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Cleaning up DPI/PPI for scanned graphics to put on the web?
I am trying to figure out the most efficient method for editing raw scanned documents so they look best at 72PPI when published on a website. I have an example here which is from a 600DPI source scan. ...
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How to increase brightness of a highlighted text in a scanned image?
I'm currently scanning a few documents at the moment and have highlighted several parts of the text.
My scanner doesn't pick up the highlighted text very well and the highlighted areas are very ...
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How to scan charcoal and graphite drawings?
I was trying to scan some of my sketches in order to post them on some community sites, but the effects are quite bad. An example could be seen here:
Basically, the contrast is terribly off. All ...
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How to scan A2 format?
My brother is an illustrator. He owns an A4 scanner, and it seems A2 scanners are too expensive for him.
And he makes most of his creation in A2 format now.
Is there a simple program to scan a grand ...
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How to enhance text and line drawing scan in photoshop?
I have photographed text and writing with usual camera. Picture contains black printing lines and blue pen writing.
Picture contains the following artifacts:
1) paper is not white
2) non-uniform ...
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Is there a way to extract the pantone colors from a scanned image?
I have this scanned image from a magazine that I have scanned myself, from this image I want to obtain certain colors, and I want them to be from a Pantone pallet, is there a way to do this?
To be ...
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Scanning 8.5 x 11 paper in PS results in huge image
I have a paper form that I ultimately want to us as a background template in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio for a report. When I scan the form, it results in a 5088 x 6600 image ...
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Sharper lines in a scanned diagram
Complete newbie question here... I have a black-and-white diagram (floor plans) scanned from a printout. It's mostly OK, but some of the lines are visibly faded or blurred in places, so it "looks" ...
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What is the most accurate way to transport a physical sketch via email?
I have a sketch on paper that I would like to send to someone via email. What can I do to send it to them without changing the size of it and will still allow for them to print it back onto paper? ...
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Which manufacturers are producing mid-level and high-end artwork scanners?
I have been asked to do some research into mid-level and high-end flatbed A3 scanners used for professional artwork scanning (think illustrations for children books). I am not acquainted with this ...
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What are my options for gallery-quality prints of digital artwork?
I have some traditional media artwork that I'd like to scan and then have printed to be shown in an art show. I'll be doing the scanning.
Where do I go to get this done? (What is the generic name ...
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How can I merge an image scanned in parts into one complete whole?
I have a large image I traced and cut into smaller images to scan (because I have a small scanner).
I need to manually merge the images back together but am only finding automated features that won't ...
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Scanning line art for press
I would like to know what's the standard resolution for line-art if you'll include it in a for-press production?
I intend on this process:
scan image (as RGB or Grayscale)
convert to grayscale if ...
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What is a good scanner on a budget?
For my purposes, I think that a good scanner plus a vector graphics program is just as good as a drawing tablet, if not a better deal for the money, because I can use a tracing algorithm in ...
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Removal of scanning artifacts
I've had a couple of times when working with scanned images where the piece I need is obscured or otherwise blemished by things such as halftoning in the case of printed items or moire effects when ...
