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Post by chrispeas on Oct 1, 2017 20:19:45 GMT
Thought I would try on this side. Maybe some non Scrapbooking peas have scanned old negatives.
I just purchased an Epson Perfection V600 scanner. I have a bunch of 35MM negatives pre 2005 that I would like to scan. I'd like to do it right the first time as I'd like to recycle the negatives when I'm done. I was thinking 3200DPI/resolution and 24 bit color. Could i get away with an even lower DPI or would that be risking it? I prob won't print bigger than an 8x10 if at all. What has been your experience? Do you also change the document size or does that change based on the DPI?
Thank you!
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 1, 2017 20:24:05 GMT
I’ve not used that scanner, but I always use the best settings available. Why limit yourself?
I would suggest doing a test run in a batch. That way, you know what you are getting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 20:27:03 GMT
Currently 300 dpi is all a printer can print but I scan at the highest settings I can in case things change in the future. I don't want to feel the need to scan again.
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Post by chrispeas on Oct 1, 2017 21:12:52 GMT
I'm worried about space on my computer. Right now I want to concentrate on my kids pictures. The stuff that dates before them I can store on an external HD.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 21:45:06 GMT
I'm worried about space on my computer. Right now I want to concentrate on my kids pictures. The stuff that dates before them I can store on an external HD. Your computer isn't any safer for your kid's photos than an external hard drive. In fact the hard drive might be safer. I'd put them all on an external hard drive (I have two that contain the same info on both so if one falls it is on the other one) you shouldn't be storing photos on an active computer. It takes one virus or power surge to knock it out.
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Post by maryland on Oct 1, 2017 22:24:03 GMT
We have a hard drive at home and one at my parents house. We actually have a few at home. That's great that you are taking care of your negatives!
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Post by chrispeas on Oct 1, 2017 22:56:30 GMT
I actually use carbonite for photo backup. I just didn't want to take up the space on my computer with large picture files.
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