frizzylee
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Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes
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Post by frizzylee on Aug 10, 2016 3:57:13 GMT
For Sepiana: The one thing that puzzles me is what caused this to happen in the first place. Don't misunderstand. I am so very, very grateful to be able to fix these photos. Saved my bacon. I will ask Kelly about it. So R Kelly is an ACP. That would explain the great post he/she wrote. Also, the PNG file format information you wrote is new to me. Appreciate that, too. In addition to getting my project back on track, I have learned a lot. Almost makes it worth having gone thru all of this. Almost. :-)
Pat
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 10, 2016 4:08:13 GMT
Pat,
All I can say is . . . stick with Kelly's troubleshooting. At this point I see no need for us to test any other variables or try additional workarounds. As I said before, I am quite familiar with Kelly's work. You are in good hands. Excellent hands really!
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frizzylee
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Post by frizzylee on Aug 10, 2016 5:07:57 GMT
To all: I did reply to R_Kelly. Asked, among other things, if I should be scanning using multiple photos rather than a single photo on the scan bed to avoid this problem. All my scans are single photos. You will find it at the following: forums.adobe.com/message/8927824#8927824Pat Lee |
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 10, 2016 6:13:17 GMT
Just a general scanning tip that works for me:
I tried it several different ways, but I can cover more ground quicker by scanning one picture at a time.
I have also learned to NOT try to use any portion of the scanner bed as an alignment aid, no matter how logical that may seem; I have far better success by placing the photo in such a way that there will be plenty of white border surrounding it.
I try to get the photo as close to square with the scanner as I can eyeball it and I do not put the scan "crop" lines right flush with the photo; I leave a generous white border.
That may not be everyone's favorite way of doing things, but it works best for me.
Also, I have found "divide scanned photos" to be about a 20-80 with 80% of the time it doing something weird.
Thanks for reading.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 10, 2016 7:04:29 GMT
It has been my experience that using the Divide Scanned Photos command in Elements is a huge timesaver because you can lay as many photos as you can fit on your scanner bed. This command is designed to automatically separate and straighten the individual photos in a group. However, sometimes Elements has a hard time separating the photos. All you need to do is give Elements a helping hand.
- Scan the photos again and this time place the photos on the scanner bed in a more crooked way. - Leave more space between the photos. - Use colored paper to create a contrasting background for your photos.
Another possibility -- As part of the scanning process itself, your scanner may be able to divide a group scan.
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Post by hmca on Aug 11, 2016 14:33:06 GMT
Pat,
Somehow after a year of procrastinating you have been the inspiration I needed to get started of a project of my own. While I have been great about creating keepsake books for my grandchildren, the boxes of photos of my own daughters have never made it to albums. I have now sorted them according to time-frames and yesterday began the scanning process. I hope to create a book for both of them from baby days to college. Thanks for the inspiration and I will continue to follow this thread.
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 11, 2016 19:44:23 GMT
I hope to create a book for both of them from baby days to college. Thanks for the inspiration and I will continue to follow this thread. Your comment about "from baby days to college" reminds me of a little on-going project I have been working on with my little cousin. Her family has this big old long brown four-cushion couch. I set my tripod in front of that couch and took a series of panorama shots, first with nobody around, then with her sitting on each individual cushion, sitting on the arms, and standing behind the couch as though she were standing behind a whole couch-full of people. I have her change clothes and hair several times during all this, taking multiple shots of her in all the possible locations. My plan is to do this a couple times each year and put together one picture of her at various ages, with various looks, sitting in different spots, or standing behind, a whole room full of girls of various ages, yet all of them being the same girl. I know it is a long term project; but, I think it is going to be so cool when we get it done. |
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Post by hmca on Aug 11, 2016 23:10:22 GMT
BuckSkin.....that sounds like a fun project. I am sure she is having fun creating the images with you and will one day love the final results!
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