[PLUG] Scanner For Color Photographs?
Ken Stephens
kens at cad2cam.com
Sun May 8 00:35:26 UTC 2011
Russell Senior wrote:
>>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard<rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> writes:
>>>>>>
> Rich> On Sat, 7 May 2011, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
>>> Can anyone here recommend a scanner for color photographic prints
>>> that doesn't cost a fortune? This would be for archival purposes,
>>> not printing at high resolution.
>>>
> Rich> Perhaps I'm asking the wrong question. Instead, let me try
> Rich> asking what I should read to be able to scan color photographs
> Rich> using my HP Scanjet 5200C.
>
> Rich> I tried scanning a Polaroid print and it came out totally
> Rich> solarized. I'm not a color maven so I have no idea if the
> Rich> default xsane settings are off or what I should change to get
> Rich> better quality from the scan.
>
> No idea. There are lots of knobs on xsane. I'd try systematically
> playing with those.
>
>
>
Rich,
In Xsanee sellect Color, Full color range. The 5200C is a good
scanner. I had one until it died.
Ken
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