How do you scan 4x6 photos without them coming out all goofy looking. Is there a trick to using it over smaller items? The wheels seem to stick a lot.
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use double stick tape on the back of the photo and press the photo to the work surface.
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If you could find some way to stick them to an 8" X 11" sheet of paper, either with scotch tape other other means, you should be able to scan them. You could put several on a sheet of paper and scan them all at one time. I have never tried to scan a 4 X 6 but I can see it would be a problem because the photo would move unless you hold it in place until the scanner starts over the photo.
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Well when I scan I don't use the wheels. I hold it just low enough to scan and move slowly. It will indicate to you if you are doing something wrong. Another way is to get something clear and plastic like a screen protector for a tablet for example. That works too. As long as it is clear, smooth, and transparent. Good luck.-P. L. L.
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The stiffest items we scanned were Polaroid pictures and laminated items. It does not like uneven surfaces, causes it to skew when it goes thru the scanner.
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This is the only downside to this scanner - it will only scan up to an 8.5 x 14 - legal document size. I wish it would do 11 x 14 but I decided to get this one anyway because of over size of the scanner, the difference in price, and that I have so few photos I need to scan that I don't have an 8 x 10 or smaller copy of, I can take the others somewhere to get them scanned.
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The key is getting things aligned to the top and side. It'll scan if they are slightly off square, but then you have to go through all of them and square them up. Easier to start that way than having to post process everything.
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What did you end up getting? You sound like you might be a novice like myself. I am simply looking to scan in/preserve family photos. I want the best results but not too complicated for the non-pro to use. I also have a macbook pro.
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I know it did not scan the old studio portraits I have of my ancesters, taken years ago. The cardboard material of those is not thin enough to pass through the scanner, maybe because it is curved. It may be the same for mounted slides, though I did not try any of my mounted slides. Sorry, that's all the help I can give.
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I have not tried to do this, but I suspect that a) the photos may stick together and not feed well, especially if they are glossy, and b) the scan path is not very friendly to paper as heavy as photo stock.I would check HP's scanner specs to see what they say about maximum paper weight.But my best guess is no.
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I scanned a bunch of old family photos from the 40s-60s, and it did fine, it pulled them straight through using the guides. They were of different sizes so I sorted as best I could and batch scanned the groups. Somewhat difficult to navigate the setting menus to obtain the highest resolution (1200x1200), in color, and the correct size. Much faster and easier than a flat scanner.
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I would use it for that. The machine is super fast, and it's pretty impressive how accurate it is in sizing and framing whatever it is you're scanning. I haven't used it for scanning pictures, but I wouldn't hesitate to start.
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Does very well with 4x5 film and really good with 6x6 film etc. but you need to use at least 1200 dpi resolution and the result will be a large file. Scale at 100%. The default is 400% which in my opinion gives worse results. I would save as a compressed tiff. or at least the largest resolution JPG that you an. You also need to make sure the you uncheck the option for sharpening.
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I just tried it with a 4" x 6" picture, it doesn't take it, scanning is from the glass only. It didn't even try to pull the picture in and I moved it around to see if it needed to be in a different place.
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Karen, yes you can but it should be done carefully. The mouse/scanner is best when covering a smaller area but can scan a very large area. I have not tried it beyond 8.5x11 but it seems like it may work for even larger surfaces. It takes some practice to scan larger areas but it really works well. The OCR is pretty decent also. Once scanned you can set the image size to whatever you like with a good editor.
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You will need to set your scan for the maximum DPI possible and make sure that both the photo being scanned and the scanner glass is as free of dust / lint etc as possible. The only issue I see here is the graininess of the original photo. The larger the grain in the original the less desirable the 36 x 36 print will be.
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I would think if your only printing 6.5x11 or smaller this would not be worth the investment. For non photo printing any good quality scanner should work. Also with 8 different ink tanks the cost of maintaining ink may be higher and unnecessary if not used for photos. That's my 2 cents.
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Still working on it, haven't got to scanning my negatives yet, but can let you know when I do. So far, scanning is going smoothly. Occasionally, the machine resets itself, but considering I have tons of pics, I am not surprised.
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I've scanned a few photos and it did ok but I wouldn't buy it just for photos, I would buy a scanner that is made for photos. I purchased and use this for documents. I think you will get better quality with an actual photo scanner.
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When you scan slides or negatives on this scanner, it defaults to certain pre-set sizes that you can select via configuration. It does a good job of recognizing images of pre-set size. For odd sizes where you don't have a preset, you need to turn off the thumbnail function and manually select the images. But this is not hard, and if you're editing in say photoshop, getting the selection accurate is not that important.