Scan sizes ?

[DixieDee]

Hi folks.
Was hoping to get a bit of advice about scanning prints. When it comes to computers I'm not the brightest light on the Christmas tree, so any info would be a help.
Scanner is an Epson 2480.
If I scan at 300 or 600 DPI, then open the TARGET SIZE window. I normally select 768x1024, other sizes go down in scale. Does selecting one of these sizes reduce the DPI ?.
Hope this is not a stupid question, but as I said, when it comes to computers I'm the original dummy.
Dixie.

[Emjaybee]

In my experience the dpi is independent of the picture size. You should set all dimentions and dpi in the options window of your scanner control software. I always recheck the default settings before scanning just to be sure.

[tomkin]

when it comes to computers I'm the original dummy.

       There are a hell of a lot of us in that club,

             Tomkin who has just spent an hour getting his
                        Outlook express & Internet to run after updating his
                   programmes yesterday.

[Arranroots]

Hi Dixie Dee

Have you read this thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,136704.0.html

and also Cazza's scanning tutorial which are "stickied" to the top of the list of threads on the Photo Restoration board?

There is a mass of information in those, and several others, but if you are still stuck no doubt the experts will help!

kind regards, Arranroots 

[DixieDee]

Thanks folks, I printed out Cazza's scanning tutorial, and with try and absorb it at my leisure. All this technical stuff is a bit much for an old wood-butcher.
Thanks again folks,
Dixie

[dennford]

This chart may help, plus here is a link to the original posted chart and some usefull comments frome other contributors,

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,138845.0.html

                                         Denn

[DixieDee]

Hi everyone.
Thanks for the help. I read Cazza's scanning tutorial and went into the links suggested and I think the info is starting to get absorbed into the saw-dust.
Cazza's info is very easy to follow so had no problem with it.
Thanks again everyone,
Dixie