Forums - General Discussion (Trains.com) - Trains.com

Scanning Photos/Slides

Posted by gmnodave

on Wed, May 25 2005 11:33 PM

I am beginning to use my two new scanners. One for photos and a dedicated slide scanner. I was wondering what resolution people are using for their archiving? How about for general sharing?

Thanks,

gmnodave
St Louis

Replies to this thread are ordered from "oldest to newest". To reverse this order, click here.
To learn about more about sorting options, visit our FAQ page.

Posted by spankybird

on Thu, May 26 2005 12:02 PM

When I scan my photo's I usually save them at high resolution. Here is one that I scanned

I am a person with a very active inner child. This is why my wife loves me so. Willoughby, Ohio - the home of the CP & E RR. OTTS Founder www.spankybird.shutterfly.com

Posted by tree68

on Fri, Jun 3 2005 3:39 PM

Use the highest resolution available. You can always modify down, but never up.

Larry Whistling
Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house)
Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you
My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date
Come ride the rails with me!
There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...

Posted by DPD1

on Tue, Jun 14 2005 1:30 PM

If you're just going to post on the net, 72 dpi is all you need. Then just adjust the target size to however big you want it to be on the screen. If you think you will print them on your own printer, then go with whatever that printer is capable of... Most normal printers will only do about 350 dpi. If you think you might have some printed on professional equipment, then go for as big a scans as you're willing to have to store. Save in JPEG for the web size, with moderate amounts of compression. Save in JPEG for home printing, with little to no compression. Save in PIC or some other low compression file type, for the pro printing version.

Dave
-DPD Productions - Featuring the NEW TrainTenna LP Gain RR Scanner Antenna-
http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/