Wide format scanners are still pretty expensive, so I use a "normal" (ie 8.5" by 11") scanner to capture my album covers. My scanner's (its a Canon, don't remember the model number) actual scan area is 8.5" x 11.7", so I only loose about 1/2" if I do two scans, one for the left and one for the right. (Or top and bottom, depending on which bits I want to trim.)
The secret is don't let the scanner driver "auto adjust" for each scan. Preview the cover for the first scan and manually set the white point and black point. Don't touch the settings when scanning the second half. That way the two scans will have the same color assuming your scanner is decent. I use Photoshop to glue the bits together. If you have a recent version, open the two scans and do "File->Automate->PhotoMerge". If the built in preview shows a good merge with no visible seam, just apply it. Otherwise select the option to leave the images as seperate layers, and do the final merge yourself. I find adding a layer mask to the top layer and selectively painting in the mask lets me get an invisible seam. If your scanner didn't give consist color results apply a filter layer (Usually Level is the one to use) to one layer and tweak it to match the other. -Barry -- bearklaw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bearklaw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2422 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20098 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
