A couple years ago, I had a few pictures that I scanned. The project was a little hard but I finally got it done. I believe I had about five pictures to scan on a flatbed scanner. I’m glad I learned how to do it, but I have to admit, my scanner has been in my closet since then, collecting dust. 3d scanning service

Basically, this is how I scanned my pictures in. I went out and bought the scanner and followed the instructions on how to hook up the scanner to my computer. The instructions were not hard at all since they had colorful diagrams about where the cables were to be connected in. That was pretty easy. adhd wisconsin

Even the driver (or software that basically allows the computer to talk to the scanner and visa-versa), was pretty easy to install. I just plopped the CD into the drive and a wizard walked me through the setup. One thing that I had to learn was DPI – dots per inch. For pictures that you needed to send to someone via e-mail, 300 dpi is good enough. The higher the dpi is, the more detailed the picture will be when it is scanned in.

The problem I had when I was scanning the pictures in was just that – scanning. I placed the photos face down on the glass of the scanner, and pushed the scanning button. The images came out in all different sizes and I a very hard time digitizing the pictures. It took me a long time to figure it out, but after a couple hours, I had them scanned in and placed on my hard drive. Britannia Franchise

I didn’t mind scanning my photos into my computer system, but I only had five photos. My next project that I want to get around to now is scanning old pictures of a trip to Gettysburg. I have about a hundred pictures and there is no way that I am going to scan them myself. I know how to do it, but it will take to long. Also, I want them to be a higher resolution, probably 600 dpi, but the higher the dpi, the longer the scanning will take.

So I will be sending my pictures off to a scanning service. They will scan photos to digital images for me at a fast pace. Then they will edit all my images that need the colors sharpened and remove any dust that shows up on the images. Then they will download it to a CD or DVD and ship it back to me with my original pictures. inwestowac

My opinion is if you have just a few pictures lying around the house, there will be no harm in going out and getting a cheap scanner to do the job. However, if you have a box of photos, it is best to find a photo scanning service that will help you achieve what you are looking for. Basically, leave the big stuff for the big boys.