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Old July 9th 04, 09:27 PM
Valerie2
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I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the
negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited
the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi,
so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus
Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking
grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take
them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the
graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo
lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I
can do for the prints.

Valerie

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Old July 10th 04, 03:41 AM
Michael Weinstein
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On 2004-07-09 16:27:27 -0400, Valerie2 said:

I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of
my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from
the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then
edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at
400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an
Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came
out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order
prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still
have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a
professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or
Kmart are the best I can do for the prints.

Valerie


You are planning to make copies of your prints using a flatbed scanner,
then digitally print them and sell them?
Suggest you either make traditional prints or print from scans of the
negatives. Either get yourself a good negative scanner and work from
that or have them professionally scanned.
I cannot imagine who would want to buy a print that was made from a
flatbed scan of another print.
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Michael |Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

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Old July 10th 04, 03:41 AM
Michael Weinstein
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On 2004-07-09 16:27:27 -0400, Valerie2 said:

I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of
my photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from
the negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then
edited the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at
400dpi, so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an
Epson Stylus Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came
out looking grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order
prints, or take them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still
have the graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a
professional photo lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or
Kmart are the best I can do for the prints.

Valerie


You are planning to make copies of your prints using a flatbed scanner,
then digitally print them and sell them?
Suggest you either make traditional prints or print from scans of the
negatives. Either get yourself a good negative scanner and work from
that or have them professionally scanned.
I cannot imagine who would want to buy a print that was made from a
flatbed scan of another print.
--
Michael |Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

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Old July 13th 04, 06:19 PM
Pingoleon
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400 dpi is far too low to do anything with your negatives.
The best value for money option is to order CDs with your developed films at
the same time, then touch them up a bit if needed. I think that 18Mb files
should be ok for up to 9x6 inches.



"Valerie2" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the
negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited
the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi,
so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus
Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking
grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take
them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the
graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo
lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I
can do for the prints.

Valerie



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Old July 13th 04, 06:19 PM
Pingoleon
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Default Prints from scanned & edited photos

400 dpi is far too low to do anything with your negatives.
The best value for money option is to order CDs with your developed films at
the same time, then touch them up a bit if needed. I think that 18Mb files
should be ok for up to 9x6 inches.



"Valerie2" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the
negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited
the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi,
so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus
Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking
grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take
them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the
graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo
lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I
can do for the prints.

Valerie



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Old September 16th 04, 11:56 PM
Rob Ellin
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In article .net,
Valerie2 wrote:

I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the
negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited
the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi,
so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus
Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking
grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take
them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the
graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo
lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I
can do for the prints.

Valerie


Hi Val,

I run a mini-lab in SoCal, and I hear of this problem often. The most
common mistake that folks make when scanning prints is that they
neglect/forget to set the "Output" or "Print" size when scanning.


Typically folks just set the DPI. But if you scan a 4X6 print at 400DPI
and then print an 8X12, the resulting image will be only 200DPI.

I've seem some scanners that default to an "Output" size of 1" x 1.5",
even at 800DPI you're gonna get a pretty bad looking image.

Goog luck.
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Old September 16th 04, 11:56 PM
Rob Ellin
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In article .net,
Valerie2 wrote:

I'm new here, but I have a question...I'm thinking of selling some of my
photos on Ebay, and instead of getting the photos made directly from the
negatives, I was going to get prints made from scans of my original
prints that have been edited in PhotoShop to lighten them up some. I
scanned the photos into the computer at 400dpi as tif files, then edited
the color levels in PhotoShop. They looked grainy onscreen at 400dpi,
so I printed some test photos out on my printer (I have an Epson Stylus
Photo 825), and even on the best photo setting, they came out looking
grainy. If I upload them to a site like Yahoo and order prints, or take
them to a place like Eckerd/Walgreens, will they still have the
graininess when they're printed out? I don't have a professional photo
lab anywhere near me, so a drugstore, Walmart or Kmart are the best I
can do for the prints.

Valerie


Hi Val,

I run a mini-lab in SoCal, and I hear of this problem often. The most
common mistake that folks make when scanning prints is that they
neglect/forget to set the "Output" or "Print" size when scanning.


Typically folks just set the DPI. But if you scan a 4X6 print at 400DPI
and then print an 8X12, the resulting image will be only 200DPI.

I've seem some scanners that default to an "Output" size of 1" x 1.5",
even at 800DPI you're gonna get a pretty bad looking image.

Goog luck.
 




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