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Photo help
« on: Saturday 24 March 07 16:12 GMT (UK) »
I expect this has been requested before,  if so would someone direct me to it.  If not, being a complete techno bozo, could someone please tell me, in the simplest of terms, how to scan a photo so that I can put it on here in the hope of help with identification.

I'm not just pleading dim :-\ I really do need help.

Many thanks
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Re: Photo help
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 24 March 07 22:00 GMT (UK) »
OK Tuscany a dim reply  :)

Do you have a scanning machine?

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Re: Photo help
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 24 March 07 22:17 GMT (UK) »
Yes, very sad but I only use it to scan and print.
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Re: Photo help
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 24 March 07 22:36 GMT (UK) »
OK Tuscany,

Rightly or wrongly I'm going to assume you find your way around a computer, after all you managed to post the message above  ;)

First you need a photo and a scanner, and it does not have to be a scanner connected to your machine. If you have a friend with a scanner that will do. If you own a scanner so much the better.

Place the photo on the scanner bed and scan it. Most software that comes with scanners these days will suggest different settings for whatever it is you want to scan such as text or black and photos, colour photos etc.

If you are given a choice choose a medium setting for a JPG file, the idea here is to have a size that wont take too long to upload but has a decent resolution that people can see a good image. The scanner software will suggest a location to put the scanned image into. Make a note of the location and write it down exactly as the one suggested on screen.

So now the image is on your hard drive, if its on your friends hard drive copy it to a cd or usb stick and transfer it to your hard drive.

You now want to place the photgraph onto this forum (or wherever)

Start a new topic and when you do you will see the normal box appear enabling you to write in your text.
At the bottom of the text box in blue type you will see the words "Attach a photograph or image (and other options).." click on this link and it will open up further boxes below it .

Click on the "browse" box to the right and then navigate to the location where you saved your scanned image earlier on. When you have clicked on the saved photo the link will appear in the previous box and "et voila" the image is now part of your post.

Press post and away you go.

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Re: Photo help
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 24 March 07 22:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi Tuscany,
You've received good advice already, but just to let you know there is a topic at the top of the Photo Restoration board called "Cazza's scanning tutorial".

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,198165.0.html

It's really good and should help you in no time!

Cheers
Prue

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Re: Photo help
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 March 07 23:11 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou so much.

John, I followed your instructions, it took me a while to decide which operation I neede for the scanner but I've managed it, the only thing is they are huge but at least I've done it. 

Another new skill.

Very many thanks,
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Re: Photo help
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 25 March 07 11:33 BST (UK) »
Hey excellent

It's all about using the software and trying different setting to scan at.

If you want if you tell me what scanner you have I will put together a bit of a "scanning for beginners " guide, but I'm sure that the more you use the scanner the more you will become confident and eventually expert.

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Re: Photo help
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 25 March 07 11:38 BST (UK) »
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Re: Photo help
« Reply #8 on: Monday 26 March 07 22:28 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that John, it would be much appreciated.

I have an 'Epson Perfection 2580 Photo', That's the blurb on the front and it didn't come with any instructions as such, just a piece of paper that didn't really tell me anything.

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