I scan pics to TIF with good resolution for archiving purposes. Before I link them to Legacy, I resize them with a lower resolution JPG format and save them to the c:\Legacy\Pictures folder . For most uses 200-300 dpi is plenty.
If you're planning on doing wall charts you might want to consider using the TIF file for the picture you'll be using in the chart. There's an extensive article on our website at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > Help Center > Tips > Pictures, Sound and Video: Multimedia Files. The article includes informaton on scanning. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:19 PM, elizabeth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am going to scan our old family album and put the pictures on disks for > family members so that they can have copies made for themselves. I will also > be adding them to my Legacy family tree. > > What is the very best format to save the scans in to get the highest quality > reprints? (.jpg, .bmp, .gif, .tiff, ???) > > Some of these photos are quite old. > > > Thank you, > Elizabeth 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
