How to Scan 3-Inch Glass Negatives
- 1). Connect the flatbed scanner to your computer and install the software. Then open the scanning program.
- 2). Set the software to scan a "negative" rather than a photo print. If your flatbed scanner does not have this setting, when the scan is complete rather than having a viewable image, you will have a digital version of your negative.
- 3). Create a new folder where the scanned glass plate negative will be stored.
- 4). Carefully place the glass plate negative on the flatbed scanner's platen and close the lid.
- 5). Click the "Scan" button in the program. Some scanning software has a preview screen that allows you to view the image prior to being scanned. Once you are satisfied with the image, click "OK" so the scanner will begin scanning the negative.
- 6). Save your scanned glass plate negative as a "TIFF" file. This file format retains more of the digital information that is collected during the scanning process.
