Question for those with Epson V30 Scanners...

Tabe

On the recommendation of this board, I bought an Epson V30 scanner around Christmas last year. What I've seen since purchasing, and confirmed via the FAQ on Epson's web site, is that the scanner doesn't scan the entire glass surface. That is, if you place a photo or card right up against the edge of the surface, your scan will be cropped. This makes getting photos perfectly straight quite difficult as you're left with no hard, straight edge to line them up against. So, my question for the board is: what do you guys do/use for getting straight scans with this device? Any tips?

Tabe

scotgreb

I don't use that scanner but have a similar issue with mine -- also because I like to have some border around everything I scan . . .

I use a screwdown holder to align what I'm scanning -- then remove it before I scan. Not very scientific but it works great.

Scott

cwazzy

I use that scanner. I only scan 1 card at a time and center it in the glass at the top. The scanner seems to scan the entire length of the glass but does cut off a little on the side. The only time it affects me is if I'm scanning multiple cards 3 wide.

ssollars

I created templates for my scanner. I have a few different ones depending on what holder the card is in (slabbed, penny sleeve, CS1, CS2, etc). Works well.

My latest ones I made I used a Silhouette SD cutter to cut multiple sheets of thick construction paper in the form of my templates. Then pasted all the sheets together to form a sturdy template thick enough to easily hold in place the cards I'm going to scan. You can see the one I use for penny sleeved cards in the last group rip thread.

Scott

leathtech

I just scan away and then use the crop/straighten function in photoshop.

Tabe

<< <i>I created templates for my scanner. I have a few different ones depending on what holder the card is in (slabbed, penny sleeve, CS1, CS2, etc). Works well.

My latest ones I made I used a Silhouette SD cutter to cut multiple sheets of thick construction paper in the form of my templates. Then pasted all the sheets together to form a sturdy template thick enough to easily hold in place the cards I'm going to scan. You can see the one I use for penny sleeved cards in the last group rip thread.

Scott >>


This is kind of the way I'm leaning. I mainly want to scan photos and would prefer not have to use the straighten function in Photoshop on every single scan. I just need to get a frame that I can put on the glass to use as an alignment tool.

Tabe

Yankees001

<< <i>I just scan away and then use the crop/straighten function in photoshop. >>



Do this.

Dave

gameusedhoop

I taped a 12 inch plastic ruler inside the long side of the glass. I put 3 cards against it and scan that way. I just crop to size in about 10 seconds and this is what I get:



The ruler is at the bottom, but you'd never know it.

Dboneesq

I also use the "straighten" and "crop" feature in Windows. Takes a few seconds to hit the "straighten" button and you don't have to worry about how you set the card on the scanning bed. The first year or so I had the scanner I didn't know about the "straighten" feature and I spent WAY too long trying to get the card just right!