Question about Scanner and Quality

[wdwmom2+1]

Hi i have an HP office jet k60 scanner I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a way i could get good enough quality of scanning an image (wedding picture) and have it good enough to be able to reprint on like ofoto or snapfish. thanks
cherie

 

[PhotoDave219]

Its possible, its just when you scan it, you need to do it at a minimum of 200 DPI to to be able to replicate the current size of your photo.

Good rule of thumb on Image DPI

72 DPI - Web

150-200 - Newspaper quality / Standard print quality

300-600 - Magazine / High Art


Bear in mind, this has NOTHING to do with the DPI settings on a printer, rather than the actual DPI of the image you have.

I wont even confuse anyone with line screens... thast a whole 'nother issue.

 

[wdwmom2+1]

ok i'm just alittle confused already So do I set my scanner up to scan 200 dpi or something else,

(also i'm not trying to get away with scamming my photographer , we also own the negatives, and copyrights , just trying to find a cheaper way to do this )

 

[barnum42]

Originally posted by wdwmom2
ok i'm just alittle confused already So do I set my scanner up to scan 200 dpi or something else,

(also i'm not trying to get away with scamming my photographer , we also own the negatives, and copyrights , just trying to find a cheaper way to do this )

Set the scanner to scan at 150 or 200 dpi for pictures you plan to print using a home printer. Anything of a higher resolution will just eat up extra disc space on your PC with no advantage to the printed picture.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Actually, youre wrong. If you scan something at a huge resolution on your home scanner, and then resample the image in photoshop, it becomes much much bigger.

For Example.... A 3000 x 1400 image is still 3000 x 1400 no matter what resolution it is at, be it 600 or 200. The difference is that when its sampled at 200, its going to be a bigger image then when its sampled at 600. Either way, the iumage would still be 3000 x 1400.

So yes, you would set your home scanner up to 200 dpi (or more if you wanted it bigger)

 

[barnum42]

Originally posted by PhotoDave219
Actually, youre wrong. If you scan something at a huge resolution on your home scanner, and then resample the image in photoshop, it becomes much much bigger.

?:veryconfu I can't find mention of anyone talkinging about scanning at huge resolution then resampling in Photoshop.

 

[PhotoDave219]

NowInc & MSUSA can back me up on this, a way to enlarge a photo with a scanner is to scan it at a ridiculously big DPI and then resample it in photoshop.

Trust me on this one....

 

[mkt]

thanks for naming me Dave...


It's true though, if you want a decent quality reprint, no less than 200 DPI... I personally wouldn't go less than 300, but thats just me.

And yeah, what Dave says is 100% correct. I always scan prints/negatives at 300dpi... it gives me more room to correct errors in photoshop

 

[PhotoDave219]

And Rob.... :hammer:

 

[barnum42]

From what I gather of wdwmom2's orginal question, she is just interested in scanning a photo in and popping it on the web for others to print (I don't know Ofoto, but I gather that is what it is for) without any extra m__________g about. So this would not involve playing with Photoshop.

But if you are playing with Photoshop then I agree with what's been said.

 

[mkt]

just offering to go above and beyond for someone... nothing more...

but at least do 200DPI.. even if you are just submitting it to a website

 

[barnum42]

Wow - the auto sensor did not like a word that only rhymed with the Eff word! Will it let me say Muck?

 

[barnum42]

That would be "yes". But it decided to censor the word when I put “ing” at the end.

How weird!