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Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 07:59:42 -0700
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Hi Lotsafabric.
I have an OLD Umax Primascan at home (8.5x11) that I use for color scans and
I have access to a Xerox Document Center at work (11x17, black and white
only). The Xerox also has a page feeder, so I can load in a stack of pages
and press the green button!
A coworker said that Costco has multi-function-printers that include
scanners with document feeders but I have not checked them. I am trying to
find access to a large format (at least 3 feet) scanner so that I can do a
page in only one pass. No luck on that yet.
I scan at 300dpi because I figure it is good quality and will allow the
image to be converted, rotated, resized without losing a lot of quality. I
could prob'ly scan at 150dpi, but I figure that storage and bandwidth are
cheap.
I just use the Scanner & Camera Wizard in Windows XP, as well as the Windows
Image Viewer (or whatever it is called) which I only use for rotating the
image. I also have a Tiff Splitter (freeware) that I downloaded from
Download.com since the Xerox will only scan into TIFF format. This software
breaks a multi-page TIFF file into individual files.
I use Photoshop occasionally, but not that often. I will use it when
"stitching together" a pattern that I split into multiple images. Having
significant overlap is very handy! (note: I have not been restitching the
pattern and uploading it very often. I need to start doing that more.)
I scan into 11x17 pages for some of the patterns. Some of the patterns that
I have are on 11x17 paper, and so this is very easy. For patterns that are
on larger pages, it means less pages to scan and to stitch afterwords. I
figure that people can do one of several things with the 11x17 images:
1 - print them as 11x17 at home (not very likely)
2 - print them as 11x17 at work (more likely)
3 - print them as 11x17 at Kinkos or another print shop (likely)
4 - print them as 8.5x11 at home (likely)
5 - split them into 2 8.5x11 files (not very likely)
It gives them options, while reducing the work that I do. But, I am prob'ly
just being lazy. ;-)
My advice:
Scan at a DPI that you are comfortable with
Scan to page sizes that work well for you
I am thankful for anything that people are willing to share.
Thanks!
-- Crazy
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I noticed you scanned using 11x17 area. What scanner do you use? What
dpi is acceptable to you?
All of my scanners have a max of 8-1/2 x 14 inches and would like to
get a large format scanner for some of my applique patterns..
There are even some sheet feed large formats that go pretty cheap on
ebay used. would like the advantage of scanning a whole book...
any ideas?
What software are you using with it? Currently I put multiple areas
together using an older copy of corel draw and then save the completed
complation as jpg.
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