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119550 2003-02-09 06:00:00 I have a windows xp home edition with a 56k modem,I can scan 3 photos in my canon scanner and when I preview them it is quite quick. When I then try to save them this is where things really slow down. I am trying to save them to `my pictures` so I can email them sometime in the future.
Please help---I am very new to these things --please be patient with me!!!
Roseyglow (2770)
119551 2003-02-09 06:06:00 Rosey

It is not helpful to start a new thread instead of posting again in your original message. People may miss one or the other any you then miss out on help. I recommend that you copy the info from this post and post again in your original message. Just use "Reply" to do this.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)

PS F1ers, please don't addd replies to this thread, go to the original.
Billy T (70)
119552 2003-02-09 06:29:00 pressf1.pcworld.co.nz

Just in case the original thread is hard to find.
Kame (312)
119553 2003-02-09 08:18:00 Welcome to the forum!
Probably what is happening is that you are scanning at too high a resolution and producing very large image files.
Some of the bundled software that comes with scanners can be difficult to set and their defaults produce these big files which take an enormous amount of memory to process and things get very slow.

You want to scan at 75dpi, and save the files with a .jpg extension, that way photos will be about 50KB instead of 1MB or more, and they will email better.

Have a look at this site for lots of useful information on scanning:

http://www.scantips.com/
Terry Porritt (14)
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