I want to scan fine art drawings, both b&amp;w and colored. Is scan quality accurate, detailed? Good color? Does it produce a quality, high dpi file?
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Scan by using your computer so that way you can choose the resolution scan when scanning. I always go for 300 or higher spi setting when scanning. Trekkintheplains might just have theirs set to auto which is 72 dpi and that's a very low quality scan.
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For best possible resolution and quality I would personally use a flatbed. This is for business use and is good but there is better out there for photo quality scans. It will do a very good job though and is speed is important it would not be a bad way to go.
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Thank you for your inquiry! This scanner scans at the following DPI's: Standard: 300 DPI (default); High: 600 DPI; Fine: 900 DPI.
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I'm sure either one will do a pretty good job for you. Fwiw, I purchased the Epson v500 for the simple reason that it has ICE Technology which does an absolutely amazing job of cleaning all sorts of debris/artifacts/dust et al from both slides and negatives. The hours I've saved not having to hand manipulate each image are numerous to say the least. This was the second time I've had to scan my full slide collection after the first set (over 500) was wiped out by a virus. This time was MUCH easier w/ the V500. Also, the quality of the scan improved a great degree so maybe the virus was a blessing in disguise afterall :-) Btw, I had no problem whatsoever setting it up on my Dell Vista OS. YMMV ... Cheers and good luck !
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The scanning quality is good, depending on your setting. Scanning for "professional printing" is a little vague because you didn't mention size or the type of artwork. I have not been unhappy with any of the functions.
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Yes, it is easy to use. If you scan in color it takes a very long time. black and white is fast
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It works great. I use it to scan receipts mainly. I scan checks in color with decent photographic quality, for a 300dpi scanner. I have been using one for a couple of years, and just bought a few more in case i drop it and break it, as i depend on it! I hope this helps.
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I read reviews and virtually all of them are concerned on photo scanning. I want to buy the scanner because I want to scan multi-page documents and books. My main concern is how this scanner copes with shadows in the middle of the thick books. My HP scanner and Epson all-in-one machine leave big shadows when scanning thick documents. ave tried document scanning as well?
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Yes, I have scanned black and white pictures as well as colored. This is the best wand scanner I have ever had. I don't think that you will be disappointed.
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I use it for fine art scanning. It works great. But you have to open the scanning toolbox and set the scanning PPI to 600. Then you get a really, really good quality scan.
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I bought it specifically to scan a collection of Kodak color slides taken in the 60s - 70s along with old prints and it has done an excellent job. I would recommend it. Here's a review from PC Magazine written in November 2009: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355184,00.asp
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The software the comes with the scanner does a very good job to get a fine scan. It depends what you want to do with your scans. If you want to print them, yes, use 300dpi tiff. If you want to see them on screens only, I'd save them as 144 dpi jpeg. If you want to correct the images (if some are too dark or light, or need color correction) use a program like Adobe Elements or Lightroom. I use Photoshop, but Im a professional, using these scans in printed publications. By the way, the scans from this scanner look beautiful.
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I have found the scanner to be every bit as good as a HP5P that I have previousy used for color family photographs. It has high resolution which allows enlargement of smaller photographs with high quality resulis. It is so handy to use, I never use the HP any more. I might add that the scanning software included is excellent. Wendell Hanson
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I have had only good scans from photos. As you probably know you have to have glossy finish photos. Matte finish will give you lots of white and black specks due to the texture of the paper. That applies to any scanner. And of course set your dpi to 300 or greater if you want excellent quality. Epson has an excellent image color and brightness/contrast editing option as well.
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I have scanned a few photos with this scanner, although I usually use an Epson v600. The quality was good. I did have a couple of older photos get damaged by the feed wheel on the ScanSnap.
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The scan is adequate for my purposes at 300 dpi. It is not photo scanner quality. The print quality is excellent and scanning is quick via automatic document feeder, either one -sided or 2-sided.Ray
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Sorry, I never scanned a B & W negative. All I scanned were "normal" 35 mm slides that scanned to color .jpgs. Assuming, the same happened, a B & W negative would probably scan to a B & W .jpg.