Hi Tammy
~I know what you mean about all the aggravation - before I got comfortable with my Digital Camera I had the same problems - then, I discovered Arcsoft!~
Have you tried scanning your layouts in two halves and then using Arcsoft Photo Studio to stitch them together? I have some typed up instructions that I have pasted below in case you find them useful ~ it may save you trips to the developers and film. Once they are on my PC - I then copy them to a CD.
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~~Instructions for Scanning and Stitching~~
Scan layout in two halves and save each half to your Desktop.
I use Arscoft Photo Studio which I downloaded free from
here:
Once that is installed and you have your two halves of your layout sitting on your desktop then this is what you do to stitch the two halves together and resize.
Excuse my terminology not a techie so it is basic.
Open Photo Studio / File / Open
Locate your saved 'halves' and click open do this again for the other half and you should have two smaller Windows open with the scanned image in it.
To stitch together.
Click on one half / Edit / Stitch
This brings up another smaller screen split in half, with both halves of your layout displayed.
You will see a small Circle with a cross in it this is your guide. Run your mouse over the
Circle and click and hold and you will see the circle moves. You move this to a point on the scan and then on the other half move the circle to the same point on that half. This is where the seamless join will be. Click ok and a new screen will open with your Stitched Scan. If this doesnt
Work first time, just close without saving and start again from Edit / Stitch. I find that once I have placed the circles in the same areas, I zoom in using the + button and then get a more accurate location for both circles.
It is easy just takes a little bit of practice.
Once you are happy with the stitched layout click / Transform / Resample.
This brings up another screen and I just highlight the width box and insert 500 here.
Click ok and then you have a final screen come up with your Stitched, Resized Layout.
Save this with a new name and as a JPEG file. I have a folder on my desktop where I keep all my layouts and this is where I save my layouts to.
Close all other screens in Arcsoft without saving.</font>
Hope this helps and that I haven't offended you by pasting the instructions.
