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Post by MJB on Apr 4, 2023 13:29:46 GMT
My father is downsizing and I've gathered up a load of photos (and more to come) to organise and put into photo books etc.. This include some treasured memories like his wedding and my all-in-one printer/scanner/copier isn't going to cut the mustard. Any recommendations for a dedicated scanner specifically to scan prints?
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Post by zou on Apr 4, 2023 14:18:19 GMT
For prints an all in one should be fine, it's what you do with the scans thereafter that will need more attention I think.
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Post by peterob on Apr 4, 2023 14:31:45 GMT
For prints an all in one should be fine, it's what you do with the scans thereafter that will need more attention I think. I would have thought so too. I bought a high-end (V850 Pro) Epson flatbed for scanning negatives. I haven't tried it in "normal" print copy mode yet so I haven't tested it against my all-in-one (HP Office Jet Pro 9025). I've only used this latter for document scanning and copying (it is duplex scan/copy - awesome!) and printing but I'd expect it to cope well with prints when driven from VueScan. |
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Post by Chester PB on Apr 4, 2023 15:26:00 GMT
I have used a 16 year old basic A4 flat scanner that runs with Vuescan software, which produces decent JPG files that I can adjust in my ancient copy of Photoshop Elements (including cloning out scratches). You may find that older photographs need a little work - I have managed to rescue small 60 year old colour ones that have faded and gained a colour cast (probably contact prints from lost 7 x 7 negatives), and then get decent (but grainy) 20 x 30 cm colour prints from the CEWE online service. The larger the print the better the image file you will get, but I was pleasantly surprised what I managed to get from the faded 7 x 7 cm print.
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Post by zou on Apr 4, 2023 16:47:42 GMT
For prints an all in one should be fine, it's what you do with the scans thereafter that will need more attention I think. I would have thought so too. I bought a high-end (V850 Pro) Epson flatbed for scanning negatives. I haven't tried it in "normal" print copy mode yet so I haven't tested it against my all-in-one (HP Office Jet Pro 9025). I've only used this latter for document scanning and copying (it is duplex scan/copy - awesome!) and printing but I'd expect it to cope well with prints when driven from VueScan. I've scanned (admittedly decent, not ancient) prints with my all in one via Vuescan and they've been fine. Not needed to do much repair but that's a PS job, not scanner software. |
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Post by nimbus on Apr 4, 2023 17:07:39 GMT
I would say try what you have first to find out whether it is satisfactory.
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Post by Chester PB on Apr 5, 2023 17:31:51 GMT
I would say try what you have first to find out whether it is satisfactory. I apply this policy to almost every purchase, unless the potential purchase is something of which I do not already own an older working example, or has some feature that my current version cannot do and that new feature is going to change my life. I must have saved a fortune... |
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Post by MJB on Apr 19, 2023 20:02:32 GMT
Just a software order was needed. Downloaded Vuescan and my existing scanner now produces usable results. Me and my middle brother circa 1978. I'm the blonde.  gandm by Martin Bone, on Flickr Mudge & Pudge's wedding in 1962 scannned from a 5x3 print.  mumanddadwedding by Martin Bone, on Flickr |
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Post by Chester PB on Apr 20, 2023 21:16:04 GMT
Just a software order was needed. Downloaded Vuescan and my existing scanner now produces usable results. I also use Vuescan to drive an ancient (c. 2001) Minolta 'Dimage Scan Dual III' 35 mm negative and slide scanner. This was my original reason for buying Vuescan in 2013 (a 'one off' purchase in those days, which still delivers updates) when the Minolta software would not work with Windows 7. Then I discovered that the driver for my A4 flatbed scanner (c. 2005) also would not work with Windows 7, and Vuescan also works perfectly with that. If you have, or may borrow, and old scanners you will probably find that Vuescan will keep them active until they fall apart. |
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Post by mark101 on Apr 21, 2023 14:16:42 GMT
If you have a lot of photos one way can be to hire something like the Epson FastFoto FF-640 High-Speed Photo Scanning System with Auto Photo Feeder which copies at 1 photo a second and can be rented. Last time I saw then for rent was on e bay for about £60 for a week.
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Post by geoffr on Apr 21, 2023 14:58:59 GMT
If you have a lot of photos one way can be to hire something like the Epson FastFoto FF-640 High-Speed Photo Scanning System with Auto Photo Feeder which copies at 1 photo a second and can be rented. Last time I saw then for rent was on e bay for about £60 for a week. Thanks for that, I might have a need for something like it soon. |
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