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LIR: So go with the cheaper option of 300 dpi for scanning in old photo albums?

Posted by sycor Apr 15 '11, 12:51

It's $.20 cheaper per picture and there are alot of pictures. But I also don't want them to look like crap.

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300 is more than fine unless you want them larger than the original dimension of the image. -- nm - lileve Apr 15, 13:06
I would say scan at 600dpi because you never want to have to repeat this process - oblique Apr 15, 12:58 1
- you can get a cheap PSC now for about 500 DKK (100 bucks or so) - Danedukenuuk Apr 15, 13:00
300 is the resolution of a laser printer way higher than your screen -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 15, 12:56 4
- but if you need to manipulate the photos later go for a higher res -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 15, 12:57
- so 300 dpi should be good for what she is wanting to do? It's mostly 3x5 and 5x7 pictures from like the 70s and 80s when I was a kid. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 12:57 2
  - yes -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 15, 13:00
  - no own scanner? - Danedukenuuk Apr 15, 12:58
to give you a comparison, web resolution is 72 dpi. newspaper resolution is typically around 200 dpi. -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 12:53 4
- IIRC magazines are 200, old heidelberg press newspapers were 60v75 and modern 120 -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 15, 13:13 3
  - we're printing at 200. -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 13:15 2
    - its been a l o n g t i m e since I've been anywhere near a press or a composition room, heck I still have wax on my fingers -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 15, 13:18 1
      - fair enough, I'm just sayin' what we use. -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 13:20

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