scanning photos

[SAV_117]

hey ppl im just wondering about scanning some of the family album on to the computer i heard from someone that this can ruin the photo it self if its a high quality one is there anyway to do it properly

[Tom_1569]

I've NEVER heard of it ruining a photo. Not sure how high of quality if at all it would need to be to do damage. I scan all my photos at 24,000 DPI then reduce the quality digitally as I find it gets the best scan, but I've never done any damage to a photo.
If its possible to do damage, then im really interested as ive never heard of it before.

[Stressball]

I wouldn't think so.. It's being bombarded with light, so maybe if it's certain types of paper it can have an effect on the chemicals in the paper... As far as I know though, even the old nitrate emulsion photos don't suffer from it.

I wouldn't worry about it.

[SAV_117]

ahh kk kool thanks yeah just i heard it ages ago and just thought id check first cause i obvioulsy dont wanna **** the originals up

[LightningVP]

ahh kk kool thanks yeah just i heard it ages ago and just thought id check first cause i obvioulsy dont wanna **** the originals up

Gives the photo cancer


Na mate, never heard of this as well, probably one of those paranoia things that went around

[Stressball]

Gives the photo cancer


Na mate, never heard of this as well, probably one of those paranoia things that went around

That being said, and I'm not sure what sort of lamp is used here so it could be completely irrelevant, with light comes heat. If the scanner emits enough heat your photos can face, curl on the edges, crack, and the chemicals can react. That wouldn't happen unless you had a hell of a lot of heat though

[SAV_117]

yeah just thought id check just in case

[pow3rslave]

24,000 is mental. if it's for digital viewing, websafe is 72dpi, printing 300dpi is standard

[Rufus®]

24,000 is mental. if it's for digital viewing, websafe is 72dpi, printing 300dpi is standard

or 400ppi if you go Lambda output, under A2, over A2 drop it to 200ppi.