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Old 15 July 2008, 01:35 AM   #4 (permalink)
buzz1941
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Cigogne's advice is all good. Note, though, that the amount of detail is reflected in the megabyte size of the image. A 600-dpi scan in color -- should be more than 50 megs. A good scanner can get quite amazing detail from a very small photo, down to the weave of the photo paper.
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