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how would you suggest improving this scan?
Mick Dundee:
this is apparently as good as my new scanner scans, i would like to know what actions/steps i should take to improve the picture from here on (paint.net or Gimp)
the7k:
I know this sounds like a pain, but I usually rebuild a bad scan from scratch. If there are any parts of the bad scan that I can use, I'll import them into the new cover, but otherwise I just use the scan as a guideline.
ShoothimNow:
--- Quote from: the7k on May 06, 2010, 10:00:56 PM ---I know this sounds like a pain, but I usually rebuild a bad scan from scratch. If there are any parts of the bad scan that I can use, I'll import them into the new cover, but otherwise I just use the scan as a guideline.
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That is extremely impressive, because you jump massive amounts of awesome covers weekly!
tiktektak:
This scan doesn't look bad at all.
Maybe scan it at a higher dpi setting for editing.
You could sharpen it a bit and clean the dustspots if there are any. Colors look good to me so no need to alter them.
Mick Dundee:
--- Quote from: tiktektak on May 07, 2010, 03:36:11 AM ---Maybe scan it at a higher dpi setting for editing.
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Unfortunately it looks like 600 is the max it will scan at. I didn't see any other settings
(well, higher settings)
I was able to scan at 1200 dpi... but cant find a spot to upload it to present for the purpose i posted the other one...
oh...and also Paint.net said the 1200dpi was too big and required too much memory to load into the program