File type Bitmap, Jpeg, Gif, etc ? >>>COMPLETE<<<

[Jane Eden]

Thanks, it's a word I was not familiar with. So it reduces the detail for ever.

Jane

[deadants]

Yep, once you lose it you can't get it back. This is why you save your original scan so you can start again if things go bad.

[PhotoRepair]

Of course the best time to get the best file is from the scanning stage. Its best to scan the image and obtain the best information before choosing your file format. http://www.image-restore.co.uk/blog/saving-your-images-correctly-for-photo-restoration/ This short article shows the affects of JPEG compression and why simply saving at 300 dpi isn't always the best option which so many people give as "advice" for scanning image ready for restoration!

[J.J.]

Thanks photo repair, I believe deadants and I covered all of the above... none of us have ever given scanning "advice" other than the highest resolution one's scanner will output, and min. of 600 d.p.i.   Welcome to rootschat.

[PhotoRepair]

Sorry if you have gone over this but i cant find it if you did. Scanning at top setting or as high as it will go is great as long as you scanner isnt interpolating and its a dedicated scanner. All in one printer scanner copiers are horrendous and introduce fluffy edges where there were none to start with! Once gain sorry it covered this topic.

Kind Regards

Neil

[J.J.]

Well, our advice was for scanners and that isn't a scanner...But then I guess that would be like calling a cel phone a camera just because it takes images... J.J.

[Niksmum]

Well this is an interesting discussion...........It just shows the many different opinions of scanning for photo restorations ............ even amongst professionals like yourselves. 

Irene

[williamthesailor]

Thanks for the advice, all - we are looking at copying some pictures to a digital format and I must admit that I had no idea about the .tiff images being the best to use. Thanks for helping me with that BEFORE we start any scanning 

[PrueM]

...This short article shows the affects of JPEG compression and why simply saving at 300 dpi isn't always the best option which so many people give as "advice" for scanning image ready for restoration!

Our "Resizing" tutorial covers jpeg compression issues:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,372537.0.html