Re: How can I get the dpi up there to the my scanner's maximum ability?



Are you sure you have your output parameters set correctly? I am guessing
you might have a mismatch something and it is creating an uneccessarily huge
file. Are you scanning at the original image size at 420 dpi or are you
trying to also upsize it at the same time? Lots of people get confused
about this and can get into problems. BTW, you probably aren't going to get
much more true resolution out of the file by scanning higher than 300 dpi
when you are scanning a printed photo. A very old original photo probably
just doesn't have the inherent resolution to justify the higher scanning
resolution.

Doug
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www.BetterScanning.com


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