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I have a few peices of Point of Sale that I need to make digital, so that I
can use them in a sales presentation (most likely through Powerpoint).

I'm wondering what the best way to do this is with reasonable file sizes.
I did a couple of scans; one @ 200 one @ 2400; the 2400 one was far too big
(200+MB), but the 200 one had crappy quality.

Am I best to just play with DPI until I find a happy medium, or is there a
better way, like taking the 2400 image and reducing its size with something
like Photoshop.

I guess what I'm asking is whether there is a way to get an image that is
of higher quality than my 200dpi scan, but the same size.

I don't feel that I am locked into JPEG, so if there is a different type of
format that I should be using, please let me know.

Thx,

A

In article <Xns96E0BF1BC44B5A@64.59.144.76>, A <> wrote:

> I have a few peices of Point of Sale that I need to make digital, so that I
> can use them in a sales presentation (most likely through Powerpoint).
>
> I'm wondering what the best way to do this is with reasonable file sizes.
> I did a couple of scans; one @ 200 one @ 2400; the 2400 one was far too big
> (200+MB), but the 200 one had crappy quality.
>
> Am I best to just play with DPI until I find a happy medium, or is there a
> better way, like taking the 2400 image and reducing its size with something
> like Photoshop.
>
> I guess what I'm asking is whether there is a way to get an image that is
> of higher quality than my 200dpi scan, but the same size.
>
> I don't feel that I am locked into JPEG, so if there is a different type of
> format that I should be using, please let me know.
>
Scan at the resolution you aim to printout.
For a same size reprint I'd suggest 300dpi of you want to double the
print size try 600 etc

The only things I scan at a dpi larger than 1000 are stamps and coins