We recommend scanning negatives and slides at a resolution of 800-1200. This is important particularly if you’re planning to make prints of your images. Because negatives and slides are physically small, you need to scan them at a very high resolution so that they’ll be of good quality when you enlarge the images. What resolution should I use for my negatives or slides?Ĭhoosing a resolution for scanning negatives and slides is a little more complicated than choosing a resolution for a normal photograph.

You can check out a box of film holders at the circulation desk on the second floor of the Duderstadt Center.īe sure you have a flash drive, external hard drive, or other means of taking your files with you when you leave. We recommend you use a film holder, which helps the scanning application detect the negatives or slides you’re scanning. Note: If you want to scan a document or image(s), see How to Scan Documents and Images with EPSON Scan or How to Scan Using the Fujitsu Scanners. This document covers the step-by-step process for scanning film strips and slides with the EPSON Prefection V750 PRO scanner, using the application EPSON Scan. The EPSON Scan software is the same on Macintosh and Windows, so these instructions work for both platforms.

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