Hi WAMUG'ers, Many thanks to Peter, Rob and Adrian for their advice. Yes, unfortunately this is a complex matter and one that must be tackled with lots and lots of knowledge to obtain the right result.
I will have a look at The Gimp, and see whether I can learn it fairly quickly. I'll also have a look at Lemsoft's Web site to learn a bit more. A little bit 'off-topic', I borrowed an old family album when last in Mauritius and scanned the photos and distributed the data on CDs to various family members. Boy! What a way to keep family ties and tradition going. I was just not prepared to find so many people interested in those old photos of an era well gone by. Many thanks again for your time and advice. Best regards, Philippe on 20/2/06 9:35 AM, Peter Hinchliffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 19/02/2006, at 9:39 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: > >> Dear WAMUG'ers, >> >> Can someone with experience in graphics give me some advice regarding >> scanning old photos please? >> > > This is a huge topic, Phiippe, and not really possible to cover in a > simple email. > > Briefly, though, you should not be scanning at less than 300 dpi, > based on the assumption that you will eventually want to print your > scans. Too low a resolution will result in disappointing results. By > the same token, going over 600 dpi simply creates larger files, not > necessarily better results. >
