At 11:01 PM 4/5/98 -0500, Brenda Lewis wrote:
>I've been trying to scan regular photos and keep ending up with .jpgs
>that look grainy...like the resolution is just really crappy.  I haven't
>had this problem before and am wondering what is causing it to happen
>now.  I've also had the same problem when scanning an image off of glossy
>white paper, which makes me think that there is a problem with the
>scanner itself.

Don't save your scanned images as JPGs. Save them as TIFs. When you have
modified them to your hearts content, save a COPY as a JPG, so that you
maintain the original TIF for any further modifications.
Barn
(Byron Canfield)
http://www.byronc.com
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