I think you answered your own question. If your eyes can't tell the difference, then for most purposes the smaller size is good enough. This is especially true for documents where it is only the information you are trying to retain.
For true archives, you usually don't want to change a "lossy" format such as a JPEG. It will only get worse each time. -- Marty On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Brian, > > This thread seems to have gone on for a while without you getting anywhere. > I am not going to repeat the advice already given, but perhaps I might help > clear up some points. > > A previous post has given examples of the size ( Kb) of an A4 image using > different types of file eg. BMP, JPG, GIF. You have not said which you are > using nor what you're scanning. I assume documents. > > JPGs are perfectly alright for the documents which you use with Legacy (as > distinct to Master copies), and as was shown before have fewer KBs than > BMP. > You do not need to store very large images, usually something in the region > of 600 - 1000 pixels width/height will be plenty. You have not said either > whether you are scanning in greyscale or colour; if in colour then convert > to greyscale - IrfanView can do this for you. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Lehman > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Does Legacy care if I resize my scans? > > I knew it was going to come down to experiment for myself,again, > I did try that and frankly got so confused my eyes couldn't tell a good > scan from bad anymore. > That's why I asked,guess I'll compare again. > I am interested in compression also but its all so confusing! > Thanks for the opinions and links. > Brian > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
