Tutorial: Quick Guide To Scanning, Upload And Showing Images

I usually scan stamps at 800dpi and covers at 600dpi.
For the hidden dates closeups I use 1200dpi since that way I get them just a bit sharper than at 800dpi. I don't go above 1200 since it's very slow (sometimes freezes) and I see no gain anyway.
I use Photobucket and find that the new format is an improvement and have never had any problems with it, what more can you ask of something that is free.

Hello

Thank you, now I was scanning many stamps, the pages in 300 dpi, and for singles 600-1200 dpi.

All work, OK, thank you again.

Now, I like scan a postmark any help? Was reading a "tips on scanning" article, and said something like "convert your image to CMYK" any hint ho to do that?

Fernando Moscoso
Ecuador

I don't see any gain over 600dpi,
so that is what I have been using for ten years.
However it may indicate the quality of
scanner I have been purchasing (below $300)
I only employ 800 or 1200 for flyspecking.

Fernando, I have been using the channel splitting option in Paint Shop Pro to split to CMYK.
This can be found in this program under the menu : Image - Split Channel - Split to CMYK.
I'm sure other image editors can also do this.
It is great for not just postmarks but watermark and machin security layers too.

...and paper it seems Anthony,
yours a great example of wove paper.

and folds

"character lines" Anthony. :)

Hello

Thank you. now I´m able to scan postmarks. OK, have to learn how to crop the image with all that programs, or back to my always work Paintbrush.

• 2½d Machin "South Devon"
• CMYK
  
• Negative Image
  

Have to work more on this postmarks.


Fernando Moscoso
Ecuador

What software did you use in the end Fernando?

Fantastic Fernando,
I have always wanted to do that.
The negative shot is what I have been after.

To crop and align images
you may wish to download the FREE Google Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/

Hello

Thank you, but I think, need work more with this to make better images.

Scanned on 600dpi.
I use your suggestion, Paint Shop Pro ver 7.0, for CMYK and Negative image. Cropped with Paintbrush.

here two more.

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• 4d Machin "Guildford - Surrey"
  
• CMYK
  
• Negative Image
  
• Cropped Cancel
  

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• 4½p Machin "W´looville.Portsmouth.Hants"
  
• CMYK
  
• Negative Image
  
• Cropped Cancel
  

Fernando Moscoso
Ecuador

Good stuff Anthony and Fernando.
How do I do get the watermarks by using Photoshop?

Nice one Fernando. Waterlooville is about 10 miles from me and I know it well.

Here are some useful commands:
Ctrl-Alt G turns on a grid to help alignment
Ctrl R to rotate - I set it to .25 degrees and align to the grid
Draw a rectangle selection around the area you want to crop and Shift - R to crop to selection.

Litho these are the commands in Photoshop CS5 which I assume are similar through the range.
In Image - Mode change to CMYK then you can cycle through the channels with Ctrl +2,3,4,5 etc