Scanner Type

i use a epson perfection v600. it's a photo scanner, but you'll have to scan that in pieces and stitch it later on. you'll have to find your own websites, amazon i would start with first.


---Mike Savad
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Thank you Mike for your prompt response. I appreciate it very much for guiding me.

Is it better to go to a scanning facility, wher i can scan all the pictures at once into a flash drive and then upload it. Does staples , kinkos do that or do you suggest any other?

Vaidya,

Some artist here take their artwork to the companies that make large blue prints and they have LARGE scanners. No scanners that I know are made for the consumer will handle a 16x20 image,so you will need to use some software to stitch them together,they'll do on side and then the other.

Of course, if you have a DSLR you can copy your own artwork yourself and get as good or better copies, I've got the "recipe" if you need it or want to try it,

Rich

Rich, What is the recipe, Please let me know.
Thanking you. Also what software do you recommend so that i can edit/stich the image on my computer and then upload it.

if you want to spend more money you can go to a service. but i'm certain that by the time your done getting everything scanned, you could have bought many scanners. i don't paint and such, but if you want to go cheap, it's better to learn and do it yourself. if you photograph it you need to make sure you know how to handle light, iso and editing. or they may not print it due to glare or noise. a scanner is the way to go. i've scanned in an 18x24 print scanning in both sections and arranging and stitching the pieces.

---Mike Savad
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Mike, please let me know of a photographic software which you highly recommend so I can scan photo,pintings and sketches and stitch the images if required for larger ones such as 16x20and also edit using the software.

Vaidya,

Here is the thread:

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=917008

Let me know if you have any questions..........

Here's a good program for stitching:

https://www.photostitcher.com/order.html

$20!

If you do try and copy your artwork, let me know and I'll suggest the camera settings,lenses,etc.

Rich

i use photoshop. but there are free panorama softwares you can use, pretty sure there are. since your not doing anything fancy just stitching flat work.

---Mike Savad
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Selvan,
The epson v600 comes with the stitching software and photoshop elements. It an under $200 solution. Can't beat that.
-- mary ellen anderson

http://www.aectec.com/Vidar-TruScan-Titan-40.htm

$2,900.00 usd

You may be better off coping your work with a camera.

Mike, I have a v500 Epson scanner, is the v600 significantly different or better?

i think the whole V series is a matter of scanning slides. the v600 - the lid doesn't come off but has a scanner of its own and lets you scan slides, but only a small strip of them. the v700 has a scanner in the lid the whole width, and you can scan huge transparencies and lots of slides. i'd rather have something where the lid came off. i think they are all the same scanner otherwise.

---Mike Savad
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How do I scan a large painting in pieces and stitch it together?
I was thinking of getting the Epson v600. Where can I get it for a resonable price with the photoshop elements. Which version of photoshop is a must. Do I need anything else to get started?

http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfection-Document-Scanner-B11B207201/dp/B009KBLYDM

this is my recommendation

I have it and it works very well.

i like the v600 because of the depth of field it has, but there might be better ones. that one is on the old side. i don't know what version comes with program, but i doubt it will have align in it, so you'll still need a stitcher, which might come with it as well. you'll have to scan it in sections. do one piece at say - 600-1200dpi (this will make a huge file, but your scanning this for the future in case you sell the original). and do it one chunk at a time scanning the next strip, with about a 1/3rd overlap. then stitch it up.

it depends how large is large.

---Mike Savad
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