Whether equipped with a scanner or a smartphone, you can digitize photos in record time. Remember, a dedicated scanner is the result of high-quality scans, but a smartphone can process photos in the blink of an eye. Photo ready It may seem that preparing photos will only take time for you, but
if you are not able to use the photos later, there is no point in taking the time to scan them. Scan photos together in clusters, then make them easier to file.
Using a soft, lint-free cloth, delete the photos as no fingerprints, wash or dust will appear in the scan Be sure to also remove the show scanner bed. Quick scan with a scanner
If you have a specific image editing / scanning program for your scanner and you're familiar with it, stick to what you know. Otherwise, if you are unsure about what to use and you just want to get started, your computer already has some perfectly efficient software installed as part of the operating system. For computers running Windows OS, it's called Windows Fax and Scan and Image Capture for Mac.
Once in the program, you may want to check / correct a few basic settings before starting the scan: Image format: You should be presented with some options like BMP (Lossless Compressed, Huge File Size, Wide Recognition), TIFF (Lossless Compressed, Large / Medium File Size, Selective Acceptability) and JPEG (Harmful Narrow, Medium / Small) File size, very wide recognition). In most cases, JPG images are perfectly suited for photography. Color mode: When scanning a color image, set the mode to color. Use grayscale mode for something else. Black and white mode for text / graphics scanning only. Resolution: The minimum scanning resolution for photos should be 300 dpi (allowing for full quality same size prints). But if you think you can ever enlarge an image (for example create an 8 "x10" or print a canvas from the original "4" x 6 "), set the DPI to 600. Folder Location: If available, design / create a folder that will save all scanned images.
Fit as many pictures as possible on the scanner, leaving at least one inch of space in the eighth place. Make sure the edges of the photos are parallel and parallel to each other. Close the icon, start the scan, and check the result. If everything looks good, carefully place a new set of photos on the scanner and continue. Later you will be able to separate the photo from the larger scan.
After you have finished processing all the photos, this part of the work will be done. Each saved file is a collage of images, so you need to separate them individually. When ready, use a photo editing program to open the scanned image file. You may want to crop the individual images, rotate them as needed, and save them as a separate file. Click the Save Undo button until the image returns to its original, blocked state. Continue this process of cropping until you save a separate copy of each image in each scanned image file.
Many image editing / scanning software programs provide a batch mode that automates the scan-crop-rotate-save technique.
Quick scan with a smartphone.
Since most of us do not carry a dedicated scanner with us, we can look to our smartphones for help. There are many apps for this purpose, one of which is Google's app called Photoscan. It is available for Android and iOS.
Photoscan will guide you through what you need to do, see how it works here: Locate the photo in the frame displayed in the app. Hit the scan button to start processing; You will see four white dots present inside the frame. Align your devices until they are blue above the dots; These extra shots coming from different angles are used by the app to eliminate disturbing flashes and shadows. When complete, Photoscan automatically performs sewing, self-magnification, cropping, resizing, and rotation. Files saved on your smartphone.
Advice:
Work in an open, evenly lit place. Adjust your position to reduce gloss / shadow. Set photos on a flat, solid color background (in contrast the app helps identify edges). Place the smartphone / tablet parallel to the picture (do not lean any). If flashing / reflection continues, try turning on the flash (not ideal, but we're trying to save time here).
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