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Rod, have you ever had an issue with the black background affecting the "white balance" of your scans?
I'm still trying to figure out how to get more accurate colors in my scans.
Yes, I have had problems in the past Kirk,
just cannot recall the circumstances,
they have been random and do not occur too often,
it may be the make up of the stamps being scanned
in the group, say ones with black borders or something like that.
Occaisionally, I find it useful to reset scanner defaults
to factory.
A hazy memory may suggest some very white stamps
scan grey or indistinct, but I am guessing.
My basis for scanning is still in line with my collecting
that is "recreational", I scan all at 600dpi
and save as *.jpg
Purists may require a higher dpi and save as a more solid
format. That is not my cynosure, and colour
accuracy falls in the same pigeonhole.
Scanning is better than b/w copier, and meets the demand
for identification and flyspecking, if I were
scanning for a bound book then I would opt
for something different.
For times when shades are pertinent (the KG5 grey India for example)
I find scanning the 5 shades together to illustrate the
subleties of change, rather than trying to accurately calibrate
the scanner for each individual example.
Posted 12/15/2010 06:37 am
Me in the snow storm
