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<p>[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1491473, member: 38849"]Here is the biggest single mistake folks make with a scanner; they use the entire glass as their scanning area (then crop away the extra space). Instead, you designate a space about 3x3 inches as your scanning area, set the scanner to 600dpi (1200dpi on a high-quality scanner) and get a much better result.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you clean up the image a bit with brightness and contrast controls, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most shots with a camera are either too dark or overexposed by glare. I agree, the best results come with a camera, but it requires vastly more knowledge and experience, plus a lot of fiddling with the camera controls. For most purposes, I'd rather have a lesser-quality picture and be done in 30 seconds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="doug444, post: 1491473, member: 38849"]Here is the biggest single mistake folks make with a scanner; they use the entire glass as their scanning area (then crop away the extra space). Instead, you designate a space about 3x3 inches as your scanning area, set the scanner to 600dpi (1200dpi on a high-quality scanner) and get a much better result. Then you clean up the image a bit with brightness and contrast controls, etc. Most shots with a camera are either too dark or overexposed by glare. I agree, the best results come with a camera, but it requires vastly more knowledge and experience, plus a lot of fiddling with the camera controls. For most purposes, I'd rather have a lesser-quality picture and be done in 30 seconds.[/QUOTE]
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