Thanks Marissa, The information on scanning photos was great. I sure it will be helpful to many of us. This is just what I was needing about down loading and saving images for my web page that is under construction right now. I know most of the basics about HTML for designing my own web page, but I'm still trying to find out how to down load images for backgrounds and putting pictures on my web pages. If you can give us any additional information, let us know. Thanks again, this is very helpful. Charles A. Durbin Artist Massillon, Ohio ---Marissa C Weaver wrote: > > There are a couple of obstacles that I see in your process (and I'm no > computer expert so I'm certain there are better ideas and information out > there than mine -- but here's my two cents). > > 1. You stated that you have a 600 scanner which means the highest resolution > you can scan a photo in is 600 dpi (dots per inch) which is not the greatest > resolution (print quality is 1200 dpi). But if you've set your scan at any > less than 600, you are certainly getting poor quality images. So yes, > changing the resolution will help, but your scanner is limited to 600 dpi > although your software could scan higher with different hardware. > > 2. Photoshop also has other settings that affect the quality of the scan i.e. > color vs black and white image settings (color is much more clear - even if > the original image is black and white). Linedrawing vs photo setting (line is > good for just that -- lines, graphs, charts, etc. -- for anything else I'd > recommend the photo setting). > > 3. Your Photoshop manual should provide sufficient info and guidance to > selecting the best settings for your project. I don't know of any "bible" > that's going to provide better or faster solutions. > > 4. Remember that the image quality is affected by the original scan settings. > You can't go in and make a poor image clearer once it has already been > scanned. You'll have to re-scan the image to improve the output. > > 5. What you see is what you get. If you improve the images on screen, people > will be able to print the better images, although I'm certain there must be > some control features to lock out printing -- I don't know how that part > works, but I'm sure the Mac online folks could assist you there. You can talk > to a rep online through their web site. > > 6. In terms of saving the image so that it fits the size of your screen, > again that will need to be part of your scan settings. In Photoshop, when you > initially "place" the scanned image on your screen, there is an arrow prompt > that allows you to draw the size of the frame for the scanned image (or you > can set the image size manually). You need to set this frame at the max size > you desire -- you can always shrink the image later if you like, but enlarging > an image loses detail and quality. Again, check your manual for better > instructions. > > 7. Yes, you can scan multiple images, then cut them indivdually. But the cut > and paste process is a pain so I don't know if it really saves any time or > frustration. But if you'd like to try, simply scan the images (put space > between them when you lay them out on the scanner so that you don't lose edges > to cropping during your cut). Save the scan multiple times under different > names -- one for each of the individual images. Then simply go into each > saved file and cut out the images you don't want in that particular file using > the crop and erase tools. Of course, update your saved file after cropping so > that you are only left with the desired image remaining. > > Finally, 15,000 images is going to take up a lot of space no matter what you > do. Since you're using a zip drive, I'd go for the best quality, but you > might think about buying those zip disks in bulk! I hope this helps. Good > Luck. > > Marissa C. Weaver > Executive Director > America's Black Holocaust Museum > Milwaukee, WI > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com