Testing my new scanner

lilmule

I need some practice with this thing. I bought a Epson 810 because the wife wanted to print pictures.
Any advice on scanning?

Kneel

They look good to me...

I hate the thought of me even scanning a card, but yet I still paid about 500 bucks for scanner, but haven't used it once!

Keep up the great work

wallst32

For sports cards I don't like to tweak the colors to generate an artificial look (for example, you could make the colors more vibrant and have them stand out, but that's not how it really looks). I would just recommend scanning at the highest resolution possible (or something reasonable if you have a high end device that offers ultra high resolution). This will give you the best detail and you always have the option of reducing the resolution with an image editing program. You can't up the resolution without scanning again, so might as well start high and reduce as necessary.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>They look good to me...

I hate the thought of me even scanning a card, but yet I still paid about 500 bucks for scanner, but haven't used it once!

Keep up the great work >>



Why would you pay $500 for a scanner??

hammered

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<< <i>They look good to me...

I hate the thought of me even scanning a card, but yet I still paid about 500 bucks for scanner, but haven't used it once!

Keep up the great work >>



Why would you pay $500 for a scanner?? >>




He doesn't own a $500 scanner

Kneel

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<< <i>They look good to me...

I hate the thought of me even scanning a card, but yet I still paid about 500 bucks for scanner, but haven't used it once!

Keep up the great work >>



Why would you pay $500 for a scanner?? >>



Because it looked pretty and it seemed like a good idea at the time...

hammered

Anyway, to the OP
Are you scanning to sell?
If you are, then buyers might want to get a better look at the corners. Your 68 Ryan (nice card, BTW) doesn't work well on the white background. I'd scan it against black like in your 3rd scan, edges and corners become clear. See if your scanner has a depth setting. Sometimes you can adjust the depth or whatever they call it so it focuses clearly on the card inside the holder and not the surface of the slab (I can't do that on mine because I don't have a $500 one like Gio). And make sure to always include scans of the entire slab (like you did), otherwise buyers might suspect you are up to something. And I guess if it's a high dollar card, you should scan the back as well.

heatmizer54

heatmizer54

How do you get the scan to change sizes

Sportsamerica

I agree with the background..

When scanning include entire slab, and put something behind the card to contract the card so people can see the corners clearly.

Sportsamerica

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<< <i>They look good to me...

I hate the thought of me even scanning a card, but yet I still paid about 500 bucks for scanner, but haven't used it once!

Keep up the great work >>



Why would you pay $500 for a scanner?? >>



Because it looked pretty and it seemed like a good idea at the time... >>



BS to the $500 scanner... Unless you paid for it 10 years ago.

jeffcbay

If you want a crisp scan that can reach the depth of the slab, you would need a scanner that has a charge-coupled device (CCD) rather than a Contact Image Sensor (CIS). The Contact Image Sensor only focuses in on what is touching the surface of the glass (like yours), where the charge-coupled device catches the entire depth of the slab. I recently bought the Epson Perfection V300, and I love it! And it didn't cost $500 like our resident BS artist's scanner.

Here's an example of a scan from a CCD scanner. You can really see the difference in the clarity of the label.

mittec