How do I keep my paper perfectly flat on flatbed scanner?

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I am scanning a photobook, I have unbinded the book and scanning the pages one by one to my Epson Perfection v600. The problem I ran into is that the pages couldn't lay completely flat on the bed, the pressure from the cover was not strong enough. It was okay for individual pages as they are not that noticeable but it became a problem when I have pages that needs to be stitch together in Photoshop, I have a hard time aligning them.
I tried putting credit card size cards on top of the paper but they were just way too small to cover the entire page. What other methods can I do?

twalberg · Accepted Answer

I would suggest a book or two that are bigger than the sheet of paper. You won't be able to close the lid, but that shouldn't be an issue - the scanner will still scan. Obviously the glass is fragile to a point - you don't want to put 50 lb of stuff on it - but it should be plenty strong to handle a book or two. The important bit is making sure that at least the first book is larger than the sheet of paper, so it holds down the entire sheet.

Correct answer by twalberg on June 23, 2021

pro phtog · Answer

Use a single sheet of paper to scan from  and lower the lid all the way.

How do I keep my paper perfectly flat on flatbed scanner?

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