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Originally Posted by APFelon
Okay... I have been scanning in PC games documentation in preparation for their eventual upload here to Abandonia. The folded and stapled docs are a breeze. The other stuff is not so easy with my Lexmark 9350.
I have photoshopped docs "back to normal" if they are bigger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches with pretty good results. However, I have some really, really cool old posters that I'd like to share. I suppose I could peacemeal them back together in Photoshop, but is there an easier way?
Secondly, many old docs are actually bound by glue. If I unfold them to get a good scan, I fear that I might break the spine. I read that it may be easier (and less destructive) if I take photographs using a digital camera (keep in mind that I want to create manuals/docs/literature of the highest quality possible). Any opinions on this?
Thanks,
APf
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The poster/map thing can be a real pain in the ---. Once I tried taking a very large map to a local copy shop to have them scan it and that worked but cost me 5 bucks. Since then I have been scanning them in pieces and photo-shopping the pieces together. Getting the edges to match up can be very painstaking work.
I have never had any luck with the digital camera approach except to take box shots of large or irregular shaped boxes.