When I scan from yellowed pages I tend to do the scan in full colour,
then use image manipulation software to remove the colouring (I think
this gives more flexibility and better overall results). With PSP an
image optimise, followed by greyscale, completed by a couple of contrast
enhancement cycles usually does the trick.
----- Original Message ----
From: Jonathan Blake <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:40:55 PM
Subject: [projectaon] Re: 01hh graphics
On 10/24/06, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What are the rules/dimensions for the images, again, just in case?
I'm not entirely sure what the best scan settings would be when
scanning from a printed book. The more resolution the better (within
some limits). I've been using B&W mode on the illustrations from Brian
Williams. That might not be best when dealing with a yellowed/greyed
book page. I believe in this case that the threshold setting in B&W
mode would be crucial in getting a good scan.
Perhaps an experiment is in order. Try scanning one illustration with
two different settings and send them to me to see which is most
workable. Depending on how smart the scanner or software is, you may
want to fiddle with the B&W threshold setting.
* 300dpi, B&W
* 300dpi, grayscale
A lossless image format such as Windows BMP would be best, but please
send them in a ZIP file or similar. :)
--
Jon
