scanning. Have you (or anyone) had this problem or have any solutions?? Thanks!

[@nostology]

Will my 35mm negatives be 35mm pictures when I save them to my computer? How can I set their size to say...5 x 7? Thank you.

[@davidpmccorkle]

nostology Yes, when you scan 35mm negatives it will maintain the same dimensions as the frame on the film. Because 5x7 is not directly proportional to the aspect ratio of a 35mm frame, you would simply have to crop the image to a 7:5 aspect ratio. Depending on how large you want your print to be, you would have to also set the appropriate scan resolution by changing the DPI setting. 2400 DPI for a 35mm negative should be enough for an acceptable print up to 8x10.

[@foshoskie]

This may be a dumb question, but if I set an image on it and scan it on 12900 resolution vs 600 resolution will it be a better higher detail image?

[@davidpmccorkle]

Bad Lad Gaming It will be a higher resolution, but it will also take up much more space on your computer. It will also take much longer to scan. Anywhere from 300-600dpi will be enough to display on a large screen HD tv. Also, after a certain point you will not see much change in quality.

[@kathy-jeanhegwine5122]

how do you open the lid?

[@specfever2]

I was following this procedure using 4x6 prints and noticed a good bit of the photograph was getting cut off. I'm using the v600 Photo as well. If I place the edge of the photo to the edge of the glass, it gets cut off.

[@gunfisher4661]

That`s odd I`m using a V-600 and the instructions say if I were only scanning like one photo to place it against the edges in the upper right corner.

[@richardlang1873]

I need help to save and send photos