I would be surprised if you scanner *only* had one dpi setting, I don’t know the scanner but I have an old Epson 1640su and that allows various DPI’s to be set
if you do scan at max then you will have a large file and depending on the power of your computer you might find it runs slow.
maybe some one with your type of scanner can explain exactly how to set it up.
this is how I set mine, which may be quite similar
there is basically to ways to set the image size, either as a source size or as a output size
for what you are trying to do I would use the output size, setting the output image to 10in x 8in and the dpi to 300dpi
you should then have a dotted box on your preview screen which you can move around and change the size of,
the software [should] maintain the correct aspect ratio so when you scan you get a file the correct size.
as I said my scanner might be very different, I don’t tend to scan much nowadays as I have gone over to digital cameras, and when I do use film it’s usually 5 x 4 and I have it professionally scanned
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Most people print at something like 300dpi so to print a 10 x 8 I guess you need to scan at 3000 x 2400 pixels
Does this mean that I should scan at the maximum (3000dpi) since, I think, the scanner only has one setting for dpi?
That will give you a large file but the best thing to do is try it.
