photo scanning ?

[nee]

I know this is a long shot but I have scanned some ordinary photos into my computer and on the thumb nail size they have come out very small. It is as though the cannon scanner has also scanned the empty space around the photo as well, if that makes sense.
So when I play the slide show, some photos are tiny

Does anyone know what I can do as some of my favorite photos of my last disney trip are smilie size

 

[HollyJoy]

When you scan them, you can adjust what size you need them to be. I suggest scanning them at full size.

 

[safetymom]

Usually when scanning you have to tell the scanner where the image is located. On the Epson you have a box that you put around the image otherwise is scans the entire bed of the scanner.

You might want to look and see if you have some type of automatic settings for the scanner that will locate your image on the scanner bed.

If you are scanning for prints use 300 dpi, if you are scanning for them just to be viewed on the computer then use 72 dpi.

 

[nee]

Thanks for the quick replies
I will try what you have suggested although with about 30 to do, I was hoping that I could alter them on the computer.

 

[safetymom]

There are programs you can use that will make them bigger but that will take as much time as rescanning them.

 

[laurajetter]

Before pressing the scan button, you need to first press the preview button (sometimes they are called different things like preview, prescan or overview but the button is usually to the left of the scan button). Once you do this initial scan, the photo should be visible. At this point, move your cursor over the photo and draw a box around the part of the photo you want to have scanned. This could be the entire rectangle of the photo as you see it, or if you want to focus in on something in particular and cut out the background, just draw the rectangle only around the portion you desire. The rectangle is usually a dotted line. If you need to adjust the rectangle, place the cursor near the middle of whichever side you need to adjust and the cursor will turn into a little arrow, allowing you to move just that one side.

As someone mentioned earlier, the DPI (resolution) of the photo should be set to 300 dpi if you will be printing the photo or 72 dpi if you only intend on viewing it on your computer monitor.

When the rectangle is where you want it and you have set the DPI, now you are ready to press the scan button. It will only scan the area you have put the rectangle around, and won't show any of the white area around it.

Hope that helps!
-Laura

 

[Sonar]

Another thing to pay attention to is where the photo is located on the scanner. When I use my Lexmark all-in-one machine to scan, my photos need to be in the corner. The scanner will automatically find the edges, and scan appropriately. When my wife was learning how to scan pictures, she made the mistake of putting the pics onto the center of the scanner. The scanner was smart enough to find the edges of the picture, but wasn't smart enough to cut out the "white space." This resulted in a smaller picture when viewed as a thumbnail/slideshow.

 

[nee]

Thanks Guys,

I know what i did wrong now, I did not preview the picture because I had a lot to do and didn't want to waste time ! !