Using the Crop and Straighten Photos command (Photoshop)
The Crop and Straighten Photos command helps you make separate image files from multiple images in a single scan. For best results, you should keep an eighth of an inch between the images in your scan, and the background (typically the scanner bed) should be a uniform color with little "noise". Images with clearly delineated outlines work best with the Crop and Straighten Photos command.
If the Crop and Straighten Photos command isn't processing difficult images, use the Crop tool to crop out individual images (see Using the Crop tool).
To use the Crop and Straighten Photos command:
- Open the scanned file that contains the images you want to separate.
- Select the layer that contains the images. Alternately, draw a selection border around one or more images to generate just those images into separate files.
- Choose File > Automate > Crop and Straighten Photos. The scanned images are processed, and then each image opens in its own window.
If the Crop and Straighten Photos command incorrectly splits one of your images, make a selection border around the image and some background, and then hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) when you choose the command. The modifier key indicates that there is just one image to separate from the background.