Hi Lloyd, Usually with scanning, once you get the basic settings right, then you shouldn't need to spend alot of time enhancing each photo.
My guess is that you are scanning a high resolution (perhaps in full color) and that is causing the delay in scanning. Typically, I scan at around 150 dpi or 300 dpi if I want something of high quality. If I was preserving one of a kind photo's in a digital format I would probably stick with 300dpi. If you go higher then that, expect that it will take much longer. The other thing you should do is scan black and white pictures in gray scale and not color (a common mistake). I'm not sure that software will help with this problem, but more ram might. You should perform a test, to see if you can improve performance by lowering the resolution and set it to scan in gray scale. I imagine that the problems are probably in the scaner settings. I checked a piece of software that many mac users used to rely on "silverfast ai" but it doesn't look like they support your model. Mike --- Lloyd White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks. Hope you had a great Christmas. > > I am faced with a self-imposed task of scanning > hundreds of old family > photos. Black and white and colour. > > I have a Epson CX3100 multi-function scanner/printer > and the software that > comes with it. A reasonable job but I am taking 10 > minutes to scan and > "enhance" each photo. > > I am scanning from the "import" function of > Photoshop Elements 3. > > I downloaded the Vuescan software and it does not do > as good a job as the > Epson. Probably my lack of advanced skill. > > Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced scanning > software or is there > something good that comes with a better (and faster) > scanner? > > Lloyd > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
