Scanning

[bcgrizzly24]

I have noticed some sellers put a scan of a stamp on and it has the face and the obverse side on the same slide. How is this done? How can you scan front and back at the same time?
William

[youpiao]

You take two scans, one of the front, one of the back.
You open them both in your image editing program (Photoshop, PaintShop Pro,irfanview, etc).
Then you create a new "blank" image (click on File/New).
In the dialog box specify a height that is the same height as the two existing scans, and a width that is double the width of either.
Then click on the "front" image and copy the image (CTRL-C).
Click in the blank image, to make it the active image, and paste the "front" image (CTRL-V).
Click on the "Move" tool (in PaintShop Pro, the icon is crossed double-ended arrows) and position the image to the left side of the frame.
Then do the same with the "back" image, positioning it to the right side.
"Save As" new image name.



Tedski

[RossStamps]

In my program- Photostudio2000( a canon product) you scan each side separately then click the "STITCH" icon and bring both images together then save as one image.

[cocollectibles]

Ross you use the same program as I do; it came free with the Canon LiDE scanner. I also do this to ensure the two scans are the same size. I put a stamp or coin of similar size as the "dummy" one (e.g., the reverse of a coin) when I scan the obverse side. Then I scan the reverse side alone. After that, I simply cut and paste the actual reverse to the scan with the actual obverse onto the dummy area, then crop as needed. I know, more work than stitching, but with my eyes it is easier than lining up the stitching guidelines so you don't have a lopsided final image.

[bcgrizzly24]

Thank you for the detailed instructions - now to try it without getting lost (for me that's pretty easy)
William

[RossStamps]

Ross you use the same program as I do; it came free with the Canon LiDE scanner. I also do this to ensure the two scans are the same size. I put a stamp or coin of similar size as the "dummy" one (e.g., the reverse of a coin) when I scan the obverse side. Then I scan the reverse side alone. After that, I simply cut and paste the actual reverse to the scan with the actual obverse onto the dummy area, then crop as needed. I know, more work than stitching, but with my eyes it is easier than lining up the stitching guidelines so you don't have a lopsided final image.

Peter,
I even down graded back to the 2000 from Ver.6 when I got my new scanner. This program is so simple even I could screw things up and the new one is just more graphic oriented I couldn't figure it out.....

[cocollectibles]

Ross, your scans are horrible! You'd better cancel all bids on those Queen Victoria items until you get higher quality scans.

Oh, you can leave my bids; I'll live with it.