OT: Scanning Question

[irv]

I am also interested in hearing some suggestions.

I own an HP Photosmart C4780, which Prints-scans-copies. When I scan, my cards come out gray looking, which is of course most noticeable on the borders.

I recently updated my computer to Windows 10 and I received a few new settings. Resolution (DPI), Brightness and Contrast. I have played with a few settings but I have no clue what I am doing nor do the pics look that much different to me?

The color options are color, gray scale and B&W. I haven't tried gray scale but I assume that would make my cards looks worse?

In my pics, (First group) you can see (hopefully?) the borders look a lot more real, or with white borders, which they look like in hand but with my scans, (second pics) the borders, and I assume the rest of card, although it is harder to tell with the colors, are more gray. (Pics are multiples, scans are single pics)

Leon, is it OK to play with pics/scans and settings in your "Test section"?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by irv

I am also interested in hearing some suggestions.


Leon, is it OK to play with pics/scans and settings in your "Test section"?

Yes, that is what it is there for!! Thanks for asking.

For those that don't know the test section is under the Postwar Cards & Watercooler Talk sections....

http://www.net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

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[WillBBC]

Canon's 9000F offers some incredible bang for the buck. Even the thickest slabs look crystal clear.



Probably should've wiped the scanner before this one...

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

Yes, that is what it is there for!! Thanks for asking.

For those that don't know the test section is under the Postwar Cards & Watercooler Talk sections....

http://www.net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=21

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Good to know!

Thanks Leon.

[chalupacollects]

Been trying to post some pickups to the site but .jpg files come out way too large even with cropping... resolution is at 200 with high file compression... any suggestions? Thanks!

[CW]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Been trying to post some pickups to the site but .jpg files come out way too large even with cropping... resolution is at 200 with high file compression... any suggestions? Thanks!

I usually scan at 300 dpi, then use a photopaint type of program to crop the image and then resize it to about 55 - 60% of the original size scan. This site will compress any image over a certain threshold, reducing the clarity, so many members here will use an image hosting site like imgur to upload the images. Simply get the url to the image on the hosting site and post it here using the "insert image" icon.

Good luck -- sharing your pickups here can make the hobby more fun.

[chalupacollects]

Been trying to post some pickups to the site but .jpg files come out way too large even with cropping... resolution is at 1200 with high file compression... any suggestions? Thanks!

[T206Collector]

From an earlier thread: "whatever brand of scanner you get, just make sure it has a CCD scanning element, which will enable you to make clear scans of cards in slabs. Scanners with the other type of scanning element (CIS is what I think it is called) will make blurry scans of cards in slabs. Both types will do fine with flat items and raw cards."

[irv]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Been trying to post some pickups to the site but .jpg files come out way too large even with cropping... resolution is at 1200 with high file compression... any suggestions? Thanks!

You need to install a picture resizer or double check first to make sure you don't already have one?

Lots to choose from here if you don't?
https://www.google.ca/search?q=pictu...hrome&ie=UTF-8

[chalupacollects]

Going to try dropping DPI to 300 and see how that works.. have it at 1200 seems to dense though the scans are great...