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Saving an Archive Copyīefore you proceed further, make an archive copy of each scanned image and save a copy, either on a thumb drive, external drive, or DVD. to help you organize your scanned images afterward. If you are scanning a lot of images, it is wise to give them descriptive names and create files by year, occasion, event, subject, etc. You could save as both: TIFF files for archiving the originals and another copy as JPEG. If you are only planning on scanning for sharing via web or email or printing no bigger than 4×6, then JPEG may be sufficient. While it may not be a big loss at first, if you are editing and saving and then re-editing, the quality degrades a little every time you save the image. JPEG is popular because it doesn’t take as much space on your computer, but there is some compression of information resulting in a small loss of quality. Pros recommend saving images as TIFF files, especially if you will be printing them larger than 4×6. TIFF files are much bigger but provide greater detail. Saving Your Scan: Decide on a file format Depending on the image size, it may take a few seconds or a few minutes to complete each scan. Ignore the settings for brightness, contrast, and other corrections, just scan the basic image and make all edits later in your photo editing software. The higher-end scanners will automatically crop the photo for you. On the preview, crop the image to eliminate any unnecessary borders and so only the image is included. Some scanners will allow you to preview the image before the final scan is made so you can ensure the image is straight. Place your image face side down on the scanner glass. Generally, you will want to scan photos at 300dpi at minimum, 600dpi is better. Most pros recommend that you use the color setting even if you are scanning old black and white photos because it gives you more flexibility during the editing process.
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Take a tip from the photo scanning service pros and wear white cotton gloves when you are working with the scanner and photos to avoid leaving smudges from skin oils on either surface. Using a lint-free wipe, carefully clean the scanner glass. Any dust specks or smudges on the glass will appear on your scanned images. If you are scanning slides, you can use canned air like you use to clean computers.Ĭlean the scanner glass. Using a soft brush or lint-free photo wipes, gently clean the photos.
This will save you many tedious hours of editing out dust specks later. Before You Start ScanningĬheck images for lint and dust specks. Some models will scan slides and film as well as prints.
In fact, it is what I used when I scanned a hundred or so printed photos for my husband’s birthday photo book and they came out great. This will cost around $150 or more.Īll-in-One Printer/Scanner – This works fine in most cases unless you have thousands of images to scan.
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It has software that will automatically restore faded colors and remove dust and it only costs approx $99.įilm Scanner – This is a bit more expensive, but if you have mostly slides or film to scan it will make your job a lot easier and you will get better results. The Epson Perfection V39 Color Photo & Document Scanner is a good, well-priced choice. A flatbed scanner will run you $100-$200 and up. To scan slides and negatives, you need a scanner with a transparent materials adapter (TMA), which allows it to import slides and negatives. It is perfect for scanning paper photos in both color and b&w.
Scanner Guideįlatbed Scanner – If you have hundreds of photos to scan, getting a dedicated scanner is a good bet. While you won’t need a ton of expensive equipment to scan photos at home you will need a computer, a good quality scanner, and some photo editing software to make color corrections and fix scratches. There are all kinds of things you can do with your digitized images, from creating a family history photo book to posting them on your personal website, emailing them, printing them to display, and more. Once you have them scanned you can archive them on CD or DVD and then edit, enhance and have fun with them.
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If you don’t want to pay a professional photo scanning service to scan all those old black and white photos and stacks of fading Polaroids you have stashed away, why not scan them yourself? It is not that difficult, but it will take some time.
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