Scanning Guide
A great scan equals a great restoration!
If you will be scanning your own images or, equally, if you are taking them somewhere to be scanned (FedEx Office does a very good job), then please be sure to follow my scanning guidelines below. It is really true—a great scan equals a great restoration!
- Make sure your scanner’s glass is clean and dust free
- Make sure all of the Auto-Correct features are turned off
- Scan your photo in color mode, even if it’s a black and white photo
- Be sure to scan the entire photo
- Scan photos 8″ x 10″ and larger at 300 dpi
- Scan photos smaller than 8″ x 10″ at 600 dpi
- Scan tiny and wallet-sized photos at 1200 dpi
- Save your files as JPEG
Please note:
Whenever possible, scan only from original photos,
and never use copyrighted materials!
and never use copyrighted materials!