Resizing scans

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JohnM
Jan 25, 2009
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Hi,
I’m new to this … so excuse what is probably a naive question.

I’ve scanned a number of slides .. (lots actually… I know, I should have taken more care!) I’ve used a Epson 49900. A resolution of 3200 seemed right for good prints and the screen showed lots of detail. However, one aspect I could not alter was the Target Size, which I seemed forced to leave as ‘Original’. Choosing any other size produced ‘Scale Value Out of Range’.

I now have lots of small images …but it seems irelevant, it is only noticed when you click on view print size. Other than that, they are very good! The resolution is fine. I can alter the size with no loss of definition. Should I do so?

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Bryan
Jan 26, 2009
"JohnM" wrote in message
Hi,
I’m new to this … so excuse what is probably a naive question.
I’ve scanned a number of slides .. (lots actually… I know, I should have taken more care!) I’ve used a Epson 49900. A resolution of 3200 seemed right for good prints and the screen showed lots of detail. However, one aspect I could not alter was the Target Size, which I seemed forced to leave as ‘Original’. Choosing any other size produced ‘Scale Value Out of Range’.

I now have lots of small images …but it seems irelevant, it is only noticed when you click on view print size. Other than that, they are very good! The resolution is fine. I can alter the size with no loss of definition. Should I do so?

not being an expert at this I would suggest probably not, and the reason I say this is that when you come to print an image there is the option to print different sizes so it effectively doesn’t matter what size the image is on your pc. Obviously if you plan to use an image on say a website you will probably have to save a copy of the image on your pc to the correct dimensions/resolution. What do you plan to do with the slides?
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JohnM
Jan 26, 2009
I’m really just preserving them, as they are getting rather old. Some of them are lovely pictures of such as Tibetan monks taken back thrity years ago. Ideally I would like tham to be in state to print say 8×10 inch … and looking at the result most of them would be fine. I’ve put a lot on Facebook where my friends have commented with a lot of wows. (The first use, I’m aware is a lot harder than the last.) I was coming to the same conclusion as you … it’s the pixels per inch that is importnet. I was fearful I could fall into some trap when it came to printing. Best answer must be to get soem professionally printed and see.

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"Bryan" wrote in message
"JohnM" wrote in message
Hi,
I’m new to this … so excuse what is probably a naive question.
I’ve scanned a number of slides .. (lots actually… I know, I should have taken more care!) I’ve used a Epson 49900. A resolution of 3200 seemed right for good prints and the screen showed lots of detail. However, one aspect I could not alter was the Target Size, which I seemed forced to leave as ‘Original’. Choosing any other size produced ‘Scale Value Out of Range’.

I now have lots of small images …but it seems irelevant, it is only noticed when you click on view print size. Other than that, they are very good! The resolution is fine. I can alter the size with no loss of definition. Should I do so?

not being an expert at this I would suggest probably not, and the reason I say this is that when you come to print an image there is the option to print different sizes so it effectively doesn’t matter what size the image is on your pc. Obviously if you plan to use an image on say a website you will probably have to save a copy of the image on your pc to the correct dimensions/resolution. What do you plan to do with the slides?

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