OT: Scanning Question

[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...

[irv]

Originally Posted by 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...

I am not that tech savy but I don't think changing your DPI settings is going to change the fact you are having trouble posting pics?

I played with my settings looking for a better/more real life pic of my cards but none of those changes affected the size of my pics.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=224696

Good luck.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by irv

I am not that tech savy but I don't think changing your DPI settings is going to change the fact you are having trouble posting pics?

I played with my settings looking for a better/more real life pic of my cards but none of those changes affected the size of my pics.
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=224696

Good luck.

The board software will automatically resize whatever image you upload, once you get below the file size threshold where it will actually accept the image. Keep in mind that the resolutions you might need to print a nice picture are WAAAAYY more than are needed for display on most monitors. I would say for most posts, unless you are zooming in on a particular flaw or corner, 100-200 dpi will be plenty, and the board software may even downsize that image when you upload.

If you are hosting the image separately and simply linking to it in your post (as with Photobucket or similar image-hosting sites), you can have more control over the size that the image displays in your post, but even then a 300 dpi image will be too large for many screens to display without having to side-scroll to see the whole image (a pet peeve of mine).

In most cases, you would be best to scan at whatever size you want to use for archiving your card images, and then resizing/resaving a copy of the image for uploading with your board posts.

[irv]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

The board software will automatically resize whatever image you upload, once you get below the file size threshold where it will actually accept the image. Keep in mind that the resolutions you might need to print a nice picture are WAAAAYY more than are needed for display on most monitors. I would say for most posts, unless you are zooming in on a particular flaw or corner, 100-200 dpi will be plenty, and the board software may even downsize that image when you upload.

If you are hosting the image separately and simply linking to it in your post (as with Photobucket or similar image-hosting sites), you can have more control over the size that the image displays in your post, but even then a 300 dpi image will be too large for many screens to display without having to side-scroll to see the whole image (a pet peeve of mine).

In most cases, you would be best to scan at whatever size you want to use for archiving your card images, and then resizing/resaving a copy of the image for uploading with your board posts.

Thanks for the info, Lance.

After I was told about the lid up/lights off trick, I just go with the factory settings now for most of my scans. I know it is outdated, as is my monitor, but it still gets the job, and imo, they don't look too bad.

[Leon]

You can send me a pic to leon@net54baseball.com and I will most likely be able to tell you the issue. Almost 99% of the time the scans/pictures taken are too large..

Originally Posted by 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...

[gregr2]

1200 DPI is wayyyyyy too high. If I scan a raw card at 1200 DPI it comes out at around 400 MB!! If I scan a card at 600 DPI it is 3.3 MB and the forum will be able to automatically downsize that one to a proper size.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by gregr2

1200 DPI is wayyyyyy too high. If I scan a raw card at 1200 DPI it comes out at around 400 MB!! If I scan a card at 600 DPI it is 3.3 MB and the forum will be able to automatically downsize that one to a proper size.

Wow, I have traditionally used 200 or 300. Didn't know 600 would be supported. That is good to know.

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