Genealogy Chat

Thankyou all for your replies, even those that seem to have 'vanished'.

I shan't give up - not just yet, anyway!

M. Steer

Put photo in scanner.

Open Photoshop. Click on File. Then click on Import, then the Twain for your printer. The scanner should now do a pre scan, when it's done that a window will open and you will get the chance to select the settings regarding resolution, B&W, Colour, etc, 300 is plenty good enough for the resolution.

The scanner will now scan it properly and the photo will open in Photoshop. Now you can see and alter the size of the photo by going to Image at the top of the page. You can then click File and Save As, here you can select .jpg format.

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com

Ron I've done what you suggested. I still end up with an enormous 'file' - 64,564Kb. far too large to send via e-mail.

You said 300 'is plenty good enough for the resolution' - I don't understand that, perhaps that's where I'm going wrong?

The resolution, at the moment is at 1200, but I honestly don't understand what that means.

There are various options available on the 'resolution' but again I just don't understand what they mean.

M. Steer

Hi Margaret
I have sent you a message ok. I think Ron will get back to you he is very good with computer and photocopyer/scanner things. Very nice guy has helped me a lot too with my computer problems as well as a picture I wanted to resize. You wont find anyone more helpfull than Ron, really nice guy..

Betty

Betty, thanks for all your help - much appreciated.

M. Steer

margaret
Hve sent you a pm on using adobe photoshop I have tried to keep it simple and have given you some example sizes in Inch cm and pixels to give you an idea
Hope this helps
Sharon

Hi Margaret,

I just noticed you have an Epson scanner/printer, so do I but mine is a Epson Stylus DX5050 model. I remember my son-in-law tried to set up the printer with the disc supplied with the printer and it wouldn't work, it wouldn't set it up properly. He contacted Epson and they said with Windows XP it wouldn't set up the printer, my son-in-law had to set it up a different way himself, Epson sent another disc but it didn't work either.

Betty

Looks like you may have it sorted, 1200 is the resolution (dpi) dots per inch, the higher the number the more finer the scan and the bigger th file, 1200 is far to high a resolution, that's why your files are so large, reduce it to 300 or even a bit less.

Ron (using the wife's computer)
www.genealogyprinters.com

Thankyou all.

I've altered the resolution to 300 and that's done the trick.

I knew it would be something simple!

M. Steer