Reply to: Photo Scanning Question

[Spacecadet]

Don't worry sorted it - without all your f**kwit suggestions...

For once the suggestions from the forum matched the quality of the original question

[Tarquin Farquhar]

I am scanning a normal size photo but the dimension of the generated jpeg is 1700x2338.

How can I make this the standard jpeg dimension size for a photo of 3648x2736 ?

1. See whether your scanning software (or some other scanning software for your hardware) will let you choose the resolution.

2. Or use postprocessing software to scale the image up.

3. Save in TIFF or PSD until you have finished manipulating the image, rather than JPEG, if you can.

4. What is a "normal" size photo? Do you mean a 35mm slide or negative?

5. What is "standard" about 3648x2736?

[Paddy]

I am scanning a normal size photo but the dimension of the generated jpeg is 1700x2338.

How can I make this the standard jpeg dimension size for a photo of 3648x2736 ?

3648x2736 makes it about 8 MP. A standard 35mm camera like a Nikon using Fuji Film will have a resolution equal to about 5 MP. A photographic print off the same negative will be about 3 MP. So why do you want the high resolution? If you need the picture to fill 3648x2736 then use Picture Editor to resize it to the desired number of pixels or size.

[RichardCranium]

Don't worry sorted it - without all your f**kwit suggestions...

Oh. That's a shame. I was about to suggest just knocking up some code to convert the file - it's only a data file and the standard is documented and available online.

[kaiser78]

Don't worry sorted it - without all your f**kwit suggestions...

[TheFaQQer]

These guys are being a bit fastidious, just take the photo as described and scan as said. Then get a higher resolution camera, and take a photo, of the scanned photo. Repeat until desired size.

If you accidently go higher than the resolution required, use a less resolution camera, to take a photo of the scanned image, from the high resolution camera. And repeat until desired size.

[NickFitz]

or the easier option, learn to paint .. VERY WELL .. and then replicate said image to the size you desire in it's original glory on canvas

WHS

[chef]

These guys are being a bit fastidious, just take the photo as described and scan as said. Then get a higher resolution camera, and take a photo, of the scanned photo. Repeat until desired size.

If you accidently go higher than the resolution required, use a less resolution camera, to take a photo of the scanned image, from the high resolution camera. And repeat until desired size.

or the easier option, learn to paint .. VERY WELL .. and then replicate said image to the size you desire in it's original glory on canvas

[DiscoStu]

These guys are being a bit fastidious, just take the photo as described and scan as said. Then get a higher resolution camera, and take a photo, of the scanned photo. Repeat until desired size.

If you accidently go higher than the resolution required, use a less resolution camera, to take a photo of the scanned image, from the high resolution camera. And repeat until desired size.

[Jeebo72]

These guys are being a bit fastidious, just take the photo as described and scan as said. Then get a higher resolution camera, and take a photo, of the scanned photo. Repeat until desired size.

If you accidently go higher than the resolution required, use a less resolution camera, to take a photo of the scanned image, from the high resolution camera. And repeat until desired size.

[NickFitz]

I am scanning a normal size photo but the dimension of the generated jpeg is 1700x2338.

How can I make this the standard jpeg dimension size for a photo of 3648x2736 ?

Edit: And since when has the standard JPEG dimension for a photo been 3648x2736 pixels? Surely this would depend on the camera.

Yup, that's clearly for a 10 Megapixel camera.

Also, what is a "normal size photo"? 10"X8"? 5¼"X3¾"? 190mmX73mm (whatever "mm" are)?

[DiscoStu]

How do I do this ?

Well, let me put my psychic hat on and see if I can figure out which scanning application you're using....

There should be an option when you're scanning to select the number of dots per inch (dpi) you're scanning at. Try increasing this.

Edit: And since when has the standard JPEG dimension for a photo been 3648x2736 pixels? Surely this would depend on the camera.

[Paddy]

How do I do this ?

Take it to Jessop's

[kaiser78]

Increase the scanning resolution?

How do I do this ?

[DiscoStu]

I am scanning a normal size photo but the dimension of the generated jpeg is 1700x2338.

How can I make this the standard jpeg dimension size for a photo of 3648x2736 ?

Increase the scanning resolution?