OT: New Scanner making fuzzy pics?

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04-23-2003, 07:25 PM

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OT: New Scanner making fuzzy pics?

OK right out of the box 4800x2400dpi Microtek I scanned a few pages out of an old Gaffrig catalog and they come out really fuzzy.

Am I doing something wrong with software or is this a hardware problem with the scanner?

04-23-2003, 07:27 PM

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I tried to attach a pic that it scanned but it was taking forever to resize.

04-23-2003, 07:29 PM

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must be that virus you think I put out

04-23-2003, 07:33 PM

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wipe the butt prints off it. .

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04-23-2003, 07:45 PM

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A guy n our office does a lot of scanning, said to check out the DPI settings since the web can only display 72 dpi max, so scanning any higher is only recommended for printing.

04-23-2003, 09:27 PM

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It probably is the default settings, but you might want to try scanning with a different editing program. Do you have Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro? Email me if you need more help. Happy to assist... ;-)