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Recommended settings – Epson 1250 User Manual

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Recommended Settings

Getting the best scan possible depends on several factors, including the quality of your
original and the resolution you select. The better your original is, the better your scan
will be. You can make many corrections in your scanning software (EPSON
TWAIN), however, major photo retouching will need to be done in programs such as
Adobe Photoshop Elements or ArcSoft PhotoImpression.

If you are manually adjusting the settings in the TWAIN window, try the following
settings for optimal scans:

Viewing on screen or the Web: 72 to 96 dpi

Sending and viewing on e-mail: 96 to 150 dpi

Printing:

Higher dpi settings create larger files. Don’t select a higher resolution than
necessary for your final output (web, e-mail, or print).

Type of image

Recommended Image Type

Resolution for
printing

Photograph

Color Photo

300 dpi

Small photograph to be enlarged

Color Photo

300 to 3200 dpi

Magazine

Color Photo

300 dpi

Newspaper (text only)

Text

400 dpi

Text for OCR

Text

400 dpi

Text with images

Color Document

400 dpi

Line art

Line Art

300 to 3200 dpi

35 mm film (negative)

TPU: Color Neg. Film
TPU: Monochrome Neg. Film

300 to 3200 dpi

35 mm slide

TPU: Pos. Film

300 to 3200 dpi

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