O/t - scanner issues

[rainier2004]

I uploaded to paint and resaved but the sizes are too big. Im a dumbass, I copied and cropped the scans and that made the file smaller, I think I got a good scanner here. Im assuming I need to adjust for size when I scan? Can I alter the size once they are scanned? I tried changing the % to change to size and save and that didnt work. I have taken 2 computer classes, have years of education and am a moron with technology to say the least. Thanks for the effort to help me...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

I uploaded to paint and resaved but the sizes are too big. Im a dumbass, I copied and cropped the scans and that made the file smaller, I think I got a good scanner here. Im assuming I need to adjust for size when I scan? Can I alter the size once they are scanned? I tried changing the % to change to size and save and that didnt work. I have taked 2 computer classes, have years of education and am a moron with technology to say the least. Thanks for the effort to help me...

I have a scan size and resolution amount (dpi) as well as some other setting s I don't use, in my scanning s/w, which is very basic and came with the scanner. Our board software will automatically resize most scans that are around 1-2mb down to the max 80kb size (that is the limit we have set). You aren't even in the first 500 that have had issues posting scans so don't sweat it....you will get it to work.

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have a scan size and resolution amount (dpi) as well as some other setting s I don't use, in my scanning s/w, which is very basic and came with the scanner. Our board software will automatically resize most scans that are around 1-2mb down to the max 80kb size (that is the limit we have set). You aren't even in the first 500 that have had issues posting scans so don't sweat it....you will get it to work.

Thanks...cards are up f/s now. I figured out a long round-about way to do it per norm. My files were well over 2mb, my old scanner didnt do that. Thanks.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Thanks...cards are up f/s now. I figured out a long round-about way to do it per norm. My files were well over 2mb, my old scanner didnt do that. Thanks.

Yeah, that big and it's iffy if they will downsize correctly or at all. I have tried some that were too big several times.

[thecatspajamas]

In the future, if you change the resolution in your scanner software, you can shrink the size of the scan (and therefore the file size) on the front end.

If you want to scan larger so that you can see more detail or archive the image or something, you can use a simple image editing program to change the image size (and therefore the file size) for uploading.

Irfanview is a free program that I use for quick, simple image cropping and resizing. It loads and runs super-fast and has the basic bells and whistles.

http://www.irfanview.com/

To resize an image, just open it up in irfanview, hit Control+R, change the image size, hit Enter, and then hit S to save the new smaller image. Easy peasy.

[White Borders]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

In the future, if you change the resolution in your scanner software, you can shrink the size of the scan (and therefore the file size) on the front end.

If you want to scan larger so that you can see more detail or archive the image or something, you can use a simple image editing program to change the image size (and therefore the file size) for uploading.

Irfanview is a free program that I use for quick, simple image cropping and resizing. It loads and runs super-fast and has the basic bells and whistles.

http://www.irfanview.com/

To resize an image, just open it up in irfanview, hit Control+R, change the image size, hit Enter, and then hit S to save the new smaller image. Easy peasy.

+1 on the irfanview - i've used it for years

I looked at the T202 posted on the BST and it does look fairly high resolution, possibly 1200 dpi. Might want to try scanning at 600 dpi or even 300 dpi and see if the resolution is sufficient.

Best Regards and Happy Collecting
Craig

[GoldenAge50s]

+2 on Irfanview. I also have used it since 2001 when I got my 1st scanner & started on EBay. I would be lost w/out it!

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by White Borders

+1 on the irfanview - i've used it for years

I looked at the T202 posted on the BST and it does look fairly high resolution, possibly 1200 dpi. Might want to try scanning at 600 dpi or even 300 dpi and see if the resolution is sufficient.

Best Regards and Happy Collecting
Craig

Thanks guys, Ill have to check it out. DPI is 300, pixels are like 2500x2800 or something. mb way too high.