Guest BloggerDecember 26, 2013ScanningComments Off on The Right DPI: Why It Matters in Business Document Scanning
Scanners may not be as frequently used in offices as printers or desktop computers, but they are very useful for preserving and storing hard copy documents and their contents. When your office receives a document, such as a signed contract from a client, the fine print of an insurance plan, or a purchase receipt (both of which you do not have soft copies of), you may need to scan the documents and keep the digital copies as backup.
Paul SalmonJuly 18, 2013ScanningComments Off on Scan and Store Your Information Digitally
You can get overwhelmed by paper. In years gone by there may not have been an alternative. It was a matter of cramming filing cabinets and, ultimately, in finding more space. Some documents are still required in hard copy form but others can be kept in a different form, while still containing all the data in its original form.
Paul SalmonFebruary 2, 2011ScanningComments Off on The Benefits of Scanning Slides with a Slide Scanner
Through the history of photography, slides once played a dominant part in the sharing and storage of photos. In recent years their popularity has declined, but there has been a small and loyal following that has held onto their slides…Continue Reading →
Paul SalmonSeptember 8, 2010ScanningComments Off on How to Profile a Scanner in VueScan
I have written several posts in the past about how I use VueScan to scan in old printed photographs, but never talked about how to profile a scanner in VueScan. While it took some getting used to, I have managed…Continue Reading →
Paul SalmonJune 2, 2010ScanningComments Off on My VueScan Photo Scanning Workflow
It has been a while since I have talked about scanning photos to create a digital archive of those photos. As I mentioned in previous posts, I recently purchased a new desktop computer, and have been busy setting it up….Continue Reading →
Paul SalmonDecember 12, 2008ScanningComments Off on Scanning Old Photos? Get VueScan
I have been archiving some of the old photos, negatives, and slides that are lying around my house. As with most people, many are located in unlabelled boxes that are not organized in any way. Besides being unorganized, the other…Continue Reading →
Paul SalmonMay 23, 2008ScanningComments Off on How to Separate Multiple Photos from a Single File in Photoshop
I do quite a bit of scanning whether it be slides, negatives, or printed photographs. For slides and negatives I can easily scan multiple items at one time. Scanner applications are able to save each image to a separate file…Continue Reading →
Paul SalmonFebruary 8, 2008Photos, ScanningComments Off on 48bit Image Colour Issues When Saved as JPEG
When I edit images in Photoshop that are either created in Photoshop, or from a scanner, I usually deal with 48bit images. I like the extra overhead for editing that 48bit images provide. The one problem that I encountered recently…Continue Reading →
